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"Jude! Sweetheart! Wake up, wake up! It's the first day of school." her mother called to her brightly. She was always trying to be so bright now, trying to make things better. But the house was still so desolate with her dad and Sadie gone. Dad was living on the other side of town with Yyvette and Sadie was living in a dorm. Jude was still at a strange spot with her dad but she truly missed Sadie. Yes, they fought and taunted and teased but they really loved eachother. And they would be rivals until the very end, they were sisters afterall. Born to be eachother's joy and sorrow. It was a love/hate relationship shared by all sisters. Though a little more love than hate.

"Come on Jude, you don't want to make Tommy wait." her mother called into the room but Jude just remained laying still. "Wake up!" now in a sing song voice. Finally Jude groaned and moved a bit. She had mounds of blankets piled up on her so all you could see was a little tuft of her bright red hair. Jude rolled over and kicked her way through the mountain, emerging with a yawn , her hair wild.

As she got dressed Jude mused a little about how the day might go. She hated school, especially math...school wasn't really her thing. But she would get to see Jamie and Kat whom she hadn't seen for awhile. Kat had been in New York City and Jamie got back late last night from a family vacation. Now all three of them would be together again. It was exciting and nervewracking at the same time. At least she would get to see Tommy without Danni be there on the way to school since he was her ride until she got her license. In fact she wouldn't see Danni at all, the girl was eighteen, Sadie's age.

"Hey mom." Jude said in greeting as she sat down with a bagel in her hand. Her mother set a glass of orange juice in front of her. Then the house was silent as Jude ate slowly. Now that she had no one to fight with Jude was a lot more quiet.

"Jude I'm going out with Kyle tonight so don't wait up." her mome said from the sink. Jude rolled her eyes and finished the rest of her bagel. Kyle was her mom's new boyfriend and Jude didn't like her any better than Yyvette. No, that wasn't true, she at least talk to Kyle whereas she refused to look at Yyvette. There was the sound of an engine in the driveway and Jude looked out the window to see Tommy waiting for her. Jumping up she slung her bag over her shoulder and gave her mom a half hearted wave.

"I'll be at the studio after school." was all she said before darting out of the door, eager to get away from her overly cheery mom. Jude collapsed in the passenger seat of Tommy's Viper and buckled up her seat belt.

"Ready for the first day back?" he asked her and Jude shrugged. As ready as she'd ever be. Tommy shot gunned it out of the driveway and took off down the street too fast. It really characterized him: going too fast and acting before thinking. They were alike in that way. Like the time he kissed her in the alley. Oh wait...that never happened. Well at least they pretended it didn't. Maybe after her eighteenth birthday (just a year and a month or two from now) they could pretend differently.

"Whats up, girl? You're so quiet. Usually you'd have talked my ear off by now." Tommy shot a look over at her, only taking his eyes off the road long enough to smile at her. He was only teasing, he loved her constant chatter, how she got excited over little things. Tommy lived among the jaded so it was nice to be around some as fresh as Jude. No matter what she was always his girl.

"Oh I'm fine, just dreading math class which is sure to suck. But I wrote part of a new song, you should hear it." she told him, glad for his attention. For a moment she watched him, he looked good with his hair unrurly, yet attractive and those goofy sunglasses he always wore when driving. Jude knew that he really cared for her. It didn't matter that he was dating her sister on and off or that he flirted with Danni because when they were alone things were perfect, they were perfect friends.

"I'll listen to it first thing when you get to the studio." he promised which cheered Jude up a lot. They pulled up to the school and she turned to open the car door but felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Listen, I know I've been really busy working with Danni and we haven't had much time to work on your album. But no one can replace you Jude."

She felt like kissing him but instead just hugged him tight. Yes, he had hurt her many times but he always seemed to turn and around and do something so sweet. Jude let go and got out of the car so that he could take off again then she turned to face the school. Bravely she made her way up the steps and entered the prison posing as a school. Jude was feeling better as she approached the place where she would see Jamie for the first time since the airport. That was until she saw him. The sight of him alone made her smile but that smile vanished whens he saw who he was talking to someone with a big embaressed grin on his face. A dark haired, dark eyed, effortlessly lovely someone. Taking a deep breath Jude approached them and tried to smile happily.

"Hey Jamie...hey Danni."