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A/N: Hello everyone, I sincerely apologize that it took me so long to post this chapter. My computer died a few months ago and I lost all of my written works that I had written so I got a new one and this one has been giving me issues as well so it has taken me a while to finally get this chapter done and I apologize for the tardiness of this update. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy the chapter. This chapter just focuses on the growing friendships of Marge and Ruth and Bart and Laura. Hope you all enjoy it and don't forget to read and review it!

Love at First Sight

Written By Super Saiyan Blue Juuhachi

Chapter 6: Getting to Know Each Other

The weekend went by quickly and Monday soon approached, the sounds of birds chirping filled the air as the sun peaked out over the horizon, bringing the promise of a new day.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

Bart woke up with a start, hearing the sound of his blaring alarm ringing in his ears. He fumbled aimlessly to shut off the device and after a few moments finally succeeded. Through tired eyes, he looked at the time and saw it was 6:55 AM. Groaning softly, he threw the covers off of himself and made his way to the bathroom where he grabbed a towel and washcloth and proceeded to get a shower.

10 minutes later he emerged from the bathroom, wearing only a towel around his waist, and headed back to his bedroom to get dressed for the school day ahead. A few moments later, he exited his room for the last time, dressed and ready to begin the day. He slid down the railing of the staircase and walked to the kitchen where he was met with the presence of his mother and sisters.

His mother, Marge was sitting drinking her morning coffee as his sisters Lisa and Maggie both sat eating bowls of cereal. "Good morning, Bart." His mother greeted warmly, upon noticing him standing there.

"Morning," He responded, before walking over to the fridge, on top was a box of pop tarts. He pulled them down, opened up the package, and pulled out the two POP Tarts inside.

"Did you sleep well, sweetie?" Marge then asked, trying her best to converse with her son. "Yeah, I slept all right."

"Well, hurry up and eat some breakfast. We have to get going soon or you will be late for school." She explained just as Lisa and Maggie finished their breakfast, dumping their dishes in the sink. Bart quickly ate his POP Tarts and he, his sisters, and mother soon left the house.

After dropping of Maggie and Lisa at school, Marge was left alone in the car with her son. She looked over to him, he had his earbuds in, listening to blaring music, bobbing his head in tune with the music. The blue-haired woman thought about trying to talk with him but she found that difficult ever since he became a teenager.

When he was younger, she had tried to express an interest in hobbies and interests but there was always a barrier being the Mom. That didn't mean Homer was any more successful, though as Bart grew he went to his father more often than her, which was understandable. He was becoming a young man so it was only natural he would go to Homer for advice on things. However, that meant her "special little guy" was drifting slowly away from her and did not need her as much anymore, other than to do his laundry. She wanted to be more involved in his life, but she didn't know how to do that.

They soon arrived at Springfield High School, pulling up to the front of the school. "See you later, Mom," Bart said, as he got out of the car, slamming the door behind him. Marge sat there, watching her son's retreating, "See ya," She said softly before then driving away.

When Bart got inside, he removed his earbuds and was met by the familiar faces of Milhouse, Lewis, and Richard "Hey, man, how was your weekend?" Milhouse asked, "Actually, pretty good," Bart said with a smile, "You remember I told you that the old couple that lived next door to my family was moving away?" Milhouse nodded his head in response "Well, a single mother and her daughter moved in next door to me,"

"Is she hot?" Richard asked "Yes, she's hot," he replied with a smile on his face "when I first saw her face...my jaw dropped, my heart pounded in my chest, I found myself nervous and unsure of what to say around her."

"Sounds like love at first sight to me," Lewis commented, "What are you talking about?" Bart asked, giving his friend a narrowed look "You know, love at first sight," Milhouse said, making the spiky-haired teen look at him "When you feel an instant attraction to someone, they say it is meant to be."

"Where did you hear that?" asked Bart, not believing him, "My father told me that, he said, that's how he felt when he met my Mom." He explained "Really?" Bart asked, "Yeah, come to think of it, my Dad told me how it was love at first sight for him when he saw my Mom for the first time."

"Sounds like you are smitten with this girl."

"You guys are crazy," Bart walked away from his friends, "Sure she is attractive, but just because I got some heart flutters and became nervous around her, doesn't mean I'm in love with her."

"Whatever you say, Bart," Richard said amused at his friend's denial

Frustrated, Bart walked away from his friends and began heading to his first-period class. As he did he grumbled to himself "Love at first sight, what a ridiculous concept, not to mention impossible!" Suddenly he heard a voice speak "Excuse me can you help me find Homeroom 237?" He looked up and saw the familiar face of Laura Powers standing a few feet away from him. She was trying to get a fellow student but they ignored her and kept walking. Laura had in her hands a piece of paper, he assumed it was her class schedule but wasn't having success in getting anyone to help her so he decided to step in.

"Hey, Laura," He greeted her, smiling "What is going on?"

"Hey, Bart," She replied, "I am trying to get to my first period class, room 237 and no one will help me,"

"I can help you, "Bart replied, making her eyes light up slightly "Really? You know where it is?"

"Yeah, I do," The spiky-haired teen replied, "Follow me." He began walking and she followed in close tow behind him. "I really appreciate this," She said with a smile "It's no problem, I was the new kid here a couple of weeks ago." He told her when they soon arrived at room 237.

"Here you go," Bart smiled

"Thanks again Bart for helping me,"

"You're welcome," He said and watched as she walked into the classroom and watched as she took her seat near the window. Bart then walked inside and took a seat where he usually sat when Laura turned "What the-?" She asked, her eyes wide with surprise as she saw Bart sitting not too far from her with a big grin on his face.

"Hello again," He teased

"This is your homeroom too?"

"That's right," He replied, "Is that a problem?"

"No," She told him shaking her head, "I'm just surprised, I didn't expect to see you here."

"Why is that?" Bart asked, "I told you I knew where it was, I never said it wasn't my first-period class."

"Fair enough," She said "I guess I just figured because you said you were the new student here a couple of weeks ago, that you knew the layout of the school or something." Laura explained, "let that be a lesson, never assume anything." She said more to herself than to him, before turning her focus to him again.

"True," Bart said, nodding his head before looking over at her, "Listen, we got some time before class, do you mind if I ask you for your phone number? I forgot to ask for it the other day..." He then asked embarrassed as he scratched the back of his head, Laura just blinked at him unsure of what to say

At 742 Evergreen Terrace Marge was finishing up on the dishes when she heard the doorbell ring. "I wonder who that could be?" The blue-haired woman asked as she dried her hands and walked over to the front door. She opened the door and found her new neighbor Ruth Powers standing in front of her. "Good morning Ruth," Marge greeted her friend warmly "Hey Marge," Ruth began, "Are you busy?"

"Well, I was doing some cleaning," Marge began "Oh, I'm so sorry I didn't mean to interrupt I can come back later." Ruth said apologetically and turned to leave when Marge said, "No, it's fine, I need to take a break anyway. I can talk," Ruth stopped and looked at her for a moment "Are you sure? I don't want to bother you..."

"Yeah, you're fine," The mother of three reassured her, "Come on in," Ruth entered the house hesitantly, looking around at her surroundings as she did.

"You have a beautiful home," She said, "Thank you," Marge replied with a smile, "Can I get you something to drink? Would you like some coffee?"

" Coffee would be great," Ruth said graciously, the two women journeyed their way into the kitchen."Have a seat," Marge told the brunette, the other woman did as she told and sat down at the table as Marge moved over to the counter where pulled down two coffee cups from the cabinet and began pouring some coffee

"Would you like cream or sugar in your coffee?"

"Sugar please," Ruth responded

Marge then brought the two cups of coffee over to the table and handed on to Ruth, "Thank you," The other woman said before taking a sip of the hot beverage. The mother of three then sat down across from her and said "So you are looking for a job," She began "Is there any job particular you are looking for?"

"Not really," She said

"Well, the only job I can suggest is the Kwik-E-Mart, though I do warn you it gets robbed pretty frequently so there is a strong possibility you will get shot while on the job." Ruth cringed a bit at hearing this, "Is there any other jobs you can recommend?"

"Hmm, let me see..." Marge thought for a moment "Well, there is the Nuclear Power Plant..." She said, "Does it pay decent?"

"Yes, Homer has worked there for 14 years and it helped us getting this house, pay the bills, and providing our kids with what they need."

"Ok, I will apply later online, thanks again, Marge."

"You're welcome, Ruth."

Bart exited the lunch line, he had on his tray a cheeseburger, french fries, ketchup, and milk. He scanned the cafeteria where he saw his friends sitting off chatting with each other. Still annoyed with them, he decided to not sit with them today and try to find another place to sit. He scanned the room where he found a familiar brunette sitting off by herself. He smiled and began walking over to her she did not look up as he approached as she was reading a book

"Can I sit here?" Asked Bart

Laura looked up from the book she had been reading. It appears the book she was reading is some form of a comic book. "Sure, go ahead." She gestured at the empty seat beside her. He sat down and looked over at the book she had in her hand "Is that a comic book you are reading?" He asked curiously "No, it's a graphic novel." She said, her eyes never leaving the book. "What's it called?" The spiky-haired teen asked, she then looked over at him "It's called Tokyo Ghoul." She responded

"What is it about?"

"It's about a boy named Ken Kaneki, he's a college student and barely survives a deadly encounter with a girl named Rize who is revealed to be a ghoul. He is left in critical condition and is taken to the hospital, afterward he discovered the doctors performed surgery on him that transformed him into a half-ghoul."

"Sounds like my kinda book," Bart said with a smile on his face

"Really?" Laura asked surprised

"Yeah, I love all that stuff ghouls and zombies..." He told her as he took a bite of his burger. "Well, what do we have here?" A voice said from behind "Hey baby, whatcha reading?" Before Bart and Laura knew what was happening, her book was snatched out of her hands. "Hey, give that back!" Laura shouted as she turned to see who it was that took her book from her and was met with a tall dark-haired boy. "Jason..." Bart sneered as he saw him and his brothers standing there with smug looks on their faces. Jason opened the book and began flipping through it, as he did the smile left his face and was replaced but a look of confusion "What the hell is this shit?"

"It's called Japanese manga," Laura responded, "Now now give me back my book!" She reached for the book but he kept it out of her reach."You want it? Try and take it!" He said and tossed it to Devon, who then tossed it, Kyle, laughing as Laura tried to grab the book but to no avail. "Knock it off, Jason!" Bart said, but the boys did not stop "I said KNOCK IT OFF!" He yelled, grabbing their attention.

Everyone in the lunchroom turned their heads to see what the commotion was about. "What did you say, Simpson?" Jason asked as she stepped closer to the blonde spiky-haired teen "You heard me," Bart said, "I said knock it off," The black-haired boy got within inches from Bart's face and said "And who is gonna make us? You?" He asked before laughing and pushed Bart, making him stumble back a bit.

"Come on, Bart. Let's see what you got!" He told him, shoving him harder this time. Bart once again stumbles back. Getting his footing, Bart put his fists up close to face, making Jason and his brothers laugh at him once more.

As they did, Bart seethed. He drew his fist back and struck square in the nose. Jason grabbed it and hollered in pain.

"Jason, are you all right?" Kyle asked

After a moment, Jason removed his hands to reveal his bloody nose. He glared daggers at Bart, "You're going to pay for that," He growled as he then grabbed Bart and hit him a couple of times in the face. Before he could punch him again, Bart tackled him around the waist, pushing him backward as Jason punched him in the ribs. The two fell to the floor and began exchanging blows with one another.

The crowd around them stood around in amazement as they continued to film the fight.

Devon and Kyle decided to intervene and grabbed hold of Bart, pulling him off their brother.

Bart quickly broke free of their hold, "Get off of me!" He elbowed Kyle in the stomach, before whipping around and hitting Kyle.

As Jason got up, he noticed Bart had his back turned and took advantage of this. He walked over and kicked him in the back, sending him crashing face-first to the floor. Jason and his brothers walked over to him.

Bart pushed himself up on his hands and knees.

"Didn't ever anyone ever teach you, never turn your back during a fight," Jason started as Kyle and Devon once again grabbed Bart and picked him up, "otherwise you're going to get hurt." He then punched Bart hard in the gut, making him gasp. Jason then began to alternate between his face and his stomach.

Just then Mr. Henry, Mr. Craven, and Mr. Reese showed up to break up what was happening.

"Hey, what do you think you're doing? Get away from him!" Mr. Henry shouted,

Henry dealt with Jason, while Reese took care of Kyle and Devon. Together, they were able to get the three boys away from Bart. While Mr. Craven checked on the blonde teenager.

Two of the teachers managed to get Jason, Kyle, and Devon away from Bart, while the other checked on the blonde teenager.

"Are you all right?" He asked

"Yeah, thanks," Bart replied softly,

"You three, to Principal Dondelinger's office, right now! Move it!" Reese instructed, the three boys did as they were told and began towards the door.

Henry then turned to Craven and said, "Take him to the nurse's station to get checked out, then take him to Principal Dondelinger's office as well."

Afterward, Reese and Henry escorted Jason, Kyle, and Devon out of the cafeteria.

Craven nodded, "Come on, son, let's get you to the nurse's station," Bart with the help of Mr. Craven walked out the door, making his way to the nurse's station.

A/N: All right that is it for this chapter. Hope you all enjoyed it. I will be working on the next chapter very soon. Take care!