School Of Rock

Author: milolover or Mrs. Peter P.

Characters: Ensamble

Spoilers: All, just to be safe

Summary: They saved the cheerleader, but their no quite ready to save the world. The juniors and seniors of Central East have more pressing issues then super powers but the arrival of a new girl is going to change everything.

A/N – I redid this chapter so please read this again if you read it before 5/15/07. If you're reading it afterward, then it won't matter. But I changed the plot a little bit to make it more intresting.

Chapter 2 – The Radioactive Friday

Lizzie was really warming up to this school. It wasn't like her school but she still liked it as much. She loved her lunch periods, spending time with all of them. But she especially loved spending time with Peter. She had always been told that she looked like her mom, but acted exactly like her father, and she could see it was true. They had a similar smile, crooked yet endearing. Peter had noticed it right away and she could tell that he was excited to see someone who was like him.

Lunch simply couldn't be long enough. The rest of the geek table was unsure at first, whether or not they could tell her things. By Friday, they had warmed up, but they were still uneasy. Lizzie could have laughed. They were scared to tell her something that she already knew. That most of them were special, like her.

She wanted to tell them what she could do, how she and her father were the only two people in the world who could absorb abilities. Sure, there had been other people who could fly or stop time, but Mohinder had told her it was very rare for two people in the same family to have the same ability. But Lizzie had always thought that she and her dad were two of a kind.

The week had gone by quickly for Lizzie. She had made new friends in an instant, just like her father would have. As she walked into the cafeteria on that Friday, she felt a pang of what she could only have described as being homesick. She missed her mom and dad. Sure, they may have been on the other side of the door, but they weren't her parents, yet.

She slid into her now usual seat next to Peter and couldn't help notice a glance from Claire. She seemed slightly mad, and Lizzie didn't know what she could have done to make her mad. Unless…but that would be insane. Why would Claire be jealous of Lizzie? Did Claire think that she liked Peter? The theory was sweet, knowing Claire may like Peter and more than just a friend, but it also would be, quite frankly, disturbing. But then again, only Lizzie knew the truth about where she was from.

"So, have you asked her out yet?" Lizzie snapped out of her thoughts as she saw Isaac grinning slyly, his eyes directed toward Mohinder.

"It's not like I'm not trying," Mohinder snapped. Mohinder, Isaac, Claire, Hiro, Peter, and Lizzie were the only ones at the table. Simone, Eden, Charlie, and Ando were buying lunch.

"Well, try harder. I think you might need to go to Comic Con with me, since you're not actually dating her," Hiro pointed out; eating his usually meal of spicy tuna and rainbow rolls.

"If you remember, Hiro, that wasn't part of the deal. I just had to ask her to the dance," Mohinder said sighing.

"Give the boy a break. Eden just thinks they're friends," Claire said. Then she added to Isaac and Hiro, "Just because you two have girlfriends doesn't mean Mohinder has to have one too."

"Yeah, I mean, I don't have a girlfriend and I'm just peachy," Peter said smiling wryly. Everyone chuckled, including Claire, but Lizzie couldn't help notice her blush when Peter said girlfriend.

"So, what class do you have next Liz," Peter said looking at her schedule. He had been very helpful in getting Lizzie used to the school, helping her find classrooms and things like that. She definitely liked the help, but being called Liz was weird for her. She liked Lizzie. Her mom had always told her that her father insisted on Lizzie as her nickname and not Beth like her mom wanted. Her father got his way, but occasionally Beth would slip out of her mother's mouth. But she never minded. She loved Lizzie and Beth but she had never been fond of Liz.

"You're taking Advanced Chem AND Bio," Hiro said wide eyed, looking over Peter's shoulder at the schedule.

"Isn't that with seniors?" Isaac asked curiously. Lizzie nodded. Mohinder and Isaac also nodded, clearly impressed.

"Hey, I think my brother's in this class," Peter said. "His name's Nathan." Lizzie wanted to say she knew that, but that wouldn't have been a good idea. Besides, she was too excited to see him. She had never met him, only seen pictures and heard from her aunt and father. They say he was just like her brother Seth.

"I'll look out for him," Lizzie said smiling. Simone had already given her the who's who of the cafeteria. She had been shocked to see how similar the faces in the cafeteria. How James and Ben looked so similar to the fathers, with their dark hair and eyes. Truly Italian boys at heart, Lizzie thought grinning.

Soon, lunch was over and Lizzie started to walk to the Bio Lab. She wasn't paying attention, just walking where her feet led her. Which was not a good thing because she ended up bumping into someone.

"Oh, I'm so sorry," she said. She had knocked the books out of the boy's hands. So she bent down to pick them up.

"It's alright. This happens more than you think," the boy said. He looked up smiling. Lizzie could tell he wasn't the most popular kid in school. He had thick black glasses, neatly parted hair, and a terribly tacky sweater vest. But when he stood up he was tall, about 6'1. Well, most people were tall compared to Lizzie considering she was only 5'3.

"I don't know you. Are you new?" the boy asked.

"Yeah, I'm Lizzie. Lizzie Raines" she said smiling.

"Gabriel Gray," he said and she nodded. She had never heard her parents mention this boy before. Maybe he died young, Lizzie thought. She knew plenty of people who had at the hands of her father's arch enemy. And though it had sounded cheesy at first, having an arch enemy and all, Lizzie had soon come to realize that it was no laughing matter. The man was dangerous and he wanted nothing more then to hunt down people like her family.

"I guess I'll see you around," he mumbled moving away from her.

"See you later Gabe," Lizzie said. Gabriel turned and smiled. But Lizzie hadn't realized what was going through his mind. The ticking sound she had no idea she was giving off. It was something only Gabriel could hear. It was what made him special.

Lizzie wasted no time after her diversion with Gabriel. She headed into the Bio lab quickly. She searched for somewhere to sit, noticing that everyone already had a partner. She looked instead at the faces of those around her. She spotted her uncle trying to talk to the pretty girl with dark hair next to him. She was ignoring him, studying her notes intently with her vivid green eyes. Like James, Lizzie thought.

As though she had said it out loud, a boy turned around to look at her. He had dark hair, brown eyes and he was sitting next to a blonde girl. She had her hand over his and Lizzie realized they must be together. She knew who they were right away. Jack looked a lot like Matt when he was younger. She hadn't really noticed it before.

"Are you Miss Raines," the bio teacher, Mrs. Ventra said. Everyone turned around, clearly interested in her last name. They must all know Claude, Lizzie thought sighing. She saw Matt smile at her and she smiled back. She always liked Matt. Though that might be because she really liked Jack.

Ah, a newbie, he thought. Lizzie's heart pounded but she smiled. She loved meeting him now, when he had no idea she could do what he could do.

"Well we already assigned partners in September but it seems that Miss Nielson has transferred into the other class this semester. So, you can be paired with Mr. Sprague," Mrs. Ventra said.

Lizzie grinned. Another familiar face. She had always like Ted, even though he was slightly mad. He had this endearing quality about him that she just loved. But then again, she had always thought of her father's and mother's friends as just an extension of her family.

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"You have no idea what I'm going through," he yelled out in rage, knocking over a table so hard that it broke in to pieces. A giant splinter of the table fell into the man next to him, sticking him in the arm. He pulled it out quickly and let it regenerate.

"Look, I know you miss her. But look at Nathan. He's ok," the man who regenerated said trying to calm him.

"That, that was years ago," the man said shaking. His hand were lighting up in his anger, sending sparks.

"Easy Ted, you could burn the house down," a woman said to him. "And I lost my husband. I know how you feel."

"It was me. I killed her." Ted said his voice shaking. He was on the verge of a literal meltdown.

"Ted, at least you still have Trina." The woman said kindly.

"Every time I look into her eyes, I see her mother, Niki," Ted said his voice cracking. "I mean if I didn't have this damn power!" he said angrily.

"You didn't know it was going to poison her Ted. Hana was strong, she wasn't going to let it show if she was sick," the regenerating man said calmly.

"But it didn't effect my daughter," Ted said his voice rising. "She could block it. Why not? I mean, she is a freaking human force field!"

There was a second, a beat, and then a slap. A hard crack straight across Ted's face. Niki had stood up angrily her hand raised angrily. Ted looked at her, the shock of the slap showing in the tears welling across his face. And it was no ordinary slap either. Peter was surprised she hadn't knocked his head off. She had the force to do it.

"Don't you dare. What would she say if she saw you say that about your own daughter?" Niki spat angrily. Then she walked out without another word, leaving the two men at a loss for words.

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"Hi, I'm Lizzie," Lizzie said introducing herself to the boy in the flannel shirt next to her.

"Uh, Ted," Ted said unsure of what to make of her. He assumed she didn't know his reputation of being the weirdest kid in the senior class.

"So what are we doing?" Lizzie asked grinning. She was genuinely excited for Bio. She had always been great at it, especially when it had to do with DNA or genes. Mohinder had gotten her into it even more so then his own daughter.

"It looks like chemicals," he said nonchalantly pointing to the obvious beaker on the Bunsen burner in front of them.

"Oh, duh," Lizzie said giggling. Ted looked amused.

"That's alright. I guess we should start," Ted said pointing to the written directions. Lizzie read them quickly.

"Ok, let's do it," she said. Ted looked at her, surprised.

"How'd you read it that fast?" he said in awe. She couldn't tell him that she had picked it up from Charlie so she just stayed silent.

"Alright, turn on the gas," Lizzie said quickly changing the subject. Ted moved his hand towards the gas he turned it on. He kept his hand resting on the desk.

"So, you're a junior," he said interestedly. Lizzie noticed the liquid in the beaker rise higher and higher and the flame grow more intense. Ted's hand was glowing and Lizzie realized what was going to happen.

"Ted!" she yelled. He jumped, pulling his hand back. But it was too late. The liquid was close to the edge and smoke was rising rapidly from it.

"Oh dear. Everyone out!" Mrs. Ventra said frantically. All the students filed out quickly. Lizzie moved toward the door but Ted was still glued to his seat, watching the smoke rise and realizing what he had done.

"Come on," Lizzie said pulling Ted's arm up and leading him out of the lab. It was just in time too. A few seconds after they exited, shards of glass flew across the room as the beaker exploded into pieces.

"Wow," Nathan said, watching in horror next to Lizzie.

"Well, that was certainly explosive," she said grimacing.