Mayu: I wanted to put a twist into the story. Make it more…tragic.

Jack: You're horrible.

Mayu: -like Elvis- Thank you. Thank you very much!

Jack: What're you gonna do to the story?

Mayu: You wanna know?

Jack: Yeah.

Mayu: Then shut up and read.

Jack: But—

Mayu: READ!

Jack: 'Kay…

Jack sat by the window of his hotel room. How could he ever face Kohana?

He pulled his knees and buried his face in his arms.

'This sucks monkey balls, dammit.'

Kimiko poked her head into the doorway. She saw Jack moping in the window. She wanted to apologize. She didn't know what she was apologized about, but she felt it had to be done. Kimiko hated to admit it, but she felt guilty. Jack had a girlfriend. And Kimiko should've stopped Jack, she knew it too. But she wanted it, so she didn't stop him. And now it was too late.

"Jack…?"

Jack's head shot up and he looked in the direction of Kimiko. His crimson eyes were serious and his flaming red hair was unkempt and hung in his eyes. If Kimiko didn't know better, she would've thought he was someone else.

Looking down at the ground and spoke softly.

"J-jack.. I'm really sorry…I should've stopped you. But I guess…I wanted it. I'm sorry…"

Jack stood up and walked toward her. Kimiko looked up a little and blushed when she saw he was shirtless.

Jack put one arm around Kimiko's waist and used his other hand to raise her chin. He closed his eyes and passionately kissed her. Then backing away a little, he gazed at her.

He walked to the other side of the room and picked up his shirt and pulled it on.

Without turning around, he muttered, "Forgive me." Then he walked past Kimiko and out the door. Kimiko wanted to stop him. She didn't want to lose him when she had finally got him. But she also knew she had to let him go. He wasn't hers.

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Later

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Jack walked into his house and closed the door with his foot.

"I'm back."

Kohana ran out from the living room and lunged herself at Jack.

"Welcome Back!" She cried, pulling him into a hug.

Jack sighed. How could he ever have betrayed her?

Leading him into the living room, Kohana babbled on.

Would he ever get over the guilt?

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Next day, school

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Kohana and Jack walked thru the doors of the school and ignored the people around them whispering about them.

Along the way Monday and Rachel stood by the water fountains waiting to greet Jack.

"Hey! Jac-"

But instead of waving or saying hello, he glared at them and flipped them off as Kohana and him walked by.

Jack didn't want to deal with school, since he was so depressed.

The day passed and Jack wasn't awake in any of his classes.

Eventually school ended. Kohana was ready to leave but Jack wanted to work some of the guilt out.

"Ready to go?"

"Actually, I'm gonna stay for about an hour."

"Why?"

"I just need to…"

"Well, okay. I'll see you."

Jack smiled and waved goodbye before turning away.

He decided to play some basketball on the outside court. None of the jocks were there since they had all left, as it was a Friday.

Jack took his shirt off and thru it to one of the benches. He grabbed a ball and bounced it and tossed it until he got bored with it. Two hours later, he'd worked himself to his limit and sat down on the bench, throwing the ball aside. He'd been trying to get rid of the guilt, but it stuck like gum on his shoe.

Unable to relieve himself of the horrible guilt, he threw his shirt over his shoulder, and headed for the water fountain.

Kimiko was watching him shoot hoops for quite a while. Her face was red from blushing, as she replayed the images of his perfect body moving about. As he came to the water fountains she snuck up behind him.

Slowly she crept up and then screamed:

"BOO!"

He spit the water out, as Kimiko scared the crap out of him.

"What the…" Turning around quickly, he looked to see who scared him.

"Hi!" Kimiko smiled at him.

Jack breathed deeply.

"YOU SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME! What the hell is wrong with you?"

Kimiko laughed, and Jack couldn't help but laugh too.

She was wearing black fingerless gloves with a red & black shirt with a flower on it that showed her belly and a yellow skirt. Her hair was up in two buns with long pink ribbons tied to each bun.

After she was done scaring Jack, they walked together for a while.

"Y'know you really shouldn't do that."

"You didn't do your girly scream."

"I had water in my mouth. Its hard to scream when you have a waterfall pouring out of your mouth."

"Hahahahaha.."

When they were done walking they sat against the brick wall that formed the school.

They talked and joked around until there was nothing left to talk or joke about.

Kimiko sighed.

"Jack, I really am sorry.."

"Ditto."

"What?"

"It means same here."

"But really…I should've stopped you…"

Jack stared into space as he listened.

"I was wrong…Jack, I—"

Jack didn't want to hear anymore apologies. He turned to her, caressed her cheek and kissed her.

Kimiko's eyes widened, surprised by Jack's forwardness.

She forgot all her apologies and closed her eyes, while wrapping her hands around Jack's neck, who wrapped his hands around her waist.

Jack didn't want her to say anything. He'd already heard enough.

They broke the kiss and just sat there. Jack's arm around Kimiko, Kimiko resting her head on Jack's shoulder. They stayed like that until Kimiko broke the silence.

"Jack?"

"Mm?"

"um…O-one more… One more time please?"

Jack looked down at her. He still loved her. But he was with Kohana now. He would kiss her one more time. And then he'd go back to Kohana for good.

He leaned in and kissed her, this time using his tongue. They both wanted their last kiss to be the best. Kimiko wrapped her arms around his neck, tears dripping from her closed eyes.

They heard a rustling sound but didn't acknowledge it. They should have because that rustle was a warning that the worst was yet to come.

"JACK?"

Jack's eyes popped open, and ending their kiss, looked to whoever called his name:

Kohana.

Mayu: Well?

Jack: I hate you.

Mayu: I speak the language you boys speak. What you say mean the opposite! –like the Fairly Oddparents-

Jack: I HATE YOU SO MUCH!

Mayu: -gasp- You do? Back at ya, lover boy.

Jack: -smirk-

Mayu: What?

Jack: I love you.

Mayu: I love you too, Jack!

Jack: I SAID I LOVE YOU! IT MEANS THE OPPOSITE!

Mayu: No, it means I tricked you so you would say you love me.

Jack: ….I hate your guts….

Mayu: Back at ya, lover boy. REVIEW!