(Andi's POV)
My eyes nearly popped out of my head as I realized who was standing in front of me. I looked back and forth from the two boys. I was really confused about what had just happened. One minute I'm making out with Jax in the janitor closet, and the next someone walks in on us and he looks EXACTLY LIKE JAX!
"Ok, what's going on!?" I yelled, rubbing my temples with my fingers. I was getting a massive headache from thinking about this whole situation. I needed an explanation and I needed it fast.
"Andi…" Jax started but then looked at the other Jax. I turned to him and I saw him shake his head at the other boy. He turned back to me.
"Um this is my cousin... Jack" he finally said.
"He looks exactly like you its like you cloned yourself..." I stopped once I saw Jax's face and I knew I was right.
"OH MY GOD YOU CLONED YOURSELF!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. I felt fury, depression, and confusion bubble up in a massive implosion of emotions. Who was the real Jax? Which one did I kiss?
"Shhhhhh keep it down" One of the Jaxs said, holding up his finger to his mouth.
"Why did you come in here in the first place?" I asked who I thought was the clone. I mean, it had to be the clone, right? The real Jax was the one I kissed? Right? But the Jax who had walked in was wearing his leather jacket while the one I had kissed was wearing school uniform with a tie. Then that has to mean…. I kissed the clone….. I thought. What are you talking about? The second voice in my head asked. Maybe when he cloned himself, he was divided into his good side, and his bad side. Just like Emma. I pondered what my thoughts were suggesting. Then that would mean that the real Jax is somewhere else and these are both clones. How would that make me feel better?
"I was walking past and saw my clone kissing you, what did you expect me to do?"
"Wait, I'm confused. Which one of you is the real Jax?" I asked looking at both of them.
"I am!" They both said simultaneously. They immediately turned and glared at each other. "What are you talking about? I'm the real Jax!" the boy I kissed cried, stepping forward.
"Why would I ever kiss you? I'm obviously the real Jax and he is the clone," the other boy declared. I glanced at the Jax that kissed me and tears started forming in my eyes. He was right. Jax didn't like me, we were mortal enemies.
"I cannot believe you thought that was me... why would I kiss you?" I couldn't believe how stupid I had been. As if I really believed Jax Novoa suddenly fell in love with me. I was so desperate for love I didn't question it when my enemy showed me some. How could I be so thick-headed? I turned and stared at Jax's clone. He glanced at me, sorrow in his eyes. I watched as he looked down at his feet, knowing what was coming.
"I'm sorry" he said to me, remorse lacing his voice. I turned away and the tears finally fell. I heard Jax cast a spell and suddenly the clone was gone. The one and only boy who cared about me was gone in a blue poof of magic.
My hot teardrops silently hit the concrete floor. I heard Jax laugh behind me and quickly wiped my eyes, composing myself as best I could before whipping around and pretending to be emotionally stable.
"What?" I asked in fake anger.
"Looks like Andi Cruz is finally turning into a girly-girl," he laughed.
"What are you talking about?"
"You liked the kiss!"
"I did not!" I replied defensively.
"I know you did, Andi. I was there."
"Yeah, for five seconds! Like you would figure anything out in five seconds! He kissed me, you know!"
"He did!?"
"Duh! Do you really think I'd ever get my face near your filthy lips!?"
"Next time I summon Junior, I'm going to beat him into next century…" he muttered.
"You named him Junior!? Are you kidding me? What are you, three?" I laughed, feeling slightly better but not all the way.
"Well what should I have named him?"
"I don't know, Jack?"
"That's even worse than Junior!"
"At least it'd be corny!"
"Why would it need to be corny? The point in nobody knowing he's a clone!" I narrowed my eyes. What was the point of making a clone in the first place? I was too worn out to care.
"Oh, whatever! I'm going home!"
"You can run but you can't hide, Cruz!"
"Blow it out your ass!" I retorted, my hand on the door.
"Aww, cheer up Andi. At least you got to kiss a guy, that will probably be the only time you ever will."
I left the Janitor's Closet without another word.
(Jax's POV)
I was about to follow Andi out of the janitor's closet when I stopped cold. I couldn't place it, but there was some tingling sensation running through my body. Like I had just been electrocuted. In a good way.
I also noticed that the back of my neck felt like someone had just dug their fingernails into it. I shivered. What was going on? I shook the feeling away and exited the closet, heading back toward the lunchroom. I sat at a table by myself, pondering the queer sensation.
Out of nowhere, images of Junior kissing Andi came popping into my head. I remembered seeing her eyes closed, raking her hands through his hair. Eugh. Talk about violation of the mind. Then, it suddenly hit me. I was feeling all these weird things because Junior and Andi kissed. I recalled him right after it happened, so I was feeling what he had been experiencing right before I got rid of him.
Yuck! Kissing Andi! Of all the horrible things I could feel, it had to be what it feels like to kiss Andi! Disgusting! I thought. I left my lunch on the table, leaving school without another word. I didn't care if I got marked down for not showing up to my other classes, I needed to clear my head. I would have sent Junior to take my place, but he obviously doesn't have such a good track record. What, did he think he was going to date my mortal enemy without me knowing? As I walked home, (I was too scatterbrained to drive my bike,) I remembered something my dad told me once.
-Flashback-
"Remember, son. When you make a clone, they won't be exact copies of you. When you clone yourself, the personality of your double will be chosen at random. Clones are the closest we can get to duplicating human life. However, no magic is strong or advanced enough to create a living, breathing human being with layers of personality. So, when you create a clone, one characteristic of your personality is chosen and magnified. For instance, if you made a clone, he might be extremely hot-tempered. You have a bit of a temper, but the clone would be all about it because that's the trait it's centered around."
-End-Flashback-
I realized with horror what that meant. Junior's personality was centered around kindness and attraction to Andi. Meaning, that in some deep crevice of my soul, I had feelings for Andi! I shook those evil thoughts from my head and continued home.
(Andi's POV)
I trudged my way home, dragging my feet. I couldn't believe it. What was I thinking? Like Jax would ever like me! How clueless can I be? Walking me home, comforting me when I cried, Jax wasn't a nice guy, he would never do things like that for me. The only thing the real Jax did was drive me to school!
I shoved open the door to my house, ignoring it as it banged into the wall. It wasn't like anyone was home to notice anyway.
"Andi! What are you sssllamming doors for! Those were expensive!" I jumped as a slurred voice burst from the kitchen.
"Mom? What are you doing here?" I asked, watching my unkempt mother wobble and take a swig from a suspicious fluid in an unmarked bottle.
"Listening to you slam doors!" she retorted, taking a step closer to me. I involuntarily took a step back.
"No, I mean why are you here?"
"Um, hello? I live here! Duh!" I sighed, exasperated. Why did my dad bother being with such a drunken slob? "Oh, and your brother's back from boarding school." My eyes widened. Jonas, was, here?
Let me fill you in. My little brother, Jonas, is four years younger than me. Mom enrolled him in this fancy expensive boarding school even though we can barely afford it because "We let another kid be a screw-up like Andi." Yeah. I wasn't supposed to overhear when she said that. Anyway, this fancy school thing gives Jonas a swelled head. He's so condescending it makes me sick. He thinks he's better and smarter than me even though I'm four years older than him! He thinks he can use me like servant whenever he wants. And to tell the truth, I was glad when he was gone. But now he's back. And I have no idea how long he's staying.
"Wha's a matter wit chu, Andi? If you wanna see your little bro, he's in the living room watching Spongebob."
"Spongebob? We don't have cable." I asked, confused.
"We do now. I signed up for DirectTV so Jonas can watch what he wants." My jaw dropped to the floor. We barely had the money to feed ourselves! We couldn't be paying another monthly bill so Jonas could watch Nickelodeon garbage! Television doesn't put clothes on our backs or food on the table!
"Mom, what were you thinking!? We don't have the money for cable! There's literally no food in the fridge! How are we supposed to eat?" I stepped closer to her, rage bubbling up. She reeked of alcohol and cigarette smoke, but I ignored the stench.
"Andrea Cruz! Don't you tell me what I can and can't do with my hard earned money!"
"Hard earned money? Dad works two jobs to support us! He's never home! You just screw around with other guys when you're home, and waste all our money on crap like beer, chips, vodka, mini-golf, whiskey, and IHOP! And you never bring anything back for your kid at home! Why do you think I stay at Emma's house? Because I'd be dead if it weren't for her! I'd have starved to death and my carcass would be on the kitchen floor! And you wouldn't care! You'd be more bothered by the fact that my dead body was in your way of the fridge than the fact that your own daughter starved to death! And now you have a second kid to take care of! What's Jonas going to eat? Dirt and dust bunnies? Oh, no, wait, that's right, you'll manage to bring some Goddamned food into this house if he's here! Because he's the kid that turned out right!" By the time I finished, I was full on screaming. As I whipped around, I noticed Jonas standing in the doorway to the living room, watching me with a cocky smirk and crossed arms. Arrogant little bastard.
"Andrea. Cruz. Get out of my house RIGHT NOW!" my mother bellowed. I was so furious I didn't care.
"Gladly!" I retorted.
"You have five minutes to gather your things. Now get out of my sight!" I ran upstairs to my room, grabbing my backpack and and old duffel back. I stuffed only my best clothes into the bag. Next I threw in my hairbrush and an extra pair of sneakers. My backpack was reserved for only my most valuable things. My huge Green Day CD collection, my old iPod, my cell phone, all the chargers needed for said items, a cardboard box filled with Legos, etcetera. Once all my belongings were packed in the bags, I threw the backpack over my shoulders and clutched the handles of the duffel in my fist. I walked back down the stairs, staring forward with pride. I stood in front of the door, emotionless. I turned around, my face grim. Jonas now stood next to Mom, the same cocky expression plastered to his smug face. I slowly raised a hand to my temple in a silent salute.
"Tell dad I love him," I said quietly. And with that , I walked out the door of my mother's house, moving on to a new chapter of my life.
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