A/N: Sorry, I haven't able to update in like a week. I've been caught up with a bunch of stuff. But here is Chapter 13...keep the reviews coming :

Avery closed her book, having finished her homework for the next day. She had just finished putting her books away when she heard a knock. She opened the door to find Reed there, looking sympathetic.

"Hey, come in!"

Reed complied to her request with a puzzled expression. "You seem awfully happy for a girl who was dumped about eight hours ago."

Avery bit her lip and sat on the bed. "Well it was kind of mutual…"

"Really?" he said, joining her on the bed.

"Yeah, the spark was just gone for me. So speaking of Trism, where is he?"

"He's in our room, doing his homework. Where's Melody?"

"The library…….I think."

"Cool….so how are you? Tackled any more innocent fellows within the past 24 hours?"

She smiled. "No…in fact I haven't tackled any innocent fellows all weekend. I did take out a mischievous troublemaker the other day though."

"Oh I've heard of him. I suspect your speaking of the one with the unbelievably good looks and dashing smile." A roguish grin appeared on his face.

"No. I mean the pitifully conceited one who enjoys cruelly teasing innocent young girls."

"Hey!" he shouted and immediately began tickling her. She fell back onto her bed, giggling uncontrollably. She began to tickle him back and a battle pursued for the next few minutes.

Finally the two fell back onto Avery's bed still chuckling and trying to catch their breath. Reed looked over at Avery. A grin was still plastered on her face and her hair had fallen around her shoulders messily. He bit his lip. He just couldn't wait any longer.

And without any warning Reed leaned over and kissed her. Avery's eyes widened. She was too shocked to kiss him back and after a few seconds he pulled away and sat up, looking just as surprised as she did.

"A-Avery….I'm sorry…I don't know what came over me! I'm s…" His sentence was cut short as Avery pressed her lips against his. It was Reed's turn to be surprised. He placed his hands on her hips just as her arms wrapped around his neck.

Their kiss became more passionate and Reed slid his tongue into her mouth. They laid back on the bed and just as Reed began to kiss her neck, the door swung open.

A very shocked Trism stood in the doorway, his jaw dropped. Without another word he turned around and walked away. Reed separated from Avery in a panic.

"I...I have to go." He ran out of the room after Trism.

Reed ran after Trism, all the while thinking...What have I done? Sweet Oz…How could I have done that? What was I thinking!

He caught up with his friend right outside Crage Hall.

"Trism!" he yelled, grabbing Trism's arm.

"Let go of me." Trism said without emotion.

Reed ignored him. "Look Trism…"

Trism wheeled around, his green eyes burning. "LET GO OF ME! WHAT KIND OF FRIEND ARE YOU?? YOU KNEW I STILL LIKED HER! LURLINE, WE HAVENT EVEN BEEN BROKEN UP FOR 12 HOURS!!" Reed immediately released Trism in surprise; his friend had never yelled at him like that. Trism walked away without another word.

When Reed returned to his room he saw that Trism had not come back yet. Not knowing what to do, he went to bed.

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Avery sat in silent shock; still staring at her open door. What have I done? Is it possible that I just ruined my friendships with both Reed and Trism in one night? Sweet Oz. Tears slowly began to roll down her cheeks; she had no idea what to do.

Melody walked in about an hour later to find Avery crying in bed.

She immediately ran to her side. "Avery!? What's wrong? What's happened?"

"I…kissed…Reed…and Trism….saw." she managed through her sobs. She got control of herself before continuing. "Trism stormed out and Reed followed him. I've probably ruined their friendship!! And I probably ruined my friendship with both of them! Oh, I don't know what to do!"

"Oh Lurline. Shhhh…It will all be ok. Don't worry." She said comfortingly, patting Avery's back. She stayed with her until Avery fell asleep. Once she was sure her friend was asleep, Melody retreated to her own bed.

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Reed didn't sleep well that night. When he woke up the next morning he had a headache and bags under his eyes. He looked over to Trism's bed to see him fast asleep. He must have come in sometime after I went to bed…. Reed bit his lip. He knew that he needed to talk to Trism before class and that there wasn't too much time to spare.

He shook his friend awake. Trism groaned groggily and looked up to see who had disturbed him. Realizing it was Reed; he scowled and turned over in bed.

"Come on! Get up! We need to talk, you can't avoid it. Besides, class starts soon."

Trism didn't budge. Reed glared at him, annoyed. Suddenly an idea occurred to him and he grinned, deciding to take a new approach. "Fine then, do you want some assistance?" He didn't wait for a reply and instead used his strength to tip Trism's mattress, throwing his stubborn friend onto the floor.

Trism jumped up, looking tempted to punch Reed. Reed threw up his arms innocently. "Calm down, I just didn't want you to be late for class."

Trism didn't adopt Reed's playful manner and instead shot his roommate a scathing look. Reed rolled his eyes and approached Trism. Being stronger than his friend, he pushed Trism onto his bed and pointed a finger at him. "Listen! I'm in love with her! Okay?!? I'm sorry! I would never mean to hurt you. Which is why, until now, I've ignored my feelings. But I really am in love with her!" Reed had never said it aloud before. He dropped his finger and his eyes softened.

Trism looked Reed in the eye. His mouth twitched, he seemed to be thinking. After about a minute of silence he finally spoke. "Ok….I get it. I know you're telling the truth. It's just….hard. I still like her. But I won't stop you. And honestly…I think she likes you too. Even when we were together, she was always talking about you." He looked up at Reed. "It got kind of annoying, really." He grinned slightly.

Reed returned the smile and hugged Trism as he stood up. "Right. Now I just have to find out what Avery thinks about what happened last night…." He gulped.