Disclaimer: Meg Cabot owns mostly everything. I am no Meg Cabot at all; she's a genius for thinking that a human being could fall in love with a ghost. If only I owned Jesse -sigh-...

"NO, JESSE!" Father Dominic roared. "I forbid you to see her again. What happens if you move on? SHE WILL BE LEFT BROKENHEARTED."

"But padre, I lo-"

"I do not care if you love her, even though Madame Zara said that you two are meant to be together. Maybe you two are, but not in this lifetime." He finally calmed down. "Jesse…I know that you love her but I hope you will do as I say."

Jesse nodded. He went to Father Dominic's office two days after the kiss. He told Father Dominic everything. From communicating with Susannah through letters to kissing Susannah the day she was able to see him.

"You are saying that she used a spell on you to be able to see you?" Father Dominic asked.

"Yes"

"What was the incantation?"

"Ikaw lang ang na sa puso ko. Ang ligaya ko ay nakatira sa puso mo. Binabantayan mo, papasukin mo ako. Ang mundo ko'y walang ligaya pag wala ka sa buhay ko. Sa piling ko, ang bitwin, tila araw, gawing mo kong mahal mo," Jesse replied.

"Oh dear," Father Dominic looked at Jesse and down to the book he was skimming through. "It says here that the spell she used on you would only work if the person chanting this spell loves the person so much and cares for him/her."

Jesse could not believe what he was hearing. He knew that Susannah liked him…but he didn't know that she loved him too. By then, he noticed that the incantation that Susannah recited said 'I love you so'. How could he have been so deaf not to hear that? Probably because you were looking at her body…the voice in his head answered. I have not been looking at her, er, parts! I was looking to see if she changed! He replied mentally. He really must be losing his mind.

"Jesse," Father Dominic continued. "She's in love with you…and that must stop. I forbid you to see her or answer her letters; if you do…I hope you do not put any signs affection into your replies. She is still a young woman Jesse; she still has her life ahead of her, even if you two are meant to be together, maybe not in this lifetime."

He wanted to object. The reason why he's still here on earth is because he and Susannah are destined to be together…and in this life time. That was what Madame Zara said. She said that he and Susannah will find a way to be together. He wanted to tell Father Dominic that he was wrong. Susannah would not care if he was a ghost or not, because they love each other, but he does not think Susannah knows that he loves her too. He told Susannah that if it weren't for Diego killing him, something wonderful wouldn't have had happened. What he meant by it was that if he hadn't been killed, he would not have met Susannah because he'd still be alive. Although, there was a possibility that if he died of old age, he'd come back as a ghost but as a 20 year old also.

He was so caught up with his problems that he didn't realize that a certain someone is coming today…

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"Susannah Simon, please report to Father Dominic's office, I repeat, Susannah Simon, please report to Father Dominic's office." The secretary announced in the PA.

I am so glad Father Dom asked me to go to his office because seriously, English was so boring. We're studying Shakespeare. I hadn't done that ever since 9th grade back in New York. Which reminds me…what does Father Dom want? Surely it can't be about the student council…it's about Jesse. Jesse. I finally realized after that kiss that I'm in love with him. Just two days ago, I was able to see him, touch him and feel him. We just lay in bed over the covers, until midnight. And I know what you're thinking, I am no slut. Nothing happened but the minute before midnight; he kissed me one last time, since I won't be able to see him again.

He's the one. The one Madame Zara was talking about. I found him at last. I'm so sure of it that it gives me the creeps. But am I right? So many questions flooded through my mind, yet there are so little answers.

Oh yeah, have I told you about the new activity that just started in my house yesterday? Digging. How lame can these people get? I know I'm no bigger lame than they are…but seriously, digging? Andy and Dopey decided to dig through our backyard hoping to find some treasure since the house has been there ever since 1850. But this thought really disturbed me because I get this feeling that something bad or whatever might happen.

Just like how I felt when one of my exes in New York decided to go to the cemetery for fun. Paul Slater, hot, blue-eyed, muscular god, thinks looking at corpses is fun. He freaked me out seriously, but his hotness all made up for it. I remember it just like how I remember how it felt to have Jesse's lips on mine. Paul Slater, what can I say about him? He was my first boyfriend back in New York. Every time we go out, he'd force himself onto me, which was why we didn't last very long.

"C'mon Suze, don't tell me you don't want to lose your virginity... to me…or before you graduate high school?" Paul whispered in my ear.

I stopped.

We were walking around Central Park while his car, BMW, I may add, is parked in a restaurant nearby.

I liked him a lot…but I just wasn't ready and because I know he's not the one, also.

"No, Paul," I told him. "I'm not ready."

"Don't tell me you don't like it when I do this." Then he grabbed me and kissed me, hard. You know with the tongue lashing and everything.

I pulled away from him. "Paul, I'm sorry, but I'm just not ready."

He gave me some kind of a cold stare before he said, "That's fine, Suze. I respect you, it's just that we've been dating for a while now, " More like only 3 weeks. " and I just thought it was time to take our relationship to the next level of intimacy, you know?"

I want to say, 'Um, I don't know what you're talking about' but I didn't want to get him mad so I just settled for, "Yeah, sure. I understand."

He wrapped his big strong arms around me and said, "C'mon, let's take you home." His hands were snaking down my ass by the way, but I didn't object because well, he might do something to me.

"We're here." I whispered when he pulled up to my apartment that belongs to my mom and me. I was about to get up when Paul grabbed me and pushed me to the backseat of his car. And started groping me, his hands roaming everywhere on my body, kissing me with such anger…"Ouch, will you stop, please?" I pleaded. "Let me go!"

"Suze," he said in a husky tone. "Don't tell me that you haven't been thinking about this the whole way home."

"Actually, no," I said. "Now, let me go!"

"What about…" he stopped for a moment and looked at me. "NO."

"Why? I thought you said you respected me?"

"I do…it's just I can't wait that long, and besides, you can't resist me."

"Watch me." I kicked him in the groin and got out of the car as fast as I could.

I went home and cried my eyes out…because that was close, really close. If I gave up, I'd have lost my virginity, something that I pride myself in because most of the girls I know, they lost it already.

Virginity…does the word even exist nowadays? Because I know for a fact that Debbie and Kelly, over here, aren't what you'd call 'pure'. I overheard Debbie talking to Kelly that she had sex with Brad over the weekend at my house. EW, she just shagged my stepbrother and in my own house. So, that explains the noises, or moans, that were coming out of Brad's room Saturday night.

"Hey, Father D. You wanted to see me?" I greeted Father Dom at the front of his office.

"Yes, I need to talk to you about what you have to do as vice president. As you can see," Father Dominic continued. "-most of the work is handed to the vice president. I know what you are thinking Susannah, I know that Kelly does not do much work but she's the president and you have to take care of these things."

"So as VP, what do I have to do?" Prissy Kelly does not do any work. HM!

"One thing is you have to come up with a fundraiser, second decorate the school dance and also, help the new kids out."

"Wait, we have a new kid?"

Talk about unfair! Here he comes waltzing around and what about me? I had to wait for at least 2 months to be able to get in and that was just because a girl killed herself over a guy!

That reminds me…I haven't seen Bryce ever since our date.

"Where did Bryce Martinson go?"

"Oh, didn't you know? He moved to Robert Louis Stevenson (a/n: I forget the actual name so bare with me if I'm wrong.) two days ago. That is why we have a room for a new student to come in."

"Okay then…so yeah, my question, we have a new kid?"

"Yes, he's in your grade actually, a very intelligent boy. He just moved here from New York, just like you." He smiled at me. "So, I'm hoping that you'd help him out seeing that both of you are from New York. And I transferred him to all of your classes, too. So, is that okay with you?"

"Yeah sure," I replied.

"Then come in to my office and meet the new guy you're showing what Junipero Serra Mission Academy is like."

He opened the door and I went it. The first thing I noticed was the back of the guys head. He's pretty buff and he has brown hair with highlights just like…Paul's.

"Susannah, meet Paul, Paul Slater." Father Dominic announced.

I froze. I haven't seen nor talked to Paul ever since that incident. And here he is, in my school and he'll probably be bugging me all the time now!

"Hey, Suze," Paul said with a grin.

"Paul." I replied, but shoot daggers at him.

Father Dominic studied our stares and went, "Oh! I see, you two already know each other! Well, that's great! Now, Susannah, remember, Paul is in all your classes here, so I suggest you give him a little tour. And of course, I'll be writing you a hall pass, wouldn't want to get our vice president in trouble now, do we?"

"No, I don't think so." Paul replied, with a smirk. "So I'm in all of Suze's classes? Cool." He said, answering his question.

"Stupid Bastard," I muttered.

"What was that, Susannah?" asked Father Dominic.

"Oh nothing, Father D. I said, GREAT!" Just great…my life just couldn't get any more better. -sigh-

I know short chapter, but I have a lot of work to do so I don't have much time to go through it and add some more detail. Oh yeah, and sorry that there's no fluff in this one. There won't be for some time, 2 chapters or so. Thanks for reviewing the last chapter!