(A/N – Geez, rough times. Nah… GUESS WHAT! Me and ten other family members (plus Jack) are heading to Topsail, NC for one – whole – week starting May 28th! I'm totally thrilled! Never been anywhere for a week in my life, let alone a beach! Yeah, big step, and I'm sorry, but the house we're staying in doesn't have a computer for me to update. But never you fear! I shall be working during vacation whenever I can if my lil sister, brother, and two cousins Louie and Ryan don't drive me crazy…)

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.: Anyone near Topsail? Come visit me! We're staying in Stow-Away house in Surf City, second row from the beach, lol. Want the address? I've got it! Haha :.

CLE – "Forever Young" by Alphaville

A Series of Unfortunate Events is a kick-arse movie. Check it out. But sadly, I gotta put a disclaimer on those poor Baudelaire orphans and the Jack Sparrow gang. No, not you, JC… you are mine!

But MY gang is MINE and semi-non-PotC. I say 'semi-non-PotC' because my Jack Clone is a replica of CJS. My gang: We're going to rent a beach house someday for a week, too!

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CHAPTER TEN: "Do I hint jealousy?"

Once we arrived at the high school, got in, and picked a table to throw our stuff on and claim as our territory for the night like we do at every dance, we started to look around for familiar faces. Well, I did anyways. Jessica already found some other people and ran off towards the snack table with Lindsay tagging along. Will and Elizabeth wandered off, too. I didn't really worry about them for some reason as much as I did Lindsay and Stewie, though.

I was fumbling around with my cell phone real quick when Holly suddenly appeared at my side all excited and happy.

"Hey! Nice dress," she complimented.

"Like yours, too," I replied. It was short and black with a halter-top. "Hey, is that the same one you wore to the Cinderella last year?"

"Yep," she laughed. "Didn't have time to find another one, so I pulled this out and figured 'eh, it'll do.' Ooo! Hi, Paige! Hi, Jack!" she said, finally taking recognition of them.

Jack nodded in her direction politely and Paige smiled.

"How did you like your first day of school? Holly asked her with a big grin.

"Not funny," I muttered.

"Oh my!" Paige said. "If I ever have to endure that place again, I just might die!"

"People have died," Holly said quietly. "Committed suicide, peer pressure, drugs, not to mention all the fights…"

Paige gave a surprised look.

"I'm not going back there anymore!"

"You just might have to if you don't get out of here before Monday," I said.

"But Jack and I have to hide longer than a few days," Paige said.

"Then you're, as they say here, screwed," Holly said.

"Great…"

Suddenly, I saw Robbie (anyone remember him? lol) walking towards us in this grayish suit. I hadn't talked to him in such a long time since he got a girlfriend that actually stayed with him longer than a month and went to our school. He smiled and nodded at us like he sometimes does and looked at Paige, then at me and Holly.

"Aren't you gonna introduce us?" he asked.

I rolled my eyes.

"What happened to Meg?" I asked.

"Broke up," he hissed through gritted teeth as to not let Paige hear this.

"Oh," I said. "Well, this is Paige. You saw her in Geometry today…"

"Never talked to her, though," he said between turning to her. "I'm Robbie. What's up?"

"Oh, nothing," Paige said awkwardly.

"Where you from? Never seen you before around here," Robbie said.

"Oh, she's from the same place he is," I said, pointing behind Robbie to Jack. Robbie turned around and jumped, and Jack lifted an eyebrow.

"Holy crap, when did he come back?" Robbie asked.

"Wednesday night," I said. "He and Paige and Liz and Will."

Robbie looked over at Paige.

"You his… daughter?" Robbie asked cautiously.

"Not really, but you could say that," she said.

Robbie looked back up at Jack.

"Hey man, what's up?" he asked. "Remember me?"

"Aye, I do," Jack said. "Nice to see ye again, lad."

"Yeeeeeeah… so, Paige-"

"Please tell me you're not another loser who's about to ask me to be his girlfriend because if you are I will kill you and anyone who gets in my way," Paige responded.

Robbie raised his brow as Holly and I stifled giggles.

"Err… no," he said. "I just wanted to ask you-"

"For my phone number?" Paige said very dangerously with a glare.

"No," he said, shaking his head. "Just for a dance."

"Oh," Paige said, lightening her expression. "Well…"

"Ah, go ahead, lassie," Jack said. "He's all right."

"Yeah, I guess we trust you," I said. "Have fun, Paige."

"And don't give in to anything he says!" Holly yelled after her as she and Robbie moved into the blurred crowd. I nudged her in the arm even though I would've said the same thing.

"I guess it's ok for Paige to go out and meet some guys, but man, if she ever got attached to one…" I said.

"Erica, who's gonna get attached to Robbie?" Holly asked me with a laugh. I looked down at her and she smiled innocently.

"Not funny," I said. "That was years ago. Eight grade, Holly."

"It was still funny…"

"No, it wasn't-"

"Enjoying yourselves, girls?" we heard a voice say. We looked up and saw Miss Garrett standing there in a pretty golden sweater and black dress slacks. Her hair was curled a bit at the ends as well.

"Oh, hi Miss Garrett," Holly said.

"And look, Mr. Sparrow has come, too," Miss Garrett said with a smile. "Pleasure to see you again, Mr. Sparrow."

"Oh, yes, hello," Jack said, taking notice of her arrival to their group. "You came to this… thing?"

"Well, some teachers are assigned to come and help keep order," Miss Garrett explained (AHHHHHHHHHHHH!). "I'm one of them and it would appear as if you were the other."

Holly and I bent our brows as we watched them.

"Oh, no," Jack said. "Gracey and the others dragged me here."

"My butt," I muttered.

"Well, I hope you're having fun," she said, now addressing all of us. "This whole Christmas dance has been beautifully decorated, too. I must sound a bit off the wall, but it's the best one I've ever been to."

"The decorations," Jack began, "are not the only beautiful things here tonight," he said, looking at Miss Garrett.

My eyes grew huge and my mouth opened slightly in shock. Holly turned around and covered her mouth in laughter, probably because she thought it was a cheesy pick-up line. But me? How in the heck could he say that to our teacher!

Miss Garrett smiled in amusement, however.

"Oh really?" she asked.

"Aye," Jack said with those heavily-lined eyes still on her.

I nodded. Yep. She's in over her head now.

…….

Ah! Which is why I gotta stop this!

"Miss Garrett, I-"

"How about a dance?" Jack asked, taking up he hand and nodding towards the dance floor.

"Surely," she said with her smile growing.

Before I could say another word because I was stunned at all this happening, Jack whisked Miss Garrett onto the dance floor. I sank into my chair next to Holly still not getting this.

"Oh my god," I said.

"Did he really say that?" Holly laughed.

"Yes," I said worriedly. "He's wooing our history teacher, Holly! We can't allow it! I won't allow it! He can't woo our history teacher and do something he can't take back because he's gotta go back to his own time in less than two weeks tops and-"

"Erica! Chill out!" Holly laughed. "It's a dance. And although I know your concerns, I wouldn't worry. Jack knows he's gotta go back, too."

"What about Paige?" I asked.

"I've only known Paige twenty-four hours and she's one person I know how doesn't take the bull boys try to dish out to her," she said. "And plus, it's Robbie. I know Robbie and Jack are somewhat similar, but just try to relax. So what if Paige gets a boyfriend for a few days?"

"Yeah, true," I said.

Suddenly, Lindsay and Stewie came racing up towards us. They flew into their chairs across the table from us with disbelief etched into their faces.

"What's up?" I asked.

"Oh my god, I could've sworn that I just saw Jack dancing with Miss Garrett," Lindsay panted.

"You did," I said as they exchanged looks

"Hey, you guys all match!" Holly said, pointing at our dresses. I rolled my eyes. Now she realizes it.

"Yeah, and if you noticed, Paige a white one," I said. Then I turned back to Lindsay and Stewie. "He just used this stupid line on her and took her to the dance floor!"

"Which one?" Jessica asked.

"She complimented the decorations being beautiful and he said 'the decorations are not the only beautiful things here tonight' or something retarded like that…"

"Do I hint jealousy?" Lindsay asked.

"Lindsay, shut up," I said. "Do you not realize what could happen?"

"In one night?" she laughed. "Calm down!"

"I'm trying! But it doesn't help because Paige ran off with Robbie, too!" I said.

"Ok, that's it," Lindsay said.

She got up and pulled me out of my chair and over to the dance floor. Holly and Stewie followed, curious to know what was going on so they could make fun of me if anything embarrassing/ funny happened to me.

Comforting, huh? Don't you just love your friends sometimes?

"Lindsay, let go," I said. "What are you doing?"

"You're gonna dance with somebody," she said, parting all these people as the slow song began to come to a close.

"But the slow song is-"

Lindsay stopped me in front of this person and tapped him on the shoulder. I wanted to scream when I saw his face, but I just stared and froze in this fixed daze of shock, disbelief, utter joy, ect (you all have a guy like this, I'm sure, lol).

It was him.

That's all I really need to say.

Him.

Jordan Hoover.

AKA 'Lumiere.'

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But right now, let's continue.

"Jordan, would you dance with my friend Erica for this dance?" Lindsay asked.

Since when did she talk to the guy!

"B-b-but the song is-"

And just my luck. Another one started.

I wanted to cry.

"Yeah, sure," he said.

I wanted to die.

"B-b-but I th-thought you were a senior last year?" I asked with my voice giving out on me as it got higher and higher.

"I was; I'm just here with some friends that snuck me in," he said.

He's talking to me! AHHH!

"Okay, well, you two go ahead and dance," Lindsay said.

I wasn't breathing.

I looked back at her with huge eyes like 'don't-you-dare-leave-me-here-with-this-guy-I-have-an-unhealthy-obsession-with.' Stewie and Holly were all giddy, and then they left me.

Suddenly, he put his hands on my waist and I put mine around his neck.

I was dead.

. Lindsay's PoV .

Erica, you owe me so bad.

Anyhoo, Holly, Jessica, and I busted a gut as we choked and stumbled back to the snack table on our hysterical laughter.

"Did you see the look on her face?" I asked.

"Lindsay, I think you may have just killed her," Holly panted.

"Oh well," I said. "She'll thank me in heaven."

"Hey! Will and Lizzy!" Stewie shouted, running up alongside the table, passed the lunch line exit doors to the milk machine where Will and Elizabeth were pointing at stuff inside of it. Yes, we have a milk vending machine with water and lots of tea cooler hickeys, too. Awesome, huh?

"Hey, girls," Liz said. "Having fun?"

"Loads," Stewie laughed. "We've just killed Grace."

Will and Elizabeth snapped their heads in our direction as we beamed up at them.

"Not really," Holly laughed. "But we've managed to come very close."

"What did you do to her?" Will asked.

"Embarrassed the hell out of her," I said.

"Ah, I see," he said. "Anything else worth telling?"

"Well, Jack's off with our history teacher and Paige went off with Robbie. Do you remember Robbie from last summer? The first one?"

"That kid?" Liz asked somewhat disgusted. "Oh dear…"

We giggled.

"So, whatcha wanna do?" Holly asked, rocking on her toes.

"Let's go grab some food and sit down for a bit until Erica comes staggering back showing no signs of life," I suggested.

"But if she's show's no signs of life, how can she-"

"You're slowing me down, Stewie! I said loudly, overriding her comment.

We each grabbed a little plate of something off the snack table and sat at our table; it wasn't a far walk. Our table was two away from the snacks, lol. To our surprise, Paige and Robbie were standing there as Paige took something out of the purse Erica had lended to her to use for the night.

"Hey, guys," I said, setting my plate on the table. Robbie and Paige looked up; Robbie jumped upon seeing Will and Elizabeth again.

"Yes, we remember you," Liz said with a smile to Robbie.

"What's up?" he said (as he always did).

"Oh, we aren't staying long," Paige said. "I just wanted to grab the camera so I could get a picture with Robbie," she said happily.

Whoa, something's up.

"You two're hitting it off pretty good," Holly said. 'Considering Paige almost told you off when she first met you…"

"Well, he's not that bad," Paige said. "We're actually having a great time."

"Good," I said. "Well, don't let us stop you. Go have more fun!"

"We are," Robbie said as they turned to go. "See you."

"Bye," I called, sitting down.

"Wow, that's something I never thought I'd see," Will said. "Talk about odd couples…"

"Aw, lay off," I said. "What's so odd about it?"

"A few years ago, Erica would have killed to be Paige," Holly laughed.

"Yeah, I know," I said.

"Speaking of our bestest buddy…" Stewie said.

We turned around as Erica came back to the table with the biggest grin on her face I have ever seen. She wasn't walking either; more like floating. I smiled. I was gonna get hurt…

"Erica, you ok?" Holly laughed as she fell into the chair.

She just shook her head.

"So, how'd it go?" I asked, nudging her in the arm.

She just smiled even bigger if that was possible.

"Erica? Say something…" Holly said. "You're scaring me."

"Is she gonna be ok?" Will asked.

"She's fine," I said, setting aside my plate. "Erica, hey! Talk to us!"

"Ehhh…" she said.

"That's an improvement," Stewie said.

"Not enough," I said. "Erica! What happened?"

Silence…

"Erica, I will not hesitate to slap you," I warned.

Silence.

SLAP!

Still silent! Oh my god!

"ERICA!" Stewie bellowed.

"Huh?" she asked all dazed-like.

"WHAT HAPPENED!" Stewie yelled, now standing.

Silence.

"I DANCED WITH HIM!" she screamed excitedly.

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Oh my god, I just did one whole chapter in… four hours off the top of my head?

Progress! LoL. I wrote this yesterday, but sorry it didn't get posted til today. I know you guys were dyin' for an update, and I'm not sure or not, but this might be the last post for this story until after I get back from Topsail. I will be updating others, so watch for 'em. We'll miss you guys down there! Hope you all liked the chapter! Jack and I shall be there in two weeks even! I promise a post when I get back! Luv you, peeps!

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