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A little Jake and Alice moment. This one's actually quite a short chapter, so I promise to post the third one soon!

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Chapter 2 More than enough

I sit in the middle of the forest, on a log with moss and all kinds of little, it-y, bit-y creatures I don't want to think about. It started raining the minute I ran out of school, I didn't mind it. I got wet and my ass was freezing like there was no tomorrow, but it suited how I felt. And I liked that.

Suddenly from the trees I heard someone approaching. It was Jake of course, he was dry, and completely and utterly out of breathe. He was bending over his stomach, his breathing hoarse and deep.

'I- I... I couldn't... find you.' He puffed as he dropped next to me on the uncomfortable log.

I held the umbrella for him as he took a minute to catch his breath. I noticed his shirt was only slightly wet, probably from running, his shoes covered in mud and his pants, getting the double dose, wet and muddy. His short blonde hair was shining a little from the moisture, and his lips and cheeks red from exhaustion.

We can safely say that Jake was no Logan Pearson. He was kind of scrawny really, well okay, maybe not stick-like. He still obtained some muscle from all the fencing he does, but not as bulky or built as most of the jocks. But he was cute, kind-of, maybe even border line handsome. He could get a girl if he wanted, but he never seemed to be interested.

He was also really clumsy, and paranoid, and I could find all sorts of words to describe you to him, but that would just take too long. In short, he was my best friend and I loved him, in the friendly kind of way if you get my meaning.

'So, what's up?' He asked coolly, trying to regain some of his dignity.

'What do you mean what's up?' I retorted grumpily, burying my head into crossed arms as I pulled my knees towards my chest.

I started crying. At first Jake didn't know what to do, he'd been through this with me millions of times, I still didn't get why he would have act so awkward. Then he finally got the message, he put an arm around me and pulled me into a hug.

I put my arms around his chest and hugged him back tighter. We stayed like that for a while, his chin on top of my head and my nose getting incredibly spoilt by his Lynx perfume.

He coughs, breaking the silence; I pull away from him and look up at his face. The first things I notice are his green eyes which looked even greener in the rain, for some weird reason, and then I notice his face. He was, to say the least, blushing.

'Uh Jake, what's wrong with you? You're bright red.' I say, raising my eyebrows at him.

'What? No I'm not.' He says now, flustered. Trying to rub his palms against his face, as if that would help I thought to myself.

'Yes, you are.' I snap back.

He scratches his neck awkwardly, he meets my eyes, his face going a brighter shade of red, (if that was even possible) then quickly looks away.

'It's umm... hot.' He finally concludes, pulling his collar with one finger.

'Jake, it's raining.' I say bluntly.

'We're in the forest.' He shrugs.

'It's humid.'

'Okay. Whatever.' I say, ending the argument. Whatever it was, I decided to let it go. We've been friends for 4 years; you'd think he could act normal around me.

'So what happened with Ms. Harper?' Jake asks relieved that I let the conversation drop.

'Same old, same old, she shouted at me, I shouted back, she gave me detention.' I say shrugging; I rub my hand against my face casually, hoping Jake won't notice the red mark. But he does.

'What the heck happened there?' He asks, his face turning from disappointment to shock then anger. He shuffles closer to me on the log, grabbing the hand covering my face and pulling it to my side. He touches the red mark on my cheek, his fingers as cold as ice. I stare at his worried and distraught face, and for a second I can feel myself blushing. And then I think; what the heck are you doing? This is your best friend! Feelings like these aren't allowed in a friendly relationship!

He's staring at me now, like he's thinking the same thing. But he doesn't move his hand away it just stays there. Then I manage to gather myself, I take his hand and pull it away from my face, but he's still staring at me like he's in some sort of trance.

'It hurt.' I say finally breaking the awkward silence, averting my eyes away from his.

'What?' He asks, shaking his head, looking confused.

'The slap.' I say. Rubbing my face vigorously with my hand, maybe if I rubbed hard enough, the feeling of his fingers will go away and we can pretend like I didn't just want to jump on Jake then. I thought to myself. What's wrong with me? It's my best friend for goodness sake!

'What... Oh! Right, right! Umm, what did she say?'

'She said my father left because of me. Then she said I wasn't worth anything. Then I told her I hated her and ran off.' I was looking down at my hands, knowing that if I looked anywhere else I would start crying.

'And of course you don't believe her right? That your father left because of you?'

I didn't reply. I knew some part of me thought that, actually a really big part of me thought that, and I would've probably believed it if it weren't for Jake.

'Aw c'mon Alice, she's just saying that crap to get you down. Probably trying to scare you into obeying her, your father loved you and probably still does.' He concluded, putting an arm around me.

"I-I... was thinking of running away Jake.'

He tensed.

'She won't care, and no one will notice, well maybe except for you... but she won't mind. She'll like it better that way.' I say looking away from him.

I was thinking of this amazing plan before he came, I thought of running away, I was so overwhelmed by my emotions that I just wanted to run, not thinking where I'd even go. But if I could, I still would.

'No.' Jake says sternly. Not meeting my eyes.

'You can't let her control you Alice. And anyways, where do you think you'd go? You'd be stuck out there on the streets all by yourself and if some idiot tried to-...' He paused, pinching his nose with two of his fingers.

I'd never seen him so stressed before.

He sighed, staring straight at me. His eyes, serious and full of concern.

'Just don't okay? Not now, not ever, not without me. I need you here... I'm a loner without you.' He says sincerely.

I'd stay, for Jake. No matter how many detentions I'd have to endure, even if I was to get slapped and shouted at a million times by that old harpy, I knew I'd stay for Jake.

I sniffed, tears slowly running down my face again. I looked up at Jake and nodded, I didn't want to say anything more, and neither did I need to.

We sat in silence for a while, listening to the rain pouring down, and the voices and sounds of the forest. I realised that despite the trouble I got in at school, my failing grades and my non-existent family, I always had Jake. I'd always have him as my best friend, and that was more than I could ever ask for.

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