Disclaimer: Look back on prievious chapters, but all of you should know what i'm gunna say here anyway.

This chapter is one that kinda changes the story a little, and if you don't like it or have any ideas please feel free to let me know.

Chapter Twelve

Sandry got up from the bed she'd been lying on merely moments ago. Tris and Daja had told her a girl was there to see her, and Sandry knew the girl must be Amber. She didn't feel like talking to Amber, but was too polite to tell her to go away, not after she had not only managed to find Sandry, but to come see her here.

Sandry looked over at the window, and out beyond it. It felt weird to be here again, at Discipline. After being away for so long. But here she was, back again.

There was a knock at the door, and Sandry knew it was Amber.

"Come in." She murmured softly, and Amber walked in.

Sandry knew she probably looked as bad as Amber, hung over, tired, heart broken.

"Sandry, I…" Amber began, but was lost for words.

"Amber…" Sandry paused as well. "I don't love you…last night was a mistake."

"It was." Amber agreed, nodding.

Sandry felt more relieved now. Deep down she'd known that Amber didn't love her like that, but it was so much more comforting to here her say it.

"I love Briar." Amber said. "I'm sorry, I know you love him too."

Sandry nodded. "I do love him, but he doesn't love me. He never will."

Amber was silent, not knowing what to say.

"He loves you. Even after I told him about last night, he'll still love you." Sandry said, hating herself for the tears leaking from her eyes.

"What?" Amber said, her face hardening. "You told him about last night?"

Sandry nodded. "I had to. I told him that I loved him, that you loved him, and about last night…I'm so sorry."

Amber nodded, then forced herself to smile. "It's alright. I understand why you did it."

"He still loves you." Sandry said, wiping her eyes, and willing herself to stop crying.

Amber wished Sandry would stop saying that as those words were obviously breaking the young mage's heart every time they were spoken.

"I came in hope of friendship." Amber said, trying to put it as classy as she could. "I want us to be friends."

Sandry looked at her with a mixture of emotions, surprise, confusion, and a deeper, more unreadable emotion underneath all of that. "Why?"

"I…" Amber was a little taken back as she realized she didn't know why. "I don't know, there's just something…I don't want things to be like this between us. I mean, last night, before we got really drunk, we had a connection. Sure it was because we were both depressed and heartbroken, but it was there." Amber paused realizing she must sound crazy. "You're the kind of person I'd want as a friend. And I don't have many friends."

Sandry was quite, deep in thought. "But why me? Briar hates me, and if you become my friend…it won't help you."

"Me and Briar aren't together at the moment." Amber stated simply, trying to keep her emotions from showing. "I may still love him, but that doesn't change that fact. And I need a friend more then I need a boyfriend at the moment…" Amber paused as she realized, for the first time, that those words were actually true. "I mean, my only friends is a bartender and a thief."

"Those boys." Sandry said suddenly.

Amber didn't even ask what she was talking about. "Yes, you made quite an impression on Dean."

Sandry blushed and looked down. "Yeah…"

Amber laughed. "You're pink."

Sandry looked up and glared at Amber, but then started laughing too. It was then that she realized she would be Amber's friend. Sandry knew she should hate Amber, because Briar loved Amber in a way he'd never love her. But that's because Amber had so much in common with Briar. They both know what its like to live in the streets and steal to survive. Amber was like her too, though. That's what puzzled Sandry. Amber was outspoken and had a seriousness in her that reminded Sandry of herself. Of how she'd grown as a person because of the horrors she had faced. That's why she couldn't hate Amber, because Amber was so much like her.

"We can be friends." Sandry said quietly.

"Thank you." Amber said, smiling.

Sandry smiled back at Amber knowing she'd made the right choice.

As Amber sat there next to Sandry, she realized how much Sandry's friendship really meant to her. It was crazy considering the two girls barely knew each other. Amber also realized that if she was going to be Sandry's friend she couldn't be with Briar. Sandry was in love with him, and friends didn't do that to each other. So, no matter how much it broke her heart, she'd have to bare it. For their friendship.

"I'll help you." Amber murmured.

"What?" Sandry asked, confused.

Amber raised her voice. "I said, I'll help you, fix you're friendship with Briar."

Sandry looked at Amber, and she didn't have to say anything as Amber knew it was meant to be this way. She was just too selfishly in love to realize it.

Okay this may have been a bit OOC, but its been made like this to give direction to future chapters. Thank you to my beloved reviewers. You guys all rock!

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