Amber came walking into the house with her hands full of bags. She dropped them at the front door as she slipped off her heels.

"Alanha, I'm home,"called Amber. Amber went walking through the house until she reached the kitchen she seen Alanha busily trying to finish dinner.

"Ah Ms.Banks, Mr.Banks is in his office. He'd like to talk to you,"said Alanha.

"Daddy, he's home?"asked Amber,"It's early for him."

"Surprise as well he's having dinner with you as well,"said Alanha.

"Cool,"said Amber as she left the kitchen towards her father's office. She walked through the den and finally came to two large rose wood carved ceiling doors. Amber knocked softly then turned the gold knob and opened the door.

"C'mon in honey,"said Will looking up. Amber walked into the room closing the door behind her. He dad had a very classic looking office, the wall were lined with law books and a large rose wood desk sat in front of a large window that looked out over the pool and the whole backyard. Amber took a seat in one of the burgandy lined chairs in front of his desk.

"Amber, Monday night I have an old friend of mine, Robert Peters, I believe you met him a while back, well he's coming out for two weeks and his son and him are staying here with us,"said Will,"I was wondering if you wouldn't mind entertaining his son." Amber thought for a moment, last time I saw this man was six years ago and he never mentioned anything about a son so I'm babysitting for a while thought Amber,well it'll be fun I guess.

"Sure, I'm basically just babysitting the kid?"asked Amber.

"Um no sweetie, Martin Peters isn't exactly a kid, he's the same age as you,"said Will.

"Oh,"said Amber for a moment,"I guess so that's cool."

"Thanks honey, you are an angel,"said Will,"I'll see you at dinner then." Amber nodded then stood up and walked to the door.

"I'm going out tonight Daddy."

"That's fine,"said Will before Amber left the room. Amber walked back out to the kitchen and sat down well Alanha cooked.

"So will be enjoying Mr.McLean's presence tonight?"asked Alanha.

"No, I've gotta party to attend,"said Amber,"That why I went shopping."

"Looks like you bought everyone at the party a new outfit,"said Alanha.

"Well it wasn't all for the party,"said Amber.

"Most of it is scented stuff,"said Amber.

"Really for what?"asked Alanha.

"Well last night AJ was sniffing around an awful lot and I heard him mutter something the way he liked the smell of my room last night,"said Amber.

"You really like him don't you?"asked Alanha.

"I do,"said Amber softly,"He lights something inside of me. But I don't know, I guess he's right I do care what people think about me." Alanha set down her pot and walked over to Amber.

"Amber darling, if you love this boy ignore what the world thinks. You could let him go then wonder for the rest of your life if this was the one, but you will never know unless you plunge head first,"said Alanha cupping Amber's face in her hands.

"That is good advice,"said Amber,"But that's fine, but what happens when it comes to Daddy?" Alanaha walked back over to the stove.

"Your mother was no saint,"said Alanha,"Don't worry about your father." Amber nodded and got up, she walked over and kissed Alanha on the cheek then left the room.  An hour later Amber stood in her bedroom doing her hair, she was wearing a short red shirt and a white halter top. She pulled her hair in to a half ponytail with rose buds inbeded in white malibou fur wrapped around it. She had 3 silver rings in each of her ears, and a small silver heart in a locket around her neck. Her door swung open as she turned around, she seen Alexa, Adrian and Bianca come into the room. Alexa was dressed in a baby blue dress that came down to her knees and her dark brown was pulled up into a ponytail with large chunky curls falling over her shoulders. Adrian had on a white button up shirt over a pair of baggy jeans and Bianca was dressed in a pair of skin tight black pants with a pink tube top that brought out her red hair.

"Ready to go?"asked Alexa.

"Sure how do I look?"asked Amber walking over to them.

"So yummy I could eat you,"said Adrian pulling her close to him with one arm around her waist.

"Thank you,"said Amber smiling.

"Okay let's get this show on the road,"said Alexa. Amber nodded and grabbed her white Fila snow jacket from her bed. They ran down the stairs to meet Alanha at the door.

"You four look beautiful, have lots of fun and be careful,"said Alanha smiling.

"Bye Alanha,"said Amber kissing her cheek.

"See ya Alanha,"said Alexa as she pushed everyone out the door. They walked out into the cold fall air.

"Okay to my car,"announced Alexa. Alexa had a black convertable camero same as Amber's. Alexa quickly got in the driver's side and Bianca slipped into the passenger's seat leaving Adrian in the back with Amber. Come On Over by Christina Aguilera blared over the speakers as Alexa pulled out of the drive way. Amber looked out at the black sky as she felt Adrian move closer to her. Amber continued to purposly look out the window ignoring Adrian, it wasn't that she didn't like Adrian, he was sweet, good looking, popular, and was the dream of any girl.

"Oh my god this party is going to be awesome,"said Bianca.

"I know, remember Star's last party? The house was trashed, people were sleeping in her lawn, in the pool, and her parents pull up to see it all,"said Alexa.

"I can't believe she's having another one,"said Bianca.

"Well I'm leaving if it starts to go like the last one,"said Amber,"I groped so many times it was disgusting."

"I know,"sighed Bianca.

"Well I'll protect you,"said Adrian.

"Bullshit you'll be hammered with the rest of them,"said Alexa.

"I'll still be able to protect them,"said Adrian.  Twenty minutes later they pulled up in front of a large white house with various cars parked in the driveway. The house was lit up and darkness surrounded the lawn as tiny lawn lights lit up around, the sounds of music and people screaming poured from the house. Amber left her jacket in the car and walked in to the house with the three others. People were dancing everywhere with cups full of beer and another kind of alcohol that suited their taste. Within minutes Amber had lost all three of her friends, she was walking through the masses of school peers as they danced and partied, but something within in, in the pit of her stomach felt hard and cold. She stepped out in the backyard patio that over looked the pool. It was nine pm and people were all ready drunk to oblivion and pouring soap into the pool to make a giant bubble bath. Amber leaned on her elbows against the patio railing and watched them. Just then she felt a presence behind her and Jeff Willows came up beside her. She could smell the heavy alcohol on his breath as he smiled at her.

"Hey Amber baby,"cooed Jeff. Jeff was one of the football players at her school.

"Hi Jeff,"said Amber smiling.

"Wanna drink?"asked Jeff handing her a cup.

"Um okay,"said Amber taking the cup from him.

"Hey Jeff go jump in the pool I dare ya to,"yelled someone.

"Sure,"yelled Jeff. He took off running from the patio and leaped into the middle of the pool. Amber looked down at the cup she held in her hand then dumped it out into a a flower pot and dumped the cup beside it. She turned to the balcony above her.

"Does anybody have a smoke?" called Amber. Moments later four or five came down, Amber reached out and caught one before it hit the balcony.

"Lighter?"called Amber again.

"Here ya go," Amber turned to see a guy handing her a lighter.

"Thanks,"said Amber taking it. She quickly lit her cigarette then handed him back his lighter. Amber didn't recongize the man who was standing next to her and assumed he was a friend of someone's who came.

"So how come you're not partying with the rest of the people?"asked the guy. Amber looked over at him, he was about six feet, short spiky blond hair, deep blue eyes, ivory colored skin.

"I don't know,"said Amber turning back to the pool.

"I'm Jacob Wilkes,"said the guy leaning against the railing next to her.

"Amber Banks,"said Amber taking a puff of her cigarette.

"Are you okay? You look like soemthing's wrong?"said Jacob.

"I don't something's telling me I shouldn't be here,"said Amber,"Almost like I've got a boulder in my stomach."

"Oh, one of those annoying gut feelings,"said Jacob nodding,"To tell ya the truth, everyone's got a gut feeling about not being here. The guy's filling the pool up with soap then pissing in it, they've got it they're just too drunk to feel it."

"No not like that,"said Amber,"Like I'm suppose to be with someone else."

"Ex-boyfriend?"asked Jacob.

"No, I don't think he'll ever be an ex-boyfriend or a boyfriend,"said Amber,"Are you from STM?"

Jacob shook his head. "He doesn't like you?"

"We're not exactly each other's type,"said Amber softly.

"How so?"asked Jacob.

"Well he's not in the same society class I am,"said Amber,"People would have a lot of problem with this."

"Why? Do you really like him?"asked Jacob.

"I do, he lights something inside of me that has never been done."said Amber.

"Then what do you care?"asked Jacob.

"I know I keep telling myself that but it's not sinking in,"said Amber,"I'm scared to alter my life."

"Take risks, life is full of risks,"said Jacob,"You will never know anymore than you know now if you don't take a risk." Amber sighed and looked down at the pool, feeling AJ's arms wrapped around her made her in her nirvana, she was safe and at home where she wanted to be. She was ninety nine percent sure of him, still that one percent held her back from him for various reasons, she couldn't bare to listen to her father and Alexa's lectures, have people turn on her at school, hell she didn't even know it meant anything to AJ, god I hope it wasn't a fling thing. Amber looked up and seen Jacob was gone. Amber leaned back and looked around but there was no sign of him. Amber shook her head then looked back at the pool, she slowly took a puff of her cigarette.

"Hey Amber,"screamed Jeff from the pool. Amber smiled and waved at him as three other guys jumped in splash him then dunked him under the water. Jeff was a good friend of Amber's, he was basically the school clown he always had a joke to crack and was the first one to get drunk at a party and do something stupid but overall Jeff was a good guy. Amber had dated him when she was in grade ten and he always kept her laughing but things just weren't right for them. All four guys rose up and screamed.

"Amber come in it's nice and warm,"yelled Jeff.

"Sorry Jeff I'm not getting in water you pissed in,"Amber yelled back,"And don't you dare come over here and get me all wet."

"Ah your no fun,"yelled Jeff before diving under the water. Amber shook her head and walked away, she some how made her way to the kitchen to where Bianca was with her boyfriend Steven Keller who was working the beer keg.

"Hey Amber,"said Bianca.

"Hey Amber, wanna drink?"asked Steven.

"Yeah give me have a glass,"said Amber. Steven grabbed a clear plastic cup and filled it half full.

"Here ya go Ambs,"said Steven.

"Amby, go have some fun you look like your in the middle of class sweetheart,"said Bianca.

"I'm fine,"nodded Amber before walking off. She ran into a crowd in the living room, DMX was blasting over the speakers as she felt a someone grab her shoulder from behind. Amber quickly turned and seen Adrian standing behind me.

"Come dance with me,"yelled Adrian. Amber nodded and followed further in to the living room, they were about two feet away from the speakers as Adrian started grinding with Amber, Amber wrapped her hand that had the glass in it around neck and started moving her hips along with him. Before she could realize it Amber was smiling and moving on from Adrian to other guys, the music pounded in her ears as she finished her drink. Her legs hurt as she took a break and headed to the kitchen, Bianca was still in there but she was fighting with Steven about something and Jeff was now in charge of the keg, Amber laugh as she saw in have the beer in it had probably already gone into him.

"Hey ya Amber doll face want some more?"asked Jeff still livin' it up. Jeff amazed everyone he could out drink anyone and still be ready to party all night.

"Sure Jeff,"said Amber holding up her glass. Jeff filled it up then jumped down from the counter.

"Time to party,"he yelled before he picked up Amber and threw her over his shoulder. Amber screamed at him as he ran through the house to the backyard and before Amber could realize where shew as Jeff and her were in the pool. Jeff's arms let her loose as she surfaced.

"You idiot,"screamed Amber as they both surfaced.

"You look so fucking hot when your wet,"said Jeff.

"I'm a mess,"screamed Amber,"I can't believe you."

"Oh have some fun Amby Bambi,"said Jeff using his old nickname for her. Amber smiled and pushed him under the water. Clouds of bubbles floated around them as people continued to jump in the pool, Amber felt someone grab her leg then suddenly she was lifted out of the water on Jeff's shoulders then fell backwards back into the water. Amber grabbed on to Jeff's back as she went down and was quick to pull her self from the water. She wrapped her legs around Jeff's waist and held on around his neck.

"All right Jeff getting between Amber's legs two years after she dumps you,"yelled somone from the balcony.

"Oh shut up,"Amber yelled back.

"Wanna go get some people wet?"asked Jeff.

"Sure,"said Amber. Jeff wadded over to the pool stairs and got out of the pool with Amber still on his back. The two went inside the house back to the living room, Jeff set Amber down on Adrian's lap who was sitting on the couch then proceded to shake himself off spray water everyone.

"Jeff,"whinned Adrian.

"Adrian,"whinned Jeff micking him,"Give me back my woman." Jeff picked up Amber and carried her towards the stairs.

"Where are we going?"asked Amber.

"The upstairs balcony madame,"yelled Jeff smiling,"They got the good beer up there." Amber bounced up and down in Jeff's arms as he ran up the stairs once again amazing her, he was probably the most drunk person here though he could carry her up the stairs like a little weight well running up the stairs. They headed down the hall once their were upstairs to the main family entertainment room. Most of the football team was in the room dancing around to George Michael's Outside. Amber smiled as Jeff set her down, the football team was always more fun more than any other team, the basketball team and soccer team partied and drank but most of them couldn't handle it or refused to have fun. The football team on the other hand drank and drank and would do anything they thought was stupid including dancing around to disco music. Amber found her self dancing well surrounded by Jeff, and three other players, Luke Williams, David Meadows and Will Richards. Everyone was yelling and dancing as Jeff handed her an unopen bottle of beer. Amber took it and quickly snapped the top off of it. She quickly took a sip off it when the song faded out.

"More music,"hollered David.

"And turn it the hell up,"yelled Will,"We wanna hear it on the balcony." Jeff grabbed Amber's arm and pulled her to the balcony with David, Luke and Will. Once they were on the balcony they could hear Madonna's American Pie begin.

"My, my miss American Pie drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry and good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye singin' this'll be the day that I die,"sang the four guys' at the top of their lung. By the second chorus they had everyone outside singing with them along with Amber.  At four o'clock Amber came stumbling up her driveway with Jeff and Luke still singing American Pie.

"Hey Amby Bambi, anyone home we could have another party here,"said Jeff,"I'm ready to go."

"Nah sweetie my daddy's home,"said Amber walking up her stairs.

"Shit, well see ya Amby Bambi,"called Jeff as he Luke took off running down the driveway and into the street. Amber fumbled a bit with her key but finally got it in. She walked into the house and shut the door behind her. Within minutes she found herself in her bed looking up at the cieling, the hang over was setting in and it wasn't going to be pleasant