Okay, this is not a real chapter, no Jarbie in it, but I kinda like how Joe looks at Barbie like he was some kind of super hero so I dedicated this interlude to their bounding (: But if all goes according to the plans, I will post later today the Part 3 of episode 2 (:

yas-m: I just had exact same feeling when I watched the scene with the tennis ball and I super happy it went through!

Romantic in Denial: I hope after re-watching it you still think it was a good interpretation!

He is too cool to be from around

(Interlude S01x02)

As he made his way around the streets of this small town, trying to find his way to the cabin and hoping that it was under this damn thing, he just found the teenager he saved the day before. "It is Joe right?" He said when he got close enough to him.

"Yeah, Mcalister!" The young boy greeted him excitedly, his eyes glued to him with awe. For whatever reason the kid stared at him like he was Superman, Batman or Spiderman. Or all of the three in one. It was appealing really, too bad he was the bad guy not the hero.

"Dude, this is the guy who saved my ass when the plane went down." Joe said to his friend. Typical teenager finding the fact he almost died the coolest thing ever. Barbie had to force himself not to roll his eyes. He used to be like that, hell now thinking about it, about the brutal bar-fights he got involved every night, he still was.

He looked down at the map Joe had been staring at before he showed up.

"He totally said it was raining arms and legs." The other boy chipped in with awe in his voice. Barbie looked at him with slight annoyance. Yeah, teenagers.

"Yeah, you could say that." He said finally not really interested in the topic or making conversations for the matter. "What are you up to?" He asked instead nodding at the map on the car. Now that caught his attention.

"So far I marked these points…" Joe started to talk about Ys and Ks and stuff he had a distance memory of hearing in the school. Even back then it had made no sense, and now it really sounded like Chinese.

"It is totally gonna be a circle." The other boy added to help him out with obvious annoyance in his voice. Ha, he was not a fan of physics either.

"So far it looks like it is about ten miles across. It covers the entire Mill. Including some of Lake Eastpointe." Joe explained excitedly.

"And you did this?" Barbie asked honestly impressed. This Joe boy seemed to be one clever guy. Even if he was a nerd. Actually, times like this they needed nerds around.

"Yeah, but we are being really careful." Joe added defensively, clearly awaiting some kind of scolding about how he was just a kid and he should stay safe. Well he was not getting any of that from him for sure. He was not his father and he was the last person who had a right to give a preach about what was dangerous or not.

"Keep it up." He said instead patting his back. Joe had made some important discovery most adults were not even thinking about the last day. Plus this also gave him the information he needed. The cabin was inside the circle.

So guys, this was just a small interlude before the Jarbie chapter comes – most likely within some hours (: