I'm sorry that this chapter sucks… I didn't spend much time on it because I wanted to get the idea of Valentine's Day out of my head. Outside of my really crappy fantasies, he said 'no' when I asked him out so I'm kinda upset about that… Anyway, enjoy the chapter. And sorry for all of these big gaps in between my chapters. It's all writer's block and school, you know?

"Today!" Jasmine announced, leaning her arm on my shoulder. "February 14th, 2011, Elise Carina Reamer asks James Steinmetz out!"

"Shut up Jasmine! I don't want everyone to know about my crush on him!" I said.

James came up behind us, acting the same as he had been.

"I wanna see this…" Jasmine murmured under her breath.

She pushed me a little closer to him. My face turned red.

"Uhh… James… I was kinda wondering if you would… er… like to go out with me." I mumbled.

He acted like he didn't notice my words.

"Uhh… James? James. James." I kept saying his name, attempting to get his attention.

He seemed to not think I was talking to him or something. I knew he heard me. After about a minute, he turned his head and looked confused. Soon after that, he seemed like he remembered something.

"Uhh… Sure, I'll go out with you." He said.

A slight look of jealousy plastered his face. I wasn't sure why though. His face turned a faint shade of pink. All of a sudden, Michael walked by with two other guys, Chris Mutter and Ethan Murray, and a girl, Jessica Lawrence. Jessica was practically fainting over him, kinda like Karin. So, considering the recent events, Michael was like Sasuke and she was like Karin. I found it strange that the four were acting just like Karin, Sasuke, Jugo, and Suigetsu. While I was thinking this, his hair started getting darker, stopping at a raven – color. The girl poked Michael and pointed at his hair.

"Shit…" He muttered, barely audible, and ran to the bathroom.

When he rejoined the other three, they stopped for a minute, looking over each other. James, Jasmine, and I walked past them. I barely heard Chris mutter the words,

"Nice going Duck – Ass, you almost blew our cover."

'I never would have thought Chris would say that… And why'd he call him Duck – Ass?' I thought.

I ignored the thought and continued walking with my best friend and new boy friend. The four behind us sped up so they were right next to us. Michael got next to me, knocking James to the floor. Angered, James stood up and pushed Michael out of the way so he was next to me again. They kept pushing and shoving until they were shooting each other looks of pure hatred. I tried to say something but they ignored me. James put his arms on my shoulders and pulled me over to him. Then Michael did the same thing. They continued this for a while.

"Enough!" I screamed.

I pulled them apart and gave them both a death glare.

"Start acting like yourselves again! You two have been acting very, VERY strange lately! Stop with this nonsense and fighting! You two are fucking best friends! ACT LIKE IT!" I yelled.

I walked about three yards away from them, leaned against a wall, and watched them. They looked over at me and I nodded. They, reluctantly, gave each other a friendly hug.

"There, now everything is all good! Just act normal and everything will be okay!" I said.

I walked off without any further words.