CHAPTER TWO: April.

Summary: I was really annoyed that James and April didn't talk during Mad Dogs. So I am going to add it in. I know April was over James but she was probably still annoyed because she called him a complete tosser. Set just after Junior's mum kicks James and Bruce out the house.

Disclaimer: I don't own CHERUB

James and Bruce walked round the corner from Junior's house. "So he was crazy before"? Asked Bruce

James nodded "Yeah he was, I mean he was already doing a bit of coke and he was drinking like mad. But he sure as hell wouldn't have called his mum a bitch". Bruce nodded and went to talk but the he walked straight into someone. The person fell over and Bruce tumbled backwards. But the martial arts helped him keep his balance.

James realised the person was a girl and offered her a hand up. She accepted it and he pulled her up. Then all of a sudden their eyes met and she instantly pulled her hand back. Then she looked at him glaring. James winced. He knew this was April Moore. He had gone out with her. Then completely ignored her as he had to, after the mission but that didn't mean she didn't get pissed at him.

April Moore could not believe her eyes. After almost three years she was looking into the eyes of James Beckett. She was over him but she was still angry at him for not even dumping her but just blanking her. She looked up at James again then she slapped him hard across the face. "JAMES BECKETT YOU BLOODY COWARD!" She screamed "HOW DARE YOU COMPLETELY DUMP ME AND NOT EVEN DO IT TO MY FACE, TELL ME JAMES WHAT HAPPENED. YOU WERE OK UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE YOU LEFT. AND WHY THE HELL ARE YOU SHOWING YOU'RE FACE NOW"?

Bruce meanwhile had been staring amused. "Another girlfriend James bloody hell you sure get lucky".

April shot him a glare, "look kid I don't know who you are but this is between me and James now please piss off".

Bruce looked at James. "Meet you back at the Zoo yeah"? James nodded. Bruce gave him a thumbs up and sprinted off.

April looked back at James. "Come with me". She led him back into the house (James didn't bother to tell her he had been kicked out less than five minutes ago). They could here Julia still shouting at Junior. April walked into the kitchen and James sat at the table and she sat opposite him. They looked at each other for about a minute then April said "talk".

James, quickly thought of a backup story. He was going out with Kerry at the time so he needed an excuse for that, he also needed an explanation about why he hadn't contacted her. Then he cleared his throat. "Well to be honest April the main reason all that happened is because I moved back to London. I mean when we talked on the phone before I left for Miami I had no intention of leaving you. Then when I heard we were moving to London I thought I would have time to break up with you personally, because I didn't want a long distance relationship and I am sure you didn't either. But it all went tits-up".

April looked at him curiously. "What do you mean"?

James looked at her, "Well you know that the house got raided and your dad was busted". April nodded so James continued. "Well after I saved Junior and your Dad I was pretty much whisked away by the English authorities, and as soon as I got back home Zara and Ewart learned what happened and we moved early so I never got a chance to talk to you".

April nodded her head. For the first time in nearly three years she understood, "But why didn't you just break up by text it would have been better than blanking me, hell I would have understood if you explained"?

James scrambled for an excuse, "Um well I lost my phone in the house in Miami. I don't know if it was nicked or what, but I had no way of getting your number so I couldn't contact you, and my E-mail was wiped clean and I had to change it because the authorities in the USA would have probably liked a word with me".

April nodded, then she asked "so why are you back"?

James smiled slightly. "Well eventually Ewart and Zara kicked me out. I got expelled from three schools and I was always getting arrested for nicking stuff and I got in a few fights. So I ran away to Scotland with my cousin Bruce and got nicked trying to rob a cigarette machine. I served my time and we ended up back down here I am living at the Zoo the shithole".

April smiled slightly, she had heard about that place. Then James asked "can I go"? But April shook her head.

"One more question James, how the hell did you bust out of Dads house in Miami"?

James visibly tensed and April looked at him. "James you ok"?

James nodded. He knew he had to lie, Keith had been convicted of the murder James had commited. "Um I beat one guy up who didn't have a gun and I grabbed a range rover and got outta there".

April looked shocked that he had driven but didn't bring it up. "James I never said this, but thanks, you saved my dad and Junior that night. You might have been a dick to me, but you were braver than most people would have been that night". James smiled and accepted the compliment.

April said nothing more so James got up to leave but as he reached the door April called out, "you friends with Junior again"? He nodded in response. April smiled "Just be careful his mates aren't the most normal of people. I may hate you for blanking me and you did break my heart but I don't want to see you dead just be careful yeah"?

James nodded "sure April you too". As he exited the front door he smiled "that went better than I thought.

Meanwhile inside April was smiling slightly "James Beckett you captured my heart when we were twelve and you damn near did it again".

A/N: there you go Chapter two. Unless you want me to do Lois or Joanna I wont because I cant really think of a situation. Because with Joanna she knew he had to leave and he said goodbye and he had no reason to see her again. And Lois just dumped him. So yeah this could be the end of this fic