Rosalina's initial instinct was to scream. But her mind doubted her instincts so instead she asked the obvious question.

"Who the hell are you?"

The man let go of her, seemingly embarrassed. He tried to hide it by answering, "Rose, its me. Jeremy. Remember, from elementary school?"

Rosalina stared blankly at the man. Then his blue eyes, his muddy brown hair, his smile... the name. Everything clicked in her mind.

She jumped up and clocked him in the jaw, then ran out of the building as fast as she could in high heels.

The mechanic and Allen, who were watching, laughed at this. "Hey Jeremy, I never knew you had a way with women," the mechanic mocked.

"Not funny, Tony!" Jeremy yelled over his shoulder as he ran after Rosalina.

Rosalina made it to the streetlight when the jerk came up to her.

"Where are you going? Did I do something wrong?"

"Its none of your concern," she said bitterly. She might have slipped away had she not missed her timing on the light.

"What did I do?"

"I don't want to talk to you."

"Why?"

Rosalina remained silent. Glancing at him out of the corner of her eye, she could recognize the same boy she had known since she was four.

"Look, Rose. I'm really sorry for what-"

"DON'T CALL ME ROSE!" she yelled at him. "Nobody ever gets to call me that again!"

"Rosalina I-"

"Shut up and leave me alone! I never wanted to see your sorry face again, after what happened."

Jeremy looked at his feet. "I thought... well... after all this time... you might have forgiven me."

Rosalina shot him a murderous look. Jeremy kept silent. He's an idiot to think I would forgive him, Rosalina thought to herself. One of her memories flashed in her head: A burning house, a woman screaming her name, and a laughing little girl. She shoved that memory away. Meggie was a psychopath, and Rosalina was content with never seeing her again. She looked at Jeremy again. He wasn't to blame, she supposed. But the whole incident was still because of him. Rosalina wanted to tell him something. But she wasn't sure what. Something to fix everything? No, what happened she still couldn't forgive him. "I can't forgive you for what happened."

Jeremy hung his head shamefully. "I didn't know," was all he could say. "I wanted to tell you how sorry I was. But you moved away and nobody told me where."

"You were crazy to have thought I wanted to see you after all that."

"Where did you go? For the longest time I hoped to see you in high school. But you never went."

"I go to a boarding school now."

"I'm sorry. That's all I wanted to say." He turned around and walked away.

Rosalina stared at him. He was crazier than Allen. Allen! She ran back into the shop where her brother and the mechanic -Tony, she supposed- were chatting. She charged at him and her heels slipped and she careened onto a chair. Allen ran over to her, helping her up while laughing at her.

Her response was to sock him squarely in the jaw. "You prig! You knew Jeremy worked here this whole time!"

He looked calmly at her, ignoring the bruise on his jaw. "So?"

"You know I didn't want to see him!"

"Didn't or don't?"

"It doesn't matter! Either way your a cocky jerk!"

He responded with a wide grin that stretched ear to ear. "Yes. Yes I am."

The wind left her sails. She couldn't agrue with the moron. His grin and stupid bluntness were impossible to stay mad at. "The car didn't need alignment, did it?" she asked, trying to stay accusational.

"Nope."

"Why did you take me here then?"

"I thought you needed a friend."

"So you drag me along to speak with someone I never wanted to see again?"

"Exactly."

"Your an idiot."

"I also hated the thought of you stuck in your room alone during vacation."

"So you told Dad you were going to the shop and taking me?"

"Yep."

"If the car doesn't need aligning, then why are we hanging around here?"

"I thought I would have the car checked up. Look at a few parts. Change the oil."

"Basically we're staying here because you want me talk to Jeremy."

"Exactly."

(A/N: Another chapter done and Jeremy enters the story. What do you think happened between him and Rosalina? And what is Allen up to? Where is Luma? As always, read and review!)