A/N: Yay! Finally an update. Sorry for the delay, I was on vacay (Woo CA!) and stuff. Yeah... Not much else to write, but I've had requests for sequels... should I? Anyways, I couldn't help myself, I made the chapter not-as-happy...

***Milton's POV***

Over the next couple weeks, I noticed Jack became more relaxed. I tutored him on all his missed school work, and he even let us bring him to the hospital for stitches. He still stayed by Kim's side most of the time, but he wasn't as clingy as before.

Kim still hasn't found out that I was the one that pushed them off the pier. Guilt overwhelmed me and I still felt like I owed them something. I decided to tell the truth.

"Kim," I said one day as she was finishing up practice. She destroyed a dummy and I hoped that wasn't in my future. She turned to face me, putting a had on her hip. She nodded for me to go on. "That was me...that day when you and Jack got pushed off the pier." I had a sudden interest in my shoes. "I'm sorry," I said, hoping my voice didn't crack so much.

Her eyes suddenly flashed rage. "YOU DID THAT?!" She screamed at me her breath hot on my face. Hot, angry tears welled in her eyes. "I almost died!" She felt her head. "I got a huge cut on my head from you." She went to hit me when Jack came to my rescue. He wrapped his arms around her torso and pinned her arms to her side.

She tried to wriggle from his grip. "Let me go," She demanded. "You know he pushed us in the water? He tried to KILL us!?" Her voice got angrier and louder with every word.

"Shhhh," Jack whispered in her ear. "Calm down."

"I CAN'T CALM DOWN KNOWING SOMEBODY I TRUSTED TRIED TO KILL US!"

"Shhhh," Jack repeated, "I know, I know. Just take a deep breath."

"YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS?!" Kim screeched, hatred and anger filling her voice. She looked between me and Jack. "This is what you guys talked about in Rudy's office. This is why Jack kept backing away from you. Milton. I thought we had no secrets!" Her tears boiled over and streamed down her cheeks as she pried away from Jack's grip. Jack easily let her go and she sprinted out the door.

"She is pissed at us," Jack commented calmly after the dojo doors shut. I nodded in agreement. I didn't think she'd get this mad at me. I even got her mad at Jack. What a good friend I was. I took another sudden interest in Jack's shoes.

"I'm sorry I-" I started to apologize.

"Not your fault." Jack cut in suddenly. "She's been edgy lately and this was just the last little straw. Don't blame yourself."

We didn't see or hear from Kim for a few days. Of course it was the weekend...

We were all practicing our karate moves with the exception of Kim. She was nowhere to be found. She went to school, but ignored us completely.

The little tinkle of the dojo door's bell made us all stop and stare. "Kim?" Jack finally asked after a few moments of silence, "What are you doing here?" Kim didn't look her best. Her hair was disheveled and tears streamed down her cheeks like they were racing. She ran up to Jack and threw her arms around him.

She sobbed into his shoulder for a good 15 minutes. He eventually led her down onto one of the unused mats against the wall. He stroked her hair before asking the question that loomed in everyone's mind. "What happened, Kim?" He whispered into her hair.

"S-s-someone did it to m-m-me!" She cried, then curled up in a little ball and dug herself further into Jack's side. He winced noticeably and tried to move her head slightly. She took the movement the wrong way. "Do you not like me?" She asked us, "Do want me to just go?" Jack tried to calm her back down, but she had already ran out the dojo.

Jack followed. And I had a feeling to where they were going.

***3rd Person POV***

Jack sprinted after Kim, urging his legs to run faster through his pain. He couldn't let her jump. She came to a sudden halt at the end of the pier and gazed sadly into the water. "I don't really want to die, Jack," She said without turning around. "Just nobody seems to care enough about me to want me to stay."

"That's not true," Jack said, stepping closer to her.

"Well you don't care about me!" She said, her voice rising in anger. "You tried to get me to move when I was leaning on you for support! I was in a time of need and you pushed me away!"
"It's not like that," Jack started, but Kim cut him off.

"It's not like that," She mocked. "Its never like that, is it Jack?"

"Well, if you want me to go, you should've just said so," Jack said sourly, hoping she wouldn't hear his voice crack. He turned and jogged away, not knowing or caring where he was going.

Kim watched him sadly. She instantly regretted her harsh words, but it was too late to take them back. Then she started following in Jack's path. She wouldn't jump. At least, not today. She couldn't keep running from her problems, she needed to face them.

When she entered the dojo, a look of relieved face greeted her. Milton smiled. "You didn't jump! And Kim, I know you're mad at me, but I'm really really-"

"Apology accepted." She said, but cringed away from his hug.

"Where's Jack?" Eddie asked, breaking the awkward silence.

Kim twiddled her thumbs and studied the floor. "We got in a big fight," She said, her voice barely above a whisper. The gang looked at her like she was joking, and Jerry even laughed. He stopped when he saw the serious expression on his face. "I thought he might've come here, but I was wrong. See you guys later." She walked out the dojo without another word.

"Well there's something you don't see everyday," Rudy said at last. Everyone gave a forced chuckle. This was no time for jokes.

Jack once again became increasingly distant from the gang, like he was before they found out his secrets. He still sat with them in lunch, but only picked at his food and ignored anyone who talked to him.

One day in the dojo, Milton confronted him. It took a few minutes for Jack to acknowledge him, but Milton was finally able to talk. "Jack, whatcha doing?" He asked cautiously, not wanting Jack to suddenly bolt or get angry.

"Thinking." He said calmly, his voice hoarse from unuse.

"About what?"

"Stuff." Jack was only giving out one word answers, and Milton would have to deal.

"Stuff like Kim?" He asked, hoping that wouldn't suddenly clam Jack up.

"Kinda."

"You thinking about that night?"

"No."

"Are you still mad at me Jack? Because I still feel guilty. And I'm sorry for what I did and I'll never forgive myself."

"No."

"Thanks, Jack."

"Anytime." Their conversation was cut short by Kim.

"Hey Jack," She started, "Will you just talk to me? Please?"

"What?" Jack's friendliness with Milton was suddenly replaced with a coldness neither one of them had ever heard before.

Tears sprang up in Kim's eyes. "I'm sorry Jack, I was just frusterated and angry and I'm sorry for not believing you. What were you going to say on the pier...before I interupped you."

"I was going to say that you dug your head into the place where my grandfather whipped and cut me there. But according to you I don't like you, so why would you care?" He stormed out of the dojo, and Kim just stared after him.

Kim sat on the mat with her head in her hands. "I'm screwed," She muttered.

"Why don't you talk to Jack's uncle, see what's going on?" She lifted her head. Her eyes were red and puffy, with tears still streaming down her face.

"That's not a bad idea, Milton!" I'll talk to him later. She decided.

***Kim's POV***

It took all the bravery I had to walk up to Jack's house. My heart still hurt from our conversation in the dojo.

I hesitatnly knocked on the door. Jack's uncle opened it with a smiling face. "Hey Kim," He said, "Need Jack?"

"Actually, no," I said, much to his surprise, "I wanted to talk to you...in private." His uncle nodded. He grabbed his jacket, and told Jack he was going out. He led me to the park, on a small bench in the far side.

"What's up?" He asked, searching my face for any obvious reasons for me to talk with him.

"Do you know why exactly Jack is so mad at me?" She asked. "I mean, he forgave Milton almost instantly for pushing us off the dock, but why won't he forgive me as fast."

Jack's uncle laid a hand on my forearm and I backed away a little. "I know this might not be the thing you want to hear," He started. "But you betrayed him."

I gasped a little. Fresh tears welled to my eyes. "What do you mean?" I managed to choke out.

"Well, he trusted you. He came to you with everything, you helped him, he helped you. Am I right?" I nodded. "He loved...loves you, Kim. But then you went and suddenly got all mad and turned on him. So he built a wall surrounding himself so he won't get hurt like that again."

I looked into his uncle's eyes. "How can I help break that wall?" I asked, "I want...I need Jack back!"

"I don't know, Kim. That's something you'll have to figure out yourself. Gaining trust back is one of the hardest things to do."

A/N: I'm so mean to the characters sometimes...

Please please please give me suggestions on what to do next. I am not even planning what's happening next and I am fresh out of ideas! :) Thanks