A/N: This story begins where My Stupid Mouth left off. I don't know how long this story will run for; I'm playing it by ear. I don't own Instant Star. Reviews are welcome.
Give Me One Reason
How he managed to sneak onto the plane I'll never know, but I nearly jumped out of my skin when I was lightly tapped on the shoulder and heard a voice softly say my name. "Jude…" he breathed. There was a complex history woven into that single word; a plethora of things left unsaid, and a whirlwind of emotion blanketing that one syllable. I wrenched my sight towards the sound of his voice; my knuckles clutching the steering wheel were white. "Give me one God damn reason not to land the plane right now!" I said menacingly through gritted teeth. "We need to talk…" he said gazing into my stormy blue eyes. "After five years now you want to talk?! I said incredulously tasting the bitter gall in my words. "It's never too late, girl!" he said his eyes softening as he sat down in the co-pilot's seat. "Yeah, well maybe the past should stay where it is…in the past." I said turning to face the control panel once again and flipping on the auto-pilot switch before I rose and made my escape leaving him to ponder my words.
Jude's POV
I paced the passenger cabin like an angry tigress with my hackles raised and the scent of blood in my nostrils. "Unfucking believable!" I shouted angrily. "How dare he?!" I yelled. "After ignoring me since I moved out of our apartment, I mean his apartment, now he wants to talk about things! Well fuck that! He can just forget it!" I growled. "He's not going to ruin this. I'm not changing my plans because of him! I won't let him get to me! As soon as I land this plane he's out on his ass! Do you hear that Little Tommy Q?! As soon as I land, I want you off my plane and out of my life for good!" I screamed. Tommy chafed at hearing the term of endearment he'd spent most of his adult life trying to distance himself from. "Jude, you are being completely unreasonable!" he said slightly exasperated. "No, what would be unreasonable would be if I opened that door and threw your ass off the plane without a parachute!" I said angrily meaning every word. "Now, keep your trap shut and sit over there; I can't even look at you right now!" I said my shoulders shaking with barely suppressed rage.
Tommy's POV
I reluctantly did as I was told. I didn't doubt the tone of her voice that if I opted to ignore her open threat that I would most definitely be subject to bodily harm. Her mood seemed to lighten when I complied. I marveled at the fact that she was flying the plane. "When did she find the time to get her pilot's license anyway?" I thought silently. "Well at least I accomplished the first item on my checklist, which was to ninja gaiden it onto the plane undetected. Actually, that was the only item on the checklist seeing as how I completely shit a brick wall when I found out she was leaving. I had to quite literally twist Jamie's arm to find out where Jude would be. Of course, he made a solemn vow that he'd break my arm if I broke her heart again. I had to grudgingly admit that the kid had balls to tell me in the first place. Please, like he could!" I thought smugly to myself. I didn't however doubt Kwest's threat. I can't believe he threatened me, me, his so-called best friend." I thought replaying our last conversation. "Tom, man, you're my best friend and I love you like a brother, but hurt that girl again and not only will you find yourself without a best friend and the use of an arm, but I'll break your neck. Got that! That girl deserves better!" he said. "Better than me you mean?" I said unflinching. "She deserves the best. She deserves everything this world has to offer. But most of all, that girl deserves to be loved by someone unselfishly, faithfully, and unconditionally, Tommy." Kwest said passionately, which gave Tommy some insight into his best friend that he had never known. "You're in love with her!" Tommy said incredulously. "Once upon a time man, now all I care about is that she's happy. Besides there never was any room in her heart for anyone but you, T." he said with a trace of the old pain in his voice. Tommy's mouth hung open. "What?!" Tommy said. "Tom that girl has always carried a torch for you, still does. And that's why it kills me to say this, but you have to go after her man! She's got a private jet fueled and on standby. Better act fast before she's gone." Kwest said as he scribbled directions into the palm of my hand. I glanced down at the blackish ink that was smeared across my palm and stared out the window aimlessly hoping to get struck by an idea on how to get the girl.