I thought I'd try my hand at writing plot, so here goes:

"So, what did you want to talk about?," Bess Marvin asked Nancy Drew, who was sitting on her bed. Nancy sighed. It had been a long day and she was beat.

"Ned," she repiled.

Bess' eyes lit up mischieviously. "Ohh... so what's been happening with you and lover boy lately?," she asked, grinning. Nancy sighed again.

"No, Bess, it's not like that, we're just having problems," she replied. Bess' expression immediately changed. "You mean you guys fought or something?,"she asked.

"Uh...not exactly, we didn't fight, but I can't help but think we will be soon," She answered.

"Huh?," Bess asked,confused.

"Bess, have I ever told you about Allison Jones , or Allie as Ned calls her?," Bess shook her head. "Well, she just moved in all the way from India, and lives really close to Ned's place," she continued. "She was born here, but has been living there for two years now. And she is gorgeous, I mean really, totally gorgeous. She and Ned have become quite friendly and he even introduced us." She took a deep breath. "And of late, she's all he can talk about. And they live so close to each other, I don't know, I don't want them to get closer than they should, you know what I mean?"

Bess nodded. "Come on Nan, you know Ned's crazy about you. You've been through so much together, do you really think that girl can change your past and your future?" Bess asked.

Nancy felt miserable. "No, I guess not."

"Call him, you'll feel better," Bess said, guesturing towards Nancy's cell phone.

An hour later, after Bess left, Nancy was in her room, dialling Ned's number.

I'm just being dramatic. Nothing can come between us, she thought.

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"Hey, Ned ? It's me." Nancy said, a few minutes later.

"Nancy? Oh, hey, what's up?" Ned replied.

"Hmm... nothing much. I just wanted to call you. It's been over a week since I last saw you. What have you been up to? I really miss you, you know?Nancy could almost see him smiling at the other end.

"I miss you too, Nan. But I've been really busy with work and the like.

"Okay, so how about we get together tomorrow? It's a Sunday and you won't have work, it'll be perfect, what say?" Nancy asked, hoping he'd agree.

"Alright, when?"

"How about tomorrow at hmm...seven in the morning at the beach"

"The beach? At seven ? since when do you get up that early?" Ned asked, surprised.

"Since I realized that the earlier I wake up, the more time I get to spend with you," Nancy repiled, flirting. "I know what a fitness freak you are, we can go jogging."

"Hey! you call it being concious, not a fitness freak," Ned retorted, playfully.

"Whatever you call it,"Nancy said laughing.

I have nothing to worry about, she thought. She felt a sudden bolt of love for Ned shoot through her.

"Okay, then, see you. Love you."

"G'night, Nancy. I love you too,"Ned said.

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Nancy wiped the sweat on her forehead with her sleeve. It was around seven forty - five, and Nancy and Ned were taking a break. They had talked about the past week, and although Allison's name and come up more often than she liked, she decided to ignore it. They were sitting down and Ned's arm was around Nancy' shoulders, holding her close. Nancy sighed happily.

"Don't tell me you're tired already, " Ned teased.

"You wish," Nancy replied.

Suddenly Ned's phone rang and he removed his hand from around Nancy's shoulders to answer it. Nancy listened in on his side of the conversation.

"Oh, hey, how are you?" he asked as soon as he recognised the voice. There were a few moments of silence. Then Ned slapped his forehead.

"O God, how could I have forgotten? We were supposed to -," Ned seemed upset. " I'm really sorry. I'll be there right away," he said before he hung up. Nancy's heart sank. So much for spending time together, she thought.

"Nancy, I'm sorry, I've got to go," Ned said, getting up.

"Why? Is something wrong?" Nancy asked.

"Wrong? Oh, no, I just promised Allie I'd give her a whole tour of the place, that's all," Ned didn't seem to notice the hurt in her eyes when he mentioned Allison. Nancy tried her best to stay calm, although she felt like there was a furnace inside her waiting to come out.

"Oh, okay then, how about tomorrow?" she asked, swallowing her disappointment.

"Tomorrow? I don't think so, Nancy."

"Why? Do you and your precious little Allie have a date, or something?" she burst out. The tears were ready to roll down.

"What - what makes you say that?" he asked, his face, a mask of shock.

"I'll tell you what! I know she's on your mind, like, constantly, and - and now you give up spending time with me just to go see her? Is she more important to you than I am. Whose boyfriend are you, anyway?" she asked, pure hurt in her voice.

"Come on Nancy, you know it's not like that," Ned said, fighting to stay cool.

"Then let me come with you today," Nancy said, a hint of challenge in her voice.

Now Ned looked angry. "Listen, Nancy, If you can't trust me, it's your problem. What about the number of guys you've flirted with? Have I ever exploded at you like this. "

Nancy was seething as much as Ned. " So there, you just admitted iy. You have been flirting with her, and God knows what else. If she's so great, why are you her? Go on run home to her," she said sarcastically. "Go on, don't just stand there."

"Fine." Ned said,fire in his eyes. "If that's what you want."

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"And that's it! He just walked away," Nancy said to Bess, a couple of hours later. They were sitting in the food coutr in the mall, the best place to calm your nerves, according to Bess.

"Don't worry, Nancy. He'll come back, you know he will," Bess said, trying to comfort her friend, but it was of no use. To make matters worse, somebody approached at their table, the last person Nancy wanted to see.

"Allison," she almost spat out.

"Hi Nancy," she said a little too nicely. She seemed to totally ignore Bess. "I just wanted to tell you that this is the happiest day of my life," she said.

"Oh," Nancy simply said.

"Oh come on, ask me why, you know you want to," Allison said. Nancy glared at her.

"Oh , I'll tell you anyway," she said. "Today, I found my true love. Today Ned Nickerson asked me to be his girlfriend!"

Nancy's heart froze. She could hear Bess calling out to her, but she couldn't respond.

He wouldn't. How could he?

Allison walked away from them, and when she was almost out of sight, she turned around and gave Nancy a nasty smirk.

This isn't over.

Okay, so there was no plot in this chap, but there will be later on. I decided to wait and see if I get any reviews for this chap before updating, and if so, how many. So lets say, 5 reviews and an update. How about it?

Later,

nickersoncrazy.