CHAPTER ONE: SLEEPOVER

Adam ran around the gym, retreating from an angry Drew.

"Give me the damn basketball!" he ordered at his brother. Adam only cackled with laughter and continued to run from his sweaty brother.

Adam suddenly made a wrong move with his foot, causing his whole body to tumble onto the hard gym floor. His body squeaked against the floor. He stared up at the rafters in the gym when Drew appeared above him with a satisfied smirk.

"Karma, bitch," he told his younger brother. He snatched the basketball from his hands and began to run with it to the supply closet. Drew was still in his basketball uniform, and Adam had changed. They'd stayed late after school to work on their lay-ups.

Adam switched his phone out and bugged his eyes when he saw that it was already eight. He wasn't expecting his mom to freak out because she wasn't even at home. Actually, most of the parents of students at Degrassi were out on some big cruise that they'd been offered.

But even if neither of their parents were home, their mom was still going to call asking if they'd fed that stupid cat and if they'd had their showers.

"Hey, I'm gonna go grab a quick shower. I'll meet you at the front," Drew yelled to his brother from the other side of the gym.

Adam gave him a lazy wave with the ends of his fingers before he made his way out of the other side of the gym opposite from the locker room.

After his mom had let Adam get the breast removal surgery and start taking testosterone, things had started looking up for Adam. He was currently on the basketball team with his brother, and he was the star pitcher for the Degrassi Panthers baseball league.

Adam was hurriedly texting his mother about staying late when a sharp whistle was heard behind him. He turned to see Eli headed his way with Clare close behind. The hall was dark, but there was light leaking in from the windows.

"What are you two doing here?" Adam accused, cocking an eyebrow at the inseparable couple.

"Oh, you know," Eli began, "just exploring the school in the dark."

Clare's cheeks burned red, and she gave his stomach a light slap. "No, Eli was helping me on my project for Ms. Oh. What are you doing here?"

"I was practicing some basketball stuff with Drew. But he stunk, so he had to go take a shower."

Eli laughed at Adam's joking words, and Clare rolled her eyes with a grin. "I've got an idea," Eli began in a creepy voice.

"Oh boy, here he goes with his ideas," Adam joked glancing down at his phone. His mother still had responded to his text.

"Hey," Eli said to his friends, "this one doesn't involve me almost getting stabbed."

Adam and Clare stayed silent so that their friend could continue. "How about we stay the night…in the school?"

"What?"

"Are you stupid?"

Clare and Adam accused in unison. Eli's eyebrows furrowed above his nose. He held his hands up defensively and said, "What? I think it's a good idea."

"And how do you suppose we're not going to get caught. You do realize that this place has security cameras, right? And I'm pretty sure that there are security guards that go on duty," Adam said aloud.

"It's Friday, Adam," Eli began slowly. "That means that all of the security guards are probably at home. Plus we could just snatch the video tape in the morning."

Adam was about to start considering when a girl's voice could be heard farther down the hallway. "No, I'm pretty sure that Declan will be swamped with all of this snow. There's no way that he's getting a flight down here right now."

The next voice could be known as Adam's current lover; Fiona Coyne. "So you should come back to the condo with me. Adam's mom is gone so he has to stay at home like a good boy. I wish he'd bend a rule or two for me sometimes.

Adam's eyebrows met and Clare gave him a sympathetic smile. Holly J and Fiona's faces could be made out in the small light that they had in the hallway. Holly J gave Fiona an awkward look while Adam stared her down from behind Eli and Clare.

Fiona averted her eyes and planted them on the floor. Eli was the first to break the awkward silence. "What are you guys doing here so late at night?"

"We could ask you the same thing," Holly J countered, her eyebrow raised slightly. Fiona rolled her eyes at her defensive side and said, "I was helping Holly J with student council stuff."

Clare was about to try and make conversation when Eli interrupted her with his rude self. "Do you know where they keep the security tape recordings?"

Holly J was taken aback by his question. "Why? Are you planning on stealing something, Goldsworthy?"

"No," he responded, a little too quickly. "No, but we're staying the night here. And I'd appreciate it if you'd tell be, because none of us need a breaking and entering on our records."

"I'm sure you've experienced one before," Holly J said under her breath. Fiona snickered quietly to herself. "But as student council president part of the blow would fall on me. In Simpson's office there are some VCRs with the tapes in them. Just snatch them in the morning, destroy them, and they'll never know it was you."

"And what about the security guards?" Adam asked.

"They don't get here until two tomorrow, and they already left for tonight," Fiona said, taking Holly J's words from her throat.

Fiona made her way around Eli and Clare and moved dangerously close to Adam. She ran the tip of her finger up his chest, he looked down at it, and she continued to run it up the center of his face. She grinned at the fact that she'd made him look and moved even closer.

"It's a shame I have to go. We could've explored some deserted hallways and some," she stopped to look him up and down, "classrooms."

Adam inhaled sharply at the way she knew how to suck him in all too well. He was leaning down to meet her lips while the others stared in annoyance when a loud voice interrupted them.

"Which one of you has the key?" Fitz demanded, marching behind a pissed looking Bianca. They stopped and stood with crossed arms. Adam, Fiona, Eli, Clare, and Holly J stood in silence. "Well?"

"What are you two doing here?" they all asked the two troublemakers in unison. Bianca laughed while Fitz scowled at the kids he disliked so much.

"Fitz forgot his stupid cell phone in his locker," Bianca announced, sending Fitz an annoyed roll of her eyes.

There were a couple more odd seconds of silence. "Are you gonna tell us where it is, preppy?" Fitz asked at Holly J. She rolled her eyes and turned on her heel. "Follow me."

Bianca and Fitz shrugged before following Holly J behind Eli and Clare. Fiona and Adam stayed behind.

"So you want me to bend more rules for you?" Adam asked in a low voice. His lips were close to Fiona's ear, and his tone sent shivers down her spine.

"I didn't mean that," she told him sweetly. "All I want is to be with you."

He looked her up and down before pressing her against the lockers. She gasped at his sudden take of control and moaned at the feeling of his lips on her neck. She wrapped one leg around his while he continued to suck on her neck.

Fiona let out another louder moan when she pushed his lips away from her bare neck. "Did I do something wrong?" he asked, clearly worried if he'd hurt her.

"No," she told him with a seductive smile, "but we don't want to lead this too far. You'll just have to wait until tomorrow night."

Adam seemed disappointed with her words. She'd gotten him all riled up only to be let down softly. She gave him a sad smile before bringing her face to his and massaging his tongue with her own.

A loud scream interrupted their make-out party. Fiona jumped away and frowned down the long hallway. Adam took her hand and began walking quickly in the direction of where Holly J had led the others.