Title: Anyone But You

Summary: Each and every day he goes especially out of his way to make her life hell. Little does he know the girl he mocks during the day is the very same girl he can't stop chatting with at night.

This is a Purpleangel (Rosie) and St. Elmo-lover (Briana) collaboration; we hope you enjoy!

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It was 7:15 and Reid Garwin was actually awake and dressed. Mostly it was for lack of anything better to do. He hadn't been getting much sleep lately; he had too much on his mind. With his upcoming ascension, he found himself getting into more fights with Caleb. But it wasn't just about the powers.

Everything around him just felt so tiring. It was like he was stuck in some sort of state of mind. Sure he wasn't about to deny the fact he enjoyed being the 'badass' of the group. But he wasn't just that. There was more to him then that, although he wasn't exactly sure what it was; he knew he was more than what people made him out to be. As cliché as it may sound, he needed to find himself.

This was why he decided to take a walk, in order to clear his head. His class didn't start until 8 o'clock so he had plenty of time. He ran his fingers through his hair as he let out a sigh. There weren't any classes this early so the halls were empty, except for the occasional professor walking by.

"All right everyone, I'll be just a minute," said a grey haired man to his class as he shut the door behind him. Turning around he was surprised to see one of his students, "Mr. Garwin, didn't think I'd ever see you up this early," greeted Professor Holken.

Reid simply gave the man a meek smile and nodded as he watched him walk down the hallway. Waiting until the man was out of sight, curiosity got the better of him. Peeking in the class that the professor had just walked out of, he noticed there were a few students in there. Must be morning detention, he thought as he tapped his chin thoughtfully.

Suddenly the thought sparked some interest in the boy as he remembered who was supposed to be in there today. Looking around a bit more, he spotted her in the far right corner. Andrea.

He continued to look at her; she was too weird not to look at. After all what girl would voluntarily wear those monster frames and silly braided ponytail. Did the girl not realize she was in high school? It was obvious this girl made no effort to look appealing and he couldn't understand why. Well unless she was a lesbian, but even with the way she looked no girl would be into her either.

Reid shrugged his shoulders back, "Oh well not like I care," he said to himself. Time to have some fun, he thought as he smirked to himself. To be honest he didn't know why he put the girl through such torture. There was just something about her that he couldn't resist, making fun of that is. He would never in a million years be interested in a girl like her. She didn't even qualify to be a notch on his bedpost.

Actually, he didn't think the girl would count as a notch on anybody's bedpost. And Reid Garwin wasn't anyone.

Running his fingers through his hair, he pushed all thoughts aside as he prepared himself to have a good laugh. Opening the door to the class, he walked in quietly. Fortunately she had put her head on the desk so she hadn't noticed him walking in.

Walking in he put a finger to his lips, signaling the others in the class to be quiet. Of course they did what he told them, he was Reid Garwin after all. He made his way behind the unsuspecting girl. Placing his hands on the back of her chair he couldn't help but smirk at what he was about to do. In an instant he removed the chair from under her causing her to fall flat on her butt.

It all happened so fast that Andrea had barely let out a squeak. Her eyes were closed as she felt her butt throb with pain. Slowly opening her hazel eyes she was met with the all too familiar smirk.

He did this; I can't believe him! Her mouth gapped open slightly from the shock of it all. Suddenly she remembered what Tyler had told her yesterday, about standing up for herself. Well now's as good a time as any, she thought as she picked herself from the ground.

Taking a few steps so that she was right in front of him, she gave him a poke in the chest. "I don't know who you think you are but I am sick and tired of your games," she huffed as her eyebrows drew together. "I'm not going to let you push me around anymore. You got that," she finished off, poking him in the chest once more.

Ha I would like to see him mess with me again, she thought confidently as she rolled her eyes at the blond. She turned to walk back to her seat when the next thing she knew she was staring at the floor. The few students in the class broke out into laughter and she felt her cheeks grow red. Looking up she saw Reid smirking at her; I hate that smirk, she thought as she picked herself up from the floor. She had a strong urge to rub every aching muscle in her body, but she knew it would only increase her embarrassment. And that definitely wasn't what she wanted.

"You know you should really be more careful," he mocked as he turned back around, leaving the classroom.

Walking back to her desk, she let her head fall on the desk with a loud thump as the people around her kept laughing. This is so embarrassing, she groaned inwardly; today is not a good day. Glancing up she noticed it was only 7:30; it was going to be a very long day.

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Lunchtime! Finally time to relax, thought Andrea as she made her way through the cafeteria. It had been hell all morning, no thanks to a certain blond haired, blue eyed boy. Speak of the devil. Her hazel eyes spotted him across the room and she immediately frowned.

Seeing him put his arm around some pretty brunette made her inwardly gag. It was beyond her comprehension what girls could see him. He was annoying, arrogant, and had a well known reputation for being a womanizer. Yet girls, like the one he was currently with, would still fall at his feet. She just couldn't see anything in him remotely attractive. In other words, he was definitatly not her type of boy.

She didn't know if he had some sort of charm he turned on when he was around other girls or if it was just the physical attraction they saw in him. But either way, he would never run out of "groupies". He wouldn't even have to go after the same girl twice with the number of girls lineing up to help him with his "needs."

Still she couldn't tear her eyes away from looking at him. There was something about the way that he carried himself. Besides being a complete jerk to her, she could see why people were drawn to his personality. It was intoxicating. Perhaps if wasn't always making her life a living hell, she could have fallen under his spell too.

Never in seven hells, she mentally concluded to herself as she broke her gaze on him. Andrea chuckled at her previous thought, I would never fall for him. Despite people being so drawn to him, the boy had no good qualities and probably never would.

Andrea let out a sigh as she continued through the lunch line. She hoped that he wouldn't spot her, the last thing she needed right now was another dose of embarrassment. Okay girl, stay calm. Against better judgement, she found herself glancing over at him once again. This time however he was looking straight at her. Her eyes widened and she couldn't help but blush at being caught. Still she couldn't tear away her eyes from his.

Her feet kept moving while her eyes remained locked with his. It was like she was hypnotized and couldn't turn away. Then he did it, he winked at her with those icy blue eyes of his. She felt her cheeks burn but before she knew it she crashed in to something – a garbage can. Her food from the tray she had been carrying went falling and spilled all over the floor while she was head first in the trash.

She tried to push herself out but that only made the trashbin tip. Once again she found herself on her sore bottom but only this time covered in trash. The laughter of the entire cafeteira echoed in her ears as she felt herself on the verge of tears. Never had something more embarrassing happened to her.

Looking up she saw him, that blond idiot, smirking and laughing along with everyone else. Only it was so much worse because he knew he had been the cause of her fall. He knew that she had been staring at him and was probably enjoying this so much more because of that. She scoffed inwardly, even through the pain. If only she could find a way to get back at him. She had tried standing up for herself, like Tyler had suggested, but it hadn't exactly worked. She couldn't help but feel a bit hopeless at the whole situation.

Lifting herself up from the ground she proceeded to run out of the cafeteria. She just couldn't take it anymore and let the tears fall out. I hate him... I hate Reid Garwin.

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Andrea scrubbed harder, her skin turning the worst shade of pink imaginable. She couldn't stop scrubbing though. She could still smell the garbage on her. She could still feel the fire of embarrassment on her cheeks. It made her sick to think about.

She had spent the rest of her day locked in her dorm room, lying in bed doing nothing but wallowing in her self pity. It didn't help matters much that she had changed clothes repeatedly and taken a total of four showers. She was currently on her fifth. She couldn't help but wonder if it was going to be her last one or not. She had a feeling of dread that she was probably no where near done.

She couldn't shake the feeling though. That's what it all came down to. She kept seeing his cold eyes. And then she could see him winking at her and the feeling of embarrassment came all over again. It made her want to cry more tears then she had ever cried in her life. Not to mention the whole cafeterias laughter still rang in her ears.

Andrea gasped loudly, when her once steaming hot water turned cold. It was a huge contrast from the temperature she had gotten used to and she jumped back, her hair dripping water. She took a few seconds to calm her breathing before she stepped back under it and washed all the soap away. She was left feeling clean by the time she turned the shower off and headed towards her dorm room. She wondered though, how long the clean feeling was going to last before she had to go back and do it all over again.

She also wondered if it wasn't more the embarrassment that made her feel so filthy. Words couldn't describe how much she hated Reid Garwin at that moment.

When she made it back to her room she crawled into bed and snuggled deep into her covers, seeking their warmth. Her hands stretched out before she could get too comfortable and snatched her laptop off of her near by end table. She opened it with gentle hands and pushed the rather large button towards the top.

The button glowed a pretty blue color as the small version of a computer started to hum and come to life.

It took a few minutes for the thing to finally boot up fully and when it did she didn't waste anytime guiding the little mouse with her finger. She was signed on in no time at all and she looked over her mail messages. A lot of it was junk, some of it containing offers for Viagra or some other strange medicine. With a ding though, an instant message appeared on top of everything else. She rolled her eyes with a small smile when she saw who it was.

SUI GENERIS: hey there passionate lover

It was him. Well she didn't know exactly if it was really him or not in reality. But I have nothing better to do anyway. Andrea burrowed herself further into her covers before responding with slow lazy fingers.

APPASSIONATA: oh no. it's you

SUI GENERIS: ouch. i'm hurt

APPASSIONATA: i'm sure

SUI GENERIS: no i really am.

APPASSIONATA: why aren't you out with a girl who supposedly can't resist you?

SUI GENERIS: too tired.

APPASSIONATA: are you sure about that? or are you just trying to convince yourself?

SUI GENERIS: no convincing needed. what can i say? they can't stay away

APPASSIONATA: you mean they can't stay FAR enough away

SUI GENERIS: haha, you're so funny.

APPASSIONATA: i do try.

SUI GENERIS: so have i earned your name yet?

SUI GENERIS: or do i still have more work to do?

APPASSIONATA: you are so far from earning my name it's not ever funny, lol.

SUI GENERIS: you are full of hurtful words tonight

APPASSIONATA: how do you know i'm not always? besides, i had a bad day.

SUI GENERIS: really now? what happened?

SUI GENERIS: or do i have to earn that too?

APPASSIONATA: hah. no. it was just some stupid guy messing with me….

SUI GENERIS: sounds like fun

APPASSIONATA: not in THAT way

SUI GENERIS: what other way is there?

APPASSIONATA: you are so not funny

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Andrea shut her laptop with a soft click about an hour later, a small smile on her face. It was amazing how some stupid cocky guy from the internet could make her smile and forget about most of her day. Now she wanted to see if she could get some sleep. She reached out and set her laptop in its rightful place before turning over and laying her head against a cold spot on her pillow. Her eyes closed slowly and she tried her hardest to think good thoughts.

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Purpleangel - Author Notes:

I hoped you enjoyed the chapter, I guess it is sort of like a filler chapter. I just want to develop the relationship between them more – in person as well as online. Please be sure to me some feedback. If you're interested in my writing then please check out my profile for my other Covenant.

st.elmo-lover: Author Notes:

Hey there folks? How's it rollin'? Well, major props have to go to Rosie who wrote most of this chapter:D She truly is amazing. Thanks for all the reviews you guys are dishing out. It's wonderful to see so many people are interested. Well, um, if you like some of my writing (towards the way bottom part) feel free to check out my profile. I have a Covenant story uploaded on here called Take Cover. So…I'M DONE! I'll shut up now….

Bye….heh.