I want to thank everyone for being so supportive. Thank you for all your kind words. I'm sorry for not updating sooner, I'm a junior and I'm taking 3 AP classes, so I've been a little busy with homework. I'm also on the school newspaper, so that takes up quite a bit of my time. I found out this story was nominated for a pride and predujuce award about two months ago, so whoever nominated it, Thank-you. I don't really know about the Pride and Prejudice awards, so if anyone can explain that to me, I would greatly appreciate it. My 16th Birthday was two weeks ago, the day before school started and two days after I got back from Scotland. So I was still pretty jet-lagged and slept for half of it. Well, this chapter is pretty short, but I figured I should get something out to you. Thank-you to all my loyal readers and reviewers.

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Tristan sat Patiently waiting for Rory to show up.

'The one day she's late.' Tristan thought worriedly.

Just as the bell rang Rory walked in.

"Rachel, I need to talk..." "Class, sit down."

'After class' Rory mouthed. He nodded.

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"Rory!" Tristan yelled after her. Rory froze for a second but kept walking.

'Oh, crap.' Tristan thought. He ran up to where she was and pulled her into a nearby Janitor's closet.

"Tristan, do you realize what could have happened?"

"I'm sorry, but..."

"No buts, that could have blown everything."

"Ror..."

"No, just call me Rachel from now on, no slip-ups. Now what was so important?"

"Rory, someone killed you off."

"Tristan, thats immposible, I'm perfectly fine."

"No you don't understand, they found your Jeep in a lake and an apparant suicide note."

"But, that's not possible, we took the jeep with us, I saw it this morning."

"They probably had a duplicate made. I'm so sorry Rory, my mom told me last night and I've been trying to call you ever since."

"I have to tell my mom."

"Rory.."

"We need to move again."

"No, Rory that won't help anything."

"I have to keep her safe, I have.....I have to keep you safe. I'm sorry Tristan, but I don't think we can be friends anymore."

"What? Rory your being crazy."

"No, if they think you know they won't hesitate to kill you......they'll take anything that stands in their way."

"Rory, I'll be fine, you have to stop doing this, what happened?"

"I can't tell you Tristan, your just going to have to except that, I have to tell my mother what happened."

"Rory, you can't, if you leave I'll never get to see you again, and I ouldn't live with that."

"Tristan, why do you care? I'm just a girl who you used to love to torment, I'm no one special, you should easily be able to forget me."

"Rory, I could never forget you." Tristan leaned in slowly to kiss Rory. Suddenly the door swung open.

"Students, principals office now!" A teacher yelled.

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Ahhh, they almost kissed. Please review and tell me what you think.