Wally and Abby watched as Nigel stared at Rachel. They had to admit they were happy he'd found someone he was interested in. It was a big step up from Lizzie for sure. Taking a once over of Rachel they definitely approved of her. She was pretty and looked shy but nice so they knew that she was way better than Lizzie. Abby rolled her eyes when she saw that Nigel had yet to take his eyes off Rachel which seemed to embarrass her seeing as she stared at her feet with red cheeks. Stepping forward the dark haired girl smacked Nigel's back and pulled him away from Rachel.

"Sorry bout him. He's a little air-headed when it comes to well…nice girls." Abby apologized. "I'm Abby."

Rachel looked up surprised but smiled a little in greeting. "Rachel, it's nice to meet you."

Abby nodded. "Hey guys." Rachel looked over to see the couple from earlier walking towards them.

"Morning Hoagie." Wally greeted.

The other boy smiled and nodded in greeting. The girl next to him flushed shyly and stared at her feet as she saw knowing smiles on Abby and Wally's faces. It was so easy to embarrass Fanny. Watching the scene play out Rachel couldn't help but let her eyes wander over to Nigel. She furrowed her eyebrows trying to decipher where she'd seen him before. A vague picture fluttered in her mind. She saw herself as a little girl playing with a faceless boy laughing happily. It confused her. Shaking her head she turned to walk off but was stopped by a hand gently grasping her wrist. Her face flushed darkly as her heart rate sped up dramatically. She turned to see Nigel staring at her confused.

"Where are you going?" he asked.

"I-I was going to head to my homeroom because I thought…" she trailed off.

"NIGEL UNO, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" Rachel and Nigel were startled at a girl yelling from down the hall.

The girl ran towards them and shoved Rachel away from the bald headed boy. She had reddish brown hair and her face held a look of anger. She glared at Rachel.

"Keep your mitts of my boyfriend!" she yelled in the blonde's face.

For some unknown reason Rachel felt her blood freeze at these words. So he was taken. Of course he was; that always seemed to be her luck. Slowly she bowed her head and turned to leave but was stopped once again only this time it was by Abby.

"Lizzie, shut your mouth. You can't tell her to leave and FYI Nigel isn't yours. He doesn't even like you." Abby barked.

The girl called Lizzie looked put off before snarling at the dark skinned girl. She didn't dare retort because she knew that Abby could kick her ass. Turning she cast a deadly glare on Rachel who stood behind Abby scared trying to slip away but was held in her place by the other girl's grip on her wrist. She watched as Lizzie fumed before turning to grab Nigel's hand to drag him away. As he was pulled away he looked back at Rachel with an apologetic look. Once they were out of sight Abby turned to the trapped blonde girl with a sympathetic smile.

"I apologize for Lizzie's behavior. She's a bitch." Abby said gently patting Rachel's shoulder.

Rachel nodded but drooped slightly as she recalled what Lizzie had yelled at her. Nigel was her boyfriend. Almost as if she was a mind reader Abby quickly continued.

"Oh and before you lose any hope. Nigel hates Lizzie and has been trying forever to dump her." Rachel brightened slightly but flushed.

Abby just chuckled and checked her watch. It was almost class time. "Hey I'll see you at lunch okay."

Rachel was surprised at the offer but nodded. "Okay, see you then."

The bell rang and as Rachel walked to her homeroom she thought of Nigel.