Hey everyone. I'm sorry for the lack of updates. When I got back my mother decided to take us all on a road trip to New York. It was fun, except for the part that Allen kept on falling asleep on my shoulder in the car. And all Zack did was call his girlfriend every chance he got. Man those stupid late night phone calls where a pain. "I miss you so much Nikki", "I love you Nikki", BLEH! Anywho, I'm glad I'm back but I start school in two days. I'm also working on the next chapter for "What If". I'm trying to make them longer, lots of people are asking for that. Well, I'll stop boring you all and start with the story. Please review!

*Chapter Six*

Monday morning. Dakota walked into the school building and straight to her locker. Someone knocked into her making her drop her backpack and scattering stuff onto the floor.

"Great," Dakota said to herself. She quickly picked up her books and notebooks. She looked to see some more stuff and saw a white stick, "Shit." She quickly hurried over to it before anyone would see it. She reached for it but someone picked it up. She looked up and saw Craig. She got to her feet and became face to face with him.

"What's this?" he asked.

"Nothing," Dakota said trying to take it from him but he pulled his hand back.

"Dakota, I know you smoke marijuana," he said.

"How would you know?" she asked walking to her locker again.

"I saw you at my house," he said catching up to her. She looked over at him. She reached her locker and opened it up, "Dakota, please, tell me if you're in trouble." Dakota stopped getting her stuff ready for her first class and looked over at Craig. He had a look on face that he wanted to help her get over all her problems.

"Fine Craig," she said, "I have a problems. I smoke weed and I drink beer I did it back in Michigan and I'm doing it here in Canada."

"Then you can stop," Craig said.

"That's just it Craig," Dakota said, "I can't. It's so hard. I'm addicted to it. Everytime I try I go crazy."

"Dakota, you can stop," Craig said, "I'll help you."

"Thanks Craig," Dakota said getting the rest of her stuff and closed her locker. She kissed him on his cheek and walked to her first class.

She kissed my cheek, Craig thought. He touched his face where her lips touched and smiled, She kissed my cheek!

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Dakota sat on the steps of Degrassi. She watched everyone run out of the building and to their cars with their parents inside waiting for them. She sighed.

Why can't my mom pick me up? she thought. She got up and started walking home. Her cell phone rang.

"Hello?" she asked.

"Hey," Billy said.

"Oh hey," she said, "I just got outta school."

"I have good timing," Billy said, "So, anything exciting?"

"This guy wants to help me stop smoking and shit," Dakota said.

"Are you gonna let him?" Billy asked.

"I'm thinking about it," Dakota said.

"But, why?" Billy said.

"I want my parents to trust me again Billy," Dakota said.

"Fuck your parents Dakie!" Billy yelled, "If they love you then they should just accept for who you are. Don't change just because your parents don't trust you anymore."

"Billy, you don't understand-" Dakota started.

"Whatever Dakota," Billy said, "Bye." He hung up the phone before Dakota could say anything. She had tears in her eyes. The last thing she wanted was Billy to be mad at her. He's the only friend that still calls her from Michigan. All her other friends think that she betrayed them for telling her parents what they do at the park which got them all in trouble with their parents.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Craig asked walking up to her.

"Nothing," Dakota said whiping her face, "I gotta go, see you tomorrow Craig."

"Wait, Dakota," Craig said but she kept on walking to her house. Craig sighed.