Disclaimer :I own nada zip, nil….except Connie and the new group of delinquents. They're all mine. MINE, I TELL YOU!

Author's Notes : Once again, sorry about that last chapter. Nobody's more disappointed in it than me. And thanks for all the great reviews! I'm glad you all like it so far! And remember, if you have any suggestions, just let me know…

Now, ON WITH THE SHOW!

Chapter 5 : Begin the Begin

We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall

Connie walked into the room behind Nick, and right away, she noticed there was already one other person there.

Nick noticed, too.

"KYLE, BUDDY!" he exclaimed, causing the person in question to glance up from the book he was reading, and groan.

The boy named Kyle ran his fingers through his hair and rolled his eyes at Nick.

"Ah, damn. I was hoping you wouldn't show up," he grumbled.

Connie raised her eyebrows at Kyle's comment.

OK…she glanced over at Nick.

Friend, or foe?

"Of COURSE I was gonna show up! Why wouldn't I show up?" Nick asked, as he sat on top of Kyle's desk.

"Cuz you don't show up for any other classes?" Kyle replied.

"I show up for Gym."

"You don't participate."

"Yes, I do!"

"Heckling from the sidelines doesn't count," Kyle told him. "Besides, it's your fault I'm in here, so I automatically hate you."

"Fine," said Nick. "On the way home, we can stop somewhere and I'll buy you a cookie to cheer you up."

Kyle just rolled his eyes.

"So, you two are in here for the same thing?" Connie asked.

The two boys glanced at her, Kyle finally acknowledging her presence.

"No," he said. "I'm only here because Nick can never go down alone, so he's gotta take ME down with him."

"That's what friends are for, though, right?" said Nick.

"Oh yeah," Kyle replied. "You're a real pal."

Connie, trying not to laugh, pointed at the last desk in the next row. "I'm sensing some hostility in this area, so I'll be over here," she said, and walked over to the desk.

"Oh, hang on a sec!" Nick called after her, causing her to stop and turn around. Nick glanced at Kyle and smirked.

"Kyle, this is Connie," he told him. "My NEW best friend!"

Connie smiled and Kyle rolled his eyes.

"And you've known her for…how long?" Kyle asked.

"Oh, well, it's been, what?" Nick looked over at Connie,"…five, six minutes?"

Connie nodded and sat down.

"At least," she said.

"Well, then," Kyle said, turning in his seat to look over at Connie. "Nice to meet you, Connie."

"Back at ya," she replied.

Kyle smiled at her, then quickly glanced at Nick.

"And for what it's worth," he continued,"I'm sorry."

Connie frowned. "For what?" she asked, puzzled.

"Nothing, yet," said Kyle, glancing at Nick again. "But just so you know for later."

Nick actually stuck his tongue out at his best friend before hopping off his desk and walking over to Connie.

He sat down next to her and put his feet up on the desk.

"Kyle's not a morning person," he whispered.

"Is that what he was apologizing for?" Connie asked.

The ghost of a smirk appeared on Nick's face and he shook his head.

"No," he mumbled.

Connie frowned, then she felt a small chill go down her spine and shuddered.

"Do you feel that?" she asked.

Nick raised an eyebrow. "Feel what?"

"I just, felt a kind of…chill," she said. "You really don't feel that?"

Nick frowned, then a look of realization appeared on his face.

"Oh…that," he said, nodding. "Yeah, I've gotten used to that."

"Well, what is it?" Connie asked.

"That would be the warning signal," Nick answered.

"A warning for what?"

"Vernon," he said, looking over at the open doorway.

Connie immediately followed his gaze, but the doorway was empty.

"How come I've never felt that before?" she asked, her eyes glued to the doorway.

"Cuz you've only seen him on school days," said Nick. "Monday to Friday, eight AM to three – thirty, with the whole school packed with people. But on Saturdays…one room and a small group of people, seven AM to four? Whole different ball game."

Connie nodded, solemnly.

And suddenly, there he was. His eyes glaring, his mouth set in a scowl, wearing another one of his ugly suits.

The enemy.

Darth Vader, Joseph Stahlin, Adolf Hitler and that evil chick from "Mean Girls", all rolled into one big, mean, old guy.

Richard Vernon.

He walked into the room and stopped about two inches from the six desks.

"Good morning, delinquents," he said.

Eee, sends chills down your own spine, doesn't he? Anyway, so there's chapter 5!

The song stanza at the beginning, if you didn't recognize it, was from the Pink Floyd song, "Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2". And if any of you recognized the chapter title, yes, I got it from a Grey's Anatomy episode.

I also edited and replaced chapter 4, so if you want to check it out again, it looks prettier.

- Ace's Buddy