Chapter 2

I would really like to thank those who reviewed. This is my first time doing anything like this and I was really nervous about how it would go. Thank you, and I'll try to update as much as I can. And just for a heads up, this story will sorta be like the episode where everyone thinks that Nathan and Mel are hooking up, I'll change it up a bit though.

"Mel?" Jackson asked tentatively. He was little bit nervous, he had never seen Melissa so... unhappy, and... vicious.

Melissa looked at him warily "what"

"Are you, um, well you're acting..." Jackson began, cursing himself as he noticed the steely and defiant look on Melissa's face. Why won't she tell me anything? He thought bitterly.

"I'm fine" Melissa's rather controlled voice cut into his thoughts, "I'm just tired, that's all." With a enormous amount of effort, she was able to put something resembling a smile on her face.

"No you're not," Jackson said matter of factly. He got and and brushed the sand from his pants. "When you're ready to talk, you know where to find me." He examined her face to see if he could tell how she was feeling. Melissa's composure slipped for a moment, but then she caught herself and replaced the "smile" on her face with a blank look. Jackson sighed then walked away.

Melissa gazed defiantly after him and then muttered, "I never will be ready to talk" to herself. She heard footsteps behind her and turned her head in surprise. It was Nathan

"Oh Melissa" he said, examining her tear-stained face. He joined her on the ground, and put an arm around her, and letting her cry into his arm.

They sat there, unaware of Eric and Taylor watching them.

"Do you see that?" Taylor whispered to him excitedly, gossip options bubbling up within her "DO you see that?"

"Uh... Nathan and Melissa?" Eric answered hopefully.

Taylor rolled her eyes, "No, you dork," Taylor said with gritted teeth, "them, on the beach, HOLDING each other!"

"So?"

"So!?"Taylor massaged her temples. He was like a block of cement sometimes, she didn't know how the others put up with his complete ignorance. "SO, you fool, it looks very... weird." Eric just looked confused.

As Jackson entered camp, he spotted Daley and Lex talking in hushed tones.

"Hey Jackson," Lex said enthusiastically, he liked the kid, but he wasn't to good at distracting people.

"What's going on?" Jackson asked suspiciously, eyeing them both.

"Nothing!" they chorused, pasting big cheesy false grins on their faces. Their grins however, faded once they saw that it wasn't fooling Jackson, who was glaring at them with his arms crossed. "Jackson..." Daley began awkwardly, glancing at Lex, "have you noticed... anything weird going on with Mel?"

Jackson sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, "yeah...yeah I have. Mel snapped at me this morning."

"Wh...what! Mel. Our Mel SNAPPED!?AT YOU! MELISSA WU!" Daley vented, she looked like she was about to hyperventilate.

"That's what I said wasn't it?" Jackson replied coldly.

"Well, did you ask Nathan? They're like, brother and sister." Lex said thoughtfully.

"I did. He started to tell me but..." Jackson trailed off.

"But WHAT!" Daley's face was reddening, and being a red-head, she had no patience for people who took so long to get to the point. Being a red-head, she had no patience for anyone really.

"Calm DOWN!" Jackson snapped, Daley sat back, glowering at him, Jackson ignored her, and continued, "Nathan snapped at me too."

"So what do we do?" Lex asked worriedly

"Well for starters, you could stop talking about me like I'm a emotional basket-case." a hard voice spat from behind them. Lex, Daley, and Jackson turned around in surprise to see Melissa shaking in anger and glaring at them with, was those TEARS in her eyes!?

Sorry this took so long.

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