Chapter 1: The Fight

Riley's P.O.V.

"Really Em? Really?" I yell at my sister. We are fighting because she decided to get involved in the love triangle of Michelle, Eldon and Hunter.

"Riley. Why are you even worried about my problems? You have Beth to deal with." Emily snaps back at me.

"Emily. You wanna know what? I'm done. I'm leaving." I say and walk toward the door.

I grab the first coat I see and put on my sneakers. Then I just walk out the door. Once I am about a block away, I notice that I grabbed James' thin, dark green sweater that he left at my house last time he was over. Now the cold, bitter air is nipping at my skin because I am only wearing a tank top and tights, other than the sweater. I can't believe Emily brought up Beth. She stepped over the line. Now I'm going to the one person's house that I know I can tell everything to. James. I'm about 2 blocks away when I feel a hand over my mouth. I instinctively scream. They bring a cloth up over my mouth with the other hand and I pass out.

Emily's P.O.V.

I'm really worried about Riley. It is almost 1am and she is not back yet. As the clock change to 12:58pm, Riley's laptop went off. I ran up the stairs after calling her cell phone for the umpteenth time. I went in her room and checked the screen. Video Chat Request from James. Accept.

"Hello?" I say, sitting on Riley's blue bedsheets.

"Emily? Where's Riley?" James asks, running his hand over his head.

"I was hoping you knew. Riley and I got into a fight and she left the house an hour and a half ago. I thought she would have gone over to your house." I reply, and begin frantically tapping my foot in my Donald Duck slippers.

"I'll call her." James says and grabs his phone. He dials Riley's cell and puts it on speaker phone. It rings five times and then goes to voicemail.

"I'm scared." I say to James.

"Well, I'll go look for her." James says and hangs up the call.

James' P.O.V.

As soon as I hang up with Emily, I'm flying down the stairs and I'm at the front door. Where could Riley have gone? My Riley. She wouldn't have just run away, would she? No. But I have to find her. I put on my heaviest sweater which is a red and black one and I'm out the door.

Where is she?

~Hey. So I realized that there is not enough 'The Next Step' fanfics out there, and I had this idea, so I have begun to write one. Thanks. Ciao.