Summer of Change

By PCFreak619

Chapter 1 - Start of Summer Vacation

Author's Note: First of all, thanks to all of you who read my first story, The Nerd and The Jock. Side note, I also plan to, if I ever get around to it, write a few stories about the Anderson siblings. That will definitely be interesting to write. If I get to it sooner or later, that is.

Now, if you read the epilogue of The Nerd and The Jock, you may have noticed that I said that the sequel to that story will, this time, have Margo in the lead. I think she's an interesting character, that doesn't seem to have a lot of fics, that I know of, with her as the lead role. So, I figured, "Why Not?"

Now, I am gonna do what I did last time when I wrote The Nerd and The Jock. When I wrote that first chapter, some people automatically assumed that I was gonna do a Clyde x Lynn, or Clynn, story. But, that wasn't the case at all, and look at what I created. For this story, I saw someone write a comment that suggested I was gonna do a Margo x Lincoln, or Lingo, for that one. And, I'm gonna say now, that that is not the case either. This story will also be an OC story. This time being, Margo x OC. And who is that OC you might ask? Well, if you read my last story, you'll probably already guess who it is.

Now, for this story, there will be some teenage anx stuff like in the last story. Drama, Romance, all that kinda stuff. However, I will also be including another thing in this story, that may or may not be triggering to some people. Well, maybe not "triggering" per say, but definitely hard to watch at times. So, all I can say for that is, viewer discretion is advised.

Now that that's all outta the way, here is my newest story. Summer of Change.

The day was finally here. The day that all the students of Royal Woods Middle School look forward to every year. The day that all the stress about tests, and homework, and teachers, and so many other things came to an end. For a period of time.

It was the last day of school. The start of summer vacation was finally here. It was currently 3:10 pm right now. All the students were sitting in the classroom, just waiting for the final bell to freedom. The suspense was killing them.

But perhaps the three students who were the most anticipated for this day, was the jock trio of Lynn Loud, Jr., Polly Pain, and Margo Roberts. The three of them were all sitting near each other. Lynn was at the front of the class, Margo sat in the seat next to her, and Polly was sitting behind Lynn. All three of these girls couldn't wait to have three months of nothing but hanging out and doing a bunch of sporty things with each other.

Now the clock was at 3:13. The anticipation was at a fever pitch.

Their homeroom teacher got up to say something before the last bell.

"Well, students, I can honestly say that I'm gonna miss all of you who won't be coming back. I support all of you who are moving on to high school. I've been blessed to have gotten to know all of you. And I hope all of you have a great summer vacation. Thank you very much." Mr. Crathers said.

"Thank you, Mr. Crathers." All of the students said out loud. Now the clock had passed the 3:14 mark. It was now 10 seconds in counting.

"7...6...5…4...3...2...1…" All the students counted down out loud.

The clock buzzed with the time reading 3:15. It was finally over.

All the students stood up and cheered loudly. Some threw their papers up in the air. Some danced very over the top. Some stood on their desks and threw their arms up in the air and cheered wildly. And some just left the room as quick as they could.

Lynn, Polly and Margo celebrated for a few more seconds before deciding to leave. They had a lot of plans to get to.

"See ya in three months, Mr. Crathers." Polly called out to him. He waived back at her.

The three of them walked through the hallowed halls of Royal Woods Middle School one last time, before leaving the school. Most especially, Lynn and Margo. These two wouldn't be coming back next year. They'd be going to high school. While Polly, unfortunately, would be left behind for two more years. She wouldn't be joining them until they both were in their junior year.

Lynn and Margo wouldn't admit it, but they almost felt like crying. This place was where they became friends. Where they went through and dealt with a lot of shit with each other. And now, it was coming to an end. It was bittersweet, to say the very least.

They eventually made it outside. Now it was over. Now they were finally free. However, Margo and Lynn did take one last look at the Royal Woods Middle School sign, before they turned back.

"I can't believe it's over." Margo said.

Lynn sighed very sadly. "Yeah. It went by so fast, huh?" She replied.

Polly had a bit of a sad look on her face as well. "Heh. I guess I'm gonna have all the fun when I'm back here in three months." She said, trying to joke around.

The three of them all looked sad. As stated earlier, the three of them would be separated in three months, with Lynn and Margo going to high school, and Polly staying behind for two more years.

Lynn decided to break the silence. "Hey. Let's not get sad right now, guys. We've got three months of awesomeness to have with each other. Let's enjoy them while they last." She said.

Margo smiled and nodded. "You're right, Lynn. And hey, we have four new guy friends as well. The more people, the more fun, right?" She said to them.

This caused Polly to give Lynn a very sly looking smile. "Yeah. It's gonna be fun getting to know your boyfriend." Polly jokingly said.

Lynn now looked unamused at her friend. "Very funny, Polly." She said. Polly gave a small snicker.

What Margo said was true. Ever since they met, and especially when Cody and Lynn got together, all seven of them had, pretty much, become a big group of friends. They would hang with each other whenever they got the chance. They'd hang out at the mall, or the park, or other places a young teen would find entertainment in.

"Oh, speak of the devil." Margo said. Lynn looked over at the entrance again, and saw those four boys walking out. Michael, the arrogant one, Jacob, the down to earth one who was Michael's cousin, Derrick, the nice, kinda rich kid, and, of course, Cody. The nerdy boyfriend of Lynn.

The two of them had been together now, ever since the disastrous baseball game a few months ago. And they couldn't be any happier. Whenever the two had the chance, they would talk on the phone with each other, a habit that Lynn was, unfortunately, picking up from Lori. They would also study together, only this time, a little sweet talking and romantic affection would be there as well. They would kiss from time to time. They'd hang out and watch games together. They'd do a lot of things together. They really were as happy as can be.

They walked over to the girls and said hello to them. "Hey girls, how ya doing?" Derrick said.

"Good." Polly and Margo said at the same time. Lynn, however, was approaching Cody.

"Hey you." She playfully said as she kissed him.

He gave a sly smile to her. "Hey yourself." He said. Polly giggled a little bit at their affection. A few months ago, they were calling Polly out on how her and Rusty were together. Now, they were doing the same thing with each other. Oh, the irony.

Michael, however, just grinned with that arrogant smile on his face. "Okay, you guys aren't gonna start preparing for your wedding, are you?" He jokingly asked them.

They both looked at him with an unamused expression. Which was then followed by a smack to the back of Michael's head by his cousin.

"There ya go starting shit again, Michael." Jacob said.

His cousin stared to rub the back of his head, with a sarcastic frown on his face. "Welllllll. A guy's trying to have a little fuuuuunnnn. Now that summer is here." He said. Everybody rolled their eyes at him.

Yeah, even though all seven of them would hang out together, Margo and Michael still didn't necessarily like each other all that much. They would take shots at each other, they'd bicker about the most pointless of things, and they'd try to prove that they were better then one another. Yeah, it got annoying at times for their friends.

However, with all that said, they would at least know when to try, and that term would be used very loosely, to get along for their friends sake. Margo, obviously, did care about Lynn's feelings, and despite his arrogant demeanor, Michael did care about Cody's as well.

Margo groaned at Michael's sarcasm. "Anyway, since it's the first day of summer vacation, what do you guys wanna do?" She asked them.

"The mall?" Cody suggested.

"We do that most of the time, anyway. Let's think of something we haven't done before." Lynn said, while holding his hand.

"The bowling alley?" Derrick suggested.

Michael gave a sneer. "I'm not really into that tonight. Maybe some other time." He said. That surprised everybody. They thought he'd be all over beating them at a game again.

Then, he got an idea in his head. "I know. How about we go to that new Teen Center tonight? They just built it a week ago, and I've been wanting to try it out." He said.

"Teen Center? What's that?" Polly asked.

"It's a place where young kids, like us, can go hang out, play pool, drink some soda, have some nice snacks, do karaoke, and other things. It sounds like a cool place to hang." Jacob said.

Michael nodded toward his cousin. "That's right, cous. And I heard they're doing karaoke there tonight. That's got me interested." He said with a smile on his face.

Margo laughed at him. "You sing? I'd pay to see that." She sarcastically commented.

Michael snarled at her. "Yeah? Like YOU could do better. I whipped your ass at that bowling game a few months ago. And I know I can sing better than you."

"I never said I wanted to sing. I just want to see you bomb." Margo said, with Michael frowning at her.

Jacob stepped in this time. "Guys, come on. Don't fight. It's the beginning of summer. Let's try to get along, please?" He asked them. They both stared at each other very intensely.

"Yeah. But, I'm with Michael on this. Let's try that place out tonight, you guys." Cody said. Everyone agreed.

"Alright, I'll see you guys at 5:00." Michael said, as he and Jacob walked off in the opposite direction of the school.

"Later." Polly said,as she skated off toward her house.

"Yeah. I'll see ya then, guys." Derrick said, as a nice looking car drove up to the school, and picked him up.

Lynn, Margo, and Cody then walked off toward their homes. Luckily for them, they all lived close to each other.

As they all walked along, Margo saw Cody and Lynn holding each other's hands. Like how a real couple would do. She saw how happy they were together, like with Polly and Rusty a few months ago. And she felt what she felt at that time: Jealous.

Margo was happy for Lynn. She really was. And she was happy for Polly too. She was glad that her two best friends had found someone who really cares about them. And she supported their relationships with them as well. She got to know Rusty and Cody, and realized that they weren't just trying to get with them just to say that they have a girlfriend now. No. She knew that they cared very deeply for her two friends. And that made her happy.

However, she would be lying if she said she wasn't green with envy of them. She had been noticing boys for a long time now. Ever since she was about 11, she started to notice how handsome and attractive boys were. She did have a few crushes here and there, but perhaps her most recent, and biggest one, was Jason Nash. She was so attracted to him, it was almost pathetic. She'd stare at him during class all lovey-dovey like, she'd try to impress him with some athletic type of moves during gym class, and she'd waive and say "Hello" to him whenever they passed through the halls of Royal Woods Middle School.

She had that big of a crush on him. But didn't have the guts to tell him. Well, that was until Lynn told her to be brave and tell him how she felt. She wouldn't normally take advice that quickly, but since it came from one of her best friends, she decided to take it.

And boy was that a heartbreaking decision.

-/- Flashback to 4 months ago-/-

Margo was just walking home after a nice little game that her and Polly created. It was called "Base Derby". Where they would combine roller derby with baseball. Lynn didn't join them, because she wanted to introduce Cody to her sisters and brother. But, she did promise to hang with them tomorrow at the mall. So, that was at least something.

On her way home, she saw Jason walking toward her. He was a little bit taller than her. Around her age, maybe a bit older. A Caucasian kid with short blonde hair that kinda flowed whenever his football helmet was off. In good shape, and had the most hypnotizing green eyes she ever saw.

Her cheeks turned red, her heart started to beat really fast, and she was having a hard time breathing. But she remembered what Lynn said. And she was right. It was now or never.

"H-H-Hi Jason." Margo said.

He stopped, and acknowledged her. "Oh, hey Margo. What's up?" He said, very friendly.

"I'm okay." Margo said, now rubbing the back of her head. Looking embarrassed.

He was about to walk away, before Margo stopped him. "Wait." She said.

He turned around. "Yes?" He asked her.

She felt like she was about to have an anxiety attack. "Look, this may sound out of nowhere. But, you know, I've kind of, uh, been thinking, uh, a long t-time, and…." She looked over at him, and realized she was kind of rambling on. It was something she did whenever she got nervous.

Jason just stared at her, with his eyebrow raising.

Margo took a deep breath. "The thing is, I….I really like you, Jason. I have for a while now. And, I was wondering, if you'd like to go out some time." She finally said.

That felt so good to get off her chest. All that anxiety was now flushed away. Now, all that was left was for Jason's answer.

Unfortunately, for her, he gave her a look that spelled nothing but disappointment.

"Well, Margo I'm flattered, I really am, but, the truth is, you're just not my type." Jason said to her.

Margo could swear she just felt like her heart shatter into a million pieces. To a point of it never being put back together.

"I honestly see you as one of the guys. That's just how I feel. I'm sorry, okay?" He said, letting her down in the most gentle way he possibly could.

But, it didn't seem to work, as Margo now felt tears start to rise up out of her eyes. She didn't want to cry in front of her crush. But, she couldn't help it.

"But hey, I still consider you a friend. That's something." He said, trying to be enthusiastic.

That didn't work either, as now Margo had her head down in shame. She felt humiliated. In front of her crush.

Jason felt bad. He didn't want to hurt her anymore then he already was doing. "Well, I guess I'll see ya later then." He said, as he walked off.

Margo couldn't take it. She ran in the opposite direction, and just went home. To cry her eyes out in the privacy of her bedroom.

And that's what she did. She cried herself to sleep that night. One of the worst nights of her life.

-/- End of Flashback -/-

That whole day still played in her head from time to time. She would think about how Jason made her feel that day. How she felt like she'd never find someone to like her for her.

Now both of her friends had boyfriends, and she didn't. And her three new guy friends weren't really someone she was looking for either. Obviously, she didn't like Michael, cause he was an arrogant son of a bitch. Derrick already had a girlfriend named Millie. And Jacob, well, she only saw him as a friend as well. Not to mention, he really didn't show any signs of wanting a girlfriend. He was, apparently, okay with being single. How she wished she felt that way.

It just wasn't fair is what she thought. Why couldn't she find a boy who liked her for her? Why couldn't she find a boy who accepts her for who she is? Why do they get boyfriends and she doesn't? What was so different about Polly and Lynn? Again, it just wasn't fair.

The three of them were getting closer to their respective homes. Margo's was closer. So, she took the chance to get away from Lynn and Cody to vent out her frustrations at home. Then, get ready to see them again in a few hours.

"I'll see you guys at the Teen Center. Bye." She said to both of them, walking toward her home.

Cody looked surprised at her for just leaving right there. "Is she okay? She looked kinda upset something." He said to Lynn.

She sighed in sadness. "She's just a little down about her not having a boyfriend. I feel so bad for her." Lynn said, now looking glum.

Cody put his arm around her shoulder. "Hey, someone will find her one day, and like her for her. I mean, it happened with you and me, right?" He said, sounding optimistic for her friend.

Lynn put on a small smile. "I guess. I just feel bad that me and Polly have boyfriends now, and she still doesn't. I'm worried if when we go out together, then I'll make her even more jealous then she already feels." She said, holding his hand that was around her shoulder.

Cody rested his head against her head. "I can tell Margo is a great friend to you. She's happy for you. She would never want you to have to choose between us. Don't worry too much, okay?" He told her in a supportive and loving way.

Lynn smiled and kissed Cody. "You are so optimistic for your own good, do you know that?" She asked.

Cody chuckled. "Yeah, I know." He said, very confident.

They said their goodbyes, for now, and walked back to their homes. They couldn't wait to try out the Teen Center tonight. It was gonna be fun. For all of them.

-/- The Roberts Resident -/-

Margo walked up to her home. It was a nice little home. It was a single story, two floor home, that was magenta colored on the outside. Nice shutters, a recently re-done roof, and had a few windows on each end of the house.

When she walked inside, she saw a familiar face coming to greet her. The face was a little girl, around 7 years old. She had a chesnut-like colored hair, which was held up by a yellow headband, a few freckles, and little buck teeth. Hopefully, she would soon get braces for those. She also wore a little yellow t-shirt, little blue jeans, and white sneakers. She appeared to be playing with a little white furred puppy. An old English Sheepdog puppy to be exact.

This little girl was named Clare. She was Margo's little sister. And the pup's name was Watterson.

Clare brought Margo in for a big hug. "Hi, big sis. Welcome home." She said in a very sweet tone. Even the dog, who was named Watterson, rubbed up against her leg in greetings as well.

Margo smiled down at her little sisters' hospitality. "Hey Clare. Hey Watterson." She greeted them back, enveloping the hug, and giving Watterson a nice pet on the head.

As this was going on, another familiar face came into the living room to greet her. This time, it was a woman, about 40 years old. She had long brown hair, kinda like Margo, except her's had a darker shade to it. She was about 6'2, just a wee bit taller than Margo. She also wore blue jeans, a red t-shirt, and wore black tennis shoes. This was Margo's mother, Jean. She had come out of the kitchen, apparently making ham and cheese sliders. One of Margo's favorite dinners.

"Hey, honey. How's my soon to be high school gal doing?" She asked, also bringing her into a hug. Margo accepted.

"I'm good, Mom. I smell those ham and cheese sliders." She said, taking in a big whiff of the smell.

Jean smiled. "Well, it's the first day of summer for my two little girls. I figured, why not?" She told them.

Clare smiled at them. Only then, Watterson decided to be a bratty dog, and steal the ball that they were playing with together.

She chased after him. "Watterson, that's not how fetch works. Come back here." She called out to him. He still ran from her.

Margo and Jean laughed at that whole situation. The two then went into the kitchen together. It smelled great in here.

"Hey, so, do you mind if I go out to that Teen Center tonight with my friends? We want our first day of summer to be a big deal." Margo asked Jean.

"That's fine with me, sweetie." Jean said. She then remembered something.

"Oh, by the way, here." She handed Margo a letter. She took one look at it, and frowned in disgust.

Margo Roberts

113 S Franklin Ave

Royal Woods, Michigan

And in the top right hand corner of the letter had a name and an address on it. With a stamp, of course. It read:

Harley Roberts

25 W Town Rd

Dayton, Ohio

The man who sent this, was Margo's father.

When she saw his name on the letter, she immediately threw it in the waste paper basket that was next to the sink. Followed by a gutteral sound. Which indictated her feelings toward him.

Jean put her hand on her daughter's shoulder, who was now crossing her arms, and looking cross while doing so.

"Now, sweetie, you shouldn't throw it away without even looking at it first." She said to him.

"I don't want anything to do with that asshole." Margo said, very vehemently.

"Watch your language, young lady." Jean scolded her, before giving her a sympathetic look. "Margo, I know you're still mad at him. I'm not too happy with him either. But, he's still your father." She said, trying to cheer her up.

However, Margo didn't want to hear any of this. "He may be my father, but he's not my dad. And he never will be." She said, sounding harsh.

"Oh, honey." Jean said, hugging her daughter again.

Margo didn't exactly hug back, but she did accept it. That was at least one thing she knew she would get from her mom and sister. They were always there for her when she felt like she needed them.

Unlike some people.

Author's Note: So, yeah. Here ya go. My first official sequel. I hope all of you like the journey I'm gonna take you all on. Cause it will get emotional at times. Like I said at the top of the page: Viewer Discretion is Advised.

Anyway, if you like what you read, make sure to comment, like, follow and favorite for future updates. Happy New Year to you all, thank you, and goodnight everybody.