Lexis rolled over in bed. She glanced at the alarmclock, 10:30Am, she closed her eyes again. Her eyes shot open, "Shit!" She was late for school... again. Lexis jumped out of bed. (Stupid alarmclock doesn't even work.) Lexis had finished brushing her teeth and went to her vanity to brush her hair. "Mom!" (Looks like I won't be gettin' a shower this morning.) "Mom!"

"Well you don't have to yell." Mrs. Sakoya was somewhere between a hangover and being drunk. "I need my beauty sleep. You look like you could use some your self. What do you want?"

(It'll take a whole lot more than 12 hours of sleep to make you beautyful. Try a few life times.) "Ever heard of school? Cause I was supposed to be there three hours ago!" Lexis was pulling on a pair of low cut jeans and a blue spaghetti strap tank top.

"Oh. Too bad. Want brakfast?"

"No time. Gotta go! Bye!" Lexis grabbed her bookbag and left. Mrs. Sakoya shrugged and went back to bed.

The class room door was open so Lexis tried to sneek past the teacher who was facing the board. "Miss Sakoya, how kind of you to finally join us." He turned toward her.

"Shit! Taky mushrooms! Just love them shitaky mushrooms."

"Nice save."

"I thought so too."

"I saved your favorite seat for you." Lexis turned toward her usual seat in the back. The two boys from the play auditions were sitting in it.

"I thought you said you saved my seat?"

"Oh, they are the new students you are going to be showing around."

"Who said!"

"It's that or detention for being late."

"You are cruel and unusual. You know that right?"

"Sure. Take your seat please, Miss Sakoya."

"You do know my real name don't you, Mr. Jakara?" Lexis said as she moved to the third stool at the science table.

"Sit."

"You don't know." He turned to look at her, Lexis quickly dropped into her seat between the two boys, and smiled innocently at him. He turned back to the board and resumed the lesson. Fifteen minuets later the bell rang. She got to know one of the boys during health, english, and math. His name was Kurama, and he was very cute. Long red hair and a natural charm. His friend, that he introduced as Hiei, wasn't quite as charming. Every question she asked him was answered with a, "Hm."

"Doesn't like to talk much does he?" Lexis asked, a little annoyed.

"He doesn't talk much to anyone."

At that moment Yusuke jumped on Lexis from behind. She easily threw him to the ground. "Nice try."

"Hey, Kurama. Hiei." Yusuke said dusting himself off. "Al, bothering you? She can be such a little pest."

"Oh, haha." She ducked as Kuwabara tried to get her with a left hook. She punched him in the stomach and he grunted and doubled over.

Lexis was about to walk home when Yusuke grabbed her arm, "We're walkin' you home."

"Why? You think I can't take care of myself !" She was getting pissed off now.

"Oh, no," Kuwabara said grinning. "We know you can take care of yourself. I've had the broken nose to prove it."

"We're walkin' you home. Deal with it." Lexis didn't understand why Yusuke was trying to play big brother all of a sudden, but hey, what ya gonna do?

"What ever. Just come on then."

When they reached her house Lexis opened the door and walked into the apartment. (Home sweet home.) She thought bitterly. "Well this is it. You guys can leave now. I'm safe from the big bad world in here." (It's what's on the inside that I'm worried about.) Lexis thought. Hiei cocked an eyebrow at her.

"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT! STOP YELLING!" Mrs. Sakoya was yelling, and to make matters worst, she was drunk...again.

"Mom! What are you doing here!"

"I live here damn it!"

"No, why aren't you at work?"

"You'd like that, wouldn't you? Ya little slut. You couldn't be like a normal girl and bring one boy home. You had to bring four. You're such-"

"IT'S NOT LIKE THAT AND YOU KNOW IT!"

"What ever. Just don't get pregnant." She walked back to the couch and went to sleep.

"Bitch." Lexis was muttering under her breath when she heard a car pull up. She jumped and ran to the railing outside the apartment door and saw a big man with blond hair get out of a truck. "SHIT!" She ran inside and closed the door. She looked at Yusuke, "Make sure no one gets in. Ya hear me? NO ONE."

"What?" Yusuke asked, his eyes wide. There wasn't much that scared Al. "Who is it?"

"My dad."

"OH, SHIT."

"Yeah, that's what I said." She ran back to her room and grabbed a bag then she went to her closet and stuffed it full of clothes. She grabbed her piggy bank and put it in the bag.

"What's so bad abut your dad?" Hiei was standing at the door.

"No time lets go. Now."

Lexis was pushing the boys out the back door. She handed her bag to Yusuke, "Take this and go to-"

"I'm not leavin' you here alone with Him."

"What do you think he'll do to me if he finds four boys in the house and mom knocked out on the couch?"

"Good point." The front door opened and Lexis slamed the door shut in Yusuke's face. "Ouch! Damn! He's gonna kill her."