Thank you all so much for the reviews and favourites. They mean a lot to me and I'm glad you are all liking this. So I'm going away for a week on saturday and I'll have no internet connection, but hopefully where I'm staying at the beach will give me some inspiration for this fic so I can finish the last few chapters down there (Its pretty much all written in advance so I just have to upload a chapter at a time)

An anyways, keep read and reviewing. I really want to hear your thoughts because I feel like I've tried something different with the Charlie/Ruby as the major storyline, so please tell me if its paying off so far?

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Chapter 3

Ruby's Point of View

Bianca and Charlie had gotten home and looked like they were going to become the best of friends. "Charlie, I'm going to get something to eat" I yelled out to the kitchen.

"Ok, have you taken you insulin?" She ran out and asked. I had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 14 and now depended on insulin shots 3 times a day.

"Yep…I'll be back soon" I walked out the door and went for a walk down to the pier. The water was so calm and the boats so peaceful as they sat in the mooring.

"Hey…you're new to town. I seen you drive in this morning" a voice broke me away from the view. It was the hazel eyed boy from the beach I'd seen this morning.

"Yeah…just moved here." I replied, sitting down on the edge of the pier. He sat down next to me.

"I guess I'm kind of new too…I just got expelled from Mangrove River High, where I live and I'm starting at Summer Bay high tomorrow" He explained.

"Why'd you get expelled?" I asked curiously.

"Fighting at school…nothing new" He commented, looking out into the bay.

"Wow…bad boy ay?" I smiled a bit. He just looked at me before shaking his head.

"Not really" He mumbled. "I'm Casey by the way"

"Ruby…Ruby Buckton" I replied looking into his sad eyes.

"So I was thinking, seeing as we are both new and both starting at Summer Bay High tomorrow…you want to hang out so we don't both look like losers" He chuckled.

"Um…look you seem like a really nice guy and all but I probably shouldn't. You're a river boy aren't you?" I asked, regretting it as soon as I said it.

"You're just like everyone else in this town…judging me on who my family is. And here I was thinking, the new city girl would be different" He shook his head before storming off.

"Casey…wait!" I yelled after him but he was gone before I could blink. My first day in this stupid town and I'd already pissed someone off! I dragged myself back to the house only to find a brunette couple on the sofa kissing. "Um yeah Hi…don't mind me" I grinned sarcastically, walking past them.

"Oh Hi…you must be Ruby. I'm April and this is my boyfriend Dexter" The girl smiled at me.

"So how'd you find this small town compared to the city? I'm a city boy myself" Dexter rolled his eyes then grinned.

"Pretty shitty to be honest…I miss the shopping centre a 5 minute walk away and the public transport" I sighed.

"Amen to that sister!" He tried to high-five me, only to receive a weird stare from both April and I. "Well you'll get to love Summer Bay…and the people in it" He backed away before placing an arm around April. "Well I should get going. Mr Copeland has me writing an extension essay on the effects that the Internet and media have on modern day literature in our society…fun" He smiled sarcastically.

"No, please stay, Bianca is bringing home Pizza, and then we can watch movies or something" April pleaded with him.

"As tempting as that sounds, I really have to finish this essay. I'm sorry…but remember, I love you" He kissed her forehead before leaving.

"So where's Charlie gone?" I asked April after realising my sister was not home.

"Oh, she went into Yabbie Creek to check out the police station and stuff" April answered flicking through the tv channels. It had started to get late when Bianca and Charlie both arrived home.

"I got one meat lovers and one supreme cause I didn't know which one you would prefer" Bianca said to me placing the pizzas on the dinner table.

"I eat both" I answered, grabbing a plate.

"Say thanks to Bianca" Charlie stepped in with her mother like tone.

"Thanks Bianca" I looked at Charlie before being polite.

"No problem. Anyway, I'm going to get changed and head down to the beach…I'm meeting someone there" Bianca said as she walked into the hallway.

"You mean, you're having a date with Heath" April called out to her with a sly smile.

"IT'S NOT A DATE!" Bianca yelled out from her room. April chuckled to herself before biting into a slice of pizza.

"Bianca's sleeping with a River boy…I never thought she'd fall for a bad boy" She shrugged her shoulders. Charlie walked into the hallway.

"So what's with these River boys anyway?" I asked, knowing little about them, yet knowing to steer clear of them

"Well, they've created a stir around town since they have started surfing at the beach and since the leader of the River Boys bought out Angelo's pizza bar in town…They have started a few fights and the town is a little bit more on edge than usual, but apart from that I don't have a problem with them" April explained.

"Why do they have such a big reputation then?" I asked curiously.

"I don't know…I suppose its because the leader Darryl Braxton and his younger brother Heath are just bad news. Their Dad is in gaol for some drug bust and Heath has been charged a few times with assault and drug possession and done a bit of time in juvi as a teenager…well that's what I heard from Colleen anyway" April rolled her eyes.

"What about Casey Braxton? Know anything about him?" I asked innocently.

"I heard a rumour that he got expelled from Mangrove high for fighting with a guy, but who knows. The amount of gossip and rumours that go round this town are is ridiculous. Casey is probably just as innocent as any of us and is just trying to steer out of his brother's shadows" April shrugged.