A/N: Hello! Here is the third chapter of this story! I made it super long for various reasons:

1) It was all in my head.

2) School's starting back up for the second semester and I can't write very much anymore.

3) Because I love you guys.

This story is finishing soon, and I must say it was fun writing this, and I loved all the support I got from all of you, especially from uniquemusician. You should check out her story "Bathroom Imposter", it's genius and it's Jack/Kim too. I was reading it on my phone so I wasn't able to review. :/

Here you go, the third chapter. Enjoy. :)

The Third

"Dang it!" Kim screamed when she opened the door to reveal heavy rain. But she had no choice, she had to go, or run more like it.

Brody had just asked her to be his girlfriend.

In the days that she liked Brody and not Jack, she would gladly accept Brody as her boyfriend. But now, she liked Jack. And so she lied that she had to go, and ran out of Falafel Phil's, where they had their date, and told him that she would think about it and let him know.

She knew she shouldn't have said that, but she just didn't have any other excuse.

It was raining cats and dogs in Seaford, and there wasn't any shelter to walk under for another five hundred metres.

But she didn't care.

She ran out of the mall, completely soaking herself and disappearing into the shower. She had to go somewhere to be able to think.

She ran around aimlessly, her head down, looking at the ground while running. She couldn't even see anything, as her hair was sticking in the most unlikely places on her face.

Luckily, she finally found some shelter in the form of a bus stop, and she ran to take cover under it until the rain subsided, or to wait until a bus comes and just hop into it, no matter where it went.

But the nearer she got to the bus stop, the more she could see a figure standing there, holding an umbrella. And the nearer she got, the more the figure looked like Jack. And guess what, it was.

Kim looked at him, and he looked at Kim. As Kim entered the bus stop, he stopped her by putting his hand on her soaked shoulder. "What are you doing here Jack?" Kim asked, her back facing him. He didn't reply and turned her around, the other arm holding the umbrella, and soon, they were walking under the umbrella under the rain.

The entire walk was silent, until Jack broke their silence.

"Is it true?" he asked, putting his free hand into his pocket. Kim was fiddling with her fingers, but when she heard Jack's voice, both her heart and her head jolted. "What's true?" she replied, confused. "That Brody asked you out and asked you to be his girlfriend?" he said, his voice growing thicker. "Uh, yeah," Kim answered, turning her attention back to her fingers. "Well? What did you say?" he asked again. "Why are you asking me that? That's personal!" Kim shrieked, and hit him in the gut. "Alright, alright, you don't have to hit me – with your wet hand!" Jack cried, keeling over in pain. "And anyway, whatever I said to him had absolutely nothing to do with you." and it was the truth.

'Kim! What are you doing, you can use this to make him jealous!' she thought to herself as her eyes widened. "But I'm thinking of saying yes. I mean, he's really cute, and he's a good guy. And he's thinking of moving to our dojo. What do you think?" she began, a small smile playing on her face. All this while, those words were said with her heart intent on one person, the one who was holding the umbrella. "I don't think you should." Jack stated. Kim stopped in her way, "and why not?" she cried, incredulous. Jack gave her a look and walked away, umbrella in hand. "Hey!" Kim shouted, running after him to get under the umbrella. "He tells me that he's been thinking about me since the cotillion, and he says he could feel thumping in his heart whenever he saw me walk past." she continues on, chuckling (do know that the thumping part was an exaggeration). After a few moments of silence, Kim declared, "I like him." and Jack stopped in his way. Kim wanted to continue walking, but she depended on the umbrella. "So is that it? It works like that? Just because someone likes you, you have to like them back?" Jack said, voice growing thicker and louder. "N-no," Kim stuttered. 'Great, Kim, you're stuttering. What's next? Giggling?' she thought, embarrassed. "But I just can't take it anymore. I've liked you for so long that everyone in the school knows, yet you don't even care-"

"But you just can't do that." Jack interrupted. Kim gasped. "Why can't I?" fury rising to her head. She didn't like being controlled. "Because, Kim, you like me," Jack stated like it was opening a book: so easily. Kim froze. "You can't just like anyone other or more than me," he continued. Kim opened her mouth to retort, but Jack interrupted her, "I'm right, aren't I?" he finished. Kim stared at him, appalled. 'That's it.' she thought. "Alright, you're right! You're always right! I like you, but what's the good in that? You don't like me back. Heck, you didn't even-" but Kim didn't get to finish her sentence as saw Jack drop the umbrella to the ground and grabbing her face, kissing her full on the lips.

His lips were different from how she remembered them. She remembered them as soft and gentle. But this time, although they were still soft, they were forceful. She was about to gasp in fright, but as soon as she opened her mouth he bit her lower lip, and was he sucking it?

'Kim, you're such an inexperienced dolt,' her heart raced, laughing. Adrenaline pumped out of it so fast it could burst out with mirth.

Jack then broke away, leaving Kim breathless. He caressed her cheek with his thumb, "don't ever say that you would like someone else other than me again." and Kim nodded, like a child. Her mind wasn't very stable at the moment to even pay attention to the fact that he just demanded her. "This is the second time." Kim thought out loud, feeling hypnotised. "What is?" Jack asked, confused. "The second time you kissed me..." she replied, voice drifting away. Jack smiled, and kissed her forehead. "Actually, this is the third," he replied, gathering her into a hug, "but you don't need to count anymore."

You don't need to count anymore...

'What did he mean by that?' Kim thought of those words over and over again, but she couldn't find any other explanation.

"Come on, let's get you home." He declared, picking up the umbrella, a little more expression in his voice. Kim didn't speak, but took his arm and held it tight while he walked her home.

As they arrived at Kim's home, Jack insisted he be allowed in. "Jack, no. You can't. My parents are home." Kim replied, her tone helpless. "I'll just tell them it's raining and I need somewhere to stay in until it stops." Jack answered. Kim huffed, rolled her eyes and opened the door to allow her and Jack in. They took off their shoes and socks, and ushered themselves in side by side.

Kim's parents sat beside each other in front of the TV, while her older sister Kate sat across them. They seemed to be discussing Kate's plans of moving out on her own when they heard the door click. They turned their attention to it, and saw Kim and Jack standing awkwardly together. "Oh! You're soaked! Get upstairs and take a shower and change into something dry then come down," her mum ordered her. "Thanks for bringing her home Jack. Would you like me to get you anything?" she turned to the boy. Mrs Crawford noticed that Kim wasn't moving, and gave her a look with her eyes that told her to go upstairs and do as she was told. But before Kim could turn to the stairs, Jack caught hold of her hand and entwined their fingers together. Kim looked down to their interlocked fingers with wide eyes. "Actually, yes, Mr and Mrs Crawford." he began. Kim stood her place, biting her lip, confused at what he was about to do. "Oh?" Mrs Crawford looked taken aback with Jack's confidence and choice of words. Mr Crawford turned around to look at him while Kate raised her brow in bemusement. "I'd like to have Kim as my girlfriend." He said, earning loud gasps from Kate and Mrs Crawford, "But of course, not now. Possibly some other time in the future, when Kate's already stable in her new home and we've gotten through our first semester exams." he finished. Kim's eyes widened as she turned to look at him. She was frozen on the spot. Kate turned away and began to snort. Mr and Mrs Crawford shared a look that was of pure astonishment. "Wait, Jack," Kate spoke up, trying to stop her snorting. "You do know that Kim's a weirdo, right?"

"I do."

"I mean, she has average grades-"

"I know."

"And she likes karate-"

"I've seen."

"And she hates being girly-" by now, Kim was glaring daggers at Kate, who didn't seem to be bothered by it at all.

"I have been already warned." Jack smiled.

"But she's a cheerleader-"

"I know."

"And she absolutely is not good in anything other than that-"

"Of course she isn't."

"I mean she's a horrible liar-"

"The best."

Kate gasped at how Jack could swerve all the indirect insults that she threw at Kim. "W-well." Kate stuttered, clueless as to what she was going to say, when Mr Crawford began to speak. "Even if she is like that, she is a very independent girl who knows what she wants and is confident. I've only known you for a year, Jack, but from what I hear and see, I think you'll do alright." Mr Crawford replied. Mrs Crawford emitted a shrill scream before jumping up and down to hug Kim. "Now go upstairs and clean up!" she cried, pushing her to the stairs. Jack only chuckled. Mr Crawford gave him a look and laughed, as he bowed his way out of the house.

As soon as Kim changed into dry clothes, she picked up her phone, a Samsung Galaxy S with chips on the sides. She clicked the 'Phone' icon, and scrolled down to the J section and clicked Jack's number, calling him. "Hello?" Jack picked up, a bit of a jump in his voice.

"What just happened back there?" she demanded, pointing at her door. "Well it just stopped raining..." Jack offered, trying to swerve the topic. "Stop it Jack, I'm not dumb. What happened back there?" she said, a bit of threat in her voice. "I just asked for permission from your parents is all." he replied, a hint of a defensive tone in his voice. There was a moment of silence. "Hello? Kim? You there?" Jack said into the phone after hearing nothing for too long. "I-I'm sorry, I was just thinking."

"Mind telling me?"

"I was just thinking, what if after today, when you go to bed, tomorrow you'll go back to liking Donna Tobin, and all the things you said today were all void."

"You're scared aren't you?" Jack asked, voice gone softer. Kim nodded, but she realised that nodding couldn't be transmitted over the phone and said, "Yeah."

"Alright, would you like me to calm you down?" he suggested. "That'd be nice..." Kim drifted away. "Consider it done. Did you hear what happened to Milton and Julie during Chemistry?" Jack began, and with that, the two talked the night away until it was time for Kim to go to sleep, which she did so with a smile on her face.