The final bell rang, and Daniel nearly jumped with the built up excitement. She quickly put her things away and rushed to the library. She could hardly wait to meet Damien. She stood in the front of the doors waiting for him to appear. A few minutes later, Daniel saw him saying goodbye to his friends. He turned and began heading towards the library. She took a deep and hoped to collect her thoughts before she did anything embarrassing.

He smiled at her and said," are you ready?"

She could feel herself get weak in the knees. Daniel smiled and nodded. They walked into the library and began the study session.

On the other side of town Ivy had made her mark. She had done her first strip tease job, and found a new job. She got a tattoo of a black heart with a small dagger in it on her right shoulder. She bought a few things that would help her new career. Ivy walked back towards the school. She knew the last bell had rang, but wanted to try and catch up with Daniel. She hoped Daniel wasn't searching for her.

Daniel and Damien had been getting along quite well. They joked and had gotten in trouble with the librarians. So, they went outside and just talked and joked about things. He was nothing like her friends had said, or anything close to what she imagined him to be. She felt much more comfortable around him, and still liked him just as much. If not, even more so.

An hour later, Ivy found Daniel talking to Damien. She smiled to herself because she knew that Daniel had a crush on him. Ivy felt a small stab of jealousy though, but as long as they ended up breaking up a week later she'd be fine. She walked over towards the two.

"Hello, I was worried you that might be missing me." Ivy said with a small smile.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't find you," Daniel said. "I wanted to tell you that I would be."

"Would be with someone?" Ivy interrupted. "That's all right. I had to do some things anyway."

"You're Ivy right?" Damien asked.

"Oh I'm sorry, Damien this Ivy. Ivy Damien." Daniel introduced the two and watched them shake hands.

"Nice to meet you Damien. I'm just sorry I have to leave so soon. I'll see you at home Daniel." Ivy said and walked off. She stopped and watched from behind the nearest building.

"You live with Ivy?" Damien asked.

"Yea, I found her on the beach, and took her in. She's nice, once you get to know her."

"Daniel, why do you always stare at me in class?"

Daniel was caught off guard. She wasn't sure what to say or how to act. She tried her best to keep calm. "Well, I...err...I have a crush on you," she said almost in audible. The truth was best she assumed.

Daniel felt her heart racing. She was panicking on the inside. Damien just smiled and opened his coat pocket. He pulled out a black rose and handed it to her. Daniel smiled and hugged Damien.

She backed away slowly and they shared a sweet and tender kiss. Daniel felt the world dance around her, everything was perfect. They stood up and walked towards the front parking lot holding hands.

Ivy watched and felt something inside of her boil. She didn't like the thought of Daniel being with another person. Ivy watched the two give a parting kiss before they went their separate ways. Ivy took a shortcut to Daniel's house, so she could be there first. She went into her bedroom and watched from her window. Daniel brought a friend home with her. They went into the backyard. Ivy walked down the stairs and out onto the backyard.

"Are you serious Daniel? I can't believe you would date someone like him," Daniel's friend said.

"Why would you say something like that Justine?" Daniel asked curiously.

"Well, I just thought your type was the more," Justine trailed off.

"Show's how much you know about lil' Daniel here," Ivy interrupted. "She has a taste for the darker side of things." Ivy sat down beside the two girls.

"I would guess so. Daniel," Justine went on," as long as your happy. I guess I'll try to get along with him."

"Try?" Ivy asked. "Shouldn't you be a good friend and get along with him anyway. Besides, I don't think he's going to bit your head off."

"Well, it's just my own opinion. I mean it's hard to tell what a person is on the inside, especially now a days."

"Sounds like you're judging without knowing him. Interesting assumption, isn't it Daniel?" Ivy said.

Daniel just looked at her two friends and decided to not get involved. "I think I'm going to get something to drink" Daniel stood up and went back into the kitchen.

"Look," Justine sad immediately after Daniel left," how dare you pass judgments' on me and my opinions. You know nothing about me or my thoughts."

"Sounds to me like you're having issues with your friend's new boyfriend. Why should it matter, as long as she's happy? Besides you haven't even met him yet." Ivy said. Ivy was going to do everything to defend her friend Daniel, no matter what the cost was.

Justine smirked and went on with her usual speech to people she normally plans to destroy. "Listen to me Ivy. You may think your special because your living here with my friend. But trust me, I will tear you apart. I suggest you reframe from making me mad, okay?"

Ivy stood up and walked from the table. She stopped in front of Daniel and muttered," You should be more careful who you pick for friends these days." Ivy left back into the house. Justine followed behind Ivy after a few seconds had passed.

Daniel just went back to her normal routine, ignoring the situation, hoping that it'd fix itself. She went back into her room and waited for Damien to call her. She loved the sound of his deep voice.

Ivy was staring at her reflection in her bedroom mirror. She made a decision. She was going to have Daniel to herself, no matter what the cost was.