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Savannah was jaw dropped in shock at what she was hearing. She took a deep breath in and out, wondering if this was a dream or not by what she was hearing. Or if she is from the words that she heard that were coming out of her mothers mouth.

"Oh...my...dog" She hesitated not believing a word from her parents. "You can't be serious.." Savannah said a little suspicious while "if this is a joke, it's not funny" She said wondering still if it was true or not.

Her parents looked at each other then at her. "Savannah of course we're serious" her mother replied. "Why would we joke about that?". Savannah felt like a sack of bricks, she nearly toppled over of what she was hearing "oh my dog! We're actually moving to California I mean, how is that possible?" She said.

"Well, your father was offered the job as a sale representative in that area. And miraculously, this could lead to a bigger promotion!" She said happy for her partner. Savannah was beyond ecstatic, moving to California wasn't your casual moving day, you know where, you stay at a funky hotel, then getting back on the road, stopping every few hours at restaurants, gas stations and rest stops.

This was California, moving to California was like a missing puzzle finally solved to her. Feeling like this was a miracle to her, savannah knew she would have the time of her life.

"Wooo hoo" Savannah squealed in excitement, "when do we leave?" She asked excited. "Well we already found a house, so as soon as we pack" Her father said.

Savannah couldn't help but wag her tail, thinking to herself.

'Oh my dog, I can't wait to see Brycen again..' She thought remembering the last time she saw him.

4 years ago

"Brycen do you really have to go..?" A younger savannah said to a dark blond cat who had navy blue eyes. He just looked at her sadly while nodding. "But...you can just stay here with me, instead of going to Orange County.." She said to him, hopefully convincing him. "Im so sorry savvy, but, I wish I could stay, I'm going to miss you so much.." He said softly hugging her, she couldn't help but hug him back, with a sad frown on her face.

"I don't even know how I'll live without you..." He mumbled. Savannah suddenly had a confused look on her face, she looked up at him wondering what he said.

"What?" She said confused 

a look panic went across his face for a second before letting her go quickly. As he looked away quickly in embarrassment Savannah just tilted her head more confused.

"Brycen..?"

"I-uh..uhh...I said...make sure to call me until midnight!" He said trying to think of an excuse quickly. Savannah gave an suspicious look nodding. Before remembering what's going on. "Right...but we're going to talk on the phone every night.." She said trying to joke around the sad era they had. While wondering what Brycen actually said.

"For sure" He said awkwardly, hoping she hadn't hear what he said.

"...but" He said, making savannah look at him concerned. "Your probably have to come visit me,I probably won't even fit in.." He said making her gasp.

"Of course you will fit in bry, you are amazing,kind and handsome" She said casually. 

He couldn't help but feel weird at what she said to him,blushing slightly under his fur.

"Uhm..thanks savvy" he coughed "but can you believe I'm going to a up tight school, while putting the day in there acting as if it's not that obvious" He scoffed, savannah raised an eyebrow at what he said.

"Orange count day..?" She said confused "but that shortens for ocd...obsessive compulsive disorder.." She then said " as if their obsessively compulsive and up tight" 

He sighed. "You got that right..but still I don't think people are going to like me that much" Savannah couldn't help but roll her eyes. " like I said bry, you will fit in right away I know it" She said.

"You really think so..." He said, making her nod.

He couldn't help but smile, feeling warm inside. He was about to open his mouth again to say something until..

"Brycen time to go!" He heard his mother said, making him panic.

"...we'll I guess this is it Brycen,but your my bffl forever.." She said making him panic more.

"Sav actually I need to tell you something-"

"Brycen we have to go!" His mother said again, making him flinch.

"Brycen..?" She said wondering what he wanted to say, he tried to open his mouth again only to get interrupted by his mother.

"BRYCEN WE HAVE TO GO NOW!" She yelled.

"I-I..nevermind..." He said sadly before looking at her one last time before running of towards his mother. 

"Wha- wait Brycen what was it that you wanted to tell me!" She said hoping she can get an answer out of him. But it was to late he jumped into the car, driving off with his mother.

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'To this day can't help but wonder what he wanted to say...' She put a paw on her chin thinking.

Her mother said something immediately snapping out of thoughts. "I thought you guys said you haven't talked in awhile?" Her mother said a little confused. "And that he hasn't been returning you emails or phone calls." Savannah then looked at her mother. "Well yeah...but maybe he's going through a tough time or...his phone or computer probably broke...or both.." She said quietly at the end.

Her mother looked a bit concerned. "Savannah don't you think that's a bit strange?" She then said "that he hasn't talked to you for a while" making Savannah look at her mother. "Mom really everything fine between us, me and Brycen are bffl's. That's friends for life" She said.

Her mother then sighed.

"Ok.." She said before talking with her husband. Savannah then couldn't help but think what school she going to. "Oh yea" making her parents look at her. " what's school I'm I going to?" Her father looked in thought for a moment. 

"Well..the Orange County day school seems like a very good school, as well being academically based. So which is very good for you" her father said to her, she couldn't help but get more excited at what he said.

"Oh well that's great!" She said "that's also the same school Brycen goes to" She happily wagged her tail, thinking of the reunion there going to have.

"This is the start of my new life.." Her mother then looked at her raising a brow towards her daughter.

"New life?" She said confused while crossing her arms. "since when dose a new life start at sixteen?"

"Since forever mom, and I know it's going to be amazing" Savannah said smiling brightly.

Few weeks later

Savannah woke up in her new room as it was mostly covered in pink. Photos shown around the room of her and Brycen smiling into the camera together.

Savannah couldn't help but grab a photo frame of them together. smiling softly while thinking. ' Pretty soon that's going to be me and Brycen just like the old times' She thought happily. She put the photo down, then went to go get ready for her first day of high school.

Putting on a green sweater along with some jeans, while lastly putting on her collar.

Carefully put on some eyeliner. She took her sunglasses then put them on smiling into the mirror.

"Savannah it's time to go, are you ready?" Her mother said from downstairs. Making her look towards the door before calling out. "Coming mom" She called out to her walking out with her school bag. She looked at a photo one last time smiling softly. 

'Pretty soon..'

                         
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Savannah got out her moms car as soon as they parked. Savannah couldn't help but gape at how big the school was.

'I-it looks even bigger then I pictured...' She thought to herself. She then noticed a lot of kids now making her somewhat nervous. Her mother snapped her out of her thoughts when she said. "The school looks pretty big" She then turned towards her daughter. "Oh savvy you look gorgeous, your going to fit right in with the other girls"

Savannah looked at her mother a bit worried. 

"Y-you really think so?" She said worried a about her height. "I don't look to young..?" She then sighed, looking at her mother. "Mom I've never been to a real school before...I-is public school different from home school?" She asked nervously. Her mother then looked at her giving her a comforting look. 

"Well..sure it's different honey, but you'll be ok" She then said "you read the student handbook right?" Tilting her head to the side a bit. Savannah nodded at her mother, "well yea...like twice, they just seem so..." She winced a bit "uptight..."

Mrs'reed just looked at her daughter. "Don't worry about it love ok?, I'm sure it won't be that bad ok?" Gently squeezing her daughter shoulder.

Savannah sighed softly

"Well ok...guess I should get going" She said to her mother. Mrs reed looked at her worried. "Do you want me to come in with you?"

She looked in thought for a moment before shaking her head no. "No it ok mom...I-I'll think I'll be ok.." She said smiling a bit towards her.

"Well ok, I'll be back to pick you up at three ok?"

"Ok mom, love you bye" She quickly said before walking off quickly.

Mrs reed drove away.

Savannah slowed her pace a bit, she looked around nervously. "Wow u-uhm..." Noticing lots of students in groups, couple aggressively making out in corners, jocks fist bumping or girls sharing gossip to each other.

'Oh, w-what if I don't fit in at all..' She looked around worrisome, wondering if she should of stayed home schooled or not. 'I'll guess I just start walking then...' she felt some anxiety shoot up in her a bit, due to the new environment she was in. Not noticing how a few jocks noticed her. They smirked at each other before one of them calling savannah out.

"Yo nice glasses!" He yelled towards her making her shift her head quickly towards him.

Savannah couldn't help but let out a small smile at that. 'Maybe I can fit it..' While saying. "T-thank you" She said a bit shy. They let out a loud snort.

"I wasn't serious!" He and his friends laughed at her. Savannah felt herself deflate feeling a bit humiliated a bit at hearing that.

"Oh..."

'Or maybe not...' She thought sadly, feeling a bit insecure about her glasses now. She quickly walked away from the jocks not wanting to get teased anymore. She the realized. "Wait...I'm going the wrong way" She put a paw on her forehead a little bit embarrassed about what she was doing. "I should be heading to the office building I just saw..." Muttering softly to herself. She quickly walked back, she noticed the office building not that far.

'Well there it is,better get my Schedule for the day' She walked towards it, heading on inside she noticed a wool sheep at the desk typing away. She walked up to her a bit shyly.

"U-uhm hi..." Making the sheep notice her. "Why hello sweetheart" she stopped for a moment typing on her computer for a moment " what can I do for you?" Now looking at Savannah questionably.

"Well I'm new here...my name is savannah reed" She said softly at the end hoping that she heard her. The sheep than said. "Oh, right savannah the new student" She looked 

around for some papers, finding them in a small pile. "Ok" She said showing savannah the papers. "Here's a map and your schedule just in case you get lost" She said passing them onto her. Then passing a pink slip to her. "And here's a student slip, just in case you get lost on accident, trying to look for your class" Savannah nodded slightly grabbing the pink slip.

"Uhm thank you.." She said to the sheep making her nod, the sheep went back to typing on her computer. She tried to walk out of their only to get cut off by the sheep.

"Oh, and your lockers combination should be on your schedule as well and where it should be"

She just nodded, walking out of there hoping to find her locker before class.

'I wonder if Brycen around here..' Thinking quietly to herself. Savannah failed to notice the jock who was speeding by on a scooter, knocking her over, along with her papers. "AH!" She yelped loudly falling onto the ground, her papers flying everywhere. 

"sorry!" The random guy yelled apologetic out to her before driving away quickly.

The jocks from earlier notice what happened, they snorted from laughter at what they saw. Savannah just grumbled a bit angry still about that guy knocking her over.

'Oh great...'

A male siamese cat with blue eyes notice her and started walking towards her. While she was picking up her papers failed to notice him. He coughed making her look up at him right away. "Uh hey, are you new here?" He asked her curiously.

She winced once more.

"I-is it that obvious?.." She said while looking at him. He scratched his head nodding at her slightly. "Well..." He paused for a moment. "A little, but that's ok." He shrugged a bit before smiling at her. "The names Leon Davis but but you can just call me leo for short, but not anymore nicknames then that" She couldn't help but snort a bit. "Hi Leo, my names savannah reed. But you can call me sav or savvy for short, or whatever" She gently shrugged at him while having a small smile on her face. He chuckled a bit at her, "well it's nice to meet you savvy, need some help getting around?" He asked her.

She had a relieved look, happy that someone was finally helping her out. "Yes please, what dose this even mean?" She muttered at the end making him laugh a bit again. "Here let me see it" He said handing his paw out to her. She gave him the papers. "Oh, wow guess your locker is right beside my friend and I" he said a little surprised as he read it, Savannah also looked surprised.

"Really?" Then felt a little bit more better, realizing that she won't be next to some Random people. "That's great" He nodded, then said. "Here I'll show you where your locker is, follow me" He said pointing his paw (thumb?) towards the school door.

He started walking with Savannah following close behind him. As they walked towards the lockers she noticed a lot more people in here. She couldn't help but feel bad as she watched people write on lockers. Writing horrible stuff on them such as whore,slut,obese,gay and other horrible stuff.

She gently shook her head and stepped up her pace realizing that she was getting lost in the crowd a bit. He turned the corner.

He stopped making sure that she was still behind him, she almost bumped into him. "Oh uh sorry" He said rubbing his head 

apologetic towards her. She shook her head "it's okay" She said accepting his apology. The looked around her surroundings. "Uh this school, is a little.." She stopped for a moment. "Uh.." He just looked at her, then said. "Not that great?" She quickly shook her head.

"I mean it ok!" She said quick worried if she said something wrong. He gave her a weird look then snorted a bit. "Relax savvy, I know what your trying to say," He said then went quiet for a moment. "So did you just move here or something?" Curious about her. "Uh yea from Montana." She then smiled awkwardly. "I was homeschooled"

"Ohhh" He said finally understanding why she had that look on her face. "So I guess you've never been to a real school before?"

She shook her head no.

"Let me guess you were expecting something different, right?" He asked, she nodded slightly. He sighed, "well uh sorry that uh..." he paused for a moment to think of what to say "like u know...the schools in cartoons" he winced a bit awkwardly as he said that. 

Savannah just blinked at him, Leon felt sweat go down his forehead now regretting the way he phrased it. They quietly looked at eachother awkwardly before Savannah coughed a bit trying to break it. "Well...I mean I know it's not like that..." she looked behind her, her eyes going wide seeing a lanky kid get dragged away by a bulky guy. "Just didn't think it would be this bad.." 

She looked a bit horrified seeing the kid get dragged away harshly, Leon followed her gaze cringing a bit seeing the kid looking terrified out of his mind.  

Leon shook his head feeling pity for the guy, but now looking at Savannah. "Well u don't have to worry bout being the next meal" he shrugged, Savannah just looked back at him confused. "Since your new here, we will teach u all we know" he looked behind him smirking seeing a brown cocker spinal eating a bagel, he suddenly grabbed him by the hood. 

The cocker spinal choked loudly, dropping the bagel then suddenly feeling an arm rest around him.

"THE FU-...?" The cocker spinal snapped at him realizing it was his friend, only to pause seeing a unknown girl infront of him. 

"Savannah this is Gabriel Ryan, gabe for short." He then looked at his confused friend. "Gabe this is savannah reed, or more commonly known as savvy or sav" He said towards his him. Savannah walked towards him, putting her paw out in a shaking manner.

"Hi gabe, it's nice to meet you" He shook Leon off him, glaring at Leo watching the cat laugh a bit. Gabe rolled his eyes before taking her paw to shake Then smiled "likewise savvy" He stopped shaking her paw. "So savvy you new here?" He asked curious.

"Well yea, guess its really obvious" She giggled a bit. He chuckled. "Well sav, welcome to Ocd, where everyone is "obsessive" and "compulsive" " He said jokingly. She couldn't help but snort at that, Leo just rolled his eyes at his friend.

"So savvy, heres your locker behind gabe,if he can stop being in the way." He said in a sarcastic tone. He glared at him a bit then said. "I wouldn't be in the way if you hadn't grabbed so harshly you know" he said a bit harshly, his bagel now on the floor because of him. Gabe moved out of the way pouting slightly staring at the bagel on the floor. 

"Drama queen.." Leo muttered, gabe immediately snapped his head towards him. 

"Heard that" he glared at him slightly. 

Savannah couldn't help but laugh a bit at there Friendship.

"Nice, oh and Thanks so much Leo. For taking me to my locker" Leon nodded at her happily. 

"Soo,sav what's your first class?" Gabe asked looking away from the bagel now. Savannah looked at her page reading. "Oh uh...a-p English with mr.burk.." Gabe looked shocked then smiled. "Nice, guess you have the morning class with me then" Leo sighed. "Man really, you guys are lucky have math class with misses selva" he stuttered at the last bit.

"Ha ha ha, lucky you" gabe said in a teasing tone towards Leo, he glared at his friend. Gabe looked towards savannah. "Miss selva..is uh little" he paused for a moment "creepy" he cringed at the last bit making Leo winced. "She talks to quietly, can barely even hear what she saying most of the time, and if you 'dare' to interrupt her she just stares at you" making Leo shuddered a bit, as he said that. "She doesn't even say anything.."

Savannah gave a look of pity towards her new friend. She also couldn't help but wonder. She asked.

"So what time dose class start?"

"Uhh" Leo turned his head to the hallway Clock. "Like around 9:00, which is about" he turned his head back towards her. "5 minutes" savannah nodded. "Oh cool wel-" She started saying only to notice a boy across the hall.

"Savvy?" Gabe asked noticing that something is distracting her. Leo noticed it as well following her gaze. He looked only to put on a bored face on,suddenly knowing who she was looking at now. Gabe followed as well doing the same as leo.

"W-who is that" Savannah asked pointing at the collie across the hall, who was talking to some other boys. Leo and gabe looked at eachother.

Gabe sighed, "seen that one coming" rolling his eyes, Leo stared at his friend elbowing him, making him glare again. He than said. "That collie of there, your talking about right?" Savannah nodded "well that's sage bond co captain of the football team."

"And a 'jock' ,a 'hottie' and 'extraordinaire' " Gabe said making quotation marks with his paws (fingers?). "But don't waste your time on him, he's taken" Savannah deflated a little bit at the last part.

"Oh...figures" Knowing someone good looking as him has a girlfriend. Then almost hit herself for forgetting him. "Oh right but do you guys know someone by Bry-" only to get cut off by leo.

"Incoming football captain minions, I repeat incoming minions. Act natural and whatever you do, do not make Direct eye contact" he said looking away from them. Savannah just looked confused, and looked behind him wondering who he was talking about. She saw two bright blond handsome dogs walk around the corner into the hallway one being a chihuahua being a bit smaller then the other one, while the other one a cocker spinal both with navy blue eyes. They walked towards the group sage was in and started chatting with them.

"Football minions?..what?" She asked more confused then ever. They looked at each other then her. "Yup, that's there names.." rolling his eyes. "Who's them?" Making her more and more confused.

Leo then said" 'them' would be Richard rivera and Alex Hamilton." He said looking at them slightly. "One of the meanest and popular people at the school...while also being the dumbest." he muttered at the end. "They will act nice sometimes, but there really 'cats' in disguise"

"Wait...Cats?" She asked him. He looked at her confused then understood right away. "Huh oh, No it's a joke. Like how some cats can be dramatic a lot" Savannah just nodded. Not wanting to comment further. Leo let a wince come to his face realizing who was coming down the stairs. "Oh boy here we go...here come the football captain of the school, the 'king bee'..."He cringed a bit. Students noticed him coming a gasped, moving to the side to make way for him.

He came walking down the hall, the blond cat striding in his steps as if he owned the school, he smirked walking to the group. Richard and Alex along with the other group of boys, looked at him real quick welcoming him.

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"The king bee...?" She said to them. He nodded towards her. "Yep, that guy over there is the king bee of this school..." She looked at him, then at the blond cat again. '...why dose he seems so familiar...' the blond cat looking familiar to her. Savannah stopped thinking when she noticed a group of girls coming around the corner gossiping away, People around them went to hush voices again noticing them.

"And those girls?" She asked watching the husky throw herself onto the blond cat, making out with him aggressively. Gabe and Leo made a disgusted face at that. "Those would be the other popular kids the Barbie girls..." Gabe said this time. "Melissa being the one you see chewing his face off is the leader. And captain of the cheer team..." Leo faked a barf. "Cover your eyes folks, before you get anymore scar'ed then you already are" He quickly looked away. Savannah let out a small cough looking away.

"Okkk then..." She said awkwardly said. She shook her head quickly, remembering what she was asking them. "Right but can I ask you guys something?" She asked curiously. They looked at her nodding. "Right sorry you were asking us something earlier, sorry" Leo said apologetic, she gently shook her head. "Nah it's alright your just warning me who to watch out for" she shrugged not really bother, Leon nodded his head. 

"So, what was it that you wanted to ask us?" He asked realizing he was being a bit rude by repeatedly cutting her off by accident.

"Do you guys know someone named Brycen hayes?" They flinched and went wide eyed as she said that. "Brycen hayes..." Leo asked looking at gabe in confusion. Gabe looked back at him with confusion then at savannah. "Uh yea...but we know him a 'Bryce', not Brycen" he said wincing.

Savannah perked up as he said that. "Oh well that's great! you can lead me to him" they looked at each other with shock, with their eyebrows furrowed a bit. "Uhhh" they both said, Savannah tilted her head in confusion. "What?" Leo coughed into his paw. Gabe suddenly asked, "Savannah...question?" She looked at him confused, the said. "Uh yea?" He looked at her.

"Do you know Bryce hayes?" He asked a little worried. She nodded, "of course I do we're bffl" She said smiling happily, Gabe and Leo just looked confused at that. "best friends for life" she explained to them seeing there confused faces, there eyes widen in shock as she said this. "Best friends for life...?" Leo asked confused. Savannah nodded once more. "Mhm, me and Brycen known each other since we were a pup and kit" she said to them shocking them even more.

"Wait wait wait" Gabe finally said after a few moments of awkward silence. Savannah tilted head slightly confused. "You knew Bryce hayes, all the way back then, even in elementary?" He asked shocked. "Uh yea, is there something wrong with that?" They looked at eachother with a wince before they turned back to Savannah, giving her a slight look of sympathy.

Leo then sighed, giving her a look of pity. "Look sav, was Bryce different at all back then?" He asked. "What do you mean different?" She asked him, not liking where this was going. "I mean like was he 'kinder' back then?"

"I'm sorry?"

Gabe gave sav a look. "Look savannah, whatever Bryce was like back then...we don't think he not who he is anymore" savannah furrowed her eyebrows at what they said. "What do you mean 'he isn't he used to be anymore'...?"

"Savannah, Bryce is the most popular guy at school right now, he's the king bee." Leo said bluntly, towards her. "And he's really rude and mean"

"I-I...what?" She looked shocked at what they were saying.

Gabe nodded his head, agreeing with Leo "Yea, like he framed me last year for cheating, making me fail my math test, then had to me sent to summer school because of him" he grumbled, while sighing angrily. Shocking her even more. But at the same time. She began to feel some anger boil in her stomach, about how they were talking about childhood friend. 

"What!" She said towards the people she thought that were going to be her friends. Leo accidentally mistaken her anger for Bryce and not him. "I know, like last year guys thought it was 'amazing' idea to steal all my clothes. And leave me with nothing, I had to text gabe to bring me a spare of clothes" he said pointing at him. Gabe nodded his head once more, then as he was about to say. "I know and remember whe-" only to get cut off by an angry dachshund.

"That's enough!" She snapped at both of them, surprising them both. "Savannah what-" Leo tried saying only to get cut off from her. "I know Brycen, and I know that he's not that kind of person to do that kind of stuff!" She yelled a little bit. Before continuing again. "Brycen is kind and kinda dorky, but I know he won't pull that kinda stuff on other people." Savannah said angrily towards them. Pissed off that they would think such things of her childhood friend. Leo glared at her. "You're kidding me, right?" He said a little ticked off. "He stole a ring from me when my grandmother bought it, in Paris. and gave it to his girlfriend saying that he 'bought' it" he snapped in a harsh tone towards her.

Savannah huffed angrily, and then said. "Brycen would never!" She snapped again "You know what" They looked at her both, looking at her as if she was crazy. "I think you guys are just jealous" She crossed her arms angrily, looking away from them.

"What!?" Gabe said looking shock and slowly began to get pissed off by her.

"Look, it not my fault that your jealous of me being best friends with the most popular boy in school" She snapped at them. They glared at what she was saying. "Jealous!?" Yelled leo. "Are you kidding me, that the most ridiculous thing I ever heard!" Gabe said angrily.

"You're ridiculous! Brycen is the sweetest guy I know!" She growled angrily at them. Leo was about to say something else until the bell rang. They paused for a moment glaring at each other.

Leo then grunted in anger, getting close to savannah face on purpose, she stepped back a bit surprised. "Now you listen here, Bryce is not who you think he is anymore" He got out of savannah face. "Ones you find out what kind of person, he turned out to be...don't come crying to us about it, about how we were right, and you were wrong." He grunted out before he turned away, heading to class. Gabe glared at her one last time, saying."and here I thought you were, a nice person savannah..."She glared back at him making him shake his head and tched, as he walked the other way to class.

Savannah let out one last huff, watching them walk away. 'The nerve of those guys...' She looked at her schedule one last time. Hoping to find it by herself.

Savannah just followed gabriel. Making sure not to talk to him. He walked into English first, he looked at savannah behind him then rolled his eyes, Heading to his seat. She hmph, she saw a seat by Richard. And went to the desk to sit down by him.

He looked up from his phone, quirking his eyebrow towards the strange girl.

"U-Uhm hi my names-" she tried to greet him, only to get cut off by him. "Your loser right" he said harshly towards her. Savannah flinched in shock. "Uhm...a-actually-" only to get cut off once more. "Look whatever, I don't care that seat is taken. Move it" He barked out. Savannah felt hurt, but gently nodded. "...o-ok..." She whispered out gently, getting up to move. looked up from his papers, to look at savannah. "Miss, there's a seat right beside sage." The teacher said looking at the front empty seat, savannah turned and looked at it. "So why don't you sit down there. have a seat today, and not wait until Christmas" he said with annoyance in his voice, getting impatient with her. 

Savannah looked shocked at how the teachers were talking. 'Are all the teachers this rude...?' She thought quietly, sitting down next to the desk of sage bond. She quietly looked at him. "Thank you" he said looking down at his papers once more.

Savannah turned her head, looking at sage. "Uh..hello" she said, doing a small wave to him. He looked at her, "uh hi" With boredom in his voice before turning away. Savannah put her paw down, she quietly looked back at the teacher. The school bell than rang, she saw a purple rabbit come in. Sitting down in the seat savannah was in.

started talking again making savannah look back at him. "Good morning students" he said getting up. "My name is Mr.burk. And for this semester I will be your teacher." Walking infront of his desk. "If that wasn't obvious already-" only to stop and snap at Richard. "Mr.Rivera!" Making Richard look up from his iphone. "What?" He asked annoyed. "There is no texting in this class allowed." He looked at his phone. "I wasn't texting" As he held his phone in his paw.

"Oh well you weren't I supposed, well then if that isn't the width of a credit card?" He said with sarcasm in his voice. "And isn't a cellphone either, in your paw, is it?" Richard didn't even know what to say. "Uhhh..." To stunned to speak. 

"Bring it here " savannah couldn't help but snicker a bit.

Richard noticed this and growled lowly to himself.

While mr.burk looked pleased that a student in his class understood his humour. "Well, it's nice to see, that someone has a nice sense of Humour, in this class"

"Actually 'burk' this is an iphone. Not a cellphone" he said harshly to the teacher. The rest of the class laughed except for Savannah and Gabriel. Who sighed annoyed in the back. 

"You are pushing your luck right now; this is your last chance. hand. it. over" His temper going up a bit. Richard scoffed getting up. "So uptight..." He muttered under his breath. Slamming his phone onto the teacher's desk, he stomped back towards his seat annoyed. Putting his paw under his cheek grumbling.

he sighed. "Thank you " He coughed. "Now as I was saying class, this class is an advanced English class. Meaning if you don't know how to write a strong essay, and not knowing how to write Tyrannosaurus on the top of your head or know how to write at an advanced comprehend level. You are going to having a difficult time in this class" Then pointing out the door " allow me to remind you, that switching to regular English. Or what I like to call deductim class, is still an option" Putting his paw back down. Sage then frowned, "dude...I don't even know how to write 'Photosynthesis' " The rest of the class guffawed.

"Funny. Mr bond very 'funny' " an annoyed look on mr.burk's face appeared. "Alright class, I'll be handing out books, you will be reading shakes spear, of its summer night shakes dream" He said grabbing a pile of books "I want you all to read page, act two scene one. And give me a page telling me what queen detainya says to king overae. Starting at 981" passing out books to students. Savannah slowly got up, making stop and look behind him.

"May I ask where you're going misses?" He said raising a brow. Savannah stopped in her track turning around towards him. "Savannah reed..." She said to him. "Well then misses reed, May I ask again where you are heading?"

"Uh...to the washroom sir..." She awkwardly said.

"Well, aren't you a funny one. Sit down"

"But-"

"Now miss reed" Making her flinch. She quietly went back into her seat embarrassed. Richard snickered behind her, "hey loser, you're supposed to 'ask' to go" Whispering behind her, embarrassing her even more. She put her ears in front of her face, wishing this was over.

•

As the bell rang savannah walked out of the classroom still embarrassed. She noticed gabe walking back to his locker seeing leon. Savannah stopped still not wanting to talk to them.

They greeted each other then walked past savannah, ignoring her. Savannah went to her locker when they finally left. 'I still can't believe that they would think that of him' She thought putting her stuff away. Until she stopped. 'I know we've haven't talked that much, over the years...but He didn't change that much...did he' as she thought about it more.

'No, I know Brycen he's not the one to do that kind of stuff' She thought as she finished putting her stuff away. She started heading towards, where she saw leon and Gabriel went. Thinking that's way the cafeteria was.

Savannah couldn't help but be amazed at seeing the cafeteria. She looked around seeing groups of tables with different animals each. She gaped looking around before shaking her head. 'Not the time for looking around savannah, you gotta find Brycen' She looked around some more looking at each table.

"So, the I was like" The white horse said talking to her friends.

"Nom nom nom" A pig eating a hamburger.

Looking at a few more tables she saw a group of rabbits. "Uh do you think we have enough carrots" Asked the purple rabbit...seeing a bunch of carrots on the table. "Get off you pigs; I want some cheese to!" The mouse said trying to get them off the cheese, as they kept eating.

Then noticing a Great Dane with messy fur, and both of his eyes were blue and brown. Chugging down a milk carton. He let out an unpleasant burp afterwards. "Ah muscle milk" sage who laughed at him, with the other jocks.

Then looked at the back table, who she saw was...leon and Gabriel sitting their talking. She shook her head looking at the last table almost gasping at who she saw. "Oh, my dog..." She whispered excitedly. Seeing a familiar blond cat that she knew who he is was now.

Brycen was making out with his girlfriend, at the table, kissing Melissa one last time smirking. "Uh...bryce?" He sighed turning his head towards Alex annoyed. "What?" He said harshly.

He flinched. "Uh was just wondering what you're eating...?"

"Salad Alex salad" Rolling his eyes at his idiotic friend. Before he went back to kissing his girlfriend. Savannah couldn't help but run up to him smiling happily. "Brycen!" Leon and Gabriel watched from the distance. "Welp in a minute she going to find out." Cringing slightly while feeling nothing but pity for her.

"My dog it's the loser again..." Richard said annoyed, watching her approach. Brycen looked towards him raising a brow, turning towards the loser he was told about...only to almost panic realizing who it was.

"Brycen hi!" She said, as she stopped in front of him smiling happily. The girls at the tables cringed, seeing what she was wearing. Richard turned to Bryce confused. "Bryce. You know this loser?"

"My dog what is she wearing...?" Whispered a female shepherd dog. "I don't know, she probably got it from target." The other brown dog giggled out. Melissa looked at her cringing then at her boyfriend. Giving him a look asking if he knew her.

"Brycen, do you remember me" she said getting a bit closer. "It me savvy" He looked at her for a moment, before faking a smile towards her. "Aw, savvy of course I do..." faking his smile still. The group around him looked shocked. "Babe wha-" Melissa tried saying, only to go quiet when he gave her a quick look. "I'll be back sweetheart..." Kissing her on the forehead. "Savvy, can you follow me really quick" getting up. Savannah nodded. "Oh, uh sure" quickly following him out the door.

"What the tail...?" Leon said. in shock at what he was seeing, Gabriel gaped. "No way..." watching them leave the cafe.

•

"Come on savvy, so we can catch up" he said quickly, while walking fast. Savannah followed, running out of breath. "Coming" she said trying to catch up. Brycen walked up to a vending machine. Looking around, seeing if he saw anyone. Thankfully he didn't.

He walked behind it, making sure savannah was still behind him. "Come, back here" when savannah stopped beside him a bit confused. "Uhm. why are we behind a vending machine?" Asking Brycen confused. "Privacy" he said bluntly. Surprising her. "Okkkk..." She coughed out before smiling again.

"My dog Brycen. You have no idea how much I missed you" she said, no longer able to contain herself and threw herself at him. Hugging him tightly. "You look so-" only to get cut off by him.

"Get off me" He harshly said. Shoving her off.

"B-Brycen what-?"

"What makes you think that you can Barge, into my life like this" Being ticked off by her.

"W-what are you talking about Brycen...?"

"Look savannah reed, I'm not your bffl or best friend anymore" spatting his words out, hurting her. "I'm rich, popular and the football captain, and I'm not going to let a little whiny loser like you ruin the reputation I have right now!" Shoving her into the wall. She made an oof sound. "Ow. Brycen what! -" Only to get a glare by him, telling her to shut up.

"You will stay away from me, got it?" Shoving his paws above her head snarling. "We don't know each other, and it will stay like that" Savannah had a look of fear, while trying to hold back tears.

"This is my turf you're on now, your either play by my rules or I will make your life a living hell"

"B-b-but-"

"If you can't handle that, you can just go back to M town, with your tail between your legs. Going back where you belong" He put his arms by his sides again. He started walking away from a shocked savannah.

"Oh and" he said stopping, looking over his shoulder. "My names is not 'Brycen' or 'bry' anymore. Just Bryce" Walking away from behind the vending machine. Leaving her there.

Savannah slowly fell to her knees in shock, shaking. she felt tears slide down her cheek. She couldn't help but slowly started sobbing. 'Leo and gabe were right...' Curling herself up into a ball.

'Why didn't I listen to them about Brycen..." Sniffling away behind the vending machine sobbing.

                               •

Leon and Gabriel were talking. When gabe noticed Bryce walk back into the cafe...but not savannah. Leo noticed as well seeing Bryce as he guesses what was explaining what happened. They both looked at each other.

"Do you think we should...?" Gabriel asked, a little worried now, feeling some slight guilt build up inside him. Leo thought for a moment before sighing. "Yea...let go find her" They got up, gabe looked at the pop tart he had then grabbed it, to bring it with him. Then they walked out of there to go find savannah

30 minutes later

"My dog. where did he even take her" Grumbled gabe. Looking around, Leo sighed as they walked beside a vending machine only to stop, when he heard some some hiccups. They stopped and looked at each other. They slowly looked behind the vending machine to find a puffy red eyed savannah sniffling away.

"...sav?" Leon asked worried. She looked up right away in shock at seeing them. "I-I..." she tried saying only to not get any words out. They quietly walked towards her, plopping themselves beside her quietly. "You okay...?" Asked gabe. She looked at him letting out a small hiccup. "I-I... you guys were right about Brycen...I'm sorry..." She whispered out softly. "Savvy..." leon said. She was on the verge of tears again. "I-I'm sorry...for calling you guys jealous as well..." Leo and gabe looked at each other than at her. Leon sighed softly. "It's okay sav..." he paused for a moment, before continuing. "we're sorry too." He said looking at her. Savannah looked at him surprised. "W-wait what...?" Gabe looked at her hoping that she would forgive them. "Savvy, truthfully. You were actually right about us being a bit jealous..." he said scratching his head, looking away.

Leon nodded. "Yea...We were" savannah sniffled again, rubbing away her tears slightly. "And sav, I'm sorry about earlier as well..." dropping his head in shame. "I shouldn't have said that earlier. It was a dick move of me to say that last bit..." He then turned towards her. "I would have been a bit skeptical to, if I knew my friend was like that..."

Savannah rubbed her tears away with her green sweater. "I-it's okay...I guess." She said looking at away. "You were only trying to tell me...what kind of..." she paused. "Awful person he turned out to be..." She said quietly, with a sore throat from all the crying she did. She let out a small hiccup again. They all stopped for a moment when they heard her stomach growl.

Gabriel then looked at her. "Sav...are you hungry?"

She looked away a bit embarrassed, nodding slightly, smiling. "I have a pop tart that you can have for now." He said grabbing the wrapped pop tart he had. Savannah gently grabbed it opening the wrapping. She started eating it slowly.

"Ok, now that is settled...we should probably get off this dirty floor now..." Leo said awkwardly, looking at them. They nodded. Gabriel helped savannah up.

"Come on...we still have another 30 minutes, left of lunch" he said, guiding her back to the cafe along with Leo. she nodded. happy that she had her friends back, before looking a bit to the side. sadden that her own childhood friend, doesn't want anything to do with her anymore.

After school

Savannaha quietly walked inside. With her head down slightly.

"Oh, hey savvy" her mother said looking at her, with an apologetic look on her face. "I'm sorry that you had to walk home. I was out looking for a job and lost track of time" Savannah just slightly nodded. Mrs reed suddenly looked worried. "How was your day at school...?"

"O-oh...I-it was just wonderful..." She couldn't help but be on the verge of tears again.

"Savannah...?"

She finally burst into tears, running towards her room. Shocking her mother. "Savannah!" She tried to yell after her.

She ran into her room crying. Seeing the pictures of her and 'Bryce', smiling happily into the camera. gently grabbing one. She felt anger boil in her stomach, Making the frame shake in her hand. 'That- that!' She thought finally throwing the frame, making it shatter. She looked around in anger seeing the other photos.

She started to throw them onto the floor. Breaking them.

' Best friend! ' Throwing another picture, she had into the wall this time.

' More like, worse friend ever!' Seeing a picture, she had of them on the wall. laying down in the grass together. She angrily grabbed it ripping it to shreds. ' Guess I won't be needing this no more' Feeling more tears roll down her cheeks. ' Barging into your life! Well, I'm sorry. For thinking we were still friends!' Finally done ripping it. She heaved a heavy sob.

Savannah got up, running towards her bed sobbing. She heaved a sob into her pillow.

Mrs reed quickly ran upstairs hearing glass break. She gasped in shock at seeing, ripped photos and broken glass on the floor. She saw her daughter sobbing on her bed. 

"Savannah...honey what wrong..." She asked walking towards her. Making sure not to step on any glass.

She sat on her bed. Touching her shoulder softly. "Savannah was anyone being mean to you...?" Worried as she watched her daughter look up at her sniffling away. She shook her head. "N-no... it's b-brycen" she let out a small hiccup. "He d-doesn't want to be friends anymore" she sniffled " n-now that he's p-popular a-and rich..." she sobbed out. Mrs reed looked shock at what she heard. "Savannah..." gently grabbing her face to look at her. "If he's going to act like that...he's not worth your time" wiping her tears away. "If Brycen, doesn't want to be your friend anymore. Then that's okay" savannah sniffled again, looking at her mother. she let go of her daughter's face. "Did you at least meet some other girls" she shook her head no.

"What-?" She tired saying only to get cut off by her quickly. "B-but I did meet these two guys..." Mrs reed looked at her confused "you met two guys?" She nodded "y-yea they showed me around the school."

"Are you friends with them?"

"Mhm.."

"Were they also nice?"

Savannah nodded, making Mrs reed smile. "That's great savvy. You don't need anyone like that in your life. Who's only going to just abandon, you like that. You should only focus the friends you have now. And ignore Brycen" She patted her head softly. She wiped her tears away nodding. "Ok" she sniffed one last time, nodding at her mother.

"That's my girl" kissing her forehead. She got up. "Now dry those tears away, ok? I'll go get the broom so we can clean this mess up. And after that you can clean yourself up" walking over the glass, to get out of the room. "K?" She looked at her daughter. Savannah couldn't help but smile a bit nodding. She smiled back leaving to go get the broom.

'She's right...' she sat up. 'I don't need Brycen anymore, I have leo and gabe now'

'And they are so much better than Brycen. And his mean group of friends' she couldn't help but let out a small smile. as she thought about what it's going to be like, with her new friends.

The next day

Savannah walked towards her locker. Seeing Leo and game there she smiled. "Hey guys" Walking up to them wearing. A blue cardigan, along with a skirt. And a aqua,white hat.

"Hey sav" Gabes waved at her. Leo looked at her up and down quickly. "Nice outfit"

"Really?" She looked down at her outfit "you think so" they nodded at her. "Yea looks good on you" Gabe said smiling at her.

Leo smiled as well, only for it to drop. noticing a familiar group walk up to them. "Oh great...here we go..." he muttered under his breath. Bryce along with his group walked. Smirking with a glint in his eyes. They stopped behind savannah. "Well, well, well. If it isn't bo'creep and her ugly two sheeps" he said mocking her. Alex and Richard chuckled at that. While Gabriel rolled their eyes at him.

"Hm..." Gabe rolled his eyes. Not surprised. Leon just raised his eyebrow. Unimpressed by what he was doing. "You three lost. If you are, the way to loser vill is that way" pointing his (finger?) towards the other way. Savannah felt herself getting fed up with him. "Shut up Bryce" she snapped a bit.

Bryce smirked. "Woww, savannah" he looked her up and down. "Where you get that coat?" Looking at her now "Walmart" Alex then chuckled. "Nah, her grandma probably made it."

She furrowed her eyebrows fed up with him. "Really 'Brycen' who makes your shoes..." they looked at each other. Then burst out laughing. "From, Gucci. Who else" he said in a mocking tone towards her. "Losers you are" he smirked at her. Before looking at his group. "Come on" walking away, his group followed him.

"Loser" Alex said, before running off towards Bryce. "Ugly" Richard followed suit.

Savannah just stood there quietly. Leon looked a bit worried. "Don't worry about what they said sav" he sighed out. Savannah quietly looked at them with an apologetic look. "I'm still sorry tho...I should have believed you. When you were right about Bryce" Gabe put is paw up waving "hey don't worry about it. Like Leon said yesterday." He shrugged "I also would have been skeptical as well, finding out they turned into some 'super brat' " Leaning onto the locker.

"Well, I guess-" she tried saying only to get cut off by the bell. They looked at each other, Leon sighed. "Well. Guess I'll see you guys later" they nodded. he then waved them off. Heading to his class. Savannah perked up, when she felt gabe hand on her shoulder.

"Come on" he said "let's get to class"

She nodded. Following him towards English.

Slowly throughout the week

"So there for, x times y would equal 13" pointing at the board. "The power divided of two"

Savannah, sat in math class looking out the board. Listening to the teacher, she than quietly looked behind her seeing Brycen and his group laughing away. She blocked out the teacher looking at him.

She jumped when she heard the teacher calling her out. "Misses reed, pay attention please" making her snap back to the board.

"R-right sorry..." embarrassed by what she did.

•

She was putting her stuff away during her break. She than noticed Brycen walking down the hall.

"Hey, bryce. Looking good~" another girl said to him flirtatious.

He chuckled, then winked at her. "I know~"

The girl blushed. As he walked away Smug. Savannah rolled her eyes a bit, as she watched them from the sideline scoffing a bit.

•

She looked at herself in the mirror. Sighing at what she was wearing.

"Uhm...mom?" She called out hesitantly.

"Yes dear?" She walked into her room. Holding a broom.

"D-do you think...we can go shopping?" She said quietly at the end. Mrs reed shot savannah a concern looks.

"Why. Are your clothes getting small?"

"No... it's not that, my clothes don't fit in" Mrs reed quirked her eyebrow confused.

"All the other girls, usually buy are so..." she paused for a moment. "Contour..." Mrs reed sighed a bit. "Well...where do the other girls shop?" Rubbing her head, a bit.

She fiddled a bit with her (thumbs) "uhm...Tiffany a co, Gucci and wallfuriend.." (I do not know how to say that I apologies) putting her head down a bit. Mrs reed furrowed her eyebrows.

"Savannah...those are major designers" she walked towards her daughter gently. "Do you know how much they cost...?"

Savannah shook her head quietly. "N-no..."

"Hm... how about we shop at avirey caudi and finch?" She suggested. "Do any of the other girls shop their?"

She shook her head again. "No... never mind mom. Thanks anyway..." She sighed again

Then school bell rang, making savannah get up to go meet her friends for lunch. They all got there at the same time. Gabe sighed. "Dog. Thank dog it Friday" smacking his head lightly against the locker. " Yea, I know right. I can't wait for this day to be over" she sighed exhausted. From the week.

Leo thought for a moment, he looked her up and down. "You know savvy..." making her look at him confused. "How about we take you shopping?" She tilted her head. "Shopping?" She rubbed her head a bit. "Well...I do know that I need a better wardrobe" she muttered a bit. Gabe looked at her. "Look savvy. No offence and all but..." looking at her hat wincing. "But we've noticed." He coughed a bit; before wincing as Leon elbowed him hard.

“How about this Saturday, your free?" leon asked her curiously, after glaring at Gabriel for a moment who put his paws up in defence. "Tomorrow. Yea" She hesitantly asked. "But guys, I can't really afford some good clothes..."

"Don't worry" Leo than said. "We'll pay. think of it as an official apology gift from me" still feeling a bit guilty of what he said. Gabe nodded in agreement. "Mhm"

"Wait. But I can't let you guys just pay for me. Nuh uh"

"Savvy, you do realize just because. Bryce is the most riches person in the school, doesn't mean we don't have money of our own. No need to brag or anything" he said quickly at the end.

"Yup. Let's just say, that a lot of us can go on major 'shopping sprees'. And are parents hardly noticed" Gabriel added shrugging.

“Or care" Leo said bluntly. Savannah shook her head again stubborn. "Like, I said no way. I can't let you"

"Oh, Come on savvy. We've noticed how you been looking down lately." Leon said tilting his head a bit. "Cuz of all Bryce and his 'group'. teasing you about your clothes"

"And quite frankly. We don't like to see you like this. Cuz of him" Gabriel added again.

"Yea. We rather see you happy, and a bit more confident"

Savannah had an appreciated look on her face. "Thanks guys...but the only way I'll become happy..." she paused for a moment. "If I can become pretty overnight. and we all know that not going to happen" shocking them. "What- but savvy you look fine the way you are tho!" Leon yelled a bit. Shocked at what he was hearing. Savannah scoffed. "Uh have you seen my fur?" She said bluntly.

"Savannah, you look fine. It's just you don't have the right style to fit you" Gabe said back to her. She raised her eyebrow. "Do you really think that would make a difference?"

"Yes. Savvy don't worry about what the other people think. You just need a better clothing style that's all" Leo said. Gabe than said. "Yea. But if you like we can buy you, a bit of makeup as well. If you want to"

"Well...I guess" she can't help but like the idea a bit. "I'm starting to like this idea. Now that you're saying this"

They smiled at her, as Savannah for the first time that whole week began to feel her tail wag slowly.

Chapter Text

"Absolutely not." Her mother said sternly while crossing her arms.

"But. Mommmmm" Savannah whined a bit. Hoping to convince her mother. "Why can't I dye my fur tho?" Her mother sighed again. "Because, savannah I don't want you to dye your fur. A harsh colour like that" wishing that her daughter wasn't so stubborn sometimes.

"But, it's my fur and body. I should decide what I want to do with my body" shooting her mother a stubborn look. Mrs reed froze, she sighed once more realizing that savannah was right. 

"Ok.Ok.." finally giving up. "But, savannah there is no need to dye your fur. It's already gorgeous the way it is" looking at her softly. Hoping that she understand.

"...but" she pouted a bit.

"No, buts savvy" her mother said in a stern tone. She sighed in defeat, sadden she couldn't dye her fur.

"Alright..." she looked at her mother. "And mom?" Mrs. Reed raised her brow looking at her. "My friends are picking me up tomorrow " she then said " they'll be picking me up, with there chauffeur today" surprising her mom. "They have a chauffeur.?" Looking at her daughter wondering wondering what kind of people she hang out with. Savannah nodded.

"Uh. Yea mom a lot of people have some here...I think.." using her paw to rub her head before pausing for a moment.

Savannah gently paced around in her room waiting, while holding the home phone.

"Hey you've reached leon, leave a message"

*beep*

"Oh..uh Hey leo this is savvy. Just wanting to call you and say my mom said yes" looking around awkwardly. "So you can pick me up tomorrow, so cya later I guess?" Saying the last bit awkwardly, Savannah cringed quickly hanging up. 

'Cya later I guess?' She held the phone tightly feeling embarrassment run through her. 'Who says that!?' She quickly put the home phone back hoping that leo didn't respond right away. 

  Few hours later

"...mm...this look make me look huge..." she murmured ashamed at how she looked. Trying on her next outfit she went to look again. "My stomach.." looking down at how it popped out a bit,

Trying on the pink outfit next. "Why dose this make my, thighs so big.." looking surprised at how they look. She walked away from her closet mirror to her other one. 

"The other girls are skinner then me..." gently patting down at her stomach. Not noticing her mother walk in, "you say something savvy?" Looking at her daughter a bit worried.

Savannah jumped in shock, snapping her head quickly towards her mother. "No. No nothing mom" shaking her head to let her mother know that she's okay.

Mrs.reed did not look a bit convinced at what she said. "Well...okay, I'm just letting you know suppers ready...it's pasta and vegetarian sauce.."

But Savannah shook her head no gently. 

"No...it's okay mom I'm not really...hungry right now" her mother still did not look convinced, but gently nodded Anyways. "Ok love...it ready when you are" she sent her a worried look before leaving the room quietly.

"Thanks mom..." she quietly called out. Before looking at herself in the mirror gently grabbing her stomach, she bit her lip feeling nothing but disgusted at how 'fat' she looked. 

'Dog....why am I so fat...” Savannah thought; while looking down at her stomach.

The next day

Savannah came speeding down the stairs quickly. Running past her parents.

"Bye mom, bye dad" she quickly ran past them surprising them.

Mrs.reed quickly called out towards her. "Savannah wait" Savannah stopped in her tracks, then walked back towards them. "Aren't you going to have any breakfast, before you go?" She asked. Savannah shook her head. "Uhm No. Im not hungry bye" she tried to run off again, only to be stop by mr.reed.

"But, Savannah it's your favourite" he showed her the plate. "Pop tarts" Seeing a few pop tarts on the plate Savannah shook her head once more. "No thanks" running away hoping her parents didn't call her one more time.

Mrs.reed cut her off. "Savannah, come over here please"

"Ugh. What mom.?" Annoyed that her parents kept stoping her. Mrs reed looked shocked at her attitude. "What is with your tone, your turning into a cheeky teenager" making Savannah flinch a bit.

She put her head down. "Sorry mom"

Mrs,reed sighed.

"Savannah,please eat some breakfast honey. You didn't have anything to eat yesterday..." remembering that her daughter didn't come out to eat yesterday night.

"But mom, I told you I'm not hungry tho..."

Mrs.reed raised her brow.

"Savannah. It's impossible to not go hungry after not eating in 12 hours" then a worried look appeared on her face again "is something wrong..?"

She shook her head. Not wanting to worry her parents. "No mom I'm fine, I'm just...nervous.." hoping they bought her lie. A blank look appeared on Mrs.reed face showing she didn't believe her. "Nervous...honey please just a glass of juice or a small granola bar on your way out" hoping her daughter would just eat.

"Uh..I'll just grab a bottle of juice on my out.." She walked towards her mother kissing her on the cheek.

"Bye mom"

Walking towards her father doing the same.

"Bye dad" before speeding away. "Bye...honey" he waved at her, he than looked worried; looking at his wife, they shared the same look together.

•

Savannah walked into the kitchen, walking past the fridge she looked at it. 'Their so much sugar in juice tho..." she thought a bit disgusted. Before shaking her head not wanting to gain more weight then she already has. 

'Forget it..'

She quickly left the kitchen heading towards the door.

•

She closed the door behind her. Looking up she gasped at seeing the jeep in shock.

Leon popped his head out the passenger side. "Hey savvy" he waved towards her. Gabe poked his head out the backseat "savvy" smiling at her. She walked towards the jeep In shock. 

"Wow...this is your car..?" In awe at what she was seeing.

"Uh yea. My dads actually tho soo" rubbing his head a bit awkwardly. "It's amazing!" She said towards him. He chuckled "why thank you...it even has a fridge" he joked getting out.

They heard a cough making them look towards the chauffeur. "Mr.Davis, are we leaving?"

Leon coughed. "Yea right, and savvy this is my escort and driver sorpheus" pointing his head towards him.

"Please to meet you miss Savannah" bowing his head towards her, She looked embarrassed.

"O-oh Well it's nice to meet you to" not used to being treated like this. 

Leon looked at her saying. "Sorphues will be leading you into the back with gabe" he got into the jeep again.

"Follow me miss Savannah" going around the jeep, she followed in suit. He open the door for her. "Right in here miss. Savannah" seeing gabe in their who waved at her, she quickly got in their before saying. 

"Thanks" sitting down by gabe.

He went around the jeep into the driver side sitting down.

"Are we all ready kids?" He said buckling up.

"Yep" sav and gabe said at the same time.

Leon nodded. "Yes sorphues"

"Then we shall be on our way then" sorphues said, as he began to slowly back out of the driveway.

They drove away.

Sorphues slowed the car down in the parking lot. They jumped out when the jeeped stoped. "So savvy. What your mom say about dying your fur?" As they started walking to get inside the mall. "Yea. What did she say" Leon asked Savannah curiously.

"Well..." she stopped, walking making them also stop.

"She uh said...no" she murmured a bit awkwardly.

"Oh..." gabe said a bit awkwardly. Rubbing his head leon walked towards her. "Well you know...you don't have to dye your fur to be beautiful" he said towards her.

"Just need a new clothing style that's all" giving her a look of kindness. Gabriel nodded his head "yea your fine with the way you are" smiling at her, before gently patting her head.

"Well...if you say so" smiling a tiny bit before gently pushing away gabes paw.

"Well. Their no point in standing around here for nothing" Leon said as he started to walk again. "Let's get you a new wardrobe" walking ahead of them. "Woo let's go sav" catching up towards Leon. She couldn't help but laugh a bit. "You guys wait for me" running to catch up towards them.

•

Savannah gasped and looked at all the stores in excitement.

"Wooo" she said before spotting a store to check out, running off quickly shocking both Leon and Gabriel. They looked at each other quickly before running off towards her.

Leaving sorphues behind accidentally.

 Little montage of them in the mall

Savannah looked at all the outfits in excitement her tail waging nonstop, she began grabbing some to try them on.

She ran into the changing room as Gabriel and Leon went to go sit down, finally able to catch up to her at last.

She came out in the outfit and looked at them. They looked at each other and shook their heads no.

Savannah nodded then went back in to go try on more outfits.

Coming out with a flower and scarf and a pink outfit she looked at them. They looked at each other once more before nodding their head yes smiling. Savannah nodded her head excitedly as they went up to the cashier to but the outfit she chose.

The cashier gave the bag to them as they finish paying.

They went to go look at a next store as Leon held the bag.

"Wohooo" Savannah yelled excited at she ran past other animals. Leon and Gabriel ran after her trying not to bump into other animals. 

Sorphues ran trying to keep up, while holding boxes and bags. Trying his best not to drop any of them.

Store after store Savannah tried on new outfits. As they would shake their head yes and no to a few, Savannah came out holding a pink skirt excitedly liking it. They went to pay for the outfits she chose.

She ran out once more. As gabe and leon were holding more and more bags with the help of sorphues.

"Woooo!" She yelled excitedly, as she almost bumped into more animals there. While trying to get to the next store.

"Savvy wait!" Leon yelled struggling with gabe to keep up, with how heavy the bags were getting.

At the more stores they went to gabe, Leon and sorphues struggling to keep up with Savannah as she was shopping like no tomorrow.

Savannah sat down on a bench a bit winded at how much running she had done. "Whew..."

Gabe and Leon finally catches up out of breath. 

"I...said...to...wait.." Leon said putting the bags down to sit down, while gabe sat down out of breath with sore arms.

"Remind me to never take you shopping again.." Leon said in a joking tone to rest his sore legs and arms. She looked at her with an apologetic look.

"Sorry..." wincing a bit seeing how winded they are.

"Honestly sav....you'll look a lot better with the wardrobe of yours. Can't wait to see the look of Bryce face on Monday.."

Gabriel nodded. "Yep...look out bryce the Savannah you see...is the Savannah you no longer knew.." he murmured the last bit quietly.

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'Ok savvy...you can do this..' she thought wearing her blue jeans, green jacket, with a white tea shirt and green flower on her head. She turned the corner as she went shocking the other animals.

Gabriel and Leon smirked at each other as they saw Savannah walking towards them. 

A few students looked shocked seeing her walk pass, making them stop talking to one another and begin to whisper. 

"Holy Chihuahua..." the Dane said, at how...cute she looked.

Alex and Richard looked at her realizing what this meant. They quickly looked at Bryce for his reaction.

"No...way.." a tiny bit jaw dropped said bryce.

She came, strutting down the hallway to where her friends are.

Brycen eye twitched, as he hissed quietly to himself.

•

'Maybe I can't do this-' was all Savannah thought, feeling the stares of students around her. The feeling in her stomach slowly began to worsen as the students began to whisper all around her. 

She gulped slightly feeling bit of nausea, but forced herself to look confident while trying to ignore all the inner turmoil inside her. 

"Hey guys" she waved slightly towards them, as she went into her locker. "Savvy...you know theirs a lot of people, staring right?" Leo said joking.

"A lot" gabe said teasingly.

"Yep" Leo snickered a bit, making her roll her eyes playfully at her friends; But the feeling inside her didn't change much.

•

"No.."

"Way" Richard finished, and idea popped inside Bryce head making him smirk. "What. A wannabe.." he chuckled at how stupid she looked.

"She looks so fake"

Alex looked at him confused then back at her.

"Really...cuz I think she looks-" he stopped when brycen gave him a dirty look.

"You were saying..." venom in his tone, making Alex a bit scared.

"I-I-I mean y-yea she looks so fake!" He said quickly, chuckling a bit at the end. "Plastic!"

"She probably thinking of getting surgery next.." Richard quickly said, trying to quickly please him. Another idea appeared in his head. Making him look at Richard "Richard...you might be on to something here" he started walking towards Savannah and her group.

Alex and Richard looked at each other confused.

"Uh..?" Alex gave Richard a questioning look.

Richard shrugged. "I don't know..."

•

Savannah was happily talking to leon and Gabriel, she looked behind them and her smile vanished in a instant. "Oh great...incoming football captain..." she murmured, making Leo and gabe look behind them. As their face went blank. "Well heyyy savvy" faking a smile towards her. "Nice clothes...do you plan on getting an plastic surgery next?" He snickered a bit. Savannah rolled her eyes at him, getting a bit fed up at how he was acting. "You would know 'brycen' " he recoiled his head a bit in shock. she looked at her paw a bit bored. "Sorry but not everyone needs a plastic surgery to look good 'brycen'..." she spat a bit at the end, sending him a dirty look.

Shocking leon and Gabriel at how she was acting. They couldn't help but chuckle a bit.

"Damn..." they both muttered

Students around them gasp of how bold she was to him.

"Damn she really just said that..." the Dane murmured jokingly, as he leaned onto the locker. Looking at Savannah becoming more interested in her.

Bryce moved his head back a bit not expecting that. He scowled a bit, before looking her up and down. "Well at least I don't have my fur colour from look like a coconut" he said trying to make her back down again.

"Your right 'brycen'" she looked him up and down. "Looks like you borrowed it from a banana"

Students around them snickered around them, hearing what she said. Alex gasped in shock.

"That little!" Richard said not believing this was the same girl they teased about. Some of the football team looked shocked. "Oh no she did not..." one in disbelief, how she was treating the football captain. And angered look appeared on his face. "Perhaps 'savvy'...you aren't familiarize with the term blond" trying to calm himself down a bit. "That is a nicer colour then your ugly brown fur" he snapped a bit, failing to see his girlfriend walk up behind him.

Melissa came walking towards her boyfriend, wondering what's happening. "Is something wrong baby?" She asked curiously, bryce looked at her then back at Melissa. He shook his head "no...let's go" wrapping her arm around her waist, he walked off with her. Savannah rolled her eyes at him.

Leon and Gabriel watched as he walked off back to his group and started to make out with her. Looking in disgust.

"Uh.."

"Ok...turning around now.." leon said as they walked off to find somewhere else to hang out.

Savannah let out a breath she was holding in as they walked away from them. "Savvy.." Savannah jumped slightly, before turning her head towards gabe curiously. "yea..?"

"That was pretty amazing, what you did there" he smiled a bit. Leon nodded his head. "Yea, no one ever stood up to him like that" 

She turned to him surprised at what she heard. "No one..?"

"Yea, and sav people are totally staring at you. You look amazing" his smile got wider, A small smile appears on her face. "you guys...thank you, I can't really thank you enough for this" happy that her friends did this for her. "This is basically...the best thing that ever happened to me. I feel a lot more better about myself" Leo gently smiled. "It was our pleasure savvy" before turning his head back towards Bryce and his group. "And one things for sure. Bryce got some competition"

A confused look appears on her face. "What...?" She shook her head before saying.

"No way"

Gabe shook his head. "Uh yea way. You can tell that he's jealous" leon nodded "Yea and I'm sure, that you can be the one to bring him down" Savannah felt herself get more confused. "What do you mean bring him down..?" They gave her a weird look. "Uh like 'overthrow' him?" Leo said while gabe said "plot his downfall"

"Become the next 'queen bee'"

Savannah recoiled her head back in shock at what she was hearing.

"What!?" She said 

"Just because, I dress better now?"

Leon nodded "uh yea, that's kind of the idea now" wondering why she so surprised.

*the bell rings*

Students started slowly get to class, making the hallway almost empty. "Just think about it sav...the most popular kid in the school could be you..." he started to slowly walk off "cya later" walking off to math class.

"Bye leo" they both said at the same time. Gabe looked at her "come on sav, let's go the English" He started walking to class with Savannah.

As they entered the class, sage was laughing talking to one of his friends. He looked up to see who entered the class, he did a double take seeing the new girl....and at how she became slightly....cute?

'Woah...'

Gabe nodded towards her before walking to his seat, while she went and sat down.

Richard rolled his eyes and groaned a bit. 'That stupid little-' he thought before getting cut off by his phone binging, He looked down seeing Bryce texting him.

( Bryce hayes )

:DO SOMETHING!! RUIN HER!!

Richard had a confused look on his face, on what to do.

'Uh..'

He started to quickly text him back.

 ( Bryce Hayes )

:DO SOMETHING!! RUIN HER!!

 How!? What do I do!?:

He tched before looking up, looking around what to do. 'What to do what to do' trying to think quickly of what to do.

Savannah quietly yawned a bit infront of him. He looked down at his phone again hearing another bing.

( Bryce Hayes )

:DO SOMETHING!! RUIN HER!!

 How!? What do I do!?:

:IDK!?THINK!!ASK ALEX!!

A frustrated look appears on his face. 'Oh come on what' he saw a notification from Alex, he opened it.

( Alex Hamilton )

 : one word...[ink]

'Oh..' a smirk appeared on his face chuckling quietly, sage looked over hearing Richard chuckle a bit. Wondering what was so funny.

'Well...goodbye lucky pen' he thought while grabbing his pen before asking.

"Hey Savannah?"

She turned around confused. "Yea..?"

"Hey.." before spraying the pen ink all over her. She gasped in surprised making sure to close her eyes quickly, sage gasped along with the other students in the class.

"Oh no..." Gabriel whispered quietly.

She opened her eyes in shock, feeling ink all over her face and some on her clothing. Richard faked an apologetic and worry look on his face.

"Oh Savannah I'm so sorry m-my pen must of exploded!" Holding his pen.

"Oh my..." mr burk said. "Miss reed, would you like to go to the office to clean that up?" She slowly turned around "u-uh...if you don't mind.." she quietly said. Richard got up quickly "h-here let me come with you!" Getting up and standing beside her.

Sage coughed a bit "no uh I'll go mr.burk" slowly getting up. Richard gave him a dirty look quickly before back to the teacher.

"No no it's ok I'll go it my fault, I'll go" Richard tried saying But sage shook his head.

"I think I can handle this Richard" walking to Savannah seat. "Come on" walking to the door and waiting for Savannah.

Savannah looked surprised, at seeing sage want to help her out.

"O-oh uh...okay" before getting up to follow Sage quickly.

"Very well, off you go both of you" mr.burk said, before looking off the page he was reading.

While in the back Gabriel that was jaw dropped at what just happened.

•

Sage led Savannah down the hall before stopping, he turned around making Savannah stop and look at him confused. "Uh...hi?" He chuckled a bit "hi, Richard did that on purpose you know. If he came with you he would of probably made it worse" leaning into the locker slightly. Savannah had a surprised look on her face.

"Really..?" She made a small face "but he seems so in sincere...I thought it was an accident.." she said quietly at the end. He scoffed a bit before rolling his eyes. "Hardly...Richard is not exactly the nicest person you meet"

"Oh..." a small sad look appeared "yea...I guess I've should of known.." feeling a bit humiliated and embarrassed again, remembering what Leon told her about him

He looked at her up and down before saying.

"I doubt that inks going to come off easily, you should probably phone home"

"Yea your right...I'll go the office and call my mom"

Sage tilted his head confused. "No cellphone?" She shook her head "no, I'm not allowed. Lame right?" She joked a bit at the end. He laughed a bit before saying "Nah, here you can use mine" passing her his phone.

She smiled "thank you" before calling her mom.

"It's no problem" shrugging his shoulders.

Savannah waited for her mom to pick up.

"Hello?" She heard her mom say, she gently grabbed the end of her shirt "uh hi mom can you please pick me up..?" She said a bit awkwardly.

"What why?" Questioning her.

"Uhhhh...well some..guy well...sprayed ink all over me.."

"What!?" Mrs,reed voice rang out in shock.

"Yeaaaaa but don't worry, it was an accident tho!" She said in a hurry.

"Alright...I'll come pick you up" Mrs,reed said not really convinced it was an accident.

"Alright bye" she hung up, she held his phone to give back to him. "Thanks"

"Like I said, no problem" he smiled a bit. He walked over to grab it, only to realize how little to close he was. "Uh..sorry" grabbing his phone before quickly backing up, she nervously took a tiny step back. "Thats okay.." he coughed "im sage by the way" She nodded "I know-" only to stop herself quickly "I-I mean I'm Savannah" he chuckled a bit. "I know, your name pretty much made the whole round of the entire school. Before first period" he shrugged a bit. Before putting his paw under his chin. "Pretty impressive, I must say" she couldn't help but giggle a bit.

"Your new here, right?" He asked her, again leaning into the locker. She nodded "yea" he nodded as well "cool, I'll tell burk that you left" he got up and started to walk away before looking behind his shoulder "cya around, Savannah.." walking back to class.

She smiled

"Thanks sage, cya around" she started walking to the office to be picked up

•

Mrs reed waited outside the bathroom, as Savannah took a shower. She decided to question her a bit, "so Savannah, how exactly did this happened?" Raising her brow a bit. "Mom, I've told you it was an accident" hearing her daughters voice on the other end.

"An accident..?" Crossing her arms not believing her daughter. "Yea, some guys pen just exploded on me" rubbing her head with shampoo to get the ink off. "So your telling me, that a pen managed to explode on its own encored?" She sighed a bit before saying "Savannah, if there something funny going on here. You need to tell me" she said hoping her daughter will tell her what actually happened. "I'm not afraid to go to the office, if theirs any funny business going on" making Savannah flinch a bit in the shower.

"Mom, no. Nothing wrong" in a hurried tone, wishing her mother would just drop it. Mrs reed sighed one more time before saying. "Alright...if you say so. Is it coming out sweetheart?"

Savannah nodded her head in the shower. "Yea it's coming out, don't worry mom" scrubbing her head as she watched in ink come off of her. 

"Alright...let me know if you need any help" Mrs,reed sighed. before leaving to let her daughter to finish up.

Later on

Savannah sat on her bed holding the home phone next to her ear.

"Guys...I think I like someone.." shocking leon and Gabriel.

"WHAT!?" Gabe yelled in shock as he was about to grab some popcorn.

"WHO...wait is it a boy??"Leo wondering who she liked.

"It's a boy" she said.

Leo and gabe went quiet. "Go on..." gabe said, grabbing some popcorn out of his bowl. "Who is it?" Leo asked curiously "sage" making gabe choke and Leo almost drop the phone. "WHAT!" They yelled into there phones. Gabriel fell out of chair, shocked while making a thump noise from it.

"What was that?" Savannah asked Worried what happened to them.

"Gabe?" Leo asked worried.

They heard coughing. "Y-yea I'm fine don't worry" getting up back in his chair. Leon went silent for a moment. "...anyways, guess should of seen that one coming" he sighed a bit at the end. "Yep..." gabe said taking a small sip of his drink. Making her confused "don't blame you tho since he is a 'total hottie' " using quotation Marks with his fingers.

"And still can't believe, he actually lend you his cell" said gabe as he munched away on some popcorn. Savannah rolled her eyes "oh come on, you guys" Leo sighed a bit. "Alright alright...but Look savvy, be careful alright..?" Making her confused. "What do you mean by...'be careful'" they both went quiet.

"Should we tell her..?" Asked gabe

"Yea we probably should.." leon said to gabe.

"Tell me what..?" Worried what they wanted to tell her.

"Look Savannah, sage is a bit of a...how should I say this..err" he rubbed his chin wondering what to tell her what he is.

"A player" Gabriel said bluntly. Shocking her "a-a what?" She asked, wondering if they were joking. Leon then said "uh yea, that what he pretty much is. A player"

"O-oh..." she said a little heartbroken at this.

"Yea sorry sav, but he has the tendency to date one girl. Then move onto the next..." gabe said rubbing his head. "But don't worry...pretty sure you'll meet someone else, who'll treat you right"

"Y-yea...thanks for warning me.." she murmured a bit, going quiet for a moment.

"Sav you ok..?" Leon asked a bit worried.

"Uh yea I'm fine...it's just-" she tried saying only to get cut off by her mother. "Savannah?" Asking as she walked in, Savannah turned towards her mother. "Uh guys gotta go bye" she said quickly before hanging up.

"Hi honey, dinners ready" she said looking at Savannah. She gently shook her head "uh..no thanks, I'm not hungry"

"Savvy we need to talk about this" in a serious tone she walked towards her daughter. "What's there to talk about..?" Savannah asked, she stood in front of her. "Savannah. We both know something is up with you..." she put her paw on her shoulder "you didn't eat dinner last Saturday, and hardly ate all Sunday.." Savannah gently took her paw off. "Mom there's nothing wrong ok" walking to her closet.

Mrs reed crossed her arms a bit, before following her daughter. "Savannah, I'm not stupid...is there something that you want to talk about..?" Hoping to get some answers out of her.

"No. Nothing, I'm feeling great mom"

"Are you sure about that..?" Looking at her with a worried face.

"Yes mom. I'm completely sure" she smiled to show her that she was fine.

Mrs reed sighed.

"Ok..." she started to walk out of Savannah room, before saying. "Honey, I just want you to know you look great, and I want you to know that" she walked out of the room calling out to her as she walked out. "I want you at the dinner table in two minutes ok?. No excuses" as her footsteps faded down the stairs.

"Ok mom!" She called out to her. Her smile fell as she went to bite her nail. 'Oh great...she onto me now' as she slowly started walking out of her room. 'I'm going to start eating in front of her' she thought as she walked down stairs into the kitchen. She stopped biting her nail. Wanting to look normal in-front of her mom.

She walked into the dining area seeing food and her mom there. "Smells great mom" said Savannah as she stood beside the table. Her mother smiled "yes it dose, and boy I'm i hungry, have a seat honey" Savannah nodded and went to sit down. She looked at where her father usually sits and asked. "Where dad..?" 

Wondering where he was. Mrs reed looked up.

"Oh, he had a meeting so he'll be back late"

"Oh uh ok"

Mrs reed nodded before she started eating. Savannah looked at the food with a small face. 'Uh...' she thought, before grabbing her fork and taking small bites.

Mrs reed took another bite out of her food. "My this is delicious" using a small napkin, they both stopped when they heard the door bell rang.

"Hm...wonder who this could be?" Mrs reed got up to answer it. As she went to answer it Savannah quickly looked at her then her food, she got up quickly and put her food in the trash before quickly sitting back down. Hearing her mother come back.

Mrs reed came back holding a blue package.

"Whew.." she said as she went to go sit down. "That was just a delivery for your father" sitting down to eat again, she looked at Savannah plate in surprised.

"Oh. You were hungry" a small smile came on her lips. Savannah put on a small smile. "Uh yea yea..guess my appetite came and caught up to me" she said nervously.

Mrs reed sighed a bit, happy that her daughter eating again. "I'm so relieved honey."

Savannah kept the fake smile on her face. "Yea, don't worry about me mom...I just wasn't feeling well on the weekend that's all"

"Well I'm glad your feeling better now, Me and your father were starting to get worried about you" she then decided to ask.

"Did you have enough to eat, or any dessert-" she tried saying only to get quickly shut down by her daughter.

"No no-" she cut herself off realizing if she said no, her mother might be onto her again. " oh actually yea yea, how about some dessert"

"Alright sweetheart, how about you go to your room and I'll get it for you ok?" Said Mrs reed as Savannah got up, "oh no mom you don't have to do that" as she started walking to go upstairs.

"No no I'll get it, don't worry" as she got up to make some dessert for her daughter.

Savannah walked inside her room, sitting down on her bed with a small guilty look on her face. "It feels horrible lying to mom..." she mumbled a bit. She heard her mother walking towards her room, she quickly put on a fake smile.

Mrs reed walked in there holding a strawberry shortcake.

"Oh strawberry short cake...thanks mom" sending her a wobbly smile.

"No problem at all sweetie" setting the cake on her dresser. "Just let me know if you need anything else ok?"

"Ok. Thanks mom" she thanked her as Mrs reed walked out of the room.

Savannah smile fell once more getting up, grabbing the short cake and walking towards her bin. She threw the cake in while putting her plate on her trophy Stand.

She walked towards her mirror and looked at her figure.

' Oh well...this will all be better until I'm skinner then those other girls..." she thought quietly to herself.

'Then...the other kids will have to like me...'

"Right...?" She murmured quietly to no one.

The cake in the trash can be shown along with a picture of her and Brycen relaxing in the grass together looking all rumpled up....

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Chapter Text

Few days later

"This is going to be great" leon said leaning into the lockers, as he smiled to himself happily.

"The king bee. Is finally going down" Gabriel, putting his paw on leon shoulder.

Savannah sighed a bit, kinda wishing they stop bringing this up. "Guys for the last time, let's not get ahead of ourselves..." crossing her arms. "Just because I talked back to him a few times, doesn't mean that much...I'm not even sure about all of this.." she muttered a bit at the end, as she looked away.

"Sureee.." Gabriel rolled his eyes a bit playfully. 

Savannah just gave him a look.

*bell rings*

Leon raised his head a bit at hearing the bell. Before he turned to Savannah pointing his finger at her seriously "Well bye guys, remember what we said about sage" Then putting it back down, 

"Cya" he waved at them before he started to walk class.

"Cya" they both waved at him, as he left.

Gabriel than looked at Savannah.

"Come on sav, let's get to English" gently putting his paw on her shoulder.  "Yea...ok" Savannah nodded, still hesitant about the whole thing.

As they walked in class, Gabriel whispered quietly to Savannah. "Remember what we said about him.." he whispered quickly to Savannah. She gave him another look, getting a bit fed up at how many times they told her. "Yea yea I know.." she whispered a bit to harshly at him.

He nodded, as they went to go sit down. Sage noticed her and waved. "Hey Savannah" she looked at him and awkwardly smiled back. "Hey sage" before sitting down in her seat. He then decided to ask her. "Did that ink come out alright" putting his paw on his cheek. She nodded a bit. "Yea thankfully.." she smiled a bit at him, not wanting to be rude. She heard a cough behind her, wanting to make her roll her eyes.

"Hey savannah....I just wanna say, I'm still sorry about yesterday" Richard said faking a smile towards her. She looked at him with a bored look on her face. "Sure you are Richard.." rolling her eyes finally as she turned away. His eye twitched in annoyance before scoffing.

"Sooo...how are you Savannah?" She heard sage ask, she turned towards him. "Oh uh..I'm good..you?" Trying to wonder why he talking to her so much. "I'm pretty good" he smiled at her, she sent another awkward smile towards him. Before looking away. 'Dog...what am I doing..?' She thought quietly to herself while turning away slowly.

"Ok, ok class simmer down" mr burk said standing up. "Today, we'll be working with a partner" making students perk up. "You can choose your own partners, but please don't make me regret my decision...I want work done students" Students in the class started to get up slowly to ask other people, to work together.

Savannah thought to herself for a moment.

'Maybe I can ask gabe to be my partner..?' 

Thinking to herself who wants to be her partner. She jumped a bit when she heard sages voice. 

"Hey Savannah. Partner?" Looking at her curiously. She looked back at him surprised that he asked her. "Oh uh...sure.." sending a small smile towards him.

'Oh dog what did I just do..?' Panicking a bit to herself.

Sage sent a smile towards her until her heard one of his friends asking. "Yo, sage wanna partner up?" Sage then rubbed his head awkwardly. "Oh uh...sorry man, already have one" making his eyes point towards Savannah.

His friend looked at Savannah then at him.

".....her..?" he asked quietly in shock. Everyone stopped talking when they heard mr. Burk cough.

"Class, class please listen for two more seconds" making everyone settle down. "Once you have a partner, kindly come take one of these criteria sheets. On my desk" showing a stack of papers. "Once you have one, you may read it right away and start on you project" he went to go sit down in his, desk to work.

Students in group of twos or as one went to go get a sheet.

She looked at sage a bit awkwardly. "Uh..want me to go get one?" She asked him. He nodded "ok" she nodded back a bit, before getting up to go grab one.

As she sat down, sage grabbed his seat and went to sit besides her. They quietly read it for a minute, sage heard Savannah sigh a bit and looked at her. "Ok so...it's an poetry analysis about, about our project." She put a finger on one line. "We both have to write a poetry of our own. And give to our partner to analyze" she looked at him, as he nodded. "Sounds.cool. But uh..." he rubbed his head a bit. "I'm not really good at poetry tho so.." he said a bit awkwardly.

She shook her head a bit. "Heh, it's okay neither am I" not minding at all.

Richard looked at the two of them squinting his eyes a bit before looking at his partner. "Hey, can you start working a bit?" He grabbed his phone. "I have to text someone" he said bluntly. She quirked her brow before saying.

"Uh ok..?"

"Don't worry I'll just be a few seconds" as he started to type away.

( Bryce Hayes )

  Yo bryce sage just asked sav to be his partner and she agreed:

"Uh, are you done yet?" Tapping her pencil impatiently, while glaring at him slightly.

He sent her a dirty look before saying.

"No" he said bluntly, before looking at his phone again. As he heard a bing.

( Bryce Hayes )

  Yo Bryce sage just asked sav to be his partner and she agreed:

  :what!? Sage asked her to be his partner!?!?

  What are we going to do about this?:

She sighed frustrated, just waiting for Richard to finish so they can finally start. Richard looked at her before scoffing and rolling his eyes.

He looked down hearing a bing.

( Bryce Hayes )

  Yo sage just asked sav to be his partner and she agreed:

:what!? Sage asked her to be his partner!?!?

 What are we going to do about it?:

:IDK!?

Sage gently tapped his finger, before looking at Savannah. "Hey uh..this project might take awhile, it's due in a week" as he looked at the paper That was on the desk. 

She looked at him "uh yea. We don't really have enough time.." she murmured a bit at the end. Until a weird idea popped inside her head.

"Hey"

He looked at her.

"Do you wanna come to my house after school, to work on it?" She asked him curiously.

"Uh yea yea, that would be awesome" rubbing his head a bit, as he smile at her.

"Ok cool" she nodded towards him.

•

"Savannah..you did not.." gabe said in horror. Leo rubbed his fingers in between his eyes. "You invited 'him' to your house.." he said as he gave her a questioning look.

"Why!" Gabriel yelled. Savannah put her paws on their mouths. "Guys shhhhh!" She said quickly, not wanting anyone else to hear. "What happened to being 'popular'" gabe shoved her hand of his snout. "Sorry sorry" as he raised his hands up defensively. Leon rolled his eyes, before gently taking Savannah paw off his snout as well.

"Ok, but now I can see what that 'guy' is trying to pull now" as he looked behind him at the football table, glaring at sage now. Savannah sighed annoyed. "Your kidding me right, this doesn't mean anything. We're only working on a project that's all"

"Soo...what are we going to do about this?" Richard ask Bryce.

"Yea?" Alex looked at Bryce questionable look on his face.

Bryce just scoffed at them. "I don't know yet. But if she thinks that some 'stupid' little English project will make her 'popular'." He took a sip out of his water " she is very much mistaken, I have most of the team and school around my finger.." not seeing sage come up.

"Yo Bryce, want a drink or some food?" Sage asked as Bryce looked at him, then at his group giving a look as of saying point proven. Before shrugging.

"Nah I'm good, had something to eat yesterday" sage suddenly gave him a weird look.

"But...Bryce you have to eat every day.." Bryce just gave him annoyed look. "I said I'm good.." giving him a slight dirty look. Sage recoiled his head back, before looking away slightly.

Bryce just scoffed.

"Anyways you still coming to practice after school?" As he swirled his water. Sage winced a bit before rubbing his head. "Uh actually...I can't I'm-" he tried saying only to get cut off by Bryce scoffing.

"Fine whatever, forget it. If it's so much more 'important' then the next game.." he muttered annoyed.

Sage just raised his brow confused at what he has done.

"Uh..I'm sorry?" Confused why he so pissed.

•

Leon was about to take of sip of his drink, as he looked at Savannah plate. He stopped, looking at her plate then at her.

"Uh sav..?" He asked her, making her look at him confused.

"Is that..all your eating..?" Looking at the single corn on her plate. Savannah looked down then at him saying "uh yea.."

Gabriel looked down at the corn, then at her. "Sav you've been barely having anything for lunch lately.." Savannah then started to look around nervously. "O-oh u-uh yea I've just been haven't that, hungry lately" she said quickly. 

"Besides...I've ate a big breakfast this morning" gently scratching her chin.

Savannah quickly grabbed her food on the table. 

"I'll eat this, as I'm walking to school mom" she said as Mrs reed looked at her. 

"Oh..your walking?" A little weirded out, that she decided to walk all of a sudden. 

"I thought you, wanted me to drive you?.." crossing her arms.

"Well I decided I want some exercis-" she quickly cut herself off. "I-I mean some fresh air that's all" 

"Bye!" She quickly said as she ran out of the house, she closed the door behind her. Then She looked at the biscuits in a bag she had. 

'Ugh...what do I do with this?' Looking around to throw it out. She looked at the trees on the side of her house. She quickly looked around, before tossing the biscuits into the bush. 

She just quietly stood there.

"...well that was a lame throw.." as it barely made it. She shook her head before saying. 

"Well good enough" as she started to walk to school.

•

"Ok..?" Leo said a bit weirded out.

"If you say so.." gabe said weirded out along with Leo, he gently took a drink of his pop. Not noticing Bryce laughing a bit. "I'm going to do it.." he murmured to his group. He walked towards Savannah and her group and stopped in front the table. Savannah along with Leon and Gabriel, they stopped talking as bryce slammed his paw on the table.

"Soo 'savvy' have any luck?" He looked at nail bored. Savannah raised her eyebrows confused, before tilting her head a bit.

"Help with what..?" A bit worried what he was going to say.

"Uh with your 'weight loss' duh" he smirked at her. "Cause by the look of it...you haven't changed that much" shocking the group sitting there. "W-what!?" Savannah said in shock. Gabriel stood up growling a bit. "What did you say to her!" Bryce just sent a blank face before snarling. "Shut up 'gay' boy, wasn't even talking to you" he snapped. Leon stood up to snarled at him. "His name is 'Gabriel'" making bryce scoff. "Like I care" he than gave Savannah an evil look "anyways 'Wiener dog' don't try to hard, maybe your just meant to have a bit of pudgey" shocking and angering leon and Gabriel more.

"What did you just call her!"

"How dare you, her breed are called 'dachshunds' " leon said snapping at him.

Brycen looked at Savannah up and down, before laughing a bit. "Pfft, really cuz she looks like a sausage dog to me" pointing his finger at her. Savannah felt tears welled up in her eyes. She got up running out the cafeteria having enough of bryce and his insults.

"SAV!" Leon and Gabriel yelled after her, as they watched their friend run off.

Savannah ran out of the cafeteria trying to hold her tears. She ran past other students into the bathroom, finally breaking down as she looked in the mirror.

'I-is bryce right...am I-I really a sausage dog..?' she thought quietly to herself. She looked up and stopped when she heard a voice say. 'Yes, he's right Savannah...just look at yourself' the voice said in her head. Making herself look into the mirror in horror.

'Just look at your pudgy legs...and how gross your body, look at how disgusting you look' the voice got louder. Savannah felt more tears welled up in her eyes. As she was about to cry some more she stopped when she heard banging at the bathroom door.

"Savvy, you okay!" She heard leon yell, on the other side of the door.

"Sav, don't listen to whatever that dick head said!" As she heard Gabriel yell next. She quietly sniffled before wiping her eyes gently. She quietly opened the door, when she opened the door she saw leon and Gabriel standing their worriedly. With a look of worry.

"You okay...?" Leon asked, as he seen how puffy and red her eyes were a bit, she gently nodded. Gabriel gently put his paw on her head softly, before scoffing remembering what bryce said. "Can't believe he would say that to you.." still pissed off, by what he called him and savvy. "Calling you a...wiener dog..." he muttered angrily. Leon shook his head, trying to calm himself. "What he said to you, wasn't true ok..?" His look soften. "You don't need to lose any weight, bryce is just jealous of the attention your getting.." then a small look of realization came to him. "That not the reason...you've been eating less right...?" Putting his paw on her shoulder.

She immediately shook her head, "no, that's not why...it's just I've...been feeling sick that's all" as she gently removed their paws, off her shoulder and head. She looked away. "J-just really sick..." she murmured. Gabriel and Leon looked at her worriedly.  

"Is it a stomach bug...?" Leon said, trying to understand why she feels sick. She nodded while still looking down. "Y-yea I think so.." just wanting this conversation to end. "But I'm starting to feel better...don't worry.." she quietly looked at them.

"I-if you say so thats...good" not really convinced by her, but not wanting to bug her about it.

Gabriel was about to say something until.

*bell rings*

They stopped looking at each other for a moment Before Savannah broke the silence saying. "I'll cya guys later.." walking away from them. Gabriel and Leon shared a worried look, as they watched Savannah walk to class.

After school

Savannah opened the door as sage walked in behind her. "Mom, I'm back!" She called out to her mother. Mrs reed came to the see her daughter, only to be surprised about seeing a boy next to her.

"Oh who's this?" Confused at who's next to her. Savannah coughed a bit before saying. " huh, oh this is sage" she looked at him then back at her mother. "We're going to be working on our English project" sage smiled and waved. "Hello, it's nice to meet you mrs reed"

She couldn't help but smile back at the young boy. "It's nice to meet you to" she looked at Savannah. "I'll just be in the kitchen" as she walked back, planning to make supper for tonight. "Ok mom" seeing as her mother walk off, she than looked at sage. "Come on, I'll show you my room" leading the way to her room.

"Ok" he said as he followed her upstairs.

Savannah opened her door to her room, letting sage come in. He looked around for a few seconds. "Wow...this is really cute room you have, I like it" a surprised Savannah looked at him. "Really...thank you" she smiled at him.

He sent her a smile back. "Your welcome"

"Sooo should we work in here?" Wondering where they would be working. She nodded "sure. I'll get the stuff" as she went to her desk, to grab some papers and pens. "Ok got it" holding some papers and pencils.

"Ok" setting his bag down by her bed. He didn't notice mrs reed come in.

"You kids hungry" holding a bowl of popcorn, sage couldn't help but flinch not realizing she was there. He snapped his head back to her.

"W-why thanks mrs reed" rubbing his head, trying to act like he didn't get scared. Savannah couldn't help but giggle a bit. "Yea..thanks mom" smiling towards her. She handed the bowl towards sage. "No problem, call me if you need any help" going back down stairs to slowly start supper.

"Yum" sage said walking towards Savannah, taking a popcorn and munching on it. "You know, your mom is really nice" taking another popcorn to munch on. Savannah laughed lightly again. "Hm, yea she dose a lot for me" smiling more as she couldn't help, but remember the things that. She has done for her. "I should probably thank her more..." she murmured quietly.

As sage was about to take another bite, he looked towards Savannah wondering. "You gonna have some" pointing towards the bowl. Savannah shook her head "nah I'm not that hungry" sage then sighed a bit annoyed, making Savannah look at him confused now.

"Oh, great your not doing the starving thing are you?" Rolling his eyes a bit. "My girlfriend dose it all the time, it's so annoying" not liking the way at how she barely eats.

Savannah recoiled her head back in shock, before shaking it. "Of course not" taking some popcorn and munching on it. But she couldn't help but think to herself.

'Annoying...?'

She coughed awkwardly.

"I'm...just gonna uh..start writing.." getting a pencil and paper to start.

"Uh yea...me to" he said, as they both started writing a poetry.

•


As time went on, they were still writing on their papers. Savannah stopped when she heard sage cough awkwardly. "So uh...what you writing your poet about?" Making Savannah look up at him. "Uh, I don't really know yet" rubbing head "I'm still thinking still" looking away awkwardly, Then back at him. "What are you writing about?" Now curious about him.

"Honestly I have no idea" he said shrugging "but this is what, I have so far" showing her a picture he drew. Savannah went silent for a moment, before she started laughing. He couldn't help but laugh with her.

"Well...you know, we don't have to start working right away" she shrugged a bit. "We still have some time" he nodded putting his pencil down while saying. "Yea, can't really concentrate right now anyway" he looked away for a moment, before looking back at Savannah. "So anyway tell me about yourself" putting one paw on his knee, and the other under his chin.

Savannah gently turned her head a bit. "Are you sure about that?" She said a bit hesitantly. "I'm not at all interesting" sage just shrugged "well you seem interesting, I wanna know more about you" he sent her a small smile. She looked down for a moment pursing her lips a bit, before looking back at him.

"Well..ok, if you say so...might as well start in the beginning" she coughed a bit.

"So at first I was homeschooled before I moved here and..."

•

Bryce's eye twitched when hearing what Richard was saying.

"Sage. Is .  At . Whos . House . now!" He yelled into his phone. Richard pulled his ear away from the phone, not wanting to hear his ear ringing again.

"Ya sorry man, but I overheard the loser talking to sage. About-" he tried saying only to get cut off by him loudly hissing, and hearing something smash in the background.

"Uh-" he tried saying, trying to wonder what that smash was.

"I can't believe, he turned down practice to go to 'her' house!" He screamed angrily. Richard rolled his eyes. "I know but, are you going to talk to him about it?" As he used his other phone to text his girlfriend. Bryce scoffed. "Of course not, it's going to make me look like some weird stalker." Rolling his eyes. He sighed annoyed. "Doesn't matter anyway" rubbing between his eyes. "Not like he'll ever fall for her, when he can do better" laying down on his bed, and putting his arm under his head.

"Then that 'sausage' " he muttered in disgust.

Richard wasn't even listening anymore. As he was to busy texting his girlfriend. Bryce eye twitched, when he didn't answer.

"Richard, agree with me!" He snapped getting up,

Richard stopped texting his girlfriend quickly. "Huh, o-oh yea like, theirs hotter girls at our school" trying to act like he was still listening. Bryce smirked over the phone.

"Sure are~" as he remembered sleeping with some of them. He shook his head when an idea popped in his head. "Hm...I have an idea"

Richard stopped when he heard a bing come from his other phone, realizing it was his girlfriend he pressed it. "How many calories dose a rice cake have, I've think I eaten like two..." he said the text out loud by accident.

"I- what Richard!" Bryce snapped getting sick of him. "Are you even listening to me!" Feeling his blood boil.

"Uh...no.." Richard said a bit nervously, as he continued to text his girlfriend.

A frustrated growl could be heard over  the phone. "Why the hell do I even hang out with you" he snapped.

"Your fucking stupid" Bryce said as he rubbed his fingers between his eyes.

"Whatever" he hung up. As Richard recoiled his head back in shock.

"What wait man I'm sorry" he tried saying to him only to realize he hung up. "Bryce?...is this thing even on..?" He used both of his paws to look at his phone.

Bryce sighed frustrated, about how stupid his friends were. Before laughed a bit. Trying to control his anger.

"Heh Heh Heh...no, I won't talk to sage about practice" he put his paw under his chin. "But I'm going to make sure, that he doesn't ever talk to her again"

He layed down on his bed thinking to his self. 'I'm going to make that little stupid sausage dog life a fucking nightmare' until he thought about what he said.

'While she's awake...wait wouldn't that make it a waking nightmare...dose that even make any sense-'

Little montage of Savannah and sage hanging out

"When we lived in Montana, everyone was so nice." Savannah smiled remembering her old home. "It was like everyone got along" as she continued to talk about her life to sage.

•

"When we lived in Montana, everyone was so nice." Savannah smiled remembering her old home. "It was like everyone got along" as she continued to talk about her life to sage.

•

"Me and him used to be good friends...but I won't talk about him because..."

•

Sage and Savannah sat on her bed as they continued talking. "You know Savannah, I've never met anyone like you" sage said laying down on his bed. He couldn't help but smile and look at her, "I feel like you understand me, more then anyone else.."

•

"Everything is so superficially around here, nobody bothered to get to know the real co-captain.." he said as Savannah was laying down on the floor. "But that doesn't make me a stereotypical jock"

•

"I don't know why I'm telling you all of this...it just feels like I can trust you" he said towards her as they sat down together.

•

"I'm a model" making a pose with her glasses. Savannah held back her laugher. But couldn't help but snort a bit.

•

"Savannah, I just have to show you this YouTube video" grabbing his laptop and pulling it out, to show the video.

•

"Ahhh" Savannah yelled playfully, as she ran away from sage. "Come back" as he started chasing her around her room.

•

"My name is 'mr burk' and I'm a big fat snob" holding a pencil above his lips. As he was mocking their English teacher.

•

Savannah laughed at sage kept chasing her, until he slipped over some papers making a thump sound. "Agh-!" slamming his face into the floor.

She stopped immediately and went to check up on him.

"You okay?" She couldn't help but snort a bit.

"Stupid homework" he muttered, Savannah barked out a laugh as she went to go help him up. 

•

"Oh my, what a mess" leaning into the door way. Mrs reed looked at how messy her room was. Savannah and sage looked at each other wincing a bit.

"Uh..sorry mom" rubbing her paw behind her head, she couldn't help but blep her tongue out. She chuckled a bit. "It's alright, I just came here to tell you, suppers done" she then looked at sage "sage, would you like to stay for dinner?" She asked. He couldn't help but nod. "I would love to Mrs reed" as he smiled towards Savannah.

"No problem, no go get washed up then before you can eat" she said, before she went back down she asked sage. "I hope you like vegan food"

"Sounds delicious mrs reed" smiling towards the women. Mrs reed smiled back. "Alright that's good, I'll see you two down at the dinner table" heading downstairs. Savannah turned her head towards him. "You go ahead I'm just going to go wash up"

"Alright, cya down there" as he headed down to the dinning area. Savannah entered the bathroom shutting it quietly behind her.

She went in-front of the mirror worried about what to do.

'...what do I do?' She rubbed her face a bit 'if I don't eat everyone going to question me..' she then bit her nail. 'I'm going to have to make more excuses...' she then started to look at her self.

'D-do I really look like that..?' Noticing how...chubbier she looked.

'Should I just eat, I don't want to make anyone suspicious' she used some water to wash her face.

' And mom been onto me lately...but I'm also really hungry..' as she paused using the wash cloth to dry her face. She sighed.

"Guess I'll just...eat..." she turned the sink off, before heading out the washroom to downstairs.

Mr reed spotted her and smiled. "There she is" as they watched Savannah sit down. "Let's eat" everyone around the table started to eat.

'Uh...' Savannah thought quietly to herself as she slowly started eating the food. Sage swallowed his food. And looked at Mrs reed "this is delicious mrs reed"

"Why thank you sage" happy another person likes her cooking. Mr reed looked towards his daughter. "It's great to see that your eating Savannah" making her flinch, "dad" she whispered harshly. Sage looked confused by this, they stopped when they heard a phone ringing.

"Uh...is that mine..?" Mr reed asked confused. Sage let out a nervous laugh. "Uh sorry but that's mine"

Mrs reed shook her head. "It's fine honey, happens a lot at our table" sage went to grab his phone, "I'm so sorry it probably my mom" he got up to answer it before saying. "Excuse me"

Walking off to answer his phone.

Mrs reed gave her daughter a mischievous look, "that boy is so nice, do you like him?" Raising her brow playfully. Savannah couldn't help but whine a bit.

"Moooommm" she whined. "Stop it, we're just friends" rolling her eyes. Mr reed chuckled before taking a sip, and said "if you say so"

Savannah shoved her face into her paws embarrassed. "Mom, dad please don't embarrass me" not wanting them to get the wrong idea. Sage came back with an apologetic look on his face. "I'm really sorry, to barge out like this but. I have to go" Mrs reed shook her head. "It's fine sage, you can come back anytime"

Savannah perked up immediately "oh uh, here let me walk you to the door" getting up, not wanting her parents to tease her about this.

"She likes him" mr reed said, before taking a bite out of his food.

"Totally" Mrs reed giggled.

•

Savannah opened the door for him, Letting him walk out.

Sage walked outside before turning around. "Hey uh, Savannah?"

"Yea?" She asked him curious why he stopped.

"I had a lot of fun Savannah...even tho we didn't get a lot of work done" laughing a bit at the end.

"Yea me to" sending him a soft smile. Sage looked around rubbing his head, then looked back at her. "You know. We should do this more often" he took a step towards her. "And...I have something to tell you.." he said softly, making her lean back a bit. 

"Sage..?" Nothing but Leon and Gabriel voice running through her head, warning what sage was like.

He started to lean in a bit, as she stood there frozen in place. He stopped when he heard his phone ringing.

"Uhm...one moment.." leaning back to give her space, she just stood there quietly. "Hello" turning his head to the side. "Oh uh hey Bryce" making Savannah snap her head to him, "you need to talk?" A confused look appeared on his face. "Can't you tell me now tho?" He scrunched his face up a bit "In person"

"Uh ok, but I think I need to tell you something as well"

He went quiet for a moment hearing the captain talk to him.

"Uh ok...k bye" he hung up. Savannah just stood there awkwardly.

He coughed a bit. "Uh sorry about that" scratching his head a bit. Savannah quickly went to say something to change the subject. "No it's okay, but uh...new phone" looking at the phone In his hand. Sage chuckled a bit "uh yea, was having problems with my last one" he said shrugging, as he put his phone back in his pocket.

"So uh...it's getting late, maybe you should get going" kinda wanting this to end.

"Huh. Oh yea" looking at how dark it was getting. "But I still need to tell you this.." he said softly. 

Savannah recoiled a bit before saying quickly, "how about you tell me at school tomorrow, besides I don't want your mom to get worried that much" sending him an awkward smile, he nodded agreeing a bit at what she said. "Okay..." an idea popped into his head. "I'll tell you what, how about I'll tell you during lunch or break. I'll come find you" he said smiling. "After I'm done with what I'm doing" Savannah kept on using an awkward smile . "Fair enough" kind of wishing this would just end already.

"Sounds like a date" he grabbed his phone "well I better go Savannah"

"Ok" she said a bit to quickly.

He chuckled. "Alright...cya around sav" before walking back to his car. Savannah just stood there awkwardly as he waved her goodbye.

She awkwardly waved him back, watching him drive off. She couldn't help but think to herself.

'...what did I just get myself into..'

Chapter Text

"sorry...but no, sausage dogs beyond this point" bryce said, as his group snickered behind him. She recoiled back in shock, before shaking her head.

"W-whatever brycen!" She stuttered a bit, trying to stand her ground.

A wicked smirk, appeared on his face.

"Really...?" He crossed his arms. "Don't believe me. why don't you look" as he moved to the side, with his group.

She looked around in shock, at seeing everyone their. Along with her own friends.

"Eww, it the sausage!" A swan yelled in disgust. Another student called out to her. "look at her legs" a dog said mocking her. As people started laughing and mocking her. "H-hey!" She tried yelling, as she felt tears well up in her eyes.

"Gosh savvy...learn to loose some weight" leon in disgust, while rolling his eyes. Gabriel barked out a laugh, as people kept laughing and mocking her. Savannah couldn't stop some tears from falling. She tried running away, but she yelled in surprised at seeing Bryce appear in front of her so suddenly.

"AHHH!"

Richard looked at her legs snickering away. "Look at her legs" he smirked at Savannah "their like fat 'hotdogs'!" He started laughing. Alex shoved a plate of hotdogs towards her. "Want a hotdog 'fatty'" mocking her.

"N-no!" She tried saying, feeling more tears wetting her cheeks, she ran around them. Seeing sage she ran up to him.

"Sage!" Savannah ran up to him "sage, brycen just-" she tried saying only to get cut off by him. "Don't even talk to me" giving her a look of disgust. "I don't talk to sausage dogs" he snapped at her. Savanna recoiled back in shock, On the verge of sobbing. He vanished in to thin air.

'W-what?!' She thought, looking around trying to wonder where he went. She turned around seeing him beside bryce and Alex, laughing away.

"Here some mustard, fat wiener" Richard appeared in front of her suddenly, scaring her. Not giving her enough time to move out of the way, as he squirted mustard onto her.

Savannah just stood there in shock.

"I-I-" she tried saying only to, hear as everyone started laughing louder.

Savannah suddenly fell off the bed with a thump. She got up heavily gasping, before slowly began to shakily stand up.

'Oh no...' she quietly ran to her mirror still shaking. "Why did I eat dinner why..?" She whispered softly, while gently hitting herself. She went silent for a moment.

"...I have to do something" she took her paws off her head, Looking determined.

"Ok...I better be really quiet.." she murmured quietly, as she headed down to the basement. Not wanting to make any noise.

She shut the door quietly, then turned on the lights. "Ok...hopefully this doesn't wake anyone up..." she murmured softly. She turned on the treadmill hearing a bing, she started to run on it.

As time went on through the night, she started jumping over the catchers as quiet as she can.

She then started doing jumping jacks and push-ups. 

"One...two...three...four...five...six..." slowly running out of breath as she continued to count tiredly.

She started running on the treadmill again. After she started doing pull ups on a yoga mat.

•

"One...two...three...four...five..." as time went on doing lots of pull up.

"102...103...104..." feeling how tried and sore her body was screaming at her to rest. As she continued to do jumping Jack, along with push up.

•

"68...69...70..." she weakly counted to herself while doing sit ups.

•

Running on the treadmill, she started so slow down. Her body exhausted and sore from all the exercise.

"Hm..." feeling tired from working so much.

"...oh dog..." she muttered, before passing out. She fell off the treadmill with a thump.

Next morning

Sage paced around his room, he sighed. Turning his body around as if she was in front of him. "Savvy...I-" he tried saying, only to stop himself. He shook his head. "No...that won't work..." he muttered. He started pacing again, and stopped turning his body back.

"Amelia I-" he said acting as if his girlfriend was here. He sighed a bit frustrated.

"Savannah I-" he groaned, giving up. Putting his paw on his forehead.

"Know what...I'll just wing it" he taking it off, then shrugging. He stopped when he heard his mother call him.

"Sage, it's time to go!" She called him down stairs.

"Coming!" He called out, he started out of room before stopping his self. He quickly walked back in forgetting something.

"Right, can't forget this..." he murmured softly, grabbing a gold rose on his nightstand.

Savannah walked towards her friends with a sluggish walk. She stopped in front of them yawning tiredly.

"Hey guys..." she said tiredly, her body extremely sore from last night.

They both looked at her worried. Gabriel winced a bit before saying. "Savvy no offence but..." looking her up and down. "You look like shit" he said bluntly. Sharing a look with leon. "Yea...you okay?" Leo said a bit worried. She nodded a bit "yea yea.." she yawned "just didn't get enough sleep that's all.."

They both nodded a bit hesitantly, while something popped into gabe head remembering something.

"Oh yea sav?" He looked at her, she looked at him tilting her head confused. "How did it go last night with...?" A bit worried that he did something to her. Leon looked a bit shock, then a worried look appeared on his face.

"How did things go...?" Concerned along with gabe, she shrugged a bit, shrugging off their worries. "It was fine...didn't get much work done, but had fun" a weird look appeared on their faces.

"By fun you mean by, normal fun or 'fun fun'" gabe said crossing his arms, and tilting his head. It took a minute for Savannah to understand what he meant. Her face went from confused to a look of embarrassment.

"NOT THAT KIND OF FUN!" She yelled, embarrassed they thought of her and him doing 'it'. Students stared at her weirdly as she yelled. Making her smack her paw on her mouth. Leon couldn't help but snicker a bit. She growled a bit before she hmph looking away. "Now savvy, we're just looking. Out for you" Leo said in a joking tone. Gabe let out a small snort. "Besides your to 'young' to do this kind of stuff" he joked, Savannah sent them a dirty look as she said.

"Ok first of all, I'm old enough to do whatever I want. And second of all your not my dad" 

crossing her arms. Gabe couldn't help but laugh loudly "But Savannah, like Leon said we're just looking out for you" he playfully said. She rolled her eyes "your not my dad gabe"

"Now now, savvy. listen to your 'father'" leon joked leaning into the lockers. She glared at him, before slightly smacking him lightly on the chest. He made a pained faced while saying "I've been wounded" holding a paw over his chest.

"Someone...help" sliding down onto the floor.

Gabriel rolled his eyes. "Who's the 'drama queen' now?" He joked. Leon gave his friend a dirty look, as he was sitting down on the floor. Savannah couldn't help but finally laugh a bit, at how silly her friends were. Leon got up before punching him lightly. Gabriel gasped dramatically before pretending to slap him.

•

Sage walked to his locker, he paused when he saw Savannah laughing away with her friends. That were pretending to fight. He quickly hid the rose in his locker, he gulped before walking towards her.

"Uh hey stranger" he joked making Savannah jump. She turned to look at him. "Oh uh hey sage" sending him an awkward smile. Gabriel and Leon just stood their quietly, as they paused there fake fist fight.

"How are ya?" Sending her a smile, Savannah scratched her cheek a bit. "Oh uh I'm great...thanks for asking" feeling awkward now that he's here. "That's great" he nervously used his other arm to rub his head. "And...I was wondering if you, don't mind me coming over again" as he also joked "so we can actually do some 'work' this time" laughing a bit at the end.

"Oh uhm...sure" she shrugged a bit, hoping he hadn't heard her friends talking about 'that'.

Bryce and his group just watched in the distance, shocked at what they were seeing. "Theirs no fucking way.." Bryce muttered, before growling a bit. "That. Fat . Little wiener dog, suddenly think she so cool now" he crossed his arms. "Just because one of the football members, decided to go 'her house' " he scoffed. A random thought popped inside of Richards head.

"Do you think...he slept with her..?" He thought out loud. Making Bryce stop and slowly look at him, wondering if he was dumb. He sighed smacking his paw on his forehead, before rubbing in between his eyes. "Dose 'she' look like the girl, guys will sleep with" glaring at him. As he made a motion with his paw at her.

"Uh...no?" As he looked at her then back at him wincing.

"Besides, sage is not really a guy to sleep with...dogs like her or stay" he muttered, as he remembered how many girls he cheated on or left.

Bryce was walking down the hall, skipping class. He stopped when he heard a girl moaning a bit. 

'The fuck..?' He thought wondering who the hell was that. He peaked around the corner a bit, his face went blank as he watched sage make out with a girl against the locker. Sage stopped and asked her. "Your boyfriend here today..?" He asked her teasingly, The girl giggled. 

"Nope~" as they went back to kissing. 

Bryce rolled his eyes. Before walking off again.

He shrugged. "Besides even if they did, he would probably leave her like the other girl." As he rolled his eyes. Richard and Alex looked shocked, "you saw sage cheating on his girlfriend?" Richard said in shock. 

Bryce just nodded boredly before shaking his head. "Never mind that" he sent Savannah a dirty look, as he watched her and sage talk. "We gotta focus on the matter at hand" he muttered. Alex had an idea and smiled towards bryce. "I have like juice box, we can spill that on her" he said excited.

Bryce and Richard did a slow turn towards him. Bryce's eye twitched. "Throw juice...what are you second grade" he snapped at him, making Alex flinch. "Sorry" he muttered.

"Besides, can't go looking mean in front of everyone" he joked "I have a reputation to up hold, I have a better idea" a evil look appears in his eyes.

"The security guard comes up and so I was like, to the security guy 'the names bond...sage bond'" he laughed, Savannah also laughed a bit, As Gabriel and Leon just stood their boredly.

"Sage.." they stopped when they heard a voice come behind sage. Sage turned around seeing bryce, with a worried look on his face. "We need to talk, it's important" realizing he was serious about it.

"But-" sage tried saying, only to get cut off by bryce. "Right now, it's important" looking nervously around. Gabriel and leon shared a look, realizing something up.

Sage looked at Savannah than at the ground biting his lips. He sighed.

"Ok, bye sav.." he said before waving. as he started to follow bryce. "Uh...bye sage" Savannah waved him off.

"...something's up.." leo said suddenly, making Savannah look at him confused.

"What?"

"Ok, yea leo right" as gabe crossed his arms.

"Somethings not right here..." gabe squinted his eyes as he watched them walk away.

Bryce and sage walked down the hall.

"Come on" he muttered as he walked, behind a vending machine. Sage followed.

He turned around quickly, making sage almost bump into him.

"Why were you talking to her??" A worry tone in his voice. Sage suddenly looked confused, "what do you mean?" Backing up a bit. "We're just friends" bryce shook his head "that not what I mean" he sighed looking away solemnly. "I saw Savannah bullying someone" shocking sage "I- what?" Confused at what he meant. "Yesterday, I saw her go over to another girl after school and..." biting his lips "...said some really hurtful, stuff towards her" now looking at him, Sage couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"What...but...she seems so sweet tho.." in disbelief.

"That's what she wants you to think...I heard her say to that girl, saying she was fat and had a big tail!" Putting on a disbelief look on his face. "She still the exact same way, back in Montana" an angry sad look appears on Bryce's face "she still nothing but a two face little brat.." looking away.

Sage looked down in disbelief and some anger.

"I-I can't believe this..are you sure?" Wanting to see if he was right.

Shocking bryce.

"What do you mean 'am i sure'!" Making him pissed off. "I knew her all the way back during my younger years. She may act innocent but believe me she's . Not" putting on a frustrated look on his face.

"Wow..." sage said crossing his arm, while leaning into the vending machine.

"And I overheard her, talking to her friends about something..." clutching her arms, sage looked at him "she plans on kissing the whole football team, it her goal" making sage snap his head towards him in shock. "And she starting with you, because you seem the 'dumbest' "

"What!" Sage yelled now standing fully, not believing Savannah would do this to him.

"Yea, why do you think she so buddy buddy with you." He leaned into the vending machine "she just wants your lips"

"She called me dumb.." he muttered, bryce shook his head then said. "You didn't try to kiss her or anything right..?" A worried look appeared on his face. "It would kill me, to realize that you did without telling you. What kind of person she is" now full looking at him.

Sage immediately shook his head.

"No no...but wow I, can't believe shes like that" he said quickly.

"And I didn't want to tell you this, but with how she acting...I have no choice" making sage more worried. "About what..?"

"Promise, not to tell anyone...I mean it. It's her most darkest secret" bryce said looking around to make sure nobody heard him. He sighed "she has this rare skin disease" making sage face grow in disgust "underneath her fur it's all red,bumpy and oozes pus.." he said in disgust. 

Sage looked like he was about to throw up. 

"GROSS!" He yelled.

Bryce looked at him in disgust. "You didn't touch her right, it's contagious" a worried tone in his voice.

"WHAT! , no I didn't " sage looked at bryce worried "I just hope I didn't get it..." looking down at the floor in horror.

Bryce sighed and patted his shoulder. "Hey, I'll still be friends with you even if you didn't" patting his shoulder. Sage sighed "thanks man, thanks for warning me about her"

"Hmph, just looking out for you that's all. But...what was that you wanted to tell her anyway" little curious now, wanting to know what he wanted to tell her.

"Uh..I-" he stopped himself "know what...nevermind" shaking his head, Bryce just nodded. "Well cya" he waved him off, sage waved back. Watching as Bryce walked off.

Not seeing a wicked look appear on Bryce face.

'To easy...' he snickered quietly to himself.

"Why would you, let him come to your house again..?" Leo asked her, Rubbing his forehead.

"Yea savvy, he's up to no good. He wants to use you that's all" gabe said crossing his arms, looking away. Savannah let out a loud sigh. "Guys...for the last time, we're just working on our English project that's . All" getting more fed up, with them bringing this up again.

"And he has a girlfriend.." crossing her arms. Not seeing him come up behind her. He coughed behind her making her jump once more, she snapped her head towards him. "Hey Savannah.." he said coldly. "Uh hi?" She said a bit awkwardly. 

"Look...tonight's not going to work out" Scratching his head. making her confused. 

"Uh...ok...uhm how about tomorrow then?" 

Wondering why he changing things up. He shook his head "uhm..no I'm kinda..." he looked away "busy for the whole month" he said bluntly.

"Oh uh..ok?" She looked confused, trying to understand why he was acting like this.

"Yea.."

He started walking away, he stopped to look at her. "When your done the project...just email it to me or something." Savannah recoiled her head back in shock. "But...I don't have your email..?" Tilting her head, trying to understand what's going on.

"Yea. Ok I gotta go" walking off. Leaving a frozen Savannah there.

"Uhm...what..??" As she watched him leave. Gabriel and leon also stood their in shock. "The fuck..?" Gabriel muttered. He looked at leon confused, but leon shrugged. "I don't know...?"

Savannah looked down, at the floor with a confused look on her face. Until a look of realization came onto her face, she snapped her head towards bryce and the other football members. "Theirs only one explanation for this..." she murmured, as she made eye contact with brycen. He smirked at her.

"You still coming to practice after school?" Asked bryce. Sage nodded. "Good better, then being at her house. Then doing some homework" Sage nodded. "Cya at lunch" he waved the football members off.

It was just bryce and his group now.

"So...did it work..?" Richard asked curiously.

Bryce chuckled. "Of course, I said how The 'sausage' was mean and horrible, and only wanted to kiss the whole school" he laughed. Richard and Alex laughed.

"Bryce, your an absolute genius" praising their leader.

"Your an Albert!" Making bryce and Richard stare at Alex confused. "A what..?" Alex looked at him "you know, the genius guy with the crazy white fur...who invented toilets I think..?" Putting a finger under his chin. Bryce shook his head. "And it doesn't stop their" he smirked "I told him that she has a, nasty, pussin, flaky, contagious Skin disease" making Alex and Richard on the verge of laughing. "Your epic" Richard said.

"I know" bryce said arrogantly. "Now that he blissfully unaware...let's go rub it in" shrugging, they started walking towards Savannah and her group. Making them stop talking, as they looked towards bryce and his group.

"Heyyy 'savvy' " faking a smile towards her. She gave him a slight dirty, making him smile actually "i..was just wondering" tilting his head up along with crossing one arm, and putting a paw under his chin. "Has your 'rash' gotten any better" giving her a look.

"what" Gabriel and Leon said in disbelief. A confused look appeared on her face. "What the tail, are you talking about bryce...?" Savannah asked Wondering what he's trying to pull now.

"Ohhh you know" looking around innocently, before looking at her again. "The 'rash' that turns green and oozes pus!" He said out loud. Students around them looked in shocked at hearing that.

"A what" a bird said over hearing.

"Ew" two girls said to eachother.

"That 'rash' " smiling at her. Savannah looked in shock at the lie he was telling. "What, I don't have a rash!" She yelled at him. He gave savannah a fake sympathy look towards her.

"Aw it's okay 'savvy'." Getting close to her "it not going to make people stop liking you.." he backed up to say loudly "even tho it's 'contiguous'!" Making students in the hallway gasp.

"EW!" A crab yelled

"What in the fuck are you talking about bryce!" Gabriel yelled.

"Your such a liar bryce!" Leon yelled getting sick of him.

He tched "well it's not your goal, that savannah wants to kiss every boy on the foot ball team!"

"WHAT!" The three yelled in shock.

"Oooo me next! " a Great Dane called out. Savannah bit her lip, as she stepped towards him pissed off "you are lying brycen, since when did you become a bitch.." shocking Gabriel and Leon "what happened to you..." she said in a solemn tone. Bryce rolled his eyes before looking away. 

"I don't know what your talking about 'savvy' " using her nickname as a taunt. "I tried being nice to you.." he looked at her "it's not my fault, your jealous of me" Gabriel and Leon looked at him annoyed.  "What.." Leon said, his eye twitching.

"Excuse me" savannah recoiled in shock. 

"jealous...of you...what is wrong with you?" Wondering how he turned out like this.

"What is wrong with you 'sav' " he said getting up in her face. "Why are you being so mean to me" acting hurt.

Students around them trying to understand, what was going on.

"What's going on..?" A bird whispered quietly to her friends.

"Wow...cat fight" a German shepherd said, making his friend look at him. "Yea...no kidding" as he watched the show infront of him.

Savannah felt tears well up in her eyes.

"You know what brycen" getting closer to his face. "I hate you more then ever anyone in my life!" She screamed at him. Feeling her cheeks getting soaked from her tears.

"I wish I'd never met you!" She screamed at him one more time, before she ran away crying.

"SAV!" Gabriel and Leon yelled, as they ran after her.

"Right back at you sav...right back at you..." he murmured darkly. Before turning around. Students just stared at him awkwardly.

"Awkward..." a student coughed in the back.

"Nothing to see here, move along people" getting impatient as they didn't move. A black German shepherd looked around awkwardly.

Bryce felt himself snap.

"I said..MOVE!" Finally snapping, the students around them started running off in fear. As they scurried away.

Savannah ran down the hall crying, only to fall over as she ran into some one. She looked up shock seeing it was sage.

"S-sage I'm so-" she tried saying only to get cut off by him.

"Save it, I don't want to hear it Savannah.." he said coldly towards her, not bothering to help her up. As he walked away.

"...no" she quietly said, before shakily standing up. Running the other way sobbing down the hall, wishing the day would end already.

Chapter Text

"Savvy!" Gabe said running down the hallway, he stopped when he seen leon coming from the other way.

"Sav!" Leon yelled. He stopped, they looked at each other worried. "Did you find her?" Leon asked him, but Gabriel shook his head. "No" they paused when they heard someone sobbing.

"You hear that..." Gabriel looked at leon concerned when he heard it, Leon looked at where the sound was coming from.

"...yea, this way.." as they started to follow the sound, to where savannah was. They stopped in front of a vending machine, Gabriel and Leon shared a look. While Gabriel started slowly started walking behind the vending machine.

"Sav..?" Gabriel said a bit hesitantly. Savannah held her knees to her chest crying. "Sav...you ok...?" Leon said as he slowly followed Gabriel. "Uhm...we're going to be late for clas-" leon tried saying, only to get cut off by savannah screaming. "I don't care!" She snapped, as she continued to sob more. Leon and Gabriel shared a look.

"We skipping?" Gabriel asked leon. 

He shrugged "I don't know"

"I don't care..." savannah said, As she got up "all I know" as she sniffled "is that, I'm not going to a classroom" walking out behind vending machines, with puffy red eyes "where, people are going to stare at me. And talk behind my back the whole time..." she let out a hiccup, Gabriel and Leon looked at her sadly then Gabriel said.

"The usual place?" Gabriel looked back at leon. He nodded "good idea..." leon looked back at her "come on savvy" as he started walking the way. She sniffled as she felt Gabriel gently grab her paw. Leading her towards the 'place'

"Uhm...I-it's pitch black down here..." savannah said a bit worried in the dark. She jumped a bit when she felt a paw touch her shoulder. "Savvy, don't worry. We've been down here a Millions times" they jumped when they heard a small crash.

"OW!" Gabriel yelled as he tripped over something. While he tried to find the light switch.

"You good?" Leon asked him, wondering what the hell he tripped over this time. "Yep yep, I'm good" Gabriel got up "but now..." he finally found the light switch. He turned it on.

"Tadaaa" he made jazz hands. Savannah couldn't help but make a disgusted face at seeing how clustered it was. "Ew" recoiling back a bit. While Gabriel just shrugged "come on" as he and leon started walking over the mess. Savannah just stood their confused. "Here's a good spot" leon said as he sat down on the blanket, along with Gabriel.

Savannah shook her head out of shock. "W-what even is this place...?" As she slowly started walking over the mess.

"The school basement" Gabriel smiled at her, only to get nudged in the stomach. He glared at leon. "What he Meant to say was" leon rolled his eyes. "School storage room, well it used to be a place anyway" as he layed down putting his arms under his head "now its just became a place where, kids just dump their useless crap" he shrugged. Gabriel put his knee up, while putting his paw under his cheek. "We discovered, this place when we were hiding from bryce and his team actually" Gabriel shrugged.

Gabriel and Leon ran down the hall, out of breath. They looked behind them. "D-did we lose them..?" Leon said. 

"I-I think so" Gabriel leaned into the locker out of breath. Leon then glared at his friend. "Did you really have to prank them?" He asked, Gabriel sent him a smile. 

"Yup" he chuckled. Leon just rolled his eyes "stupid if you ask me" before he crossed his arms "now their going to come after us you know right?" Realizing there going to become the new targets of the school.

Gabriel just shrugged. "Eh it was worth it-" he tried saying, only to get cut off by some yelling. 

"I THINK THEY WENT THIS WAY!" A football member shouted. Making Leon and Gabriel look at each other in panic. 

"Shit.." Gabriel swore under his breath. Leon sent him a Sarcastic smile " 'it was worth it' huh?" He said with sarcasm. Gabriel just sent him a dirty look. 

"Well-" he stopped right away, when they heard loud foot steps. Coming their way. They started running again, when they heard the foot steps get louder.  They stopped in a hallway trying to desperately find a way out. 

"Shit shit shit shit-" said Gabriel as he tried looking around. Leon was looking until he saw a door. He looked at his friend, then harshly grabbed his paw. 

"WHA-!?" Gabriel tried yelling only for Leon to tell him. "Shut up, this way!" He yelled a bit, leading him into a random room. Shoving Gabriel in, he slammed the door behind him. 

"Leon what the fu-" he tried saying, only for a paw be out on his mouth. 

"Shut up...they might hear us..." he whispered. He went quiet as they heard the foot steps get closer. 

"Anything?" A voice said out of the door. As they stopped. 

"Nope" another voice said trying to see where they went. 

"Damn...they must of ran the other way then" one of them said annoyed. Leon and Gabriel held their breaths. 

"...let's go" one of them said none of them seeing where they went. Leon and Gabriel let out a deep breath as they heard the foot steps run off. Leon glared at his friend. "You almost got us killed" he whispered angrily, Gabriel just rolled his eyes "well they should learn not to steal your clothes then" not regretting what he had done. Leon just sighed a bit annoyed, but not letting it get to him that much. Knowing that his friend meant well. 

"Whatever..." leon said sighing. Gabriel just shrugged and stood up. "Where the hell is the light switch to this damn place..." he muttered as he tried to find one. He started patting at the wall. "Maybe it's-!" He screamed a bit when he tripped over something. "FUCK MY LEG!" Making leon look where ever he was "SHHHHHH!" He put a finger close to his lips. "DONT SHUSH ME!" He screamed back in pain. Leon just rolled his eyes before patting the wall, he stopped when his paw ran over something on the wall. He flipped it, making the light turn on. 

When he looked down he say Gabriel holding his leg in pain. 

"drama queen" he said with bluntly, Gabriel just sent him a dirty look. "What ever..." getting up in pain, he winced a bit as he looked around. 

"It's so..." looking at how messy the room was. "Messy" as they looked around, wondering what this place was.

"And now, we always hide in here. To skip or run away from the football team" Gabriel said as he remembered when they first hid in here. Savannah just nodded her head a bit, listening as how they found it at first. "It's a pretty disgusting hiding place tho..." she murmured gently, looking at how dirty and messy it was. Around the room.

Leon just shrugged, as he got up. "Well, it's the only place in the school. That isn't spotless" as he looked around boredly. "Don't think anyone wants it clean it..." he muttered.

"Well gee, I don't blame the-" she tried joking, only to stop as she felt dizzy. "O-oh..." she murmured as everything started slowly spinning around her. "Sav?" Gabriel said straighten his self up more. "Sav what wrong?" Leon tried asking. Savannah looked at them seeing three of each of them instead.

"Savannah you okay?" Gabriel asked, who was about to get up. She gently shook her head, nodding a bit "yea yea I'm fine...just need to sit down I think.." she shakily sat on the floor. Leon tilted his head a bit "did you eat breakfast?" He asked her. She shook her head "no-" she quickly cut herself off " I mean yea yea, I did" nodding her head quickly. But they didn't look convinced "...I have a granola bar in my bag sav" leon said, as he grabbed his bag to look for it. "Here" he gently placed it on her knee.

She gulped as she looked down at it. "Oh uh-" she suddenly gasped a tiny bit, looking up seeing something behind leo and gabe. 'Just eat it savvy, food is the only thing...that will make you feel better' a smaller angel version of her self said behind leo.

'What's happening!?' She thought to herself, wondering if she was losing it now.

'What eat it!?' A smaller devil version of herself said behind gabe. 'Then get fatter then you already are?" The devil version on herself scoffed. But the angel of herself shook her head. 'Don't listen to her savvy. It's not healthy to starve yourself. You'll get horribly sick and your fur will fall out' then angel said softly. 'That's not pretty at all..' 

Savannah started looking between them with her eyes frantically, wondering who to believe.

'Don't listen to her savannah, remember what the scale weight said' a small image of the scale weight appeared beside the smaller devil, of herself 'you've lost five pounds...are you really going to undo all your hard work' gaslighting her, the angel turned and glared at the other one. 'One granola bar isn't going to do anything, she need the Nutrition!' The angel snapped at the devil. The devil scoffed 'what would you know about nutrition...fatty' the devil mocked. The angel gasped before growling a bit 'excuse me!?' She shook her head, before snapping her head back to savannah 'savvy just eat it'

'Don't' the devil of her self said as she threatened 

her.

'Eat'

'Don't'

'Eat'

'NO!' The devil yelled. The angel then charged at the devil angrily. Along with the devil charging back.

'ARG!' They screamed.

Savannah just looked in horror, she shook her head when she heard some snapping. She looked in front of her seeing Gabriel snapping his fingers at her. "Savannah, you alright?" Gabriel said a bit worried. She nodded her head a bit. "Right uhm sorry.." she apologized, she then looked over to Leo who was worried as well. 

"Thanks...for the granola bar Leo" thanking him, he let out a hesitated nod. "Your uh welcome.." he then looked at the granola bar then back at her. "...aren't you going to eat it?" Making her look down at it with hesitation, before she grabbed it. "Uhm yea...right" she nervously laughed. Before opening it slowly, then taking a small bite out of it.

She chewed on it for a bit then she swallowed it, as she did hearing her stomach growl.

"Better?" Question leo. Savannah gently nodded "yea. I guess" she murmured quietly at the end. They stayed silent for a few minutes, until leo finally said something. "So about bryce-" making savannah snap her head angrily. "I hate him!" She snapped at him, making him scooch back in shock. "He lied, to everyone including sage" she got up angrily "he probably made up something about me" as she started pacing round "he probably told him, that I have that 'rash' or something stupid" glaring at the wall. Leo and gabe looked at each other confused "but why would, sage believe that..?" Gabe asked turning towards her.

Savannah turned to look at him quickly, then back at the wall. "Oh...believe me, 'brycen' can be pretty. Convincing when he wants to be..." she said coldly.

Brycen gasped as he entered savannah home, seeing the new hover ball.  "Wow, savvy!" As he grabbed it in shock, then smiled at her. "You got the new hover ball!" As he excitedly started playing with it. Then an idea popped into his head. 

He suddenly looked at Savannah, an idea appearing in his head "Can I take to school tomorrow?" As he continued to play with it. Savannah looked at him in shock, then rubbed her arms a bit uncomfortable. "But...bry, I was going to play with it tomorrow..." she said, wondering why he wanted to take it in the first place.

He stopped playing with it, and then slowly looked towards her. "B-but savvy..." he pouted "I thought we were best friends..." he sadly said. 

'Oh great...' she thought looking at him. "But brycen, we are best friends" 

"Savvy..." he slowly walked towards her "I want to use it, to make Britney notice me..." as he waited for her-

"B-but...why would you need it for that tho..." confused why he needed it, for that reason. 

"Savvy...no other girl, liked me before" as he started getting sadder. 

A surprised look appeared on her face. 

"B-but I like you tho!" She tried understanding, why her best friend was like this. Brycen let out a small sniffle. "Savvy...that not what I meant" he looked away with tears in his eyes "Britney, never going to like me now. With the toys I have.." he murmured. "..who would ever like a loser like me" as he started crying. 

"I'm so ugly.." he dropped the toy, as he sat down crying. Savannah had a panicked look on her face. "Bry no!" She ran towards him "your not ugly" she sat beside him, then looked away for a moment. Before she sighed in defeat "you can borrow it..." looking away sadly, as she felt brycen hug her tightly.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you..." wiping away his 'tears'.

"...I bet you, bryce started acting 'sad' " she sighed "that's, just so bryce..." she looked down sadly, before sitting down. "You know what savvy" Gabriel said, making savannah look at him confused. "Aren't you sick, of bryce. Pushing you around" savanna looked at oddly, then raised her brow. "...what, are you talking about gabe..?" Confused at what he's going on about. "I mean savvy, aren't you sick of being treated as a doormat?" Getting closer to her "of that 'lying' , 'manipulative' brat, bully you. And walk all over you" now in front of her face. He then asked her "don't you agree..?" She scooted back a bit, to make more room. "O-of course but-" she tried saying only for gabe to cut her off. "Good, cuz of equivalently and irrelevantly. You don't deserve this" Backing off.

"Gabe...regular English please. Not everyone in honours" leon said crossing his arm. Wondering what's he trying to do now. Gabriel looked at him "I mean bryce, is used to getting his way. But now it the time to stop"

Leon and Savannah looked at each other, then back at gabe. "Yea but-" she tried saying, getting cut off once again from Gabriel. "It's time someone stood up to him...it's time for some competition.." now looking at sav. She started looking worried at what he planning, "like we said savvy...you can be the competition" now smirking at her.

"What!" Savannah and Leon yelled. Leon immediately shook his head, "Gabriel. You know no one challenges him!" He yelled getting up. Gabriel snapped his head towards him "I know but...you said so yourself..savannah could be the competition" making leon flinch and look away as he tched. "No one challenges him. But now savvy here, we don't have to deal with him and his group of 'trashy snobs' " He threw his arms to his side, as he smiled. 

He suddenly turned to towards savannah. "And savannah, now that we're doing this, you can't let him see that he bugs us...especially you" pointing his paw at a still shocked savannah.

"B-but.." not wanting to do any of this. She shakily raised a finger to try and tell him.

"We let him have to much power, don't you see savvy" going up to her, as he crouch putting both paws on her shoulder. "We let him have all the power, We shouldn't let him control us" he said, leon looked at Savannah worriedly then at him.

"Gabriel wait-" he tried saying.

"We all need to make a promise to ourselves" he snapped his head towards leon, "we can't let them get to us, no matter what 'he dose' " but leon shook his head. "Look man listen, that sounds easier then done but-" making Gabriel smirk. "Good, but now you sav?" He suddenly turned to her questionably, as leon looked between at him and her, wishing he wasn't pushing her to do this. She looked at him for a moment in shock. She then sighed looking down in defeat.

"...I'm in.." she said a bit hesitantly. Making Gabriel smirk wider.

"Great"

Leon looked at Savannah, then at Gabriel wondering what he got them into now....

Students waited in the classroom, as some were tapping their pencil, texting or looking at the clock on the wall.

*bell rings*

"Woo hoo!"

"Yea!"

As students started running out of the class room, a swan sat in her seat, looking at papers. She tried saying to the class. "Students, remember theirs a quiz-" she looked up and paused...seeing no one in the class anymore.

She sighed.

'Why do I even bother?' Wondering how her life came to this.

Bryce, along with the football team came strutting down the hall. Bryce turned towards sage and patted his shoulder, Sage looked at him. "I'm glad, that your coming to practice this time" making sage smile at him. "We're going out tonight to celebrate, wanna come?" He asked him, sage smiled widen at hearing that. "Hell ya" wondering which restaurant they were going to.

"Good" he slapped his back harshly, making sage almost fall over. He turned back to growl at Bryce, as the other football members laughed.

Leon just rolled his eyes at seeing that. "Ugh..." he turned back towards them. He looked at Savannah worried. She sighed quietly, making Gabriel look at her then at sage. He rolled his eyes "Sav, don't worry Anyways, he's not even worth you time" as he looked back at her, he leaned into the locker. Leon glared at him before shaking his head "if he actually likes you sav" leon said as he gently put a paw on her shoulder. "He wouldn't of believed his lies, I bet he's just a total doorknob" trying to make her smile, savannah couldn't help but let out a small smile. He smiled back as he successfully made her smile. Gabriel let out a cough, making them turn towards him. "Ahem...don't you remember what we just talked about" making a motion with his paw, as leon stared at him blankly.

Savannah flinched then looked away, before saying. "Yea...I guess your right" she sighed again. She looked up seeing sage laugh away with Bryce and the other football members. He stopped laughing at they made eye contact for a few moments

Savannah and sage stared into each-others eyes. She snapped out of her trance as bryce immediately stepped in-front of sage.

Savannah shook her head to get rid of her thought, she froze as she started hearing it.

"Ew...that savannah reed. The one with the rash" a pink cat whispered to her friend In disgust.

A white and brown shepherd snickered to his friend. "Don't get to close, you'll catch it" making his friend laugh.

"I heard that not even her real face.." a female dog muttered to her friends "she has to wear a mask every day" making her friends cringe in disgust.

"I heard that she had to get weight loss surgery" a seal talking to her friend "because she weighed 300 pounds and did nothing but drink cranberry juice everyday"

"She is totally gross.." a doe muttered to her friend in disgust. "She kisses, any boy that she can get her paws on" looking at gabe and leon with pity.

"She eats all five cakes everyday" he looked at his friend "and pukes them all up" his friend looked at him in disgust.

"I heard that shes actually...a hippopotamus" a monkey told his friend.

Savannah started looking around frantically, then looked at her friends in a panic state. "D-don't you hear that?" She quickly whispered to them. "Their all talking about me I know it" she hugged her self feeling heavily insecure now. "...I just knew this would happen.." as she felt like crying again.

Gabriel looked around before looking at Savannah softly "savvy, remember what I said eariler...don't let them get to you ok?" He said as leon looked at him, then sighed shaking his head. He looked at her "don't worry sav, their all the a bunch of gossip theens. They'll forget all about this when the next scandal arrive" going to stand next to her. She looked up at him sadly.

"I hope your right.." she muttered going to look at the ground. Leon gently patted her shoulder "we are 'right' sav" then he gently made a pulling motion with his paw, making her look up at him confuse. "Now come on, let's get you some lunch. You've been looking skinny lately" as he started gently pulling her to the cafeteria. With Gabriel following behind.

"Oh uh...it's just the stomach bug that's all.." she said softly, as they continued walking to the cafeteria. "I'm going to the doctor to go get it checked out anyway...don't worry about me" smiling to prove it to them.

"Still. you need food in ya sav" Gabriel said bluntly, not liking the way she not eating much.

"Sooo...what's the news?" Alex asked sipping on his apple juice. Bryce let out a laugh "I'll tell ya the news, my plan has worked. As usual" chuckling at how easy it was. "They whole school believes that savannah, is a 'flaky', 'rashy' , 'boy crazy' little scumbag" he said arrogantly. Making Richard and Alex look at him in shock "The stories, spread around the school in record time to" smirking away "then that story last year about Hannah piggiton nose job" not realizing she was a table away.

She looked at him in shock snorting, he looked at her for a moment, then pretended to look away in shock.

"Whoops" looking away acting as if he didn't say anything. But couldn't help but start snickering away again. "The distortion factor is great to, I heard that I haven't even made up. Saying that she used to be a hippopotamus" making Richard laugh at hearing that, Alex looked back in between them both confused. 

While Bryce said "Who ever made that one up is my 'hero' " Bryce sarcastically said. As Richard started laughing more.

"Is it true that she use to be a hippopotamus..?" Alex asked them, making Bryce and Richard stop laughing. Slowly looking at him as if he was stupid.

"Uhm..." Richard, looked at his friend wishing he wasn't a idiot at times.

"What it's what I heard" looking at his friend confused "it could be true" Bryce felt his brow twitch at his idiotic friend.

"Uhm ok. Maybe when pigs fly stupid" he snapped at the end. Not seeing a pig get thrown at the table behind him.

"NO NO NO WAIT PLEASE!" A pig tried yelling at two German shepherds, as they picked him up.

"To bad. You did this to yourself!" One of them yelled, angry that he didn't get his homework back.

"PLEASE-" the pig tried yelling, before he was thrown at the table. Hannah yelled along with the other pig, seeing him thrown at them. Bryce stopped for a moment hearing another crash behind him, along with panic squeals. then went back to talking.

"I mean come on, how stupid can you get" he snapped at Alex. Ignoring Alex and Richard shock expressions at seeing the pigs thrown at the table.

"But I guess you never know" Bryce said shrugging, making Alex and Richard snap their heads towards him. "I mean she is the size of a 'hippo' " he mocked chuckling away at the end. They both let out nervous laughs.

"K shut up" Bryce said annoyed at them. They both recoiled their head back in shock.

"Ugh.." Alex scoffed.

"But seriously. I almost feel sorry for 'poor little savvy' "putting on a fake Sorry look " but not really" the look wiped off his face.

"She's nothing but a 'fat', 'snobby' 'little pig' that could steal my pop-" he tried saying, only to stop immediately not seeing sage appear behind him.

"Hey Bryce" sage said behind him, Bryce looked behind him. "What?" Wondering what he wanted now. "What were you talking about..?" Sage asked, Bryce put on a sad look before turning away slowly.

"I uh...was just talking about how sorry, I feel for Savannah" as he looked towards her table. 

"Everyone found about her rash somehow...I feel so horrible.." he muttered at the end, putting his face in his paws.

"Hey man, your so caring" putting a paw on his shoulder, he couldn't help but feel lucky they have a caring foot ball captain.

"Well...you know..I try" giving sage a small smile, while he wickedly laughed in his thoughts.

'Now this is going to be fun' he thought, wondering what he going to do next.

•

"Here ya go sav" Gabriel said, placing a plate of cheesecake in front of her. "Triple whip cheesecake, made it myself yesterday" he said proudly. Savannah looked at the cheesecake then let out a small gulp.

"T-thank you Gabe...but I think I'll stick with my salad.." she softly said, while she started poking at her food. Leon looked at her in shock "but savvy, you have to try some it's sooo good" remembering when he first took a bite out of it.

"I'd love to Leon, but I don't think it's my best for my uh-" she cut herself off, trying to think of something "uh stomach tho.." she quickly said. Gabriel suddenly looked a bit down. "Oh...I guess your right" he muttered, sadden that savvy won't take a bite out of his food. "You wouldn't want to irritate it..." then an idea appeared in his head "would you like one of my toaster stroudles instead" he asked her, hoping she would eat one. As he grabbed on.

"No!" Savannah said quickly shaking her head "I-I mean n-no thanks" realizing she sounded rude saying that. "I- uh don't feel well" quickly standing up, making Leon and Gabriel stare at her surprised.

"I gotta go to the washroom" running off "Sav wait-" Leon tired saying only to watch as Savannah ran out the doors. They quietly looked at each other.

"...what is with her?" Gabriel wondered, Leon just shrugged both getting more concerned about her each day.

•

Savannah ran down the empty hallway, not seeing a cart coming out from the corner. The Dane whistled quietly to himself not seeing anyone coming.

Savannah ran as the cart came out the corner, she gasped not able to stop in time, and went crashing into it. Making it fall over, the Dane watched in shock not seeing her come from the corner. She slammed her face into the ground, as she moaned in pain.

"Oh dog!" The Dane yelled going to help her up from the ground. "You okay?" As he held her by the shoulders. Savannah gently nodded her head. "I-I think so.." she murmured gently, shakily getting up. As the Dane helped her. She looked at him, then gasped as she saw all the biscuits on the ground. "Omg. I'm so sorry!" She said quickly, going to pick one up. As he watched her "here let me help you" picking up another one.

"Hey hey no" making her stop and look at him. "Theirs no need, but are you sure your okay?" As he looked at her worried "you did crash into the floor pretty hard" Looking at where she fell over.

She nodded her head "yea, again I'm so sorry" feeling guilty of not seeing him. He shook his head "nah it's okay, my fault anyways. Should of seen if anyone was coming " he shrugged, then looked at her a bit confused "where were you going in a rush for anyway?" Wondering why she was running in the hall for.

"Uhm...no where important" as she helped him, pick up the cart.

"Ok Savannah" he shrugged a bit before slowly picking up the biscuits. Savannah stopped as she went to go pick up another one. She looked at him with confusion in her eyes "how did you-" then remembered how, a sad look appeared in her eyes. "Oh.."

He gently shook his head "everyone knows your name Savannah" he said jokingly, as he leaned into the locker a bit. "It's a common fact in life for being the most, Prettiest girl in school" he winked at her, Savannah recoiled her head back in shock at what she heard him say. He walked towards her "Names tom, nice to meet you" holding his paw out to her to shake.

"Oh uh...thanks" she said a bit hesitantly, as she shook her paw. "It's nice to meet you to Tom.." she sent him an awkward smile. He shook his head gently, taking back his paw "and just for the record, I don't believe those stories about your rash" he shrugged at her. Then looked her up and down "you look perfectly, healthy to me" he smiled at her, Savannah couldn't help but blush and look away. "Uhm t-thank you" she stuttered, feeling her heart race a bit. She couldn't help but finally feel happy that someone didn't believe Bryce this time. "I'm just glad, someone didn't believe that lie Bryce told"

He smiled back at her, then crossed one arm while putting a paw under his chin thoughtfully, "although...I am on the football team, just so you know if-" he tried saying, only to get cut off by Savannahs laugher.

"That was also a rumour as well" she said laughing, as Tom couldn't help but pout a bit. "Ah darn" he said joking "guess you can't believe everything you hear" looking away with a sigh. Savannah snorted at hearing this. He smiled as they started picking up the biscuits again.

"And I guess according to a few people...I'm a hippopotamus" rolling her eyes as she looked away. He snapped his head towards her in shock. "Well gee" He looked her up and down again once more "wouldn't that be something?" He joked, as she giggled. "And apparently I used to weight over 300 pounds as well" making Tom scoff "pfft well now, that's far fetched" leaning into his cart. As Savannah placed some on the cart.

"Who would be stupid enough to believe that?" He wondered out loud, making Savannah stop once more and look at him.

"Y-you really think so..?" A astonished look in her eyes.

"Are you kidding,look at you" as he made a motion with his arms "I'm surprised the wind doesn't carry you off" now noticing how skinny she was.

A odd face appeared on her face. "Uh, thanks...I guess" trying to wonder what he meant by that.

He then started rubbing his head with his paw, while another on his hip. "Oh and uh, I sit in the back. In your math class"

Savannah looked at him confused, then went silent for a moment. She then remembered seeing him in the back that one time. "Oh yeaaa..that right, in the back of the left right?" She looked at him wanting to confirm this. He nodded at her while chuckling a bit.

"Oh and we should hang out sometime, like you know to get to know each other" as he picked up the remaining biscuits on the ground. She thought about it for a few seconds then smiled a him.

"That would be cool tom" happy she made another friend.

"Sweet" as he place them on the cart. He then looked at her with a teasing look "it was pleasure 'crashing' into you Savannah" he joked, "we should do it again some other time" as she couldn't help but snort.

"Ok" she giggled out, as she started walking back to the cafeteria. She turned to him one last time while saying "bye tom" she waved at him before going back.

He waved back and smiled.

After school

Ugh..' she thought looking at herself in the with disgust. 'Gross' as she went to go look in her wardrobe for another set of clothing. She put it on and looked herself in the mirror, she silently stared herself in the mirror for a few moments.

"Why dose this look so horrible..." she muttered, looking at how horrible she was in it. "What's wrong with me.." she murmured sadly. Looking away from the mirror in disgust.

She sighed as she took off the outside. Then a frustrated look was shown on her face. "Why did sage believe Bryce anyway?.." she said quietly 

confused about all of this. She jumped when she heard something behind her and gasped. When she turned around seeing then smaller angel and devil of herself again.

'Because Savannah, your not as skinny then those other girls' the smaller devil of herself looked her up and down in disgust 'a bit more healthy dieting would do you good' the devil said in disgust, while the smaller angel of herself glared at the devil.

'You call this healthy. Your destroying her body not helping it' the angel snapped, while Savannah looked between them both. The angel then looked at Savannah 'besides, a boy will like you of how you are in the inside, not how you look on the outside' the angel said softly. 'And remember what Tom said, he said he's surprised that the wind doesn't carry you off'

"Uh.." Savannah tried saying, only to have the devil scoff at the angel. 'What. Ever' she said bluntly. 'Tom must be a total doorknob' she said rolling her eyes, making the angel growl at her 'your a doorknob!' She snapped at her.

The devil of herself glared at her before saying. 'Wanna go sparkles' she mocked her.

'Bring it' the angel snapped. As Savannah felt herself getting frustrated.

"Shut up!" She yelled as the angel and devil went at it.

'ARGH'

Sage sighed sadly as he sat down on the bed. After coming home from practice and hanging out at a pizza place with the team.

'...guess I should of known about Savannah' he thought, slowly grabbing the gold rose from his back pack. ' I've seen this before...they'll act super nice but deep down' he placed the rose on to his nightstand 'there just another carbon copy of suddle brats around here' he thought as he got up from his bed.

He paused for a moment looking down. 'I-I just don't get it...she seemed so perfect for me' then looked out his window 'I mean sure, Amelia drop dead gorgeous and all but sometimes I wonder-SQUIRREL!' his ears perked up, looking for a squirrel. He looked around then stopped realizing what it was.

'Oh uh...nope just a trash can' a bit embarrassed that he thought it was a squirrel. He shook his head going back to his thoughts. 'But then again. Bryce looked sad...Bryce never acts like that. Like when-

Bryce sat on his bed, looked at all the photographs. He got from a box, He quietly grabbed a picture of him and Savannah smiling into the camera together. He looked down at it before putting it back in the box, his cricket gently whimpered at seeing how frustrated he looked. Bryce then felt something inside of him. "why gigi..." he muttered as he grabbed his phone.

'....why the fuck am I so bothered by this...'

Opening it up, he scrolled down to his photos he and press a picture of Savannah smiling along with Leon and Gabriel as they were sitting down at the mall. He glared at the photo feeling something ignite inside him. He threw his phone on the bed beside him and grunted in anger, as he heard his stomach growl.

'Shut it' he thought, as he didn't bother eating anything at the pizza place. Not wanting to gain anymore weight. He sighed a bit before grabbing his phone, and scrolling to a picture of Savannah who was alone at the time he took it.

He quietly stared at the picture for a moment, seeing Savannah lost in thought when he took it. He felt his eye twitch tho when he scrolled down again, seeing Gabriel arm around her as she laughed along with him.

He growled lowly to himself, scrolling one more time before freezing. The next picture of her and sage alone in the hallway together making him clutch his phone this time in anger. 

'Why the hell was she even with him in the first place' his eyes glaring two times now at sage. 'Unless...' Bryce eyes widen in thought....of her and him...

He immediately shook his head. 'Stop that...she covered in ink...' he sighed to himself. Laying down on his back. 'Sage was probably just helping her....' But the feeling inside him didn't go away. 'But he also went to her place'

Slowly a horrified look appeared on his face. 

'Wait...'

•

"Do you think he like...slept with her?" Richard asked him.

•

A image of Savannah under sage, letting out some certain 'noises' began to slowly appear in his head. 

'NO! NO!' He shook his head quickly, trying to get rid of the horrible image he thought of. 'QUIT THINKING LIKE THAT!'  He took a deep breath in and out, not wanting to even think about it. 'Besides....I don't have to worry about that anymore' he thought, remembering the lie he told to sage about her. He sighed before looking at his phone one last time, scrolling onto a certain photo.

He froze one more time.... of Savannah...about to cry. He felt something, grow hot inside of him seeing that photo, with tears in her eyes.

'Oh dog...' feeling something good ignite inside him at seeing that photo. 'Damn she looks-' he immediately turned off of photos and snapped towards the door when he heard knocking.

"WHAT!" He snapped when the door open revealing his butler.

"Mr.hayes" the butler coughed a bit. "Your mother left a note for you in the diner room" Bryce rolled his eyes a bit before sighing a bit frustrated he was interrupted. He stood up, as he felt gigi go cuddle his leg. He looked down at him and sighed a bit, before looking back at the butler. "What a big surprise" acting as if he wasn't expecting this. The butler looked at bryce "she said she would be home by late-" he tried saying, as bryce got angry once more.

"Again!" He used his paw to rub in between his eyes angrily, "my dog, she always working!" Feeling his temper boil. The butler coughed a bit nervously "yea u-uh well here the note mr.Hayes" he quickly went to give him the note, and walked away quickly not wanting to be the target of his anger.

"Uh thanks" he muttered, before sitting down on his bed to read it. Gigi jumped up to go lay beside him, he looked at gigi before rubbing his head slightly "bryce, won't be home until your in bed" he mimicked the words on the note "don't eat any carbs...you've been looking puffy lately" he stopped reading it immediately, crumpling it up and throwing it in his trash can angrily with the other notes. "That's all you have to say to me huh mom.." he muttered in anger, looking at where he threw the note.

He then layed down on his in anger. Gigi let out another whimper before going to lay down on his chest. Bryce looked at gigi as the cricket gently licked his nose.

Bryce gently shook his head and smiled gently at the cricket. "Thanks gigi..." he murmured softly, rubbing the cricket on its head.

Savannah sighed quietly, as she looked in the mirror once more of trying different outfits. She shook her head giving up. She went downstairs to go see her mother in her work space.

"Hey uh mom..?" She gently knocked on the door. "Are you working..?" A bit worried that she might of interrupted a phone call she was on. Mrs reed nodded her head and looked at her daughter. "Yep, but I got time. What's up?" Wondering why her daughter was wearing an outfit instead of her pyjamas.

"Ok uhm.." walking closer to her mother. "Can I uh ask you something?"

Mrs reed nodded her head "of course anything" turning herself towards her and getting up. 

"Something wrong?" Now trying to understand why her daughter was acting skittish.

But Savannah shook her head no. "Well no...kinda actually" Savannah said not deciding to mix up her words this time "if a boy believes a rumour about you..." she asked a bit hesitantly, an understanding looked appeared on mrs reed face. "Ah..are we talking about sage?" Guessing who it was already. Savannah looked a bit shock, before nodding gently. "How did you know tho" making her mother look at her softly. "I know these things" she put a paw on her shoulder "and if sage decides to believe these any sort of rumours, he's not worth your time. Trust me" her mother said, patting her shoulder. she then placed her paw on her cheek. "You deserve way better, then someone like that.." she said softly as she rubbed her daughters cheek gently. "In fact, you should show him just what he's missing" letting go of her daughter cheek.

"Show him what he's missing..?" Savannah said a bit confused.

"Exactly his loss" she said playfully. They stopped when they heard her phone ringing. "Sorry hon, I have to take this call" as she grabbed her phone, Savannah shook her head gently. "That's ok...thanks mom" she smiled a bit, before walking back to her room.

Savannah sighed after getting into her night clothes. And getting into her bed.

•

Sage sighed sadly to his self, wishing Savannah wasn't that kind of person.

•

Bryce sighed, as he thought about of him and savannah together as kids but more closer then that. 'stop it...' he thought angrily, shoving his head under his pillow frustrated more then ever. 

•

The three of them sighed, bryce struggling to go to sleep nothing but his childhood friend in his head, Along with sage who couldn't stop thinking about Savannah.

While Savannah thought of what her mother told her...

•

'Show him what's he missing huh....' Was her last thoughts before slowly drifting off to sleep.

Chapter Text

Savannah slept peacefully until she heard something loudly beside her.

*BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP*

"AH!"

Savannah jumped off the bed hearing the alarm clock, accidentally falling off of her bed. She moaned in pain from hitting her head, She growled annoyed from falling off her bed.

"Yea yea yea. Shut up!" She snapped at at the alarm clock annoyed slamming it off the nightstand...only to break it by accident, she stared at the broken alarm clock that was now broken.

"Uh...oops..." now wincing, realizing she had to buy a new one. She sighed and was stopped for a moment stepping on something under her foot.

"Oh.." as she went to go pick it up, realizing it was a piece of paper. She began to read it.

'Savannah I had to leave to work early today...have a good day sweetie. Love mom :)' she read quietly to herself, she looked down at the note seeing something else. 'Ps, I hope your not worrying about that boy...show him what's he's missing...' looking down at the last bit quiet for a moment.

"Show him what he's missing huh..." as she put the note on the nightstand, as she walked towards her closet in thought. '...I don't know if I should-' she thought, then suddenly remembered Gabriel's words.

•

"Aren't tried of bryce pushing you around savvy?" 

"Aren't you tired being a doormat "he looked at her

"of that 'lying' 'manipulative' little brat bully you?"

"Now that Savannahs here, we don't have to worry about him and his group of snobs!" Gabriel yelled.

•

"...you know what..." savannah said, realizing that Gabriel is right. "I'm going to show everyone what their missing.." she murmured quietly to herself. Then glared into the mirror slightly.

'Especially bryce..' she thought, as she imagined him in the mirror. "Because I'm longer going to be some doormat, that bryce can walk all over on" as she walked away from the mirror.

'I'm no longer the old savannah anymore..'

Savannah grabbed some shampoo off the wall, as the water ran down her body, she squirted some shampoo onto her head first. Then added the body wash shampoo afterwards.

•

She stepped out with a towel wrapped around her. Then putting on the clothes she set aside, savannah then went to the mirror putting a bit of conditioner in her fur on top, then grabbing a comb to brush her fur gently.

She grabbed a blow dryer, to dry her self and brush is out after she was done. Brushing her teeth then spitting it out. She made sure to put on some eyeliner along with perfume.

She grabbed a pink flower to finish her outfit.

'And...done' she thought, looking at herself in the mirror, happy the way she looked. She stepped on something making her look down, seeing it was a comb. Making her look around at the mess she made.

"Oh uh...oops" she winced at seeing the mess she made. "I should probably clean this up, before I go..." she muttered a bit, cleaning up the mess she made quickly.

•

Savannah ran down the stairs after cleaning her mess up, she was about to run past the table but stopped, when she saw some cereal and biscuits waiting their.

"Oh.." she whispered a bit, feeling her stomach grumble in hunger. She gasped a bit at seeing the little devil of herself appear on top her cereal.

'No savannah' the devil glared at her. 'You can't' making savannah look away in shame. "Your right..." she gently whispered, not wanting to gain anymore weight. The angel suddenly appeared on her biscuits with a panic look on her face.

'No. Savannah. Wait!' the angel tried yelling at her. But she shook her head at her. "I can't.." making the angel gasp. 'AHHH!' The angel screamed, as she poofed away. Savannah sighed a bit before looking away in disgust at the food. "I'm sorry mom...but I can't eat this.." she looked around wondering where to get rid of it. Then a idea popped into her head.

"But I know someone who can" making her smile at her own idea.

"The stray crickets" she said cheerfully, as she grabbed a tray to put the food on and walk outside.

Savannah held the tray as she opened the door with one arm, before cautiously looking around for them.

"Here cricketeys" she gently said, trying to call them out. She looked around for them. "Here cricketeys...are you there?” going to look in the bush, where she last threw the biscuits.

"Hello...?" She asked still looking around for them, she flinched when she heard shaking from above her. She looked up seeing to crickets jump down right away.

"Meow meow" one cricket said jumping down, as the other one followed. While the other one started barking. "Ruff ruff!"

"Awwww" she whispered, seeing at how adorable they were. "Hi you guys" crouching down to pet them. They excitedly perked up their Tails. They went up to her licking her face happily.

"Awww" she gently started petting them, before grabbing the tray beside her "here you guys" putting it in front of them. "Tadaaa" they immediately ran towards the food, and started eating it quickly. Savannah giggled a bit at them. "Your welcome" before walking back inside to go look in the fridge.

•

She walked in the kitchen opening the fridge, she looked around. 'I wonder what the popular girls, eat for breakfast..' she thought looking for a drink. Looking around of what drink to get, she sighed, shaking her head.

"Probably some juice..." she muttered grabbing a fruit punch.

•

She quickly ran out of the house to go grab he tray, but stopped when not seeing them or the tray.

"Guys...wheres my tray?" Looking around where she last saw them. She sighed one more time realizing she didn't have any time to find it. "Oh well.." she said, as she started walking to school.

Not hearing the cricket giggle away in the tree.

Bryce walked down the hallway, stopping when two mice were in his way. He coughed "uh hello, wanna move shrimps" he growled out, when they didn't bother moving. "Tch" He rolled his eyes before harshly shoving one of them onto the ground. Then continued walking to his group.

"Omg Jamie!" She yelled, rushing to her friend.

"Alex, Richard. Need to ask you something?" He said, making them stop talking and look at him. 

"Have I...been looking puffy lately.." he whispered, making Alex and Richard stare at him confused.

"Like what..?" Richard, wondering what's going up with him. "Like getting...fat lately" bryce quickly whispered to them. As Richard and Alex stared at him in shock, "guys?"

They immediately shook their heads a bit nervously.

"W-what no way" Richard said.

"Of course not man" Alex said looking at him awkwardly.

Bryce sighed a bit in relief. Before shaking his head "good" he then looked around "any of you seen if Melissa is here yet?" He stopped when he heard a giggle. "I'm right here baby~" she said, making him look behind him, seeing his husky girlfriend, along with some of the football members. Then a small worried look appears on her face. "Are you ok, why couldn't I come over yesterday?" She asked him, with a pout on her face, as she was pushing her body against him.

"Oh uh..don't worry Melissa..I had to uh" wrapping one arm around her small waist. The other arm to scratch his head awkwardly. 

"Uhhh..." he said, making her tilt her head confused. "To what?" Getting a bit Suspicious of her boyfriend now. He immediately shook his head. "Know what, just kiss me" quickly kissing her lips. As he didn't want to tell her that he was looking at the photos, he took as he secretly took savannah through the past few weeks. And the ones he secretly took as she cried....something igniting In him when he saw those photos of her.

She looked surprised, before gently wrapping her arms around her neck to kiss him back. Bryce group along with sage and some football members looked away a bit awkwardly.

Savannah came walking round the corner, looking confident. Some students immediately stopped talking once they saw her.

"Oh my gosh it's savannah.." a girl said pointing at her, as she whispered to her friend.

"...she looks kinda hot.." a brown shepherd whispered, seeing at how her bit more of chest was showing now. His friend looked at him then chuckled. 

Bryce stopped kissing his girlfriend, looking up. He felt shock at seeing Savannah dress up now...seeing how hot- 

He froze when that thought suddenly appeared inside his head. 'No way I just....' He stood still in shock, his grip loosening on his girlfriend for a moment. Melissa stopped and looked at her boyfriend confused, wondering what was up with him. 

"Bryce..?" Melissa looked at him confused, making him come back remembering where he was. He coughed before looking annoyed now.

"Oh great..." he muttered annoyed. Sage and some of the football members also looked at why he was acting like this, Melissa just raised her brow at the sudden change of his mood.

"Something wrong man...?" Sage asked him, wondering what's been up with him lately.

But bryce immediately shook his head. "No" he said bluntly, as he started making out with his girlfriend again. "Just some kid being, weird don't bother looking over their" making up some lie as he could think of.

Savannah Hmph as she rolled her eyes, seeing bryce make out with his girlfriend. She started walking down the hall ignoring the stares from some people.

A ferret decided, to tease her. "Hey savannah?" Making her look at him, "how's your rash?" He mocked, making students around them laugh a bit. Savannah scoffed a bit before rolling her eyes. She made eye contact with him. "Hey David..how's you acne?" Making him stop laughing immediately, as students around them gasp. David recoiled his head back in shock at hearing that. "Cuz from what I see" he looked him up and down "the situation doesn't look go promising" she bluntly said, as she crossed her arms, students gasped at how bold she was being. He looked around seeing students stare at him. "I uh..." He immediately ran off.

Melissa stopped kissing him trying to wonder what's going on. As she tried looking bryce immediately grabbed her, kissing her. "Don't look" he muttered, as he continued to kiss her. "Just keep kissing me" making sage and the football members look at him...noticing he was being a bit forceful with her.

She tried pulling away. But to no avail.

Savannah was about to start walking but stop when she heard another voice say behind her. "Hey Savannah?" The brown shepherd asked, making her turn around. "Is it true that you used to weigh 300 pounds?" He mocked her. "Of course" she said sarcastically, as she rolled her eyes. "Isn't it obvious?" Questioning him, making him back up a bit. Hearing footsteps come from behind her she held back a sigh. Getting fed up at being stopped.

"Hey Savannah, is it true that you kiss any boy, you get your hands on?" A pitbull said behind her, she turned to look at him. "I heard about that to" the same doe whispered to her friend 'quietly' Savannah just looked at him boredly.

"Oh really?" Getting a bit closer to him, making him step back nervously. "Dose this answer your question?" As she grabbed him by his collar and kissed him, students around them gasped in shock.

Bryce went wide eyed at what he was seeing. Something snapped inside of him seeing her kiss another guy infront of him. Not realizing he accidentally sunk his claws into his girlfriend making her yelp.

"OW!" She said pushing him away finally, able to get some air at last. "WHAT THE FUCK BRYCE!" She screamed at him in pain. Bryce immediately backed up in shock, realizing what he just did.

Savannah let go of the Ryan's collar. As he stared at her in wonders.

"Dose that answer your question~?" She said in a teasing voice, she winked at him. As she giggled walking away. The pit bull had a daze look on his face before passing out. As sage and the other football members watch in shock. Melissa jumped as Ryan body fell right next to her.

"Ew!" Melissa said, backing up into bryce hold.

"Wait savannah?" A fennec fox asked, as savannah was walking by. "Is it true that your a hippopotamus?" She teased, savannah stopped in her tracks before looking over her shoulder.

"Honey, you got that one wrong...I'm a rhinoceros" she joked, before walking towards her group.

"Wow" the brown shepherd said in awe.

"What the tail?" The doe wondering what's happening now.

"She's like...cool now.." the cat said, looking at savannah form walking down the hallway.

"...is that actually savannah..." Richard said, as his jaw was dropped.

"..." bryce stayed silent, unknowingly watching as savannah swayed her hips side to side.

"What the..." sage said, a bit shocked at seeing her like this.

Savannah smiled seeing Gabriel and Leon shocked.

"What" gabe said.

"The" leon then said next.

"Fuck" Gabriel finished the sentence.

"Hey guys" she waved at them, gabe looked away suspiciously. "Ok...who are you and what have you done with savvy" he said pointing at her, making her giggle. "Guys it's me don't worry." Shaking her head, at how silly her friends were. Leon stayed silent for a moment. "Are you even the same girl as yesterday..?" He asked suddenly. Making Savannah shake her head. "Nope, but now your looking at the 'new' and 'approve' savannah reed" she smirked at them. Making Leon and gabe look at each other for a moment. They looked back at Savannah when she said.

"And this savannah is done with being walked all over on, and this Savannah think a lot more about popularity" she joked at the end. Gabriel smiled at hearing. "No offence savannah, but don't bring the old one back, I prefer this version very much"

Making Savannah flinch for a moment, before going back to acting confident 'I-i wasn't that bad was I...' she thought to herself. As leon snap his head towards him, glaring at him as he noticed her flinch when he said that. He elbowed him hard, making Gabriel since then glare at him as he held onto his side.

"Dude, what was that for!?" He yelled a bit, but leon just glared harder. "Your making it sound like savannah was horrible before her attitude changed, to a more confident style" leon snapped angrily at him, wondering now what the hell was up with him. Gabriel rolled his eyes "I didn't mean it like that, I meant that she reminds me of bryce but a better version!" He growled out. But leon just rolled his eyes. "Sureee what ever you say..." he muttered, as Gabriel tched looking away.

"Guys.please don't fight..." savannah said a bit annoyed, as she slowly got in between them, making sure none of them yelled anymore. But leon just looked away annoyed.

"Guys-" she tried saying, only to get cut off by someone.

"Hey savannah" a guy said, making the three of them turn towards him. The guy jumped back a bit at seeing two of them glare at him. He nervously took a step back.

"I-I just wanna say, that you look pretty!" Looking anywhere else, trying his best to ignore the glares being sent his way. "Oh uh thank you" savannah said, sending a smile awkward smile his way, wishing her friends weren't being like this right now.

"Y-yea but gotta go bye!" He yelled scurrying off, getting more scared as they glared at him. Savannah looked at them with a look on her face.

"Really..?" Making leon and Gabriel snap their heads towards her.

"I told you sage, she's nothing but a 'mean' 'lying' little scum bag" bryce said, lying through his teeth. As he held onto Melissa. Melissa looked down at her phone glaring at it, not wanting to even look at him. "I guess she dropped her, 'I'm a sweet little angel' act" he said rolling his eyes, before gently rubbing Melissa side, where he accidentally sunk his claws into.

Melissa stopped texting for a moment, feeling bryce massage her side. She couldn't help but lean into him, feeling the pain slowly go away, then continued texting once more.

"Sage" bryce tried asking sage, but to no avail as sage continued to look at savannah in the distance.

"Sage!" Bryce snapped, making Melissa jump. Bryce looked down quickly, seeing his girlfriend glare at him. He sent her a apologetic look. Sage jumped at hearing bryce voice. "O-Oh uh sorry" snapping his head towards him. Bryce looked back at him with a look raising his brow.

"It's just...I don't get it" looking back seeing savannah go in between the two boys.

"Just forget her sage, she's 'a nobody' " bryce said, as he kissed his girlfriend forehead gently.

"So uhm...when do we have math again?" Making leon and Gabriel turn towards to her confused. "What do you mean?" Leon asked, cause he was in her class that time around. Savannah looked around a bit nervously. 

"Well...it's uh, kinda hard to say.." she said quickly, as leon and Gabriel just stared at her more confused.

"Well uh, after lunch is when we have math remember?" Leon asked her a bit confused. Raising her brow at her, Savannah couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed forgetting when they have math class. "Oh r-right" now looking away a bit embarrassed.

"Oook, but savvy why are you looking forward to math-" leon tried saying but the bell ringing cut him off.

*bell rings*

"Oh well, no reason, at all. But me and gabe should really get going now cya" she said quickly grabbing onto a shock Gabriel, as she started speed walking to their first class.

Leaving leon standing their in confusion.

"Huh?" Is all he could say.

Gabriel and Savannah walked inside the classroom, heading towards the seat. As she sat down sage came in afterwards with his cocker spinal girlfriend in tow.

"I'll walk you to you seat baby~" Amelia flirted, towards sage as she clung to his side. He just nodded, as they walked towards his seat. As they reached his seat. She looked at her boyfriend, asking him. "Can you give me some sugar, before you go~" now pressing up against him. Making sage chuckle a bit.

"Of course~" he flirted back, as they started making out. Savannah looked at them in disgust, 'k so that's his girlfriend good to know...but pda, pda' looking away as she shook her head.

Savannah looked up for a moment hearing a cough. "Mr bond and Mrs elsher, this is an English class..not a making out class" he said a bit annoyed "please refrain in oscillating front please" as he looked towards the couple that were still making out. Sage and Amelia paused, as Amelia looked at mr, burk a bit confused. "Oscillating?" As she was still pressed up against her boyfriend. Mr.burk sighed "to oscillate Mrs.elsher is the mean to kiss" now rubbing his paw in between his eyes. "It's a word, you might of known if you decided to be in my class instead" he coughed a bit "of the average class..." he murmured at the end, Amelia giggled. "Oh mr.burk, nothing about me is average" rolling her eyes.

Mr.burk felt his eye twitched a bit. "Your right I say lower average..." he muttered annoyed.

He looked up seeing sage and Amelia still making out. He heaved an annoyed sigh, "elsher, bond enough!" he finally snapped at them "elsher out of my class!" Pointing his thumb towards the door. Amelia kissed him one last time, before strutting out of the classroom, swaying her hips teasingly to her boyfriend.

"Bye handsome~" blowing him a kiss at the door, she started walking but stopped when she heard savannah cough. "Show off.." savannah muttered as she stopped coughing, Amelia snapped her head towards her and growled, before walking off with a huff.

He rolled his eyes, at how dramatic she was. He coughed a bit before standing up to walk in front of the class. "Now that is over, let's talk about these projects-" he tried saying, but savannah immediately put her paw up. "Yes miss reed...im hoping this is important" getting a bit annoyed that their starting this lesson a bit late.

"Sorry mr burk, But this is important" putting her paw down "you see I can not work with my partner anymore, because they refused to cooperate with me" sending sage a small glare, as sage looked at her shocked. "So their for, I'll be doing this project alone" looking back at him. Mr, burk looked at her in shock. "A-alone?" He repeated "miss reed this is a partner project, and everyone is paired up" trying to explain to her, that she couldn't do it alone. "For you to do it alone, would defeat the purpose of the project"

She just nodded. "I know, but like I said. My partner refuses to cooperate with me" giving sage the side eye. "So. I wouldn't be able to do it with a partner anyway" she shrugged at the end, as mr.burk recoiled his head back in shock.

"I-but-ump-mr bond!" He snapped his head towards sage, making sage look towards him panicking.

"Is this true!?" Asked mr.burk, making sage stutter. "U-uh well" he tried saying nervously. None of them noticing another person walk in.

"Mr. Burk, my buddy" Tom suddenly said happily, mr burk flinched at hearing that voice. 'Oh no..' burk thought, slowly turning towards to the Dane in question. "Hello...Tom" mr, burk sent him a awkward smile. "Aren't you happy to see me?" Tom said teasingly, mr,burk finally dropped the act. "In all honestly Dawson..I wish to never see you in my class ever again" he said bluntly. "Not with After what happened last year..." he stuttered at the end. Just as Tom shrugged. "Well you see sir" walking up to stand beside him "my good old buddy Ryan, just transferred out of your class" looking now at the empty seat.

"Yes Ahem...I was wondering why his seat was empty.." looking at where Ryan use to sit. Mr. Burk looked at Tom when he said. "Well so I thought, why not add honour english to the old transcript right?" Tom joked a bit.

"It's what those universities want to see" smiling at the teacher. As mr burk had a blank look on his face, "uhh yes..." he muttered looking away more annoyed then ever.

"So I'm in your class now..again" he shrugged his shoulders. As he looked around the class, he paused at seeing savannah in the front.

"Hey savannah" Tom waved at her with a playful look on his face. She couldn't help but blush, at seeing him again. "Hi Tom.." she waved back a bit shyly, then looked away from him.

Mr.burk heaved one last sighed. "Ok, just go sit down" he snapped a bit, as Tom just shrugged him off. "Thanks buck a rooney" he joked, going to look for somewhere to sit. He stopped in-front of sage, making sage look at him confused.

"Mind if I steal this spot sagester?"Tom asked, wanting to sit beside savannah.

"Uhh.." sage said, not wanting to move at first, as he still wanted to somewhat sit by savannah still. "Not...at all tom.." he nervously said, as he watched Tom tilt his head. Waiting for his answer. He finally Moved away to a seat behind him, feeling a bit upset that he's not sitting by savannah anymore.

"Cool" sitting down, happily next to savannah. Mr burk coughed a bit. "Well savannah, looks like you have a new partner for this project" looking at Tom.

Savannah and Tom looked at each other for a moment, before looking back as burk said something else. "And sage" making sage flinch and look at him again. "As for you, guess your on your own" mr, burk shrugged.

Sage groaned a bit at hearing that. 'Ugh...' he quietly thought to himself.

"Well everyone work on your projects" not wanting to explain any further. Mr burk turned around once more saying. "You have all class" as he finally went to go sit down.

"Woo, socializing time" a bunny said in the back.

Tom looked a savannah with a smirk on his face. "So savannah...fancy seeing you here" he joked then said "mind if I join you" putting a paw under his cheek. Savannah looked at him a bit shy. "O-oh of course!" Looking away embarrassingly. He chuckled at how cute she was, before grabbing his chair and pulling to beside her.

"Woah.." he said, finally smelling her soft perfume. "You smell amazing" smiling a closed eyes smile at her. Sage just blankly looked at Tom, feeling something boil in him. Gabriel just gave a weird look on his face, as he heard Tom say that to her.

'The fuc-' gabe thought.

Savannah let out a awkward giggle. "Uhm thank you" a tiny bit weirded out. She shook her head looking at him to ask. "So uh...what made you decide to transfer into this class" playing with the end of her sleeve a bit. Tom started rubbing his neck. "Oh uh well like I said university likes honours English" as he sent her a playful look, as he stopped rubbing his neck for a moment. "Oh uh well..is that the only reason?" Making savannah flinch at what she just said. 'Oh dog. Why did I say that!?' She thought to herself quickly.

She stopped hearing Tom chuckle a bit. "Well you know...their might of been this girl involved" he teasingly said towards her. As he put his paw under his chin in thought, giving her a side glance smirking.

"A girl..?" Savannah couldn't help but play along with him now. "Tell me about her" she said playfully. Tom smiled at her playing along. "Well" pushing the desk away, to make some more room. "She's really cute...beautiful actually" looking at savannah with a adoring smile.

Savannah felt her heartbeat get faster when he said that. "And...I had my eye on her, when she first came to this school" getting closer to her.

She gulped a bit at hearing that "Really- I-I mean do I know this girl!" She squeaked out, feeling herself get hotter by the minute. 'I-is it getting hotter in here or is it just me' she thought as Tom sat closer to her. "I think you know her quite well~" he flirted, now in front of her face. "I think I'd like to get to know her a bit more tho~" now just full on flirting with her, as savannah felt herself freeze up. Before sooching back her seat a bit or give them more room. "I-I think she'll like to get you more to~" she shyly started flirting back, looking away a bit embarrassed.

"Think so~" he raised his brow at her playfully.

"I know so" she said quickly, feeling her heart race more then ever. "Well then...maybe she'd like to sit at my table at lunch then~?" Looking at her, waiting for her answer.

She shyly let out a small giggle. "C-can I- I mean can she bring her friends~?" Feeling a bit more confident now as she flirted with him. "Of course" he smiled at her, before slowly getting into her face. And inch aways from hers "but I did kinda wanted her to myself tho~" he teased her. 

Savannah looked behind her for a quick moment seeing gabe jaw dropped expression, then nodded his head at her quickly. "Well...I don't think they would interfere" looking back at Tom.

"Cool, can't wait~" he smiled at her softly.

"You got to be kidding me.." leon said in shock, hearing what Gabriel and savannah was telling him. "Your seriously, going to sit at the football table?"

"Sav, the only girls who sit their are the popular girls, and the football players" Gabriel said a bit worried now, wondering how their going to do this. "Well that's about to change. Cuz all three of us are sitting there" shocking Gabriel and Leon.

"What how!?" Leon asked her. "I asked Tom, if I can bring you guys. And who knows you guys might become new members of the football team" she smiled at them.

"Ok ok...but I call sitting beside Richards girlfriend... Natalie Campbell..she is hot" imagining her beside him. Leon just rolled his eyes. "She's taken Gabriel. Remember that" he bluntly said, making Gabriel look at him and roll his eyes. "I know that" but then looked along with Leon at savannah when she said.

"Well come on you guys, I don't want to keep Tom waiting" she smiled at them. They looked at eachother before just shrugging. "Ok ok we're coming sav" as she started walking towards the cafeteria, with them following behind.

•

People in the cafeteria were walking around laughing, as for some sitting down.

Along with others standing in line to get some food. Tom laughed as some food was thrown across the table. Bryce and Alex just stared blankly, seeing Richard kissing his girlfriend aggressively. "Ok Richard..kissy time is over" he snapped, sick at seeing them make out. 

"Richard!" He yelled making Richard snap his head towards him. "Step away from the 'girlfriend'" he said annoyed. Richard rolled his eyes, before kissing his girlfriend one last time. "Bye sweetheart~" he said, as Natalie rolled her eyes before going to join her friends at the football table. "What have I told you, about girls at this table?" Looking at Richard annoyed. "This is one of the tables only for football members" as the rest of the football members sat down at the other one.

"Then how come your allowed 'Melissa'?" Richard said sarcastically. Bryce just rolled his eyes. "Melissa is an exception" as he looked at the other table, seeing her sit down with her friends. As some of their boyfriends were their. He looked up seeing savannah and her friends walk in. "Oh would you look at that, it's the mayor of loservill and her two best buds" he joked. He looked her up and down. "Did she 'gain weight' or what?" He mocked, hoping she heard him.

Richard just looked behind him and just silently stared at her seeing...how skinny she has gotten lately. He looked back at Bryce. "Actually Bryce..she looks skinner now" kinda worried now their taking it to far now. "A lot skinner..."

Savannah stopped looking around for a moment.

Bryce just rolled his eyes. "Did I ask for your opinion?" He said sarcastically.

Savannah looked seeing Tom, she looked at Leon and Gabriel saying. "K guys let's do this...no turning back now.." she nervously said a bit. They started walking towards the football table. They walked past a shocked Bryce 'what!?' He thought, now seeing where they were actually going to. Tom stopped laughing, as he turned his head seeing savannah along with her friends. 

"Savannah!" He smiled at her "theirs my girl, have a seat" showing her a free spot. She smiled shyly back at him before sitting down.

Gabriel looked around for a moment, then stopped seeing a open seat beside Natalie. He immediately went to go sit beside her. Leon tired looking for somewhere to sit but couldn't find a seat anywhere. So he just stood their awkwardly.

Bryce and his group looked in shock. "No way she-" Richard tired saying only for Bryce to cut him off. "Shut the fu-"

Students around them looked in shock.

"Omg look" a cat looking at the football table in shock.

"Savannah reed is at the football table" a horse said to her friends in shock.

Students started looking around them in shock.

"I think savannah is replacing Melissa" some of them started muttering.

The horse looked back at her friends saying. "Savannah is totally popular now" making Bryce flinch at hearing that. He stopped hearing another one said. "I think savannah and Tom might be the new cute couple in the school" a fish said towards her friends.

Bryce just say their frozen at hearing that. 'New couple, new couple, new couple' he thought to himself like a broken record. "No...this is not happening..." he whispered finally looking towards savannah laughing to toms jokes. 

'No...'

•

Bryce looked at Tom behind the vending machine. 

"Your girlfriend here today?" He asked making Tom shake his head no. 

"No why?" Bryce just smirked a hearing that.

"Perfect cause I want you to do something for me" having a devilish look on his face, pulling out money from his wallet.

•

'T-that little-' now full raging in the inside. 'Definitely not tom' he thought glaring at Tom who was making savannah laugh.

'.....your fucking next tom' Bryce thought to himself not caring anymore if tom was on the football team.

Chapter Text

"Ugh" bryce said tapping his foot impatiently, as he sat down on his bed with Gigi playing with a toy behind him. Alex just watched bryce as he was sitting down on the couch in his room. He flinched as bryce snapped his head towards him angrily. "He said he would be here in five minutes...did he not" he snapped at him.

"Uhhh...yes?" Alex said a bit hesitant, none of them hearing footsteps come to the door.

"What up" Richard said, having a weird smile on his face appearing at the door.

Bryce turned his head to him more annoyed then ever. "Finally Richard, the hell took you so long" he snapped at him. "What were you even doing?. Oh wait. Let me guess Making out with 'Natalie'?" He said sarcastically. Richard froze at hearing him then looked around other then him nervously. "Uhhhh" scratching his chin lightly. Bryce felt his eyebrow twitch realizing he was right...again.

"Oh for fuck sakes you were!" Bryce snapped at Richard.

Richard flinched back a bit the suddenly glared at Alex. "Did you tell!" Richard snapped at Alex. As Alex immediately raised his paws up in defence. "What no!" Alex yelled defending himself.

"Richard for fucking sake. I told you to dump her ass!" Bryce snapped at Richard pissed off. "She doesn't even care about you" he scoffed. Richard growled at Bryce. "Yes she dose Bryce" he stomped towards to the couch where Alex was sitting. "She told me that she loves me" sitting down roughly besides Alex. Bryce scoffed. "Pft, over my tail" he rolled his eyes "please she probably used that one on a lot of guys" shrugging his shoulders. "Did you not hear her today in math" he looked at Richard annoyed. "She asked me to make out with her. She's a total slut" he rolled his eyes.

Richard growled at Bryce, hearing at what he called his girlfriend. "No she didn't...I didn't hear her say anything like that" he crossed his arms.

"Yea because you were to busy on your fucking phone Richard" bryce rolled his eyes. Richard glared at bryce even more. "I was also paying attention to mr.watt you know" he grumbled. Bryce just rolled his eyes "this is what happens, when your to busy on your phone and listening to mr.watt stupid lesson" He growled at Richard back. "You miss really important details" he mocked him, as Richard grumbled more. "Well sorry for wanting to get good grades" he put a paw under his cheek looking away grumbling even more.

Bryce scoffed ones more. "Oh please. since when did you get good grades" he rolled his eyes. As Richard froze feeling his eyebrow twitch. He snapped his head towards him about to say something else, only to shut up when Bryce sent him a nasty look.

"Just shut the fuck up Richard" Bryce said, feeling a headache coming on now. He sighed annoyed then sat back rubbing his forehead. "Ok anyway-" he tried saying only for Alex to cut him off. "...I'm hungry" Alex smiled a bit nervously saying that. Bryce felt his eye twitch then tched. He got up grumbled as he head towards the button, to call a butler. "Fuck sake Alex, cant your Chihuahua metabolism calm down for five seconds" Bryce grumbled. As he pressed the button.

"...sorry" Alex said feeling gulity. "Bernardo, snacks are needed upstairs" Bryce said as he let go of the button, before heading back to the bed to sit down.

"Now the point of this meeting is-" Bryce tried saying only to get cut off by knocking on his door. "Ughhhh" Bryce said getting peeved, with how many times he was cut off.

They watched the door open, seeing Bernardo come in with a tray of snacks. Bernardo set the snacks down at the table Bryce had. "Thanks bernady" Alex said grabbing a handful of popcorn. Bernardo bowed towards him. "At your service mr.Hamilton" he said before leaving the room.

Bryce didn't talk for a moment, waiting to see if anyone needed anything or to say something. He coughed out realizing nobody did. "The point of this emergency meeting, is that we need to discuss are future" he said looking at them. Richard took a sip out of drink.

"Recently...someone has been stealing are spotlight" he said getting up. "You know who" looking at them. Alex looked confused for a moment, then brightened up thinking he got what he meant. "Oh you mean vo-" he tried saying, only for Bryce to cut him off quickly. "No Alex not that" he sighed annoyed. "I'm talking about...s-savannah reed. And her group of lackeys" he said. "Which by the way. We are not allowed to say" as he started walking around the room. "From now on savannah-" he tried saying only for Alex to immediately cut him off. "You said it!" He yelled, as Bryce stopped feeling his brow twitch once more. "'SHE' will be known, as sausage" he said implying the word she. "It's suits her really, she dose look like a fat little sausage with 'legs'" Bryce said, as he couldn't help but remember at how her 'fat' her thighs was-

"Bryce...she's not fat" Richard said, slowly getting sick now at how they were treating her. "Don't interrupt me Richard" Bryce said snapping his head towards him. Pissed that his small day dream of her was cut off.

"Ok.." Richard said. Not liking the look Bryce had a moment ago. Bryce let out a cough "right now. Our future is threaten, I mean I'm not really that scared" Bryce said looking away as he shrugged his shoulders. "But doesn't hurt to take many Precautions right?" he said sitting down once more. "But sausage seems to think she's the 'cat meows' " bryce said rolling his eyes. "And that's ok. We dealt with this before" he looked at them. "Wannabes wanna try steal our popularity, is really nothing new" he said shrugging his shoulders. "We just need to remind everyone, who's really on top right?" He asked them, as they looked each other nervously. "Right!" He snapped making them agree with him immediately.

"Yea!" Alex yelled out.

"So let's think about this" bryce said turning away for a moment. "What makes us. popular?" Looking back at them, waiting for their answers.

"Uh...we're handsome?" Richard said looking a bit wary now where this is going. While bryce just nodded at what he said. "True. We have perfect fur, impeccable pecks" he joked a bit. "And are 'very' good with girls" bryce couldn't help but chuckled as he implied that.

"What else?"

Alex looked down for a moment to think of what else. "Oh, we have hot girlfriends!" He said happily. Bryce just shook his head at that. "Well no ones, hotter then my 'girlfriend' " bryce said, trying to ignore the image of Savannah appearing in his head, while trying to image Melissa.

Alex and Richard nodded hesitantly, not realizing he thought about another girl just now.

"Except Natalie" he went and gave Richard a blank look. "Dump her ugly ass Richard" he said bluntly, making Richard huffed and looked away annoyed. Bryce rolled his eyes. "And we're also confident" now looking between them. "We've got attitude, and are not afraid to put someone in their place" then looked away from them arrogantly. "And it dosent hurt to say, that everyone loves us"

Alex suddenly looked confused, he turned to Richard and whispered to him. "Wait they do?" He whispered, making Richard just stare at him blankly. They turned back to bryce as he started talking again. "So, we just need to refresh 'everyone' memory" he shrugged. "We need to remind 'them'. Who's really on top" he said looking at them, sitting down on his bed. Richard rolled his eyes, now slowly getting fed up with Bryce and his attitude. 

"Yea, here's why. Everyone is afraid of you" he said bluntly. Bryce looked at him for a few seconds, then shrugged his shoulders. "Yea..guess that helps to" not really bothered by it. "To remedy, our current situation" looking back at them. "I've prescribe...possibly a new act" he said. "And maybe" looking away from them. "Talking to some of the losers to, won't hurt. We can take the duors at lunch... complement some of their outfits." He chuckled. "You know like how a 'king' goes out talking to his subjects?" He joked.

"Yea...right.." Richard said a bit hesitantly, not wanting to do this of stuff anymore...but couldn't say anything because of bryce.

"Cool" bryce smirked. He paused looking at Alex, as Alex had his head shoved into a chip bag, trying to get the remaining chips out.

"Alex...you are lucky, don't think you can gain weight even if you tired" bryce said as he looked at Alex in disgust. Alex popped his head out of the bag, having some crumbs around his mouth. "Oh bryce, it's not like you could either" licking his fingers, to get the flavour off. Richard scooted away a bit from him, not wanting any crumbs on him. "Uh yea...aren't you going to eat anything?" Richard asked, wondering why bryce wasn't eating anything.

Bryce flinched as he heard Richard asked that. "Oh uh...yea of course" he murmured, getting up and grabbing a slice of cake that was on they tray. He looked down at the cake hesitantly. Before grabbing a fork and taking Small bite out of it. "Mmm" bryce said, trying to make it sound like it was delicious. Richard just stared at him worried. "Bryce.." he got up from the couch. "You are...eating your meals right" getting a bit closer to him now. "You aren't doing what you did before?-" he tried asking only for bryce to snap his head angrily at him. "No Richard!" He growled out. "I'm not stupid to be doing that anymore!" He yelled at him. Making Richard back up in defence.

"H-Hey easy...I was just worried that al-" Richard tried to say, only for bryce to snap at him more. 

"Well theirs no need to be worried!" Bryce snapped in anger.

"Right ok...sorry" Richard said, as he looked away.

Next day 

A doe gently gasped looking down the hallway.

"Oh my.." a cat couldn't help but blush. As bryce and his group appeared in the hallway looking hot.

"Heh...hey ladies~" bryce flirted with them, as they wore something different. Girls started running towards them.

"Wow" one swooned at them.

"Your so hot~" another girl said swayed by their looks.

"Hey bryce...what's that?" Another girl asked him curiously, as she noticed bryce holding something in his paws.

"Oh?" Bryce said, smirking as he plan worked. "This?" he chuckled. "It's for my girlfriend. Big diamonds are all the rage this season. Heard their going to be on the runways this season" he said.

Girls around him looked in awed.

"Bryce your so caring~" a girl swooned.

"Wow.." a doe said looking at the big diamond he had. None of them notice someone else walk down the hallway. A moth looked and gasped at seeing savannah.

"Omg guys. Look it's savannah!" She yelled out quickly rushing towards her.

"Huh?" Bryce said a bit confused.

The girls around him immediately started rushing towards her.

"Omg savannah!" A girl yelled out noticing at how cute her outfit looked.

"Savannah!" A few others said, happy to see her.

Savannah stepped back a bit, feeling a bit overwhelmed at how many girls were surrounding her. "Uh-" she tried to say only, for the collie say.

"I love your flower!"

"Did you make it yourself!" The same cat asked from earlier, admiring at how beautiful it looked.

"You look amazing!" Another cat said.

"Oh u-uhm thanks guys" savannah said bashful, with the complements she was getting.

Bryce felt himself growl, with how much the attention she was getting.

Next week

"And this guy tried talking shit about my looks, so I said 'dude..what kind of mirror have you been looking at lately. Cuz it's not what I see from here' " Bryce laughed. As they stopped in the hallway. Richard paused looking around.

"Uh...Bryce.." Richard said, making Bryce raise his brow at him a bit confused. "What?" He asked bluntly.

He looked down the hall where Richard was looking and gasped in surprised...seeing the same flower savannah wore last week....on their heads.

"No fucking way..." Bryce growled under his breath pissed off by this.

"Ugh!" He growled out before stomping away in anger. Alex and Richard just watched him stomp away, then looked at each other a bit worried.

•

Bryce walked down the hallway bored. He stopped in his footsteps seeing savannah talking to another girl in the hallway.

"Savannah, you have the prettiest fur...what's your secret?" She asked in awed, at how shiny her fur was.

"What?" Savannah said in shock. "My fur?. What about yours. it looks amazing!" Savannah said, noticing at how beautiful the other girl looked.

"Hmph" Bryce huffed out, rolling his eyes. Before walking towards them. He stopped infront of them making them stop talking for a moment then look at him.

"Heyyy L... how you've been?" He said trying to flirt with her. The girl just looked at him blankly, then turned back to Savannah to continue the conversation they were having.

"So anyway" she said, making savannah look back at her.

Bryce froze as she did that. "Uh..." he looked between as they went back to their conversation.

"Uhm..." he quickly ran off. Not wanting to embarrass himself anymore.

Savannah watched him leave for a moment, lost in thought before coming back when the girl got her attention again.

Next month

Some of the football members laughed as one of them made a joke. One of them stopped noticing the football leader come their way. "Hey incoming football lead" he said, nudging them. They stopped seeing bryce and his group coming towards them.

Alex immediately ran after them to try and catch up.

"Hey man looking good" one of them said to Bryce.

"I know" bryce said arrogantly, as he walked off with Richard and Alex following him. They gaze followed bryce and his group walk off. One of them stopped when they heard footsteps coming their way. They looked to the side.

And whistled at savannah as they seen her coming.

"Huh..?" Bryce said confused, he looked behind him seeing savannah. He felt his eye twitch realizing she was just cat called by one of them.

'Ryan you little fuc-'

"Woohoo" one of them cheered seeing savannah. Savannah jumped a bit at being cat called out of nowhere. Gabriel suddenly looked beside him seeing how uncomfortable she looked at being cat called.

"Yea!" Another yelled, as he looked her up and down.

Savannah couldn't help but scoot a bit closer to Gabriel, not liking to this kind of attention at all.

"Wow savannah~" a brown shepherd flirted. "They should call you savannah fine. Cause you fine" looking at her with a hunger in his eyes.

"Oh...uhm thanks.." she murmured stepping behind Gabriel a tiny bit. Her friend noticing the looks they were giving her and making her uncomfortable, growled a bit making the football members look at him.

"Watch it" Gabriel snapped a bit, not at all liking how they were making her feel uncomfortable. He pushed her behind him more a bit protectively.

"Whatever" the black shepherd rolled his eyes.

Gabriel scoffed before looking down at Savannah a bit worried. "Come on sav, you don't need to be around 'scums' like these" he said as he looked at them implying it. They snarled at him. But gabe stood on the other side of Savannah to try make her feel a bit more safer. Savannah and him started walking away before she paused when of them whispered to her.

"Hey savannah...call me~" one of them made a motion with his paws. As Savannah awkwardly smiled then sped up a bit to try get away from them.

"Dude.." the black shepherd asked looking at his friend. As he watched savannah walk down the hallway with Gabriel. "Cuz you 'fine'...that was the lamest line ever" he said bluntly. Looking at his friend as if he was stupid.

The brown shepherd rolled his eyes. "What ever man, She talked to me man unlike you" he mocked him. As the brown shepherd growled at his friend.

'Those little!' Bryce thought, gritting his teeth angrily. He hated watching as savannah was cat called by them. 'Fuck I shouldn't be so bothered anyway' he shook his head. Then he tched before turning around not seeing sage behind him.

"Oh uh sage" Bryce said surprised now, his anger fading. "Been awhile" he said, barely seeing his friend anymore. "Oh hey Bryce.." sage said a bit hesitantly.

"You ok..don't see you at practice that much anymore" bryce said, a bit suspicious of what he's up to.

"Oh yea yea I'm fine" sage said quickly, not knowing what to say to Bryce.

"You sure, you haven't been at practice and you haven't text anyone of us to tell us, if your coming or not" Bryce said getting more suspicious now of him. Sage had a panic look on his face. "O-oh I-I forgot to tell you my phone broke" he said a bit nervous.

"Oh...ok." Bryce said not sure to believe it or not.

Sage nodded. "Yea and it's just had a lot on my mind that's all" he looked away a bit stressed out.

"Right..ok" not believing sage at all.

"I have to go I'll catch you later at practice" sage said nodding his head.

"Uh ok-" Bryce tried saying only to stop as they heard people cheering in the distance.

"The fuck?" The brown shepherd said confused. As they all turned to noise where it was coming from.

"What is that?" Richard asked a bit confused.

"EVERYBODY!" A pitbull yelled running down the hallway. "THEIRS A FIGHT ABOUT TO GO DOWN COME ON!" The pitbull yelled excitedly running back to the fight.

"A fight?"

"Sweet!"

The three who catcalled Savannah started rushing to the fight that was about to happen.

"This can't be good" sage said, as he quickly ran after the other football members.

"SAGE!" Bryce yelled out, he growled under his breath annoyed that pissed off of being interrupted. He huffed out before running after him along with Richard and Alex.

•

"FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!" A group of students chanted excitedly.

"Hehehe" a bigger dog said laughing away, as he ganged up on a smaller lizard.

"Noooo!" the lizards girlfriend yelled out not. wanting to see her girlfriend get hurt. The other girl who was being cornered shook in fear at the bulldog who growled down at her.

"Uh" she gulped out as she was on the floor, shaking in fear of the bigger dog that was in-front of her.

"Sorry excuse me. Sorry" savannah apologize bumping into a few people trying to see, what was going on. She gasped at seeing what was about to happen. "Hey ugly. Ready to give me your lunch money" the dog mocked him. "Or am I going to have to pummel you for it" he said making a fist, a punching it into his palm. 

Savannah immediately ran over to the fight to try and intervene. The dog stopped when savannah stood in front of the lizard protectively. "What the tail?" The dog muttered confused at her, the lizard looked up at her in shock. The crowd gasped seeing savannah stood infront of the lizard protectively.

"Hey bozo, aren't you ready to grow a tail and back off" she snapped at the bigger dog. The crowd started cheering for her. "Why don't you stop picking on someone who is three time smaller then you are. And Back off" she growled out, making the dog step back surprised by her.

He growled at her. "Oh yea?" He said stepping closer to her. "Who's gonna make me?" He mocked her.

"What didn't you understand of back off!" Savannah yelled standing her ground.

"Pardon me" Tom said going around someone, as he saw savannah trying to protect another student.

"You better watch it you little bit-" the dog tired saying only to stop as Tom suddenly appeared infront of Savannah surprising her.

"Pardon me? Is their a problem here?" Tom growled out, as he knew what he was going to say to Savannah. The dog took a step back in fear not knowing he was coming.

"U-uh no" he said meekly.

Tom looked behind him, seeing savannah look at him surprise at seeing him. "How about you help her while I deal with this 'bozo'" Tom said making a motion with his head. Savannah nodded surprised to see him, before she started to help the other girl up.

"Are you sure their no problem here. 'Buddy' " Tom said snapping his head towards him angrily. The dog stepped back in fear of him. "Because let me tell you this. if your causing Savannah any trouble" he stepped closer making him step back more. "Something is about to go down" Tom growled.

"NO NO TROUBLE UH UH GOTTA GO BYE!" He yelled out in fear running off, not wanting to be the next target of the football team.

The crowd started cheering as Tom and Savannah managed to win the fight. Bryce scoffed. 'Please' he rolled his eyes, trying to let his jealousy not get the best of him.

"Thanks Tom ,thanks savannah" she said happily. They nodded at her.

"No problem" Tom smiled.

"Your welcome" Savannah smiled at her. She smiled back at them before heading back to her girlfriend. "Thank dog your safe" her girlfriend said hugging her happily.

Tom and Savannah then looked at each other. "Feeling a bit protective are we" savannah asked playfully. Slowly getting use to his antics by now. Tom chuckled "just call me your Prince Charming, swooping in to save the beautiful princess~" he flirted softly with her. Savannah giggled at him. "Well sorry to burst your bubble. But this princess didn't need any saving...I'm a warrior princess" she said getting a bit closer to him.

"Warrior princess huh...that's so hot" he murmured going in for a kiss some people in the crowd gasped. As sage and Bryce stood their frozen realizing what was about to happen.

He leaned in closer as Savannah took a step back making him miss. He stopped looking at her surprised. She giggled. "Alright what's up, why have you've been ignoring me this whole month?" Tom said leaning into the locker suspicious now.

"Avoiding you?" She looked away playfully. 

"What ever do you mean"

"You barely talk to me" making a motion with his paw. "And barely sat at my table during lunch" raising a brow. "What's the deal?" Getting a bit closer to her now. Savannah took another step back. "I don't know what your talking about" feeling mischievous now.

"I-is their another guy involved?" Tom said a bit worried, until he thought for a moment. "...or are you playing hard to get?" As he slowly started to get it now.

"Maybe" savannah said turning her head away. Then looked back at him. "...is it uh..working" she smiled a bit hesitantly. Tom backed up before chuckling. "Hmph...good one" he murmured. 

Savannah then looked at him stepping closer to him once more. "Why..do you have something to tell me~?" She flirted lightly with him.

"Uhhhh" Tom said blushing under his fur. "Guess not" Savannah stepped back. "Bye~" she said before kissing him on the cheek and quickly walking off.

"Hey!" Tom yelled surprised, quickly snapping his head to Savannah watching her speed away, "only the cheek? What is this trickery!" He yelled out playfully, as held his cheek where she kissed him.

Savannah giggled out not noticing sage in front of her. She bumped into him.

"Oh uh sorry-" she said looking up only to stop when she saw sage infront of her. They stopped and looked at eachother for a moment. Until savannah coughed out before stepping back awkwardly.

"Excuse me..." she said awkwardly. Sage just nodded quickly. "Right uhm sorry" quickly moving out of the way for her. As she went to Gabriel.

"Savannah!" A girl yelled as she ran up to her with some other girls.

"Savannah are you and Tom going out?" A cat asked.

"Savannah what kind of lipstick are you wearing?" A doe asked.

Bryce just stood their quietly. Feeling his blood boil with rage and jealousy after watching the fiasco that just happened. 'What the actual fuck...' bryce thought angrily glaring at Tom. As Tom looked a bit lovestruck by what happened.

He tched before growling lowly. "If I don't get out of here I'm going to blow...let's get some lunch" he grumbled storming away in anger. Alex and Richard stopped when he said that and looked at eachother a bit worried. "Since when did Bryce ever want to eat lunch...?" Alex whispered worriedly, Richard just shrugged but looked at bryce worried.

"Bye sav" the doe said, as girls started leaving to go to lunch.

"Cya" a cat said following her friends. Savannah waved at them goodbye.

"Hey savannah?" A brown shepherd asked making her and gabe look at him confused. "Can I have your number~" he flirted with her.

"Oh uh...sorry but I'm seeing someone else right now" she shuffled a bit uncomfortable.

"Oh well" he said awkwardly. "You know if things don't go right with him here's my number~" he gave her a piece of paper with his number on it.

"Thanks?" Savannah said a bit confused taking it. "K~" he winked at her before walking off. Gabriel scoffed. "Please as if you need it" he said boredly. Savannah gave him a blank look. "I didn't want to be rude you know"

"What ever" he rolled his eyes, "I'll see ya at the cafe alright?" He looked at her. "Ok" she nodded. He walked off to go try and find leon.

Savannah rolled her eyes at her friend. 'Boys' she shook her head jokingly. She paused when she heard a small cough come from behind her. "Uh...sav.." sage said a bit hesitantly, making her look behind her seeing sage walk up to her. "Can we uh..talk?" He said wanting to apologize to her. Savannah just looked at him blankly before looking away. "Oh..I don't know sage" she said coldly. Then sent him a dirty look. "Hmm let me think what was your line again..?" As she looked away thoughtfully. "What-" he tried saying only to be cut off by her.

"Oh yea I remember now...save it sage, I don't wanna hear it" she said coldly before walking off.

He just stood their in shock before he felt himself get angry. He growled out before punching the locker next to him as he stormed off deeply hurt now.

Chapter Text

Savannah looked in the mirror thoughtful for a moment.

"...should I use the lipstick...or the lip gloss" Savannah asked gabe, as she looked between the lipstick and lipgloss she was holding.

"Uh..how bout the lipgloss. Makes you look hotter" gabe said, as he looked up from his phone to look at Savannah. Leon looked up from his homework before scoffing at how they were acting.

"Aren't you guys going to get any work done?" Leon asked bluntly, as he was studying for his English test.

Gabriel and Savannah turned to look at him.

"Leon...We're to good looking to work" Gabriel joked, making Savannah laugh a tiny bit. "Good one" Savannah smiled at Gabriel as they both laughed together. Leon just rolled his eyes. 'Ugh..' he thought. He sighed as savannah looked at him again. "Why don't you come here and join us leon?" Savannah said trying to include him.

Leon shook his head. "No thanks" he muttered out, grabbing his paper to check if he missed anything. Gabriel just shrugged "ok suit yourself kitty cat" he said Before turning to Savannah. "Ok but what's the deal with you and Tom?" He asked her. She looked at him then looked in the mirror. "Oh you know...nothing much" she said, as she blushed a bit thinking about him. "Oh come on, don't you like him?" Gabriel asked raising a brow.

"W-well uhm..." she paused for a moment trying to wonder what to say. "...oh who am I kidding. yea" she said shyly at the end. Gabriel chuckled at her reaction. "I'll bet he's gonna ask you out savvy~" Gabriel teased her.

She quickly gave him a look. "Shush" she said embarrassed, then looked away grumbling. Gabriel laughed, then stopped as he remembered something else. "Hey...what about sage?" He asked her a bit worried. She stopped then looked at him. "Please don't get me started gabe" she said rolling her eyes, as she remembered what sage tried pulling today.

"What?" He said "I'm just asking, before I left i saw sage looking at you...what did he even want?" He asked, as he remembered seeing sage walk up to her as he looked behind him earlier to see what's going on. Before going to find leo.

Savannah scoffed. "I'll just tell you this" she said walking to her bed, and sat down. "I never wanted anything to do with him. He's old news" rolling her eyes.

"Oh" He said, before walking towards her. "Well that's good...but guess what, I've been texting Natalie Campbell all week" he said proudly, as he sat beside her chuckling a bit. Leon looked up in shock at hearing that. "But...isn't she going out with Richard rivera..?" He asked him worried. Gabriel looked at him. "Is she...I don't know" he shrugged "it's not like their ever together" he layed on his back. "All they do is make out occasionally, that's it. And plus" making a motion with his paw. "Their not officially, Richard relationship status on fishbook is set to 'its complicated'" now making quotation Marks with his fingers. As he snorted.

"Because everything is to complicated for Richard. Dog he's so dumb" Gabriel said laughing. Leon and Savannah paused giving each other a look of worried. Leon coughed out making Gabriel look at him confused. "...doesn't it bother you that's she's...cheating?" Leon asked him worried. Gabriel just scoffed. "Umm..who's said it's cheating. We're only texting" Gabriel making a shooing motion with his paws, shrugging him off.

"For now..." he muttered under his breath. "Besides. what about you leon...got yourself a girl toy yet?" He asked looking at him now. Savannah flinched and looked at Gabriel in shock.

'G-girl toy!?' She thought, feeling angry that Gabriel would see them like that.

"No I haven't" leon growled a bit. A bit pissed that Gabriel would say that. And even in front of Savannah like that.

"Well you better do that soon" Gabriel teased him. Leon just stayed quiet, sending Gabriel a dirty look. Savannah bit her lip, as her body shook in anger. 'Is that how you really see me Gabriel...' she thought in anger and sadness. 'Nothing but some toy' as she looked at him with sadness and bits of anger in her eyes. Leon looked at Savannah, a concern look in his eyes . Before Leon than glared at Gabriel. "The hells wrong with you!" He yelled harshly.

"Wha-?" He tried to say. Before leon just scoffed disgusted at what he said. Gabriel just sat their confused at what he did wrong.

Leon looked towards savannah. "Sav-" he tried saying, wanting to apologize about what Gabriel said, only to get cut off as someone knocked at the door.

"Savannah theirs a boy that wants to talk to you" Mrs reed said holding the phone. They looked at mrs reed. "Oh...ok thanks mom..." Savannah muttered getting up quietly.

"Savannah is something wrong..?" Mrs reed asked concerned, noticing at how it was quiet in the room now. Gabriel and Leon looked at Savannah. "No. It's nothing mom" she shook her head, not wanting to bring anything up. Mrs reed let out a hesitated nod.

"Oh k..." she said handing Savannah the phone. "...I'm here to talk if you need anything" she said, before heading back downstairs. Savannah just nodded as she held the phone close to her head.

"Hello?" She asked, as she couldn't help but wonder who is was.

"Hello?" She asked, as she couldn't help but wonder who is was.

"Hey their~" Tom flirted lightly. Savannah froze at hearing his voice.

"T-Tom!" She squeaked out. Feeling some of her anger slowly die down a bit.

"How my girl doing?" He chuckled, hearing her squeak at the end.

"I'm good, how about you?" She said a bit embarrassed now.

"Great...now that I'm talking to you" he said softly. Savannah blushed at hearing him flirt with her, her anger fully disappearing. While Forgetting that Gabriel and Leon were their. 

"Listen. I think you should sit at my table tomorrow, I have a surprise for you" he murmured gently.

"Oh really...what kind of surprise?" She asked him, what kind of surprise he had.

"It's a surprise. I have something special plan" he said.

"Really?...I think I can fit time for you in my schedule" she joked a bit.

"Oh yea. I'm sure your schedule is very busy" he said playing along. "I wouldn't want to bother you, if you didn't have time" he smiled. Savannah giggled slightly. "I'm joking..of course I will" she smiled softly.

"Pawsome, guess I'll see you tomorrow then" feeling butterflies in his stomach of what he was about to do. "Ok cya" she said as she was about to hang up. "Wait sav, one more thing" making her stop before she could hang up. "Yea?" She asked confused.

"About that kiss you gave me today...I think I'll like another~" he flirted softly. Savannah just giggled. "Bye tom" she giggled one last time before hanging up.

Gabriel just burst out laughing in the background, making savannah freeze up remembering gabe and leon were still there.

•

"...aw man" Tom pouted as savannah hung up on him, facing his head up against his couch.

Sighing as he moped a bit.

•

"My dog. What you did their was great" Gabriel snorted out, as savannah just stood their quietly. Gabriel slowly stopped laughing, realizing nobody was laughing along with him. He looked at Savannah who was looking away from him. Then at leon who was giving him a dirty look.

"What..?" He asked them, wondering why they were so quiet.

"What the fuck is wrong with you Gabriel..." leon snarled angrily. Making Gabriel look at his friend shocked. "W-what do you mean what's wrong with me?" Shocked at how pissed off he looked.

"I mean why the hell would you call a girl a 'girl toy'!" He snapped at him pissed off. As Savannah stared at leon shock, seeing him get mad like this for the first time. "Savannah is right beside you dipshit!" He yelled feeling his anger boil deeply.

"Wha-I didn't mean her!" Gabriel yelled back standing right up, feeling angry that he would accuse him of calling Savannah that. "Oh ho, yea sureee you didn't!" Leon snapped sarcastically. Gabriel growled.

"Come on you guys, please don't fight" Savannah said, trying to calm them down. Standing up "maybe it was just a misunderstanding that's all" she said, trying to convince herself now, that Gabriel didn't see her or other girls like that. "Misunderstanding!" Leon yelled at her making her flinch and step back. "Like HELL IT WASNT!" He said getting louder now.

"He called you a toy Savannah! How is that a misunderstanding!" He screamed, making Savannah step back more. Gabriel immediately went in front of her as Leon started walking towards her. "Dont you scream at her!" Gabriel yelled. "I was only joking about that. relax!" He snapped at him. Leon glared at Gabriel. "Joking!" He snapped getting closer now. "That isn't something to joke about Gabriel. The hells wrong with you!" Leon said getting in his face.

"It was only a joke. Don't be so sensitive about it!" Gabriel yelled back at him.

"Guys!" Savannah yelled, coming out from behind Gabriel. "Please calm down!" She yelled trying to calm the both of them.

"Stay out of this!" They both snapped at her, making her flinch back. She moved away from them immediately, looking away not knowing what to do. They froze immediately as they saw her flinch.

"Sav I-"

"Savvy-" They both tired saying, wanting to apologize about snapping at her.

"...I think it's time for you guys to go home now.." savannah muttered, not bothering to either look at them. They looked at her shock. "W-what but savannah-" Leon tried saying.

"Please..just go.." she said a bit louder. Leon tched under his breath, looking away from her. "What ever...I'm leaving" he muttered, as he went to go grab his things.

Gabriel just stood their for a moment. Before grabbing his phone off the bed along with his bag. Leon left the room first pissed off, he grumbled under his breath as he stormed downstairs. Gabriel walked to the door before looking behind him once more, seeing savannah just stand in place quietly not moving a muscle.

He looked at her sadly, before walking out of her room, Sadden that she was kicking him out.

Mrs reed was cooking supper for everyone until she paused at hearing yelling upstairs. She looked up a worried of what was going on.

'What on earth?' She thought, hoping nothing happened up there. She jumped a bit as she heard two voices scream at the same time, until it all went quiet.

'Oh dog, what happened?' she quickly thought, wiping her hands with a dish towel and putting her cooking on low. before quickly walking up the stairs to see what was going on. She paused at seeing leon leave the room looking mad.

Leon stopped seeing Mrs.reed. "Uh" he coughed a bit. "I'm sorry miss reed...but I...gotta get going" he murmured making something up.

"Oh uh. Well then I'll guess I'll see you next time, when you come over again" she said a bit hesitantly.

"Yea.." he muttered before walking past her. She looked at him more surprised and worried at what happened now. She looked upstairs again as she started walking upstairs. She stopped again seeing Gabriel walk out now this time holding his stuff.

He looked at mrs reed surprised. "Mrs reed!" He said. "I uh sorry but look I gotta-" he tried saying only for her to cut him off.

"Go?" She questioned him.

"Uh yea...my mom called me and you know" he said looking around. "Uh bye" he quickly walked past her, speeding the direction where leon went.

She looked where he went for a moment, before slowly walking to Her daughters room. 

"Sweetheart?" She asked worried of what happened up here. "Everything alright..?" She said walking in. Just to see savannah their standing quietly.

"...sav..what's wrong?" She asked walking towards her. Savannah didn't move or bother looking at her mom.

"Savannah..?" She softly said, seeing her daughter shoulders gently tremble. "Oh sweetie.." she murmured gently, Turning her daughters head. Seeing tears in her eyes and her lip quivering a bit. "What happened?" Gently wiping away her tears, as savannah sniffled a bit.

"...l-leon and Gabriel got in a fight...and I tried to stop it but.." she whispered, her voice shaky. "They got mad, and yelled at me..." her voice getting quieter as she spoke. Mrs reed looked surprised. "What did they get mad about?" She asked her worried. "I-" savannah paused not knowing what to say. "

"GabrielsaidsomethingaboutgirlsbeinggirlstoysandLeongotmadathimthenGabrielgotmadwhenItriedto calmthemdowntheyyelledatmetobackoff and and!" Savannah said quickly, feeling her breathing become faster. Her mother looked at Savannah with a panic look in her eyes, not understanding what she said. "Savannah, calm down!" She yelled trying to calm her down. as Savannah felt her body shake, hugging herself as Everything slowly started turning blurry around her.

"Savannah!" Mrs reed yelled. Watching at her daughter fell onto the floor breathing quickly. She dropped to her knees quickly and grabbed a hold of her. "It's ok, it's ok momma here" pulling her in holding her close. She pushed savannah against her.

"It's ok...breath..." she murmured softly, as she gently rubbed her back trying to ease her from her panic attack. She gently shushed her feeling savannah badly shook in her mothers hold. "Mommas here" rocking her softly.

She held her daughter for the next 8 minutes trying to calm her down.

"Shhhhh it's ok" she whispered softly, feeling savannah calm down more and more as she rocked her gently. Savannah let out a few hiccups as she sniffed again. Savannah body shook less and less over time.

•

she managed to finally calm down.

She took a shaky breath in and out, Sniffling gently as her eyes looked red and puffy. She unwrapped her arms around herself then hugged her mother whimpering a bit. "Oh savvy.." Mrs reed murmured, holding her closer. "Everything's okay..." rubbing her head gently. "Breath with me ok?" As savannah gently nodded. "Ok ready in" taking a deep breath in savannah followed. "And out" savannah shakily breathed out.

They continued to do this a couple of times until she managed to finally get her breathing under control.

"Better..?" Mrs reed asked, as savannah gently pulled away nodding her head gently. "Ok...wanna explain to me of what happened..?" Worried what they yelled at her for. Savannah paused for a moment before shaking her head.

"You sure..?" Mrs reed asked a bit hesitantly. Savannah nodded her head. Feeling her mouth go dry and tired of what happened. "I-im sure mom..." she said meekly, now feeling a bit of shame of going into another panic attack.

"Ok.." Mrs reed sighed, before helping her up. "Let's get you to bed tho.." walking her daughter to the bed, and gently helping her lay down. Savannah looked up at her mother as her eyes looked red and puffy. "I'll got get you some water, do you wanna eat right now?" She asked her. Savannah gently shook her head.

"Ok...I'll be back with the water. But I'll put some food away for you, if your hungry" she said gently tucking her under the blanket, before kissing her forehead lightly and leaving the room.

Savannah just stared up at the ceiling feeling the shame crawl into her stomach.

'Dog...why me' she bit her lip. Wondering why that happened to 'him' and her back then.

She turned to the wall and let out a sniffle, feeling her tears of shame come out of the way she was acting.

Next day

"Guys...?" Savannah asked a bit hesitantly, looking between her friends wondering what's happening them. Gabriel and Leon didn't even bother looking at eachother. "What?" Leon asked harshly, still pissed off by Gabriel and how naïve savannah was acting yesterday. Savannah recoiled back a bit, shocked at how let n was a cting right now. "Uh..." savannah said a lot more hesitant now, with how the aura around them was. regretting speaking at all.

Gabriel snapped his head towards leon, while having a snarl on his face. "Watch your tone leon" he snapped at him a bit. Leon turned to glare at him, hissing a bit. Savannah felt herself panic realizing what was about to happen between them.

"come on guys...no need to fight" getting in between them, not wanting to see her friends fight again at all.

But they both ignored her, having a snarl on both of their faces now. "Or what Gabriel" leo mocked him a bit. "Gonna throw a tantrum again" he said with a smirk on his face. Gabriel felt his brow twitch in anger. "A tantrum?" Gabriel said, pissed off. "A-As if, your gonna probably throw one of how ugly your scarf is!" Gabriel snapped at him. Struggling what to say to him, as he couldn't think of anything.

"Guys!" Savannah said a bit louder, making them snap their heads towards her angrily.

"What-" leon tried snapping her once more only to stop noticing 'someone' come up behind savannah. He growled at bryce as he walked up behind her.

"Hey savvy" bryce said in a teasing tone, savannah froze at hearing bryce come up behind her. Then winced turning her body around to look at him. As he stood there with Richard and Alex by his side. "How are u doing?" Bryce asked her having a sweet smile on his face.

Bryce looked around for a moment trying to see if anyone was around them. His smile dropped immediately noticing nobody around them but just his group along with Savannah group of friends. "Alright. Let's cut to the chase" he said bluntly. "Who the hell, do u think u are" a snarl appearing on his face. Savannah just stood there in confusion of what he meant. "I-I'm sorry?" Wondering what he wanted from her now.

"Oh don't act stupid savannah, we all know what your trying to do here"Bryce snapped at her angrily. "What!?" Savannah said trying to understand what he wants from her. "U think u can just steal my popularity from me! U little wiener dog!" He yelled his voice getting louder, savannah froze as she heard him.

"uh.." she didn't know what to say, as she knew what they were trying to do but. Was wondering if she should lie to him or not.

Bryce immediately scowled at her angrily "don't act innocent here, I damn well know what ur trying to do!" He snapped at her, getting in her face. Making her recoil back a bit. "Thinking u can just steal, one of my football members and get away with it!" He yelled getting in her face, making her more recoil back more. "Excuse me?!" she tried saying, only for him to cut her off once more. "If u can't handle the truth, 'little wiener dog'" he mocked getting in her face now. While Gabriel and Leon eyes open in shock, Savannah froze before glaring at him slightly. "Aw 'brycey'.." she mocked back, making bryce eyes widen a bit in shock. "Touche, touche...I wouldn't be so sure about that...'brycen' "she smiled innocently at him as she said that, making Bryce back up a bit in shock. "As a matter of fact, ur so oh called 'precious' little football member, was the one to speak to me" She slowly got in his face This time.

"not the other way around"

Bryce scowled immediately returned back to his face. He scoffed loudly. "As if Savannah, I don't know if ur fat little head missed the memo" he glared at her "but sage doesn't want anything to do with u" he smirked slowly getting in her face again. "I made sure of that" he sent a wicked grin at her.

Gabriel and Leon gave each other a look before looking back at Savannah and Bryce again.

Savannah scoffed a bit. "I knew u had something to do with that" she rolled her eyes. "Just so like u Bryce" she snapped a tiny bit, while Richard and Alex gave a side eye to one another then back at them. "Well what can I say" Bryce said boredly, looking at his claw now. "Us felines know when a enemy is trying to steal our 'territory'.." he said implying the last bit, Savannah glared at him again not knowing what he truly meant by those words.

"if u weren't so insecure...u wouldn't need to mark ur territory" she fired back at him, making Bryce snap his head at her angrily. "I'm not insecure!" He hissed out loudly.

Savannah didn't look convinced tho. "I watch that tone of urs.." she slowly got near him again. "Who knows..I might become interested in sage soon" she shrugged, making Bryce eyes widen as his body froze at hearing her say that. "And before u know it..." she got in his face "he'll be wrapped around my paw.." she said quietly in his face. Bryce immediately tched backing up. "Oh really?" He said rising his brow boredly. "U sure bark a lot 'savvy'" he got in her face again. "But ur all bark but no bite" he snapped at her. Savannah laughed a bit, irking Bryce more. "Well, ur all peanut and 'jelly' of me" she implied the jelly part towards him. "But I'm sure that what u eat for lunch everyday Bryce" she said making him scoff again. "Ur jealous of me"

"ur such a child Savannah..." Bryce growled out annoyed, he backed up and turned his back towards her. "Oh and.." he looked over his shoulder before walking away "I keep an eye on Tom.." he shrugged before walking away. Richard and Alex following him immediately.

Savannah turned around, Gabriel and Leon staring at her shock. They stared at eachother for moment before Savannah coughed awkwardly, trying to break the awkward tension they had. "Let's head to lunch" she said quickly, and started speed walking their.

•

Tom sat their, looking a bit nervous while his friends laughed around him. Sharing jokes and such. Tom looked up and panicked seeing Savannah walk in the cafeteria with her two friends.

"guys come on, get the table ready!" He yelled a bit, his eyes widening in panic. "I told u what I was planing today!" He immediately started to clean up some stuff. His friends looked apologetic. "Sorry man" one of them said quickly helping, while all of them started helping out now. "Sorry" a shepherd said.

•

Bryce grunted sitting down, pissed off. Richard and Alex sat down hesitantly at the table they shared. After a few minutes of silence Richard coughed a bit. "Bryce...what was that about-" he tried asking, but Bryce glared at him to shut up. "I don't want to talk about it.." Richard immediately went quiet again, at Alex this time. "Alex mind getting me something to eat...please" He paused a bit before saying, making Alex nod his head happily "ok!" He immediately got up and went straight to the line.

"excuse me, coming through!" Alex yelled out as he cut to the front of the line quickly. The students waiting in line got mad quickly.

"hey! Back of the line!" A brown fox snapped at him.

"Hey!" A lizard said this time.

Alex quickly turned around, looking at them as if they were stupid. "Uhm, the food I'm getting it for Bryce hayes" he shrugged them off before walking to the counter.

"pardon me" Alex just said bluntly as he pushed the lamb that was ordering, to the floor.

"OOMPH!-" is all the guy could let out, as he harshly banged his head against the floor.

•

Bryce sighed a bit impatiently as he looked around, he paused for a moment seeing a random girl sitting there.

"u-uhm hi-" she tried being polite to him, only for Bryce to rudely snap at her. "Who the fuck are u? And why are u at 'my' table" he growls at her "move ur stupid head"

the girl flinched as she heard him "b-but I just wanted to-" she tried to continue but couldn't.

"i. Don't . Care. " he growls out one last time "just go!" He raised his voice a bit more, getting more annoyed by the second.

"my dog! No wonder why everyone hates u!" She said one last time before leaving the table quickly.

Bryce gaze followed her for a moment before returning his gaze returned back to the table, he took a steady breath in for a moment before letting out a shaky breath. He continued to do this for a few more moments.

Richard looked at the girl who sat at a table then back at Bryce, he looked at him worriedly seeing his shoulders slightly shake. "Bryce..u ok?" He grabbed his chair and sat near him, Bryce shut his eyes tightly as he began to feel the world shake around him. "Bryce" Richard immediately put his paw on his shoulder.

Bryce slowly looked at him, looking as if he was about to throw up. "Bryce u alright?" Richard asked again, getting more worried about him.

"here's your food!" Alex said cheerily out of nowhere, making Bryce jump and come back quickly. He turned around to look at what he brought "I got all sort of stuff" he happily said as he put the tray in front of him. "Chocolate cake, chocolate moose annnd cookies"

Bryce just looked in horror feeling nothing but nauseated at seeing all the chocolate. 'Oh no...' he thought feeling the urge to throw up again.

Richard looked at the food then at Bryce who looked terrified. "...chocolate isn't going to hurt u Bryce" he said a bit worrisome, as he watched him. Bryce felt nothing but dizziness as he continued to look at the food, he smelled it making him almost recoil in disgust at how almost disgusting the food looks to him.

But his stomach growled lowly as he barely ate anything in days.

'fuck..I can't take it anymore!' He immediately grabbed a paw full of cookies and started to shove them into his mouth, Alex and Richard eyes widen in shock as it was the first time they saw him like this. Savannah walked by slowing down a bit at seeing Bryce eat the dessert desperately, she almost fully stopped walking and was trying to ignore her instincts to check up on him, but Gabriel grabbed her by the shoulder to keep walking. He didn't at all look bothered at what was Bryce was doing, Leon just merely looked at Bryce before following them still.

Savannah gulps quietly, not liking the feeling In her stomach as she watched at how Bryce shove food down his throat. Now feeling a bit of guilt set in her stomach. She jumped at Tom voice suddenly entered out of nowhere. "Heyy there's my special girl" Tom smiled at her softly.

"hey" she tried to hide the wince in her tone as she sat down, Gabriel soon following after, winking at Natalie making her giggle a bit. Leon looked around before letting out a small huff realizing there was no room for him...again.

"did u miss me?" Tom asked her jokingly, Savannah raised her brow at him "I just had a class with u" she shook her head softly, still trying to forget at what she saw. Tom chuckled a bit thinking she was shaking her head at his joke "pfft that was ten minutes ago" he smiled at her more teasingly this time "Thats plenty of time to miss me"

she couldn't help but roll her eyes softly at him, giggling slightly under her breath.

Bryce was just shoving chocolate into his mouth nonstop, Alex and Richard looked at him giving eachother a worrisome look. Melissa strutted inside the cafeteria slowly coming towards his table, as Sage entered looking miserable.

Melissa sat down next to next to him, before looking at him oddly now realizing he was shoving his face with chocolate non stop. Bryce looked up his mouth covered in chocolate.

"babe" he smiled at her, before kissing her. Melissa immediately tried to back up a bit, as Bryce would try and force his tongue inside her mouth. "Bry-" she tried saying, only for him to keep forcing her to kiss him.

"Bryce!" She yelled pushing him away fully, he looked at his girlfriend in shock. "Can u please stop!" She raised her voice at him, getting fed up with how he was acting. "Can u stop doing that! I'm not down with the pda!" She snapped at him, Bryce just had his mouth open in shock.

"w-what!? But we always kiss in public" he started to panic a bit, Melissa just shook her head before licking her lips a bit. "You got my lips covered in chocolate!" She yelled at him, her new lipstick she had applied on her now ruin. Bryce looked even more panicked now.

"s-shit...I need a napkin!" He looked at his friends in a panic, as Melissa scoffed before grabbing her purse to grab a wipe to wipe the chocolate off her lips.

•

"so uh...u told me u had something special plan?" Savannah tilted her head curiously, Tom nodded at her. "Why yes, yes I do" he then looked at the other members quickly before looking back at her. "U ready?"

She blinked a bit confused before nodding a bit hesitantly. "Uh..sure?"

Tom was about to say something before looking at the table, still seeing bits of leftover food and trash. "Guys, come on I told u I needed the table ready" he gave them a look.

"whoops, sorry bro" they immediately took what was left off the table.

Bryce wiped his face, now his fur no longer messy. He gave his girlfriend a flirtatious look. "Now that I'm all cleaned up, bet u wanna kiss me now" he smirked at her but Melissa just shook her head immediately.

"Bryce...just stop"

after cleaning up the football members immediately started to leave the table, Gabriel getting up as well. Savannah started to look worry now, sending Tom a slight panic look. 

"What's going on..?"

"you'll see" he smiled at her cheekily.

"Melissa...what's the problem?" Bryce asked her, putting his paw on her shoulder, but she just rolled her eyes at him scoffing.

Savannah let out a small squeak as Tom stood up suddenly and grabbed her around the waist, gently standing her ontop the table. "T-Tom!?"

Richard glanced over, looking confused at what Tom was doing. "The fuck..?" He murmurs confused, making Bryce and Melissa look over as well.

Sage that was sitting by himself glanced over seeing Savannah get put on the table. "Huh..?" He muttered, as Tom coughed a bit.

"attention everybody!" He yelled loudly, as Savannah stood their looking embarrassed as everyone in the cafeteria looked their way. "I have an announcement to make! So may I have your attention please!"

"hey look" a turtle bumped a guy behind him, making the guy look curiously.

"what's going on over their.." a hamster whispered to their friends.

"thank u everyone" Tom said pleased that his plan was going well. "I have something very important to say"

the students whispered around them, as Savannah played with the end of her green sweater a bit nervously.

"and I want everyone to hear it" he looked at Savannah smiling at her softly, she sent him an awkward smile back. "Savannah...I think ur the most beautiful girl in this ocd" making her freeze for a moment, as she slowly started to blush. "And I like u a lot"

Bryce just sat their looking frozen, as he now realizes what he was doing.

"that so cute.."

"aw" the students whispered in awe.

"..will u take this necklace.." Tom slowly pulled a small box out of his pocket, slowly opening it to reveal a beautiful sliver necklace. "And be my girlfriend?"

Savannah went wide eyed at that as the crowd gasped around them. Sage had a jaw drop expression as Bryce felt nothing but rage and jealousy start to boil up more inside of him.

"I..." she looked at the necklace then at Tom, who smiled at her. She gulps a bit nervously, never being put into a position like this before. She looked around for a moment seeing students giving her curious looks along with Gabriel and Leon standing there. Leon looking at her worriedly.

"I..uh" she felt under pressure with how the whole situation was going, her heart beating a bit faster then usual. The smile tom had slowly began to fade seeing at how Savannah looked like, she looked badly nervous.

"sav?" He looked at her worried, making her come back. "Will u..?"

She stayed quiet for a moments, unable to take the pressure anymore, before forcing a smile onto her face. "Yes Tom..I will"

the crowd around them immediately started to clap and cheer for them loudly.

"such a cute couple"

bryce felt something snap inside him, as he watched Tom smile and climb onto the table to put the necklace on her. The crowd gasped loudly, as Tom gently kissed her after putting the necklace on her.

"oh yea!" One of his buddies yelled. Savannah looked shocked for a moment before hesitatingly kissing him back softly. The crowd cheered more, sage watching feeling his heart pummel to his stomach.

Bryce just sat there, to shocked to say anything. Next thing he knew that all he felt was rage bubble inside him. He immediately shoved the tray off the table before grabbing his girlfriend who yelped loudly at how rough he grabbed her.

He immediately began kissing her non stop, as she would start to struggle and get out of his grip.

"Bryce! What are u doing!" She yelled out making the students look their way curiously. "Stop it!" She yelped loudly feeling his claws sink into her skin "Bryce- MPHM!?" She struggled more and more as Richard and Alex just watched in horror.

"what on earth..?" Tom pulled away, making Savannah look where he was looking. "What..?"

"Bryce get off me!" Melissa screeched out loudly, only for him to press his lip's against hers harshly. Bryce bit her lip making her step back him following. They fell off the table onto the tray that had chocolate spelled onto the floor. The kids around them looked shocked before a few of them started laughing.

"what an attention hog!" The girl from earlier burst out in laughter.

Savannah just looked in horror, as Tom chuckled a bit shaking his head at Bryce and Melissa.

"that's embarrassing"

"he totally deserves it" a guy shrugs as he laughed.

"Bryce and Melissa are so last month, nobody likes them anymore"

Melissa and Bryce pulled their heads up, there face covered in chocolate. Making the crowd laugh louder, Melissa looked in horror along with Bryce she snapped her head at him angrily feeling tears well up in them.

"UGH! FUCKSAKES BRYCE!" She grabbed a napkin trying her best to wipe the chocolate off her face "WHATS WRONG WITH U!" She began to sob, running out of there. Her makeup and reputation now ruined because of him.

Bryce just watched as his girlfriend ran off. "Melissa wait!" He tried to yell out for her, but his words fell onto deaf ears. As the crowd continued to holler in laughter non stop. "I'm sorry!"

Richard and Alex immediately went to his side. "Bryce I-" Richard tried to tell him something but failed as Bryce shoved them away, as they tried to help him up. "UGH!" He immediately ran out of their, badly embarrassed. Alex and Richard immediately following him out.

Savannah watched as he ran, feeling nothing horror and small bits of sympathy for him and her.

"so u like the necklace I bought u?" Making Savannah jump once more, she turned to look at him before nodding a bit shyly. "Mhm..but let me get this straight"

Tom quirked his brow but let her continue.

"I'm ur girlfriend now? Even tho we haven't gone on...any dates yet..?" She looked confused, the feeling she had still remained.

Tom chuckles before nodding. "Yep" he goofily smiled at her happily. "Sorry, I know it's a Little sudden but.." he rubbed the back of his head nervously "I was just really excited to ask u"

Savannah went quiet for a moment before giggling a bit. "U sure went all out" trying to forget the mixed feelings she felt all about this. "Well I wanted to make sure, that the whole school knew" he shrugged "I noticed a few guys eyeing you up"

Savannah froze at hearing that.

"really?"

"mhm, there's a lot of guys after u" he joked a bit. "But alright" he let out a small cough "Savannah will u go on a date with me this weekend?"

Savannah blinked for a second, before smiling up at him softly. "Of course"

"awesome.." Tom gently pecked her lips, making her let out a small squeak again. He chuckled.

Chapter Text

Bryce jumped out of the vehicle, along with Alex and Richard. The two of them staring worriedly at him as they couldn't see his expression as they walked to the coffee shop.

bryce slowly let out a shaky breath, making Richard heavily concern now. "Bryce...are you-" he tried asking him, only for Bryce to cut him off harshly. "I'm fine!"

"o-oh...ok" Richard said a bit hesitant, before going quiet again.

"I'm fine...alright..." Bryce turned his head and glared at them a little.

"Bryce..?" Alex asked him worriedly "is this really such a good idea...?"

Bryce sighed using his fingers to rub in between his eyes, feeling a slight headache at how idiotic his friend was. "...alex" he turned to give him a look "you say that every time, we skip school and we never get caught" he said annoyed before rolling his eyes "and even if we do, it doesn't matter" he shrugged "my mothers never home anyway, and she doesn't give a fuck of what I do"  he bluntly said the last part. 

"Let's just go..." he muttered, walking into the coffee shop, Richard and Alex following him.

•

They sat down at a table, just staying quiet for a few moments before Bryce cleared his throat. 

"Uh Bryce..?" Richard asked more hesitant "I...just wanted to ask" he winced, hoping Bryce didn't do what he think he did "when u went to the bathroom before we left...did u..?" He hoped he would say no, as Bryce turned to look at him with a raised brow. 

"Yes Richard, I did" Bryce bluntly said, not caring at the moment anymore. "Ok?" He suddenly look disgusted at himself "I shouldn't have eaten that...'desert'" he muttered to himself in disgust. Before looking at him again "So I got rid of it" he shrugged.

Richard froze as he heard his friend say. "Bryce..." he looked away slowly "did u ever think about...talking to someone..about this..?" He winced out slowly, making Bryce glare at him. "Ugh" he scoffed out "would u stop it richard!" He snapped at him angrily "I don't need help.." snarling a little now at him. Richard eyes went wide at seeing Bryce's eyes turn into slits at him.

"Do you even realize how I feel right now!" He snapped angrily. Angry at himself mostly because he lost his temper at seeing 'her' kiss someone else. "I'm surprise I'm still alive" he groaned out annoyed trying to desperately get the image out of his head "I should of died from embarrassment...right there in the cafeteria.." he muttered ashamed slightly. "When I pulled Melissa up and try to kiss her, and yet she pulls me with her into a tray of chocolate crack!" Bryce snapped, he clenched his fist making his claws dig into his skin. angry that his girlfriend would do such a thing.

"The whole school was watching" Alex said.

Bryce felt his eye twitch at that. "Thanks Alex...that's helpful" he rolled his eyes while sarcastically saying, his eyes becoming normal again. But none of them seen a waitress walk up to them. 

"Heya boys, welcome to the cozy shack" she smiled at them happily. "Anything I can get u three today?" She pulled out a notepad, to take there order. 

Bryce turned to look at her before saying "a large, triple shot, un soy latte for me" he said boredly, before looking at his friends again "I need a mega dose of canteen to numb the pain.." he muttered.

"Uh..." the waitress looked awkward now, before turning to Richard and Alex quickly. "And u boys?"

"Uh..." Richard looked around awkwardly, before turning to her. "I'll just get what's he's getting" he made a motion with his head towards Bryce. Alex nodded unaware of what was going on around him. "Me to!" He smiled at her. "But with whip cream" he added. The waitress nodded writing down there orders. 

"Ok, and I shall be right back with your orders" she walked away leaving the three of them again. 

They all just sat in awkward silence for the next few minutes, minus Alex humming to himself happily. before Bryce sighed. 

"Know what..." something in his eyes started appearing. "I've had enough" he grumbled out, putting his paws together, Richard stared at him confused and was slowly started to wonder why him and Bryce were even friends in the first place. 

"...what..?" 

"Of 'she' who must not be named" Bryce said. 

"Oh-" Alex tried guessing who it was, but was immediately cut off.

"No Alex" he got up, slamming his paw against the table startling the two. " Savannah reed' " he hissed out with venom in his tone. Making Alex go wide eyed.  "There I said it" he smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. 

He turned away, a wicked look slowly appearing in his eyes. "And things are going to get real" he said, a storm brewing inside his head.

"It's clear that we have to take matters into our own paws" he turned his head back slightly towards them. "She's gone to far..."

Richard just shuffled uncomfortable, now slowly beginning to regret everything now. At how he bullied or help Bryce with his plans.

"Nobody...and I mean nobody" Bryce slowly started saying, his words slowly becoming harsher. "Nobody comes between me and my popularity" his eyes slowly turning into slits once more.

"I am going to squash . Her . Like . Bug " saying with more venom in his tone, the group of insects sitting near by looked over slightly worried and more scared look in there eyes. Richard noticing this immediately waved them off. "No no sorry not u" he winced out, seeing there expressions. They looked at Bryce and there group for a few more seconds before turning away awkwardly. 

"I've already started planning, the adrenaline rush for almost dying of embarrassment. Is obvious working in my favour" he shrugged "because I already come up with a plan..."

Alex stared at him curiously while Richard just sat there quietly, feeling nothing but the queasiness in his stomach become slowly stronger. 

"I've come up with a plan called 'fry the sausage' " he smirked, at them. "And once I'm done with her, she's going to wish she never messed with me"

Richard and Alex looked at each other for a moment then back at him. 

"So here's what going to happen" he sat down again "next week, on October 30 is a p.d day along with the day after that "he made a motion with his paw, making Alex and Richard nod. "And also the day of me and Melissa 3rd anniversary" he smiled this time when he said that. "So that day...is going to be the party of the year" he hums, making Alex excited. 

"Really!?" Alex got up, his tail wagging happily. 

"Are we invited?" He asked, making Bryce stare at him blankly. "Alex...I'm the one throwing the party" he bluntly said, making Alex ears go down in embarrassment. "Oh.." he sat down, noticing some stares being sent his way.

"Halloween night...my house" he smirked a strange look appearing in his eyes "all night long, and I'm talking everyone, even the losers" 

Making Richard eyes go wide.

"And this party is going to be the party everyone talks about, even after the semester is over" tapping his claws lightly on the table. Before pausing "no scratch that, this party is going to be talked about. Even after the year is over"

"This party, is going to be so unbelievably. Immediately we are going to be the most popular again" he snickered to himself "and no one is even going to remember the sausage" he snicker slowly got a bit louder. "Plus...this will give me the chance to fix things over with Melissa, just in time for our anniversary" 

"I've got the perfect most romantic idea" he said happily, thinking of a way to win Melissa heart again. "But never mind that" he waved his paw while shrugging slightly. 

"Here's what we're going to do to Savannah..." he smiled at them wickedly.

The next day 

Sage just poked at his food a bit, before looking up seeing Savannah trying to hide herself desperately as Tom continued to lightly tease her.

None of them noticing Bryce get up to stand on the table. 

"Attention everyone!" He yelled out, making Tom stop teasing her lightly. "Attention everybody!" He yelled out one last time, calming the room.

As everyone began to stare at him curiously. Savannah gently pulled her ears out of her face, now wondering what he was trying to do now.

"Careful 'bryce'" a horse said mocking him now "don't fall. 

"Hey bryce...want a tray a of chocolate?" Another student joked. "Just in case?"

Bryce simply rolled his eyes, before faking a smile towards her. "Heh...well aren't u a bunch of   'Comedians' " he said with sarcasm in his tone. 

"Anyways" he stared at everyone in the room, shrugging the two off. "My mother won't be home on October 30...so that means" he smirked at everyone "I'm having the party of the century" he made a motion with his paws. "At my house, that night and everyone here is all invited" 

"And I mean everyone here is invited"

People around gasped in the cafeteria, a few of them started to whisper to each other. 

"I mean I wouldn't want to leave anyone out" he joked "that would just be mean...so either ur going to be there...or ur gonna be a loser" he bluntly said, making a few people look around awkwardly. "The party as u can guess is going to be a costume party...and it's going to be going on all night"

"And there's going to be dancing, food and pro photographers and more fun then ur normal tails can handle" 

He looked around the room seeing people getting excited talking to some of there friends. 

"So...who's coming?"

The whole room began to cheer loudly. 

"This is going to be awesome" a guy said talking to his friend excited. 

"Oh my dog I can't wait" another student said talking to her friends. 

"Whooo!" 

"If u don't know where my house is by now, u better ask someone who dose" Bryce shrugs before saying "party starts at seven, and goes on until u can't feel ur legs anymore. Later" he got down.

Savannah blinked for a moment, as Leon and Gabriel looked surprise. She looked at them before jumping when Tom gently tapped her on the shoulder. 

"You going?" He asked her, making her pause for a moment. "Uh...I..I don't know really" she shrugged looking at her friends.

•

Sage looked confused, as he stared at Bryce. He got up and started walking to him, the feeling in his stomach that he didn't like at all.

"And that's how Bryce Hayes dose it" Bryce joked sitting down, Richard and Alex following suit. "Uh hey man" sage winced out. Bryce froze for a moment, before glaring at him. "Hello" he coldly said towards him. 

"Look..uh I'm sorry about missing the game.." he muttered about the big game, that happened two weeks ago. 

"Yea you should be" Bryce growled out, remembering at how they almost lost when sage wasn't there.  "Because of you, we almost lost the game" he snarked out, making sage flinch. 

"Bryce..."

•

"Ok we are so going" gabe said, as Leon sat on the left of him, Savannah finally managed to make more room for him. "Because I just had the most brilliant idea" making Leon and Savannah raise there brows curiously. "Really?" Leon asked.

"Yep" he popped the p, as Leon and Savannah shared a small look. Gabriel suddenly turn to his right seeing Natalie. "Will I be seeing u there?" He joked, making her giggle out "of course, wouldn't miss it" she said softly towards him, with an odd look in her eyes.  Leon just looked annoyed at Natalie and his friends.Savannah just recoiled a bit, her eyebrows furrowing at how close the two have gotten before jumping hearing toms voice

"Savannah?" He gently put his paw on her shoulder "you wanna be my date for the party" he asked her, as she turned towards him. "This could be our second date" he smiled at her softly, as he planned on taking her somewhere on Saturday for there first date. "Oh uh..." she looked in thought for a moment, before turning to smile at him. "Yea...that would be nice" 

•

"Bryce please, I'm sorry it's my fault ok" sage said with an apologetic look on his face "I shouldn't have miss practice, it's my fault that the game was almost lost because of me" 

"And it was already embarrassing enough of what happened yesterday..." he winced out making Bryce glare at him harder. "If you guys lost that game...then-" 

"Just shut it, your forgiven alright?" Bryce said, just wanting him to stop talking. Sage immediately shut his mouth. "It's me and Melissa 3rd anniversary next week. You coming?" 

"O-oh yea of course" he nodded immediately. 

"Good"

"Alright..guess I'll see u at practice?" Sage asked, Bryce just nodded. "Right later" 

Sage nodded, walking away. Happy that he wasn't kicked off the team. 

•

"Sooo...Leo's house after school" gabe said pointing at him, Leon just stopped chewing on his food staring at him surprise. "Mine?" He muffled out. 

"Uh yea" as if he should of known by now. "So sav, tell ur mom that you'll be going to his house alright?" 

Savannah just simply nodded, as she was drinking some juice. 

"Perfect" gabe smirked at them.

After school

"Alright u two" gabe said pacing around them slightly, leon simply had his paw under his chin. As him and Savannah sat down on his couch. 

"The three of us, are going to that party that's happening at Bryce's house" he clapped his paws together. "He said everyone is invited, so there's no excuse why we can't go"

"Yay" Leo said blankly. 

"And since it's going to be a huge party" he smiled at them. "I've been doing some thinking, since a lot of people are going to be there...including Natalie" he muttered at the end.

he stared at them. "Like our group has been attracting some attention lately" making Leon just scoff quietly to himself. 

"So everyone eyes are going to be on us..." a look started appearing in his eyes. "Bryce throwing the party, he thinks that will be putting him back in the spotlight" he pointed out, making Leon quirk his brow. "And he'll be pushing us out, but I say we do the opposite"

"What do you mean..?" Savannah asked, curious now. Pushing her glasses up a bit. 

"I say it's time 'we' all get a makeover" he smirked at them, surprising Savannah and Leon more. 

"What?" Leon asked. 

"Like for example, Leon we gotta change ur fur and get rid of those glasses" Gabe shrugged, making Leo just stare at him in disbelief. "And Savannah, we gotta do something about ur fur" he pointed at her. "W-what?" She asked him. 

"B-but you know my mom won't allow it" she said quickly, but gabe just simply nodded. 

"I know I know...but" he smiled mischievously at her. "What if...she doesn't have to know" making her and Leon confused. "What do you mean by that..." Leo asked him. 

"Like I mean...we can help dye her fur for the party duh" gabe said bluntly "and change it back, it will be like nothing ever happened"

Leon just gave him a look, the feeling in his stomach slowly started to settle in. Not sure about this anymore. "Yea...but.." he tried saying but was immediately cut off by him. "And Savannah, I'd admit ur outfit is cute. But not that cute" shocking her. "O-oh..." she slowly turned away a bit from him. "And also the popularity is slowly starting to die down...most likely from how boring ur fur color is.." he murmured looking at her, making Leo snap his head towards him in shock. 

"What...?" She murmured softly, looking down at her paw. Looking at her fur color, slowly beginning to feel insecure about it now.

"So here's what I'm thinking" gabe said, not realizing what he had done. Leo just stared at him in disbelief and shock, feeling slightly disgusted at what he said to her.  

"We all get a makeover done, and once we get that" he smiled to himself "all three of us will overthrow Bryce and become the most popular kids at school, while being the hottest" he joked at the end.

"Saturday" making Savannah snap her head towards him in shock. "All three of us are going to go buy some accessories and fur dye for us" 

"Wait gabe-" Savannah tried to tell him, but was interrupted but him. "Well ur chauffeur Scorpius tell on us leo?" 

"Well...uh-" Leo just looked away uncomfortable, not knowing what to say. "Actually don't think he would" gabe said cutting him after thinking for a second "we've done this stuff before leo" 

Leo paused for a moment, remembering the amount of times they went to the arcade, pizza place or the mall to chill. "...yea.." he muttered, while Savannah just looked conflicted ok what to do now. Either get ready for her 'first' date or...get ready with Leon and Gabriel for the party.

"And also" making Savannah and Leo look at him again. "No nicknames we gotta look mature for the party" gabe said.

"Oh uh...ok" Savannah muttered a bit, leo looked over seeing her expression that looked confused with a small mixture of slight sadness. "Uh well...'Savannah'" making her look at leo confused now. they quietly stared at eachother for a moment before leo just chuckled lightly. "Sorry don't think I can...feels kinda weird with out calling u 'sav' or 'savvy' " he smiled at her, trying to lift up her mood a bit. She couldn't help but gently laugh a bit, only him calling her Savannah if it was serious at times. 

"Pay attention you guys" gabe said annoyed, making the two look at him, Leo just felt anger slowly starting to bubble inside of him. "We gotta look mature remember?" Savannah flinched a tiny bit before nodding slightly. 

"Ok tomorrow, we'll pick Savannah up go find some costumes along with getting the fur dye and accessories" he started explaining to them, before being cut off by Savannah. 

"Yea but...." Savannah slowly said, making gabe raise his brow. "Yea but?" He asked her. 

"...I have a date with Tom tomorrow tho.." she quietly said, reminding him. Gabriel just scoffed tho. "Oh please, Savannah he's probably just using you" making her freeze in shock, Leon clenched his paws feeling so close to hitting him. "I mean come on, think about it. He's on the football team meaning he's most likely only going to use you for something" 

Savannah looked down, her eyes wide as she began to slowly overthink now. 

'Is gabe right....is Tom only going to use me..?'

Leon looked over again, seeing her begin to shake slightly, He glared at his friend but gabe simply rolled his eyes. 

"Sav-" he tried saying, to try and comfort her but was immediately cut off again. "Besides Bryce isn't having everyone look at him, when that night hits all eyes will be on us" he smirked one last time.

Savannah and Leon snapping there heads towards him. 

"And..." Gabriel eyes soften "you guys are my only friends...so I want the best for all of us" he walked towards them, pulling them in for a hug. "Cuz I promise once we do this, our lives will change for the better once we become popular" he smiled at them pulling away, before patting Savannah on the head. "Don't worry about Tom alright, I promise you once we become popular you'll find yourself a better boyfriend that will treat you right" he smiled at her, Savannah froze for a moment before sending him a small smile...just hoping he was right. 

Leon just sat there quietly as Gabriel pulled away from hugging them. 

"And no matter how popular we become" he smiled at them. "We'll never act like Bryce Hayes and his group of phoneys" he joked lightly at the end.

"Now...what do you think we should dress as for the party?" He asked them curiously.

Saturday 

"Bye mom, love ya!" Savannah yelled running pass her. 

"Wait sav-" her mother tried to stop her, but the door slam shut. She sighed "wow...she must be that excited huh" she gently shook her head, remising her old high school days. 

'How fun was it to be young again' she joked to herself, before going back to typing. 

•

"Come on in!" Gabe yelled excited in the back as he open the door, she quickly hopped in.

"Ok ok!" She laughed a bit, buckling herself in. 

"Costume shopping here we come!" Gabriel laughed out loudly. Leon simply rolled his eyes in the front at his friends antics. 

•

Tom quietly looked down at his phone, before looking around at the coffee shop he was in. 

'....where is she..' he thought quietly to himself, as she was 15 minutes late for there date. He heard the door bell ring, he quickly looked up expecting to see Savannah but deflated immediately realizing it wasn't her. He bit his lip a slow realization coming to him. 'She didn't just ditch me right..?' He thought, before shaking his head. 'No...she might of forgot the time by accident and must be rushing over here now' 

He decided to wait there for the next 10 minutes, still hoping his girlfriend would show up. Each time looking over when he heard the bell ring thinking it was her, but it was someone else. 

He sighed sadly, before looking down at his phone. Logging in before going on fishbook to look at her friend's account, hoping that texting them would help find out what she was doing. When he went on Gabriel's profile he froze immediately, seeing Savannah along with her other friends smile into it. He quickly checked the date when it was taken.....

'5 minutes ago.....' a sinking feeling began to set in his stomach. 

'....Savannah..?'

Bryce hummed, looking at the picture he drew of her. 'Maybe this will help me,' he smirked to himself. 'Once this is over sav...I'll make sure you leave so I won't be bothered by your antics anymore' 

But the feeling in his stomach didn't go away. He quietly gripped it before looking at the picture of Savannah he made. 'I couldn't be still...' he bit his lip, before shaking his head. '"No...I left those feeling long ago...I shouldn't be so hesitant about this" he muttered, wanting to forget the feeling he 'once' had for her. 

"It's time gigi..." he said, slowly getting up and crumbling the paper. 

"The party's happening next week...the 'operation fry the sausage' will come in motion" he said, before grabbing his phone making a call to someone. 

• 

Tom sighed sadly as he moped, walking down the street realizing Savannah ditched him to hang out with her friends. He paused tho when he heard his phone ring. 

He looked at it before wincing, before slowly answering it. Realizing who it was. "Hello..?"

"Hey" Bryce said on the other side "the party's happening next week, I'll give you your reward after it's done alright?" 

Tom just stayed quiet, as he listened to Bryce.

"You better be ready for your side of the deal when that night comes alright?"

Chapter Text

October 30 : Halloween night  

"Alright Alex" Bryce crossed his arms, as he wore a male red devil costume. "Are you absolutely positive, this is the kind of hair dye?" He asked making sure as he looked at the box of dye in his paw.

Alex nodded brightly. "Yep, I'll tell you this when I was buying it. The cashier didn't even want me to buy it" he snickered lightly "cuz she reported the people who used it, can never get it out from how permanent it was"

"Good.." Bryce said, holding the box tighter with a look on his face.

Richard just stood on the side hesitant, as he held a bottle of glue. While wearing a slightly brighter red suit along with Alex.

'Ugh...'

"And Richard" making Richard jump and look towards him. 

"You got the super bonding glue?" Bryce asked looking at the bottle he had in his paw. Richard let out a hesitant nod "yea...but-" only to be cut off when Bryce said. "Fantastic" he snatched the bottle away from his paws, walking to the closet to stash it.

"Bryce wait-" Richard said, not at all liking the plan. 

"What was that 'rich'?" Bryce asked as he didn't even bother looking at him, but there was something in his voice as he mentioned his name. 

"...nevermind.." Richard quietly muttered, shuffling slightly as Bryce closed the closet door.

"Uh Bryce?" Alex looked confused at why Bryce stashed them away in the bottom of the closet "why are you putting them in there?"

Bryce looked over at him, smirking slightly "we'll keep our supplies in here until he need them" he shrugged before walking out of the room he paused. "And I also added a touch of things for the plan, it involves expired eggs and hair removal cream" 

Richard snapped his head towards him in shock. 'H-hair removal cream..?' Feeling bits of horror slowly set in.

"Let's just say...we're going to have bit of a hairy situation" Bryce laughed out, before walking out of the room he said "now let's go. We have a party to start" leaving the room, Alex quickly following leaving Richard standing there in disbelief and horror Realizing something. 

"Richard!" Bryce snapped in the hallway noticing he wasn't with them. 

"C-coming!" Richard yelled, quickly walking out of the room.

•

"Yo dj!" Bryce yelled, as the three of them walk down the stairs. "Get this party started already!" 

The d.j nodded, starting up the music and lights. The few people who were there already started get hyped up.

'Perfect...this is my night' he smirked, before he looked at the bodyguards who were guarding the front door. 

"What are you waiting for?" He asked walking towards them. "Huh..?" One of them asked. "Let the guest in"

The guards nodded, opening the door. 

"Ahem. Alright in you go.." The people behind the doors started shouting in excitement as they made their way in.

People immediately rushed pass before greeting Bryce as they ran by.

"Hey Bryce"

"Hi Bryce" 

Two of the party guess greeted him, as they were dressed up in costumes. People began partying in the huge room.

"WOOOOO!" One of the football members yelled out hyped up. 

"Wow Bryce!" Alex said amazed, at how many people were here. "How many people did you invite!?"

"It's called the 'whole school'!" Bryce laughed loudly, before Alex gasped. "BABE!" He yelled making Bryce stop laughing immediately. 

Alex immediately ran towards his girlfriend, that was dress up in one of those sexy cat costumes. And immediately twirled her around making her yelp in shock at being picked up so suddenly.

Alex immediately smashed his lip's against her, making her pause before kissing back passionately.

"...really?" Bryce raised his brow unimpressed at what he seen, before he heard Richard gasp as well. 

"Natalie!" He immediately sped off, leaving Bryce standing on his own. 

Bryce scoffed, while rolling his eyes. Before he walked away going to search for some football members. 

•

Leon's chauffeur slowly rolled up infront of Bryce's house, before stopping by the sidewalk. 

"...do you think I should be wearing this..?" Savannah asked hesitant, her fur color now different while wearing a kind of some skimpy Angel costume. 

"Oh you'll be fine" Gabriel shrugged wearing a white suit that had Angel wings and a fake halo. His fur color his blond now. Hopping out of the vehicle with Savannah hesitatingly following.

Leon slightly glared at him as his fur was blond and white now, wearing the same as gabe. 

Leon looked over concern, at seeing Savannah trying to cover her self up a bit with her arms from how chilly and revealing it was.

"Sav-" only to get cut off again...

"Besides you'll reputation will be sky rocketing though the roof after this party is over" Gabriel shrugged again, before turning "now let's go in, and show them that Savannah reed is no more" he was about to go forward before pausing, seeing Savannah on his side when she should be in the middle of them. "Uh...hold on" he grabbed her, making her squeak a bit as he moved infront of her.

"Now we're ready" he joked gently pushing her forward. "You should be in the front anyway" 

Leon rolled his eyes, wishing they would just go in already. Seeing Savannah shiver slightly from the cool air.

"And now we go" Gabriel gently push Savannah forward slightly. Savannah jolted slightly almost falling over, not at all use to wearing high heels. Leon immediately grabbed onto her when she almost fell. Before leading her to the steps, he just stared worriedly his tail twitching a bit in panic, seeing Savannah almost falling again as she almost slam her face into the steps this time. He then continue to make sure Savannah didn't trip on the stairs. While Gabriel just rolled his eyes at her slightly.

"Come on Savannah, you should be use to them by now" Gabriel muttered, watching her almost trip again.

Savannah just winced, the heels she wore slightly to tight for her feet.

Leon just glared at him, when he held onto her for the rest of the steps. Trying to hurry up while not to at the same time, as he made sure she didn't go tumbling down the steps.

Gabriel just scoffed, waiting ontop the steps for her and him.

•

Bryce walked towards three of his football members. "Yo" he tried talking to them, but was ignored. Now getting slightly irritated "boneheads I'm talking to you!" He yelled a bit louder, making them look at him.

"Uh...us?" One of them asked confused, making Bryce heave a small sigh of frustration. "Yes. You" he rubbed his forehead now slightly annoyed. "I'm paying you dipshits. remember?" He snapped at them, making them two of them look away embarrassed remembering. "O-oh yea..we remember" the black German shepherd winced out, forgetting what he told them.

"Yea!" The brown one began to back him up "we haven't forgot what we were supposed to do!"

"Not at all!" The third one joined, making Bryce scoff slightly at there stupidity. Before looking at the first German that talked. "...the fuck are you supposed to be?" He looked disgusted at how terrible it looked. 

"A zombie duh" he said, as if it was obvious. 

Bryce rolled his eyes. "Rightt..." before staring at the second one. "Can you even see?"

"Sometimes" he bluntly said, shrugging it off.

He sighed rubbing his face before glaring at them. "I told you all before...I need to know when Tom Dawson, Savannah reed and Melissa gets here. Got that?"

They suddenly looked around awkwardly. "Uh...Tom is here and Melissa is already here..." one of them winced out. 

"WHAT!?" Bryce yelled, pissed off now. "YOU KNEW THEY WERE HERE AND DIDNT TELL ME!?" Before calming himself down a bit, the three of them just stared at him with some bits of fear in there eyes. 'Ugh' Bryce simply rolled his eyes. 

"Where are they then?" He asked them, still a bit peeved. While one of them let out a hesitant shrug. 

"Uh...i don't know..in the crowd somewhere?"

Bryce felt his eye twitch at that, before growling lowly. He simply walked away before saying "your all useless" he muttered out. Going to find his girlfriend, his tail swished a bit in anger.

"Well jeez..." one of them muttered, watching as Bryce disappeared into the crowd. "Someone got flees..."

•

"Excuse me" Bryce shoved people out of the way, as he struggled to find Melissa. 

"Rude" a girl said, getting shoved to the side harshly. As one of her friends managed to keep her from falling over. 

"Ugh-!" Bryce slammed into Melissa harshly. 

"Watch-" he was about to snap but paused realizing it was his girlfriend. "Oh...hey sweetheart" he winced out, as Melissa just gave him a deadpan expression. Neither of them talking to eachother since the incident last week. 

"Hi" she bluntly muttered out, not exactly thrilled to see him. Bryce just awkwardly smiled at seeing her. 

"So....you look good" he looked her up and down, seeing her dress as a witch. "Thanks.." she looked away from him, crossing her arms against her chest. 

"Wanna dance...?" Bryce asked stretching his paw out to her, Melissa looked at it for a moment before sighing. "Sure.." she shrugged slowly taking it.

Bryce would then gently grab her by the waist, twirling her a bit. Making her jolt as he dipped her.

"I got something planned for us later" he said, making Melissa raise her brow. "For our third anniversary" 

"Really?" giving him a really look, Bryce just laughed a bit before saying "of course" he huskily said as he kissed her. She froze before gently wrapping her arms around his neck and began to make out with him.

The two of them not seeing one of members walk towards them hesitantly, as he seen Bryce and Melissa began to make out a bit aggressively.

"Uh...hey Bryce" the guy looked at them awkwardly, seeing them kiss non stop. Not even bothered by the way people were looking at them. "Uh...hate to interrupt but I think Savannah reed just got here-" he tried saying as he noticed Bryce froze his ear twitched. 

"What?" He asked pulling away from his girlfriend, that looked confused. 

"Look!" The guy pointed towards the front, Bryce gaped in shock at seeing her now. The a few more people began stopping before gawking in shock at the mysterious girl that suddenly joined.

"Is that..."

"Is that Savannah reed..?"

A few students now began to recognize the girl, that wore a Angel costume. Sage turned his head to look wondering what was going on, as he was just leaning against the wall his girlfriend immediately leaving him behind to go hang out with her friends. 

'...savannah?' his eyes widen, at seeing how different she looked now. 

"Holy shit..." Richard looked shock at seeing the girl that mostly covered up, now wearing a skimpy angel costume.

Gabriel and Leon stood on each side of her, just looking around.

The d.j looking; gawked at the girl, making the music and lights turn off. 

Savannah froze as everyone looked at her. Gulping slightly to herself as she slowly began to put her head down but stopped noticing Gabriel give her a look.

"There was no need to stop the party for us" Gabriel stepped forward, as he smiled.

Leon looked at Savannah who was frozen, before coughing a bit now stepping forward as well. 

"Come on. Let's get this party started!" Leon hyped up, trying to get the attention off of her.

The people in the room started to get hyped up again. While Bryce just growled lowly under his breath, he snapped his head towards the d.j that was still gawking. 

"D.j!" He yelled making the older guy snap his head towards him. "Put the damn music back on!"

He nodded quickly, forgetting where he was for a moment. The music and lights turned back on, as people in the room began to party once more. Bryce scoffed to himself, as he had his arm still wrapped around his lover.

"I told you Savannah" Gabriel immediately wrapped his arm around her. "Now that you look like this, your reputation is going through the roof" he barked out a laugh, seeing lots of people stare at her. Leon just started at him with a deadpan expression. 

"This isn't a party until we walk in" he smiled at her, while Savannah was clenching the bottom of her skirt tightly. Trying to calm herself down with how many people stared at her making the feeling in her stomach worse.

"Am I right?" Gabriel asked, making Savannah snap back. 

"Oh. Y-yea" she replied back as stumbles on her words a bit, as her nerves were pretty much high right now. None of them seeing Tom walk towards them. 

"Sav?" He said out of nowhere, making her jolt. She turned to him quickly. "T-Tom!" She squeaked out, seeing him dress as a cowboy. 

"You look..." he blinked, seeing at how revealing her costume was and how different her fur was now. "Angelic?" he said, as that was all he could think off.  Savannah just nodded, covering her chest area in embarrassment. Gabriel just rolled his eyes as Leon looked between Tom and Savannah.

"So..." Tom said breaking the awkward silence after a moment. "Can we uh...talk?" He asked her, hoping for some answers. Savannah nodded a bit. "Sure.."

Gabriel immediately snapped his head towards her. "Wha! Savannah-" he tried to scold her, but Leon just slapped his paw over his mouth. Tom just looked confused at what he wanted to say. 

"You two go ahead and talk" Leon smiled innocently, as he continued to muffled out Gabriel that was glaring at him. "Me and him are going to go dance" he immediately dragged him by the muzzle making Gabriel eyes go wide as he was dragged away. 

"...ok then" Tom said, before slowly turning to Savannah awkwardly who did the same. They stared at each other in silence for a few moments before Tom broke it. "So..how come you left me at the cafe?" He asked, still hurt that she ditched him. 

"O-oh I uh..." Savannah looked away from him now knowing what to say. "I..."

Tom just stared at her, a small broken expression on his face. Then she sighed looking at him with guilt. "I'm sorry Tom...it's just when Gabriel heard about the party, he wanted to go shopping for some costumes.." she shrugged out, feeling nothing but regret. "I tried to tell him that I was going to hang out with you that day but..." she suddenly winced, as Tom just stared at her worriedly. "He said this was more important" 

Tom just furrowed his brows in confusion. "Why did he say that?" He asked her, now confused at why Gabriel made her miss there date.

"Uh.."

•

"Come on sav. He's probably just using you"

"I mean come on, think about it. He's on the football team meaning he's most likely using you for something"

•

"Sav?" Tom asked, noticing her go quiet. She jumped a bit before looking at him again. "You alright..?" He asked, gently grab a hold of her paw. She quickly nodded. "Yep never better" she forced a smile onto her face. "Now let's go dance" 

Shocking him, as she gently gripped onto his paw and began to drag him into the crowd. 

"Wha- wait sav!" But his words fell onto deaf ears, as she pulled him into crowd to go dance.

•

Melissa laughed as bryce dipped her again, the anger she felt now gone. Bryce shook his head fondly before pulling her back up as they continued to dance, he suddenly stopped tho as he saw Savannah and Tom dancing together. 

"Babe?" Melissa stopped dancing, noticing her boyfriend stop all of a sudden. "You ok?" She gently put her paw against her cheek. "Huh?" He looked at her confused. 

"You seem distracted...you alright?" She asked him softly. He simply nodded at her. "Yea I'm fine" he shrugged, before pulling her close. "Now let's keep dancing" he smirked making her giggle lightly. 

•

Natalie quietly stared at Gabriel. "Wow..." she muttered, as her other friend stared at Leon dreamily. 

"I know right~" 

Natalie just stared at her. "Don't you have a boyfriend?" 

The girl just scoffed. "Of course, but you do as well" she snarked back, making her flinch remembering Richard. 

"Oh right....I forgot" she muttered, looking at Gabriel with longing in her eyes. 

Confetti then started sprinkling from the ceiling, making people whoop in the room or yell more excited then ever.

Savannah laughed as her anxiety now cooling down slightly. Tom couldn't help but laugh as well watching the confetti land on her head. 

Bryce just stood there in silence again, not able to take his eyes off of Savannah again. 

"Bryce" Melissa tried to get his attention but to no avail. "Bryce!" She snap making him jolt and stare at her. "What?" He snapped back at her, making her growl lightly. "What are you looking at!" She turned to whoever he was looking at. "What's so interesting over there?" 

Bryce froze realizing what he had done, he coughed lightly making her stare at annoyed. "Nothing just...think I'm dehydrated" he suddenly let go of her, and began walking to the find the tables of drinks and snacks.

"Wait- Bryce!" Melissa tried yelling after him but he disappeared into the crowd. "UGH!" She scoffed loudly. 

•

Bryce bulldozed his way through trying to find Alex and Richard. He finally managed to spot them on one of the couches chilling together.

"Guys" he tried to talk to them, but the music was to loud as Alex and Richard kept talking to one another. 

"GUYS!" He yelled a bit louder. 

The two of them finally noticed him, and turned to him confused.

"Huh?"

"Yea?"

"It's time for phase one of the plan" Bryce said, but Alex just stared confused. "What?!" He yelled not able to hear him. "PHASE ONE!" Bryce said louder again.

"Ohhhh ok" Alex nodded his head. "Wait what?" Forgetting what the plan was. Bryce felt his eye twitch before sighing trying to control his temper. "Phase one of the plan!"

"Ohhhhh" Richard said, pretending to act dumb. 

"You know what you have to do"  he said quickly, before leaving to find someone else. 

"Ok" Alex sent him a thumbs up. Before looking at Richard confused "what was we were supposed to do?"

•

Tom laughed as he held Savannah close to him, spinning her around making her laugh loudly. He gently put her down before he paused at seeing Bryce by the stairs, making a motion with his head to follow him. 

"Something wrong?" Savannah asked him, noticing at how he stopped laughing. "Huh- oh nothings wrong" he sent her a forced smile. "But uh..." he quickly looked at Bryce who made a face telling him to hurry up, before he walked up the stairs. 

"Uh I'm just getting a little thirsty" Tom said as he lied to her. "How about I go get me and you something to drink?"

"Sure" Savannah smiled at him. 

"Ok stay right here...I'll be back with them" she nodded at him, just as he turned away his face turned into a grimace. Turning around as he Savannah just continue to dance. He sighed before walking up the steps and see Bryce leaning against a wall. 

"Uh..hey bry-" he tried greeting him but was immediately cut off. "Shut it, now come" Bryce said walking down the hall, Tom gulped worriedly at what he wanted. He took one last glance down the steps seeing Savannah now with her friends laughing and talking to one another, before sighing as he followed Bryce.

•

Richard and Natalie danced together before she yelped again, as Richard once again stepped on her foot.

"Ow Richard!" She yelled now backing away from him, he just stared at her confused. "What?" 

"You stepped on my foot again!" She yelled at him. As he just stared at her in shock. "...did I?"

"THATS THE FIFTH TIME!" She yelled once more before storming off angrily. 

"Wha- wait nat I'm sorry!" He tried to yell after her, but she disappeared into the crowd.

She stormed to the table about to grab some fruit punch but froze seeing Gabriel standing there. "Hey" he waved to her, as he saw her. 

"Hi" she smiled at him. 

"Wanna dance?" Stretching his paw out to her.

"...sure" giggling now, as he winked at her. He chuckled before guiding her away to dance.

•

"Sorry"

"Pardon me" she winced out, trying not to bump into anybody. Savannah walk towards the table, trying to find Tom but looked confused when she didn't see him. 

"Where is he..." she muttered looking around some more, but not able to find him. Before turning towards to one of his friends. "Uh hi?" She waved at him, making him turn to her confused. "Yea?"

"Have you seen Tom?" She asked, looking at the crowd again. 

"Uh nope" he said shrugging, before looking in thought "but I think I saw him go upstairs with someone, couldn't see there face tho" he simply said.

"Oh..." she looked down confused. 

"But uh" he said quickly, making her look at him confused. "Your welcome to dance with me" he smiled at her, but she gently shook her head. 

"Thanks but uh" she tried to find a way to reject him softly. "I gotta go..sorry" she smiled at him awkwardly before, walking away. 

'I never get the girl don't I?' Was all the guy could think, as he stood there with an expression of despair.

•

She looked at the steps quietly, before going up them determined to find him. Sage quietly watched before turning as he was also trying to find Amelia. 

'Where is she?' He tried going up to one of her friends, but all the girl could do is just tell him that she didn't know where she went.

•

Savannah walked down the empty hallway, the music dying out slowly in the background. She froze tho when she heard a giggle. 

"Oh Tom...your so handsome~"

'T-Tom!?' Savannah had a shock expression, before shaking her head immediately. 'No...must be a different Tom...' but she bit her lip softly. 'But what if...' 

Savannah slowly began to approach the room, as she heard giggling and something being shuffled around. 

"Amelia...I've been waiting-"

"I've known you've been waiting~"

'No no no no no' was all Savannah could think at that moment. She slowly peaked between the gap and gasped quietly, seeing Amelia and Tom kissing. Her heart slowly shattered in two as she seen Amelia and him flop onto the couch. 

Savannah couldn't help it no more, as she ran down the hall sobbing. 

Tom and Amelia stopped when they heard sobbing.

"Did you hear that?" She asked.

•

'T-that cheater!' Savannah sobbed, running down the steps. She stopped immediately roughly taking off her necklace and throwing it into the crowd. 

Sage flinched feeling something harshly smack into his head. "Ow what the-" he stopped what he was doing, and looked down recognizing Savannahs necklace. 

'What the...' he gently picked it up.

She ran through the crowd, accidentally bumping into people. 

"Hey!"

"Watch it!"

They yelled as Savannah continued to run ignoring everyone, her feet just in pain as she made it outside. She yelped as fell onto the concrete as one of her heels finally broke.

She smacked her cheek harshly making it bruise now. She quietly layed there for a moment crying to herself, before shakily pulling herself up. She sniffled slowly dragging herself away from the doors and hiding behind one of the pillers heaving a sob.

'Gabriel was right....' Was all she could think at that moment.

Chapter Text

Richard held a bottle of some fruit punch, hoping to find his girlfriend and to apologize. His eyes lighten up at seeing her but was unable to see the unknown guy next to her.

"Hey nat-" he raced up to her but froze, as he seen her begin to kiss another guy. "Alie..." he stood there in shock as she gasped pulling away from the other guy. Richard eyes went wide realizing who it was that had his arm wrapped around her waist. Gabriel just looked at him smugly as he held Natalie.

He just stared at them gaping, the gears turning in his head, As he began to realize brycen what he meant about Natalie. He scrunched his face up, glaring at them as he felt his heart be broken.

"Sorry" He bitterly snapped at them, making Natalie flinch a bit in shock at his attitude. "I didn't realize you were. 'Busy' " he growled towards them angrily. Gabriel just scoffed at him as he pulled Natalie closer to him. Making sure she felt closure by him. 

She glanced up at him before sighing annoyed, glaring at Richard now.

"Richard...we're done" she simply shrugged out. Not at all bothered by how Richard gaped at her in shock and hurt. Gabriel pretended to look shock, as he brought a paw to his chest looking at Natalie then at him. "Er...whoops" he shrugged, as he felt nothing but joy and satisfaction at that moment. Richard growled lowly glaring at the two of them, before storming away. Dropping the fruit punch he brought for her in the process.

Natalie just rolled her eyes at how dramatic her boyf- ex boyfriend was. Gabriel shook his head before pulling her more closer to him, making her gasp. 

"So..." he had a teasing look in his eyes, he gently put his paw on her cheek and began to bring her face closer to his. "Where were we~?"

The answer he got was Natalie, pressing her lip's against his roughly. As they began to make out once more.

•

Richard shoved through the crowd, not caring anymore at that moment. 

'I should of known...' he thought, feeling his eyes begin to well up slowly. He continued to shoved past people making them snap at him angrily. 

'Dog...why am I so stupid' he bit his lip, looking around. Desperate to find his other friend so they can leave. He finally found him dancing away with a few other people.

"WOOOOO!" Alex yelled excitedly, as the group of animals laughed around him happily. 

"Alex!" Richard said loudly trying to grab his attention. 'What's wrong with him?!' He thought in panic, hoping he didn't think what it was. "Alex come on we're leaving!" He yelled louder this time, finally getting his attention.

"Awww" he pouted as he turned towards Richard.  "Why rich?" He asked, his eyes looking dilated at him. "I'm having so much fun, I had like ten glasses of fruit punch!" His voice slowly getting quicker to Richards horror. "Everything is shaking!" He yelled. 

"Oh dog no..." Richards worse fear came true at that moment. 

•

Sage quietly held the necklace in his hand, trying to find Savannah. As he wanted to know why she threw it at him. 

"Where is she...?" He quietly muttered, as he lost track of her in the crowd. His eyes suddenly landed on Richard who was trying to calm down a hyperactive Alex right now. He quickly made his way over to them.

"Alex-"

"NO!" Alex yelled, to hyper to even think of anything.

"UGHH" Richard groaned loudly, at how his friend was acting. But jumped when another voice suddenly appeared behind him. "Hey" sage greeted him, making Richard turn around at him. 

"Uh hey..need anything?" he winced out, as he felt a headache come on. At how Alex was acting. Sage just smiled awkwardly as he seen Alex just fidgeting in his spot non-stop. Before turning to Richard again.

"Any of you seen Savannah run by..?" He asked them, making Richard furrow his brows for a second. 

"Uh-"

"Oh yea" Alex cut Richard off quickly. "I've seen her run by not to long ago actually...looked liked she was crying tho" he shrugged for a moment as Richard turn to look at him in a panic, knowing what this meant. 

Sage looked confused by this. "Huh why?"

Alex just stared at him, as if he also was a part of the plan. "Cuz I think phase one of the plan was completed" he replied simply. 

"What plan.." sage asked, as the gears turned in his head trying to understand what he meant. Richard just snapped his head towards him not knowing what to say at that moment. 

"The plannn" he giggled out, as he looked tipsy at that moment. Richard looked at him friend, wishing he shut up quickly. "You know the one that involves your girlfriend" he giggled out, as Richard winced looking down making sage eyes go wide in shock. Alex continued. "It's called operation 'fry the sausage'. We're going completely embarrass savanna-" he didn't get to finish as Richard clamped his mouth with his paw. He looked towards sage with guilt and pity in his eyes. 

"...I...I think you should go upstairs.." he simply said, as sage just a pit begin to grow in his stomach. "There's something you need to see..."

Sage just looked at Richard for a moment, before nodding his head. Making his way through the crowd to head upstairs.

Richard watched as he went, before jumping as he felt Alex lick his paw. He quickly pulled his paw away from him.

"GROSS MAN" wiping away the spit on his paw onto his suit.

Alex just let out another giggle, as he suddenly began to walk away. 

"Oh no you don't-" Richard immediately chased after him. He grabbed him by the shoulders, quickly turning him around.

"Why the fuck would u tell him?" He asked curiously, as Alex looked at him confused.

"Tell him what..?"

"I mean..." a slow realization came to him as he trailed off his words, he started to feel his tail begin to wag. "Not like I care anyway" he let go of him. Before smirking at him "I'm so fucking done with him- Brycen now" he smirked to himself, as Alex just looked more confused.

"Huh?"

•

Sage made his way to the stairs, before stopping as he saw a frantic Tom going down. His clothes looking in a disarray. 

Tom flinched as he saw him, quickly putting a awkward smile on. "O-oh sage!" He smiled at him, looking anywhere else then him. "Hey man!"

Sage just quirked his brow at him confused. "Uh hey...Tom?"

"You ok?" He looked at him oddly, noticing at how shaky he has become.

Tom immediately nodded quickly, while looking behind him. His eyes looking around the crowd frantically as if he was trying to find someone. Sage looked confused by this for a moment looking behind him, trying to wonder what he was looking at. But then jumped when Tom began saying. "I-I gotta go" he quickly sped past sage, into the crowd. 

"What's up with him..."  Sage muttered as he blinked for a moment, trying to understand what was happening. Before shaking his head, as he head up the stairs to find his girlfriend and try to understand what was going on. 

•

He sighed looking around trying to find his girlfriend. Sage stopped suddenly when he heard two voices down the hall. 

"You....good-" 

'Is that...?' Sage thought for a moment, hearing a familiar voice. 'That sounded like-' his thoughts got cut off when he heard another voice as if they were giggling.

"I know~"

Sage stood there for a moment as he realized the second voice sounded like his girlfriend. He slowly began to creep forward, hearing the two voices get louder.

His hugged himself against a wall, making sure to stay hidden. He peaked around the corner seeing Bryce and Amelia talking to one another. His eyes slowly widening as he saw his girlfriend fur look a bit messy along with her skimpy costume. 

'What in the...' was all he could think of in that moment, before jumping when he heard footsteps walking his way. He quickly looked around the hallway trying to find somewhere to hide, his eyes immediately finding a closet slightly open. He quickly made his way in and closed the door, but leaving a crack open so he could still hear. 

A female white fur cat suddenly appeared, looking around as if she was trying to find something. Sage and her not able to see Bryce walk around the corner looking smug then ever, only to let out an oof as she suddenly rammed into harshly. 

"Watch it!" Bryce snapped, as he harshly shoved the girl from him. Making her let out a cry as she fell backwards. Sage gaped in the closet as he watched at what he done. 

"OW!" She yelled landing on her back, she winced getting up only to pause as she realized who she rammed into. Bryce stared at the girl recognizing her, and felt his eye twitch in annoyance. 

"What the fuck Megan" he growled out, crossing his arms as he stared at her in disgust. 

"B-Bryce!" She immediately got and began to apologize frantically. "I'm so so so sor-" she tried saying only to get cut off immediately by him. 

"Why the fuck are you here" he snapped getting peeved by her. "And 'why' are you upstairs, snooping around in my house!" He said as he looked at her accusingly. She backed up immediately when he snapped at her. "Y-you said everyone was invited!" She said frantically, as she saw his eyes turn into slits slowly. "A-and..." she looked down for a moment, before back at him. 

"I was looking for you..." she whispered softly. 

Bryce just looked at her plainly, his face scrunching up in disgust once more as he took a step back from her. "Well you should of known.." he clicked his tongue for a moment. "Everyone didn't include you" he snapped again, as he felt his hackles slowly begin to rise.

Megan just stared at him for a second before sighing, as she crossed her arms and stared at him with a blunt look. 

"Alright Bryce...alright" she huffed out, before speaking again. "Why are you still angry?" She asked, tilting her head slightly. "Is it because I went with carter instead that night?" She recalled, as Bryce felt his hackles rise more in anger as she mentioned that night. 

Megan felt her eye twitch, realizing she was right. "Oh come on Bryce" she huffed out slightly "that was in eighth grade" she sighed as Bryce gave her a death stare. "That was three years ago" she looked at him as if he was serious. "You have Melissa now...so why dose it even matter now?" she asked accusingly as Bryce stayed quiet. 

"I just don't get why ur so insecure-" she tried saying only to get immediately cut off by him. 

"Me? Insecure? HA!" He scoffed while rolling his eyes,he laughed a bit. Megan just looked at him oddly as he did that. "Have you've been smelling dog shit?" He asked her mockingly, while putting a look on his face. "Well Bryce" she snapped his name out annoyed, as she tried not to lose her temper. "I've been nothing but nice to you. And all you've been was nothing but a total asshole!" Her anger slowly rising. Bryce just rolled his eyes once more, no longer bothered by her. 

Sage shuffled in the closet slightly, feeling uncomfortable at what he was listening to.

"Can...can we just talk?" She asked after taking a deep breath for a second, to try and calm herself. "I miss being friends.." she looked at him sadly, reminiscing about the times they've had when he arrived. 

Bryce just stared at her before laughing loudly, making her snap her head towards him in shock. 

He suddenly stopped before looking at her coldly. 

"We can talk...it's about my problem with you"

Megan just opened her mouth in shock at him. 

"Wha...bu-" she tried to cut in but was immediately shut down by him.

"My problem with you, is that your ugly rear end is in my house!" His voice getting louder, as sage just gaped in the closet his eyes getting wider at how he was treating the poor girl. 

"This is my party..my night” his eyes looking at her coldly, while having his face scrunched up. "And there is no way I'm letting a fat pig like you ruin it" he snarked out.

Megan felt her eyes begin to well up slowly at how he was treating her.

"If you ever thought me and you were ever going to become friends again. Then your a-" he was cut off by a tearful Megan who let out a slight sniffle. 

"B-Bryce..." she whispered, deeply hurt by his words.

Bryce suddenly felt himself snap at her. "OH MY DOG MEGAN!" He yelled making her trip on herself, as she tried to walk backwards from him. "SHUT UP! YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN TO EVER SHUT UR FAT LITTLE MUZZLE!" 

Megan felt tears going down her cheeks as she tried not to cry, while flinching when he yelled at her.

"I WANT UR FAT UGLY MUZZLE OUT OF MY FACE AND OUT OF MY HOUSE!" He yelled one last time, his tail swishing behind him in anger. Megan sobbed finally getting up quickly and began running down the hall, wanting to desperately leave now.

Sage just watched in horror finally witnessing the true version of Bryce. He was about to jump out and confront him only to stop when he saw his girlfriend appear out of the corner looking cleaner this time. 

"Wow...that was cringey" Amelia said as she didn't at all look bothered at what he had done. Bryce just scoffed raising his paw to push some lose fur ontop his head back a bit. 

"Tell me about it" he sighed, before looking at her. "I'll pay you the 100 I owe you next week" he said simply, while Amelia just nodded. 

"Fine fine...but" she turned to him, swaying her hips seductively. "You know...there's other ways to 'pay' me~" she teased, leaning up against him but he just looked at her boredly. 

"Yea....no" he shrugged her off, making her scoff. 

"You'll be begging for me here soon. Just watch" she called out arrogantly, watching as he began to leave. 

"Sure Amelia, in your dreams" he called back, leaving her in the hallway alone. 

She let out a Hmph, making sure to look down at her skirt before pausing as she heard a closet door open. She snapped her head towards the sound, her eyes widening as she saw sage just stare at her coldly.

"B-babe!" She yelled out in shock, not even knowing he was there. 

"Amelia.." he coldly replied back, nothing but disgust and disappointment in his eyes. 

She gulped a bit. "H..how much did you hear..?" Her eyes in a panic as she tried not to lose her cool. 

"Oh..I heard everything" he said through this teeth, making her tail go down slowly. Knowing what he meant by that. 

"I.." was all she could say in that moment. 

"How could you just let him treat her like that?" He asked her harshly, making her look at him wide eyed. "He tore that girl to shreds, and all you did was stand by and suddenly began to feel him up?" He asked in disgust, as he watched his girlfriend push herself up against him. Nothing but betrayal was all he could feel in that moment, thinking the girl he fell for was nothing like that. 

Amelia scoffed suddenly. "Oh please, I wouldn't of did that if you payed more attention to me" she huffed out, Making sage look at her in disbelief. 

"Are you serious?"

"Yes I'm serious sage" she suddenly pointed a finger into his chest. "None of this wouldn't of happened, if you only cared about me more!" she whined out. "All you care about is that 'Savannah'!" She snapped at him, making him recoil back in shock. "What!?" He yelled confused at what she meant. "But I-!" Only to get cut off by her quickly. "Oh please sage, I seen the way you look at her" she growled out, as she was reminded at how his attention was focused on her over the past month.

Sage felt his eye twitch annoyed. "And you don't think I seen the way you look at other guys!" He yelled, making her head snap towards him looking offended.

"EXCUSE ME!?" She yelled at him angrily, She began to growl lowly. "I have never!-"

"You know what I mean Amelia!"Sage narrowed his eyes at her. The two of them just stared at one another glaring heavily, before sage started talking. "You know I've heard things about you. And I didn't believe them" he sighed out shakily, trying to control his temper. "But now seeing this.."

Amelia just rolled her eyes at him. "Oh please.."

Sage felt his eye twitch again before taking a deep breath in and out. "You know Amelia...you've changed" 

Her eyes narrowed up at him as he said that.

"You've changed...this is not who I wanted as my girlfriend" he looked away at her, trying to remember what she use to be. "...what happened to the girl I knew..?" He whispered. 

Amelia just stared at him before saying. "She's right here" she bluntly said towards him. 

"Really?" He felt his brows furrowed in confusion. "Cuz I don't see her" he sighed looking away from her for a moment before back at her. "We're done.." 

Amelia just looked at him. "Seriously?" She asked, looking as if he were stupid. "Your seriously going to leave me? One of the popular girls?" She scoffed "fine sage leave" walking closer to him. "I don't care, your easily replaceable"

Sage just blinked at her while stepping back in shock, having a expression on his face. "Excuse me?" He asked in disbelief.

"You heard me" Amelia looked at her claw simply. "Because I know how many guys are dying to be with me right now" she mocked him. Making sage click his tongue. "Wow Amelia wow.." he muttered. 

"Chances are I'll replace you in no time, with this skimpy costume I'm wearing" she giggled out.

Sage just growled. "Goodbye Amelia" he stomped his way around her.

Amelia just let out a Hmph watching him leave. While thinking to herself 'watch him come begging me back tomorrow'

•

Sage stormed his way through the crowd, stopping when some of his buddies began to call out to him. 

"Sage come join us!" One of them yelled excitedly, watching as one of there friends began chugging down a bottle.

"Yea!" A brown German shepherd yelled as he hyped him up loudly. 

Sage just looked at his friends sadly. "Sorry guys...I gotta go" he muttered leaving them confused, they watched him disappear into the crowd. 

"Gee...wonder what's up with him?" A brown Dane said, as the group just looked confused at why he said no.

•

Sage huffed finally managing to find his way outside, but froze as he heard sniffles coming to his left. He turned his head and slowly began to creep towards the person crying behind a pillar. His eyes widen when he realized who it was. 

"Sav?" 

Savannah immediately snapped her head up, her eyes looking bloodshot as massacre ran down her face. 

"S-sage..?" Her voice croaked out in confusion. Her throat feeling dry from how hard she cried. 

"W-..what happened..?" He immediately sat down by her, now noticing her broken heel and one of her cheeks looking slightly puffer then the other one. She let out a sniffle again looking away from him, feeling humiliation as she was caught looking like this.

Sage just stared at her, nothing but concern in his eyes. "Sav..?" He gently grabbed her paw and squeezed it softly. She looked at him again quietly. 

The two of them just stared at one another before Savannah broke down again, immediately burrowing her face into him. Sage looked heavily surprised by this, before his face shifted into a comforting look. He hesitated for a moment before pulling her into a hug slowly. 

Savannah let out a few hiccups crying into his chest. While sage began to slowly rub the back of her head, trying his best to comfort her. A few minutes later Savannah slowly calmed down and just stayed still in his hold. Sage just sat there awkwardly for a moment, before slowly asking her. 

"You have a phone right..?" He asked hesitantly, while Savannah didn't respond for a few seconds, then she slowly shook her head no. 

"Ah right right..." he muttered to himself, remembering she said her parents didn't allow her one. Before asking her another question. "You know where ur friends are?" He asked again, reminded that she had two of her friends with her. but again she shook her head no once more.

•

A string of saliva could be seen, as Gabriel pulled away from Natalie. The two of them Heavily breathing, from the make out session they had. 

"You know...I've never noticed how handsome you were" she teased, as she snuggled herself up against his chest. Making Gabriel chuckle to himself.

•

Leon could be seen blushing madly as him and another stranger could be seen talking. 

"You know...your really handsome" they teased him, making him laugh nervously.

"R-really?" He asked, not use to being flirted with at all.

•

Sage furrowed his brow wondering what to do, as Savannah shivered slightly from the autumn night air. 

He looked down as he felt her shiver. "Cold..?" He asked quietly, making her nod and quietly go closer to him for warmth. Sage suddenly let go of her making her look up at him confused, he began to unzip his snow jacket and put it around her shoulders. Protecting her a bit more from the cold air. 

"Better?"

Savannah felt herself blush under her fur at what he did. Putting her head down quickly in embarrassment.

"M-mhm.."

"Good" he nodded, pleased that she was warm. Before looking at her quietly. "D..do you wanna explain what happened..?"

Savannah looked up at him before looking away, biting her lower lip. She let out a shaky sigh and nodded towards him. "B-but can we go somewhere warmer..?" She finally spoke quietly, making sage nod. As the cold was slowly getting to him. 

"Yea...want me to hold ur heels?" He asked noticing at how small they looked for her feet and how one is broken. She nodded silently, taking them off before jumping at how cold the ground was.

"Cold!" She yelped a bit, making sage laugh a bit. She let out another yelp when he suddenly picked her up.

"I'll carry you until we get inside. Ok?" He asked her, all she could let out was a quick nod. 

He carried her for a few moments, before going inside and placing her down by the doorway. Savannah immediately using his jacket to cover her head, not wanting to be seen like This. But sage pulled her closer making sure the jacket stayed on her. 

"I'll shield you from the others...I know my way around here" he whispered, noticing her trying to hide herself. "I know a place upstairs so we can talk privately.."

She nodded, as her and sage began walking towards the crowd. Sage keeping her hidden under his jacket the whole time as they made there way towards the stairs.

•

Bryce could be seen walking in the crowd, looking smug as found Richard and Alex talking..or more like Richard scolding him. 

"Heyyy" he raised his arms up, making Richard flinch feeling his arm wrap around his shoulders along with Alex. "Great work you two" he smirked at them, while Richard looked away. 

"I knew you guys could do it" he suddenly snickered. "Phase one completed of my anniversary present..." he said to himself before laughing. "Oh I bet poor little savvy is just crying in a corner somewhere" he let go of them, laughing to himself. "Like the little blubbering baby she is...oh how easy it is to make her cry.." a strange look started to appear in his eyes.

Richard suddenly looked at Alex then at Bryce again. 

"Bryce...we didn't send her up there.." 

Making bryce suddenly come back and look at him. "Pardon?"

Richard and Alex just shared a look before looking at him. 

Bryce looked confused. "What do you mean you didn't send her up there?" He looked at Alex then at Richard. "That was phase one of the plan"

Richard glared at him. "Well maybe I don't want any part of this" he snapped harshly, making Bryce recoil back in shock before glaring at him. 

"Oh...is that so?" He hissed at him lowly, while Alex looked between them in a panic.

•

Sage quietly held Savannah as they made there way down the hallway. Looking around for a moment trying to find a certain room.

"Ah hah.." he muttered quietly, letting her go so he can open the door. "Nobody ever uses this room" he said, making Savannah tilt her head confused. He quietly open the closet door making sure to bow a bit.

"Ladies first" he smiled at her, she hesitated for a moment seeing how dark it was before slowly going in Sage following her in as well. Making sure to shut the door behind him as well.

Savannah blinked as she couldn't see anything.

"Uh..hang on" he muttered trying to find something. "There should be a.." he started muttering a bit more before feeling his head knock into something light, he quickly grabbed onto it and pulled down. Lighting up the room.

"There we go" he smiled. Savannah blink a few times from the sudden light entering her eyes before looking down again, letting out a few sniffles. Sage quickly looked at her. "So...what happened? Why were u outside like that?" He questioned softly. Making tears well up in her eyes again. 

"T..Tom..." she could barely get out any words out, from how clogged her throat felt. "He cheated on me" she cried out, making sage stare at her in shock. "With who!?" He looked at her, remembering when he ran into him earlier and how his fur and clothing looked in a disarray. 

"...you wouldn't believe me.." she whispered, trying to calm herself down. Sage quietly put his paw on her shoulder making her look up at him. "Savannah...I promise I will" he said gently. Making her hesitant for a moment before shakily letting out her words. "H-he...it was Amelia" she whispered out. Making sage pause for a moment before sighing.

"I believe you.." he muttered, making her look up at him in shock. "Really..?" She whispered out, making him nod. "Mhm...and I seen Brycen's true colours as well" he said, before looking at Savannah nothing but guilt and regret in his eyes. 

"Sav...I'm so sorry.."

Savannah felt herself shake, trying to desperately not and break down. "D-did you actually believe I would use you like that..?" She asked, making sage flinch a bit reminded at horrible he treated her. 

"Sage.." she whispered out, feeling dread in her stomach. "I would never...everything Bryce said about me was a lie and I wanted to talk to you but when you ignored me I-"

Sage looked at her with wide eyes, watching as she started talking faster and faster. 

"Savannah..."

"Whenyoutriedtalkingtomeiwassoangrythati-" she tried speaking, only to start sobbing again. 

"Savannah..please don't cry" sage whispered quietly, about to pull her into a hug only for her to immediately shove herself into his arms once more. 

"Oh sav..." he whispered softly, when she began to blubber her words out again. Saying she was sorry non stop into his chest. 

"Don't cry..." he pulled her closer "I should of never believed his lies..I'm sorry.." he began to rub her back softly, careful to not his her fake wings as she began to let out hiccups. "It's okay...shhh" he slowly began to rock her lightly, trying to calm her down.

'I feel so stupid...' he felt his muzzle pull into a snarl. 'Amelia and Bryce are nothing but liars..' was all he could think in that moment, as he wanted to desperately believe his friend and his girl- ex girlfriend. That they were good people and nothing of those rumours he's been hearing about.

After a few moments she pulled away, her eyes stinging from how much she cried. "Sorry.." she whispered again, making sage shake his head. "It's fine sav"

Savannah looked down for a moment before looking up at him again her voice feeling nothing but hoarse now. 

"How did you figure out..what kind of people they were..?" 

Sage sighed again when he heard that. "I saw Bryce shred this girl to pieces with his words...and Amelia was there but didn't do anything about it" he shrugged before pausing, readying himself about what he was about to say next. "After he did that....she began to feel him up" he muttered out, making Savannah eyes go wide in shock. "Sage..." she quietly said in shock, in disbelief at what she just heard. 

"I kept making excuses up for them but..." he looked down. "I've been nothing but living a lie" he quietly said the last bit. "There nothing but what they use to be.."

Savannah paused at that, remembering at how her and Bryce would ride there bikes or walk through the forest together either to play or have picnics.

"Yea.." she whispered out, now realizing the Bryce she knew was gone now...

Sage quietly stood there for a moment, before coughing now wanting to brighten the mood. 

"Well uh...guess we made horrible choices in the love department..eh?" He winced out, trying to cheer her up now. Savannah looked up at him not saying anything, before letting out a slight huff of amusement. 

"Mhm..." her voice now to weak for her to use, from how many times she cried this night.

Sage smiled at her, happy that he got a small reaction out of her. Savannah quietly looked at him before hugging him, he looked surprised by this again. Before smiling pulling her closer in the hug they were sharing.

"I'm sorry again...I should of known better.." he muttered as Savannah shook her head at that. To tired to even talk again.

"I've been loyal to Amelia this whole time...to bad I was spending my loyalty with her....and not you" he smiled down at her, as Savannah snapped her head up at him in complete shock.

•

"I'm fucking sick of hurting people! I'm done!"Richard yelled at him, while Bryce just laughed. "You know what Richard..you are done" he smiled at him 'cheerfully'. "Your officially out of the group and football team!" He snapped making right people around them gasp in shock. 

"Don't even think about going near us again"

Richard growled lowly at him, while Bryce shrugged him off. 

"So then. I want all my fucking gifts back then-" Bryce suddenly paused "or wait..nevermind you probably stunk them up!" He mocked him loudly, making people whisper around him. Richard suddenly snapped at him, pissed off. "You're nothing but a two timing little cunt Bryce!!" 

The people around them gasped in horror, watching as Bryce eyes turn into slits his hackles rising once more. "You mother..." he took a deep breath in, trying to stay in his composure. "Know what me and Alex can finish phase two.." he looked at Alex who looked deeply conflicted. "Come on Alex.." 

Alex looked at Richard then Bryce quickly, before hesitatingly nodding. "C-..coming" he muttered, going towards him. Richard just watched in horror "Alex no-!" He tried to grab him, but Bryce glared at him. 

"Good bye Richard" he smiled at him, before deciding to mock him one last time. "Oh and..I've been sleeping with ur girlfriend for the past few weeks" he shrugged, as Richard eyes widen at what he just heard. "You know for math homework" Bryce smiled cheekily at him. Before looking around his eyes finally landing on her and Gabriel who were making out again. "Or should I say...'ex-girlfriend' hey rich?" he taunted Richard, who tightly gripped his paws into fist together while clenching his teeth tightly. He let out a Hmph walking away with Alex hesitantly following him. Leaving Richard standing by himself, the crowd whispering around him. 

•

Savannah quietly had her head on sages chest, the two of them finding a place to sit. Sage hummed softly gently rubbing her head in a soothing way. 

Savannah quietly pulled her head up to look up at him, making him pause as he was leaned into a wall. He tilted his head at her not saying anything, while Savannah just quietly stared at him. Blinking at his goggles that he had on. 

Sage looked at her confused, before a slight understanding came onto his face. He took his goggles off and blinked his eyes getting use to the lighting now. He stared at her smiling, she hesitantly sent a small smile back at him. Before shifting a bit uncomfortably. 

Sage quietly grabbed her making sure to get her comfortable ontop of her, a small squeak leaving her lips as she felt herself be pulled up more onto him. 

Now sitting ontop of him, Savannah blushed heavily under her fur. Making sure to look away, before sage quietly grabbed her chin and pulled her down. Making her lay down on him, the gears in her head turning to quickly for her liking, as she tried to desperately calm her beating heart. The two of them just staring at one another now.

Sage suddenly booped his nose with hers, making her freeze up. 

•

"Hurry up Alex" Bryce harshly snapped, eager to grab the stuff. Alex quickly walked into the room hurriedly. "Coming!" 

Bryce scoffed before stopping, his eyes slowly widening as he saw two familiar shadows look as if they were kissing...

'No...' 

He quickly ran forward and pulled the sheet down, making Savannah and sage jump in shock at seeing him. 

Bryce slowly took a few deep breaths in and out heavily, as Savannah immediately got off of sage quickly. 

"YOU STUPID LITTLE TRAMP!!" Bryce yelled running towards them, he raised his paw. His claws fully shown out.

Savannah eyes widen in horror as she watched them come down. 

Nothing but loud whimpering and yelping could be heard from her at that moment.

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"Come on Alex" Bryce snapped, as he shoved his way through the crowd. Alex trying his best to keep up, but was stumbling a bit as he desperately tried not to bump into anyone. 

"C-coming!" 

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Tom desperately pushed his way through the crowd, gaining looks along the way. But In that moment all he wanted to do was find his girlfriend and explain what was truly going on. 

He looked around quickly, before his eyes landed on a slightly peeved Bryce and a panicked Alex.

"Bryce!" He tried yelling over the crowd, but to no avail.

He tried again. "BRYCE!" But Bryce was quickly going up the stairs, Alex stumbling after him. He tched to himself not caring anymore, shoving people to the side quickly. Making the people around him get angry and snap at him.

"WATCH IT!" A poodle guy who was dressed as a chef yelled angrily. As he was trying to flirt with some girl but was failing miserably, Tom paid no mind to him. Making the poodle scoff loudly, only to groan as the girl he was trying to flirt with disappeared. 

"Damn it!" He whined to himself.

•

Tom quickly managed to find his way towards the stairs, and began running up them. Trying to find Bryce and to confront him about what he did, he stopped in somewhere in the hallway trying to think where he went. He suddenly heard screaming. 

"Is that..?" Tom quickly asked himself, realizing it was Bryce who was screaming. He looked down the hallway seeing a door wide open, he started going towards the open door. Only to stop again as he heard loud whimpering and a loud cry with a huge thump. He could only feel horror go down his spine realizing who cry that was.

'Savannah!' 

he frantically ran towards the open door. And gasped seeing Bryce standing there, looking heavily peeved. Alex and sage just looked in horror as Savannah was curled up on the ground whimpering nonstop, as she held one of her eyes in pain. 

•

"Savannah!" Sage immediately ran towards her, and picked her up. He gasped seeing blood on her face, as Savannah tried to desperately stop the bleeding.

Bryce just stood there heavily breathing. His claws looking bloody now, as her- the blood slowly dripped onto the floor. 

Sage immediately glared at him angrily, making sure to keep her close to him. "How dare you!" He screamed at him as he was piss now. Bryce just snarled at him, as Savannah slowly moved her paw. Three large gashes could be shown on right side of her face, bleeding badly at how deep he sunk his claws into her face. She slowly turn towards him in shock and fear. not able to see out of her one eye. 

"B-Brycen..." was all she could muster out in horror. Tom gasped seeing her face, he quickly got out of his shock and quickly went towards her. Savannah just shook there, feeling confused and in pain. Tom was about to grab her until Sage immediately snapped at him. "Don't!" He yelled, making Tom recoil back in shock. 

"Wha-!?" He jumped when sage was suddenly kicked away from her. He looked to the side seeing Bryce snarl towards sage, before looking at Tom. 

"Stay out of this!" Bryce yelled, as Alex stayed in the back, panicking while trying to figure on what to do quickly. Tom eyes widen in shock as bryce grabbed Savannah by one of the ears and dragged her harshly. Savannah cried out in pain feeling herself be dragged harshly. 

"You Can't just stop being a slut can you-!?" Bryce tried yelling at her, only for tom to immediately attack him.

"Don't you touch her!!" Tom yelled loudly, immediately making bryce let go of her ear. He shoved bryce onto the ground harshly. As Sage quickly grabbed a hold onto a sobbing Savannah who was now holding her ear in pain. Tom just stood there growling lowly, making sure to stand in front of her and sage protectively.  

"THE FUCK!" Bryce yelled, after wincing from hitting his head harshly. He snarled at Tom, who snarled back. "What the hell tom!" He screamed. 

"We had a deal-" he tried saying.

"The deals off!!" Tom screamed, as he didn't care if he got hurt by him. "After the shit you've pulled!" He glanced behind him worriedly, seeing Savannah whimper nonstop in pain. With Sage trying his best to sooth her in that moment. 

Bryce just rolled his eyes getting up. "Oh please, you were so desperate to keep it a secret to" he scoffed. As he slowly composed himself once more. 

Sage just glared at the two of them. 

"Oh let me guess the secret that you cheated on her?" Sage finally said sarcastically in that moment. Tom turn around quickly. "What!?" He yelled in shock. 

"Don't play dumb tom" sage snapped, pulling Savannah closer to him. "Sav said she saw you getting your mouth devoured with "my girlfriend"!" He said, his voice getting louder by each word. Tom eyes slowly widen in horror, as he knew what he implied in that moment. "N-now hold on" he turned towards him and his girlfriend in that moment. "Let me explain-" he tried saying only for sage to scoff at him. "Save it tom, bet you probably enjoyed herself against you" he mocked, as Tom just looked horrified and disgusted at what he was saying. 

Bryce rolled his eyes annoyed. Before suddenly landed on Savannah, who was shakily trying to get up from sages hold. His eyes turning into slits, as he felt rage at what she was doing to his team. 

"You fat little wiener bitch!" He yelled, cutting Tom off who was desperately trying to explain himself. Savannah snapped her head towards him in fear, watching as he had his claws out again. "THIS IS YOUR FAULT!!" He yelled, as he tried to attack her once more. But Tom immediately got in front of him again. "I said not to touch her!" Tom snapped, quickly making him back off. Sage immediately covered her from Bryce's view, making sure he wouldn't go near her. 

Alex just stood there frozen, as he watched Bryce put his claws on her. He glanced between the three males that began to argue now, feeling something boil up inside him slowly. 

"I'm going to rip every strand of fur from your lumping body!!!" Bryce yelled again, trying to get near her. 

Only for Tom to keep blocking him. 

"DONT!" Tom snapped, having to shove him away again. Bryce snarled at him. "Stay of out this!!" He screeched at him, his anger now boiling and ready to explode. 

"I will not let you harm her!" 

Sage quickly stood up, making sure to help Savannah as well. Who was now breathing heavily. Tom looked behind him seeing her shake while breathing heavily. Bryce could be seen seething in his place behind him. As he wanted to do nothing but immediately shove his claws into her skin at that moment. 

"Sav.." he murmured about to take her in his arms. Only for sage to snap at him. "I said don't!" He yelled making Tom move back quickly, his arms raised in defence. "I don't want your filthy paws on her Tom!" Sage yelled. 

"But-" Tom tried, as all he wanted to do was comfort his girlfriend and hopefully explain everything to her. 

"I said!-" only for a loud yell to cut all of them off.

"EVERYONE SHUT THE FUCK UP!!" Alex snapped finally, making the three of them snap there heads towards him in shock. Savannah winced from the headache she felt going on from all the yelling, get worse as Alex screamed. 

After a few moments Alex sighed. "Thank you" he huffed. Seeing Bryce tail twitching in his place annoyed. 

"Now Bryce go over there, before Savannah presses charges" he bluntly said towards him. Bryce gaped for a moment at how he was acting, he looked at Savannah for a moment before scoffing. Making sure to stomp his way to the other side of the room. 

"Tom away from Savannah before sage bites your head off" 

Tom flinched looking at sage, Who was giving him a death glare. He hesitated for a moment jumping when he heard Alex's voice. "Now Tom" Alex growled a bit, getting impatient. Tom sighed heading towards where Bryce went, while making sure to keep his distance from him. 

Alex finally looked towards Savannah and sage. 

"And you two stay right there"

Sage simply nodded, looking down at Savannah who had her head down. The gashes she had on her face, slowly dripped onto the floor. Bryce seeing this was about to snap at her about his floor. Only for Alex to send him a warning look, he muttered angrily to himself. 

"Great..." Alex sighed relived. seeing the four finally away from eachother. Minus sage who was trying his best to help Savannah stop the bleeding. 

"Now...guess we all have something to explain here" he made a motion with his paws towards them.  

"Yes" Tom immediately came forward "i like to explain myself properly... to sort this out once and for all" he sighed, glancing at Savannah who glanced at him with her one eye. Her breathing slowly becoming normal yet still shaken. 

"K Tom. Go ahead" Alex shrugged, making sure to keep a close eye on Bryce making sure he didn't pull anything. 

Tom nodded, coughing to himself for a moment. "Right..well I have a few confessions to make" feeling guilt swirl inside him. "It's true I kissed Amelia..but not willingly" 

Savannah looked at him in shock when he said that. The gears slowly beginning to turn in her head, trying to understand what he meant by that. 

"Sage no offence" Tom turned towards him "but your girlfriend breath stinks like barf, her fur felt all scratchy and itcy with all the hairspray and her perfume almost gave me an asthma attack" he shivered remembering at how she forced herself on him. Sage just rolled his eyes not at all bothered at what he said. "Ex girlfriend actually..." he muttered to himself, making Savannah look up at him for a moment then at Tom.

"Anyway" Tom coughed, as he force himself to forget the feeling he felt as Amelia tried to have his way with him in that room. "But yea...let me start in the beginning.."

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"Back then in tenth grade...I was desperate to do anything to become one of the popular kids" 

Tom could be seen sitting alone by himself, he turned and sighed sadly watching as Bryce and his group laughed together at the football table. 

'What I'll do to be accepted by one of them..' he thought quietly to himself. As he was sick of being a some random background guy. He grumbled hearing the bell go off Indicating that lunch was over.

He grabbed his tray, and began to throw away his leftovers. Before leaving the cafeteria.

"And by anything...I meant anything.." Tom said, looking down at the ground in shame as he said that. 

Tom walked towards his locker, just wanting to grab some books only to pause as he heard yelling around the corner. "What the.." he muttered going to see what was going on. 

He blinked seeing Megan and Bryce in a screaming match. 

"It's not my fault brycen!" Megan yelled a him.

"Yea sureee Megan!" Bryce scoffed. "And it's bryce 'Bryce' now!" He yelled, getting fed up with her mispronouncing his name again.

"Oh whatever Brycen!" She yelled "know what. I'm done with you!!" She screamed at him, before storming off. Bryce just scoffed getting his phone out to text someone, he paused feeling eyes on him. He looked to the side seeing a mix eye coloured Dane looking at him. 

"...what?" Annoyed that he just kept staring at him. Tom coughed out awkwardly realizing he was caught. "Sorry sorry...just er..you alright?" He winced out. Tom immediately felt like hitting himself for asking that, Bryce just stared at him what felt like forever. His eyes calculating Tom for a moment, looking at his shoulders to his shoes. 

"..." Bryce stayed quiet still staring at him, as Tom just shuffled awkwardly in place. 

'Is he just going to-' he jumped when he heard Bryce speaking again. 

"You look like you could join the team" he simply said, as he knew he needed to replace melcom. The guy was just downright awful when it came to football making the team almost lost the past few games. 

Tom felt something spark inside him when he said that. "R-really?" He asked hopeful, his tail slowly beginning to wag slightly.

"Mhm" Bryce replied back simply. Before pausing an idea slowly forming to his head. A smile appeared on his face making Tom pause seeing it. As he suddenly felt like something horrible was about to happen. 

"Say..." Bryce said again, making Tom look at him. "Wanna join football team?" He asked him. 

Tom gaped at what he said. "Y-you mean it?" As he realized he wouldn't be some background guy anymore.

Bryce nodded putting his phone away. "Of course..but.." he pulled his wallet out " is your girlfriend here today?" He asked. As he remembered seeing Tom a few times with another girl. 

Tom suddenly felt confused at what he meant by that. 'Is he referring to heather my partner for the project-?" 

"No why?" Tom said not at all realizing what he did. He clamped his mouth shut now coming to a realization he lied that heather was his girlfriend.

"Good.." he smiled devilishly opening his wallet "cuz I want you to do something for me.." he pulled cash out from it.

"I thought you said had one!" Bryce suddenly yelled out, as Tom lied to him about that random girl being his girlfriend. 

"Well I lied" Tom snapped at him, as he explained 

"I'd never had a girlfriend before Savannah came" he muttered out pitifully. Bryce just scoffed realizing he was lied to. "Well that's just great-" he tried saying only to get shut up quickly by him. 

"I know!" Tom snapped "I shouldn't have lied about her being my girlfriend but I couldn't help it" he winced, seeing Savannah with and unreadable expression on her face. "I was so desperate back then..." he looked down once more. "Even...even when you payed me to do that horrible stuff to Megan..."

Sage and Savannah looked at Tom. Trying to figure out what he meant by that. "What do you mean he payed you...?" Sage asked quietly. Just wishing he didn't think of what he did. All Tom could do was let out a wince feeling nothing but shame burn through him. 

"He..he" tom tried his best to muster out But couldn't. He sighed as he needed to get this off his chest. "He...payed me to try and get back at Megan by..." he bit his lip as his voice trailing off at the last bit. Savannah and sage looked at Tom in shock at what he was implying. 

"Tom..." Savannah finally managed to mustered out in horror. Tom looked at her giving her an apologetic look. "Sav...I'm so sorry" he whispered out. "He payed me to try and sleep with Megan around that time" he finally got the courage to say it. As Bryce just simply crossed his arms and looked away. 

"He wanted to use me to hurt her...and that exactly what I did" 

Savannah just had a face of betrayal on her face. Before asking him horsely. "D-...did he pay you to hurt me as well..?" She asked, making Tom look at her in a panic. "What- no, no!" He raised his voice quickly Savannah watched his expression her heart breaking more as she felt to tired to even cry anymore. She just shoved her face into sages chest quickly, trying to ignore the pain as she did. Sage just gave Tom a disapproving glance while shaking his head. He slowly rubbed her back. 

"Savannah please..." Tom said trying to explain himself. "It was never my intention to hurt you..." he whispered out. Bryce just scoffed making Tom glare at him. "Oh please..." he mumbled out. 

"I'm telling the truth" he snapped again "you didn't give me a choice when you threatened upload that video" 

Savannah paused at hearing that, slowly turning her gaze towards them once more. "What video..?" She asked. The five of them not knowing few more people were listening in by the door.

Tom sighed once more. "T-the video about me and er Megan.."

Tom quietly set a camera in his room, waiting for Megan to arrive as they have been going out for the past few months now since the incident. 

He heard knocking against the door, immediately knowing it was Megan he quickly hit the record button and went to go answer the door. 

"But when that day happened I sent it to Bryce like he asked..." 

Savannah just looked shock and in disbelief at bryce. The bleeding slowly beginning to stop slowly. 

"After a few weeks Bryce started spreading rumours about her and I dumped her. And he officially let me join the team...I was so ashamed of what I did" 

Bryce felt his phone vibrate beside him. As he was laying down after he was working out for some time, He raised his brow wondering who it was. But then realized it was Tom he quickly looked at the video he sent. Before smirking when he can finally take his revenge now.

"I felt so much regret of what I did, but didn't say anything. As I didn't want to be kicked off either so I kept quiet for the rest of the year thinking he deleted the video" Tom quietly explained "but I was wrong" he bluntly told them while glancing at bryce "apparently he kept the video. When he told me he deleted it"

He took a deep breath before sighing "I didn't realize he would bring the video up a year later when Savannah joined...I fell so deeply when she arrived...she was smart beautiful...and sweet" he sent Savannah a sad smiled, watching her expression change slowly. 

"I immediately wanted to get to know you...but was nervous you think I was some creep tryna do something weird" he tried joking a bit, watching her expression slowly change into a small smile. "So as I decided to finally go for it...and it was kinda fun seeing her get all flustered" Tom said.

The small smile savannah had suddenly vanished into a small pout. Tom wanted to laugh at the pout she had but couldn't as he knew he needed to explain everything.  "But then as me and Savannah were getting closer...Brycen suddenly came up to me one day" he turn to glare back at Bryce, who had a death glare as he knew he hated being called that, "he wanted to use me to try and hurt Savannah and I refused of course" Tom shrugged out. 

"But then he called me one day..telling me to go and YouTube and to my horror..."

Tom smiled at the bracelet Savannah made for him. A square bead was in the middle that had a small heart. He sighed looking it around his wrist, as he found it in his locker earlier a note under it with Savannah signature of the note. 

He suddenly felt his phone vibrate, thinking it was Savannah he immediately picked up. 

"Hey~" Tom tried to joke gently only to stop as he heard Bryce's voice on the other end. 

"Go on YouTube and search "surprise Savannah" Tom felt his stomach drop hearing what he said. "W-what?" He tried asking Bryce at what he meant only to get cut off. "Do it" bryce pressed him. 

Tom just nodded slowly, going on his computer doing exactly at what he said. His eyes widen in complete horror as he pressed on the video, Tom could be seen pushing Megan down on the bed and began to roughly make out with her. His paws going under Megan's shirt, along with slowly pulling her shorts down. 

Tom just watched in horror as Bryce was smirking at the other end of the line. Hearing Megan's moans through the phone and grunts of pleasure he heard Tom stop the video immediately. 

"THE FUCK-" Tom tried yelling only to get cut off quickly. "I'll delete it if you do what I ask" he mocked him. 

"B-b-but you said you deleted it.." was all tom  Could muster out in that moment.

But all Bryce did was chuckle "of course I didn't" he laughed a bit louder, As Tom just sat there listening to his laughter. "Had a feeling that video would come to use" Bryce joked making Tom pit drop to his stomach as he said that. 

"But you said!" Tom got up quickly as he began to frantically beg him to delete the video. "Bryce I'm begging you please delete it!" He yelled in a panic.  

"I will once you do what I say" Bryce looked at one of his claws simply. "Beside...wouldn't want Savannah to find out...would we" a wicked smirk appearing on his face, as he mentioned Savannah to him. 

"He threatened to show the video of me with her. Saying that I cheated and was only leading you on" he looked at Savannah, who looked at him In horror feeling nothing but disgust for Brycens actions. 

"Dude.." sage finally said, being quiet the whole time as he was trying to figure things out. He stared at Bryce in disgust. 

Bryce just stayed quiet, clenching his fist together as he didn't bother looking at them. 

"I knew if I made one wrong move he would show the video to the whole school and say I cheated on her-"

"I just didn't want you near her anymore!" Bryce suddenly blurted out, he smacked his paw against his mouth realizing what he blurted out just now. 

"What..?" 

Tom along with alex, sage and Savannah just stared at him confused. 

"...what do you mean you didn't want him near me anymore..?" Savannah asked hesitantly, her voice still hoarse. Bryce just stayed quiet in that moment refusing to speak. 

"Brycen what do you mean by that??" Sage asked, watching as bryce clenched his teeth together. Feeling frustrated as he tried to desperately forget his old self and how he felt behind. 

"You just had to mess everything up huh savannah..." he chuckled a bit, Savannah just tilted her head confused at what he meant. 

"....Mess what up?" 

Bryce immediately felt irked by her, sinking claws into his paw pads angrily. "Are you serious?" He looked at her in disbelief. "Are you fucking serious!" He yelled again, glaring at her Alex looked shock at how he was acting. Tom immediately began to move closer to Savannah if he needed to. 

"After so many fucking years you still don't realize!" Bryce screamed, angry at how naive she was. 

Savannah just looked heavily confused at what he was trying to say. "Bryce what-" She tried desperately asking only to get cut off again. "For these past few years you've been stuck in my head non stop!" He yelled pointing his finger at her angrily. "Non stop! And I hate you for it!”

Savannah just stared at him.

Tom and sage eyes widen. Now slowly beginning to understand what he meant by those words. 

"Bryce..." she looked at him, the gashes now more visible to him. "..what was it you wanted to tell me before you..." her voice trailed off, hoping she didn't think what he was trying to desperately tell her before his mother cut him off. 

Bryce just laughed to himself. "You've always ruin my life..stealing everything from me" he laughed a bit louder this time. Savannah just stared at him with her lone eye. "Bryce..." she tried to say shakily. 

"You've stole my sanity...everyday savvy.." his eyes widen as he began to slowly look crazy he used his paws to grip the fur on his head. 

"Why did you have to come back into my life!" He suddenly snapped at her. Sage just stared at him with wide eyes it dawned on him why he was so desperate to hurt her. 

"Bryce..." Savannah whispered deeply hurt. 

"Why....." 

That simply question made something inside bryce snap. "Why...?" He began laughing "after so many years of me chasing you..that's all you have to ask!" He screamed, making Savannah flinch. "Did you ever wonder why I bought you expensive gifts on ur birthday!?!?" 

A younger Bryce smiled to himself as he wrapped Savannah her present.

'This time for sure..' he put a small ribbon ontop, determined to make his feeling clear for her. 'It will work this time I know it' he got up holding the expensive toy he got for her 7th birthday. He giddily got up and ran downstairs to give her birthday present. 

"I've spent so many years trying to desperately prove myself to you Savannah!" He screamed again. 

Tom blinking in shock as he stared at him gaping. 

"Brycen-" Savannah tried saying desperately, hoping to calm him down. 

"I've spent so many years trying to leave my old feeling behind!" He glared at her, as his hackles rising. "But no! You decided to come out of nowhere and try and ruin my life!”

"I love you Savannah!" He screamed finally, Savannah lone eye widen in shock along with the people around her. "No matter how many girls I've dated or slept with...I can't seem to get them you out of my head!" He yelled, slowly getting closer to her. "I've always imagined it was you who under me!"

Tom felt himself choke at that.

"Every time I do something with another girl! It's always you I see! I always feel jealous when a guy is next to you!" Bryce choked out, feeling tears well up in his eyes. "I've tried everything to make you go away...to get out of my life!" He yelled falling onto his knees. Savannah just stared at him still in shock. 

"But you- you..." he huffed out. He stopped when he heard footsteps by the doorway. He glanced up and to his horror. Melissa could be seen standing there along with Richard just staring at him in shock. 

He immediately got up seeing them. Melissa just stared at him quietly before asking. 

"You've never loved me..?" 

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The group looked at Brycen shocked minus Melissa.

Bryce stayed frozen in his spot as he stared at Melissa who stared back. Her expression of deep betrayal and disbelief as she asked that.

She just stared quietly at him waiting for an answer. Bryce just continued to look at her in shock, before he began to try and sputter out an excuse. 

"M-Melissa!" Bryce yelled, not at all expecting to see his lover appear out of nowhere. "T-this isn't what this looks lik-" he tried saying, only to get cut off by Melissa snapping a bit.

"Save it Brycen...I heard everything" she muttered lowly, Feeling nothing but her heart break in that moment. A few Tears slowly trickled down her cheek, she looked at her boyfriend. 

"Did you really cheat on me as well?" She asked, while Bryce just flinched as she asked that before looking down at the ground. Clenching his paws into fist.

Seeing his silence Melissa let out a shaky sigh. 

The group that was in the room watched in silence, With Richard looking at Melissa in worryingly.  

"I've always had a gut feeling that you didn't love me.." Melissa said finally after a few moments. Bryce didn't even bother saying anything in that moment.  Memories went through her head of Brycen easily getting distracted or being distance with her most of the time, the only time he paid attention to her with only at school, giving gifts non stop...or in the bedroom. Melissa bit her lip remembering her boyfriend- no ex boyfriend now always on his phone or looking at other girls.

'Dog...why didn't I notice sooner..' Melissa sniffled softly, seeing Bryce 'talk' to another girl last week. But didn't let it bother her that much as she 'knew' better to trust her lover of three years. 

Melissa jumped when she felt a paw on her shoulder. Looking up she saw Richard glancing down at her sadly, she let out a shaky sigh before simply plopping her head against his chest. 

Richard just rubbed her arm soothingly, while feeling nothing but guilt and regret run through him of never telling her about what Brycen has done behind her back.

Savannah felt nothing but guilt gnawing In her stomach now, regretting of ever coming to this school. Wishing that she never try and become popular in the beginning...or try and reconnect with her what she thought was her best friend.

'Everything is my fault..' Savannah let out a quiet sniffle, Sage looked down at her worried. As he was the only one near her to hear that.  

Bryce looked up at his girlfriend. His eyes going wide at seeing her gain comfort from Richard.

Feeling his teeth clench together now feeling peeved again. 

"So ur just going to immediately snuggle up against some other guy?" Bryce asked Melissa harshly. Melissa just stood in Richards hold before glaring at him angrily. 

"So?" She snapped back, as she was done being used by him. 

"What do you mean so!?" Bryce snapped louder feeling his anger rising. 

"Ur my girlfriend!-" he tried to yell only for Melissa to yell back louder. 

"Not anymore brycen!" Melissa yelled "after the shit I've heard you pull! Me and you? We're finished!"

Bryce just looked at her in shock his mouth gaping wide open at the proclaimed sentence Melissa yelled at him. 

Tom along with Alex, Savannah and sage just stared with open eyes, at seeing Melissa just dump Bryce like that. The husky scoffed at seeing Brycen look shock, she turned around and began to walk out of the room before stopping glancing back at Richard.

"M-Melissa wait-" bryce tried to walk towards her. but was cut off by Richard standing in-front of him.

"Get out of my way you dumb mutt-" Bryce tried snapping once more. 

"Shut it" Richard said officially done with him now. He glanced at Alex who just stood there worriedly at what he was watching. "Alex come on...you don't need to be push around by him" 

Alex glanced at Bryce for a moment, before beginning to walk towards his other friend. 

Bryce just glared at him to stay back. "Don't even think about it Alex" 

Richard glared at him. "Back off Bryce, the shit ur trying to make him do to her" he pointed at Savannah who jumped, slightly forgetting where she was for a moment. 

"Is not ok"

Tom looked confused at what he meant, glancing at Bryce then back at him. "What shit?" He asked, making Bryce freeze in the spot.  Looking at Richard with a look to try and keep quiet. But Richard didn't look bothered giving Savannah an apologetic look. 

"Savannah...look er" Richard kinda looked awkward at what he was going to say before sighing. "The stuff in the closet you see...has permanent hair dye, super bonding glue...and hair removal cream" he winced out a bit. Watching as her lone eye went wide along with Tom and sage who just stared in horror at what he said. 

"Bryce was planning to use those on you tonight...he could of made you go blind with the hair removal cream" 

Savannah looked at him in horror, before slowly staring at Bryce who just stared at Richard in shock. 

"Y-you weren't even afraid of hurting me..?" She asked, wondering if his plan worked she would of been in more pain then she was now. 

Bryce snapped his head towards her forgetting she was even there. "S-sav I-"

"Your fucking sick Bryce" sage finally yelled at him. Tom also glared at him after looking in the closet seeing eggs in there, he quickly looked at his...girlfriend? 

"Sav if he goes near you again..call the cops" 

Savannah just simply nodded, to shock at what was happening trying her best to wrap her head around everything.

Richard sighed now looking behind him, seeing Melissa just stare at Bryce in disbelief. "Melissa it was supposed to be ur anniversary present" he bluntly said towards her. Melissa snapped her head towards Richard in shock at what she just heard.

"I'm sorry..?" She asked now in more shock. Melissa turned her head towards Bryce in disgust. 

"The fuck is wrong with you Bryce!?" She yelled making Bryce snap his head towards her in a panic. 

Bryce looked around him seeing people stare at him in disbelief or disgust minus Alex, who just looked away from him. 

"I-I..." Bryce gulped, stepping back. 

Melissa just shook her head at him in disgust and disappointment. Before leaving the room quietly.

Tom seeing this just glared at Bryce he quietly began to follow her out. Before stopping at the door glancing back at his probably now ex girlfriend. He sighed leaving through the door heartbroken at what happen to his relationship.

Richard quietly grabbed onto Alex who looked at him in surprise. Richard glanced at Bryce who just stared at him. "Bryce you may look handsome and all...but you have an ugly heart"

Richard patted Alex shoulders before leaving the room.

Savannah just continued to stand there in shock.

Sage seeing the others leave the room. Gently grabbed Savannah ahold of her shoulders and slowly began to led her out. 

Bryce felt his breath quicken seeing everyone leave the room. Feeling his breath hitch seeing Savannah being led out. 

"S-Savannah!" He accidentally yelled out, making her pause as she was at the doorway. Sage glared at him but Savannah slowly turned to look at him.

Bryce felt his face slowly turn into a panic smile, as he felt nothing but desperation in that moment. 

"M-me and you" he pointed at her and at himself. Savannah just stared at him.

"Me and you...w-we can become friends again" he continued to stare at her, a small craze look in his eyes appeared as he stepped forward slowly. 

"We c-can start over...just me and you again huh Savannah?" Taking another step forward. Sage snarled at seeing him walk towards her and him, he pulled Savannah closer to him protectively. 

If Bryce notice he paid no mind, as he was trying to desperately persuade Savannah into joining his side again.

"Who knows...we might even get together this time" he slowly got closer, making Savannah lone eye stare at him in a panic at he was getting closer. 

"J-just imagine S-Savannah we could become the most popular couple! We could forget any of this ever happened-!?" Bryce tried to grab her, but was immediately shoved back from her. He fell on his behind. 

He glanced up at her in shock, seeing Savannah had her arms shoved out. 

Savannah looked at him before looking at her arms in shock at what she just did. 

Bryce just felt his lips quivered, seeing Sage immediately stand in front of protectively even more. 

"Savannah...p-please don't leave me.." Bryce let out a small hiccup, seeing sage grab ahold of her once more while trying to get her out of the room without hurting her. 

"S-savvy!" Bryce felt tears well up in his eyes seeing Savannah led out of the doorway. 

"Don't leave me!" He tried to yell out towards her pathetically. He tried getting up to follow but couldn't find the strength now as he realized he lost everything. 

"Savannah don't leave me!" Bryce choked out in a last attempt to get her to come back to him.

"SAVANNAH!"

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Melissa walked down the steps having tears in her eyes. Along with an upset Tom following behind. 

Richard and Alex weren't to far behind. 

The four started walking through the crowd onto there way out. 

Savannah looked shaken up, as they walked away from the room. Hearing nothing but Bryce's sobs get quieter as got closer back to the party. 

Sage just continued to hold onto her, as they walked down the steps together. He felt nothing but unease as watching his old friend break down like that. 

He finally glanced down at seeing her eye still bleeding slowly. But the blood around her eye now looking dry. 

"We should probably get you to the ER" sage looked at her wound more closely. Seeing how deep his claws went. 

All Savannah could do was just nod in that moment.

Sage sighed, ready to lead her out but pause as he heard the d.j say something into the mic.

"This song is for bryce and Melissa third anniversary. Congratulations to the happy couple" he said happily, hearing students cheer for the 'couple' Before playing a slow song. 

The couples in the room began to slowly dance together. 

Sage and Savannah just glanced at eachother awkwardly once they heard the song start to play. 

"Well uh...this is awkward now" 

Savannah just awkwardly nodded looking at the couples that began to dance around her. 

Sage just looked around awkwardly before and idea appeared in his head. 

"Wanna slow dance our way out of here?" He asked, making her look up at him confused. 

"Huh?" 

"You know so we can try not to er shove people out of the way by accident" sage winced out, watching Savannah lone eye blink. 

"Uh..sure?"

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Bryce walked down the hallway looking miserable.

His eyes just bloodshot, as he tried to desperately yell for Savannah to come back to him. As all he wanted was to feel her warmth in that moment.

He came to the stairs hearing the music that was originally for him and Melissa. 

He looked around but paused, his eyes going wide once more seeing Savannah and sage dancing together. Sage accidentally bumped into a another couple as he was trying to slowly dance his way out with her. Savannah couldn't help but snort slightly as sage got given a dirty look from the couple he accidentally bumped into.

Bryce just froze at seeing them dance together. Her head against his chest. 

‘no…’

He felt something finally snap inside him. 

Running down the stairs he shoved through the crowd of people, shoving people to the floor or to the side harshly. 

The animals around him yelling in shock or anger. Only to stop immediately at seeing the state he was in. 

Bryce ran behind the D.J booth looking for something, his eyes landed on the plug that connected for the music and lights. He quickly grabbed a hold of it and pulled it out harshly. 

Making the people in the room look around In more shock or confusion. 

"Where's the lights?"

"What happened to the music?" 

"Yo! Who unplugged my set?"

Animals began muttering to eachother. Only to look at bryce who was breathing heavily. Savannah and sage stopped dancing watching Bryce just stand there.

Bryce looked around the room quietly, watching others stare at him wondering what happened. 

"...get out" he bluntly said. 

The group of animals stared surprised.

"I said...GET OUT!" Bryce screamed. People around him began muttering only to stop as some of Bryce's bodyguards began to escort him out. 

"Alright everyone out!" One of them yelled, noticing at how the young master was. 

"Lame"

"Thought this was supposed to be 'party of the century' " a girl whispered to her friends, who agreed. 

"I know right..."

Sage quietly stared at Savannah who looked up at him. 

"Come on...let's get you to the E.R now" he whispered, making sure to hide her on the way out.

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Bryce just stood there looking at the floor quietly, before glancing up at how quiet the room became. 

He slowly looked down, feeling himself slowly become faint slightly from all the stress he endured tonight as he lost everything. 

He began to slowly take a few steps forward as black spots began to appear in his vision.

All in the last moments before he blacked out was all he could think about was her.

'Savannah...' he thought pitifully as his head banged against the ground.

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all characters in this story belong to sophiegtv on YouTube remember these stories are to only improve my writing and is an alternate universe of the original lps popular

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Savannah quietly sat in the food court with sage, after going in for emergency stitches for her eye that was covered with a bandage wrap.

Sage quietly sat beside her, as he let her use his phone to try and call her friends.

Savannah tried calling Gabriel but to no avail, as he wasn't answering her. She let out a small sigh as she knew Leon accidentally left his phone at his place while the three of them were getting ready.

"...still not answering..?" Sage asked quietly, as he heard the phone go to voicemail once more. Savannah just looked at him and sighed nodding a bit.

"Er...no" she muttered, as she knew that she should be home by now. She couldn't help but wince a little as she hoped her parents were asleep when she got back. She whimpered slightly as she knew it was already passed midnight. 

'There goes pass my curfew...'

Sage quietly looked at her worried, noticing at how more stress she was due to the incident with er Bryce earlier...

Sage opened his mouth to ask if he can do anything to help her, before he could another voice pitched in making Savannah and him jump.

"Here you go you two" a female armadillo said, as she placed tray down in between them. "Two hot coco's and a two slices of coffee cakes" she smiled at what she assumed was a couple. Savannah blinked in surprised at seeing the tray, before looking at sage who just simply smiled at her.

"..did you order this..?" She asked a bit hesitantly. 

Sage nodded "yea. figured you'll be hungry after surgery" he pointed towards her stitches. While using his other paw to hold onto a fork, before poking into the coffee slice.

Savannah just let out a slight hesitant nod, looking down at the tray she felt herself gulp slightly. She slowly grabbed the fork beside her while looking down at the food.....she couldn't help but feel conflicted and disgusted at the same time looking at the cake.

Sage was about to take another bite out of his slice cake before pausing, as he noticed Savannah not eating. he sighed as he felt he already knew what this was about, she glanced over hearing him sigh a bit frustrated. 

"Why do you girls do this...?" he asked softly while he looked at her

she just just stared at him confused at what he meant. "...do what..?" 

Sage quietly sat aside his plate, before slowly reaching over and grabbing onto her paws. 

"Savannah I just want to say..you're beautiful just the way you are ok?" He gave her exasperation look. "And I don't want you to do what Amelia did as well"

Savannah blinked in surprised as he mentioned her. 

Sage quietly sighed before letting go of her paws. "Amelia never ate infront of me...all she ate was dry salad. It was so annoying, so I confronted her about it but all she said it was a new diet trend going around" he huffed looking away from her, before coughing awkwardly.

"Sorry shouldn't be talking about my ex" looking with slight guilt in his eyes as he stared at her.

Savannah just shrugged, not really bothered as he mentioned her.

"But what I'm trying to say here is. Guys don't want girls who stop eating....it's not normal" he gave her a small look unknowingly. While Savannah just felt herself froze as he said that.

'Not normal...?' Savannah slowly began to tune him out slowly, as she couldn't help but feel confused now. 

Last month

Savannah could be seen walking down the hallway as she managed to slowly gain some confidence back in herself.

She smiled only to stop as she heard girl giggling around a corner. She perked her ear up a tiny bit hearing them giggle but decided nothing about it. 

'I shouldn't easedrop' she thought while shaking her head. As she was about to move forward to continue her way, only to stop immediately as one of the girls suddenly barked out a laugh, 

"My dog...did you see Savannah this morning?" One of them asked giggled, making another snort to her friend. 

"I know. like my dog cover your stomach nobody wants to see it" she gagged making the other girl laugh. 

Savannah just stayed frozen in her spot, as she stood there in complete disbelief. Before slowly looking down at her stomach, she slowly used her paws to grab onto some of her stomach....just looking down at the small pudge of stomach she had.

"She should try going on a diet....maybe then guys will finally try and kiss her" she joked, remembering the rumour about her wanting to kiss the whole football team still. 

The other girl stayed quiet before letting out a sigh, her friend looked over concerned. 

"What's up?"

"You know....I feel bad for Tom, she's probably just going to sleep with him then move on" she shrugged, while the other girl scoffed. 

"I know...even with that rare disease she has" the two gagged before laughing out loudly.

"Please as if he would even try and touch a pig like her"

"Right like..." the two girls laughed as they continue to gossip before walking away. 

Savannah just continued to hide behind the corner. She just stood there frozen feeling tears slowly well up in her eyes. 

'I-...is that what others think of me...?' She thought sniffling a bit, before slowly feeling horror settle in her.

'Dose tom-'

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"And that's why I think even if you have some most likely have scars now...your still beautiful" sage said suddenly, making Savannah jump forgetting where she was at that moment.

She looked at sage with teary eyes. Sage looked surprised before smiling at her softly mistaking her tears for being deeply touched. 

"I'm not joking Savannah. You're beautiful just the way you are so please eat" he squeezed one of her paws. While Savannah just looked down at there inter winded paws before just slowly nodding at him. 

He gave her one last smile before letting go of her paw. He slowly put her plate infront of her. Savannah just stared at the food, Feeling nausea slowly set inside her stomach. 

'I wanna barf-'  

She flinched as she looked up, sage staring at her intently. 

"Sav..?" He looked at her worriedly.

Savannah just smiled at him forcefully. Before slowly grabbing her fork, she looked at the food hesitation in her eyes. 

She slowly poked her fork into the cake, then taking a pease off. Then putting the coffee cake slice in her mouth.

Oh how desperately she wanted to spit it out in that moment. But forced herself to chew feeling it squish inside her mouth, tasting nothing but a horrible flavour in her mouth as if the slice was mocking her for eating it. 

She felt herself struggling to gulp it down. 

Before finally sallowing, is when she gave sage a warm smile. 

Sage felt himself ease down, as he was glad Savannah was eating now. He nodded happily at her before going back to eating his own food.

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Savannah winced slightly hearing her alarm blare loudly next to her, She grumbled as she grudgingly turned it off. Her pain meds could be seen beside her alarm clock with an empty glass of water.

She sat up and just sat there quietly. Memories of 'that' night passing through her head quickly. 

'Bryce....Tom...' she bit her lip, wishing she didn't exist right now. Before shaking her head, she quietly got up before heading to her closet to get ready. 

"All that happened a month ago..." she murmured to herself quietly, before looking in the mirror. She bit her lip looking at the wrap around her head.

Savannah let out a hesitant sigh, slowly unwrapping her bandage around her eye. She looked down at the floor quietly to scared to even look up. 

She'd shakily pulled her head up and froze. All she could see was three large gashes. 

"No..." quickly touching her wounds gently, as she looked in horror. "No...nonononono" 

She felt herself choke at how the three large scars covered half of her face. 

"My face..." she whispered in horror as she glanced at the mirror in complete horror. 

'WHAT WILL THEY THINK!?!?' She panicked looking at the mirror. 

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"My dog...look at her face.." a girl whispered to her friend while looking in disgust. Making Savannah bow her head slightly trying to hide her scars.

"Ew"

"She's so ugly!" A guy laughed as Savannah stood still in the hallway alone. Watching as others mocked her. 

"Stop.." she whispered, glancing around in horror. Only for the mocking to get louder and others beginning to laugh at her misery. 

"Aw look at the crybaby!" A student yelled out making the entire hallway bark out in laughter. 

"Stop...please stop!" Savannah tried yelling in plea. Only for her pleas to fall onto deaf ears as the laughing and mocking kept getting louder louder. 

"Crybaby! Crybaby! Crybaby!"

"Savannah everything alright in there?" Mrs.reed voice rang out worriedly while knocking softly. As her daughter didn't come down and "eat" yet.

Savannah flinched quickly grabbing onto her bandage and wrapping it around her head quickly, trying to make it look like she didn't take it off. 

"U-uh yea! Everything's fine ma!" She tried to call out hurriedly. As if she was trying to act like she was about to go into a panic attack a moment ago.

"Uhm...if your sure" Mrs.reed hesitatingly said. "Your breakfast is on the table as well sweetheart" 

"Oh uh well...I'm still getting dress so I'll be down in a few minutes" Savannah hoped her mother left her alone now.

"Uh well...I just wanted to let you know I'm heading off to work...I'll see you later" Mrs.reed sighed, trying to desperately help her daughter over the past month. But wasn't able to as she kept avoiding the question or just straight up ignoring sometimes.

Savannah stayed quiet hearing her mother footsteps walk away from the door. 

'....I should probably go to school now..' she thought quietly to herself, Making sure to get ready before grabbing a hat to hopefully hide her bandage.

She bit her lip as she had her head bowed under her hat. Savannah tried to quickly get to her locker only to suddenly bump into a figure infront of her, as she wasn't able to see them. She glanced up as the figure turned around showing him to be Leon. 

"Leon!"

"Oh Savannah" he looked surprised for a moment before smiling at her. "Wondering where you were" his smile faltered slightly, at seeing her bandage still there.

All Savannah could do was just send him an awkward smile.

"You still not allowed to unwrap it?" He asked quietly as being told she had an eye infection from her. she simply nodded. 

"Er yea...the doc said a few more weeks" she weakly lied through her teeth. While Leon didn't look convinced much but didn't say anything.

"Right..."

The two stood there quietly for a moment, before Savannah coughed awkwardly.

"Where's uh Gabriel?" She asked looking around more now, Noticing he wasn't with him. Leon just rolled his eyes before motioning his head towards a corner. 

"Over there" he looked annoyed while Savannah looked over. She blinked surprised at seeing Gabriel make out with Natalie aggressively. 

"Oh uh...wow ok" as she was still trying to get use to the thought of them dating.

"Hm" all Leon was let out as he grumbled slightly, Savannah raised her brow at her friend sudden attitude suddenly. "Leon you ok..?" She asked hesitantly, while all he did was nod his head.

"Of course just peachy" he sighed looking away from them. "Anyway what's up with you and sage?" He suddenly said, trying to change the subject. Savannah snapped her head at Leon in surprise. "W-what do you mean?" She asked wondering what he meant. 

"Sav don't play coy with me" Leon rolled his eyes. She flinched as he didn't use her nickname for awhile now "Don't think I've noticed how sage has been getting touchy with you lately?"

"I-well uh" she tried looking away with her lone eye. Leon just raised his brow at her questionably. 

"There's uh...nothing!" She tried squeaking out. But Leon just lowered himself down to her level a bit. "Savannah he surprised you with a picnic during school hours...that's something" giving her a small judging look.

"I'm serious Leo!" She whined backing up from him, as she watched him give her a look. 

She huffed looking to her side remembering at how sage dropped her off that night.

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She quietly walked inside her house, sage following closely behind making sure she got in safely. 

Savannah looked around before sighing in relief, as her parents were 'asleep'. She turned her head to sage ready to thank him.

"Thank you for driving me home" she whispered quietly. Sage nodded at her. 

"Of course-" he was smiling happily only to jump as the room lit up quickly. Savannah gasped snapping her head towards the light switch.Mrs. Reed could be standing there looking at her worriedly and frantic.

"Savannah reed where have you've been young lady! And what happened!?" Mrs. Reed quickly came forward worriedly as she saw her with a bandaged wrap. 

"Mom!" Savannah yelped as her mother grabbed her, checking her for wounds. 

Mrs.reed paused looking at what she was wearing. 

"....what are you wearing?" She asked looking in slight horror, Savannah just stood there frozen in embarrassment as sage was still standing there.

But mrs.reed just continued to fire question after question at her daughter. 

"Savannah I thought you said you would be back by 10 with Gabriel and Leon" she looked behind her noticing they weren't there. "Where are they?" 

Savannah only felt herself go stiff more as she asked that. "Uh- I" 

Sage went quiet noticing her panic before coughing slightly, making mrs.reed snap her head towards him. 

"Uh me and Savannah accidentally bumped into eachother while she was with them. And we accidentally lost them tried finding them and lost track of time" he winced, as he tried to convince her mother. Mrs.reed knitted her eyebrows together. 

"Really.." she turned and gave her daughter a look, as Savannah just stared at sage in complete horror. "Funny I thought you were only going to be spending some time at your friends house for a game night..?" Looking at her daughter questionably. 

Sage froze as he realized he accidentally threw her under the bus right then and there.

Savannah glanced at sage and at her mother who was giving her a disapproving look. 

"Savannah where did you go?" Mrs.reed asked. 

Opening her mouth for a moment before closing it quickly. 

"You know" Savannah pretended to yawn "I'm like really tired"  

Her mother furrowed her brows as she knew what she was doing. 

"Sav-" 

"You know...I should get going" sage pointed at the door awkwardly, while quickly giving Savannah an apologetic look. 

"I'm sorry" he mouthed quietly towards her. All she did was send him a smile. He awkwardly smiled as mrs.reed gave him an unimpressed look as he quickly left through the door and back to his car.

Mrs.reed watched as he left before turning around, seeing her daughter trying to sneak back to her bedroom. 

"Savannah reed where do you think your going?" She asked raising her brow, making her flinch.

"Uh...to bed..?" She hesitated on her words, while her mother sighed at her daughter. "Savannah...please tell me what happened" she'd walked towards her worriedly. "How did this happen?"  

Savannah just shuffled uncomfortably as her mother stared at her worried. "Mom...please I'm like tired right now..like really really tired" looking away from her. 

"Sav-" Mrs.reed tried to gently touch her cheek, only for Savannah to pull away. 

"Mom Please.." she murmured making her mother flinch. Mrs.Reed hesitantly pulled her paw before stepping back away from her. Savannah noticing this immediately took advantage of this moment and quickly took off to her room, while also trying not to throw up and keep it in desperately.

Leaving mrs.reed in a stun silence.

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Leon stared down at her concern, as he failed to catch her attention.

"Sav?" He snapped his fingers infront of her making her jump at the sound. "Uh yea yea?" Slightly tripping over her words as Leon noticed she's been zoning out lots lately. "You alright? You've been kinda zoning out lot lately"

Savannah just nodded her head. "Yea just...have a lot on my mind that's all" she shrugged, making Leon just sigh as she hasn't been the same since that night. 

"Sav if this is about us accidentally leaving you that night. We didn't mean to we tried to find you all over but we couldn't find you" he sighed but savannah shook her head. "It's not that leo...even tho!-" she tried snapping a bit. But leon and Savannah jumped when two arms wrapped their shoulders. 

They looked seeing a smiling Gabriel who had kiss marks all over his face. 

"Heyyy my buddies" he joked towards them, as Savannah and Leon shared a look before staring at their friend. "Can you guys still believe Bryce or "Brycen" still hasn't shown up?" He made quotation marks with his fingers. Savannah flinched at hearing his name, Gabriel didn't seem to notice her flinch as he mentioned his name. 

"He probably knew that he lost and changed schools like the little baby he is" Gabriel boosted while mocking him at the same time before laughing. Leon and Savannah began to laugh nervously as both of them didn't know what to do in that moment. It wasn't long before Richard could be seen walking down the hallway a group of girls quickly following him behind. 

"Richard!"

"Hold on!" 

The girls yelled as they continued to run after her.

Gabriel rolled his eyes as he immediately stopped laughing when he walked passed them, Savannah and Leon blinked seeing Richard speed walk away from the group of girls....as if he was trying to escape them.

Gabriel rolled his eyes looking towards the direction where Richard walked towards to but paused seeing sage coming towards them with a collie girl he didn't know. 

"Sav!" Sage called out towards her happily, as he picked his pace up more to see her. 

"Oh uh hey sage- !?" Savannah eyes went wide quickly as sage picked her up for a hug. Then put her down chuckling softly at her stun expression. 

Leon rolled his eyes while Gabriel just laughed. As he slowly gotten use to sage now. 

The girl with sage coughed slightly towards him. 

"Sage..?" She asked in a French voice, while her tone was also gentle and soft.

"Oh right" sage rubbed his paw behind his head. "Savannah I want you to meet Brigitte" he smiled at her then at the female collie. Savannah smiled at the girl.

"Hi" she waved. 

Brigitte smiled back at her friendliness. "Hello you must be er Savannah?" She tried to pronounce correctly without making any mistakes. "I'm sorry if I didn't say ur name right...I'm still practicing you see" she winced a smile out, but Savannah simply shook her head. "No it's ok" not really bothered by her name being mispronounced or not. 

"Oh goodie" Brigitte smiled "your just like sage said! Very kind and sweet" she cooed at her, making Savannah turn away as she felt her heart leap a bit from her sentence. "O-oh uh thank you" she blushed lightly, as she still wasn't use to that many compliments by many girls. 

"Oh how adorable" Brigitte added, as she found her shyness endearing. "My sage how lucky of you to find a girlfriend like this" she happily cheered for him. 

Savannah almost choked at her words. 

'G-girlfriend!?'

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"But why!" A male brown cat screamed out in pain, as a black brown female dachshund just sighed shaking her head away from the male. 

"Why all of this Julia?....your the only girl for me.." He whimpered slightly. 

Julia just growled before turning to look at him. "Because we can't be together and you know that!" She snapped at him heartbroken. 

"And?" The brown cat had the audacity to even ask her. 

Julia just furrowed her eyes at him. "You know very well why Roman" she sighed before turning away from him sadly. "Our families...they just don't understand.." she whispered. 

But Roman just scoffed, taking Julia paw into his paw. 

"And you think I care what they think?" He asked, making Julia gasp in shock feeling him take her cheek in his other paw. 

"I don't care julie, me and you....we were made for eachother.." Roman softly whispered to her. 

"Roman..." Julia softly whispered back, as the two leaned in closer to eachother. "Why do you make it sound so easy..."

"Because it's not easy my love.." he whispered to her.

Roman and Julia closed the gap between them gently as they began to kiss. 

Then the screen turned black, as brycen was holding the remote in his paw as he stared dull at the screen.  Gigi stared worriedly at his owner slowly whimpering as Brycen slowly laid on his side on the couch.

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The next day rain could be seen hitting the window as Bryce just quietly sat next to it. Watching the raindrops fall quietly, memories of that night running through his head. 

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Brycen groaned on the floor softly, his limbs feeling weak and sore as he laid on the floor for hours. 

'...my head..' he winced holding it in pain.

He shakily sighed before slowly pulling himself coughing slightly, at how raw his throat felt as he tried to desperately call Savannah back to him. 

It wasn't long before memories of a few hours ago started coming back to him. Richard Alex....melissa and....

He felt sick, he quickly ran up the stairs tripping midway but paid now mind to the pain as he sprinted his way to the nearest bathroom. 

Slamming the door open is when he stormed his way to the bathroom and began to throw up violently. He stayed by the toilet for....he dosent even remember how long but awhile he supposed..? 

He grabbed the devil horns on his head and threw them against the wall, before he was heaving against the wall from the awful taste in his mouth. Small bits of vomit was around his mouth and sticking to his fur, he slowly used the toilet seat to help himself stand up. 

Brycen breathed heavily before slowly looking at his side, staring at the mirror he looked at his disheveled appearance. 

'Fucking....' He growled staring at his own reflection with such hatred. 

'What were you thinking!' He punched the mirror, leaving the mirror to crack under his fist. A small bottle under the mirror fell over from the small vibration it felt. Looking over hearing something drop, brycen pulled his bloody fist from the mirror and stared at the pill bottle. 

| trenbolane : C1700851 - 45mg | brycen Hayes

He quietly stared at the bottle, before picking it up. 

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Brycen quietly sat infront of his mother wondering what she wanted. 

Mrs,Hayes stared at her son before sighing. "Your probably wondering why I called you here?" She asked, watching as her son quietly nodded his head. 

"Er uhm yea.." Brycen coughed out. 

"Well.." Mrs.Hayes quietly looked towards the doorway, motioning her head for someone to come in. A grey Doberman walked into the room quietly as Brycen quirked his eyes at the stranger. 

"Brycen from this day forward I want you to meet ur bodybuild trainer" Mrs,Hayes said bluntly. 

Brycen snapped his head towards his mother in shock. "B-bodybuild trainer!" He yelped in shock, watching his mother not even be bothered by his actions.

"Yes this is mr.quillian, he'll be training you to be best-" Mrs,Hayes tried to continue but Brycen immediately cut her off. 

"B-but mother! I-I'm in the top of my classes and also-" Brycen tried to yell frantically at his mother. 

"Brycen Hayes don't you bring that tone up with me!" She snapped, annoyed that he raised his voice at her. But Brycen immediately snapped his mouth close when she snapped. 

She sighed seeing her son hurt expression.

"Brycen understand this....but I'm only doing this for your own good...With Mr'quillian you will have a perfect body for the modelling agency that I'm signing you up for.." 

Brycen just tuned out his mother, as he was in shock at what was happening. 

'B-...but I thought I was doing enough...' he stared at the ground, only to pause as he looked up. Mr,quillain just gave brycen a look of slight distain. 

They continued to stare at eachother before Brycen flinched hearing his mother call his name. 

"Do you understand Brycen?" Mrs,Hayes raised her brow at her son. 

"H-huh..?" He asked confused, as he was still in turmoil at what was going on. 

His mother scoffed slightly at his tone. "I asked if you understood Brycen" she huffed out annoyed that she had to repeat. Bryce slowly nodded before. "Mother..I-" he tried to say but was immediately interrupted by her. "Brycen don't make me keep repeating myself. I asked if you understood" she snapped a bit more again. 

Brycen stayed quiet for a moment biting his lip, before sighing in defeat. "....yes mother" he looked away.

"Good" she sighed finally, before pausing as her phone begin to ring. Looking down noticing it was one of her colleagues she got it. "I got to take this" 

Brycen stared quickly at his mother in a panic as he watched her leave the room. The last thing he heard from her was. "I do hope you behave with mr.quillian Brycen...don't disappoint me" 

Brycen just stared at the table in complete shock, before jolting hard as mr,quillain slammed a schedule. "Alright. You already know my name so let's get started" he huffed out annoyed. 

Brycen just blinked at him in shock. 

"You will be on a strict diet, and be training immediately after school...here's the schedule you will be following" he passed him the clipboard. Making Brycen more shock at what he was saying.   "Huh!?" Was all he could say in that moment, as he stared at the schedule in shock and horror. 

"N-now hold on!-" Brycen tried to get a word in, but was immediately cut off by him. He flinched as mr.quillian threw a random bottle into his hold making the bottle bounce in his paws until finally catching it.

"You will take one in the morning and at night...understood?" He asked him harshly. 

"I-" 

"Understood!" Mr.quillian raised his voice higher. 

"....understood.."

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Brycen just sat there. As old memories ran through his head of taking those and meeting Melissa at one of those practice agencies.

He turned his head and stopped when a old photograph of him and Savannah as kids were on the floor...even tho the glass was shattered.

He went and quietly picked the broken photograph up, paying no mind to the broken glass. He stared quietly as the photo of him and Savannah smiling brightly in in as they sat on a blanket in the grass together. 

+ 6 years ago +

Savannah laughed loudly at brycen horrible attempts to get the blanket to set correctly on the grass. 

"Come on you stupid-" he grumbled lowly, watching as the grass poked at the blanket, making it kinda look like it was floating slightly. Brycen paused as he heard Savannah snort behind him. 

He turned to glare at her slightly "....you gonna laugh again or try and help me" he finally said.

Savannah turned away playfully. "My...whatever do you mean" pretending to look away from him innocently. Brycen felt his brow twitch annoyed from his friends actions. "Sav"

Savannah began to whistle lightly, making Bryce tch lightly. 

"Oh you asked for it" he growled playfully before pouncing on her making Savannah yelp in shock. 

"Brycen!" Savannah yelled out as the two of them rolled down the hill together. It wasn't long before they hit the bottom, some flowers being squished underneath them. 

Brycen huffed slightly as he was ontop of her. Savannah blinked at him before she began to burst into light giggles, Brycen feeling his anger disappear as he watched her expression light up made him slowly begin to laugh along with her. 

+ now +

Brycen just laid on the bed quietly as Gigi continued to stare at his owner, before trying to jump on the bed to try and comfort his owner.

Only for Brycen to shove him off the bed completely making Gigi yelp in shock. 

Gigi whimpered before slowly waddling back to his bed that was near the dresser. 

Closing his eyes Brycen opened them, when he heard a buzz noise from his phone. He grumbled and went to pick it up but paused as it was a notification from Melissa fishbook page, he quietly went and open the notification and saw Melissa's new picture of her modelling in Ireland. 

He quietly blinked at the new photo she posted onto her page. At the same time feeling some guilt run through his body at seeing her again. 

+ two years ago +

Melissa had some tears streaming down her cheek, as she couldn't help but sniffle. She stopped when she heard footsteps heading her way and looked up. She saw bryce holding a baskets of roses and gifts for her while giving her an apologetic look. 

"Melissa.." he slowly went and sat down by her, while she just simply huffed and looked away from him. 

"Babe...please look at me" he pleaded gently towards her. But Melissa remained stubborn and still refused to look at him, making Bryce sigh before continuing his words. "Melissa please babe...I'm sorry that I forgot your birthday but I had a lot going on" 

Melissa just bit her lip, before pausing as Bryce gently put his paw on her shoulder. "Baby please, we can do whatever you want today ok? I'll even pay for it all" he tried to plead again with her. Melissa sighed silently before turning to look at him. 

"Promise..?" 

Bryce just smiled at her. "I promise" 

Melissa smiled gently, before going to hug her boyfriend while snuggling underneath his chin. 

Brycen smiled before looking away, feeling some guilt as he tried his best to love this girl but at the same time felt like he couldn't most of the time. He sighed to himself quietly. 

'I'm so sorry Melissa...' he snuggled into her head lightly. 

'Please forgive me...'

+ now...again.. +

Brycen just quietly stood in the middle of the room. Before his ears perked up at the sound of his house phone ringing, he quietly turn to look at the phone as he heard it keep ringing until it went to voicemail.

"Hi Mrs,Hayes this is Serena from orange county calling..your son Brycen hasn't shown up in three weeks and we're getting worried please call us back as we called before so would you please-"

He immediately walked over and deleted the message. 

Gigi slowly walked into the room before going to his owner and began to gently paw at his pant leg. 

"Mewro..?" 

Looking down at his pet, he just went over to his food bowl before dumping some cricket dry food into the bowl before leaving Gigi whimpering lightly as he tried to get his owner attention desperately this whole time.

•

Brycen shoved the spoon full of ice cream into his mouth non stop, as he didn't care anymore. He jolted as he heard a door click then heels hitting the floor, looking up he paused at seeing his mother just staring at him. 

"...Brycen what in dogs names are you up still"she stopped when she saw the bowl of ice cream. "Is that...ice cream" she looked at his food in complete disgust. "Are you trying to gain weight?" She asked accusing him harshly.

Brycen didn't say anything as he just shoved the food to the side before immediately sprinting out of the kitchen and back to his room. 

Mrs.Hayes watched her son sprint out of the room in surprise. She blinked for a moment before sighing as she she went upstairs to go check on him.

She walked into the room quietly and saw Brycen just face first into his pillow.

"Brycen...im sorry ok? I shouldn't have said that" she sighed at how poorly her son took her words. 

She waited for him to say something but he continued to stay quiet. "Brycen look like I said, I'm only trying to look out for you that's all" now walking a bit closer to his bed. 

"Look I know how hard it's been since...your "father"..." Mrs.Hayes winced out saying in slight discomfort. "But listen" 

Brycen sighed quietly before getting up and turning towards his mother.  

"This isn't like you Brycen" she walked more closer to her son. "Whatever is going on, shouldn't make you like this. Us Hayes never act like this so snap out of it"

Brycen just blinked at his mother words.

"Your stronger then this Brycen...and you know it" she snapped lightly "your Brycen hayes..so stop feeling sorry for yourself" 

Looking down at the bed for a moment, brycen slowly got up going back to look at his mother. 

"Now.." Mrs.Hayes sighed slightly relieved that she was finally getting somewhere. "Why don't you tell me what happened?" She looked at him. Brycen froze at her words as he began to feel hopeful at last. He slowly opened his mouth to talk but froze again as his mother phone began to ring once more. 

Mrs.Hayes blinked before looking at the phone, and quickly answering. "Hold on" she told her son. 

"Hello? I've got you on the Bluetooth...yes this is her speaking" she quietly a walked towards the doorway, leaving Brycen just standing there as the hope he felt immediately shattered inside him. 

"Oh no I don't mind...of course I've got plenty of time to talk" she smiled before pausing. "Uhm sorry actually just one moment" she turned the silence on her Bluetooth and turn back to her son, that was just quietly staring at the floor. 

"Brycen" walking towards him again "here's my credit card...go but yourself something nice...but remember no fast food and don't go over 3000" she simply said, as she handed him a credit card. 

"Oh and Brycen...remember us Hayes never give up so easily and always get what we want...." was the last thing she said to try and encourage her son before leaving.

"Hi...yes I'm free to speak now....oh yes I'm can head on the plane tomorrow on 2:30..." she quickly un silence her Bluetooth and quickly walked out of the room to talk to her client. 

Brycen just stood there looking at the card before scoffing and throwing it on the bed. He sighed sitting down while putting his head into his paws. Gigi just quietly looked at him from his small bed.

"Fucking hell..." he mumbled under his breath, before stopping as he heard his phone bing. He quietly turn to look at it before sighing, he quietly turned it on and quirked his brow at seeing sage post something. 

'...it's been awhile since he posted..' he thought as he realized he last posted three months ago. Curiosity took the better of him and he went on fishbook to go see what he posted.

Brycen eyes went wide as his body went rigid. Looking at the photo of sage and Savannah his arm completely wrapped around her smiling brightly, Savannah could be smiling softly into the camera.....

The caption under it..

"Love you so much sweetheart ❤️"

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 Brycen began screaming in complete anger as he threw stuff around not even caring he broke anything. 

Gigi began whining and yowling as he tried to escape his owners wrath. 

"THAT LITTLE FUCKING AHHHHHHHH!" He screamed even more throwing a vase against a wall, not able to see Gigi there. Gigi yelped at the glass went into his skin, the door was open a crack leaving gigi to sprint out of the room quickly to try and find his way out. 

"RAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

•

•

•

 Brycen heaved heavily, as his fur looked disheveled his room a complete mess as his bed and draws were flipped over. 

"I'm going to fucking kill him....I don't care what it takes..." he hissed lowly as his tail trashed behind him. 

Then he smirked slowly as and idea began to brew in his head. 

'Besides....us Hayes always get what we want" he looked up as his eyes turn into slits with a sight of determination and a small craze look in his eyes appeared.

Chapter Text

"G-girlfriend..?" Savannah asked hesitating on her words, as Leon and Gabriel eyes widen at what Brigitte said. Sage looking confused as why Savannah suddenly looked shocked.

"Oh? I'm sorry..but did you guys tell people you two were..?" Brigitte suddenly looked confused before horrified at what she just announced. "Oh my! I'm terribly sorry I did not know you two were planning to keep it a secret!" She began profusely apologizing towards sage and Savannah. Leon slowly turned his head towards her, while Savannah gave a side eye look up towards Leon. She flinched before quickly turning her eyes back to Brigitte apologizing still to them while sage just waved his hands towards her. 

Leon blinked before jolting again, as Gabriel grabbed onto his shoulders. 

"Can you believe this..!?" Gabriel quickly whispered into his friends ear. Leon eyes went wide from how close his mouth was to his ear but didn't say anything.  "How could Savannah keep this from us?" As he said next in disbelief, while Leon just nodded quietly. 

"I have no idea.." he muttered quietly, watching as sage just laugh lightly as Brigitte looked at Savannah with a still apologetic look.

"Again I'm sorry if I had known-" Brigitte tried to apologize one more time, but Savannah shook her head. "No-no it's ok...u didn't know" she smiled awkwardly, as she was wondering what sage exactly told her.

"Oh ok" was all Brigitte could let out in that moment, still feeling some slight guilt. Savannah just smiled awkwardly at how quiet it gotten around them, sage quietly looked between them before coughing lightly to get rid of the some tension. "Savannah Brigitte's my cousin she just moved in-" he tried to explain to her, hoping that she didn't get the wrong idea. 

"Not real cousins" Brigitte quickly added in. "Our families are friends" she simply explained, as sage just quietly stood there in silent horror. 

"Oh..so ur not related at all?" Savannah asked a bit curious. 

"Well no-" sage tried to explain again. 

"No, but I consider sage like a brother" she smiled at sage, who just smiled awkwardly back.

"Me and sage knew each other since babies" 

Savannah eyes widen a bit before shuffling slightly at the Mention of childhood friends topic. 

"Oh..I see"

"Yes, but I must be going now" Brigitte looked around for a moment before her eyes landed on a clock. "I have to pick up my er..." she went quiet for a moment trying to remember the word. 

"...schedule?" Sage chimed in. 

"Oui! ma liste. My..schedule" she tried to repeat the word without making any mistakes. Before turning her gaze back onto Savannah. "It was so nice meeting u Savannah" she quickly grabbed ahold of her paws into hers. "We will be friends I know it" before leaning down and kissing her on the cheek lightly. 

Savannah quickly froze at the sudden kiss on her cheek. 

Brigitte quickly pulled away, smiling gently at the girl before walking away. "I shall see you guys later!" She quickly waved before walking off, hoping that she could find the office building so she won't be late for her class. 

Sage waved at her before quickly looking down at his girlfriend who looked shocked. "Sav babe I know how this looks but-" Savannah jolted again, as she heard him call her that. Before looking up at him.

"Brigitte wanted to study abroad in California for a semester, so my parents offered her to stay at my house for the time being" he quickly explained to her, as all Savannah could do was just nod and stay quiet still trying to understand what was happening. 

"She just flew in just this weekend, I'd promise you that u was going to call you and tell you what was going on tho babe" he pleaded lightly, making Savannah just nod again this time more awkward. 

"Oh..uh it's fine sage" she shrugged off simply. "I don't mind.." 

Sage smiled at this, not noticing how unease she looked. "Ok..again tho like Brigitte said, her and my family are really old friends..i actually didn't know we weren't related until I was older" he admitted before walking a bit closer to her. "I would never think of a another girl in that way" he smiled, not noticing at how Leon scoffed quietly and rolled his eyes as he said that. 

"Sage it's fine I said" Savannah said once more but this time a bit more firmly.  "I don't think it's a problem that she's living with u"

"Ok ok" sage raised his paws up in slight defence while having his eyes closed. "But I just wanted to make it clear..mean I know how I would feel if there was some other dude living with you" he shrugged, as Savannah just nodded awkwardly again. "Er yea"

"Besides" he smiled down at her. "It's you I like" leaning down he gently kissed her forehead. Savannah closed her eyes as he did that before opening them up and blinking at him. 

Before she could say anything else tho the bell rang. 

"We've got biology together right?" Sage asked after the bell rang. Savannah thought for a moment before nodding at his question. "Uh yea I think"

"Well ok then. Let's go" he smiled at her before wrapping his arm around her shoulder then leading her away. 

Before turning around a corner Savannah quickly waved towards Leon and Gabriel. With Leon just awkwardly waving back towards her. 

"So....what now..?" Gabriel asked, as he watched her be taken away like that. 

"We head to class now gabe" Leon sighed, before walking off. "I'll talk to you after class cya"

"Aw what-" he turned to talk to him, hoping that he could get Leon to skip with him this time. But it was already to late as Leon was already to far from him already. 

Gabriel blew a slight raspberry of annoyance. 

•

Richard laughed at one of his friends joke, before pausing at bell. 

"Cya after class rich" one of em waved at him before walking away. 

"Cya" he called out to them, watching as the remaining members walked off to there own respective classes. Richard then pulled out his phone to scroll on fishbook to see if anything was new. 

Richard couldn't help but feel relieved and more free ever since breaking up with Natalie, as he felt he could breath more without her breathing down his back or ignoring him at times. 

It wasn't long for Alex to appear as he just finished using the washroom. "Back rich" 

"Hey Alex" he greeted back, putting his phone back in his pocket. 

"Hey...you've haven't talked to Bryce yet have you?" He quietly asked after a moment of silence. Richard quirked his brow at his question. "What? No of course not, why would I talk to him again after the stuff he tried to make us do?" He gave his friend a questioning look. 

"Well..I kinda miss him that's all" Alex shrugged, before simply looking at the ground as he twiddled one of his feet. Richard eyes shot up in surprise and shock. "You actually miss the guy? The same guy who would call you stupid?" He said with a slight tone in his voice. 

"Well he was a good friend Richard" Alex tried to defend him, but was given a look by Richard.

"Uh huh.. a good friend that slept with ur girlfriend while humiliating you infront of the whole school and would be an asshole to everyone must be a great one" he said with sarcasm in his tone, while rolling his eyes. Alex just huffed at how he was acting before turning away from him. 

"Well ur just glad that he's gone because ur most popular" he snapped, making Richard roll his eyes before putting two finger between his eyes. 

"Alex I'm still popular because I don't act like a complete asshole to everyone anymore, and I'm nice and that's something that Bryce failed to learn" he sighed out in slight annoyance. 

Alex jolted at what he said, before snapping back towards him in a panic. "There's a class where we have to learn how to be nice!?" He yelled in complete horror. 

"Wha- Alex no-" 

"IVE NEVER TAKEN THAT CLASS! IM GOING TO FAIL!" 

 •

It didn't take long for sage and Savannah to reach there class, before Savannah could do anything Sage immediately sat in one of the front desk. He quickly pulled the chair beside him and smiled at her. 

Savannah noticing this just sent him a small smile, before hesitating to sit down beside him before simply sitting herself down.

"Well good morning everyone" a deer said smiling softly towards her students, she got up and began walking to the front of the classroom to slowly begin her lesson. "I've hope we all had a relaxing weekend cause we're going to be all working hard" she cheered happily towards her students. 

"Yay..." some students cheered back boredly minus the few who were excited. 

"Man..I'm so excited" sage leaned down and whispered quietly to his girlfriend. Savannah blinked before smiling slightly at how he was acting for this class. 

"Erm..hello?" A new voice entered the classroom hesitantly. 

"Oh hello?" The teacher glanced towards the unknown girl. 

"Oh uh I'm in this class?" She glanced around in slight hesitation "I'm sorry for lateness but i was lost"

It didn't take long for the teacher to recognize who she was. "Oh! You must be the new exchange student, ur the first one this year actually. Mind telling us ur name?" She asked her. 

"Oh! my names Brigitte leblanc from France. It is pleasure meeting you" she smiled at her. "Ur welcome Brigitte" she smiled back before turning to the rest of the class. "Can we all welcome Brigitte?" 

"Hi Brigitte" most of them waved or looked in slight awe at her.

"Why don't you pull that empty desk from the side" she pointed to the side of the room, showing where an extra desk was. "You can place it where you think it's most comfortable" she examined. 

"Mercí madam"  Brigitte nodded going to the desk, before pulling it with her. Her eyes looking around the room before lighting up in surprise before turning into excitement of seeing Savannah and sage. She quickly shuffled her desk into sage making him jolt at the sudden movement from his desk. 

"Alright class todays lesson..." the teacher turned her back as she she made sure she was seated properly. 

"Sage Savannah" Brigitte excitedly whispered to them. "I did not know we shared the same classroom" before thinking for a moment she looked at sage. "You don't mind if I sit here right..?" She asked. Sage just simply shook his head at her. 

"No. Of course not" he whispered back to her.

"Mercí" she whispered as she was thankful before turning back to pay attention. 

"Uhh and MySpace"

"Very good" The teacher nodded as he got it correct. "Oh and class before we move forward I have an important announcement" she walked away from the board to tell them upfront. 

"At the end of the semester their will be a end of the term project. You are allowed to do them alone but partners are recommended" she explained. Sage immediately perked up at this before glancing at Savannah who glanced back slightly, noticing him glancing at her.

"Oh sage" Brigitte quickly turned to him excitedly. Sage winced slightly as he already knew what she was going to ask. "Me and you?" Brigitte asked curiously, as he turned to look at her. 

"Oh uh..." he glanced behind him abit, seeing Savannah tilt her head slightly.  

Brigitte looked confused for a moment before understanding quickly as why he glanced back. 

"Oh..I've forgot that you and Savannah are in love together" she winced as she thought at how forgetful she was of his girlfriend sitting down beside him. 

"Er sorry Brigitte-" he tried apologizing but Savannah was quick to chime in. "It's ok, I don't mind if you two work together" she shrugged. 

"You sure?" Sage asked surprised as he turn to look at her. 

"Mhm" 

"Oh thank u Savannah, it's easy for me and sage as me and him live together in the same house for a time being" Brigitte immediately smiled at her. 

"Thanks sweetheart" sage gently smiled at her, Savannah just smiled back awkwardly at being called 'sweetheart'. 

"Er of course" 

"Sage Savannah. Is there something that you two would like to share with the class?" She raised her brow at her students. 

"No!" sage and Savannah quickly said. 

"Alright...on with the lesson then"

Brigitte couldn't help but giggle slightly at how Savannah and Sage reacted.

| after school |

"Mom I'm going to go skate for a bit!" Savannah called out while tying her rollerblades on. She started to feel stuffy again of being in her house to long. 

"Ok! Remember to be back before dark and be careful!" Mrs.reed called out, as she didn't want of that night of her returning from the emergency room to happen again. 

"I will!" Savannah called out one last time, before going out the door. Before pausing for a moment to fix her bandage on her face, she sighed before fixing her helmet one more time. Then began to move her way to the sidewalk. 

Savannah continued to go roll down a sidewalk quietly while lost in thought. 

'...Tom..' she sighed quietly, slowing down slightly at the thought of him. 'Did he leave, change schools or...?' Savannah bit her bottom lip thinking about him more and more. 

| flashback |

"Leon" Savannah called out to Leon, as she saw him. 

Leon turned behind him seeing her come his way looking anxious and worried.

"Sav?"

"Did you manage to see Tom at all today?" She asked him. Its been a week already ever since the party and not once had Savannah even managed to even talk to see him at all. 

"Er..no sorry sav I've haven't Tom either lately" he winced out, seeing her deflate slowly. 

"Oh... I see.." she murmured, grabbing the hem of her sweater slightly.

Leon just in sympathy at seeing at how sad she got. 

"Hey..." he placed his hand on her shoulder, making her turn to look up at him. 

"I'm sure Tom will be here tomorrow ok?" He tried saying, hoping to cheer her up. But all Savannah could do was just nod. He sighed before continuing. "Once he dose come tomorrow I'm sure you and him can talk whatever out what happened between you two, and you'll be together again"

"Right...." Savannah whispered quietly, grabbing the necklace in her pocket and pulling it out to look at it. 

"Right. See I'm sure savvy" Leon tried his best to comfort her in that moment. 

  | now |

'Dog why didn't I call him right away' Savannah but her lip more harshly this time, as she roller-skated by some bushes. 

'I've should of called him immediately after I was out from the er-' as she was getting angry at herself, she paused immediately, as the bushes began to rustle around. 

"Huh..?" She quirked her brow seeing them rustle. Before blinking as she began to hear some whimpers. 

"What the..?" she quickly, turned around went back to the bushes. She crouched as the bushes began to move more frantically and whimper even more as she got closer. 

Slowly moving her arms forward, Savannah gently pulled apart the bushes and gasped quietly. And injured cricket whimpered at the sight of seeing Savannah before trying to move backwards. 

"Hey, hey...it's okay" Savannah tried to say in a soothing tone, at seeing the poor cricket in its state. She quietly raised one of her paws towards it making it flinch. She paused at the sight of seeing it flinch towards her like that.

Before slowly moving her hand a bit closer, she stopped a small ways from it. Making the cricket look at her paw hesitant, they looked up at her as Savannah just send them a small smile hoping to reassure the cricket that she was ok. 

They quietly sniffed her paw, before moving back they sniffed her one last time before gently cooing at her paw. They began to rub themselves against her paw before slowly limping forward to her arm. 

"Poor thing.." Savannah gently whispered, seeing lots of cuts on there body."Who did this to you" she whispered lightly at the cricket, before picking them up slowly making sure not to hurt em in the process.

 | flashback |

Gigi yelped loudly as Brycen threw another vase towards him, whimpering as the glass sunk into his skin. 

"THAT FUCKING LITTLE-"  Brycen quickly grabbed a photograph before throwing it at his pet by accident, as he was to lost in his anger. 

Gigi scrambled to get out of the way, he whimpered at feeling small shards dig into his paws he quickly wedged his way through the door, and immediately scrambled down the hallway. Trying to desperately find a way out of this place. 

Running down the stairs quickly Gigi looked around in a panic before seeing a opened window. Seeing his chance he quickly began to hop up onto a chair before the window seal to climb his way out. 

He winced before seeing as he left some bloody paw prints behind him. Before he then yelped loudly as he wedged he way through the window before landing into a pokey bush making him whine out loudly in pain. 

Slowly making his way out of the bush, Gigi glanced at the big house before slowly limping himself away as he no longer wanted to be near his owner. 

| now |

Gigi blinked as he remembered at what he had to endure that night, he began to whimper as he snuggled himself into her chest.

"Oh you poor thing.." Savannah softly cooed, watching as they began to gently whimper. "It's ok...I'll take you home" she looked around for a moment seeing if anyone else was near, but saw nobody. 

"Come on...let's get you cleaned up" she brought the cricket closer to her as she began to rollerblade her way back slowly. 

 •

Savannah gently grabbed a rag, trying her best to be careful as the cricket began to whine lightly as it cuts were being clean. 

"Oops sorry" Savannah flinched the rag away, as she winced seeing him whimper lightly in the tub. 

"I know it must hurt but Almost done tho" she cooed lightly again, making sure to have some bandage wraps beside her to wrap the cricket wounds after it was done. 

"And ur done" she smiled gently, making sure to grab the towel beside her and pulled the cricket out.

Gigi sneezed lightly, as Savannah gently rubbed his nose with the towel. She giggled lightly at how adorable he sneezed. 

"Almost done little buddy" 

She grabbed the bandages beside her, and began to slowly wrap his wounds before putting on some healing cream on him. 

"And done" she smiled seeing the cricket wounds covered in bandage wraps. Gigi glanced up at her before whining lightly as he stomach began to growl. 

"Oh you must be hungry huh" she looked at him, noticing awhile back at how skinny he was. 

"Let's get you something to eat" she held him more closer, as she slowly made her way out of the bathroom and down the stairs to hopefully find him something nice to eat. 

"Ok let's see..." Savannah quietly opened the fridge with her other paw. "Well.." she winced as she didn't know what to give him exactly until her eyes landed on her dads dinner from yesterday that he forgot to eat. 

"Here we go" Savannah grabbed the plate before setting down the cricket, Gigi eyes landed on the big steak he was given after Savannah set down the plate infront of him. 

"This is my dads from yesterday he forgot to eat it but-" Savannah immediately stopped, as she watched him immediately eat it right away. 

"Dog you were hungry huh?" Savannah blinked at how quickly the huge steak was eaten like that in seconds. He burped not to long after he was done eating it, making her laugh lightly. 

"Ur so adorable" she crouched onto the ground "oh how I wish I can keep you" she cooed at him, Gigi immediately perked up when she said this and began to jump up and down towards her while yipping happily. 

"Awww" Savannah began cooing even more at the cricket, before looking in slight guilt. "But you probably have a owner don't you?" She asked making him stop yipping happily and go quiet. 

"Dog there probably worried sick about you" she looked down at him, while Gigi just growled lowly at the thought of his old owner. 

"Woah hey-" Savannah immediately recoiled her paw back, as she was about to pet him. 

But Gigi just huffed, making himself more comfortable in her lap.

| flashback |

 Gigi began whimpering and yowling loudly, as he tried to scratch at the door, the rain pelting into his skin. 

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"Brycen!" Mrs.Hayes immediately yelled out in anger towards her son. 

"What mom?" He asked as he scrolled through his phone. 

"You left ur cricket outside again!" She snapped peeved off. "Look at it. It's soaked!"

Gigi shook as water dripped down his body. 

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He yawned before stretching out of his bed, Gigi began to walk towards his water and food bowl as he felt hungry.

As he got to his bowl he paused...seeing it empty again. He pouted before going off to find his owner, poking around a corner he saw him talking away into the phone. 

"Ok right but who the hell gets their girlfriend satin pants from two seasons ago?" He scoffed remembering a conversation he had with another guy. "Like come on, if you want ur girlfriend to fit in with the rest you have to-" he paused as he heard whimpering and tugging at his pants. 

Putting his phone on mute for a moment, Brycen stared down at him in annoyance. "Shoo im busy" slightly shoving gigi away with his foot, he unmuted himself and began talking away again. 

"Anyway as I was saying..." Brycen walked away from him, leaving Gigi to whimper lightly before laying down as he was going to go hungry again.

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"MY FUCKING DOG!" Brycen yelled in complete anger, as he saw his new designer sweater be peed all over on. 

He snapped his head towards the cricket angrily, making Gigi whimper lightly at how his owner looked. 

"You peed all over my new sweater!" Bryce snapped at him angrily. "I thought crickets were supposed to be smart!" 

Gigi whined as his owner took angry steps towards him. 

"THIS IS NOT A TOLIET!" 

  | now | 

Gigi just huffed lightly in her lap, reminding at how his owner would snap at him or just straight up ignore him. 

Savannah just sighed silently before gently beginning to rub his head lightly. 'Let see how long my mom will let you stay here until then..' she thought quietly, before slowly picking him up from her lap. She made sure he was comfortable before going to go ask her mom a few questions. 

 •

Brycen ate a piece of lettuce as his mom just looked at him proudly. 

"Salad for dinner? Good boy" she praised him. Before turning around, just as she was about to leave the room she turned and looked at him to say one last thing. "I'm going out I won't be home until late have a good day at school tomorrow darling. But remember don't forget to show them who's best" she simply said haughtily, before leaving the room. 

Brycen just smirked quietly to himself after she left the room. 

"Oh don't worry mother...I will" he whispered quietly to himself. Before getting up and going yo grab something from his room. He made a slight sound as he almost tripped over one of his pets toys. 

"Shit!?-" he stumbled slightly, he glared down at the squeaky toy he almost tripped over. He tched glancing around the room to scold his cricket.

"Gigi you left ur stupid toy on the ground again! Come and get it" he snapped a bit, waiting for the cricket to come out. But was only met with silence, he huffed as he waited a moment longer but still was met with silence. 

"Ok ok" he sighed, as his anger that was building up disappeared slowly. "Im sorry for ignoring you these past few weeks ok? Just I've had a lot going on" he explained, hoping this would make the cricket come out. But again was met with silence.

"Fine be like that" Bryce scoffed. 

"You'll be begging me for food later" he shrugged, kicked the squeaky toy to the side before walking out of the room to go to the washroom quickly. 

He sighed walking in, and glanced into the mirror. Looking ontop of his head he ruffled some of the fur to make it look messy. 

He chuckled lightly to himself, smirking into the mirror. 

'Lookout county day...Bryce is back' 

 •

"Mom please" Savannah pleaded again. "Its only until we can find his owners so can he please stay" 

"Sav.." Mrs.reed sighed. Glancing down at the cricket who was giving her puppy dog eyes hoping for her to agree. 

"Please mom..I can't just leave him out their alone again. He was covered in glass and his paw was sprained what if he gets attack also by wild bugs" she pleaded.  

Mrs.reed paused at this before sighing. "Ok ok..but only until you find his rightful owners ok?" 

Savannah immediately smiled at this. "Of course!"  She quickly hugged her. "Thanks mom" 

"Ur welcome Savannah.." Mrs.reed smiled as this was the first time her daughter hugged her in awhile. "But you did also find his name out tho right?" She asked curiously. 

Savannah froze at this before letting go and looking away awkwardly. "Er..no" she winced, but her mother just laughed a bit.

"It's ok sav, you were mostly worried on his wellbeing but now you can find his name out" she patted her slightly on her shoulder.

Savannah nodded looking down at the cricket in thought. As she tried to figure out what his name could be.

"Hm..." 

"Mewro?" Gigi quietly glanced up at her, in slight confusion. 

"Is ur name...mimi?" Savannah asked questioning?. Gigi paused as she got his name wrong, but at the same time couldn't help but love the name he was given by her. He began to yip happily and limp and way towards her his tail wagging behind him. 

"Ur names mimi?" Savannah blinked in surprised at how she automatically got it right on the first try. 'Mimi' immediately yipped again in happiness.  

"Well then..I guess that is settled" Mrs.reed smiled as her daughter immediately got it right on the first try. 

"Mimi then" Savannah smiled down at the cricket who began to try and jump up and onto her. Savannah noticed this and gently picked him up making the cricket began to lick her face in happiness.

"Wha-hey!" Savannah laughed out, as he continued to lick her. Mrs.reed laughed along at seeing the cricket immediately cling onto her quickly. 

| next day |

 The bell rang, making students began to get stuff out of their lockers and go to there respective classes again for another day. 

"I shall see you later sagey" Brigitte smiled, before kissing him on the cheek then leaving. She paused tho at seeing Savannah who still had a bandage wrap around her head. "Savannah!" She quickly walked towards her new friend happily. 

Savannah blinked at seeing her. "Oh hi Brigitte"

"Oh how good it is to see you" Brigitte leaned down and quickly placed a kiss on her cheek. Making Savannah freeze up again.  "But I must get going I see you later as well" she smiled down at her before quickly walking off towards her class.  

Savannah slowly placed a paw on her cheek where Brigitte kissed her. Glancing her head back seeing Brigitte disappear amongst the group of students. 

'Why...' Savannah thought, not seeing sage come towards her. 'Why dose she do that...and why do I-'

"Sav?" Sage waved a paw infront of her face, as he failed to get her attention the first time he called her. 

"Huh- wha?" Savannah immediately shook her head, and glanced up at sage in surprise. Sage snorted lightly at seeing the expression she had on her face. "Was trying to get ur attention sav" he chuckled out towards his girlfriend. 

Savannah couldn't help but blush in embarrassment. "Sorry" she coughed out trying to ignore what just happened. While Sage simply shook his head at her actions. "It's fine but you thinking of something?" He asked curious as he wondered what made her go lost in thought. 

"Erm..yea actually" Savannah admitted while shrugging. "Why dose Brigitte do that every time?" She glanced up at him with a slight questioning look. 

"What? The kissing on the cheek thing?" He asked, tilting his head slightly confused. 

"Mhm" Savannah nodded. 

"Well that's just her thing sav, it's her say of being friendly" he shrugged before furrowing his brows slightly. "You aren't jealous right? Cause if you are I can ask her to stop-" 

But Savannah quickly shook her head. "What? No no! I'm not just was curious that's all" Savannah said in a hurried tone, hoping to clear his misunderstanding. 

"Well..if you say so" sage said a bit unsure if she was saying the truth or not.  

"Sorry" Savannah winced out, realizing she did sound as if she was jealous by the way she said it. 

"It's fine sav..besides" he smiled while leaning closer to her, Savannah blinked as he got closer to her. "I think I'd enjoy ur kisses better" he smiled before pecking her lips lightly, Savannah jolted from the sudden peck on her lips. 

'DOG!?-' her eyes widen as this was the first time sage as ever kissed her on the lips even it was a small peck, she never expected it. 

"See you later beautiful" he chuckled at her shocked expression, before leaving he kissed her on the forehead then walked away to his next class. 

Savannah still eyes widen just nodded, before turning around her body moving on its own as if she was a mere robot in that moment.  

She shook her head. 'Get ur head together Savannah remember about Tom, and what Leon and Gabriel warned you about him' she sighed remembering that he was a player and would probably move on from her soon. 

She looked at her locker and was about to open it, but paused seeing a strange note. 

"Savannah..enjoy sage while you can..he won't be yours for long-" she murmured before she felt herself freeze at the last sentence. 

"Kisses"

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      +...the next day...+

Savannah just sat their quietly as sage had one of his arms around her shoulders as he laughed along with his friends at the table. 

Natalie gently kissed Gabriel on the cheek making him look down and chuckle at her. 

While Leon was seen laughing to another joke by one of guys at the table. 

"Dog Brigitte..." a Chihuahua looked at her in awe at her fur. "Ur face fur is flawless" before tilting her head slightly at her. "Do you use any special creams from France?" 

Another girl nodded at her question. 

"Yea it's amazing" she praised her along, making Brigitte feel bashful at there comments. 

"O-oh why thank you" Brigitte blinked trying to wonder what to say. "I just clean it" she finally decided on while shrugging somewhat bashful still.

•

Some students nearby laughed together, none of them noticing a figure stride to the cafeteria. 

Finally as they stood at the doors to the cafeteria one of the kids at the table almost choked on their drink noticing who it was. 

"U-uh-" he stammered slightly, making one of his other friends look at him worriedly. 

"You good?-" he looked towards to where he was looking and froze, seeing a familiar blond cat standing there. 

"No way..." he muttered, watching as Bryce looked around before striding forward.

Students immediately stopped what they were doing and glanced at him in shock watching him stride as if nothing happened last month. 

"Is that Bryce.."

"Woah"

"I thought he transferred"

"I thought he went insane.."

"I thought he died or something" a girl whispered to her friend quietly. 

Kids quietly gossip to eachother making Leon glance at what they were looking at and froze slightly. 

Richard glanced back as he heard the others gossip around about some dude, before growling lowly under his breath as he saw Brycen looking smug.

'....oh shit..' Leon thought in slight horror and confusion. "Uh...Savannah" he said, watching as Brycen slowly started coming there way.

"What?" She blinked as she was lost in thought for a moment, she quirked her brow at his confused expression before turning to look to where he was staring. 

She immediately froze at the sight of him. 

"Oh no..." she mumbled slightly in horror, Sage paused immediately taking note of her horrified expression he glanced towards to where she was staring and glared quickly. Finally taking Notice of "him". 

•

Bryce stopped in-front of the table, who immediately went quiet at the sight of him. 

He smiled, seeing the table go silent at the sight of him.