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Jared's POV

Wow. She was so beautiful; I couldn't get over it. How could I have never seen her before? As I pondered that, I faintly heard the bell ring, signaling that second period was over and lunch was beginning. She started to pull her stuff together and stood up to walk out of the door. NO! I couldn't let her get away.

"Kim! Wait up!" I hollered, hoping that she heard me. She froze and slowly turned to see who had called her name, timidly. Did she think that I would hurt her? I could never! Her eyes widened when she saw my tall frame so close to her tiny one. What was she, 5"2'? She was so petite!

"Yes?" she asked politely, but nervously. Why would she be anxious, it was only me!

"Hey, I'm Jared Thail."

"I know. We've sat next to each other since junior high," she said quietly. Junior high? That long? Wow, I was stupid. She must have noticed the sad look in my eyes.

"What's wrong? Are you okay?" she asked, worried. I smiled at her kindness.

"No, I'm fine. Anyway, can I walk you to your locker?" I asked. Please say yes, please say yes…

"Okay," she said, a beautiful blush heating up her high cheekbones. I smiled at her to reassure her that it was okay. She looked up at me through her eyelashes, and it drove me crazy. How bad I wanted to press my lips to her full ones!

I noticed out of the corner of my eye Kelli, her face beet-red with rage, and I smirked. My Kim must have noticed it and voiced her curiosity.

"What's so funny?" she asked, a smile on her face.

"Kelli is furious at me!" I said gleefully. She looked confused. She must not know that we had broken up.

"Is that a good thing?" I smiled gently at her.

"Yes, it is, Kim. We broke up. She is a bitch, and I didn't realize it until now. I've changed a lot, Kim, while being sick, and I am a different person now. I hope you can forgive me for how I treated you after all of these years," I told her sadly. She gave me a small smile.

"It's alright. I forgive you." I beamed. She was such a good person.

"Really? Friends?" I offered. Her smile grew.

"Friends." I then had an idea.

"Can I sit with you at lunch, Friend?" I asked her with a smirk. Her heart skipped a beat, and I wondered why.

"Okay, Friend," she giggled. I chuckled along with her.

We got to her locker and she opened it and started to put her books in it, taking out the other books for her next class. While she did I asked her questions about herself. Her full name is Kimberli Katherine Connweller, she has a little sister, Kassie, who she loves dearly, her favorite color is red, she has always wanted a dog (I beamed at that), and her favorite food is spaghetti. I continued to ask her questions as we walked into the cafeteria, she led me to a table in the far right corner of the room, where a girl with bleach blond hair was sitting, and jaw hanging open. This must be Natalie. I snickered at her reaction to us being together.

We made our way to the small, round table and we sat down. We just sat there staring at each other for a while. Finally Kim spoke up.

"Um, Natalie, this is Jared, he's going to sit with us today," she said nervously. I wanted to take her hand and make that all go away, but I couldn't do that, it would probably freak her out.

"Hi, I'm Jared Thail," I introduced myself. She had a knowing look in her eyes.

"Oh, I know," she flashed a look at Kim, who blushed, looking irresistible, "I'm Natalie Wells." I smiled at her, hoping to get on her good side, since she was Kim's friend.

"Nice to meet you, Natalie, Kim's told me a lot about you," told her, trying to flatter her. I think it worked, because she blushed and said, "Oh, really". It was then that Paul saw us and his eyes widened and gave me a look that obviously said 'we need to talk… now'. I sighed and excused myself, saying that I would be right back.

"Do we have to sit with them?" he whined. I rolled my eyes and nodded my head. He huffed and followed me over to the table, me smiling and him grimacing while we walked.

"Kim, Natalie, this is Paul; Paul, this is Kim and her best friend, Natalie." When Paul saw how pretty, or 'hot' in his words, Natalie was (not that I really noticed, I was focused completely on how amazing Kim was), he completely forgot his little temper tantrum and went to sit next to her.

"Well, helloooo, Miss Natalie," he said smoothly, and then continued to flirt shamelessly with her, and vice versa.

I resumed my place next to Kim and continued my interrogation about her. She blushed when I asked her if she had ever had a boyfriend, and hoped that she said no the entire time, so I was surprised when she granted my wish.

"Really?" I asked, shocked. She blushed again and shook her head, her shiny hair flying across her face as she giggled. I was pleased. I would be her first and only love, if she would have me. I wished that I would have waited for her to be my first. My first girlfriend, my first kiss, my first and only lover. I then realized that she knew nothing about me.

"So, is there anything you want to know about me?" I asked her. She blushed and shook her head.

"I know a lot about you," she stated simply. Okay, how 'bout a little test?

"What's my favorite color?" I asked her, completely sure that she would get it wrong. None of my other girlfriends knew.

"Ice blue," she answered, a smirk on her full lips. I was shocked. Okay, do over.

"Favorite animal?" I had liked wolves even before the change.

"Wolf," she said lazily. My mouth dropped open. How did she do that?

"Parents' names," I asked, knowing that she would get this one wrong. She just smiled angelically.

"Mr. Sean Andrew Thail and Mrs. Judy Beth Marks-Thail." I was stunned. She knew everything about me, and I had known nothing about her, including her existence, until second period. Okay, now I felt horrible.

"Wow, you're good," I praised her. She blushed. She looked so… sexy… when she blushed. I really wanted to kiss her right now. Just but as I was about to lean in, the bell rang. I sighed and so did she. She must not want for this moment to end, either. We stood up and collected the trash of the food that we had eaten and threw it in the trash can as we walked out of the double doors leading into the halls of the school. I walked her to her next class again, and after she was in it, safe and sound, I sprinted to my own class and made it just in time before the bell rang.

The next three periods were utter torture. The clock seemed to go slow just to drive me insane. When sixth period arrived, I dived for the door to get out of class. I was the first one out. I literally sprinted down the halls to get to my next class and when I arrived, I saw my angel; my gift from god. She was sitting in her seat, reading a book. I strained to see the title. Romeo and Juliet. So, she liked love stories. I then promised to myself to make sure that her life was a love story. She looked up from her book and grinned a beautiful smile when she saw me, which overflowed my heart with love.

I jogged over to her desk and sat in my own seat, right in front of her. We chatted but soon the teacher called attention. It took all of my will power not to turn around and look at her for the entire class. Soon it was over and I had to leave her, and it felt like I was getting ripped in two period. Before I went, though, I acted on an impulse and kissed her on the cheek, probably keeping my lips there for a little too long. When I pulled away, she had a delicious blush on her face and had a dreamy smile. I think that she liked it just as much as I did.

"I'll see you later," I told her, and then turned in the other direction toward my class, a huge smile on my face.

Soon school was over and I made my way over to my truck, but then I saw Kim standing in the rain, walking home. Did she not have a car? I drove up next to her and rolled down the window to talk her.

"Where's your ride?" I asked her, yelling over the shrieking wind.

"My car's battery is dead!" she exclaimed, and I could tell by her tone that she was frustrated. Okay, this is my chance to score some major points with her.

"Hop in! I'll give you a ride!" I said excitedly. She grinned and eagerly ran to my car, closing the door as fast as she could behind her. I turned up the heat; surely she must be freezing. She shivered as if to prove my point.

"So, where to?" I asked her cheerfully. She smiled at me, which did things to my stomach that I had never felt before.

"Are you sure? I have to pick up my little sister from pre-k," she explained, and I was more than eager to help her.

"I don't mind at all! I would love to meet her." And I meant every word. She gave me the directions to our destination and I followed her orders like a good little wolf. Man, I was whipped, but I was loving every minute of it. I smiled.

"What?" she asked, curious. I decided to tell her part of the truth.

"I just like to be around you," I stated simply, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. She blushed like crazy, and I stroked her cheek, to which she blushed even more.

I stopped in front of a little building with blue shutters on the outside and wild roses in the flowerboxes under the windows. It was a cute little daycare. I put the car in park and cut he engine. We walked in the room and it smelled of Germ-X and lavender. It was a weird combination. A little girl, about four or five, ran up to Kim, squealing with excitement.

"Kimmie! Guess what? I made a unicorn today! Who's he?" she asked excitedly, after rambling about her day. She really was a cute little girl. You could tell that Kim just adored her.

"Really? Well, you'll have to show me you're picture later. This is Jared, and he's going to take us home today," she told her gently. Kassie's mouth formed a little 'o' and she then put her hand out to shake mine, looking like a little businessman. I chucked at the sight, as did Kim, and returned the gesture, though her hand only wrapped around one of my fingers.

"It's very nice to meet you, Kassie. You're sister has told me an awful lot about you," I told her, trying to seem gentle. I think I pulled it off.

"You too, Jared. Kimmie, is this the same Jared that you talk to Aunt Natalie all the time?" she asked her. I grinned from ear to ear. She talked about me? Wait, was it good things? As I pondered this, Kim put a hand over Kassie's mouth and started to blush heavily.

"Children, they have the biggest imaginations!" she exclaimed, and Kassie crossed her arms, rolling her eyes. It was quite comical. I chuckled and agreed, just to please her.

We walked out of the daycare and walked to my truck, Kassie babbling about her day to Kim, while I looked at Kim in adoration. She really was spectacular, and she was all mine. Kassie continued to talk throughout the entire drive, but I didn't mind at all. We reached the house soon, though, and I was sad to see her go. I walked them to the front door and Kim opened it, Kassie flying inside and up the stairs, to where I assumed was her room. Kim and I stood under the cover of the front porch and just stared in each other's eyes for a while, but soon she spoke.

"Um, thank you for driving us home," she said shyly, looking down. I used my finger to tilt her head upward and looked into my eyes.

"Your welcome," I told her, and then told her that I would see her later and kissed her on the cheek, bounding to my truck, grinning from ear to ear. This was the best day of my life. Oh, how I loved my Kim.