A/N: Hey Guys here is another chapter! I hope you like it! I had a little writers block but hopefully you will enjoy it!

Fast forward to Thursday…

It was now in the middle of third period. Corrine sat in study hall busily writing notes from a science book that lay in front of her. She and Vaughn had been working hard on their science project for the past three days now, and surprisingly, they were almost finished. Vaughn sat on the opposite side of her; with his head buried in a thick novel sized book entitled The Male and Female Brain. After a few moments, he began to find it quite difficult to continue reading. His head was beginning to hurt and his eyes seemed to play around with the positioning of the words. This had been happening to him for quite sometime now. He figured that it was nothing to be alarmed about and that he was probably tired from strenuous football practice for the past few days. He placed the book down onto the table and laid his head in the palm of his hands. Kubiak and I really need to stop head butting each other with our helmets…He thought.

At the same time, Corrine happened to glance up from her book and noticed that her science partner was massaging his head. She frowned at him for a few moments as she tried to figure out what was wrong.

"Vaughn are you okay?" She asked in a soft whisper.

Vaughn lifted his head from the palm of his hands and looked at her. "Yeah, I'm fine. I think I need to take a break from reading for a few minutes…my head feels like it's about to explode."

"Do you need to see the nurse? Maybe she could give you an aspirin or something." Corrine suggested.

"No I'm fine…I think that I'm just tired from all of the football practice I had this week and plus I've been staying up late studying. I think that everything is catching up to me…" He replied with an exhausted smile. Corrine continued to stare at him worriedly, for she knew that something was wrongWhen she looked closely at his eyes, she noticedthat they were red and a little swollen and had dark circles around them.

"Vaughn your eyes are a little swollen. Are you sure you are okay?" She asked worriedly. Vaughn looked at her in disbelief and started to touch his eyes. The skin did feel a little chafed, and puffy, but he disregarded it as nothing unusual.

"Oh...yeah they are. I have been rubbing them too much. Don't worry, the puffiness will clear up in a few minutes or so..." he replied with a reassuring grin. Corrine smiled back half-heartedly, for she couldn't shake the feeling that something was up. This is odd, I've never seen Vaughn this way before. Maybe he needs to relax a little. She thought.

"You know, maybe you should eat something else besides protein bars before you have football practice. Even though the ones you eat are entirely different from the crap you and Lucas ate, they still aren't enough to sustain your energy." Corrine replied in a worried, yet informative tone.

Vaughn smirked and chuckled. "Okay Dr. Baxter thanks for your diet recommendations. I'll eat something else besides protein bars before practice."

"You'd better. I don't want to tell Josie that you've been wearing yourself out so much and not eating as much as you should. She'll probably shove something else towards you if you're not careful." Corrine chuckled.

"Yeah…I wouldn't want that to happen." Vaughn laughed. "Enough about me. Why don't we talk about you…?"

Corrine glared at Vaughn with a clueless frown. "What about me?"

"I noticed that you've been daydreaming the whole time we've been in here. You would write your notes for a few minutes and then start dazing off."

Corrine maintained her smile and shook her head in disagreement. "Oh that? I do that sometimes when I'm taking notes and reading. I have to take my eyes off the book to think about what I just read."

Vaughn stared at her in disbelief. "I don't think so Corrine. You had a look on your face that showed that something was bothering you. Why don't we take a break and talk about it?"

Corrine placed her pencil down onto the table. She knew exactly what was bothering her the whole time she was studying and didn't feel like talking about it. I wish I was better at hiding my facial expressions when I'm upset. She chided herself... "No, Vaughn I'm fine…really."

"NO you are not okay Corrine. I won't leave you alone until you tell me what's on your mind…so out with it!" He said in a serious, yet playful tone.

Corrine reluctantly closed her book and glowered at Vaughn. She was uncomfortable, yet relieved that she would be able to relieve the stress that was plaguing her heart and mind.

"Okay, fine. I'm just…I don't know, concerned about everything. It's about this whole summer. Since it's our very last summer break while we're at Blake Holsey, I want this time to be the best one I've had in my whole entire life. I'm worried that I won't get a chance to have fun and…"

"Let me guess, you're worried about you and Marshall, right?" Vaughn interrupted with a smile.

"Yeah…not only him per se, but I don't know what I want to do for the summer." Corrine replied in a soft, disappointed whisper.

"Is everything alright between you two? It doesn't seem like you guys are having any problems from what I see. You guys make out every time I turn around!" He joked.

Corrine smiled and chuckled a little. "Everything is fine with us. In fact, it couldn't be any better. I just wanted Marshall and I to spend some quality time together before either of us are swamped with our own individual plans."

"You guys'll be able to spend some time together. Just don't stress out over it. Schedule the time when you want to see each other and everything will be fine." Vaughn suggested with a reassuring smile.

"That's just it! I keep telling him that we need to schedule our time together since we both have busy schedules and he keeps telling me that we should just play it by ear…" Corrine replied in an irritated tone.

"I'm sure Marshall probably told you that because he doesn't want to feel like he's scheduling an appointment with you just as if he was scheduling an appointment with the doctor or Durst or somebody. He's even told me himself that he would drop everything just to spend time with you. He said that he can't stand it when he doesn't see you for a whole day. Personally, I think that's too much for me, but trust me; he's just as concerned as you are. You have absolutely nothing to worry about." Vaughn smiled.

Corrine smiled and thought about what Vaughn had said. Maybe she was panicking and blowing everything out of proportion. I should just relax and play it by ear instead of scheduling time with him. That's absurd. I don't want the same thing happening to us like it did last year…She thought as memories of the infamous girl, Diana Music and the rift she put between her and Marshall, flashed through her mind.

Corrine sighed and looked at Vaughn. "You're right. I have nothing to worry about. I should just take it easy…"

Vaughn nodded his head in agreement. "Since you don't have any summer plans, maybe you should really consider signing up for the Penn State summer program I told you guys about the other day. I already signed up. I guarantee you'll like it. You'll experience college life, learn science, study…"

Corrine smiled and nodded her head. "Yeah I know but Marshall won't be there to experience it with me."

"I know, but I won't have Josie with me either. You have to realize Corrine that you and Marshall won't be able to experience the same things in life. He has one path and you have your own. It sucks that you guys may not see each other for a while during the summer, but that's okay. I mean, look at me and Josie. I won't be able to see her until mid-August." Vaughn replied with a saddened face.

Corrine widened her eyes in shock. "Mid-August? I thought she was only going to be in Florida for a few weeks?"

"Nope. She wants to visit a few states with her cousin and visit all of these sites that she has written down in her journal. She told me that she had always wanted to see those sites since she was a child. It's really important to her. I was totally bummed when she told me that, but if that would make her happy, then I'm happy. I'll do all I can to keep myself busy and try not to think about her so much. This summer program will help me." Vaughn replied.

"Wow she never told me that…" Corrine replied. She then sat quiet for a moment and thought about everything and knew that she had to do something constructive for the summer or else she would regret it. Vaughn did have a point; the summer program was a great opportunity to experience college life, which she had been wondering about for the past few months. It would be great to get a head start on college curriculum so that she will know what to expect next year. She sighed and glanced at her friend.

"I'll think it over okay Vaughn?"

Vaughn smiled and sat back in his seat. "You'd better. The sign up sheets are on the main bulletin board. My dad and Durst are holding a meeting today at 3:30 in the gym for the students who signed up. Today's the last day to sign up so I'd hurry if I were you. Spots are limited."

Just then, the bell rang. Corrine and Vaughn gathered their belongings and headed out of the library.

"Vaughn?" Corrine began as she opened one of the library double doors.

"Yeah Corrine?" Vaughn replied with a smile as he held the door open for her.

"Can you keep this conversation we had between the both of us?" Corrine inquired in a whisper.

Vaughn smiled and nodded his head. "Sure Corrine. No problem. I'll keep this between us. But, you have to speak to Marshall more about this." He said as he patted her on the shoulder.

Corrine smiled and stepped out of the room. "Thanks…I'll make sure I speak to him when he has free time…whenever that will be."

Vaughn closed the door as he stepped out of the room behind his worried friend and began to walk besides her down the hall. At the same time they made their wall down the crowded hallway, Marshall emerged from one of the classrooms. He looked up from his watch and noticed Corrine and Vaughn heading towards him.

"Hey guys!" Marshall said cheerfully as he stood in front of them.

"Hey Marsh! How's it goin'? I feel like I haven't seen you in a while. I guess it's because of band practice, huh?" Vaughn replied.

Marshall nodded his head in agreement and glanced at Corrine. "Yeah, we've been practicing non-stop. I think my fingers are about to fall off and my ears are going deaf." He chuckled.

"Yeah well don't practice too much and stay hidden for a long time. People will start to think that you've become invisible again." Vaughn warned jokingly.

Marshall chuckled and placed his arm around Corrine and gave her a half hug. Corrine smiled and leaned her head against his shoulder.

"Well guys, I'll see you later. I gotta go to gym class. Corrine…remember what I said. Think about it okay?" Vaughn said as he began to walk away towards the front doors.

Corrine smiled and nodded her head. "Okay Vaughn. Thanks again!" She called to her science partner.

Marshall removed his arm from around his girlfriend and stood in front of her. He lifted her chin so that their eyes could meet. "So what does Vaughn want you to think about?" He asked curiously.

Corrine smiled and gazed into his brown eyes. "He wants me to consider signing up for the college summer program with him, since you guys can't go…" She replied in a weary, somber tone. .

Marshall smiled and wrapped an arm around her waist as they began to head to their next class. Corrine was still plagued by her worries and decided that something had to be done to relieve her stress. Marshall began to feel uneasiness in the atmosphere as they continued to walk silent down the hall. When they finally reached their English Literature class, Corrine suddenly turned around and faced her boyfriend with weary eyes.

Marshall noticed the urgency that lurked inside her beautiful brown eyes. He knew that something had to be wrong, for he had never seen her this disturbed. His heart began to pound erratically as unsettling thoughts began to race through his mind.

"Corrine what's wrong?" He asked concernedly as he caressed her face.

Corrine sighed and grabbed his hand. "We have to talk…"

A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! I wonder what's going on with Vaughn and what is Corrine going to talk to Marshall about? Stay tuned and thanks for reading! Review if you dare!