"Adam, I like you, a lot. But my parents, they're traditional; they'll never approve."

"But, you're okay with me?"

She nodded her head taking a step towards Adam, "Will you be my secret boyfriend? I'm not ashamed, I just don't want my parents to forbid me from-"

"Stop, go back to the part where you asked me to be your boyfriend."

She smiled, "Will you?"

"Sure, why not?"

Right as their lips made contact; Becky knew she was in love with him. Granted, it was nothing like the kiss she experienced in her dreams over Thanksgiving but she wouldn't trade this one for the world. Adam had to do everything in his power not to leap for joy. Somebody wanted him, somebody actually liked him for him; he had someone who could share everything with.

Wait. Everything?

Adam was sitting in his bed at home contemplating what the situation. He had to tell Becky, his girlfriend, everything before he met her. He couldn't just keep it from her, it would be bound to come up later and he'd rather it be sooner; or maybe later. He didn't know. Would telling her these things drive her away from him or would she just act different around him if he told her? But what if she finds out from Drew? Would she be forgiving towards him that he it didn't come from him because he didn't want to talk about it. Yeah, he still has nightmares about getting beat up everyday from his old school and being called names and all the bullying but he'd rather not relive them by telling Becky. He needed to be cool about this; he would only tell her if it came up.

His phone rang from an unknown number.

"Hello?"

"Is this Adam?"

"Yes, who is this?"

"This is Jacob Whitcomb," said the voice on the other line.

Adam's heart rate started to quicken. He hadn't heard from this guy since he left his last school. Jacob was his worst tormentor of them all. Adam liked his younger sister, Carly. She didn't know about him for a few months until he decided to tell her. She was taken aback by it and avoided him for a few days. She told Jacob and Jacob told her to break up with Adam. She did and they hadn't talked since then. The dayafter she broke up with him, Jacob tormented Adam. He took Adam from his baggy shirt and slammed him up against the lockers. "What's your name today, Gracie?" he would ask, "Is it Paul? George? Kyle?" his friends would only jeer him on. Everyone else wouldn't dare intervene.

"My name is Adam," he would say in a small voice.

"Wrong answer, Gracie; why do you keep doing this to yourself? You're a girl, accept it. Are you a girl, Gracie?"

Adam didn't say anything. Jacob chuckled and slammed him against the locker again, even harder.

"Answer me, Gracie! I would love to hear that beautiful voice of yours."

"I'm a guy," Adam said. Jacob sighed and turned around.

"Listen up everyone! Gracie here is a guy so I want everyone to stop picking on him. Is that clear? I mean, we're not so different, me and what's your name? Oh, Adam. You see, I used to be a girl, too! I played with dolls, I wore tutu's, I played with makeup."

Adam tried to run away knowing where this was going but Jacob took him into his strong hold and kept talking

"And then one day, I figured out that I wanted to be a boy. I liked girls and I didn't want to be labeled a lesbian. So I dressed up in baggy clothes and a stupid beanie to trick people into thinking that I was a boy. And guess what?" Jacob asked as he threw Adam to the ground and got on top of him. "No one believed me," spat Jacob in Adam's face. Jacob stood up and started kicking Adam with every word he said.

"So." kick "Stop." kick "Pretending." kick "Gracie."

He laughed and walked away leaving Adam holding his stomach on the hallway floor. That night he burned himself; he burned himself until the clip was completely melted. He transferred to Degrassi a week later.

"Hello? Adam, you there?" asked Jacob.

Adam hung up the phone with tears in his eyes. He could feel the beatings like they were yesterday; fresh on his skin. He refused to cry and shook away his tears. His phone rang again.

"Leave me alone, Jacob I don't need this right now!" Adam yelled into the phone.

"Adam? It's me, Becky," she said in a shaky voice, "Is everything okay? Who's Jacob?"

He couldn't tell her about Jacob. He had to play it off; he couldn't tell her now.

"He's no one, Becky, just an annoying relative. Why are you calling?"

"I was wondering if you were free tonight?"

"I could be, movie?" he really needed to take his mind off of Jacob. A 2 hour distraction would do it.

"No, my parents sorta want to have you over for dinner. But if you can't that's totally fine I can totally reschedule."

"How do your parents even know I exist?"

"My dad's a good guesser, you have no idea how good of a guesser my dad is," Becky replied.

"And you're a terrible liar."

"Okay, I accidently told my dad I have a boyfriend and now he wants to meet you. What are you gonna do?"

"Oh I don't know, have dinner, maybe dessert?"

"Adam this is serious!"

"Okay, okay I'm sorry. Everything is going to be okay."

"No! It's not going to be okay! My parent's will meet you, they'll freak out and forbid me from seeing you. We need a plan."

"Becky, I'm a guy."

"I know, I just-"

"I passed when I met you didn't I?"

"Yeah."

"Then I'll be fine. As long as they don't see my driver's license your parents will have no clue."

"Are you sure we can do this?"

"Trust me."

Adam drove to the Baker's house and was met by Becky outside of the house. He met her at her door and she kissed him; all thoughts about Jacob and his torments automatically leaving his mind at the moment. She led him into the house and introduced him to her parents who said hi then went back to making dinner. They descended to her basement where Luke was watching a hockey game. She told Adam that she needed to put her phone on her charger in her room and she'll be right back. When Becky left the basement he walked around to admire the memorabilia on the walls. All of a sudden he felt hands on his shoulders turning him around and shoving him into the wall.

"Luke what are you doing?" asked Adam.

"I know about you, Adam okay? Dallas told me. You better stay away from my sister or I will beat the crap out of you until you leave her alone," Luke sneered. "I suggest you leave now."

Adam couldn't handle this. It was just like Jacob and Carly all over again. He wiggled out of Luke's grasp with tears in his eyes and ran out of the house. Becky came down the stairs looking for Adam.

"Luke, where's Adam?"

"Oh, he went home sick. He told me to tell you he apologizes."

Becky ran out of the house to find Adam climbing into his car. She ran up to the car and knocked on his glass asking him if he was okay. He turned to her and she saw his tear stained eyes through the window.

"Adam? What's wrong?"

He started the car and mouthed an 'I'm sorry' through the glass and rode off leaving Becky confused in her driveway.

So here's where Fragile really begins. Sorry it took me 6 chapters to get into it. Read and Review! Tell me if you like the new direction! Thanks!