AN: Thanks a lot for the reviews guys, you know how much your comments and thoughts mean to me. I'm really enjoying writing again after all those months of not, I think I'm officially back!!!

staplesncementmixers - I feel I need to respond to your review here, whilst I think Katie can be vain and care a lot about her appearance, to be fair to her, I have heard many people who have thought about their hair being lost and who have struggled with that changed when going through chemotherapy. Particularly for women who's hair is often a major part of their appearance, the thought of having to spend time bald must be pretty daunting.

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The assembly was unexpected, which pissed Naomi off. She hated assemblies. They had them once, maybe twice a year and they never seemed to serve any purpose. The year group filed into the hall, a scurrying of people like mice trying to find the best seats. Most people aimed for the back, so that they could mess around. Naomi rolled her eyes at a group of boys acting more like rampant teenagers than young adults. She searched the crowds for Emily, an unsuccessful attempt. They usually met at their lockers in the morning, but Emily hadn't been there. Naomi glanced at her mobile phone, she had no new messages and no missed calls.

"Listen up year 13," Doug greeted them. "Welcome to your final year of study, or your second for those of you who failed your exams,"

Naomi wanted to scream. The assembly was no different to any other they'd had. She wished she could have left, she needed to call Emily.

"This year will determine the rest of your lives, some say it's not that important, but if you fail your final year, you will fail your life,"

Scoffing, Naomi closed her eyes. She thought about Emily, about the last time they'd been together. She felt a longing in the pit of her stomach that only seemed to appear when Emily wasn't around. She missed her. In the few hours they'd been apart she really missed her. Naomi opened her eyes and realised that Doug was no longer speaking and he was staring at the group with a seriousness he didn't usually have.

"Just this morning I was informed that a student of this year group has had some terrible news and so will not be coming back to Roundview this year. Katie Fitch,"

Hearing Katie's name made Naomi pay attention, she frowned, doing her best to hear Doug talking over the top of a few idiotic boys who were whispering behind her.

"Has been struck down in her prime with the dreaded C, or so I was informed this morning by her mother,"

Naomi's heart beat faster, a mixture of emotions hitting her hard. She felt sad, shocked and shamefully angry. She knew she should give Emily a break, her twin sister was ill, very ill and all Naomi could think about was the fact Emily hadn't told her. It was selfish, it was unfair but she couldn't stop feeling that way.

As soon as the assembly was over, the year group filed out in much the same way they filed in; like a bunch of hungry tigers running towards their prey. Half the group seemed to have missed the news about Katie, or at least didn't case enough to be physically shocked. The other half remained calm, but discussed how sad it was, or shocking.

"When did they find out?" a voice came up behind Naomi, she turned around to find JJ and Effy staring at her. She frowned, confused for a moment before realising that they, like Naomi, had expected her to be the first to find out off Emily. She wanted to swear, to tell them to fuck off, to tell them Emily had kept the truth from her. Instead she shrugged and walked away.

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Before Naomi had chance to think about what she was doing, Emily's front door was being opened and she came face to face with her girlfriend. She flashed back over the past few days, over the lies she'd told and the betrayal that Emily knew nothing about. She felt angrier than she knew she should. Emily's face lit up in an unexpected way, like she'd simply not had time to think about Naomi with everything that had happened. But that didn't stop Naomi doing something she knew she was going to regret.

"Why didn't you tell me?" she snapped.

Emily took a step back, a look of utter confusion and mild regret in her eyes.

"Why didn't you tell me that Katie had cancer? I had to hear it from fucking Doug,"

There was a long, drawn out silence. Naomi could feel the situation blowing up, she knew she was making things worse for Emily. But she couldn't seem to control her emotions. She was angry, she wasn't even angry at Emily, she was just angry.

"I, I'm sorry," Emily whispered, her voice low and broken.

"I cant believe you kept this from me, I'm supposed to be your girlfriend,"

"Naomi," Emily sighed, sounding tired.

But Naomi wouldn't listen, "Do you even trust me?"

"Of course I do," Emily muttered.

"Then why didn't you tell me?"

Emily looked tired, Naomi noted, she should have stopped, but her mouth had taken over

"Do I mean anything to you or was I just a passing phase?"

"It's been a really difficult couple of days," Emily sighed.

For the first time, Naomi stopped talking and finally looked at Emily. Her hair was unkempt, her eyes looked dull and lacked the light they usually possessed. If she hadn't seen Emily in a while, she might not have completely recognised the girl she was in love with. Love. She was supposed to be there to love and support her, not bite her head off for a crime she herself had committed. Her throat grew dry, an apology on her tongue, waiting to come out. Until her phone rang and she rushed to answer it.

"Mum?"

"Naomi love, I couldn't find anywhere to stay tonight, I'm going to sleep in the car, where are you?"

"I'm at Emily's," she whispered, avoiding Emily's gaze as she spoke.

"Good, I'll call you in the morning,"

In the morning? She wasn't staying at Emily's. Naomi tried to tell her mum that, but the woman on the other end muttered something about running out of money, before the line went dead. Naomi turned around and looked to Emily, who stared at her incredulously. There was a silence that made Naomi regret every word she'd said to her girlfriend.

"I am so sorry," Naomi muttered, knowing her plea would do little to repair the damage already done.

"Me too," Emily sighed, closing the door before Naomi could even react.

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AN: Thanks for reading, you guys make it worth writing...so please keep reviewing and I'll keep writing and we can both make each other happy! :-D