Hi. Just wanna respond to a few reviews:

A. Nonymous: Harry Potter? Are you kidding? I love the book! I have the 6th book too and I just finished reading it last week, it was pretty good actually though I would have wanted a better ending

And P.S.

I know exactly what a protagonist is

Maria Casey Wood: I'm not trying to be mean or anything but could you mind the bad words? That's all.

EviLAngeLOfDarkness: Sorry if I didn't place as much conflict as you wanted but I'm not very good at writing those kind of stuff

Worker72 I totally forgot about that mind-wipe thing though I was going to include… I think. Anyway, I think I'll insert it later or something

"Hey"

JR, who was staring into space, didn't respond.

"Um… JR?"

"Huh? Wha- Oh, Chris, hi" JR said when she finally noticed him. "Sorry about that" she added.

"It's cool" Chris replied. "Do you mind?" he asked, indicating the seat next to her.

JR shook her head. Class had just finished and JR had decided not to go back to her house just yet. She hadn't spoken to her parents since yesterday. Then again, she was waiting for someone.

"Thanks" Chris said as he took the seat. Silence fell as JR looked down.

"I heard about what happened between you and Andy" Chris said unexpectedly.

JR didn't look up.

"It's he who you're waiting for, right?"

She nodded.

"I'm really sorry especially since it was because of me"

JR abruptly turned to him. "What? Of course not! What made you say that?" she said.

But Chris shook his head. "It's ok. I heard everything"

"But how did you-"

"I was… taking a walk after you and Andy left then well… our paths sorta met but you guys didn't see me" Chris replied, though there was something odd about his voice.

"Where were you staying?" JR asked.

She thought he looked flustered. "O-oh… well, I… never mind that" he said dismissively. "I just really to say sorry for coming in between you two"

JR wanted to ask more but decided to drop the topic. "Don't worry about it" she said. "It's nothing"

"How can it be nothing if it's making you unhappy?"

JR didn't reply. To be really truthful, she didn't know what she was feeling. She was sad that she and Andy weren't talking but talking one-on-one with Chris made her feel better. She couldn't understand it, did she like Chris more than a friend? If she did, it wouldn't be good, her mom had told her Andy loved her. How would Andy feel if she liked another? And what was more, the 'another' is the person he dislikes.

"JR? You ok?"

"Huh? Y-yeah…" she replied.

Chris stared at her with concern. She looked at him. That expression, it was almost like Andy's when he knew she had a problem. Does that mean Chris liked her more than a friend too? As Andy does for her?

'Emotions… how much more complicated can they get?' JR thought with exasperation.

"JR?" Chris said. She stared at him with a questioning look.

"I know this isn't well… the right time to... to ask but I was… wondering about something…" he said, looking anywhere but JR's face.

"Something wrong?" JR asked.

"I-it's just that… I've been thinking…"

JR nodded, wondering where this was going to.

"You're a really good friend to me… And I… well, really like you… so I was wondering…" he trailed.

Then, JR understood what he wanted. "That I'd go out with you?" she provided.

Chris looked surprised but blushed. "W-well, I can't say that… that the thought hadn't crossed my mind... but I sorta had another thing to say… though I guess it is related to that…"

"What is it?"

Chris opened his mouth and was about to say something but didn't.

"Chris?" JR asked, staring at him weirdly. He was looking at something behind her, she turned and saw what had made him stop. It was Andy, he was glaring at their direction.

"Andy!" JR called but he just turned away.

"Sorry, Chris. Talk to you later" she said to Chris as she put on her blades and followed Andy.

Chris stared at the retreating form of JR and sighed. "I wanted to ask you if you'd still be friends with me if you knew I'm part of a group who slays magical creatures for profit" he whispered to no one in particular before his timer started ringing. He stared at it before quickly leaving the school to his grandfather's house.