Jesse's POV
It had been a long, long day. Professor Nero was in a particularly bad mood, and so he decided to take it out on my class by giving us a LOT of homework. I knew the assignments would take at least 3 hours, but I needed to see Susannah. I know I saw her 2 days ago, but... I miss her. So after class I drove up to the Mission Academy to pick her up from school. I checked my watch, it was only 3:15, I was early, and her classes wouldn't let out for a t least another 15 minutes.
I slide out of the car and turned to face the beach, even after 170 years worth of time to look at the ocean, it still took my breath away. I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around; next to me was Paul Slater.
Paul POV
To say that he didn't look happy to see me was an understatement. He looked like he wanted to murder me, and considering the fact that he was slightly taller then me, and a hell of a lot angrier, I bet he could. I wanted to punch him to, but considering that punching Jesse, and getting Suze to hate me wasn't the plan, I restrained myself. We had to become friends. Judging by his expression, it wasn't going to be easy.
"Hey Jesse" I said, hoping I sounded friendly.
"What are you doing here, don't you have class?" he responded in a cold voice.
"I have study hall" I answered, although it was a complete lie. I actually saw him through the window and asked for the bathroom pass.
"Ok" he said in the same cold voice. "What do you want?"
"Look, Jesse. I know you don't have the highest opinion of me, and I know we had our problems in the past- but in likelihood of the current situation- you being alive and me and Suze being friends, making we could be friends?" I asked with a pleading note in my voice that was almost guaranteed to work
He gave me an incredulous look than said "Do you think I forgot what you tried to do to Susannah?"
I could tell by his tone that the idea of being friends was out of the question, but in order to get Suze to love me I still needed to observe their behavior together. So I proposed that we have dinner together and hinted that Susannah would really go for the idea. So he grudgingly accepted my offer. Score one!
I checked my watch; class should let out very soon, in the mean time I have to come up with another plan to lure Suze away from Jesse. Maybe I could blackmail her to be my girlfriend? But what would be the thing to blackmail her with? I couldn't exorcism him, but I could suck his soul out.
But would she cave? Would she just end up hating me again? Maybe I could try the idea i had before. I could get a girl to kiss Jesse right in front of her, but would it work? But first I have to survive dinner with Suze and Jesse.
sorry about the short chapter