A/N Just a continuation Double Felix of what in my mind would happen with the Washington DC trip Haley won. Plus another excuse to write a Jake and Haley story.

*Disclaimer: I do not own The Troop*

Chapter 1

JPOV

Here I sat in the airport waiting to fly to Washington DC with Haley and her mom. I started thinking about the events that got me to this point.

Despite the effects of being bitten by a Peruvian Swamp Sloth, (juicy mouth syndrome, itchy hair, fly away arms and looking pretty much crazy in general) Haley managed to win the Young Faces of America speech contest over Evil Felix-bot. As a prize for the win she won a weekend trip to Washington DC for the finals with all the other winning geeks. Not that I think Haley is a geek, she is more of an over achiever. She was allowed to bring a parent and one friend.

Of course Haley wanted Felix to go with her. He would most appreciate the history, architecture and whatever other boring stuff she went on about. Unfortunately for him, Felix had to stay and clean up the mess created by Felix-bot and create a less evil guard for the holding cages. Since Felix-bot exploded he needed to wait until the new parts arrived. I disliked that stupid robot from the very beginning. Imagine the nerve of that thing not only trying to steal Darla Robinson from me but also hitting on Haley. The thought of Haley and that hunk of metal was enough to turn my stomach.

Since Felix and I are the two closest people to Haley, I got invited as second choice. Second choice. Whatever, I'll take it. Any chance to go on vacation somewhere. Even if it means I'll be at a geek convention with Haley.

My parents didn't have any problem agreeing to it. For one they liked the idea of me doing something academic. Secondly, they really like the idea of me being invited by a cheerleader. They somehow think there is something going on between us. But they couldn't be more wrong. We are just friends. And sometimes barely that.

Since Mrs. Steele could only get one day off work we were to leave at 6pm on a Thursday arriving around 11pm. That way we only needed Friday off school and her just Friday off work. Then we'd come home Sunday.

"Now seating rows 7 through 15 on flight A1805 to Washington DC." I heard over the intercom. I looked at my ticket. Row 8. That would be us then.

I grabbed my carry-on bag and followed Haley and her mom onto the plane. I put my bag in the overhead compartment then did the same with the bags of both Haley and her mom.

"I get the window seat." I had never flown before so they agreed.

"Haley, I'll take the aisle so you can sit next to your boyfriend," Mrs. Steele said.

"What? No…"

"Mom! It's not like that." We both started protesting at the same time.

"Okay, okay. Fine. Whatever you say." She said then gave us a knowing smile as she sat in the aisle seat.

As the plane readied to take off I looked to Haley to see if she was nervous. I was ready to be a hero and offer an arm or hold a hand. Instead though she looked excited.

"Not nervous about flying, Haley?" I asked.

"Oh no, Jake. Flying is completely safe. Statistically more people die each year in car accidents than in airplanes. So no worries here." She smiled.

Once we were in the air Haley pulled out a folder. She laid it between the two of us and started jabbering on about the agenda once we reached DC.

"We arrive tonight and check into our hotel. At 8am we arrive to check in at the conference center. There will be a welcome speech, and then we listen to everyone's speech. Lunch is from noon until 1pm. Then more speeches and a quick ending speech. Then we are dismissed for the day."

"On Saturday," she continued, "we meet the group back at the conference center at 9am for a guided tour of all the main sites in the city. That goes until 3pm with a bag lunch sometime in there. Then a dance for everyone to close out the conference."

She continued on but I tuned her out. It was a long flight so after a while of looking out the window, I fell asleep. Some time during I tried to shift positions but noticed a weight on my shoulder. I opened my eyes to see Haley asleep with her head resting on my shoulder. I smiled to myself. It felt nice and natural to have Haley against me. Comfortable, I closed my eyes and fell back asleep.

The flight was nearing its end when I woke again. Haley was no longer resting on my shoulder. She was now leaning against her mom. They were both sound asleep.

I turned to look out the window. The lights of the city skyline were like a thousand of gorgeous stars again the night sky. I was so engrossed in looking at the sight that I didn't notice Haley had woken until I heard her whisper in my ear.

"Wow." She leaned closer to the window. I could feel her breath on my face and her hair against my cheek. She leaned so far she put a hand on my leg to steady herself. I tensed at her touch. Her proximity and her hand on my thigh were sending not so clean thoughts through my head about my best friend.

Haley continued to look out the window. "Its so beautiful."

I turned my face toward her and breathed her in. "Uh-huh," was all I could get out. No longer sure if I meant the skyline or Haley.

I was jarred out of my stupor by the flight attendant reminding everyone to be properly buckled in for landing. Haley returned to her seat without ever realizing the effect she had on me.

After we landed Haley and I bickered a bit about me trying to be a gentleman and retrieving the luggage off of the conveyor for them. She insisted that they didn't need a man and could do for themselves. I let her get her own and helped her mom.

We took a cab to our hotel and Mrs. Steele checked us in. Being a responsible adult Mrs. Steele got us two adjoining rooms. She and Haley in one, while I got my own room.

We said our goodnights and settled in to get ready for a busy day ahead.