Chapter 2

Once again I don't own 21 Jump Street or any of its characters. I do however own Crystal. A shout out to Chick on Wheels and Clem for their help! Please review!

So they did. Most of the day was spent showing Crystal how to act younger. They finally stopped at a small diner, they sat down and an awkward silence followed. Finally Crystal felt that she had to speak.

"Y'know you can ask me questions right?" She said softly. Judy and Harry exchanged a glance before Judy excused herself and headed towards the restroom, leaving the two in the booth. Harry began to shift uncomfortably before he spoke

"How long?" he asked, sounding like he was bracing himself. Crystal sighed knowing exactly what he meant "I've been living in my car for about two months." She said softly, waiting for the pity to start. Instead she heard swears being mumbled under the officers breath as he looked at her, "You know that's not safe right?" he asked anger clearly in his voice, she was taken aback by this. When the people in her hometown had found out about her "situation" they simply smiled sadly, patted her hand and wished her the best of luck, no one had ever gotten mad about it. She snapped back to reality when she heard him asking again.

"Why are you in there?" he asked, a little more gently this time. She looked at him; angrily "My aunt kicked me out when she found what exactly I was doing for a living," she rolled her eyes before continuing " She thought I had a degree in woman studies, because apparently spending three years in college and six months after that totally equals a women's studies degree." She said, dripping with sarcasm. Harry looked at her for a minute before lightly chuckling. He quickly became serious though as he addressed her.

"Look," He said looking at her "You know you can't stay in there, why didn't you try and find an apartment?" she glared at him. "Do you think I didn't try that? No one would bother looking at my application. I've basically lived in two places my whole life and I can't exactly use those! By the time I was even close to getting a place, I was sent here. At that point I just stopped trying and managed to make my car livable. And now we're here." She ended her tirade gesturing between the two of them. She took deep breaths and crossed her arms around her chest while Harry stared at her completely dumbfounded. She immediately felt bad.

"I'm sorry that was rude." she said quietly. Harry smiled softly before he spoke: "It's ok, I shouldn't have gotten so worked up, I was just curious…" he trailed off. As they looked at each other in the crowded diner, she finally got a good look at him. His short black hair was slightly slicked with just a little bit over his eye, his white shirt and suspenders were on straight and matched his baggy pants. What really caught her attention though were his eyes, they were dark brown, they looked almost sad, but she couldn't help getting lost in them. She however pulled away from their supposed staring contest and began straightening up the table.

" So what else did you want to talk to me about?" she asked completely nonchalant, that caught Harry's attention immediately, "Why do you think I need to talk to you about something?" he asked tentatively. This caused Crystal to smile, "Harry, I can call you Harry right?" she asked in complete seriousness. He merely nodded before she continued. " Harry I'd like to think that I'm an observant, I mean that's what I thought when I was getting my degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology," she said jokingly "plus," she added "I overheard you and Judy talking about it." She said giggling at Harry's shocked expression. He simply shook his head before he started talking.

"You know Penhall right?" He asked. Crystal quickly nodded before he continued, "Well he and his nephew moved out of my place a little while ago and I've been looking for a new roommate…" He trailed off hoping she would get what he was saying. He looked at her, her expression stony, he sighed and continued "I was wondering if you would want to be my roommate?" he finished and she looked at him." Can I ask you a question?" she asked quietly, he nodded and she continued her thought. "Are you doing this because you feel sorry for me, or because you really need a roommate?" She stared at him, waiting for his answer. Harry stared and saw the fear and pride in her eyes, " Honestly it's a combination of both," He quickly continued before she could interject "I really need a new roommate, but I also don't want you to stay in your car, it's dangerous and I'd be worried about you. So what do you say, wanna be roommates?" he said sticking his hand out. Crystal stared at it for a minute before shaking it smiling slightly. Harry turned and waved his hand, Crystal thought he was getting a waitress, but saw Judy come over instead. She slid over on Crystal's side and stared pointedly at the two "So did you guys have your talk?" she teased.

Harry and Crystal exchanged a glance before she spoke, "Yep, I'm not going to live in my car anymore." She said vaguely. Judy smiled brightly "That's great! So where are you staying?" she asked, Crystal stared pointedly at Harry who cleared his throat. Judy looked at Harry then Crystal, realization dawning on her face, " Harry can I talk to you for a second?" She asked while scooting out of the booth, Harry looked at Crystal apologetically before following Judy to a corner. When she knew they were alone Judy rounded on him " Are you insane? You've only known her for about a day and you're asking her to live with you?" she asked surprised. In the amount of time she had known Harry she had learned two things: He was cautious and he didn't date all that much. He really only went out on dates when she or Penhall decided to set him up and those usually didn't go too well. Harry was too into his job to date, that much Judy knew. So finding out that he asked a woman he barely knew to come live with him shocked her. Harry shook his head before he answered: : "Judy I'm not asking her to live with me I'm asking her to be my roommate," he said. Judy just looked at him as if he had grown a second head " What would you have preferred? Her staying in her car, she's been living in there for two months frankly she honestly seems like a sweet person." He finished and ran his fingers through his hair. Judy's expression softened at the intense look on his face, she usually never saw him get worked up except for the Joy Prentiss case and when the program was in jeopardy. All she could do was put her hand on his shoulder, "Just be careful Harry." She whispered before walking back to the table.

They had a quiet lunch before heading back to the chapel. Meanwhile, while the three of them were out, Doug had taken it upon himself to describe the new recruit to Tom. " She was tiny man! I bet I could have crushed her with two fingers!" he exclaimed throwing his hands in the air. Tom listened with an amused smirk on his face, this new recruit would probably run out of here in a week, everyone who had seen her had already placed their bets. So when Harry and Judy came back, imagine the surprise when they saw a slight young woman with short dark brown hair, the shock was seen throughout the chapel as Doug strolled forward and took Crystals hand, "I don't think that we've met I'm Doug Penhall and that's Tom Hanson and you are?" he asked wiggling his eyebrows suggestively. Crystal simply pulled her hand away and stepped back, "Actually we met this morning, I'm Officer Watson remember?" She said so icily that anyone listening shivered a little before she turn to Harry " I'll go talk to the Captain and explain the situation, hopefully he'll understand." She said as she moved towards the Captains office, but not before throwing a glare at Doug and Tom. The moment the door closed Doug turned to Judy and Harry, "A little warning would've been nice guys." He said angrily. All Tom could really do was shake his head and work on his paperwork. He could feel the glares that Harry and Judy were giving Doug.

"I didn't think your eyesight was that bad Doug, maybe you should get it checked." Judy said, angry laced in her voice. She liked Doug, but when it came to women he had always been all talk. All Harry could do was try not to hit Doug, It was true that when they all met Crystal she hadn't exactly looked like a model, but she had still tried to be polite and nice. As all this was going on Crystal walked out of the office smiling, she headed towards the group as she looked at Harry, "The Captain said it was ok for today, but he's expecting us here tomorrow." She said happily. Harry smiled at her and began to gather his things while Doug and Tom became confused, Judy turned to clue them in, "Harry is helping Crystal move." She said vaguely, wanting them to figure it out for themselves. Doug strolled over before they could leave, "Look.." he said sheepishly "I'm sorry for earlier, why don't I make it up to you? I'll bring some dinner by, kind of like a welcome thing." he said, guilt laced in his voice. Crystal stared at him for a minute before answering " Well you'll have to ask my roommate if that's ok." She said looking at Harry, they both shrugged and Harry looked behind Doug, "Judy, Tom you guys want to come over tonight? Penhall's buying the food." With that Doug looked at Harry, as if the pieces were coming together.

"You're gonna be roommates? Harry you dog!" Doug went to high five him, instead he got a slap upside the head from Judy, "We'll be there. Does eight work?" She said answering for everyone. Everyone nodded and Harry and Crystal headed towards his apartment. When they got there, they parked and immediately Crystal grabbed some of the boxes from her car and tried to stack them up and carried them however she felt one of the boxes being lifted up and saw Harry carrying the box as well as a trash bag from the trunk, she immediately began to protest, "You don't have to get that, I got it." Harry looked at her bewildered, "No offense, but I'm pretty sure this box weighs more then you do," He quipped "Besides," he added

" You're moving in, I get to help." He said, basically ending the discussion as he headed up the stairs. Crystal shook her head picked up her box, the one other box and a trash bag and followed him. They stopped outside of his apartment, he unlocked the door and followed him in. They walked in and she followed him to where she was suppose to put her stuff. She placed her things down and looked around, it was a simple room with white walls and a twin bed, a dresser and a closet, what she noticed the most though was the large window that had a view of the woods behind them.

"So do you like it?" She turned around and saw Harry standing in the doorway with her suitcase. He placed it on the ground and headed towards her. She smiled brightly at him "It's perfect, thanks" she said, he smiled at her, "Glad to hear it, c'mon let me show you where everything is and then you can unpack." He grabbed her hand and pulled her gently out of the room. He then showed her the apartment and where everything was, they also discussed how much rent would be and utilities. Finally they went back to her room and she began to unpack, Harry moved to help her, but before he could he heard her say "I've got this, why don't you sit somewhere and we'll try and get to know each other ok?" she asked. Harry nodded and sat on the floor next to the boxes. He cleared his throat " So where are you from?" he asked. She looked at him and answered "Burke, I'm from Burke, it's about an hour from here give or take."

And it went on like that for a while, Harry would ask a question, Crystal would answer and ask a question in return. After about an hour Crystal had unpack everything, including her books which she vowed silently to get shelves for. They ended up sitting on the floor with two sodas between them laughing and asking random questions. However there was a question that had been floating in the back of his mind for a while, "You said you were kicked out by your aunt, so where are your parents?" he asked awkwardly. Crystal shifted uncomfortably on the floor before looking at him, " The truth is my mom left when I was three, a couple of months after my little sister Julia was born. Then when I was five I saw my dad hanging from a tree with a belt around his neck, he killed himself," she said her voice cracking a little before Harry could move to comfort her she continued " So when I was five and Julia was two we were put in the custody of my Aunt Louise, she was strict especially since Julia was sick all the time and no one really knew what was wrong with her. Louise also didn't believe in education after high school. She wanted me to get married, instead I got a scholarship and went to college. Basically compared to Julia I was always a deviant. Someone who refused to do what she wanted." she finished her story and took a swig of her soda. Harry crawled over to her and enveloped her in his arms, she was stiff for a minute before returning it, "You don't have to feel bad for me y'know, I got over it years ago." She mumbled into his shoulder. All he did to respond was hold on even tighter, suddenly a knock was heard at the door both of them looked at the clock and saw that it was almost eight.

Harry stood up and helped Crystal and together they opened the door not only to Doug, Judy, and Tom, but also the Captain. They all came inside and Penhall showed them what he had brought. "So I didn't know what everyone would want so I just got pepperoni and cheese." He said laying down the pizza box on the table, Crystal opened the box, grabbed a slice and sniffed it. Tom looked at her questioningly, "Y'know most people blow on it , but sniffing it could work too." He said exchanging a glance between his teammates, Crystal looked down sheepishly, "Sorry, it's just that I've never had pizza before."

A thud was heard and everyone turned to see that Doug had dropped a can of unopened beer on the floor, "What?" he asked in a serious tone "You've never had pizza?" not waiting for Crystal to nod he continued " This explains so much I mean you look like I could break you, I mean how much do you weigh exactly, a hundred pounds?" this time he waited as she mumbled something "I'm sorry we couldn't hear you." Tom said as Judy elbowed him in the ribs, the Captain just was waiting to see if he had to intervene and Harry wanted to see what her answer was. Crystal took a deep breath and answered Doug's question," Last time I weighed myself I was about 95 pounds." She said not anticipating what would happen next, Doug yanked her into a chair and a piece of pizza was put in front of her. He then pointed to the pizza "You will eat that entire slice of pizza." He said with complete seriousness as he walked over to where the others were. Crystal lifted the pizza to her mouth and bit into it, her eyes' widened and she looked up "It's delicious! Thank you!" with that everyone sat down and enjoyed dinner however Doug would not let up, " I can't believe you've never had pizza, what have you been eating?" Crystal sighed ready for the subject to be dropped, she turned to him," I ate gluten free, dairy free vegan food because we didn't know what my sister was allergic to because she was sick a lot." She said pointedly and the subject was dropped.

However the subject of her previous living arrangement came up since Judy had told the guys, they were naturally curious, "So how did you shower and stuff?" Judy asked, Crystal laughed at this "I'm going to answer this and then you have to drop it got it?" everybody nodded and she looked at them, "What you do is go into a bathroom, lock the door and wash your hair out in the sink, then take a wash cloth to the body then when you're done dry off under the hand dryer." She said nonchalantly as she ate her second slice of pizza. Everyone just exchanged glances and ate. A little while later the pizza was gone and the gang sat around the couch to watch "Return of the Darkness" Doug's favorite scary movie. The Captain had left after dinner saying he had work to do, Harry, Crystal and Tom sat on the couch and Doug and Judy sat on the floor. After the movie when Judy went to turn on the lights they saw that Crystal had fallen asleep on Harry's shoulder, he was looking at her and smiling. He looked up and saw everyone exchanging small smiles with each other. He just glared at them before Doug came over and picked her up like she was nothing.

"Is her room my old room?" he asked quietly. Harry nodded and they went to the room and Doug placed her on the bed and with a pat on the shoulder he Judy and Tom headed home. Harry yawned and looked at his new roommate before going to sleep with a smile on his face.

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