Lunchtime was after the fourth period of the day, and Lars could not wait to go home. It wasn't that his school wasn't nice, it was just...boring. There was no running from Gem robots, or talking comfortably with the off colors. No training with the off colors, and Steven when he came through his hair. Although, Lars supposes he can train in Gym, which was right after lunch.

Walking to the lunchroom, nothing changed on the way there. People were still staring at him oddly, and were whispering about him among themselves, honestly, it annoyed Lars.

Arriving at the lunchroom, Lars walked around for abit, before finding an empty table. There, he placed down his book bag, and dug through it, looking for his lunch. Although he didn't need to eat, it was nice to once and awhile, to remind that he was human- and not a zombie like thing. 'But' Lars muses, smiling to himself as he opened a brown paper bag, 'I suppose I am a zombie, considering that I-'

His thoughts ended there, no need to be morbid about it. He was still technically alive, and he planned to keep it that way.

"Hey, uh, Lars, right?" Looking up, Lars spotted someone he was familiar with-Tucker, if he wasn't wrong. The boy was holding a tray of a hamburger and fries.

"Yeah, you're Tucker, aren't you?" Lars asked, and Tucker nodded. The African-American teen gestured behind him, and Lars looked back, just to see Sam Manson and Danny Fenton.

"You mind if we sit with you? You seem lonely over here." Lars glanced back at Tucker, and gestured him to sit. Tucker sat on the right of Lars, while Danny and Sam sat across. Lars didn't know much about these three, he realized, but it seemed Tucker was the friendliest.

"So, where were you the past few months?" Tucker asked, dipping a fry into ketchup before popping it into his mouth. Lars griminced lightly, before sighing almost inaudibly.

"Homeworld." Lars answered simply. He pulled out his sandwich from his bag, and began eating it slowly. It was strange, eating food again after two months of nothing. When he first arrived home, the first thing he did was ask for food, and it felt weird then too.

"And where's that?" Sam asked, raising an eyebrow. The girl was eating a salad, and was moving a cherry tomato with her fork.

"In space." Lars answered again, taking another bite of his sandwich. As he swallowed, he couldn't help but look under the bread, and made a face. But regardless, he just closed the sandwich, and took another bite.

The trio exchanged glances, before Danny gave a mox cough. Lars looked to him.

"You were in space?" Danny asked, face disbelieving. Lars rolled his shoulders.

"More like a planet, but yeah." Lars bobbed his head. It was obvious the three didn't believe him, but he didn't need them too. They asked a question, he answered, not his fault if they don't want to believe.

"And where is 'Homeworld'," Danny asked, picking up his food, a slice of pizza.

"Uh," Lars was not expecting this question. He didn't know the exact coordinates, he just knew he was on homeworld with the off colors, and the Diamonds. Speaking of the Diamonds, Lars hoped they still thought he was on homeworld with Steven. "Don't know. Anyway, is there anything I missed?"

And just like that, the subject dropped. Tucker told him that Sam apparently had the menu changed, and a ghost- what?- was not very happy. Then, he was told another ghost, named Phantom, or Invis-o-Bill depending on who you asked, made his debut. Lars wondered briefly if 'Phantom' was another Gem, before shaking it off. It seemed like gems went by their, well, gems, it would be odd that a gem went by 'Phantom'. Besides, Tucker used 'he' pronouns, and all the gems Lars was aware of used 'she'- well, except Steven.

All too soon, Lunch was over, and the bell rung. Lars jumped from the noise, and sheepishly smiled at the trio. All four of them got up, and bid their goodbyes, before leaving the lunchroom.

"So what class do you have next?" Tucker asked over the roar of students.

"Gym" Lars replied back.

"So do we!" Tucker smiled happily.

-Line Break-

Gym class was a breeze. The teacher, , was surprised that Lars returned, but that didn't stop her from making him run laps. What once was difficult for him to do, was now easy, and he even passed most jocks! It was surprising for her, and him, because while Lars knew that being revived enhanced his strength, he didn't think it would enhance his speed aswell.

It was ten minutes before class ended now, and Lars wasn't tired. Everyone else was, though, especially Danny and Tucker. Not knowing what to do, Lars walked over to Tucker and Danny, bottles of water in hand.

He heard Danny gasp once he got near, but chalked it up to the raven haired boy being tired. But what was odd, was the glare Danny gave him, right before he forced himself to relax.

"Need some water?" Lars asked, holding out the two bottles. Tucker immediately grabbed one, and began gulping it down like he was in the sahara desert. Danny took it more slowly, seemingly wary of the bottle.

"Thanks Lars!" Tucker said, once he had finished gulping down the whole bottle. Lars shrugged.

"No problem," He said, smiling lightly. Hearing footsteps behind him, Lars turned to look, just in time to see Sam walk to the three males.

"Hey, you guys look gross." Sam commented. It was directed at Danny and Tucker, but Lars couldn't help but furrow his eyebrow for a second, think that she was also talking to him.

"Thanks, Sam." Danny said sarcastically, taking a swig of water.

"No problem."

The three original friends began talking after that, and Lars couldn't help but feel as though he was unwanted. Well, not unwanted, but not needed currently. He felt awkward just standing here, not talking, and they probably felt weird as well.

So, Lars walked away to the male changing room.

-Linebreak-

School was finally over! It was a long first day back, but Lars figures he could use a distraction for about 8 hours. He had a mountain of work to make up, although it is smaller than what it was going to be- since most teachers took pity on him.

Walking out of class, and into the busy halls, Lars walked slowly out of the building. He heard some conversations here and there, but strangely enough, they weren't about him. They were about a four armed woman…?

Realization hit Lars- it was probably Rhodonite, or at least a gem fusion. The boy quickened his pace, and walked out the front doors, only to spot Rhodonite by the street. She looked nervous, but she always does.

Walking up to her, Lars waved. The gem noticed the action, and quickly met him halfway. Giving him a hug, Rhodonite buried her face into the crook of his neck. She said something, but it was too low, and too muffled for Lars to hear.

Hesitantly, Lars peeled the gem off his shoulder, and asked her what was wrong.

"Well, we didn't know where you were! We were so worried, we thought you might have been abducted by homeworld again, but then your mom tells us that you went to school! What is a school?"

Ignoring the question, Lars responded with "We?"

"Oh yes! Padparadscha came as well! She went into your school looking for you!"

Sighing, Lars couldn't help but rest his head in his hands. Of course Rhodonite didn't come alone. Paddy came aswell, the two were ever so close. Lars grabbed Rhodonite's hand, making the gem squeak in surprise, before turning and walking back into the school. Rhosonite attempted to talk him out of it, to wait until Paddy realized Lars was not in the school, and would come out on her own.

But Lars didn't want to wait, he just wanted to get Paddy and go home.

:OOO Where is Paddy? :OOOO