A/N This is the sequal to The Pants Move On and I recomend reading that first. Hope you are all looking forward to the sequal!

Months of crying and months of pain, the past year felt like a century of anguish for all of the new sisterhood. When a summer is so good, the rest of the year can not compare, and for them it made it worse. The Pants had made it worse. They knew that wasn't true, circumstances had just... changed, but for Marianna and Hazel especially, it was hard to remember that. Erin and Belle had had wonderful summers, and missing the people they had met was what made their years pass so slowly. But for Mari and Hazel, terrible things had happened, along with the good, and it was too hard to face up to them.

But the months had finally passed, and the summer was beginning once again. They were all seventeen now, and had many different plans. Belle had known what she was doing since last summer, she was going to visit her Aunt's farm again, to see the handsome farm-hand she had fallen for last summer after an especially bumpy start. Although she and Nick had both decided to keep their romance to summer, so neither felt tied down, she still felt butterflies whenever she ever thought about him. The other dates she'd had didn't really compare. He was nineteen now, and although they hadn't had much contact over the summer, she knew that the age gap still wouldn't mean much.

Erin wasn't sure what she could do this summer. She had a job helping in her Mom's clothes shop, and what she really wanted to do cost too much to do two summers in a row. Especially when you only had one income coming in. She really wanted to go to England and see Danny again. He was her cousin's best friend and they had met while she was visiting her Dad's family, and trying to sort out her relationship with them and herself. He had helped her and she had fallen for him big-time, she always had been a romantic. But, luckily, he had liked her a lot too. Not that they had really had a chance to do anything about it. They had been writing to each other a lot though, and she knew he missed her too.

Hazel's summer and been full of highs and lows. She and Russell had been friends since kindergarten, even while he was going out with Belle. But when Belle had gone away, Hazel and Russ had become more than just friends. It could have been terrible, but Belle had fallen for Nick at the same time, so they were free to admit that they might have liked each other for a lot longer than they'd realised. The few weeks with Russ had been absolute bliss, she had never really been in love, but she knew that was what she shared with him. However, the cynic in her should have realised it couldn't last. Russ got shot and after spending time in intensive care passed away in her arms. The time in hospital had been bad, but after, when she knew there was no more hope, she had felt enveloped by blackness.

Marianna hadn't really coped much better last summer. She was always known for her confidence and her drama-queen antics, but that was what had gotten her in trouble and since then everyone had noticed the change in her. Of course now they all knew the reason. She had met a guy at Drama camp, Hayden, she'd thought they were in love and gone a lot further with him than she was ready for. Not only that, but it had turned out that he going out with her for fun. It had broken her heart, but she would never let him know that and she had given a brilliant performance at the end of the summer in her part as Deirdre of the Sorrows. Unfortunately the high that had been left from that couldn't last long and she knew she would have to face the consequences of her summer soon, she was just glad she had such brilliant friends that would always stand with her, even if she had treated them terribly last summer. This time she knew she would be better, to re-pay them, and because she loved them.

She pulled her red hair into a tight bun, she had had it cut a lot shorter, although it was still quite long. She checked her bag that she had everything she would need for that night. Tonight was the night they were bringing out the Pants again, ready for the next summer. She had them now, since she had wanted to add something to her inscription from last summer. Everything else was ready too, most of which was snacks. Four teenage girls could get extremely hungry. They were meeting at Erin's house, as they had done last year, to keep up the tradition.

She headed downstairs and into the kitchen where her Mom was making some tea.

"Hey Mom, I'm ready now, so I'll just walk round ok?"

Her Mom gave her a quick hug, "Ok sweetie, have a nice time, and don't be back too late tomorrow, alright?"

"I won't." Mari walked out of the kitchen and into the living-room. She had to say goodbye to the newest member of the Sisterhood. She lent over the reed basket and kissed the baby on her tiny button nose. "Love you sweet one. Bye Izzy, Mommy'll be back tomorrow ok? Grandma's looking after you ok?"

Isabella O'Neill gave a small gurgle and Mari smiled. Then she picked up her bag and headed off to see her friends for the first time in quite a while.

A/N Oh I am so glad to have finally written this bit, I have had this idea since like the first chapter of the first story! So, did you like it? Was it a shock? Please tell me in your reviews! P.S this was only the Prologue