DISCLAIMER: …do you really need one?

SUMMARY: 25 year old DJ's boyfriend, Steve, gets snatched away by her 20 year old sister Stephanie. Meanwhile, Michelle suffers from a broken heart.

A QUICK A/N: I know I have some other stories to finish. But the second I thought of this one I knew I had to post it.

CHAPTER ONE

Michelle walked down the street, kicking the crumbling gravel angrily. How could he? They had known each other for so long. They had been together for what seemed like forever. How could he hurt her like that?

Aaron. Her Aaron, who she had once hated in preschool. But around the time she turned 13, she suddenly began to experience feelings for him…feelings that she, at the time, did not understand. Suddenly, her heart began beating faster when she saw him. Her stomach fluttered. She suddenly found herself unable of talking to him normally, like she had up until then. She had hung out with him almost every afternoon since 4th grade. He was her best friend.

But things changed so suddenly…

One day, shortly after she turned 14, he, embaressed, told her he liked her. And she, thrilled, told him she liked him, too.

And the rest is history.

For over a year, he was her equal. They did everything together. They spent the cold nights of winter huddled together in their down coats, drinking hot chocolate and watching the younger kids on the block run around, shrieking and playing in the streets. It never snowed in San Francisco, but the younger loved to pretend it did. Merrily, the two lovers would passionately kiss under the cold moonlight.

And in the spring, they would take walks in the park, counting the number of flowers they saw blossoming. They watched the newborn butterflies flutter by.

And in the summer, they would take walks along the Bay Bridge and watch the birds fly over the bay and the boats sail.

And, on this fall afternoon…

It was all over.

She never even saw it coming. One day, she's kissing Aaron as they raked leaves and laughing as they watched his little brother jump in them.

And then…

She goes over to his house this afternoon…

And he, bluntly, tells her it's over.

She noticed that he couldn't look her in the eye, and that he was mumbling and seemed upset.

But she still couldn't figure out why…all he said was, "I'm sorry, Michelle. It's over…I'm…going through a tough time right now."

She ran out of his house, slamming the door. She didn't want to be picked up. She didn't want her family to see her cry like this. She was so hurt and confused, and it was as if her whole world had shattered. She decided to just get home by herself. And that was just what she was doing; a 20 minute walk never hurt anyone.

She fiddled with the gold necklace he had given her for Christmas last year, tears silently falling down her cheeks. As the cold autumn wind blew in her face, she couldn't help but wish Aaron was there to hold her, and keep her warm.

She looked up at the sky. It was just getting dark. She could just make out the stars. How could they shine so brilliantly when the lights in her life had all just gone dim?

She realized, without knowing, that she had reached her house. She saw Steve, DJ's long term boyfriend, pulling up into the driveway. Only DJ wasn't in the car. Stephanie was in their next to him!

That's odd, thought Michelle as she opened the door to the San Francisco penthouse. I wonder what's going on?

She shrugged her shoulders. It doesn't matter, she thought sadly. She sighed.

"Nothing matters." She whispered out loud to herself, her eyes welling up with tears once more.

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A/N: hello everyone! I love this story, how about you?

Don't get your fishnets in a twist, I will get to the Stephanie/DJ showdown soon. This is the opening…

Don't you feel bad for our youngest tanner girl? Don't worry, the story will have more happiness to it.

I will get back to my other stories. I just really wanted to post this one.

What did you think?