A/N: okay, so here's chapter three. yay, i got it up today. it sucks being stuck in bed all day again, but at least i get plent of time to write. lol. i've gotten seven reviews on my story so far (wow!), so thank you so much for them!!! and sorry that this story ended up being confusing, i wrote chapter one first, posted it, then decided to write a flashback on the events leading up to chapter one, so sorry it's kinda confusing, but if you want, you can just read it chapter 2, chapter 1, and then chapter 3... lol, i guess i haven't quite gotten the hang of writing these yet, it's only my second one! okay sorry this author's note is so long. aparently i like to rant. so my bad. disclaimer:nope, still not owning naturally sadie. i'll let you know when i strike it rich and buy it though.

oh, this chapter starts where chapter one left off... (i know, confusing.)

CHAPTER THREE

"Well… I wanted to tell you something. Ever since that night at the Acropolis Wow, I haven't really been able to stop think-"

Chris was interrupted. Just at that second, Ben had came up to them, cooly put his arm around Sadie's shoulder, and said, "Hey Red. So what's going on here?"

Sadie could tell Ben was mad by the tone of his voice. Chris looked really scared at seeing Ben, because Ben was so much bigger than him.

"Hey Ben." Sadie said.

"What are you doing here?" Ben asked Chris, pulling Sadie closer to him with his arm still around her shoulder.

"Umm… Well, one of my friends asked me if I wanted to come…" Chris said nervously avoiding Ben's eyes. "And I figured since I knew some people here… And it was a good cause, so…"

"What were you talking to Sadie about?" Ben interrupted him.

"Nothing really…" Chris said looking down. "Can I talk to you later, Sadie?"

Sadie didn't say anything, she just nodded, not wanting to be rude saying no. She didn't want to make Ben mad, either, but she couldn't be rude.

"What?" Ben asked, seeing Sadie nod. Chris slipped away while Ben was looking at Sadie. Ben removed his arm from her shoulder and turned to face her. Sadie had never really seen Ben this jealous before. "Have you talked to him at all since that night you almost kissed him?"

"What? Of course not!" Sadie said raising her voice. "But I don't think it would matter if I did!"

"What was he talking to you about?" Ben asked, ignoring what Sadie had just said.

"I don't know." She responded, trying to calm her voice. She didn't like seeing Ben like that and she didn't like being mad at him. "He just came up to me."

"He came here to see you." He said, this time avoiding her eyes.

"What, no he didn't. He said one of his friends came and invited him." She responded.

"That was just an excuse. Why else would he have come than to see you? He liked you, I mean he almost kissed you. He probably wanted to talk to you to see if we were still together." Ben said, but immediately blushed realizing what he said. There was an awkward pause. "Look, Sadie, I have to go. I'm not feeling so good." He said this because he was so embarrassed at overreacting like that.

"What? We just got here." She said, looking hurt. Why did he call me Sadie? Why is he mad at me?

"Sorry I just kind of feel sick all of the sudden." He said quietly. I am such an idiot, why did I get mad at her? It's not like she did anything wrong.

"Okay… I hope you feel better." She said quietly, trying to smile at him.

"Thanks." He said. "Can you get a ride home?"

"Yeah."

"Alright, well I'll talk to you later. Bye." He said. He tried to lean down and kiss her on the cheek, but she just turned away. I am so stupid, ugh. Why did I have to be jealous and mad??? This was supposed to be a perfect night. I swear, I am such a jerk. How am I gonna make this up to her? He thought as he left.

"Bye." She said quietly watching Ben leave. Great, now he's mad at me. I don't even know why. This was supposed to be a perfect night.

"Sadie?" Margaret said, seeing her standing alone looking sad.

"Hey Margaret." Sadie sighed.

"Where's Ben?"

"He left." She said sadly.

"Why?" Margaret asked.

"I don't know. He said he wasn't feeling good." Sadie replied. "He was mad at me. He was mad I was talking to Chris."

"Oh, I'm so sorry." Margaret said, putting her hand on Sadie's shoulder.

"Thanks." She said. "I think I'm gonna go home."

"Okay… Do you want me to come with you?" Margaret asked.

"Nah, it's okay. I'm just gonna walk home to get some fresh air."

"Okay. I'll call you later to see how you're doing." Margaret told her. "Bye bye."

"Bye." Sadie got her coat and walked away disappointed. She hated being in a fight with Ben. She hated that her night was ruined. But mostly she hated seeing Ben upset and angry, especially when she didn't do anything wrong.

Sadie walked home and went straight up to her room, not wanting to talk to her parents or her older brother Hal. She was really upset. And as she thought about what happened, she was getting madder and madder at Ben for overreacting like he did. It wasn't my fault Chris showed up at the dance, Sadie thought, and it's not like I did anything wrong. I mean I just talked to him, and barely anyways because Ben came up to us. What was Chris going to talk to me about? I just need to stop thinking about it. I'm only getting more upset. But why did Ben get so mad? Oh my gosh, this is not fair! I didn't even do anything wrong and now I'm the one having to be so upset. This night has absolutely sucked! Ben shouldn't have overreacted, why was he so jealous? Did he really think I was talking to Chris? I mean Ben knows I like him, doesn't he? He should. And I guess he likes me back, I mean he did say something about us being together… I have no idea. I hate this, absolutely hate this. Ugh!!!

Ben arrived at his house and ran up to his room when he got home. He felt like the biggest idiot in the world for treating Sadie like that. He hated that he ruined their night together, that he ruined the night he was supposed to ask her to be his girlfriend. He hated that he was such a jerk. He hated that he was too proud to just apologize to her then and there. And he mostly hated seeing Sadie so hurt, and that he was the cause of it. He wanted to call her, but he couldn't. He felt so bad for treating her like that, and he knew that it was over the stupidest thing possible. But he also knew she probably wouldn't want to talk to him tonight. Why did I treat her like that? He thought. Was I scared of asking her out? Did I just try to find an excuse to leave so that I didn't have to ask her? Was I scared she would say no? Was I scared she would hurt me the way Heidi did? No, it's Sadie, I mean Red, she wouldn't hurt me like Heidi did. I don't think she could hurt anyone or be mean to anyone, I mean she didn't even wanna tell Chris she wouldn't talk to him. She's too nice. But that's what I like about her so much. And her smile, and her red hair, and the way she laughs, and everything about her. These are the times I hate myself so much.

so there's chapter three. yay. how was it? review please! and thanks for catching that suddle hint i left in my last author note, lol. so, sorry this isn't the greatest chapter, i had a little writer's block, but i needed to do something having to sit all day, so this isn't exactly the best writing i have done. my greatest apologies to you all. and i am eternally grateful for the reviews! sorry, this note is uber long also, so my apologies also. okay i'll shut up now. lol. oh, and one more thing, it's a little short, so one more apology. lol.