A/n: Ya'll have to read and see

Of mice and men

"Aww." Zoey cooed walking into the science class. On the desk was a cage full of mice. Brightly coloured ones, dull ones, little ones, shy ones, tough ones. They were all so cute. "Hello." She said gently, sticking her finger through the bars and stroking a blonde mouse.
"Please be for dissection." Chase shivered, speaking to himself. Zoey punched his shoulder. "Ouch!" It was common knowledge Chase hated small cute creatures like hamsters, mice, gerbilsand raccoons. "Ok ok don't hit."
"No Mr Matthews, they're NOT for dissection! These... are your science project." Quinn's eyes widened in anticipation, she had much longed to show off her scientific expertise in the classroom.
"We can'texperiment on them!" Nicole wailed. "They're cute!"
"Yeah yeah, cute til someone looses a finger." Chase murmered.
"Chase shut up." Zoey said. Chase sighed and nodded.

"No. By experiment Nicole I didn't mean hurt. Over the next month these mice are to be trained to run through a maze. The mouse that completes the most complicated maze will be the winning team of 3."Nicole grabbed Zoey's arm automatically. Lola and Dana looked at them hopefully. Since Dana's return there had been a lot of competitive behaviour between she and Lola. Nicole and Zoey looked totally lost.
"Ok, we'll make this fair. Eenie Meenie Miney Mo... Dana you're with us. Lola you go with Quinn and Mark." Zoey said trying to do what was best.
"Meenie is right." Lolasaid, flouncing off to be withQuinn and Mark who did not look happy at the entrant of a third member of their team. Dana smiled and joined her group.

"Oooh, can we pick the cuteblonde mouse?" Nicole begged. "Please please plllllleeeeeaaaaasssse Zoey." She whined.
"Should we let her pick the cute blonde mouse?" Zoey asked repeating Nicole's hyper tone on the words 'cute blonde mouse'
"We'll let her pick the cute blonde mouse." Dana said in the same style. She and Nicole had surprisingly been a LOT more compatible, Dana felt if she fell out with Lola and Nicole then she would lose contact with all her friends, and was having to be on her best behaviour. Nicole squeaked loudly. She hurried over to the big cage and pushed Logan to one side.
"Typical girls." He rolled his eyes. "To go all googly eyed over an animal that lives in something the size of a shoe box, and poops or sleeps all day."
"Shut up Logan." Zoey said as Nicole picked out the cuteblonde mouse.
"Boy or girl?" She asked her. Nicole looked hesitant then lifted the small mouse by it's tail. It squeaked indignantly.
"Girl... I think."
"S'kinda hard to tell with mice." Dana agreed.

Logan stuck his hand in and grabbed a blond mouse.
"Stop struggling you stupid... ouch. Ugh!" He stuck it in the smaller cage. "You bite me again and I SWEAR I'm selling to the Disney corperation." He glared at the mouse. It didn't look at though it cared, and walked into it's bedding. Chase sighed.
"Do I HAVE to do this project?" He pleaded.
"Yes Chase. Now, be gone with you." She dismissed them.

"She needs a name." Nicole said at dinner.
"Can you get that thing off the table?" Chase complained at the cage near his food. The girls ignored him.
"Ours is called J209." Said Quinn conversationally.
"She didn't wanna get attached." Lola explained as though she thought Quinn was slightly kooky.
"Hm..." Zoey looked thoughtful. "I like that."
"Hey get your own mouse name." Lola snapped, still aggrivated at the situation.
"Not that I meant... Jaye..." Zoey asked looking at Dana.
"Seconded." Dana said hurriedly. She was happy Zoey named it and not Nicole, who would probably name it Mrs Fluffytailkins or some other obscure girly name.
"Thirded. Settled. You are now Jaye." Nicole said to the mouse.
"Yeah? Well Jaye can go live in your room. Where she's SUPPOSED TO." Chase suggested strongly. Zoey sighed.

"Sorry Chase. We'll take her up to our dorm. It's not fair on you to keep her here." She stood up, kissed Chase on the cheek gently as an apology then picked up the cage and left. Chase touched his cheek softly, he looked impressed.
"Aww, Chase's got a girlfriend." Logan sang. Dana and Nicole giggled and disappeared off after Zoey. Lola pouted, she looked very fed up.
"So, is ours a guy or a girl?" Michael asked curiously. Chase shook his head.
"I'm not touching that thing." He argued
"Me neither. It bit me." Logan huffed, offended at the thought of a mouse biting his precious skin.
"You guys are such babies." Lola scowled. "Come on Quinn, we have a mouse to train."

"Like you're gonna beat us." Scoffed Logan.
"I'd like to see you train a mouse." Quinn said airily. "You can't even bring yourself to touch it."
"Maybe our mouse is supermouse and she's already trained." Chase suggested hopefully. "That way we won't have to touch it."
"Yeah well, one way or another, we're gonna win." Logan said decisively, having made up his mind.
"Oh it's on Reese." Lola challenged. He glared at her, she glared back, both pairs of chocolate coloured eyes nowfurious with their competitive spirirt. After an overlong glaring contest Lola turned on her heel, flicked her brightly coloured hair over her shoulder and stalked off, with Quinn in toe.

A/n: So whatta ya think? Not much happened this chapter I know but it gets better next time. The boys start playing dirty.