"Excuse me?" Anneliese asked.

"I said I miss you."

"Drew what are you doing to me?"

"Doing to you I'm just trying to talk to you."

"Anneliese come on the guys are here!" Arie yelled from the kitchen.

"Drew I have to go were going out tonight and I still have to get ready." Anneliese explained.

"You better hurry you don't want to keep the guys waiting."

"Drew don't just let me call you back."

"Drew?"

"Fine." Drew said hanging up.

Anneliese threw the phone next to her. Then got up to get dressed.

"So what did Drew want?" Arie asked leaning against the door way.

"I don't know considering he heard you and got all pissed."

"Well it's not my fault you dumped him and broke his heart."

"I didn't dump him! We called it off it just wasn't working."

"Okay fine. Let's just go." Arie replied.

Anneliese grabbed her bag and walked into the living room. There sitting on her couch was Leo Pagborn.

"Hey Anna. Nice for you to join us on our side of the contenent again." Leo greeted.

"Shut it Pagborn."

"I see those Canadian boys haven't changed you as much as I thought."

"No I mostly changed theme."

"They have changed you a little." Arie said.

"What do you mean?" Anneliese asked.

"For instance she's not Anna anymore."

"Then what do they call you?" Leo asked.

"They call me Ally okay." Anneliese shouted.

"Let's just go." Arie said trying to be the peace keeper.

"Wait where is everybody else?" Anneliese asked.

"There meeting us at Starbucks chill Martin." Leo said standing up.

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~Leo Backround Info~

Leo Pagborn. Him and Anneliese dated all through middle school and ninth grade. When she left they broke up. Probably would still be dating if Anneliese hadn't left.

Leo was a lot like Drew in some ways. There look was a lot alike except Leo stuck to the designer clothes.

Leo was tall, a huge basketball player. His shaggy black hair hung straight. His piercing blue eyes showed through.

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Anneliese walked into Starbucks and got in line.

"Anna!"

"Anna!"

"Anna!" Her old friends called.

A blonde one left the group and went over to her.

"Anna Hello."

"Hey Channel."

"Your totally clueless. We've only been trying to get you attention for like ever." Channel stated.

"Oh sorry."

"Well come on we already bought your venti breeve latte."

"I actually changed my drink."

"Really? Well just come sit with us after you get it." Channel said going back to the table.

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Anneliese picked up her drink and went over to her old group of. She was trying to have fun. She really was. But she wanted to be back home. Craig was playing with the band the next night. And Paige was actually going to be there. And her and Ellie were supposed to go get her nose pierced.

"So Anna how's Toromah?" Monica a small girl with blonde hair asked.

"It's Toronto." Anneliese corrected.

"Toromah, Toronto what's the big difference?" Channel asked.

"Well the fact that Tormah isn't a real place could be a reason."

"Boyfriend?" Leo asked his blue eyes staring into hers.

"We just broke up actually."

"Really want to tell us why?"

"You don't give in do you Pagborn? Well let's see we met in this place called White Pines. He moved for me, blamed me for it. Then I called it off. IS there anything else about my life Leo?"

"No that's it just rying to get to know you Anna oh sorry Ally."

"Ally?" Monica asked.

"Yes in Toronta I'm Ally or Anneli but mostly Ally. Here I'm Ann big deal!"

"Oh my god!" A girl behind Anneliese said impesizing the god.

Anneliese knew who it was right away, Cher Towner.

"What happened to your hair?" Cher asked.

Anneliese stood up.

"The girl must of just screwed up and slipped on my tip. Damn."

Leo who was taking a gulp of his coffee laughed and almost choked.

"I'm serious what did you do?" Cher asked.

"I told you the chick just died my whole head."

Cher flipped her hair and sat down in Anneliese's chair.

"Guys I'm goanna go walk around town." Anneliese said picking her coffee up from in front of Cher trying to make her point that it was her seat.

"No Anna don't go." Channel stated.

"I just want to go chatch up on the town. Sit, stay, drink your java."

"I'll come with you Martin." Leo said standing up.

Once out side Anneliese asked, "Why are you doing this?"

"Your good company."

"Aww thanks Pagborn."

"Don't flatter yourself. Your just a little better than that crowd." Leo said pointing to Starbucks.

"They why do you hang out with them?"

"Only people left who accept me since you left."

"But why do you actually hang out with them if you don't like it."

"Something to do. Cause you do know this town, that group isn't the same with out you."

"What are you trying to do to me Pagborn."

"My turn to ask you. What's with the change?" Leo asked changing the subject.

"What do you mean I haven't really changed."

"Come on. I know the old you. I will always remember the old you. But I'm standing here looking at a new you. And I like it but that group in there doesn't. And they don't accept thing they don't like. And you don't need them too. Your sister she need them. With everything going on with your father, she needs them to take reality away. But Anna your strong and don't need them. And if you think you do that just know. Things will never go back to the way they were. They will never accept this new you."

"I know I don't need them. But when I say I haven't changed it's because I haven't/ When I was here I hid behind a blonde girl who did beauty pagents. I wished my name was Gucci or Dior or the name of an old rock star like Maddona. But it was all an act. So when I left for Degrassi I left Dior here."

Anneliese and Leo walked farther down the street. A few minutes later Leo asked, "You really wished your name was Dior?"

"NO I liked Gucci better." Anneliese said with a laugh.

Leo rolled his eyes and put his arm around her shoulder.

"What are you doing?"

"Being polite and making sure you don't fall."

"Oww!" Anneliese exclaimed.

"Obviously I'm not to good at this."

"No it's not that. I just forgot that in order to fit in here you have to wear shoes that absolutely kill your feet, and are not meant for this much walking."

"Different from Canada?" Leo asked.

"Definatly if I was there. I would be getting my nose pierced right now."

"If only Cher was here to hear that."

"I would end up on the fashion victim list for life." Anneliese replied.

"I can see her pulling that pink pen out now."

"No way there is actually a list?"

"Yea she started it two months ago and it already has 200 names."

"I swear she's crazy." Anneliese said walking up her porch steps.

"I would ask you to say.. But I sorta have to practice." Anneliese said opening the door.

"Practice what?"

"Guitar you idiot."

"Can I come watch?"

"I don't know my mom might not like it. She's big on the whole practice thing."

"Reminds me of you pagent days." Leo remarked.

"Don't reminded me, thank go I don't have to do that anymore."

"I thought it was cute. You in a fluffy pink dress talking about world peace."

"Very funny, all I can say there definition of would peace way different from mine." Anneliese said.

'I'm sure your mom won't mind, please?" Leo begged.

"Fine but no laughing."

Anneliese and Leo walked inside.

"Honey is that you?" Levi called.

"Yea mom!"

"Practice time!"

"I know, I'm going." Anneliese said walking with Leo into her room.

"Drill Sargent huh?" Leo asked sitting down.

"No she's just stressed so she takes it out on us." Anneliese replied picking up her guitar.

A few chords later and Anneliese was singing.

"Love is what I gave to you Love is what you took away You followed by taking my heart

I let you I kept it that way

You kept on playing me Seeing tears well in my eyes I filled my stolen heart With all the love I could And tried and tried and tried

I let you I kept it that way

Now I've given up I'm just letting you be you I know I'll never get whole heart back baby Some of it still belongs to you"

"I should go." Leo said standing up.

"No wait a minutes what's going on? Was I really that bad?"

"No it's not that, you were great. I should just probably go."

"Okay."

"I'll see you tommarrow."

"Fine yea see you tmmarrow."

Leo left and Anneliese continued to play by the constant nag of her mother.

Her cell phone rang an hour later. It was Ashley.

"Where are you!" Ashley yelled.

"Er.Well.Um.Aspen."

"Aspen! Were you going to call and tell me this. You left school in such a rush I was worried."

"I'm sorry so much is going on. Like I got a call from Drew."

"I know."

"How?"

"I was talking to Craig."

"You talked to Craig?" Anneliese opened the shade on her window, "But it doesn't seem like hell is freezing over."

"Very funny. He actually called me for some advice about something you'll never believe."

"Fill me in."

"Craig go Manny pregnant!" Ashley exclaimed.

"WHAT!"

"Yea they were fooling around un protected. So it's official Craig is the plague."

"This is so unbelievable."

"Yea and it's true, found out from Paige."

"Realiable source." Anneliese stated.

"She is! Manny told her herself when she quit the spirit squad."

"She quit?"

"She can't really do a standing back whatever if she is as big as a barn now can she."

"Guess not. What is she going to do?" Anneliese asked.

"Ally how should I know I can't stand talking to her."

"This is wild."

"I know I freaked on Craig. But then he acted like I was crazy for thinking it was crazy. I think he is actually excited about it."

"I'm still in shock."

"I can tell your not talking much."

"Well what do you think?" Anneliese asked.

"I think it's physcho. I can't believe I ever dated him, and wanted to do that with him."

"When did they hook up like this?"

"When we were still dating. It was the night we were going to do it. But we got in this big fight. And I guess he did it was Manny instead.

"Anneliese I don't hear any playing coming from that room!" Levi shouted from upstairs.

"Ash I have to go but we'll talk about this tommarrow." Anneliese said.

"Yea okay. I know you have to practice."

"By." Anneliese hung up the phone and laid back on her bed.

"This is so unbelievable." She thought

Then her cell phone rang, it was Craig..

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I am so excited about this chapter and the next one! I know this one is really long but I got into it! Hope you enjoy read and review!!!