Half Jack

Rating: M for Mature

Genre: Angsty/Drama/Suspense/Romance (maybe)/Dark

Chapter 2?

Couples: Spaige,Jazel,JTiberty. (They'll appear somewhat through out teh whole story.)

Authors notes: I do not, I repeat, do not own the characters on Degrassi they are owned by teh writers and creaters. Though I do own the characters that I make up. So no stealing, gracias! Please leave me some feedback and if something bugged you about the chapter feel free to critique it! Just don't flame.

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Chapter 2: The poet sings

"Today we are going to be learning about poetry, we will be studying Edgar Allen Poe's work." Mrs. Kwan said, I watched her walk around the room holding a box that was filled with books from him, grinning I leaned back in my chair for a moment as she gave one to me. "Put your name inside it, in case it gets lost." i heard her say, i watched her go down the row of students my head turned towards the clock. It read 2:15, school was almost out.

II have about 10 minutes until school is out, and then I have no choice but to run to my sister's school so she doesn't freak out when she gets out adn doesn't see me standing there waiting for her./i I placed my head on my notebook and sighed, parents are supposed to be the ones to take kids to their first day of school and pick them up and ask great questions about how their day was... but that rarely happened in the life I was living in, or Amanda. I had to make up for it, I want her to enjoy life.

The bell rang loudly which snapped me from my thoughts, I stood up grabbed my belongings and made my way down the hall, but I was stopped by someone yelling my name, rolling my eyes I turned around to see who it was, Marco and Ellie the two people I really didn't want to see at the moment.

"Alex wait up!" Ellie yelled, she dragged Marco behind her both were running towards me like they hadn't seen me in years, I folded one of my arms across my chest and linked it to my other arm and raised an eyebrow. I didn't have time for this, I had places to be.

"We're going to the movies tonight, we're going to see some scary movie that just came out and I know how you love to laugh at scary movies with Ellie while I cower and hide." Marco offered, he looked over at me, and then back at Ellie who nodded in agreement with him. "Besides, who could resist hanging out with us?" Ellie chimmed in.

"While I appreciate the offer, I have a little sister to pick up and take care of. If you don't recall bringing my little sister to see that one movie what was it..." I thought for a moment and then it came to me, "Hide and Seek? Yeah that movie, she had to sleep with me for two weeks straight and really it isn't enjoyable for me." IIt isn't safe for her either./I I shook my head, "I don't want that happening again, besides I promised her that I would watch some movie with cartoon characters that lack brains."

"You spoil your little sister." I heard Marco say, I punched him lightly in the arm and he gave me the 'what was that for?' look, I grinned and turned away from them and continued down the hall, "Maybe next time. Sorry for not being able to go, and Marco if you get scared you can always hold Ellie's hand." I laughed and walked down the front steps of Degrassi and walked towards Amanda's school.

"Hey Alex" I heard a voice say, I ignored it my arms were folded and my eyes were narrowed I knew who this was, and I had no interest in talking to him, I didn't like him not sense the Amy incident, he must have diseased half the girls at school. "Alex." he continued to bug me, I turned around and stared at him coldly.

"What do you want Jay." I replied, my voice cold, I had no interest in what he had to say and my body posture showed it, when he moved a few steps towards me I took a few steps back. It was as if we were square dancing or something, not that I knew how to but it seemed like it. "I just want to talk." He responded, I started to laugh and shook my head. "Talk? What about? Giving multiple girls gonnerhea?" I snorted.

"Your sister, she started school today right? Her first day?" I narrowed my eyes when he asked about my sister, it wasn't his business, I turned around again and continued walking down the street, I didn't bother to say goodbye or to respond to him. He wans't worth my time, and he sure as hell wasn't worth my breathe. I looked down at my watch and sighed, Ishit/I, I was only about five minutes late to my sisters school.

"Alex-y" Amanda said her arms folded across her chest and an angry pout on her face, she walked towards me and glared up into my eyes. I forgot that she had the same look I had when I was angry, intimidating,but I didn't have the innocence that she had the one thing I lost quite sometime ago. "You're late!" she stated after five minutes of silence, she tapped her foot on the ground impatiently.

"Yes." I responded, I took her hand in mine and escorted her down the street, "I'm really sorry about that. My two friends were talking to me, and then a loser was trying to talk to me. You remember Jay? Yeah, him." I wasn't making up excuses, I would have rather skipped the talking and gone straight to my sister but life is never easy.

"Ewww, Jay. He has cooties." My sister scrunched up her nose in disgust and I started to laugh, Ioh to be young again./I she leaned into my body and looked up at me and smiled. "It's okay, I forgive you. Please don't be late again." I nodded down at my sister and ruffled her hair, she giggled and lightly pushed me away.

"I won't I promise." I nodded slowly, we approached our house the driveway was empty which was a good sign, it was better that way, "It looks like Mom and Dad are not home." I stated the obvious, I looked down at my sister who was frowning. "Hey cheer up kid, they'll be home to ask you all about your first day." My voice was half hopeful, I didn't really like our parents. I had my reasons, and I didn't need to explain myself to anyone, "but until then I want to hear every single detail." I attempted to smile a great big smile for Amanda but those never worked.

"Okay." Amanda quietly said, I pulled her inside the house and locked the door behind me and then pushed her towards the living room. "Well, I really like my teacher she's really nice. We got to watch Fosters home for imaginary friends! I love that show, and so does everyone in my class. My teacher says we get to watch it every friday after we come in from lunch." I plopped down on the couch, while she sat on my lap and continued with the deatils of her first day. "They had tator tots for lunch and pizza! It was yummy yum to my tummy!" she placed her head against my shoulder and looked up at me.

"Sounds fun, did you make any annoying friends?" I joked and smiled down at my sister but then frowned when she shook her head, I lifted her chin with my finger so that way were were looking right up at eachother. "And why not?" I curiously asked.

"I don't know...I don't think anyone likes me." Sadness filed my sisters voice, her eyes looked as if tears were going to form in them. "They were making fun of me, because they said that their parents love them a lot more than mine love me." I bit my lip and watched as a single tear slipped down my sisters face, I brushed it away and shook my head. IThose ignorant little twirps, I'll kick their asses, no one makes my sister cry./I

"Well they're dumb, and if no one likes you. It's their loss because you're the coolest little twirp ever. Besides, the whole their parents love them more than yours love you? Screw that, because you have me." I smiled lightly, and touched her nose with one of my fingers, "and that is all you need." I watched her as she placed her head back against my shoulder and nodded in agreement. "You're the bestest Alex."

"Yeah I am." I nodded my head proudly and turned on the television, flipping the channels I stopped when we reached the station 'Cartoon Network', I figured that if I left her watch some cartoons she'll become happy and less sad and then I won't have to deal with my sad sister. That, and maybe we won't have to watch a cartoon that will make my head explode.

I watched the cartoon, it wasn't all that bad I used to watch it as a little kid also, "Ed, Edd and Eddie." I didn't realize how strange it was, yet amusing. I remembered I used to buy jawbreakers all the time due to this show because I thought it was the cool thing to do. It was the episode where the three girls were trying to get Ed, Edd and Eddie to like them in a romantic way and it just wasn't working, I started to laugh due to the stupidity of the girls while my sister laughed cause she thought it was funny.

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More than a few hours passed and it was already late into the night, I glanced down at my little sister who had fallen asleep against my shoulder, I picked her up and whispered in her ear telling her to go back to sleep once she started to wake up. I glanced around the house for a moment and walked into her room and laid her down on her bed, pushing hte covers up to her chin I kissed her on the forehead and walked over to where her nightlight was located and turned it on. II'm going to have to get rid of that nightlight soone ror later, she can't be afraid of the dark forever./i

"Night doll." I whispered and closed her bedroom door and walked down the hallway into my room when I heard the front door slam open and slam shut. I closed my bedroom door behind me, but it in return was opened I looked down at the shadow of the figure.

It was my father.