A Degrassi FanFic

Titled: "Why Me?"

Chapter 2:It's About to be a What?... GIRLFIGHT

It was now around midnight, and Tiyanna was just lying on her bed. After her G-Ma made her wash all those clothes, after eating, and then washing the dinner dishes Tiyanna was tired. Some wondered why her sister never did any work, maybe it was because 11-year-old light brown eyed Chanell was a suck up, and such an angel in her mother and G-ma's eyes. She didn't have to do any work, and the old phrase "she's only 11". But little would some know that Tiyanna started washing the dishes at the tender age of 8. But she wouldn't complain to her parents, if she thought of complaining, wishing to be someone else…she'd just remember that things happen for a reason. Then, she'd pray to god and ask for guidance. But right now she didn't feel like sitting there and feeling sorry for herself. That's something she was disgusted to do. Instead she went in the bathroom and put some ointment on her scar and put on her PJ's, and went to bed. She just couldn't wait, because she wanted to go to school.

It was 6:35 A.M and Tiyanna was just getting out of the shower. Today was the day; she would be away from her grandmother and her mother for 7 hours. Even though her mother was an RN, she had lots of Days off. Those days were spent lying around the house eating, and watching TV. As Tiyanna lotioned up her legs and arms, she put on her towel, and tried to find something to wear. Today was going to be a pretty hot day. So she settled on a blue-jean mini skirt, a pink and blue Cami, and some clear pink flip-flops. After lotioning up the rest of her body, she proceeded to putting on the gold loop earrings that her father bought for her, with her name engraved on them. With a gold bracelet on her arm, and her gold necklace with her name also on it, Tiyanna then put on her clothes.

The 15-year-old headed on to her bathroom, and took the scarf off. Her dark brown hair, which was wrapped up over night was then taken down. She flat ironed it a bit, applied some lip gloss to her lips. She didn't try and apply make-up to hide her scratch; it was just going to stay there till it decided to go away. Getting her backpack and her key's she then headed out the door. The school wasn't far from her house, so she arrived there in about 10 minutes since she walked so slowly. Walking into her new school Tiyanna looked around and smiled. She loved the artwork in the school. Walking to the office, Tiyanna wondered who would be the one to show her around. She hoped it wasn't one of those preppy ass rich girls. Opening the door to the Office, she saw a Hispanic girl sitting in a chair playing with her black hair, and obviously trying to catch the eye of some boy that was talking to a bright haired man. Leaning against the door, Tiyanna was finally noticed. "Oh you must be Tiyanna, I'm Manny and I'll be helping you get around and maybe we could become good friends. Nice earrings too," Manny said when she noticed the girl. Well, maybe a lot of people would know her name since she had it on her jewelry, which wasn't such a bad idea. Manny thought that maybe she should try it herself, but it had to be expensive.

"Nice to meet you Manny, are we like in the same class or something?" Tiyanna asked her, because she had to meet some of her classmates. "Yeah, actually we are, so let's go to our locker okay?" Manny replied. "Aight" Tiyanna added as she followed Manny to the lockers. As they walked Tiyanna noticed a couple of people looking at her. Damn, I'm gonna be labeled the "New Girl" – she thought. It wasn't something she agreed with, but she would do it anyway just to go to Degrassi. SH was getting annoying. She was there her freshmen year, and 4 weeks into her sophomore year. So she needed to be shown around, but she did miss a week of school, since it took a while for her files to be transferred to Degrassi.

Her sister Chanell decided to stay at SM. Scarborough High school and the Middle school were right next to each other. But Chanell decided to stay there because she wanted to be with her so called friends. So she begged and brought out those puppy dog eyes, and her mother let her stay. So, Tiyanna was at Degrassi, knowing nobody but Derrick and just meeting Manny. They finally made it to the lockers and Manny showed Tiyanna her locker. "Here it is locker number 176. Your place for the rest of the year, but I'll be right back, I'm about to get you a lock and then talk to some of my friends for a minute. Are you gonna be okay?" Manny asked. Tiyanna nodded her head yes, in response.

Putting her backpack in the locker, she didn't know what to take to class. So she just decided to take a folder filled with paper, and a black pen and a pencil. They had about 15 minutes till class started, and Tiyanna put her magnetic mirror on the door of her locker. Just then she felt a pair of hands place themselves on her waist. She knew it couldn't be anyone but Derrick, or some boy that had her confused with someone else. But as soon as he spoke she knew it was Derrick. His voice and presence just gave her butterflies in her stomach. "Hey Boo, welcome to Degrassi" Derrick said as he started swaying Tiyanna's body from side to side. "Thanks Pa, let me go now..." Tiyanna said adding her little girly giggle at the end.

It was always nice to be around Derrick, she didn't get to see him a lot but the little moments they shared were so wonderful in Tiyanna's eyes. Turning her around, Derrick looked at Tiyanna in her eyes. "I wuv you…and you wuv meee" he said in a sing songy voice. Tiyanna just looked at him and smiled. Then he reached closer and they engaged in a long romantic kiss. This happened to be the first time they'd kissed in about a week. But Manny was just about to introduce Emma to Tiyanna when she stopped and saw her kissing Derrick as if they were in a love story movie. Emma was amazed, she had been trying to talk to Derrick for a while now, dropping him some hints but now she guessed things weren't going to work out for her.

"Wow, she just got here and already she's picking up cute dudes, I gotta go turn in an article to Liberty for the paper, I'll see ya in class." Emma added, she knew she turned in the article earlier but she just didn't want to see them all starry eyed as if they were in love. Now Emma understood how Manny felt about Craig, because she wanted to get Derrick. It was just something about him that attracted her to him. From his wavy hair, to his diamond earring. It was just things like the way he talked, the things he said and the way he walked. But how far was she willing to go to get what she wanted? But this wasn't going to be like the Manny situation; Emma didn't know Tiyanna so she didn't care about her feelings. We all get hurt in life

Emma thought. But little did she know how much hurt Tiyanna had felt in her 15 years of living on this earth.

Main reason Emma escaped meeting Tiyanna was because she didn't want to meet her and some how become her friend. But they were in the same homeroom, so it they had to see each other one way or another. Walking into the classroom, Emma sat in the back with her notebook just doodling. The teacher was absent so the class just did puzzles or talked quietly. Emma just looked at Manny and Tiyanna conversing like they've been friends for years. Manny was going to be a problem in Emma's plan. If Emma and Manny were friends, then things would be a bit rocky if Tiyanna joined the circle. But, Emma just developed an "I don't care" attitude.

From now on, she would only care about one person; Emma Nelson, and no one else. It's going to be all about her. That's all she worried about as she looked at Tiyanna. The look turned into a deadly glare, and the glare into a stare.

Tiyanna was just giggling and chatting with Manny about, clothing, music, and boys. But then she felt sort of uncomfortable. Like somebody was looking at her. It's just a feeling that people at times, and feel sometimes when no one is even looking at them. Turning around she saw Emma in the back of the room looking at her. "What the hell…" she muttered. Emma was looking at her like she wanted to murder her, but then she had this evil grin on her face, as if she was plotting something good.

"What's her problem?" Tiyanna asked Manny obviously referring to Emma. Manny didn't have a clue to what was going on. But like the "new" Manny she was, she thought she knew it all. "Oh, that's my best friend, I guess she's jealous. Maybe she thinks you're trynna take her place." Manny said shrugging her shoulders. Tiyanna just shrugged it off, she really didn't care. She'd been in the school for only 20 minutes and had 2 associates and 1 supposedly enemy. "Let the Hating begin…" Tiyanna exhaled. It wasn't going to effect her day, not at all. She had just met a girl named Theresa, who had started at Degrassi a week ago. This was going to be the beginning of a long year.

3 Months Later

Tiyanna sat in the lunch room with Manny and Theresa, over the past months they had grown to be very close friends. Those three always hung out together in school. Tiyanna avoided having anything to do with Emma, because she didn't have time to be getting into it with anybody at the moment. But Emma seemed to stay clear from her also. Maybe she saw Tiyanna as a threat, but Tiyanna didn't care.

Theresa Made flirtatious gestures at Chris across the room, as the friends were discussing music. "Nah, I don't listen to Britney like that no more. But her boo is cute" Tiyanna said as she started sipping on her Sprite. Everyone knew that Theresa was supposed to be talking to Chris, but a few days ago she kissed JT while they were playing "spin the bottle" after school. Tiyanna didn't have time to just hang out, she had to get home and work on her project for Science.

"Yeah he is cute, but he be pimpin her, don't ya'll think so?" Manny commented as she twirled her hair and looked at Craig from the corner of her eye. "Yeah, aint no dude gon have this mami like that" The Latina, Theresa said finally speaking. "I mean he's cute but he broke as hell man, and he was her back up dancer. He just popping baby's everywhere too. He cute and all, but ya'll know Resa...I aint with dat" Theresa concluded.

They all basically agreed with her and just nodded their heads. Manny then started eating her Chicken Nuggets, and then gave Paige a long glare. A look, which spoke for it's self. And, what it said was "what da hell is your problem". They had been arguing and going through problems for a bout 2 weeks now. But, neither one of them, as one would say "bossed up". They both had a reason not to fight or prank. They spread rumors and tried to compete in almost everything. From best outfit to best cheer. But today it seemed like things were going to be crazy.

Paige was sitting at her table with Ashley and Hazel. For some reason Ashley started to hang out with Paige again. Ellie and Alex became close friends, and since Terri moved, she was all alone. Then she and Paige had to work together for a school project and they suddenly missed how things were back then. They felt that they had to rekindle their friendship. Paige whispered in Ashley's ear, and then Ashley's whispers into Hazel's ear. Hazel just burst out laughing and Ashley and Paige join her, while they glare at Manny.

Getting tired of the crap, Manny felt like she needed to settle this. Or else it was just going to escalade into something huge. "Is there a problem, got something to say PAIGE? Say it out loud then!" Manny exclaimed. She was getting sick and tired of Paige and her little "crew". But maybe they were starting to hate each other, because they were starting to get more and more alike. Manny liked how Paige had people at her feet, and Paige liked how Manny wasn't afraid to be herself. But looking at Manny yelling at her Paige had to defend herself. She also had to say something smart. "Manuella, if you don't sit down Hun, I'll have to make you" Paige said, giving Manny a mean glare. Tiyanna grinned and spoke to Manny. "They won't jump stupid Ella" and that comment made by Tiyanna brought things up a notch. "What? Sanchez you got beef?" Hazel replied trying to be tough. Speaking as if she's not the same girl who acts like Paige's little puppy.

"Oh no, she aint got beef she got chicken" Theresa added as she picked up a chicken nugget and got ready to throw it. But Tiyanna stopped her. "It aint worth it ma" Tiyanna commented. Even though the chicken nugget didn't make it across the room, it still caused Hazel and Paige to flinch. "Ooh ya'll scurred" Tiyanna said giggling a bit at the comment. "You'll see Sanchez" Paige said as her and her so called crew walked out the lunch room.

By the end of the day, so much was being said about Manny and Paige having a fight. From Manny was just going to lunge at Paige out of no-where, to Paige throwing a heavy object at Manny. But none of that happened. So after school Theresa and Tiyanna were on their way home. They walked home with each other since they only live about half a block apart. Just as they were getting down the street they saw Manny and Paige in an argument, with Hazel and Ashley adding their two cents. Then Paige brushed past Manny and said "I don't have time for this mess". All of a sudden Manny managed to grab a handful of Paige's hair and just start punching. Once they hit the floor Hazel started kicking Manny in the head. Seeing that the fight was unfair, Theresa grabbed Hazel by the hair and punched her in the nose. Tiyanna just stood there not believing her eyes. While she decides to break up the Hazel vs. Theresa fight, since that was the most difficult one, since they were getting pretty violent.

When she grabs Theresa off of Hazel she gets hit on the side of her face, with a notebook by Ashley. Tiyanna was so shocked; she didn't even know what happened. When she turned around she looked at Ashley and told her "Don't you ever, put your hands on me!" then tries to go back to breaking up the fight. But Ashley doesn't listen, and she just kicks Tiyanna on her back. The pain from the kick, mixed with the hurt from her mother, combined with the pain her G-ma causes her, Tiyanna flipped out. She just turned and lunged at Ashley and started to choke her. Banging her head on the grass. "I told you not to touch me…I told you..!" Tiyanna screamed between the punches.

While looking at Ashley Tiyanna didn't see Ashley Kerwing. She saw her grandmother, and Tiyanna released all her frustration. Ashley just gave up, she didn't know that Tiyanna was this strong. The junior thought that Tiyanna would be weak since she tried to back off. Ashley then decided to cover up her face. It was as if another person was inside of Tiyanna. She just turned into this violent outrageous person. Manny and Paige just stood there, their fight consisted of hair pulling and slapping and they quickly got tired. While Hazel and Theresa broke away from each other all out of breath, they looked at Tiyanna, who then realized what she was doing and stopped choking Ashley.

She started backing away from her slowly, and then looked around at her friends, and enemies. They looked at her as if she was some sort of Killer or something. Tiyanna never wanted to be a violent person. Ashley pushed her to this level, but then again she should have controlled herself. Tiyanna just slowly walked away from it all and started heading closer to home. Just as she hit her street, she heard police sirens heading towards the school. All that ran through her mind was what if I caused her injury? What if they try and sue me? What if I get kicked out? Why da hell did I snap?

As soon as she walked into the house, her grandma ordered her from the kitchen, to fold clothes that were just washed. "Okay G-ma, I gotta pee real quick" Tiyanna said as if nothing just happened. Running upstairs she ran to the bathroom, and looked at her face. There was the pimple, the scratch, but you couldn't tell that she had just been in a fight. Except for the little traces of mud on her clothes, and the way she looked. As if she was full of fury. Washing her face quickly and changing her clothes. She then headed downstairs to fold the clothes.

Back At The Fight Scene

Hazel heard sirens and her heart started rapidly beating. She had to go home, her hair was all wild and she was dirty. The police would know something was up. They were standing down the street from Degrassi near an alley. Hazel could run, but if she did the police would see her. So she dug in her backpack and got her hoody, put it on and started heading home. Theresa didn't look that bad and she didn't have anything to cover herself up. Then the police approached them and stated that a neighbor called and stated she saw a fight.

That's when Paige Michalchuk and Manny Sanchez told the biggest lie's of their lives….