Broken Hallelujah

By:

iLoVeFrUit

Chapter 1

A/N: Okay, so this is my story! Just recap on some things, Emma and Sean are going out right now, but they are having a rocky time, Jimmy and Manny are going out and Craig has just broken up with Ashley. And Craig never cheated on Ashley with Manny, so Manny and him never had sex, alrighty? Oh and, the Degrassi students are all in college in New York. This is kind of going to be in Emma's point of view and Manny's point of view.

Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi or any of the characters, unfortunately! But, hey if I did, things would be a lot different! But, let's get to the story, shall we!

Emma walked out of the college classroom and sighed. She had so much homework and so little time and there were so many parties going on also! Emma was in college now, in New York. She has just started there and she goes to NYU. During the summer, Emma had died her hair black, and it her hair was longer now and wavier; she also had paler skin to fit with her black hair. She dressed vintage and she and Sean were going out! Manny and Paige were her roommates and they lived in an apartment. Manny was going out with Jimmy, and it seemed to be going pretty well. Paige was dating Matt, and that also seemed to be doing fantastic. As Emma walked down the stairs, she felt an arm slide around her waist and smiled.

"Hey…" Sean greeted, and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Whatsup?" Emma smiled at him and sighed. She was so happy, she loved Sean, and she really did!

"Oh nothing, just a bunch of homework!" Emma replied, chuckling lightly. Sean kissed her on the cheek again and quickly remarked, "Well, I have to go, class you know, so I'll see you later?"

"Maybe…" Emma loved it when she teased him; she smiled at him and giggled. "Of course you will," she continued, kissing him this time on the lips, softly.

"Okay, see you, bye." The boy said, giving one last final kiss to Emma and then finally walking off in a different direction.

"Okay bye," she called after him, as he turned a corner. Emma went in a different direction, but after walking for a few minutes, she leaned against the wall and sighed. Her life right now, was perfect! What more could she ask for? A good boyfriend, 2 best friends, she was in college, what more could there be?

"Hey, I saw you and Sean, you guys are soo-" Manny was about to say, but Emma stopped her and rolled her eyes.

"Don't say it. Do not say it one more time!" The girl interrupted. She hated it when Manny or Paige, or anyone for that matter, called her and Sean 'cute'.

"But you guys are so cute together!" Manny couldn't help it! They were! Emma rolled her eyes at Manny and started to walk down one of the hallways, towards the parking lot. "So," Manny began, as they walked out into the bright sunlight. "I think tonight might be the night for me and Jimmy."

"You mean…?" Emma asked, as she opened the Jeep door and got in. Did she mean, what Emma thought she meant? That her and Jimmy were going to, spend the night together?

"Yes, I think so…I mean, Jimmy's been waiting and…" the girl took a deep breath and finally said, "I think I'm ready."

"Guys, guess what! Guess what, guess what, guess what!" Paige exclaimed excitedly, as the girls entered the apartment. Paige ran up to them excitedly and smiled. "Just guess!"

"Hello to you to Paige," Emma said sarcastically, as she put down her purse, walked over to the couch and sat down. "What's up?"

"Well…" Paige replied as she sat down next to Emma and looked over at Manny. "Matt asked me to move in with him!"

"Oh…" Manny put on her fake smile and continued, "Congrats!"

"Yeah, right, kudos." Emma also smiled her fake smile and patted Paige on the back. It was good for Paige, but not that good for Manny or Emma. If Paige moved in then, Emma and Manny would have to find another room mate so they could make rent.

Paige could sense something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong?" This was good! She and Matt were taking a big step and she thought her friends would be happy for her.

"Nothing…" Manny and Emma both said at the same time, while Manny took off her shoes.

"Look, just tell me!" She didn't like being lied to her face, so they had to tell her!

"Well…" Manny began, and then looked over at Emma to finish her sentence and break the news.

"If you move out, then we have to find another room mate so we could make rent," answered the black haired girl.

"Well then, I'll help you! We can put up fliers and everything, I mean, this is a big step for me and Matt, you guys should be happy for me!" Exclaimed Paige, while going into her bedroom.

"And we are," Manny continued, stepping into the room with Emma following. "Congrats!"

"And we mean it," Emma added.

"Okay thanks." Sean stated, taking the small packet of tablets. He nodded at the man and walked off, towards the parking lot where his car was located. He couldn't believe he was doing this, yet he felt like he had to. In college, basketball was even tougher and Sean needed to be on top! He got into his grayish-black Toyota, closed the door and stared at the tiny tablets. Was he really going to do this? The boy took a deep breath and decided. Yes, he had to, to say on top, to be the best. Sean grabbed his Arrowhead water, then took the small packet and opened it. He took 2 of the tablets and put them in his mouth, then took some water and washed the tablets down with the water. He swallowed and closed the bottle of water. He sighed once again and put the car in gear. He could never tell Emma this. He was too ashamed, that he had to resort to this! Sean drove out of the parking lot and put on the radio. He had to pick up Emma in a few hours.

Manny, Paige and Emma were exhausted! In the last few hours, they had just put up some fliers, for a room available in their apartment. Maybe if they were lucky, someone would call.

"Guys don't look so sad! We'll still be friends! Just living in different places!" Paige said encouragingly, smiling at them and reaching for a hug from Manny. Manny graciously accepted the hug and smiled at her. "Well I need to go pack." Paige said, as Manny and she pulled away from their hug.

Right as Paige strided into her room, the phone rang. Emma excitedly picked it up and breathlessly greeted, "Hello?"

"Um, hi, is this Emma?" the person asked, talking into the receiver.

"Yeah, it is, did you call for the extra room in the apartment?" Was it happening? Were they getting a room mate? Would it all end happily?

"Uh yeah, Em, it's Craig."

Craig! Craig! "Craig, it's you? Oh wow, so, how are you doing? I heard you broke up with Ashley." Oh, she hadn't heard from Craig in a long time! Was he doing okay, since the break up? How was Joey?

"Oh yeah, that's why I'm lookin' for a place. See, I had to move out 'cause, it would be weird living together with an ex, so now I'm here, calling you for the extra room." Craig explained.

"Oh well, come on down, see if you like it and we'll catch up!" It would be a blast living with Craig! And they could have their room mate, so they could make their rent. Craig and she were the oldest of friends. Emma hoped Sean wouldn't mind.

"Alright, see you in a bit."

"Okay."

"Oh my god!" Manny moaned, as Jimmy kissed her neck, and as his hand went up to her jeans buttons. Jimmy and Manny had gone back to his place after her date, and now they were in the middle of a heated make-out session. This was it. Jimmy was going to get what he wanted, but for some reason, Manny still felt shaky about her decision. She needed to know something, before she went along with it. She stopped Jimmy, just as he had started to unbutton jeans, and she could hear an impatient sigh come from him. "Wait…" Manny squirmed out from under him and sat down on the bed. "I need to know something before….me and you…" Her voice trailed off and she looked away from Jimmy, towards a picture frame, which had a picture of them, when they had just started dating.

"I love you Manny, you know that!" Jimmy replied, sounding exasperated. He slid next to her, and wrapped his arms around her, kissing her on the cheek. "I love you."

"I know, I love you too, I just…" She was still shaky about him. There was something wrong, Manny couldn't put her finger on it, but something was wrong. She needed to be sure; she was giving the most special thing a person could give another person.

"Just what? What's the problem? I love you and you love me, isn't that enough?" He was getting irritated and she could tell.

Manny sighed. "I don't know never mind. I was just being stupid…" Manny smiled at him and kissed Jimmy on the lips. Whatever it was, Manny hoped she was wrong, because this was it, no turning back.

"Oh my gosh! Really? That's how you guys got together?" Emma laughed, and picked bit a piece of her pizza, while Craig just nodded his head and smiled.

"Yeah, so you're okay with me moving in?"

"Yeah, yeah, sure!" Everything was just so better with Craig. She felt, like she could be really herself, her true self. They had just been talking for the last few hours, catching up and that was one of the most fun times she had had yet.

"Oh and," the boy started as he stood up, "Cool hair. You look good."

Emma laughed and nodded her head, and simply replied, "You too." There was silence as Craig just looked through the apartment and his room, then he came back into the living room and asked Emma, "hey, you know what time it is?"

"It is, 9:30-oh shit, I was supposed to meet Sean at the Starbucks by 8, so he could pick me up…oh, I have to call him!" the girl answered nervously. She dropped her pizza instantly, and jogged to the phone.

"My, my, I don't think I've ever heard you curse, Emma," Craig teased.

"Shut up," Emma answered, half jokingly half serious. "Oh, Sean? Oh hey, hi, um, I'm so sorry!"

While Craig stood by Emma, leaning against a wall, he could hear some mumbling coming from the other line, it didn't sound like he was mad.

"How about we reschedule?" Emma asked, looking a bit nervous. "Oh okay, Thursday? Sure, I'll see you later then, love you too, bye!" Emma hung up the phone and took a deep breath, then looked over at Craig.

"So," Craig said, finally not leaning against the wall anymore. "I guess, I'll bring my stuff tomorrow?"

"Yeah, yeah, sure." Emma replied, walking towards the front door. "So I guess, I'll see you tomorrow then?" the teenager asked breathlessly, while opening the front door.

"Yup," answered Craig. "So…." Craig stepped out into the cold and stood awkwardly at the door way. "I'll see you later then."

You guys like? I hope it's good and it will get more INTENSE! I promise!