Hi I know I haven't updated any of my other fics but to be honest I never had much of a direction with them so this is a new one that I will update much more regularly and will hopefully have a bit more structure to it. It's a human Au so obviously it's a bit different. John and Maren(six) are siblings in this and also the only definite ship I have for now is John/Sarah so please leave which other relationships you'd like to see. I'm currently stuck between maren/Stanley or Maren/sam so please tell me which one you prefer. Also naveen isn't in this chapter because I wasn't sure whether or not to include him so that will also be decided on your suggestions. Anyway here it is and I hope you enjoy and as always if you do enjoy please leave a review:)

Chapter one

John tapped his pen against this desk impatiently. She was late. He looked at his watch for what was the fourth time in the past minute. 4:13. She should have been here nearly 15 minutes ago. He sighed and began to tap his foot against the wooden floor of his studio apartment. Usually he didn't care if people were a little late, but today he was on edge. He was about to do something that just four years ago he never would have thought he would be doing and he definitely needed a second opinion before going through with it. The decision that he would make today would impact his entire future, he needed help. Just as he took out his phone he heard the knocking at the door he had been waiting for. He rushed to the door as if his life depended on it and opened it swiftly. Standing their was the familiar sight of his fiery blonde sister, Maren, who was wearing he signature scowl.

"What do you want John?" She said as she invited herself into the apartment where she spent most of her time, along with her other friends. The tone of her voice suggested that she had no desire to be there. Although she loved her little brother and they were close, when he said he needed help immediately she had a feeling he was being dramatic. John's version of an emergency was usually that he hadn't heard from his girlfriend, Sarah, in over two hours. Sarah had been Maren's best friend since high school and had been her brothers girlfriend for just as long. John had been head over heels in love with her for the four years they had dated and his constant puppy love was annoying as much as it was, dare she say it, cute.

"I need to show you something, and I need your honest opinion on it. You and Stanley are the only people who don't care about hurting my feelings but I feel like you will have more to say on this matter than him," John's words came out in a quick haste, his nervousness was apparent. Stanley was John's best friend and although they got along well the tall shaggy haired boy wasn't afraid to say exactly what he thought. This however was a matter that required the assistance of his older sister.

"Okay… Well are you going to stand there shaking your leg or are you going to show me," Maren replied with a snark that was familiar to her tongue. Taking his cue, John reached into his pocket and pulled out a small square box, the name Harry Winston could be seen on the top. Maren's face twisted into that of a confused one, if this was a piece of jewellery he would surely show it to Sarah, it was most likely for her anyway. As John opened the box the blonde's mouth dropped as she saw a brilliant round diamond engagement ring. For once in her life she was speechless and had no witty remark to use against her brother. Although it was obvious that it would only be a matter of time before John proposed she was touched that he would want to show her the ring and ask for her opinion. Sure she was his girlfriends best friend but Sarah had other friends, like Marina, who were probably more familiar with jewellery. She ignored her usual cold approach and wrapped her arms around the blonde haired boy who was so shocked by the sudden hug that it took him a moment to register what was happening.

"John it's perfect," Maren beamed, an unusual look for her.

"You think so? I knew you were the only one who I could trust not to tell Sarah. Marina wouldn't be able to keep the secret and anyway you're my sister and one of her best friends so I just thought that maybe you could give me an honest opinion. I can return it, I mean it has to be perfect, she deserves perfect. And if she says no-"

"Shut up John," she interrupted and any notions that John had about her going soft evaporated. "Sarah will love it and of course she'll say yes, she's more or less been hinting at you to propose for months." Now it was John's turn to look confused, he had never even noticed any of the hints Sarah was dropping as Maren had said.

"When are you going to ask her?" Maren continued, choosing to ignore the familiar look of her brothers confused face. He really didn't seem to have a clue most of the time. She loved John but she could never see why a girl like Sarah, who had guys chasing after her, would be so in love with her hopeless brother.

"Eh I was going to ask her on the night of her graduation," so next week, Maren realised. Sarah, Maren, Marina and Sam, another close friend of theirs, would all be graduating from college Friday night. John had chosen to do a college course online as his grades weren't the best and he had never really known what course to take. Stanley on the other hand hadn't attended college at all and was currently working at a local mechanics. He had dropped out of school after he had been expelled nine times in the space of a few months. His father, Sandor, had been far from happy about this but had supported him anyway.

Maren looked at her little brother and smiled. She was truly happy for him and Sarah. Although she and Stanley liked to tease them a lot she had no doubt that they were meant for each other and she was happy for them. Just as she was about to congratulate him the sound of the door unlocking made her turn. John jumped, almost dropping the expensive ring from his hand. He quickly stuffed the ring into his pocket and turned to face the person at the door. When he saw the long blonde hair and blue eyes that he so desperately loved his face changed into a big smile, a smile so genuine that Maren had noticed it only appeared when he was in the presence of Sarah. "Hey, what are you guys up to?" The blue eyed blonde asked, one eyebrow raised as she stared at the siblings who looked like they had just been in serious discussion.

"Oh we were just discussing... Uh... The weather," John stuttered with little confidence in his voice. Maren stared at him with a look of utter disbelief. Was that really the best he could come up with?

"The weather? Seriously?" Sarah replied incredulously.

"Ignore him S he's having a slow day," Maren answered earning a glare from John and a laugh from the other blonde. Before Sarah had a chance to question the siblings any further the door opened once again and Stanley, Sam and Marina all walked in together, the latter of the three was carrying one of her many college textbooks. Sarah and John both exchanged a knowing glance as they noticed the big grin on Sam's face when he saw Maren was already there. The couple had been aware of the lanky brunette boys crush on the snarky blonde for years. Of course whenever they confronted him about it he was quick to deny any romantic interest he had in the girl. "Are we all still on for dinner Friday night after graduation?" Marina asked, her long raven hair blocking her eyes ever so slightly.

"Of course, I mean it will be such a special night we just have to celebrate all together," Maren said with uncharacteristic enthusiasm as she eyed her little brother. John in return glared at her as he noticed Sarah staring with a look of confusion at the two. "Anyway I need to drop off some final assignments to some professors so I'll see you guys tonight" she continued and received a series of "see you laters" from her friends.

Maren was just about to cross the road opposite from the apartment building when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned and came face to face the last person she had wanted to be alone with. "Come on Maren, you aren't going to get all shy on me now are you?" Stanley said, his trademark smirk playing across his face. She rolled her eyes, knowing very well where this conversation was headed. "I really think we should talk about what happened last Saturday," he continued.

At the mention of last Saturday, Maren snapped. She grabbed him by the ear and began to twist it earning a shriek of pain from he boy. "You listen to me Stan, last Saturday never happened," she explained with a venom not uncommon for her, "we were both drunk and it was a mistake that's all it was now forget about it."

Stanley pulled his ear away from her grip and grinned, "it didn't sound like a mistake when you were screaming my name."

"You're a pig." With that she turned and crossed the road without looking back. If she had looked back she would've seen that the smirk had faded from the boys face and had been replaced with a look of genuine disappointment.