A/N-This plot idea is based on the movie Normal Adolescent Behavior but it is loosely based so some things are going to be a lot different. It is about six friends (Derek, Sam, Ralph, Sally, Kendra, and Emily) who have been best friends their whole lives. When the age of boyfriends and girlfriends, making out and dates comes along they made a decision much different that of their peers. Instead of separating into couples, they stayed together and started a different kind of life. They are friends, confidantes, supporters, companions, and lovers. They "date" each other, switching sexual partners almost every day within their circle and only with the opposite sex (no slash). Despite the fact that people talk trash about them, don't understand why they do what they do, and can't understand why they would choose this path they stuck to it because they were best friends and each needed the others for different reasons. They all stuck together because each needed the others support. But when Derek's dad remarries and Nora, Casey, and Lizzie move in a new world of thoughts is revealed to Derek. What if the one boy and one girl concept isn't so bad after all? What if his friends don't see it that way and aren't willing to let go of Derek? What if he has a choice to make between his six best friends and Casey? Hope you like it!!

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Chapter 1

My Best Friends

Derek was late. He had known he would be late when he had tried to leave and his father had stopped him. He had then proceeded to sit Derek, Edwin and Marti down to talk about change. The only reason they were discussing this was because his dad had gotten remarried to some woman none of them had meant. If this didn't prove why Derek was the way he was, he didn't know what would. His dad's new wife and her family were moving in the next day. Derek really didn't care but that didn't matter to his dad. So, he had to endure a thirty minute discussion about change. Derek didn't need change; he needed a dose of his friends. He was late though and he knew Kendra at least would be upset. They were meeting at Kendra's because her parents were rarely home and she had a huge basement which was covered with bean bag chairs. Derek had run to Kendra's house since she lived a few blocks away and immediately went around to the back door. He used his key to get in and walked quickly to the basement door. He ran down and sure enough everyone else was there. Emily was sitting in Sam's lap while Sally was lying across a bean bag her eyes closed. Kendra had her feet in Ralph's lap and as soon as she heard Derek's footsteps she looked up.

"Derek!" she yelled.

"Hey, I'm sorry," he said.

"You are late, Derek," Sally said.

"Dude, I am going to buy you a watch," Ralph said.

"Guess who I picked out of the hat of wonders?" Sally asked, holding up a small piece of paper. Derek plucked it from her hands and saw his name written in Kendra's perfect handwriting. Whenever they could all get together they picked the names out of a hat to decide who would get who. They figured the element of surprise was the best.

"Lucky me," Derek said, grinning at Sally as he sat in the bean bag chair next to her.

"I know. I said that myself because I am feeling in quite a mood," she told him.

"Really?" he said, giving her the famous Derek Venturi grin.

"Yeah I might even let you try that thing that Emily bit you for trying on her last week," she said and he laughed. He reached over and pulled her into his lap.

"God, I love you," he told her. He moved then so he was positioned on top of her and quickly looked over to his friends to see that had all started already. He loved all of them he thought as he looked at them. Who wouldn't?

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About two hours later, Derek, Emily, Sally, Sam, and Ralph left Kendra's house. Emily was on Derek's back while Sally was walking in between Sam and Ralph their arms intertwined.

"Well, until tomorrow, my loves," Sally said as they got ready to part ways. Sam, Ralph, and Sally would go one way and Emily and Derek another. Sally pressed her lips to Derek's while Emily kissed Sam and Ralph goodbye the same way.

"Later," Ralph said to Derek, who grinned quickly. Emily and Derek started walking towards their houses which were a few blocks away side by side. Even though she was still on his back, Derek could tell that she had something she wanted to talk to him about. He knew his friends inside and out and he knew something was bugging her so he waited quietly.

"Derek," she said.

"Yeah," he said.

"Olivia talked to me the other day," she told him and he sighed. Olivia was one of the "others", as they called them, so was Max. Olivia and Max used to be one of "them", but when it came down to it, Kendra has said they didn't care enough. When they were thirteen, the kissing each other had started and Olivia and Max had been fine with that but when they had turned fifteen, they had made a mutual group decision that sex was okay now. Max and Olivia hadn't liked it but they had dealt with it for a few months, but they had enough. Max and Olivia had started saying no and Kendra was having none of that. They had been given a choice…either in or out. They had chosen out and had in the process, lost six best friends. Kendra had said that no one was allowed to talk to them, but Max and Olivia weren't giving up. They were all seventeen now and it had been two years. The only people in the last two years who had given Max and Olivia so much as a look, was Derek and Emily.

"What did she say?" Derek asked.

"The usual hi, how are you, and how is everyone else," Emily said her grip around Derek's neck tightening.

"She acts like she doesn't see us all at school," Derek commented.

"Well you know no one else talks to her," Emily remarked.

"Yeah and you should stop before Kendra finds out," Derek told her.

"Derek, I saw you talking to Max last week," Emily said.

"Yeah but he was just asking about a homework assignment," Derek said.

"Yeah okay! The last person he would ask about homework is you," Emily said.

"Emily, you are being exceptionally mean to me," he said dropping her. She landed on her feet and he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"I love it," he said before he kissed her.

"Derek, I can't be late for curfew," she said before kissing him. She pulled back after a few moments and walked ahead of him. They walked like this silently both thinking about the same thing. Once they arrived at their houses they kissed quickly and went to their separate lawns. Before she could step into her house he called after her talking across the lawns.

"Em" he said.

"Yeah," she answered looking at him.

"Don't worry about them okay? They choose this it isn't our fault," he said and she smiled lightly.

"I know I just feel bad that's all I mean its Olivia and Max not random people," Emily said and he nodded.

"But whatever. Love you, Derek," Emily said.

"Love you, Em," he yelled back. He watched as she walked into her house and then slowly made the way up to his house.

(A/N-Hope you liked it!! That was just an intro really. Some of you will think this story is crazy but I like it so far. Next chapter is Nora and her family moving in! Please review!!)