Popular Outsiders

Meet Rachel Fletcher. Small but mighty. You could be the most badass football player at Venice High School. The only difference? Rachel just had to put in a little more effort when she flipped you onto your back. She wasn't popular, but she wasn't an outsider - just like any other bully.

Meet Calvin Eaton. Lanky and dark. His threatening appearance just happened to be the way he looked. He's just another outsider, like Rachel is just another bully. He spends his time reading, drawing, listening to Billy Idol and Metallica, getting picked on, and trying to remain undetected as much as possible.

At least, that's their view of one another.

Then one day Calvin and Rachel are assigned partners for a chemistry lab, giving them that once in a life time meeting of best friends for life. While a few boys from the cross country team have been pulling some dangerous pranks on Rachel, one prank includes Calvin.

That's where the two decide to draw the line and get revenge.

Rachel and Calvin decide to get back at the boys more than once. Not only do they get revenge, but they learn there's more to the small escape artist and silent goth than they expected.

* There is swearing. However, there is less as the story continues as it is one of the symbols I use to show how the characters are changing into better people. If you don't like swearing, you have been warned. This story was inspired by the song I'm Just A Kid by Simple Plan *