The Mediator: Changes- (Based on the mediator series by Meg Cabot/Jenny Carroll)

ARGH! I didn't mean to make you guyz wait that long!!!!!!!!!!! sorry! I got sick and then everyone but me was on the computer and they wouldn't let me on and I had so much homework and all that stupid school stuff and... I couldn't update! DON'T HATE ME... PLEASE!?!?!?!?!~Chels

Chapter 26: Two Guys, Two Girls, Two Milkshake... and some French fries

(*Flashback*)

Suze's P.O.V

Paul was looking a little weird... he was pale, even for a ghost, and was glowing this weird sort of bluish, greenish, purplish glow...

"Paul?" I asked. He looked at me, "are you ok? You don't look so good..."

"I'm just a little- tired..." He answered, lying on the bed, next to his sleeping girlfriend, who, I noticed, was also glowing freakishly. This was definitely not good or normal... Ghosts don't GET tired, or sleep... What the heck was going on?

(*End Flashback*)

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Suze's P.O.V.

"Jesse?" I asked, wondering if he knew what was going on. He looked at me, eyes wide, "Suze, do you have any idea what's going on? 'Cause I am totally weirded out!". That's when I knew the changes were not nearly over, this was just the beginning.

Jesse's P.O.V.

"Okay, that is definitely not normal" I said after about fifteen minutes of watching two ghosts glow strangely and sleep.

"You're right," Said Suze sarcastically, "You know, ghosts ALWAYS do this sort of thing!"

"Calm down!" I advised, " So... what should we do?"

"Um... well, we could either wake them up or wait until they wake up on their own... or we could run screaming from the room..." She said, "In other words: I HAVE NO IDEA! Any suggestions?"

I took a deep breath before calmly answering; "I think we should wait it out... but if anything bad happens after this, remember that I love you and I will never let anything hurt you... even if it kills me again..."

Suze wrapped me up in a tight hug, my whole body tensed up from the contact, then relaxed in the warmth of her bad against mine, "I love you too, but please don't get yourself killed for me... if I lose you I would die anyways... I can't live without you!" How long have I have wanted to hear her say those exact words? Since I met her, to be exact...it sent chills down my spine to hear her say the words, the good kind of chills though...

Suddenly I heard a fairly familiar voice from somewhere behind me say "How long have I been out?", and another, more feminine and also recognizable voice say "Paul? Sweetie, can you please get off of me..? I'm feeling kinda numb..." Suze and I gasped at exactly the same time and spun to face the voices.

"What the--!" Suze exclaimed, "Umm... that's not normal either..." What was not normal you ask? Well, Paul and 'Susan' were no longer sleeping, or glowing for that matter... they were very much alive.

"Paul?" I asked, "How did this happen?"

He shrugged, "Why does it matter? It still did... it must have been a side effect of the ritual thing"

"Juan?" Asked Susan, looking terrified, "Who is that that looks like me?"

"I'm Suze, Susannah, and this is my boyfriend Jesse... we're not evil or anything, I swear!" Suze answered her question.

"They're from the future... or the present, now and we're from the past... Juan is gone..."Paul filled his girlfriend in, "They helped me get rid of him and save you, don't be frightened! I'll protect you from any harm."

Susan sighed in relief, "Thank God!" She kissed her boyfriend and said, "I love you!" then she turned to me and Suze and said, "Thank you guys too... um... do you happen to know where I could get some fries and a milkshake? I'm starving!"

"Same here!" Said Susannah, looking at me expectantly. I looked at Paul who nodded apprehensively.

"Fine, let's go!" I said. Everyone smiled, even Paul, and we walked out of the house and got into my car.

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Suze's P.O.V.

"We'll have a platter of fries and a round of milkshakes... no let's make that just two milkshakes, two straws in each." I told the waiter at the diner. He laughed, "Nice... I never knew you had a twin...". I laughed also, "Neither did I, Jason! Believe me, neither did I."

"So... what are we going to do about these two?" Jesse asked as soon as I got back to the table.

"Paul and Susan?" I asked, "What do you mean?"

"I mean, where are they going to stay? Isn't it kinda wierd, two teens appearing out of nowhere and no one has ever heard of them before?" Jesse said, always the rational thinker.

"Good point..." I agreed, then got an idea "Susan, do you think you could live being a twin?"

"Um... yeah! I always wanted to be one! That could be cool!" She answered, a huge grin on her face.

"What about Paul?" Jesse asked.

"Um... let me think... Ooh, one second, I have to make a call!" I said, heading towards the bathroom. I got out my cell phone and dialed Cee Cee's number. She answered on the first ring,

*********PHONE CONVERSATION*************

"Cee Cee's Mansion, how may I be of service?"

"Nice Cee!" I greeted, "Hey... Oh yeah, It's Suze"

"I KNOW!!!!!" She said, "Caller ID, you loser, I wouldn't answer every call like that!"

"Wow, I feel special!" I exclaimed, " Anyways, does your Aunt still want to adopt a kid?"

"Um... yeah, why?" She answered

"I think I have a 'kid' for her... he's homeless, his parents are dead, he's hot, and he's our age... and he really needs this!" I told her.

"I think I could talk her into it..." Cee Cee said, "Um... bring him to her house tomorrow and I'll meet you there..."

"Okay, cool!" I said, "Um, I have to go now, my battery is running dead!"

"K, see you tomorrow!" She said, then hung up.

**********END PHONE CONVERSATION***************

Perfect! Now all I have to do is call my mom... this may not be so easy! Reluctantly, I dialed the number to my house... Brad picked up on the first ring.

********PHONE CONV.************

"Hello?" He said.

"Hi, Brad. Can I talk to Mom?" I said.

"Suze? Hey! Sure, one Sec. (*Muffled*) MOM!!!!" He responded

I heard the click of changing phones, "Hello? Suze?" My mother answered.

"Hey, mom..." I said, "Listen, I kind of have some news...."

"You're not pregnant are you?" She asked, sounding panicked.

"NO! Nothing like that..." I assured her, "Mom, I have a problem..."

"What is it dear, you can tell me!" She said calmly.

"I met a girl today who looks just like me, her name is Susan... She needs a home, she has no one... her parents died and so did her brothers... could she stay with us?" I said, explaining my 'problem', and not telling a single lie... man am I good!

"OK... I wasn't expecting that..." Sighed my mom after a moment of silence, "Um... ok, bring her home tonight and we'll have a talk, me, Andy, Her and You... We'll figure this out...I know I have some explaining to do, but we'll have to talk about it in person, not over the phone." That freaked me out...

"OK!" I agreed, trying not to let the surprise of that unexpected announcement fill my voice..., "Bye mom, talk to you later."

"Bye, hon." She said.

***********END PHONE CONV.***********

I went back over to the table and sat down next to Jesse. Three sets of eyes gazed upon me questioningly.

"SO?!?!?" Questioned Paul.

"Okay, Susan comes home with me tonight, Paul can go to Cee Cee's aunt's house tomorrow but needs to stay over at Jesse's tonight, and I need a moment alone with Jesse." I said, grabbing him by the hand. I pulled him over to a corner that was unoccupied and held him close. I felt the tears threatening as I buried my face into his chest. He rubbed my back soothingly and asked what was wrong.

"Jesse... my mom... she just ... I HAVE a twin... somewhere... she knew and she never told me!... how could she!" My unexpected sadness turned to the always anticipated anger.

"Oh, Querida, I'm sure she was going to tell you, maybe it was just to hard to say the words... things like that get complicated very easily." He said soothingly. I felt my anger begin to melt away, especially when he cupped my chin in his big, tendony hands and kissed me softly, but oh so passionately, on the lips. "We'd better get back before they eat all the fries." Jesse suggested, chuckling and gesturing over to the table where Paul and Susan were sitting at. They were eating like they hadn't eaten in years, which might be true. Jesse and I went to join them. I was sure that this would be the beginning of a beautiful friendship...Maybe...

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SO?!?! SO?!?!?! PLEASE REVIEW!!!! This is not the last chapter, by a long shot! Thanks for reading... and a special thanks to those of you who review(ed) ~Chelsea