A/N: Here's the prequel I promised y'all, find out how the couples ended up together to form the children you've read about in Set You Free. I may or may not continue writing this, it's just a tester and short. No constructive criticism please. I'm serious.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Clique. If I did I'd be a rich girl (na na na na)

Massie Block: Still the fabulous alpha you all remember, but a little more vulnerable and a smidge more mature. After taking a break from Derrick Harrington at the end of ninth grade, they got back together the middle of last school year and she feels as if they never broke up in the first place. When Derrick starts acting distant, Massie is going to find out that sometimes you can't trust a certain best friend of yours alone with your boyfriend.

Alicia Rivera: Alicia is trying out different things this year, after breaking up with Josh this Spanish beauties heart is in serious pain. But who's she got her eye on now? An older man of course! Be careful, Leesh, you should know by now not to play with fire.

Claire Lyons: Kuh-laire is currently not dating anyone and focusing on acting again. Currently she has the lead in the school play (clap for Claire everyone!) and has her eye on the new boy. But when she starts receiving love notes from someone, who is this girl going to end up with before graduation?

Kristen Gregory: After injuring herself last season, this girl has been hitting the books harder than usual and finds herself battling the smartest guy in the school for valedictorian. She of course won't go down without a fight. And her boyfriend, Dune, will do anything to help her. But what happens when she starts crushing on the guy she is supposed to hate?

Dylan Marvil: After making the biggest mistake of her life, Dylan finds her life going down the drain. Will this red head be able to graduate or will she drop out after she finds everyone hates her? And most of all, will love finally knock on her door?


In the crazy world
Anything can happen
If you will it to
I'm just a hazy girl
Blurring all the edges
Only seeing blue
It's a Wild Hope
A Wild Hope
A Wild Hope
Everything will be alright
Lost inside
A painting of a city on a hotel wall
Days goes by
Wasting golden hours in the fall

BLOCK ESTATE

THE IPAD

7:54 P.M

"Ehmagawd, you guys, can you believe we're in our last semester of high school?" Massie Block squealed at her best friends, otherwise known as the pretty committee.

"It's crazy." Alicia Rivera agreed, and smiled at her friends. "It still feels like Kuh-laire just moved here."

Claire blushed and said, "Sure it does, except you guys treat me better now." She smiled at them, glad that things were going good so far. Over winter break she found herself actually missing TPC.

Kristen giggled and nudged Claire's stomach. "Oh, come on. We didn't treat you that bad."

"You put paint on the back of my white jeans," Claire reminded them, rolling her eyes. "trying to make me look like I started my period." She cringed at the memory.

"I totally forgot about that!" Dylan Marvil exclaimed, taking a bite of ice cream.

Alicia wrinkled her nose at the red head and said, "How can you even eat that? It's fuh-reezing!"

Dylan shrugged before shoving another spoonful in her mouth. "I don't know really." She smiled at them before saying, "I'm starting a new diet tomorrow. Grapefruit and water only, so I guess I want to have one last hooray with the junk food." She winked.

"Dylan, you're so not fat, you don't need a diet." Claire said to the girl, studying her. It has been a while since Dylan had pulled a different diet and she was starting to get worried about why Dylan suddenly wanted to lose weight.

"I do," Dylan pointed towards her flat stomach. "I gained like, ten pounds over break."

Massie rolled her eyes before snorting. "Whatever you say porky."

"See!" Dylan said, pointing at Massie. "Told you, I'm totally fat." She then added, "I wonder how much fat camp would be." As an after thought.

Alicia snorted, following Massie's lead. Sending everyone except Dylan into a giggle fit.

"Sorry." Massie said, smiling brilliantly. "I just couldn't resist dah-ling."

"Whatever." Dylan mumbled and crossed her pale arms. She looked up at the clock, and got up. "I should go."

"Why?" Massie snapped, looking at the clock also. Sure, it was almost 8 o'clock, but why would Dylan want to leave now? She was so touchy, couldn't she take a joke?

"Because I promised mom I'd be home early and—"

"Right." Massie rolled her amber eyes and twirled a piece of her hair. "Whatevs. No biggie. Bye." Acting like she didn't care.

"Bye." Claire waved to Dylan, in a friendly manner and stood up to give her a hug. She whispered to the red head, "Call me later."

Dylan nodded and smiled at Kristen and Alicia before she opened the door and walked down the stairs.

"Gawd what is her problem?" Alicia complained. Scooting closer to Massie. "I mean, she's been acting so weird lately."

"Ever since Christmas break started," Kristen nodded her head, agreeing. "I mean, since she was the only one who didn't go anywhere."

"Besides my poor Derrington." Massie smiled, bringing her wrist into the middle of everyone and pointing to a charm of a purple rose. "He got me this for Christmas. He had it custom made and everything."

The other girls stared enviously at it before Kristen sighed and said, "Dune never buys me anything custom made." And pouted.

"I'm so lucky." Massie smiled and sighed, day dreaming about Derrick of course.

HARRINGTON RESIDENCE

DERRICK'S ROOM

8:23 P.M

"Hey." Derrick hollered out his window at the sight of a red head marching up his driveway. He was used to seeing Dylan come up the driveway, since the both of them were the only ones home over the holiday, they hung out a lot.

She smiled and waved at him and came to the window. "Help me in?"

He opened his window and took the screen out, she handed him her purse and slipped off her shoes as he pulled her in. He noticed she looked like she had been crying a bit and asked, "You alright?"

She took in a deep breath, "No. Not really. I mean, yeah I guess. It's just, I think Massie and I just got into a teensy fight."

"I'm sorry." He replied, starring at her for a few minutes. Over the break they had really become close and he was starting to consider her one of his best friends, they truly understood each other. But Massie could never find out that they didn't just talk whenever they hung out, they were more like friends with benefits. "What happened?" He asked, waiting for her reply. His heart suddenly started pounding. "You didn't you know--"

"No!" She replied before she slipped off her green trench coat and it fell to the floor. She sat down on his bed and began, "Well, I mean…she just basically called me fat and started snorting at me."

"Ouch." He said rubbing his temples and shaking his head. "Harsh."

She shrugged and said, "Whatever I've been dealing with it since, well, forever."

"You're better than that," He blurted out, starring at the girl next to him. He noticed her blushing, which she had never done before in front of him.

"Thanks." She starred up at him with her sad green eyes, and pushed her red hair away from her pale skin.

"Yeah." He said, leaning in to give her a kiss.

Dylan kissed him back before saying, "This is really wrong. We shouldn't--"

"I know." He replied, bringing her face back to his. "I don't care."