Author's Note: Hi! I'm so proud of myself for the rapidity of my update. I need help in deciding if I should up the rating to an R instead of the PG-13 it has. Let me know what you think. To all who read and review you are wonderful!

Disclaimer: Once upon a time there was a girl who just did the fanfic thing for laughs. She actually owned everything she wrote about. The end. Well seeing as that isn't my story I'll just say that I own no characters or the like. This is to help convince the publishing world that there is enough interest in LJS to let us have Strange Fate. So don't sue me please! Please just put out the darn book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And now, the story…..

Understanding dawned and the heat rose in her cheeks.

"Oh."

And just like that the atmosphere changed. It became heavy, charged with the energy between them. He crooked his finger and she leaned over, using her hands to brace herself as she did. Julian slid his fingers into her hair and closed the distance between them until they were a kiss apart.

"Do you want to tell me some more about your day?" he asked.

Jenny blinked in confusion. Was this another of his quick mood changes?

"Right now?"

"Yes. Do you?"

"No. Not really."

"What do you want to do?"

Jenny just looked at Julian. What in the world was he doing?

"What do you mean what do I want to do? Why are you asking me this?"

"I want to know what you feel like doing. I want to do what you want to do. I don't want you to feel like we have to do what I want to. So…what do you want to do?"

Since neither Jenny nor Julian had pulled back during this little exchange Jenny thought it was pretty obvious what she wanted to do.

"For someone who claims to want the show part of this game you certainly seem hung up on the tell part instead." She looked over his features for a moment before settling on his lips as she continued.

"But I'll humor you. I want to begin to show you just how grateful I am. I want to kiss you. I want to kiss you until I can't breathe, until I can't think of anything else but you. Then I want to kiss you again. And again."

She lifted one of her hands up between them as he moved in, lips parted. She covered his lips with her fingertips.

"But that could just be me. What about you? What do you feel like doing? Maybe after you present your opinion we could take a vote before we move on."

Julian smiled and she removed her hand.

"Your idea sounds enough like mine that I think we should just move on to the vote. All in favor of kissing say 'Aye'."

Then he kissed her as her lips parted to speak. It was amazing the way her mind could convince her it was real. As it went on and on she felt her arms getting tired and her breathing become more ragged. Suddenly her right arm buckled and she fell onto her side, breaking the kiss.

She opened her eyes to find herself awake once more. But a quick glance at the clock on the dresser in the corner of the room assured her she still had a good six hours to sleep. Smiling she closed her eyes and concentrated on slowing her breathing down and calming her racing pulse.

This time she found herself in the same place she had woken up in when Julian had rescued her from the cave-in. He was seated on a pile of furs with a cushion propping him up. He patted a space next to him.

"Come and talk with me, Jenny."

She crossed the space and sat down on Julian's lap. The look on his face was priceless.

"Why don't we forget talking for tonight, hmm?"

Now it was her turn to stem the flow of words with her lips. Julian lost no time in responding, using his arms to crush her to him. It was impossible and unfair that Jenny could be made to feel this way, she thought. She was in danger of becoming seriously addicted to his touch, his taste.

He broke the kiss off only to change positions, moving to her neck. Her sound of protest at the loss of his lips from hers quickly became a sharp intake of breath as he worked his way down. She tilted her head to give him better access and arched towards him with a gasp as his teeth grazed her skin.

In that moment she got it. She understood the allure of the vampire. She never knew how sensitive the skin was there, what reactions it was capable of inducing. Heaven help her but she had never felt this with Tom. Never even imagined the fire passion could cause.

They both paused to breathe and Jenny's eyes traveled all over Julian's face. She moved her hands up his chest and as she moved her fingers up his neck to his jaw line she was surprised to feel his pulse racing beneath her fingertips. Her eyes widened and she looked at Julian.

"Why are you surprised? Don't you know what you do to me, Jenny? I burn for you. Only you. Always you."

Her hands tangled in his hair as she pulled him to her, their lips locking as they began another series of kisses that lasted until Jenny's alarm shattered her dream.

Morning came too early for the rest of Jenny's friends as well. Everyone started the day in the same way--lying on their backs, staring at the ceiling. Though the reasons were varied, they all dreaded the day ahead of them. As each of them arrived at school they made their way to "their" place and waited for everyone to assemble.

There was a palpable tension in the air and Jenny realized someone had to break it. And as the moments ticked by she also came to the conclusion that it might be up to her. So she tried to think of something to say. Of course the obvious topic was the last one she wanted to bring up so she sat for a moment, racking her brain for something safer. And the only thing she could think of to say sounded so lame in her mind that she laughed. All eyes shifted to her.

"I was just thinking that it was funny that we all showed up here. You know, we didn't say anything but here we all are anyway."

Everyone else just looked at each other, then back at her.

"Okay. I never said what I was thinking wasn't lame. I just figured someone had to say something."

At that they all laughed.

"Sunshine you are definitely in touch with the wacky, that's for sure."

"Oh stop, Dee. I'll get a big head with all your compliments," Jenny said while rolling her eyes, "but we do have to talk about something important."

The mood turned somber again rather quickly.

"Summer," she said. As she turned to face her, Summer's eyes got wide but she said nothing.

"I'm so sorry we didn't notice yesterday. And I'm sorry I didn't call you last night to find out how things went with your mom and dad."

Summer smiled and blushed as everyone else apologized too.

"So what happened?" Michael asked.