CHAPTER TWO--

It was 12:00 noon when Tom arrived at Eastwood College. He put on a cowboy hat so that the kids didn't see his face. Surely there was going to be a break out and he didn't want any fights. Tom was out of his car when a girl with flaming red hair collided with him, knocking his hat askew and his beer from his hand.

"Ouch! Shit!" She said, banging her knee on the bumper and slipping off the curb. Keeping his hat from falling, he caught her before she fell and lifted her back on her feet. "I'm sorry." She apologized, dusting herself off and looking at Tom, who bent his head down to keep her from seeing his face. "I guess I fell."

"S' alright. Don't worry about it." He mumbled, looking away. She offered to help him with his stuff. He let her and she started to grab the Chainsaw Case, but he stopped her and handed her the suitcase instead. Confused, she took the suitcase but didn't ask why.

"By the way, I'm Annie Randolph. Who are you?" She said, lugging the bulging suitcase, following Tom to his dorm room. Tom smiled under the shadow of his hat and replied,

"I'm Tom Hewitt." He unlocked the door to his room with the key he got in the mail a week ago and pushed it open. He took the suitcase from Annie and laid it aside of the case.

"Tom… short for Thomas, right?" She asked as he sat on the bed. She turned around just as he took of his hat. He forgot about his face and she turned around. Her mouth dropped and her hand covered it.

"Oh shit." He said. She backed away slowly, but ran into the wall. He put his hat back on and slumped. She stared at him for a bit.

"Sweet Jesus…" She stuttered. He covered his face with his hands and closed his eyes. But, what she did was not what he expected her to do. She hugged him and started crying. Surprised and pinned, he cocked his eyebrow and did nothing. Hey, he never really got hugged by a woman other than his mother.

"Uhm…" He said. She sobbed and hugged him tighter. He made a choking noise and she let go.

"ANNIE!" They heard someone roar. Annie snapped away from Tom just as a boy with scraggly blond hair and a cowboy hat on walked into the room. Four other boys walked in behind him. Tom recognized one of them as the one who pissed him off at the gas station. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH A GUY LIKE HIM??" The blond yelled as he grabbed Annie's arm and yanked her to him. Tom stood up, angry.

"Hey," He growled. "You're hurtin' her!" The boy stared at him in anger and turned toward Tom. Annie's eyes widened and she shook her head.

"Don't you fuckin' dare tell me how to treat my girl!" The boy growled. His friends cracked their knuckles and sneered. He came with in an inch away from Tom's face, (well… not really. Tom is about one foot taller than him.) and snarled,

"You ain't so tough… hick."

"Oh god, Dallas!" Annie shrieked as Tom let out a mighty roar and grabbed Dallas' shirt collar and threw him down. His friends yelled and Tom ran out of his room, the thugs after him. He reached outside and ran to his pickup. He wrenched the Chainsaw Case open and whipped out the chromium chainsaw. Enscribed on it was "The Saw is Family". As the thugs ran out and spotted him, he gave the cord a mighty pull. The chainsaw roared to life and Tom ripped his hat off.

"COME AND GET ME FUCKERS!" He roared, his eyes blazing. The thugs and bystanders let out cries of fright and surprise as they backed away. Tom raised the chainsaw, eyes blazing.

"Tom! No!" He heard Annie scream. He let his guard down to look at her and the thugs jumped him. Dallas ran over, punched him and Tom went down. Dallas pinned him and started beating the shit out of him. Annie tried to pull him off Tom, but Dallas caught her backhanded, sending a clap through the air. She backed away, stunned and Tom blew up. He took the bulge of the chainsaw and bashed Dallas over the head. Dallas rolled off, clutching his head.

"What the fuck was that for!" He screamed, rolling on the ground. Tom growled and raised the chainsaw. Annie screamed and Dallas covered his eyes. Tom turned of the chainsaw and silently pulled the case out of the back of his pickup and walked to his dorm room, horrified. He lost control for the second time in his life.

End of chapter two. Yep it was longer than the first, thank god. Anyway, please tell me any suggestions for characters. I'll add them in if I can!