A/N: Just trying this out. I'll be putting up one or two chapters every few days. It's definitely not the best thing ever...Don't like, don't read. Theme from DarkAngelSnapeLover's Infinite Arthur Theme List is High School . PM her if you're interested and she'll give you more information. I'll just start it off - so tell me what you think and if I should continue.

Credit goes to Marc Brown for characters. I do not own Arthur, Buster, or any other characters.

Introductions and Fond Memories - Prologue

You may all remember me from my childhood days. The name's Arthur Read. I'm sure you remember the timeless old yellow sweater I used to wear that my favorite Grandma Thora made for me. Though I outgrew it, I still prefer to wear my trademark yellow color, with blue jeans and...contacts. In middle school, (from all that studying) my nearsightedness grew to a whopping -6, and after an incident in which my glasses fell flat off my face, my parents decided the best decision was to purchase a pair of hard contacts that would enable me to look more mature at the same time. My looks aside, I graduated from Katzenellenbogan Middle School, KMS for short, and after finishing out my eighth grade year, the same friends and I all transferred to Elwood High, home of the Grebes.

Most of you probably aren't going to believe this, but I'm starting high school tomorrow. Rumor has it that Mr. Ratburn's cousin, Mr. Ropeburn, is the biology teacher for freshmen. After all I went through with Mr. Ratburn, I am hoping that I do not end up in that predicament once again. I got placed into all honors classes after my hard work in middle school, and my friends might be in my classes. How are they doing, might you ask?

Buster, my ex-best friend, had a falling out with me at the end of eighth grade, after he spread a rumor about me that I liked Francine. Of course, I'm not denying that it's false, but the fact that he had the nerve...anyway, I wonder if we'll ever reconcile after what happened.

Francine, who hasn't changed that much, grew out her hair and it now goes down to her back. She dresses nicely now, but still has a sporty attitude and tried out for all the high school sports teams last year. She looks especially sophisticated now that she stands at 5 feet 4 inches, but I still have 2 inches on her. Muffy, on the other hand, is just as spoiled rotten as ever. Her designer purses add up to about fifty now, and her gym clothes consist of pricey sweats with the most expensive shoes on the planet. She's been wearing makeup and going through boys as fast as my hair grows - and that's quickly.

Sue Ellen moved to India in sixth grade and came back in eighth grade looking especially tan, with a hint of an Indian accent. Whenever she speaks, it makes her sound more professional, to be honest. Hopefully we have some classes together! That is, if Muffy doesn't show up to ruin everything along with her...see, in eighth grade, Muffy and Sue Ellen had an enormous fight over the fact that Sue Ellen didn't bring her back anything from India but bought Fern a shawl. Muffy, of course, went ballistic, and that was the end of their friendship.

So I guess that's pretty much it for now. After Brain skipped a grade, not much was heard of him, and Binky transferred to another school in middle school. I heard from Francine that he was coming back this year, but I don't know if I should believe her because Binky seems to have been gone forever...but other than that I'm still really close with all of my friends, and I'm hoping that high school doesn't change our relationships in any way.

Now that's the update on them, but I'm sure that you're all dying to hear about my boisterous, obnoxious sister D.W., who is now in 5th grade and is 10 years old. With side swept angle bangs and hair down to her shoulders, D.W was almost an item in her school after having Mr. Ratburn in third grade, who completely humbled her vain attitude and silenced her bragging temporarily. Now, she prefers to be called 'Winni' in social media, and has a plethora of new friends and classmates who admire her in every way. Rather than wear her usual pink dress, she now wears jeans and a dark pink shirt, with a small hair clip near her right bang. My parents refused to get her a horse or a cat, which made her even more upset about her life, but that was alright with Pal and I for a variety of reasons - I'm sure you can guess at least half of them.

Emily, who went to France over the summer, brought back her new "boyfriend" Pierre and he's going to Lakewood Elementary for another three months while his parents do sightseeing in Hong Kong. Emily was the star of the school, and jealousy slowly crept throughout D.W.'s veins until she practically burst, and forced James to take her out. Not surprisingly, he rejected, and that left D.W. in tears and anger. Hopefully they make up...or Tantrum 911 just might take a trip to our house!

I stopped babysitting the Tibble twins after fifth grade for two reasons: one, being that they got too annoying, and another being that my homework load took a trip to infinity and beyond. Sadly, this did mean a reduction in my earnings and allowance, but it was alright because I landed a job at the library shelving, and it's one of my favorite things to do today because I love the library so much. They've grown taller and more mature now, and act like normal kids, but they do get into arguments quite often, which is the source of their mischief.

Overall, I hate to be mean towards D.W., but I do prefer Kate over her. Calm, sensible, and forgiving, Kate is in second grade at Lakewood Elementary, and has Mr. Marco this year. She loves school, unlike D.W., and does not care about popularity or being in the cool group. Of course, most kids like her for this reason, and she is not afraid to defy those who bully her. Her group of friends consist of Mei Lin, a small cat girl named Jamila, and a rabbit boy named Sanjay. They are a small group, but Kate's friends with everyone, even D.W. Unfortunately, D.W. can be horrible to Kate at times, and can pinch her when she makes her mad. Honestly, I feel like my heart breaks when she does that. Kate's my little sister, and D.W. should know better. Whenever I look at Kate, I always imagine that innocent, angelic baby that most of you remember, and I hope she stays that way, not corrupted by society like D.W.

So those are the important people in my life right now. My parents are just about the same - Mom's still an accountant, and Dad's catering business has never been better, with business booming as more and more people turn to him for cakes, pies, and more mouthwatering delicacies. The whole house can smell like jam pudding, rice with beans, or even vegetable Lo Mein. I love my parents no matter what they do, so either way, my life's fine. I just hope that high school doesn't break us apart, or change the way I am, because I know that happened to the Tough Customers, who turned good at the end of fifth grade, stayed that way through middle school, and went back to their usual ways in ninth grade, with Slink and some other kids starting to smoke cigarettes and do all sorts of bad things that shouldn't have been done in the first place. Mom's always told me that peer pressure could change my life forever, so I know that I need to steer clear. To me, the freshmen always looked so big as a little eighth grader, but I'm going to be one tomorrow, and I'm nervous.

High school is the last step in my education, and I'm going to do everything I can to make it count.

A/N: That's the end of the introduction. If there are any characters (ex. George, Jenna, etc.) that I didn't mention that you would like to hear in the actual story, let me know and I'll add them to the list. Ideas, suggestions, and criticism are welcome! Chapter 1 will be up soon :)