Delaney Hughes - Her hatred for a certain someone could be considered a passion at this point and her passion for hating August Carter is a full-time job. It's also not easy for her to avoid the guy when he happens to be your next-door neighbour and one of your brother's best friends. Delaney likes to keep her popularity at a certain level; never above and never below said level. It helps keep her grounded as one of the many things she can control. But what happens when it all gets a bit much for Delaney and everything comes crashing down? August Carter - Is so madly in love and head over heels for a girl who could not care less for him. He would break his back for her to break a smile. Being captain and centre of the local high school ice hockey team meant he didn't have a social life on the down-low. It also meant he could pull any girl he wanted; except the one he needed since he was 5 years old.