V and Tam's relationship: a history
V and Tam first met three years ago, when V was in 9th grade and Tam was in 7th. V, trying to prove herself as a freshman, got in a fight with the wrong person and wound up being chased by their entire gang. She managed to escape into an abandoned building but was cornered on one of the upper floors. Tam, meanwhile, was running away from home (again) to escape the pressures of her family, and happened to witness the whole thing. She was immediately smitten with V, seeing her as a beautiful princess in need of rescue. While V picked off the goons one by one inside the building, Tam took care of the few left to guard the entrance, and they met just outside.
V couldn't help feeling a bit of gratitude for her assistance, so somehow Tam finagled her way into staying at V's house. Both their parents are quite wealthy, so it turns out they lived in the same neighborhood. In a few days Tam's parents realized she was missing and came looking for her, which worked out well as V was starting to get tired of being called "princess."
Not long after that they started dating. Since they didn't go to the same school they couldn't see each other during the day, but they spent all their available free time together. Sometimes V would even skip class to go hang out at the middle school. After a while they started to get on each other's nerves. V sees Tam as too high energy and immature, while Tam thinks V is too serious, not to mention old! Eventually, after a few months of avoiding each other like the plague, they forget why they were ever fighting and get back together.
Things really intensified last year when Tam started going to neohigh. When they broke up, they had screaming matches in the halls. Things got so bad they couldn't even be put in detention together or they would start fighting all over again. But after enough time being apart they would always start up again.
They had a big break-up over the summer and only recently started dating again, so they're still in the "lovey-dovey" phase of their relationship. Anyone who has been following the drama knows this can't last, and is eagerly awaiting the inevitable fireworks, perhaps with bowls of popcorn at the ready.