Trent drove up to the Public entrance of the festival and dropped Jane off. He then drove up to the artists entrance to get ready for the performance. Jane wandered around for a while, before seeing a familiar face. Two to be precise. It was Jen Lindley and Jack McPhee. She had only met Jen briefly, but she had made quite an impression. On the other hand, she and Jack had an interesting conversation about art and life and so forth.

Jack and Jen were struggling to put up a tent.

"Howdy amigas" she yelled

"Jane, is that you?" Jack asked, tossing down the tent poles in equal parts frustration and distraction

"Last time I checked. Fancy seeing you here"

"What brings you to Capeside, beyond the obvious?" Jen asked

"My brother's band is playing. One of the perks of having a famous relative. May I…?" she gestured toward the tent.

"Hopefully you can make more sense out of it than we have" Jen replied

Jane untangled and assembled the tent, with their assistance

"So, how about letting me stay the night? After all, you wouldn't have a functional shelter if not for yours truly"

"Sure thing" they said in unison

"So, is there anything to eat around here?" Jane asked

"I'm sure there is, but I'm sure its all overpriced and underwhelming" Jack replied

"Spoken like someone who forgot to bring food" Jane quipped

"Hey, watch whose glass house you throw stones at" Jen quipped back, as they began walking

They had found the queue for veggie burgers, when Jane decided to address something she'd been wondering about

"So, how's single-white-female-ing of Daria working out for you, Jen?" Jane asked bluntly

Jack's jaw dropped

"You make it sound sinister. All I'm doing is trying to reinvent myself with a new role model. And Daria is much better than her sister in that regard"

"No argument here." Jane replied

"All I'm doing is, whenever I have a dilemma or major decision, I simply ask myself what would Daria do?"

"Speaking as someone who knows Daria pretty well, I'm pretty sure Daria would never base her personality on another person. And neither should you" Jane said in a non-judgemental tone

"C'mon. You're telling me Daria isn't equal parts Mark Twain, Mr Spock and Becky Connors?"

"I don't know who any of those people are, but no. Daria is who she is because she's unique. She doesn't copy anyone"

"Really?" Jen said sceptically

"Really" Jane said matter-of-factually

Jack was getting uncomfortable. Luckily, they had reached the front of the line. Only to see a familiar face ready to take their orders. It was Will Krudski. When he was done serving them, he yelled "I'm taking my break now, Mr Jameson!" to which a nod of agreement was all the permission he needed

"Hey guys. How's it going. You wanna introduce me?" He asked

"Jane, Will. Will, Jane" Jack said.

"Will is an old friend of Dawson and Pacey's. Jane's defining trait is that she's Daria's best friend."

Jane shot an angry glance at Jack.

"Who's Daria?" Will asked

"Maybe you should ask Jen" Jack offered "I'm sure the two of you would like to spend some time alone together"

"Sounds good" Will said and Jen nodded in agreement

"Mystik Spiral's set starts at 7.30. Do you want to meet back in front of the stage then?" Jane asked

"Okay, but who's Mystik Spiral?" Will asked

"Jen will explain that too" Jack insisted, in a very unsubtle way and the four of them split into tow groups of two

Jen and Will found a somewhat secluded hill where they could talk in peace.

"Hey Will, you know I really like you" Jen said

"I really like you too Jen"

"So before we go any further, there's something you should know about me..."

"Okay" Will said

Will was silent

"I just shared with you all the events of my sordid past a veritable laundry list of sexual crimes and misdemeanours." Jen said

"Yeah" Will said "I guess you did"

"And..."

"And its a lot of information to take on board, so just give me a moment" Will's brain caught up with him.

"My first thought is that this doesn't change how I feel about you in the slightest. You're still the same person you were before"

"Alright" Jen said, waiting for the other shoe to drop

"My second thought is you seem to vilify yourself over this. I mean, I've done things I'm not proud of, but different things. I think its important you learn to forgive yourself. But whether you do so or not, how I feel about you won't change" Will said

"Your reacting to this pretty well. In fact a little too well" She said suspiciously

"I take it this isn't the reaction you were expecting?"

"Its not the reaction I'm used to"

"That's probably because guys in general are pretty insecure about their sexuality"

"And you're not?" Jen asked

"I didn't say that. But what I am saying is, your past is what made you who you are and for that I'm grateful. That and, I'm not stupid enough to let it ruin things between us"

And then they kissed

"How's the art going?" Jane asked

"Its not. I haven't really had the time for it lately. Life's been crazy, what with moving and all"

"Moving?"

"I live with Jen and her grandmother now"

"So, she's basically like your kid sister?" Jane said sneakily

"We're the same age, but basically" Jack replied "What about you?"

"Well, I tried broadcasting my life on the internet for a while. It didn't go well"

"You call that art?" Jack replied, slightly shocked

"Why not? Who's to say what is and isn't art?"

"What about Daria?"

"Daria's not much of an art critic"

"I meant how are you and Daria?" Jack clarified

"Well, after the whole 'stealing my boyfriend' debacle, things seem to be back on track." Jane replied "I bet you wouldn't know anything about that, would you Jack?"

"What do you mean?"

"Have you ever had a boyfriend?"

"Not so far"

"Do you want one?"

"You mean generally, or someone in particular?"

"I mean is there someone you are trying to avoid admitting you have feelings for?" Jane said

"What makes you think that there would be?" Jack replied blushing

"I saw the way you looked at that Will guy. Its the same way Daria and Tom (my ex) used to look at each other"

Jack blushed and was silent for a moment

"And what way is that?"

"Like someone trying to deny how he feels" Jane said

"Even if you were right, there's a few things you're forgetting. He's dating Jen, my kid sister as you call her, and as far as I know, he's straight"

"Have you ever actually asked him" Jane asked, realising this was meddling

"I think the fact that he's dating a women is pretty much evidence in itself"

"Maybe he swings both ways, you know"

"No I don't know and I don't really think I want to" Jack said, clearly upset

"I'm sorry, this is none of my business" Jane offered

"Maybe its good that you brought it up. Maybe I shouldn't deny it to myself. That's why I stayed in the closet for so long. But no one else can know. Especially Jen and Will"

"What can't we know?" Jen asked as she and Will were standing behind them

"Um, that..." Jack frantically searched for something to say

"That he's not doing art anymore. No free time" Jane said, thinking quickly. She then winked at him and gestured zipping her lips shut.

"Oh c'mon Jack. You really should go back to it" Jen said

"Would you look at the time?" Jane asked, looking at her watch "Mystik Spiral are about to hit the stage

And they walked in the direction of the stage

"Hello Capeside. We are Mystik Spiral, but we're thinking of changing our name. If you have any suggestions, come and see us after the show" Trent said from the stage

"And now a song we'd like to dedicate to a special someone. Hopefully she can hear us"

The song was Little Sister. It was the song that Trent had written for Jane's birthday last year, or perhaps the year before. Jack, Jen and Will instantly knew that the song was about Jane, as she blushed.

After Mystik Spiral, the next band to hit the stage was the Dave Matthews Band.

"Joey loves this band" Jen said "She's going to be so bummed that she missed them"

"You know Mystik Spiral are opening for them in Boston next month. I bet I could score her some tickets" Jane replied. Jen smiled at that.

The next morning, the four of them awoke inside the tent, with minimal awkwardness. Jane helped them to take it down and pack it away. Trent drove up to the same entrance he'd left them.

"You guys are Janey's friends, huh? You need a ride anywhere" Trent offered

"You guys wanna get dropped off at the B&B? I hear that's where all the other cool kids stayed last night" Jane asked

"Alright" said Jen

"Okay" said Jack

"Actually, I'm on shift. I'm gonna be here for a while. But I'll see you guys later. Nice meeting you, Jane" Will said

"You guys were great last night" Jen said to the entire band, but especially Trent.

"Thanks" Trent said

"I'd really like to keep in touch, to follow your career progress" Jen said sincerely

"Why, so you can wait for us to sign to a major record label and totally sell out" Jesse said

"Shut up, Jessie" an annoyed Trent said, and Jesse did

"So I hear you're playing in Boston next month" Jack said, trying to lighten the mood

"I guess" Trent said, apathetically. In truth, he was super nervous. They'd be playing in front of their biggest audience yet, and that scared the hell out of him, but he hid it well. Just like he did last night.

Trent pulled up to the B&B and honked the horn. A number of figured emerged out of the building. Jane slid the door open and Jack and Jen got out and Daria got in. Jane noticed that Daria and Jen exchanged a glance, but just a glance.

"How was the concert?" Daria asked

"Pretty good. I got to see the Dave Matthews band" Jane replied. Daria gave a blank stare. She had no idea who they were.

"How was your set?" Daria asked Trent

"About what I expected" Trent lied "How was the Hostel, or whatever?"

"About what I expected" Daria said