Author's Note- Okay, okay, so maybe a few things in this haven't exactly made sense. I covered this in the blurb thing, but I should probably clarify. Jesse de Silva has been reincarnated as Jesse Silver. He has dreams of his past life, but the dreams are a little sketchy. Also, I know I promised to bring Paul into the last chapter, don't worry, he will show up. I have the whole story planned out in my head… In fact, at this moment I am planning 33 stories, and that's just fan-fiction! Also, thanks to Livia and Helena for reviewing!

Chapter Three

The next day I drive over to the UCSC, to start classes. I can't wait to start pre-med! They say medical school is twelve years, but really it's more like sixteen. I just enjoy learning. That makes me an anomaly, I know, but like I said, I was born in the wrong century.

Susannah helps me get ready. She seems pleased with the events of last night.

"Hey, Jesse, do you still like Jaws?" she asks me.

"Yes, why?"

"Nothing," she says with a little bit of a smile.

I know she is comparing me in her head to the ghost she says I once was. I don't know how I can really compete with myself. This other version of me seems to be smart, and suave, and the perfect gentleman. I doubt that I could ever be all that. Smart, yes. The rest? I don't think so.

I am contemplating this as I drive to school. That is why I don't notice the bright silver convertible until it crashes into my car. (Author's note- I told you so.)

I get out of my own car to find the driver of the convertible cursing and screaming at the sky. He seems quite insane.

"####, ####, ####!" he yells. "Stupid ####ing deer!"

"Um, sir, are you alright?" I ask.

He stops yelling. He turns around very slowly. "Well, well, well. How did you manage to get here, Mr. de Silva?"

"Um, Mr. Silver, actua- Hey!" the insane man just punched me. Now he is yelling at me, something about it being my fault and someone dying… Oh. Oh.

"You knew Susannah?" I ask. He stares at me, blankly.

"Yeah, I knew her. I know her. She is still at your #### house!" he glares at me. "And yeah, de Silva, I know you too. I don't get how you're alive, but we know each other. My name is Paul Slater."

I decide to talk to Father Dominic about this recent turn of events.

I materialize down at the Mission, and I watch the students go by. I see Doc, flashing a new ghost-tracking device he's made, and smiling when he sees my form show up on it.

"Suze?" he calls out. I snatch a pencil out of his backpack and write him the word 'yes.' He beams. I write, 'Can't talk now, have fun at school.'

"I will, we're dissecting frogs in science!" he says, grinning.

'Ew.'

He laughs as I vanish. Father D is waiting to see me.

"Susannah, what a nice surprise," he says smiling. "So how is David?"

"Apparently they're dissecting frogs in science today."

Father D laughs. "I thought David would enjoy that."

"Listen, Father, as much as I want to stay and talk, something big has happened." I fill him in on Jesse and how he remembers some things but has no clue about others. "Tell me what to do."

"Oh, my. Well, this is a predicament. Why don't you send Jesse over here to speak with me?"

I smile.

"Slater," I growl.

"So you remember me. I'm touched," he deadpans.

"Look, I'm really not who you think I am. Well, technically I am, but I'm a different version, I guess…" now Slater is looking at me like I'm the sociopathic lunatic. "Ever hear of reincarnation?" I ask.

"Go to hell," Slater suggests. "I don't care how you ended up alive in the twenty-first century." With that, he flips my off, and tries to start his car. Finding that it works fine, he drives off.

"Of all the people to suddenly crash into," I mutter. To top it all off, I'm late for class.