I hate surprises.

Beck POV

The look on Jade's face told me World War 3 was about to start, and I got ready for the first gunshot. She stepped forward, and got in Mary's face. "Te voy a matar en el sueño" she said. (I will kill you in your sleep.)

Even though Mary couldn't understand Geometry, she spoke Spanish better than fluently, because she countered back, "ese chico va a ser el mío." (That boy will be mine.)

I smiled awkwardly, having taken German my first two years of high school to get the credits, and then quit. "Um, totally not following the conversation here." I waved at them, trying to get their attention.

"Voy a la garra los ojos!" Jade yelled, and lunged at Mary. (I am going to claw your eyes out!)

I quickly jumped forward and grabbed Jade's arms, holding them behind her back so she wouldn't pull Mary apart bit by bit. She spit some stray hair out of her mouth. "Don't talk to that slut!" she growled.

That's when Mary tried to slap Jade. I let go of her arms and got in between them. "Don't try to hurt my girlfriend."

She stroked my arm. "Come on baby, ditch this loser. You know you want me."

"I'm confused… I thought I was helping you understand the side-side-side postulate?" I asked, wondering what she was talking about.

Jade smirked. "Parece que no va a ser tuyo," she said, complete with sticking out her tongue. (Looks like he won't be yours.)

"PUTA!" Mary yelled. (SLUT!)

Jade raised her eyebrows. "¿Has mirado en el espejo últimamente?" (Have you looked in the mirror lately?)

Mary lunged again, and I pushed her back. She stumbled a few steps. "I'm not through yet," she snarled, and stalked out of the room.

I wrapped my arm around Jade's shoulders. "Let's go to the library now, meet up with Tori and Robbie."

"We probably should, I have to go to the auditorium the last half hour of lunch for getting in a fight with that bastard who did THIS," she pointed to her eye, "to me."

I smiled. "So, what were you and Mary even saying?"

Jade shrugged. "Just girl talk."

We took a left turn into the library and saw Tori and Robbie sitting across from each other at one of the tables. Tori was making random awkward faces that changed every few seconds and was sitting up stick straight. Robbie was whispering to Rex.

Jade just shook her head as we walked over to them. "So what's up?" I asked abruptly, sitting next to Robbie. Jade sat next to Tori after seeing that was the only seat left.

"Well first we should go to a classroom for lunch, people tend to listen in on your conversations in here," Tori said, standing up. Robbie followed her suit, and then Jade. "Beck, aren't you coming?"

"In a few minutes, I told a new friend I'd meet him here. What room are we eating in?"

Tori shrugged. "I'd suggest room 439, the teacher's really nice and there's a microwave. I brought popcorn."

"Cool, be there in a few."

They walked off and I got on a computer, watching out for Zakk.

He showed up about two minutes later, and grinned when he saw me. I fist pounded him. "So, how many times since Mr. Daren's class were you sent to the principal's office?" I asked as we walked toward the 400 rooms section of the school.

Jade POV

After we got into room 439, we all sat at a science desk/table/thing. I grabbed stools for Beck and his friend.

Of course I was passing the door just as Trina was walking down the hallway. "Oh! Hi Tori's friend!" She rushed in and zeroed in on Tori, running towards her and starting to rant about the guy she liked again. She grabbed Beck's stool and I felt my eye start to twitch.

"Okay Moron, I have been taking a lot of crap today and I feel like exploding, so I would really appreciate it if you would get your fat ass off of my boyfriend's stool and maybe get some exercise and carry your own over here."

She looked at me as if she were comprehending what I just said.

"Or you could just leave. Because no one likes you," I said bluntly.

Robbie looked stunned and Tori's eyes were wide. Trina just shrugged, gave me back the stool, and carried her own over.

I sat down, satisfied, and felt someone peck my neck. "Hey babe, anything interesting happen?" Beck asked, taking the stool next to mine. His friend took the remaining one.

Trina squinted at the dude, looking like she was trying to remember him from somewhere.

Beck looked at the guy and said, "this is Tori, Trina, Robbie, and my girlfriend Jade." He pointed to each of us as he said our names.

"Oh my God, Trina?"

She still looked confused.

"You guys, this is Zakk Blythe."

"Oh my God," Trina choked out, and ran out of the room.

I grinned. "Zakk, I don't even know you, but I officially love you."

André POV

That AnnaBelle girl was so annoying that I wanted to cut off my ears when I was around her. And since the universe hates me so much, it decided I should suffer and she would be in all of my classes after lunch.

So there I was in 7th period French, and she and Cat were just talking away about how French was the language of love and how they hoped they would marry princes.

I rolled my eyes, wondering how AnnaBelle was even peppier than Cat and 'Nessy' put together, who I also happened to strongly dislike.

The bell finally rang, and Cat asked us to come over and hang out at her house.

"Um… I'm staying after for help in… English," I said, hopefully convincingly. I could not take one more minute of Cat and AnnaBelle mania before a good night's sleep.

"I can't come either, my mom's picking me up. I don't have my license yet."

"You can just ride in my car," Cat said.

"My mom took away my phone and she doesn't know where you live. She wouldn't approve without meeting your parents, she's just like that. Sorry."

Cat smiled. "Well, I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow," she said, walking out of the room.

I sat there for a few seconds before jumping up. "So it was really nice meeting you, I have to go now, see you tomorrow I guess."

AnnaBelle waved goodbye as I ran out the door. I walked around the school for a few minutes, not really wanting to go home yet, and stopped as I heard the soft sound of the piano coming out of the music room. Whoever was playing could have been a professional they were so good. I cracked open the door and listened to the sweet melody as the sound bounced around the room. I noticed whoever it was, they were playing in the dark.

The piano player started singing and I determined that it was a girl. Her voice was beautiful, not like Tori's pop voice or Cat and Jade's R&B, it wasn't specific to a certain genre, it was just gorgeous. It could sing anything. And the voice was singing the saddest song I'd ever heard.

That's one of the best things about music, it allows you to express yourself in ways you never could with words.

The song finished and I walked in, clapping. I still couldn't see who it was though, because of the darkness.

"What? Who's there?" The girl sounded like a deer caught in the headlights.

I flicked on the light switch. AnnaBelle?

"André?" she asked, blinking in the bright light. There were mascara streaks on her cheeks, which were puffy. She had been crying.

"Yeah… It's me… What's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing… I do this every day. I guess it's just a ritual for me. I just sit here, play piano, and feel sorry for myself."

"What about your mom? I thought she was picking you up?"

AnnaBelle laughed bitterly. "My mom? The earliest she's ever come to pick me up was four. One time a janitor found me asleep on this piano bench. She's always busy, and so is my dad. He's a big lawyer and my mom's a real estate agent."

"Oh. My uncle's a real estate agent too. I met Keenan."

She looked at me, confused for a second, but shrugged it off. "Please don't tell anyone about this. Everybody thinks I'm this happy go lucky girl who faces everything with a positive attitude, and the only reason I can do that is because I have this to look forward to at the end of the day. Having my little pity party. A smile can mean a thousand words, but it can also hide a thousand problems."

She started to sob and I hugged her, letting a girl I barely knew soak my new shirt with salty tears that would probably stain the material, and surprisingly, I didn't even care.

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