[AN: Third story! I don't own Jennifer's Body, though I really wish I did. But anyways...read, review, and above all...enjoy =]

Sorry for any spelling errors. I'm trying =p

Ohhh....you should like this chapter!


Jack and I stood outside the gates of the palace.

The place was a lot bigger than it had been a few days go. The gates and walls around the main palace must've been over a hundred feet tall.

"Does he need all this?" I mumbled.

Jack chuckled. "Intimidation is key." I looked over at him. He was smiling, but it didn't reach his eyes. Over the few ,weeks I guess I should call it now, Jack and I had talked quite a bit. He was a nice guy and I actually kinda cared about him. Dear God, I'm friends with a demon. Saying it didn't shock me. But the fact did hit me, and I didn't care.

"What is it?"

He glanced at me. "Nothing."

"Liar."

He gave me a fake smirk. "Hello...demon. We lie all the time."

"I don't believe that with you." I mumbled.

His smirk fell. "Some other time maybe. Or not. Let's go." He touched the light red iron gates, they swung open away from us.

I stared up at the large building in front of me. It looked like an old castle, but with holes in certain parts and flames surrounding the ground around it. The court yard had a few petrified trees here and there. It honestly didn't look that bad.

Ugh, this place had gotten such weird things out of me. I took a deep breath and let it out. Trying to stay calm as we got closer to the doors of the palace. There were two guards at the door.

"We're gunna have to let it spill who you really are. That's the only way we can get in." Jack mumbled.

I nodded. Looking up at the guards they looked kind of scary, but to me...not really.

They were about six feet tall with what looked like red skirts that went down to about their knees. Their feet were bare. They were very muscular and small horns protruded from their foreheads. Long silver blades were at their sides.

When we reached the top step they looked down at us with their violet eyes.

"What do you want?" The one on our right asked, his showed as he spoke, revealing long yellow teeth.

"We need to see the big man." Jack placed his hands on his hips.

"Why?" The other guard asked.

Jack sighed. "This girl here is a human, and she needs to get back to Earth."

The guards looked at me. I could hear them sniffing the air to see if he was telling the truth. "She smells like every other demon. If you're trying to get a pass to Earth so you can go..." The one to our right spoke again. Jack cut him off.

"Look, she needs to get back. And if you have a problem just look here." He lifted up his right sleeve, I couldn't see what he was showing them. But it was either important or frightening, because the guards jumped back into place and the doors opened.

Jack grinned at me. "Right this was." He bowed and held out his right arm towards the open door, motioning me inside.

I shook my head. He was really trying to cover something up by over acting. I walked through the huge doors and Jack followed me.

A loud boom was heard as the doors closed behind us.

Jack touched my arm and I followed him.


There were far to many stairs in this place. My legs felt like rubber. But this whole thing, all of this...was to get back to Jennifer and the others. So I would deal with rubbery legs, I would deal with the other demons passing us and glaring at me, I could deal with anything. Even meating the devil.

"Here we are." We stopped outside of a large door with a fire emblem on it. "You ready?" He glanced at me.

"I'm more than ready. Let's go." I sounded as confident as I felt.

Jack pushed the doors open and we walked into a large room.

And there, sitting on his golden throne at the far end of the room...was the devil himself.

Even from here I could see the smirk on his face.

"Don't back down now." Jack mumbled. I nodded stiffly and we continued down to where the king sat.

As we got closer his figure became more clear, and he was indeed smirking.

His hair was a sandy blonde with soft curls, the eyes that had connected with mine were blood red and sparkled with amusement, he wore a collard black shirt with black jeans and his feet were bare. I could see scars here and there over his throat, hands, and feet. There was a small horn on the left side of his forehead, it poked out from the light curls. All in all...he was actually kind of handsome.

"Thank you." He smiled at me.

I started, my brow furrowing.

"I can read your mind like an open book, but it only works with humans." He sighed. His voice wasn't deep but it wasn't light either.

I nodded.

"So...you're wanting to go back home?"

I nodded again.

"Why not just stay here. It's not that bad...is it?"

I shook my head.

He chuckled. "Don't be afraid to talk. I'm not gunna hurt you. I'm not what everyone paints me to be." He mumbled, glancing upwards, and I knew in an instant who he was talking about.

"...I...can I please go home?"

He hummed. "You're an innocent so...I don't see why not." His red eyes turned to Jack. "You'll take her then?"

"Yes." I glanced at Jack. He looked stiff and uncomfortable.

"Relax." He sighed again and pointed to his left. "The portal to get back to Earth is in that room. Just tell it exactly where you want to go and it'll take you."

I nodded for a third time.

As I turned towards the doorway I saw him smirk. "But feel free to visit us in the future." He waved us off and we left.

Jack pulled back the large red curtain and I stepped through, taking a glance back at the blonde man. His face had fallen from happiness to utter depression. Maybe I would visit again sometime. He glanced at me before the curtain slipped closed, he smiled sadly and he was blocked from my view.


The portal was a swirling mass of sparkly black, white, and grey in the center of the floor.

"I'll take you back...then...that's that. Remember to dump this boyfriend of yours. What was his name? Chip?" Jack placed his hands on his hips.

I nodded. I had a lot of things to ask him. I was unsure for the first time if he was who he said he was. "...Jack?"

"Hmm?"

"Did you lie to me?" I looked him right in the eye.

He looked saddened. "I'm sorry Needy, but you wouldn't understand. If we ever meet again I'll tell you the story."

I nodded. "That'd be nice." He'd told me Hell was nothing compared to Heaven. Did that mean he used to be an angel? But he said he was born here in Hell...it was so confusing.

"Nothing good can come from otherthinking things Needy." He whispered. I sighed and nodded.

"The waterfall, Devil's Kettle in Devil's Kettle?" He asked. I nodded again. The portal sparked and glittered brighter. Jack took my hand and pulled me in with him...and I was nothing.

Suddenly there was cold air and water on my face. Fresh air and fresh water. I felt myself hit something hard, rocks. I must've been in the small steam that lead into the hole. I pulled my eyes open and stared at the night sky.

I was home. Finally.

"Goodbye Needy." It was Jack who had whispered in my ear. I hummed, happy to be back. Then I remembered I may never see him again and sat up.

But there was a bright burning flash of light, and it looked like everything was on fire, like the day I had been killed and sucked down. The portal closed and I blinked, being blinded by the light.

I sat their in the freezing water, relishing in the feeling. I was home! But it didn't feel like it.

I shook my head, sighing, and stood. My make up was running and my skin felt itchy. So I tugged off my over shirt and rubbed at my face, checking my reflection in the water. I tossed the shirt aside and continued through the shallow water. My sneakers sucking up water and swishing it back out.


JPOV

It was monday night...and still no word of Needy. My hope was pretty much gone by now. I heard something shuffle outside and I sat up on my bed.

I hopped it wasn't Chip looking to bash my face in like my brother had done to him. It was silence now, and I lay back down, facing away from the window. I wish I had kept a nightlight. I was terrified of the dark.

I heard the window clatter, and I resisted the urge to look. My body tense, ready to hurl myself off the bed and run for the door. I heard the window slid open and something sloshed onto the floor. There was heavy breathing. I was to scared to move by this time.

"Jennifer." The stranger rasped. They sounded familiar. I finally got the courage to move and I sat up and looked at the widnow.

My breath caught in my throat.

Needy stood there, gasping for breath. She was soaked from head to toe and the front of her tank top and jeans were covered in mud.

"Jennifer." She called , clearer this time.

My eyes started to sting, I was gunna cry. She took a step forward, her hands open, arms half reaching for me. "Jennifer."

"...Needs?" I choked out.

She smiled. I launched myself at her, my arms slipping around her neck, her own wrapping tightly around my waist. She was real. It was really Needy.

I was suddenly angry. I pulled away from her and punched her shoulder as hard as I could, which was not very hard. "You bitch! Where the hell have you been!? Do you know how worried I was!?" I punched her shoulder again, she didn't even flinch.

"Jen..."

"I don't even want to hear it! You vanish for almost four days and show up in my room and expect everything to be alright?"

"Of course not Jenny."

"Don't start with the nicknames. I'm trying to stay mad." I huffed.

"You're to happy to see me to stay mad." She smirked.

She still knew me better than anyone. I sighed and gave in. "You need a shower and new clothes." I got her some of her old clothes she left here and gave them to her.

She left the room, leaving a soaking trail behind her.

Where the hell had she been?


When she got back to my room she slipped into bed next to me and I cuddled up beside her. She felt more muscular than before. I ran a hand over her abs, totally more muscular. "Needs?"

"I've been running a lot lately." She wrapped an arm around my shoulders, pulling me closer.

My eyes started to sting again. The full weight of her absence hit me. I choked on my sobs, trying to hold it in. She wrapped her other arm around me and pulled me onto her lap. I cried into her shoulder. "Where were you?" I choked out.

"I'm sorry Jen."

"I was so fuckin scared."

She rubbed my back gently, trying to soothe me. "It's a long story Jenny. Maybe I'll tell you tomorrow morning. Sleep."

My fingers squeezed her shoulders and I nuzzled her neck, scared to let go.

"I'll be right here. I promise." She kissed my temple. I let my head rest against her shoulder.

Finally some fuckin sleep.