(Shaun's POV)

I was really worried about her. I rode my bike to the back of her house, and knocked on her bedroom window. Sadly, she didn't answer, so I opened her window, and saw her laying on her bed all bruised up.

"Joe!" I gasped

"Shush!" she said and she stumbled to the door to make sure it was locked

"What happened?" I said as I helped her back to what I assumed was her bed as there were about ten other beds also in the room

"Look, this is an orphanage, and out there are my legal guardians since I was dropped off her when I was a baby."

"You've lived with them since you were a baby?"

"Yeah."

"Why do they hurt you?"

"Because I'm the only one who wasn't adopted, which means I must be a freak."

"No, not at all," I said, hugging her

"Shaun, why do you care so much?"

"Because I like you."

"I like you too," she said and we kissed

"Joe, I've gotta get you out of here."

(Joe's POV)

I knew that there was no use in arguing with Shaun. Then I hopped on the back of Shaun's bike, and he rode to some apartment building.

"Shaun, where are we?"

"Some where I can trust," he said and we rode up to the eighth floor, and knocked on one of the doors, and out came Mr. Turner.

"Shaun, what's going on?" he asked

"Look, someone I know needs help."

He then moved aside so I could walk next to him.

"Ms. Wilson, what happened?"

Shaun ended up explaining what happened, and I filled him in on the rest of my past. He then agreed that like he did for Shaun apparently, he's going to take me in.

That night I barely slept in fear that they would find me. In the morning Mr. Turner drove to school, and I walked up to Shaun, Cory, and Topenga.

"Hey guys," I said

"Joe," Shaun said as he hugged me

"We heard what happened," Cory said

"Look, it's okay. I'm just glad Shaun was there for me."

"Always," he said as he hugged me again

(2 months later)

So far I've been getting really close with Mr. Turner, and he's becoming a sort of father figure for me.

"Everyone, you will be having a new science teacher," Mr. Feeny announced

"I've got science, how about you guys?" I asked

"Yeah, we've all got science," Topenga said

The four of us walked into the class, and I sat next to Shaun. When the bell rang, none other than Paul stepped into the classroom.

"Class, I'm Mr. Ruff, and I'll be your science teacher."

I immediately froze in pure panic.

"And who might you be?" he asked as he approached my desk

"Please leave me alone," I whispered

"What?" he asked

"Leave me alone," I whispered again

"Still can't hear you."

He then placed his hand on my leg, and I sprung up out of my seat, crying

"Leave me alone!" I yelled and Shaun put his arms around me protectively

"Who is that?" Shaun whispered

"Paul," I said, and he immediately tightened his grip on me

(Shaun's POV)

When she told me who he was, I became even more protective of her.

"Well Josie (I noticed her flinch at that name), it's seems you've got yourself someone to protect you. How adorable," he smirked

"Yeah, she does," I said

"Have you forgotten your place?" he said, gripping her arm

"No, I haven't, and you've made sure of that," she said

"Well if hadn't been so stupid, then I wouldn't of done that!" he yelled at her

"Leave her alone!" I yelled, pushing her behind me

"You wanna test me," he said, shoving me to the ground

"The doors locked," Topenga cried

"HELP!" Topenga screamed at the top of her lungs

What felt like a second later, Turner had busted the door open.

"Get away from her!" Turner shouted

"And why should I? After all, she is technically my daughter," Paul said as he grabbed Joe's arm

"No I'm not! If you were, you would care about me!"

"I don't think so!" he grabbed Joe's arm again

Suddenly, Joe dropped to the floor and started hyperventilating.

"What did you do to her?!" I yelled

"Shaun, she's having a panic attack," Mr. Turner said as he placed her against the wall.

"What can we do?" Cory asked

"Miss Lawrence go get Feeny. Cory, I need you to barricade Shaun, Joe, and I with the desks. And Shaun, I need your help the most."

"What do you want me to do?" I asked worriedly

"I need you to get behind Joe, take her into your lap, and wrap your arms around her to try to calm her down."

I didn't even think twice about that. When I got her situated, I kept whispering to her that everything was gonna be okay. It was weird. I had never felt this way about a girl before. I really loved her. I cared about her so much.

When the police arrived, they arrested Paul, and took Joe to the hospital. Luckily I got Mr. Turner to give me a ride.

"How is she?" Mr. Turner asked her doctor

"She's better, although she's got a lot of old bruises and unhealed injures, and a large scar on her arm."

"Large scar?" I asked

"Yes. It looks like someone carved something into her arm with a knife."

I couldn't believe this could happen to her!

"What did they carve?" Turner asked

"Are both of you aware or Harry Potter?"

"Yeah, Feeny made us read them in middle school," I said confusingly

"Well, it seems that he carved the word mudblood into her arm," he said and I froze

How could someone do that! I can't believe she had to go through that.

"Can I please see her?" I said and the doctor showed me to her room

When I entered I saw her sitting up on her bed looking down at her arm.

"I asked the doctor to tell you about my scar," she said as she extended out her arm

The scar was red and irritated from being grabbed so hard, but the word was very clear.

"Paul said that I was a freak, who had dirty blood because I wasn't adopted yet. One day he got so angry and carved this into my arm. It was only about a week into September of this year."

I just hugged her.

"I'm sorry I freaked out in front of you. You must think I'm a loser."

"Never. Joe, I love you," I said

"Really?" she asked, looking up at me

"Yeah. So what do you say: you wanna be my gal?"

"I'd love that!" she said and she kissed me