I have no idea how long Jade and I have been kissing, but it feels like an age. Not that I mind one bit. My arms wrap around Jade, her arms wrap around me in turn.

Something doesn't feel right, the music has stopped. That's probably not good.

"JADE!"

We both ignore whoever's calling her.

"JADE!"

Jade pulls away and I frown. The voice shouts Jade's name again. It's Lane Alexander, the school's guidance counsellor, who's sprinting over to us

"What!?" Jade is clearly irritated, and I'm taking that as a good sign; maybe she's irritated because the kiss was good and didn't want to stop?

"Jade, I just got a call from your father. Your house... "

"Well, spit it out! My house what?"

"...there's been a fire."

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Jade's P.O.V:

"JADE!"

I can just about hear someone calling my name.

Well, I'm not breaking this kiss now. Can't this guy see we're preoccupied? I'm sure whoever's calling me can wait a minute... or half an hour.

The kiss is exhilarating, although, I'm kind of freaking out at the same time. I've never properly kissed a guy before, how am I supposed to know if I'm doing this right?

His arms wrap around me. Am I meant to do that too? Taking a chance, I embrace him back.

The music stops.

"JADE!"

Ugh! Go away!

"JADE!"

They're not going to stop, are they?

Reluctantly, I pull away from Beck. He frowns. Does this mean he's sad that I'm stopping a good kiss? Or is he disappointed because the kiss wasn't good? Ugh! Stop giving me unreadable signals, Beck!

Oh great, it's Lane. He tried to get me to make an appointment with him to talk about my apparent 'anger issues'. I DO NOT HAVE ANGER ISSUES!

"JADE!"

If this guy interrupted us to talk about my anger issues, I swear I-

"Jade, I just got a call from your father. Your house..."

"Well, spit it out! My house what?"

"...there's been a fire."

Oh no.

"Your mother was coming home from work when-"

I don't have time for this.

"Spare me the details!" I cut him off as I run out.

"Jade!" Lane shouts after me.

When I reach the car park, I start to call a cab.

"Jade!"

It's not Lane this time, it's Beck.

"What is it?!" I snap. "I need to go back home. Or to what's left of it!"

"There's no point. Lane said your family are staying at your grandma's. Come on, I'll give you a lift."

No way am I going there. I wouldn't be able to face them. Not since it's my fault the fire started… the straightening-iron I threw it on bed... and I left it on.

Profusely, I shake my head.

"Why not?" He asks.

I shake my head again, refusing to give him an answer. Any good impression he's had of me tonight will all be erased if he finds out the idiotic mistake I've made.

Beck pushes on. "What's wrong? You can tell me."

"If I tell you, you're going to think I'm thickheaded, dim-witted, and just about every other synonym of idiotic you could possibly think of."

"Try me." He challenges.

"Just forget it." I huff as I start to traipse off. Beck paces after me.

"Jade, if something's bothering you, then it's bothering me too."

"Give it up Beck. I'm not-"

He cuts me off with a kiss.

I pull away after a few seconds. Unsure of whether I'm peeved that he interrupted me or exultant that he kissed me again.

"What was that for?"

"Just to show you how much I care about you-"

"Ugh. Sap."

"-and that no matter what you tell me I will still see you in the same way- flawless."

I swear I will vomit if he carries on with this sap.

I stare at him for a minute, contemplating whether I'm going to regret this.

"Fine."

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Beck's P.O.V:

"Well...?" Jade says when she finishes her explanation.

"'Well' what?"

"What do you mean "Well what"? Do you think I'm stupid?"

"Of course not. It was an accident, and plus you don't even know that it was you that started the fire."

I say that to make her feel better, even though I doubt there could've been any other explanation since Jade was the only one in the house. From the look on her face, I might as well not have bothered saying that.

"Keep it down!" She hisses.

"Don't worry, no-one else can hear us." The Full Moon Jam has resumed, music blasting from the speakers.

"I'm still not going to my family."

"Then where will you go?

"I don't know!" She says, irritated. "I would ask Cat if I could sleep over at hers but then she'd keep on pestering me about why I suddenly needed to stay over and then I wouldn't be able to take it anymore and I'd have to tell her to shut her up and I don't want anyone else to know and Cat cannot keep a secret!"

I go to ask her something, but then think better of it. Jade seems to notice and raises an eyebrow questioningly, inviting me to speak my mind. Should I ask her? It's quite a big step.

It's taking a leap of faith across a drop in a canyon.

I think she needs this though - she really does not seem to favour the idea of staying with her family - and so, I ask unsurely, "Do... do you want to stay over my place tonight?"

She doesn't answer, just stares at me for a minute. Maybe it was too much of a leap.

"Sorry, maybe that was-"

"Yes."

"You do want to stay over?"

"That's why I said 'yes'".

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A/N: Question! Did you notice the subtle hint I left about the hair straighteners I left in the previous chapter? Sneaky... I actually didn't plan that until I wrote it. This fanfiction has definitely taken a turn of events. This was originally going to be a three shot, and there was no fire involved whatsoever. Anyway I like how this is turning out. Please review and thanks for reading!