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"I never asked you to give up your life. I only wanted to be a part of it!" yelled Alex.

"Well, this is my life," answered Marissa. "Take a look. What do you think?"

The blonde looked at the group of teenagers having fun. Teenagers. Just like her. Yet, they were so different. Their biggest worry was probably what to wear to the latest party. Hers was whether or not she could make next month's rent. They'll never have to worry about that. It must be nice. There was a whole world of difference between them. She's always known this, but somehow it's never seemed as clear as it does now. It never seemed so defining. It was almost more than she could bear. She sighed inwardly and went to sit on a nearby rock. Marissa followed suit. Alex met her gaze. Honestly, she could care less about the differences between them. It was the overwhelming differences between her and the girl in front of her that she cared about. "I think that this is your life….and I don't fit in."

"I really wanted this to work," replied Marissa. "I never wanted to hurt you. I'm sorry, Alex."

"I can't really blame you for not feeling the same way." Alex looked at the group of teenagers again. "I don't think Newport's for me."

"What do you mean?" questioned the brunette. "Are you leaving?"

"Maybe," she answered. Perhaps I'll go back to LA. I just….I just need to leave."

"Yea?"

"Yea. Goodbye Marissa."

"Goodbye Alex." They went to hug one last time. However, Alex started to hear a beeping noise. Confused, Alex looked around for the origin of the sound.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

The sound of an alarm clock woke the blonde. She glanced at it. 6:00AM. She let out a grunt as she started to wake up the person next to her. "Marissa, wake up. Marissa….Marissa!"

"What?!" exclaimed the sleepy brunette.

"Your alarm is going off."

"So shut it," she answered matter of factly.

"It's on your side," Alex said as she yawned. "It's your alarm."

"Don't be lazy, Al"

"Lazy?" she said incredulously. "It's on your side. All you have to do is reach over."

"And….."

"Marissa…."

"Alex."

Frustrated, the blonde got out of bed, walked to the other side, and turned off the alarm. "You did it wrong," Marissa said.

Alex looked at her confused. "What do you mean? It's off, is it not?"

Marissa turned so that she was on her back, looking at Alex. "You were supposed to reach over me, not get out of bed."

The blonde was beyond irritated. "Marissa, what difference does it-"

Alex was cut off as Marissa quickly and unexpectedly grabbed her hand and pulled her on top of the brunette's body. "The difference is that I could've given you this quicker." Before Alex could even question her, Marissa gave her a long, sensual kiss. When Alex tried to deepen it, the brunette broke the kiss. Alex tried to kiss her again but Marissa dodged it. "Nuh-uh."

"Marissa….," whined the blonde.

"Nope. I'm going to be late if you do that."

"It's just a kiss, Marissa."

"But it wouldn't stop there. Since someone took forever to turn off the alarm, our make out time has been cut short."

The blonde pouted. "But-"

"No buts." Marissa got out from under Alex. "I gotta get ready for school." She gave her one last quick kiss and disappeared into the bathroom.

Alex didn't even have time to wallow as the alarm went off again. She glared at it, silently cursing herself for only hitting the snooze button. What do you know? I did it wrong after all. She went to turn it off, and contemplated throwing it against a wall.

"Don't even think about it, Al!"

She entertained the idea of not listening to Marissa, but then thought better of it. "She won't always be able to save you. You and the wall are destined to meet each other. It's only a matter of time." With that, she decided to join her girlfriend in the bathroom.