Chapter 1: Emma gets Jax'd.

Author's Note: So this is a multichap about Emma and Jax when they were little. This is way before Emma moved to Miami. This is a theory I put together. Pretend that Jax has an aunt that lived in the same city that Emma used to live in. Jax is staying with his aunt for the summer and he meets Emma. They become fast friends but then Jax goes back to Australia at the end of the summer only to return back to America in sophomore year, like in the show. 7 year old Emma and 8 (going on 9) year old Jax spend a lot of their summer together. When they meet again in sophomore year imagine they reconnected and remembered the time they met when they were younger off scenes. I've had this idea for ages so I hope you enjoy.

Emma's point of view.

It's a very sunny day today. The sky is blue and the grass is green. Flowers are in bloom all around and everything looks very pretty. Like my new yellow sun dress that daddy bought me for my birthday! I was wearing white silky tights and yellow floral sandals.

"Daddy!" I called tugging on his T-shirt. He put a hand over his cell phone to listen to me.

"What it is it Emma? Daddy's on the phone." He said.

"Can I play outside? Pleaseeeeee." I grinned up at him.

"Sure, but don't go too far I need to be able to see you, I'll call you in for lunch, OK?"

"Thanks daddy!" I squeezed him tight and skipped outside after grabbing my jump rope. I ran not to far from the house and began to jump rope. I think I'll go to the playground later, I mean it is right next to our house and daddy can see me from there. I might make a new friend. I began my favourite jump rope rythme.

"Cinderella dressed in yella,

Went downtown to kiss a fella,

On her way her girdle busted,

How many people were disgusted?

One. Two. Three. Four. Five."

I didn't get any farther because a boy about my age was standing right in front of me and I stopped jumping rope. Daddy tells me not to talk to strangers. I looked back and could see my kitchen window, daddy wasn't checking on me now. He must still be busy on the phone. This guy doesn't look scary.

"Hi!" He exclaimed in an excited tone. His hair was very dark and they matched his round wide eyes.

"Hello." I replied shyly.

"I'm Jax! What's your name?"

"Emma." I replied.

"Can I play with you?" He asked.

"Why?"

"I'm bored." He shrugged.

"You have a funny voice." I giggled. He frowned at my statement. "It's a good funny though. I'll let you play with me!"

"OK!" He said, he seemed very excited.

"Can you jump rope?"

"Jumping rope is for girly girls."

"But I am a girl!" I said slightly offended.

"Well I don't wanna skip rope! Let's play tag."

"Uhm, OK."

"Your it!" He screamed tagging me. I dropped my rope and chased after my new friend Jax. We ran to the playground and I tagged him. I then did an awesome U turn (sliding a little because of my clumsiness) and jumped over the swings set. I looked back over my shoulder and saw Jax running closer. I ran up the slide steps and slid down the slide only to bump right into him.

"AHHHHHHH!" We both screamed as I fell ontop of him.

"Emma, you're squashing me!" Jax...tried to breath.

"Oh, I'm sorry." I jumped off of him and helped him up. When our hands touched, I felt something. It was weird, almost like magic.

"Are you ok?" I asked unsurely.

"Of course I'm fine! I'm a big kid! Unlike you." He smirked gesturing to my petite height.

"How old are you!?" I demanded crossing my arms and I felt my cheeks puff out. Don't get mad Emma.

"I'm eight practically nine!" He boasted. "How old are you!?" He mirrored my expression and body posture. He was a lot taller than me.

I wanted to say eight too but I don't lie. "Seven! Only a year younger than you!" I looked up at him fiercely.

"Well, do you want to know what big kids like me do!?"

"What?" I curiously opened my mouth only to wish I hadn't.

"Big kid stuff! Like building a fort! Let's build one, now!"

"With what? We haven't got any cardboard boxes."

"Follow me." He gently grabbed my hand and dragged me towards some trees that were surrounding the playground. It looked like a magical forest where fairies can play.

"Wait." I said. "My daddy won't be able to see me."

"You'll hear your father from here. Plus I always break rules and never get into trouble!"

"OK but I'll go if I think I should be back."

"OK we have plenty of time come on!" He ran into the forest as I looked back towards my house. Daddy wasn't at the window so he's probably still on the phone. I ran after Jax giggling without a second glance back.

In no time we built a really cool big kids fort out of large branches and leaves and flowers for decoration. It looked like a big tent made out of sticks. We had to lean it on a big tree to keep it up though.

"What do we do now!?" I asked my new friend.

"We name it! From now on this is our secret meetup place! It's like a club! We need a password and club name and meeting time!" He announced.

"Can we call the fort Rainbow fort and the club pink hearts and glitter!?" I twirled around my hair following me, I then giggled. Jax's face looked unimpressed at my name.

"No! Em, that's too girly! Remember!"

"Well what would you call it then?" I wondered.

"The club shall be called club magic and the fort will be power fort! Because I'm going to be powerful when I'm older!"

"I'll allow club magic but not power fort is too guyish." I stuck my tongue out to which he grinned at.

"OK club magic it is!"

"I have the perfect fort name! Friendship fort!"

"No Em that's too girly!" Jax whined.

"But we made this with friendship! Pleaseeeeeeee." I batted my eyelashes liking my new nickname.

"Fine." He rolled his eyes. We sat inside the fort and decided that our password would be kangaroos because Jax sees them all the time where he lives. I prefer birds but for some reason he hates them.

"Jax?"

"Yeah?"

"Why did you choose magic, for our club name? I'm surprised you didn't think it was too girly."

"Sir, I mean my father, he says I'll be very powerful one day and I-I don't want to disappoint him he says magic is involved but I'm not sure what he means by power or magic...he said he'll explain everything soon. He said I'll be a ruler." He smiled and then his cheeks turned pink as he spoke again. "And when you helped me up not long ago...I felt magic...I think it's 'cause we're meant to be friends."

"Well I think we're very great friends already. And a ruler, are you gonna be like a king!?"

"Maybe."

"Can I be your queen!?"

"But that means I'll have to marry you."

"No we can just be friends ruling by each others side! It would be so fun."

Jax put a finger on his chin and tapped it thoughtfully. "Okay. But you always have to have my back. And I'll always have yours. Promise?'

"Promise!" I vowed grinning, I ran up to him and hugged him.

After playing a few more games I heard my dad call me for lunch. I was sad to go but knew I'd see Jax again tomorrow at one o'clock! He said he'd wait for me in our fort and I'd have to remember the password. Which I could never forget even if I tried. I entered my house and sat down at the table.

"Who's your new friend, Emmy?" Daddy asked setting down a delicious sandwich in front of me.

"His name is Jax, daddy."