This is a short alternate ending to the story noughts and Crosses by malorie blackman

*Slowly editing* Unique was never what you called 'skinny'. She was that girl that everyone picked on for their own benefit. Being the sibling of two of the most popular people in school Unique could never get a break. BULLIED. BEATEN. BETRAYED. Until she met him. One of the most dangerous, ruthless thugs in all of Houston. But is it love for him or just lust? Find out as your taken into a journey in to the real world.

THIS IS A SAMPLE ONLY! "Being in love with your best friend is only lucky if they love you back." Aliyah Carter, a young rebellious girl, goes through life every single day without a care in the world until she reaches her teenage years. With her father in jail, and her mother attempting to find her a new man, Aliyah feels like she only has her friends to turn to, but one of her "best friends" has more than just Aliyah's attention. He has her heart. Julian James is a future basketball star that has every girl drooling over him, but there is only one girl that he truly loves. Though he refuses to acknowledge the fact that he has deep feelings for his best friend, a horrible situation happens and at that moment he knew that he couldn't live without her. When these two young souls finally get together, their friendship/relationship is tested by others who refuse to let them be together in peace. Will they make it? Or will one of the young souls walk away?

"I need you" Corrine Parker was troubled. After her father was sent to prison for killing his mistress in a fit of rage and her mother diagnosed with stage four liver cancer, Seventeen year old Corrine is sent to live with her twenty five year old stripper sister named Isis who lives the fast life. Deemed a prude by everyone around her Corrine is in for a wake up call when it comes to dealing with her sister and her choice of men. After Isis agrees to house a hood rich hit man, Corrine's living situations grows a bit complicated after her sister and her open Pandora's box. Kareem Davis was only thirteen when he witnessed his father being killed by a drug related drive by and there was nothing he or anybody could do about it. As soon as he turned of age he decided that he'd enjoy nothing more than taking out the people who took his father from him. After a less than ordinary night at an strip club he and his boys regularly attend he finds himself in a storm of trouble when he attempts to kill the owner of the place after discovering he had something to do with his fathers death only to fail. Word in the hood travels fast and now he's forced to hide out while playing a cat and mouse game with his worst nightmare and dodging his feelings.

26 year old Ella Reigns is a WWE Diva. She's a former member of WWE's most destructive group, The Shield. Why is she a former member? They betrayed her. Put her through a table. Attacked her. Notice her last name. Reigns. Yup. She's the little sister of Roman Reigns, who is a current member of The Shield. She's also the ex-girlfriend of Dean Ambrose and the former best friend of Seth Rollins. Both current members as well. Ella is out for 14 weeks. What will happen when she returns?