**It's short, I know..but I have been busy with school presentations and stuff, along with organising my birthday (19th July for all of you who wanna email me virtual cards hint hint hehe) but at least this is something, right? The song in this one is by Stratovarius by the way, I think it suits lolz Anyway, I`d like to say thanks to all my reviewers:

Jennifer - Yes, I agree, Paul is very much of a bastard and I care to send him to the ninth dimension of hell!! ..if he didn't already live there that is, damn. As for Jesse, well...you'll see soon enough ;o)

Gorbash33 - Yes, I am very evil mwoahahaha!!! But that's what you get for having several crazy, vampire muses running around inside your head isn't it? Anyone wanna borrow one? Please? Glad you like!

Alcyone - Thanks for the review, I plan to write a lot more don't worry ;o) I have a plot [kinda] and a computer..a lethal combination for me hehe And as for the next Jenny in training.well, just give me a crown and call me Jenny! [it is my name too anyway lolz] Hope you like this chapter!

Rain - Thanks for the review! *hands tissue* and don`t cry, my writing isn`t that bad! Hehe is it? Anyway, hope you keep reading, and reviewing of course! What is a girl without her loyal reviewers?

Emily - Yes, Paul is very evil and not in the good way ;o) I feel like killing him in this fic, very painfully hehe and maybe the dead can gang up on him for his bad mediator skills hehe lolz Glad you like!

Jackey - Well, you`ll see what her answer was in this chapter! *hands stress relief doll that looks remarkably like the infamous Paul Slater* you`ll need this when all is revealed hehe ;o)

Imasecret13 - Hehe lolz, you sound like me in most of the reviews I leave! Thankies for the comments, I do have stuff on fiction press, feel free to check it out my name on there is strawberry-miow, if you can't find it email me and I`ll give you the link if you are desperate to read hehe And, for your reading pleasure, I have updated!! Hope this meets your expectations hehe Enjoy!!

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~* I've been washed in pain

Haunted by the ghosts of years ago

They won't leave me be

They keep coming back for more*~

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Darkness simmered through the plate glass of the windows as I climbed back into bed, the quilts rough and disturbed as my eyes did all but close.

Paul had left with a smirk right after I`d give him his answer, that ice bitch Maria too.

Lying in bed I still couldn't believe what had happened, him showing up in the middle of the night, threatening me with the ghost of the woman who had attempted to kill me on several occasions, telling me what I had no choice to do and then just fucking off back to that little dimension I like to call hell.

What a night! And they wonder why I fall asleep in class.

I sighed, tossing and turning like a tornado amass the brush of a storm, everything in disarray as my mind whispered illusional misfits of what might happen.

None, of which, were good.

But that isn't what kept me awake, well, not really. It was worry more than anything, mixed with a little dash of anger and upset at Jesse for not showing up to kick their asses.I would have loved to see those two go flying off the rooftop! But no, couldn't even do that for me, could he?

Seriously, I saw him more when he was living [and I use the term loosely] in the rectory!

Men.

Sighing, I shuffled again, trying to get comfortable in my bed of self- constructed thorns, the poison in each inch of greenery finally taking over as I settled into a deep, uncontrollable slumber.

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The sky was as blue and flawless as the heavens, birds chirping a cheerful little number or two as the loud beams of golden sunshine streaked through the ether, rainbow shimmers striking here or there in reflection of everyone's happy, cheerful, perky attitudes.

I just wanted it to rain.

The sky to grey over, light to disperse into that of it's second and the hard, thick bullets of the clouds tears to fall down on me like a sad frown. I really wasn't in the mood for any of this today, or any day really.

"Morning Suze" Paul met me outside the building, the tan bricks of the academy's walls blurring into his navy jeans and black shirt, a big grin spread across his face as his eyes twinkled with victory while I walked up the pathway.

I wanted a thunderbolt to strike him, or at least some sort of painful amputation.

No chance in hell, of course. But if it was him wishing it to me.chances are, I`d be all electric in a matter of seconds.Typical, huh? I sighed as I approached, putting on my best fake smile and smoothing down my skirt, making it look as if I was at least trying to act the part. He was lucky I didn't break his nose, or any other part of his anatomy I could get my hands on..at the moment, castration was very appealing.

"Morning" I said, a little too cheerfully for my liking, it took a hell of a lot of effort to keep the hatred out of my voice let me tell you.

.And even more effort to stop me from breaking his wrist when he linked his fingers with mine.

I hated him more than ever for what he'd made me do.

I only hoped Jesse would appreciate it.although knowing him he would tell me I was being stupid, should of told him so he could go kick Slater`s ass, I shouldn't be risking my virtue for him..anything I forgot? Oh, yes, and that I suck at being a mediator. Well, that about covers the basics I guess.

Maybe I just, you know, wouldn't tell him..

I sighed, snapping back to reality with the roaring of a large gathering, screams and catcalls invading my ears as I groaned in frustration. I looked around, it seemed the whole student body had heard about the so-called "newest couple" and was crowding around for a little look-see.

In the mass of faces I saw the likes of Kelly Prescott and Debbie Manacuso glaring daggers at me, the overbearing shouts of "Way to go Slater" or "Go Suze!" somewhat annoying to the point where I wished they were all dead. As in ghosts I mean, I sighed, at the moment the dead seemed to be easier to deal with than the living.

"Come on Suze" I heard Paul whisper to me, his eyes sparkling with playfulness, "We better leave if we wanna get in a little action before Homeroom" my mouth literally dropped open at that point, seriously, it would have been funny if it wasn't happening to me.

I just blushed, turning away to look back into the crowd that was slowly dispersing into their various groups, I grit my teeth together wishing for once that they would stay gathered around me. As I said before, no such luck! You see, I don't get three-leaf clovers.I get the stems!

I followed grudgingly as Paul dragged me along the corridor, fingers tightly gripping mine as if he was frightened I would get free and run.yeah, I would of if I could but not the point at all! He shouldn't know that, it's a little unsettling.

"Suze! Suze!" An ecstatic face almost ran into me as I was steered around a corner, I looked up, translucent eyes met my own, sullen almost white hair framing a shapely face and a broad smile. Cee Cee glanced at me knowingly, slyly eyeing up Paul who had stopped to gloat, "So it's true then?" she squealed.

I let my eyes close briefly, taking a few breaths to calm the nausea in my stomach. I felt sick, I really couldn`t believe what I was going to say, admit.it made hot bile splash against my throat as the skin around there tightened in remembrance of Maria`s hand.

"You`re.You`re." the albino girl screamed, almost too shocked and excited to get her words out. Lucky for her she had good old me, as usual.

"Dating Paul" I stated, tone bland and unemotional as a firm grin painted the one in questions face, her next question though caught me totally off guard.

She leaned close to me, whispering in my ear so as Paul wouldn`t hear, not that he was paying any attention to the girl, he seemed a little distracted talking with a nearby Jock about my, and I quote, `qualities` I really didn`t wanna know.

Cee Cee`s words touched my ear, "What about Jesse?"

.Good question.....