When i was yours and you were mine

Never regret, no, we learned how to love

When we were young and still together

No, there was nothing left to prove

Never regret no, we learned how to love

Disclaimer: I don't own the lyrics above or any of the wonderful twisted characters or the show itself!

First Dacey Fanfic! I'm excited. This will probably start a little mushy and get Angst and emotional. Big Plans for this story… Please review, tell your Dacey friends to read, and I love you if you hate it or love it! I'm open to opinions

Chapter 1

For the first time in her whole life, Lacey Porter was late for school. As Class President, she normally made it a priority to arrive to school early. This was a part of maintaining her social status at Green Grove High and making sure everyone thought she was a together person. Deep Down, she knew she was probably the most temperamental person at Green Grove. She saw a therapist on a needed basis, but no one knew that except her mom and her sister. Her father, who died when she was 10, was one of the few people who could read her like a book. Her boyfriend Archie and her best friends were under the impression that she told them everything. She was as private as one could be and she was quite fine with that. The less people knew, the less she would get hurt. She tried being open and trusting with a few people in her life and it led her to a world of hurt. Now, she had control of what people knew about her and she prayed things would always be that way.

Realizing she had 5 minutes until class started, she ran up the stairs nearly tripping on every step. She made it to her class by the ring of the bell. She took her usual place in between Regina and Archie, who gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

Her math teacher started talking, but Regina wasted no time in questioning her on her late status. "Why are you late? It's so unlike you. And you didn't answer my text."

"I didn't sleep well last night and I missed my alarm this morning," she explained to Regina as she took her notebook and pencil out of her bag. She didn't feel like being questioned any further so she decided to go sharpen her pencils.

On her way to the sharpener in the back of the class, she ran into an empty desk at the sight of him.

Had Danny Desai been there the whole time? Am I really seeing him or is my mind playing tricks on me? Can I just turn around and pretend I never saw him.

She needed her pencils sharpened to do her work, so she decided to proceed to the back of the class. She passed by Danny's desk and she noticed all the features that used to be so familiar to her. He still had the same beautiful hair that she used to play in, except it'd gotten longer. She noticed his strong hands, the same ones that used to wipe the tears from her eyes whenever she was upset. There wasn't a doubt in her mind that he was probably hurt that she didn't speak, but what was she supposed to do? Danny ruined her life. She would never be able to pretend that he didn't commit murder and she would never understand why.

Lacey could feel his eyes on her as she ran her pencil through the sharpener but she didn't dare turn around. She was scared to walk away from the sharpener, but she had to sit down sometime.

Regina pulled her close as she sat down and whispered, "I saw that. You act like you didn't know he was going to be here today."

"I-I must've forgot," Lacey lied as the words easily slipped from her lips.

Of course I didn't forget about him being here today. He was the reason I hadn't got any sleep last night. I thought about him while driving to school, but I didn't expect to see him in my first class of the day.

For the remainder of the class period, she focused on completing her work. She excelled in math, but she was having a hard time focusing knowing that Danny was probably watching her or maybe she was just being full of herself. When they were younger, she'd always catch him staring at her. It made her feel all warm inside, so she never teased him or asked him to stop. She was sure she didn't feel that same way now and she knew Archie would kill him if he caught Danny staring in their direction.

The bell rang, signaling the end of 1st period and as usual everyone hurried out of the class. Lacey was holding hands with Archie, but her math teacher Mr. Wilkes asked her to come over at the same time he was having a conversation with Danny.

Oh God, what the hell could he possibly want with me?

"Archie I'll meet you later for lunch ok."

"Yeah, sure ok," he said in a less than understanding tone. She was sure he was wondering what Mr. Wilkes wanted with her and why Danny Desai was involved. Archie Yates was a very jealous boy and she tried to limit the days she had to see that side of him. She had more female friends than guys and she spent all of her spare time with Archie. He wasn't possessive or controlling, he just cared a lot. At least that's what she told herself, but her mom seemed to have a different opinion.

Lacey stood in front of Mr. Wilkes and avoided eye contact with Danny as she waited for Mr. Wilkes to talk.

"As you know it's Mr. Desai's first day here and our goal is to make him feel like any other student at Green Grove High. We've examined his academic records from classes he took while away and it looks like he is more than capable of keeping up with the work load here. I am concerned that he has started late in the semester and I want him to get caught up on all the topics we have learned. That's why I'm asking you to study with Danny at least once or twice a week. I-"

"Mr. Wilkes, I don't know if that's possible. I have so much going on and I'm really in no position to tutor anyone. I'm sure there might be another student more available to help Danny get caught up." Lacey said as she was looking down and fidgeting with her clothes. She always did do that in an uncomfortable situation and this was the highest level of uncomfortable she had experienced in a long time.

"I understand you're not only a very busy student, but you serve on the student council. You do a good job with balancing your studies and extracurricular activities. Above all you're my best student and I know that you'll treat Danny with the kindness he deserves. I'm asking you, because I know that you can handle it. So are you up for it?"

I'm his best student? Wow, he was really laying it on thick right now, because this is the first I'm hearing that. And how does he know what I can handle? He doesn't even know the history between Danny and me. I may be pretty awesome in Math, but that doesn't mean I want to share my talents with anyone least of all Danny. I look over to him and he's staring at me with eyes that are asking me for a chance. I can see he really wants this, but the question is why? Oh what the hell….I never could say no to him.

"Yes, I'll do it," she says with assurance.

"Great, so you guys can set up the days you'd like to get together. Danny can stop by my room tomorrow for a folder with work. You guys get to your next class."

Lacey hurried out the door and she could hear Danny trying to catch up to her.

"Lacey, would you stop for a minute?" Danny asked.

"Danny we need to get to class. We don't have time to talk."

"It's not like you're going to speak to me when others are around. You walked right past me in there. We're you ever going to say one word to me? We have so much to talk about."

She looked at him with an annoyed expression and spoke in a serious tone. "Danny, there's nothing to discuss except Math. We'll meet tomorrow in the library. I have a student council meeting directly after school, so we will meet at 4 o'clock. Bring your math book and the work. See you then."

Lacey scampered off without looking at him, because she never could stand to look at him when he was sad or hurting. Danny Desai was her weakness. She'd always want to do whatever possible to make everything ok for him. That's what they always did for each other. She feared if she looked at back at him this time, she would never want to leave his side.