A/N: Hey. So this is my first attempt at writing fiction, but I had an idea to write a story that I feel is an experience many can relate to.

Acceptance and Love. What happens when that is not enough?

Love me, Love me not.

Chapter 1

Acceptance. With acceptance comes love, but will that ever be enough?

Sometimes in life we have the desire to be loved, but first we need to be accepted. After acceptance comes love. It is important that those we love can accept us for who we truly are. But what occurs when the truth is really unknown? When we are living a lie, when within our lives we struggle to accept ourselves for who we really are. Those questions that torment us each and every single day.

If I told the truth, will I be loved or will I not?

Family. Love. The two most important things in our lives. The two most wanted things in our lives. Well, you would think that but in the world of Piper Chapman, is that really enough?

Piper. Piper Chapman. 16-year-old Piper Chapman. Living a stable life in Brooklyn, New York. In fact, some would say it is a perfect life. What more could the young girl need? She has the perfect family, parents who are happily married. Parents with all the money one could dream of. Parents whom love her for what she is. Siblings. Siblings that she can share her luxury, stable life with. Siblings whom also love her dearly.

Complete? You would be stupid to think not.

Of course Piper's parents accept her. The ideal child for which all parents desire to have. The proud parents, Bill and Carol Chapman. Of course they love her for what she is. What more could Piper possibly want? Everything she needs is right in front of her. A stable secure family unit, money, a future career. Ideal. Ideal is what it is. Is that not what everyone desires in life? To live a life with no worries.

But for Piper, this is not enough.

Greed. It's just greed. The perfect life that still is not enough. Want, she will never have to want. She asks, she gets. Is that not everyone's dream? Why would she possibly need to act this way? Selfish. This is just selfish.

Selfish Piper. Typical, uptight Chapman.

This is what Piper thinks of herself, often. The questions that she asks herself daily. She knows how selfish it is to want more, but with these thoughts brings the desire to be loved.

Love me, Love me not.

Poor Piper. Has everything and still wants. Oblivious to those families who have to struggle through life. Families that don't have everything they want in life. Families who are unable to live that luxury life. But somehow, these families, the working class families survive. They survive on love. They have all that they need, love.

Despite not being content in her life, there are still elements within Pipers life in which she is satisfied in. Those elements in which Piper feels she can truly be herself. The times in which those struggles do not occur.

Those times where when Piper got to do what she loved.

"Alright girls, soccer balls over to me!" Piper shouts, as balls are kicked towards her. "The person who collects the most cones gets to lead the cool down alongside me."

Piper could not help but smile at how enthusiastic her team were, and competitive too. She gathered the balls after avoiding being hit by them. She laughed as she watched her team compete to gather the cones scattered amongst the field.

She could never quite understand why they were so competitive at the opportunity to complete their cool down alongside Piper. It wasn't that the other girls were not involved, it was just that one of the girls got to pair with Piper to lead the laps of the field.

"Piper, Piper!" being pulled from her thoughts, Piper looked up to see her team running towards her.

"Who has the most Piper?" The girls excitedly asked in unison.

"I think it's me" she heard one of them say.

Not to her surprise, the girl that thrived off winning had of course gathered the most cones. She was the one who always wanted to win, losing wasn't an option. Piper adored this about her, it was just one of the many traits that created the bond between Piper and the younger girl.

Giving a little nudge to the girl's side, Piper chuckled, "Come on Vause, lead the way."