Fresh Beginnings

Chapter 3 of my crossover story, enjoy.

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Chapter 3

Stepping out of the rehab clinic Arya took a slow careful breath, savouring the late afternoon air. Her latest session had gone well and she actually was beginning to feel the difference, although she knew it was still a long way off.

'I have to keep at it, I have to stay strong. I knew from the start this wouldn't be easy.' She told herself.

Still she shuddered at the memory of her withdrawals, yet the memory also stirred some pleasantness as she remembered her mother and Sansa.

She smiled lightly at that. 'They were there for me. I...I was wrong, all those years, especially those years I was. I was never alone; my family always cared for me; we just, kept failing to communicate properly.'

Still smiling lightly she began to walk away but then paused. For she just spotted someone walking in the opposite direction, apparently aimlessly. The girl really stood out a mile, being much taller than Arya, pale skinned, blue eyes and with a lanky build. What really stood out about her however was her dyed blue hair and punk clothing. The reason Arya paused, the girl appeared lost in thought and therefore nearly walked into her. She only just realized Arya was there at the last minute and suddenly stopped. There was a moment of awkward silence as both girls considered each other.

Finally Arya broke the silence.

"Hey, you okay?" She queried. "You looked pretty spaced out there. I mean, you almost walked into me."

The girl rolled her eyes. "Yeah, well, I didn't."

Arya narrowed her eyes at first but then paused, something about this girl just stood out to her; not just her appearance, the way she spoke.

"So, not seen you around the Bay before?" The blue haired girl commented.

Arya shrugged. "Yeah well, you know everyone around the Bay?"

The girl's comeback was immediate. "A backwater little town like this; if you don't know everyone after two weeks, you've gotta have been hiding under a rock somewhere."

Arya bit her lip, unsure if she should laugh or not, nevertheless, the feeling that this girl was familiar, despite them not meeting before, wouldn't go away.

"Uh hello? Now you're the one spacing out." The girl remarked.

Arya started but quickly recovered. "Sorry, it's just, I get the feeling...I know you, but..."

"Funny you should say that, me too."

There was a moments pause until suddenly, it clicked. Their mannerisms, the way they spoke and such, all of it rang memories for both girls. Arya recalled an online friend she had found and had been chatting too over the internet, a girl from Arcadia Bay.

"No way..." She gasped. "Are you...Chloe Price?"

Chloe grinned. "That's me. You must be Arya Stark."

Arya nodded, both girls grinned, amazed at meeting in person at last.

Arya couldn't help but laugh.

"Wow, who would've thought...I can't believe we actually met up like this."

Chloe laughed too. "Yeah, tell me about it, talk about random coincidence."

There was a momentary silence during which Chloe got a proper look at Arya and couldn't deny, she liked what she saw.

'Wow, nice, she's...just wow...' She thought to herself. "So, I take it you haven't been around the town much?"

Arya shook her head. "I'm afraid not, no..."

"Well, now's your chance to do some exploring." Chloe replied. "C'mon, I'll show you around, show some of the cooler spots too."

Arya grinned and nodded. "Sounds like fun."

So it was that both girls began heading off together, ready to actually get to know each other properly, both amazed at the fact that they seemed to be hitting it off so well from the very start. Chloe did however continue to take note that she definitely liked what she saw with Arya, yet Arya remained oblivious to this crush from her new found friend.

It was the end of another day at Blackwell; Sansa smiled as she left her last class of the day.

In the time she had spent there she had befriended a lot of other people at the school, including other friends of Max, Warren and Kate, such as Stella Hill, Brooke Scott, Alyssa Anderson, Justin Williams, Trevor Yard and Daniel DaCosta.

Yet it seemed word of her name got around and, while initially only interested in her for that, she had managed to make genuine friends out some of the school's populars, also known as the Vortex Club. Namely Victoria Chase, Taylor Christensen, Courtney Wagner and Nathan Prescott.

However other members of the Vortex Club happily became friends with her regardless of her name, like Juliet Watson and Dana Ward.

'It was Dana who talked me into joining the cheerleader squad...' Sansa reflected.

Her smile widened when she spotted Max by her locker and she quickly approached.

"Hey Max, what's up?"

Turning Max grinned. "Hi Sansa."

Sansa noted Max was by herself. "Where is everyone?"

"Busy, they've got things to do...Warren and Kate were hesitant to leave but I told them it was fine." Max explained.

Sansa nodded slowly. "I see...Well, I just thought of something. Why don't you come around to my place, I can introduce you to the others, you can stay for dinner."

Max paused at that, but then grinned. "I'd love to, that's sounds great, thanks."

Sansa grinned and, after putting away her books and such in her locker, joined Max and the two of them began making their way out of Blackwell.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.