A/N: So, I was completely shocked by the response I got for the prologue and first chapter! Thank you all so much…it is my first FF, so I am glad you like it. This chapter isn't as good…I am not as good with dialogue, any tips? Enjoy and please review!

My mommy, Massie Jillian Block (now Harrington) moved to England before completing her 8th grade year at BOCD. She broke up with her then boyfriend Landon and met James, a friendly and attractive English boy. In this chapter I will tell you all about her six month stint in Europe.

Massie's POV

I was expecting James thanks to the Psychic's prediction, but I was not expecting the James I got. He was drop dead gorgeous! "Third maybe fourth, only to Derrick, McSteamy and McDreamy." I mumbled.

"Pardon me?" James wondered.

"Oh nothing! I was just thinking about my BFFs back home, and one my favorite shows." I giggled nervously.

"What exactly is a BFF? A bird with flight fears?" James tried. He just didn't get it, but apparently I didn't either.

"Sorry, BFF stands for best friend forever. You English haven't caught up to us Americans yet, have you?" I was back. No need to worry...yet.

The intercom buzzed telling us passengers to please fasten our seat belts; we would be making our descent into London. Perfect time for a PC check. I quickly pulled out my brand new HTC Droid (I was branching out from apple, at least with phones) and sent a quick text, "Plane abt 2 land...James=gr8! His hair is up there w/ mcdreamys! Txt soon. I heart u guys:)"

I had to put on a brave face, they couldn't know I was broken inside. My PC was moving on without me, my best friends were moving on without me. Plus, there was Derrick. What if he moved on to an LBR! I am totally in like with him and now I am "across the pond". Remind me to hurt my parents later.

two weeks later

It is torture here! There is some total LBR named Eliza, who by the way doesn't even know what an LBR is, ruling this stupid school.

"Maybe it's not my weekend, but it's gonna be my year" rang out from my

phone (don't judge it was Claire's personal ring tone) alerting me of my new text.

"Mass, MAJOR drama! Leesh and Dyl are pissy bc Kris was L8 2 sleepover 2nite! Dyl told Leesh 2 just get over it & she flipped! Now Leesh is telling Dyl to shut it (n not so nice words) & I don't know what 2 do! SOS" Of course Claire thought I could help from here, but how! I mean I know I am the best alpha but they are a thousand miles away! So my best plan was to call Alicia.

"Mass! What are you doing?" Leesh cries after answering the phone.

"Leesh! What the bloody heck is going on?"

"Excuse me, no need to swear in English. I have everything under control; I am the temporary beta after all! Plus if that's the only drama has told you about then you really need to come home!"

"Excuse me? Excuse you! And by the way English is the language we speak. I think you mean British! Anyway, people always say when in Rome! I am trying to fit in! Wait...I meant I am trying to do things their way so when I come back I am more sophisticated than those LBRs. And what do you mean by the 'only drama I have been told'?"

"Well Derrick is seeing someone else..."

"Like I care, I have James. Speaking of which, I need to get ready for my date. We are going to get coffee. Goodbye dolls!"

Claire's POV

"That was just weird! I mean 'dolls' 'bloody heck'? Does she even know what she is saying?" Alicia sighed.

"Why did you even tell her about Derrick? To add insult to injury?" Gosh, I feel like the only who cares!

"Guys! Shut up and go to sleep!" Kristen yelled.

I guess tonight isn't the night to tell them about my doctors appointment. Now was especially not the time to tell them what happened last night.

Massie's POV

Everyday was the same; I went to school and chatted about pointless topics with the mindless Elite Squad. The so called PC of England was the complete opposite! Eliza claimed she was alpha but she had no control. None whatsoever!

The highlight of my week is my Thursday nights with James. We went for cappuccinos at the local coffee shop, The Beans. It was odd that I was eating at a place with the same name as my dog but that's beside the point. We talked about anything and everything, yet I felt the way I felt with Cam or Josh or Chris or Kemp not the way I felt with Derrington. He was my only real friend in England, but thank god for my daily conversations with the PC. Lately however I have been feeling as if Claire was hiding something from me, with the help of Alicia, Dylan, and Kristen. I could not wait until I went home this June! Only a month left (: Or so I thought.

The next day

"Massie, honey? You need to wake up now. Okay?" Kendra Block told me.

I groggily questioned my mother, only for her to respond that my phone had been ringing an insane number of times. What could that person even want? Well, 3 missed calls from Alicia, 4 from Kristen and 4 from Dylan. None from Claire. That's extremely weird...

"Mass! You need to come home now! Claire's in the hospital, she stop breathing last night! Just please come!" Leesh greeted me when I called her back.

"What the heck do you mean Claire stopped breathing? Is she okay? Why?"

"We don't know. Mass, I'm scared."

"Its okay, I will be there as soon as possible!" I quickly hung up and ran down the stairs.

"MOMMMMM! We have to go to Westchester now! Claire is sick, we have to!" I shouted at my parents who were sitting at the table. Their looks led me to believe that something was going on, but I had no clue.

"Honey, we know. She will be fine. But we have something to tell you, we are moving back to Westchester. Soon." Kendra told me; I couldn't tell if she was scared for Claire or excited for us.

A few days later, I stood outside Claire's door; scared to death. I couldn't believe it, Claire has cancer; she was the strongest of us all but at the same time she was the weakest.

"Mass. Stop being scared for me and get in here!" Claire's voice cut through my thoughts.

"Kuh-laire! How in the world did you keep this from me? From us? You stopped breathing!" I said, a little irrationally I might add.

"The PC is about to be here, I promise." Exactly at that moment, my three other best friends walked in. After a brief reunion we sat down in the now crowded room.

"Explain!" Alicia barked.

"Calm down. Okay well it all started a month or so ago, I was in the shower when I noticed all these gross bruises on my legs and arms. I didn't think anything of it until a few days later I noticed I had more, a lot more." Claire looked to Kristen, "That's why I was constantly covered up. But I told my mom and we went to the doctor, she ran some tests and it turns out I have Leukemia. But don't worry, they caught it early and after chemotherapy I should be fine! So Massie you can go back to London."

I smiled and looked around, "I am moving back to Westchester! I'll be able to start at Westchester Academy with you guys in August!" A chorus of squeals filled the room and led to a round of hugs. I walked over to Claire's bed, plopped down, smiled and said "Does this mean we get to go wig shopping?"

One month later

"Happy fourth of July! Aren't you glad to be back in America?" woke me from my dreams about Bean being Clifford...

I had officially moved back to my old estate two weeks ago and since then the PC has spent every night in my guest house. Our parents, after much deliberation, let us "move in" to the guest house to practice being responsible for high school. We all slept in the master bedroom, mattresses (queen sized) on the floor and me and Claire on the king sized bed. Bean resided in Claire's old room (along with mine, Kristen's and Claire's clothes) while Kristen's kitty Beckham (plus Dylan's and Alicia's clothes) lived in Todd's old room. This was perfect!

We all had to take care of Claire, but so far she was all good. The doctors said she was in remission, but she wasn't cured.

High school was only a month away, and we couldn't be more ready.

A/N: I was considering doing an eating disorder for Claire, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to encroach on such a huge topic that I don't know much about. I hope you guys all enjoyed it. Any suggestions? I would love to hear them!

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