AN: New chapter! Motivated largely by the review from the lovely Astronomer Always. Just note that I will most definitely not be updating this regularly and there is a high probability this story will not be completed. That being said, I do have the basic idea of how the story goes, and what you are reading now is definitely only the tip of the iceberg.

There was a loud bang as the door that had just been thrown open rebounded off the hard wall. "Rise and shine!" The overly cheerful voice pierced through the silence. Ollie moaned and covered his head with a pillow. Jess walked over to the blind, pulling it up to let the sun stream in. "Come on, Ollie. It's after 1 already. You're letting your whole Saturday go to waste!"

Ollie grumbled an unintelligible reply.

"You need to stop spending all your time in bed. Go outside. How many people honestly stay up until 5am on the computer and then sleep the whole day?"

Ollie rolled over and glared at his friend. "You'd be surprised."

"Well," Jess said, tossing her hair. "I am not going to let you be one of them! Come on, up you get!"

Ollie sat up and stretched. "Is there any reason you've decided to disturb my rest today?"

"I think I saw him," Jess replied, excitement causing her voice to squeak.

"Saw who?" Ollie asked in an annoyed tone, still completely out of it.

"Your mysterious guy! Jacob or whatever."

Ollie's heart skipped a beat. "Jasper," he breathed out quietly. It had been almost 2 months since he had first come into contact with the person who had taken up permanent residence within his brain. He'd already filled up three small sketchbooks worth of drawings of him, which Jess had only glimpsed at. He couldn't hide the large canvas painting he was currently working, which heavily featured Jasper. Obviously he'd mentioned his newest elusive obsession enough that Jess knew what to look out for.

Although Jasper had been elusive, Oliver hadn't exactly been looking. He was more than content to obsess over the memory than come back into contact with the guy and screw it all up. He hadn't asked Jess to look of for him either, but he knew her well enough to know that forbidding a task just increased the likelihood of her doing it.

"I saw him, just five minutes ago. Across the road at that pizza place." She picked up a shirt and gave it a sniff before tossing at him. "If you're quick, you can still catch him."

"And if I don't want to?"

Jess gave him a look. "Don't be stupid. Get dressed and get moving! Times a wasting!"

Ollie got dressed slowly, knowing that he would never out-argue Jess. He almost wanted to see Jasper again. No, that was wrong. He definitely did want to see Jasper again. But he knew it was something he couldn't even begin to hope for, so was it even worth trying?

Jess finally pulled him out of his room and pushed him across the street. Walking into the restaurant, Ollie focused his gaze in front of him with determination. He was not going to go chasing after Jasper like a school girl with a crush.

Jess had other ideas. She bounced on the balls of her feet and looked around excitedly for a few moments. "Where is he?" She whispered. "He can't be gone already. He just got here."

Ollie managed to pry himself from Jess' death grip and move towards the counter. He was beginning to feel hungry, and he might as well eat while he was here. Back at his dorm room, he only had a cup of noodles waiting for him. "Could I get a small pepperoni with anchovies?" He asked, holding out a few crumpled notes.

"That sounds good," a familiar voice came from behind him. "I might have the same."

Ollie froze. An icy shiver went through his entire body. Jasper. The object of Ollie's obsession of the past few months was standing less than three feet behind him. Ollie could almost feel the other boy's breath on the back of his neck. He shivered.

Jasper moved to stand beside Ollie. "You alright?" He saw Jasper's eyes widen slightly. "Hey, I know you. You're Oliver, right?" Ollie felt panic rising up in his chest. He looked around anxiously for Jess, but she was nowhere to be seen.

"Uh, yeah. Fine." Ollie looked everywhere except Jasper as he spoke.

"I showed a few of my friends that drawing you did of me. They seemed pretty jealous." Jasper grinned, and it sent another shiver down Ollie's spine.

"I'm not going to draw any of your friends." Ollie winced. His words came out a lot harsher than he had meant for them to.

"I should hope not," Jasper replied with a chuckle. "I wouldn't want them to steal you away. I want you all to myself."

Jasper's words sent Ollie hot and cold at the same time. A million thoughts ran through his head, a million possible meanings and a million possible outcomes. Maybe what he had hoped for wasn't as farfetched as he'd thought.

"Mind if I eat with you?" Jasper asked. Ollie shook his head and then nodded. Jasper chuckled. "Is that a yes or a no?"

"Sorry," Ollie muttered. "Uh… It's a yes? As in, yes, you can eat with me…"

Jasper's eyes sparkled. "Great!"

"So, how was the date?" Jess asked as he re-entered his dorm room.

"It wasn't a date!" Ollie exclaimed.

Jess rolled her eyes. "Whatever, whatever. How was it?" Ollie tried to stop himself smiling but failed. Jess gave him a shove. "Tell me!"

"Well," Ollie said, pausing for a moment. "It was nice."

"Are you going out again?"

"I'm not sure," Ollie said, still smiling like an idiot. "But we exchanged numbers."

"He gave you his number!" Jess squealed with wide eyes. "Yes! Winner!"

Jess jumped up and gave him a sweeping bear hug. Ollie grunted and hugged her back. "Thanks, Jess."

Hope you enjoyed! If you really cannot stand the wait, or the inevitable decay into completion, send me a message. I'd be more than happy to send you spoilers if you so wish.