Chapter One

Like I told you, my story is extremely complicated. I know, I'm only sixteen, what could be so tough? Well it all began the day before my Junior year...

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"Mom, Dad! I'm going out." Annie yelled out as she rushed towards the door of their large apartment in New York City.

"Where are you going?" Ezra asked.

"Out." Annie stated again.

"Well can you take your sister?" Ezra asked, as he poured a cup of coffee for himself.

"Dad, she's eight. I'm meeting with my friends. Please don't make me." Annie begged

"Fine. But you two should do something together soon, she misses you." Ezra said again.

"Daisy can handle being without me for a day." Annie replied, walking towards the door again.

"Annie, be careful." Ezra said seriously.

"I will dad, I promise." Annie said, and gave her father a reassuring smile.

Aria made her way out of the apartment and into the elevator. Standing in the elevator was an attractive young man, probably in his early twenties. She couldn't help but notice he was staring at her. A small blush rose to her cheeks and she shook the idea out of her head. Suddenly the elevator rattled and came to a halt.

"No way." Annie sighed.

"It will probably start moving any moment now." The mystery man said awkwardly. But it didn't, they were stuck and they both knew it.

"Just my luck." Annie said, defeated.

"My name is Patrick." The man, now known as Patrick, said as he stuck out his hand.

Annie took it, and stared down at their hands with wide eyes as she felt the spark. She mumbled out, "Annie, Annie Fitz."

"Hemm." He replied, staring at their still attached hands.

"Hemm?" She questioned, releasing her hand.

"My last name. So um, you live in the building?" He asked, trying to make conversation.

"I do. You?" Annie asked.

"No, I was actually just visiting a friend." He said. An awkward silence filled the space, both looking down.

"So, what do you do? For work I mean." She asked, trying to break the silence.

"I just got my first teaching job." Patrick replied, a grin spreading across his face. He was obviously proud of himself.

"Really? I think I would like to teach. My dad is a teacher, so I grew up around it. What subject?" Aria could feel the awkwardness subsiding, and conversation was now flowing freely. She moved to sit on the ground, Patrick did the same soon after.

"Science." He stated, he was going to continue but was interrupted by Annie's giggling. "What?"

"I just have a hard time picturing you in goggles and a white lab coat." She replied.

"I'm offended. You know science is actually very sexy, lab coats and all." He said, laughing.

"Sure it is." Annie replied, a smirk playing on her lips.

"You can see the chemical reaction between two components, creating heat." He said slowly, inching closer to her. "And then there is the sudden explosion as the two combine." Both of them knew he was no longer talking about chemical compounds.

Just like that his lips were on hers, both expressing the hunger they had for each other. They were only there for a few minutes but it felt like hours. They were interrupted when the elevator began to move again. They broke apart and stared at each other in they eyes. Then they both stood.

"Will I see you again?" Patrick asked.

"We'll leave that up to fate. If we meet again it's meant to be, if not then we know it isn't." Annie replied.
Then the elevator doors opened, and she walked out.

Patrick was left dumbfounded. He couldn't even come up with a response, he just watched her as she walked away from him. He was entranced by this girl and he didn't even know if he would see her again. He could only hope that fate would let their paths meet again.

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Annie got home later that night after she had spent the afternoon with her friends.

"I'm home." She called out, her voice echoing off the walls.

"Hey sweetie." Aria said as she walked out of the kitchen and toward her daughter. "It's just us tonight, dad took Daisy to a play date with the Mitchell's. I thought maybe we could have a movie night, like old times."

"That sounds great!" Annie said, beaming.

"What's got you so happy?" Aria asked.

"I don't know what you mean." Annie replied nonchalantly.

"You're glowing, now fess up." Aria said, grabbing a bowl of popcorn and sitting on the couch.

Annie sat beside her, "I met a guy today. I really liked him mom, it felt different. You know how you told me that you knew you and dad were soul mates? I think I just met mine..."
Annie had always been very open with Aria, and completely trusted her.

"Are you going to see him again?" Aria asked.

"If we're meant to be I will." Annie stated simply. "So, what are we watching?"

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Annie was getting ready for her first day of school, for some reason she was especially nervous. She had a feeling something about today would be different. A good different or a bad different? She wasn't sure.

She received her good luck wishes from her parents and made her way to school.

"Annie!" She was greeted by her best friend Katie. "Junior year, new year, new boys, new and improved us." She spoke as she linked arms with Annie, walking with her head held high. She was always one for drama.

"New us?" Annie asked.

"Sixteen year old us, so much better than fifteen. We're woman now, A." She replied.

"Women. I like that sound of that." Annie said confidently.

"You should know, you're the one that hooked up with a guy in an elevator. And them you played it all cool and sexy, if fate brings us together...blah blah blah." Katie said, laughing.

"You're just jealous." Annie joked.

"Of course I am! I was stuck talking to dumb high school boys while my best friend was making out with a man." Kate replied. The girls laughed and made their way to their first class, science.

Annie laughed and thought to herself about the fact that Patrick was probably arriving at his own class right about now. She was snapped out of her thoughts when her teacher began to speak.

She held back a gasp when she saw who it was. There with his perfect green eyes, dark brown hair, bow tie, and white lab coat. Patrick Hemm.

He stared at her in awe, before clearing his throat and beginning class.

Fate had just dealt them some tricky cards.

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And the sequel begins... Opinions? Constructive criticism? Please review and let me know.

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-RissyWrites