Alright, here's part two. Things are starting to get a little more interesting, so I hope you enjoy it! If you R&R I'll love you forever!

The next day, Jack awoke to the smell of chocolate chip pancakes. He rolled over in bed, his smile crinkling the corners of his closed eyes.

"Jack!" Annie's voice called, muffled by the thick wood of the door. "Carey's already here so you'd better get up before he eats all the food!"

"Mmmhfur," Jack groaned sleepily.

He heard Annie's footsteps retreat down the stairs and he tossed off his blankets.

A few minutes later he was dressed and downstairs, ready to eat.

"Oh man, Carey, you really did eat all the food!" he cried, surveying the empty plates on the table.

"Lucky for you, I made a double batch," his mother said from behind him. "It'll be just a few minutes so why don't you pour yourself some orange juice."

Jack did as she suggested and was just taking a big sip when the phone rang.

"Hello?" Molly answered cheerfully. "No, I'm sorry, I think she's in the shower." She paused. "Well, yeah, I guess so."

She pulled the phone away from her ear and held it out to Jack.

"It's Keira," she said sounded slightly puzzled. "She'd like to talk to you about milkshakes."

Nearly choking on his juice, Jack took the phone and went into the hall before placing it to his ear.

"Hello?" he said uncertainly.

"Hey Jack!" Keely's cheerful voice rang through the phone. "I had a great idea!"

"Okay," he smiled. "Let's hear it."

"Well, since I owe you a milkshake and all, racing God you are, I figured we may as well get some lunch to go with it. There's this place in the mall I saw yesterday when I was shopping with Annie, Johnny's? It kinda looked like fun. All retro, you know? And then afterwards I thought Annie and your friend Carey could meet us at the theater, and we could all see a movie. What do you think?"

Jack's brain raced. She was talking to fast and excitedly he could hardly keep up. Then he smiled.

"Sound's good to me. Hang on. Carey!" he yelled after taking the phone away from his ear. "Do you and Annie want to meet up with Keely and I this afternoon and see a movie?"

"Sure," Carey called back, and Jack could tell his mouth was full.

"We're on," Jack said into the receiver. "I'll let Annie know. But I have to go, I think Carey's eating my pancakes. Again."

"Great!" Keely answered. "I'll meet you at Johnny's at noon. I can't wait! Tell Annie I'm sorry I couldn't talk to her! Bye, Jack!"

He hung up and went back into the kitchen. His day was starting to look great.

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Later that afternoon, Carey was attempting to explain the math Jack had helped Annie with the day before.

'I can't believe he forgot he promised to help me,' Annie thought sadly. It wasn't as though it was that big of a deal. The homework was for Ned, and he often let her slide on due dates. It was the reason Jack had forgotten that was getting to Annie.

'I suppose I should be happy Jack is getting along so well with my new friend,' she thought. 'I just wish it wasn't this well.'

She sighed, and Carey looked up at her.

"C'mon, Annie, it's not that hard," he encouraged.

"No, no, it's not that," Annie said. "In fact, I think I get the assignment now. It's just… oh I don't know. It's Jack and Keely. I know I just met her but it feels like we've always been friends. And now that she's off with Jack, I feel like he's trying to take her away or something, you know?"

Carey surveyed her.

"Look Annie, they had a bet. It's just some stupid thing, it's not a big deal."

Now it was Annie's turn to appraise Carey.

"Are you… interested in her?" she asked curiously.

"What?" Carey asked. "Nah. No. I mean, she's… and she seems… but she isn't…"

"I don't believe it!" Annie cried, interrupting his rambling. "Carey Bell, you're interested in Keely!"

"I said I wasn't," Carey protested, but Annie noticed the tips of his ears turning pink the way they did when he was embarrassed. "I mean she's, what, five years younger than me?"

"Three," Annie egged him on. "She's seventeen. And she's smart, and she's beautiful, and she's got some amazing stories to tell. You can't deny it, Carey, you totally like her!"

"Yeah, well I'm not the only one," he muttered.

Across town, Keely and Jack were settled into a booth at Johnny's, a 50's styled diner. They were in the middle of discussing pirates versus ninjas when their food came.

"Mmmmmm," Keely hummed, taking a big bite out of her burger. "This is delicious!"

Jack smiled at her and popped a few fries in his mouth. As nervous as he got around girls, something about Keely made all his apprehension melt away as he talked to her. She was so earnestly enthusiastic about everything, he couldn't help but laugh and smile and want to show her more.

As they ate they talked about everything from their favorite type of weather to their adventures in elementary school. All the while they joked with each other, stealing fries off each other's plates and, once Keely's was gone, sips of Jack's milkshake.

'I could really get used to this,' Jack thought, smiling across the booth at Keely. Her green eyes sparkled animatedly as she told him about the fifth grade play she was in.

"Oh Gosh!" she cried suddenly, catching site of her watch. "We'd better hurry or we'll be late for the movie!"

She threw a few bills on the table and grabbed Jack's arm, pulling him out of the booth and out the door before he could protest.

"Hey, hey, slow down!" he called to her as she dragged him through the mall.

"No time!" she told him. "If we're late Annie'll kill me!"

Laughing, Jack let himself be towed to the theatre where he quickly spotted Annie and Carey.

"Hey guys," he greeted, rubbing his arm when Keely finally let go to give Annie a hug.

'She's stronger than she looks,' he thought.

"So what do you think we should see?" Keely asked them.

"How about 'Invaders from Mars'?" Carey asked in a mock scary voice, causing everyone to laugh.

"A horror movie?" Keely asked skeptically. "I don't know you guys."

"Don't worry," Jack teased her. "If you get scared, you can always shut your eyes."

"Haha," she said dryly. "Fine. If that's what you guys want to see, then that's what we'll see."

After buying their tickets and some overpriced movie snacks, they filed in, deciding on sitting in the middle quickly. Carey filed in followed by Annie, then Keely and then Jack. When the previews began to roll, Keely grabbed Jack's popcorn and pulled her feet onto the seat with her. Towards the middle of the film when Keely screamed and buried her face into his shoulder, Jack slung his arm around her and smiled broadly when she didn't pull away.

'Invaders from Mars' turned out to be much scarier than Annie had expected, but she had stopped paying attention about halfway through. Instead, she had noticed what was going on next to her, and her swirling thoughts kept her occupied for the rest of the movie. Now that it was over and the foursome was standing outside the theatre in the light, she couldn't pretend she didn't see Jack's arm wrapped protectively around Keely's shoulders. She bit her lip and snuck a glance at Carey, who she noted was looking intently at the movie posters.

"I can't believe you guys made me see that!" Keely was saying. "I'm going to have nightmares!"

"Just remember, dreams can't hurt you," Jack said, giving her an affectionate squeeze.

"Usually," Annie couldn't help but quip bitterly, recalling a story Fi had told her.

Jack shot her a look and she shrugged.

"Anyway, it's getting late, we should be getting home," she said.

"Late?" Keely said. "Annie, what are you talking about, it's only 4.30. Let's do something else!"

"Like what?" Carey said absently from beside them.

"We could see another movie," Keely suggested. "A funny one this time."

Jack nodded thoughtfully but Annie didn't think she could stand watching them cuddle for another three hours.

"No thanks," she said. "I've got to get home and work on some stuff."

"Carey?" Jack asked his friend.

"Nah," he answered, glancing at Annie. "I should practice for these upcoming gigs. Besides Annie's gonna need a ride home."

"Oh, okay," Jack said, and to Annie's dismay he didn't sound too disappointed. "I guess we'll catch another movie and I'll see you guys at home later."

"Yeah, I guess," Annie said.

"I'll call you tonight," Keely said, peering at Annie closely. "Bye you guys."

"Bye," Annie and Carey chorused, leaving the upsetting couple behind.

Annie felt a pang of guilt about her behavior towards her friends. Just because Jack and Keely were getting close, she didn't have a very good reason to be jealous. It wasn't as though Jack was trying to take away her new friend on purpose.

'Or maybe,' a little voice in her head taunted as she glanced back at them. 'You're really worried that Keely is trying to take Jack.'

Standing outside the door of her apartment building, Jack was unsure of what to do. He and Keely had held hands throughout the second movie, as well as on the walk to the car afterwards. The only thing that afternoon that had been awkward was saying goodbye to Carey and Annie. At this moment, however, the only thing Jack was thinking about was Keely.

"I had a lot of fun today," she said, glancing up at him.

"Me too," he told her earnestly. "We should… hang out again."

As if sensing his nervousness, she wrapped her arms around him and pressed herself against him in a hug.

"Absolutely," she breathed, and he could feel the words tickling his neck. It was maddening.

She pulled back and looked at him, her eyes searching his.

"I really like you, Jack," she whispered.

Before he could answer, she pressed her lips lightly to his. He hesitated only a second before kissing her back, enticed by the warmth of her mouth. She pulled away all too soon and he stood there, eyes shut for a moment, wishing but not daring to pull her back.

"See you soon?" she asked hopefully.

"Yeah," he nodded, unable to form any words.

She smiled.

"Sweet dreams, Jack," she said softly before disappearing into her apartment and closing the door with a yielding click.

He stared after her for a minute, powerless to move. Then he smiled and turned away, humming happily to himself. Sweet dreams, she'd said. And he had no doubt that they would be.

Okay, typo last chapter… Keely ISISIS going to turn out to be important, so keep your eye on her. Also, sometime in the near future, I plan on bringing back Fi and Clu so watch for that as well. Now I should stop talking before I give anything away! Thanks for reading!