Travis, Robbie and Ray almost lost their books as they stared down the school hallway. Long, creamy legs strode down confidently down the hall towards bringing a girl in a red and black tartan mini skirt and black tank top ever closer. Silver chains hung around her waist, while two leather cuffs wrapped around her wrists. Fiery red streaked her light-brown hair, which had been pulled up into a bun and held in place with chopsticks. She stopped beside Travis, opening up her locker to unload her bag and grab the books she needed.

"Lily?" Robbie gasped as he stared at the girl, red nails of one hand tapping on the locker door as she tried to find the right books. "Since when does Lily wear skirts?" Ray asked Robbie, still gazing at Lily in awe. She closed her locker and began to walk off when someone crashed into her from behind.

Books tumbled from her grasp as she tried to prevent herself from falling over. Lily's fist banged the nearest locker in frustration before the girl bent to gather her books once more. "Here," came a husky voice, as a young man bent to collect the fallen books, "Let me help." Dean finished gathering Lily's books and stood, handing her the neatly stacked pile. "Would you allow me the honour of escorting you to your next class?" Dean asked her smiling, "Please?" Lily accepted her books from him, nodding. "Excellent," Dean cheered, offering an arm to her, "Shall we?"

Robbie eyed Travis with interest as the young DJ clenched his fists before punching a near-by locker. Travis didn't understand, why did watching Lily with Dean make him feel so much worse then watching Audrey stare after him? And why did Dean have to help Lily? Why couldn't he give someone else a chance to help her? Dean had every other girl in school after him, so why couldn't he leave Lily to him? He was her friend after all. At least, he was if she still considered him as one.

The three boys spent the morning like they had the previous week, with Ray and Travis ignoring each other, only this time all three spent a good deal of time watching Lily. Instead of sitting in their normal, huddled group, Lily had made sure to sit as far away from them as possible. When the bell rang for morning break, Lily made sure she was the first one out the door, leaving the three boys to stare after her.

Ray, Travis and Robbie sat at their usual table, making sure to leave room for Lily, in case she decided to sit with them. "Lily!" Dean called out, flashing a charming grin to the girl, while waving his hand over the table he was seated at. Lily nodded, walking past her usual table to sit with Dean, her guitar in hand. "Play something," Dean told her, staring pointedly at her guitar.

Tucking a stray wisp of hair behind her ear, Lily began to play. Dean sat back silently for a moment, watching her fingers glide over the strings, before picking up his own guitar. Dean slowly joined in, adding his own counter melody to her song. Soon the whole room was silent, with all ears listening intently to the music the two musicians were making.

Strumming out the last few chords, Lily jumped when she heard the applause echoing through the room. "That was fun," Dean told her, "We should do it again sometime, like, maybe this afternoon? That is, if you're not busy." The corners of Lily's mouth twitched into the beginnings of a smile. "Sure," she told him, "I'd like that, but now I have to get to class before my teacher gives me a detention or something." Dean nodded, packing his guitar away. "I'll walk you there," Dean told her, "That way if your teacher has a melt-down you can blame it on me."

"Wow," Audrey murmured to the three boys, "Talk about luck. Sure Dean's polite to everyone, but he's never actually offered to spend time with someone before. Lily's just come back, and now she's going to be the most popular girl in the entire school, just because Dean likes her." Travis clenched his fists once more, regaining control of a sudden anger, before turning to his girlfriend. "Why does one guy's opinion matter that much?" he asked, "He's only new himself, so how much sway can he really have?"

Audrey gave Travis an exasperated look, not noticing the interest written all over Ray and Robbie's faces. "Are you kidding me?" Audrey asked him, "Dean's the most popular person in school. He's smart, sexy and a musician. He probably has more sway over the student body then 'RFR', and that's saying something. Therefore any student he deems as 'cool' is automatically going to gain popularity status just by association. Lily's so lucky."

"Whatever," Travis replied, "He's still just another guy." Robbie watched as Travis stalked off, followed by a rather confused Audrey. Robbie shook his head at his friend's folly. Was Travis really that dense that he couldn't realise why it made him so angry? Could Travis see how much he and Audrey were drifting apart? Robbie wondered how long it would take for Travis to finally snap, and then maybe he would understand what he was feeling. That afternoon, the three boys began their broadcast, once again noting Lily's absence.

The next couple of days passed similarly, with Lily ignoring their presence, while the tension in Travis and Audrey's relationship was slowly building. The strained 'friendship' between Ray and Travis was also beginning to feel the pressure, until Robbie had finally had enough. He finally snapped while Ray and Travis began to pack up after their broadcast.

"That's it," Robbie cried, "I've had it with you two. Did you ever stop to think that MAYBE the reason why Lily hasn't come back is because of your stupid fight?" Ray and Travis stopped what they were doing and stared at the usually mild DJ. "Ray," Robbie told him, "Travis was right when he told you that Lily's wasn't a piece of property you could fight over. She has feelings too you know, and if she chose Travis, then as her friend you should respect that and be happy for her. And Travis," Robbie spun to face the boy still seated in his booth, "Ray was also correct. You have a choice to make too. Lily and Audrey have feelings, and you have to respect that. It isn't fair to both girls if you can't make up your mind. If you choose Lily, tell her, and end things with Audrey. If you choose Audrey, you have to at least show her the respect she deserves and tell her what you did. Now you two have a lot to discuss. I'll see you tomorrow." Robbie quickly grabbed his things together before walking out, leaving Travis and Ray to work things out by themselves.

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