Yes, there is a backstory to why Madison doesn't like Mark. So my best friend didn't like OC, since he beat up on Mac and my friend liked Mac. And since I liked OC we kinda had a discussion about the two of them and that's were I got the inspiration from. Not much of a story, but thats how I got the idea of Madison not liking Mark that much.

Shout outs:

killerkeanegirl- Why thank you. Yes there is a story to why Madison does not like Mark. I hope you like this next chapter since it was one of my favorite one's to write.

Klinoa- Thanks, I didn't really like the second chapter that much. The only reason I really had it up was for the good-byes and such so I didn't spend all that time on it.

BellaLou- Yes it is Bob Suter. I liked having that tie-in too. It seemed to make the story flow a little bit more. That's okay, I'm sleep-deprieved too.

Emador- Thank you so much for the review. Yeah, he reminds me of my friend Mark as well. Really must be a Mark thing. There's a reason that its called 'Jack and Diane', but you won't find out until later in the story.


I couldn't seem to sleep that night as I sat on top of the covers, staring out the window. I didn't know why I couldn't sleep, maybe it was because I was nervous for tomorrow, but I didn't know why I would be nervous about that.

I let out a sigh as I flopped down on the bed. Forcing my eyes closed, trying to fall asleep."

"You can't sleep either?" Madison questioned as she sat up in her bed.

"Nope, but I have no clue why I can't fall asleep."

"Maybe because your excited about your date with Mark."

Even in the dark I could see that Madison had a big grin spread across her face. "Its not a date. Just two friends hanging out."

"Oh please, that's so not true. Its more then just two friends hanging out."

"How is it more then that. I mean Mark and I just met, don't you think its a bit early for us to even think about dating each other."

"You may have just met, but I can tell that Mark already likes you. It may seem that I don't like Mark, but there are times that I can stand him. Plus I've known him my whole life and I know what kind of girl he goes for and your definitely his type."

"So that doesn't me he likes me more then a friend. So what if I am his type, what makes you think he's my type?" I questioned as I crossed my arms.

"Oh please." Madison letting out a small laugh. "Mark's every girls dream guy. Why wouldn't he be your type.

"Okay, so maybe he is my type what makes you think that I like him as more then a friend. I mean I barely know him."

"I can see it in the way that the two of you talk. I mean your going to hang out, just the two of you, and if you trust him enough to hang out alone with him then you probably like him."

I let out a sigh, I had no way of replying to that. In one way Madison was right, I did like Mark the teeny, tiniest bit, but in another way I still didn't know the guy very well and I was going to hang out alone with him.

I felt my eyes get heavy as I fell into a deep sleep, my dreams filled with images of Mark and of what would happen tomorrow.


I woke up to the sound of loud music. I had a feeling that I would have to get used to the music that Madison always was listening to.

I rubbed my eyes, slowly opening them. I glanced around, noticing that Madison was bouncing around our room, trying to find something.

"Mark called and said he would be here in five minutes." she said, not looking over at me.

I leaped from my bed as I quickly ran to the bathroom. "And you didn't wake me up earlier." I called out over my shoulder.

"Seeing as he just called right before you woke up I figured that it would have been useless to wake you up."

I quickly turned the shower on, stripping off my clothes and hopping in the shower. I didn't have any time to worry about it since Mark would be here any minute.

Stepping out of the shower I grabbed a towel, wrapping it around my body.

I heard Madison pounding on the door and yelling 'Mark's here.'

Almost slipping on the wet floor I pulled open the door and glared at Madison. "Well tell him to come back in a half an hour."

"Fine, fine, fine." she muttered as I quickly closed the door.

I heard Madison say something to Mark and the sound of the door closing not soon after.

Walking out of the bathroom, I made my way over to my closet, pulling clothes out of my closet and throwing them onto my bed.

"Mark said he'll give you 10 minutes, but not much longer."

I let out a loud sigh as I grabbed some clothes from my bed, rushing back to the bathroom, slamming the door behind me.


10 minutes later I heard a knock on the door as Madison rushed to open it.

Running the brush through my hair once more I checked to make sure I looked okay before pulling open the bathroom door and stepping out.

"Wow, you look amazing." Mark said as he smiled at me.

"Thanks." I muttered, blushing a bit. "Well we should get going."

He nodded his head as he stood up, making his way to the front door.

"See you later." Madison called after us as we stepped out the door.

I waved back at her just in time to see her flash me the thumb's up sign. I rolled my eyes as I closed the door and turned to Mark. "Let's hit the road."

We walked out of the building, heading in the direction that we had gone last night to get to the restaurant.

"So what do you have planned for today?" I asked, trying to get the conversation going.

"Well I was planning on kidnapping you and taking you to Germany were I would sell you on the black market."

I glanced up at him, not sure if I should believe him or not.

Mark let out a laugh as he shook his head a bit. "I was kidding about that."

"Oh." I said, blushing even more then before.

Mark smiled a me before he went on. "I was actually planning on taking you to this little diner that's near campus."

"That sounds much better then your other plans."

"Well I figured that it wouldn't start us off well. Plus, getting to Germany would be a lot harder then walking to a diner."

"Well you made the right choice. Plus, I think that you wouldn't get very much money for me."

Mark let out a small laugh as we continued to walk down the sidewalk, heading to the diner.


We reached the diner about 5 minutes later. "Well here it is." Mark said as he pulled open the door, holding it open for me.

I stepped inside and looked around. It reminded me of the one back home, but it this was a lot newer.

We were guided to the back of the restaurant by a guy that seemed to be about our age.

After we were seated I looked up at Mark, who was reading the menu. "So what do you recommend."

"Well there's a lot of good stuff here. I don't think I can pick out one of the best things since there all just so good.

I smiled a bit as he went back to studying the menu. I glanced down, trying to find something that looked good.

"So what kind of sports do you play?" I questioned as I took a sip of my water, trying to start the conversation up again.

"Well I mostly play hockey, but in the past I've played a bit of baseball. And you?"

"I also play hockey, but not as much as I used to and that's about it."

"Cool." he said with a smile.

I nodded my head a bit, glancing down at my glass of water. I was at a loss of words, not sure of what to say next.

Mark let out a small laugh as he leaned back in the seat. "I guess your not much of a talker."

"Well I can be at times, but most of the times I'm the shy quiet girl."

"I can be like that too. I may seem out-going at first, but a lot of my friends know that isn't really the way I am."

I nodded a bit, glancing up at him and smiling. I started to think that what Madison said about him being my type was a lot more true then I had thought before.


"That was one of the best meals I've ever had." I said as we walked out of the diner.

"Well I'm glad you like it." Mark said with a huge smile.

"So what's next on your list of thing's to do?"

"Well I was thinking that we would join the circus and you would become the bearded lady. But I thought that you wouldn't want to do that so I thought about maybe heading over to the park. It may seem a bit childish, but I think that's its a lot better then my circus idea."

I nodded my head, "Way better then joining the circus. I still love going to the park even if I'm to old for it."

We reached the park, which also seemed to be within walking distance of the dorm rooms.

"Was this city built around the campus or something. Because to me it seems like everything is within walking distance of campus."

"You may be right about that, but I'm not to sure that's the way it is. Maybe the college was built around the city."

I smiled a bit as I took a seat down on one of the swings. "That could be true, but I think that the city was built around the college."

"Well that might be true, but I think it would be easier to build a college around a city." Mark replied, sitting down next to me.

"That is a good point, but wouldn't it be easier to build a city around the college."

That conversation went on forever as the two of us sat on the swings, laughing and talking.


And there was the fourth chapter. Hoping you all like it.