Tyler swam viciously through the water, lap after lap. Practice had been cancelled but he wasn't leaving until he could grab some sort of peace of mind. It had been 10 days since the classroom incident and she still hadn't said a word to him. He stroked through the water with his arms now aching, not paying attention to anything but the water and his thoughts.

Kay walked through the double doors watching Tyler, a small smile passing her face as she gazed over his working back muscles. The smile vanished as she walked to the pool's edge. As he swam towards her side of the pool, Kay flashed her eyes and a Nerf ball appeared in her hands. She threw it at him and hit her target. He came up quickly looking in all directions before his eyes landed on her.

"Shouldn't you be spending your spare time on homework, young man?" She slightly smirked, standing over him.

"I had a lot on my mind." He stated, looking up as leaned against his arms.

"Really, like what? A girl, perhaps, one who's name rhymes with flimsy."

"No, this girl has occupied my mind non stop for a week and a half but still hasn't acknowledged my existence."

"Sounds like you must have done something really stupid." She replied all traces of her smile gone.

"Yea, I did, and I've been beating myself up about everyday since."

"Well that blows, especially because since I've been over it for about a week and I just wanted to see you squirm." She said, her smirk coming back. He looked at her incredulously before a sly smile grew on his face.

"Don't you dar-" She tried to back away but Tyler was too quick. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her into the pool. She came up sputtering and glaring as Tyler laughed at her expense.

"You are so dead!" She exclaimed as she jumped for him. He dodged most of her attempts but his laughing was slowing him down. She jumped on his back and dragged him into the water. Tyler chased her under water but soon the lack of oxygen was getting to him, he stretched his arm out to start toward the surface but Kay pulled him back. He watched her, confused, as she took her hands on his neck. Moments later he touched his neck and gazed at her, he could breathe. She did the same thing to herself and smiled, his look of shock still hadn't left. They sat at the bottom of the pool for almost two hours, not talking, just smiling like children and making faces.

He watched as her hair flowed around her and created a halo. He made a face and he watched as her face morphed into hysteria. He could almost hear her laugh. This, just the two of them, was perfect.

They finally decided to come out and dry off. "That has got to be the coolest thing-" He started before he noticed Kay. "Hey, are you alright?" He watched as her eyes began to close and she began to fall over. He grasped her into his arms and held her tight. Her eyes snapped open and alert to his blue eyes.

"I guess I used a little bit longer than I should have." She said breathlessly as she tried to move out of his arms, but he held her tighter.

"You sure you okay?"

"Yea, seriously, I'm fine. I told you if I use for too long or if I use too much I get drowsy. It's no big deal." He finally let her up but his eyes still looked wary.

"I'm fine, Simms." She smiled. "I'll see you later."

"Are we okay?" he asked, still having his doubts.

"We just spent two hours at the bottom of a pool." She chuckled. "I think we're okay."

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After the pool Kay ended up on the roof. She sat and watched the sunset, thinking about her new life here at Spencer. She thought about her mom back home, then traced the scar she had going along her back. She shook her head, those times were over, she told herself. She started a new life, granted it hasn't turned out the way she thought it would but at least it was far away from her home life.

When she got back to her dorm that night Reid was there sitting on her bed flipping threw one of her magazines.

"I know you said we could talk but a heads up would kind have be nice." She said amused

"Um, I was actually hoping we could just hang out tonight." He replied.

"Hang out?", She chuckled. "You sure you're not confusing me with Tyler or your fan club?" She asked while she dropped her bag on the floor.

"Tyler's with Cindy and maybe I just don't feel like going out with any of the usual." He smirked.

"Fair enough, you don't have to tell me the real reason."

"Can we just watch a movie or something here in your dorm?"

"Sure," she said suspiciously

After two movies, three bags of candy, and microwavable popcorn they laid in her bed.

"You know for a girl your movie collection is pretty good" He said looking for another movie.

"I'll take that as a compliment. Look this is fun and everything but I'm starving and your swimmer muscles are too lean to fill me." She exaggerated.

"Alright I'll head down to the vending machines and--"

"No. If I eat one more jellybean I going to throw up, can we please go out to eat pleaseeeee." She whined.

"Fine we can stop by Nicky's"

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When they entered the place was mostly packed. They pushed passed the crowd and Kay ordered her food.

She sat at the bar looking around and that's when she spotted Tyler and his girlfriend at one of the tables. He looked irritated, she noticed amused.

"Crap," She heard from her side. She turned and saw Reid crouching down behind her.

"Reid, what are you doing?" she looked at him as if he was on crack.

"Just stay very still alright and I'll buy you all the food you want."

"Not unless you tell me why." The food was enough for her to stay still but she felt like being nosy.

"You see that girl standing by the pool table, with the blonde hair."

"Yea"

"I went out with her, she seemed cute enough but then she went all fatal attraction on me." he faked a shiver.

"What do you mean?"

"Let just say normal girls wouldn't have a collage of me in her locker, know my schedule, and know where my birthmark, which by the way isn't visible when I'm dressed, is by the first date."

"Birthmark?" she questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"Your right, I know how she figured that one out." he said smirking.

"Well that's all you had to say. I know exactly how to handle this problem."

"How?" he questioned unsure.

"Let's dance." She dragged him to the middle of the dance floor knowing that she would get the attention of the girl but most importantly, in her opinion, Tyler.

Kay knew exactly what she was doing as she ground her hips on Reid and the smirk was still on place as she looked at Tyler's perfect face grow more and more annoyed by Cindy's voice while he saw them.

The blond girl approached them in no time with her eyes narrowed at Kay.

"Reid, what do you think you're doing with her?" she questioned irately.

"What does it look like, Bianca?"

"Because I would think it would be pretty obvious." Kay spoke up, stopping her movement and pit her hand on Reid's chest.

"You need to mind your own business." Bianca snapped. "Who the hell do you think you are anyway.

"I'm the person who holds your freedom in my hands and will you use it to my advantage if you don't get out of my way." Kay said, her eyes narrowing.

"Wha--"

"I mean, unless, you want your mom to find out about that tattoo on your waist or that little late night sex encounter you had in her bed while she was away on business." Her sugar sweet smile only grew wider as she continued. "And it would be a shame for your mom to hear it from a fellow student that the Provost is worried about the rumors circulating about her daughter, now would it."

"You wouldn't dar—"

"Try me," The roughness of her voice coming back. When the girl moved to open her mouth again Kay cut her off once more. "Just walk away, I already won."

The girl looked pleadingly all Reid, who did all he could to keep himself from laughing and she walked away looking defeated.

"How did you know all of that?" he asked amazed.

"Bianca Reed, the girl really should check if some else is in the bathroom before she starts spilling out all of her secrets."

Reid put his arm around Kay more grateful then he's been to anybody in long time. "You know you're officially my best friend now right"

"Next to Tyler,"

"Nah a couple steps ahead, even Tyler can't pull something like that off."

"Best friend, huh, cool… I haven't been one of those in a long time." She stated with small smile on her face.

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