Disclaimer: I, Fiction 101, do not own the TV series Twisted or the characters within it (if I did then things would definitely be different).

A/N: Okay, so this is my first attempt at writing a story for Twisted (please be honest but kind if you decide to review).

I wanted to look at Lacey's apprehension towards Danny and this is what I came up with.

There Used To Be Five... Reasons To Say No

Summary: A flashfic in which Lacey muses over the five reasons she should say no.

Why not? Isn't it obvious?

One:

We're mismatched. The odds were against us from the very beginning; we were born under opposing signs. I'd been to too many of his birthday parties to forget that he was born on October 20th. He's a Libra and I'm a Taurus, that alone speaks volumes as to why we'd never make it. We'd be a disaster. I'm too practical and logical to fall for his charm while he's too charismatic and magnetic to be anything but. We're too star-crossed to be star-crossed lovers. If you believe in that sort of thing...

Two:

He killed his Aunt... but he has his reasons. He killed Regina... allegedly. The 'ifs' and the 'but's shouldn't matter. Why do they matter?

Three:

He's one of my best friends. He was one of my best friends. Was. Past tense. As in there are five years that stand between our eight year friendship. Five years tainting eight years of innocence and fun. Five years separating us from eight years of secrets and play dates. Five years of not knowing a person who, for eight years I thought I knew better than anyone else. Five years of being apart... Five years of changes that I'd have to become reacquainted with... Does he still only eat the red gummy bears?

Four:

I have a boyfriend. Archie's attractive, popular and outgoing. Everyone adores him and he's the captain of the soccer team. He's great. He's perfect. He's what every girl should want. He's what I should want. So, why don't I want him?

Five:

No one would understand. Certainly, not my friends. They wouldn't understand it because it doesn't make any sense. Lacey Porter and The Socio. Lacey Porter and The Freak. Lacey Porter and Danny Desai. Mindboggling. Preposterous. Inconceivable. Would it really be that hard to believe?

So, much like Romeo and Juliet, we too would end in tragedy. Lives ruined, bloodshed, hearts broken; our story just wouldn't be worth it. Right?

"I broke up with him. No one can know, okay?"

There was a time when there used to be five…

A/N: Thanks for reading. The quote at the end is from Twisted Episode 7.