"M-mom?" Piers said walking inside of the house with his father. They both had come from baseball practice.

They both sniff the air and Piers look up at his father. "Dad? You smell that?" Looking down at his son, his father told him, "You wait here." Piers nodded and his father rush to where the smell of fire has come from.

He went out to the backyard and sees something burning. He went over to it slowly and sees how it was photos of the family. "Oh shit," he said rushing to put the fire out.

Piers went upstairs to his parents' bedroom and see his mother have a knife in her hand. He notices that his mother has cuts on her arm. She was sobbing. "Mom?"

Piers toss and turn in his sleep trying to change his dream.

"Breakfast is ready!" Piers mother shouted throwing the dishes into the sink.

Piers took a seat at the table and notice his bowl was nothing in it. He looks at him mom who was washing the dishes. "Hey um…mom?"

"Yes? Piers?"

"There's nothing inside of the bowl."

She turns around and drops a plate on the floor. "Listen to me! And listen to me well! Your father and I have considered about putting you in the system."

"You're putting me to child service?"

"Yup. That's right."

"But dad will nev-"

"Piers! What you don't know about your father is he is a liar! He doesn't love you. He doesn't cares about you. He's just being nice to you because he feels sorry for you. You're lucky that we're even feeding you! Now get out of my face! I'm disgusted with you."

"But mom I-"

"Get out before I hurt you."

Piers got up from his chair and left.

He shift and turn in his sleep again trying to think of another dream.

"Did you find her body?"

"I'm sorry. We couldn't find her body. The only thing that we find was her arm."

"Oh my God." Piers mother said putting her hand over her mouth and then crying into her husband's chest.

Piers just stood there watching her cry.

His alarm clock started going off and Piers fell off of his bed. "Dammit." He said rubbing his eyes. He glances over at his alarm clock and sees what time it is. "Oh shit! I'm going to be late for school!"

"You and Piers almost kissed yesterday night?" Helena asks Claire. "I have a feeling that you and him are falling in love with each other."

"What?" Claire said. "That is impossible okay? Remember we're only doing this to-"

"Get Steve back." Sherry and Helena said at the same time.

The school bell rings. "Let's head to class."

As Claire, Helena, and Sherry were heading to their first period class, Steve had heard their conversation. Well, not full of it. He only heard about how Claire and Piers almost kiss and how she maybe in love with him. "He just doesn't get it do he?"

"I'm glad you're cutting the whole day to just practice football. See? I knew you'd make it through."

"Ah thanks Captain." Piers told him throwing the football at him. "So did you tell Jill yet?"

"About what?" Chris said throwing the football at Piers.

Catching it he said, "About your feelings towards her?"

"Oh not yet. I was planning on telling her on Valentine's Day. You know? Tomorrow?"

"Wow. Isn't that a little risky?"

"No. If she rejects me then oh well."

"I doubt she'd reject you because you're pretty cool."

"Thanks Piers."

"Welcome."

School was over and Claire was looking all over for Piers. "Where can he be?! Have he forgotten that we have to go to the ice skating rink where Steve and that stupid girlfriend of his is going to be at?"

Sherry shrugs lightly. "Who knows where he's is. Maybe he's at home?"

"Hey Claire!" Piers rush over to Claire and her friends out of breath. "Where were you?" Claire asks.

Trying to catch his breath, Piers told her, "I-I…was…at oh my God." "Where?" I was at football practice. At the park." "Oh well let's hurry up! Guys, I'll see you later." Piers and Claire went away and Helena and Sherry look at each other.

"Thinking what I'm thinking?" Helena said smirking.

"Going home and study for the S.A.T's?"

"What? No! I was thinking about heading over to the ice rink to see what happens."

"Isn't that kind of like…?"

"Let's go." Helena said pulling Sherry's hand to her car.

"How come you weren't here at school today?"

"Oh that's because the whole team and I decided to cut school to practice for our game tomorrow."

"I'll be there." Claire told him smiling.

"Really? I thought you weren't into football."

"Oh I'm not. I'm just going to go to support you."

"Really? Thanks Claire."

"No problem."

Piers park his car in the parking lot and they both enter inside of the skating rink. "You see him?" Claire asks. "No but I see Rachael sitting at the food court looking pretty sad."

"I would go over there to ask her what happen but I'd rather hold your hand and skate. Come on."

Steve watches how Claire and Piers went onto the ice. "I warned him." He went onto the ice and search for Claire and Piers.

Claire and Piers were holding hands. "So is everything okay at home? With your parents and all?"

"Well, I didn't really say anything to my parents when I left the house. They both were just getting ready for work."

"Oh. Don't worry everything will get better." She said holding both of his hands smiling.

"And how are you so sure of that?

"Just trust me. Can you do that?"

"Of course."

Steve was pushing Rachael to the side of him causing her to fall on the ice. "Why are you treating me like this Steve?! I thought you love me!" "Oh shut the hell up. I never was. I got what I wanted from you."

Rachael gasps and then got up from the ice. "Bastard!" She said getting out of the ice rink. Steve chuckled and then looks around the ice rink. "Now where are they?"

"I'm a better skater than you." Claire told Piers.

"Oh really? Can you do this?"

He let go of Claire's hand and then started to skate backwards. "Alright show off no." He laughs and Steve sees him skating back towards Claire.

Sherry and Helena just made it to the ice rink. "My parents are so going to kill me!" she told Helena shivering. "Look Sherry. I texted your parents earlier explaining to them that you're at school practicing for the S.A.T's now hush!"

Sherry rolls her eyes. "Whatever. Look, I'm gonna go sit down at the food court."

"Alright."

She went over to the food court and sees Jake eating French fries with a cheeseburger. Oh great. She muttered to herself. "Hey loser." She said taking a seat across from him and taking a French fry from off his plate.

Jake looks up from his plate and sees Sherry. "You're stalking me super girl?"

"I could ask you the same thing."

He looks at her curiously. Sherry notices him staring at her. After swallowing the French fry that she had taken off from his plate she asks him, "What?" Jake just shook his head looking somewhere else. "What bring you here?"

"I don't know really. You just looked pretty lonely."

"Lonely?" Jake chuckled. "I'm never lonely."

"It's okay to feel lonely at times Jake. So quit lying."

"Super girl, something tells me that you want to be my friend. If you wanted to be my friend so badly then why'd you just ask?"

Sherry glances at the ice skating rink and she put her attention back on Jake. "I-I have to go…" She got up from the chair and left Jake.

"Hey! Hey!" Steve shouted as Claire and Piers were about to kiss. "S-Steve?" Claire asks looking over at him pretending to act like she wasn't aware that he would be here. "Claire. Look, I broke up with Rachael. Please, let me ask you out again. I'm sorry for breaking your heart earlier this week."

"Oh come on." Piers said laughing. "You're actually going to believe that Claire?" Claire looked at Piers and then back at Steve who looked pretty upset. "Hey um, Piers and I need to talk about something for a minute."

Steve shrugs and assumes that Claire was going to break up with Piers and hook up with him. "Piers!" She whispered. "What the hell are you doing?!"

"What it looks like I'm doing Claire? I'm trying to stop you from going back out with that bastard" He whispered back to her.

She crosses her arms and waits for him to explain more of what he's trying to do. "Piers? Is there something going on that you're not telling me?"

He licks his lips and looks at Steve who was watching them. Steve was only ten feet away from them. He knows that if he tells Claire what he had told him about if he told Claire about what had happen between the two, he will hurt Claire.

Claire notices a cut on his neck and she touches it. Piers move back away from her and said 'ow." "What happen to your neck?"

"Dammit Claire! Let me explain everything okay? Look, Steve is dangerous okay. He is willing to hu-"

"Shut up Piers! Just shut up okay?!" She pushes him away from her. He grabs both of her arms causing her to stop pushing him. "Claire! I know I'm not the only one who thinks about the kiss that we've shared. That kiss, that was real. And you know that."

"P-Piers? Wait, I'm so confused?"

"Of course you are. You know what, go with Steve. I don't care. Whatever happens, happens. I'm done. I guess our fake relationship is over."

"Piers! You know that I like you as a person! I-I don't want to end our fake relationship like this. I see that you sort of have feelings for me but remember. We only did this to make me get Steve back remember? Now, what were you telling me about Steve hurting me?"

"You should have listened when you had the chance." Just that, Piers left leaving Claire and Steve alone. Claire looked over at Steve and he went up to her. "So?" "Ask me out."

Steve clears his throat and takes Claire's hand. "Claire. Will you go back out with me?"

"I thought you would never ask."