A/N: It's been a while since I've updated but I've been caught up in a few things and also been writing another fict. Thanks again to those that reviewed the last chapter

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or lyrics used.

Lyrics are We Are Broken by Paramore

Darcy was standing in the shower; she was still at Jay's. Darcy wanted to get clean and Alex offered her some clothes to wear. She stood underneath the shower; just let it hit her body, when her mind drifted off.

The stark realization stared her right in the face. The girl that wanted to wait until she was married, was raped and she didn't know who done it. As if it couldn't get any worse, she had chlamydia. She was supposed to be helping Manny with squad practice but she couldn't face anyone. She didn't even want to be around herself.

She took the sharp instrument and cut across her wrist. The water from the shower was beating down on her as she slid her body against the wall, to the ground. She sat there wishing the world away and the truth that she now knew. She didn't know how long she had been like that when Manny found her but she couldn't forget the look on her face.

A loud noise had brought her attention back to the present. She quickly finished her shower, put on the clothes given and walked out of the bathroom.

Alex was looking very frustrated with her phone. Her mother had just rung and they didn't have the best of conversations. The conversation had left Alex feeling angry and disappointed. Emily was still with Chad and had felt like he was more important to her than her own daughter. Alex had noticed Darcy coming out of the bathroom and she tried not to show how mad she was.

Darcy was slightly tentative and nervous. She could sense that something was wrong even though Alex tried to hide her anger; Darcy still noticed it. Darcy wanted to ask if she could stay there a bit longer but she was scared that Alex would refuse. Alex sensed that Darcy was mulling over something by the way her face was scrunching up.

"If you want, you can stay for as long as you need, Jay won't mind." Alex suddenly said.

Darcy was surprised and relieved that Alex had said something. She smiled and nodded. "I guess I better call my parents."

"You can use Jay's room if you want privacy." Alex pointed in the direction of the room.

A few minutes had passed before Darcy exited Jay's room.

"What did you tell your parents?" Alex asked as soon as she saw Darcy.

"I said I was staying with Manny, though they're not too fond of her. I told them I wasn't coming home yet, no matter if they approve or not." Darcy answered with a little bit of bitterness in her voice.

"Well it's better than telling her you were staying with a lesbian and her high school drop out ex." Alex ended with a smile.

"You're a lesbian?" Darcy looked shocked but spoke in a sarcastic tone. This made both girls laugh.

Darcy stopped laughing first and wondered if she should ask what was on her mind. "Alex." Darcy's mouth got a little dry and she tried to clear her throat. "Why are you really at Jay's, what's the whole story?"

"It's long and boring, you wouldn't want to hear it." Alex wasn't sure if she wanted to talk about it, but she didn't want it to be too obvious to the other girl.

"I would like to hear, if you don't mind. I'm sure you're tired of hearing my problems and it will help me take my mind off things." Darcy sat herself down on the couch looking for some comfort.

"I won't get tired if listening. My ears are here for as long as you need." Alex looked at Darcy and thought of what she told her and the pain that's she going through. If her life was what she wanted to hear then she would tell her especially as she told her something personal.

"I guess I should start from the beginning." Alex took a deep breath proceeded to tell Darcy everything about her and Paige, starting with how they ended up being friends. Darcy listened attentively while Alex spilled her words out, sitting on the couch with her.

"My mum's boyfriend, Chad was scamming credit cards, including mum's and didn't pay the bills, that she gave him money to do. He was arrested and we were close to eviction. I took a job to help pay the rent. While this was happening, Paige and I got back together; which wasn't a smooth ride. Paige found out where I was working; having a girlfriend as an exotic dancing doesn't go well with the 'Queen of Degrassi'. I quit the job and left home when I found out that mum bailed Chad out with the money. Paige and I made up at the dance and she let me crash with her."

Alex walked over to the fridge to get a drink. She motioned to Darcy to see if she wanted some but Darcy shook her head. Alex continued talking while she was doing this.

"She started working in the fashion business and I never saw her. It was evident that our differences would be our undoing. We see things way to differently; she couldn't understand why I was stripping to stop from being kicked out, while money has never been an issue for her especially with her mum's credit card and that job."

Alex had sat back down, next to Darcy, on the couch. "She packed my bag and I told her I was going to Ajax but I came and crashed here to sort myself out. We haven't seen each other since."

"Whoa, that is…" Darcy was having some trouble with her words. "You were stripping?"

Alex nodded and took a big gulp of her drink as Darcy digested the new information she had on Alex. This made Darcy see Alex in a completely different light.

"Aren't we a right pair of saddos?" Alex's face shot up at what Darcy said. She smiled before the both of them burst into laughter.

Cause we are broken
What must we do to restore
Our innocence
And oh, the promise we adored
Give us life again cause we just wanna be whole