Captivated

A/N: I'm so sorry it took me a while to update! I was sidetracked before I went to Taylor Swift's concert, then I had major writer's block and almost became a Twitter addict, but I was saved, haha. But those are just excuses, so here's the next chapter of Fireworks! P.S. We all know that I picture them as fifteen-year-olds when I write, right? Okay, good

Kim Crawford felt it every time she saw him walk down the hallway with the others. She felt a tornado begin to swell in her heart as he moved closer and closer to her and she felt like the slightest gust of wind would knock her off her feet. She felt about ready to collapse if someone did so much as tapped her on the shoulder. Every time he walked by it happened and today was no different.

She looked up as Grace tapped her locker and followed her friend's pointing finger to the brown-haired and green-eyed boy laughing as he walked with the nerd, the 'player', and Mr. Smooth. She quickly turned back around to check herself over once in the small mirror inside her locker, hearing Grace giggle from behind her. She reached out a hand and slapped Grace's arm, hoping to knock her friend off balance as she turned back around in time to see the boy stop dead in the hallway and hold out his arms to stop the others as well. He shushed them before nodding to the vice principal's office door.

Kim nudged Grace and the two looked on confusedly as Jack Anderson tried to stifle his laughter along with Milton Krupnick, Jerry Rodriguez, and Eddie Jones. As the vice principal's shadow approached the door and his hand reached down to open it, Kim saw the risk. A bucket was perched precariously on top of the door and was teetering, ready to fall at any given moment. Kim wasn't sure what was in the bucket, but she knew it couldn't be good.

Jack wasn't as bad a kid as Jerry was with all his pranks, poser-like antics, and insults, but sometimes Kim didn't know why she was so attracted to him. She was a goody-two shoes, always having straight A's on her report card, baby-sitting her younger brother whenever asked, always coming home before curfew, never doing anything wrong in her life. Jack was sort of the opposite. He was nice, super nice, in fact, but he also had a reckless, wild, risky side to him, one that Kim knew on any other boy would send her running to the hills, but with Jack, she knew that if she ever did try to get away from him and douse the flames in her heart when she saw him, she would always end up right back where she started.

"ANDERSON!" the vice principal shouted as Kim turned to see him covered in some kind of brown goo, bubble gum, and feathers.

The way you move is like a full-on rainstorm

And I'm a house of cards.

You're the kind of reckless that should send me running

But I kind of know that I won't get far.

Vice Principal Gibson escorted Jack down the hallway while lecturing him on his behavior once again. Jack was tuned out, however, mocking the vice principal behind his back. As they slowly passed Kim, jack turned to her and gave her a smile.

"See you in English," he whispered, causing Kim's heart to soar. He was close, so close, just so close that she could reach out and grab his hand, yank him toward her, and- Kim knew she shouldn't be feeling as nervous as she always did around him since he was actually one of her best friends and had been for a long while, and as Vice Principal Gibson stopped in the middle of the hallway to lecture some students about gum-chewing, he was standing right next to Kim and Grace (and Milton, Eddie, and Jerry, who were also at their lockers by now). Kim felt the heat rise in her cheeks as she attempted to push her thoughts out of her head, hoping against hope that jack couldn't read minds like that one Bobby Wasabi movie.

And you stood there in front of me

Just close enough to touch,

Close enough to hope you couldn't

See what I was thinking of

Kim shut her locker door with a bang as she watched Jack follow Vice Principal Gibson down the hallway. If only he knew what she was thinking, if only he could maybe read minds the one time she wanted him to. He would just drop it all, the prank he was about to pull, the homework he was trying to finish, the plans to hang with the guys after school, the Bo staff he was practicing his new routine with, everything. His soulful, sweet smile would get rid of any problems in the world as her doe eyes met with his green ones, the sight something that would haunt her until the next time they met.

Drop everything now, meet me in the pouring rain

Kiss me on the sidewalk, take away the pain

'Cause I see sparks fly

Whenever you smile.

Get me with those green eyes, baby

As the light go down

Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around

'Cause I see sparks fly

Whenever you smile.

Kim was jolted out of her impossible reverie as Grace grabbed her arm and dragged her off to first period.

There were only two measly minutes of eighth period left, but it could've gone on for hours as much as Kim cared. It was pouring outside, her biology teacher was going over something boring she already knew, and she was zoned out, unwanted memories flooding back into her mind as the voice turned to a small buzz in her ears.

Kim thanked her lucky stars as the bell rang loudly and brought her out of the painful past. She couldn't cry now, not here, not ever. She dreaded walking home in the rain, but she had no choice. Her ride home was sick today and she wasn't staying at the school until eight 'o' clock waiting for her mother to pick her up.

Kim shoved the last of the books she needed into her Swift bag and turned around to find the hallways already deserted. She couldn't even ask somebody for a ride home now. She was stuck walking home in the rain, the thundering, lightning, pouring, menacing rain.

With a deep breath, Kim braced herself and pushed open the school doors, heading out into howling storm outside. The rain hit her face hard, the wind chilling her to the core as the falling water soaked her. She made her way slowly but surely up the sidewalk, beginning the journey home as she blinked away the tears the storm brought back. She refused to let anybody see her cry, even if the person driving by just thought it was the rain on her face.

Kim had made it one block and there were only one and a half more until she reached her house. She took another step forward before her foot flew out from under her due to a patch of black ice covered in rain. Did she forget to mention it was the middle of November? Kim let out a cry as her foot flew, waiting for the hard, painful landing that was going to come no matter what since no other lunatic teenager would be out in this weather waiting to catch her. At least, that's what Kim thought until she felt a pair of arms wrap around her to steady her and felt the sparks fly up and down her arms where the person grabbed her. Only one person did that to her. She turned to find herself face to face with the person she was trying to avoid that day. Her best friend, Jack, stood in front of her. Kim knew she should quickly thank him and leave, knew it was a bad idea to stay here with him for just a moment longer, but her mind, however, seemed to have already forgotten that. Just the feeling of his hands on her arms to hold her upright was enough to make her fly, leaving her to hope he found her to be the same way.

My mind forgets to remind me

You're a bad idea.

You touch me once and it's really something

You find I'm even better than you imagined I would be.

"Kim, what are you doing out here in the rain?" Jack asked, concern in his green eyes as Kim tried to keep herself together long enough for a witty comeback.

"I could ask you the same thing." Smooth, Kim, very smooth.

"I love walking in the rain, especially when its pouring. What's wrong? You seem sad," Jack pointed out innocently, not knowing it was killing Kim on the inside. He was her best friend, but lately, he also seemed like her worst enemy. Kim didn't share deep, past secrets with her enemies. Heck, she didn't share them with her friends. She had refused to allow herself to cry in biology class or ten minutes ago as she walked along the sidewalk, but as Kim looked into Jack's eyes, she knew any will power she had to keep her emotions in check was gone. This was her fantasy moment in the works and although she was pretty sure it wouldn't happen, she found herself wishing her earlier reverie would come true.

I'm on my guard for the rest of the world

But with you, I know it's no good.

And I could wait patiently

But, I really wish you would

Drop everything now, meet me in the pouring rain.

Kiss me on the sidewalk, take away the pain.

'Cause I see sparks fly

Whenever you smile.

Get me with those green eyes, baby

As the lights go down,

Give me something that'll haunt me

when you're not around

'Cause I see sparks fly

Whenever you smile.

Kim felt herself blush as a single tear slid down her cheek, Jack's burning gaze never leaving her. Before she even knew what she was doing, Kim felt her arm move up to his hair, his soft, luscious brown hair. Her fingers were running through it before she could even register what she was doing in order to stop it. She knew it was wrong, wrong for her to feel this way or do this at this moment in time, but it just felt so right to her as an explosion of fireworks seemed to randomly go off.

Kim felt Jack's hand move on top of hers and take it off of his hair, causing a couple more tears to come out of her eyes even though she understood.

"I'm-" Kim had started to utter out an apology she wasn't sure could even be heard over the rain hitting the ground, the booming thunder, and loud crackles of lighting, but was interrupted as Jack grabbed her hand and started running, leaving her no choice but to do the same and follow behind him.

She let him lead her to a mystery place. She was more than a little confused when they reached his own house, but she followed him inside and up to the second floor. She was completely baffled, however, when he stopped in front of what looked like a closet door and opened it, revealing an intricately carved staircase which he quickly pulled her up. They emerged onto a covered outdoor deck with beautiful flowers everywhere the eye looked. Kim had had no idea Jack was this passionate and romantic, but she also wasn't sure why she was up here.

"Jack, why did you-" Kim was cut off for the second time, but this time she was glad to be. Jack's warm lips crashed down on hers as lightning lit up the sky from all directions and the sensation warmed Kim's soaked, chilled to the bone body.

As Jack broke the kiss a minute later, no words were needed to tell them how the other felt. They were simply captivated.

I'll run my fingers through your hair

And watch the lights go wild.

Just keep on keeping your eyes on me

It's just wrong enough to make it feel right.

And lead me up the staircase

Won't you whisper soft and slow

I'm captivated by you, baby

Like a fireworks show

Drop everything now, meet me in the pouring rain.

Kiss me on the sidewalk, take away the pain

'Cause I see sparks fly

Whenever you smile.

Get me with those green eyes, baby

As the lights go down

Give me something that'll haunt me

When you're not around.

'Cause I see sparks fly

Whenever you smile.

And the sparks fly,

Oh, baby, smile.

And the sparks fly.

A/N: So, how was this Kickin' It songfic I swore I'd never write yet? Haha, again I'm so sorry I haven't updated, but I hope you guys like this. The song is Sparks Fly by Taylor Swift and I suggest you listen to it. Please review!