"Best Friends?"

Summary: Tommy Quincy hates Jamie Andrews with a passion. But why? Takes place after "Date With the Night."

Disclaimer: All chapter titles are songs by Fall Out Boy. Also I don't own anything related to "Instant Star" except for a couple of Jude-centric fantasies.

Author's Note: Tommy's dead. Accept it. I know it's hard but believe me; he still has a part to play in this story, which is far from being over.

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Jamie stood, watching his girlfriend clench and unclench her fists, horrified at the thought of what she might do. "Patsy," he said slowly, trying not to let her get closer to him and Jude. "I know wha-"

Jamie never finished as Patsy chose that exact moment to punch him in his face. Hard. Under normal circumstances Jamie might've been able to stand his ground but he still wore the affects of Tommy's beating and collapsed onto the floor. Jude raced toward him but Patsy intercepted her, pushing her away.

"Who the hell do you think you are?" Patsy demanded.

Jamie got to his feet, fighting off the nausea that standing brought, and turned Patsy around. "Patsy, listen," he said. "I was going to tell you. I-" Once again Jamie didn't finish as Patsy pushed him into the sound board, sending waves of pain down Jamie's back and damaging the very expensive board.

"You shut up, you pig!" Patsy yelled. The infuriated women turned her attention back to Jude. "I asked you a question!"

Jude slowly back away from Patsy, scared of the look in her eye. "Patsy, look...I'm sorry you had to find out this way but don't you think you're overreacting, a little bit?"

Patsy's eyes grew to a dangerous size and she began shouting. "Overreacting? Overreacting? You steal my boyfriend, the only guy I've ever said 'I love you' to, and you think I'm overreacting?"

Jude was at a lost for words. "You love him?"

Patsy turned away to prevent Jude from seeing her tears. "Fuck you, Harrison," she snapped. Without another word she ran out of the studio.

Jamie rose to his feet, wincing at the pain it brought. Jude rushed over and steadied him. "You need to talk to her," Jude said.

Jamie looked out the glass door at Pasty's retreating form. "I know," he said quietly.

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Jamie found Patsy in the alley outside G Major. He called her name and when she looked up, he was surprised to find she'd been crying. "Hey," he said, hoping that she was calm enough now to at least give him a chance to talk.

Patsy said nothing, looking off in the opposite direction of him instead. Finally, after a few minutes of awkward silence, she spoke. "I always knew."

Jamie was confused but tried not to show it. "Knew what?"

Patsy shifted her gaze back to him. "That you loved her more than me." She paused, wiping away the tears before they could fall. "Kat tried to warn me but I figured that since you and Jude had already gone out and failed at it horribly, that maybe you'd be over her." The look she gave Jamie made him uncomfortable. "I guess I was wrong, huh?"

Jamie sighed and sat next to her. "Patsy...I am so sorry that this happened. I never wanted to hurt you. Things between me and Jude just sort of... evolved."

"Were you ever going to tell me?"

"Yes," Jamie said. "It's just...the last few days have been hell and..."

"You were trying to protect Jude," Patsy finished for him. When Jamie nodded she added, "You've got it bad, Andrews."

Jamie smiled. "I know."

Patsy shook her head. "You don't even realize it."

"Realize what?"

She looked at him with sympathy. "She's using you, Jamie."

The young man stood, indignation flashing on his face. "What?"

"She's using you," Patsy repeated. "She's going through hell and figures that since your always around she might as well make some use of you; and hey, I know from experience that you're pretty damn good at distracting a girl for awhile."

Jamie shook his head. "You don't know the first thing about me and Jude."

Patsy laughed. "Let me guess: Every time you two have had sex, something bad has happened right before. Am I right?" Off of Jamie's look she continued. "You're nothing but a distraction for that girl! Someone that she can ride when the chips are down."

Jamie was angrier than he'd ever remembered being. He was pretty sure that Patsy was saying those things out of spite, but there was another part of him; the part that felt he was always alone and would never be loved, that thought Patsy was right. "I'm not listening to this bullshit," he finally managed to say.

Patsy shook her head. "Say what you will...but you know I'm right."

Jamie walked off, leaving her in the alley. 'She's wrong,' he told himself. 'Jude loves me.' But as Jamie entered G Major and saw Jude sitting on the couch, he couldn't help but wonder; was Patsy right?

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Author's Note 2: I would just like to take the time to thank each and everyone of you for reviewing my story. I know some of you are upset at Tommy's death and Jude and Jamie's relationship but you'll just have to trust me. It's all for a reason.

Peace out, mothertruckers.