Hello guys, and welcome back! Sorry for the prolonged absence, but many of you know why already. For various reasons, SkyChip has taken over this story, albeit he requested that the story be continued on my profile. Be aware, he is now the author of these chapters, and he gets all credit for the rest of the story, while I retain credit for the concept, and already written chapters. He has not put in his own authors note, though I requested that he does so at the beginning, and then I will at the end of the chapter. So, as always any and all feedback is encouraged and appreciated, See ya'll later! Enjoy!

See ya'll later,

-Tytonic

Disclaimer: I do not own any of The Underland Chronicles, only the characters I make up and the plot itself.

Regalia High

Chapter 5: Just Something About Her

He had seen another side of her, a side he would have never know if they had been fighting. He also found out that they could get along very well, and possibly, with detention the next day, and almost every single class with her, they could become friends.

He would like that. To have an actual friend that is a girl, who is not related to him, or always flirting with him.

Yes, he would like that. He would like that a lot.

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The second day of school wasn't so bad. Gregor remembered about school this time, and he went to bed early. He was a bit excited to go to bed. Not that he particularly liked going to school, but because of what could happen.

Detention with Luxa had gone a lot better than he had expected. She was a lot easier to get along with when she wasn't with her friends, and they had talked the entire time. They had to stop a few times when the teacher glanced over, but for the most part, they talked and talked. Henry and Ares kept the teacher occupied, and there wasn't much really a danger of being caught.

He lay in his bed for a while, thinking about what could happen. After his alarm went off for the third time, Gregor finally got up and took a quick shower. He preferred warm showers at night, but before school, he found that cold showers woke him up faster.

On the first day of school, Gregor had to go to homeroom to pick up his schedule. Now, he knew what his schedule was, and he had to go to his first class. That meant he had to spend his first class getting screamed at by Ms. Solovet.

The only good thing about that was that he would be sitting next to his friends.

When the bell rang for class to start, Gregor walked in to find that Luxa was already sitting in her seat and Ms. Solovet was not at her desk.

Teachers weren't always late, but sometimes they had stuff to take care of at the office. Luxa must have gotten her things from her locker early, since he hadn't seen her. He thought about saying hi to her when they got their things from their lockers, but it was just him and Lizzie.

Luxa didn't show up, and Gregor left to class, a little embarrassed, when he realized he was stalling and taking his time while getting his things, sort of hoping she would show up.

Now, he took his seat and waited for Ms. Solovet to walk in. After a few moments, she was still gone, and a small murmur of voices begun to buzz through the room. Everyone knew that talking in Ms. Solovet's class would mean certain punishment, but the fact that she wasn't there made it a challenge. They all talked, not because they really wanted to talk, but because they wanted to tell their other friends later that they had talked in Ms. Solovet's class and lived to tell of it.

Of course, they would leave the part out of how she wasn't there.

Gregor decided this was the best time to say something to Luxa. Maybe she just as easy to talk to as the day before. Leaning over slightly, he whispered, "Luxa."

The girl kept her eyes on her paper, doodling something with one of her big, fancy pens. It was easy to tell that she was better off than most kids because of the things she owned or the clothes she wore.

Luxa probably hadn't heard him, and he was about to ask something else when Ms. Solovet walked in. She had marched in and found some of the kids near the door talking, and she was giving detentions left and right. Her loud yells made Gregor think she wouldn't be bad in the military. Somehow, he thought she would fit right in.

History went by without a single word to Luxa. No one wanted another detention, and so the classroom was completely quiet until the bell rang. When the end of class finally came, Luxa was the first one out the door. Gregor had hoped he could say something to her, but she was gone before he had put his books together.

At homeroom, Luxa was surrounded by her friends, and Gregor didn't dare try to talk to her in front of Henry or Ares. He didn't mind Aurora so much, but he didn't want to look dumb in front of the other two.

The entire time, it was like detention with her had never happened. Luxa spent homeroom talking only to her friends, snickering with Henry about something that was apparently hilarious. She never even glanced over at him once.

In math with Mrs. Miravet, Luxa was once again surrounded by Gregor and his friends. Math class was no different to history, except for the fact that they could get a bit of talking in here and there. It wasn't as bad as history in terms of strictness, and Gregor tried to catch her gaze.

Luxa spent the entire time trying to avoid his eyes. Not once did she turn to him, and Gregor gave up about halfway through the class. For some reason, she was trying to avoid him, and he didn't know why.

After class, he didn't even try to stop her before she left. Luxa was gone as soon as the bell rang again. Gregor took his time with his things, stopping by his locker to drop off his things before lunch.

At the cafeteria, Gregor slowly walked through the lunch line with his gaze on the ground, thinking about why Luxa was being so distant.

Wait, why did he care?

They had talked for just one detention, and he expected them to be best friends? Why wasn't he trying to talk to his friends? Luxa was doing just fine with her group, so maybe he should try to go back to his. Getting stuck with Luxa in detention for the first two days was probably just a coincidence. There was no way they were meant to spend their free time together. They were too different.

Gregor started walking to his lunch table, the one with all of his friends. His real friends. He was still trying to figure out his thoughts when out of the corner of his eye, he saw Henry whisper something to Luxa. He forgot he had to walk by Luxa's table, and before he realized what was happening, he saw Luxa's foot shoot out.

Gregor fell straight on his stomach, landing on his lunch. His shirt had a mixture of ketchup and green Gatorade. When he got up, Luxa was covering her mouth trying to keep herself from laughing, but Henry was laughing hysterically out loud. Ares was laughing slightly, not as loud as Henry, but he was louder than Luxa. Aurora gave Gregor an apologetic look, and she was the only one who wasn't laughing. Aurora shot Ares a look, and he instantly pulled himself together.

As he picked up the fries that were on the floor, Gregor decided he hated them. Not Aurora, but definitely the rest of them. Ares had only laughed, and he knew he mostly got in trouble for being with Henry. But looking at the other two, he couldn't decide who he hated more. Luxa or Henry.

Without even going to his friends, Gregor walked out of the cafeteria and washed his shirt out the best he could. When he was done, he didn't go back into the cafeteria. He just walked around the hallways, trying to think of anything but Luxa.

Somehow, it was harder than he thought.

The good thing about the rest of the day was that Luxa wasn't in any more of his classes. He concentrated on the lessons as much as he could, and for a time, he forgot all about lunch. His distraction didn't last long, however, and soon, he was walking to detention.

He was even angrier that he had to miss track practice again. But he decided it wasn't so bad. He had gone through the day without receiving another detention, and if he could just do the same the next day, then he'd be able to run with the rest of the team after school.

Of course, Gregor had more homework from Ms. Solovet, and that was what he would be doing the entire time. Talking with Luxa the day before distracted him from his work, and he had to do all of it at home. He wouldn't have to worry about it this time, though.

Gregor was even more surprised this time to see Luxa sit next to him. Again.

He could tell Luxa was looking over at him, but he pretended to be busy with his homework. A moment passed between them, completely in silence. It was quiet enough to hear Henry and Ares talking on the other side of the room. While the teacher yelled at them to stop talking, Luxa spoke up.

"Gregor?"

He didn't respond. He didn't even turn to look at her.

"Gregor," she repeated. This time, it wasn't a question. She knew he was ignoring her, and she refused to be ignored. But she had ignored him. So why should he listen to her?

"Gregor, I am sorry."

That got him to turn. "What?"

She took a deep breath. "I was cruel. I should not have tripped you."

Gregor was surprised that she would apologize. She had literally spent the entire day ignoring and avoiding him, and now, she was talking to him like nothing had happened.

"I didn't think you'd say sorry for that. Seems like you thought it was pretty funny."

"Yes, well, I did not think I would be saying sorry either. Aurora made me understand that it was wrong. She believes we could actually be friends."

Gregor looked at her in disbelief. "Wait, Aurora made you understand? So, if Aurora hadn't said anything, you wouldn't be saying sorry?"

Luxa opened her mouth to say something, but closed it after a moment. She hadn't expected Gregor to react that way.

He didn't wait for her to think of something to say. "You can't expect us to be friends if you're going to ignore me and then act like nothing happened. You can't expect me to be okay with getting picked on when you're with your friends just so you look cool in front of them. And I definitely can't expect you to be a good friend."

With that he turned around and put his head down. He noticed that she looked hurt by his words, especially the last part, but he didn't care. He wanted her feel what he felt when he was picking his lunch off his clothes while everyone laughed at him.

After a moment, he heard her turn around and put her head down as well. Gregor wanted to get up and do his work, but he didn't care about school at the moment either.

Again, his thoughts wandered to Luxa. Feeling his heart drop, he realized why he couldn't stop thinking of her.

The reason why he felt so bad, why this whole situation made him uneasy, was because deep down, he had hoped they could get to know each other.

There was just something about her.

There is just something about her. . . It's funny, how you see it all of the time in writing. Characters are in love, but they don't realize it, while it is so painfully obvious to the reader. Makes the story that much better. I swear, Gregor and Luxa are meant for each other. So, if my sources are correct, you should be expecting a chapter every two to three days. So, as usual all feedback is encouraged and appreciated, so give any and all ideas! See you guys later!

Question: So this is gonna be weird. . . Since I won't know the answer either. How will Gregor and Luxa mend their broken relationship (however small it was)? Face facts, we all know (not for sure, not even I know for sure) that they will become, at least, friends, right?

R&R peeps,

-Tytonic