Chapter Two

The next few days continued the way that they normally would, me getting there early the normal conversations I seemed to continually have with Gabriel, and Ivy. Which eventually led to me having breakfast with Vivian and Jareth and the freshman whose name I finally learned. (Its Taylor, I know right who would name their kid that?) I'd continue the day as normal, only thing that I noticed started happening was the weird off puttish relationship that Jareth and Gabriel seemed to have with each other.

After I had had breakfast with them, Gabriel had found me just as I was about to leave the table and brought me the bag that I had forgotten on the monument in the middle of the courtyard. "Oh shit thanks Gabriel." I said, immediately grabbing my bag from him. I looked up at Gabriel only to find him staring at Jareth, I looked back to Jareth, his eyes were intense. Like they were before, but somehow, they were harder and more violence behind them. By the time I looked back at Gabriel he was looking at me again, the same side smirk on his face. "You'd lose your ass if it wasn't attached." He said teasingly.

I laughed halfheartedly, "Yeah you right." I said, I turned back to the table and Vivian had once again attached her hand to Jareth's. I felt that familiar pang in my chest, but I smiled anyway and waved them off as Gabriel and I made our way back to the main office building.

It just weirded me out every time I thought about the interaction. It gave me bad vibes that sent shivers down my spine. Dangerous

Today, was different. It was just Jareth walking down the sidewalk that normally him and the other two walk down. In the middle of having small talk with Ivy, I excused myself from the conversation and made my way to him.

"Hey Jareth!" I called out, he looked over to me immediately. He stopped and stood there while waiting for me. "Hey what's up? Where's your little posse?"

"I broke up with Vivian, and apparently broke up from Tyler because I broke up with her. Which Is fucking dumb."

"That is shitty." I said, "But to be honest I'm surprised that no one else was expecting the break-up." I shoved my hands into my jacket pockets as I walked beside him.

"THANK YOU!" he exclaimed, "It's like no one else can understand that."

"Why did you get with her in the first place?" I asked, probably pushing my personal boundaries with him more than he would like. Which to be honest, any personal boundary being pushed was an issue.

"I don't know, honestly. Just felt like it was what I was supposed to do." He said with a shrug.

"and since when are you the one to do things just because you feel like it's what you're supposed to do?"

He chuckled as he shook his head his dark hair moving as he did. "How is it that you can call me out so easily even when we just started talking again?"

"I don't know maybe we're soulmates." I teased, the look on his face became serious, and my mind immediately went to back pedal. Great job not making things weird or awkward dumbass. "you know there are friend soulmates, right?" his hard gaze softened slowly, "Geez, your looks could kill a bunny in its tracks." That comment got her an incredulous look in response.

"You say the weirdest and dumbest shit I swear." He added.

"Yeah, but that's why you keep me around." I shrugged, He sat down at one of outside tables that wasn't occupied by anyone else. I followed suit and sat across from him as I usually did.

"Oh, so it's me whose keeping you around? Not you continuously just popping up?" His words sounded more like an accusation than a question. I made a faux offended face as response, who? Me? No, never.

"I think you're just afraid to admit you like having me around."

He smiled for a moment before his eyes shifted away from me and to something behind me, I turned instinctively. For a moment my heart was in my stomach, concerned that for some reason my birth giver was looking for me.

"Damn I was going to try and scare you." Ivy said as she approached the table.

"Sorry," I shrugged before adding, "Did you want to sit with us?" I asked, getting ready to move to the side, but before I could move she sat down on the left side between Jareth and I.

I looked over to Jareth for a moment who was watching the mannerisms and the way Ivy spoke. I coughed to clear my throat before introducing them, hoping it would break his trance like gaze, his eyes darted back to me as I spoke, before going right back to her. "Uh, Jareth this is my best friend Ivy." I said gesturing to her, "And Ivy this is Jareth." I said gesturing back towards him.

She looked over to him and smiled, "Hi nice to meet you."

Jareth nodded in response and raised his hand in greeting. "Sup."

Ivy looked back over to me and continued with what I assumed she had initially come to tell me.

"Remember that guy that I was telling you about?"

"Yeah, Josh right?"

"yeah him, so remember how I said that I was talking to him, well I told him that I actually really like him."

"Oh! And how did that go?"

As she continued, explaining to me everything that had happened between them. I would turn my gaze to Jareth every so often and I noticed that he was admiring her? Maybe that was it, admiration. Or I don't know maybe he's just attracted to her idiot.

My inner monologue was probably right but the realization of it made my heart ache. Why? You just became friends again, why the hell are you trying to fuck shit up again?

I shoved down my feelings and turned my gaze back to Ivy, listening to her speak again about her current situation.

As soon as the bell rang Jareth stood up and began walking towards the entrance of the high school building, leaving us behind. I wanted to tell him bye, but another part of me didn't want anymore of his attention going to Ivy. Was that petty of me? Probably.

"Hey did you hear me?"

I turned back to Ivy and nodded, "no sorry I didn't hear that last part."

"I said," she rolled her eyes as she repeated herself, "is that the guy that you've been telling me about? The one you definitely have a crush on."

"Huh?" I could feel the heat of the blood rushing to my face, and I knew that the question had elicited it. "I don't have a crush on him, he's just a friend." I insisted.

"Oh yeah, then why are you blushing?" she teased.

"Because you embarrassed me." I exclaimed in a hush tone.

She giggled, as we both stood up and headed to our first class of the day.

As we walked I stayed silent, caught up in my thoughts that were provoked by her.

Did I like him? Did I have feelings for him and was I just being too naïve to see it?

Sounds likely when you think about how badly it hurt to lose him as a friend, was he more than just that to you? Probably.

A sigh left my lips more in annoyance with my self and not knowing what I was feeling. Like ever.

This is probably why he stopped talking to you to begin with, I mean who the hell wants to be friends with someone who has no idea who they are or what they feel. You're just too fucked up.

"Probably." I muttered under my breath, without meaning to.

"Huh?" Ivy asked as we entered the classroom, making our way to our assigned seats.

"Sorry I was just talking to myself ignore me."

She stared at me for a moment longer before turning to talk the other girl who was in the same group.

Perfect, now you seem even fucking weirder.

SHUT UP.