This needs serious editing, but due to low battery on my macbook I had to upload quickly! I will edit it later on, so just bear with me for the moment!

Desperate for changing

Starving for truth

I'm closer to where I started

Chasing after you

I'm falling even more in love with you

~ Hanging by a Moment, Lifehouse

It took Rich far too long to come up with a plan to get Grace to fall back in love with him. Should he casually ask her out on a date? But she would most likely say no due to their last (sort-of) dates ending so terribly. Should he flirt with her? This suggestion was posed by Mini and it was quickly dropped when she realized he didn't have the faintest clue how to flirt.

"Then how the hell did you manage to get her to like you in the first place? Because it couldn't have been for your natural charm." Mini had asked after half an hour of deciding how Rich should go about getting Grace to fall for him all over again. Nick was taking notes and had quickly crossed out 'flirting'. Mini was bitching more than helping and Alo seemed to be meditating for no particular reason.

Rich hadn't even wanted to meet up with the gang about Grace, but they had insisted. Apparently they didn't trust him to do a good job.

Rich muttered some particularly harsh insult under his breath, as Mini continued to say all the things Rich shouldn't do when attempting to 'woo' Grace.

"Maybe she liked his long hair." Franky said in an attempt to get some people to crack a smile. Mini had snorted, but Rich frowned deep in thought. The thing was Grace had loved his long hair, she had said so herself. But come on, what were the chances that his long hair was the reason she first liked Rich?

"Oooh!" Nick started animatedly. "How about you just give her food?"

Rich simply raised his eyebrows at Nick.

"I assume by 'give her food' you mean take her out to dinner? It's on the list already." Mini said roughly, while beginning to massage her temples as if Nick was personally contributing to her headache.

"Fucksake, Nick. What's even on here? Anything remotely usable?" Rich snatched the list and rolled his eyes at the contents. Nearly everything was crossed out and any other ideas were just plain horrid. How the hell was he supposed to do this?

Suddenly Alo sprang to life and started snapping his fingers excitedly.

"I've got it!" The members of the gang turned to face him, and Rich prayed this was something good.

"This better be fucking good, Farmboy." Mini mumbled in an annoyed tone, and for once Rich could wholeheartedly agree with her.

"Well, you said it had to be casual, but it had to make her start to see you differently. Right?" Rich slowly nodded, hoping this was heading in the right direction.

"How about Fuck Norris goes public? We could have a gig somewhere and invite her along casually." Rich's eyes lit up at this idea and Alo grinned when he noticed this.

"What if she says no?" Mini asked. Rich's face immediately fell and he started to chew on his lower lip.

"We'll convince her to go." Liv said reassuringly.

"My Ma is away this weekend, what better time to do it?" Alo said and the plan began to form.

The gang started sending out texts to everyone they knew to invite them to the gig at Alo's farm and Rich set off to find Grace.

He found her during his free period at College Green. She was sitting on a bench with her back perfectly straight. She looked beautiful with her hair down and in a mid-length blue polka-dot dress. He was walking towards the bench from behind and his heart was pounding hard against his chest. He hadn't spoken to her for nearly three weeks now; how far had things gone with the Ballet douche?

He warily walked around the side of the bench and plunked himself down next to her, careful not to sit too close to her. She turned around to see who interrupted her private moment and blinked several times when she saw it was him.

"Hey," He said, trying to remember why he came here.

"Oh, hi Rich," She tried to smile, but it seemed a little forced. "What are you doing here?"

What am I doing here?

"Just… uh… how are you?" He smiled awkwardly, and started twisting the wire of his headphones around his fingers. He didn't want to concentrate on her scrutinizing expression or the fact that he could smell her favorite perfume, which had quickly become his favorite smell.

"I'm fine, how are you?" Rich just nodded in response and put one thumb up to say he was good. He wanted to kick himself for being so bloody tongue-tied.

How could he have spent nearly a year dating this girl and yet suddenly be so nervous again, as if he was asking her out for the first time?

Grace sucked on her lips and turned to look at the street ahead of them before speaking again. "I'm waiting for someone, so if you have something to say…?"

She said it pleasantly enough, but Rich's hands automatically clenched into fists. He said in his most derisive voice,

"The guy from ballet class?" The way he said it made Grace snap her head up in his direction. For the first time he looked at her directly in the eye and it made her blush furiously.

"Yes…" She said slowly, "How do you know -"

"So, you're dating this… this… guy?" Mini and Liv had specifically warned him not to bring up the Ballet guy, but now he couldn't help himself.

"No, we're…" Her voice drifted off as if she had just remembered something. They're not dating! Rich saw the tiniest glimmer of hope and held on tight to it. When he spoke next he tried to sound cool and nonchalant, but he was sure she could notice his palms were sweating.

"Anyway, Alo and I are in a band… We're having a gig tomorrow night, so if you want, you know, you can come." Grace smirked up at him.

"Won't it be some Metal rubbish?" He stared at her for the longest moment before laughing. She had said something very similar during summer… Was there a chance she could remember the holiday in Morocco?

"Oh, sorry, but I can't go." She sighed a little as if she didn't want to tell Rich this. "Liam and I are friends, but we're having our first kind of date tomorrow. If my Dad allows us."

"Great…" Rich said grouchily and slumped back in his seat. Grace opened her mouth to say something, but then shut it again.

"Maybe Liam and I could come to see your gig?" She suggested. Typical Grace trying to make everyone happy, but she had no idea how Rich would actually feel if he saw her there with this twat.

"No, you're alright." Rich said, biting down on his lip in order not to say anything harsh.

"Where is it? Maybe I could come by after our date." Rich gave an involuntarily shake at the sound of the word 'date', but found himself falling more in love with Grace because she somehow knew he wouldn't want to see her and Mr. Ballet together.

"Alo's farm… But don't bother, it's fine."

"I remember how to get there." She said just as casually as if she was saying she just ate lunch.

"Wh-what?" This was heard on deaf ears though, as this flouncing male ballerina appeared on the other side of the street. He looked just how Rich had expected him to look; a pompous git with muscles. He couldn't compete with that at all.

Liam waved over at Grace and she smiled her signature smile and stood up.

It only took a few seconds for Rich to accept what was happening and to let go. Seeing her so happy made him understand that he should just let her go now. She can't remember him and he should stop forcing her into remembering or forcing her to like him again. She was happy with this prick, so he should let her be happy. Maybe she would remember one day and want to come back to him. Or maybe she would stay with Liam forever, but Rich had to hold on to the hope that she would one day come back to him.

"Uh… don't worry I won't bug you anymore. I'll give you space." Grace looked surprised and her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. That expression confused him and made him wonder if she wanted him to continue bugging her, but he reminded himself that this is what they both needed; space.

"Oh, okay." She was still standing opposite him, but slowly turning around to leave. She stopped and slowly began to say something else. "When you're ready, we can be friends? And if I ever remember… well, then we'll see what happens."

There was the note of a promise in her voice that made Rich sure he was doing the right thing. She was remembering, even if she didn't realize it. She knew where Alo's farm was… This raised so many other questions about what she knew, but Rich bit his tongue to avoid the string of questions regarding her memory that were bound to come out.

"Alright." He said simply and she really turned to leave this time.

"Have fun with Leo then!" He called out. He knew his name was Liam, but he took some joy in saying his name wrong. Grace looked back a Rich over her shoulder with a grin, as if she wanted to say "Don't be silly, Richard!" She turned back giggling and ran over to her ballerina boyfriend.

Rich smiled, because for some reason he finally felt closure. He didn't know what would happen between them in the future, but he did know that this was what was best for them right now. For once he felt like he was doing the right thing.

Grace got back from her ballet class feeling completely drained of energy. She elegantly stretched as she shut the front door behind her.

Liam had made a habit of dropping her back home and today he drove her home. It was quite exciting having a boy drop her home in his ride. She almost let him kiss her, but only almost. He had leant over to her, as she undid her seatbelt and when she looked at him his lips were only a few centimetres away from hers. Her heart started to beat against her ribs manically and she let him move ever so slightly closer to her, but at the last moment she pulled away from him. He seemed a little taken aback, but just let her go.

Grace still wasn't sure what had happened there…. Why had she pulled away from him? It definitely wasn't due to the fact that she remembered something about Rich. It couldn't possibly be that.

The memory had sprung into her head so randomly that she thought she made it up herself, but it felt real and she even tested the line on Rich earlier to see the reaction he would give. It was on a roof and Rich was moaning about something, which really wasn't a surprise, but he turned around, saw her and instantly stopped. He told her she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Admittedly this still gave Grace goosebumps just thinking about it and she didn't even have romantic feelings for this guy. She had sung him a song; a song which was now stuck in her head. It was so romantic and made Grace crave memories that she shared with him…

She shook the thought of Rich out of her head. That really wasn't the reason for not kissing Liam; Rich didn't mean anything to her. There would be plenty of kissing tomorrow if she could get her father's approval.

She took a deep breath before walking into the dining room, where she assumed he would be sitting.

"Gracie!" Her father exclaimed when she entered. She smiled as brightly she could; she had to switch into her 'perfect daughter' mode as soon as possible. "You're looking a little flushed, are you alright?"

"Of course. It was just a long day." Her father put his paper down to examine her more, as Grace took the seat opposite him.

"Hmmm…" He mumbled cynically. "I knew you shouldn't have started Ballet again so soon."

Grace rolled her eyes a little at her father's concern.

"Really, it's fine Daddy." Now was the right and perfect moment to tell her father about Liam. "So… there's this very nice boy in my Ballet class, who would like to have a date with me tomorrow night."

She winced in anticipation for his reaction. David Blood had to hold back a smile; finally he could get rid of Rich once and for all if she wanted to date this boy from Ballet class. Anyone was better than Rich, he thought with a little shudder.

"Where?" He asked simply and Grace almost laughed in confusion. This was definitely not the reaction she had expected.

"The Italian restaurant you always take me to." She said, her father narrowed his eyes at her once more.

"I've never taken you to an Italian restaurant before." Grace crinkled her nose in confusion, but then laughed again.

"How come I remember the Italian restaurant then?" He began to check her temperature and asked her several questions about the restaurant, which Grace didn't know the answer to. It was decided that she was just confused and had never visited the restaurant before.

Grace agreed that she must just be confused, but she felt like she knew the place. Who had taken her there before? She kept saying random things like this, but had no idea how she knew them. Earlier she had told Rich she knew where Alo's farm was, but Grace was entirely sure how she knew this herself.

Also she still had terrible dreams at night about the accident. It made her scared to sleep.

"I think I'll go to bed now." Grace muttered, holding her head as if it might just roll off at any moment. She knew she wouldn't be able to sleep though. It took her usually around four hours to fall asleep, because she was so frightened about what awaited her in the dreams.

Suddenly remembering the purpose of the conversation with her father, she twirled on the spot so she was facing him once more. "Oh, Dad? About the date?"

He sighed and placed his paper back on the table. "Fine, but only if you feel better."

She grinned and quickly pecked her father on the cheek.

Now she was going to have a fantastic date filled with kisses with her very own Prince Charming. It would be perfect, right?

I bet this is really confusing right now. Basically Grace remembers things (like she had the dream in chapter 2), but she doesn't know why she knows these things and doesn't know when they happened. She will start to have more organized memories in the upcoming chapters, so hopefully it gets easier. I obviously know nothing about how amnesia works, so I'm just playing around with the idea.

Wow, you guys are seriously spoiling me with the compliments! I'm so scared you're going to stop liking it, haha. Oh, and hey Di from fanforum!

So next chapter and the chapter afterwards are going to have quite a few references and similarities with 6x02, but in a good way… hopefully!

Keep reading/reviewing/alerting and whatever else you want to do.

Sorry, this note was way TOO long! I'll keep it short next time ;)

Thanks,

TheCheeryCherry