Chapter 3: Clarke's Dream Girl

A/N: I AM SO SORRY FOR MY SUPER-DUPER LATE UPDATE. I HOPE YOU WON'T KILL ME. Kidding. I'm so busy na eh :( BTW Here it goes =)

What's wrong with you, Clarke? You don't like her! She's American, she's the chosen one, she's the good girl, she's the ex of Fabian, and she's just…every guy's dream girl. What? What am I saying, I got nothing on her! And what future she would have with me?

"Okay, Nina and Jerome, tell me I wasn't sleepwalking too. Were you really sleepwalking lately or having some time together?" Amber Millington, oh, you're the topic maker and news caster.

"What? No! We were just…"

"I was asking her out!" I answered. What? I said that?

Everyone in the table looked at me and was shocked, even Rutter and Mercer. And Nina was… "You asked me?" Oh, come on Nina, I am about to ask you.

"Wow, we're having a new couple now!" Mara and Mick was all smiley, "well I guess that you two are so perfect! Like so, so perfect together!" Amber added.

Nina and I were speechless and just gave them a smile. After eating, Nina was about to leave so I followed her,

"What was that, Jerome?" she said pinching my arm.

"Ouch! We were cornered so I just thought of that!"

"Are you an idiot? If you are thinking about making Fabian jealous, then I'm not with your plan."

"It wasn't a plan, I was serious." She stopped for a while and looked at me.

"Serious? When did you ever become serious on things?"

"Since I realized that being get rid of by a parent should not come next of being a joker."

She frowned, "well, for now, it's hard to believe for a person like you who used to be a professional prank-er and a joker."

In music class, I sat beside Nina; she looked annoyed by Fabian and Joy. "Why am I helping you?" A tone of bored and expressionless voice Nina gave to me.

"…because you agreed?"

"And why did I agree?"

"…because I helped you out in the information?"

"And why did you help me?"

"…because I care?"

"And why do you care?"

"…'cause…stop with the irritating question, Nina. I know it is hard for you to stand up alone seeing the two of them together, I'm just giving a hand," she looked at me with an eyebrow arched, "you know, as a friend."

"I don't get it, just go straight to the point."

"If you want you can walk with me or solve mysteries with me." I grinned, hope it would please her.

"First thing; what about Alfie? Are you going to abandon him again? And what would people think? After Fabian and Nina, then Jerome and Nina?"

"I never cared what people think. You know that."

"Well, I care." She looked at the board again, examining the teacher and the other students.

"And why do they matter to you or why do you care on what they think? Does it help you?"

Nina just rolled her eyes and, "And what do you know about solving mysteries?"

"Well…I like and I am professional on listening to people's conversation and roaming around."

"That doesn't answer the question, Jerome."

And our conversation was ended by the teacher's voice,

"…so, you can talk with your partners or groups about your song. It'll be next week."

"So, you're changing the song into Paramore?" I asked her, facing at her,

"Well, you chose me, so you choose the song." "Well, I chose you to choose our song." I grinned, and I got an eye roll from her.

The bell rang and I decided to talk with Fabian, "hey, Fabian, you have a minute?" he nodded and I brought him in front of the lockers,

"Listen to me, Rutter, you have Joy now so you better back off with Nina."

He curled his brows in confusion I guess, "what?"

"Come on Fabian, after all Nina did for you, you just replaced her with a fake chosen one."

"I am not replacing her, Joy is the one who is approaching!"

"And? You just showed how a total pushover you are." He just went silent,

"You just wasted her. You let Joy come between you and you let Nina to let go of you just for Joy which is obviously not a friend of hers. Did you know what she told me?" He looked me in the eye, "she felt she replaced Joy in everything; you, Patricia, and everyone, so she's just letting Joy get you back, and it is your choice if you will let Joy have you again, but I am not gonna let you hurt her again, mark my word."

I left him pointless, which is my purpose. He's just a total idiot and stupid, and a pushover for everything. But I don't know why I told him that I'm not gonna let him hurt Nina again, but I'm just being a friend.

Physics time, I didn't notice that I was sitting beside Nina and she was helping me with this UAM thing. Fabian must be so lucky to have her; she's beautiful, sweet, helpful and thoughtful, and a little singer, I just heard her sing in the bathroom. And Nina, she's worth fighting for because if someone has back stabbed her friend or rather her boyfriend, she would really go to that person and fire words even hurting words. Nah, I don't know, it's just the way she looks at me and her eyes shine brighter. Urrgghh, what am I saying? I can't fall in love with her, she's so perfect and I'm just Jerome Clarke, who is Alfie's partner in crime and pranks.

I was walking towards the house when I saw Nina standing on the fields, she's staring at Joy and Fabian having a little picnic, I walked behind her and I decided to hold her hand and stepped forward. She looked at me crying, as if after the World War 3 ended and she lost. I felt her heart breaking. Her eyes were telling me something, and I guess it tells me that it really hurts. I hugged her, as if she could hear my heartbeat, I felt her arms wrapped around my back. I more felt her sorrow as she was sobbing. And that was the time I promised myself that I will really not let Fabian Rutter hurt her again.

AN: A dramatic Jerome isn't it? Sorry if it's a little short. I'll update soon, I'm done with the next two chapters and I already have the series of events: the reason behind, why Joy is so clingy, whatsoever. Wish me a good luck for my UPCAT. :) Thank you and Godbless!