Title: History Repeats Itself
Summary: Basically a story about the past. Kirsten and Jimmy are the main characters. Jimmy's just moved into the OC and is having trouble settling into school. Will Kirsten help? As the title says this is showing how history tends to repeat itself.
Pairing: KirstenJimmy
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the OC characters. I own Jerry and Sarah. Not really but I own the names and the personalities cos I don't know what the actual characters are like.
Chapter 5: Cabin
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Jimmy had helped Kirsten with her bags to their cabin and carried his own at the same time despite her protests. When they got to the cabin Sarah was there, sitting on one of the beds with her head in her hands. She looked up at them when they entered and said,
"I'm sorry, I'll go now." She left and as she passed Jimmy he thought that he saw tears in her eyes. Kirsten looked after her leaving and there was a worried expression on her face. Then she looked at Jimmy and he nodded, inviting her to go after her best friend to comfort her. Kirsten left Jimmy to unpack but Jerry came in a few minutes after she left, not letting Jimmy ever get really bored.
"Hey Jerry."
"Hey Coop, you reckon she likes me?" Jimmy looked at him for a second and then asked,
"Uh, who is 'she'?" Jerry rolled his eyes,
"Who else? Sarah!" Jerry said, without hesitation but then realised what information he'd just divulged.
"Excuse me? For lack of a better term, huh?" Jimmy looked at him and his smile grew and Jerry's blush deepened.
"Weren't you guys, like, at each other's throats on the bus??" Jerry seemed to take offence at this,
"But we so totally connected...I mean we made a connection on a different level."
"While you were screaming at each other?" Jimmy asked incredulously.
"No, afterwards. You know how you went off to help Kirsten?" Jimmy nodded and Jerry continued, "Yeah well we made this connection and I..." Jerry trailed off, not meaning to reveal that much. Jimmy looked at him expectantly and Jerry thought 'What the hell, he knows this much, may as well tell him all of it.'
"I-I asked her to the party." Jimmy reacted the way Jerry expected him to, the way anyone in his situation would react. Mouth open, look of disbelief on his face. Jimmy quickly composed himself and there was a moment of silence before Jerry couldn't help himself,
"She said no." Jimmy nodded, he was deep in thought having recovered from shock. He had heard something vaguely about the party. The guy who he was meant to share a cabin with was throwing it. Carter or something. He was considering asking Kirsten to it but, after toying with that idea for a few seconds, dismissed it.
Jerry waved his hands in front of Jimmy's face and he snapped back to reality with a jolt. His eyes went from glazed to awake to curious in 2 seconds flat. This was too long for Jerry though and when Jimmy restarted paying attention to him Jerry had a pissed off expression on.
"What?" Jimmy asked, genuinely curious.
"Aren't you going to tease me or something??" Jerry asked, he too was genuinely curious. Jimmy pretending contemplating it the, after a few seconds thought, said,
"Nah, I'll let you off the hook. For now." He smiled good naturedly. Jerry studied him before saying,
"Maybe you should take a leaf out of my book." Jimmy said, he knew he was going out on a limb but he hoped that Jimmy would concentrate on the words instead of the person who was saying them.
"What do you mean? Yell at a girl and then fall in love with her?" Jimmy asked, curious to why Jerry was saying such weird things.
"I mean that, at least I have the guts to ask the girl who I like out." Recognition swept over Jimmy's face and Jerry winced, half expecting a blow. Jimmy didn't see this and only got rid of the look of recognition, replacing it with fake confusion.
"What do you mean?" He asked cluelessly and Jerry studied him, now not so worried about his face getting bashed in. Jerry regarded him and then (wrongly)judged that he was telling the truth and so continued,
"I know you like Kirsten remember, we're past that stage. Now you just have to get past the denial and move on."
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"-And move on." Kirsten was about to come into the cabin but was held back by Sarah. She looked back at Sarah and she just held her finger to her lips. It sounded like Jerry and after their previous conversation when Sarah had used the same three words (different context, though they don't know it!).
"Look, I don't like her okay?" Someone else was there, it sounded like Jimmy. Kirsten was about to walk away, she wanted to give him his privacy but Sarah wouldn't let her walk away. Sarah's ears were honed in even more than before, she knew that Kirsten liked him, however polite she was and that she wanted to hear what was coming next.
"Sure you don't." Jerry replied sarcastically.
"Kirsten and I..." Kirsten drew a quick breath and Sarah's eyes went to Kirsten's face, "We're just friends."
Kirsten stumbled backwards from the door and tripped on something and fell backwards. On Sarah. They both fell onto the floor and Sarah happened to scream on the way down. They both heard footsteps run to the door and it opened to show Jimmy standing there, looking around. Then his gaze dropped.
"What...Why....Huh?" He finished lamely because of his loss of words. Kirsten scrambled up and ran off crying. Sarah got up and gave him a dirty look before limping after Kirsten.
Jerry came outside and saw the two girls running down the corridor. The sobs echoed down the hall and he looked at Jimmy's downcast face and he knew what had happened. Utter destruction. Of the relationship kind. Jerry did all he could do in the situation, he put his hand on Jimmy's shoulder and said,
"I'm sorry Coop."
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AN: Heyz, howz it goin? poor Sarah everyone keeps falling on her lol...things are going to happen during these few days at camp and not all of it good. O well, GO MISSY HIGGINS! Ahem, yes. Well, I'll be going now....
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