Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters expect Marissa.
Marissa couldn't believe what happened the other night. She had fallen in love with Jake, JAKE! Now every time she saw him in the hallway her heart skipped a beat. She knew that Jake had liked her from the start, but she wished he would respect her. That's the reason she wouldn't go out with him. He was always disrespectful to her, plus it would feel too weird around Kevin.
Marissa quickly put her stuff in her locker and headed off to lunch. Jinx came up behind her and asked her what happened last night. All Marissa said was nothing. She couldn't believe that she just lied in front of Jinx, she never lied to her.
"Well, there was something," Marissa said. "The guy I somewhat liked, well, I fell in love and he kissed me."
"What? Who!" Jinx asked, curious.
"A guy that I somewhat liked," was all Marissa said, and thought she was ever gonna say for a while.
"Is he cute?"
"Yeah, but I can't go out with him."
"Why?"
"It will just be too weird ya know?"
"No I don't, who is it?"
"Do you promise not to tell?"
"Promise!"
"Jake," Marissa whispered into Jinx's ear.
"WHAT?"
"I don't know it just happened! I really can't go with him because he doesn't respect me, but he started to last night."
"He did?"
"Yeah, when I went invisible last night I had to take off my clothes. I gave them to him and he didn't run away with them. He did what asked, a plan to drive the guys out of that place, and then he came back with my clothes and gave them to me. After he got everyone home safely I kissed him, as a reward for giving me my clothes. Then he kissed me back, gently and I gave in."
"Wow! What about Kevin?"
"Oh great! How do I break it to him lightly?"
"Distract him."
"How?"
"Set him up with someone."
"Who? Layla and Will are back together," Marissa sighed.
"Well, there is some one a little closer," Jinx said.
"Where?"
"Right here you dummy!" Jinx said as they sat down at a different table than Jake and Kevin.
"You like Kevin?"
"Yeah!"
"What about Chia?"
"Well, he…" Jinx paused. She looked over to her other side. "Apparently he's into someone else."
"Rachel, no way, she hates him!"
"What?"
"Their in my science class, their lab partners and they argue constantly. I thought she might like him so I asked her and she said yes, and Chia,"
"Yeah!"
"He called her a slut and wondered why you were ignoring him, why are you by the way?"
"Long story short, I caught him and little Miss Rachel making out," Jinx said.
"Oh, did he apologize?"
"Yep!"
"Then go talk to him," Marissa said, shoving her over to Chia. "Excuse me; Chia Jinx wants to talk to you." Marissa quickly walked over to her seat and watched them when a figure came in her way. She tried to see around it but it moved to be in her way.
"Excuse me, but can you please move?" Marissa asked not looking up.
"What's so interesting about Chia and Jinx?" a familiar voice, the one that was in the way, said.
"I wasn't looking at that."
"Then what were you looking at?"
Marissa slowly raised her head. In front of her she saw Jake. She picked up her tray and walked over to dump it, Jake followed. Marissa walked quickly back to her table, trying to shake him off, but he still followed.
"What do you want?" Marissa asked.
"You," Jake whispered into her ear.
"What?"
"Don't tell me that last night didn't mean anything to you," Jake said. "After all you are the one that kissed me."
"As a reward for not taking my clothes," Marissa said.
"Then why did you kiss me for the second time?" Jake said, his voice getting louder.
"Please don't make a scene," Marissa said calmly.
"Making a scene is my job honey," Jake said kissing her on the cheek.
"Yeah, as Curly," Marissa said, pushing him away. Jake grabbed her hand and teleported her to the janitor's closet.
"What are we doing here?" Marissa asked.
"Not making a scene," Jake said.
"What?" Marissa asked, confused.
"I've realized something, you know what?"
"What?"
"That well, we're acting like our characters, Curly and Laurie."
"How?"
"We are both to stubborn to admit that we like each other."
Marissa paused. "So?"
"Well, I know I've been stubborn. I don't remember who gives in first but, in our case it's going to be me. Marissa, I know you may not believe me, but I love you. Ever since I first met you I fell. You had that look in your eyes, but they were set on someone else and not me, and I was jealous."
Marissa was speechless. "What did you say?"
"I love you," Jake said. "There I said it, the secrets out! You have gotten Jake Arkan to fall in love, a thing that is very impossible to do. Most of the time I don't love the girls I go out with, or try to get, but you're different."
"Different how," Marissa asked.
"You made me feel that butterflies in my stomach feeling every time I was around you."
"Really?"
"Yes, really."
"Wow," Marissa said, shocked. Jake was showing Marissa some respect she had wanted from a guy, other than her dad for her whole life.
"Wow?"
"I never knew that you-felt that way."
"Well, I did."
"But I do believe that Laurie was the one to give in, possibly, and I give in."
"What?" Jake said, his heart skipping a beat.
"I love you too," Marissa said as the bell rang.
"Ladies first," Jake said opening the door.
Marissa walked out of the door and saw Jinx and Chia holding hands as they walked out of the lunch room. Jake taking that as his cue put his arm around Marissa, to claim her as his own. From now on things were going to be very different.
