Disclaimer: No, I don't own DTNG.

Chapter one

It's been months since that day. And months since I've called or even wrote my girlfriend (ex, now I guess.). I abandoned her. I walked out and didn't even call to make sure she could pay the rent on the apartment we shared. I'm too ashamed to call now. I waited too long. Besides, what the hell would I say?

On the brightside of things, my parents have been kinda cool. They tried to get me into some crappy grief counseling, but fuck that. I almost never went. Mostly when I just wanted to get out of the house and have a laugh. It was ten times worse than what Ms. Sauve' did at Degrassi after the...after that day, with the stupid masks and stuff. Besides that, my parents have been doting on me, being extra sweet, my mom fixes all my favorite stuff to eat, even Tracker has been calling more to check on me.

"Sean? Honey? Wake up." That was my cue to get up and get ready for school. "I'm coming Mom, I'm getting up." I grumbled. My mom smiled, then ruffled my hair. I immediately swatted her hand away from my curls, running my hand through. "Let's get a move on kid." Then she was gone. I turned over in my bed and tried to calculate just how long I actually slept. The nightmares were coming more frequent these days. I'd gotten lucky this time, I usually couldn't fall back asleep and I'd go sit outside in the dark, sometimes I would walk down by the water to be alone with my thoughts. Exhausted, I rolled out of bed, and trudged off
to shower.

At this school, there were plenty of kids like me. Un-rich. But there were more of the others. I didn't want no parts of any of them. So I did my work in class, ate a sandwich and chomped on chips at lunch, while doing more work in auto shop. Just like Mr. Ehl, Mr. Costas was cool as hell. I liked him almost instantly. He warmed up to me when I showed him how fast I could put together a carburator.

Then one day, I ran into some kids that reminded me of Jay, Alex, me and Towerz.

There were two guys and two girls though. They took one look at me and decided that I should be hanging out with them. They invited me to chill sometime at a park near my house, but I haven't been yet. Anyway, back to the present.

After school, I hauled ass out of the front of the building and started footing it towards home. When I got about a block up, I heard a car coming up behind me, playing it's radio real loud. I looked back to see the chicks from the 'copy' clique driving slowly in a green mustang. 'Fuckin spoiled brats!' I thought and kept walking.

"Hey! New kid! Thought you might need a ride!"

This came from the driver. She was damn pretty, with brownish-auburn colored hair, green eyes, and butter pecan colored skin. I knew right away that she was mixed with something. "My mom always told me not to talk to strangers. Especially strangers riding in expensive cars, stalking me." The girls giggled. "Well, I'm Jen. And she's 'Nessa. So we're not strangers anymore." The exotic beauty in the passenger's seat said. "Come on 'Slim shady'! Get in!" Nessa laughed. So I did.

When they dropped me off home, we exchanged numbers, said bye, and I went into the house. "Hey honey, dinner'll be ready in 45." My mom says. "Cool." Is all I say, trying to peek into the oven. My mom kissed my cheek and said, "I missed you Sean, now, homework!" I grabbed a soda and made a break for my room.

As I was about eight minutes into my english review, the phone rang. I picked up the line in my room.

"Hello?"

"Shady? What's up?" It was Nessa.

"Nothin' why?"

"Well, we were wonderin', can you come out to play tonight?" I thought about it for a minute. My Dad was on third shift. He'd be gone in a short while, and my Mom always went to bed at nine-thirty. 'Hell yeah I was game!'

"Yeah. Pick me up at ten."

"Okay. meet us out front."

"Yeah."

We hung up, and I rushed through english review.

A/N- That's the first chapter. I needed something to cure my writer's blockage. But I will continue working on both of my stories ok? Please review!

Kristian