Thank you to everyone who read and reviewed my story! You guys rock! This chapter might seem a little BANG with like tragedy and romance and all, but I'm like that. I like to start a story off with a bit of a twist and mould characters into my own interpretation or them. Hope you like it!

2: Only Kind of Jealous

"I love it up here." Pippa sighed, staring down into the roaring blue waves of the Pacific Ocean. Beside her, Wentzel nodded as he tried to pay attention to his surroundings…and not just Pippa. "Thanks for coming up here with me Wentz. No one but Jay ever does."

"No prob man." He smiled, trying his best to look handsome as he did. Pippa had spun his world around when he'd met her. And he'd spent the rest of the time trying to not fall head over heels for her. "It's really nice…and you can see the dudes surfing from here too! So I can make sure the little man isn't totaling my board."

She giggled as the wind toyed with her long blonde hair, making it blow wildly around her face as she smiled at him. You're falling hard Wentz…just try to play it cool…like Jayboy would.

"You going to TA's party tonight?" Wentzel asked smoothly. He'd raced her up the broken shards of wood they used for stairs, past the graffiti work he and Jay had done several months before, up the rafts, and yet she'd still won. Pippa was unlike any other girl he'd met before.

"Yeah…probably." She shrugging, picking a piece of soaking wet wood off of the dripping fence. "Are you?"

"Have I ever missed one, Dolly?" He grinned, leaning on his elbows against the prickly wood. "Course I'm going." Hesitating before adding the last part, he tried to be sure of himself. She could just say "No way, Wentz." She could just say that… "We could hang out there, or something."

A blush immediately flushed her skin and Pippa giggled as she propped herself against an elbow. The harsh waves splashed against the rickety boardwalk, making it sway dangerously, as they remained unmoved on top of it.

"Wenztel Ruml, are you trying to ask me out?" Now it was his turn to blush as the wood they stood on took another dangerous sway. Blonde wisps of hair flicked in front of his eyes as her hair blew in his face, making his scrunch his face up when it tickled.

"Maybe. Do you want me to ask you out?" Okay…now that was just retarded sounding…what are you thinking Wentzel! She obviously has a thing for Jayboy…

"Pippa! Wentz! Get off that thing you maggots!" Skip bellowed from the waves below them. He saw her face look around in worry…but only for a split second.

"Come on Skip! This hunk of junk has been up for the longest time! Do you really think it's gonna break now?" Pippa was suddenly yelling over the edge and Wentzel believed her…but only for a moment.

……

The first snap came quickly to her ears and she grabbed the wooden ledge to try and steady herself. Consciously, her hand found Wentzel's arm, but only one name came to her mind as another snap whipped the air.

Jay…

"Pippa! Let's go!" Wentzel's voice yelled and she tried to nod as they started moving towards the nearest exit…the stairs. "Pippa!"

He was already at the stairs, but for some reason it didn't feel safe to step forwards. Go back…But she couldn't. If she did, her chance of surviving the crash would surely be a lot less likely than moving forward.

"Wentz!" Red Dog had appeared at the top of the rickety stairs, and although addressing the struggling Wenztel in his arms, he was staring at her with a worried exasperation. "Pip, come on…you can do it." With one arm around Wentzel's waist, his other hand was stretched out to her.

Go back Pippa!

"I can't." She whispered to herself, stepping forward onto the board and immediately feeling it snap in half.

"Pippa!"-"NO!"

……

The amount of time it takes for something to turn from bad to worse is amazingly numbing. And Jay Adams had just experienced that feeling for the first time.

"Pippa!" Wentzel's voice screamed from the top of the crumbling walkway and it took him only a few seconds to register what was happening.

"NO!" His voice bellowed through the air as Pippa's scream filled his ears before her body hitting the bare surface of the ocean stifled it. He was off his surfboard in only a second, diving into the water and pounding his way to the area where Pippa fell.

Under the dank waves of the pier, debris littered almost every inch of the murky blue water in front of him. After a few minutes of trying to look for her body, Jay burst up into the surface again, pushing planks and bits of surfboards out of his way. He needed to find her…

And as he ducked under again, her long blonde hair was what caught his eye. Floating around her face like she was Sleeping Beauty, her eyes were closed, but miraculously, she hadn't seemed to hit anything. She was just floating there…golden hair surrounding her pale face.

A warm sensation of relief filled his body as he eagerly swam towards her, pushing debris out of his way to get to her. She's just knocked out…she's just knocked out…

As he reached her, he felt himself smiling in desperation. We'll laugh about this someday…when we can both go near the water again. Ripping the part of her jeans that was caught on a jagged looking hunk of wood, Jay wrapped an arm around his best friend's waist to help bring her up to the surface.

It seemed like an eternity before they touched air again, Jay gasping when they reached it. They'd drifted when he'd dragged her up…and she was heavy when she wasn't alert.

"Come on Pip. Wake up, please." He panted as he began to swim towards the nearest patch of sand that wasn't polluted with ruins. Finally, after about two minutes, he spotted one that was only a quick swim away. "Please don't be dead. Please don't be dead."

She was death cold when he threw her on the hard sand, her blonde hair now a sickly brown color that stuck to her face. Jay was thankful for his wet face that concealed the hot tears streaming down his face, and he swore in frustration as he dragged himself onto the shore beside her.

"Okay…shit, I can't remember that stupid thing mom taught me." He cussed, stifling a sob as he shook Pippa's lifeless body in an attempt to knock her awake. "Shit…okay…uh…just give her air."

Opening her mouth and pinching her nose so she would be forced to breathe, he felt his cheeks heat up as he leaned down towards her. This is not how I imagined this…

It only took her a second to catch on…after the third try, she was coughing up water and gasping for breath as Jay crawled back, blinking a few times to make sure he wasn't dreaming.

"Pippa…" He gasped and she turned to him, her gray eyes wide in surprise before crinkling with tears. And he couldn't help it…he couldn't stop himself from crawling over to her…he pulled her into him and wrapped his arms around her, not ever wanting to let go.

"I thought you died." Jay gasped, running his fingers through her soaking wet hair. She held him tightly, kissing his cheek softly as she set her head on his shoulder.

"I thought I'd never see you again." Pippa coughed and he really didn't care who saw…no one could see them through the mounds of rubble surrounding them and it would take the rest of the team at least a good ten minutes to find them. "Jay…"

"Pippa…I think I might…I think I…" He couldn't finish his sentence and she set her hand on his cheek, leaning back to look at him.

"What?"

"I think I…" His nose brushed hers and he leaned in to kiss her softly. He couldn't let her slip away with out knowing that…even if it could ruin everything they had. It took him a few seconds to realize that she was kissing him back and that he'd let the kiss deepen willingly and automatically. This is more what I imagined…except I'd told you I loved you…

"Pippa! Jayboy! Where are you?" Skip's slur cut through his moment of bliss and he made a mental note to kick his mentor sometime later on today. They broke apart immediately and stared into each other's eyes…"Pip! Jay! Shout or we'll all think you're bloody dead!"

He pressed his forehead against hers as he toyed with a piece of her hair… "Jay…"

"Later." Was all he could whisper before Red Dog's voice cut through their thoughts.

"Guys! I found them!"

……

"I'm so sorry."

Pippa laughed, tossing her hair as she rubbed a scratch on her arm. She was sitting beside Wentzel at another one of Tony's infamous house parties and once again she was one of the only ones not getting high or hammered.

"I know Wentz…and I told you…it's okay." She sighed, leaning her head back on the large red couch they were sitting on. Beside them, a rather bored looking Peggy Oki sipped her beer, looking around the party glumly. Ever since Jay had joined the Zephyr Surf Team, Pippa had befriended most of his teammates…but had strung up a good friendship with the only girl member of the team.

"But I'm really sorry-"

"Wentzel!" Peggy hissed, turning to the boy and staring him down. "Pippa said it was okay…you've said that about ten million times man! Just shut it!"

"Woah, Peggy's on fire tonight." Wentzel laughed and the Asian girl recoiled back into her seat, huffing out an angry breath. "Pip. Come find a joint with me?"

"Alright." Pippa sighed, rolling her eyes. Ten minutes into the party, and already he was setting out to find a joint. "Peggy, I'll be back in a jiffy."

Her long black hair gleamed feebly in the dim light and she nodded, smiling at Pippa meekly. Only a few seconds after she'd said this, Red Dog slid into the spot that she and Wentz had been sitting in only minutes before and they were completely forgotten.

"Come on." Wentz said softly into her ear and Pippa glanced curiously at Peggy, who just smiled. Something was going on… "Actually…I don't feel like a joint. Wanna take a walk?"

"What?" She asked as they made their way past a large group of giggling girls that were surrounding someone who sounded a lot like Tony by the doorway. "Wentz, where are we going?"

"Too stuffy inside, man. We're going to the porch." Pippa's eyes lit up in suspicion but Wentzel just grinned, taking her hand and dragging her past a couple getting hot and heavy against the closet.

"So the porch…is that all?" She asked as he pulled to stop, spinning her around to face him. As he began to lean in, the thoughts of her and Jay earlier sped into her mind and Pippa broke off from Wentz. "What are you doing?"

Wentzel's baby blue eyes were glazed with confusion and he shrugged, brushing his hand against her shoulder. Oh no…

"I thought there'd been something going on between us." His voice was soft and hurt, not normally like the crazy Wentzel would've taken a slap to the face. A silence met his statement and the two people who had been friends moments ago hung in a questionable state. "Was I moving too fast?"

"Just a little." Pippa frowned, staring determinedly at the porch floor. She'd liked Wentz because he was sweet and treated her like one of the guys while respecting her female gender. And now…he'd tried to pull a Jay or a Tony, as most people from the Dogtown area would call it.

"Shit," He cursed and a smile pursed her lips. "I need a joint." And with no other words, he disappeared back into the Alva residence, stepping into the life of the party. Pippa watched his retreating back with a frown on her face. Out of all things, she hadn't wanted to hurt his feelings. And out of all things, that's the one thing she'd managed to do.

……

Jay downed the rest of his drink, the chipped wood of the Alva's front porch scratching against his bare back. It was too hot to not go shirtless, but that matter didn't seem to appeal to as many people he thought it would.

I need another beer…He thought as he watched several people mingle around Tony's small front yard, giggling under the influence of alcohol and drugs while whispering sweet nothings into their partners ear. If he could change the way things were now, he would. Images of Pippa had been flashing in his mind all-day and leading towards the fact he'd ruined their friendship by letting that one moment happen. So much had happened in only a few hours…it felt like a lifetime for Jay.

"So the porch…is that all?" Pippa's voice crashed through his mind as he absentmindedly watched a couple laughing on the grass. His head turned and a flame burned deep inside of him as he saw her with Wentzel again…what would happen now? Tony's house would go up in flames and she'd be the only one left in it?

As Wentzel leaned into kiss her, Jay stood up from his position on the porch banister, crushing his plastic beer cup in his hand. If he could change the way things were now, he would.

"What are you doing?" It was Pippa that leaned back, taking a few steps away from Wentzel and answering one of his rushed prayers.

"I thought there'd been something going on between us." Even with the hurt and confusion in his friend's voice, Jay couldn't help but smile. You were wrong…she doesn't love you…But Pippa's silence stopped his thoughts. The effort she was making to not look him in the eye and the slight blush that painted her cheeks gleaming in the moonlight made him have second thoughts. "Was I moving too fast?"

"Just a little." Her voice had a bit of ice in it and Jay's grin got slightly smaller. What if she'd been thinking that when he kissed her? It had been out of the blue….

"Hey Jay." Kathy's arms were slipping around his waist and his eyes turned to her as she slid in front of him. At first, Stacy and she had been going out for a bit…but before they'd started skating down Bicknell Hill, Jay had easily gotten that mess sorted out…but after he'd seen her with another boy at the more popular beach, their dating status had gone out the window.

"Kathy." He nodded curtly, feeling in no mood to flirt with an ex. "Having fun?"

"Could be having more." Tony's sister grinned and slid her hand around his neck, pulling him towards her. Wentzel had disappeared as he got a quick glimpse of Pippa standing by herself and he pushed Kathy off of him, shaking his head. "Come on Jayboy. You know you want it."

"Not anymore." He growled as he came up behind Pippa, grabbing both of her arms and starting to pull her towards the side of the house. "I need to talk to you."

"Jay!"

"Shouldn't you be getting back to Mike?" Proud of his comeback, Jay turned to Pippa as he jumped over the side railing. "I got you."

"You always do." She smiled as she hopped into his outstretched arms, her feet brushing against the ground before he let her down. Kathy was at the side now, glaring at the two of them with an estranged passion.

"I loved you Jay Adams!" She cried and he realized the drunkenness in her voice. Raising a hand to her, he threw a rather rude hand gesture at her before walking with Pippa down the small side alley.

……

"Okay. What's up?" Pippa knew her voice was dripped in worry, but she didn't care. Jay's abrupt behavior and the direction he'd come in made her wonder if he'd seen her and Wentzel on the porch. I really hope you didn't…

"I saw you with Wentz back there." He was leaning against the other house's side, the small crack only being somewhere near two meters apart. "Anything going on with you guys?"

"No…" She said, turning her head away from his curious eyes. Jay had always been her first call…the first person she'd told everything to. Even she and her mother didn't have the closeness she and Jay shared. "I dunno…why? Would it bother you?"

"Damn it, Pippa." He said, his words almost coming in a laugh. "Of course it would." A moment of silence washed through them and they spent it staring at each other, as if they were trying to resolve everything by staring. "Don't…just don't…"

He was having trouble speaking, something that rarely happened with Jay Adams. He walked forward, taking both of her hands in his.

"Jay…what?" Pippa said, though she already knew what was coming. "Jay?"