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An: Here it is like I promised the special Valentines chapter. Oh sorry if they seemed a little out of character in the last one. Here's some stuff that you should know, this takes place when the gang is little, 10 little before Vanessa moved away. It's just a short story about there last Valentines together before she does move. It has absolutely no real relevance to the story it's just a side part, a memory/flashback type thing. Also I've got no idea what a little Jude would be like, I'm just taking a ruff guess on it. So please don't get mad at me if it's bad. Also I realize that this says that it was 'published' on Feb.15 but like most normal people I had a date today with my boyfriend. I never got time to put it up till after midnight, but I did have the story done before then! So please don't be mad! Now on with the story
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Valentines Intermission - Candy hearts and Chocolates, my last Valentine
I remember that day well, the day I was mad at Terry Wilson for stealing Billy White from me, well he was never mine in the first place but that's not the point. It was the day that I . . . I kissed Jude and also the day before I was told that I had to move away so I never really had to face him about it and I kinda forgot about it till now. Well let me tell you about it . . .
I'd woken up early that morning because I had wanted to make sure I didn't forget anything and to make sure that nothing was missing from my outfit. I had picked out a knee length, pleated white skirt with a dark purple elbow length loose shirt. It was my favorite outfit at the time and because of that I only wore it on really special occasions. I was so happy, today I was going to tell Billy that I liked him even if it was the last day I would ever see him. That's why I had to make sure everything was perfect, I grabbed my cards carefully making sure not to rip any, seven though were hand made though just for the gang and Terry, my other best friend, and one for Billy. The gang didn't like her though so we really all played together. I put the card in a special red bag that I'd hold instead of putting them in my backpack where they'd get smashed and crumpled. I trotted happily downstairs where my dad greeted me happily, with a warm smile. He set a plate of heart-shaped pancakes that had strawberry's and whip cream on top on the table infront of me. I beamed joyfully up at him and spoke.
"Thanks daddy!"
"No problem, angel."
"Daddy, did you make some for Jude too? Where's mommy? Can she do my hair?" I asked between mouthfuls of pancakes.
"Slow down angel or you'll choke, yes I made some for him too, your mom right behind you dear and I'm sure she'd be delighted to do your hair." I looked up and sure enough mom was looking down at me with a loving smile and a brush and ponytails in her hand. She always knew what to do, it's like she could see the future sometimes.
"Ow, mom that hurts!" I whined as she ran the brush through a particularly knotty spot.
"If don't move then it won't hurt." Mom scolded me pulling the top half of my black hair into a small braid in the back so it hung down over the loose hair. She finished up right as the doorbell rang, right on time too.
"There all done, now go answer the door." I hopped off my chair and ran to the door, opening it to reveal a tall, well taller then me messy blonder haired boy. He wore a pair of loose blue jeans and a black and creme colored zip up jacket with his backpack on. I smiled and moved aside letting him in.
"Hiya Jude! Happy Valentine's Day!" I cheered giving him a hug after he'd taken his shoes and jacket off.
"Same to you!"
"Daddy's got some pancakes in the kitchen for you. They were made specially for this day!" I told him with a toothy smile which he gladly returned and we walked back into the kitchen. Sitting down we finished up our pancakes and talked quietly about what the day was going to be like, bad or good.
"Well you guys should get going and Vanessa here's some socks put them or legs will get cold," My mom said giving me a pair of white knee high socks. I sighed and took them, motioning for Jude to follow me.
"Thanks Mr. A for the pancakes they were really good." My dad just nodded and Jude walked out to where I was sitting on my stairs putting my socks and shoes on. It only took use a few seconds to put our stuff on and be out the door with our stuff for school.
"So . . . Are you going to tell Billy that you like him today?" Jude asked looking down at me expectantly.
"I don't know, hopefully. What about you? Are you going to tell the person you like that you like them?" I asked him curiously, that's one thing Jude never told me. Who he liked. Whenever I asked him, he'd always tell me that I knew her very well, so I think it's either Jen or Nikki, probably Jen. Jen might be really bossy at times but her heart was in the right place.
"Nah. She likes someone else so I won't bother."
"Really? How do you know? She could like you too. You never know Jude." He only shook his head and looked ahead to where Jonsey, Nikki, Wyatt, Jen, and Terry were standing waiting for the bus to come.
"I'm sure if you told her Jude she'd tell you that she likes you too!" I said optimistically.
"She might but I'm pretty sure she likes someone else."
"Okay if you say so . . . "
"Nessa!" I heard someone squeal from infront of me before I was glomped.
"Ter, please let go!" I squeaked in between breaths.
"Sorry, so whatcha talkin about?"
"Just who we li-"
"Nothing important." Jude interrupted and I looked questionably at him.
"Okay, happy Valentines Day, Nessa!" She said in her naturally high voice, sometimes it gets really annoying even to me.
"Same to you,"
"Jude, Nessa" Jonsey yelled at us breaking up the conversation. We looked at him and he motioned for us to come over.
"So Nessa, who do you like?" He asked me straight out. I looked at the ground blushing.
"Um, no one." I spoke quietly not taking my eyes off the ground.
"Uh huh . . . what about the rest of you?" He asked eyeing me suspiciously.
"No one," Jen, Wyatt, and Jude chorused together quickly.
"Like I'd tell you," Came Nikki's remark.
"Billy White," Terry sighed with a dreamy look on her face while mine looked like someone had just dropped a bomb on me. I couldn't believe it she knew I liked him before her. How could she do this? We're best friends, and best friends aren't supposed to like the same person. No! Through all this I didn't notice Jude looking thoughtfully down at me, really it's quite pitiful how small I was. It was like I should be in the 2nd grade class not the 4th. It's not fair, why can't she like someone else? My thoughts were interrupted though when the bus pulled up and we all filed onto our regular seats. Me with Jude, Nikki with Jen, Jonsey with Wyatt, and Terry with Penelope at popular 6th grade girl.
I turned out all the loud voices of the other kids talking about how they were going to confess their undying love to that special someone. That made a small smile come to my face, love was one thing that I believed in then I was so naive to. I stared thoughtfully out the window instead of talking about my crush and how I'd tell him or whose cards were better like every other kid on the bus.
Jude being one of them, he knew you didn't want to talk but he himself was in a very talkative mood, so who else to turn to then Wyatt and Jonsey.
"So dudes, what kinda cards did you get?" He asked them over the top of the seat.
"Race cars," Jonsey blurted out excitedly.
"Mine aren't cards. My mom got me packages of Hershey kisses to give out instead." Wyatt told them and their eyes lit up when they heard "Hershey". Now they couldn't wait to get Wyatt's Valentine's.
"Awesome! Can we have ours now!" Jude asked excitedly.
"No, you can wait like everyone else." He replied holding his backpack tighter to himself. Jude and Jonsey sighed in defeat, Jude sat back down in his seat and looked back down at me. I was still staring out the window silently.
The bus jerked to a stop signaling that we were at the school so we all got up and filed out of the bus. Once outside everyone went off to find their friends accept that wasn't needed with us we were already in our group, Terry had gone off with Penelope like she always did in the morning. We made our way through the busy school hallways making our way to our classroom.
Okay I'm sure you guys don't want to hear about the whole school day so let's just skip to the important part before the end of the day where we all gave cards out. Where the most important parts of this story takes place, okay so one of the more important ones. So here we go skipping to the end of the day where.
"Now class quiet down there's a few minutes left, please take your cards out. We'll pass them out as soon as everyone's quiet." At this everyone immediately shut up and took their cards out of their desks and set them on the top. I set the special ones I made for the gang and Terry on one side of my desk while I put the others on the other side. I know I couldn't get them mixed up because of the fact that one was more colorful and bold then the plain heart ones my mom had bought at the drug store the other day. I kept the one I made for Billy in my desk though seeing as how he wasn't in our class, so I'd have to wait till after to give it to him. I looked over at Jude on the other side of the room and flashed him a confident smile. I would tell Billy that I liked him as soon as school was out, my mom was coming to pick me and Jude up today since she had the day off so we didn't have to take the bus.
"There, now go hand them out kids, no pushing or shoving either. Be civil about it. It's not the end of the world." The teacher chided with a smile and went to sit at her desk in the front of the room. We all stood up and started to hand out our cards. I quickly handed out all the heart ones, then made my way to Nikki's desk to give hers. I set it on her desk, and did the same with the rest of them until I got to Jude's but he was already there so I held it out for him to take.
"Thanks, Nessa"
"It's no problem Jude. Remember my moms coming to pick us up today so you don't need to take the bus." I reminded him before having to sit down because of our teacher.
"Now hurry and open them before the bell rings." I looked at my desk to see what types I had gotten, there were a few heart ones like mine, some powerpuff and Barbie ones obviously from girls, then some that were cars, bee's and a package of Candy hearts and chocolate kisses. Those ones were my favorites, I loved reading what was printed on them and well chocolate was good anytime. It always made me feel better when I was sad. I opened each of my cards carefully as too not rip them and read each one. I was just about to see who had given me the hearts when the bell rang, so I gathered them up and put them in my red bag. I held the card I made for Billy close so that I wouldn't loose it as I walked out of the room and into the hall where our lockers were. I pulled my jacket on and grabbed my backpack, leaving the busy school hallways and going outside. I stood by the doors waiting for Billy to come out, I didn't have to wait long, he came out but he wasn't alone. Terry was with him and she was holding his hand, when she saw me she smiled maliciously at me and stuck her tongue out.
I dropped the card and ran to the swings, which were amazingly free for once so I sat sadly on one. She's won . . . she always did. She was the smarter, prettier, more popular one, I was just the background image. If I could, I'd kick the stones on the ground but I can't due to the fact that something threw this swing around the top so it's higher then it should be. So I just stared at the ground sadly, I know I'm only ten and I've got my whole life ahead of me but . . . I thought that Billy was my first love. I felt like crying right now to be truthful but I wouldn't let Terry have that satisfaction of knowing that it hurt me that much.
My thoughts were broken as I felt someone gently push me, I turned my head to see who had pushed me only to see Jude smiling lazily down at me. I would've returned it but I couldn't muster up the feeling to, so I just let him push me softly.
"Jude . . . you're always there for me, your always around to catch me when I fall. I hope you always will be." I said sounding amazingly grown up for a ten-year-old.
"I hope so too." He mumbled back at me which made me smile. Something cold and wet fell on my nose, I looked up to see big white snow falling from the sky. I loved snow almost as much as I loved the rain, they were both so pretty. I jumped off my swing and twirled around with my tongue out hoping to catch a few. Jude followed my lead, and soon we both fell to the ground dizzy from spinning.
"So Jude . . . did you tell that girl you like her?" I asked him breaking our silence. He opened his mouth to answer but my moms voice yelling at us to come on, cut him off. I guess I'll have to ask him later when we get home. I wonder who she is? I know her? It has to be Jen, there's no one else it could possibly be. I yelled back at my mom telling her we were coming and grabbed my bag, running to the car with Jude. We got in the car each on the opposite side, and put our seatbelts on. My mom started the car and we were off.
"So Nessa, how was your day? Any secret admirers?" She asked me with a sly smile, I blushed and looked down.
"No none that I know of. But momma Jude likes someone and he won't let me know!" I whined hoping that she'd make him tell me. Waiting so long to hear who it was, was killing me.
"Nessa I can't make him do that, if Jude doesn't want to tell you who he likes he doesn't have to." Mom scolded me, I 'awed' and Jude stuck his tongue out playfully at me and I returned the favor. It wasn't long before we got home, and since Jude lived right beside us he didn't have to walk far.
"Thanks for the ride, Mrs. A."
"It's no problem at all Jude, tell your mom I said hi." Mom replied as we got out of the car, I didn't bother taking my bag out of the car, I'd just get it later. I take my red bag out though, I'd have to check to see who gave me the Candy hearts, I don' t think anyone else in the class got them though. Maybe I've e got a secret admirer! A bright smile came onto my face at the thought. Jude was about to leave to go home when I ran over to him and gently grabbed his hand making him stop and blush.
"Jude, please tell me who you like! I've got to know! It's Jen, right?" I pleaded. I just had to know.
"Um, it's not Jen . . . it's . . . it's . . . " Jude said quietly trailing off and blushing harder from reason but I didn't read into this. See I was so naive I didn't even know when my best friend liked me.
"Yes, who?" I coaxed trying to bounce around from excitement.
"It's . . . you."
"Me!" I said shocked. Jude my best friend liked me?
"Yeah . . . I know you probably hate me now." Jude told me looking down sadly.
"I don't hate you Jude I'm surprised." I replied in a small voice, looking away blushing now I let go of his hand.
"Um, Jude I-I'm not sure what to say . . . but for being my friend I'll give you this." I stammered and stood on my tippy toes and hurriedly kissed him lightly on the lips. Then I ran into the house not giving him time to say anything about it. I smiled to myself, for once it was me who was doing the surprising and being unpredictable, not him. It was horrible though the next day my mom told me we had to move because she'd been transferred so she flew me and dad out the same day. I never got a chance to tell Jude that I was going . . . I guess my mom did cause she one night when I wasn't supposed to be up I heard my mom and dad talking. My mom was telling my dad about how broken up Jude had been when he heard that I was gone . . . and you know I never did check to see who had given me those Candy hearts, somehow I know it was Jude who gave them to me.
So there you have it. My last, but best Valentine's day with Jude so far.
AN: There you have it the valentines chapter. Hope you like it.