CHAPTER 1

❝ ...We're not cynics, we just don't believe a word you say, we're not critics, we just hate it all anyway...❞

【Cynics and Critics- Icon for Hire】

As he sat on the steps of the stairs inside the main building, young Jake Stilinski sighed depressingly reminiscing the events from yesterday. He tried to ask his long time crush out on a date, but she brushed him off like a nonexistent insect. As he continued to mope, a young girl with long dark layered hair tied in a messy braid while wearing sunglasses, was walking by when she noticed the brunette.

"Jake? What you doing being all emo on the stairs?" She asked, Jake looked up seeing his best friend.

"Oh, hey Eliza, it's nothing, just the usual with Liztte ignoring me like usual..." He muttered, hearing this she mentally groaned.

"What, seriously? Ok is this about what I said about you not having a pair to asked her out?" She asked then sighed as she took a seat next to her best friend, "Ok, look I'm so sorry about the other day. I'm trying...We'll get through, and I know this because I love, in a platonic way of course." Hearing this cause Jake to smile as his friend tried to cheer him up.

"Aw, hey thanks..."

"Yup, I love you more that-OH MY GOD! I can't even-" She gasped, throwing her hand up as the amount of how cheesy this was was too much for her, "You just have to find a better way to get Lizette to notice you!" The bell rung signaling that class was about to start, she stood up and gave Jake a hand, "Come on, I've got a small idea on how to get her attention on you." Jake gave her a skeptical looked, but he shrugged it off if it meant that his crush would acknowledge his existence. The two continued to walk down the hall past Earnest, the leader of the nerd clique, putting up his campaign poster for student president. Earnest noticed the duo and went up to them.

"Salutations, fellow students!" He greeted.

"Oh. Hey Earnest..." Jake muttered.

"'Sup square..." Eliza said and noticed the poster, "Oh so you're running for class president, huh?"

"Yes! It's obvious that I'm the most suitable one around!" He said with pride, "Oh! You two will vote for me right?" He asked the duo.

"Er..." The two gave each other looks, sure they didn't hate the need, but that didn't mean that they liked him enough to give him their votes.

"Uh...sure...I guess?" Jake shrugged. As they stood there, two jocks pushed Earnest out of the way calling him nerd as they cut the duo from the nerd. Earnest dusted himself off feeling miffed.

"Oh real original! What's next? Four-eyes? Stick and stones May break my bones, but words may never hurt me!" He said.

"Yeah, but I don't think words are the jocks...strong suit..." Jake muttered. The jocks looked at the poster on the before ripping it off and gave the nerd a wedgie.

"The sad and painful life of a nerd..." Eliza muttered. The two went to the nerd and helped him up. As they helped him up, a kid with a buzz cut walked by.

"How's the campaign, Earnest?"

"Oh, Jimmy! You'll vote for me, won't you?" The nerd asked.

"Yeah...not a chance..." He said and continued to walk away. Earnest stood up from and went towards him.

"What if I pay you!" He asked.

"Pay me?"He said and looked back at the nerd, "Now you're talking!"

"I always knew I was a born leader!" Earnest exclaimed, causing Eliza and Jake to roll their eyes and sigh.

"Yeah, but unless you buy everyone's vote, you're never gonna win, because they are definitely going to ruin your speech at the debate." He pointed out.

"Oh...unless I have a security manager!" Earnest gasped before getting on this knee in front of him, "Oh please! Please! Please! Please!" Eliza leaned over to Jake.

"Geez, this is just sad..." She muttered in his ear.

"I know..." He muttered back, the two slowly took small baby steps back from the scene.

"I don't know security managers, they cost a lot of money..." Jimmy said.

"Oh, I have money! I can pay you!" The nerd cried as he stood after the blonde.

"Good, I always knew I was a politician at heart." Jake and Eliza sighed as the duo turned around to walk away only to be stopped by the nerd.

"Jake! Eliza! You'll help too right?"

"Er...well..." Jake started.

"You see Earnest, we would love to but we got some planning to do and also class..." Eliza said as she grabbed Jake's shoulders and started in the opposite direction.

"But it's free period for us..." Jake muttered

"Yeah but they don't know that..." She said.

"What are we doing here?" He asked, as they were now outside where the football field was.

"You'll see..." She said and continued to push him forward to where the other coach was, Coach Finneck, who was also one of the history teachers. Jake was still confused as what was going on til he saw the sign. Lacrosse try outs.

"Lacrosse?" He mumbled.

"Yeah, remember when I said I had an idea? This was the idea." Eliza said.

"Oh..." Jake nodded.

"There ya go..." She smiled as she patted his back.

"...What's the idea?" He asked, Eliza looked back at him as she gave him a dead look.

"I seriously don't understand how you survive without me sometimes..." She said as they went up to Finnick, "Hey, coach!" She called out to the young dark haired male coach.

"Oh it's you two...what'd ya want?" He asked, clearly annoyed with their presence.

"Aw, don't be like that coach," Eliza pouted, "We're just here to try out for lacrosse!"

"We were?" Jake asked, clear confused.

"Yup, the both of us!" She proclaimed. Finnick stared at her before breaking out into a fit of laughter, making the duo stare at him strangely.

"Sorry Johansen, Stilinski can try, but you have no chance."

"What? Why?" She asked, a bit irritated.

"Because you're a girl!" He said, Eliza scoffed.

"Please, coach, I bet you that whatever you guys do, girls can do just as good." She said, "And also Sonya is a girl and she's on the lacrosse team!" She whined.

"That's because Sun-Ya doesn't suck, unlike you!"

"Okay...I feel a bit insulted that you would think that...but because I'm a nice person...I will gladly ignore that comment..." She said.

"I say let the girl try out!" A voice called out, they all turned to see a certain scarred brunette, smirking at them.

"Mind your own fucking business Smith!" Eliza scowled at him. He threw his hands in the air as he felt so "threatened".

"Oh jeez, I'm so scared!" He mocked, "Hey, I'm trying to help you here!" He said, Eliza rolled her eyes behind her shades.

"Right, 'help'. Since when does the great Gary Smith help anyone else but himself?" She asked.

"Not unless its for his own gain..." Jake muttered.

"Well you two can continue with your little argument, but I have try outs to oversee!" Finnick said.

"10 bucks on Johansen!" Gary called out, Finnick turned around to face Gary.

"I'll take some of that action!" He said, "Alright Johansen, you're lucky your boyfriend was here to help you out."

"Ahaha, funny coach..." Eliza muttered as he started to walk away, "And's he's not my boyfriend, in fact, he's not even my friend!" She yelled out, she sighed and gave Gary a suspicious gaze. Gary saw this and gave her a smirk, irking her as she looked back at the others.

"Alright you brats!" Finnick said as he as he eyed at all of the newbies, especially Eliza and Jake, "To start off, we're going to do some laps." A collective sound of groans were heard, Finnick blew the whistle hanging around his neck, "Quit yer complaining and get to it!" He fumed. They all walked to the start of the track, getting in positions. Finnick stood on the sides as he had a stopwatch in hand. With the sound of the whistle they all started sprinting, with Eliza and Jake lagging behind.

"Remind me why we're doing this?" Eliza asked, making Jake looked at her.

"What? It was your idea!" He exclaimed.

"It was? Oh yeah...to get Lizette to notice your existence..." She muttered, he sighed and shook his head.

"Ugh, whatever, I'm gonna go ahead, if this is really gonna make her notice me, I'd rather not be last..."He said before jogging ahead of her.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! So you're just gonna leave me!? Aw come Jakey! You can't just-and he's gone...great..." She muttered as she watched him take off. Back at the starting line, Finnick blew his whistle again as the newbies were drawing near.

"Terrible. Horrifying. Pathetic. Unbelievably pathetic." He commented as each one passed by, "Is that everyone?" He asked, gazing at them all. Few seconds later, Eliza crossed the line panting and sweating as she hung over with her hands on her knees before falling to the ground. Finnick sighed as he rolled his eyes, "Yup. That's everyone." Jake went up to his friend and picked her up.

"Yo, you okay?" He asked.

"Ha...I think I spent way too much time playing Smash Bros in my room too long..."She panted.

"Right, cause that's the reason..." He muttered.

"Alright you little punks, hope you enjoyed your little warm up" Finnick started, making Eliza snap her attention towards him.

"Warm up!?" She gasped.

"Cause this is where the real evaluations being!" He said, ignoring Eliza's comment, and blew his whistle again.

"Oh god, he's going to kill me!" Eliza groaned as she and Jake walked over to where they all started each station, with Eliza failing most of them. Jake was also failing, but not as bad as his friend. Eliza sighed as they started the last station, the Shooting ranges.

"God, I hate him..." She muttered, "You know, I bet he's doing this to me on purpose! " She complained. Jake rolled his eyes as she was being over dramatic, not to mention delusional.

"Sure..." He said as he took a lacrosse stick in one hand.

"Wow, I thought you were supposed to be really athletic, Johansen!" Gary mocked from the bleachers, irking her more.

"Shut up!" She yelled at the scarred boy, "You want athletic? I'll show you athletic, you little punk!" She grumbled as she grabbed the lacrosse stick from Jake and took a ball, placing it in the pocket before shooting it right at the scarred boy, who jumped at the sudden speed and maneuvered out of its way.

"You missed..." Jake pointed out.

"I can see that!" She said and took another ball before shooting it at Gary again.

"Johansen!" Finnick fumed, causing the duo to jump.

"Crap..." She muttered and turned to look back at him.

"What. The. Hell. Was that." He asked, more so demanded.

"Uh...I call it venting out on socio boy..." She deadpanned.

"No, I see that as talent!" He exclaimed, causing her to stare at him

"...Huh?" She questioned.

"Although it's a bit rusty, with a bit of practice you could help with getting us to semi - championship! "

"...Oh joy..." She muttered sarcastically, Finnick then blew his whistle once again.

"Alright you punks, try outs are done, now scram!" He said and started to walk in the other direction.

"Well that went exceptionally well..." Gary started as he walked over to the two friends.

"You!" Eliza pointed at him, annoyed with his entire presence, "You just shut up!"

"Why were you here in the first place, Gary?" Jake asked, a bit curious himself, Gary gave him a gaze filled with malice. Jake flinched at the sighted and hid slightly behind Eliza, it wasn't because he was a wimp, he just knew it was better not to mess with a sociopath like Gary Smith.

"Well, I was just thought it'd be hilarious if I watch how many morons will fail at just shooting ball into a net with a bunch of sticks." He said.

"Gee, well isn't that swell..." Eliza muttered, "Well now that you've had your fun, we're gonna be heading back..." She said and turned in the opposite direction with Jake quickly following after her.

"God, I thought I was gonna die..." He muttered as all color was drained from his face.

"Oh please, he won't do anything..." She muttered, she paused as she remembered who they were talking about, "...well not much..."

"Easy for you to say, at least you don't live in the same dorm as him, while as I have to sleep with one eye open!"

"Just reason with him then." Eliza said.

"Reason with him? Have you met the guy!?" He fumed.

"Alright, alright, I'll reason with him then, better?" She asked.

"Not the slightest..." He sighed.

Hello first Bully fanfic because I recently restarted playing it and remembered how much I love Gary, this chapter is horrible in my opinion but it's just to introduce my two main OC's, I have more but they'll be introduced in later chapters.