Hehe. Funny story behind this chapter. One day I was bored, and I wrote the entire chapter in like 5 minutes. I thought it rocked. Then I went back to it today, and it SUCKED. So I deleted it and redid it. Haha.

Chapter Rating: PG-13 / T

for

Strong Language

Chapter 3

'I, can give you, that new life...Yes, I want you to die...'

I can't trust this freak. First he scares me out of my fucking pants by saying he wants me to die. Now he's saying he can make my truest dream come true! What a weirdo. Wait. How is he gonna give me a 'new life' through an email? Ugh! What the HELL is going ON? Maybe this is just a joke. Maybe one of my friends is doing this. Yeah. Maybe. No. Stupid me. None of my friends would do this. Geez this is so freaky. I've never been so freaking scared in my entire 18 years of living.

I need someone. Anyone. I was trembling like an earthquake. I couldn't move I was so scared.

My door started to open.

"AAAAAAAHHHH! NOOO!" I screamed and jumped under my desk. "HELP!"

Someone rushed into my room.

"Zack? Are you okay!" It was Maddie Fitzpatrick. Yup. Maddie. The girl I loved for more then two years. No... I don't love her anymore. She became a family friend. An awesome friend. She's at our house a lot, she'll sleep over sometimes, come over for dinner, help mom with dinner and so on. Like I said, she's just a family friend. Nothing more. Hehe, she IS beautiful though...

"Uh, uh, yeah, I'm fine... you just... startled me."

"Why are you hiding under you're desk?" Oops. I am hiding under the desk.

"Er... um... uh..."

"Zack? What's the matter?" She asked with a tone of utmost concern. I got up, shaking, and gave her a huge, tight hug. She returned it. "Zack? What's wrong?" I grabbed her gorgeous blonde hair, pushed my face into her warm fleece sweater and cried. Maddie was the only person I would ever cry in front of. In front of Mom, Cody, or any of my other friends, I would hold back any tears that ever came to my eyes, but with Maddie... I just let them fall. I loved Maddie. No, not in a boyfriend/ girlfriend love way, just as a friend, I loved her. She pushed me away and looked into my eyes. "Zack. What happened?" I looked into her pretty brown eyes. Should I tell her about Rainstorm? Or should I keep it to myself?

"I don't know if you'd understand."

"Zack. I'm 21 years old. I'm sure I'll understand."

"Maddie. I'm scared."

"What?"

"I'm scared! I've never been so scared in my entire life!"

"What are you scared of?"

Erk. What should I say? Should I tell her the truth? Should I tell her there's someone out there who wants for me to die and to make my dream come true? Should I tell her why I'm so scared I'm practically gonna wet my pants? Should I tell her that at the exact moment I got an email from Rainstorm, it started raining? Should I tell her that this bastard knows more about me then my fucking brother does!

Hell, no!

"Never mind." Yeah, like that's gonna work.

"Zack! What is it?" Called that one.

"Nothing."

"Why are you so scared?" She asked, her voice raising a little bit.

"Nothing!"

"ZACK!" She yelled. This was practically the first time she's ever yelled.

"IT'S NOTHING!" I yelled back. I don't know why I was so mad. I didn't want to tell her what had happened, I was scared, and I feel guilty because she cares so much and wants to know what's scaring me so she can help, but... I guess it all added up and equaled Mad. I took a deep breath.

"Maddie."

"Yes?"

"Look."

Buwahhaha... yet another cliffhanger! bahaha! Anywayz I hope you liked this chapter and I'm so sorry it's short but hey, it happens. I know you probably think I'm gonna have Zack and Maddie hook up considering how much emphasis I put on her prettiness however I'm NOT going to. He loves her as a friend, it's ME who loves her and that's why I wrote all those descriptions about how beautiful she is and stuff.

by the way, when/if you review, in your review please answer this question:

Should Maddie have a romance part in this fanfic?

simply say yes or no.

Now here's my shoutouts to the awesome ppls who reviewed me story! If you review after this is posted and you don't see a shout-out to you well tough beans you shoulda reviewed sooner.

ANYWHO:

CRIMS0N HAZE: Yes! I love cliffhangers! muwahahaha! yeah, the email WAS kinda creepy, huh? thanks so much for you're reviews! and please continue your story!

ARandomKid: Sorry that you find the email address corny! but, hey, I can't please everyone, right? Thank you for the compliment! and btw, I love you username!

LuckieCharmz: Your review made me feel so good! I'm glad you like my story so much! Thanks so much for reviewing!

JediMasterBob: Heehee, yeah, them taking archery/fencing lessons is gonna be fun to incorporate into my fic later! and btw, I LOVE Lord of the Rings too! and also, did you get your username from the movie?

Swimmergirl0001121: Thanks for the review! Glad you liked it!