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A.p.R - Thanks guy for the reviews. And yes, I had to poke some fun at Bush in the last chapter...hehe. I'm glad that some of you enjoyed the last chapter. This chapter will include small cameos from supporting characters from the comics. Thanks.
-----"Well, does looking at guns make you want to have sex?" "I'm 17. Looking at linoleum makes me want to have sex."-----
Rahne darted out of the Professor's office, in wolf form, and headed to tell her best friend some great news. She ran to Sam and Roberto's room but Sam wasn't there.
Roberto looked up from his yearbook, where he was circling every hot girl there was in school, at Rahne. "S'up, pup?"
She tilted her head and looked at him.
"What Lassie? Little Jamie fell in the well and he can't get out?" teased Robbie. Rahne growled. "Okay, okay, sorry, geez Cujo chill. You looking for Sammy? Sorry haven't seen him."
She let out a disappointed whine and continued searching. Rahne had searched everywhere and she still couldn't find him. She had checked all of his favorite in-mansion hangouts; the garage and the kitchen and the…well, garage. She decided to take a break, crossed her paws and laid her head upon them.
She couldn't wait to tell Sam this news. When she woke up she was called to see the Professor, he said there was important news. He informed her that she was going to be able to go high school with him and the others.
The school board at Bayville Elementary believed that she would benefit more from completing the year in high school. She was so excited, she couldn't keep her tail from wagging; she didn't like when it did that but she couldn't help it. "Where in the world is that boy?"
Suddenly, her ears perked up as his voice was heard. He had been working out with Marc and Scott in the weight room. Rahne would never think of looking there. She had never set foot in there since Kitty tried to lift a heavy weight and dropped it on her tail.
Sam walked into the room and she ran and leaped at him.
"Rahne?!" he cried out in confusion as he was tackled to the ground.
She began licking his face.
"What's going on?" he giggled as her tongue tickled his face. She got off of him, morphed into human form, and helped him from the ground.
"Sorry…I get over excited sometimes." she explained still a bit giddy. "The Professor told me that, starting Monday…I'll be goin' to school with you." she added ridiculously fast and latched onto him in a hug.
He hugged her back. "Rahne that's great, we'll get ta hang out more."
"Aye, it is," Her smile widened as she remembered. "Oh and I'm in two of your classes."
Sam smiled and kissed her on the cheek. "Can't wait 'til Monday."
Well Monday rolled along quite quickly and it was time for school once again. Sam and Rahne hitched a ride with Kitty and Marc. Once they arrived at school Marc kissed Kitty and she headed to her life-facts class to get an early start on her cooking. Sam wrapped his arm around Rahne as the two and Marc neared the entrance of Bayville High.
Duncan and his friends, Brandon and Steve, were leaned up against the outside wall.
Duncan snickered as the three passed. "Freaks."
"Ignore 'em Sam, Rahne." advised Marc.
"Yeah you FREAK ignore me." mocked Duncan. "What's a matter Guthrie? Couldn't get a high school chick so you get some grade school bitch?"
Dunc's crew cackled.
"Heh, heh…it's funny cuz it's true." Steve chuckled.
Marc just kept walking as Sam was getting irritated. "Keep walking, Sam" Marc said, almost growling at Duncan.
Sam stopped walking and turned to Duncan, "What the Hell is wrong with you?"
Rahne tried pulling his arm. "Let it go Sam."
"Just…just gimmie a second." he said and got into Dunc's face. "Do ya think that just because you're some big jock you can do and say whatever ya want ta people?"
"Yeah." replied Duncan, smugly. "What are you going to do about it?"
Sam was almost seething, he was always told that violence was not the way to solve things, but he insulted a woman. There was no excuse for that. So he clenched his fist, drew his arm back, and before he could throw his punch he was punched in the face.
Sam fell back and Marc tackled Duncan, but was quickly pulled off and held for Duncan to use him as a punching bag. Duncan began to deliver quick jabs to his ribs.
Rahne ran at Duncan but he pushed her to the ground and continued his assault on Marc. Sam regained his bearings and hit Duncan in the side of his face; this gave Marc an opportunity. He broke one arm free and elbowed Steve in the chest, swung his arm back to hit him in the face then flipped Brandon over his shoulder by his arm.
Duncan pushed Sam into a wall, then Rahne punched Dunc in the jaw. He pushed her away this time harder. Sam began to fume; he tackled him and began to punch him continuously. Principal Kelly, some faculty members and the on-campus police officers came running through the doors and pulled Sam off Duncan.
Marc and Sam were put into handcuffs and Rahne was taken to the principal's office with them. The others involved just received slaps on the wrist.
After being led into Kelly's office, the three mutants were seated in three chairs in front of his desk.
Kelly took a seat and looked at the three before him. "Mr. Maseon we meet again, this is the second time for fighting in such a short time."
Marc smiled, sarcastically. "Well what can I say? I was just yearning to talk with you again."
Kelly shook his head and pressed on. "Mr. Guthrie, Ms. Sinclair; I would never expect to see either of you here. I hope you all realize that this warrants an automatic one week suspension and for you, Ms. Sinclair, you will no longer be able to attend BHS."
Sam's eyes widened and he looked over at Rahne. Her eyes were watery and red as if she was going to cry; he couldn't let this happen to her. She had her heart set on coming here and he wasn't going to let anything stop that.
He gulped and took a deep breath. "I…I started it, neither o' these two were involved."
Marc looked at Sam in confusion.
"So you say that these two didn't have anything to do with the fight?" Sam nodded. "Well I guess that you two can go…but I'll be keeping my eyes on you." said Kelly and an officer un-cuffed Marc then escorted them out of the room.
Once outside Marc turned to Rahne. "Why'd he do that?"
"He did it fer me…" She replied, sadly. She knew he had done it for her; she knew that he did this so she could stay in high school and not have to be sent back to elementary school. He didn't know that the reason she wanted to be here was for him. "Darn that boy."
Later that night, Sam was getting a long distance lecture over the phone. "Samuel Guthrie, Ah thought Ah raised yah better than that! Pickin' fights at school just doesn't seem like yah…maybe the institute has had a bad influence on yah?"
"Ma, let me explain…" pleaded Sam but trailed off as he heard his siblings yelling in the background.
"Momma! Momma! Paigey's poking' me again." Josh whined.
"No I ain't! Joshy is a liar." Paige protested.
Josh moaned, loudly. "I'm not lyin'…look, she's pokin' me now."
"Oops…" Paige said and Sam could tell that she was flashing her innocent smile. The one she used when she was caught red-handed.
"Hold on a second, Sam." Lucinda, Sam's mother said and set down the phone. "Paige, stop that now. How many times do Ah gotta tell yah…now beatin' up or pokin' the boys."
"Yes momma," she sighed, hung her head, and marched off to find something else to do but not before glaring at Josh. Josh smiled and stuck his tongue out.
Lucinda picked up the phone again to continue the conversation with her eldest son. "Fahne, explain then."
Sam took a deep breath. "Okay, well we were walkin' ta class and these guys insulted this girl-"
"Was it that, Rahne, girl yah have the crush on?"
"Maaaa…" Sam moaned in embarrassment.
"Sorry, sorry, finish ya little story…so you were walking with yah girlfriend and then what?"
Sam rolled his eyes. "Well they hit her an' Ah couldn't let 'em get away with that kinda treatment towards a woman…so there was a fight."
"So yah did this to help a girl, huh?" she said, pondering her son's punishment. "Now Sam, Ah'm proud a yah for stickin' up for her…so Ah can't be mad at yah. I'll let yah off the hook if yah promise to stay out of trouble."
"Yes momma, Ah promise…I'll talk to yah soon, I love you, bye."
"Love yah too. Bye Sam…Jeb, get down from there-" she said before hanging up the phone.
Sam smiled and hung up his end of the line.
"Hey, Sam!" Rahne yelled at him as she entered the room, in her pajamas.
"Yeah, Rahne-" he started to reply but was cut off by a punch in the gut from her. "What was that for?"
"Why did ye lie ta Kelly about you startin' that pilgit earlier?" she said, referring to the fight. You see 'pilgit' is a Scottish term for fight or quarrel…moving on.
"Ah didn't want yah ta have ta go back ta the other school." Sam said, doubled over.
"That's just dumb." she said, crossing her arms over her chest, and turning away from him.
"You were so excited about goin'…Ah wasn't quite imagining this reaction though." he said, now standing up straight but still holding his stomach.
"Well what where ye expecting?" Rahne asked, stubbornly.
He looked at her with a raised brow. "I…"
"You know the only reason I wanted ta go ta that stupid school was so that I could be with you." she hissed.
Sam's eye's widened at this. "Rahne…I'm…um, I…with me?"
"Well I didn't go there to be harassed…I thought I could handle being just friends but I couldn't." she poured.
Sam smiled warmly walked over so that he could be facing her. "Rahne…Ah thought that's what yah wanted?"
"No…I never wanted that…I thought that's what ye wanted?"
"No…"
They stood in an awkward silence for a moment.
"Sam…I best be getting to bed, I have ta get up for school in the morning." she said, shyly.
"Oh…yeah."
"Yeah…" she replied with a nod and started walking away.
Sam grabbed her by the arm and pulled her back. "One more thing, Rahne." And with that, Sam and Rahne shared their first kiss.
Rahne smiled/giggled as she scampered off to bed for the night and Sam just blushed. "Ah can't believe Ah just did that." He smiled. " he said as a side note and headed off to bed himself.