Rosie sat in Geography the following day Emily was by her side.

"How'd things go with your dad?"

"We spoke last night remember." Rosie replied scribbling down the title.

"No we didn't. You wouldn't talk to me about it."

"And that wasn't a big give away that I don't want to talk about it." Rosie asked.

"C'mon Rose talk to me."

"Please Em, just don't ask." she muttered chewing the end of her pen.

"It was really that bad then?"

"Well I finally did what you said and pulled him about not being there for me."

"And?" Emily coaxed.

Rosie exhaled and dropped her pen. "He tried the doting dad routine. I put him straight."

"Isn't the doting dad what you want?" Emily asked confused.

"Yeah, on my terms not his." Rosie replied.

"It doesn't work like that Rosie, not when your both stubborn to a fault. Which you know you are!"

"I am NOT stubborn. I am just determined to do things my own way."

"Yeah right." Emily muttered writing down the questions.

"Anyway if he wants that he can fit in with me."

"I tried that with my dad, you know as well as I did what happened."

Rosie frowned. "Yeah he smothered you. But it worked eventually."

"AFTER we compromised."

Rosie snorted. "Compromise is a dirty word. Why compromise when I can have everything my way. He has more to lose than me!"

"So you want to lose your dad, that is what will happen. What if he remarried and has more kids?"

Rosie frowned. "He wouldn't do that to me."

"Your planning on running off the Bristol, when your away he is at the mercy of loads of single woman who won't like a teenage daughter around."

"He just wouldn't." except she really wasn't sure. He barely saw her as it was what if he did meet someone...

"Just try and compromise with him." Emily told her.

Rosie snorted.

"Something to share with the class Miss Trevanion?" the teacher asked after her loud unladylike snort.

Rosie smiled innocently and shook her head.

"Get on with your work then - quietly."

Rosie picked up her pen and started writing.

"Rosie…" Emily began.

"I don't wanna talk about it!" she hissed lowly. "If I get caught talking I'll be in trouble."

"Just give your dad a chance."

Rosie turned her head. "I have been invisible to him for the last 2 years!"

"He's not a bad guy."

"You don't know him!" Rosie retorted.

"I know you, your hiding your hurt under your anger. I know you need him."

"I don't need anyone!" Anger rising.

"Yes you do! Just tell him what your going through. All this stuff about your mum…."

Rosie slammed her pen down onto the desk. "FOR GOD'S SAKE EM!" she yelled breathing heavily.

Emily's eyes shifted from side to side. Rosie remembered where they were. Everyone was staring at them. The teacher approached.

"Let me guess." Rosie said. "Out?"

The teacher nodded.

Rosie stood up. "Thanks Em!"

"Rosie." Emily said as she approached the door.

She turned back. "Don't speak to me I'm in enough trouble." slammed the door as she left.

5 minutes later the teacher came and collected her. Rosie approached her seat.

"Collect your stuff, your moving."

Rosie looked around and saw only one free seat. "Oh no." she whispered.

"Move!" the teacher demanded.

Max motioned to the seat grinning.

"I'll be quiet. Not a peep." she promised.

"You had your chance."

Rosie picked up her coat and bag.

"Ignore him Rosie." Emily whispered.

"Expect an outburst in 60 seconds." she replied. "He won't be able to help himself from starting!"

She took her stuff over, Max grinned at her as she approached. He was leant back in his seat, his blazer of and his shirt sleeves rolled up.

"Not one word!" she warned.

"Me?" he asked innocently blue eyes twinkling. "Wouldn't dream of it."

"Don't pull that act on me I know what your like." putting her coat on the back of her seat.

He tutted playing with his tie.

Rosie drew an invisible line on the desk. "This is my side and that is yours. If we ignore each other and keep to our sides then we should get through this lesson."

"Ah yes but we still have science, maths…."

"Don't remind me." she kept her eyes glued to the board as the teacher taught.

Max sat looking at her grinning.

After he stared at her for 5 minutes she lost it. "What?" she snapped.

He shook his head. "Nothing."

"Well stop looking at me!"

"Most girls like it when I look at them!" he told her cockily.

"Well I have no desire to join your harem."

He chuckled, the sound grated on her nerves.

He edged a piece of paper on her sound and she pushed it back. "Thanks." she muttered. "But I need my space, anyway don't you have work to do?"

He shrugged, twirled his pen around his fingers. Smiled as an idea came to him. Clicked it on, then off and on and off and on….

Rosie's eyes darkened with fury so he did it faster.

"Stop that!" she warned

"Stop what?" he asked raised his pen and clicked it

"That!" she motioned to his pen.

"O this?"

Click, click, click, click, click, click, click,…..SNAP!

Rosie grabbed his pen and snapped it in half. "I had enough!" she hissed eyes blazing.

Max glared took her pen and snapped it in return.

She grabbed his book, ripped out his page and scrumpled it up.

He grabbed her book, ripped out numerous pages and threw it on the floor.

"Right!" Rosie seethed and grabbed his tie. He grabbed hers straight after. They were on there feet yanking each other back and forth by their ties. Shouting at each other.

"You and your stupid pen!" she seethed pulling, trying to get away from him.

"NAG NAG NAG!" he fumed in return he smiled and pulled hard.

"LET GO!" she shouted, was almost pulled off her feet by a strong heave from him.

"MAKE ME!" his head jerked as she pulled roughly.

She grabbed his tie by both hands and pulled as hard as she could. He flew toward her and fell on top of her. Soon they were rolling on the floor a tangle of arms and legs, shouting and of course yanking at each other's ties with all their might.

"Stupid idiot!" she seethed pulling.

"Takes one to know one!" he yelled.

"ENOUGH!"

Rosie and Max froze still clutching the others tie.

"What on earth?" the teacher declared.

Rosie and Max stood up glaring at each other.

"I won." Max muttered.

Rosie looked at him and snarled.

Max was immediately quiet.

"Don't tell me!" Rosie said picking up her bag coat and pieces of her pen. Walked outside.

Max followed his blazer slung casually over his shoulder. His walk was slow and leisurely.

"You on that side of the door!" the teacher pointed to the opposite end to Rosie.

"What if the door hits me?" he asked innocently.

"Across the corridor then!" the teacher told him angrily, then returned to her class.

"You think your so clever don't you?" Rosie asked pulling at her tie.

"ME? You started this! You snapped my pen." he said trying to adjust his own tie.

"You did with your click, click, click, click. God why won't this open?" she fumed frustrated by her tiny tie knot.

He had his open. "Here let me."

"Touch me and I'll break every finger on that hand!"

He shrugged and retied his. Started humming.

She knew the tune and refused to let it rile her. She was getting more frustrated by the second. "Shut up!" she fumed.

"You have your side and I have mine. I can do what I want."

She narrowed her eyes.

Max began to sing. "I know a song that will get on your nerves get on your nerves get on your nerves. I know a song that will get on your nerves and this is how it goes." adding lyrics to his humming.

The knot finally released.

"I did a good swot knot huh?" he grinned.

"Go to hell!" she replied.

He returned to singing his song.

Rosie closed her eyes and ignored him.

"Hey Rosie." he said playfully.

She ignored him.

"Rosie." he repeated.

She concentrated harder.

"Rosie Posie." he sang.

When he gained no reply he knew he needed the big guns.

"Rosemary."

Her eyes snapped open and she glared at him. "What did you just call me?"

He grinned. "I got your attention didn't I?"

She closed her eyes again imagining all the painful ways she could kill him.

"I just thought I'd say if you wanted to be alone with me you should have just asked instead of orchestrating this big plan. If you like me tell me, hate is the first sign of true love."

Ok this was it! She sprang at him. "This time I'm not gonna pull tie and I'm gonna tear your head off!" she fumed, she was just about to fling him off a cabinet when all the door in the corridor opened and 5 teachers appeared.

Their tutor appeared. "Put the boy down!" she boomed.

Rosie released Max and he straightened his uniform. "Look at her can't resist me!"

"Mr Gifthold QUIET!" Mrs Ibulba warned.

He was silent.

"What is the problem?" she asked.

"I refuse to be anywhere near him!" Rosie spoke up.

"O you refuse do you? Let me tell you Miss Trevanion we do not take orders from children!"

"I don't care I still refuse." she repeated seriously.

"You don't have that right!"

"YES I DO!" Rosie seethed.

"Come with me!" Mrs Ibulba demanded.

"As long as I'm away from him!"

"You love me really." Max told her as she walked out of the Geography block.

She spun and gave him the finger.

Max merely laughed.

A/N O Max is being a swine with her - this doesn't end here...that is all i will say.
AND for those of u who dnt know what a swot knot is...basically its when someone pulls your tie and makes the knot really tiny, it makes ur tie dead long and u look like a swot (teachers pet) u probs knew but there u go.