Allison sits at the back of the history classroom. Her teacher talks to the class about William Churchill. Allison draws small pictures in the corner of her page, purposely avoiding his occasional glances. 

She desperately waits for the bell to ring and set her free however when it finally does, her freedom is destroyed. "Miss Amobi, can you stay back a moment? I'd like to discuss your latest homework assignment." Mr Ward requests.

Allison takes a breath and gathers her things together. It was her second last class of the day and she really didn't want to do this right now, the last class thankfully being a study period. Regardless, she lets the rest of her class leave and makes her way towards his desk at the front. 

"How are you Lis?" He smiles. A nickname the man adopted was not one the girl was too fond of. 

"I'm fine." She nods unconvincingly. Mr Ward sighs, "You can talk to me Lis, you know that don't you?" He asks, placing his hand on the young girls cheek. 

"Yeah." She nods with a small smile. 

"So what's bothering you?" He asks. "Just a little stressed, with classes and stuff." Allison tells, leaning back on a desk in the front row. 

"Well I have a free period next. I'm a great stress reliever." Elliot grins, placing his hands on the girls shoulders and rubbing them gently, sending a chilling shiver down her back.

"I have a study period. I should probably be studying." Allison starts trying to get away however whilst she speaks, Mr Ward closes the blinds to his classroom. "Elliot.." she starts.

Instead he locks the door and walks towards her. He hushes her seductively and places his hand on her shoulder.

"Elliot seriously." Allison insists. Despite her protest, Mr Ward loops his fingers around the strap of her vest. "You know you want it Lis." He convinces.

He doesn't let her get another word in before he pulls her strap down, his fingers dancing on her now revealed bra strap. 

Allison's heart beat quickens. The twos secret love affair had been going on for almost 5 years now, since the girl was 12. Allison is now almost 18 and understands how wrong the relationship is. He had been seducing her ever since then, telling her how much he loved her. 

Elliot Ward is in his 40's. He had a wife and two kids until his wife passed. However his two living daughters are both friends of Allison.

"Yeah. Okay." She smiles a little, giving him permission to continue. 

His hand slowly trails down her waist until reaching the bottom of her shirt. He pulls it off leaving her wearing only jean shorts and her bra.

Mr Ward quickly undresses himself until he's naked. He lifts Allison off the desk, then slams her against the classroom wall. 

He unbuttons her shorts and lets them drop to the floor. 

Mr Ward wastes no time slipping the girls underwear off and getting started. Mr Ward doesn't care much about her satisfaction, only focussing about his own release. 

When he's finished he gets redressed quickly and leaves the girl laying naked on the school desk her peers sit at every week. 

"You should be going Lis. Don't want to get me in trouble do we?" He laughs. 

Allison breathes deeply and stands. He watches carefully, assessing her body as she redresses herself embarrassingly.

She leaves his classroom shamefully. Nobody knows what happens in that classroom however her knowing feels just as bad as if the whole world knew.  

"Where have you been Allison?" Pip asks as she enters the schools study hall where all the seniors hang out to study. 

Pippa and Allison's friends all sit around a table reading, the boys teasing the girls and interrupting their studying.

"I was in the bathroom." Allison lies. 

"Really? Cara and I were just there and nobody else was in sight." Lauren announces. Allison stumbles over her words, "Yeah well I didn't really want to announce it in front of all the guys but I went to the bathroom on the top floor." Allison improvises. The top floor bathroom was where all the girls went when on their periods to receive sanitary products.

"Gross." Ant squeals disgustedly. "Don't be a dick Ant." Connor swats his friends arm. 

"If guys had periods they would get the week off school. Instead it's girls and we're called gross and looked down on even though we have no control over it." Cara starts ranting. 

Allison looks over to her as everyone starts arguing about it. Looking into her green eyes. The same green eyes as her Father. How would she feel if she knew about them?

She takes a seat next to Pip and start getting her books out as everyone argues. 

"I'm just saying. If we can't talk about watching porn and wanking off why can you talk about blood coming out your pussys?" Ant tries to defend himself. Instead earning a group wide squabble. 

"First of all, two very different things. Second, shut the fuck up." Cara argues. 

"I'm just saying.." Ant shrugs innocently. "Well say it to someone who gives a shit." Zach replies bluntly. "Just chill out. He's just expressing his opinion." Lauren defends. 

"You cannot seriously be defending him right now as a female who gets how it feels." Pip interjects. 

Lauren shrugs as if it's nothing. "Unbelievable." Allison scoffs. 

"Men look down on women. No matter what we do they just find a way to flaw it or tell us we're 'gross'. That's why I like girls." Cara shares. 

"Not all of us are like that!" Ant gets defensive. "That's right. Connor isn't. Zach isn't. You are." Pip says matter of factually.

"Give him a break." Lauren rolls her eyes. "You make my blood boil sometimes Laur." Allison scoffs.

"Right back at you Al." Lauren smiles cunningly. "Anyway. Pip was just telling us about her encounter with Ravi Singh." 

Allison gives a long and annoyed sigh. "What was that sigh for Al?" Pip asks with a smirk. "That guy also makes my blood boil. His mischievous smirk. His knowing attitude. He's such a know it all." Allison complains. 

"Al has an enemies to lovers fairy tail going on with Ravi Singh." Pip explains, clearly joking. "I think I'd rather die. Which also happens to be what would happen if I dated him." Allison laughs sarcastically. 

"Al! You can't keep saying he's trying to kill people because you think his brother did. That's like if I killed someone and you were held accountable." Pip explains. 

"Jeez sorry Mum. Pip seems to think Sal Singh is innocent even though all evidence points towards him." Allison redirects her statement towards the group. 

"You know I sort of admire her faith and optimism that the world is a place of innocent and guilt free individuals." Cara replies. "Also known as being gullible." Allison shrugs.

"At least I've started my project." Pip smiles smugly. "At least I've started my project." Allison repeats this in a high pitched tone clearly mocking Pip. 

"Oh bite me, Amobi." Pip scoffs. Allison immaturely sticks her tongue out at her sister, both mostly just joking around. 

"Who's bringing everything this weekend?" Cara asks, defusing the sisterly fights. "Zach and I can go out later and use our fakes." Allison suggests. Zach shushes her slightly, "what?" Allison frowns confused. "Don't start screaming about our fake id's. If anyone finds out we've got fakes they'll take them away and my brother Tommy will go back to juvie." 

Zach has four older brothers, his parents are both around but it's pretty easy to tell they won't be for long, the seven of them don't have much money so they struggle a lot. Zach works in a motel, his brothers are drug dealers, thieves and forgers. His parents are both unemployed, which really sucks for Zach and his brothers as they all pay the bills.

"When do we get ours?" Connor asks, "When you can actually pass as being over the age of 10." Zach replies with a mocking smile. "But for now Al and I are the only ones who pass as 18." He shares. 

Everyone in the group is 17 turning 18 at some point before the end of the year. Zach and Allison have birthdays soon and they both look the oldest.

"Zachery, would you have the pleasure of driving me home?" Allison asks politely, hoping to charm her way into making him say yes. 

"Why can't Pip?" He groans in frustration, "Because Pip is busy being Nancy Drew investigating murders and I'm getting my license this weekend anyway. Come on, it'll be the last time you ever drive me anywhere ever." Allison begs.

"Well I guarantee that's not true however I fancy having a look through your fridge and stealing your food, so yes." Zach agrees eventually.

"You're an angel." Allison smiles gratefully. "Mhm.." he hums with a slight eye roll. 

Just as promised, Zach waits by his car for Allison at the end of the day. "About time." He sighs when she finally arrives and gets into the passenger seat. Zach gets in and starts his car.

"Seatbelt?" Allison sings, leaning over and putting his seatbelt on for him. 

Allison connects her phone to the speakers of the car and begins playing her playlist. 

"Please no more Taylor Swift." Zach begs desperately. "Shhh. When Taylor sings we are silent and listen carefully." Allison scolds. 

He puts his hands up in surrender, then quickly puts them back on the wheel when he remembers he's driving.

When the two arrive at the Amobi home Allison unlocks the door with her key. Barney welcomes them both with cuddles. 

Zach says hello to Barney but the second the excitement has worn off, Zach wanders off to the kitchen and starts digging through the contents of her fridge and cupboards.

"You use me for my food don't you." Allison scoffs as she walks into the kitchen as well now.

She starts to fill Barney's semi empty bowl with water. Zach finds a bag of crisps and starts munching on them whilst sitting on her countertop.

Allison doesn't bother about him helping himself to food because they're such good friends. She also realises at home he doesn't get much of the luxuries Allison's families are used to like a wide range of snacks. 

"So how's that Brittany girl you're with?" Allison asks, sitting beside him on the countertop and taking a crisp out of his bag. 

"Broke up with her." He answers simply. "What, why?" Allison asks sadly. 

"I was staying at her place for the night. I woke up needing the bathroom and walk in on her in the bathroom at like 4am, fully naked taking a shit with the door open. Turns out she can't take a dump with clothes on or something. I walked out right then and there." He explains. 

Allison snorts at the story, "What do you even say when you find something like that?" She laughs. 

"I don't even remember. I think I blacked out." He grins. 

The two continue joking for a little longer until Allison's phone pings. She reads a text from her Mum. Boss has asked me to stay later tonight, I won't be able to pick Josh up from school so if you could that would be great. Love you x

Allison sighs when she reads it, "Mum's working late. I'm on Josh duty." She explains, hopping down from the counter.

"I'll drive." Zach agrees without even needing to be asked. 

The two get in the car together and drive to Josh's school. They both get out together and walk inside to the parent pickup area. In sync they both cross their arms and lean against the wall waiting impatiently for the bell to ring. 

A couple stray parents enter, most looking pretentious and snobby. The two smile politely at everyone who looks their way, very unimpressed by the awkwardness of these interactions.

Finally, Josh arrives out of his class covered in dirt. "Learning has really changed since our days hasn't it." Allison jokes quietly to Zach before helping Josh put his coat on and taking his bag from him.

"I went outside at lunch time and Adam pushed Jack in the dirt, then Jack pulled Freddie in, then Adam slipped in, then Tiffany and the other girls came over and were laughing and I joined them trying to impress Tiffany but then Ralph slipped and dragged me down with him." Josh explains rapidly in one breath.

"The Tiffany you like?" Allison speaks loudly, purposely teasing him.

He pushes his older sister whilst hushing her loudly. "Which girl is it?" Zach whispers. Josh points to a girl with blonde hair brushed into a very slicked back ponytail and a luminous pink raincoat.

"Quite a catch." Zach teases. "Think she's a little young for you Zach?" Allison jokes. 

"She is quite the catch. I think I'm in love." Josh sighs as the three walk out.

"Woah, your nine year old brother is in love before you Al." Zach nudges his best friend teasingly. 

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A/N: I know it took me a while to update but here it is. I know the relationship with Elliot could either go one of two ways but I promise I'm not romanticising relationships like that and can assure you there will be so much character development. As for Zach, I'm aware that I completely changed his entire personality and backstory, thats because he didn't have one. I literally could not remember a thing about him so I redesigned him. Also has everyone seen the new casting announcements? I'm so excited, Andie is literally perfect! I'm so excited.

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