-1Chapter Four:
Lynette:

Me and Jed hadn't arranged to meet the next day but we found ourselves in the same place at the same time. Late morning in the same café. Jed was there before me, sitting alone at a table looking annoyed. I smiled and automatically went and sat opposite him.

'What's wrong?' I asked.

He smiled when he saw me. 'Nothing' he replied.

'Liar' I said. 'What's wrong?'

He sighed slightly. 'Hypocritical parents. I don't want to do into it'

'Ok, fair enough.' I replied. 'How long have you been here? That coffee looks stone cold'

'About an hour and a half' answered Jed 'and yeah, it probably is' He paused, looked at me and smiled. 'So Lynette, tell me about yourself, I know practically nothing'

I laughed 'What do you want to know?'

'Everything' he said with an innocent look on his face.

'I'm Lynette McGregor, I'm 17 years old. I have two brothers; Jude and Callum.' I explained. 'My Mum is a cleaner, my Dad us between jobs' Jed was looking at me as if this wasn't what he wanted to hear. 'What?' I asked.

'Nothing' he told me. 'It's just that's all factual things, the sort of things any acquaintance would be able to tell me. Tell me really about you'

I smiled 'You're a strange guy, Jed' I told him. 'All right, if you want me to continue boring you do death I will do, though I'm not really sure what to say about me. I'm Lynette McGregor, that's about it'

'Now I don't believe that for a minute. There's always so much more to person than just their name' said Jed. 'and you couldn't bore me to death if you tried'

'All right' I said a bit distantly. I didn't know how to talk about myself in a non factual way. 'I'm both my brothers put together. You see Callum's a thinker, he thinks everything through into logical detail, whereas Jude's a feeler, he'll blunder into something with his heart not worrying about what the consequences may be. I do both. I tend to blunder in and then think it through when I'm there' I felt sort of self-conscious talking about myself, as if it was wrong.

'Are you the oldest?' asked Jed.

'The protective big sister' I replied. 'No one will ever hurt one of my brothers and get away with it'

'You're close then?'

I nodded. 'Jude can read me like an open book. He knows when I'm lying and when I'm hiding something. He can tell from my expression when something isn't right. Callum…I think I'm the only one Callum really talks to. He's so good at hiding things, he feels deeply but doesn't show it much, he always talks to me, though' I paused. 'Enough about me though'

'I think you've actually told me more about your brothers than yourself' said Jed. His smile wavered 'Am I annoying you?'

'No, it's just weird talking about myself and…' I was unsure whether or not to go on, then I decided to. 'and I've just realised how worried I am about my brothers for the future. They both has a high risk of being hurt but society. Jude because he's so open with his emotions and he loves so easily. Callum because he's like a closed books, hiding any problems'

'Doesn't that mean the same would go for you, because you "blunder in" and think about I later?' asked Jed.

'I'm not worried about myself' I replied. 'I can look after myself and I know Jude and Callum would be able to look after themselves as well, but they're my baby brothers and I never want to see them hurt. I will personally kill anything who dates to even think about hurting either of them; as I said it I realised how much I meant it.

'Wow' Jed laughed nervously. I would not want to get on the wrong side of you'

I giggled. 'I'm like a cat, looks so innocent and sweet but has sharp claws and a sharp tongue' I paused. 'You wanted to know about me, I'll tell you one thing I believe and always have believed. Words are more powerful than weapons. The right words in the right place can destroy lives, governments, anything'

'I agree with that. Words can hit a hell of a lot deeper than any weapon could. A weapon would kill someone quickly but words could kill someone slowly' agreed Jed.

'Anyway it's your turn now' I told I'm. 'Tell me about you'

'My parents thought it would be a good idea to call me "Jedidiah"' Jed started and I could help but laugh. 'It's not funny' Jed told me and I tried to stop laughing. 'Ever call me that and I will ignore you for a week'

The tone he said it in told me he was only joking so I replied with 'All right, Jedidiah'

Jed mimed sulking, making himself look like a young child. He soon smiled again. 'Anyways, I'm young but I have my whole career planned out' I was really intrigued, considering I didn't have a clue what I wanted to do. It was different though. 'I'm studying psy…'

'Dagger's slut' a nought man who sounded both angry and drunk interrupted Jed. 'you know if he's with you he's using you. And if you want him you're a desperate cow'

'Shut the hell up' said Jed and I stood up and walked out. A moment later Jed followed me. 'Lynny' I didn't stop walking, I didn't look at him. An angry tear ran down my face. I wasn't angry with Jed, I was angry with society. 'Lynny stop'' Jed stood in front of me forcing me to stop. 'Hey, don't cry' he wiped the tear away. 'Lynny you wanted me to tell you about me. Well I'll tell you now, and you have to believe me. Jedidiah Matthew's hates people like that. I'm not using you, and you're not desperate. I like you for you, not because I think you're easy or anything, because you're you. Lynette McGregor protective big sister. Sweet, little Lynny. Please say you believe me'

I nodded. He was so genuine, so true. 'I believe you'

'Good because we're the only ones that matter in this relationship. Not random strangers who think they know everything when they actually know nothing. Not my hypocritical parents. No one, just you and me. Noughts, Crosses, it doesn't come into it. You're Lynny, I'm Jed, we're together. End off. Right?'

Another tear ran down my face and I smiled. 'Right' I agreed, finding myself lost for words. I put my arms around Jed and hugged him tightly, no longer caring about that man's comments. 'Thank you' I whispered.

Jed hugged me back for a moment, then kissed me, before taking my hand in his and leading me forward. As we walked he told me about his plans for the future. He refused to call them dreams because dreams rarely come true but plans can be put into action. His plan was to train to be a psychologist and have his own company to help noughts and Crosses. I had a secret smile on my face the whole time Jed was telling me his plan. I love how passionate he was about the fact that everyone should be equal, it was fantastic how we really wanted to help people as well. He was fantastic and he made me feel so good.

A/N: Larly, get writing! everyone please R&R!