Dear Readers...
So I lied, I said Caleb was not going to be in this fanfic, but it's interesting if I put him in. Thanks to Pink, Dancingintheclouds (Madison) and Kitsune6 for their support and advice. And thanks to Happymonkey for the idea.
Yours truly...
Jade xXxXx
Cornelia walked along the empty street, it was quiet, just how she liked it. Her thought's traveled from Jason, to fashion, to make-up and back to Jason again. Suddenly she saw a familiar brunette with green eyes and a brilliant blue portal.
"Hi Caleb, CALEB?" She said staring a him.
Caleb looked at the ground. He knew he was going to get a huge volley of shouts. How exactly was he going to tell her he was going out with Elyon. "Hi." He said still looking at the ground.
"So, how's Meridian? Is Elyon ok? Say hi to Aldarn for me when you get back." Cornelia smiled at him. It didn't really bother her that they broke up anymore. Friends suited her just fine, plus she had other certain blondes to think about.
Caleb looked at her dumbstruck. "You're, you're not going to shout at me?"
Cornelia arched one perfect eyebrow. "No, I thought about it for a while, and there's more fish in the sea. I have guys dying for me here." But I don't want them.
"So it doesn't bother you that I'm going out with someone else?" Caleb looked at her worriedly.
"Who's the lucky girl?" Cornelia teased him.
"Elyon."
"Oh my god! I'm so happy for you both!" Cornelia hugged Caleb joyfully. And who should walk down the road that very moment? It's our favourite blonde warrior, Jason.
Jason stopped in his tracks. Cornelia, tall brunette, hugging. His eyes widened as he took in the sight. Walk away Jason, run home. That was the first thing he thought of. Damn, I have to walk past them to get home. Come on Jason, it's only the love of your life hugging a guy she probably loves. Jason shook himself roughly and continued to walk down the road.
"Hi Jason!" Cornelia said as he approched.
"Hey." Jason replied half-heartedly.
"This is Caleb. He lives in Meridian." She motioned to Caleb who nodded his head, smiling.
"Hi, errr, got to go, see ya." He quickly walked down the road.
Cornelia watched him go, her smile vanishing rapidly. "Oh god, what did I do wrong? He's always avoiding me now." She sighed.
"You like him?"
"Doesn't everyone. He has his own fanclub for god's sake. I bet he fancies one of them! He'll never ask me out. I'm so stupid." Fresh tears poured down her cheeks.
Caleb comforted her. "I bet he likes you but doesn't know how to show it. He'd be mad to miss out on someone like you without a good reason."
"He'll never like me."
At the Allens...
Jason paced around his room, deep in thoughts. (Key: Jason, Jason's Brain.)
God Jason. How could you be so stupid. You should have known a beautiful, cool, smart girl like her would have been taken.
It's all that stupid Caleb's fault. What has he got that I haven't?
Jason kicked the wall and sat on his bed with his head in his hands.
Maybe a BRAIN?
Shut up, If I haven't got a brain, who am I arguing with now?
Trick question. Pass.
How could she? Doesn't she have any idea at all?
If only you could ask her out like Jack or Ben or Ryan. They've got a lovey-dovey relationship while you, Jason, are stuck here like a stupid idiot, feeling sorry for yourself. You've got to move on, dude.
I can't, I love her, I can't stop thinking about her. I've never felt this way about anyone else before.
Come on, pull yourself together. There's tons of girls out there that would give anything to be your girlfriend, and she doesn't know what she's missing out on. You have a fan club for god's sake, you're Sheffield Institute's hottest guy and the school heart throb. You gotta move on.
You have a point. Yeah, it's her fault. She misses out. Tomorrow I'm gonna find someone who'd be honoured to be my girlfriend.
Now, that's the Jason I know.
You ARE the Jason that you know.
You're so sad arguing with your own brain.
Hey, your making me do this.
Am not!
Are too!
NOT! NOT! NOT! NOT! NOT!
ARE! ARE! ARE! ARE! ARE!
NOT!
Let's stop this stupid behavior. What are we? 5?
I couldn't agree more. So we're settled, forget about Cornelia, and ask someone else out tomorrow.
Agreed.
Good, can we get somehing to eat. I am starved.
Me too. No Chicken soup.
Urrgh yeah, horrible.
Oh my god, I talk to myself. I need therapy.
Jason walked down the stairs. Tyler was watching football on the television, Ben and Ryan were playing linked computer games, Jack was listening to music through headphones. Does no-one have any idea what I'm going through?
RING RING!
"JASON! GET THE PHONE! OHHHH GREAT SAVE!" Tyler shouted not taking his eyes off the T.V.
Jason sighed. Who is it? Kenny? Harry? Coach Turnball asking if I can do the Track team races? Guess again.
"Hi Jason, are you ok now? Maybe we can go see The Mage? Only if you're feeling better of course."
Damn, Cornelia.
"Jason? Hello? Do you, do you want to go? Or are you meeting someone else." Cornelia sounded hurt and Jason realised that.
"No, no," He said. God, do I sound that desperate?
Yeah, plus we don't like her anymore, remember?
Shove off.
"Just, just need to know where that's all." Jason ran a hand through in floppy hair. Thank the Lord, I'm good at making excuses.
"Ok then, meet me at the school gate, then we an go to the park and find Will so she can make a portal for us. Ok?"
"Ok sure, one thing, when?"
"Now."
"WHAT!"
"Oh is it a bad time."
"Err, no. You mean, now?"
"Yeah, now."
"What? You mean, now, now?"
"Yes."
"Ok, I'll be there in a minute."
"Ok bye."
"Bye."
Jason hung up. He imagined himself pummeling that Caleb. He took his jacket off the hook and put it on.
"Guys. I'm going to meet Cornelia." He said to his previously occupied brothers.
"Ohhh, Jason's going to meet Cornelia, maybe you can ask her out now. Oh forgot, you're too chicken. Cluck, cluck." Ryan's head grinned, teasing Jason was very satisfying.
"Shut up. We're going to see The Mage." Jason opened the door.
"Oh." Ryan sobered up at once. "Tell us about it afterwards ok?"
"Sure brother." Jason walked out the door.
The School Gate...
Cornelia paced up and down.
Where is he? Oh no what if something really bad happened to him? What if he's meeting another girl that he likes. What would you do Cornelia? Curl up and die, decapitate, decease. Ok Corny, don't get melodramatic here.
Suddenly Cornelia caught sight of Jason's trademark floppy hair. She gave a big sigh of relief and ran to meet him.
"Hi, you're late. What took you?" Cornelia looked at him worriedly.
I'm surprised that you care. "Oh ummm, Mom, ummm asking if I was ok."
"You're lying." Cornelia said quietly. "You alway's lie to me."
"No, it's the truth."
"Yeah, right."
"I'm serious."
"Fine, I'll believe you, this once."
He smiled his famous heart-throb smile. "Cool, so, Will's waiting?"
Cornelia laughed. "Yeah, I hope, she's always late."
"I hear ya."
They walked in silence for the rest of the way, each thinking that they were not good enough for the other.
The Park...
"There you are, you guys are sooo late." Will said brightly.
"I'm never late, you are just too early." Jason laughed.
Uh-oh, Jason's falling for Will, gotta get them away from each other quick. Cornelia looked at Jason then Will, then Jason again.
"Ummm, Jason, what kind of look does Jack like?" Will looked at Jason worriedly.
Oops, forgot she's going out with Jack. Cornelia sighed.
"Just wear what you normally wear. He likes you for you, trust me." Jason said calmly.
"Are you sure?"
"I live with him, don't I?"
"Oh yeah."
Cornelia cut in quickly. "Umm guys could we get to the problem at hand here?"
"Ohh right." Will lifted the Heart of Kandrakar and made a big portal in a shady alcove. "I'll be waiting here guys." She sat beneath a tree.
Jason put one foot in the portal. "Oh, Will, call Jack, he'd like to hear from you." Jason dissapeared.
Cornelia said a quick goodbye to her friend and sped after him.
Jason was leaning against the wall, waiting. He was attracting a certain amount of attention from Meridian girls, and Cornelia wanted to make it clear he was not up for grabs. She shot the girls a he's-mine-so-get-lost look and walked towards him.
She stood quite close to him and said, "The Mage lives under ground, and it's really slimy, so just beware."
"Crud, I knew I shouldn't have worn my new jeans."
Cornelia guided him to Infinate City, and who should they meet there? Caleb.
"Hi Caleb." Cornelia said.
"Hey." Jason growled moodily.
"Hi, listen Cornelia, there's a tunnel down there and we think it's not very stable so could you strengthen it a bit?" Caleb looked at her.
"Sorry Caleb, I've got to take Jason to see The Mage."
HAH! In your face monkey-butt. Shes going with me! SHAME! Jason thought.
"Ok then, maybe another time." Caleb walked off.
"Come on." Cornelia tugged at Jason's hand, and Jason felt a swooping sensation in his stomach.
Cornelia guided him to a wall and pushed a brick on it. The bricks came away to reveal a large hole and a dark tunnel with one torch in a bracket joined to the wall. They both climbed inside.
The Park...
Jason said call Jack. Jason is a troublemaker. Should I call Jack? I'll make a fool of myself. What am I going to say, Hi Jack just wanted to call you because Jason said to? Fine I'll call him.
Will picked up her cell phone and dialed the Allen's phone number. She held her breath as the phone started to ring.
"Allen residence, who's speaking please?" Came the unmistakable voice of Ben.
"Urrrm, hi Ben, it's me Will. Can I talk to Jack please?"
"Oh, hold on a minute."
Will heard a faint shout of "JACK! IT'S YOUR GIRLFRIEND ON THE PHONE!" and then another muffled cry of "Shut up Ben."
"Hello Jack?"
"Hi Will, what's up?"
"Oh, errr, just wanted to know what film we're gonna watch so we don't have to argue on the day." You sound soo sad Will. God.
"Hey that's a good idea. How about 'Shot down' you know, the gory action film?"
"No way, I'm squeamish, we could watch 'Realms' the supernatural one?"
"Hell no, it's no fun. 'Shot down'."
" 'Realms.' "
" 'Shot down'. "
" 'Realms'. "
"Fine let's compromise. You're squeamish and I like fun films, so let's watch a comedy."
"Ok, but which one?"
" 'Diaries of a Gay Man'!" They both said at the same time.
Will giggled. "We think alike."
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"
Will laughed again. "I'll pay for the popcorn, you pay for tickets, nobs on, no returns."
"Crap."
"So, I'll see you then?"
"Yeah, and don't be late."
"I won't. Bye."
"Bye."
Will suddenly burst into a fit of giggles. She was going to see a movie with a guy she liked! To good to be true.
Dear Reader...
Heart-breaking, I know, but it had to be done. Cornelia and Jason probably the only charectars that go crazy here. Until next time, goodbye.
Yours truly...
Jade xXxXx