Rocky lay in bed that night thinking.

'Maybe I should just tell her how I feel'

'What if she doesn't feel the same way?'

'How could you ever know if you don't ask?'

'maybe colt could find out'

'Rocky are you 16 or 11?'

Rocky let out a sigh and rolled onto his side. He had fought and won countless battles and he couldn't even ask jade out. He had asked girls out before, why should Jade be any different?

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"Where is my backpack?!" Colt yelled. "I just had it!"

Mornings in the Douglas house were usually chaotic.

"Mom were out of milk!" Tum Tum groaned. "How could we be out of milk?"

"Theres soy milk in the fridge" Rocky reported to his brother.

"That stuff is gross! I don't know how you drink that crap Colt!" Tum Tum said sounding revolted.

Colt had stopped drinking milk 4 months earlier. Sarah's whole family was vegan. It made her happy when he had decided to stop drinking milk. He liked it when Sarah was happy.

"Language Micheal". Came his mother's voice behind him.

"Mom there is no milk." Tum Tum said.

Just then Sarah entered the back door. She came over so often she didn't even knock anymore.

"Hey guys" she said looking like she had slept about as much as Rocky had the night before.

Jade fallowed her looking perfect as usual.

"Good morning!" She said cheerfully. "Sorry I didn't get to come over yesterday."

"Is Brooke gonna ride her bike with us?" Tum asked.

"No" Jade replied. "She is going to get a ride with me. Wanna come?"

Liz had gotten a Brand new silver Lexus for her 16th birthday. Rocky had gotten a new bike. As a suprise his parents told him he would also be moving into the guest room his mother had redone two years earlier. It was nice to have privacy but he sometimes still had trouble sleeping without the sound off his brothers breathing.

Even though they lived next door to each other in almost identical houses, it was obvious who's family had more money. Jade's parents decided to move to the suburbs from L.A. To get out of the city. Their dad worked for some record company and commuted the 2 hours daily.

Sarah gave Colt back the hat she had been wearing all summer. Colt gave her the one he had worn for the past few months. He and Sarah had exchanged them the day he left.

"So you don't forget about me." Sarah had said.

Sarah smiled at Colt remembering the day they had become friends.

((Flash back))

Sarah was wondering around the Jefferson High trying to find her next class. As she turned the corner she walked right into a tall guy.

"Watch it!" He said rudely.

She turned and looked at him. He was about a foot taller then her and a lot bigger.

"You watch it." She said, as he looked her up and down.

"We seem to have started out on the wrong foot. I'm Darren." He replied obviously checking her out.

"Oh please. Watch were the fuck you're going next time." She said and turned to walk away.

"You don't seem to know who you're talking to." Darren said, anger in his voice. " Since you're new I'll give you a second chance." He turned and grabbed her wrist. "I'm Darren I pretty much run shit around here"

Sarah's temper quickly rose. Blood pounded in her ears. She tried to pull away. His grip tightend.

"Let me GO!" She screamed and punched him in the stomach.

He gasped and let go of her wrist.

"You bitch!" He said taking a step closer her.

All of the sudden Colt was there. He was betting the crap out of the guy.

'He looks like Bruce Lee or something.' Sarah thought to herself.

She could hear Colt scream wildly, "Don't ever touch her again!"

A teacher ran up yelled " Jeffree! Darren!" and grabbed them apart.

"He just ran up and jumped on me!" Darren said.

"Thats a lie!" Colt retorted.

"Save it for the principal!" The teacher yelled dragging the boys down the hall.

Sarah saw Darren go to hit Colt again and snapped.

"AAAAHHHH" she scream as she jumped on his back knocking him to the ground.

Sher started punching him. The teacher let go of Colt and and pulled her off of him. Colt stood there looking shocked.

"Principal's office! Now!" The teacher yelled.

They had all been suspended for 5 days. Sarah and colt both walked home. Both of their parents were unable to pick them up. Sarah stayed a few yards behind him. She had been very rude to him the day before and he had still defended her. Why? She ran up to him.

"Hey!" She said.

"Listen Sarah, I really don't want to hear it! I am dead. You should have heard my mom on the phone. My dad is going to be pissed. I know I'm not usually the one to say this, but the last thing I need is more trouble." Colt started.

"Will you shut up!" Sarah said.

"What?!" Colt looked at her.

"I'm trying to say thank you stupid!" Sarah said.

Colt's face changed. His features softend.

"Oh." He replied looking stunned, "Your welcome."

"Sorry I got you in trouble" She apologized.

"Its ok. It was bound to happen anyway. I hate that guy." Colt said thinking about all the shit he had put him through over the last few years.

"You didn't have to ya know. I can take care of myself." Sarah said.

"Yeah I kinda figured that out after you broke Darren's nose" Colt said smiling. "So, what are you doing for the next five days?"

"Hanging out with you." Sarah replied smiling back.

((End flash back))

Colt didn't mention the hat exchange to his brothers. They wouldn't understand anyway. Colt and Tum would try to make this into something it wasn't. He and Sarah were only friends. Right?