Darren Copper, a sanguine boy with a mysterious past, moves to Stephanie's town. There he faces bullying from the terrible Luke and his cohorts, as well as the judgement of Stephanie's best friend Mandy. Stephanie is anything but thrilled when she is assigned to be Darren's new science partner, but as her feelings change new challenges arise. Will Mandy and Stephanie's friendship survive the ultimate test? Will Darren's mysterious past, or Luke's gang tear them apart?