Pocksuppet.. . . I'm glad you noticed something wierd with the Sorority and Liberty. . your review is awfully close to my plot. DAMN YOU. hahaha. Chante, I'm updating as fast as I can! I think I'm the fastest updater here, calm down! haha :P heres some more, thanks for the reviews guys..

"Emma."

Emma snapped out of it, she was with Lib and Darcy and they were talking about surprise party for Manny, but the door knocked, and she saw Stacey walk in with Jessica who flipped her blonde hair and nodded outside her room to follow her.

Emma gave an odd look but got up and followed her, leaving Liberty and Darcy in her room.. Darcy awkwardly shifted as Liberty uncomfortably smiled, these two were never really alone with another.

"So... how Jt and stuff going?" Darcy blurted out, trying to make conversation as Emma was gone.

"Great." Liberty said, tightening a smile.

Darcy' oh'd and nodded slowly, playing with her hair and looking around.

"So you're dating Kelly now?" Liberty asked her.

Darcy smiled and beamed, "yeah!" she said excitingly then eyed Liberty closer, "You know Liberty, we never hangout.. we should get to know another. After all we're both good friends to Manny..in her wedding..now in the same sorority house!"

"Yea.." Liberty drifted thinking about it and actually gave a real smile, "Yeah we should."

Meanwhile, Emma stopped in front of Jessica when she whipped around when they got to the kitchen, "We need to talk."

Emma awkwardly glanced behind Jess, noticing Kelly eating cereal on the counter and glancing weirdly at her to Jessica.

"Our Alta ball dance is coming up, it's very important and you need to go with Kelly." Jessica informed.

Emma gave her a look, how dare she try to tell her where to go and with who? This sorority house was such a mistake.. she didn't know why Darcy and Liberty wanted to be in it so bad, among the other girls.

Kelly taunted behind Jessica, "She doesn't need to." he confirmed and smiled a little, "Besides.. I wanted to take-"

"Do NOT say that wanna be's name." Jessica cringed.

"What's bad with Darcy?" he snapped.

Jessica boredly rolled her eyes and looked to Emma, "if you wanna remain in this house and be one of us, you'll go with him." she leaned in closely, "Don't think I haven't heard rumors about you and an ex from prison."

Emma lost her breath, her eyes widening and not knowing HOW she could know that.

"It's embarrassing, we have a reputation." Jessica told Emma, "And you can't bring him here."

"won't be problem." Emma muttered, Jay wanted NOTHING to do with her.

"Great." Jessica said, tossing a fake smile, "See you at the dance then, Ciao!" she blew a kiss and left, tossing her hips.

Emma tightened her fists and looked back at Kelly, not believing this girl was his SISTER. They were nothing a like!? He gave her an 'i know' look. Emma leaned on the wall and crossed her arms, looking depressed. She felt so unhappy.. but, this was where she lived so..what else can she do?

"How you liking it?" asked the real estate man, wearing a business suit as he walked around an empty apartment.

Jay walked with him, looking around and Taylor (The waitress from the patio a few weeks ago) walked behind him, checking the place out. They've been fooling around a bit and she tagged along to view apartments with him, for ONLY him.

"Think I want it." nodded Jay.

Taylor smirked, going into the bathroom, "You'd have a jucuzzi!" she said from inside and it echoed.

"Girlfriend?" smirked the business man.

Jay snickered, shaking his head no as he glanced out the balcony door of the apartment, looking down at the city from 12th floor.

"I'll take it" Jay muttered.

The business man smiled, clapping his hands together, "Lets go sign some papers."

Later that night, Manny sat in bed with Sean

"Manny." Sean told her sternly, giving her a look as she next to him, "DON'T play cupid with this." he warned.

"Why?" she pouted.

"Cause it goes above your head!" he exclaimed, and sat up. She was sitting indian style and wearing his shirt that was a size or two too big for her.. looked sexy as hell, and he sat against the bed frame, shirt off and just boxers, 6 pack showing off.

"I did it before!" she yelled at him.

Sean gave her a 'don't go there' look, "That's not the same, we were still young back then, nothing bad had happened.. there's too much between them now."

"Emma belongs with Jay and he belongs with her!" Manny pouted, giving him a desperate look, "I miss it, I miss THEM, they were like our sidekick couple."

"Side kick couple? Manny come on..this is serious." he teased but gave her a real serious look, "Don't come between it, there's enough trouble between them."

"Yeah there is, and as much as I'm on your side and your on Jay's side, you're not looking at it closer. He misses her weather he admits it or not." Manny insisted.

"Which he'll never admit it." Sean tried to explain, "She broke him, he's back to the old Jay and this is the best he can do for himself, focus on the shop"

Manny shook her head, giving Sean a disappointed look, "Instead of just wanting him to focus on the shop, how about trying to get him to be happy again?"

"He IS happy about the shop."

"He's CONTENT. I think he'd only really be happy if he had the girl he loves back in his arms again." she eyed Sean closer, "Have you seen his eyes? It's like no ones there! Plus..would you rather me? Or that shop?"

Sean bit the end of his tounge..her. But, it wasn't fair. There was too much going on to focus on that drama right now, they should be worrying about their wedding and Sean had to admit, he liked Jay putting most of his focus in work, cause he was doing most of it while Sean worried about the wedding crap and trying to fit in work too.

Sean sighed, feeling Manny's daggers from her glare, ok.. maybe he's been kinda selfish.. Jay's been in enough misery, Sean could focus a bit more on him too.

Sean shrugged hopelessly though, "He's begun seeing that Taylor girl." he reminded.

Manny ugh'd, "Really? That waitress?"

"She wasn't bad looking." Sean teased Manny, Emma was just her best friend so she had to say that, he frowned deeply and took it back from her glare, "ok she was bag looking."

Manny cracked a smile but shook her head, "no, you're right. This might be harder than I thought.." her brain hurt trying to think of something, anything.. but nothing was coming to mind.

That weekend, Emma got ready for this 'ball dance' and just wore a long simple white dress, with peacock feathers around the side and her hair long and curled. She wore her sorority necklace, they all had to on big nights like this, and it was a capital A around a silver chain, for Alta.. She smiled walking into the big sorority ball room with Liberty and Darcy, it was really nice. The Alta guy sorority were already in there and people were all dancing, everyone with a date.

"My lady." joked J.t walking up to Liberty and putting his hand out.

Liberty laughed and took his hand, walking away to go dance.

"Where is he?" Darcy complained, looking around and biting her lip, nervously playing with her hands.

Emma smiled and nudged her shoulder, pointing between two couples who danced and Kelly squished through them and smiled bashfully to Darcy who smiled back widely. She wore a long pretty pink dress. One the couples by them stopped dancing and looked over, Jessica.

Kelly just reached out for Darcy's hand as Jessica stomped over, "Kelly!" she yelled. Some people turned, seeing such odd behavior from a sister sorority leader. Even Liberty and J.t turned, confused.

"Emma I told you to show up with Kelly!" hissed Jessica at Emma.

"What's the big deal?" Emma exclaimed.

Darcy felt horrible that Kelly's sister didn't like her and he kissed her forehead and pushed her gently behind him, stepping up to his sister.

"If I wanna be with Darcy, I'm going to be with her." he snapped at her.

"She's a lousy pledge. Emma is one of us, she's in." snapped Jessica at Kelly and turned to Emma, "If you wanna be one of us? You'd do as your sister says."

Emma rolled her eyes to this 'sorority' sister crap, "I'm not so sure I wanna be one of you.." she admitted.

Even Darcy gasped, and some people turned and stared as Emma shook her head and ripped off her necklace. Jessica yelped when she did. Darcy smiled softly and ripped hers off too.

"Stop breaking them!" cried Jessica, "They are expensive!"

Liberty pulled hand and went back over to the door with Emma and Darcy, taking hers off too and handing it out to Jessica, "I'm done too."

Jessica narrowed her eyes to Liberty and snickered, "Liberty, you were just a joke. Every sorority needs at least one."

Most everyone stared, but some other sorority sisters giggled.

"Jessica!" snapped Kelly, why the hell was she always like this?!

"You're a nerd." Jessica told Liberty "Why do you think it took so long so us to accept you? You don't belong here. You are the comic relief in this house."

"But I.." Liberty stopped, and tears worked to her eyes. She really thought she belonged..

"Worked for it?" giggled Jessica, "Yeah it was pretty fun to watch you do all those embarrassing things."

"your a cruel girl Jessica." Darcy spoke up, glaring at Kellys sister

"And my brother is too good for your fake want-to-be ass." as Jessica spoke, Darcy hit her fist up into her nose, "OW!"

J.t and Kellys eyes widen, trying to take an arm each from Darcy to stop her from attackng Jessica more, whose nose started to bleed

"Says the girl with a fake nose and will need another nose job to go through now." snapped Darcy, fire in her eyes and ready to fight some more.

Jessica cried and stomped her foot, holding her nose, "Oh my god! Somebody help me!"

With that, Emma and Darcy left, the boys following and J.t grabbing Liberty's hand, pulling her out of that miserable place.

"Where are we gonna live?" mumbled liberty, packing their things up in their room. She was taking this rather hard.

Emma shrugged, zipping up her luggage, "Probably too full to find an apartment near the college." she sighed, she was going to have to get a car to get to school every day or something..

"Ready?" Darcy asked, coming into the room holding a duffle bag and another back pack, Kelly holding another two of hers.

Emma and Liberty nodded, and grabbed her stuff.

They went outside and Kelly brought Darcy to his car, "You are really go live with him? This early?" Emma whispered to her.

Darcy blushed before nodding and shrugged, "We just clicked Em, I see it.. we're gonna last forever." she said so surely.

"It can feel like forever Darcy, but it screw up." Emma declared, knowing first hand.

Darcy shook her head, "No Emma... forever is forever.. you work through the screwed up," she laughed, "or hard times.. thats what makes the love stronger."

Emma frowned, and watched Darcy go til following Liberty to white car, and they got in.

"You can stay with me and Tobes too if you need to, Em?" J.t offered as he began to drive

Emma leaned back broading, "No.." she drifted, that'd be a full house, "I called my mom and I guess I'm going to stay with Joey til I find a place.." she drifted off. J.t nodded, and drove towards the Jeremiah/Mannings place.

"Hope this is alright." joked Craig, opening the guest room for Emma and carried a bag for her, putting it on the ground.

Emma looked around the room, matching furniture, nice queen bed. She smiled and nodded to Craig, "Better than where I was." she sighed.

"A sorority girl." smirked Craig, shaking his head, "I just can't see Emma Nelson being one."

"I think the real Emma Nelson got a little confused.." she drifted, sadly looking around and sat on the bed, "Remind me to thank Joey when he comes back for letting me stay."

He nodded but sighed, "Whenever that is.. he's chasing Caitlin around the country, trying to get her back.." he chuckled.

Emma sadly smiled, "Didn't she cheat on him with Kevin Smith?" she asked and he nodded, she rolled her eyes but nodded back.

"So just me and you.. sis." he punched her shoulder teasingly.

"Ow." Emma laughed a little, "that actually hurt.."

"Sorry." he giggled a little, sitting down with her and she watched him tap his foot on the ground anxiously.

"You okay?" she asked, looking at him.

He looked down with her with wide eyes but nodded and shrugged, "Course I am, why wouldn't I be?" he quickly asked.

She shrugged..maybe it was just her.

"Well, goodnight." he sniffed, and stood up to smile.

"Where you going?" Emma asked him.

"Out." he smiled.

Emma gave a look, glancing at the clock, "At 2 in the morning?"

"I'm a Rockstar, remember?" he joked.

She laughed a little, laying down in the bed, "Rockstar who still lives with his Daddy." she laughed again when he pointed warningly at her to shut up then laughed and said goodnight, closing the door behind him.

Meanwhile, Liberty and J.t laid in his bed and he sadly watched her stare down, wide awake, looking upset.

"hey," he said, putting a hand on her shoulder, "Their lost."

Liberty tried to bare a small smile at him and took a deep breath, "I guess I just loved that I fit in somewhere." she snickered, "With the POPULAR girls." she looked down and mumbled, "Guess I didn't really fit in though."

"I love the way you are Lib." J.T honestly told her, "Those girls are fake, and have no respect for themselves or others.. and you? You're so great you EARN respect, from everywhere.." he told her. " Even Jessica, she can make fun of you..but she wishes she had the brain you do. And infact, I love that most about you."

"You do, don't you?" Liberty asked, smiling a bit more and her heart skipping.

"Wouldn't change a thing." he grinned and she leaned in as he kissed her happily and she moved into his arms, "Lets say we kick out Tobes and just live together." he joked but she laughed and nodded. They might just have to.

Early in the morning, around 6:30 am, Emma slowly walked down the hall and peaked into the washroom, hearing muffle sounds, sniffing and whimpering. It was such a disturbing noise it woke her right up.

Her mouth fell a bit, seeing coke spread out on the sink and Craig sat on the floor, shaking, and staring back up at her just as shocked and sad, even dissapointed at himself as she was but he couldn't stop, and he stayed by the toilet, running a shakey hand through his hair.

Emma's heart fell, and she sighed, looking away. Craig was a coke addict.

Yup.. what a Rockstar he was.

Meanwhile, Jay woke up and rolled over for work, shutting his alarm off and woke up, sitting up and stopped moving, seeing Taylor stretch out and smile up at him.

"You stayed?" he asked groggily.

She giggled, nodding, "Yeah, hope that's okay? Kinda both just dozed off after the movie." she explained.

He coughed lightly but nodded, getting up and putting on some jeans. It wasn't okay though, but he left it at that and went to get ready for work.

He turned on his shower and let his face down in the over head, water pouring down.

But it's not so bad
You're only the best I ever had
You don't need me back
You're just the best I ever had

And it may take some time to
Patch me up inside
But I can't take it so I
Run away and hide
And I may find in time that
You were always right
You're always right

(vertical horrizon- best I ever had)