High school wasn't necessarily a fun place for anyone, especially in the small town of Greeneville, but there was one group, who once together, could have conquered the world. James, the oldest of the group and the glue that bound them together, was always the one supporting and encouraging his friends, and his family. Ben, James' best friend since childhood, was the rock. Even in the hardest of times he was the one everyone ran to when they needed someone to stand strong for them. He and James were the dynamic duo of the group and the closest things to brothers.
Not long after joined Oliver, a somewhat quiet and awkward kid who didn't know where he wanted to go in life. When he met James and Ben though, he knew he always wanted to be around his friends who encouraged him and lifted him up. He may have been quiet, but he was always the kid that dropped a line that made everyone laugh. He was definitely the group's late bloomer.
Soon after came Riley, a beautiful girl who was truly the heart of the group. However, her dark past is something that drew James to her, and in his attempts to help her, something bloomed between the two and she was fully inducted into the group. She had the contagious smile and she was almost always the one that started the laughter. Anyone could feel what she was feeling.
Then, finally, a year later joined James' sister, Erin. Quiet and reserved, she was always a mystery, but she brought more life into the group with her musical and artistic inclination. A lot of this was hiding a darker past with her too, however. A quiet sort, a mystery that was meant to stay that way.
For the better part of three year the group was strong and happy together, even if their home lives weren't exactly the greatest.
Then it happened... James was taken from them and now the four has to learn to go on, on their own.
A few weeks passed after the tragedy, a few weeks they spent working together to stand back up, but then things started falling apart...
Erin and Riley by far took it the hardest, their lives having been dark before the group and without him there their old lives threatened to creep back up on them. Because of this Ben and Oliver stepped up and wanted to help them, even if it was hard to break through after the fact.
Erin began shutting everyone out, as did Riley, but they each had knights in shining armor, so to speak, wanting to help them even though their lives were creeping up on them too... Ben was hell bent on bringing Erin back and Oliver was going to bring Riley back by any means necessary. Oliver and Ben had been trying to help each other too, but this will test everything that James held together...
But not long after things got hard... James started meddling around in their lives, even though he was gone. He pushed them together again and some of them became closer than ever before...
Pairings: Ben x Erin ; Oliver x Riley
*Looking for someone to play Ben and Riley.
** Names can be changed.