Author's Note: Another new character. WOO! I'm excited, and I know someone else who probably is about this chapter, :: cough 'AJ' cough :: I hope y'all enjoy.

Chapter 20

Rae, Heather, and Amanda, met up in 'their' hallway before school the Monday following the dance. Jeff was right there with Heather and it wasn't long after they gathered in 'their' place that Randy and Dave joined them. Heather smirked as Dave hugged Rae tightly and they shared a soft kiss. Amanda leaned against the lockers,

"So Rae, what'd your dad say about you and Dave?"

Rae smirked,

"He's happier than hell."

Dave swallowed and looked at the floor, he knew that Mark had wanted he and Rae to get together, but he wouldn't tell Rae that, because Mark had told Dave this when Rae was with John, and he didn't want to risk pissing off his girlfriend. Amanda smiled and nodded,

"It's a good thing, cus you and I wouldn't have that to talk about anymore if Mark didn't like you dating Dave."

Heather grinned,

"So Shawn's come around about you dating Randy, eh?"

Amanda nodded and smiled at Randy before kissing him softly. Rae was about to speak, but stopped when she noticed someone walking through the hallway, looking a little lost. Rae grinned,

"A new girl."

Heather turned and smiled,

"She looks nice."

The new girl was average height with brown hair and brown eyes, and she looked like she would fit in great with the three best friends. Rae grinned,

"Let's get 'er before the MHS Sluts do."

Amanda smirked and watched as Rae walked over to the girl. She and Heather walked over and joined her. Rae smiled at the girl, who looked a little nervous,

"Hi, I'm Rae Calloway."

She smiled,

"Amanda Guerrero, or AJ, if you want."

Heather stuck out her hand,

"Nice to meet you AJ, I'm Heather Austin, and this is Amanda Michaels."

Amanda and AJ shook hands. Rae grinned,

"Your first day at McMahon Hell School, eh?"

AJ smirked slightly and nodded,

"Yeah, and I don't know anyone here."

Rae dropped a reassuring hand on AJ's shoulder and smiled,

"Don't worry, if anyone gives you trouble, let me know."

Heather and Amanda both rolled their eyes. Rae ignored them and kept talking to AJ, removing her hand,

"So, you got your schedule, right?"

AJ nodded and opened her binder, taking a schedule out of the front pocket. She offered it to Rae and Rae looked it over,

"Sweet, you've got Chem with us. Then Drama, damn, I'm in there. English, wow, you've got that with Heather, and finally, Consumer Ed."

She handed AJ her schedule back and smiled,

"Well, you've got classes with us, so we can help you get settled in."

The bell rang and Rae smiled,

"Come on AJ, it's time for Chem."

AJ smiled and walked with the three friends where their respective boyfriends were waiting. Rae took her books from Dave with a warm smile and nodded,

"AJ, this is my boyfriend, Dave Batista, Dave, this is AJ Guerrero."

Dave smiled,

"Nice to meet you."

Rae then gestured to Jeff,

"This is Heather's boyfriend, and baby's dad, Jeff Hardy."

AJ then shook hands with Jeff as Rae motioned to Randy,

"That's Amanda's boyfriend, Randy Orton. You'll have Consumer Ed with him and Amanda."

AJ nodded and shook hands with Randy and Rae gently smacked her back,

"Come on, don't want you to be late for your first class."

AJ followed Dave and Rae as Heather and Amanda bid their boyfriends bye, then walked after them.
AJ was getting settled fairly well, and the three friends made sure she was okay the entire day. At lunch, the group sat at 'their' table with Lita. AJ looked at the friends and smiled,

"Thanks so much for helping me today."

Rae shrugged as she took a bite from her pizza,

"No biggy," she said casually. She then swallowed when she noticed Trish Stratus and Torrie Wilson. She smiled at AJ,

"Check this out."

She cleared her throat and yelled loud enough for just about everyone in the cafeteria to hear her,

"Trash Stratus and Whorrie Wilson!"

AJ started laughing, as did the rest of the students in the cafeteria. AJ then noticed a pair of beautiful blue eyes watching from the table where Trish and Torrie sat down. She swallowed hard and tore her eyes away. Rae wiped her mouth with her napkin and spoke without looking up at AJ,

"If you're gonna get involved with him," she said 'him' rather coldly,

"Be careful, alright," she finished looking up at AJ. AJ narrowed her eyes and looked at Heather and Amanda. Amanda swallowed her drink of water and sighed,

"That's John Cena, he and Rae dated for a while. He cheated on her with Tor..."

Rae's gaze cut her off and Amanda smiled sheepishly,

"Sorry."

Rae shook her head as Dave wrapped an arm around her shoulders. Rae looked up at him and smiled. Dave kissed her softly and Rae was reminded of the guy she was with now, and her pain that she felt when John cheated on her seemed to fade. She felt safe and secure with Dave. The whole time she was dating John, she felt a little unsure, because she knew of his reputation, but with Dave, it felt right.
John kept his eyes fixed on this new girl, despite the fact that Torrie was practically throwing herself at him. John pushed her off him several times, but it didn't seem to matter. He pushed her once more and glared at her,

"Stay away from me," he said, his voice slightly raised, as he stood up, gathering his lunch. He walked across the cafeteria and sat down next to the new girl, despite the daggers Rae was staring at him. Rae got up from the table and stormed off, Dave was right behind her. John ignored Rae's attitude and looked at this new girl,

"Hi, I'm John Cena."

Heather and Amanda exchanged wary glances as AJ stumbled over her words to introduce herself,

"AJ Guerrero."

John smiled at her,

"It's nice to meet you."

Heather rolled her eyes and shook her head. Jeff placed a reassuring hand on Heather's shoulder and she sighed. Amanda shook her head as she stabbed at her salad with her plastic fork. Both young women knew what kind of pain Rae went through when John had cheated on her. Now that Rae was with Dave, she was a little happier, but it had only been a month and half since Rae found out John cheated on her, and the pain was still there. Amanda and Heather both looked at AJ who was deep in conversation with John and then looked at each other. They both looked to where Rae was hugging Dave tightly by the pay phones near the doors leading to the hallway. Heather shook her head and looked at Amanda. Amanda only shrugged and then took a bite of her salad.

Author's Note: Well, what'd ya think? Who's rooting for John and AJ?! If you are I should slap you... :: slaps AJ :: LoL I'm only kidding. Maybe he'll act decent. Who the hell knows? ANYWHO, REVIEW, and let me know what you thought... later...