CHP.2

OH JAKE

(ACCORDING TO YOU BY ORIANTHI)

ACCORDING TO AARON I'M PRETTY

BUT

ACCORDING TO JAKE I'M BEAUTIFUL

It had been 9 years since that fateful day. Now I was a 17 year old senior in high school. Mori and I had rented an apartment in New York, New York. We were hoping that it was as far away from werewolves as possible, but of course we were wrong.

"Lainey keep your hands in your pockets, you don't want to be pick pocketed."

"Okay Mori."

"And watch the road. You don't want to get run over."

"Okay."

"And don't talk to strangers."

"I get it Mori. I'll be safe, just take a chill pill." I said running out the door.

Mori was fun and all, but sometimes she was really overprotective. Like she won't even let me stay out after 10, go anywhere without a cell phone (just so she can text or call me every hour), or even date. Well sort of. See before my parents died they arranged for me to marry this other vampire, named Aaron, who happens to go to my school. He's the reason we moved here. Mori thinks that having my vampire fiance and his family close by will protect us from danger.

Where was I? Oh yeah, dating. Even though I'm 17 I'm only allowed to go out with Aaron, and no one else. If Mori even See's me talking to one of my guy friends she freaks. She only wants me to like Aaron. She's afraid if I socialize with any other humans I'll run away or something. Not that that stop me from sneaking around her back and dating other guys. It's never serious though so Aaron doesn't care. He just wants me to be happy, but he still gets jealous. Don't get me wrong I like him and all (he's REALLY hot), but I just don't love him. Partly because vampires don't have hearts and partly because I just don't think hes the one. See were like off and on. Right now we are on. Speaking of which....

"Lainey!"

I turned. Aaron came next to me and kissed me on the cheek.

"Hey."

"Hey." I replied.

Aaron had jet black hair, brown eyes, pale skin, and abbs-really big abbs. He was actually 19, but he got held back a year. Not that he was stupid, he has really good grades, but because hes always getting into fights. He has this anger management issues that he has to go to a therapist for but other wise hes normal, well besides him being a vampire. Because hes so hot hes really popular. Since I'm his girlfriend I'm kind of popular and his friends act nice to me, but when were not together his friends show there true colors and are jerks to me. So I really don't have any friends besides Mori, Aaron, and Annabell. I'll talk about Annabell later, for now lets get back to Aaron.

"So I was think maybe we could go to the carnival tonight."

"I don't know. I'd have to get Mori to let me."

"Hey she loves me. Course she'll let you go."

"Well aren't you over confidant today."

He smiled.

"Hi Aaron!" Called a very familiar voice.

We turned. Ashley, the most popular girl in school, was waving at us. Ashley had dark orange hair, blue eyes, and perfect white teeth. She might seem all nice, but relay she was like a devil. She was always jealous of me because I was dating Aaron. Even if I wasn't we all knew I would still have to marry him, so she knew I had always have him and she wouldn't. But she still dated him every time we broke up. She was like his backup girlfriend. I hated her so much. So always tried to embarrass me and and tried to break us up.

"Oh. Hi Lizzy."

"It's Lainey."

"Whatever. So Aaron I was wondering if you were free today. If you aren't maybe we could go see a movie or something."

"sorry Ash. Lain and me are going to the carnival tonight."

"Great, I'll see you there. Bye" She said running ahead of us.

I frowned and imagined a wild puma tearing her from limb to limb. Aaron started laughing.

"Your jealous."

"Am not." I said walking faster. "Just ticked. She always stalks us. I just wish we'd be able to have a date where shes not looking at us through her binoculars."

"hey this time she'll probable watching from a bush."

I glared at him. He lifted my chin.

"We're sort of alone now."

"We're in New York, people are everywhere."

"Well not people that matter to me. Your the only one I care about." He said right before he kissed me.

Yeah it was a sweet scene, well it would have been if I believed a word he said.

"So can I go?"

"Fine, but call me when you get there."

"I will." I said closing the door behind me. I ran down the stairs and out the plaza's door. Aaron was waiting in his Audi.

"You look nice." He said when I got in the car.

"Thanks."

I was Waring a Cobra Starship black t-shirt, a dark jean skirt, my converse knee high shoes, and my cross necklace. Usually I'm fashioned challenged, so if the man says I look nice it really helps my self-esteem.

"What do you want to do fist?"

"Well I-" I was cut off by Ashley.

"Hi Aaron!"She said popping out of no where.

"Hi Ash."

"I was thinking we could go on the tunnel of love."

"Well that ride is for two people and there's 3 of us." He pointed out.

"I'm sure Lea won't mind."

"It's Lainey!"

"Whatever." Ashley said dragging my boyfriend away.

Aaron gave me an apologetic look as she dragged him from view. I frowned and kicked some dirt.

"I might as well go home. Now that Ashley has him she never let him go." I though bitterly making my way to the road. I was too busy sulking that I didn't notice the DON"T WALK sign. I only realized that I was in the middle of the road when I saw the trucks headlights. It was headed right at me. I knew it was coming but I just couldn't move my legs. Suddenly I felt arms grab me and push me to the ground.

"Uh." I said falling onto something. It felt like a body. Then I felt the arms around me.

"Was I dead? Was I in the arms of Jesus? The devil? Where was I? Was this Hell or Heaven? Dear Lord I've know I've never prayed before but please don't let me be dead." I thought.

After a few moments I dared to open my eyes. I was laying on some guy. Most likely the guy who saved my life. He was staring right at me. Then he let go of me we stood up.

"Thank you. Thank you for, um...."

"Saving your life?"He finished for me.

"Yeah."

I looked at my rescuer. He had dark brown hair, beautiful hazel eyes, and tan skin. He looked very familiar, but I didn't remember where I could of seen him.

"Have I met you before?"

"I don't think so."

"Well this is awkward. I mean what do you say to a stranger who just saved your life?" I thought.

"Um, thank you."

"You already said that."

"I know, it's just.....How can I repay you? Is there anything you want?"

"It's okay. I don't need anything."

"Come on. I have to repay. I know. DO you like carnivals?"

"I guess so."

"Well there's one near by. You wanna go? I'll pay for everything."

"No it's fine."

"Please let me do something. You just saved my life."

"Uh well I suppose, if it will make you shut-up."

I frowned.

"Just follow me."

"So."

"So."

"Where do you wanna go first?" I asked.

"Um you like haunted houses?"

"Love them."

After we went in the haunted house a guy in a skeleton costume jumped out. We both started laughing.

"Dude that was so lame." Said whatever his name was.

"Yeah."

Then a bride covered in blood came out of a portrait with a rubber head in one hand and a saw in the other. She started screaming in our faces.

"2 words. Breath, mint." I said.

We laughed and continued laughing.

"This is so lame." He said.

Before I could answer a witch fell from the ceiling.

"The scariest thing about her is her outfit and maybe her nose."

After a series of lame monsters and trap doors we could finally see the exit. When we were only 7 feet away the floor beneath us went away. I fell on him again and I started laughing. He help me up and we looked around. We were in a small white room with only one door a chair covered with cobwebs, and a cabinet.

"Do you hear that?"I asked.

"It sounds like a scratching noise."

"I think its coming from that cabinet." I said walking over to it.

I opened it and scream. I hate to admit it but I was scared I grabbed my rescuers arm.

He started laughing.

"It's just jack in the box."

I turned bright pink.

"Oh shut-up."

He just kept laughing. I glared andstuck my tongue out at him. He stuck his out at me. After having a staring contest and losing I decide we should leave (while I still had some dignity left).

After we left the haunted house we decide to just walk around until we saw something interesting to do.

"Can you not squeeze my hand so much."

"What?" I asked realizing I had been holding his hand since the haunted house.

I blushed and let go of his hand. I never hold hands, not even with Aaron.

"Hey I never said let go."

I scoffed.

"I won't hold hands with you. Were total strangers. What's your name anyway?"

"Jake."

"I'm Lainey. How old are you? Like 17?"

"No! 18 smart one. I'm a senior in high school."

"So am I, but I'm 17. I'm turing 18 in two months."

"What school do you go to?"

"Abott High. You?"

"Actually I'm starting there next week. I just moved here last month."

"Oh. Well I guess I could show you around then."

"See, now where not complete strangers."

We walked in silence for a while until he spoke.

"You want to go ride it?" He asked pointing at a roller coaster called Maximum Puke.

"I don't know."

"You scared."

"No!"

"Then why don't you wanna go on?"

"I just don't feel like it."

"Chicken!"

"I'm not the chicken, you are. Your just scared to go alone." I said. "What, do you want me to hold your hand too?" I mocked.

"Yes." Jake said grabbing my hand.

I blushed and he laughed.

"Your such a tease!" I said letting go of his hand and storming off toward the roller coaster.

After we got off that terrible ride we decided to play some games. Jake and I took turns playing this pea bag toss game, and sadly we failed, epically. Then we decided to play this basket ball game where you have to shoot 5 baskets. I sucked at it, but Jake made a basket every time. The prize turned out to be a Webkinz lama so he let me keep it. After playing a few other games we were just walking around drinking mountain dew.

"You want to dance."

"Uh?"

He dragged me into a tent where a band was starting to play the song I must be dreaming by The Main. Then he lead me to the dance floor and pulled me closer.I put my hands on his shoulders and he put his hands on my waist.

"Are you sure? I really can't dance."

"Please, a girl as pretty as you can't be bad at anything." He said.

Right after he said that I accidental stepped on his foot.

"Let me rephrase that. A girl as pretty as you can be bad at stuff, but I just won't point them out to you."

I smiled and put my head on his shoulders. Then the song changed on I got you by Selena Gomez and The Scene. I looked into Jakes eyes and he looked into mine. Jake leaned in slowly like he was going to kiss me but someone tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around.

"What do you think your doing with my girlfriend?" Asked Aaron.

"Aaron, he's just a friend." I said, but Aaron didn't listen to me.

"I asked you a question."

"Stop it Aaron. Leave him alone." I said standing in between them.

"It's okay Lainey." Jake said moving me out of the way. " I was just showing Lainey a good time. It's not my fault if you don't know how to do that."

Aaron's face turned red with anger.

"Oh you did it now." I mumbled.

Aaron punched Jake which got every ones attention. Everyone stopped what they were doing and watched Aaron and Jake fight.

"Aaron I said stop!" I yelled pushing him.

Aaron ignored me and tried to hit Jake, but I got in the way. Luckily Jake grabbed Aaron's arm right before it could touch me. Aaron back up and pulled me from behind Jake.

"What are you doing with him?" He asked.

"Well after you ditched me for Ashley I decided I'd just go have fun without you. I just happen to be having fun with my friend Jake. Do you have a problem with that?"

"No, just next time tell me where your running off to." He said moving a piece of hair from my face.

"Yeah, see their won't be a next time because it's over. I've had enough of this roller coaster. I've had enough of your jealousy. I've had enough of this on and off again thing. I just want what ever we have between us to be over. Forever. Here you can have your ring. The engagement is off!" I said handing him the promise ring he gave me years ago.

And with that I grabbed Jake's arm and dragged him out of the tent.

"You okay?" I asked looking at the red mark on his face. "He didn't hit you too hard, did he?"

"Nah. I'm fine." He replied. "So that your boyfriend?"

"Was. He was my boyfriend."

"It must of be serious between you two if you were going to get married."

I laughed.

"As if. My parents arranged for me to marry him years ago. We were like always on and off again. Imagine if we got married. We'd get divorced like every month. And when we wouldn't be together he'd be with her." I said pointing at Ashley who was holding Aaron's hand.

"He must be an idiot if he's going to choose her over you."

"Thanks." I said. "For everything."

Then I kissed his cheek.

It was silent for a while until I asked "I'm hungry. You wanna get some food?"

"Sure."

"I'll have a corn dog, with mustard, cotton candy, a , and a box of milk duds." I ordered

The guy looked at me funny.

"Just get me my food." I said slamming my fist down on the counter.

I paid for my food and waited for Jake to order.

"I'll have a coke and a hot dog with ketchup."

I paid for him and blushed.

"He must think I'm a total pig." I thought sadly as we found a table to sit at.

I started scarping down my food while Jake stared at me.

"Lainey you really aren't like other girls. You don't care what people think and you don't care what you eat."

"Is that a good or a bad?"

"Good. Defiantly good."

When we finished eating we decided to go on the teacup ride.

"I feel just like a little kid again." I said.

"Yeah." He replied.

"Is something wrong?" I asked.

"No. Where did you get that necklace?"

"Oh it was a gift from my mom. She gave it to the night she and my dad died."

"Oh. I'm sorry."

"It's okay. It was a long time ago. Now I have Mori."

"Mori?"

"She my best friend, but she usually acts like a mom."

"My mom dies when I was 7, so I at least know what it's like to lose one parent." Jake said. "Can I see the necklace?"

I hesitated every time someone, besides me touch it, something bad happened to them. They'd either get burned, shocked, or something. Before I could say something he touched the necklace. I closed my eyes waiting for hi to yell in pain, but nothing happened. I opened one eye. He was looking at me oddly.

"I wasn't going to bite you."

"I know it's just you were in my personal bubble." I replied.

"You were fine when we were dancing."

"Yeah, but....I guess I'm just weird like that."

"Oh yeah your defiantly weird." He said.

I grimaced.

"But that's what I like about you."

Something in me clicked when he said that.

"I might like him? I think I actually like him. No. I can't his not a vampire. Mori would disapprove. She would already be mad that I dumped Aaron. Besides I can't disobey my parents wish of me marring Aaron. I'd just cause them pain. I just can't get close to a human. They break too easily. It happened to all the others. I had to break a few heart so they wouldn't break a few bones. I'm sure it's much worse to have a bone broken then to have your heart broken. But of course I wouldn't know. I have no heart." I thought.

"Lainey? Hello? Lainey?"

"Uh. Sorry."

"Your always in your own world. I just wish you'd take me with you next time."

Just as he said that the ride stopped.

"Jake what time is it?"

"9:45" He said checking his watch..

"Crap. Mori is going to freak if I'm late. I need to get home, now."

"Where do you live?"

"New York, 198, on Gay St."

"That's not to far from here. I can get you home. Follow me."

I followed Jake across the street, down 2 blocks, and into a Chinese restaurant. There was an angry little Asian man yelling at this tall African teenager in Chinese. Jake started talking in fluent Chinese to the manger and the teenager. The Chinese guy nodded and threw Jake a pair of keys.

"This way." He said leading me through the storage room and out the back door.

Next to the building there was a black a Yamaha YZF R1 motorcycle parked.

"Hope on." Jake said giving me a helmet.

"Love to, but Mori would kill me if she saw me on that."

"Do you wanna get home or not?"

"Well when you put it that way."

"I'm really sorry about Aaron, but thanks, again, for everything. Your a really good friend."

"Friend?"

I looked down at my shoes.

"It's just I'm not ready. And Mori doesn't approve of anyone...but Aaron."

"So what? It doesn't matter what anyone thinks."

"You don't understand. I don't want to hurt you. Look you might think we're alike, but we're not. Aaron is the only one like me. No matter how much of an idiot he is, he's the only one I can't hurt no matter what I say.

"What do you mean?"

It's best if you don't get involved with me. I can't love. I don't have a heart and neither does Aaron. If I go out with anyone else I'll just end up hurting them. It happens all the time. I really don't want to do that to you. For some reason your the only I really don't want to hurt. I'm so sorry." I said. "Goodbye."

Then I kissed his cheek and ran up the fire escape.

"But your hurting me by not being with me." I heard him say before I climbed through my window.

"I'm sorry Jake. Humans are just too breakable." I thought as I watch him drive away. "What is this feeling? If I don't have a heart then what feels like it's breaking? Oh Jake. I think...I think I like, like you. Don't ask me how's that possible, but it just is. He's just unlike any other human I've met. It's almost like he's not human at all, but he's defiantly not a vampire, he's too kind. I hates this! I can't be without or with him without something hurting me."

Then I felt something wet on my cheek.

"What's this?" I asked out loud. "Tears?"

"Oh Jake. Now look what you've done. Why do you have to be so darn cute?"

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