Title: A Chance at happiness 16/?
Author: Christen (purplehaysc@netscape.net)
Disclaimer: these characters belong to once and again except any characters you don't recognize
Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.
Comments: email me all you comments and suggestions. This is my first once and again fan fic so any ideas or comments you have would be great. So please email me with them. J oh and someone wanted me to write a Katie and Jessie fan fic and I don't mind, I just well it's my first gay/lesbian fan fic but I could do if enough people want me to so email me if you do.
Katie and Jessie were lying on Jessie's bed.
"So you feeling any better?" Katie asked.
"Am I suppose to?"
"Well that's the whole reason for us skipping, wasn't it?"
"I guess."
"But it didn't help did it?"
"Not really."
"I'm sorry." Katie said.
Jessie got up on one of her elbows. "Sorry for what?"
"I told you I'd take care of you and look what I've done. You don't even feel any better."
"Katie, you did take care of me." Jessie said truly meaning it.
"I did?" She asked hoping that Jessie wasn't lying.
"Yes, you're the only one who has been able to. If it wasn't for I'd still be on the floor in the bathroom crying like a baby." Jessie said with a smile.
"You don't cry like a baby." Katie said with a smile.
"Jessie!" Eli yelled as he came into the house.
"Who's that?" Katie asked worried.
"That's my brother." Jessie said getting up.
"Eli! I'm up here!" She screamed down to him.
He came up the stairs. When he entered, Jessie and Katie were both up. He looked at Jessie and could tell he had just interrupted something.
Jessie looked at Eli worried. "What are you doing here?"
"What am I doing here? You're the one who skipped school, not me." He said.
"You know what, Jessie I'm going to go." Katie said trying to leave.
"No, you don't have to leave. I want you to stay." Jessie said.
"I don't think so Jessie, I'm bringing you and Katie home now!" He said.
"Why so I can go home and have dad scream at me and everyone act like nothing has happened. I don't think so." Jessie said.
"You know what? You do not really have a choice in the matter. You are going to go home and I am dropping off Katie." He said. "Now both of you get your stuff and meet me in the car!" He screamed and headed down stairs.
"I can see that something is bother you." Riley said as Grace looked up from her book.
"What?"
"I said I could tell something's bothering you. You seem to be off in another world." Riley said.
"I'm sorry. Let me see your essay maybe I can review it." She said.
Riley laughed. "I did better than you so I don't think you could really help me."
"That is so not a shock."
"So what were you thinking about?" Riley asked.
"It's boring, you don't want to know."
"It's probably more interesting then this paper so tell me."
"Ok, I've been thinking about a guy."
Riley smiled. "Any guy in particular?"
"Yeah, my step-brother." She said.
"Oh so it's not like a guy you like." Riley said.
"Yeah, it's not like that." She said.
"And you do know that doesn't sound very convincing, don't you?" Riley said with a smile.
"Bye Katie." Jessie said as she got of the car. "I'll call you if I can."
"It's ok, if you don't. I'll see you at school." She said she headed towards her house.
Jessie turned to Eli. "I'm not going home!"
"We've been though this, you are going home!"
"No, I'm not and truly you can't make me!" She said and opened the door and ran out of the car.
"Jessie!" He said as he got out of the car and started to chase after he. "Jessie, come on stop!" He screamed.
She just kept running.
He was starting to catch up with her so she ran into the street. She looked back to make sure he was not that close.
"Jessie!" Eli screamed.
Jessie looked back at the road. There was a truck coming right at her.
Eli ran towards her and grabbed her just in time. Eli looked her in the eyes. "Don't ever do that again!" He screamed.
She just started crying. He held on to her very tight. They sat there for a few minutes.
Jessie finally spoke up. "I know now how mom must have felt."
He looked at her as if she was crazy. "Ok say that again."
"Right before she was hit, I think I know what she was thinking about." Jessie said.
Eli laughed. "Well I'm glad you got something out of your near death experience."
"I'm serious, Eli. Right before I was almost hit, I thought about you, dad, mom, the people I love. That must have been what she thought about it, Eli."
"You're probably right, but can you do me a favor?"
"What?"
"Next time you want to know what mom was thinking about, could you just ask her?"
She laughed. "I'll try."
He got up and extended his hand to her. "Come on, if we don't get home soon dad is going to freak."
She got up. "And he isn't already?"
"I didn't say that." He said with a smile.
"I'm dead aren't I?" She said smiling.
"You could say that." He said putting his arm around her. "So when did you start skipping school?"
"Don't act so shocked, you did it."
"Yeah but I hated school."
"And I don't? School has not changed that much."