1Disclaimer: I do not own Passions or any characters associated with it, because if I did, Fox would be with Theresa, Sam and Grace would be divorced, TC and Eve would be divorced, Gwen would be with Hank, and John and Simone would be together still.

Author's note: Hi, my name is Danielle and this is my first ever fanfic. (So please bear with me.) I am a big fan of Passions. (Although I like Days of our Lives more.) I really don't enjoy the way the storylines are going right now, so I offered my own little twist on things. This story is about the teen crowd, because I feel that they should have a storyline that is not associated with witchcraft. It focuses primarily on John and Simone, but some of the other teens are included. In this story, John really is Grace's son and David really is Grace's first husband. This means that, as a result of Grace's amnesia, she shacked up with another man and had three kids out of wedlock. (Grace, you slut!) Eve is not as innocent as she is on the show and Liz isn't as mean as they portray her. The storyline with Fox being in love with Whitney never happened. Chad and Whitney are not brother and sister. Charity and Miguel are some innocent star-crossed lovers, they are evil, horny people. (Why? Because I just don't like them.) Tabitha is NOT a witch, she is a normal person. Kay is not from the dark side. Maria never existed. (Not that I have anything against her, it just doesn't fit into the story.) Gwen's baby never died, she is alive and well. Oh yeah, Paloma does not hate her family and now lives in Harmony and Reese is not a nerd. There are other changes, but they will be explained in the story. I wrote this story in the style of a cheesy teen movie. (She's All That, Ten Things I Hate About You, etc.) So if you are looking for something very serious with a lot of action, do not read this. This story may also sound very cheesy due to the fact that I was listening to a great deal of bubblegum pop (Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, that kind of thing) while writing this. This story may also contain some Grace, Charity, and Eve bashing. (Why? Because I just don't like them.) I would like to dedicate this story to my best friend, Rachael, and anyone else who has hoped for a John and Simone pairing.

Now let's get on with the story. (Finally!)

Simone Russell yawned and rubbed her eyes. It was really strange. One minute it was pitch black outside, the next second the sun was shining in her face.

It can't be morning, she thought to herself. I just went to sleep.

Simone was right. It was morning. It was a fine summer morning, which meant one thing: shopping!!!!! She put on her robe and slippers and walked downstairs.

"Hello!" she called out, "Daddy! Liz! Jamie!"

There was no answer. Simone went into the kitchen and found a note taped to the refrigerator:

Took Jamie clothes shopping for Founders Day Dance, running a few more errands,Dad's running errands, Be back in couple of hours.

Love, Liz

P.S. I left you some blueberry pancakes in the fridge. Pop them in the microwave for a couple of seconds and they should taste okay.

How nice of Liz, Simone thought to herself, She was always so thoughtful.

Liz was Simone's stepmother. She was also the younger sister of Simone's mother, Eve, which also made her Simone's aunt. Years ago, she came to live with Simone; Eve; Simone's father, T.C.; and Simone's older sister; Whitney. A couple years later, it was revealed that Eve was having an affair with Julian Crane, the town's biggest womanizer. It was also revealed that Eve and Julian were in love and they shared a son together. T.C. was so upset that Eve would betray him so much that he divorced her. One year after the divorce, he married Liz. Their son James "Jamie" Russell was born not long after that.

As for Simone's mother, Eve, she later married Julian Crane. Not only did Simone find herself with two new half brothers, but a ton of stepbrothers and stepsisters as a result. Julian had a son named Trevor by Eve years ago. Trevor was now in his early thirties and lived in New York City where he acted on Broadway. Then Julian had married Ivy Winthrop and produced three more kids: Nicholas (a.k.a "Fox"), Alyssa, and Melinda (a.k.a. "Lindy"). After twenty five years of marriage, Julian and Ivy got divorced. Ivy went on to marry Sam Bennett, the chief of police and father of Simone's best friend, Kay. (Sam and Ivy used to be together years ago and they had a son named Ethan.) Fox later married Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald, adopted her son, Ethan, (whose father was Julian, making him Fox's half brother) and moved to Mexico. Alyssa married Sam Bennett's son, Noah (making her Kay's stepsister and sister in law) and moved to Virginia. Lindy was the same age as Kay and Simone, went to the same college as them, and pretty much irritated them. Julian then had a daughter named Endora with Kay's next door neighbor, Tabitha. Endora was now seven years old and lived across the street with her mother. Simone's older sister, Whitney married Chad Harris and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a singing career.

And here was Simone, a student at Harmony Community College, living at home peacefully with her father, her stepmother, and her six year old half brother.

And she had no boyfriend.

Not that she cared. I mean, it wasn't that important, was it? Just because her sister and almost all of step siblings all had someone didn't mean anything.

Or did it?

Almost all of her friends had boyfriends. Kay used to have one until he left her for her cousin. Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald had a boyfriend named Roberto who lived in Mexico. Kay's younger sister, Jessica, had a boyfriend named Reese.

It's not like Simone had never had a boyfriend. She used to date Chad Harris until he fell in love with Whitney. Then he dumped her. After that, Simone convinced herself that she didn't need a man to make her happy.

Then why did she feel this emptiness inside of her?

Oh well, she thought to herself as she ate her breakfast, It doesn't matter anyway. Simone finished her breakfast and then cleared her plate. She then went up to her room and looked for what to wear for the day. She later decided on a white strapless tube top with a ruffled collar, a jean mini skirt, and a pair of black sandals.

"I think I will take the girls shopping for the day." Simone said to herself as she put on her silver hoop earrings, "Yeah, that should keep me busy."

She grabbed her car keys and left the house.

"Are you sure if it's cool that I stay here?" asked John Hastings as he unpacked his suitcase.

"Of course, it is." replied Kay, "Ivy and my dad said you were always welcome."

"I know, it just feels strange."

"It shouldn't feel strange, John. We are family."

John looked at his half sister and smiled, "Yeah, I guess you're right, Kay."

It was really strange. Most of John's life, he thought that he was an only child, but now he had two half sisters and a half brother.

John was born in Boston years ago. His parents, Grace and David, were happily married until one night his mother walked on his father after an argument. He was just two months old at the time and Grace just left him. One night Grace was in a terrible accident and got amnesia. She later fell in love with Sam Bennett and married him. (Not realizing that she was still married to David.) She then gave birth to three kids, Noah, Kay, and Jessica. Because of this, John lived fourteen years without a mother. By the time John was fifteen, David, who was still in love with Grace, found Grace on the internet and went to go visit her and her family. Grace later remembered everything and then left to go live with David. (John, because his dad's job as a photojournalist took him around the world, went to a boarding school in Italy.) John was happy that he got his mother back. His happiness was short-lived though, because Grace decided to travel around the world with David, making John feel like an orphan. After John graduated high school, he tried to travel around with his parents, but he felt like an outsider. So John decided to move to Harmony and live with his half sisters, Kay and Jessica; their father, Sam; and their stepmother, Ivy.

"Plus, it's not like it's your fault that your mother abandoned you." said Kay.

"I just had nowhere else to go. It was either this or Aunt Faith's house."

"Oh, Aunt Faith moved away."

"When?"

"About a year ago. She and our harlot cousin, Charity, moved to Florida along with my ex-boyfriend, Miguel."

"That's right, her daughter stole your boyfriend, I forgot. I'm sorry."

"That's okay, I try to forget about that."

"Hey, guys." said a voice.

John and Kay turned around to see Jessica standing in the doorway.

"Hey, Jess." said Kay, "What's up?"

"Ivy is driving me crazy!!!!" replied Jessica, "She is going on this cleaning kick just because Ethan and the kids are coming in a week."

"Why is he bringing the kids? I thought Gwen had custody of Sarah and Tyler isn't even Ethan's kid, he's Uncle Hank's kid."

"Because Gwen and Uncle Hank are on their second honeymoon in Paris, so they left the kids with Ethan."

"So Gwen and Uncle Hank aren't coming?"

"Nope."

"Would someone mind explaining?" asked John.

"Oh sorry, John." replied Jessica, "The Founder's Day Dance is in a week. It is the biggest event in town and people who were born in or used to live in Harmony often come back to town for it. So Ethan is coming and he's bringing his daughter and my niece, Sarah, who's seven and then there's Tyler....."

"Your nephew?" interrupted John.

"No, actually Tyler's our cousin, because Ethan's ex-wife, Gwen, married our Uncle Hank and had Tyler. He's five, I think." said Kay.

"Um...okay. Your's family's confusing, but I guess I will get the hang of it."

"Yeah, luckily Noah -that's my other brother and your half brother- and Alyssa -she's his wife and our stepsister cuz she's Ivy's daughter- are staying at a hotel."

"Yeah and you don't have to give up your room, either John, cuz Ethan is staying on the couch, and Tyler and Sarah are sleeping in the guest room." said Jessica.

"Um...okay." replied John, still a little confused.

"Oh yeah, by the way, Kay, Simone's here." said Jessica, "She wants to know if you want to go shopping."

"Oh okay! That sounds like fun!" said Kay, "Are you sure you will be okay, John?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine." said John. "Who's Simone?"

"Don't you remember? She lives across the street. You met her a couple of years ago when you came for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Her dad and my dad have been best friends since they were kids."

"Oh yes, of course."

"Well, we better go. See you later, half-bro!" said Jessica as she and Kay went downstairs.

"Bye!" called John.

John watched out the window as Kay and Jessica walked to the car. He looked at the girl with them. She was tall, thin, and had some of the waviest, chestnut-brown hair he had ever seen.

Oh my god, he thought to himself, That's her.

He now remembered. Simone, the girl he had met at Thanksgiving, the girl who lived across the street.

The only girl who made him go crazier than a crack whore in a mental institution, locked in a padded cell, wearing a straitjacket.

Oh no, he thought again, She's wearing a mini skirt. Why does she have to look so hot in a mini skirt?

Maybe I should stay here. Yeah I will stay here. As long as she's here.

John took a deep breath and then made another decision.

He decided to take a cold shower.