Chapter 25

Authors note: thanks for the response to the last chapter, hope you enjoy :) quick thing: Evie and Bradley are Danny's sister and brother.

Dynasty POV

I was laying on my bed, flicking through a magazine when there was a knock on my door.

"come in." Dynasty called.

"hiya." Kacey smiled as she sat down on her bed.

"everything alright munch?" Dynasty asked while flicking through her magazine.

"well, I wanted some advice, it's about a boy." Kacey said shyly.

"a boy?!" Dynasty repeated, closing her magazine.

"yeah." Kacey smiled.

"wait, this isn't about Harley is it?" Dynasty asked suspiciously.

"no, it's about Paisley's mum's boyfriends son." explained Kacey, Dynasty was confused at first but then understood.

"oh, so what's Adam's son called eh?" Dynasty asked.

"Danny, he's gorgeous Dyn, he's quite tall, got dark brown hair, and he's so trendy! He's a great flirter too."

"ooh, he was flirting with you was he?" Dynasty asked, intrigued.

"think so, he told me I was pretty." Kacey said sort of high pitched.

"definitely flirting! But wait, how long is he staying up for?"

"Pais phoned me and told me that him and his mum have had some sort of falling out. And Danny wants to spend time with his dad so he's staying here. He's even been enrolled at Waterloo Road!" Kacey said excitedly.

"this is great, do you know what this means? You can finally get over Harley."

"I doubt it, Danny will never go for me." Kacey sighed.

"hey, remember what I always tell you, you can have anyone you want. Also, if Paisley knows you like him, she'll make it her mission to get you's together." laughed Dynasty.

"yeah that's true." giggled Kacey.

Paisley POV

Danny and I were chilling in my bedroom. We were watching a film on his laptop.

"it's great that you're sticking around, and coming to my school." Paisley said.

"yeah it is." Danny smiled.

"you treated Kacey nicely." Paisley smirked.

"she's a nice girl, dead pretty too." Danny smiled.

"Dan, listen, Kace means a lot to me. If you're thinking about just leading her on, don't."

"I won't, I like her, well I don't know her but I'm just gonna take things slowly."

"that's good, so anyway, what happened between you and your mum?" Paisley asked, Danny shifted uncomfortably.

"I don't really wanna talk about it." Danny said quietly.

"oh, okay that's cool. It must have been pretty bad?" Paisley still tried to get information.

"yeah, I guess."

"what about Evie and..." Danny cut Paisley off.

"guess what?" Danny asked.

"what?"

"you're still going on about it!" Danny said sarcastically.

"sorry." laughed Paisley. "but on a totally unrelated topic, how are Evie and Bradley?"

"fine, Evie has gotten herself a boyfriend." informed Danny.

"what?! She's in year seven!" Paisley exclaimed, shocked.

"uh huh, it's not serious though even though she insists it is." Danny laughed.

"And Bradley, him and his wife still happy?"

"yeah, they visit quite regularly."

"that's good, I remember their wedding, it was so beautiful." Paisley smiled as she remembered what it was like.

"yeah it was nice...anyway, enough questions about me. How's things with you? You and Jared still okay?"

"yeah we're good, sure he'll be happy to see ya."

"so this Kacey, what's she like then?" Danny asked, trying to sound genuine.

"well ain't you the stalker!" Paisley laughed.

"no, I wasn't trying to be creepy."

"don't worry, I know. Hey, if you find Kace so interesting, get to know her yourself." Paisley suggested.

"you know what, I will." Danny muttered.

"what was that?" Paisley asked as she didn't hear.

"oh nothing." Danny said with a smirk on his face.

Kacey POV

I woke up extra early, big mistake because mum and Dyn were still both asleep and I thought it would be rude to wake them. I wanted to look extra nice so that Danny would notice. I picked up my phone and rung Pais.

"what?!" Paisley said annoyed.

"well morning to you too." Kacey said sarcastically.

"well it's 6:45 in the morning, what did you expect?!" Paisley said through gritted teeth.

"listen, I want to look really nice today, for you know who. But mum and Dyn are asleep."

"what a surprise!" Paisley said in a false surprised tone.

"Pais stop messing around! Please help me!" pleaded Kacey.

"look, calm down. You're fine already Kace."

"this really isn't the time for you to give me one of those 'you're perfect the way you are' speeches." Kacey said stressed out.

"no honestly, one thing about Danny is that he is not into girls who cake loads of makeup onto there face. He likes it when they're subtle."

"oh, omg thats so cute!" Kacey exclaimed.

"yeah totally." Paisley said rolling her eyes, luckily Kacey couldn't see.

"well at least tell me what to do with my hair."

"straighten it, it looks nice like that." Paisley insisted.

"cheers Pais."

"honestly, I don't know why you're trying too hard. It's just Danny." Paisley laughed.

"why, has he said something?" Kacey asked suspiciously.

"well no, but Danny he's quite...flirtatious. He won't cheat on you or anything, but he might lead you on."

"you think he doesn't like me?" Kacey asked sadly.

"didn't say that, did I? I'm just telling ya to be careful and not fall head over heels for Danny."

Kacey POV

I took Paisley's advice and straightened my hair. Maybe she was right, about taking it slow with Danny, Paisley knows him really well too, so I should listen to her advice. I've only just finished with Harley too. But wait, imagine how jealous Harley would be if Danny and I started dating! I mean, Danny is really good looking, and has the cutest smile. That would make anyone jealous!

Danny POV

I was sitting at the table, eating a slice of toast when Pais walked in. She walked over to me and snatched my piece of toast.

"thank you." Paisley said cheekily.

"bitch." Danny muttered, though Paisley was aware he was joking.

"oi you, call me that again and I'll knock ya clean out!" Paisley threatened.

"so I gather, the school isn't too strict on school uniform." Danny said while eyeing Paisley.

"nope, they encourage us to be individual and unique. One of the perks of Waterloo Road. You're gonna love it there."

"hopefully, I hate being the new boy though." sighed Danny.

"you're eye candy, I'm sure you'll be fine." Paisley smirked then walked out to get her bag.

Paisley POV

Danny and I walked to school together. I walked him up to Grace, Lula, Jared and Harley.

"guys, this is Danny, he's Adam's son, he'll be joining Waterloo Road now."

"nice to meet you all." Danny smiled.

"you too, I'm Grace by the way." Grace shook his hand.

"hey, I'm Lula." Lula told him.

"alright mate, I'm Harley."

"And you already know me!" laughed Jared.

"okay so, Grace, Lula, Harley and Jared." Danny said, trying to remember the names.

"Pais never mentioned you." Lula informed and Paisley glared at her.

"it's alright, I wasn't really a big deal in her life." Danny said.

"not that I hated him, he just means we didn't see each other that much." Paisley cleared up.

"she never mentioned how good looking you are either." Grace added with a smirk.

"same, she never mentioned how pretty you were. She did however say how pretty Kacey was, and my god was she right." Danny smirked back.

"come on you, you need to go and see Sonya so you can get your timetable." Paisley said half dragging him away. "you and your flirting eh!" Paisley exclaimed once they were out of earshot.

"hiya guys." came Kacey's voice as she walked up to them.

"alright Kace, good thing you're here. I need someone to take Danny to Sonya so he can get a timetable." Paisley smiled.

"well, why can't you do it." Danny asked oblivious to what Paisley was doing.

"I need to go and find miss Raine, you know my dance teacher? Yeah, so Kace, will ya take him?"

"yeah sure, this way Danny." Kacey smiled and Danny followed her.

"so, you excited about joining?" Kacey asked.

"yeah cos you go here." Danny smiled flirtatiously.

"you're funny." Kacey laughed.

"you have a cute laugh." Danny commented.

"really? I hate it." Kacey said.

"hey don't say that, you'll hurt your laugh's feelings." Danny said causing Kacey to giggle.

"you really are something Danny."

"hey, if calling me Danny is too hard for you, just call me babe." Danny flashed his heart melting smile.

"are you having a laugh?" Kacey half laughed.

"depends, do you want it to be a laugh?" Danny edged closer to Kacey. It felt as though they were both going to kiss but Kacey moved back.

"here it is, just go in there and get your timetable. Don't worry about Sonya, she eyes everyone up, especially fresh meat." Kacey laughed then turned and walked away.

Danny POV

Kacey walked away, she looked even more beautiful today. Don't get me wrong, I don't like a girl just for their looks, it's about their personality. That's why I want to get to know Kacey better. I walked through the door to where a lady, supposedly Sonya, was filing her nails.

"alright babe, can I help ya?" Sonya asked in her Cockney accent.

"yeah hi, I'm Daniel Morgan, I'm the new student." Danny informed.

"oh yes, you're probably looking for your timetable aren't ya?" Sonya asked while getting up.

"yeah I am." smiled Danny.

"here ya go Daniel." Sonya handed over his timetable.

"cheers, oh and most people call me Danny."

"oh alright, Danny. I'm sure you will settle in right well." Sonya smirked looking him up and down.

"yeah, I mean, I already know Paisley Harris."

"you do?! How?" Sonya asked, sitting back down and looked really interesting.

"my dad is her mum's boyfriend." Danny said.

"so you's are practically stepbrother and step sister." Sonya said stating the obvious.

"yeah, you could say that." Danny answered.

"are you the same age as Paisley then?" Sonya questioned.

"I would love to sit here all day and chat, but I'm 99.9% certain I have a class to attend to." Danny got up and winked at Sonya. "nosy cow." he mumbled once he had exited the office.

Paisley POV

I was walking to class when an arm grabbed mine and pulled me into the supply closet. I let out a half gasp half scream. Luckily it was just Jasmine.

"God, you almost gave us a heart attack!" Paisley breathed, her Northern accent more noticeable.

"sorry, didn't mean to frighten ya. Kace ain't with ya, is she?" Jasmine asked frantically.

"no, she's walking Danny to the office." Paisley replied.

"who's Danny?" Jasmine asked confused.

"oh, long story, he's Adam's son...huh, that's actually not a long story!" Paisley said, laughing at herself.

"Pais look," Jasmine grabbed Paisley's shoulders gently so that she was looking at her. "I'm dead sorry about what's happened, please still be my friend." begged Jasmine.

"Jas, calm down, you're still my mate. Harley's the idiot, he was doing one thing behind your back and saying another to your face."

"thanks for understanding." Jasmine smiled.

"it's okay." Paisley hugged Jasmine. "Now, let me tell you all about Danny." Paisley snaked her arm into Jasmine's and they walked out together.

Kacey POV

The first couple of lessons were okay. It was now break time. I was going to look for Paisley so I could tell her about Danny. But she was with Jasmine, I was still mad at her so that pissed me off.

"Bitch." Kacey muttered.

"who's a bitch?" Harley asked, leaning over Kacey's shoulder making her jump.

"God, you scared me! What are you doing? Move!" Kacey shoved Harley backwards.

"oh I'm sorry, are you disappointed that I'm not rotting in hell?" Harley asked smugly. Kacey sighed.

"yeah, about that, I'm sorry for saying it. I honestly didn't mean it. But hey, you sort of started it!" Kacey smirked.

"yeah I'm sorry too, for what I also said. Hey, it looks like we've both agreed on something!" Harley exclaimed.

"you know, I don't think me and you would have worked out." Kacey said after a short moment of silence.

"no?" Harley asked.

"no." Kacey repeated. "I think we're better as friends than when we were going out."

"what are you trying to say?"

"that I want us to be friends again, and not to be at each others throats." Kacey explained.

"so, what I'm hearing is, you miss me." Harley added with a smirk.

"yeah that, and there's a guy I like and I wanna make sure we're talking so that I can rub it in your face." Kacey walked off with a smirk on her face.

"well, who's this guy?!" Harley called out after her, wanting to find out who had swept Kacey off her feet.

Paisley POV

Break time was over and Jared, Grace, Danny and I headed to science. Kacey then appeared and walked up to us.

"hiya guys." Kacey smiled while walking with them.

"hey you, where have you been?" Paisley asked.

"oh, I was making up with Harley." Kacey smiled, none of them were sure if she was being sarcastic or not.

"well that's good." Grace spoke up.

"uh huh, well I would have joined you's earlier if somebody wasn't talking to Jasmine." Kacey turned her attention to Paisley.

"so, you can make up with Harls, but her you have a problem with?" Paisley asked annoyed.

"yeah actually, is that a problem?" Kacey's voice was full of attitude.

"well she's my mate, is that a problem?" Paisley asked, her voice had the same tone as Kacey's.

"come on girls, let's not fight." Danny spoke, getting in the middle of them.

"Danny's right Kace," Grace added. "Jasmine was in the same position as you, just not as bad. I'm tired of all the fighting, and what impression are we giving Danny?"

"I don't wanna fall out over something stupid Kace." Paisley looked at Kacey who nodded.

"me either, I'm sorry." Kacey opened her arms for a hug and Paisley excepted.

"hate to break up the lovely moment and all, but, if we don't go now we're gonna be late." spoke Jared.

Danny POV

We all quickly hot footed it to class. We had science. Grace, Jared and Kacey all sat down.

"miss, this is Danny, he's new." Paisley gave him a slight push forward.

"Nice to meet you Danny, take a seat." Sue smiled before turning around to the smart board. Paisley took a seat next to Kacey and the only spare seat for Danny was next to Grace who looked utterly pleased.

"Oi, Kace." Zoe called from the other table. Kacey rolled her eyes and turned her head.

"yeah?" Kacey asked trying her best not to sound rude.

"you okay?" Zoe asked, obviously just trying to start a conversation. Kacey glared at her before turning her head back around.

"God, that girl is so pathetic." Paisley spat.

"yeah, what's her deal?" Danny asked, looking over to Zoe.

"she's madly in love with Kacey." Paisley said with a smirk. The others laughed and Kacey rolled her eyes.

"So, she's a lesbian?" Danny asked, referring to Zoe.

"yes." Kacey answered this time.

"well she obviously can't take a hint then, you obviously don't like her." Danny laughed.

"yeah, but it's probably because I was stupid enough to go out with her. And then she dumped me in front of everyone, and I mean everyone, and it really really hurt. Then she came round my house to apologise and said the only reason she dumped me was because she was jealous of Paisley and wanted to get to her so she reckoned that by hurting me it would hurt Pais. Stupid, I know." Kacey took a deep breath after explaining a brief summary of what happened between her and Zoe.

"Shit." was all Danny said.

"Yeah," laughed Kacey. "I thought I liked her, I thought I liked girls, but my mind has completely changed."

"so you're into boys now?" Danny asked.

"Totally, just looking for the right guy." Kacey let a smirk creep onto her face.

Paisley POV

Aww they look so perfect together! Even though they are not together yet. I was writing in my book when there was a tap on my shoulder. It was Darren.

"It's a note for Kace, it's not mine by the way." Darren handed the note over.

"Do ya know who it's from?" Paisley whispered.

"Zoe, she wants it passed on." Darren whispered back, Paisley put a false sweet smile on.

"Cheers babe." Paisley smiled before turning back around leaving Darren looking love struck. Paisley opened the crunched up note, it read: you look beautiful today xxx Paisley felt sick.

"Yuck, look at this shit." Paisley thrust the note into Jared's hand. He read it and rolled his eyes.

"She had her chance, why don't she just move on." Jared shook his head.

"Well, one things for sure, there's no way I'm giving it to Kace." Paisley took the note and placed it in her cardigan pocket. Unknown to her that Zoe was watching.

"Right, c'mon class, outside so we can start our experiment." Sue's shrill voice filled the room. "Oh, and it's quite hot outside, so jumpers, cardigans off!" some people moaned. "come on there's no need to moan, you'll thank me when you don't get sun stroke."

Zoe POV

Everyone started to pour out the classroom. I made sure that Paisley and that lot were well out of the classroom before going over to Paisley's cardigan and pulling the note out. I placed it underneath Kacey's jacket before heading out the classroom.

Kacey POV

We were outside listening to Mrs Lowesly drone on about the experiment and some of the students were helping her set it up. Miss was right, it was really hot outside.

"God, I'm so hot!" Kacey complained.

"Yeah, you are." Danny winked at her.

"shut up." laughed Kacey, she gave him a friendly shove.

"make me." Danny pushed her back, again only as a joke. But Danny was much stronger than her so she went into Harley by accident.

"Watch were you're going!" Harley hissed.

"I'm sorry, Harls." Kacey apologised, but Harley just glared at her and rolled his eyes.

"Is there a problem here?" Danny asked, he slung his arm loosely around Kacey's shoulders.

"Yeah, you're the problem." retorted Harley, crossing his arm.

"Hey guys, everything alright?" Paisley quickly stepped in to prevent a fight happening.

"Yeah, everythings fine." Danny forced a smile, before turning away.

Kacey POV

After the whole little disagreement, luckily miss took us back to class. Omg, Danny put his arm round me! And Harley's face! I'm falling for Danny much more then I wanted to. As I picked up my jacket a note fell to the fall. I picked it up and read what it said, "you look beautiful today xxx" the person who wrote it never left a name. I looked around and Danny winked at me. It was him! I can't believe it!

"How did she get the note?!" Paisley hissed at Jared.

"I dunno." Jared was as shocked as Paisley was. Zoe caught their attention and smirked and raised her hands as if to say she didn't know anything.

"I'm gonna kill her!" Paisley hissed lunging forward but Jared pulled her back.

"Don't cause a scene, Kacey doesn't know who wrote it." Jared replied.

"Omg, Danny wrote me this note!" Kacey exclaimed, giving the note to Paisley once they had left the class.

"oh, wow..." Paisley pretended to read it. "listen Kace," Paisley tried to explain that it was actually Zoe who had wrote the note.

"I'm gonna go and find him, say thanks." Kacey skipped off.

"nope, no don't do that!" Jared and Paisley called after her. But it was too late.

"Ooh, Kacey's happy." sneered Zoe.

"Bitch, how dare you mess with my Kacey's head like that!" Paisley spat.

"Yeah, well what are ya gonna do about it?" Zoe asked teasingly.

"This." Paisley pushed Zoe at full force to the ground, Paisley grabbed Jared's hand and they ran off.

"Hey, Danny!" Kacey ran up to Danny outside as it was now lunch.

"Hey, what's up?" Danny asked casually.

"I just wanted to say thanks." Kacey smiled.

"Thanks?" Danny repeated, confused.

"Yeah, for the note, it was dead sweet."

"Note? Kacey I..." Kacey cut Danny off.

"You don't have to explain yourself, just know it didn't go unnoticed." Kacey went on her tiptoes and kissed his cheek before walking off.

"God I hate him." Harley grumbled as Paisley and him watched them from a distance.

"What's he done to you?" Paisley asked.

"Nothing, apart from steal my girl!"

"Kacey's not your girl anymore." Paisley pointed out.

"I know." sighed Harley.

"Exactly, so why are you getting so bothered?"

"I'm not." Harley said defensively but it was obvious that it was bothering him.

"Good." Paisley said before going to talk to Paige.

"So, how did you find your first day at Waterloo Road?" Paisley asked Danny as they were walking home.

"Fine, well, apart from Kacey thinking I wrote her some note, and Harley being on my back." Danny answered.

"Yeah, about that, I'm sorry about Harley. He's just defensive cos him and Kace broke up like four days ago." Paisley informed.

"What?! You mean I'm falling for somebody else's girl?!" Danny asked, horrified.

"No, Kacey is not Harley's girl. Wait...did you just say you're falling for her?!"

"Yeah, maybe..." Danny tried to play it off cool but Paisley started squealing.

"Omg, you like her!"

"Okay, yes I do. But, I don't wanna cause any trouble between Harley."

"Oh forget about him, go for it!" Paisley seemed really excited. "Oh, and the note, it was from Zoe. But Kace doesn't need to know that." Paisley giggled.

"My lips are sealed." Danny smiled.

Authors note: I'm actually really proud of this chapter :) I do hope you enjoyed it. Let me know by leaving a review ;) much love xxxx