Usual disclaimers for this chap. I wanna give a BIG SPECIAL THANKS to the reviewer/author Daisuke-n-Dark for her wonderful critiquing. It leads me to answer a few unanswered questions because I completely forgot: you readers aren't like my friends; you don't know everything about Jenny and Rikaru, etc, etc! First I want to say that Jenny and Dark aren't in love. Common misperception, if you will. Jenny isn't over her ex-boyfriend, either. The reason she said yes so quickly was because she wasn't thinking with her brain. (She has trouble sometimes thinking with said brain.) She just automatically said "yes" by accident. And she didn't push Dark away when he kissed her because she was very surprised. I know I need to lengthen my chapters a bit, but as good a writer as my friends think I am, I'm not good at length. I settle on quality, not quantity. I'll work on being more descriptive, thanks again for that, D-n-D, and Rika is a nickname for Rikaru. Alright, on with the story! This chapter is rated for a bit of violence, just the moderate duffing of a royal bitch, whom I own. (Avalon is copyright me.) Way to go, 13 reviews! You guys deserve this chapter!

Chapter 5

"Where did you say we were going?" Jenny asked as she walked beside Dark, her hand in his. The city could be a cruel place at times, but for some inexplicable reason she felt safe with him; like she was untouchable to the select few out in the city who would take advantage of a sixteen year old girl—without even a second thought.

"I didn't, actually." Dark laughed slightly. He winked at her. "But trust me, you'll like it."

"Kyuu!" With agreed, hopping from Dark's shoulder to hers. She smiled and reached up with her free hand to stroke the creature's ivory fur. She really liked the little rabbit; Rika never allowed her to really have a pet, considering she didn't care much for animals herself. So With gave her something to care for—a discovery made only in the last half-hour.

"Hi Dark!" A sudden shrill, high-pitched voice squealed from across the street. Jenny cringed at the sound, her smile turning into a grimace. She would know that squeal even if she was a million miles away from it.

'Perfect…' She thought. 'The perfect slut to ruin what could be a good night…'

Dark glanced over and half-heartedly smiled at the girl who had called to him. "Hey Avalon." He called back. Jen watched through practically narrowed sapphire eyes as Avalon ran across the street, all the while hoping for a car to just run her over. (No such luck.) As soon as Avalon reached the two—three, if you counted With—she shot Jenny a disgusted look.

"Masaki…" She muttered, looking Jen up and down with a glare.

"Avalon." Jenny acknowledged, nodding slightly.

"Dare I even ask what you're doing here?" Avalon sneered questioningly, brushing an imaginary speck of something-or-other off of her Dollhouse(trademark) jeans.

"Do I really have to answer that?" Jenny challenged.

"On second thought," Avalon said with a slight smile, "I really don't feel like hearing your oh so sickening little voice. Now run along, little one, the big kids," she gestured from Dark to herself, "want to talk." She made a shooing motion with her hands.

Jenny shot Avalon the darkest glare she could muster, resisting a little voice at the back of her head that told her to tackle the witch and rip her eyeballs out. She forced a smile, though, pointing out that what Avalon was saying didn't get to her.

"It's alright," Dark interrupted. "She's with me."

Avalon held a hand to her chest and smiled sympathetically. "Aw, isn't that sweet! I didn't know you did community service!" She said, her preppy voice dripping with a cruel tone that was directed towards Jenny.

Jen wrenched her hand free of Dark's and continued to glare at the witch before her. "Community service would be feeding you a bullet." She muttered darkly. Avalon had been her friend until high school, when as we all know happens so very often, Avalon had become one of the popular kids and turned Jenny into a target of her bullying ways.

Avalon raised a brow. "Masaki, you sure talk big." A disgusting smirk crossed her overly glossed lips. "But I hear your boyfriend dumped you." Jenny cringed. That in-particular had cut her deeply. But she wasn't about to show it.

"Lemme guess, you heard that from either a) the boy you fucked last night, b) the boy you fucked the night before last, c) the one you fucked three nights ago, d) the one you did four nights ago…I can go on and on." She shot back. Avalon rolled her eyes, seemingly unfazed by the inference that she was a slut.

"Masaki, the point of the matter is he dumped you. You weren't good enough for him, y'see? So what in the Seven Hells makes you think that you would be taken on anything less than a pity date with Dark Mousy?" She asked, matter-of-factly. Jenny felt her cheeks start to burn; she hadn't thought up a comeback for that one.

Dark rested one hand on Jen's shoulder and the other on Avalon's. "Ladies, c'mon, take it easy! The way I see it now, cats and dogs get along better than you two." Jenny continuously glared at Avalon.

"That's the understatement of the millennium." She growled. Avalon smirked devilishly and flipped back her long blonde hair.

"Don't hate me just because you can't get any. You just weren't meant to be with guys…why don't you run along to your little lezzy friends?" She sneered.

That broke Jenny's last ounce of will power. She tackled Avalon to the pavement, blind hate for the girl making her punch the other straight in the face. Before she could continue with her assault, Dark stepped in and circled his arms around her waist, pulling her off of Avalon.

"OW, DAMN YOU, MASAKI!" Avalon cried, scrambling to her feet. Jenny squirmed as much as she could to get away from Dark's hold.

"Lemme go; I'll murder her!" She yelled. As amused as he was, Dark refused to let go of her.

"Knock it off, Angel. You've done enough." He told her quietly. Jenny reluctantly stopped struggling and folded her arms, glaring down at the sidewalk. Avalon mustered up the best pitiful look she could.

"Did you see what that little barbarian did to me?" She cried to Dark, who shrugged.

"Yeah, sure did. And if you ask me, it couldn't have happened to a nicer person." He said simply. Avalon was left speechless, finally storming off in the other direction. He set Jenny down gently, earning a death glare from her.

"Who the hell do you think you are? You just kept me from murdering the girl who's been tormenting me for the last six years!" She snarled. He only smirked.

"Angel, you're a good girl. You really are." He insisted, surprising even her. "We wouldn't want the cops after you, now would we?" He added with a wink.

"Dark…" She murmured after a moment.

"Hey, c'mon, we're gonna be late." He cut her off.

Author: Well, it's long, it's descriptive, and it's my best one yet! I hope you all like it. Let's go for…thinks a moment. Let's go for about twenty reviews this time, shall we? A bit harder, but it'll work if you all want the next chapter. Thanks again to all my reviewers! I'm thinking about revising chapter one, but I'll let you guys tell me what you think I should do. Dark's Angel, over and out! Ciao.