The bell sounded for the beginning of school. Everyone filed into their classrooms. Silence soon filled the halls as the morning lessons began. Gaia soon came in through the double doors and into her first morning class which was French. Jake waved at her beckoning her to sit next to him. A small smile crept across Gaia's lips.

"I'm glad you find being late so amusing" Miss Dopolus said

"I'm ever so sorry but I do have better things to do than hang around a government funded school"

"Oh, is that so?"

"It is actually"

"Do you really believe that you know everything about French?"

"Mais, Oui Madame" Gaia replied in a thick French accent.

The whole classed snickered with was laughter.

"Get Out, Get Out, Get Out!"

"Jeez, take a damn chill pill Miss....I'll be good....I promise"

"Just...just hurry up and sit down...next to...Kai"

"But I normally sit next to Jake!

"Gaia, be a 'good' girl and do as you are told"

The class erupted with laughter, once again.

Gaia turned from the teacher and walked towards the empty seat that Ed used to occupy.

"Hey" Gaia said

"Oh, erm...hi"

"Gaia, will you please translate the second paragraph on page 58" Miss Dopolus asked

"I would love to, but the thing is I don't have my book"

"What a surprise...Kai will you?'

Kai tried in vain to translate the text whilst Gaia slipped into her little dream world.

Meanwhile.

"Yuck this is disgusting" Ed grimaced

"What would you like then" the candy stripper asked

"Gaia...I mean a big juicy cheeseburger, chili fries and a huge vanilla milkshake that's what I want since you asked"

"Well, I don't know who Gaia is but because you are really cute I can however go to Gray Pappyas and get you that greasy meal"

"Thanks" Ed grinned

The blonde candystriper turned on her heel and walked out the room, noisily shutting the door behind her.

"Whoa! Boy was she hot sexy blue eyes, beautiful blonde hair and stunning legs. She kinda reminds me of someone...but I can't quite put my finger on it"

"They always say talking to yourself is the first sign of madness"

Ed looked up to see a man dressed in black from head to toe. His eyes were cold blue, his brow furrowed and his lips in a thin line"

"Tom...Loki?" Es asked

"Ed, you may be in grave danger...you must be careful in everything you do"

Before Ed could say another word the man was gone.

Back at school.

"No, Ed please don't die Ed......I love you!"

"Ms. Moore, will you wake up?"

"Huh, what...erm, sorry"

Gaia wiped the drool from her face and slowly turned her head to face Jake. He wasn't talking to her. The bell sounded for the end of the lesson.

"Gaia can you please stay behind?" Everyone turned to look at her. Once everyone had filed out if the classroom the teacher began to talk. Gaia wasn't listening until she said:

"Will you please take this to Ed. Everyone has signed it- well except you of course" Gaia took the card and looked at everyone get well messages and there was just one

"Oh okay"

Gaia got up and left the room. Jake was waiting for her.

"Hey, Jake" Gaia said, standing on tip toe to reach his lips, but strangely Jake recoiled. "What's wrong?"

"Oh, was it just me or did you say you loved Ed?"

"Jake that was a dream......it meant nothing" Gaia lied.

"Don't lie" Jake exploded Soon a huge crowd had circled round them.

"I'm not lying and if you don't believe me then that's your problem"

Gaia turned away from Jake and walked out of the school. Once out of the school she turned left, pounding her battered trainers on the New York tarmac. She walked into Krispy Kreme Doughnuts and ordered two dozen chocolate doughnuts the man behind the counter gave her a weird look. Gaia took her doughnuts to a table so she could sign Ed's card.

"What the hell do I write?" Everyone's missing you Ed
G$ x

"Her next stop was the hospital- she went straight to the third floor. Ed wasn't in his room"

"Nurse, where is Ed?"

"I'm sorry, who are you?"

"His sister"

"Oh okay his out of ICU second floor first room on your left"

Gaia decided to take the stairs she was really pumped.

Knock, Knock.

Ed looked up and scowled. Gaia slowly opened the door.

"Hey, Ed I...I just thought I drop these off"

"Okay then bye"

"Yeah bye"

Gaia still stood there

"Bye" Ed said again.

"Ed what did I do please tell me"

"Look, I didn't wanna talk about it"

"Fine, I'll stay here till you do wanna talk about it" Ed let out an irritated

"Fine"

"Fine" Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock. Gaia still stood.

"Ed, is this about Jake?"

"No"

"Sam?"

"Yes"

"But, why"

"Gaia, we were on a date and you ran home to make out with him"

"I wasn't making out with him" Gaia said spitefully

"I saw you hugging him" Ed exploded

"As in goodbye, I mean could hug a neo Nazi skinhead don't mean I was making out with him"

"Look, Gaia I know what I saw"

"No, Ed you saw what you wanted to"

"Whatever"

"Ed you dumb arse. Sam was my past but you are my damn future and I love you loads and always..." Gaia slapped her hand over her mouth.

"What did you say" Ed asked grinning

"You, heard. I said...."

Suddenly three men dressed in black gagged and tied Gaia. She had never been so frightened in her life she was loving it!

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