Rating: PG

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or the beginning of this story, Epitome Pictures does. I just own the plot.

Chapter 2

Thank you so much to those of you who reviewed! I really appreciate it. Whoever said they didn't like that I started out with Mercy Street (I have no memory so you'll have to forgive me!), you have a point. I was just more concerned with putting out my story than being original.

Sorry it's taking me so long to write chapters. I was sort of banned from the computer.

"Oh my gosh! Look at Heather's dress!" Paige pointed out the fashion challenged girl to Hazel. They were sitting in the cafe eating lunch.

"So gross," she agreed.

"'Oh my gosh!' " Spinner mocked her in a high pitched voice. "What was she thinking?!" Paige responded by throwing a roll at him. Spinner and Jimmy sat down next to their girlfriends.

"Hello Paige, Hazel, Jimmy, Spinner. Mind if I sit here?" Rick motioned towards the seat next to Paige. For a good minute or two, the four just glared at him. Obviously, Rick didn't notice or didn't care because he wasn't moving.

Paige picked her stuff up from her desk and threw it on the chair. She turned around and resumed her conversation.

Looking dejected, Rick searched for another seat. Unfortunately, he was met with the same response everywhere else he tried to sit. Just as he was about to give up, he heard a voice behind him.

"You can sit here." He turned around and saw that a blonde haired girl was talking to him. It was the same person who had been staring at him yesterday.

Thrown off a little by her offer, Rick hesitated for a minute. "Thanks," he sat down across from her, realizing he should be thankful for any seat.

"My name's Emma," she extended her hand.

"Rick."

Emma continued talking as Rick looked off into the distance behind her.

"Hello?" Rick snapped back as a hand waved in front off his face.

"Oh, um sorry, what?"

"What are you looking at?" She turned around and saw Toby, JT, and Liberty whispering and pointing over to where Emma and Rick were. Emma waved and signaled for them to join her.

Realizing that they had been spotted, they quickly scattered.

"I should go," Rick stood up to leave.

"Why?" Emma grabbed his arm.

"I don't want to cause any problems for you." He broke Emma's grasp and threw his tray of food away. He wasn't so hungry any more.

"So what's cause girl doing with psycho freak boy?"

Just who I wanted to see, Emma thought as she looked up. "Go to hell Alex."

"Ow," Alex said sarcastically as she put a hand on her chest. "That hurt." She rolled her eyes and walked away.

"She did ask a reasonable question," Liberty sat across from Emma.

"I wasn't doing anything with him. He just didn't have anywhere to sit so I thought I'd be nice," she shrugged.

"You do know what he did last year, right?"

"To that girl Terri? Yeah, I heard."

"Yet you're conversing with him?"

"Look Liberty, what he did was wrong, okay atrocious, but people can change."

"Regardless of, do you want to become the next Safe Haven spokeswoman?"

"Just drop it Liberty!" Emma snapped, walking away.

So what does everyone think? I think this chapter seems a little rushed (it was!) but I wanted to update.

Let me know if it really sucks so that I can rewrite it. Thanks! :)P