A/N: Welcome to Chapter Four. I had to rewrite this because my flashdrive was corrupted . But we will get through this alright! Love you guys! P.S. I'm rewriting this listening to Christmas music. It's better if you don't ask. P.S.S This is about 1800 words long.

Chapter Four: Give Me a Sign.

As Jude awoke from his slumber he heard a shuffling from his left. Jude groaned in pain as he tried to move off the bed. "Where am I?" Jude said to himself.

"Connor brought you here." Jude's head shot to the person who spoke. "He'll be back soon, don't worry." The man was looking at him uninterested. Jude stared back with confusing in his eyes. "I'm Dylan."

"Hi." Jude managed to say, he had an uncontrollable pain in his chest he couldn't explain.

"Are you another one of his fuck buddies?" Dylan spoke bluntly.

"What?" Jude laid his head back on his pillow.

"Connor usually brings a different person ever night. Although, you're the first guy he's brought back." Jude heard Dylan get up, but instead of looking at him, Jude stared at the ceiling. "So, if you're not one of his fuck buddies, who are you?"

"I'm just a guy." Jude said plainly ignoring the kid.

"So are you like, a homo?" Jude decided this guy had no filter.

"What if I am?" This time Jude looked over at Dylan. He was attractive, built not as much as Connor, but definitely built.

"Look, I don't want any problems here. But I'm going to make myself clear." Jude swallowed. "I going to win Connor's heart, and you can fuck off."

"Look, I don't think Connor is into guys." Jude replied which only made Dylan sigh.

"Yeah, you're right. He's with that Daria girl." Dylan sat on the edge of Jude's bed.

"And you said he was bringing a different person every night. All females, excluding me." Jude stared at Dylan a little longer than welcome.

"Please stop staring at me, it's making me uncomfortable." Dylan got up and laid in the bed across from the one Jude was in.

"Tr-trust me, you're not much to st-stare at."

"That would've been a good insult if you didn't stutter as much." Dylan replied coldly.

"Fu-fuck you." Jude lost all his confidence.

"Yeah, you'd like to." Dylan looked over at Jude. "I'm going to go find Connor." Dylan jumped out of bed and walked out the door.

"Good." Jude threw his legs out of the bed and let them touch the ground. He sat on the edge of the bed putting a hand to his head. "Jesus, why does my head hurt so much?" Jude began rubbing his head as he got up. He saw his phone on a dresser next to where he was sitting and grabbed for it. Jude played with his phone before actually looking at it. "Nine o'clock." Jude mumbled to himself.

Jude nearly jumped to his feet looking at his phone again. "Holy fucking shit, I've been out for 7 hours!" Jude started running around the small room grabbing stuff that looked like his stuff and began making his way outside the dorm. Jude reached the doorway when his head gave a sharp throbbing pain. "Jesus." Jude muttered.

Jude got outside the door and began walking down the hall. He didn't recognize where he was and consequently didn't know where the exit was. Jude began walking aimlessly towards the end of the hall and saw Connor and Dylan turn a corner. Jude decided to duck into the restroom next to where he was standing to avoid the boys.

"Excuse me." A feminine voice came from behind him, making Jude turn around. "This is a woman's restroom."

"I-I-I'm sorry. Uh, um, uh, I need to hide real quick." The girl rolled her eyes and looked back in the mirror and started doing make up. The girl was eyeing up Jude from the mirror.

"Look, if you're going to be in here, you need to help me." The girl spoke towards the mirror but her eyes were reflecting towards Jude. She turned to Jude and he looked at the girl again.

"Oh my god, I know you." The girl stared at him after Jude's realization.

"Duh. We went to school together. Now get your ass over here." She waved her hand to make him come closer.

"Maddie, right?"

"Yeah, now get over here." Jude stepped closer to the girl. "Hold this." She put eyeliner in Jude's hand. "Are you any good with this?"

"Yeah, I have two sisters and two moms. I know how to use eyeliner."

"Good, I need your help, I've never used this stuff before." Maddie closed her eyes. "But make it fast because I have to be somewhere."

"Where?"

"A party." Maddie replied was too quick for Jude. "You should go."

"I'm a not much of a partier."

"This is the most I've ever heard you talk to be honest." Maddie replied quickly again. "I mean, you never talked in school."

"Yeah, well everyone was really mean to me, so-so I didn't talk." Maddie opened her eyes before Jude could start putting the eyeliner on her.

"Did I say anything mean to you?" Maddie actually seemed concerned. "If I did, I'm really sorry, I was a horrible person in high school and…"

"We really didn't talk much." Jude stopped her. "So don't put too much pressure on yourself." Jude said with a half-smile. "Now are you going to let me put this eyeliner on you?"

"Before you do." Maddie put a hand in front of me. "Do you think this color matches this outfit?" She was wearing a black and white horizontally striped shirt with a black skirt that went about her knees. The eye liner was a shade of purple.

"Well, it adds color to your outfit." Jude shrugged. "I'm not the best at fashion honestly."

"Okay just put it on." Maddie sighed. "I'm really trying to get this guy to like me, and I just hope that I don't look that bad."

"Oh."

"Yeah, he's on the baseball team, super built, super cute, kind of looks like a puppy, has an ass of gold." Maddie started rambling as Jude put the eyeliner on.

"Is his name Connor?" This made Maddie jump.

"Yeah. How did you know?"

"That's exactly how I would've described him."

"I KNEW IT!" Maddie fully jumped away from Jude and opened her eyes. "I knew you were gay! Man those bitches back home owe me money." Jude's mouth sat agape.

"Can I just finish this so I can go home?"

"No, you need to go to this party with me."

"Oh, no-no. I-I don't do parties." Jude tried to smile but things were really getting awkward.

"Dude, I can totally hook you up with some guys!" Maddie was speaking faster than Jude thought was imaginable.

"Oh, uh, thanks for the offer but…" Maddie interrupted.

"No buts. Except the butts of the guys I'm going to hook you up with." Jude groaned. "Okay that sounded better in my head. But Jude seriously, you need to go, it'll be fun."

"Jude!?" Maddie and Jude stared at each other.

"Shit." Jude said quickly jumping into a stall. "He can't see me Maddie!"

"Who?" Maddie was about to ask more but a boy came into the bathroom. "OMG GET OUT! This is the women's restro… Oh hey Connor." Maddie's tone did a 180.

"Oh sorry, uh, have you seen a guy about my height, just a little taller, skinny build."

"No, just girls in here sorry." Maddie lied much to Jude's relief. "You going to the party tonight?"

"Yeah, look I can't talk right now, I need to find Jude." Maddie sighed.

"He's in the first stall."

"What the fuck Maddie!?" Jude screamed in the stall.

"Look you need to finish my eyeliner and you're wasting my time here." Maddie responded.

"Why are you in the girl's restroom?" Connor inquired.

"He's hiding from you." Maddie responded to Connor's question making Jude come out of the stall.

"Why are you hiding from me?" Connor asked another question.

"Look he's busy right now, he needs to do my eyeliner." Maddie had taken Jude's hand and pulled him closer to her.

"We-we-we can catch up la-later, Connor." Jude tried his best to act calm but he couldn't.

"Cool, uh, you forgot this in my room." Connor was holding Jude's backpack.

"How did I forget that?" Jude asked a question this time which only made Connor shrug. "Thanks."

"Alright I'm out of here. Maddie I'll see you at the party. Jude are you going?"

"Not this one." Jude responded much too quickly.

"Kay." Connor turned away and left the women's restroom.

"Okay so you obviously have a crush on him." Maddie spoke to Jude staring into his eyes. "Honestly, I don't know if he's into guys, but dude, you should try hitting that."

"But you like him."

"Yeah, but I need competition." Maddie said with a smile. "Now do my eyeliner damn it." Maddie stomped her foot.

"Okay, Jesus, Maddie." Jude smiled brightly this time. Taking the eyeliner and finishing his job.

After Jude finished working on Maddie he left the building to try and find his dorm. But when he reached the outdoors he realized that he was already in his dorm building and he just reentered the building. He slowly walked to his dorm room and tried not to get lost in his thoughts.

What did Maddie mean that Jude has a crush on Connor? Jude just met this guy today, and he was so out of Jude's league.

This made Jude take his phone out again and this time he texted Taylor.

Jude: Hey T, whatcha doing?
Taylor: Who is this?

Jude forgot that Taylor still didn't have his number.

Jude: Oops, it's Jude.
Taylor: Oh hey Jude! I'm getting ready for a party
Taylor: Are you going 2?
Jude: I really don't like parties.
Taylor: U have to go.
Jude: I've had a long day, ask Connor about it.
Taylor: Oh? You and Connor do it already?
Jude: TAYLOR!
Taylor: Alright, enjoy your night in lame.

"Oh I will." Jude said out loud while staring at his phone.

Jude arrived to his dorm room, only to find that Josh and the girl that was there early were gone. When he closed the door to the dorm room he saw a note on the door. 'Hey I'll be out all night, probably won't be home 'till tomorrow.'

"Thank god." Jude put his stuff down and laid down on his bed. Somehow he was still tired after his 7 hour nap earlier. However the difference was that his headache was gone and he could actually think straight.

He was almost asleep when he heard his cell phone buzz. It was a text from Taylor.

Taylor: What's your dorm room number?
Jude: 239. Why?
Taylor: Future reference, don't worry.
Jude: I'm going to bed, please don't bother me. :|
Taylor: Fine, I won't tonight.

Jude put his phone down and finally fell asleep, only to be entertained by nightmares.