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It Takes More

Cause I'm always giving, here waiting while you're living.
I need a new beginning. Oh, I'm not the girl I used to be with you.
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Elena Barakat moved to Sunny Haven, a small suburb on the outskirts of the busy Los Angelos, California, after she graduated from High School last year with her best friend, Marla. When she left her small home town, she left behind many memories, but most importantly, she left behind any connection to her brother's band.

Alex Gaskarth has been touring nonstop with his band since the end of his senior year of High School, three years ago. He hasn't once stepped foot near the house that was once considered his second home. He broke the only promise he'd ever made to his best friend's little sister, that he would never forget her. And he didn't, she still haunts his every thought. But he's forgotten about her, he left her behind, and he's scared shitless of facing her.

Title and lyric credit: It Takes More by Jordin Sparks
God, do I wish I owned Alex or any of All Time Low. But, sadly I don't. So instead here is a completely made up story about them and some characters I like to call my own. Enjoy.

Sequel to Tear Best Friends Apart.

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  1. Prologue; It's not your time, just get back in line.
    We Won't Back Down -The Afters
  2. One; I'm not the girl I used to be with you.
    It Takes More -Jordin Sparks
  3. Two; My chest is feeling empty, always; you're its only cure.
    Where Did You Go? -A Rocket To The Moon
  4. Three; When I look in the mirror, what I see makes sense to me.
    Perfectly -Selena Gomez & The Scene
  5. Four; Falling more in love with the distance put between us.
    Vegas –All Time Low
  6. Five; I feel stuck, watching history repeating.
    Let That Be Enough -Switchfoot
  7. Six; Every angle is covered with just another band-aid.
    Falling Out –Relient K
  8. Seven; Let’s get one thing straight, you’re gonna regret you left me.
    Life Of The Party –A Rocket To The Moon
  9. Eight; Mess with her; she’ll *** you up.
    Bad Girlfriend –Theory of a Deadman
  10. Nine; We’re never going back to the way it was.
    Never Going Back To OK –The Afters
  11. Ten; You saved me from myself.
    On The Way Down –Ryan Cabrera
  12. Eleven; Everybody falls sometimes.
    What Faith Can Do –Kutless
  13. Twelve; I do my best not to want you.
    Obsessed –Miley Cyrus (NC-17 Content!)
  14. Thirteen; No, I can’t deny that you are with me.
    Light Up The Sky –The Afters
  15. Fourteen; Like I’ll never be the same.
    Of All The Gin Joints In The World –Fall Out Boy
  16. Fifteen; Seeing you cry makes me feel like saying sorry.
    Saying Sorry –Hawthorne Heights
  17. Sixteen; I’m on the road of least resistance.
    Promises, Promises –Incubus
  18. Seventeen; Your secret is safe with me, because my lips are sealed.
    Secrets –Greeley Estates
  19. Eighteen; I can’t keep sleeping in your bed if you keep messing with my head.
    Temporary Bliss –The Cab
  20. Nineteen; Please don’t tell me that I’m the only one that’s vulnerable.
    Vulnerable –Secondhand Serenade
  21. Twenty; These words will fade.
    Saying Sorry –Hawthorne Heights
  22. Twenty-one; For all we know we might not get tomorrow.
    Give Me Everything –Pit Bull (Third person)
  23. Twenty-two; You still call me ‘baby’.
    Never Think –Robert Pattinson
  24. Epilogue; I’m gonna love you like I’ve never been broken.
    Unbroken – Demi Lovato