Author's Note: 'm sooo sorry that haven't written in so long!!
Nikki - No, that wasn't the end. Obviously. Hehe! If it had been, then I wouldn't be writing this.
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On with the story!
The dance went wonderfully, except for the usual harassment from Riley and Cole. Not to mention Julie giving me a death glare when Scooter asked me to dance. Oh well, I've had people hate me more than her, so I'm fine.
And Adam and I are now officially a couple.
Maya came running in then, waking me up out of thought.
"Get up. Adam wants to talk to you." she said, excitedly.
"Maya, dear, it's too damn early, tell him he can wait." I replied, rolling over and putting a pillow over my head.
"It's 1 in the afternoon!"
I sighed and got out of bed. Freezing cold Minnesota weather. (A.N.: I should know, I live there!! It's 20 below right now!! Winter sucks! ^_^) I hate winter here. It's so cold. And the nice warmness of my bed was calling to me.
"What do you want?" I asked, poking my head out the door.
"Nice pajamas." he smiled.
"Damn you." I glared at him and shut the door.
I put on some warm clothes, put my hair in braids and put on my shoes, got dressed and opened the door again.
"That was fast." he smiled, kissing me.
"Wassup?" I asked, yawning.
"My cousin Alex is coming for a visit. She needs a dorm to stay in, 'cuz she can't stay in mine and Jules isn't really keen on letting another girl she doesn't know stay with her. So do you think you'll mind if she stays with you?" he asked.
"I don't care. As long as Maya's fine with it." I replied.
"She already said it was okay."
"Okay then. When's she coming?"
"Today. I've got practice soon, so I'll talk to you later." he kissed my cheek and walked away.
"Hey, Maya, wanna get some lunch with me?" I asked, walking back in my dorm.
"Sure. I haven't eaten yet, either. Do you mind about Adam's cousin?" she asked.
"Nope. Not at all."
After we ate, we went down to the rink to watch practice. After practice was over, the guys decided to play around on the ice, so I went back to my dorm and got my ice skates and skated with them. Ken was trying to show Connie how to do an axel. I have no idea why. But he was.
"Laura! I need your help! I can't teach her. You teach her." Ken yelled, exasperated.
I giggled to myself and went over to help Connie. 20 minutes later, she had it figured out.
"Adam!" a girl's voice rang out.
Everybody turned to the door, and stared. There was a girl about 16 in total prep ware. A pressed khaki skirt, white t-shirt, a sweater tied around her shoulders, and plain white tennis shoes. Her hair was in a perfect ponytail. It had to be Alex.
"Alex!" Adam yelled back, skating towards her.
He picked her up and swung her around before putting her back down on the ice. Then he turned around to the rest of us.
"Guys, this is Alexandria, she's my cousin, and she's staying here for a while." Adam introduced her.
"You can call me Ria." Turning to Adam, she said, "Where am I staying?"
"With me and my room mate, Maya. Give me a minute to get my skates off and I'll show you my dorm." I said.
She looked at me for a minute, and a flicker of recognition shot through her eyes, but she turned quickly to Adam.
Oh shit. She knows who I am, doesn't she?
I got my skates off and lead her to my room.
"You're Lauren Walker, aren't you?" she asked, casually.
"I might be. My name's Laura Morgan." I replied.
"Why'd you quit? Figure skating, I mean." she asked.
"I got sick of it."
She looked at me funny.
"I got pregnant, had a baby, and then moved to New York. Here's my dorm room. If you need anything, ask Maya. That's my bed, that's Maya's. I'm sorry but the only spot left is the floor. Feel free to look around, just not too much." I said, and left.
I went for a small walk around the school and somehow ended up in front of the auditorium. I went inside and sat down, and buried myself in my thoughts.
"Hey, Laura?" someone poked me.
"Huh?" I looked up at the person who intruded on my thoughts. It was Adam.
"Whatcha doin?" he asked.
"Just thinking. About Kaylee. I miss her so much. It's hard to be so far from her. I don't really like living in the dorms."
"I don't either, but it's school policy. Come on, let's go find everyone else."
Adam grabbed my arm and pulled me up. We went to his dorm room and found everyone else. A girl came in a few minutes later. No one recognized her, until Adam said her name.
"Hey, Alex."
We all stared. This girl looked nothing like the girl we saw an hour earlier. Instead of khakis and a white shirt, she was wearing baggy, black cargos, and an oversized red sweatshirt. Instead of white tennis shoes, she had on black combat boots. Instead of her hair being in a perfect ponytail, it was in a million ponytails. Some were braided, some weren't.
It was hard to believe this girl was the same girl we saw earlier.
She sat down next to Luis and about 5 minutes later, they were flirting.
We watched a movie and then went to eat dinner. After dinner, Maya took Ria to our dorm. Adam and I went outside, and went for a walk before curfew.
"How often did you see Kaylee when you were living in New York?"
"Everyday. I got out of school at 2 to pick her up from daycare. And then I went home and Caleb would be home. His carpool would get there 5 minutes before I did."
"So you're really not used to being away from her for long periods of time."
"No. Not really."
We talked for a while longer before Portman came running up.
"Normally, I'd stay and watch, but since she doesn't even got here, I thought I'd tell you." he said.
"About what?" Adam asked.
"Ria and Cole are beating each other up. And from the looks of things, I'd say Ria's winning."
We ran back inside, and , sure enough, Ria was winning.
20 minutes later, Adam, Cole, Ria and I were in Dean Buckley's office. And I have no idea why Adam and I were there. We had nothing to do with it.