Ah yes. Chapter 2. Well, in this, you'll be introduced to Dick, Kori, and Vic. Have fun. Hopefully this will be as long as I want it to be. By the way, this is the first day of school PERIOD.

Chapter 2: Arrival and Introductions

"Gar! Get down her now! You're going to be late!" Jen covered her ears as Marie Logan yelled right next to her. Marie looked down to her sitting daughter. "Sorry honey."

"It's alright. I know how deaf Gar can be sometimes." Jen picked up the plate she had been eating off of and walked over to the sink. Rinsing it off, she checked the clock on the wall. "He'd better get down here soon or I'm gonna' leave with out him."

"I'm up, I'm up!" Gar shouted as he jumped down the stairs. As he ran over to the fridge to grab an apple, his mother caught him by the ear. "OW! OW! OW!"

"How many times have I told you not to jump down the stairs?" She asked as she twisted harder.

"At least thirty." Gar said grinning. "OW!" Marie let go of his ear and shook her head.

"Ya' know, people wonder how I deal with you. And I always say 'Oh, he's not that bad'." Marie handed each of them twenty dollars. "Here. Your lunch is paid for using an account system. Put this on your accounts. It should last the month."

"Gar'll go through it in a day." Jen said with a chuckle.

"Hey! I don't eat that much." Gar whined.

"Yeah right!" Jen retorted, chuckling more. "I'm surprised you're not the size of a whale." Marie grabbed both of them and dragged them out the door.

"Get! You're going to be late." She said, slamming the door shut. Gar and Jen stared blankly at each other. The door opened again and Marie threw out to book bags. "Don't forget these" She finished sweetly and shut the door again.

"Oookay." Gar said. He shook it off and began walking, with Jen to his right.

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Gar and Jen reached the school with time to spare. Squeezing through the crowd of teens clearly didn't want to enter the school just yet, they made it to the main entrance.

"Would ya' look at this. New kids." A gruff voice said behind them. Gar and Jen turned around to see two teens. One was short and wore a pair of glasses, and the other (obviously the speaker) was a hulking man who wore a muscle shirt and combat boots. "And one of um's not bad lookin'." The man finished in a badly seductive voice and licking his lips.

"Yeah. I don't think I'm gonna' be talking to you." Jen said in disgust.

"Oh come on." The short one said. "We're really likeable guys once you get to know us." The both took a few steps towards Jen. Gar leaped in their way.

"Not a step further bozos." He growled. The larger one grinned and laughed.

"You really wanna' fight? Okay. Let's go." He said, drawing his fist back. As he was about to punch, a voice rang out.

"We got a problem here?" Gar and Jen looked over to see a tall, muscular African-American teen. The two other teens had suddenly dawned a look of fear.

"Nope. No problem here Vic." The smaller one squeaked out. They both backed away and sped into the school.

"New here huh? Well, stay away from those two. There the school's assholes. But they're not the only ones. The other one they hang out with is just as bad. The name's Victor Stone. You can just call me Vic." A bell rang and Vic looked at his watch. "That's the ten minute bell. What's your home room?"

"Ummm…. Mr. Castle." Jen said, looking at her schedule.

"Same." Gar said. Vic smiled.

"Great. You're both in my homeroom. Come on. Follow me." And so they did.

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The trio walked through the door just as the bell for homeroom rang. They took seats next to a red-haired girl and another boy who looked like he had way too much gel in his hair. Mr. Castle stood up and addressed them.

"Hello everyone. My name is Mr. Castle. But just call me Frank. I hate being called 'Mr.', it makes me feel old." This got a chuckle out of the room. "Okay. On that note, let's see if we can get attendance done before announcements." Frank looked down at a sheet of paper on his desk.

"Kori Anders?" The red haired girl raised her hand beaming

"Dick Grayson?" Mr. Hair-Gel raised his hand.

"Timothy Kowalski?" A boy in back raised his hand.

"Garfield Logan" The rest of the kids in the room, with one exception, chuckled or giggled as Gar raised his hand.

"Jennifer Logan?" Jen raised her hand.

"Rachel Roth?" A girl in back raised her hand.

"And Victor Stone?" Vic raised his hand just as the announcements started. As is customary, no one was listening. Vic was introducing Gar and Jen to everyone else.

"Alright guys, this here is Dick, short for Richard and occasionally he is one." Vic dodged a swing from Dick. "Anyway, he's been studying Martial Arts since he was four. Not even I'd wanna' fight him." Dick grinned at this compliment. "This here is Kori. She moved here a few years ago from…. I don't even remember the name. Sorry Kori." Kori just smiled and nodded.

"That is fine Vic. It's not important." Vic nodded back. "Alright, moving on. This young man in camo is Tim Kowalski. In case you can't tell, he wants to be in the military. And he's the only kid in this school who I've personally seen match Dick in fighting skill. And think that's everyone."

"Who's the girl in the hoodie?" Gar asked. Vic looked back.

"Yeah. Rachel. She's not too social. I'm not sure why. I was partnered with her in Health last year and she's pretty nice… Once you get to know her." Vic scratched his head. "Well, I guess I just figured out why she's not social. Nobody really wants to know her. They think she's a freak." The bell to end home room rang and everyone got up. "Listen guys, tomorrow, let's all try to get to know her. Unless one of you has her in a class. Then try today." Everyone nodded and headed off.

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Woohoo! First period math. Jen thought in disgust as she walked into the room. Looking around, she saw and open spot next to a red-haired boy in a Weird Al t-shirt. She took a seat next to him and put her books under her seat. The boy leaned over and whispered, "Hey there. The names West, Wally West." Jen sighed. Great! A James Bond wanna-be. This should be interesting.

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Well folks, that's it for now. Tune in next time for jokes, classes and a fight.

Sorry for the Al reference by the way. I'm listening to six songs to get some "inspiration". Falling Away From Me, Black Dog, Just the Girl (I know, I know, but I heard it and I'm like "That's BB/Rae!"), Image of the Invisible, Yoda (That's where Al comes in)and Teen Titans (The full theme, not the TV cut). So see ya' next time.

As always, review, and please throw in some suggestions and corrections (if any are needed). Randomness, monetary donations, and small offerings of food are also appreciated. Chao.