Olivia arrived for the fall semester as promised. She boarded at the school, but Aunt May made sure she came over for dinner at least three times a week her first month. Olivia and Fitz hit it off like gang buster, but something special happened for Teddy and Claire. Aunt May was alright for the more important things in life, but she was way out of the loop on fashion for their generation and sometimes just plain old advice needed from a surrogate big sister.

Teddy was as handsome as Fitz, but he had brown eyes instead of blue, but he had the signature Grant curly hair. He was twelve and just coming into his own with girls at school. Fitz was ok for the facts of life, but Liv was the skank detector. She encouraged him to follow his heart and not the new stirrings he was having below. She told him that he shouldn't rush having sex even if girls were throwing it in his face. He only confessed to Olivia that he had a crush on a shy smart girl in one of his classes and he wanted to ask her out, but she was just so shy. Through Olivia's coaching he managed to ask her out on a group date to start.

Claire who was 14, was a spit fire that sometimes landed her in the principles office more times than not. Through Olivia's guidance to get her temper and impulses under control. She found out that the mean girls in her grade had put a target on her back and they were relentless. Most of the time when Claire retaliated she was the one getting into trouble. So Liv made sure that she, Teddy and Fitz made it really clear to those girls, if they kept it up they would have to deal with them. Olivia also made sure she got her out of the frumpy clothes Aunt May let her buy. She went shopping with her and got her a fresh new hair style. Claire was so glad Olivia was stepping up and being her surrogate big sister. What Claire didn't know was that Olivia was so glad to be a big sister. She hated being and only child.

Fitz on the other hand was another can of corn altogether. On her first day of school he came up to her and hugged her in front of everyone in the student cafeteria. They both thought nothing of it until Fitz's friends and a group of girls accosted each of them.

"Fitz man, you've held out on us. No wonder you don't have time for all the girls here at school when you have that honey all to yourself." Harrison stated.

"Har, what the heck are you talking about. Olivia and I are just friends. We met this summer and I found out that she was coming to our school this year. Aunt May knows her parents. She's a really nice girl."

"So, you won't have a problem with me asking her out then?"

Fitz tried to play it cool, but the heat radiating from his ears and cheeks, spoke something else.

"Umm...no, Harrison she's a free agent. I don't have any claims on her."

Fitz wanted to wipe the floor with Harrison's smile. For the first time it dawn on him that he just might like her more than he thought.

"Cool, I'm going to ask her out for the weekend. By Monday bro's she will be my new girlfriend."

Harrison headed over to where Olivia was sitting. Fitz watch the scenario go down, and thought he would go over there and pound Harrison into a pulp. Just so it happened he didn't have to do anything as he watched Olivia laugh for a moment and then shake her head no.

Fitz let out a breath he had held and made up his mind. He knew his heart couldn't take Olivia going out with anyone else.

"She shot you down didn't she?" Fitz asked Harrison with a smirk.

"Yeah, but that was the first battle my man. The war isn't over. I'm going to wear her down with my charm. What do you think guys? It's operation Mrs. Wright." He cackled.

All their friend were giving him some pound, but when he got to Fitz he thought he actually saw murder in his eyes. He shook it off.

Whether Harrison knew it or not, the likelihood she would be Mrs. Grant, but at the moment he didn't want to step on the bro code. He had his chance to let Olivia know his feelings and he squandered it. He would have to fall back a bit to see what happens with her and Harrison.

After the hug from Fitz, Olivia met one of his friends Harrison who was funny and handsome, but she really liked Fitz. Just how much she wasn't sure yet. So she turned Harrison's date proposal down. As she was making her way back to class Mellicent Wentworth and her squad of mean girls caught up to Liv in the hall.

"So... what's up with you and Fitz?"

"Excuse me? I've been here at school a whole month and you haven't said a kind word to me once since I've been here, and you think I'm going to give you any intel on my private life. Please! Kick rocks Mellie! Your jealousy is showing through the cake of make up you have on."

Mellie was so mad she just screamed, and turned around and walked away telling her posse that Olivia Pope just made the mistake of her career here at the International school.

Even though they were in Paris, the school put on a Sadie Hawkins dance every year and Olivia thought it would be a good way to finally let Fitz know that she like him. The day of the dance invitations she was looking for Fitz to ask him out. What she didn't know was that Mellie and her minions were working in tandem to make sure that Fitz knew that Olivia had asked Harrison out. Instead of verifying the story he excepted Allison Beale's invitation to the dance.

By the time Olivia spotted Fitz at lunch she went up to him and his friends and asked him out in front of them.

"Liv...I'm sorry I thought you already asked Harrison out."

"Fitz why would you think I would ask Harrison out. I shoot him down on a daily basis. No offense Harrison."

"None taken Liv."

"I'm really sorry Olivia, Allison, Mellie and Tara all said they saw you asking Harrison to the dance. If I'd known that you wanted to go with me, I wouldn't have accepted."

"God! You are such a guy! New flash! Those wanna be Paris Hilton's are into you. Of course they would tell you anything to get you to go out with them. Listen have fun. Harrison will you be my date for the dance?"

"I'm not sure I want sloppy seconds, but seeing how it's you. I'll take it!"

"Great. Well come over to my dorm room after school and we'll iron out the logistics for the dance. Later guys."

"Liv? Your not coming over for dinner tonight?"

"No, I have to study for an upcoming test and Harrison and I might run long. Tell everyone I said hi."

Olivia turned around and nearly ran out of the cafeteria. She was so embarrassed by what just happened. More than that, she had to put those skanks in their place for once and for all. Olivia -0 Paris clones - 1.

Harrison crowed to everyone about his invitation to the dance once Olivia left.

"Listen Har, runner-up is nothing to celebrate about." Fitz said.

"No, but the girl you apparently wanted to go out with is going out with me. So enjoy Allison. Me, I'm going to start to put the moves on Olivia so that after the dance, she'll only have me on her mind. So suck it Fitz!" He laughed on his way out of the cafeteria.

Stephen put his hand on Fitz's shoulder to hold him in place. Stephen was Fitz's best friend and knew how he felt about Olivia. He had told him to make a move because Olivia was to pretty to stay single and now it was happening.

"What am I going to do Steve?"

"Listen, you need to either step up and tell her how you feel or leave her alone. It's up to you, but I'm sure your parents didn't mean for you to miss out on all aspects of life. Cut yourself some slack and go get the girl. She pretty much told you today that she likes you more than being a friend. Act like you have a nut sack and ask her out. You have the rest of the week to get this under control. When does she come to dinner again at your house?"

"Wednesday. Your right, I need to let her know how I feel. I might actually murder Harrison if she starts to date him." He said with a smirk.

"Well Wednesday is D-Day!"