(A/N) Hey guys, I'm back with another update! Sorry this one took longer than usual, I've been ill and haven't been on the laptop much, so yeah, sorry guys! I promise the next update will me much quicker ;)
Anyhoo, I got asked to include more of the townies, so in this they are included in this chapter, and thank you so much to lazy4ever for giving me the idea of...erm...well I don't want to spoil this chapter before you've read it, so lets just call it Operation Tad...yeah xD So thank you, lazy4ever for giving me the idea of Operation Tad ;) Feels so funny saying that...Operation Tad...xD
Also, to cfcgirl24 who asked me to include more Gary romance, well, that will be coming up in the next chaper! Your wish is my command ;)
Thank you to everyone who reviewed, faved and alerted, I really appreciate it! As always constructive criticism is welcomed, and if you have any ideas, or want to see a certain character in the story then just tell me and I'll include it ;) Please review so I know people are interested in this!

Eve's date with Tad had surprisingly went really well, and they had even made plans to meet up with each other again, though Eve hoped that for their second date, they could go somewhere less expensive, especially since Tad had insisted on paying for her. In fact, Eve had to admit, she was starting to like Tad a little bit. He was a nice boy, and he had treated her very kindly on their first date.

The one bad thing about the fact she was now dating Tad was that all the students at Bullworth and all the staff knew about it. In fact Mandy could be heard telling everyone she knew that Eve and Tad were married. It was all a little too much for Eve what with the rumours flying about, and everybody knowing about it. She'd only been on one date with him, and yet everybody knew. It annoyed her to no end.

So as Eve stood in the girls changing room down in the gym, wiping graffiti off the lockers as punishment for her little fight with Mandy the other day, she couldn't help but frown lightly. Mr. Burton had set her a whole load of chores for detention. Basically she had to clean the girl's locker room, which wouldn't have been so bad, if Eve didn't have to be in the same room with Mandy.

Mr Burton had gave both the girl's detention for fighting, and had stupidly placed them in the same room, instead of doing the smart thing by splitting them up. Mandy just let Eve do all the work, and usually just leaned against the wall and smirked Eve, often making mean remarks. Eve usually just ignored her, she didn't want to gain another week's worth of detentions, though she had to admit, Mandy's comments were getting ridiculous.

"Come on nerd girl, get those lockers cleaned! Wouldn't want Burton to, like, keep us back for longer," Mandy smirked, glancing down at her nails.

Eve just sighed and continued to clean the lockers. She felt like killing the idiot who had decided to graffiti the lockers.

"So, like, how are you and Tad," Mandy asked, "You kissed him yet?"

Eve sighed again, "I only went on one date with him,"

"Yeah, he's probably, like, sick of you already," Mandy said, "God knows why he wanted to go out with you in the first place! I mean, look at you! You're, like, a dork! Who would want to go out with a dork?"

Eve just shook her head and smirked lightly. If Mandy thought these comments were hurting Eve's feelings, she was wrong. Eve didn't care if she was a dork. In her opinion it was much better than being a cheerleader.

"Besides, everyone knows you don't really like Tad," Mandy stated, tightening her ponytail. Eve just froze and looked up at Mandy in a confused manner. What made her think she didn't like Tad?

"What?" Eve asked, throwing the dirty cloth that she had been using to wipe the lockers on the floor. Eve may have not liked Tad when she first decided to meet him, but she was starting to warm up to him a lot more. Why would Mandy say that?

"Yeah, like, everyone knows your only with him because he's, like, rich," Mandy laughed in a cruel manner.

Eve glared at Mandy, "You're wrong," She stated firmly.

"Well, even if I am wrong, no one will, like, believe you," Mandy's smirk grew wider.

Eve took a step closer to Mandy, "Oh? Planning on spreading more rumours round, are you?"

Mandy narrowed her eyes, "Oh? Planning on attacking me, are you?" She mimicked, taking a step forward too, her fists clenching.

"You think that you're so perfect, don't you?" Eve said through gritted teeth, "But you're wrong. You're not perfect. In fact you're far from it. You think everyone loves you but you're wrong-"

Eve's little rant was cut short by a loud, angry cry from Mandy, and suddenly the two of them were fighting again, only this time, Mandy had the upper hand, due to the fact she'd taken Eve by surprise.

"Not so tough, now! Are you, dork!" Mandy screamed, as she grabbed Eve's hair and flung her into the lockers with a sickening crack, as Eve banged her head on the corner of them. Mandy didn't stop there though, she proceed to drag Eve back to her feet forcefully, before throwing her into the lockers again, causing Eve to fall to her stomach, clutching her ribs as she tried to regain her breath.

"What's going on in here girls?" Mr Burton asked as he entered the girl's locker room. Mandy immediately took a step back from Eve, and replaced the smirk on her face with a look of innocence.

"Eve just tripped and hit her head, that's all, sir," She said, pretending to look worried.

"Oh...well...just leave her there, she'll be fine in a few minutes," He said, eyeing Mandy hungrily before turning round and marching out of the girls locker room.

Mandy turned to Eve, a triumphant smirk on her face, "Ha!"

Eve growled and she shakily got back to her feet, glaring furiously at Mandy, who just continued to smirk in that annoyingly smug manner.

"Well, I think that teaches you not to mess with me. So, like, get the rest of these lockers cleaned. See you around, dork," And with that, Mandy marched out, leaving Eve to just glare after her.

The next day, Eve found herself walking hand in hand with Tad in the Old Bullworth Vale Park, listening to him rant about 'those bloody Greasers'.

"I mean, they run round all day like hooligans! And those leather jackets! Oh Lord, do not get me started on those leather jackets!" Tad declared, causing Eve to laugh. Though he was being very serious right now, Eve still found his rants incredibly funny. That's what had caused her to warm up to him.

"So, Eve, I was wondering when to introduce you to Daddy," Tad said, stopping and turning to face Eve, who now looked rather alarmed.

"What?" She demanded.

"Well, you need to get Daddy's approval," He said, smiling reassuringly.

"Isn't it a little soon?" Eve questioned uncertainly, "I mean, I've only been on two dates with you...it's a little...sudden, don't you think?"

"Nonsense. You don't need to be scared of meeting Daddy," Tad chuckled lightly.

"Yeah but...why do you want me to meet him?" Eve glanced down at the ground.

"Because, Eve, I really like you and I want to make sure Daddy approves of you," Tad smiled down at Eve who smiled shyly back up at him.

"You really like me?" She asked, blushing lightly.

Tad smiled and leaned forward, "Yes, Eve," He said, before his face slowly inched towards Eve, causing her blush to become brighter.

Their lips were only a few centimetres away from each other, and just as they brushed against each other-
BANG!

Eve's eyes flew open, glancing down to see Tad looking around wildly, a shocked expression now on his face. Glancing round she noticed fire crackers flying towards the two of them, and she quickly took a step back just in time, as the firecrackers landed centimetres away from where she had been standing before.

Unfortunately, Tad was not quite quick enough, and through the noise of firecrackers exploding around them, she could hear him wailing about how his Aquaberry sweater had been singed.

Eve yelped loudly as a firecracker landed right in front of her feet, and before she had time to jump out the way, it exploded. She screamed loudly as it burnt her legs, before falling down onto her side, squeezing her eyes shut as more firecrackers and other missiles were thrown her way.

She could hear Tad whimpering weakly about his Aquaberry sweater and how it had been ruined by a bunch of hooligans. Eve couldn't help but wish he would just shut up, she was starting to get a headache, mostly due to the fact they were still being bombarded with firecrackers.

Finally, after a few more minutes, the firecrackers and the other projectiles stopped coming, and she raised her head slightly, wondering if it was safe to get up or not. She could barely see a thing due to the smoke coming from the many firecrackers that lay around her.

Her eyes widened slightly as she felt a pair of hands lift her from the ground before setting her to her feet, where she swayed lightly, feeling extremely dizzy and unwell.

"Eve! I'm sorry about that, we didn't know you were here, kid,"

Eve looked up. She recognised that voice, she was sure of it.

"Dude, I think we killed her," Another voice came, though this one was unfamiliar.

"She wouldn't be standing up by herself if we killed her, dummy!" A female voice came.

Eve blinked trying to clear her vision as the two voices continued to bicker. Slowly the blurriness went away, and standing right in front of her was Otto, and two other people.

"Otto?" Eve questioned, her voice sounding weak and croaky.

"See? I told you she wasn't dead," The girl said, glaring at the guy standing next to her, before turning to Eve, "Sorry about that, we weren't trying to get you, we were trying to get that rich scumbag," She glared at Tad, who was lying on the floor a few meters away, completely knocked out.

Eve nodded, feeling pretty confused as she turned to Otto, who grinned widely, "Oh, yeah kid, this is Zoe, "He pointed to the girl, "And this is Duncan,"

Eve nodded politely. She still felt extremely dizzy.

"How did you know Tad was here in the first place?" She asked.

"Oh, that freak Gary Smith told us," Otto said.

"Yeah, we were gonna kick the wimp in, but then he told us that the rich scumbag would be here," Duncan chuckled.

"So we decided to come beat up the trust fund fairy," Zoe added, glaring at the unconscious Tad.

Eve glanced at Tad and sighed heavily, "I'd better get him to the hospital,"

"I can't believe you were on a date with this scumbag, kid" Otto smirked.

"Yeah, after hearing him scream about his Aquaberry sweater being ruined, I can't believe it either," Eve stated, frowning lightly. It was true; her feelings for Tad had gone away almost as quickly as they had came. She honestly didn't want to be with someone who cared more about their clothes than anyone else. She found it quite shallow.

"All the rich scumbags are like that, kid," Otto said. Eve just nodded in agreement. He was right.

"Yeah, but I can't just leave him here," She stated, biting her lip in a worried manner.

"If that was you knocked out, he would probably leave you here," Zoe declared. Eve had to admit that she had a point. Tad would probably be so worried about his ruined Aquaberry sweater that he would most likely leave Eve lying there.

"I dunno, I'll feel awful if I do leave him here," Eve frowned.

"Well, it's your call," Zoe shrugged before turning round and heading out the park, with Duncan following.

Otto grinned at Eve, "See you around, kid," He then turned round and followed his two friends out the park, who were now discussing which rich kid to target next.

Eve sighed heavily as she turned to Tad. She had no idea how she was going to get him to the hospital, there was no way she would be able to carry him there. She walked over to him, kneeling down beside him, wondering how on earth she was going to wake him.

"Tad?" She called lightly, "Tad? Tad! Tad! TaaaaaAAAAAAAAD!" She sighed in frustration, "Wake up you stupid git!"

Tad stirred lightly, his face now extremely pale and weak looking.

"Wake up! Tad! Get up you lazy bugger!" Eve yelled, "Come on!"

Tad slowly opened his eyes, looking slightly dazed and confused as he turned to face Eve, who sighed in relief about the fact she didn't have to drag Tad to the hospital.

"Finally!" She exclaimed standing up, "Come on, get up,"

The confused look on Tad's face was suddenly replaced with a look of pure anger.

"You treacherous pauper!" He declared loudly as he got to his feet slowly, glaring at Eve in a threatening manner.

Eve raised her eyebrows, "What?"

"I should have known this was a mistake! I should never have asked you out," He frowned deeply, "I should have known you were working with those Townies!"

"What are you on about?" Eve demanded. She felt extremely confused right now.

"Don't you play dumb, pauper!" Tad yelled, causing Eve to jump slightly, "You got those Townies to attack me!"

"I did not!" Eve cried out, clenching her fists tightly.

"Yes you did, you good for nothing-"

"Hello? I got hit too, you idiot!" Eve interjected angrily.

"It is over between us, pauper!" Tad smirked widely.

"Fine then," Eve said coolly, "You just keep and your webbed toes away from me," And with that she turned round and walked off, her head held high, a small smile on her face, though that smile soon faded as she heard someone chuckling behind her, and turning round, she frowned as she came face to face with Gary Smith.