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DISCLAIMER

Concepts belong to New Line Cinema and Canadian Television. I only own the plot. I have no idea what Max or Sam's last name are, or what name I may have given them in other fics, so if they don't jive with something else, I apologize. And I was on IMDB (don't know accurate this is), and learned that the actual name of their high school Sir John Sparrow Thompson High. However, for continuity, I'm keeping it at J. Thompson High.

"Krueger?" Joey repeated. "Why didn't you call us?" he asked.

"That's what he wanted me to do. I would've been calling you into a trap," she answered.

"You think we should call Nancy and Rod later? Tell them what's going on?" Joey questioned.

"That'd be a good idea," Casey agreed. Then, before they could say anymore, Casey's boyfriend, Max Chambers, came sauntering up.

"Hey, you comin' to lunch, or what?" he asked, slinging an arm around her shoulders.

"Yeah. Uh, Max, this is one of my best friends, Joey Crusel. Joey, this is my boyfriend, Max Chambers," Casey introduced them.

"Hey, nice to meet you," Joey said.

"Yeah, same here," Max agreed. "Look, I hate to break up the reunion, but---"

"No, it's fine," Joey said. "We'll talk later, okay?" he proposed to his friend.

"Count on it," Casey replied. Then, she and Max walked off.

"So, what were you two talking about?" Max wondered.

"Nothing really important. Just catching up on old times," Casey lied. He wouldn't understand. He's not one of us, she thought to herself.

"I didn't think catching up on old times would be so serious," Max commented.

"It's a long story. You wouldn't really understand," Casey said.

"Well, I can try," Max stated.

"Max, no," Casey insisted.

"What's the big deal? Why are you acting like you two share some big secret?" Max demanded, grabbing her right hand. Casey gasped in pain and it was then that he noticed the bandage.

"What happened?" he questioned as she jerked away.

"You wouldn't get it! You're not one of us! You don't---" she cut herself off with an annoyed sigh as Max noticed that everyone in the all, including Joey was staring at them.

"Hey, what's going on?" Joey asked, coming up.

"What did you say to her?" Max accused.

"Watch your mouth, buddy," Joey warned, protectively stepping in front of Casey.

"I'm not your buddy," Max stated.

"Stop it," Casey said, getting in between them. "Joey, let's just go," she suggested.

"Yeah, good idea," Joey agreed. They walked off.

"What was that all about?" a voice asked. Max turned to see Sam Jennings.

"I've got no idea," he replied.

"Did you get any lunch?" Joey questioned.

"No. You?" Casey responded.

"I had barely started walking when I heard you two fighting," Joey answered.

"Yeah, that wasn't really one of my finer moments, was it?" Casey asked.

"Don't worry about it. Let's just go to lunch," Joey said. Then, they headed for the cafeteria. By the end of the day, all of J. Thompson High was buzzing with the news and rumors of Casey and Max's fight.

"I heard that the new kid made a move on Casey who didn't even fight it, and when Max caught them, she went postal," a girl said.

"I heard that they had a fight over a weird injury Casey had," another girl stated. Meanwhile, Max was busy trying to find his girlfriend. He finally found her in the parking lot, talking to the new boy, Joey. However, he couldn't hear what they were saying, so he moved closer. Casey shifted on her feet.

"So, what happened in your dream?" Joey asked.

"I was in the boiler room, and it just felt like he was there. But I figured it had been two years, why would he show up now?" Casey told him. Max's brows furrowed. Who was she talking about? "Anyway, I touched the furnace and it was cold. But then it came to life…and he was after me," she continued.

"And your hand?" he prompted.

"Burned myself on the pipe to wake myself up," came the answer. Now Max was really confused. Did Casey really believe that she had injured herself in a dream?

"Don't worry. We beat this freak before. We can beat him again," Joey assured, taking her hand. Casey let out a soft laugh and ducked her head. Max stepped forward---and crashed right into a garbage can. Casey and Joey turned around.

"Max? What the heck?" Casey demanded. At a loss for words, Max just grinned weakly.