Because of You

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As soon as Brooke left the cafeteria, Olivia jumped to her feet excitedly, running to her brother across the school hall, a smile on her face as she approached him.

"LARS!" She called as she sat beside him at his lunch table, his friends used to her coming to talk to her brother.

"Yes, Olivia, of course I'll put my daily life on the side as a senior for my little sophomore sister to talk and rant." Lars replied sarcastically, rolling his eyes as he scooted over to make room for her. He honestly loved his sister, but he also loved giving her a hard time and teasing her.

"Did you see her? Isn't she GORGEOUS?" Olivia asked as she smiled widely, bouncing up and down excitedly.

Lars nodded as he kept his face straight, barely smiling. "She's alright I guess." He replied finally, knowing his sister would rant at his answer.

"Alright? Is that it? Seriously, Lars? She's beautiful and and and you should definitely go for her! You could totally get her! Maybe... not." She enthused, slapping her brother.

Lars let out a loud laugh, his dimples showing as he did so. "If I could get her, I would. But I doubt she'd want me" He replied, nodding. Of course he knew Brooke was gorgeous, and of course he did want her...

"I'd tap that though." Lars' friend said with a laugh. Olivia rolled her eyes obnoxiously. As if Lars' friend could even get anything from girls. Maybe at most a middle finger. His personality tended to push girls away.

"I think she's alright, but I don't know, I'd feel anxious being her boyfriend. Like imagine... You'd have to worry about guys hitting on her left and right... and what if she found someone better than you? Then what?" Lars' other friend, Kyle spoke up quietly. He picked at his food as he gave his answer. He seemed extra pessimistic today. Did he have a recent heartbreak or have something tragic happen to him?

"I guess you're right." Olivia said as she nodded in thought. "Well, I'm off to go, I'd better get going to class." She announced as she walked away, back to Amanda.

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"Ah, you're alright now, huh? What happened anyways? You feeling alright?" Fred asked Victoria, wiping under her eye with his thumb. They were currently in the girls' bathroom- one that was hardly used, sitting on the floor, Victoria hiccuping from sobbing.

"I think so, yeah. Sorry that I got so emotional, I just... Ugh. Camilla's mad at me." Victoria replied, biting her lip anxiously as she stared at the floor, her emotions spinning. "It's just that we've been friends since forever... I can't imagine her mad at me..."

Fred placed his hand on Victoria's shoulder, rubbing small circles with his thumb. "Is it cause of me? I didn't tell her anything y'know..." He assured, studying her face. He watched as her tiny fingers moved a lock of hair behind her ear.

"Oh... You... You remember what I said then?" She asked, peeking her eyes up to glance at him, her face slightly blushing in embarrassment. "Ah... I'm sorry about that... I'm sorry if I made anything awkward or anything-" She apologized.

He smiled shyly just as he did at the party, and tilted her chin up to face him. " It's just not something you hear every day... At the party, I wanted to just tell you... I think I'm in love with you too..." He confessed, his smile growing slightly bigger as he talked. "I mean, I was just looking at you one day, and I just kind of fell in love... I finally realized that those brown eyes of yours, that special glow around you, and your hair is exactly what Camilla has, yet she lacks at the same time. It's just something about you, Tori." He finished.

Victoria blushed a deeper shade of pink as she shyly gazed into his eyes, her lips curling into a smile. Her sadness turned to bliss, and her worries vanished. She felt herself leaning closer to him. She knew he was going to kiss her, but he was still her best friend's boyfriend. She instead rested her head on his chest, scooting closer to him as she hugged him tightly.

"I'm so glad I have someone like you in my life, Fred." She mumbled quietly, feeling relax and content as his hands found her hair, his fingers running through it as they stayed on the bathroom floor without a worry in the world.

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Disclaimer: All the names of places, people, and events have been altered or abbreviated to protect the innocent. Namely, me.

Hey guys,

As you know, Winter Formal is coming around the corner, which is basically the school event (blech) of the year to show off our dates, and compare them to each other... Or at least that's what I do. Who's going to go with who? With everyone trying to impress each other, it'll be the hottest of hottest people there, which means I'm definitely down to go. Catch me there maybe? Or not. Time to bust out your flirting skills to snag a date!

YOUR EMAILS

Hey Gossip girl, I saw the new girl at school today. She's too perfect! I heard she has plastic surgery and a facial reconstruction! -jelsx

Dear jelsx, who knows? Maybe she does, maybe she doesn't! But in the end, guess who's still prettier? She is. So what if it takes a little plastic? -GG

GG, I saw The new girl carrying a brown paper bag into the cafe. I think it was drugs!! I heard she was handing it out and selling them for $300 a piece. -weedlvr420

Dear methcoke420, seriously? Your username screams "Drug Newbie", but anyways, I saw her pulling a sandwich out of that bag. Not sure if you're delusional, might be a little bit too much drugs? -GG

SIGHTINGS

B and C at the mall, getting pedicures together. F and V at the beach, V leaning on F in a somewhat subtle couple way. A buying makeup and clothes that look very similar to B's? O and L also at the mall, looking for someone or something- maybe B?

That's it for today folks, but tomorrow's another story.

You know you love me,

Gossip Girl