Hey there! And here is a new chapter of Remember: The Story Of Ember McLain! Now, I know that this is Ember's story, and the first part of this chapter will be in her P.O.V, but the rest of this chapter will be in Laurie's P.O.V.

Anywho, guess what? We're only eight chapters away from the chapter where Amber meets her fateful demise and starts her journey on becoming Ember! Is anyone else EXCITED!?

Anyway, I don't own Danny Phantom, that fantastic show belongs to the one and only Butch Hartman. I only own this story, it's plot, and my original characters.

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Oh Ember…

After I had gotten what I needed for my next class, I marched over there. I could hear whispers from the students about what I did to my now ex-boyfriend, and couldn't help but smile at it. As I neared my classroom, I heard the heavy thunk of combat boots on tiles and turned around to see Laurie run up to me, her eyes the colour of dark honey.

"We need to talk about what happened," Laurie said, pinning me with her gaze.

I shrugged. "What's there to talk about?"

"Amber, I get that you're angry at Dean for cheating on you, and I think he deserves the worst punishment that there is in the hottest circles of Hell, but do you think what you did to him was a bit too much?"

"It was what he deserved."

"You could have been expelled Amber! You were lucky that there were no teachers around."

At that, I gave her a hot glare. Thanks to her combat boots, Laurie was taller than me, but my glare seemed to make her shrink.

"You know, Laurie, when I first met you, I thought you were the bravest, boldest, most gutsiest girl I have ever met. You were the kind of the girl who didn't even care if she got expelled; in fact, you would take it as badge of honour. But… you're different now."

"Amber, I'm just thinking about the consequences that could have come from what you did to Dean."

"Consequences?" I threw back my head and laughed, a cold, harsh sound. "Laurie, I thought you were the kind of girl who laughed at consequences and said, 'To hell with the consequences!' Where is that girl? Because you are not her."

"Amber, I'm not always a tough girl. And I have a respect for the rules. But Amber… what you did was reckless."

"You know what, Laurie? I've figured it out. You want to get into trouble, but you don't want me to get in trouble."

Laurie scoffed. "Amber, I don't want either me or you in trouble! I'm just saying that there could have been serious consequences!"

"And are you saying Dean cheating on me didn't deserve serious consequences?"

"I'm not saying that!"

"Well, it sounds like you are!"

"Amber, I'm not trying to scold you or anything! I'm just saying that you could have gotten into some deep trouble if you were caught."

"You know what, Laurie? I thought you were really brave when I first met you. But now, I see who you truly are… a coward."

Laurie staggered back, as if she'd punched in the stomach.

"Amber…"

"Laurie, you're a coward and a hypocrite. You're telling me that what I did to Dean could have gotten me into trouble, but with you, you wouldn't care if I said that you could have gotten into trouble if you did something to guarantee expulsion."

A sheen of tears started to appear in Laurie's eyes. "That… that's not true."

I turned from her. "You know what? Go away."

"Amber…" Laurie whispered, but I wasn't done.

"Laurie, I… I know that I would need support, with Kitty and Johnny's deaths and my break-up with Dean, and you've given me that. But now, you're not the person I was a friend with when we first became friends. And…"

"And what? What!?"

"We're not friends anymore."

Laurie looked like someone had died in front of her.

"Amber, please…"

"No. From this day on, we are no longer friends. You cannot call me, sit with me or come to my house no longer. And that's it."

I turned to my classroom and grabbed the classroom door's handle, before feeling Laurie's hand on my shoulder.

"Amber, please wait. There's… there's something I need to tell you."

I just shrugged off her hand and walked inside as the bell rang, leaving my once friend on the other side of the door.

…

Laurie's P.O.V

I was crushed. How would you feel when your friend, your only friend, the first friend you had made on your first day at a new school told you that you and her aren't friends anymore?

And more than that… I couldn't have told her my biggest secret.

I leaned against the door, still comprehending what Amber had said. I tried to chalk it up as her emotions running wild, what with showing Dean that she wasn't a weak, naïve little girl, which I understood. But what she said to me… it stung. Badly. I felt as if she had cut through my heart with a sharp knife and split it into two. And I also felt, what with the deaths of Kitty and Johnny and Dean cheating on her, that Amber was changing into a different person; someone I hardly recognised anymore. But that didn't mean I hadn't stopped feeling for what I felt for her, and I had to hold out hope that, after she cooled down, she would regret her actions and we would become friends again, right?

But that hope was already starting to slip away, along with my best friend, Amber McLain.

Well… this was probably angsty.

So, Amber and Laurie aren't friends anymore. Will they become friends again, or not? What was the big secret Laurie had been about to tell her? You'll have to find out…

REPLIES TO MY AWESOME REVIEWERS:

Aurora Marie Williams: Yep. I wanted to make Amber's punishment to Dean be really satisfying. Well, it's definitely gonna be hectic and a real feels-packed journey, but as you can see, Amber renounced her friendship with Laurie.

GirlFish: Well, if Amber went too far, she would have been expelled for sure. Even still, she's lucky that she didn't get a suspension for what she did do to Dean.

Hmmm… maybe… oh God, you've given me great, evil ideas*grins evilly*.

Well… you'll have to see the answer of that question in a few chapters.

EleahBlue: Yep! Go Amber! Well, she was fuelled by anger, but it could've been worse… she could have slammed his face repeatedly in a locker or beat him up.

That's true. That's very, very true.

Well, I hoped you enjoyed this chapter with Laurie's P.O.V in it. I'l try to have the next update be faster, but no promises.

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GhostWriterGirl out!