I got home to my dingy apartment and fell straight asleep forgetting all about that first day. The alarm went off the next morning and I knocked it off the table. I managed to sleep all that time, wow that even beat my other record. Anyway, I got up, showered and got ready for my second day of school. I drove into the car park and of course everyone stared. Ok, I promised myself that today was going to be better. I was actually early for Spanish and Mr. Schuster greeted me with a big smile like he always does.

"Hey Circe, how was the first day?"

"It was ok." I sighed.

"Really? Doesn't sound like it."

"Ah things here are just different, it'll take me a while to get used to it."

"Yea I'm sure your school was totally different to this one, it was that Reform school wasn't it?"

"Yea, I cant get over the lack of security." I laughed.

"I suppose it would be different. Have you made any new friends?"

"Em no people here aren't really acceptable of my background."

"Well I think I know somewhere where you might fit in." he smiled.

"Really? Where?"

"Glee club."

"What?"

"I'd like you to try out."

"Why?"

"Because I think it'll be good for you."

"I'll think about it." I said as students began to walk in.

"Great." he smiled before he started today's class.

Glee club? Me? Well I know that Finn guy was in it, which was an interesting thought and if Mr. Schuster was running that then that was a good sign. Maybe I should try I guess. Class ended and I approached Mr. Schuster and asked him what time Glee was starting at. He smiled and told me when and where. I sat at lunch eating a sandwich I had brought myself when that guy, I think he said his name was Puck came over.

"Sup jailbird." he said setting his try down.

"May I help you?"

"Yea I was thinking I'm clearly a badass and so are you so I was thinking it was best if we hook up." he grinned.

"Em no." I said taking a bite. At least at my last school I didn't have to deal with this, it was just other girls. Although there was the odd lesbian who would try it on.

"Why?" he said his tone totally changing.

"Listen mate if you think you're a badass, you obviously have no idea what a badass is." I snapped.

"You think you're so great just coz you were in that school for psycho's!." he sneered.

"Whatever." I said getting up.

"So what did you do? Drag a straight razor across someone's throat?" he laughed loudly as everyone went silent and turned around to see what the drama was.

"Don't go there." I warned.

"Why? That's what you did isn't it?" he jeered.

I don't know what came over me, everything that I had suppressed ever since I had I had been moving just came out in raging anger and I threw a vicious punch at Puck and then tackled him to the ground. We were wrestling for a few minutes before a teacher arrived and pulled us apart. He wiped his burst lip while I felt around for the cut I knew was over my eye. I touched it and the usual stinging sensation came over me. We were dragged into the principals office and pushed into the seats to await the principal. I gotta say fighting a dude was a lot more fun than fighting the girls. I could have sworn he was trying to cop a feel while I was punching his face in. I suppose he is a dude after all.

"I love these fights don't you." he smiled taking the ice pack off his lip. I took mine off my eye and shot him an icy look. "Shut up."

"I gotta say you are a badass and when you burst my lip, that was so hot."

"You are sick." I sneered.

Then the principal walked in and he did not look happy.

"You have been here one wet day and you are already causing trouble, I knew accepting your transcript was a mistake!" he yelled, although it was hard to make out what he said.

"It was my fault." Puck suddenly said.

I was shocked to say the least. I looked at him wide eyed but he didn't return it.

"Puck, this just doesn't seem like your style, are you sure?"

"Yea totally, new kid needed to be shown who was boss, no big deal."

"Ok…Puck detention and don't do it again! Circe, I'm sure Puck is sorry."

I looked at him and he licked his top lip as he winked at me.

"Yea I'm sure he is."

I walked to the class I was late for with an ice pack still securely over my eye. I walked in and took my seat while everyone of course whispered and giggled. One girl leaned over to her friend and whispered "See, knew she was trouble." I had to fight the urge not to punch her but I didn't want to get into any more trouble. I managed to get through the rest of the day without speaking to anyone, although I did have awkward eye contact with that glazed over looking dude, Finn was it? Something like that. He didn't make it half obvious that he was staring. At one point in the day I caught him looking and he lifted up a history and started reading it upside down and didn't realise it for a good five minutes. Anyway, I stood at my locker packing away my books anticipating when I could just sit in my car and listen to music and drive home. Shit, Glee. I totally forgot and banged my head against the locker. I dragged my feet to the choir room. I peered in the window and saw the strangest group of people ever. 2 Asians, one of course the token Goth, a kid in a wheelchair, what looked like a dude but what can only be described as a lady, the token black kid who was also overweight. Jesus this group didn't stand a chance but then mixed in was Puck, Finn and that girl who didn't want to sit next to me and some cheerleaders. What was with this group? I walked in and everyone turned and stared.

"What are you doing here?" said that annoying big nosed girl.

"Mr. S said I should try out." I said closing the door behind me.

"We don't associate with criminals." she stated.

"That's ok I'm Catholic."

Finn started laughing to himself before that cheerleader shut him up with once quick glance.

"All the same I don't think any of us would feel our possession's or ourselves are safe with you in Glee Club." said the wheelchair kid. "My pockets may not be as accessible as the other's but I do know from what I heard in the canteen that you carry a switchblade in your bag."

Where did he get that from?

"Scars and cuts are unsightly." squeaked the obviously gay kid while checking his nails.

"Hey guys!" Mr. Schuster suddenly beamed coming in the door.

He noticed the obvious tension with me standing on the opposite side of the room.

"What's going on?"

"Mr. Schu when were you going to tell us you invited this criminal."

"Excuse me!" he suddenly growled.

"Rachael, that is a terrible thing to say!"

"It's true."

"No Rachael, it's not really she's obviously better now." spoke Finn. I was amazed he was allowed speak without that cheerleaders permission. "Better…is that the right word?" he said glancing from side to side.

"Close enough Finn." said Mr. Schu. "She has reformed herself into a new person so I don't think we should judge her on her past."

"I don't know Mr. S I like her past, she's a badass and I think it's hot." smiled Puck.

"Alright Puck enough, now I would like you to treat her like everybody else. You have all been in her shoes before, outcast and judged and I didn't think you guys were that shallow. Now I admit she's made mistakes but she's overcome that. Now what are you gonna sing for your audition?"

I looked at him, then looked at everybody. There was hatred, lust and confusion in the sets of eyes watching me.

"You know what Mr. S I don't think this is such a good idea after all."

"What? Why?"

"No stay." piped Finn.

"I don't think this road is for me." I smiled meekly at him and left.

I had just left the room when Mr. S came running out after me. "Hey what happened in there?"

"Nothing I just don't think it's for me."

"What happened to your eye?"

"O just a little incident with Puck."

He looked bewildered by this but didn't say anything. "Please just come back to Glee Club."

"They clearly don't want me there Sir."

"That is not true, I know for a fact that Finn and Puck both would like you back."

"I don't care it's not my thing."

"Look, I know they weren't very accepting but I think they'll come around, and I know you're tougher than that. You survived that other school, so a couple of words is not going to deter you I know it."

"You don't know shit." I said before turning and leaving.

Who did they think they were judging me like that? My mind was racing with anger while I got in my car.

"Circe! Circe!" I heard someone call from behind me. I looked behind and saw Finn running at me.

"What?"

"I was wondering if maybe you needed someone to show you around the school, I kinda got the feeling you didn't know where everything was just yet."

"Em sure."

"Tomorrow? Is that ok? We can come in early and I can show you where everything is." he smiled.

"Ok, sounds cool." I lied.

"How about you give me your number and I'll text you tonight with the time."

"Or you could just tell me now."

"Er, I'm not quite sure now." he stuttered.

I just wanted to see him sweat. I smiled and gave him my number before driving off. He was nice but then I remembered that cheerleader, he was going out with her right? Maybe there was trouble in paradise, yea that was it, trouble called Circe.