in which gang members are after ashlynn, and derek is there to teach her how to fight.

She stopped writing in her black, leather-bound book to look up at me inquiringly. "What do you mean you were addicted to him?" I lounged back against the black, leather seat, my mouth curving into a bitter smile. My eyes finally met hers. "I mean I became addicted to him, just like I was addicted to smoking. Funny isn't it? I never thought grey eyes and a wicked grin could be a drug." ********************************************* Winter Jones is a twenty-year-old girl with a smoking addiction. Her tendency to run from her past only keeps her running towards packs and packs cigarettes. Regardless of the constant nagging from people to quit the disgusting addiction, she continues to destroy her lungs, not caring what the consequences may be. Winter is a firm believer that addictions, no matter what they may be, are a natural part of life. The only way to stop one addiction is to start another. And that's exactly what happens. In a mere month, Winter ends up trading cigarettes for pearly white smiles; grey, thick smoke for grey, sparkling eyes; blackened lungs for pounding hearts. In the end, Winter was right. The only way to get rid of one addiction is to get hooked on another. But, she definitely didn't expect Aiden Camry to become the fire burning her from the inside out. ©cynical-romantic

Head-cheerleader Ellie Kent has had a crush on William Johnson since the beginning of forever. He's smart, cute, and totally out of her league. The only problem is: how will he ever notice her? Geek Boy William Johnson has been crushing on popular girl Ellie Kent since she saved him from bullies when he was ten. But she's totally out of his league. Facing up against her multiple jock suitors is no easy task. Can the two crack the social divide? Or are they condemned to being locked in unrequited romances? © Yemi Everest. All Rights Reserved. #8 in Romance (18/09/18) :D (Posted: 29/05/2014 - Current) Cover by @lunaishi

Seth's Place: serving dessert, coffee & hugs around the clock. ++++ He cautiously lowers himself down in the seat next to me. I use the sleeves of my sweater to violently rub the tears out of my eyes. If only they'd just stop. My breaths are ragged and I choke on my own words. "I-I I don't need a-anything, t-t thanks." My face is wet and my vision is blurry, but the look on the stranger's face tells me that he isn't going anywhere. "I'm sorry, miss." His voice is calm and soothing, as if he deals with situations like these all the time. "But it's only my first day, and it's my job to make sure that all my customers are happy and satisfied when they leave." I laugh humorlessly. "A-as if food could m-make me f-feel any b-better." I raise both hands to my face, a failed attempt at trying to cover up my hideous state. "Perhaps not," he admits. He counts on his fingers, ticking off one. "So maybe food isn't such a good idea. But how do we feel about coffee?" I finally make eye contact with him, and I can tell that he's genuinely trying to make me feel better. He's not just doing his job. I take a deep, shaky breath. "No, I don't think coffee is going to help me e-either." The stranger frowns slightly, and his brown hair falls in front of his face. "Okay, no coffee either." He ticks off another finger, leaving only one left sticking out. "So as it stands, you've said no to both desserts and coffee, which leads to the only other thing we serve." I blink back tears. "And what's that?" After everything that's happened today, I'm actually quite surprised at how well I'm doing, considering the circumstances. "Do you need a hug?" And that's all it takes for me to fall apart. ++++ In which Seth Wright spends the night trying to piece together Harper Quinn's broken heart. (cover by @SurroundedByThorns)

"Are you always this quiet?" "Are you always this nagging?" I bit back. He let out a full heart laugh, causing his shoulders to rise with each breath. "Actually no" He responded, looking out the window. His blue eyes searching in the far distance, recalling an old memory. "What changed?" My voice slid with venom. It was a question, but for this question I didn't care for the answer for. He looked away from the window, landing his gaze on me. "You did" >>>>>>> When Iris finds herself stumbling back into her home town, she didn't expect to see her old best friend Max she left all those years ago. Like any best friends they just seemed to click back together. But with any friendship there's always secrets and lies that follows. With Iris leaving a trail of history evolving gangs and Max coping with bullying, will they be able to put aside their own problems to help another out? They thought it would be easy enough, but of course it never is. Their problems together lead to something bigger than they can ever imagine. And that's just the beginning. >>>>>> A/N I'm not good at descriptions, but give it a chance please.

"You're cute" I whispered into his ear. I felt him shiver. Expecting a blush to happen on his beautiful face, I just saw him smirking down at me "I know I am" he whispered back at me huskily With that, he just walked away ---------- Samantha Matthews was the popular girl at her school who was known for her athletic abilities. She had no problems making friends with her joyful and blunt personality . But soon her parents get a new job hundreds of miles away. New school, new house and possibly a new start at life. She already knows she can make new friends. Until she meets Noah Evans, the boy who doesn't want to be her friend. She's determined to make him her friend. Meet Noah Evans. Who is currently the schools loner and hotty. He is the perfect boy, but has hardly any friends. He's one of those kids who would rather be alone and study then party. Until the new girl barges into his life in the most interesting way. I guess he could say that it started with a whisper.

Lucas Sterling, school jock has a crush on Allisa Jordans, the quiet artist. Allisa spends all her time drawing at her balcony and Lucas sits in his balcony in front of Allisa's and watches her while pretending to listen to music and relax. Allisa thinks Lucas is too popular for her so she has never spoken to him before. Lucas dreams to get her one day but he sees that Allisa's best friend, Brandon Adams might be the one Allisa has a crush on. Is it true though? One day Allisa lost her favourite paintbrush and maybe that might change some things.

Juliette Harbison describes herself as mediocre and in all honesty she is nothing more than average. Does well in school but not great, plays no sports and had no club affiliations but that is exactly why Sam Biggs is interested in her. He offers her a proposition that no one can turn down. Sam will serve Dawson Dwight, Juliette's ultimate crush with a side of revenge on her ex best friend Amber, who happens to be dating Dawson. And all Juliette has to do in return is a small little favor. Take Sam's virginity.

Three guys, one summer, a shit ton of beer, and a few dares; this is what being young and dumb is all about.

His rough fingertips brushed against the back of my neck as he pulled me closer to him, so close that I could see the freckles lightly dusting across the bridge of his nose and cheeks. I could smell the mint gum he had been chewing earlier mixed in with something else I couldn't quite put my finger on. As his face got closer to me my heart didn't flutter like everyone says it does, if anything it was going really slow. His evergreen eyes looked up at me as he raised his eyebrow a little, "You ready?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- !ᵉˣᵗᵉⁿᵈᵉᵈ ᵈᵉˢᶜʳᶦᵖᵗᶦᵒⁿ ᶦⁿˢᶦᵈᵉ! WARNING: Slow Updates :( Once book is finished I will be editing it, making it better, etc. and also don't tell me it's cliché because *spoiler* don't we all know it's probably gonna be Clichéᵀᴹ