AUTHOR'S NOTE;

Hello everyone! I can't even begin to apologise for my ridiculously slow updating. I really am sorry. I've just be snowed under with school work and haven't had the chance to write but I took a break for 20 minutes to write this as I feel so bad for not updating in nearly a month. Again, my sincere apologies.

I hope you like this, however in advance I know that you probably won't as it is not my finest work. I again apologise!:s But I hope that at least some one person may like it...

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Thankyou to AzureEyedWolf, Narniasno.1fan, Ilovebobbylockwood, cathywolfmaddian, jelli kelli, wolf200, lilly and red robin 3 for the reviews:-)

Anyway, here it is...

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Maddy's POV;

I fled from the dark room. I stormed down the corridor, not stopping until I had reached where I wanted to be. I found a deserted classroom. I crept it and closed the door before falling to the ground in tears.

Why must you make things so difficult Rhydian?

Why can't you just be happy for me?

Why can't me and you be happy?

Why does there always have to be drama?

I thought we'd cleared the air earlier, I thought to myself.

I eventually managed to stop myself from crying. I got myself to my feet and walked over to the mirror on the classroom wall.

"Right Maddy Smith, clean yourself up," I said to myself as I set eyes on myself. I looked a state.

"Then you are going to go out there and get on with things, if Rhydian doesn't like it, then you're going to have to ignore him, no matter how hard it may be too. But it is the only way for things to be slightly joyful. Just focus on things with Conor and hopefully Rhydian will come around in his own time," I reassured myself.

I then wiped my tear filled eyes and walked out of the classroom and headed for class, going into a bit of a day dream about Conor.

Rhydian's POV;

After my run in with Conor, I decided that if Maddy liked Conor, then there was nothing I could do to protect her. She wouldn't listen to me. She wouldn't even look at me. There was nothing I could do.

As I walked to class, Maddy and I entered at the same time.

"Isn't he dreamy?," Maddy giggled to herself, not really realising that I was standing beside her. I followed her gaze. She was staring after Conor in awe, before briskly walking over to sit down beside him.

"Dreamy?", I asked myself aloud, slightly confused as I slumped myself into my seat.

It soon dawned on me on the meaning of Maddy's words. I felt a mix of disappointment and sadness sweep my face.

"Why can't she think of me like that?", I thought to myself and sighed and focused on the front wall.

As class ended, Conor darted out of the room straight away.

As Maddy was exiting the room, I asked sarcastically, "Where's lover boy headed?"

"Shove off Rhydian!", Maddy shouted.

"I was only asking a question!"

"Well I was only telling you to shove off," Maddy smiled sarcastically as she turned and walked out of the room.

"Gee", I said to myself as I rolled my eyes. "I really need to sort things out with her."

I headed out of the class, deep in thought and headed down the corridor, where I bumped into Tom.

"Watch out mate," Tom laughed.

"Oh sorry Tom, I didn't see you there."

"I figured, considering that you walked straight into me," he chuckled.

"I suppose," I laughed.

"Things okay with you and Mads?", he asked.

I let out a sigh.

'Well things were better, but I messed up again! But I was just trying to protect her but you know Mads, she can be stubborn at times!"

"Yeah our Mads can be stubborn."

"Yeah"

"But how did you mess up with her?"

Looking around the corridor, I noticed Conor at the other end, hugging Maddy and laughing with her before leaning down and kissing her.

I turned back to face Tom.

"Not here. Come on, we'll go into the form class. I'll explain then. I just need to get away from them," I explained, looking in the direction of Maddy and Conor.

Tom understood and followed me to form class.

When we entered the form room, I started to explain everything to Tom.

"Well I ran off into the woods and overheard Conor with his father."

"Father?", asked Tom confused.

"Yes, his father! Anyway, I overheard the two of them talking. To begin with I was unsure what they were discussing until I heard them mention the Smiths. I think they are planning to hurt the Smiths somehow. Like they want revenge?"

"Why would they want revenge on the Smiths?"

"I'm not entirely sure. I think I heard him say something about the Smiths causing the destruction of their ancestors generations ago? Whatever that meant?"

"Yeah," replied Tom, clearly baffled by all this information. "So what happened then?"

"Well obviously, I came straight back here to warn Maddy..."

"Did she listen?"

"Tom, we're not talking, does it look like she listened?", I questioned, raising my eyebrow at my friend.

"I suppose it doesn't, no...so what happened with Mads then?"

"I took her the dark room to try and explain everything to her, but she just went off on a rant about me having a problem with him – which I do – and then she continued to shout at me, telling me it was my fault we had fallen out. Before then telling me that if I couldn't accept Conor, then I best stay out of her way in future, before she stormed out of the dark room and down the corridor."

"Oh mate, did you go after her?"

"I thought about going after her, my every instinct was telling me too but I then thought what was the point when she made it clear that she didn't want to talk to me."

"Mads will come around Rhydian," Tom smiled sympathetically.

"Really? Because I don't think she will, not this time. She wants him, not me," I replied sadly.

"Rhydian, you can't give up on your friend so easily," Tom exclaimed.

"What else am I really supposed to do Tom? I've tried to fix things. I've tried to protect her but she still can't see him for what he really is! I just have to wait until she sees Conor for what he really is. Of course I'll be keeping a close eye on him and ensuring he doesn't hurt her but after our scuffle in the showers, it made me realise that she does want him and not me. I'm not enough for her."