a/n: new chapter! yaaaaaaaay(: okay, so what do you think so far? i haven't been on fanfiction in f o r e v e r. and i really need to start reading some stories. i'm extremely sorry for the lack of updates :( so anyway, i'll be updating & hopefully completing "roses & butterflies" soon :D

note: i wish it was summer again :( school's such a drag. siiiigh. oh, psssst... if you have a tumblr, let me know and i'll follow you! same goes for formspring.

okay onto the chapter:

The sun slowly rose outside Massie's large window. She laid in bed on her right side and faced the shiny glass. The large sun was slowly floating up into the sky, making dawn disappear. Massie looked at the clock on her night stand, it read: 6:48 am. Hawaii was the last to start their days in the world. In New York, it'd almost be lunch time. Derrick would probably be eating lunch right now, maybe with Cam or Josh. But not Kemp, Massie's ex-boyfriend. Massie was a thousand miles away from the guys. They could be doing anything, with anyone. But Massie knew for a fact that Kemp and Derrick would not be talking. No way.

The sun's rays shot through the opening of her curtains. Golden rays danced through the plain off-white hotel room. It was a beautiful sight to take in. From outside Massie's room door, she could hear Dylan on the phone with Cam. She wasn't being so quiet, so Massie could hear every word she spoke, since her room was just a space of silence.

Dylan was happy. Massie could tell from the way she was always smiling and from the way she was in such a positive mood. Massie was happy for her best friend. She more than deserved it.

Massie's door opened and then Dylan's head popped into her room. "Hey, get ready we're going to the beach." She smiled and closed the door behind her as she left.

Massie threw the thick blanket off her body and sat upright. She yawned. Massie planted her bare feet on the cold wooden floor. She stood up and got ready.

It was a new day, a brand new start.

-:-

"Beautiful, isn't it?" Dylan smiled and ran down towards the beach. "It's so fun! So windy! So full of love!" She danced happily and pulled her towel along with her. She looked beautiful as her multi-colored towel danced along with her in the wind.

"Yeah, yeah, we get it," Alicia smirked playfully.

Dylan rolled emerald green eyes then smiled widely, "don't you just feel the love in the air? Love here, love there, it is everywhere!"

"Someone's obviously on drugs," Kristen laughed and gently dropped her bags on the soft white sand. She stretched her long arms then adjusted the hat she was wearing.

Dylan just smiled, dropped her things, and continued dancing to her pure delight.

Massie laughed and sat down next to Alicia, who was rubbing sun tan lotion on her legs.

The loud waves were crashing loudly and a dozen of surfers were ready to catch the waves. The island breeze was more than inviting. It was almost pure perfection. Almost at least.

"Let's go for a swim!" Kristen said and pulled off her cabana dress, to reveal her two-pieced bathing suit. Alicia jumped up right next to her and then the two were running towards the shore. Massie, Claire, and Dylan watched them as the two took a jump into the ocean and then suddenly, they were lost inside it.

Dylan looked over to Claire, "Come on! Let's set up the stuff." She stood up and pulled the umbrella out of her bag. She stuck the umbrella pole into the sand and the spot Massie was sitting on was suddenly shielded from the harsh light.

Massie laid back on her beach towel, the feeling of paradise finally occuring in her. It's been a long time since she's felt so surreal. so calm, so happy.

"JOSH!" Claire shrieked in a high pitched voice.

Massie's eyes widened, as she shot up. She turned around to find Claire running towards her boyfriend. She jumped right into his arms as he smiled widely. And Josh was not alone. He was with the guys, Cam Fisher, Chris Plovert, and ...Derrick Harrington. Derrick Harrington! Derrick Freaking Harrington!

Massie's heart quickly started beating faster. She turned to look at Dylan, but she was already in a tight embrace with Cam. Once Dylan and Cam broke apart. Dylan looked back at Massie and smiled widely, "Can you believe it? They're here!"

Massie nodded slowly, "um, yeah." Suddenly, her face was burning red. She could feel her cheeks heating up and it wasn't the sunlight either. It was the way Derrick avoided her eyes, but at the same time was casually glancing at her and every now and then. It made her legs grow sweaty and her face all red and her hands shaky.

"Hey Mass!" Cam smiled and bent down to her height and hugged her. Massie gulped, still shocked at the sight of Derrick. But she smiled once she felt Cam's arms around her. Massig hugged him back and stood up, still in her embrace with Cam.

"I missed you," Cam whispered.

"Me too," Massie nodded and buried her face into his neck that smelled strongly of Drakkar Noir.

Cam smiled, "Good, because after the party at Alicia's, you just ditched."

Massie giggled, "I didn't."

"You just left without saying goodbye," Cam laughed, "that's ditching me. Me, of all people."

Massie pulled away and laughed, "I was going to call."

"You know, if Dyl didn't tell me you were going, i'd have to stick your face on a milk carton."

Massie just rolled her eyes, her day suddenly getting brighter. There was just something about being around Cam that made her so happy. It was ...love. Not some pyhsical attraction, but love. Massie loved Cam more than almost anyone in the world. He was her best friend. the better part of her. It was mutual. Almost everyone would mistake them to be a couple, but they really weren't. They were just each other's bestfriend. Someone you needed in your life, but not someone you wanted to end up with. Cam Fisher always has and always will be so important to Massie. Even if he was in love with Dylan and she'd be (well, hopefully) in love with someone else. They'd always be there for each other and that was never ever going to change.

"Okay, don't smother her, Fisher," Chris smirked.

Cam rolled his multi-colored eyes, "fine, fine."

Chris walked up to Massie and lifted her up into a long bear hug, "Hey, kid."

Massie smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, "Hey!"

Chris spun her in a small circle, her feet flying into the air. After a moment of flying, Chris set her down on her bare feet. He touseled her long auburn hair and then hugged Claire and then Dylan.

From the corner of Massie's eye, she could see Cam nudging Derrick, whose eyes were fixed on the horizon. He nodded and his mouth moved everytime Cam said something but his eyes were drawn to the amazing view across from him.

Dylan smiled widely, "I'm glad you guys are here."

Cam nodded, "Yeah, well, lounging around back at home was no option." He said and wrapped a strong arm around Dylan's waist. Dylan smiled, her eyes dancing with delight.

"OH MY GOSH!" a voice screamed. Everyone turned around to see Kristen and Alicia, all wet from their swim, jog up towards them. Alicia bounced happily and jumped into Derrick's muscular arms. He caught her easily and hugged her back. Alicia's wet body was pressed up against Derrick's nice white polo shirt. Massie noticed the sand grains that were all sticking to her feet, as Derrick hugged her in the air.

Massie loved Alicia, she was just like her sister. But Massie was still unsure of her feelings toward Derrick, so she had to look away. Massie had no idea where the feeling was coming from all she knew was that if she had a knife she'd probably stab it through Alicia's gorgeous figure. Then pulled the sharp blade out and stab her again. Then stab Derrick and then again. Then stab herself. Because she was a jealous train wreck.

-:-

"Delicious!" Chris smiled and took another bite of his lobster, drenched with butter and was still steaming from it's boil.

Kristen nodded, "I agree." She smiled and pushed a strand of long blond hair behind her ear.

"So why'd you guys decided to come?" Alicia asked and then took a long sip of her drink. She placed the cup down gently, folded her fingers together, and placed them on the table.

Cam shrugged, "Because I missed you." He was looking directly at Dylan, who turned a light shade of pink. It didn't matter how loud or flirty they were, since they were having dinner out by the beach with no one else around.

Alicia smiled a little, "Why'd you come?" She asked looking directly at Derrick, "Weren't you supposed to leave the day after graduation?"

Derrick shrugged, "Well, it's my last summer before college, I might as well spend it with my best friends." He said and cut a piece of his beef steak.

Massie was sitting right across from him, her face still burning up. Derrick seemed to be having that affect on her recently. She bent her head down, her hair falling in front of her face. Her hair served as a nice curtain that shielded her from all the shame.

"So," Kristen's voice spoke up from three people down Massie, "Anyone heard from Kemp?"

Suddenly, all the small talk faded and all the clattering of the moving silverware stopped. It was just dead silence between the group of friends. No one wanted to speak up, because talking about Kemp was like talking about a forbin legend. It's like he was there, but wasn't at the same time. It's like they all knew him, but didn't at the same time. It's almost like he disappeared. Never to be seen again, never to be spoken of.

Finally, a voice spoke up, "no, i haven't." It was Derrick's, which caused everyone to look up from their plates to see his face.

a/n: okay, so i'm in environmental science right now as we speak :) what'd you think? good? bad? too long? too rambly? please, please let me know and i'll make some changes. thanks for reviewing the last chapter, it meant a lot :) and i really do hope ff livens up a little more (: i want to read some new stories! :D

anyway, please leave a review and you should read: "and we were just kids in love," by chloepa, it's an amazing oneshot series :)