It'd been talking to JT for almost an hour now, I'd asked him about his past, how he grew up. When I asked what he was like in highschool, he soffed, saying he was surprised that his wonderful legacy didn't go on. Then he spent a good twenty minutes explaining how he was class clown, worked on a children's show and the jobs he had. He didn't tell me much about Liberty, Mia, or Manny, I figured he didn't want to go too far into that.

I probably should have left the little "Degrassi Alumni" thing alone, but I didn't, asking him, "Do you ever wonder what happened to all those people you used to know?"

He shrugged, a slight smile appearing on his face. It didn't seem fit for the moment, until he told me what he was thinking, "I'm sure they all turned out fine. Went to college and such...Yeah, I'd like to know where they are."

I bit my lip. "Actually, there's someone who works at the dot, Peter. I don't know if you know him, but he dated Mia after he dated my sister. He dated some girl named Emma too, if you'd like to know... I could ask him about it. Exchange for you helping me."

His face sort of lit up, like a lightbulb went off in his head. Obviously what I had said appealed to him. "Okay, it's a deal."

I smiled slightly, I figured he deserved something in return. JT leaned back against the wall of the gazebo, this smile on his face while he thought that through. I didn't mind being around him anymore, for some reason, this all seemed real to me. Surreal, even. And I sort of liked knowing that he came to me, of all people. Oh yeah, I wanted to ask him that.

"JT," I began, getting his attention. His head snapped back to me. "Why did you choose me?"

He sighed heavily, I guess he was dreading when this question came around. "I don't know, you're a smart, bright kid. And you were one of the few who had the ability to see me, if I wanted them to..." I took that pause to wonder who else had the ablility to see him, I had to ask him that too. "And you remind me of someone I loved, studious, sweet, beautiful..."

He let the sentence trail, I wonder who he loved so much... But I didn't want to ask him that, because I felt I wouldn't get the answer anyway. That was probably something he kept to himself.

I nodded slowly. "Okay...who else has the ability to see you?"

JT didn't expect that question and he glanced at his watch, which I had noticed was stuck on a certain time. It must be the time the battery finally gave out...since no one would be there to change it. "Oh, look at the time. You're gonna miss fourth period-"

I shook my head, "Big deal, it's just English. Eli will lend me his notes." JT started to get up, but I reached out and grabbed his hand, which didn't feel solid, for the first time.

Either way, it stopped him and he sat down, his cheeks glowing a light red. "You really won't care." I looked at him, making sure to send him a clear, concise message. He got it. "Fine, there's exactly three people in your school who would be able to see me. And trust me, I have no idea why they do, I just know they can. The first being you."

"Yeah, I probably could have guessed that myself." He rolled his eyes, and I glanced into then, as if I was telling him to move on.

"The second would be... Drew." He paused and I thought that through, Adam's brother? Alli's boyfriend? I wanted to ask JT why he had some sort of special ability, but he didn't know. I could ask the same question about myself, Why am I so special that I see you?

I could probably wonder about that for a long time.

"And the last one would be..." I urged him on, gesturing to him. He didn't say anything.

Finally he did, and the words that came out of his mouth were, "Eli Goldsworthy can see me too."

I bit my lip, the world seemed to fall silent for a moment. Eli, who was supposedly obsessed with death, could in fact see a dead boy. I started speaking, but the words came out quicker than expected, "What?thatmakesthemostse-" I paused, slowing down. "That makes the most sense, a boy supposedly 'obsessed' with death, can in fact see someone who's dead. " JT shrugged, leaning forward.

"That's the problem. It makes too much sense, while the deal with you and Drew, well it makes none. Trust me, Clare, this is just as confusing to me."

I nodded slowly, looking up at his face, which was serious and had an aura of confusion. It was strange, the way this conversation bounced from happy, to serious, to plainly sad. Sometimes he would smirk, saying things that would make me fight a laugh, and sometimes he looked so serious, I was scared to say something.

"We done here?" He asked, a slight smile on his face. He obviously wanted to leave that little conversation behind.

I nodded, bouncing up in a faux perky way. I guess I was a good actor, because he chuckled and stood up, a smirk on his face, "So, since you skipped class, do you wanna go back to being saintly again, or do you want to skip the rest of school?"

I rolled my eyes. "You know about the St. Clare thing too?"

JT laughed, "Of course, I know everything."

I sighed, pretending to think, although I found had already decided one choice was much more appealing. "I think school's done for the day, I'm going home if you'd like to come."

He laughed, "Nah, you go have your fun. I'm gonna go spy on your classmates."

I raised an eyebrow at him, and he smirked. We walked in opposite directions. I'd have a lot of thinking to do on my own today.

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