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Chapter 14

'Lying here awake, I'm just peacefully drifting off to sleep. Or, at least trying to. I know I decided not to go see Jaden, but for what? I can't even remember my reasons, or if they're even valid enough.'

'I miss him so much! I'm staring at myself in the mirror, but I still can't find a reason why I can't be near him!'

'What's making me feel like there's something wrong or missing from my life? Every night, I lie awake and think about every moment that passed between us. Will I ever get rid of this feeling? It's so frustrating!'

'I've been awake for a while now, and he's got me feeling so messed up, so sick. Will I ever get better?'

'Maybe it's because Jaden's the one I want! That's got to be it!'

Jesse finally realized that he and Jaden were meant to be together!

"I have to go see Jaden! He might need me!" He glanced at the clock.

"I guess I could go tomorrow, first thing in the morning. I need to get my butt back in bed, first. Heh heh, that's what he'd say."

Jesse climbed back into the bed. He drifted into a deep sleep and came across a flash-dream.

(Flash-Dream)

"Let go of me! I have to find Jaden!"

"Ummph. Get off of me! You have no right to do this!"

"Jesse? What's he doing on top of you?"

"It's not what you think!"

"I should have seen the hints you were trying to give me. I came back because I couldn't leave you alone with someone who could rape you. But, you don't seem to be resisting, so I'll just leave. I really am sorry I couldn't have made you happier."

"Jaden, wait!"

"It's okay, Jess. I know you're just trying to be nice. You really are caring. But, I want you to be happy. If you're happy with Wyatt, then so be it. You've known him longer than me and I'm sure he knows you a whole lot better than I do. I hope we can still be friends."

"Well, it looks like I have you all to myself. If you want, we can stay on the island. You don't have to go back to North Academy. They were just holding us back anyway."

"I don't want to be with you! I want Jaden! He's the one I want! I-"

"Shh. Don't be like that. Just think, you can have everything and anything you want. As long as you love me."

"That's right. Fall into my arms and just let me comfort you. You don't need him. All you need is me."

Jesse woke up in a cold sweat. He couldn't get back to sleep after a dream like that! So, he just lay there. Simply put, Jesse would be coming down with a case of insomnia soon.

"I have to see Jaden, now! I can't take it anymore!" He threw off the covers and quickly dressed.

It was hard to see in the night, but Jesse didn't care. He ran down the roads and turned on instincts alone, not even bothering to take time finding a flashlight. He got to Ms. Fontaine's office, not even bothering to knock, and ran straight in.

"Jaden! Jaden, are you alright? No, wait. That's a stupid question; of course you're not alright! Look, I came here to comfort you and-"

"Young man, you're not allowed to be here after visiting hours! I'm afraid you'll have to leave until 7 a.m. tomorrow."

"Ah, but, Ms. Fontaine, you see, there is a little problem that is, uh, going on and I, um, have to, uh, fix it. Yeah." He stammered.

She looked skeptical for a moment before softening her look and gesturing towards the room. "Jaden needs you. I'll be back to check on you in a few minutes. You can spend the night, but I want things sorted out between you two, understood?" She warned lightly before exiting the room.

"Yeah, I hear ya." He barely uttered it loud enough for her to hear.

"Hey there, Jay." Jesse smiled softly. "Sorry I haven't been here for ya. I guess I never really thought about any of this. I just realized now that you needed to see me. But, I've been ignorant. I haven't been here to see you yet. I've been thinking about you, though."

Jesse sighed when there was no response. He should have known that simply his presence wasn't enough to wake his love up. So, he continued talking.

(Back With Jaden)

"Mmmh. That was a pretty good nap." Jaden sighed as he woke up. "I hope Jesse gets here soon. I probably won't wake up until he realizes that our minds are so connected, our minds will be destroyed if I don't have enough time to adjust to the newfound link. I wonder, could I tell him that telepathically, yet?"

He focused his energy on Jesse. 'Jess? You there?'

'What? Is that you, Jaden?" came a panicked voice.

'Oh, it works! Yay!'

'What works? Jaden, please tell me what's going on.'

'Alright. See, there's this mental link that we share because of our relationship. Due to this link, we can communicate telepathically. But, I'm not waking up because the sudden change to my mind would jolt both of our minds into destruction. Basically, I need time to adjust to all this, but apparently, you don't. I haven't gotten it all figured out yet, but I want to show you something.'

'This is pretty cool, I guess. What do you wanna show me?'

'Hang on a sec.'

Jaden concentrated on his surroundings. He took in the images of bright skies, shimmering grass, and fresh air. Channeling all of his sights into his mind, he tried to form the images and send them into Jesse's mind.

There was a slight pause before, 'This is amazing! It looks like it was meant for us! Did you create this scenery?'

'Hehe. Actually, it's a figment of my mind. Somehow, I was sent to this area while I'm waiting for our mental connection to stabilize. I wanted to show you this place. I think you should be able to start a conversation with me like I can with you. Wanna try?'

'Okay.'

There was a pause for a few moments. Jesse felt the warmth that came from Jaden leaving his mind.

When he was sure the connection was severed, Jesse initiated the next link. 'Hello?'

'You did it! So it does work both ways.'

'Wow, I'm feeling proud of myself.'

'You should be! Do you know how long it took me to start a connection? I've been at it for hours!'

'Maybe you just needed to warm it up or something?'

'Oh, don't be so modest, Jess-ter.'

'Jess-ter? Where'd that come from?'

'Oh, you know. We're running low on nicknames to call each other. Ra knows I've had plenty of time to think of a new one for you.'

'Hm, okay. What about Jay-Jay?'

'I guess, but isn't that too childish?'

'Um, Jade-bear?'

'Doesn't really matter. Let's just see what else we can do. I'm getting pretty bored.'

'Ya think you can bring me there?'

'I could try.'