A/N: I know!! I took forever to update this story!! sorry.

here you go!

Chapter 3: Lunch

Artemis followed Melissa and Cassie out of there third block class and down a flight of stairs. He was having a hard time keeping up with them without getting run over by his fellow students.

"Where are we going?" Artemis asked catching up with Cassie.

"Lunch. Well at least you and Melissa are. I'm going to English," Cassie said with a small shudder. "Later!" She called out and left Artemis and Melissa.

Artemis followed Melissa into a loud large room that was growing louder. "C'mon, we need to get to our table before the wanna-be gangsters get there." Melissa said leading the way to a table.

"Issa! You made it!" A red faced boy said waving them over.

"Hey Derek," Melissa said sitting down next to him. "How was biology?"

"Sucked. Mrs. Etisa is super bitchy today." Derek said opening something that may have been a sandwich.

"Well that's just great. Wonder who she is going to take it out on," Melissa said sarcastically.

"Hmm… I'm thinking someone with a name beginning with 'M'." Derek said sniffing the sandwich. "Ugh! Okay, who wants it?" He said holding up the sandwich.

"Just throw it at David or Josh when they come over," Melissa said pulling out a orange package. "Are you going to sit down anytime soon?" She asked looking up at Artemis.

"Maybe," Artemis said with a grin and sat down across from her and the boy.

"Artemis, right?" Derek asked pulling out a bottle of water.

"Yes. And you are Derek?" Artemis asked pulling out his lunch.

"Yeah. Wait a minute, how did you know my name?" Derek asked.

"I can read minds," Artemis said with a smile.

Derek's eyes widened. "Seriously?" Melissa rolled her eyes and smacked him upside his head. "What was that for?"

"Your such an idiot," she said with a smile.

"But I'm your idiot!" Derek said and hugged her.

Artemis felt something in lump in his stomach. Jealousy maybe? Melissa rolled her eyes. "Get off of me," she said shrugging Derek off.

"Fine, be that way," he said and stuck his tongue out at her.

Melissa stuck her tongue out at him before waving at someone. Artemis turned around to see Josh, another boy wearing all black and a tan hat on his head and two girls walking over to them. "Hey guys!"

Josh waved at them as the small group walked over. "Hey." He said taking a seat next to Artemis while the boy in black sat down on Artemis's other side. Derek grinned and threw the 'sandwich' at the boy in black. The sandwich land with an odd squish on the table. The boy looked down at the sandwich and back up at Derek.

One of the girls carefully picked up the sandwich. She had light brown hair with blond highlights and was wearing jeans and a red shirt. "Derek, what is this?"

"I have no idea, but feel free to eat it."

The other girl gasped. She had blond hair pulled back into a ponytail and was wearing all black. "Derek doesn't want food? My god!"

"Ha-ha. Good one Taylor," Derek said sarcastically.

"Yeah. But not as good as the time Melissa and I put half a bag of banana chips in your book bag."

"You put half a bag of banana chips in my book bag?"

"Yup," Melissa said, "And I accidentally touched your gym shorts. I washed my hands a good twenty times."

The small group laughed as Derek glared at her while the boy in black was still glaring at him.

Melissa threw a cheez-it at him. "Cut it out David. Your scaring the new kid."

David turned around and looked Artemis over. "Sup?"

"Not much," Artemis said. He was proud of himself for picking up on teenage slang so quickly.

Most of the group looked at Melissa with raised eyebrows. "What?" David jerked his head towards Artemis. "Oh! My bad. Guys, this is Artemis. Artemis this is David, Taylor, Nicole and you've already met Derek and Josh."

The girl with brown hair sat down at the end of the table. "Welcome to the table Artemis! Here have a cup of pudding!" She said sliding a cup of chocolate pudding down the table to Artemis.

"Uh, thanks…."

"I'm Nicole." She said before opening a small box filled with fruit.

"The cute but psycho one," Josh said with a grin.

"Hey!" Nicole said frowning. "I thought that was Melissa."

The group laughed as Melissa posed for them. "I can't help it."

Artemis smiled at the small group as he looked around at them. It appears that I may have made some new friends. He thought to himself as Nicole threw something at Melissa and Derek.

A/N: Short chapter, I know. I'm working on the update for AOTC now.