On the first day of the project, Tancred and Emma barely spoke. They decided what they were going to do for the project and…that was about it.

Neither knew what to say. Emma especially. She didn't know whether to blame him for calling the way Ben acted an act, or to call him a stalker for being at the restaurant when she had her date. Emma also didn't know if she should break down right there and tell Tancred how she really felt, and how she thought the way they were acting was foolish.

When about five minutes where left of the class, Tancred said, "I'm sorry, Emma."

"For what?" She wondered, pretending she had no clue what he had done (everyone's an actor now, aren't they?).

"For telling you that stuff about Ben. You're not happy with it."

"I don't except your apology. Ben's my boyfriend. You lied about my boyfriend." Emma accused.

"I didn't lie, Em. I heard him say that the way he treated you was all an act. You don't mean anything to him. You're just a prize at the end of the finish line, that he'll dump when something better comes along."

"Why are you telling me all of this?" Emma wondered, suddenly horribly confused.

"Because, we're friends, Emma. I don't want to see you get hurt." Tancred whispered while the teacher called for their attention.


After they'd laid out their plan for the project, the group of three where quiet. Jamie and Ben where staring across the room at Emma and Tancred, who kept stealing glances at each other, then would look away quickly, and pretend they hadn't done anything.

Ben scowled. "What's with those two?"

Lysander smiled at Ben's tone. It wasn't nice at all. Maybe Tancred was right, maybe the way Ben had been lately was just an act. "You don't know, Ben? Jamie knows, don't you?" Lysander wondered.

Ben turned his attention to Jamie.

"They like each other." Jamie told him, "But Tancred doesn't like her anymore, it's impossible. He told me he wanted to be with me."

"Tancred says a lot of stuff he doesn't mean." Lysander said.

"No he doesn't," Jamie hissed, "He'd never do that to me,"

"Then you don't know Tancred at all. He does that to anybody and everybody."

"He controls it around me," Jamie lied. She wasn't sure what else to say that would convince Lysander she and Tancred cared for each other.

Lysander chuckled "He doesn't do it on purpose, Jamie. It comes naturally. It's part of his stormy personality. He's even done it to me, and I'm his best friend."

"You two don't hang out anymore." Jamie noted. "Why?"

Lysander glanced at Ben. "Because all good friends get in a fight every once in a while."

"I love Emma," Ben said darkly. This tone was filled with lies. Lysander was discusted that Emma was even spending her time with this creep.

"And I love Tancred," Said Jamie.

Lysander shook his head. These next few weeks were going to be fun. How was he going to ever finish this project with a clear head. These two just kept going on and on about lies and Tancred and Emma. There was never time to think before they started going off again!

The teacher called for their attention.

Everyone looked up at her.

"Kids, I just want to say you guys are doing well. I wasn't sure if this was going to work, but it looks like it is! Well, get back to work and have fun."

"I don't know where in her right mind she got the idea to put your boyfriend and my girlfriend together." Ben said.

Lysander bit his tongue to keep back the comment lingering in his mind: They were supposed to be together.


Emma and Tancred started acting like friends again. The week passed with ease, and when Friday came around, they decided to spend Saturday at Emma's house, working on the project, and then head up to the Pet's Café to hang out with their friends.

When Tancred was around her, he forgot he was dating Jamie, and had his mind set on Emma yet again. He wished it were her face that he had said the words "I want to be with you" to.

Emma forgot about Ben, but every few minutes she'd catch him staring at her, and she'd remember. The look in his eyes was different than she remembered. It was a little darker than she remembered, full of lies and trickery.

Both where horribly confused, and, as the week was fading, they became more confused by the second. When will they forget their confusion?

We'll have to wait until Saturday, won't we?


There's definitly going to be some TancredxEmma moments in the next chapter, when they're working at Emma's house, so give me at least 4 reviews. I think we set a new record. on Chapter 10, we got 6 reviews. PLEASE REVIEW!!!

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