Okay, so this chapter ended up being a lot longer than I had planned on, and I had actually planned on more stuff being in this chapter, but I realized I should push it over into the next chapter since I've exceeded 4,000 words. Also Jane is ( I think, anyways) OOC- not that we got much of her personality in the movie,- but I made her like she is to fit my plot, obviously. Either way, hope you like it.
It had been five days since Carlos and Jay had started fake dating. Carlos himself thought it was going rather well. There was lots of hand holding, cheek kisses, and several hugs a day. He thought they were completely convincing. Sure there had been one or two awkward instances, but wasn't there always awkward situations in the beginning of a real relationship?
It was now Saturday morning, meaning that Carlos and Jay would have to attend any events going on, with each other. Carlos slowly sat up in his bed and muttered out, " Jay, you awake?" They were going to need to discuss how to handle the day, and Carlos wanted to go ahead and get it over with. When there was no response from Jay after a few seconds, Carlos blinked his eyes several times and turned to look at Jay's bed. Jay's bed was a mess, with his pillow lying lopsided and his blankets half-on, half-off the bed, and Jay was nowhere in it. At that realization, Carlos groaned and flopped back down onto his bed. He had really wanted to discuss things with Jay, and now he was going to have to spend half of his day looking for him. And he really didn't want to think about the fact that Jay had most likely left early on purpose, wanting to avoid the whole stupid situation entirely.
While Carlos was contemplating on going back to sleep, ( because he'd rather waste his day by sleeping than looking for Jay), there was a soft knock on the door. He slowly propped himself up on his arm, wondering if he had been imagining the noise. He was about to lay back down when there was another knock, that time much louder. He immediately got out of bed and yelled, " I'm not in the mood, Mal!" Not like that would stop her, though.
There was a pause and then someone's voice, who was not Mal. " Uh, it's Jane." He halted in the middle of the room, wondering if he should open the door or not. He slowly walked towards the door and hesitantly opened it. Jane was fully dressed in a blue dress and black sandals, and Carlos was still in his pajamas. Jane smiled at him and Carlos really wanted to shut the door in her face.
" Um.." He asked slowly, trying his best not to sound rude, " Whatcha need?"
" Yeah, sorry to bother you on a Saturday morning and everything, but I was wondering if I could borrow Dude?" Her smile didn't falter as she stepped closer into the door frame, prompting Carlos to take a step back.
"Borrow…Dude?" Carlos questioned confused, as he scrunched up his face, " What for?" Carlos accidentally stepped too far over in the door frame, leaving a spot wide open, causing Jane to take it as an invitation to walk into their room.
" Uh, okay," He shook his head as he closed the door, " Sure, just come right on into my room."
Jane looked around their room for a moment before looking back at Carlos and smiling, " I need him for a project."
" A project?" Carlos asked, highly skeptical.
" Yeah, a dog project." The smile from Jane's face had yet to fade, and it was starting to creep Carlos out.
"What's the project about?"
" Dogs," Jane spoke nervously, suddenly not looking at Carlos.
Carlos shook his head slowly, " Right.. I guess, yeah. Just let me get some stuff for him," Carlos turned around and smiled at Dude and went over to grab a few of his things. As he was rummaging through his toys and food, Jane spoke suddenly.
" Are you sure you and Jay are dating?"
He stopped what he was doing and turned around to stare at Jane. " What?" It wasn't a nervous question, or really a question at all. It was more of a snappy statement, because Jane was crazy.
" I mean, I know you told me you were, but you don't seem like it to me," Her smile was creepier than before and she was slowly moving closer to Carlos and he had a sudden realization that she hadn't really wanted to borrow Dude.
Carlos took a step back, and tried to keep his voice steady. " Well we are." Jane shook her head at his statement as she got closer.
" I don't think so," She wasn't really smiling anymore, but she was advancing him quickly and he began to panic at the fact that he didn't really have an escape route, " Just seem like close friends to me. I mean, hand holding isn't really a sign of a relationship, is it? I mean you're dating Jay."
"Okay, Jane," Carlos stuttered," We are dating. Sorry you don't think so, but we are," She lowered her eyes at him, and now they were both inches away from each other, " So lay off."
She laughed softly and in an almost whisper said, " I don't believe you," She hadn't moved any closer to him, so he thought that was a good sign.
Carlos cocked his head to the side, " I think you do believe it, but you don't want to." Yeah, okay that wasn't the best thing to say, but he always had a problem of egging people on in an argument.
Jane smiled softly and shook her head again, " No. I really think you're lying. I'm not the only one who thinks that, either. So," She spoke in a whisper. She leaned in closer to Carlos, and he suddenly realized if she moved any closer he would be smooshed up against the wall and her face would be on his, so he quickly noped on out of there.
Before Jane even had a chance to kiss him, Carlos quickly shoved her away and scrambled to the door, " Okay. Good talk, gotta go find my boyfriend," He chuckled nervously as he threw the door open and all but ran down the hallway.
Carlos' mind was an utter mess. They had spent the past five days pretending to be dating, and people, Jane, didn't believe they were? Had the last five days all been a waste? Were they really that bad? They had started the whole thing so Jane would stay far away from him, not so she would come and try to forcefully kiss him.
While Carlos was walking frantically to find Jay, he bumped into Doug. " Hey? Have you seen Jay?"
Doug eyed Carlos quickly before responding, and Carlos suddenly remembered he was still in his pajamas. " Uh..about ten minutes ago I saw him by the bleachers with a couple of girls," Doug was going to ask if Carlos was okay, but didn't get the chance to as Carlos ran off, barely muttering a thank you.
Of course Jay was with some girls. He should've known. I mean you're dating Jay. Rang through his head again, and he immediately realized what Jane had meant. He was 'dating' Jay. The Jay who was known to be a massive flirt, and kiss any girl in a one mile radius. So, if he was dating Jay, everyone expected Jay to act towards Carlos like he did with girls. Which meant doing a lot of things they had not done yet, one being kissing.
Once he reached the field, he screamed, " Jay!" He was panicking, again. This time Jane didn't just say she liked him, she tried to kiss him. And maybe, if Jay hadn't left the room early, that wouldn't have happened. He spotted a few figures by the bleachers and as he got closer he noticed it was Jay with two girls he didn't know the names of. He stomped angrily through the grass and yelled Jay's name again.
One of the girls looked at Carlos confused, but Jay and the other girl didn't look at Carlos, because the girl was too enwrapped in the meaningless things Jay was telling her, and Jay was too busy unclasping the watch from her wrist.
"Uh.." The un pre-occupied girl said as Carlos stomped behind Jay. Carlos gave her a glare as he clasped his hand onto Jay's wrist, pulling him away forcefully.
" Babe!" He yelled as he tugged Jay away from the two girls, " I need to talk to you, now!" Carlos dragged Jay far enough away from the bleachers so they could talk freely. He quickly let go of Jay's wrist and Jay wasted no time in asking questions.
" What's wrong? I almost had that watch, Carlos!" Jay huffed annoyed as he stood in front of a very angry and panicked looking Carlos.
"You can get another one later!" Carlos tried hard not to roll his eyes at Jay's priorities. " We have bigger problems!"
Jay scanned Carlos' face and sighed before asking carefully, " Okay. What happened? What's wrong?"
Carlos eyes went wide as he yelled dramatically, " What's wrong? What's wrong? Jane tried to fucking kiss me, that's what's wrong!"
Jay's breath hitched, and he snapped, " What!" He almost wanted to laugh at the thought of a panicked Carlos running away from a girl trying to kiss him, but in some part of him, it infuriated him so much that he couldn't laugh.
" Yeah! She cornered me in our room and then questioned our relationship! She doesn't believe we're dating, and neither do some other people, apparently," Carlos sighed again, and Jay watched as he ran his hand through his white hair.
And okay, Jay was going to kill her. He wanted to kill her. " Doesn't believe us? So she thinks she can just go up and kiss you because she doesn't believe we're dating even though you told her that we are? She's fucking crazy!" Jay gritted out, highly annoyed. They had made this agreement to keep Carlos Jane free and happy, not panicky and angry like he is now.
" Well, holding hands and cheek kisses isn't enough apparently"
" It's only been five days! What do they expect?" Jay was confused. What did it matter to others how they chose to go about acting in a relationship?
" You're Jay, though!" Carlos suddenly shouted, causing Jay to flinch. " You flirt with anything that moves, you've made out with people you didn't even know! So why would you be any different with me? That's what they expect you to do!"
Jay wasn't sure if he should be proud or highly offended at his apparent reputation. Right now, it frustrated him. It's because of his stupid player personality that half of the school doesn't believe him and Carlos are dating simply because they don't see them making out in public. And that was seriously why Jane thought it was okay to go and try to kiss Carlos?
" So it's my fault," Jay muttered and Carlos quickly shook his head.
" No, it's not our fault that Jane is fucking crazy. It's just, we have to step it up sooner than we thought we were gonna have to. We are going to have to convince Jane, otherwise I feel like she's probably going to try something on me again," Carlos shuddered at the thought and Jay gritted his teeth together. Like hell she was.
Jay huffed loudly and was about to grab Carlos' hand when he realized what Carlos was wearing. He was still in his black and white shorts and engulfed with his red pajama shirt, and Jay smirked down at him.
" Are those your pajamas?" Jay laughed and Carlos glared playfully at him.
" Shut up," And then Carlos grabbed Jay's hand.
" Alright, come on," Jay laughed lightly as him and Carlos walked hand in hand towards the dorm. Carlos squeezed Jay's hand, and Jay squeezed back and smiled. There was one thing Jay had found out in the past five days. He really liked holding Carlos' hand. His hand was enormous compared to Carlos' and it just made Carlos that much more adorable.
When they got back to their room, Carlos was happy to see that Jane was gone and Dude was still on his bed. " I'm gonna change, I probably shouldn't wear these all day," Carlos smiled sheepishly as he tugged at his shirt.
" Alright," Jay responded, flicking his eyes away from Carlos and towards the door, " I'll be right back. I gotta do something. Don't go anywhere," Jay was out the door once Carlos nodded at him and Carlos tried not to think what he had to go do.
Jay would say he was furious, but that would be an understatement. What the hell did Jane think she was doing? It was not okay for her to go and try to kiss Carlos, regardless if him and Carlos were dating or not. Carlos had obviously not wanted to kiss her but she advanced on him anyways, and now he was a panicked mess. She was a complete lunatic and he was going to make sure she knew never to try to do that again.
Jay's feet pounded angrily through the wooden floors and he pushed past people, ignoring their annoyed shouts. He brushed off the girls who tried to talk to him and headed to the only place he knew to look for Jane. He was almost positive that her room was the one on the left of Mal and Evie's. He hurried up to the door and pounded on it, causing it to shake.
"Jane!" He yelled as he continued to pound on the door. The door quickly swung open and Jane was staring at him confused.
"Uh, hi.." She said nervously as she stared at a very pissed off Jay.
" Yeah, hi," He ground out, fists at his sides," I just wanted to tell you that if you ever try to kiss my boyfriend again, I will fucking end you." Jane eyed his fists and looked up at his face.
" Boyfriend?" She asked slowly, still doubtful. She was trying to remain calm, because she was totally not scared of Jay. Not at all.
" Yeah, boyfriend." He emphasized loudly and wanted to scream when Jane rolled her eyes.
"Okay," She answered sarcastically causing Jay to step closer to her.
" Just stay out of our business, alright? Mal may have chosen good, but I'm not afraid to step off that pedestal and do whatever the hell I need to make sure you get the message, even if I get banned back to the island. So," Jay smiled at a slightly pale Jane and lowered his voice, "Back. The. Hell. Off." He didn't wait for a response as he turned around and walked back down the hallway.
He heard the door slam shut and another one open. " Jay!"
He turned around, still angry. " What!" Of course, it was Mal and Evie.
" What was that all about?" Evie asked as she nodded her heard towards Jane room. Jay groaned as he rubbed his hand on his forehead.
" Jane tried to kiss Carlos." Evie's eyes went wide and Mal's mouth turned up into a grin.
" Holy shit! No kidding!" Mal laughed as Jay shot her a glare, " So, what? You had to go tell her off?"
Jay crossed his arms and muttered, " Yeah, something like that." The two girls gave each other glances and Jay huffed.
" Look, I gotta go, so…nice talk," He turned around and hurried back down the hallway.
When he got back to the room, Carlos was sitting on his bed petting Dude.
" Hey," Carlos smiled up at Jay. " Where'd you go?" He wanted to lie to him, but he couldn't. Not with that adorable smile and his hair in a mess, it was just a little too hard.
" I went to talk to Jane," Jay smiled sheepishly as he walked over to sit on his own bed. Carlos stopped petting Dude and looked up at Jay, frightened.
" What! Oh my god, what'd you do?" Jay wouldn't punch her or anything, right? He knew Jay was prone to violence, but surely he wasn't that low, to punch a girl. At least not over something entirely so stupid.
" Nothing! I just told her to back off." Jay put his hands up in defense and Carlos cocked his head as if he didn't believe him. " I swear! I just told her to stay out of our business." Carlos licked his lips and looked back down at Dude before Jay spoke, " But I think she still doesn't believe us."
Carlos groaned loudly at hearing that. What were they going to do? Why'd Jane have to make the whole thing so difficult. " So what are we gonna do, then?" He questioned Jay, as if he would have an answer. He was probably just as clueless as he was.
" I don't know," Jay sighed as he picked at the covers on his bed, " But I don't want to worry about it right now. Let's just play some video games or something and we'll figure it out tomorrow."
Carlos smiled at the suggestion and quickly hopped off his bed. " Okay. Some video games would probably help me get this off my mind, anyways." Jay smiled back as he also got off his bed and they both went to their tv and sets of games.
" I bet I can beat you today," Carlos laughed as he put the game in.
" Oh really? Really?" Jay laughed back as he ruffled Carlos' hair, " I doubt that." They both laughed again, Jane forgotten completely at the moment.
" Why did we have to go to dinner?" Carlos groaned as he let go of Jay's hand to pick up a chocolate cupcake from the food line. Carlos had been hoping he could avoid people for the whole day, but he had no such luck when Jay had to literally pull him out of their room and then push him towards the cafeteria.
" Because we skipped lunch," Jay answered as he waited for Carlos to grab whatever else he needed before walking over to their table. Carlos sat down, in front of Evie, and Jay pushed his chair closer to Carlos' before sitting down and placing his plate on the table.
" Are you allowed to have three cupcakes?" Evie asked as she looked at the heap of junk food on Carlos' plate. Carlos shrugged as he picked one up.
" I dunno." Evie shook her head and went to eating. Jay couldn't help but watch Carlos as he happily devoured the chocolate cupcake in his hand. Jay had still been staring at Carlos when Mal cleared her throat, causing him to look up. She looked at Jay and moved her eyes over and motioned her head sideways. Jay looked over to where she mentioned and noticed Jane along with Audrey and Lonnie taking several glances ( Jane was staring ), at him and Carlos. He glanced over at Carlos quickly and noticed that he had stopped eating to talk to Evie.
Jay took this as an opportunity to scoot closer to Carlos and move his face towards his. Carlos stopped talking and looked up at Jay, confused. " What are you doing?" He whispered, confused as to why Jay was so close to him.
" Jane's watching." He stated and motioned his head towards her, and Carlos flicked his eyes over and back. " Gotta convince." Jay licked his lips and Carlos slowly nodded his head. He knew Jay was going to kiss him, but he wasn't all that prepared and he was definitely nervous as hell. His heart had managed to speed up to the point where he thought it might actually explode out of his chest and he almost forgot that, oh yeah, you close your eyes when you kiss. Close your eyes, Carlos.
Jay tilted his head and moved down towards him and when he thought that their lips were going to actually meet, their foreheads collided and Carlos yelped softly in pain. " Sorry. Sorry," Jay muttered as his eyes flew open, " Nervous." And why the hell was he nervous? He had kissed plenty of girls before, and he had definitely never screwed up like that before. Carlos shook his head and Jay leaned in again.
This time their foreheads didn't collide and instead their noses brushed up against each other as Jay laid his lips on Carlos. It didn't last long enough for either one of them to process anything, except for the fact that they had kissed. They pulled apart at a maximum of five seconds later and Mal loved the fact that they were both blushing like crazy.
" That was awkward," Mal chuckled as she looked between the two flustered boys. Jay ignored her comment as he looked back up at Jane and noticed all three of them quickly divert their eyes away.
Jay smiled happily and leaned down to whisper in Carlos' ear. " I think it worked!" Carlos turned his head to smile at him and looked back over at Jane. Nodding happily that they were no longer watching, he went back to eating his cupcakes.
Dinner was nearly over when Carlos had cleared his plate and exclaimed that he needed to go get another cupcake.
" You're crazy," Jay chuckled as Carlos hopped up from his seat.
" I know!" Carlos shouted as he walked away from the table, " Want anything?" He turned back quickly. Jay nodded his head no and Carlos turned back around and scrambled to the dessert table. He was so excited about getting another cupcake he didn't notice Jane behind him.
" That was something," Was spoken into his ear, almost a whisper, and he had nearly jumped ten feet high in shock. He turned his body around to see Jane smirking lightly and Carlos almost ran away, actually he had tried too, but it seemed that his feet were glued to the floor. She stepped close to him, but he didn't move, knowing every time he moved back she would just move closer. Her face was inches from his and he could smell that she had just eaten peanut butter. " But it wasn't convincing enough." She said softly and Carlos just nodded. She was about to walk off when she stopped at his side, her arm touching his, and she dipped her head down and whispered in his ear, " I don't believe you." And then she sauntered away and Carlos nearly tripped on his dash back to the table.
Jay had thought maybe that kiss ( even if it was awkward) would actually convince Jane, and maybe his threat would make her stay the hell away, but he was having no such luck. He froze in his place as he watched Jane lean in too close to Carlos. They seemed to be there forever, and Carlos wasn't moving away. Why wasn't he moving away? He clenched his jaw as he watched her lean in and whisper to him and he was about to get up and do something when Carlos came tumbling back over to the table.
" What was that all about?" Jay ground out as Evie and Mal gazed suspiciously at his attitude.
" It didn't work," Carlos stuttered out, still shocked from what happened.
Obviously. Jay wanted to say, but figured that wasn't the best thing to do. " What'd she say?" He had to tell himself to keep his voice steady and calm, and he unclenched his fist when he noticed Evie looking at it curiously.
" Wasn't convincing enough," Carlos sighed. " We're gonna have to do better."
" Better?" Jay asked as he gazed over at Jane's table. He dropped his hand below the table and grabbed Carlos'. " Oh, I can do better." He smirked over at Carlos and Mal lifted her eyebrow up in amusement.
Jay squeezed Carlos' hand and snapped his head back towards Jane's table." We're gonna make this the best show they've ever seen."
