A/N: Happy Halloween!! I decided to make this longer than just two parts, so I hope you enjoy! Thanks for reading!

Tricks and Treats

- Chapter Two -

"Would you two quit making out back there?!" Joey bellowed, starting to feel angry, as she watched Dawson, her soul-mate, and Jen, somewhat of a friend, let their erogenous hormones run free.

"Would you keep your eyes on the road?" Pacey snapped, as he took a hold of the steering wheel again so they wouldn't cross the center line.

Although Joey was supposed to be driving, it was Pacey that kept his eyes on the road, while Joey's eyes were glued to the rearview mirror.

"And would you stop wiggling woman!" Pacey groaned, finding it hard to focus with her moving on his lap all the time.

At this point, he knew someone had cursed him… Maybe it was that kid at the video store who got mad when he made fun of his "Lion King" tape… But then again, that kid didn't know what a good movie was… Now if he would have picked out something like "The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"- a mere classic in Pacey's opinion - than maybe he wouldn't have been so harsh… And even if he was a little cruel to the kid that was nothing compared to the pain he was currently enduring via Joey. He could not think of one thing he did in the last week that could possibly justify this predicament he was in…

"Pacey. Quit breathing on me!" Joey snapped as she adjusted herself so she was no longer feeling his breath against her neck. She scooted back slightly and leaned forward so she wouldn't have to feel his hot breath against her skin anymore. It was giving her goose bumps and she didn't like it…

Was that a moan she just heard from Pacey? Was he getting pleasure out of her misery?

"Pervert," Joey mumbled under her breath.

"Hussy," Pacey barked right back.

"Okay kiddies, I'm not feeling the love up there…" Jen teased.

"Well if Pacey would stop touching me-"

"-Woa Potter!" Pacey interrupted, "You're the one who climbed on top of me… Remember?"

Joey glowered at him through the rearview mirror, "You gave me no choice! You refused to let me drive!"

Pacey mocked a laugh, "Right… I'm just supposed to hand over my Pop's car to the convict's daughter; the same car, mind you, that I stole from him in the first place… It's one thing to steal from family… It's quite another to give the goods to convicts…"

"ALRIGHT! That's it!" Joey yelled, drastically turning the steering wheel to the right as Pacey grabbed it and turned it to the left.

"HEY!" Dawson and Jen yelled in unison from the backseat as they were both being thrown around like toys while Pacey and Joey struggled for dominance.

"Joey! What the hell are you doing?" Dawson shouted, fear slowly creeping into his body as he saw the oncoming semi.

"We're pulling over, Dawson!" Joey yelled, trying to take control of the vehicle with all her might. "I have a body to dispose of!"

Pacey, who was trying to keep the car steady, yelled back, "We are not stopping Potter!"

"Yes we are!"

"NO we're NOT!"

"YES WE ARE!" Jen yelled in a panic.

Joey smiled with her victory, until she looked up and saw why Jen had said that. There was a large semi coming towards their jeep with no headlights on. It was moving carelessly from side-to-side, crossing both sides of the road. It was then she saw it swerve chaotically and crash into the ditch on the opposite side of the road – directly in front of their vehicle.

Joey's heart stopped as she watched the large truck roll onto its side and jack knife.

"Oh my god…" Jen gasped from the back, quickly grabbing Dawson.

Joey was numb as Pacey quickly took control of the jeep and pulled it over to the side of the road.

"What do we do now?" Jen asked as the four teenagers looked at the mass of metal in front of them. There was steam floating up from the engine and only the headlights from the car were their guide.

Joey was silent. She was in shock with the tragedy that had just occurred in front of her very eyes. It wasn't until she felt Pacey begin to move behind her that she regained some of her senses.

"Where are you going?" she asked, involuntarily grabbing his arm, suddenly afraid to be left alone.

"Did you not see what just happened?" Pacey asked sarcastically. "I'm gonna go see if he's alright in there…"

Joey shook her head, "Pacey that's not a good idea!"

Dawson nodded, "Yeah… I mean, what if the guy is a psycho or something… He didn't even have on his lights!"

"So what are you guys suggesting exactly?" Pacey demanded, looking from Dawson to Joey. "Do you want to just leave him there without seeing if he's okay?!? The man could be hurt!"

"Or dead…" Jen corrected.

"Exactly!" Pacey nodded as Joey began to bunch up his brown jacket in her hands. She was terrified and he was going to be stupid and walk out there without anyone.

"Let go of me Potter…" Pacey said softly, gently taking her hand and setting it aside.

Joey shook her head, "We could go get help…"

"Yeah right…" Pacey answered, "And by the time we find that help whoever is alive in there could be dead… I don't think so Potter…"

Pacey moved Joey off his lap and got out of jeep. Joey quickly followed.

"What are you doing?" Pacey demanded as he turned around to look at her. She was trembling and he could see the fear in her eyes.

"I'm going with you moron!" Joey answered, slowly wrapping her arms around her stomach for comfort.

"No you're not…" Pacey replied, shaking his head and opening the door to help her back inside.

"Yes I am Pacey!" Joey retorted stubbornly, refusing to let him help her inside.

Pacey studied her for a little while and then grumbled with defeat.

"Fine! But no screaming…" Pacey informed her.

He had heard some of the gruesome stories his father had told about the horrible accidents on the highway. And from the condition of the large truck, he was positive whatever was inside, couldn't be pretty…

Joey followed Pacey close behind, as they made their way towards the truck. She looked around the dark highway and saw no other people or vehicles in sight. But that was typical for this highway… It never was a very active one…

Her heartbeat began to race with each step she took, silently preparing herself to see whatever was inside… The putrid smell of burnt rubber filled her senses and possibly something that was rotting, like eggs or trash… She moved closer to Pacey as they got closer to the sight of the accident.

When they finally reached the cab of the large semi, which was tipped onto its side, Joey grabbed Pacey's arm. He jumped slightly, not expecting her sudden contact. Joey blushed slightly and looked away as Pacey gave her a reassuring smile.

"You okay Potter?" he asked slowly, wanting to make sure she was alright so he could look inside.

Joey hesitated a little before finally giving him her nod of approval.

Pacey took a deep breath and Joey gripped his arm tighter as they kneeled down to peer inside.

It was dark in there, but immediately the form of a large male – who was clearly unconscious – was lying awkwardly inside.

"Is he dead?" Joey asked airily, examining the trickle of blood oozing from a cut on his forehead.

Pacey shook his head, "I don't know…"

At this point, Pacey hadn't really thought about what he was going to do if there really was somebody inside… He just figured he would take it as it comes… But now, observing the unconscious man - who was in clear need of some medical attention – he knew they had to go back to the Jeep. They needed to go find some help…

Damn that Potter girl for being right!

"What are you doing?" Joey asked as Pacey took her hand and started dragging her towards the jeep.

"We're going to find some help…" he mumbled, not liking to admit she was right.

"So you're just going to leave him there?" she asked hesitantly, finally catching up to him, but not letting go of his hand.

"Well yeah, unless you want to stay with him…"

Joey quickly shook her head and entwined her fingers with his, "That's okay. I'm good…"

Pacey looked down at his right hand which was melded with Joey's and felt strange. It wasn't a bad strange, but kind of a good strange… He actually liked the feeling of protecting her and making her feel safe. It made him feel like a man- a feeling he could get used to pretty quickly…

When they finally reached the Jeep, several feet away from the truck, they quickly got inside without a second thought. Joey got in first and decided it was probably best to let Pacey drive, so she moved over to the passenger side in the front seat. Pacey soon followed.

"Okay let's turn around and go back to…" Pacey trailed off, looking in the backseat suspiciously. There was no one there.

He looked over at Joey who appeared just as perplexed by this fact as he was.

Within a few seconds, Pacey asked the obvious question, "Where's Dawson and Jen?"

Joey shook her head and looked at Pacey with fear. Pacey swallowed hard and opened the door.

"Okay Dawson…" Pacey called out, searching for any sign of his friends. "I know I'm not exactly the romantic type, but I can guarantee you this is not the right time to propose to Jen."

He heard nothing. The wind was starting to pick up and the clouds were starting to dim the light from the full moon.

"Are they out there?" Joey called from inside the car in a panic.

Pacey shook his head.

"Maybe they followed us to the truck and we just didn't see them…" Joey suggested, desperate for a reasonable explanation.

Pacey, who didn't believe that for a second, nodded sarcastically, "Right Potter… That's why we didn't hear or see them as we walked back…"

"Well I think we should go back and make sure," Joey replied, overlooking his sarcasm.

"They're not over there Joey…" Pacey said adamantly, trying to start the jeep.

"Well do you have a better idea?!?" Joey snapped, as Pacey continued to listen as the motor turned over several times, but wouldn't start…

Panicked he looked ahead at the dim light from the jeep and realized what was wrong…

"Oh god Pacey…" Joey mumbled, understanding the problem too, "Please tell me you didn't run the battery down by leaving on the headlights while we walked over there…"

Pacey didn't answer.

"Pacey how could you have been so stupid!" Joey shouted in alarm. "Now not only is there an unconscious man in a piece of twisted scrap metal and Dawson and Jen are missing, but you have to top it all off by running down the battery, so we can't go anywhere?!?"

Pacey glared at her before opening the door, "Well you'll have to excuse me 'Oh holy one' for thinking it was smart to keep the lights on so Miss Klutzy wouldn't fall over and sprain her ankle… Next time I hope you fall and break it!"

Joey got out and quickly followed his rapidly moving form, which was headed towards the large truck again.

"Yeah right 'Mr. Noble One'!" Joey yelled as she ran to catch up with him. "You were the one who needed to hold my hand so you wouldn't get scared! You were practically shaking!!"

Pacey stopped just as they reached the truck and turned around, "Excuse me?!?"

Joey glared at him with her hands on her hips, "You heard me cretin!"

Pacey opened his mouth to retort when Joey's face suddenly turned white.

"Pacey…" she said softly, looking at the truck behind him with fear in her eyes. "Where is the unconscious man who was lying in a pool of blood?"

Pacey looked at her questioningly and knew she had lost her mind. And this theory would've stuck if he wouldn't have turned around to see that she was right.

The man, who was unconscious just minutes ago, was gone and all that remained was the blood in the seat…

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