In the town of Harrisville, Ohio, there were two schools. Harrisville High School and Harris Academy. These two schools went above and beyond the rival quota. There had been many arrests on both sides and a lot of money had gone into fixing things that were broken by the other school. Pools had been emptied and refilled, football fields were re-grassed, gyms were redone, etc. These were some of the things that had been done to and by both schools.
Going to school into their junior years, were the two rival starting quarterbacks; Justice Homer and Reed Archer.
Justice Homer goes to Harris Academy. He's your typical prep school student. He has good grades, a good family and popular. He has plans to go to Bear Valley University, which is in Argent, California. Although he does participate in the rivalry, he doesn't get involved with anything that will harm his future. He stays away from the illegal stuff.
Reed Archer goes to Harrisville High School. He's the quarterback of the football team. He's can be considered a 'bad boy' but he doesn't do drugs, only drinks at parties. His home life is complicated. Although his parents don't love one another and all they do is fight, they haven't gotten a divorce. Both of his parents are set in their ways and believe what they believe without hesitation. Since Reed doesn't really have the money to go to college, he hasn't really had any plans for the future. He just knows he wants to play football. He never really had a backup plan.
These two boys were rivals, but one week at an away football camp during the summer changed that. They were forced to room together and that changed the relationship between them one hell of a lot. Gone was the rivalry and in its place was a young love story.
Fair warning: BXB, Rivals, Do not Copy, This is made up, No characters are real, Places mentioned are not the same as in real life unless big things (such as Harvard)
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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