So sorry! I was going to post this yesterday after I posted the first chapter, but I went to hang out with my friend and ended up spending the night.

Anyways, I wrote half of this chapter and Michelle wrote the other. The next one I will be writing all by my lonesome.

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(Nate's POV)

The beginning of another school year! I was pretty excited to be entering another year of High School. I was currently sitting in the passenger's seat of Shane's car, heading to school.

I had a pretty good summer. I spent half of it at football camp, the other half hanging with Justin and Shane.

We made it to school and I walked to my locker.

One of my good friends, Jake Ryans, came up to me, "Sup man?" He started talking about his summer, but I wasn't really paying attention. I looked down the hall to my right and saw Shane talking to a couple of his friends. I turned back to Jake, but he was grabbing his books from his locker, I guess he realized I wasn't paying attention. Suddenly Justin popped out of nowhere.

"Hey man." He greeted.

I gave him a nod, "Hey. Where did you come from?"

"I had to wait for Alex."

"Oh yeah, she came home last night. Where is she?" I asked, curious. I kind of missed her. It was unusual not to see her when I was at Justin's house or even at my house.

"She went to the bathroom or something... I'll be right back; I got to go to my locker real quick."

I nodded and watched as he went down the hall and next to Shane. They're lockers were right next to each other.

I turned to the opposite side of the hallway and my attention was instantly grabbed by this gorgeous girl I've never seen before. She had wavy brown hair, almost black and piercing chocolate brown eyes. Her lips looked so inviting. She looked down the hallway, smiling. She looked over at me, smiling bigger and waved.

I felt the wind get knocked out of me. I looked around to see if she was really waving at me. I turned back to her but she was already looking a different direction. It looked like she was trying to find someone.

I felt like I knew her from somewhere, I just couldn't put my finger on it. She walked pass me and I caught a whiff of her scent, Vanilla. I couldn't help but stare at her hips. She was wearing a high waisted skirt, and the way they moved back and forth so perfectly was hypnotizing.

Suddenly someone clapped their hands in my face, "Nate?!" I snapped back to reality and looked at Jake, "Huh?" He looked at me weirdly. I looked back at the mystery girl, "Hey Jake, do you know who that is?" I asked coyly pointing. He looked over, "Nope, but damn, she is pretty hot."

She had stopped in the middle of the hallway, "Shane?" She said; her voice awfully familiar. I saw my brother look at her, his eyes widened as a huge grin etched onto his face. They both started running towards each other and collided in a hug.

"It looks like your brother really knows her." Jake said to me.

I started thinking... She looks so familiar, and she's close to Shane, but he doesn't have a girlfriend or friends who are girls, well except... My eyes widened as it finally hit me. "ALEX?!" I blurted out on accident.

She turned around and waved at me again. She signaled me to come over. I waved bye to Jake and started walking towards them.

As I was walking I was in complete awe. That was the girl that I have known for forever... She looked so different.

I finally reached them, "Hey Nate!" She said cheerfully. Something I wasn't quite use to, but I kind of liked it. I noticed her eyes were twinkling.

"Hey Alex. Wow...you look great." I said. I felt my cheeks turn red.
She smiled, "Thank you. You look great too." She said giving me a hug. I inhaled her sweet scent. She pulled away and looked at Shane and Justin, "So how was summer without me?"

"Pure torture!" Shane said. "I missed you like crazy!" He admitted to her.

She smiled and ran into his chest, wrapping her small arms around his torso. "I missed you too!"

He smiled and hugged her tightly, giving her a kiss on the head. Alex was the only girl he would be openly affectionate to. I don't know why, but I was feeling a little jealous.

She pulled away from his grasp and turned to me and Justin. "I missed you all!"

"I...I-I mean..we all missed you too." I saved myself.

She smiled a bright, brilliant smile, causing me to smile back.

What the heck is happening to me?! I can't fall for her! She's my brother's best friend! My best friends little sister! This can't happen. I instantly dropped my smile. She noticed and frowned.

"I-I got to go." I said, before leaving.

(Alex's POV)

That was weird. I actually thought we were having a moment. Well, that was before he just walked away. I looked up at Shane and smiled. He smiled down at me. "It's good to be back." I said.
He nodded, "I'm glad you're back."

"Well, I have to go to my locker and get my stuff. I'll see you at lunch?" I asked him.

He nodded again. I smiled and began walking away. I looked back at him and smiled again. I couldn't help it; I ran back and gave him another hug. He was like half of me, and not having him there with me during the summer, I felt incomplete.

He chuckled, "I love you Lexie."

"I love you too."

I began walking upstairs to my locker. I looked down the hall and saw a familiar face. I stopped and smiled. She was talking to someone.

"Mitchie!" I yelled.

She looked down the crowded hallway and squinted her eyes at me. I started running towards her. Her eyes widened as she began running away from me. I was confused.

"Mitchie?!" I called out again, practically chasing her.

"I didn't steal your boyfriend!" She screamed.

I furrowed my brows and started laughing. "Mitch, Stop!"

She almost tripped, but I got to her in time. "Mitchie! Are you okay?"

Her eyes were closed, "Please don't hurt me!" She begged.
I laughed and shook her. "Open your eyes dork!"

She peeped one eye open, then the other. She started to examine me. A smile finally formed on her face. "LEX!" She screamed, pulling me into a tight embrace.

I laughed and hugged her tightly. "I missed you so much Lex! You have no idea!"

"I bet I do. Next time, you're coming to Europe with me!" We pulled apart, "So what was that all about?" I asked.

"What was what all about?"

"The 'please don't hurt me!'" I reenacted.

Mitchie laughed, "Oh, that. There's this psycho girl that thinks I stole her boyfriend, but I didn't. I don't even like the dude."

I laughed with her, "Only three months without me and you're already in trouble." I shook my head.

"It's not my fault." She playfully flipped her hair, "I'm irresistible."

We both bursted out laughing. I missed Mitchie's sense of humor so much.

"But seriously, I'm glad you're back." Mitchie looked at me up and down, "Look at you..." She walked around me, examining my new look. "Aren't you quite the hottie now? Trying to steal my thunder?" She joked.

I rolled her eyes, "Of course not. My aunt works for this big fashion company in Paris and they gave me a little makeover." I twirled, "You like?"

Mitchie scrunched her nose, "Nope..." I frowned. Mitchie chuckled at my expression, "I love." I smiled and pulled her into a hug.

(Normal POV)

The bell rang and both girls departed to their classes. Alex looked down at her schedule and saw she had Science first. She walked down the hall and turned into the classroom. She scanned the room to see any familiar faces. She smiled when she saw one in particular. She began walking to the empty seat next to him. She heard some whispers, people thinking she was new.

Nate was talking to a couple of his football buddies before the teacher entered the class. He heard a cough and turned around.

"Hey." Alex smiled at him.

Nate just gaped at her. She waved a hand in front of his face. "Nate?"

He shook his head, "He-hey Alex."

"Are you okay?" She asked concerned.

Nate smiled, "I'm fine...just not use to your new look."

Alex looked down at herself, "Is it that bad?"

"No!" Nate blurted out. "I mean...it's great. You're beautiful... You've always been beautiful." Nate began to get lost at her presence.

She smiled and bit her lip. "Thanks... Hearing you say that.... it's kinda.. kinda weird." Her cheeks turned a light pink.

Nate's eyes widened, "Oh, I'm s-sorry!"

Alex laughed and shook her head, "I like it." She looked down and blushed a darker shade of red.

Nate couldn't help but let the corners of his lips curl up into a smile. She might have looked different, but the way she handled her embarrassment, biting her lip and looking down, stayed the same.

Alex walked into the cafeteria and automatically walked over to her usual seat, next to the football players. Jacob Black turned and looked at her, "Umm...sorry, but this seat is reserved."

Alex looked at him and smiled, "By whom?" She questioned.

"Alex Russo. So if you could move, that would be great..."

Alex let out a giggle and pinched Jacobs's cheeks, something she always use to do, "Jacob, you're so clueless."

He grabbed her hand and looked at her closely. "Alex?" He asked, dumbfounded.

"Yah!" She smiled.

"Wow...you look...hot!" Jacob blurted.

Alex acted offended, "Are you saying I wasn't hot before?"

Jacob coyly tried to turn away. Alex laughed and pushed his shoulder to face her, "Tell me the truth. I won't beat you up."

"Well..." He tried to find the words to describe her, "You weren't ugly..."

"Uh..thanks? I guess.." Just then Shane sat down next to her. "Hey." She smiled.

"Hello stranger. How's your day so far?" He asked.
"I could complain, but I won't."

"Did anyone ask you out?"

Alex smirked and opened her purse. She grabbed about a dozen of pieces of paper, all with different names and numbers on them, and threw them on the table.

"Wow..." Shane said, "So does this mean I'm gonna have to fight the guys to spend time with my best friend."

She scoffed, "Of course not. I turned them all down."

"Why? Still waiting on the special someone?" Shane teased, nudging her.

"What are you guys talking about?" They looked up and saw Justin and Nate.

"Nothing!" Alex replied quickly.

"Okay...?" Justin said. "So are we going to the skate park tonight?"

"Oh course!" Shane said. He looked over at Alex, "What about you Lexie?"

Alex looked at the guys, "Um.." she looked down, "I think I might pass..."