A/N Hi people! I would like to thank everybody who reviewed or followed this story. Also the poll about Chex is still on my profile so if you do want Chex (not the cereal) please vote, currently no is winning. You may notice that Max and Cherry still interact even though no is winning, but that is not romance I simply need them to talk to further the plot.

Disclaimer I do not own The Thundermans or the song in this chapter.

Phoebe lay in bed wide awake, she couldn't go to sleep. She had tried drinking warm milk and counting sheep but it didn't help. She sighed and reached for something on her dresser. Once she felt the time in her grasp she picked it up, it was her iPod. It had taken a long time for phoebe to get enough money to purchase an iPod and she was proud of it.

She inserted the earbuds in her ears and scrolled though her songs until she found something she was in the mood for. She had chosen 'Say Something' by 'A Great Big World'

Say something, I'm giving up on you.
I'll be the one, if you want me to.
Anywhere, I would've followed you.
Say something, I'm giving up on you.

And I am feeling so small.
It was over my head
I know nothing at all.

This song fit her life in so many ways. She to was almost ready to give up. It had been four years since she last saw them, four years since they promised their return. A tear trickled down her cheek. She truly missed them with all her heart.

And I will stumble and fall.
I'm still learning to love
Just starting to crawl.

Say something, I'm giving up on you.
I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you.
Anywhere, I would've followed you.
Say something, I'm giving up on you.

And I will swallow my pride.
You're the one that I love
And I'm saying goodbye.

Say something, I'm giving up on you.
And I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you.
And anywhere, I would have followed you
Say something, I'm giving up on you.

Say something, I'm giving up on you.
Say something...

The song ended and Phoebe had fallen fast asleep tears staining her face.

Phoebe woke with a start. She had a nightmare about the night her family was taken. She let out a deep calming breath. 'It was only a dream' she thought to herself relived. She looked over at her alarm clock and sighed. It was only ten minutes until her alarm went off. It was one of those annoying times when it was to late to go back to sleep but to early for the bus.

Phoebe decided to sit in bed and read. She was currently in the process of reading 'lord of the Flies'. A lot of kids called her a geek for reading such a classic book, but she simply ignored them. The book was worth the teasing.

Phoebe was so absorbed in her book that she did not hear Cherry's alarm go off.

Cherry moaned in protest. She didn't want to get up one bit. She hated school with a passion. But she was not the type of girl to miss school so she dragged herself out of bed.

Cherry noticed her friend had not realized she had gotten up. Her face broke into a mischievous smirk. She tiptoed over to her friend careful not to alert Phoebe to her presence. Once she was close enough Cherry reached out a finger and poked her friend's shoulder. Phoebe let out a startled shriek and jumped up slightly, her book flying though the air before it landed on the other side of the room.

"Cherry!" exclaimed Phoebe, in shock. Cherry snickered. "Sorry Pheebs it was just so tempting!" Phoebe rolled her eyes and frowned, then she suddenly realized what time it was. "Shit! Cherry we need to start getting ready now!"

After they finally finished getting ready Cherry and Phoebe waited for the bus with some of Cherry's siblings. 8 of Cherry's siblings attended high-school with her. Their names were, Hanna, Brett, Michel, Conner, Connie, Penny, Wally, and Alex. They were all arguing with ech other, except Alex who had her arms wrapped around herself protectively.

The bus soon pulled up and the teens slowly boarded the yellow vehicle. As Alex boarded the bus behind Phoebe and Cherry, she could hear the taunts of her schoolmates. "Look its gay girl!" "Isn't she a lesbian?" Cherry silenced them all with a glare.

Phoebe looked over at her friends with a worried expression. This was another one of the reason Cherry had changed from the cheery girl she first met to the dark tough girl she knew today. Alex had been adopted by Cherry's family a year after Phoebe had met Cherry. Alex had been bullied for years because of one thing, she was a lesbian.

Phoebe clenched her fists. There was nothing wrong with liking the same gender, she knew that but the other kids acted like she was some kind of abomination. Not every teen truly hated Alex, but the popular ones did and that sacred everyone else off.

Cherry wrapped one arm protectively around Alex's shoulders and guided her to the back of the bus Phoebe following. Cherry sat next to her sister and Phoebe sat across the aisle from them.

Phoebe taped the window and quietly hummed to herself. The bus stopped again to pick up more students. She did not pay much attention to other teens now boarding the bus, it was not like anyone would to want to sit with her anyway. Phoebe almost fainted from shock when she heard a familiar voice next to her. "Will you please stop humming so loudly. It gets on my nerves."

Phoebe slowly turned around to face the speaker, it was Max. Stay calm she told herself silently. She knew he had to be working for the league and she did not want to blow her cover. "Hey Blondie!" He called over to Cherry with a smirk. Cherry simply rolled her eyes.

When the bus finally arrived at school Phoebe got away from Max as fast as she could. This is going to be a difficult day she thought to herself and groaned.

A/N I just want to make it clear if it is not already that I do support gay/lesbian rights. I am not honestly sure if the bullying in this chapter is accurate but I wanted to remind people that it's not ok to bully people about their gender preference, plus I need it for the plot.