Amber woke up the next morning to find AJ getting dressed.

    "Leaving?"she muttered sitting up.

    "Yeah I need to scatter,"said AJ doing up his belt,"How ya feeling?"

    "Better,"said Amber feeling the wet mop of hair left from the ice pack,"Do you really need to leave?"

    "Yeah I need to check in at home,"said AJ,"Don't want them to think I'm dead." Amber sighed and leaned up against the headboard of the bed. She watched as he pulled on his shirt then looked over at her.

    "Something wrong?"asked AJ.

    "Promise me you'll check in with me soon?"asked Amber,"So I know your not dead." AJ sighed and sat down on the bed.

    "Barbie, I play a rough game but it ain't that rough,"said AJ.

    "I know,"nodded Amber. AJ leaned over and kissed her. Amber quickly wrapped her arms around him keeping him close to her. AJ slowly pulled back.

    "I need to go,"he said softly.

    "I know," Amber removed her arms from him and watched as he got up and left the room. Amber pulled herself from bed and grabbed her robe, she pulled it on and walked into the bathroom, she had large mascara rings under her eyes, her hair was a mess and a large clump of foudation was gathered on her right cheek.

    "I look like shit,"muttered Amber,"Hell if I were him to I'd wanna be getting away from me as fast as possible too." She leaned over and turned on the cold water then started washing her face, when she was finished her she looked at herself once again in the mirror. Well I look beter she thought as the door to her room opened.

    "Amber you here?"said Alexa.

    "Here,"said Amber walking out of the bathroom.

    "C'mon we're going to be late,"said Alexa,"Sorry I'm late but Adrian was bothering me about you and Alex."

    "What was it all about?"asked Amber opening her closet.

    "Oh he wants to know who exactly Alex is and how he got to you first,"said Alexa sitting on Amber's bed.

    "Well tough luck because Alex asked me to be his girlfriend last night and I said yes,"said Amber pulling out a pair of black pants.

    "Oh my god, he was here last night?"asked Alexa,"And you didn't call me?"

    "Trust me neither of us were in the mood for anything cheerful,"said Amber digging through a dresser drawer and pulling out a black thong,"Martin made sure of it."

    "Ya know Amber if I had a hot guy like that walking around and living in my house I wouldn't be sneering at it. So what does Alex think of Martin staying with you?"asked Alexa slyly smiling as Amber walked back into the bathroom.

    "He hates him as much as I do,"called Amber as she changed. Alexa looked around the room and noticed a pair of black sunglasses sitting on Amber's nightstand. She reached over and picked them up knowing they weren't Amber's, the rim of them had scratches all over it and they looked pretty old.

    "Amber who's are these?"asked Alexa as Amber came walking out in her pants and a grey bra. Amber stopped and looked at the glasses.

    "Alex's,"said Amber taking the glasses from Alexa's hands,"He must of forgetten them."

    "Amber it's the middle of fall, it rains everyday. Why is he wearing sunglasses?"asked Alexa raising an eyebrow.

    "I dunno he just does,"mumbled Amber grabbing a hanger from the closet holding a grey hooded sweatshirt,"It's a fetish." Alexa nodded sarcastically as Amber pulled the sweatshirt over and on, she just wasn't in the mood for anything fancy, she just wanted to be comfortable for the day. Amber walked over to the dresser and picked up her hair brush, she brush her hair until it was smooth then pulled it up into a ponytail.

    "Okay, I gotta do my bag then we can go,"said Amber grabbing her black book bag.

    "Gee someone's a little on the causal side,"said Alexa.

    "I'm a little tired,"said Amber,"Anyways I look fine."

    "Girl you could wear a garbage bag and still look fine,"said Alexa.

    "Okay well on that note let us go,"said Amber pulling her bag over one shoulder.

    A couple of hours later Amber came in and sat next to Jeff at her table in chemistry.

    "Hey bad girl, out breaking anymore rules?"asked Jeff as Amber dropped her bag on the ground.

    "Shut up,"said Amber.

    "Ouch someone having a bad day?"asked Jeff.

    "Yes I have a head ache of a life time,"said Amber.

    "How come?"asked Jeff.

    "Bad bed incident,"said Amber.

    "What did he do?"asked Jeff.

    "We were fooling around and we rolled off the end of the bed and he landed on top of me and I smacked my head on the ground,"said Amber sighing. Jeff started snickering then broke out laughing.

    "Smooth move,"he laughed.

    "Shut up,"Amber smacked in on the back of the head as the bell rang. The rest of class came filling in followed by Mr.Ballie their accient teacher.

    "Okay class sit down and shut up,"said Mr.Ballie,"The board issued a new safety procedure so we're spending this class going over it." A low groan came over the class.

    "Quiet, I hate it as much as you do,"said Mr.Ballie,"Okay first, it there's a fire everyone gets up and gets out trying not to go insane. All of you leave through the back door and down the hall to the left tot he first exit."

    "What if there's a fire on the left?"asked Jeff.

    "Then you go the right Einstien,"said Mr.Ballie.

    "What if there's a fire on the right?"asked Jeff.

    "Then run straight into it Jeff,"said Mr.Ballie,"In the case that we can't exit the room these are fire proof doors we can stay in here for about a half an hour. But since we're on the first level I can just pop out the windows and you can all make the five foot drop." Amber looked over at the window then at Jeff who all ready had his hand up with a stupid comment.

    "No Jeff if the fire bell rings you don't instantly throw your chair out the window,"said Mr. Ballie. Jeff grinned then put his hand down but shot it back up again.

    "What happens if the fire is in the room and it surrounds us all and we're trapped?"asked Jeff.

    "Then bend off and kiss your ass goodbye,"said Mr.Ballie.

    "Yes sir,"said Jeff.

    "You are such an idiot,"mumbled Amber snickering.

    "I try,"grinned Jeff. Amber laided her head down on the desk well Mr.Ballie read off the rules and Jeff challenged him with stupid questions and comments, it was the usual. Then almost as it seemed perfect the fire bell rang, everyone turned to Jeff because he had pulled the last five bells.

    "It wasn't me I swear,"said Jeff standing up,"C'mon Amber we've gotta go." Jeff pulled Amber in to a standing position then bent over and pulled her over his shoulder.

    "Jeff put me down,"screamed Amber as Jeff ran out of the class.

    "Don't worry Amber I'll save you,"yelled Jeff as they went out into the hallway.

    "Jeff,"screamed Amber,"I mean it put me down." Jeff ignored her and pushed his way through people until they came to the side doors. Jeff being the first person there and trying to show off kicked the door open.

    "I saved you,"announced Jeff proudly as people poured out of the school from behind him. Amber slid off his shoulder and back on to her feet.

    "You are crazy you asshole,"said Amber pushing him.

    "C'mon get the hell away from the building and into the parking lot."yelled Mr.Ballie coming out of the school.

    "Mr.Ballie it's freezing,"whinned Amber.

    "I don't care get the hell away,"said Mr.Ballie Amber sighed then followed Jeff up to the top student parking lot. Alexa was standing with Bianca and Adrian with their arms wrapped around themselves trying to keep warm.

    "Jeff I'm going to kill you,"yelled Alexa as they approached.

    "It wasn't him, he's got my word on it,"said Amber calmly.

    "It's freezing,"shivered Bianca.

    "Well I'm going to go sit in my car and wait this out, anyone joining me?"asked Amber pulling her car keys out of her pocket on the sweatshirt. She clicked the doors open with the remote then pulled out the driver's side door, she pulled the seat back and let Bianca and Adrian crawl in. She pushed the seat back then crawled in her self and shut the door as Jeff climbed in from the passenger's side to the backseat. Alexa quickly got in and slammed the door shut as Amber put her keys in the ignition and started the engine up and turned on the heater.

    "Jeff who's lame brain idea was it to pull the fire alarm?"asked Alexa.

    "I dunno,"said Jeff shrugging.

    "Well who's ever it is they're going to die when I get a hold of them,"said Adrian.

    "Hey don't you guys need to sign in with your teacher?"asked Bianca to Jeff and Amber.

    "No we got Ballie, if one of us died he'd throw a party,"said Amber.

    "Ugh, I hate him, he's just a mean old man with no heart,"said Alexa.

    "No kidding,"muttered Amber before an awkward silence fell over the car. Everyone looked at themselves trying to think of something to say.

    "So Amber who's this Alex guy?"asked Adrian.

    "Her boyfriend,"said Alexa quickly.

    "Really?"asked Jeff.

    "What do you know him?"asked Alexa.
 
    "I met him yesterday,"said Jeff.

    "You let him meet Alex before your own best friend does?"asked Alexa offended.

    "Jeff didn't meet him yesterday but Jeff knows who he is,"said Amber.

    "So how did ya hook up with someone from Notre Dame?"asked Adrian.

    "I dunno we kinda just met,"shurgged Amber. Bianca reached up a bit and clicked the button on the driver's side door and rolled down the automatic window.

    "What the hell are you doing?"asked Adrian like she was crazy.

    "I need a smoke,"said Bianca holding up a cigarette.

    "Good idea,"said Alexa grabbing her bag.

    "Someone wanna spare me one?"asked Amber,"My bag is in the room because dufus here had to carry me from class."

    "How come?"asked Adrian.

    "Cause he's an idiot,"muttered Amber as Alexa handed her a smoke. Amber reached over and grabbed the lighter from the dash. She held it up and lit her cigarette from it then handed it to Alexa who lit hers.

    "Hey the cops are here,"said Jeff. Amber stuck her head out the window and seen Mr.Evans walking behind two police officers as they held someone in handcuffs.

    "I can't see who it is,"said Amber getting out of the car,"I'll be back." Amber walked over to the crowd who was standing around, she slowly was able to push her way to the front. She looked at the person in handcuffs and gasped softly. AJ hung his head low as the was escorted to the squad car with handcuffs on.

    "Amber, where's Jeff?"yelled Luke rom the other side of the crowd. AJ looked up quickly to see Amber staring at him wide eyed, confusion clouded her eyes as she wanted to run up to him and hug him but she couldn't move. AJ gave her an apoligizing look with his eyes before the cops forced him into the car.

    "Amber, where's Jeff?"asked Luke again. Amber looked over to see him now at her side.

    "Oh in my car,"she said softly as she watched the car manuevre it's way out of the parking lot. Amber closed her eyes then turned as Mr.Evans was ushering people away from the drive way. She walked slowly over the car and seen everyone now standing out side with Luke.

    "Who did it?"asked Adrian.

    "AJ McLean,"said Amber solemonly. Jeff looked at her with a worried expression as Amber dropped her cigarette on the ground and stepped on it.