Ally's POV

Of course the fire alarm would have to ring just before I find out who my partner will be! All that I know is that if Chase is my partner, I will make his life a living hell. Nobody and I mean nobody talks to me like that! He's lucky I didn't ruin his life then and there! Once Chase had helped that loser Stephanie up and they left the room, I turned to Claire.

"Can you believe him?" I asked, disgust dripping from every word. I couldn't stand him, now more than ever. Quinn had actually brought him up sometime last week and told us that he was going to ask him to join the debate team. I didn't know who he was at the time, and I wish that I still didn't.

"Why don't we just talk about something else," Claire suggested.

"Fine, we can talk about my new hair straightener. It probably cost more than all of your beauty products combined. It was so expensive, but hey, if you want to look the best, it doesn't matter the cost. At least for me it doesn't," I gloated. Claire didn't say anything as I went on, she just followed me through the crowd of people in the hallway. I shoved everyone out of the way, and snapping at them as I did so. Really, it's their fault for not moving so I could get through. If there really is a fire then they should do everything they can to make sure that I get out safely. When we finally got outside I saw the two horrid Davenports by the school sign. I rolled my eyes as they hugged. Why would you want to show affection for a sibling? I am so happy that I'm an only child… for more reasons than one.

"Hey, so I may as well give you an advance on the plan, because I know that you can be kinda slow sometimes-" I turned around in mid-sentence to face Claire, but she was gone. I stood on my toes, which is really hard to do in heels by the way, and tried to find Claire's blonde head over top of the sea of students, but I couldn't find her. Why the hell would she leave me? I can't just stand here alone, people would think that I was a total loner! I scoped the crowd and tried to find some decent people that I would bless with my time. A group of football players were standing not even fifty feet away. Well, they're better than nothing. I opened my Gucci purse, which is totally to die for btw, and grabbed my leopard print compact mirror and cotton candy lip gloss. I swiped some lip gloss on my lips and checked my reflection in the small mirror to make sure that I still looked as good as I did when I left my house this morning. Of course I do, I always look perfect. Satisfied, I sashayed over to the football players, swinging my hips a little more than usual. I had to make them know that I was there to flirt, and that's exactly what I did with number 13. He was a decent height, blonde and blue eyed, your typical football hunk.

*Claire's POV*

As soon as Ally's back was turned, I made a run for it, well, as fast as a girl could run in heels. Luckily I made it around the corner before she turned around and realised that I wasn't there. She seemed to recover pretty quickly considering she walked like a slut over to some random football player and started flirting up a storm. I had to get away from Ally, or else I would have exploded with anxiety! I moved further back behind the wall, but I need a better hiding spot. I was crouched down behind a bush when Tammy and Quinn walked up behind me holding hands.

"Hey Claire, why are you hiding in a bush?" Quinn asked. I rolled my eyes."I'm not IN a bush I'm BEHIND a bush. God Quinn get your facts straight," I said. He looked like he was going to fight back, but Tammy put her hand on his shoulder and pushed him back a little.

"Okay, so why are you behind a bush?" she asked, crouching down next to me, being extra careful since she was wearing a short skirt.

"I just ditched Ally and I have to make sure that she won't find me," I explained, hoping that would be the last of their questions. But I guess if I had found one of them in a bush, I would have asked questions too. At the mention of Ally they both looked pissed.

"Claire, you don't have to hide from that heinous shrew anymore," Tammy told me, getting up and extending her hand to me."I know, but we haven't even eliminated her from the populars yet, so she's still an issue. What are we going to do about that?" I asked, wanting to know how we were finally going to get rid of Ally.

"Well, once we don't meet her outside at lunch like she told us to, she'll know that something's up. She just won't know what," Quinn said. I guess Tammy already told him about Ally's command. "And then chances are that she'll come to the cafeteria to see if we're there and once she sees that we are she'll start complaining and all that and then we'll nip it in the bud."

"Sounds good to me," I said, nodding.

"Ally's social life will be ruined and we'll be done with her once and for all."

Okay, short chapter but the next one will be longer. And I know that it's taking a while for the drama to come in, but it starts in the next chapter I promise!