it's been four years since anyone you know has been at the next step studios. what happened? lives changed, people moved on. what's happening? well, the next step is about to get hit with its' first splash of drama in four years. || james/riley, michelle/eldon, west/emily and noah/richelle. cover by @salvatorebloodlines and co-written with @punilicious

What if Riley Raymond didn't go to that solo competition, and didn't break her ankle? Maybe she wouldn't have realised that some people she trusted all her life weren't as good a friend to her as they claimed, and maybe James Tordjman wouldn't have had to put his own dance career at risk for her.

Riley is shy, quiet and introverted. James can't help but fall for Riley, but when things go wrong, James feels he has only one option left. To drink. But suddenly James gets ill, and someone steps in to help James. Someone who has interests in getting with him. Could James really break Riley's heart like that? Or has Riley already moved on?