Story Title: You & I Collide
Type of Story: Short/Medium
Main Characters: Sasha, Casey, & Stu
BTTB Rating: T
Genre: Romance, friendship, drama, action
Any spoilers: No
Warnings: Possible mild violence
Summary - Sasha Bezmel is the new girl in town who befriends the troubled teen Casey Braxton. However soon enough she begins to date Casey's bad boy friend Stu Henderson. Casey realises he is starting to fall for his best friend, but when the school catches fire is it too late?

Chapter 1

Sasha took a look at herself in the mirror. She tugged at the hem of her new school uniform akwardly and leaned closer to the mirror to examine her make up. A tear rolled down her cheek and she wiped it away with her hand delicately. She looked to her bed where her school bag sat, packed and ready to go. She heaved it over her shoulder, and went to meet Dex out on the porch.

"Ready?" Dex asked her.

"As I'll ever be." Sasha replied, rolling her eyes.

As the siblings approached the school, Sasha stopped hesistantly. She took in the tall buildings and the herds of students making their way to classes, all in groups - talking and laughing carelessly. There was a welcome board in the reception area with suns and surf boards on, it read - "Welcome to Summer Bay High School." It had pictures of students, academic statistics and reports and information about the school itself. Sasha took in the faces of the students on the welcome board, she had already spotted her step-sister Indi, a former student. Dex directed Sasha to the principals and office and then the bell rang for first period. Suddenly the hallways were empty, silent and Sasha stood there alone, amonst a row of lockers.

"Good morning Miss Bezmel!" came a cheery voice from behind her.

There stood a middle aged woman with dark blonde hair wearing a brown tweed suit, she carried a stack of papers. "I am Mrs Austin, the school's principal." she smiled warmly. "I'll lead the way to my office, and we'll get you sorted out. Follow me." she beckoned and Sasha followed her down the corridor. An hour later Sasha emerged from Mrs Austin's office with books, papers and schedules. She took a seat in the reception and waited for the student who had been forced to buddy-up with her and show her around. She bit on the tips of her fingernails nervously, carefully making sure she didn't chip her newly painted black polish. She could see a figure walking slowly down the corridor towards her, male and tall. As the boy approached she noticed his casual jeans and black trainers. He wore a white school shirt, rolled up at the sleeves and a loose fitting tie. No school bag. He wasn't smiling, his face was hard and unfriendly, a little intimidating. He made immediate eye-contact with Sasha and took a seat beside her. They sat in silence for a few minutes.

"Are you new?" he asked after a few seconds, in a deep manly voice. Sasha nodded with an akward half smile.

"Where are you from?" he asked her, looking at her.

"The city..." Sasha trailed. "Are you my guide?" she asked. The guy nodded and gave a tiny smile.

"My name's Casey." he said as he took her schedule from her and examined it carefully against his own.

"Check that out, our schedules are identical, no wonder they picked me." he said.

"Sorry, I know how much it must suck for you to have to do this." she said apologetically, batting her huge brown eyes at him.

He looked stern for a moment then his blue eyes glittered with a dazzling smile. "I've never seen a girl like you around here before." he said off subject.

Sasha frowned, "a girl like what?" she asked.

Casey gave a soft laugh. "Come on little rebel, we'll get along just fine." He took all of her books from her carefully, and her heavy bag. He lifted it as if it were a leaf and threw it over his broad shoulder. Sasha trailed behind.