A/N: First I would like to say that I am terrible about starting stories …then never finishing them… Secondly, If you like what I write, please review…it encourages me to continue writing, or if you hate what I write…go ahead and review as well, I need someone to get terribly angry at =). Third, this story is going to be a test, and you my friends are the test subjects. I am writing a young adult novel, and as I've been brainstorming, I know all of the characteristics that make up my favorite books, but as readers, what do you like to see? Romance (of course), Mystery? Suspense?...Crazy love triangles, heartbreaks, and catty girl fights? What is it that keeps you reading? All input is appreciated!

Also…all I own is the words that make up this story, all characters and past references are property of Kate Brian & her publishing team.

So without further ado…

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"Reed! Reed, Wait up!"

I look over my shoulder, seeing Josh Hollis chase me through the quad. My heart clenches as I meet his piercing blue eyes. Just keep walking Reed, he has no control over you anymore. I quicken my pace, trying to focus on nothing but the grass in front of me.

Just when I thought I'd lost him, I felt a hand grasp my shoulder.

"Reed, please. We need to talk."

I stopped walking and turned to face him.

"How was your holiday Josh?" I started, my eyes burning with hurt. "I see your girlfriend has made a speedy recovery."

"Look Reed, I know I didn't call…"

"Or text or write or e-mail" I interrupted, finishing his sentence for him.

"Reed, Ivy needed me, and lets face it, having conversations with my ex-girlfriend while she was laying in the hospital wouldn't have been very supportive. She needed me, she still needs me. But Reed…I can't stop thinking about you." His eyes were pleading for me to understand.

"She needed you?...What about me Josh? I know she was shot, I know it was my fault and that sucks, and I'm sorry. But what about me?" I choked back a sob. This is me. This is the new Reed and I'm going to let his know exactly how I feel "I might not have been shot Josh, but I almost died. Not once, but four times over the past two weeks. I was thrown off of a boat AND I was stranded on an island alone and hungry for a week! You knew, and you never even called to ask if I was ok. But I guess I was stupid to think that you would, after all it was Ivy that needed you." I glanced at the pile of rubble that lay in the place where Billings once stood. "And to top it all off, now I'm homeless." With that I turned on my heels and bolted before Josh could say another word. What I wanted more than everything was for him to stop me from leaving, to pull me into his arms and tell me he was done with Ivy. I wanted him to choose me.

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"There you are Glass-licker, we have to discuss what we're going to do about Billings." Noelle stated, linking her arm through mine.

"What can we do about something that doesn't exist?" I asked, staring at the empty space on campus. And then suddenly it clicked. I knew exactly what we were going to do. "Noelle, do you still have the Billing's Alumni address book?"

Noelle studied me for a moment, curious as to what I was up to. "Sure, it's in my luggage somewhere…what do you have in mind?"

"I just thought that if our sisters knew that all of their alumni donations were used to destroy the place that they called home, that they might hold onto their wallets a little tighter. That is until administration agrees to build Billings back, exceeding its former glory of course."

"Wow Glass-licker. Not bad, I like the way this one thinks." She replied smiling slightly at the twin cities.