It was raining hard. The drops were so big that it actually hurt in places that it hit. Dylan was sitting beside the pool at her house. Nobody knew she had a house in Ipswich. She never went home because her parents didn't live there. Now was the perfect time to move back in. Luckily for her, they never fired the maids and the gardener. The house still looked good as new but it didn't matter. It was as if she was dead anyway. She thought of transferring but no one would accept her this late in the year. She didn't want to stop school because she had wasted enough time already.

"Are you fucking crazy?!" Brittany yelled over to her. She was under the awning beside the house. Of course she wouldn't want the rain to ruin her hair. Dylan shook her head and stood up. She walked over to Brittany who was gesturing to the maid to bring some towels.

"It's okay, it's not that cold anyway." Dylan said while shivering.

"Yeah, and I'm really blonde!" Brittany retorted. "Get your ass in there!" Dylan led the way to the living room while Brittany followed. Dylan sat on the bearskin rug while Brittany turned on the fireplace using the Universal remote control.

"I can't believe you'd rather live in a dorm." Brittany said as she plopped down on the couch. "Can I move in with you?" Dylan nodded not really hearing what she was saying.

"Never mind, I'd hate driving all the way to school everyday." Brittany eyed her friend who was staring at the fire. She was glad there was a fire-shield there in case Dylan decided to stick her head in.

"You know, I saw Reid yesterday." Dylan still stared off in space. "He said something about it wasn't what it seemed. You know, the usual bullshit." Brittany was beginning to get annoyed by Dylan's silence.

"He actually followed me all day yesterday. I couldn't shake him off so I had to go here today." Dylan just nodded. Suddenly she felt a hard slap on her face which busted her lip.

"I don't know what the hell is wrong with you, Dylan! You were one of the strongest girls I ever saw in Spenser! You ate guys like Reid for breakfast. You didn't let others put you down and now you're like a zombie! I hate what's happening to you!" Brittany was crying now. She was hugging Dylan from the back as she sobbed on her.

Dylan stood up, wiped the blood off her mouth and slapped Brittany. "You bitch. That fucking hurt, you know!" Brittany started laughing as Dylan joined her.

"So what are you going to do now?" asked Brittany as they regained their composure.

"Let's just say, the old Dylan's back." Dylan grinned the way she always did before she met Reid. This was the grin Brittany always saw when Dylan was about to do something stupid, yet foolproof.

-

Dylan drove into Spenser almost running over some people again. She had been absent for two days. Apparently everyone noticed. Everyone stared in awe at her again. She looked better than she had before except for the cut lip. She made a mental note to yell more at Brittany about that.

She was wearing her uniform differently. She had her hair cut and was now sporting a new game face. It was terrifying the way she looked at everyone. She didn't need an army of skanks to pull of the Queen Bitch look.

She pushed the entrance door open and walked the halls like she owned the place. She stopped in her tracks as Kira, Kimmy and Rowena stood in front of her. She glared them all down.

"Look what Reid got me," said Kimmy as she lifted her arm. Dylan saw the most beautiful bracelet she'd ever laid eyes own. It was white gold with different charms. There was a musical note, ballet shoes, a ballerina, heart that had 'I LOVE REID' written on it and a little scroll that said 'To my beautiful dancer'. Dylan almost cried. But she didn't. She did not want these girls to see her fall down.

"It goes with your cheap personality," Dylan spat at her. She knew it was beautiful. She knew how much she would have loved it if Reid had given it to her.

"You're finished here, Han!" sneered Kira. "Go back to where you've been hiding the past few days."

"When I'm done with you, we'll see who's going to hide!" Dylan growled at her. Kira stepped back a little but quickly went back to her attack position. Dylan was not going to do this here. She had too much at stake. She stepped around the girls and walked towards her next class.

-

"Dylan! Over here!" Sarah called to her. She was sitting with Kate and they saved her a seat. She waved and walked over to them.

"You look really good!" said Kate. "What have you been doing?"

"Buffing up," winked Dylan. "I'm getting ready to pound these girls to dust." They knew she was joking so they all laughed.

"What happened to your mouth?" asked Sarah as she held Dylan's face.

"Fell down," Dylan shrugged. They wouldn't understand if she told them that Brittany had hit her. Sarah and Kate nodded as the teacher came in.

"Ah, Miss Han," announced the teacher. "Nice of you to join us. You are wanted at the Provost's office after this class." Dylan nodded and started to take notes as the teacher started the lesson.

-

"You will not believe what everyone is saying about you!" Kate told Dylan at lunch that day. Sarah listened eagerly because she hadn't heard this yet.

"What's new about it this time?" Dylan asked as she munched on her nacho chips.

"Kimmy has been saying that she beat you up. That's why your lip was cut." Dylan shook her head. The lengths these girls would go to destroy her was unbelievable.

"How pathetic." Dylan snorted. Just then, Sarah's phone started ringing. Dylan and Kate stopped to listen. It was a girl reflex, listening on other people's conversations.

"Hello? - Hey Cay. - Yeah, she's with us. – What happened? – Oh my god, is he all right? – How did that happen? – You think of what to do first before I do anything here - Ok, bye."

"What was that about?" asked Kate. Sarah whispered something in her ear.

"We have to go, Dee. Caleb kind of needs us." Sarah said apologetically.

"But we have classes," Dylan protested.

"It's kind of important, so can you like cover for us or something?' Kate pleaded. Dylan reluctantly nodded before they went out of the building. She couldn't help but think it had something to do with her. She did hear Sarah say something like 'She's with us'. It couldn't have been Kate because Pogue could have called her. She decided to follow her gut and follow them.

She ran quickly towards the door and peeked outside. She saw that Sarah and Kate were on their way to the dorms. She quietly followed them toward the boy's dorm. She had to be careful because they might see her. They stopped in front of Reid and Tyler's dorm room. Dylan hid behind the wall at the end of the hall so they wouldn't see her. She snuck a peek and saw that Pogue had let them in. She quietly walked over and put her head on the door. The voices were hushed but they were clear. She wore she could hear someone sobbing too.

"How did this happen to him?" Dylan guessed that was Sarah.

"Every time he's depressed he uses to feel better." Caleb. What was he talking about? It sounded like it was about drugs.

"Oh my god, look at him. How can we stop this?" Kate. Who could they be talking about?

"Only Dylan can help him, but I don't think she'd want to." replied Caleb. Now her suspicions were confirmed. She was involved in this somehow.

"Besides, we can't tell her" That was Pogue.

"Why is he tied up and gagged?" Sarah asked. Why would they tie somebody up?

"We're blocking his power so he can't use anymore. Besides, he keeps screaming and kicking stuff around." Caleb answered. Power? Is that new?

"God! I can't watch my best friend die!" It was Tyler. So it was Reid. Dylan felt a sharp intake of her breath. Reid was dying? How did this happen? Suddenly she fell over. She didn't realize that Tyler had opened the door and everyone was staring at her with confused faces.