Disclaimer: I don't own Bridge to Terabithia, or it's characters.
Chapter 4
A few days after Jess saved Leslie from drowning in the creek, when they walked out of Terabithia by walking across the bridge they had built with the words "Nothing Crushes Us!", Jess asked her nervously, not really knowing if Leslie would say yes, or no, but hoped that she would say yes, "Leslie would you be my girlfriend?"
Leslie was shocked, surprised, and wondered if Jess was out of his mind; and what was he thinking. Leslie knew Jess really well, they were good friends, but now Jess was asking Leslie to be his girlfriend. This was really weird indeed. Leslie didn't know what to say. She said nervously, "Jess, I, I don't know what to say."
Jess said, "Please?"
Leslie made a quick descision, gave it a little thought; then said, "Ok."
Jess wrapped his arms around her and she wrapped hers around him. Then they kissed, let go of eachother. They held each others hands.
Jess was happy that Leslie was his girlfriend, really happy. He loved her deeply, some how, even though he was only eleven, and even though he had fallen in love with Leslie only a few days before.
Leslie loved Jess really deeply, even longer then he had loved her. But Leslie, and Jess's love for each other was equal. They both loved each other the same.
Jess said, "Leslie, I love you."
Leslie replied, "I love you too."
They walked to Jess's house. They went in. Jess's mom said, "Hi Leslie." Jess's dad and sisters were sitting at the table. Jess said, "Mom, is it ok if Leslie stays over for dinner?"
Jess's mom said, "Sure, that's plenty fine."
Jess and Leslie sat next to each other, and held hands under the table.
Jess's dad was wondering what was going on. He had never seen his son holding someone's hand in his life. Jess's dad said while Jess, Leslie, and everyone were eating, "Is there something you're not telling us?"
Jess knew that he would have to say sooner or later that he and Leslie loved each other. Jess said, "Me and Leslie love each other."
Jess's dad was not that shocked, just a little surprised. Jess was only eleven, and Leslie was ten, yet they loved each other. This was a little much for Jess's dad, Jack, to swallow. How could two kids love each other, and at a very young age. How could Jess and Leslie love each other at a young age. Jack had no idea. He just knew that somehow they loved each other, and so he believed what Jess was saying was true. Jack said, "What? Well I'm happy for you both then."
Jess said, "Oh, and I asked Leslie to be my girlfriend, and she said yes."
Jack lifted his fork with food on it up from his plate, but had stopped when he heard what Jess had said, he didn't believe what he just heard. How could he? Jess was only eleven, and Leslie was only ten. So this was almost to unbelievable for Jack.
Jess and Leslie were far to young to be boyfriend and girlfriend. Heck, Jack didn't even meet his wife Mary until they were 15, and they became boyfriend and girlfriend really fast.
But there was a major difference. Jack and Mary were teenagers, 15 when they became boyfriend and girlfriend.
Jess and Leslie were eleven, and ten. So Jack didn't know wither to believe Jess and Leslie, or not.
Jack looked up, then said, "What? Well you two shouldn't be boyfriend and girlfriend. Your 11 Jess. And Leslie is how old?"
Leslie said, "I'm 10."
"Yeah, exactly. You two are way to young to be boyfriend and girlfriend."
Jess somewhat believed his dad, but he had been friends with Leslie for almost a year. Jess said, "Dad, we've known eachother for almost a year. I saved her from drowning in the creek. We love eachother. So give us a break. We love eachother. So where boyfriend and girlfriend."
Jess's dad said, "Fine," sighed, then said, "Whatever, this day just keeps getting weirder, and weirder."
Jess wondered how him and Leslie being boyfriend and girlfriend made this day weirder and weirder. He thought that was weird.
After dinner, Jess walked with Leslie to her house. Jess said, "Leslie, I'm glad I met you. Your the best friend I have. Your the only one I love, and care about. Without you Leslie, I would be nothing but an empty shell. My heart would be broken. I would feel sadness, regret, selfblame, anger, lost, weakness, loniness. And too many other things. I love you Leslie."
A tear went down Jess's face, and he cried, he put his head on Leslie's shoulders, and put his arms around her. She put her arms around Jess, she held Jess tight, like they were the only two their for each other, like they were the only two people in the world.
Leslie said, "Jess, I love you too. You're very nice. If it weren't for you Jess, I would be feeling the same things. And my heart would also be broken."
Jess stopped crying and moved his head up, and said, "Leslie, I'm scared, I don't want to lose you. Your the only one that keeps me going. If you died, then there would be no Terabithia. No Terabithians. I want to always be near you Leslie, always. Without you I feel nothing, darkness, even heartbreak. Like the devil, or Darkmaster, or some evil villian is torturing my very soul. Leslie, I need you."
"Jess, I'm surprised you care for me, and love me this deeply. I love you, and care for you deeply to, Jess. Relax, I will be there for you, always."
Jess said, "Well, I'll see you tomorrow."
Leslie said, "Yeah, see yah."
Jess let go of Leslie, Leslie let go of Jess, Jess walked away from Leslie, turned around, waved, then turned and continued walking to his house.
Leslie walked up the steps, opened the door; and went in her house, and closed the door behind her.
Jess opened the door to his house, went inside, closed the door behind him, he walked into the kitchen, and through it, he walked out, walked a foot, or less, then turned, and walked upstairs, he went to his room, he opened the door, and went inside, and closed the door behind him.
Today was a good day for Jess, and the last few days had been very good.
Jess was glad Leslie was alive. But that dream that Jess had about Leslie dying was to real. It was like it really happened; even though it hadn't. How did Jess have that dream about Leslie dying? Was it a warning, premination, just a dream? Or was it from someone...or something evil?
Who knows, it was a dream anyway, who really cares. But still, why did it seem so real to Jess? Only time would tell.
Jess walked over to his bed, slipped his shoes off, Jess turned around, and saw Maybelle sitting on her bed.
She said, "Hey, Jess."
"Hey Maybelle," replied Jess. "I gotta change into my PJ's. Can you go out of the room for a minute?"
"Sure," said Maybelle.
Maybelle took her blanket off, got out of bed, and walked to the door of the room, opened it, and went out of the room, and closed the door.
Jess changed into his PJ's, after he was done getting into his PJ's, he said, "Ok, Maybelle, you can come in the room now."
Maybelle turned around, opened the door, and walked into the room, and closed the door, and looked at Jess, she said, "Night, Jess."
"Good night Maybelle," replied Jess.
Maybelle walked over to her bed, Jess turned around, moved his blanket, got on his bed, and put his legs under his blanket, lay down, and put his blanket over him.
Maybelle got on her bed, and put her legs under her blanket, and put it over her, and lay down.
Maybelle said, "Have a good day with your girlfriend," with a big smile on her face.
Jess replied with a smile on his face, "Shut it. And yes I did. Now, good night."
"Good night," said Maybelle.
She closed her eyes, and fell asleep instantly, or a few minutes later she fell asleep.
Jess closed his eyes, and a few minutes later he fell asleep. This was a good day for Jess, Leslie was his girlfriend now. Jess saved her from drowning in the creek a few days before.
Jess squeezed the paintpackets, yellow and pink paint went down into the creek below; and went down the creek at a slow pace. Jess felt grief, sadness, heartbreak, nothing. Leslie was dead, dead.
Jess couldn't believe she was dead. Leslie had swung across the creek, fallen into the water, she tried to swim, but the water forced her down, and she bumped her head on a rock, went unconscious; and drowned.
Jess went to the art museum with Ms. Edmunds the day Leslie died, if he had not gone; or if he had invited Leslie to go with them, then she would still be alive.
Jess heard something he turned his head to see what it was. It was the Darkmaster!
Jess dropped the paintpackets, got up, and ran for his life, he ran away from the creek, and ran as fast as he could, the Darkmaster chased him.
Jess was scared, the Darkmaster was not real, he was imaginary, made up by the imaginations of Jess, and Leslie.
Jess ran, the Darkmaster still chased after him.
Jess ran until he tripped over a twig, and fell on the ground.
The Darkmaster ran through an opening in the trees. Jess looked up, and yelled, "No," as he saw the Darkmaster running, he put his arms in front of his face, the Darkmaster roared a roar of darkness.
Jess felt arms go around him. He heard a voice. "Jess, Jess. It's ok son, it's ok."
Jess moved his arms from his face, and looked up to see who it was. It was his dad, he had imagined his dad and the Darkmaster as the same being.
Jess moved and sat up, he said with tears, and with his eyes partially opened, "It's gone! It's all gone! Is it like the bible says? Is she going to hell?" Jess felt pain, he was sadder, sadder then he had ever been in his entire life. He felt the worst pain he had ever felt in his heart. Jess was grief-stricken, his heart broken. Leslie was the only friend Jess had ever had, and now she was dead. Jess blamed himself, and Ms. Edmunds for Leslie's death.
Jack had a look of sadness on his face, he said, "I don't know everything about God. But I do know that he's not going to send Leslie to hell."
Jess said, crying, "Then I'm going to hell. I didn't invite her to the museum. I wasn't there to with her. It's my fault!" Jess put his arms around his dad.
Jack said, "It's not your fault. It's a terrible thing, is. But it's not your fault. She brought you something special when she came her didn't she? That's what you hold onto. That's how you keep her alive."
A tear went down Jess face.
Jess woke up, sweat ran down his face, he sat up. He wiped the sweat from his face with his sleeve. Jess had another dream about Leslie's death, which never happened. It was morning, 6:19 a.m.
Jess took his blanket off, and got out of bed.
Later, Jess stood at the bus stop with Leslie, and his sister Maybelle.
The bus was in front of the three, the bus doors opened.
Jess had a look of worry on his face, the dream he had last night was terryfing, scared him out of his mind. He hadn't told Leslie the dream yet.
Leslie turned her head to Jess, and said, "Jess, the bus is right in front of us. Let's go."
Jess turned his head to Leslie, and said in a sad voice, "Ok."
Jess and Leslie went on the bus, then Maybelle went on the bus; then the bus doors closed.
The driver Carl, noticed Jess, and the sad look on his face. Carl said, "You ok Aarons?"
Jess said, "Yeah, I'm fine."
A few minutes later, at school, Jess and Leslie sat in Ms. Myers room in desks next to each other.
Gary Fulcher said, "Hey Aarons, you're dumb."
Jess hated it when Gary said mean things about him, Leslie, or anyone else.
Jess turned around to Gary, and said, "Yeah right, Fulcher, you're the one that bullies people; and dumb stuff. So, you're the one that's dumb."
Jess turned around. Gary was mad, he said, "Yeah, well, you don't have any friends besides cave girl."
Jess heard what Gary said, and he was mad. An angry look went on his face, he turned around, and said, "Leslie is not a cave girl."
Gary laughed, and said, "It was just a joke, dweeb."
Jess was really mad now, Gary had made fun of him, and Leslie, called her a cave girl, and laughed at it. Then he called it a joke, Jess really hated it when Gary made fun of him, or anyone else.
Jess said, "That was not a joke, you stupid idiot."
Jess reached his hand up, and grabbed Gary by the neck, got up, and pulled Gary to his feet, he moved him from his chair, and in front of him.
Everyone, and Leslie turned their heads to the two, Ms. Myers turned her head from the chalk board, and dropped the chalk on the ground.
Jess let go of Gary's neck, and moved his hand away.
Jess said, "I've had enough of your bullying Gary. End it, or get your ass kicked!"
Gary moved back, he went in a fighting stance. Gary smiles, and put his arms and fists out in front of him with his fists clutched. Gary said, "If it's a fight you want, then bring it on Aarons!"
Jess put his hands up, and Gary ran over to Jess, and threw his fist, and Jess blocked, then kicked Gary in the shin, and he fell on the ground.
Jess walked a few inches forward.
Ms. Myers said, "That's enough! Gary Fulcher, Jesse Aarons, you two go to the principal's office, now!"
Jess turned around to Ms. Myers, and said, "Yes, ma'am."
Jess and Gary sat in the principal's office, and Ms. Turner said, "Fighting is not allowed in this school, and you two boys know that."
Jess said, "Gary started it."
Gary turned his head to Jess, and said, "Dude, Aarons, you're the one that grabbed me by the freakin neck."
Jess said, "You started the fight, you threw the first punch."
Mr. Turner said, "This whole situation is stupid." Mr. Turner put his hand on his forehead, Gary turned his head to Mr. Turner. Jess also turned his head to Mr. Turner.
Mr. Turner said, "I'm suspending you both."
Jess and Gary's eyes went wide, Jess said, "Wait, he started this fight. Why am I being suspended?"
Jess couldn't believe this, he did grabb Gary by the neck, and pull him out of his chair. But Gary was the one that started the fight. So Jess thought that he didn't deserve to be suspended. That Gary did.
Mr. Turner said, "Yes, he started the fight, but you grabbed his neck. And you both fought each other. So it's fair if you're both suspended."
Jess said, "Mr. Turner, I had a good reason why I grabbed his neck, and why I fought Gary. He's been bullying for years, and I had enough of it. So I grabbed him by the neck, and pulled him out of his chair. But he's the one that threw the first punch. I was defending myself. I don't think I deserve to be suspended. Gary does, because he started the fight."
Mr. Turner had a look of surprise on his face, Jess was being reasonable, and I guess right.
Mr. Turner said, "You know what Jess, you're right. I won't suspend you, just Gary."
Gary looked at Jess, then at the principal. He was surprised, and shocked. He couldn't believe what just happened. Jess was getting off easy, or how Gary saw it. And he was getting suspended instead. This was unfair to him. Gary said, "What? That's not fair."
Mr. Turner smiled, and said, "Sorry Gary, life's not fair."
Mr. Turner turned his head to Jess and said, "Jess you can go back to class now."
"Thank you sir," said Jess.
Later that day at Terabithia, Leslie said, "Jess, you've been acting weird today. What's going on, you're all sad. What is it?"
Jess said, "It's nothing, I'm fine."
Jess and Leslie stopped, Leslie wondered why Jess was acting sad, he wasn't known to be like this. Leslie said, "Jess, please, tell me what's bothering you. Please, don't shut me out. Let me help you."
A/N: Sorry I stole those lines from Star Wars Episode III, I couldn't think of anything else.
Jess said with tears in his eyes, "Leslie, I had another dream that you were dead. That's why I've been sad all day."
Jess and Leslie turned to each other, Jess put his arms around Leslie.
Leslie put her arms around Jess.
Jess cried, and said, "Leslie, I don't want you die. I can't live without you." Jess was sad, he was worried. Jess didn't want Leslie to die, his heart would be broken. Jess loved, and cared for Leslie deeply, over the past few days he had fallen deeply in love with her.
Leslie had loved Jess longer then he loved her, she fell even deeper in love with Jess the past few days. Jess and Leslie's love for each other was deep, and the same.
Jess and Leslie were meant for each other.
Leslie said, "Jess, I will not die. You saved me before, I believe you would save me again."
Jess replied, "Yes, but what if I wasn't there. Then you would die. Leslie, in my dream I wasn't there, I didn't invite to the art musesum. Even though it wasn't in my dream, my dad told me in the dream that you drowned in a creek. That you swung across with a rope; that it snapped. That you fell in the river; and drowned. That everyone thought you hit your head. Leslie; that's what nearly happened when I saved you. I saw the rock that you almost bumped your head on. I grabbed you mere seconds before you hit it."
Jess had stopped crying, he felt a little better saying all that, but he still felt sad.
Jess and Leslie heard a voice. "Love, aww, so cute. So nice, but it won't save you now, you are both going to die!"
Jess and Leslie let go of each other, and turned and saw a dark mist, and it formed the Darkmaster.
The Darkmaster said, "Hello, Jess and Leslie. You're death will be my pleasure! I will enjoy killing you both!" The Darkmaster was the villian of Terabithia, made by the minds of Jess and Leslie. The Darkmaster was evil, he had no good, no care of others, he had no feelings of good. The Darkmaster was pure darkness, and evil.
Darkness appeared in front of the Darkmaster's hand; and formed a darksword. The Darkmaster grabbed the handle.
A sword appeared in front of Jess, Jess grabbed it; Leslie moved a few feet, then a few more, then 5 more feet be safe.
Jess grabbed the sword with his other hand, and walked forward. Then a few more feet, then 4 more feet. Jess put the sword up to his face, in front of it, then lowered it and said, "Darkmaster, you will not win!"
The Darkmaster replied, "You are ignorant Jess. I am stronger then you!"
Jess said, "I don't think so!" Jess and the Darkmaster ran to each other, Jess swung his sword. The Darkmaster blocked with his.
The Darkmaster kicked Jess, he went back; and fell on the ground. Jess let go of his sword, he picked it up, got up from the ground. The Darkmaster ran over to Jess, and swung his sword at him.
Jess blocked with his. They fought for a few more minutes.
Jess threw his sword in one direction, then the other, the Darkmaster blocked both times.
Jess moved back, and walked 7 feet back.
The Darkmaster said, "Jess, you fight well. Now, you will die!"
Jess said, "No, you will!"
The Darkmaster jumped high, he went to Jess, Jess moved his sword at the Darkmaster's stomach, but he missed, and the Darkmaster jumped over him, and finished the jump by landing on the ground.
The Darkmaster turned around, and chopped Jess's left arm off past his shoulder, Jess screamed with pain.
Leslie's eyes went wide, and a sad look went on her face.
Jess's left arm fell on the ground and rolled and stopped, blood came out; and covered the ground.
The Darkmaster turned around, and chopped Jess's right arm off, which fell on the ground, and rolled away.
Leslie's eyes filled with tears. This was torture to watch Jess being wounded in front of her very eyes.
Jess screamed, and cried with pain. This was the worst pain that Jess had ever felt in his entire life.
The Darkmaster walked a few feet, Jess fell to his knees.
The Darkmaster said, "You get to watch him die in front of your very eyes!"
Tears went down Leslie's face.
The Darkmaster turned around, walked to Jess, and lunged his sword in his back.
The sword went through his back, and came out the other side in Jess's chest. His blood splurted out, and flew in the air, and landed on the ground.
Jess screamed.
Leslie cried. This was to much, she couldn't watch Jess die before her eyes.
Leslie ran over to the Darkmaster, and said, "You bastard, I will kill you!"
The Darkmaster pulled his sword out of Jess's back, Jess fell forward on the ground.
The Darkmaster turned around, Leslie ran to him.
The Darkmaster moved his arm, Leslie ran, and a few inches in front of him. She took one more step, the Darkmaster swung his arm, hit Leslie, and sent her flying, she collided with a tree, hit her forehead, and fell on the ground. A hole was in her forehead, and sh e was bleeding. Leslie turned, and sat in front of the tree. Blood came out of her mouth.
The Darkmaster said, "I've won, you two are gonna die anyway! I'll leave you two to be!"
The darksword disappeared from the Darkmaster's hand, the Darkmaster teloported away.
Leslie got up, she ran, and turned to Jess, she walked to his side.
She turned him around.
Jess coughed up blood, and it went onto his shirt.
Leslie said, "Jess! Jess! No, please, don't die!"
Jess opened his eyes, and said, "Leslie...I love you...We all must die..."
Tears ran down Leslie's face, she shook her head, and said, "No! Jess, please don't die! I won't let you!..." Leslie didn't want Jess to die. She couldn't, the pain would be to much, she would die of heartbreak if Jess died.
Jess said, "Leslie...it's too late...I'm going to die anyway." Jess knew this was true, for he was wounded beyond surgery keeping him alive.
He had to say good bye to Leslie, for they would not see each other again until they both died, and were reunited in heaven.
Jess said, "Leslie, you're a good friend, we will see each other again one day. For now, good bye..." Jess breathed his last, then died, his eyes and face lifeless.
Leslie cried, tears ran down her face. This was the worst pain she ever felt. She wiped the tears away with her sleeve.
A few minutes later she stopped crying. And wiped the tears away from her face.
She waited a few more minutes, then she could see Jess's dead face, his dead head on the ground.
Leslie bent over, and kissed Jess. Then she moved her head away, and said, "Good bye Jess."
Leslie picked Jess's body up, and carried it to the Bridge. She walked with Jess's body across the bridge, it would be hard for Leslie to live without Jess. But she would be able to. Their love for each other would never die.
THE END
Author's note
This is tragic, and very sad. The reason I wrote this fanfic is because I wanted to write an LDD, Leslie didn't die story. It turned out to have Jesss die in the end. And I shouldn't have had Jess dying, it's just as sad as Leslie's death.
Anyway, I was going to post another chapter with Jess defeating the Darkmaster, rather then the Darkmaster defeating Jess. But I couldn't think of anthing while I was writing the chapter, I think that's a writersblock or whatever. Instead of posting the chapter to this story, I will post it as a different fanfic. And, I will also write a fanfic were Leslie deals with Jess's death, and finally in the end accepts it. I'm also writing another LDD fanfic, I have some ideas for the story in my head right now, just haven't gotten a title yet.