A/N- Hi I'm Escape Art1st for those of you who dont bother to read the Author's name... On the Jellicoe Road is my ultimate favourite book but whenever I read it, I always think of how Jonah must be feeling through all of this... So I decided to write that, how Jonah sees everything. From the first meeting of Taylor and Jonah and maybe, if people like this one I will submit another... so if you like this by any chance... REVIEW! Thanks.

Jonah's View of the First Meeting

I was hidden behind the trees, watching and waiting for Her to appear. A year eight had seen the two of them at the edge of the boundary line and I had been alerted instantly. The moment I saw Her my heart went into over-drive, I had to force myself to calm and relax. We are enemies now. The years changed Her, She was... taller. She didn't look like She was lost anymore but she still had a slight look of desperation in Her eyes.

"Mate! They crossed the boundary line 15 meters back! What the hell are we doing?" Anson Choi's voice cuts me back down to reality. I tear my gaze away from the girl who haunts my dreams and try to regain focus. This is war, I remind myself.

"The girl will walk into the trap in a few steps. Grab her friend when she does, hold him in place." Choi nods at my quiet words and signals Jackson to move into a better position, careful not to be seen. I lean forward to hear the two intruder's conversation.

"Are you blind? You almost went over." I stifle a laugh but not quick enough, Choi looks over at me and places his foot on a stick that snaps under his uniform military boots. Shit! Choi tries to slowly regain balance as the two in front of us whisper. I catch hardly any of it but I do hear the boy say something about "crossed" and "boundary" and I gather they have finally figured it out. I watch Her hold up a finger, and another. She gets to three and they run, Choi grabs the boy in a second and has him down in two. I rip out of my hiding spot and stand directly in front of Her fallen body, Her foot caught in a trap prepared earlier. She kneels before She notices I'm there, looking up slightly before staring straight ahead as She raises Herself to Her full height, 10cm shorter than me. I can't look into her eyes, can't bring myself to see the cold indifference in them. She glances towards Choi and I see Her sadness at the pain Her friend seemed to be in. She definitely got my last message then.

"Let him go." Her voice reaches a part of me and I have to steel myself again. I can't look at Her and settle for staring over Her head, pretending to think about doing what She asked before shaking my head "no".

"Maybe next time." I manage to even make my voice sound normal.

"We may just take him around for a tour of the boundaries and when he comes back, he can pass them on to you." Choi buts in.

"I'd prefer you took me for that tour." She was starting to get angry, does She like that wanker or something? I pretend to think about it again, knowing it will annoy Her further and lean in before She grabs my face and pulls me down to look Her in the eye.

"You want to make this personal, Jonah? Then let him go." I flinch at the malice in her voice as She says my name.

"No deal, I don't go without you." The boy yells out. Maybe they are dating. My mind is too quick so I can't stop the thought of the surprising amount of pain it causes me. I pull out of Her grasp so She can't see it.

"That is very touching," I mock, "There is so much love in this space." The boy blows me a kiss and I see red. I storm over and step on his fingers, listening to the the crunch. Watching his face grimace in pain. She jumps on my back in a second and tugs on my short hair. Damn She is light and Her body is pressed against me, I shrug Her off before I start thinking of other things. She falls on the ground again and I turn quickly to make sure She is okay. You are enemies.

"What happened to the scary folk that we were warned about?" I look down at He, careful to avoid Her eyes, "You and the townies are making this too easy for us." I mock slightly, needing Her to take up the challenge, at least then we will be somehow connected.

"You want scary? We can do scary. Let's go." She picks Herself and the boy up. She's leaving.

"Scare me then." She turns back around at my request.

"The treaty? The one that says we control any access with water? The one you guys have been able to violate for the past 4 years because there has been no water? Well while you were away it rained. That means there is a river. That means you have no access unless we give it to you. That means you are restricted to a tenth of the land you've been used to using in the past."

"So what are you saying?"

"This is war."

I shrug, feigning confidence.

"Well I guess we're better dressed for it."

A/N That's right, I'm one of THOSE people who write an authors note at the top AND bottom... Sorry. Just wanted to remind you, REVIEW! That way I know if I should write more or never write again...

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Escape Art1st