Riker's POV

I truly would be there for her I mean I couldn't just let people be rude to her like that. "Why are you here?" She asked just realizing I was at her school.

"I go to school here" I said

"since when" She asked

"since I wasn't famous anymore" I sighed looking at her "it's nice here" I said breaking th awkward silence that was building up between us. Three girls that I had never seen before walked past us waving. People always flirted with me or tried to be friends with me it was…annoying actually. The same girl who was talking to Ryleigh earlier returned with a smirk on her face

"oh look you've got a boy to protect you" she said

"look you need to stop being so rude to her she's done nothing wrong and is going through some really hard times right now" I said

"Ya hard times… her boyfriend left! Oh god!" She laughed "awe are you trying to stand up for her? If she really cared she would stand up for herself"

"She's a better person then you'll ever be" I said getting angry. This girl needed to be put in her place. It wasn't right for her to treat Ryleigh this way. I know that sounds cliché but it was true.

"Whatever" and with that she walked away. She must have been awful to Ryleigh before she left because she seemed to know the whole story. I looked over to Ryleigh And she was trembling

"what's wrong" she pointed a shaky finger in the direction of the girl.

"Don't let her get to you" I said

"she just…brings back old…unpleasant memories"

She said in a shaky voice.

"Don't worry" I said "don't worry about the past alright?" She nodded but didn't look very sure. I let it pass not wanting to take her out of her comfort zone. If she wanted to talk she would. Right? I hated seeing her upset though it just made me want to curl up in a ball and…well you get the idea.

Ross' POV

As soon as I left I regretted it slightly. But I kept running I didn't stop. There was no way I was never going back if I did it would be suicide. Literally. I was almost caught A few times and reporters were on my case but I've got a pretty good disguise now. No one will find me. as long as I didn't run into anyone I knew they would recognize me. I missed my family of course. But they were better off without me. I only caused problems. The last thing I ever did with them was a fight… I moved from hotel to hotel. Never staying in one place for too long. It was too dangerous. Anyone could notice. I could trust no one. I know I might have been going to a bit of extremes. Or that's what my family thought. There was more to it than the hate. And there was no way they would ever find out. This was life for me now. And I was never going back. I probably wouldn't keep myself alive for long. What was the point? Ya today is the last day, the last day I'll stay alive. There's no reason to I already lost everything and everyone I cared about.

Ryleigh's POV

I wasn't quite ready to tell Riker about what she did to me. In fact I wasn't ready to tell anyone. The only one that knows well…knew was Ross. When I got to my class I sat in a seat beside RikerTrying hard to make sure that no one would notice me. "Hello class" the teacher said. It was a different teacher then who I had two years ago which made sense. None of the teachers here really lasted long. "We have a new student here today" he said. "Please come up to the front so everyone can see you" I heard snickering coming from the back as I stood up. Stay strong I told myself don't let them get to you And ignored them. "Hello miss why don't you introduce yourself"

"alright" I said confidently "I'm Ryleigh" I waved my hand smiling Praying that nobody would remember me. When I was about to sit down someone from the back suddenly called out

"we know you weirdo you here 2 years ago! Why did you leave huh? To much pressure for you?" More laughing. I wish they understood. I quickly sat down But the laughing didn't stop.

"that's enough! Settle down!" my teacher said. "Welcome back Ryleigh my name is ". I smiled at her not saying a word. I thought that maybe since it's been two years I could start over but I guess not. When we started and I was asked to sing there was so much pressure that I couldn't even though I've never had a slight bit of stage fright. The rest of the lesson didn't go very well either. I wasn't even really listening. When it was finally time to go home I had been hurt a couple times by a couple different people. Ok a lot of times by the same few people. At least Riker was there for me. It was a much better day since he was there. At first I was kind of upset because obviously he could get into this school without even trying being famous and all. But now I was so grateful for him being there I don't know what I would have done without him. When I got home my mom was gone , Probably had some emergency meeting at work like always, so I called Riker "hey" I said when the ringing stopped

"hi" it was Rocky. Thank god it wasn't Rydel she would have made a big deal about me calling and I would never hear the end of it.

"hey Rocky it's Ryleigh is Riker there?" I said

"Uh ya" he said "I'll get him for you" he paused and then said "Riker! Ryleigh's on the phone" he was there only a split second after he called him.

"Hi" Riker said enthusiastically

"hi" I said "do you want to come over? I have something I want to tell you" I said I really didn't I just wanted the company. And if I could choose anyone it would be him.

"ok I'll be right over" he said.

Riker's POV

I got ready to go over to Ryleigh's but I didn't want to take to long or she would get suspicious. I rushed downstairs but rydel stopped me. "Where are you going?" She asked

"to Ryleigh's" I stated trying to get past her.

"Why?" She asked

"Because she's my friend" I said

"Alright" she said "but don't stay out for to long" I smiled. Obviously she was just getting me back for all of the times I did that to her. I walked over slowly not wanting to get there to fast as well as to slow.

"Hey" I said when I arrived at Ryleigh's house. I was wondering what she was going to say the whole way over. I wanted to tell her something too but it all depended on what she told me.

"So…" I said awkwardly sitting down "what do you want to do?" I was really hoping we could do something before she 'talked' to me so I would be more prepared for it.

"um do you want to go for a walk?" She asked. This was never a good sign.

"ya sure" I said. We walked to the edge of our block without even saying a word.

"It's nice out" I said

"Yep" she answered

I really didn't know what to say so I started with the basics "how was your day?" I asked

"You were there" she said

"Right" I said "but I want to know how you felt about it" nice save! Not!

"Oh…um pretty bad I guess" she said

"Oh"

"Which reminds me there's something I need to tell you" she said. Great now she was going to tell me way sooner then I wanted I braved myself for the worse. "it's about Mia"

I loosened but not that much. "that little…" she stared at me "go on" I said not wanting to get her upset. It didn't really seem like there was anything else she could possibly say about her. She was awful. That was it.

"wait a second look" she said pointing to the corner on the opposite end of the street.

"Is that…?" I asked Looking over

"maybe…" the boy over there looked like…Ross

"it can't be" I said Even though I wished so bad that it was.

A/N I added Ross' POV so now you guys know what's going on with him. So my stupid phone wouldn't let me copy and paste anything! I don't know why! But now it's working yay! So Ya…what did you guys think? I only have two fans of my story…so I guess 2+ reviews for more because I always ask for three but then my story gets buried and nobody sees it anyways. So Ya 2+ that's all I'm asking for.

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