Hey, I'm baack. I felt quite guilty leaving that stupid, short chapter as it was so here is the next one. Gosh, I have such a headache. Blegh.
- I heart shoes x
Thanks to: You don't have to vote but the votes from last chapter's reviews are: Jesse - 2
TraylorxChaylor - Haha, well I know I'd look foward to kissing Jesse. I can't get over your surprise holiday haha, that's so cooool (: Oh yay, Jamiesonnn has another vote! Yeah, Hunter is Maria's cousin but then he's kinda like a brother to her. And what did you want to change your penname to? It'd be better to PM me because I don't know when I can next review reply. Thanks for reviewing X
Rockaholick - Haha, you really make me laugh with the whole falling off your chair thing. And dw, Jesse will find out about his jacket this chapter (: And only Jesse is in her English Literature class. Thanks for reviewing!
Jesse de Silva is MINE - Good luck on your exams (: And okayy, one vote for Jesse (: Thanks for the review!
jessicam424 - Thanks for reviewing!
writer'sblock7777 - Yeah, the Romeo and Juliet acting scene is sooo cliched haha. It never happened in my school, but gotta say I'm not complaining - with the lack of eyecandy in my school, I'd end up with a total weirdo haha. Aww, I was hoping you'd stick it out with Hunter but oh welll, you can have Hunter if he doesn't end up with Suze. Thankyou for reviewing!
CupcakeSweetheart - I wish we had some hot friends like Hunter, I think our nearest to that is Tom which no haha. Oh pick Jamieson pleeeease, he doesn't have enough fans haha. And dw, we WILL hang out more in college! Thanks for the review!
Dearbhal - TPS = The President's Sons (: Thanks for the review!
unLuky - Yeah, they're gonna kiss. And haha, only one vote per reviewer (: Thanks for reviewing!
ticklemecutie - Haha, there isn't going to be a practice kiss but I'm not going to rule out the possibilty of a normal kiss. Thanks for the review!
Ivoryyy - Jamieson might be jealous yeah. But then again, he might not. Ah, I'm such a tease. Thanks for the review!
Angel By Day - Devil By Night - Oh hey (: And I'm sooo glad you like Jamieson is growing on you woo. Thanks for the review!
Alcoholic - Yeah it was short but like I said, better than nothing right? Here's the longgger chapter. And yeah Suze is going to find out that Jesse was lying about his not liking her but I have to say, it won't be in the near future. Thanks for reviewing!
Jelly Babes 101 - You must be psychic because there is dramaaa to come (: And the jacket is going to come in this chapter. Thanks for the review! Oh and I can't say who Suze's leading man is but if people vote, then I'll carry on with the votes (:
I want to be Jesse's girl - Hey, I added you on Facebook (: Dw about not writing a lot, it's cool :) See you next timeee! And thanks for reviewing!
Hunter - 0 :(
Jamieson - 2
Ooh, looks like it's a tie between Jamieson and Jessse. Hmm.
On we goooo. . .
Disclaimer - I do not own any of these characters, apart from the ones that I created and were not featured in the book series by Meg Cabot. All ideas are my own though. Nor do I own any recognisable brand.
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My eyes bugged out as Jesse handed me the slip of paper. "Seriously," I asked. I guess I have to admit that there was a part of me that was happy about the kiss that would take place between me and Jesse but then there was a part of me that realised what a sad girl I was at thinking that, because Jesse would only be kissing me because he wanted an A in English.
Jesse shrugged his broad shoulders at me. "Well, I never thought we'd get this scene."
"Yeah," I nodded. I then proceeded to write down notes on what we had to do. I felt a little mean just ignoring Jesse so blatantly but I didn't really know how to act around him.
We worked in silence - with the odd remark about the scene here and there - when the bell rang for lunch. I shot out of my seat, but still waited for Jesse. We walked to the lunch hall in silence. Yeah, I think silence is a big theme in my life.
As we sat down with the rest of the 'gang', Jesse turned to Jamieson. "Hey, where's my Washington Nationals jersey? I can't find it anywhere."
Hunter choked on the Dr. Pepper that he had just taken out of his mouth. We all stared at him. "Ha ha, Dr. Pepper," He laughed uncertainty. "What's the worst that could happen? Maybe I could choke, is what!"
Jesse and Maria looked at him weirdly whereas Jamieson and I were trying our best to contain our laughter. Hunter noticed and glared at us. I felt a little mean on him so I decided to save him. "You know, I really want a dessert. Hunter, why don't you come with?"
The sheer look of relief on Hunter's face was incredulous and as we began walking to the icecream bar - I was in dire need of a good ol' Ben and Jerry's - he turned to me and laughed. "I could kiss you right now." I wouldn't mind that. Oh, my inner voices were such sluts!
I ignored them, "You can pay for my ice cream instead."
"Forget the one tub; I'm going to buy you two." He chuckled as I picked out the all-famous Phish Food and S'mores. I picked up a couple of spoons so we could all eat the deliciousness that is Ben and Jerry's. By the time we had reached the table, Jamieson must have distracted Jesse into thinking about something else other than his jersey - which Jamieson had hid in his own washing pile - because they were talking about the upcoming bonfire. The bonfire was apparently a big thing here because Maria had talked me into going shopping with her after school had ended so that we could go pick out some new outfits.
"So, who are you taking?" Maria asked the guys.
Hunter shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know, you?" Maria raised one perfectly arched eyebrow at him. "What?" Hunter asked her.
"You're my cousin," She spat out. "Who takes their cousin to an important event like this?"
"It's not that important," Maria shot him another look. "Okay, okay! I'll take that girl from my math class - Jasmine something." He sighed and shook his head.
Jamieson turned to me and smiled. "Would you do me the great honour of accompanying me to the bonfire, oh fair maiden?" I giggled at his choice of words as I considered over whether to go with him or not.
Maria was trying to inconspicuously nod her head at me - I think she wanted me to go with Jamieson. Hunter was smirking and making kissy faces at Jamieson, who was waiting for an answer. Jesse was on his phone - so I lost all hope that he had been exaggerating when he told Maria that he would never like me - and so I smiled at Jamieson and answered him:
"Why, yes," I smiled at him. "Yes, I will."
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"Awe, and did you see his face?!" Maria had been talking about Jamieson and I for hours - okay fine, minutes. "He was so happy," She paused to show me a skimpy white dress, which I firmly shook my head at. "You know, I thought that Jesse was the one who had a crush on you but it turns it was the other brother," She giggled. "Silly me!"
"What gave you that idea?" I asked her, my heart pounding.
"Oh, I don't know," She pondered. "Call it best friend's intuition." I smiled at her and then reached for a pair of denim shorts - they were seriously cute and I had to wear something nice.
"Ooh, ooh!" Maria looked at my shorts and 'dived' into the rack of tops. She emerged two minutes later - looking rather proud of herself - with a white, thin sweater. It would totally go with my shorts and I had the perfect pair of white gladiator sandals to go with them. We hung out at the mall for another hour or so; Maria had bought her clothes a while back so we went to Starbucks for Frappucinos.
I dropped Maria off home - I had finally gotten my car. I'd wanted my old jeep but my dad had insisted that I get a new car because my old one was a 'safety hazard'. For ages, I had wanted a BMW Z4 but I knew that they were way too expensive. However, my dad had found out from Jamieson that it was my dream car: I'd screamed the house down when I saw the Black Sapphire BMW Z4 parked on the driveway with a huge red ribbon stuck on the bonnet.
I quickly put my bags in my room and went downstairs into the study to get started on my homework. I had just opened up my Romeo and Juliet book when I felt the need to go and talk with Jesse; I was so sick of this uncomfortable silence between the two of us. I walked upstairs and knocked on his door.
"Yeah," His voice called through the closed door.
I gingerly opened his door and peeked my head in. "Can I come in?" He was out on his balcony trying - and failing - to hide a cigarette. "What's that?" I asked, shocked.
"Er, nothing." Jesse put it out and sighed as I stared at him. "I sometimes have a quick smoke when I'm stressed out." Stressed out? What could he have to be stressed out about?
I voiced my thoughts to him. "Oh, it's nothing. Really."
He sat on the chaise and motioned for me to sit on the other one. "So, what's up?" He asked.
"Well . . . I just . . . we haven't talked for a while." I looked at him and smiled sheepishly. "I'm sorry."
"For what?" He asked, a small smile on his face.
"Oh, you know what for!" I smacked him lightly on the arm. "In all seriousness though, I was just being a bit bitchy towards you and so, I'm sorry."
"It's okay." He stood up and opened his arms. "Hug?"
I rolled my eyes and walked into his embrace; I suddenly felt a whole lot better.
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I was so happy that Susannah was talking to me again; I knew that she hadn't told me the proper reason why she had been a little off towards me, but I didn't really care - not now that we were talking again. I was pretty bummed out that Jamieson had asked her to the bonfire - when we had been sat at the table, I had had to pull my phone out to stop myself from hitting my brother. I knew that it wasn't his fault that Susannah was just an irresistible girl, but come on?! Two brothers liking the same girl; how cliche.
I got up out of my bed and took a quick shower. Susannah must have been in before me because not only was the shower room steamed up but it also smelt like passionfruit - Susannah's signature scent.
After I had dressed into my attire of white tee and jeans, I quickly ran down the stairs and grabbed the last pancake from my brother's plate. Susannah giggled and offered Jamieson one of her own chocolate-chip pancakes. I felt a little jealous as I had noticed that the two of them were getting extremely close; they would get even closer at the bonfire.
That brought me to the problem of who I should take to the bonfire - I would have gone with Hunter as like, a stag thing but he had decided to take some girl from one of his classes. I guess Maria was an option; I'd have to ask her later on.
"You guys ready to go?" Susannah asked. "I'd really like to ride in my car today but it's only a 2-seater." She beamed at me, which left me feeling a little uneasy. "I call shotgun." She giggled.
Jamieson laughed and led her to the car. I followed on but not before grabbing an espresso. I was actually dysfunctional without some sort of caffeine in my body.
We reached the school with about 5 minutes to spare. I had study hall first, so I thought I'd work on making some notes on the Romeo and Juliet project that Susannah and I were doing. Susannah had math so I'd have to work on it alone.
I worked on the project until my next lesson; physics. Finally, the bell rang for lunch. I grabbed a tray and a few subs - yeah, I was a growing guy and all.
Susannah came a few minutes later; she sat down and groaned, leaning her head on the table. "What's wrong?" I asked.
"Oh, I'm just sick of all the girls asking me why Jamieson is going with me to the dance," She replied, voice muffled. "I mean, I get that I'm no . . . supermodel but seriously, I already know that; I don't need reminding every few minutes!"
I looked at her in shock - why would anyone call Susannah anything but beautiful? "Susannah, you're gorgeous and the only reason those girls are chatting all that shit about you is because you're beautiful." I paused and then finished my rant, "They're just jealous."
Susannah gaped at me, and before I even knew what I was doing, I had leaned in and kissed her softly on the lips. Her lips were motionless for about two seconds before they synchronised with my own; I had never --
"What's going on here?" Someone roared. I pulled away from Susannah and saw . . . Jamieson. Fuck.
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Haha, I'm so evil. Lemme know of any mistakes :)