I'll Be Your #1 With a Bullet - Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I do not own Red Eye (Derrr) and etc etc

Author's Note: Yay, it's my first Red Eye fanfic! It's funny. I watch it a couple times and now I'm hooked. Jackson was such a great character! I had trouble figuring out what to call this story. First it was 'Look Behind You,' then it was 'Sugar We're Going Down,' and now it's 'I'll Be Your #1 With a Bullet (Get it, Jackson with a gun ;).' Hehe it's pretty obvious where I got the idea for this title : P

Well anyways, I'm gonna stop talking and let you read it.

Chapter 1

"So Lisa," said her friend as she made her way to the checkout table. "You're leaving now?"

"Yeah, it's been awhile since I had a little down time."

Cynthia smiled. "You'll have a lot of down time. Two weeks."

"Well I've been saving up the days," responded Lisa.

"Lucky, lucky." She sighed. "I can't wait until I can catch that pl—" Cynthia caught her words.

"Plane you mean?"

Cynthia laughed nervously.

"It's been over a year now. I'm fine, really."

"Well okay. I'll see you then. I promise to call and keep you up to date."

"Bye Cynthia."

Her friend embraced her. "You take care now, you hear?"

"I will Cynthia. I will." And with those last words Lisa exited the Lux Atlantic.

Lisa went on her usual course after work and decided to stop at the café to get her occasional Sea Breeze. Not the Corner Café though, for in the back of her mind Jackson was always lurking behind her, jotting down all the information he needs to finish the job. She saw him frequently, harassing her in her dreams. It would take some time to get over the incident, she knew. She still was not quite healed from the one before that.

The bell rang as she came in. "Oh Lisa!" said the waitress. "Coming for your Sea Breeze huh?"

"You guessed it Jen. One Sea Breeze please." She seated herself by the window.

"Coming right up."

Lisa watched the young teens go by. The girls had on tank tops while the boys were satisfied wearing T-shirts with shorts. They laughed as they held their companion's hand, planning to go see the latest summer flick. Lisa turned away, sad in remembering how lonely she was. She looked up to see if the waitress was coming. Instead, she saw someone else. 'Jackson?'

No it couldn't be. She instinctively turned her head away, as if he couldn't see her if she hid her face.

"Here Leese, one Sea Breeze."

"Huh?" Lisa jolted her head up to find Jen staring back at her with a worried expression.

"Uh, is something the matter?"

"What? Uh no, I'm fine."

"Alright," said the waitress in disbelief. "Enjoy."

"Thanks." Lisa cautiously looked towards the bar area. Where she thought Jackson was sat an old man sipping his drink.

'Oh god Lisa, you're losing it.'

She took a sip of her drink, trying to convince herself that Jackson wasn't there. But why would she have to do that? The newspapers announced him dead. Hell, the news on TV even had a story all about his death. So why was she so afraid? Why can't she escape from her treacherous past?

As she got to her car her cell phone began to ring. "Hello?"

"Lisa," said the all-too-familiar voice.

"What?"

"You're on your vacation?"

"Yup, just started it." She got out her car keys and unlocked her door.

"Well you're going to pay your father a visit aren't you?"

Lisa rolled her eyes. "Of course Dad. But not now, later in the week."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure. Well I gotta go, I'll visit you soon."

"Goodbye Leese."

"Bye Dad." She shut off her cell phone, started the car, and headed home.

Okay, nothing much happens in this chapter and it's very short, but the next chapter will have the twist in events, so stay tuned.