Degrassi: The Third Generation
By: Ithurtssogood
Episode. 1
"Green Eyed Monster"
Madison and Miranda Brooks sighed as they stepped out of the gold Pontiac Montana van. Their mother, Ashley Brooks, sat in driver's seat smiling brightly. Miranda wore yellow floral top and a short white skirt; her twin wore a similar outfit except the top was pink.
"Have a good day girls," Ashley practically screamed. "I love you." The twin girls mumbled something.
"Huh?" Ashley called, moving a few strands of reddish-brown hair from off her ear. The girls rolled their brown eyes and twirled around.
"We love you." They said in unison, their voices flat and mechanical. Ashley giggled, waved, and drove off to the faculty parking lot. Madison shook her head, her brown locks falling on her caramel skinned face.
"She's so embarrassing. And to think we have to see her in school," Madison groaned, as her fellow students milled past her. She squinted her eyes as if looking for someone. "I just hope no one heard her." Her twin sister, Miranda, looked in the same direction her sister was peering in.
"Who are you looking for?"
"Him…" Madison sighed, pointing towards the corner of the street. It was obviously a boy…and a very attractive one at that. He stood at about five feet and nine inches and he had a lean yet muscular frame, his hair was shaggy and brown, his bangs hanging over his big green eyes. He wore a cute yellow Abercrombie Polo and tan cargo shorts with all white tennis shoes and his skin! Oh his skin was gorgeous, the same caramel colour as the twins since they both had white and black parents.
"Who is that?" Miranda questioned. Even though she knew very well who that was. It was Tucker Yorke, the boy she had been crushing on since fifth grade when he held her hand at a scary part in the school play. Miranda was never one to express her feelings so she kept her crush inside. She just hoped her sister wasn't developing feelings for him as well.
"That's Tucker Yorke…" Madison said, sighing loudly again. Her brown eyes fluttered and her full lips curled into a smile.
"Ugh. You're so cheesy," Miranda giggled. Even though inside she wanted to strangle her sister for eyeing her future boyfriend. "C'mon!" Miranda grabbed her sister's hand and yanked her up the steps and inside Degrassi Community School.
Tucker Yorke turned the corner and onto the grounds of Degrassi Community School. Today was his very first day of junior high and he was terrified out of his mind. Sure he had friends here from primary school but this was an entirely new place and with some new students.
It was going to be an adventure all right.
Some high-pitched giggles caught his attention as he walked past the school sign, his green eyes travelled to the source. The Brooks Twins. One of them was blushing and pointing at him.
Did they think he was hot?
Tucker had always found the twins attractive but never approached either one about anything. Before he could give them a friendly wave, they dashed up the steps in a flurry of giggles. Tucker guessed he was hot too, his father, JT Yorke, was white while his mother Liberty Yorke was black, giving him a caramel complexion, green eyes, and shaggy brown hair. Thus making him very exotic looking.
But what if those twins thought so too?
"Hey, Tuck!" A familiar deep voice said, awakening him from his thoughts. Tucker turned around, his shaggy hair flowing with him, and spotted his best friend Scott Manning. The two teen boys did the standard handshake-half-hug thing that all boys do.
"What's up?" Tucker questioned his best friends as they slowly ascended the steps to the school. Scott blew a long red curl out of his brown eyes and smiled.
"Nothing much, this summer was awesome though!"
"Oh yeah, didn't you go on tour with your dad for a while?" Tucker asked. Scott nodded his redhead and beamed at Tucker.
"Yeah, it was so cool," Scott laughed. "It was like a twenty-four hour party…I bet you're jealous." Tucker rolled his green eyes and playfully punched his friend in the shoulder. The two took a seat on the top step; they still had about ten minutes before school officially began. So why not hang out?
Tucker rested his chin in his large hands and peered down below, trying to spot whom else was on their way. Tucker instantly noticed the boy who was approaching the school. He wore a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey and a pair of stylishly ripped jeans, his hair was golden blonde and looked as if it was windblown to the right side of his face.
It was Aaron Michalchuck.
Scott and Tucker noticed that a lot of the other boys either grimaced or got up and left as Aaron walked up the stairs. Scott rolled his brown eyes.
"Hey Aaron!" Scott called. Aaron looked up and smiled at his two friends, he ran up the steps and sat down with them.
"Don't worry about those other guys." Tucker said, pointing to a group of Grade Nine boys who were whispering and pointing.
Aaron pushed a strand of blond hair behind his right ear, "You think that bothers me? Imagine all the people who practically run when I tell them I have two dads." Scott, Tucker, and Aaron burst into laughter.
"In primary school, all of the kids didn't think anything of it." Tucker stated between laughs.
"Well that's because kids I told kids they were my uncles," Aaron said. "Then once we reached Grade Six, everyone knew what gay was and knew that my parents were."
"This year will be…fun, eh?" Scott said, barely suppressing his laughter.
"Of course, everyone will avoid the kid with the gay parents! Yaaaay!"
Eve Mason kept her head down as she strolled down Degrassi Street. The white earphones of her iPod Nano were plugged into both of her multiply pierced ears. The roaring music of Taking Back Sunday blared in her ears as she finally reached the end of the street where Degrassi Community School lay.
She sighed loudly.
Eve never really like school…since no one really liked her. People always thought she was too quiet, or too eccentric, or too Emo. Ugh, Emo. Just because she wore lots of eyeliner, had multiple piercings in both ears, and only shopped at Hot Topic, doesn't make her any different than anyone else.
Eve always liked taking the left path when everyone else took the right, and now she's being punished for it. Her punishment being solitary confinement, since no one spoke to her.
She adjusted the black heart clip in her platinum blonde hair. She looked up and noticed the Brooks Twins hopping out of their mother's van. Mrs. Brooks had offered Eve a ride to school, but Eve refused. She didn't see the point in driving to a school three minutes away from your house, even if Mrs. Brooks was the Concert Chorus teacher.
Taking Back Sunday ended on her iPod and then Panic! At the Disco began to play. Eve was so lost in her thoughts that she hadn't even realized that she had reached the steps of DCS. Tucker Yorke, Scott Manning, and Aaron Michalchuck all lay atop the steps.
Eve pursed her full lips. Those three always teased her.
"Emo!"
"Someone put her on suicide watch!"
"Aw, c'mon guys! Don't tease her, we don't want to add to her depression problem!"
"Yeah, she'll probably get caught cutting in the bathroom!"
Eve rolled her vibrant green eyes. God! She wanted to kick their asses so badly. Even if Aaron was her cousin, he still ragged on her.
"Leave me the hell alone." She screeched, her voice cracking a little at the end of the sentence. The three boys burst into laughter.
"Whatever, Emo. Just don't go hang yourself on the first day." Scott said in between guffaws. Eve just bit her bottom lip and stomped inside the school, her black Converse All-Stars smacking against the linoleum.
Still fuming with anger, Eve produced her schedule from her black backpack. Her homeroom was Room 213 with Ms. Mackenzie. Eve stuffed the paper back into her backpack and searched for the nearest staircase, still in a huff, the blonde trudged up the steps until she was on the second floor.
She found Room 213 almost instantly since it was right where the staircase was. Eve closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She placed her small hand on the silver doorknob and twisted it and pushed. The door opened and Eve stepped inside the drably decorated homeroom.
The beginning of another friendless year. Eve thought to herself.
She waved and gave a small smile to Mrs. Mackenzie, her gorgeous teacher with milk chocolate skin. Not even looking at any of the occupied desks, Eve took the on closest to the door. She slumped down in the wooden chair and rested her blonde head on the desktop.
But suddenly a slight noise awoke her and she wheeled around to see what was the source. Her eyes brightened when she saw them. A girl and a boy sat in the back corner of the room, both with black hair and black clothing. The girl had catlike green eyes and a nose piercing and the boy had electric blue eyes and 'snakebite' lip piercings.
Eve smiled and stood up and walked over to them, "Hey, I'm Eve."
"I'm Stephanie."
"Josh."
They smiled back at her and motioned to the desk before them. Eve quickly took it before they changed their minds.
Kylie Isaacs smiled brightly and embraced her best friend, Nicole Stone. Nicole ruffled Kylie's flowing black mane and smiled back. It was their first day of Grade Eight and the first time they've seen each other since July. Kylie's dad's job had moved to Nova Scotia for a while, but then it returned and now Kylie's back.
"I'm so glad you're back!" Nicole gushed.
"I know me too," Kylie replied as she began walking. "If I had to live in Nova Scotia, I'd kill myself." Nicole giggled and tried to match Kylie's long strides. Ugh, she hated being shorter than her. Kylie was about five feet and eight inches while Nicole was a wimpy five feet and three inches.
"Can you believe we have four years of school left after Grade Eight? That doesn't even seem like a long time!" Kylie squealed, pulling Kelly's hand and dragging her up the steps to Degrassi Community School. A group of attractive boys followed her every move as she approached the doors. Kylie just ignored them. She knew she was pretty with her caramel skin, honey brown eyes, and long black hair, but she hated when people stared. Especially when she was around Kelly, who considered herself ugly, even though she had flawless skin, a proportioned face, blonde locks, and dazzling green-blue eyes.
Not to mention her father, Peter Stone, was a super famous TV director.
"What's our homeroom again?" Kylie questioned her friend. The two best friends were luckily placed in the same homeroom for the second year in a row.
"Ummm…Room 134." Nicole said, looking up at her towering best friend. Kylie looped her arm through Kelly's and raced through the corridor. Nicole looked down and allowed herself to be yanked down the hallway.
Sure she was happy Kylie didn't have to live in Nova Scotia, but she still wished she could've stayed. Nicole always had to be Kylie's short, fat friend. This year she had planned to reinvent herself and become the goddess that Kylie was.
But then Kylie returned.
"Here we are!" Kylie squealed and practically punched open the door. Nicole rolled her eyes and followed her friend inside.
Ryan and Ben Stone sat in the back of their homeroom in Room 134. Ryan's hazel-green eyes were fluttering and his large, pale hand was resting in his blond hair. His brother, Ben, had his blond head cupped in his hands and his blue eyes were completely closed. Their mother, Emma Stone, had insisted on driving them to school early so they could get to know their teachers.
Yeah, right.
The two were awakened from their slight slumber when the door burst open and gorgeous Kylie Isaacs waltzed in, followed closely by their sister Nicole. Nicole waved timidly while Kylie danced over to them. Ryan giggled when he saw her; she was just so carefree and childlike.
That's what made her so hot.
"Hey Ryan," Kylie said, taking a seat in the desk before him. "Ben! Hey, what's up?"
"Mmm…nothin' much," Ryan grumbled, his eyes still half closed. Ugh, he hated waking up for school and to think he had to do this for the rest of the year! "I thought you had to move to Nova Scotia."
"No, didn't Nicole tell you? My dad's job moved back."
Nicole walked over to the group and took a seat next to Kylie, "You actually think I talk to my brothers?" Kylie and Nicole locked eyes and erupted in shrieks of laughter. Ben smiled slightly.
"You think we'd actually listen?"
Their laughter ceased and the four of them sat there in an awkward silence. Ryan and Ben both stared at Kylie's astonishing beauty, Kylie stared off into space and played with her hair, while Nicole pretended to try and get dirt from underneath her fingernails.
The sound of the first bell brought them back to reality.
The school day finally begins.
Kelly Hogart darted down the quickly emptying halls of Degrassi Community School. The first bell must've already rung and she was late!
Crap, Mariana will be pissed! Kelly thought as she continued sprinting through the halls. Finally she made it to the main office. She fumbled with door handle for a while until the principal, Ms. Kennedy, opened it for her. Kelly looked up and found the redhead principal beaming down on her. Kelly returned the gesture and stepped inside.
"You're just in time. Mariana has been waiting patiently, we can finally start our daily announcements."
"Right, Ms. Kennedy." Kelly sputtered, she quickly ran over to the door on the left side of the office and pushed it open. She found her best friend, and fellow Queen Bee, Mariana Aoyama, sitting on one of the two stools in front of the camera. She was applying a fresh coat of lipgloss to her already shining lips.
Kelly strolled over to her and took the seat next to her, she instantly began fixing her caramel brown hair, "Sorry, Mari. I couldn't find my blush. It won't happen again." Mariana didn't even look at her, she just continued applying the gloss.
"Hmm…" Was all she said.
Kelly pursed her lips and stood up straight. One of the chubby, acne covered AV nerds handed her script for today and then returned behind the camera and began to count off.
"Five, four, three, two…" He made the number one with his stubby index finger.
When the camera turned on, Mariana went into work mode. It was like she was some sort of robot programmed to do the right job right on cue, it was eerie.
"Welcome back to Degrassi my Cougars!" The applause track was played. "I'm Mariana Aoyama, your anchor!"
"And I'm Kelly Hogart, your co-anchor," Kelly looked down at her papers quickly and looked back up, her grey eyes locking onto the camera. "Welcome to the 2026-2027 school year. We're glad to have you all back. So let's start off with new club news…"
As Kelly continued to read, she could feel Mariana's brown eyes piercing into the side of skull. Kelly quickly turned and saw Mariana staring at her, her eyes burning into hers. The scary part was that she still had her usual 'I'm-so-pretty-I-can-do-whatever' smile plastered on her face.
"Yes Mariana?" Kelly asked, staring back into Mariana's slightly slanted eyes.
Mariana ran her small hand through her black hair and then down her olive skinned cheek, "Well, it's just that. You're reading my lines." Kelly's eyes widened a little. She gazed down at the papers and discovered that the lines she was reading weren't highlighted in her colour.
"Oh, sorry Mariana. And you all too." Kelly said, looking from her angry half-Japanese friend to the camera.
"Yes, sorry…" Mariana said coldly, she then began to read her lines. Kelly pursed her lips again, she knew Mariana was going to tear her apart once the announcements were done. She hated not being in the spotlight. The show was just her until Ms. Kennedy asked Kelly to join at the end of last year.
Fifteen minutes later, the announcements had concluded and the two friends slid off of their stools. Kelly rubbed her rear end.
"Agh, my ass is killing me."
Mariana rolled her eyes and crossed her arms across her small chest, "Kelly, first you walk in late and then read my words? What's wrong with you today? Are you backwards or what?" Mariana said, obviously angry, even though she never raised her voice.
Creepy.
"Sorry about that," Kelly said quickly, walking into the main office and snatching up her red messenger bag. "It was an accident."
"It better be." Mariana spat, swinging her own yellow messenger bag over her shoulder.
"What do you have first period, Mari?" Kelly questioned.
"Umm…History with Mr. Alfield. You?" Mariana asked, opening the door to the main hallway for Kelly. She stepped out once her friend was in the hall. The bell to pass to first period rang loudly and the other doors surged open and students poured into the halls.
"Me too." Kelly smiled.
"This year's gonna belong to us, Kelly," Mariana stated over the shouts of the others and the clicking of her Manolo Blahnik knockoff Mary Janes. "Now that Kylie's gone. Every guy is going to want us."
Kelly giggled, she was right. Now that Kylie was frozen up in Nova Scotia, they were officially the hottest girls in Degrassi. Now all the boys belonged to them. Kelly continued on down the hallway without even noticing Mariana had stopped, the missing sound of heels on the tile stopped her. Kelly turned back to Mariana with a questioning look on her face.
Mariana stood frozen in the spot and simply pointed down the hall. Kelly turned her head and her grey eyes locked onto whom she was pointing to. Kylie Isaacs had returned to Degrassi.
"B-but how?"
"Why?"
"When?"
"This is terrible! Our year just started and it's already ruined!" Mariana said quietly as she walked closer to Kylie. When the twosome passed her, they gave her a fake smile and wave and continued on towards the staircase.
"She's such a bitch." Kelly spat.
"She just thinks she can lie about moving and then get everyone all riled up and then reappear!" Mariana said, her voice actually raising a little.
"Who does she think she is?"
"Who?"
The familiar voice made the two girls freeze as they reached the steps. They wheeled around slowly and their eyes made contact with Kylie's.
"Heeey." Mariana said.
"We were just talking about that hag, you know, Heather Sinclair."
"Ugh, she's disgusting," Mariana lied, she grabbed Kylie's hand and pulled her up the stairs with her and Kelly. "I thought you moved, dear?" Mariana said, her voice so fake it made Kelly quiver. Kelly also noted she added a cute little phrase at the end to sweeten Kylie up.
"Oh, they moved my dad's business and then moved it back. It was weird." Kylie stated, reaching the top of the steps and turning a corner towards Room 208.
"Oh, you have History too?" Kelly noted as all three of them shuffled into Room 208. Kylie just simply nodded. The second bell rang for the start of first period and the girls found seats in the middle of the room. Kylie two seats behind Mariana and Kelly next to Mariana.
Mr. Mayer, their balding forty something teacher, began to drone on about the beginning of the school year and the beginning of man. Kelly rolled her eyes and reached into her bag and whipped out her Sidekick II. Her dainty fingers began to quickly type a message to Mariana. After sending it, Kelly watched the pocket in Mariana's Jordache jeans rumble a little. Mariana looked at Kelly and produced her own Sidekick II from her pocket.
She read over the message and responded. The conversation look something like this:
Kelly: OK…Y does she think we like her?
Mariana: I dunno. She must be retarded b/c we totally hated her last yr. and she knew it.
Kelly: Does she think we changed?
Mariana: Pfft…us? Change? Ya right!
Kelly: I have a plan.
Mariana: Spill, dear.
Kelly: Let's just suck up 2 her, gain her trust, and then destroy her.
Mariana: How? Even I don't know what 2 do.
Kelly: I'm not sure either, but when we're done with her, she'll be sooooo broken…all the guys will avoid her.
Mariana: XD! I You, you're so clever.
Kelly: I know, I know, don't flatter me!
Kelly: I 3 U 2!
Kelly flipped the her phone closed just as Mariana did hers. Kelly turned and locked into Mariana's eyes. They were sparkling devilishly.
Kelly mouthed, She's so over, to Mariana, who giggled slightly in reply.
Fourth period was like Hell in Canada. But thank God only a few minutes remained. Miranda and Madison sat across from one another in Science class with Ms. Humphrey, a homely, unmarried fifty year old. The twins eyes glazed over as she continued her epic lecture on the structure of plants.
The two were suddenly brought back when Tucker Yorke entered the room. He was clutching a yellow hall pass in his large hand and whispered something to Ms. Humphrey who simply nodded and directed him to the seat next to Madison. Tucker nodded in response and strode over to the empty desk.
Madison turned to her sister and raised her eyebrows as high as they could go and smiled like a little girl on Christmas day. Miranda smiled back even though she could feel her insides burning. She knew Madison was big flirt and that Tucker wouldn't be able to resist.
Ms. Humphrey continued her lecture as Madison whispered something to Tucker. Miranda leaned over a little, desperately trying to hear what the two were discussing, but she couldn't hear anything over Ms. Humphrey's low monotone. Miranda saw a huge smile on Tucker's face and her heart melted. Oh how she wished he was smiling at her.
The bell for lunch rang and the class eagerly rushed out. Miranda caught up with Madison in the corridor.
"Hey, what were you and Tucker talking about?"
"You mean in class?"
"Yes…in class!"
"Oh nothing. He just complimented me and I returned the gesture." Madison said quickly, reaching her locker and grabbing a couple books. Miranda pursed her lips.
"That's nice…"
The twins walked down the halls in awkward silence until they reached the cafeteria. Most of the students had already entered and were gulping down their lunches. They each waved their goodbyes and found their own group of friends to lunch with.
Across the cafeteria, in a small round table in the corner, Eve and hew new friends were hitting it off.
"Yeah, people are such asses here." Josh said, popping a greasy French fry into his mouth. Eve and Stephanie nodded in agreement.
"I don't even care anymore. I'm fine the way I am." Stephanie stated, tucking a strand of jet black hair behind her pierced left ear. Eve smiled, took a French fry from the basket they were sharing, and took a small bite.
"I'm so happy I have you guys now," Eve said, blurting her feelings out loud. The two others at her table smiled a little. "If I hadn't met you, I would be sitting at this table all alone."
"Aww…It's great to have you!" Josh and Stephanie giggled in unison, grabbing Eve's hands. Eve rolled her eyes and laughed along with them.
The last bell of the day rang at exactly 2:30, just as planned. Students poured from the classrooms, happy to have finally completed their first day of school. Kylie was the last to leave Spanish class and met up with Nicole in front of one of the water fountains.
"Hey, how was your first day?" Nicole asked, walking beside her best friend.
"It was so much fun! Mariana and Kelly were nice to me finally." Kylie replied.
"You're kidding! Why would they be nice to you," Nicole exclaimed, bewildered. "They hate you! Last year they said you had crabs and that's why you kept scratching."
"I had lice! And you can't get crabs on your head anyway!" Kylie giggled. The two descended the middle staircase and into the main corridor. They pushed through the front doors and out onto the front of the school, the sun glaring.
"I'm just saying watch out for them." Nicole said, skipping down the steps two at a time.
"Nicole, I'm sure it's fine. They seem better now."
"Whatever you say!" Nicole said, waving to Kylie as she spotted her mother's Mercedes pull up. Kylie blew Nicole a quick kiss and dashed off down the street towards her home. Her first day was so much better than she had planned. She made friends with her old enemies and got flirted with endlessly.
What a perfect way to begin a perfect year.
…Yeah right, not at Degrassi.
Note: I hope everyone likes this story! It took me forever to write! Read and review and wait for more! Oh, and the Heather Sinclair thing, I now people are gonna be like:
"Why is Heather Sinclair still at Degrassi?"
Well as some know, Heather is a joke on Degrassi. She's never seen or heard…but always talked about. I just wanted it to still feel like the show, so I added in Heather. But it's not really Heather…you know…but it's Heather.
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