Alice arrived at Glasgow and waiting for feeling of belonging she was sure she'd feel. It never came. The feeling of being home never came either. She walked out of the train station feeling sad. This was her home wasn't it? She wondered. She saw Mrs Carr, Shauna and Missy stood by a car waving. She walked over and embraced them one by one.

"How you been DBC?" Missy asked Alice.

Alice grinned at the name. she hadn't heard it in years. She went through a stage of wanting a nickname. Missy had one and for a while Shauna had been shortened to Shay so Alice had decided that she wanted a nickname too. They of course had mentioned Ali but she said she wasn't a boxer and didn't really like it anyway. The names they'd thought of. Some were ok. Some were pretty bad. Of course the worst of them Alice had actually thought she liked. It was DBC. It stood for "double C" the C from Alice and the C from Collins. All three had thought they were so clever! But the name had grew old very quickly. Alice was VERY grateful that it hadn't stuck! Of course now any time they wanted to piss her off they called her DBC! For once though it was a nice reminder of happier times.

"God I wanted a nickname so much but that was just SO bad!" she said chuckling.

"Well I offered some good ones but you wouldn't even consider them!" Shauna said grinning.

Alice laughed. "Swear words and insults don't count Shaun's!" Alice replied.

The 3 girls climbed into the back of the car. Alice was in the middle.

"So Alice tell me all about this Danny then." she said looking at her in the rear view mirror.

Alice looked at the floor of the car. Shauna saw her face and put her arm around her. Alice was like Shauna's sister and they knew each other inside out.

"We'll talk about him later." Shauna whispered to Alice. Then to her mum she said. "Alice doesn't want to talk about the boy in Bristol. She knows there's plenty up here to talk about."

"Thanks." Alice murmured.

They arrived at Shauna's house quickly and they went straight up to Shauna's room. Shauna turned her computer on to listen to some music. Alice dropped her bag on the floor in the corner of the room.

"Spill!" Missy said. Alice sat on Shauna's bed and crossed her legs. She straightened the bed spread with her finger.

"Nothing to say. We broke up." Alice said. She'd tried - and failed to keep the sadness from her voice.

"Oh Alice!" Missy said. She was straddling a chair across the room. "What happened?"

"That bitch Sarah was the cause! She just couldn't leave us alone! Couldn't let us be happy! But then again I'm partly to blame too."

"You wanna tell us about it. We might be able to help. You know as impartial observers." Missy told her.

"Miss ya my best friends. I don't call that impartial!" Alice said and smiled.

"Well we're here." she said.

"Alice stayed silent for a moment wondering whether to unload on her friends. She didn't see them often and she didn't want to whinge every time she was up. She was here to have fun! Not depress her friends with her problems. She decided it might be good to have her friends opinions.

"Well I'll start at the beginning. Sarah starting seeing this boy Josh who was living at mine. Then during football in PE he snapped me and broke my leg."

"Really?"

"Yeah." she tapped her leg. "Got a pin in their now!" she said. Although when they say pin it's more like a metal rod! She showed them the scar on her leg.

"I don't think he did it deliberately but Josh is a bit of a sicko so who knows. Well when I was in hospital they must have went into my room. They took my favourite picture of my mum. I of course went back to school on crutches. I was told to keep as much weight off my leg as possible. Sarah ambushed me. She had to wait till I was injured the bitch couldn't take me healthy! Someone ran behind me and took my crutches so I was left balanced on my uninjured leg. She showed me my picture then ripped it in my face. By them I was irate so of course I took a step forward onto my injured leg and she kicked me full force. I went down like a sack of potato's! When I was on the floor she kept stamping on it. She ripped the picture into 4 pieces. And now that picture is gone forever. I've looked through all the old negatives but I can't find it!"

She stopped Missy looked sympathetic. Shauna was enraged.

"Anyway she ripped it and of course I blamed Danny. I told him to stay away from me and that I hated him. He wouldn't of course and we made up. It wasn't the same though. That spark. That easiness around each other was gone! I told him I was coming up here. He wanted to spend some time with me but I was too busy packing to even acknowledge what he was saying. He then said he was going to find a girl who appreciated him! I told him that I couldn't wait to get up here coz I though Terry was really handsome especially after swimming when his hair was wet and curling. He stormed out. 10 minutes later I decided to go and talk to him. Didn't want to leave on bad terms you know so I walked over to his house and who else do I find there except Sarah. And he was kissing her too!" Alice picked at a piece of lint on the bed spread.

Shauna was on facebook. She looked over. "Right here's the plan. Once you've had your little day trip up here. We'll try and swing it so we can go down there. That bitch Sarah has messed with you once too many times and I swear we're going make sure she leaves you alone from now on. And this Danny. Lets see what happens with 3 irate girls ready to murder him! How dare he mistreat you like that. He needs to know he's messed with the wrong girl. We're your family and we're closing ranks!" Shauna said heatedly. "No one messes with my family and gets away with it!"

Alice smiled and shook her head. "She does leave me alone Shaun's. And as far as I'm concerned she and Danny are made for each other. They can have each other. She thinks I'm gonna kill her. And I at least I saw him kissing someone else before I did something stupid like sleep with him!"

"Yeah I suppose your right." Missy said.

Alice saw Shauna was ferociously typing a reply to a message on facebook.

(X)

Alice and Shauna walked towards Shauna's dance group. It was also Alice's old drama group called Street's Ahead. Unfortunately Missy had been told she had to go to her dad's for 2 weeks. She had argued and pleaded saying that Alice was down and that they never saw each other but her father had planned a holiday to Spain and she was told that she had to go. They had all agreed that this was so shit but nothing could be done.

"Danny added me on Facebook." Shauna said.

"Really?" Alice replied in a bored voice.

"He messaged me - asked me to tell you that he loves you. He went into great detail about everything with Sarah." Shauna told her.

"What'd you reply?" Alice asked.

"That he's a fucking asshole for disrespecting you like that." Among other things Shauna wasn't going to mention right now! They walked through the double doors of the building and Shauna waved at her boyfriend. "Hey Chrissy - come and meet my best friend Alice."

He walked over and greeted her. He shook her hand and winked at her. Alice looked at him in disgust. Shauna hadn't noticed the slip. Asshole! She thought. Another young man was looking at Alice from across the room. He walked over. His jaw dropped when he got up close. He regained his composure.

"Hi, I'm Aidan." he said.

Alice smiled at him. "Alice." she replied.

"Can I just say before I say anything else, that your eyes are the most stunning colour I have ever seen!" Aidan said.

Alice just smiled. "Thanks."

"I've never seen you here before. Trust me I'd remember you!" he said.

"I used to come here 2 years ago. I moved to Bristol with my dad. I'm just visiting hoping to meet some new and exciting people." Alice told him.

"So has that happened yet?" he asked.

"Well, there's this one person who I just met. He just might have potential!" she said to him.

They went up onto the stage to practice. She sat and watched. She pondered Aidans looks. He was definitely a good looking boy. Nearly 6 foot with hazel eyes and blond tipped hair. He was very stockily built. He also had a nice golden brown tan. Shauna ran over and grabbed her. "C'mon we're a person short and you were always good at street dancing." she pushed her into Aidan's arms.

"Now I get to see you in action!" Aidan whispered in her ear. It didn't have the effect on her that Danny did.

She heard the teacher reciting steps. She danced it effortlessly . She enjoyed it more than she thought she would. Suddenly she was dancing against Aidan. There were a few more steps and then it was over.

"Wow your good." he said breathlessly. The lesson soon finished. Shauna and Chrissy were sat close head's together.

"They can get pretty sickly." Aidan told her.

Alice smiled. "I'll bet!" she replied.

"I'll be outside Shaun's!" Alice shouted.

She walked outside and stood in the warm sunlight. She lifted her face and let the warms rays fall on her face. The weather reminded her of her birthday part and Danny. God he was never far from her thoughts. When she'd danced with Aidan she'd wished he'd been Danny. That wasn't fair coz he was a nice lad he just wasn't what, or shall she who she wanted.

Aidan interrupted her thoughts. "I've got something I want to do."

She looked at him. "Yeah?" she asked. She was too lost in her thoughts of Danny to realise his intent.

He pulled her to him and kissed her. Alice got completely caught up in the moment and murmured Danny against Aidans lips. He pulled away and frowned at her. Alice was shocked.

"I'm sorry Aidan." was all she could say.

He nodded in understanding. "Is there any point me asking for your number?"

She shook her head sadly. "You're a lovely lad" she said and kissed his cheek. He nodded and gave her a small smile. He the walked away.

Shauna came out and saw Alice looking more dejected than ever.

"What happened out here?" Shauna asked.

"Aidan kissed me!" Alice told her sadly.

"Oooooo and." she replied.

They started walking home.

"And nothing." Alice finished for her.

"How can it be nothing he's cute and your single!" Shauna said incredulously.

"He is cute Shauna and he deserves to be with someone who can actually give him 100%. Shauns my heart doesn't feel single. I miss him Shauns and I really don't want to! Why can't you just turn off unwanted feelings! When he kissed me I called him Danny. I mean I felt so rotten. I just can't get Danny out of my mind Shauna! He's just so sweet and caring sometimes. Why won't my feelings just go away? He makes a fool of me, breaks my heart and yet he is still the only one I think about!"

"You love him because that's who you are and what you do. You don't do anything by half measures. This Danny lad. He seems canny to me. Just think about giving him another chance. He does love you. I could tell by his message!" Shauna told her,

"First of all Shauna. I don't love him not anymore. And second I will never give him another chance. He knows my hatred of Sarah. How deep it goes and what does he do. He goes and kisses her. That is unforgivable!" Alice said shortly.

"Maybe you should think of you and Danny as separate ends of a coin. You're the head. Beautiful and intelligent. And he's the tails. I'll leave the rest to your imagination!"

Alice laughed - that's what she loved about Shauna. She always had the ability to make her smile.

"I asked my mum about Bristol earlier on. We're on!" she said excitedly.

(X)

Right Danny's plan had worked. Alice's friend Shauna had taken pity on him. She knew what he wanted to do and ha agreed to help him. If this didn't work he intended to go to Scotland and camp out on her doorstep until she agreed to speak to him. He'd probably end up arrested for being a stalker but there it was! He hoped she didn't asked to stay up there over the summer. He had to get her home to him. Try to make her understand what she meant to him! He needed her close to him. That was the simple fact!

"Mum, I'm going out ok!" he shouted.

"Ok Dan, see ya later." she shouted.

He did what he needed to the went over to clarkie's park. He walked out onto the field and saw his friends. It was a nice day. He'd done all he could. All he could do now was wait.

(X)

Alice lay awake in bed. She looked at the clock. 3:04. She turned her ipod down and started listening to vanilla twilight. So many of the lines in this song reminded her of Danny.

The stars lean down to kiss you And I lie awake and miss you

'Cause I wish you were here

'Cause the spaces between my fingers Are right where yours fit perfectly

When I think of you I don't feel so alone

As many times as I blink I'll think of you tonight!

But I swear I won't forget you

I'd whisper in your ear Oh darling, I wish you were here

She text Danny. She ignored the voice in her head which said it was a bad idea.

Do you think it's over between us 4 gud? Can we get it back? she asked him.

She wasn't expecting a reply till morning but her phone buzzed. Luckily she had put her phone on silent or she'd have one seriously pissed off Shauna to deal with.

I hope not!" was his reply.

It's not the same. she sent.

Things are always changing Alice. As long as we stay the same and our feelings are the same then the whole world could change and I wouldn't care!

You kissed Sarah Danny. How am I supposed to get over that?

Your supposed to let me support you. Be pissed. Be angry but listen when I try to tell you what went on. You stormed away when I tried to tell you my side. She kissed me. I didn't kiss her back. I would never do that to you. You should know that. I love you too much!

We'll talk when I get back. Was all Alice would say on the subject.

I do love you Alice. More than you'll ever know. I miss you too x

We'll talk when I get back! she repeated and then turned her phone off.

The room was silent for a minute then Shauna said "Thank god for that! I thought you were gonna be texting him all night."

Alice smiled in the darkness. "Sorry Shauns."

"Did you and Danny work it out?" she asked and yawned.

"Aw I dunno Shauns. I care for him but…" she trailed off. The room was silent. Alice turned over and she willed herself to go to sleep.

A/N confused Alice. telling herself that she doen't love danny wen it is blatant that she does. typin away at the moment lots and lots an lots of writing done. shud really stop writing or i'll be so far in front it'll be unreal.

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