Dream Me Away From That City in Cali

Chapter X

Jack sat with his head in his hands as everyone waited for the Jury to make their decision. He pressed his fingers into his eyes and tried his best to make the pain behind them to go away, but he had little success. All he had to do was testify but he wanted to know what would happen to the person who made all this happen. Though he really couldn't keep his mind off of what had happened a couple weeks ago.

In the car David hadn't said anything, he'd just stared at him. When they had made it to the station the two of them had been in a room by themselves and it had seemed like hours just waiting for someone to say something. But Jack couldn't take it, couldn't take the silence from David. So he'd started talking, just letting everything out at once. David had watched as he'd paced the room in a frantic nervous rush, but when he'd finished and stared at David dead on….

The silence and look had hurt worse then any words could have. He knew David hadn't meant for it to hurt him, he was just confused and maybe a little hurt and mad himself. Who wouldn't be? Finding out the person you cared deeply for wasn't really who they said they were, yeah that would be unsettling. Though he did catch the suppressed look David had been trying to hide when Jack had told David his real name. He never did like that name.

Jack lifted his head and stared up at the still door. Not a creak, not sound murmur, not a sound. He looked around the room, not a single person he knew, nor was related to, was there. That's how much his family meant to each other. This was taking forever, he could hardly stand it. The wait, the anticipation, the dread…… He looked at the empty juror seats and dropped his head back in his hands, sighing loudly, his mind drifted back to his so-called relationship.

He'd tried calling David, but he never answered the phone and he'd be left with talking to Sarah. She'd say that David was being extra crabby and tell Jack she could only guess what had happened between them because David wasn't saying anything to anyone. That only made Jack feel extremely bad and after all this hell was over he'd been hoping David and him would be on good grounds with each other. He supposed the world just never worked well in anyone's favor.

A door opened and the jurors filled into the courtroom. Everyone in the room looked to the jurors and the verdict was read….

XXX

David sighed into his dark quite room. He had the phone in his right hand, which was dangling off the side of the bed. Somehow he had ended up with Sully and the cat slept peacefully beside him. Jack's house had been a mess. Shattered glass had been left on the floor and there were holes in a lot of the walls, the back door wouldn't even shut right anymore. To say the event had been a shock would have been like saying a thunderstorm was nothing more then a simple drizzle. He wasn't quite sure how to handle the whole situation.

He remembered how absolutely torn Jack had been when he'd told him everything. Yes he was upset, but he really couldn't hold it against Jack….yeah, Jack. Or really, whatever his real name was. When he really thought about it, he could only be Jack to him. Calling him by another name didn't change who he was, but still it would be awkward. And when Jack had stared him down all he could do was send him an 'I'm sorry' look, but the look in Jack's eyes had screamed for an answer he couldn't give.

The phone rang and a bolt of shock went through him. As much as he wanted to talk to Jack, he didn't know what to say to him in the end. Granted he understood Jack had been trying to tell him what was going on, but what good was understanding when he couldn't even speak to him? A light knock come on his door.

"David, its Jack," said Sarah from behind the door.

David looked at the phone in his hand.

"David?"

He lifted the phone in front of his face and contemplated pressing the On button.

He could hear his sister from behind the door, "He's still not answering Jack, I'm sorry."

David got off the bed and stood next to the door.

"I know, but he'll come around I'm sure."

David almost dropped the phone and quickly caught it before it hit the floor.

"Really! Holy crap Jack that's great!" her voice started getting low.

David furrowed his brows.

"…..eally, when?..."

What was going on?

He sat back down on his bed and sighed. Sully crawled next to him and just stared. David was starting to wonder how Jack even put up with it. Another knock came on the door.

"David," Sarah was behind the door again, "will you at least come out of your room and eat something?"

"I'm not hungry right now, maybe later," he set the phone down finally.

"…David whatever happened between you and Jack you know you can tell me, right?" it sounded like she sat down against his door.

"It's nothing Sarah really," he walked over to his door and opened it.

She fell back and stared up at her brother, "Look, he lives."

"You sound like Robert," said David going back to his bed.

"Speaking of Robert, did you know he's like holding a grudge against me for something I did forever ago?" she didn't move from the floor.

"That's what happens when you make someone eat mud, Sarah."

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logging JKProphecyInvasion into chat

You joined Glass Cage Red Hell.

Topic: Talk about all the bad shit that happens. Yeah, I'm talking about you Evan…

watchtheshoes: …….he died?

xXDrugFreeXx: Well, now we know we can cancel that theory out. Hey Jack.

JackKelly: David's not here?

watchtheshoes: nuh-uh

goingEmo: nope

xXDrugFreeXx: Hasn't been here in a while. He acts like nothings bothering him and hardly even talks about you at school, just so you know.

goingEmo: so what'd you do to him? b/c I'm pretty sure we had a talk a talk a while back…

watchtheshoes: oooh…..what talk what talk?

JackKelly: Yeah, I'm pretty sure you tried to threaten me.

xXDrugFreeXx: Did he tell you you'd be answering not only to him but like to Robert and so on?

JackKelly: ...yeah, why?

watchtheshoes: ?

xXDrugFreeXx: He gave me a similar speech when I started dating Rob here. –smiles- I'd pat you on the back reassuringly, but you know, David's not talking to you. Which sort of means you did one of a few things.

watchtheshoes: pissed him off.

goingEmo: lied to him.

watchtheshoes: did something stupid.

xXDrugFreeXx: Or any combination of the few.

JackKelly: Honestly I just think he's confused

watchtheshoes: ok, so I'm pretty sure he knows he's gay.

JackKelly: Not about that, just something I told him. sombody's got to talk to him because he won't pick up when I call.

watchtheshoes: we'll do it.

xXDrugFreeXx: We'll do it.

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After the little talk last night on the chat everyone sort of got the gist of what was going on between Jack and David. Evan was having a hard time believing the whole story and said he'd be bothering Sarah, which was why he was even there with Robert and Bryant. The three of them were all set to bother David in his room, but that plan got thwarted when he'd been the one to answer the door. In PJ's and all. Though, in David's defense it was an early Saturday morning. For a second he'd just started at the three of them like they were crazy then promptly turned and plopped down on the couch.

"David we need to talk," said Robert jumped onto the other end of the couch.

David yawned and gave him a look for a second, "You're breaking up with me to go have wild hot sex and lovely mutant children with a ninja turtle?"

"God, this is why we never stay the night. You're weirder then me when you first wake up!" laughed Robert.

"David, Jack told us what happened between you two. Wanna talk about it?" Bryant sat down next to Robert a slid his arm around his waist.

"Is Sarah up yet?" Evan looked around the house.

"Evan we came here to talk to David."

"I came here to talk to Sarah."

"Shut up."

"Make me."

David and Bryant ignored the other two.

"Seriously David, Jack said you won't talk to him and he's worried you might not, I don't know, like him anymore."

"It's nothing like that, I mean…...Bry, do you think I'm over reacting?" David kicked Evan as he walked off towards the stairs.

Bryant had his hands clamped over Robert's mouth, "In a way yes, and in a way no. I think you have every right to feel upset, but it wasn't Jack's idea to not tell you, right? You know that much."

"Well of course, but my problem isn't that I'm mad at him anymore, I had no real reason to be. My problem is, I just don't know what to say to him," David slightly turned a certain way and both Robert and Bryant winced when they heard David's back pop.

"Gross man," said Robert who'd finally managed to pull his boyfriends hands from his face.

"I'm not comprehending," Bryant gave David a confused look.

"I think David's in love," said Robert halfway leaning over the arm of the couch as he tried to touch the floor.

"…….." David looked shocked for a moment, then seemed to be contemplating to himself.

"When you're right, you're right," Bryant was pulling Robert upright and David chose to ignore them now.

"I think, I might be too…" David smiled to himself, then turned his head when he heard his sister and Evan coming down the stairs.

"Morning David," Sarah paused when she saw Robert and Bryant. "oh, Robert! I'm so glad you're here! I baked something for you!"

Everyone in the room except David stared at Sarah and watched her run into the kitchen. Now, it wasn't the fact that she made something for Robert, no, it was the fact that she baked. It was common knowledge that Sarah and baked goods did not mix well. The only reason David wasn't all too surprised was because he'd gone with her to the store to pick the backed good up. He had to try and hide his smile when Sarah came out of the kitchen.

"I don't have to eat it do I?" Robert's eyes were wide.

"Oh come on, I worked hard on this," she pulled the foil off the pie.

"…….." Robert stared at the normal looking pie, "it's a chocolate pie."

"Uh-huh," she nodded vigorously, "I figured this could be my way of saying sorry for being mean to you when we were kids."

"Yeah, but what kind of chocolate pie," Bryant already figured the whole thing out.

"It's a Mud Pie!" she smiled.

Evan, much to everyone's surprise, busted up laughing. Robert on the other hand just gave Sarah a bland stare.

XXX

According to Bryant, David was fine and wasn't mad at him. Though, for some reason David had still yet to answer his phone calls. That made no real difference to him though, because he was coming home. Not some empty place in New York, not some destroyed home in California, but to David.

It cost everything Jack owned……and his car, but it was going to be worth it. The plane was cramped and the people in it loud, but once he had an idea in his head, he went for it. In life, hardly anyone got the chance to meet the person they were meant for. It was even rarer to actually fall in love with that person and know they were the one. Ok, so maybe he was going a bit overboard, but what really did he have left in New York? An empty house? Lonely memories. No one to share anything with, not a soul…..

XXX

It was Monday, and a three day weekend. No school to get to, but out of habit David was dressed and ready to go wherever if need be. So when his friends showed up at his house early David had the slightest feeling something was up. Sarah had ran down from her room the second the doorbell had rung and been yelling she'd get it at the top of her lungs. The shocked look in his friends eyes had been rather priceless, he had to admit. And while he was admitting things he desperately missed Jack. It had been a whole day and counting and Jack wasn't calling.

He was worried, maybe something had happened to him? If he was right, the trial was done and over with by now. Did decided that since he wasn't picking up he wouldn't try anymore? Anything worth having is worth fighting for right? Maybe he just wasn't worth the fight or the wait. God, this is what he got for thinking too much. Jack wasn't going to call anymore was he?

His friends made themselves at home and settled down on the couch. Evan and Sarah looked so cozy sitting on the couch together wrapped in each others arms. Robert and Bryant, always the happy couple. It kind of made him sick to his stomach to think it may be his fault that him and Jack weren't going to be together. Just as he was going to sit down everyone got right up. He was confused and got tugged out of his house by Sarah and Robert. No one was telling him where they were going. David couldn't even figure out where they were going because they were taking all the back roads. He didn't even know Sarah even knew the back roads.

"David, I live on the back roads," she turned her head to talk to him.

"Watch the road!" yelled Robert, Bryant, and David from the back seat.

"Really though, when she's drunk, she's much worse," said Evan turning to look at his friends.

David gave Evan a look.

"Man you look deranged," Evan smiled at him.

"Don't smile at him like that, you're mine," she turned his face towards her and quickly kissed him, the car swerved.

"Sarah!"

"Yeah, he already stole Jack from you," said Robert chewing on a chocolate bar he'd found in the back.

"Where'd that come from?" Bryant looked down at the candy his boyfriend was eating. David just eyed them.

"Found it," he shrugged and kept eating it.

"You so don't want to be eating something you found in the backseat of my car," said Sarah looking at him.

"….." he stared at the candy in his hand.

"Eww, you guys!" yelled David.

Robert launched himself over Bryant's lap and quickly rolled down the window and spat outside. Everyone but Sarah was staring at Robert. David looked at the front window and finally realized where they were going.

"Why are we going to an airport?" David rolled down his window and watched the road pass by.

"We're sending you to Alaska because you suck now that you've decided to become introverted," said Bryant as he ran his fingers threw Robert's air messed hair.

"Intro what?" Sarah glanced back again.

"Sarah!" Evan had grabbed the wheel.

XXX

Jack sat in the terminal, hands folded, waiting for his ride to show up. They were supposed to be here already. Maybe David didn't want to see him…..Then Jack smiled. Maybe they didn't tell him what they were doing. Well, if Robert and Bryant had anything to do with getting David there, which seemed oh so likely, mayhem was ensured.

He lifted his head at the sound of familiar arguing voices, "Who decided it was a good idea to give you your licenses!"

"Shut up dirt eater!"

"Seriously guys, why are we here?"

David was looking around the terminal and then noticed Jack sitting down on a plastic chair near a trashcan. For a second David just stood there in his spot where he stopped. Jack smiled at David and David didn't look away. Everyone else "miraculously" disappeared, well, hid behind a wall just a few feet away that way they could watch and hear. And even though Jack and David pretty much figured they'd do something like they didn't move.

David walked over and sat down next to Jack, "I'm sorry Jack."

"What for? I'm pretty sure you had a decent reason for not talking to me," Jack sat up straight and looked at David.

"Not really, but I mean I did come to a conclusion," David folded his hands and looked at Jack.

"And what's that," Jack cracked another smile.

"That I might like you on a more serious level than I ever thought possible."

"Who what?"

"He's in love with you dumbass!" yelled Robert, everyone was dragging him towards the door.

David laughed and smiled and as Jack stood up he grabbed David and hugged him. Jack had missed this so much, David, his smile, the sound of his voice, the undeniable scent that was him. And that warm feeling he'd had recently was gone…..he was finally home.

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A/N: Oh, me gee. This took like an entire week to come up with, I kept rewriting it over and over. –dies again- I like totally screwed myself when it came to doing the ending of this. And college just overloaded me and I had a brain fart. Everything went whoosh out of my head and I've been gathering small bits and pieces here and there.

Well, I hope everyone enjoyed this fic and that no one's too disappointed by how it ended, I just had the hardest time thinking of something or someway good to do it.

On another note, did anyone else watch that episode of House with Michael Goorjian in it? I so wanted to hug him, he looked so sad.