This is a really long day. A lot of stuff happens during this day that sets the rest of the story up. So I had to break it down into a few chapters.
"Speed can you pass me a Sprite?" Kat asked.
"Yeah, here you go," Speed said, handing Kat a drink. He wasn't really paying attention to her and she was trying so hard to get his attention.
"Speed, are you almost done?" Kat asked.
"Sure, fine, whatever," Speed said. Kat let out an exasperated sigh.
"You're getting your ass kicked by a girl," Kyle said.
"I am not!" Speed said. He was trying hard to concentrate but it wasn't an easy task, with Kat constantly trying to talk to him. He and Jude were playing Tony Hawk and they were playing H-O-R-S-E. They both spelled out H-O-R-S and the last thing he wanted to do was lose to a girl.
He wasn't even paying attention to the trick Jude did, on account of Kat's interruptions.
"Speed, come on, I wanna talk to you. You're not even listening to me," Kat said, waving her hand in front of his face. This distracted him enough to cause him to not land his trick and earn himself an E, declaring Jude victorious.
"Great, now you can talk to me," Kat said. Speed groaned and went into the kitchen.
"What's his problem," Kat asked.
"You just made him lose. To a girl," Wally said.
"Hey, that girl happens to be me," Jude said.
"Well, he was so into the game, he was ignoring me," Kat said.
"So you made him lose? Yeah, he'll definitely like you now," Jude said, getting up and going into the kitchen.
"She bugs me," Speed said.
"She's being too weird. And apparently there's nothing you can do about it," Jude said.
"I know. Or is there?" Speed said, raising an eyebrow. Somehow, Jude knew exactly what he was thinking.
"No! I hate that. And I'm not gonna be used for your fun," Jude said.
"Man! Fine. Just, like, try to keep her away from me?" Speed asked.
"You can't ask me to do that. She's my best friend," Jude said.
"Please?" Speed asked. He gave her puppy dog eyes.
"Urgh I'm not making any promises," Jude said.
"Thanks," Speed sad, picking her up and spinning her. Kat walked into the kitchen at that moment.
"What the hell is going on?" Kat asked.
"There was a bug on the floor and Jude jumped up. I caught her," Speed said.
"Jude's not afraid of bugs," Kat said.
"I got bit by some bug this summer and they've scared me ever since," Jude lied.
"Awh, that's sweet of you, Speed," Kat said, hugging him.
"Yeah, sweet," Speed said, rolling his eyes. Kat glared at Jude as he let her go.
"I'm gonna go back out there," Jude said. She looked at Speed and half-smiled at him. She tried.
"I'm sorry for ruining your game," Kat said.
"It's okay," Speed said.
"Maybe, we can play?" Kat asked.
"Uh, maybe some other time," Speed said.
"Fine," Kat said, pouting. Or attempting to pout. Whatever she was doing was definitely not a pout. In fact, he had to actively suppress his laughter to keep from laughing in her face. He walked back into the living room and saw that they had put on a movie. Kat walked over to the empty couch, in hopes that they could share it, but Speed ended up lying between Wally and Jude on the floor.
"Jude, when are your parents coming back?" Kyle asked.
"I'm pretty sure they're gone for the weekend. But if they decide to come home early, we can just all go back to Jamie's and go to sleep in his room," Jude said.
"Okay good," Kyle said. Jude smiled and watched the movie. She didn't remember falling asleep, but the next thing she knew, she was on the couch, alone, and Kat was laying between Speed and Jamie. Speed turned over and pulled Kat closer towards him.
Jude smirked and went into the kitchen to grab a soda. She's been doing that lately: waking up in the middle of the night. When she walked back into the living room, there was an empty spot where Speed was. She felt a tap on her shoulder and a hand go over her mouth. Her immediate response was to bite down on the hand, causing whoever it was to yelp.
Strangely, no one heard it.
"Speed, don't ever do that," Jude hissed when she saw it was him.
"Sorry, I wanted to scare you. How did Kat end up in your spot?" Speed asked.
"I'm not sure, I woke up and I was on the couch. When did you realize it was her?" Jude asked.
"When I reached over to grab someone and I got a bunch of hair in my face," Speed said.
"Reach over to grab someone? Or reach over to grab me?" Jude asked with her eyebrows raised. Speed tried to think of a witty retort but nothing came to mind. She smirked and ran upstairs to her room. She was changing into her pajamas when Speed walked inside.
"Geez knock first," Jude said.
"Sorry, I thought you were done," Speed said.
"Well, I am now. I'm gonna sleep up here," Jude said.
"Oh, okay, I'll go back downstairs," Speed said, turning around.
"I didn't say I was going to sleep yet," Jude said.
"Oh, well then, I'll just pull up some bed and join you," Speed said, smiling.
"You know what I don't get?" Speed asked, an hour later.
"What?" Jude asked.
"Why you have a guitar if you don't play," Speed said.
"I told you, it was given to me," Jude said.
"Yeah, but you don't even wanna learn," Jude said.
"Singing isn't my thing," Jude said.
"Oh, come on, everyone can sing. Everyone just, can't sound good," Speed said.
"Well, I can't do either," Jude said.
"Fine, be stubborn. Do you mind if I play it?" Speed asked.
"Go right ahead," Jude said. He grabbed her guitar and strummed a few chords.
All I need is a day inside
Inside your mind to see what it's like
And all I'm missing in you I see
Am I who you want?
Am I what you need?
"See, you can sing," Jude said.
"Yeah. I wrote that a while back. About this girl named Sarah. Things didn't work out between us," Speed said.
"I'm sorry," Jude said.
"No its okay. I like to think things happen for reasons, you know?" Speed asked.
"Yeah," Jude said, smiling.
"I don't know about you, but all this talking has made me tired," Speed said, after some more talking.
"Mmhm, me too," Jude mumbled.
"I'm gonna go back downstairs," Speed said.
"I'm comfortable," Jude said. She was lying across him.
"You want me to stay in here?" Speed asked.
"Mmhm," Jude said.
"Alright, but I'm gonna have to move a little bit, so I can get comfortable," Speed said.
"Okay," she said, drifting off to sleep. Speed shifted around a bit so that they both were comfortable and then he joined her in her slumber.
Finally the end of that day. Coming next: what happens when Speed and Jude are found in the same bed? And you won't believe who catches them! (You probably will…)