A/N: Okay, I am proud of myself cause I am updating this so much right now. It helps that I am watching the movie as I write this. So, if you're confused cause I never update this much, it's okay. Just go back and read chapter ten first.

DISCLAIMER: I own nothing! If I did, it would have gone much differently!

Chapter Eleven: Miss Edmonds

Jess POV

The moment he woke up in the morning, Jess went to see Leslie. He refused to let her out of his sight. It kept repeating like a mantra in his head:

Today's the day she dies.

So, even though it was nine in the morning on a Saturday, Jess went to Leslie's house. He knocked on the door, and stepped back to wait.

Surprisingly, Leslie opened it a few minutes later, PT behind her. She looked haggard, like she hadn't slept, and her short blonde locks were bedraggled.

"Leslie, you look horrible," Jess said, stepping inside the house. The sun caught on the walls of the Gold Room behind her, setting it on fire, just like Leslie's mom wanted. The fire caught on Leslie's hair, making it shine bright blonde.

"Gee, thanks, Jess," Leslie murmured, putting a self-concious hand to her hair and trying to smooth it down. Jess caught her hand.

"No, I don't care how you look. Miss Edmonds will invite me to the museum today, and I am not letting you out of my sight," Jess said, keeping hold of her hand, "So, you wanna come over to my house?"

Leslie grinned, but it didn't reach her eyes. She nodded, and told him to wait while she went to her room to change. PT stayed with him, licking his face and climbing over him. Jess scratched behind his ears, his fingers buried in the dog's scraggly fur.

"Alright, let's go!"

Leslie was back. She had run a brush through her hair, making it flip out at the bottom, and had put on her favorite t-shirt, one with music notes all over it. Her trademark Converse boots covered her feet. Jess had to smile at seeing them again.

As they walked back to his house, Jess asked, "Seriously, Les, did you sleep at all last night?"

Leslie pursed her lips, and murmured, "No. Jess, who could sleep after what you told me yesterday?"

Jess shrugged. If everything had gone according to plan, and Nerida wasn't a crazed lunatic working for the Dark Master, then Leslie wouldn't have found out at all. They were in his yard now.

"Les—"

"Jess! Jess!"

They both looked up as May Belle, the six year old version, came running out of the house, holding the phone.

She handed it to him, saying in a sing-song way, "It's your girlfriend!"

"She's not my girlfriend," Jess said indignantly. He remembered how he had thought it was Leslie that day. He wished it had been. "Hello?"

"Jess, I know it's a Saturday, but it's your teacher, Miss Edmonds," Miss Edmonds said, "I was planning on taking my nephews into the city, to the museum, but my sister changed plans last minute. And I was wondering if you'd like to go?"

Jess smiled. "Sure, I'll have to ask my mom, but… Can Leslie come, too?"

"Oh, of course!" Miss Edmonds sounded ecstatic, "The more, the merrier!"

Jess grinned, then held the phone away from his ear to look at Leslie. "You can come, right?"

She nodded. "Yeah, I cleared it with my parents yesterday, like you said."

He nodded. Jess, too, had asked his mom last night about the museum trip.

"Miss Edmonds? Yeah, we can go," Jess said into the phone.

"Great! I'll pick you guys up in a few!"

Jess hung up, and handed the phone back to May Belle. She skipped off, back inside.

"Leslie," Jess said to his best friend, "Try to forget about what today's supposed to be, okay? Just enjoy it."

She nodded again, smiling brightly. This time, it did reach her eyes.

"Oh, Jess, you'll love the museum!" she cried as an off-white station wagon pulled onto their dirt road. Jess and Leslie watched it, grinning like there was no tomorrow. But they both knew there definitely was a tomorrow, and they had anything to do with it, it would be better than the last time Jess lived it.

A/N: WOO! Two updates in one day! I know, shocking isn't it? Well, I'm sorry to say that this story is winding to a close. Not exactly sure how many more chapters there'll be, but there isn't that much left to this.

Anyway, review! Please and thank you!