Ya know, looking back on it, it probably wasn't one of my brightest ideas to even mention my secret within a 200 mile radius of my school. But, since my house is only 2.5 miles away from this hell hole that won't really work. Though in my defense, it was 4:30 in the afternoon!!! No one was even supposed to be there except for Hee-chan and me! Who in there right mind hangs around school at 4:30 in the afternoon!?

Wait, wait.

I just realized you have no earthly idea what I'm going on about. Of course the way I babble on, I'm surprised you've put up with me for this long and still follow what's going on. I mean, holy fuck! Look at this title!! I can't even remember that! Seriously, I'm the main character and even I don't remember it. Oh right, getting on with it. Sorry, got ahead of myself.

sighs

Cue flashback and press rewind!

odd squeaky chipmunk noises are heard as tape rewinds

New Jersey State Hospital 16 years earlier

Not that far!!

more squeaky noises are heard as the tape fast forwards

Yesterday Morning Before School

Hee-chan and I pulled up in the school's parking lot like normal, except today everyone was looking at me funny. I mean funnier than usual.

"Um, Heero, you didn't post that video of us makin' out in the principal's office on the school's website did you?" I asked.

"No, not yet. Did you hear the sound of a tape rewinding earlier?"

"No, you're hearing things again. I told you staying up late on that damn laptop of yours is gonna kill you one of these, hey! Whadaya mean not yet!?"

Heero laughs at me and starts walking away.

"Why does he always do that?"

I scrunch up my face in annoyance and charge after him.

Even when we reached Heero's locker the weirder than normal looks continued. And I couldn't for the life of my figure out why. I'd checked to see if toilet paper was on my foot, nothing. Nothing on my ass, Heero checked seven times. No lipstick on my teeth. No underwear showing. I was quite confident that my outfit didn't clash. So why the hell are they staring at me?

It was really starting to grate on my nerves, to the point where I was knocking my head repeatedly against Heero's locker. So what if he was trying to open it, I don't care. About the same time I felt this impending sense of doom at the back of my neck coming from Heero's direction, Quatre hurries up to me and pulls me aside.

"Thank you Quatre, now I can finally open my damn locker." I hear Heero mutter from behind.

"Duo! There you are! Have you heard! Why didn't you tell me!? The whole school's got to know by now! I can't believe she did this to you! That…that...meanie!" Quatre goes on and eventually starts spouting off in Arabic, completely loosing me.

I grab him by the shoulders and shake him slightly.

"Hold it hold it! Who did what, when, how, what about the school? What are you talking about?"

Quatre, I think, answers me in Arabic.

"Huh? Man, speak English! I don't speak that…..whatever you're speaking!"

"He's talking about Relena and the flyers she posted around school." Trowa answers me, appearing out of no where, I swear.

"ACK!" I jump backwards into Heero, who slams his locker shut on accident.

"Duo…" He uses in that voices that sounds like all fuzzy cute animals in the area might've just met their end.

Of course I'm too scared and interested to hear him.

"Relena? What fliers? I haven't seen any."

"Here, look." Quatre says, handing me a flyer.

I take a look at the neon pink piece of paper, trying not to become blinded by the horrible choice of color.

"Duo Maxwell, supposed girl attending this high school. But is it really true? To see the truth revealed, watch this morning's announcements." I repeat, reading the flyer.

Immediately my stomach does flips and I feel like my breakfast might show up on the waxed floor.

"So, is it…true?" Quatre asks me in a small voice.

I quickly look up, glaring at him. And I mean Heero glare, not my wimpy pissed off chipmunk glare. I want to tell him yes and no at the same time.

"What do you think?" I snap, leaving the answer unclear. I slam Heero's locker in pure anger and storm off to find that evil little, color clashing, jealous, slutty bitch and rip her to pieces. God that felt good to imagine.

I wander around the hallways; the bell for homeroom has already rung. That means the morning announcements will come on any minute now. So I head for the AV room. Up the stairs, down the hallway and make a left. I'm almost there, and then I hear a voice shout out my name.

"Miss Maxwell!"

It's the vice principal Mrs. McKoy. Not enough time to stop now, I keep going and see my target; the door marked AV Room, Authorized Personnel only. I wrench the handle and swing it open.

There's Relena, about to put a tape in the VCR.

"Relena!"

She looks over her shoulder and just smiles viciously at me before turning back to the VCR.

"Relena I swear to God put that tape in and I'll kill you." I threaten her, and I'm pretty sure the Mrs. McKoy heard me too, but I'll deal with her later.

Relena pushes the tape in and hits the play button.

"Whoops. My finger slipped." She says in a mock innocent voice.

I freeze up; all I can do is turn my attention to the video screen. It's a tape from the school security cameras, from yesterday afternoon after detention let out. Shit.

I slam my eyes shut, hoping that in some way, doing that will make the tape stop playing. Then I hear our voices coming from the monitor. It's all over.

"No, really Duo, that's…that's fine. I'll live with the current insane, non-violent Duo."

"Your still embarrassed that you got punched by a girl aren't you?"

"No. Because I didn't get hit by a girl, just a really girly boy."

"Oh and that's such an improvement."

The tape stops. I can already imagine the rumors and jokes that are flying around the school. Just like that last time, when my old school found out.

A hand grips my shoulder.

"Maxwell, Peacecraft! Both of you to my office, you have a lot of explaining to do." Mrs. McKoy's demands.

I open my eyes and continue giving Relena a hate filled look. Have you ever had that feeling where it's like all the horrible and sad things in your life feel like they've happened because of just one person? That's how I felt towards Relena.

I was so angry, beyond angry. I tightened my fists. I wasn't sure what to do at first. But my life is already ruined, Heero's life is ruined. So who cares what happens from here? It can't get any worse.

To Be Continued…

Author's Notes:

Mwahahaha! I am sick and suffering, therefore you too must suffer! Yes, it's another evil cliffhanger. And despite the rumors, I am not dead, mutilated, in the hospital, or any other life threatening state. I'm just crazy and lazy. BUT, I haven't abandoned you guys, just took a long vacation, or rather my muses did and I couldn't think of anything for my next chapters. But my muses have been returned and tied up in the closet so they will be helping me for a long long time to come. Also, I'm finishing this story before updating anything else. I've created a rather large to-do list, so I'm trying to make it smaller. Love to all!

-BlackStar