Summary: A new girl comes to Eden Hall, befriending Adam. He's able to tell her anything he wants to. Except for one thing. She's falling in love with the guy he's falling in love with. *SLASH*

Author's Note: This is my first shot at MD slash so please bear with me here.

This is slash so if you don't like it…DON'T READ IT!          

Disclaimer: I only own Kori, Shane, Jordan, Bryan, Jesse, and Fulton's girlfriend (who's Kori's roomate but she's not really in this story.)

Kori

***

            I didn't know if that slap hurt Charlie at all, but I really hoped it did. He really needed to wake-up. I headed back to the cafeteria, my previous good mood vanishing. Though I couldn't say that talk with Charlie didn't enlighten things a little. I bit back a smile at Charlie's obliviousness at how oblivious he had been.

            "Hey Kori!" Adam called out my name and ran over to me, a gleeful smile plastered to his face. I forced an over-cheery smile back at him.

            "Hey Adam. What's got you in such a good mood?"

            "Charlie Conway," he whispered, "I have so much to tell you. Meet me at our bench after we eat." I nodded wordlessly, making my way to the food line. It wasn't that I wasn't unhappy for Adam and Charlie. Actually, I was a bit relieved that they sorted this out; it was driving me crazy. Couldn't both of them see how much they belonged together? But still, the little selfish side of me nagged at my happiness for them. Who would be there for me now what I needed a shoulder to cry on? Who would need me for support?

            I sat alone during breakfast hoping I was sending off, "Go away!" vibes. If anyone sat with me, I doubt I would've been paying attention to half of what they were saying anyway. My thoughts kept traveling back to the night before. The words Jesse had said. What I couldn't understand was why? Sure two months was a long time, but was it long enough to stop loving someone completely? Out of nowhere, the wave of depression I'd been waiting for hit with a full blow. 'It's definitely a sign,' I thought to myself, 'Maybe I should just give up on boys. Give up on love. I'm just not meant to be loved.' I decided for myself, wandering in my own world. I had thought I knew what it was like to hurt when Steve died. I thought I knew what pain was when I left Kevin and my mom and moved with my dad. I thought I could take it when I gave up on Charlie. But for some reason, this pain was more than all of that. It was all of that put together, only more. And I didn't know why.

            "Kori, you ready?" the deep voice I'd long since recognized said from not too far away. I glanced down at my tray, noticing my food had gone totally untouched.

           "Yeah," I told him standing up. We made a pit stop at the garbage can before heading out to our bench. But how long until it wasn't our bench anymore? 'Stop it,' I scolded myself, 'You're being selfish! Just because Adam's finally on his way to happiness doesn't mean that you have to be happy too. I mean, you are happy. Just not with Jesse. So stop it!'

            "So…anything exciting happen last night while I was confronting Charlie?" Adam asked me, detecting that something was up. Besides, I had barely said a word to him and we'd been walking for a few minutes already.

            "Nothing really exciting," I replied. It was true. What happened to me wasn't exciting; there wasn't much to be excited about.

            "Well did anything happen?" he tried again.

            "Things always happen," I said vaguely, trying not to give away too much without lying to him. He stopped abruptly and put both hands on my shoulders.

            "Korienna Smith, would you just tell me what the hell is wrong?!" he yelled at me, concern etched in his features. I blinked a few times, surprised by his outburst before shrugging his hands off and muttering,

            "Don't call me Korienna." Why ruin his moment of glory with my stupid problems? He sighed and sat on the bench. I took a seat beside him.

            "Kori, look. I may not have known you for such a long time, but I've spent enough time with you to know when something's up. And something's up right now. Would you quit the bullshitting and just tell me what the fuck is going on?!" I looked up at him and sighed as well.

            "Look Adam, I know I'm being a real bitch to hang around right now. But what's wrong with me doesn't matter. I want to know what happened last night with you. That's what matters right now."

            "No!" Adam argued, "Tell me right now!"

            "Why?"

            "Because if you don't tell me first, I'm not going to tell you what happened with him," he said discreetly hiding the identity of the person so that anyone who'd happen to be listening wouldn't suspect anything.

            "Fine," I muttered.

            "Good. Now talk." Miserablely, I told him about finding the book, finding the letter from Jesse.

            "When I went to school at Heartland, Jesse was the one that caught my eye."

            "Jesse Hall?"

            "No," I rolled my eyes, "Jesse Schroden. A different guy. I knew I couldn't get him though because he was totally out of my league. He was a preppy jock, something like you, and I was a 'Neon Haired Freak'. Two people like that just weren't meant to be. And I understood that, but I still liked him a lot. He reminded me of my oldest brother, only younger. Except for the fact that he'd been a real ass to be in the beginning. Shane and Jordan were my only friends. And so one day, in my first week, I was talking to Bryan McCauly, the boy who's locker was next to mine. He was a preppy jock too, but he was really nice. Jesse approached him and gave me this look. And then he impulsively offered to take me to homeroom since neither Jordan nor Shane was there. From that day on, he'd said hi to me in the halls whenever nobody else was around and I understood that because his social status was vital to him. When we got assigned to do a project together, we got to know each other better. And soon he was talking to me and sitting with me at lunch and everything. He wasn't that asshole anymore. And I really really liked him. He was a great friend."

            "What happened?" Adam asked, fully concentrating on my story.

            "I found a letter he stuck in a memory book Jordan, Shane, Bryan, and Jesse had made for me before I left. Jesse wrote about how he loved me. As more than a friend. And when I called him, he said he couldn't love me anymore," I told Adam, feeling tears stinging at my eyes. I blinked rapidly thinking that I could hold them back.

            "What? What the hell did he mean?"

            "I don't know," I said, "I just wish that he's stuck around longer to tell me why. He just said he had to go after her told me that. And he told me to keep in touch with him."

            "That fucking bastard! Keep in touch?"

            "Adam, stop. Please." I pleaded with him. Adam looked at me and his features softened.

            "Oh  Kori…I'm really sorry. You're so much better without that bastard anyway."

            "But I'm not, Adam. I want to know why. What happened and why can't he love me anymore?" We were silent for a minute. Adam scooted closer to me and wrapped his arms around me, enveloping me into a big hug. I clung onto him, a few stray tears that I couldn't hold back sliding down my cheeks. Adam pulled away and used his thumbs to wipe the tears away.

            "So what happened with you and Charlie?" I asked him quietly. He shook his head, but I insisted that he tell me. It would definitely make me happier. So he sat there, recounting for every single thing that happened the night before, every single detail. And I made sure that he didn't miss anything. The look on his face when he finished after he whispered his final words before leaving the room was priceless. It was liked looking at a little kid who was told that he could have any toy in the world. I smiled widely at him, loving that he was smiling too.

            "Adam, that's great!" I told him, jumping up. Adam laughed.

            "Yeah, I know. You were right, Kori."

            "I was?"

            "Talking works. And maybe that's what you should do about Jesse," he whispered in my ear as we headed back to school. Maybe he was right.

Thanks for the reviews:

Irigelbbub: HAHAHAHA!!!! Yeah, well Charlie needed to wake-up somehow didn't he?

Enchantres: It IS?!?!? Holy shit! I didn't know that! Thanks!! The best Adam/Charlie? I wouldn't say so. I've read better. But thanks!

Gothic Author: You know, for some reason, I knew you'd like Spaz getting slapped. Thanks for reviewing!

Jetta: You're allowed to review as many times as you wanna review =D. Awww that's so sweet of you to check for updations!!

LB: And you're right again!! Wow you're good at this, lol. Yes I worked hard on The Slap. Bright future coming right up!

Sphinx the Minx: Yeah, I know…it's a beautiful moment in Charlie Conway history. I'm working on him finding Adam and telling him. Don't you worry!

Moonlight Phoenix1: They'll kiss eventually, they have to. I'd be mad at myself if they didn't, lol.

Anne: Oh yes, the pricless slap. When does that happen to Charlie Conway?

Eternity1: Yes we'll be getting a kiss soon. Very soon. Like…in the next few chapters. But as for the rest of the ducks…I don't know…you'll see!

Hilde7085: Oh Kori…Kori and Jesse. Well that holds an interesting future.

ZombieGurl98: I wish tomorrow would've been possible…sorry! I'll try and update sooner from now on!

Percussion: Thanks for loving it!!!

Please review!