So Sorry this took so long! I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! I love you all! 3

-Tuesday-

7:46 AM, Before School

Claire had been keeping a low profile when it came to talking to Nattasia, but couldn't help but stare at Bender every time she had to walk by the stoner group in the morning. Which now consisted of Nattasia, but she never smoked or did anything too crazy. What was so special about her anyway? Claire thought.

Nattasia walked up to school in brown worn down combat boots, a normal white tank top, and some shorts. With some flannel tied around her waist, just in case it got cold later. She approached the front of the school and looked to see if anyone was there, no one except for Boomer. Nattasia had been noticing glances Boomer had given her during Math, but didn't think much of them. It wasn't like there was anything else better to do in that class. Bender and her had offically been together for two full days now, three, if you counted the detention they spent together. The whole Claire incident only seemed to bring them closer together. He was regularly running up to her in the hallways and spinning her around, kissing her. Although everyone in the hallways stopped to look, they didn't care. Bender was happy, and so was she, that was all that mattered.

"Hey" Nattasia said softly as she approached Boomer, leaning against his jet black 68' mustang. Nattasia never knew how he got that car, maybe it was his parents'. She ran her fingers through her curly hair, moving it out of her face before the wind messed it up again. She groaned and laughed at herself. She then stood next to Boomer, and sat on the hood of his car, as she had done yesterday. He didn't mind.

Boomer's eyes followed Nattasia, "Sup." A silence followed, before Boomer spoke again. "Where's Bender? School starts in like ten minutes."

"How am I supposed to know?" She shrugged.
"Well your his girlfriend." Boomer commented, with a smirk on his face.

"Psh. Well you're his best friend!" She shot back at him, then laughed softly. Boomer chucked. It was getting colder, and because all of her pants were dirty, all she had were shorts to wear. "God its cold" she said, she unwrapped the flannel that was tied around her waist, and put it on. It was slightly oversized, because it was her fathers. But god, it was warm. She still shivered a bit. Dark clouds covered the sky, it was probably 53 degrees.

"You know they invented something called pants." Boomer said sarcastically.

"You know they invented something called laundry?" Nattasia said back to him, smirking. She shook with coldness, and moved her hair over her shoulders to keep her a bit warmer. Boomer meanwhile, was fine because he had on a leather jacket and some jeans. He watched Nattasia shiver for a couple more seconds.

"Come here" He said, rolling his eyes.

"What?"

"Would you rather freeze or hug me?" Boomer laughed. "It will keep you warm." She nodded, then scooted over to him, letting him wrap his arms around her and rub her shoulder, to get her body temperature up. She soon stopped shivering, and was calmly wrapped in Boomer's arms. "Better?" he asked, for the first time, seriousness in his voice.

She pulled away slightly, and Boomer unwrapped his arms from around her. "Yeah. Thanks." She smiled, and buttoned up the dark blue flannel.

Bender cussed silently under his breath, approaching Shermer high. He had a black eye, and a bad limp. He saw Boomer holding Nattasia, but shrugged it off. Halfway through the parking lot, Nattasia and him locked eyes. She jumped off Boomer's car, and ran to him, attacking him with a hug and a soft kiss on the cheek.

"OW! FUCK!" He shouted, gently taking her arms off from around him.

She then realized he was hurt. Her eyes filled with worry, as she ran her eyes up and down his body, seeing a cut across his cheek and a black eye. "Sorry! Oh my god, are you ok?"

"Does it look like i'm fuckin' OK?" He asked harshly. He continued to walk, but stumbled a bit. Nattasia turned around to Boomer, and waved him over.

"Holy shit" Boomer said.

"Gee, that makes me feel so much better." Bender said sarcastically.

"What happened?" Boomer asked. By the look Bender gave at him, he knew it was Bender's father. He had been beating on him pretty hard, but this was the first time he had come to school with injuries.

"The glories of living in the fucking Bender household!" John said, holding out his arms as if saying something grand.

"John." Nattasia said, looking in his eyes. "I'm so sorry" she whispered in his ear as she hugged him, this time, lighter, being careful not to hurt him.

"Here" Boomer said, wrapping Bender's arm around his shoulder to help him walk.

"I don't need the special treatment" Bender spat, and limped across the parking lot.

"Dude, if the teachers see you like this they will call the police on your parents." Boomer said.

"I would just say I got jumped. My old man doesn't need another reason to kick my ass." Bender mumbled. Boomer and Nattasia exchanged glances. "Since when are you two so close, huh?" Bender commented.

"What are you talking about?" Nattasia asked.

"Don't play dumb. I saw you guys as I was walking up."

"John, I was freezing. Do you see these?" She gestured to her shorts, "My parents are doing the laundry and it was cold, ok?"

"Whatever." Bender spat, lighting a cigarette.
"Bender jump because your old man beat on you don't mean you gotta take it out on her. Come on, your temper-" Boomer started to say. But it was interrupted by a hard slap from Bender to his face. Boomer was tired of Bender pushing him around, and returned the favor by punching him on the side of the face. Soon they were fighting, Nattasia, worried and wondering what she should do. Bender was only getting more hurt.

"GUYS! STOP!" She shouted, trying to pull Boomer off, "He's already hurt! Stop it!" But Boomer didn't listen. She attempted to pull Bender off, she softly spoke to him, as he was dodging boomers fists. She softly put her hand on his shoulder, "John, calm down, your already hurt and-" Whack.

The fighting immediately stopped.

The whole world went silent, and Nattasia felt blood trickle out of her nose.