Jon tried his best to stay on top of Sami as much as possible. The day was filled with awkward conversation, aggressive touching and uncomfortable nicknames. Everywhere Sami went, Jon followed right behind him. But there was something that was bothering Jon, and it was the whole bathroom situation. It may have been weird for Jon to follow Sami to such extents, but he thought even Sami would not find that weird. His change in demeanor truly sparked interest. He knew following a guy into a restroom was extremely awkward, but he got something out of it: new clues. What was Sami's deal at these times?

The two walked out the front doors of the school together as Sami smiled at Jon, "Alright, Jonny. This day has actually been really fun! I'll see you tomorrow!"

"Alright Sami-Boy." As Sami walked away, Jon returned to his normal, unstable, rude self, "God… fuck! My nightmares are gonna be like this for the rest of my life." He ran back inside to try and find one of his friends, preferably Colby. He was still pretty upset at Colby for telling Renee, but he felt it would be best just to drop the whole thing all together. He came to his locker, noticing it was open. He smiled and rushed up to it, "Hey, Colbs!" The door was pushed back not revealing Colby, but rather Leighla, "Oh, Jon. Guess I'm not the one you were looking for. Here to yell at Colby?"

"Leighla, where's Colby? And why are you even at his locker?"

"Colby is busy patching things up with his friend, and I'm his girlfriend. I have access to whatever he owns. If you get anywhere with Renee, maybe you'll be doing the same thing."

"Do you have a problem with me?" Jon was not in the mood to argue with anyone, but if he had to, he was ready. The day with Sami set him over the edge. He was a ticking time bomb ready to blow, but the fuse was stopped when Leighla slammed the locker door shut with all her force.

"Oh, yes I do! How could you not tell your girlfriend where you live, and if you were OK!? Better yet, why do you take out all your anger on everyone around you when it's clearly your fucking problem!? Answer those questions, smartass!" Jon leaned back. Leighla might have been pretty, but she was feisty.

"Look… I just wanna talk to Colby. Can you tell him to meet me somewhere?"

"Where?"

"The mall downtown." Jon thought it would be best to let someone know what exactly was going on between himself and Sami. He had this strange feeling that Colby might not have been up to the idea, but it was worth a shot.

"I'll let him know." Leighla turned away from Jon and began walking, but Jon noticed something on Leighla's neck, "Leighla, what is that?"

"What's what?"

Jon's eyes widened as he realized what the red mark was, "Colby, you son of a bitch!" He laughed as Leighla panicked and realized that her hair was not covering the left side of her neck, "Oh my god, Jon! Shut up!"

"What a motherfucker! He gave it to you good, huh?" Jon laughed as he held two thumbs up to Leighla, who was flushed, "At least he gets some." Leighla moved her hair to conceal the mark and walked away. Jon just laughed and ventured on downtown.


The mall was really extravagant. It was right in the heart of the city, and it always gave off such a welcoming atmosphere. Jon was walking around, trying to figure out what he was going to say to Colby. He stopped at a magazine kiosk and picked up the latest issue of WWE Magazine. As he read through it, he got a surge of happiness. Wrestling was truly the only thing that made him smile, "The good guys can win…" he said to himself. He was really in his own world.

Colby walked in, saw Jon standing by the kiosk and made his way towards him. Jon lowered the magazine and saw Colby. He took a deep breath and prepared to talk to his friend in a calm manner, "Hey, Colby."

"Hi. What did you want me here for?"

"Look, first, I want to apologize. I shouldn't have gotten so mad at you. You were just looking out for me and Renee." Colby was shocked that Jon would have apologized, but he thought of it as a new Jon. Someone who truly cared about the people he was with, "Apology accepted."

"Now… here's the problem: I've been stalking Sami."

"I'm sorry, what?"

"You know how Sami is always on top of me like he's my life partner… or little bitch? Anyways, I've been doing the same thing to him and it's getting weird. I'm not getting any info, except he acts weird when he uses the bathroom." Jon felt like Colby would be the only one that would understand him in the predicament he was in. He trusted Colby.

"Well, I usually don't know how to handle psychos. Took me a while to handle you. What are you gonna do?"

"I don't know… but I gotta stop this before it gets too far."

"What would be going too far?"

"Death, my brain exploding, me having to touch him?" Jon had no idea what else to do, but Colby was at a loss as well, "So you're worried you may have to grope him?"

"Possibly. He's a freak. He likes all the awkward hand playing and face touching and kissing and shit."

"He's kissed you!?"

"Not like that! My hand!" Colby laughed at the thought of Jon and Sami actually being a couple, "Oh God! I can see it! Jon and Sami forever, ha!" Jon hit Colby on the shoulder, "Not funny!"

"So what are you saying?"

"I just need to be prepared for anything he decides to throw at me, but I need help."

"Whoa! Okay, Jon. Look, I know I'm good looking and everything, but I'm not gonna make out with you." Jon smacked Colby on the top of his head, "Are you insane? Why the fuck would I want to make out with you? I have a girlfriend, so for the one thousandth time, I am not gay!"

"You're right. Who the hell could see us together, right?" Colby laughed.

"Anyways, I just wanna make sure that if something happens, I at least have someone to fall back on if I fail." Colby just tilted his head to the side, "And that someone is me?"

"Well, yeah. I consider you like a brother, Colbs." Colby smiled as he knew his friend was telling the truth, "Don't worry. I got your back." The two enjoyed some much needed friendship time, filled with jokes and laughter. There was a glooming threat in the back of Jon's mind. Sami's actions were unpredictable. Was facing him again truly the best thing?

A/N: Looks like we're closing in on Jon's plan! After everything that's happened, do you think Jon will be able to get inside the head of Sami? Or will Sami's Mindgames prevail once and for all? Stay tuned for the Season 2 Finale of The Hounds of High School. Chapter 30 is Comin' At 'Ya!