"You're always so lonely, Huey… Just like the moon," she says. Huey says what she gives some thought. Just when Huey is about to speak, she continues, "I know I'm not perfect, but at the end of the day, who is? Sometimes I feel like you're the moon in more than one way because one side of you is always hidden…" her voice trails off into the darkness and she feels someone or something grab her wrist and she can't lose the grip. When she sees who it is, she's amazed on what they're about to do.

\-_-/

Jazmine Dubois was possibly the most naïve child growing up. It surprised everyone that she even reached out to this domestic terrorist at the age of 10. Even after he announced that he was retired, everyone was still amazed. 'We're best friends!' she always claims and Huey just holds his normal scowl. But this wasn't little innocent Jazmine anymore—it was 6 years later—still a bit naïve, yes; but damn how puberty had been good to her! Every guy looked at her with wide eyes as she came down the hallway on her first day of school. Trying to make an impression on everyone for her first day of high school as a junior, she wore floral shorts with yellow, green and pink flowers on them (that were so short that if she bent down you could see her underwear) and a light pink crop top. Cindy McPhearson, her best friend/partner in crime, had been trying to convince her to wear a thong so that they could be twinning but Jazmine insisted that she waited until she was at least 17, although her curves had all come in. Jazmine, being that she was a mulatto, had a large ass and was not 100% sure how to use it out on the dance floor. Cindy on the other hand had a larger ass than most of the black girls in their large high school Jamzine was now seeing as she walked over to hug her partner in crime (p.i.c.). Cindy looked good in her outfit. Since they had coordinated, Cindy was also wearing short-shorts that were white like Jazmine's but with light blue, dark blue and green flowers on them. She wore a royal blue crop top to top it all off. As she approached Jazmine, Cindy called out

"Eyyyy, Jazzayyy!"

"Hey Cindy!" Jazmine replied reeling her in for a hug now realizing that all the guys' eyes were on them… they must look like nothing more than eye-candy to them. Cindy must've noticed the same thing because she soon said

"Watchu lookin' at niggas?!" and then Jazmine and Cindy both saw two special boys emerge from the crowd.

\-_-/

"Huey!" Jazmine squealed running over to hug him. She puts her head on his chest while hugging him; inhaling his toxic scent. He always smells like the same cologne he's been using for quite a few years now. It can get any girl's immediate attention and not to add on to his stunning looks… Now at the height of 6'2, Jazmine watched as he turned more and more handsome right before her very eyes. He had a six pack that Jazmine had recently discovered just a few weeks before in August when they went to the new country club that Wuncler had built (that Granddad, Tom and Sarah were of course members of), he still had his glistening deep red wine eyes, his permanent scowl that actually became rather attractive after a few years, his perfect little nose continued being perfect and his afro which he continued to grow and take care of; not daring to switch his hairstyle anytime soon. The only thing that had changed besides his height and body (on his face) was that he let a few hairs on his neck come in. Jazmine on the other hand tried to change everything about herself to look more appealing to other guys, just in case this whole true-love thing didn't work out. She now went to the hair salon more frequently and kept all the proper equipment at home to tame her hair while it was straight; even though it looked more so wavy because Jazmine's natural hair was always coming in and blending in.

Finally when Jazmine realized that she had been thinking about Huey for a minute straight—while still on him—she quickly shook her head so that the thoughts would escape her mind.

"uhh Jazmine you good?" Huey asked nonchalantly

Jazmine quickly nods and then straightens herself out; pulling down her shorts that rode up while she was on Huey

"just glad to see my best friend accepted a hug after all!" she lies. Her cheeks turn a dark tint of red on her face.

"man I told your gay ass this bitch is in love" Riley "whispers" to Huey before realizing that Jazmine and Cindy had realized as well.

"Am not!" Jazmine protests, her cheeks still blushing a fiery red. Because of this reaction, Huey smirks, causing Jazmine to blush harder, Huey to smirk more, and so on until Jazmine's whole face is as red as a tomato and Cindy interrupts their cycle now talking to Riley.

"Young Reezayyyy! What's the bidness big baby?!" she asks

"damn. I can't believe they ain't dating yet. Must be because of Huey's gay-ass-faggot self." He replies, ignoring her greeting

"mhm. You cold as ice, Reezy."

"Quit playin', quit playin'"

"So how are you, young bull?" she asks

"you know, just rick rossin' it. Not lovin' 'em hoes." He replies

Cindy's mouth drops open and Riley realizes and starts to snicker. Riley looks exactly the same, now a freshman, except for the fact that he too like Huey had grown and was now at 6'0 and he also had a six-pack.

While Cindy quickly closes her mouth, she wonders how he still had the same affect on her. He could make her feel any type of way, and she recalls their interaction the first time he met her. If only she had known it would've made such a big impact on her life…

Flashback…

"your mama got caught giving neck at the Woodcrest country club, and it wasn't your dad" Riley says as his eyes narrow.

All she remembers is that right after that, she would promise to be his forever; it seemed as though they were already on the same level and on the same page. She didn't care whether or not he knew; all she knew is that she had promised herself to be his and she would be eventually.

After a boring day of classes, the gang meets up at Huey's car. It's a black Lamborghini and Huey keeps it in good shape so it's rather nice and comfy. As Cindy approaches the car, Jazmine tells her

"Halloween's only a day away and we still don't know what we're gonna be!"

"damn our old school for shutting down. Mhm. got me coming in the end of October like it makes sense," Cindy complains.

"Hey Huey, Riley are you-"

"Stop right there," Riley says, "how many times do I gotta go over dis wit you? Young-Reezy or Reezy or Escobar or Esco. Nothing else! You got that, hoe?"

"Shut up, Riley!" Huey yells as they all get in the car. Huey had started to soften up when it came to Jazmine fairly recently. She had been his best friend for six years now—they even had sleepovers together—but for some reason Huey, who knew everything, did not know why all of a sudden he felt that way about Jazmine. Must be hormones or something Huey thought as Jazmine took shotgun and Riley came at him with another insult.

"Shut the fuk up McHater," he says "and stick to being your gay-ass-faggot self cuz you too much when you dickriding Jaz," he finishes. Jazmine's mouth now hangs open.

"but I don't even have a-a-a-" she says stumbling over her words still astonished at Riley for going there. She then blushes at the thought of Huey sticking up for her and sucking up to her and she blushes furiously. Huey caught this with his rear view mirror and now leans his head back. So is it all out in the open? He asks himself. No it can't be… just hormones I'm sure just Riley being himself… but Huey can't help but to think that it might be more than just hormones as he prepares himself to drive away from school.