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Chapter 3

Jay frowned. What was he missing? Every other girl would fall at his feet for this, but Lonnie wasn't even giving him a chance. Lonnie was so focused on her work that she was only half listening to what he was saying to her. He knew he needed to get her undivided attention.

"Lonnie, please?" Jay turned her face to look at him. His hand stayed on her neck as she looked at him. Jay now had Lonnie's attention. She nudged his hand off her neck. 'What was going on?' Jay wondered when she pushed him away.

Lonnie frowned as she realized he was serious. "You flirt with every other girl that walks by. Why would you want to date me and not one of them? We're just friends."

"Exactly! I can talk to you, we have stuff in common. We have fun together." Jay took her hand and looked down at their hands. He has never had to work this hard for a girl before. "You're the only girl that doesn't fall at my feet and it's driving me crazy. It's one of the things I like about you." His thumb gently ran over her jawline as he cupped her neck again. Lonnie looked into his eyes. He was being sincere. "You're really sweet and you're not afraid to call me out on things."

"But… we're friends, Jay. I don't want to damage that." Lonnie really cherished their friendship. It had taken a lot of time and trust to get him to accept her as a friend. To risk that would hurt her.

"And we could be more. I don't want our friendship to be ruined, either..." He paused upon seeing a brief glimpse of interest, "... but we could be more." Jay searcher her face for something to tell him she would accept more than just friendship.

"I… I don't know, I'm…" Lonnie was confused didn't know what to think about this sudden admission from him. Lonnie glanced back at the computer screen, then back at Jay. "I really need to get this done."

Jay nodded. She was busy and distracted. Jay needed to give Lonnie time to think about what she wanted. "Text me when you're done. We can study in my room. We can talk then, okay?"

Lonnie nodded and stared at the screen. Jay leaned in and kissed her cheek. She couldn't breathe as she looked at him for a moment. As if she could really focus on her work now. 'Who am I kidding?' she thought as the butterflies in her stomach began to flutter. Jay got up and walked back to Carlos, who had been joined by Tyler and Aziz. The three had watched Jay talk to Lonnie and couldn't wait to hear what happened.

"Well, what did she say?" Carlos asked as Jay sat down.

Jay continued to watch her for a clue as to what she could be thinking. Lonnie had focused back on her work and wasn't showing the slightest hint that she was thinking about what he said or that he had kissed her cheek. Other girls would have been texting their friends and giggling about it. The whole school would know in five minutes, but she didn't do any of that.

Tyler nudged him in the shoulder, raised his eyebrows and nodded towards Lonnie.

"She's got to finish this thing for Ben, then we're gonna talk about it tonight." Jay didn't want to say he had struck out. He wasn't sure that he did, she just didn't want to hurt their friendship. Neither did he. Maybe talking it over later, just to make sure they were both okay with this, would be a good thing.

"She didn't jump at the chance to…" Tyler trailed off when he saw the look on Jay's face. He wasn't used to a girl not falling for him in seconds.

Jay glared at Tyler, then looked back at Lonnie. She was still staring at the screen. Lonnie frowned at the numbers.

Lonnie frowned at the numbers. They were just a blur to her at the moment. Jay wanted her as his girlfriend and he kissed her. How did that happen? When did things change? Lonnie could feel her heart pounding and her head start spinning. Girlfriend? Really?

"Carlos, can you give us the room for tonight? She's gonna help me study for the fairies test," Jay asked, still baffled by Lonnie's lack of response.

"I've got a date with Jane, so no problem." Carlos smiled. "You'd better get the room cleaned up if you're having a girl over."

Zevon was finished packing up. It hadn't taken long. He simply dumped the single drawer that held his clothes into a bag and zipped it up. He had two bags packed; one for his clothes and other things, and one for his accessories. The second bag, he took much more care with.

Zevon was looking forward to seeing Auradon and all of its magic and learning new tricks. The science of magic fascinated him. If only magic existed on the Isle, then, it would be a much more interesting place. His life on the Isle left much to be desired.

The girls were the same every day, the same gangs fought the same fights. As for his friends, well, there weren't many of those. He only had Fletcher, who luckily was also going to Auradon with him. Fletcher was kind and smart, but he was a total chicken. He never took a chance, he never tried anything new, and hardly ever spoke to girls, nevermind asked one out on a date. The two boys have a lot of changes in store for them.

Zevon was no stranger to change. It happened all the time in his life. His mother was constantly moving homes. Last year, he got to the point where he decided to just stay put. Zevon kept out of the way of Uma's crew and didn't associate much with the rival gang that ran against her now that Mal was gone. He pursued science and that was something he looked forward to doing more of in Auradon. Zevon was determined thatvFletcher would be going along for the ride.

Fletcher's clothes were folded and neatly placed in his bag. His father had found an old black satchel for him to use. His thick glasses were always so hard to keep clean, but Fletcher put up with it. His father always told him that things were better on the other side, he always hoped that meant the other side of the bridge.

The idea of going to Auradon made Fletcher anxious. He didn't like change, and to be honest, he didn't feel that he would fit in. He had watched Carlos and Jay over the years and knew that he could never be like them. The things they were interested in, the fights they got into, and the girls that fell over themselves trying to get a date with Jay. None of it was Fletcher's style. He was into cars, technology, things that were broken and he could repair. He understood mechanics and technology and those projects were a distraction from things like Greta, the girl Jay left behind. She was the last thing Fletcher wanted to think about. She is as mentally unstable as they come. He decided a long time ago to avoid her whenever possible.

Greta plopped down on her bag, squeezing it in order to fasten the zipper. Her suitcase was bursting at the seams. She twirled a long, dark, curly lock of hair around her finger as she looked out the window at Auradon. It wouldn't be long now before she would, at last, be there with Jay.

She had thought of him a lot in the past year. Greta was not pleased to learn that he had come back to the Isle and didn't see her, or that he took that Chinese girl to the Cotillion. He was her boyfriend. Or he had been, sort of. Sometimes. Once in a while. Greta laughed at herself. As long as she stayed as beautiful as she was, Jay would want her again.

Greta is just as beautiful as her mother, with her long, dark, curly hair, her ivory skin, her curves, and her big brown eyes all helped her flit her way out of trouble many times or land a night with Jay. He exuded just as much charm as he did and at times, was twice as flirtatious. She told herself on many occasions that he liked that about her. She religiously practiced her flirting in the mirror every day, just to be sure to get her body language right each time. It had to be perfect. Jay wants a girl that flirts and charms just as well as he can.

It took two more hours, but Lonnie finally finished her project and headed straight back to her room. Jay asked her to be his girlfriend but as a favour. Who does that? He has girls falling all over him all day long. Why would he ask her that? And as a favour of all things? They were just friends. Does he really feel something more for her? She was sitting on the bed and frowning at the floor when Jane came in.

"I cannot take much more of her! Every time I walk by, she just has to get all snide about something. You would think she's a princess or something… well, she is a princess, but she thinks that makes her better than everyone else here and…" Jane stopped mid-sentence upon seeing that Lonnie wasn't paying attention to her. She walked over and sat next to her roommate on the bed. "Lonnie, hey, you there?"

Lonnie looked up at her friend and blinked several times before letting out a long breath. "Sorry, I've been staring at numbers on the computer for a few hours. What did you say?"

"Are you okay?" Jane asked. "I can cancel my date with Carlos if you want to talk. We can make cookies and hot chocolate and sit around watching some old chick flick that will be way too cheesy and romantic and make us cry…"

Lonnie smiled softly and shook her head. She was grateful to have such a caring friend. "I'm fine. Just tired, is all. Go ahead with your date. Besides, I promised Jay I would tutor him tonight."

"Fairies again?" Jane laughed when Lonnie rolled her eyes and nodded. "He doesn't really need help, does he?"

"No," Lonnie laughed, and then remembered that when he took the tests, he always seemed to ace them. It made her wonder if he really needed the help he asked her for, or if it was just an excuse to hang out with her. As if Jay really needed an excuse to spend time with her.

Jay was waiting for her when she knocked on the door. Within the past two hours, he had cleaned up the room, taken a shower, and even gotten some snacks for them before she arrived. Lonnie took a deep breath and smiled at him when he opened the door. Her smile felt strained.

"Hey. Thanks for helping me," Jay said softly as she walked in. "I would never pass this class without you."

"No problem." Lonnie set her books down on the table and looked around. She noticed that he had cleaned up and set out cookies and milk for them; he remembered her favourite snack. She noticed that he had taken a shower, too; his hair was still visibly wet. He never did all this when she studied with him. They usually study right after practices while they're both sweaty from working out. Maybe he was really was serious earlier? Lonnie was still doubting it.

"So… um… did you get your project done?" Jay asked as he sat down on his bed. For the first time in a very long time, he was nervous around a girl. He hadn't been nervous since he was twelve and had his first kiss.

Lonnie watched him sit and looked around. She figured it would be best to keep her distance until they figured this out, so she sat at the table instead. Jay noticed how nervous she was. Maybe she had been listening to him earlier and it finally hit her.

"Yeah, finally. Sorry I took so long. His numbers were really a mess, then I kept messing up so I had to go back and fix everything, then Jane went off about some princess being up on her pedestal again." Lonnie smiled again, but this time it felt more natural.

Jay bit his bottom lip and rubbed the back of his neck. He still needed an answer. Lonnie, about earlier…"

"Why me?" she cut him off. "You don't flirt with me. You argue with me. I'm not a princess. I don't fall all over myself for you to notice me. In fact, most of the time, you ignore me. I don't get it!" Lonnie took a deep breath.

"Me neither, but it works for me!" Jay laughed at himself a bit. Of all the girls at school, he picks the most difficult one of the bunch, but he likes that. "I like that you don't always agree with me, I like that you aren't a princess and I don't want a girl that falls all over me. I want you! Give me a chance. Please?"

Lonnie looked at him, then looked around the room and wondered what she was doing. Jay was the most popular guy in school. There wasn't a girl that wouldn't want to be in her shoes right now, and she wanted to run out the door. She just wasn't like the other girls.

"Look, I know this is unexpected. I didn't expect this either," Jay said softly. It seemed that the more he tried to convince Lonnie of going out with him, the more he wanted it. "I just… I like spending time with you."

Lonnie's eyes softened at that. She wasn't trying to be difficult, she was just confused by what Jay wanted.

Jay got up and walked over to her. As he knelt, he took her hands and searched her face for something to tell him he wasn't way off base here, or that she didn't feel the same way.

"I like spending time with you, too," Lonnie softly confessed. She was in completely new territory now. She hadn't dated before, never even kissed a guy, so for Jay to be interested in dating her, it had to be for something else. "I just… I don't know how to do this."

Jay nodded, his thumbs gently rubbing circles on the backs of her knuckles. She was inexperienced. Knowing that she just wasn't sure what to do certainly helped Jay understand her. "It's okay. Look, let's just study for tonight okay? Just like we usually do. We can take this slow. Being together as a couple doesn't have to mean we aren't friends, too.

Lonnie seemed to relax after he said that. She likes me, but this isn't over, Jay thought as he guided her to his bed. They sat down next to each other and opened up their books, just like always. They leaned back against the headboard and talked quietly. It was just the two of them and they had finally gotten that conversation out of the way. Jay could finally breathe. Jay felt that he could always relax and be himself when he was alone with Lonnie.

The tension between them seemed to ease as the focus turned away from their relationship and onto studying for the Fairies test. Lonnie quizzed Jay on topics for the test, and Jay answered each question quickly and correctly.

Jay joked around and teased Lonnie, and got the laugh he loved to hear. He smiled when she teased him and felt a small jolt whenever she brushed against him. Jay didn't want the night to end, but midnight eventually rolled around. Lonnie yawned as she got up. She was exhausted and they both have a long day ahead of them tomorrow with the new kids coming in.

"I think you're set," Lonnie said as she gathered her books into her bag. "I'm gonna go. I gotta get up in a few hours to get things ready." She headed to the door with Jay right behind her.

"Thanks again for your help. I won't pass this class without you," Jay said softly as she walked through his doorway. He ran his hand from her shoulder to her hand, holding on to her until she was no longer within reach.

"Goodnight," Lonnie whispered and smiled softly to herself as she started towards her room.

Jay leaned against the door jamb, watching her walk away. The bright pink shorts and a teal t-shirt she wore gave Jay a very pleasing view. Before she could get halfway down the hall, Jay remembered one more question he had to ask her. "Will you be my girlfriend now?"

Lonnie paused and turned to look at him, biting down on her lip to try and hide her giggling and blushing. She stood there for a brief moment and looked at him, contemplating his request again. He wasn't going to give up. And Jay was right. They got along well, they challenged each other, not to mention that deep down, she was really attracted to Jay. This decision really wasn't that hard. "Okay."

Jay grinned at her as she turned around and headed to her room with a smile on her face. Carlos, Tyler, and Aziz came up the other side of the hall with Dude trailing behind them. Jay smiled at his friends as they looked at him with smirks and raised eyebrows. Jay said nothing but went to get ready for bed. Tomorrow would be here sooner than he thought.

I figured out how to insert a horizontal line! Sorry again for the long waits. I'm going on an archaeological field school in Jordan this summer, then next year I will be studying on exchange in France. This means A LOT of paperwork (health forms, waivers, passport applications, visas, purchasing travel insurance, researching flights, etc…) needs to get done, on top of my final essays and whatnot.

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