Windenburg High 1.0

**Windenburg High 1.0** was a storyline based on the lives of the students of Windenburg High. A few of the students featured were tied to key characters/families, but there were some new characters introduced.

## Main Characters

* Erica Burke-Castillo, she was involved in a love triangle with Kendall Brent, as the two developed a relationship with Rocco, daughter of Cory Durant and Melissa Burke-Castillo
* Rege-Jean Vitali, re-introducing him after a long break, Erica's cousin, son of Maria Vitali and Beckham DuMont

**Introducing**

* Rocco DiFalco, the bad boy drug taker, son of Bjorn Bjergsen and Olivia DiFalco (although Rocco had already been introduced and established in the Quartermaine Short Story, much of his past was reworked so that he and Erica had only distantly heard and met briefly.)
* Avery Lavery, the quiet brainiac, her parents weren't known in this storyline but it's rumoured her father is a businessman
* Kendall Brent, the vixen, daughter of Travis Brent - the two came from Miami so that Travis could manage a new club in Windenburg
* Sami Crane - she was initally the bitch but softened, daughter of the billionaire Victor Crane and Melody Crane

## Storylines

It’s the first week of school and of course it ends in misery and tragedy.

#### New Semester

Rocco, the school bad boy leaves an impression on Erica and the two quickly bond. Erica is surprised when Rocco decides to bring illegal fireworks into school and they accidentally go off in the classroom. The bang pushes Erica into some tables and causes substantial fire damage in the group’s home ec room. Despite the Principal wanting to suspend the two, Bjorn manages to calm things down and the two are forced to be on the school’s new pupil duty initiative. on top of that, Melissa and Bjorn are convinced that the two should stay away from each other which disappoints them.

On the other side of school Sami Crane, daughter of billionaire Victor Crane, is excited to start public school after years in private education. Lucas Roberts is enamoured by her even though he’s only seen her from afar and tries to introduce himself, but Kendall Brent manages to keep him occupied. In a co-ed gym class, Llucas’ constant staring across at the room at Sami angers Kendall, who decides to steal Sami’s clothes causing her to be in just a towel in the hallway. Luckily, Lucas gives her his jacket to wear, and the two get close.

Rocco and Erica are placed on the same pupil duty shift and they’re tasked with cleaning graffiti from the property but Rocco decides to sneak back in later that night to create a new piece. Erica joins him and is impressed by his skills as an artist and encourages him to paint properly. Rocco says he doesn’t really have that talent.

Kendall is ribbing Sami about her unfortunate ‘accident’ when Sami decides she’s had enough and locks Kendall in a tight locker. 4 hours later, kendall has stressed herself to sleep and is found by Vice Principal Dean. Sami and Kendall are pulled into the office and given an ultimatum - they stop the bickering and start cooperating. The two girls agree, and are also put on pupil duty with Rocco and Erica.

#### Pupil Duty

Due to bad weather, pupil duty is turned into a detention and the four gather for the first session. Sami and Kendall realise they’re pretty similar people, and after the session, Sami invites Kendall on the Crane Jet and the two head to Chicago for the evening.

#### The House Party

Lucas’ mother Kate is out of town with her boss and he decides to have a house party. Sami gets really drunk and ends up making out with Lucas while Kendall watches with slight jealousy. Meanwhile, Rocco buys cocaine from someone and Kendall blackmails him - either he shares or she tells Erica. The two do lines in the bathroom and end up having sex in the shower. Rocco is devastated that he’s cheated on his girlfriend and keeps this from her.

Kendall takes great pride in commenting on Erica and Rocco’s relationship. This continues when the group go to Mount Komorebi for the Festival of Light. Kendall steals Erica’s phone and makes Rocco meet her at the vantage point. Rocco turns up and is annoyed to see Kendall. After some flirting, Rocco weakens and they kiss passionately as the sunsets and the fireworks go off. Lucas hands Sami a rose but she embarrasses him by putting it in the bin. Kendall watches Rocco cozy up to Erica and throws a nearby bottle of fuel onto the bonfire, burning Erica’s clothes slightly. Erica escapes unharmed, and the group travel home overnight.

Rocco stayed away from Kendall for weeks before the two see each other in the hallway again and she tells him how much she misses him.

The principal announces a fashion internship for three students and 90 of the students apply. Thanks to some tweaking to the school system by Kendall, the successful students are her, Sami and Erica.

#### The Fashion internship

The internship starts and Kendall suggests the three take a photo for when they’re all successful. Rocco comes to wish Erica well on her first day, but encounters Kendall; the two flirt and kiss in the photography studio and are caught by Sami. Sami warns Kendall to stop her thing with Rocco, but Kendall says she’s enjoying spending time with him. Kendall begs Sami to help her split up Erica and Rocco, and she agrees citing she doesn’t like Erica’s attitude like she’s above everyone else.

#### New Year's Eve!

Lucas hosts a New Year’s Eve party since his mother is away on business again! The party begins, and Rocco asks Lucas to make sure Erica is here by 11pm. In front of everyone, Rocco proposes to Erica and Kendall is devastated. Over in Lucas’ bedroom, Kendall is in tears and Lucas interrupts. After they console each other about relationships, they end up kissing and sleeping together as the clock strikes midnight. Elsewhere, a drunk Sami wonders where Lucas is, Erica and Rocco celebrate their engagement and RJ is alone in the corner until new girl Avery shows up and they dance. Kendall tells Lucas that this was just a one night thing and to forget it and Lucas agrees.

#### New Year, New Us?

It’s a new year and the group haven’t seen much of each other since the New Year party. The girls internship continues and Lucas asks to take Kendall out on a date and she accepts. Despite Kendall thinking she wouldn’t like Lucas too much, the date ends with a kiss and Kendall really starts feeling things for him and they sleep together in a dustbin.

#### The Wedding Idea

Rocco and Erica announce they have set a secret wedding date for Love Day and they’ll be inviting everyone. Lucas offers the house up since it’s usually only him there anyway and the couple accept!

#### The Wedding of all Weddings...

Fast forward to the night before the wedding, and everyone is staying over at Lucas’ house. Kendall bumps into Rocco and he kisses her, but she slaps him and tells him he’s made his own choice, she’s making her own. Kendall steals Rocco’s cocaine and does line after line. She sees Lucas in the living room and the two kiss. Sami sees them and runs back to the bride’s side of the house.

It’s the day of the wedding and Erica is excited to be marrying the love of her life. The wedding starts, and Erica walks down the aisle (Kate Roberts’ Dining Room) until Sami ruins the wedding by announcing that Kendall and Rocco had been sleeping together for months. Erica runs away and Kendall confronts Sami, who tells her she was going to tell Lucas she liked him until she saw Kendall kissing him. Kendall is furious with Sami for ruining Erica’s wedding day. Rocco begs Erica for another chance and tells her that Kendall was a huge mistake. Erica tells Rocco maybe their relationship was a huge mistake and questions their relationship. Erica slaps Kendall and warns her to stay away from her from now on.

In Lucas’ bedroom, Lucas finds Sami crying. He wonders why and she confesses that maybe she was too harsh on him and hands him a rose. He throws it in the bin before laughing and picking it back out. They share a kiss…

The group move into the living room and the atmosphere is tense. Erica walks back in and announces that the wedding is off, but she’s going to give Rocco another chance and warns him if he does anything like this again, they’re done. Rocco agrees and the two kiss. Erica tells Kendall to put the music on, and she heads over to do so, when RJ says he’ll do it instead and is electrocuted and dies. The teens are in shock. Melissa and Cory rush over and agree to scold Rocco and Erica later, first they need to grieve.

#### Grief, and Moving On...

The group attend RJ’s funeral and decide that the upcoming semester break is just what they need to feel refreshed again. Sami invites Kendall to the Crane’s house in the Hamptons (she accepts), Bjorn, Olivia, Cory and Melissa agree to let Rocco and Erica spend time together, Lucas gets a job to start saving for college, and Avery uses RJ’s death to change her perspective on life and vows to become more confident.