The oh so allusive Manhattan son crept through the loft windows. One of the beams of light struck Piper right in the face. The blonde rolled over, accidently bumping the sleepy body beside her. The beautiful brunette beside her groaned making Piper officially wake up. Piper looked over her girlfriend's shoulder to see the alarm clock read in bold red '6:15 A.M.'.

"What time is it, Pipes?"

"Six fifteen. I need to get ready for school." The blonde sat up and stretched her limbs. Almost immediately an arm wrapped around her waist forcing her down again.

"Alex, I need to get ready for school."

"No you don't. Just stay here all day, stay with me." Alex climbed on top of her girlfriend in an attempt to keep her in bed.

"You know I would love to stay here and cuddle all day but I can't. If I miss school I won't be able to cheer tonight."

"Ugh fine. Get out of my bed." The brunette rolled off the blonde and laid back on her side of the bed. Piper rolled her eyes before laying her head down on Alex's chest.

"Don't be like that, Ally. You know if I could stay here I would."

"I know. It just sucks that we can never spend Friday nights together."

"That's what happens when you date a high school cheerleader. The captain, might I add."

"It would be cool if I was still in high school."

"But you're not. You're just a cradle snatcher."

"I'm a year older than you!"

"I know but I love teasing you."

"I just love you."

"I love you too. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to shower and get ready for my day." Piper climbed out of bed and began to gather her clothes for the day.

"Mind if I join you?"

"Only if you promise to behave."

"Do I ever misbehave?" Alex forced herself out of bed and over to the blonde.

"Do you really want me to answer that question?"

"Come on, let's go shower." The brunette wrapped her arms around her girlfriend and lead her towards the stairs.

After a not so short shower the couple laid around until Piper absolutely had to leave. They kissed goodbye on the street before the blonde climbed into her white BMW. Alex watched as her girlfriend drove away, once the car was out of sight the brunette turned to go back inside. "Yo Vause. Don't think you can walk away from me." Alex turned around to see her best friend, Nicky, walking towards her.

"Hey Nichols. You didn't come home last night, I was kinda worried."

"I got too involved with the party last night."

"What do you mean?"

"I'll tell you when we're alone. You got coffee?"

"Always."

Nicky and Alex rode the elevator to Alex's loft. Even though Nicky owned a loft right beside Alex, she spent most of her time at her best friend's place. Once they were safely behind the triple bolted door Nicky collapsed on the couch and Alex went to make coffee.

"A kid died last night."

"What?"

"A kid at a party I was at died last night. He was snorting a line of coke and all of a sudden past out. His buddies took him downstairs and he died in the lobby."

"Holy shit. I take it no one knew it was you who sold the drugs?"

"Nope. You're a genius for coming up with the whole disguise when selling thing. I ripped off that wig and walked right out of the building."

"Nice. Was he a young kid?"

"Yeah, probably Piper's age."

"Shit…"

"No one put a gun to his head and told him to snort it. Kid did it to himself." Alex walked over with a cup of coffee and handed it over. She sat down beside her friend with a blank stare.

"Earth to Vause. You alright?"

"I can't stand hearing stories like that. What if that was Piper?"

"Piper is a smart girl. She would never do anything like that."

"I know but…that guy had his whole life ahead of him and we just ended it."

"We didn't do anything. They paid for the drugs and I delivered them. We were just doing our job."

"We need to cut back on the amount we sell. Drop down the ounces."

"What about the prices?"

"We keep those the same, rent for this place is outrageous."

"There's the Vause I know and love." Nicky wrapped an arm around Alex's shoulder and laughed.

"We have four deliveries to make today. You want in?"

"Hell yeah! Just give me like two hours of sleep and I'll be good."

"Alright. I take it you're going to crash here?"

"You know it."

"Okay, I'll be back soon. Don't drool on my couch." Alex walked upstairs to get the drugs ready.

"No promises."

Piper sat down next to her best friend, Polly, and her other cheerleading friends. The principal had called the entire high school into the gym for an announcement. The gym was still filling up with people so the blonde decided to text Alex to pass the time.

Pipes: we got called for a announcement. I totally could have stayed in bed with you :(

Al: we could have had so much fun kid

Pipes: I know. We can hang out after the game tonight ;)

Al: I'll check my schedule

Pipes: Sure you will. Txt me later?

Al: Defiantly

"I take it you're texting Alex?" Polly whispered so their friends wouldn't hear.

"Yeah. We had a hard time saying bye this morning."

"Ah young secret love."

"We're not that big of a secret. You, Cal and Nicky know."

"What happens when your mom and dad find out? They will literally murder you."

"They won't find out until Alex and I get very serious."

"You told me you were already very serious! You told me how much you loved her and how great the sex is."

"I'm talking about marriage serious."

"Wait wait wait. You actually want to marry this girl?"

"I mean…yeah. When I think about my future I can totally see Alex in it."

"Piper, I-"

"Quiet down please." The principal said into the microphone. All the students settled and turned their attention to the short bald man in the middle of the floor.

"I have received from very devastating news from the Van der Miles family. Your fellow peer and classmate Carson Van der Miles has passed away-" Gasps and sobs quickly over powered the room.

"We will be bringing in a grief counselor to speak with all of you. As for the football game, tonight the Van der Miles have asked that it be cancelled. We will announce when the game is rescheduled. We understand this is a devastating loss so you may go home. We will announce when school will resume."

"Oh my God. How can he be dead? I just saw him and Michael's party last night…" Polly whispered.

"He OD'd on coke and painkillers." A voice behind the girls said. Piper and Polly turned around to see the schools known "bad boy" Christopher Jacobs.

"How do you know?" Polly retorted.

"Because I saw him. He was popping pills all night, I even watched him snort the line that killed him."

"Wow…he didn't seem like the kind of guy to do drugs."

"Just goes to show, ladies, you never know who someone really is." Christopher climbed in between the girls and followed the large group exiting the gym. Polly turned to Piper and noticed the shocked look on her face.

"It's okay, Pipe. He's probably flirting with all the dead girls."

"He asked me to homecoming…he wanted me to wear a red dress to match his red satin tie…" Piper chocked out. Polly wrapped her arms around the blonde and held her close.

"It's okay, Piper. It will all be okay."

Alex had just gotten back from her deliveries when she saw the news on the TV. Her throat instantly dried when she heard the newscaster.

"This just in: the death of well-known socialites Edward and Marina Van der Miles son, Carson, was due to a drug over dose the coroner confirms. We head to Marten Johnson outside the Van der Miles residence."

"Thank you, Jeff. I am here with Edward and Marina Van der Miles. I am very sorry for your loss. Does this make you want to end the wide known drug usage within the upper class?"

"It makes me want to end drug usage all together. My son was an amazing young man who just got twisted up in the crazy lifestyle." The tall and very solemn looking father said.

"My baby boy is dead because of terrible people who can't get real jobs. I want the people who killed my son to be brought to justice." The angry short mother said with tears streaming down her face.

"We're prepared to offer a reward of thirty thousand dollars for the capture and conviction of the heathens who sold our son the drugs."

"You heard it here first. We actually have a security clip of the woman suspected of several drug deals within the area."

On the screen appeared a black and white surveillance tape of a woman with platinum blonde hair approaching the elevator. Alex swallowed hard, it was Nicky in her disguise. "Nicky, Nicky, wake the fuck up!" The brunette slapped her sleeping friends leg. Nicky sat up looking like she was going to kill her.

"What the fuck, Vause?"

"Where is your wig? We need to burn it and the outfit last night."

"In my bag. Why do you need to burn it?" Alex ran towards the bag fully prepared to burn the entire thing.

"Because that kid that died, his parents are offering a thirty-thousand-dollar reward for whoever can get the girl in the surveillance tape."

"Oh shit."

"We'll burn it tonight on the roof, smoke is harder to see at night."

"East Manhattan High School, where Carson attended will be closed Monday and Tuesday next week so the students have time to adjust." The newscaster announced.

"Doesn't Piper go there?"

"Yeah she does. What do you think are the odds that she knew him?"

"A special tribute for Carson will be held during next Friday's home football game. He was the senior running back who was even being examined by scouts."

"I'd say she knew him."

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! That's it, we're not selling anymore cocaine. We're strictly weed deliverer's now."

"Woah woah woah, slow your horses. We make twice as much money off the coke."

"We'll up the prices and say the weed is from some fucking magical plane in Mexico. I don't want anyone else overdosing on our product."

"You should really reconsider this, Vause."

"No. I'm going to flush the rest and call Anthony to break the news."

Alex ran upstairs and grabbed the rest of the cocaine. She then ran back downstairs and flushed it down the toilet. She couldn't help for feel a little guilty about the boy dying. 'Nicky is right, no one put a gun to his head.' Alex kept repeating over and over in her head. "Vause, your phone is ringing!" Nicky yelled from the living room. Alex quickly ran back to the living room to get her phone.

"Hey Pipes."

"H-hey Alex."

"Are you crying, Piper?"

"Y-yeah. My-my friend died." Alex immediately knew it was the same boy but she needed to act clueless and keep her tough demeanor.

"Oh…he's the boy on the news I take it?"

"Yeah. C-can I please come over? I know y-you're probably at t-the office b-but I just need somewhere I-I feel safe."

"Yeah, yeah, you can come over. I'm actually home for the day. The uh…electric went out in the building so we couldn't work."

"Okay. I'll b-be there soon."

"Okay. I love you, Piper."

"I-I love you too."

Alex hung up and threw her phone on the couch.

"Since Piper is coming over I'm guessing I need to leave?"

"Yeah. She sounds pretty upset."

"Fine, fine. You still want me to do the deliveries?"

"Yeah, just promise me you'll be extra careful. The entire upper east side is looking to kill you."

"I like to see them try. I'll text you when it's done." Nicky rolled off the couch and slapped Alex's shoulder as she walked by. Just as she stepped out the door the curly haired girl poked her head back in.

"I hope the electric comes back on in your office."

"Fuck you."

Nicky let out a high-pitched laugh before finally leaving. Alex rolled her eyes and collapsed on the couch. When Alex and Piper started dating, Alex informed the blonde that she worked for her step father's company instead of telling the truth. There was just something about saying "I work for my step dad's shipping company" that sounded better than "I sell weed and coke to spoiled rich kids". She felt incredibly guilty about lying, but Piper wouldn't even look her way if she told the truth. The brunette was torn away from her thoughts when she heard a quiet knock followed by "Al, it's me." She quickly opened the door to reveal Piper with mascara streaks down her cheeks. The blonde wrapped her arms around Alex's neck, the position made it hard for Alex to pull her in but she managed.

"He was my friend and now he's gone."

"I'm really sorry for the loss, Pipes. I can't imagine going through this." Alex tried to pull away but Piper wasn't letting go.

"I-I don't know what I would do if I ever lost you."

"Hey, you're never going to lose me. I love you, kid."

"I love you too."

Piper pulled away just enough to kiss Alex. Their lips pressed together briefly before the blonde buried her face in her girlfriend's neck. "Why don't we lay down upstairs? We can relax for a little bit and then have lunch." Piper nodded but continued to lean into Alex. The brunette carefully picked the blonde up bridal style and carried her to the bed. Piper slid under the covers and discarded her cheer uniform. If she wasn't going through a devastating loss, Alex would have been all over her. Instead of giving into her impulse Alex joined her girlfriend under the covers. It wasn't until Alex wrapped her arms around Piper's waist that the blonde felt safe and calm again.

There were several rules about being a Chapman that were hard to abide by as a teenager.

1. Dressing to impress 24/7

2. Always be on time. Always

3. Act pristine at all times

4. Always show up to important dinners on time

Currently Piper was breaking every rule. Her father was inviting potential business partners for dinner and the entire family needed to be front and center for it. The dinner started at six and Piper didn't go home until eight. She stood on the front porch wearing her cheer sweatshirt and a pair of Alex's sweatpants, the Chapman's lived in a neighborhood that had houses instead of apartment buildings. 'My friend just died. They'll understand.' She thought before walking through the front door. Piper was immediately greeted by several men's voices discussing numbers. As soon as Piper stepped onto the hard wood floor she was grabbed and dragged into the living room.

"You are so dead." Cal said with a genuinely concerned look on his face.

"I fell asleep at Alex's."

"Piper, they are beyond pissed at you. You need to lie and tell them you were doing something important like planning a party."

"Polly's parents are still throwing their party tomorrow. I'll tell them I was helping with that."

"Okay. Good luck, I hope to see you tomorrow morning."

"Me too Cal."

Piper poked her head around the corner to make sure her parents weren't looking. Her father was laughing with his friends and Carol was downing another glass of wine. The blonde sprinted up the stairs and to her room. She took her first breath after she locked her bedroom door. She ripped off her sweatshirt and pants before collapsing in her bed for the night.

A few hours later Bill's guest left. Carol was in the kitchen instructing the maid what to clean when Bill walked in. "Sweetheart, can I have a word with you?" Carol flashed her signature fake smile and approached her husband.

"Piper came home two hours late."

"She is a teenager, Bill."

"I don't care. This was an important meeting and I needed her here."

"She was probably at the Harper's home, dear. At least she was with people we know and trust."

"I don't think she was. I've been checking her credit card purchases and she's been buying gas rapidly."

"And that means?"

"The school is ten minutes away and the Harper's home is just a few blocks away. I think she's been lying about where she goes after school."

"Traffic in the city is bad, maybe that's it."

"I'm going to check the tracking device on her car, then we'll see where she really goes." Bill walked towards his office with carol right behind him.

"You actually put a tracking device in the car?"

"It's a brand-new car and she's a teenager, of course I put a tracking device in it."

Bill pulled up the tracking device on his computer and starred hard at the screen.

"What is it?"

"It says she's been at the lower east side of Manhattan."

"Lower Manhattan? But, that's where the poor live. Who on earth does she know there?"

"I don't know. According to this she parks outside the same building and spends five to six hours there. What is she doing?"

"Maybe she has a boyfriend who lives there."

"No daughter of mine is going to date a lower Manhattan boy. I'm going there tomorrow and telling him to stay away from our daughter."

"Maybe he is nice, Bill."

"I don't care if he's a manager at the Calvin Klein store. Piper is not dating him."

"I think you're overreacting."

"I am not overreacting, Carol. I'm marching down their tomorrow and setting this straight."

Bill marched out of the room leaving Carol alone.

"God bless whoever the poor boy is." Carol turned off the office light and followed her husband's path upstairs.

This was an idea that popped into my head. There will be a total of 4 chapters. If you like this fic please make sure to leave a review