Disclaimer: I do not own Walker Texas Ranger or the characters in this story, execpt Jessica.

Angela Walker wasn't popular, by any means. She was the hot, awkward girl in high school. Had friends, but not many, but strangely, she was okay with that. She'd already learned that when you were a Ranger's daughter, your friends were constantly in danger. So, she went about her life not being concerned about friends, having them that is, until she flunked her math class and met the person who understood everything.

"You what?" Alex Cahill-Walker yelled at her daughter. Angela looked at the floor, and muttered, "I failed math."

"Oh my god, Angela, how could you do this?"

"It's not like I did it on purpose, Mom, God, back off."

"Don't talk to your mother like that!" Walker said as he walked in the front door. "I don't know what's going on, but you will not disrespect your mother."

Angela turned and ran to her room, making as much noise as possible.

"What's going on?" Walker asked

"She failed her math class this semester." Alex said.

"Oh man…"

"Yeah. Walker, what are we going to do? I don't know what's wrong. I think maybe we need a tutor…"

"I suppose. Do you think it will help? Angela doesn't seem to want help from anyone these days."

"I'm not getting a tutor!" Angela screamed from upstairs.

Walker and Alex cringed, amazed at their daughter's sudden outburst. And with that, they went to bed.

The next day, Angela walked into school with no intention of staying. She went to her locker, sat down, and cried. Her parents just didn't understand how hard it was to distance herself from everyone; saying good bye to her dad every morning, not knowing if he was coming back. Seeing him when he did come home, and not knowing if Trivette, Gage, and Sydney were okay. She constantly had to be on edge, wondering if someone was watching her, waiting to take her. That was hard.

"Are you ok?" Angela looked up, surprised to see that Jessica Juarez was talking to her. Jessica was even more of a loner than she was, and very, very quiet, though she was allegedly a genius.

"Can I help you?" Angela barked.

"I just wanted to know if you were ok…"Jessica said with concern.

"If I wanted you to talk to me, I would let you know."

"Are you sure about that?" Angela was amazed. Couldn't this girl take a hint?

"Yeah."

"It just looked like you needed a friend." This set Angela off again, and Jessica slid down to the floor beside her while she cried.

Meanwhile, Walker and Alex had just arrived at work, flustered about what was going on with their, previously chipper, sixteen-year old. Walker thought that they should just give her space, while Alex was adamant that she needed help. Trivette watched from his desk, somewhat grateful that he didn't have this problem, while Sydney and Gage, the newlyweds, looked on in amazement.

"I'm telling you Walker, if you won't do something, I will." With that, Alex stomped to her office.

"What's up?" Trivette asked.

"Angela failed her math class, and we're not sure what to do."

"Well Walker" Sydney interrupted, "You need to take your mind off of that now, something else requires your attention."

Author's Note

This is my first fanfiction ever. Please review! Criticism appreciated.