Monday at school, Kyle was walking around during free period. He was wearing a black t-shirt that said 'I never forget a face. But in your case I will gladly make an exception' and blue denim jeans that had holes above and below the knees. As he walked by the gate he noticed a girl with wavy black hair talking to a couple of younger classmen. She was wearing a long sleeve dark green shirt with a picture of a rose with a dagger through the stem on the back and some denim shorts, the edges ripped. "Hmm, she looks familiar," he studied her carefully, "Where have I seen her before?" On a whim Kyle walked over to her and tapped her shoulder. The girl turned towards him. "Um, do I know you from somewhere? You look familiar." The girl's electric green eyes gleamed with some sort of mischief.
"Well X, I certianly hope you remember me after all these years," she said smiling. Kyle's eyes widened momentarily before a grin broke across his face. Only one person ever called him that.
"Jade? Oh my gosh! How you been?" Kyle almost yelled as he gave her a hug that riveled Kori's. Jade smiled.
"I'm doing fine X. Been awhile hasn't it?"
"Yeah," Kyle said, finally calming down and released her. "Hey, meet me at lunch and I'll introduce you to my friends."
"Sounds fun. I'll meet you there," she replied.
**** Well lunchtime finally arrived, to many people's relief. Kyle was waiting for Jade and spotted her walking towards him. "Well come on I'm ready to meet your friends," she said.
"Then follow me," he instructed leading her to the table where his friends were sitting. When he got there everyone was staring at him and Jade.
"Who's your new friend Kyle?" asked Victor. Kyle sat down next to Rachel, who was staring a Jade intently; Jade sat next to him.
"This is Jade Nguyen. I used to skate with her a few years ago until I moved here. Cheshire this is Victor, Richard, Garfield, Kori, and last but not least, this is Rachel," he said pointing to the individuals as he said their name.
Gar stared at him. "I thought you said her name was Jade. Why'd you call her Cheshire?" he asked. Jade smiled.
"Well we gave each other nicknames when we skated back in the good old days. Isn't that right X?" she explained, using his nickname as if to prove her point.
"Yep. Man those where some good times," he replied with a smile. Jade looked over at Rachel, who was giving her a death stare. The thing with Rachel was she wasn't too trusting of anyone new, and her trust was always the hardest to gain. But there seemed to be a reason she really didn't like Jade; especially with the way she looked at Kyle. Jade's smile grew.
"Uh-oh I think I'm making X's girlfriend a bit…jealous," she thought mischievously.
"So, Jade when you move here anyway," Kori asked excitedly.
"I got here Friday and was unpacking most of the time. But," she paused. "I did manage to go to the mall on Saturday." Kyle noticed the way Jade smiled and knew what she was thinking. His smile vanished.
"Oh crap!" Kyle thought nervously. Cheshire noticed his look and her smile grew.
"But I'll spare you the details," Kyle and Rachel looked somewhat relieved. "So what's everyone doing tonight?"
Richard spoke up, "We're all heading over to Vic's after school, that's what we usually do. Do you want to come?" he asked. Rachel glared at him.
"Please say no, please say no!" she thought anxiously. Jade pretended to think about it just to make Rachel anxious.
"Yeah, I'd love to come," she said, noticing the glare she received from Rachel. "Man this is gonna be fun," she thought deviously.
**** After school the gang headed over to Vic's house. Rachel showed up a couple of steps behind Cheshire and Kyle who were catching up for old times sake. "Ugh does this girl ever shut up? She's worse than Jenny," Rachel thought bitterly. Jade was leaning a little to close to Kyle for Rachel's taste. When they got inside Vic's house Rachel sat in her usual spot, Kyle came to sit beside her but was intercepted by Jade first. So Rachel ended up sitting by Jade.
"THIS GIRL IS GOING TO GET IT!" thought Rachel, who was about to grab Jade and throw her out the window. "Does he not notice she's flirting with him?" Cheshire was now watching Rachel almost as carefully as Rachel was watching her and Kyle.
"Oh this is a lot of fun, she's practically turning green," thought Jade. "This is way too easy." "So Kyle do you still skateboard any or can I finally kick your butt," she asked in a teasing tone. Kyle smiled.
"I could still beat you in my sleep. And yeah I still shred a little bit every once in a while," he replied.
"Yeah well you're probably right. You were the best skater when we were little. But I bet I could at least surprise you," she said leaning on Kyle's shoulder, making Kyle shifted nervously; he turned his head to look at Rachel and noticed she was glaring at Jade, her mouth almost spewing fire. Kyle had an apologetic look on his face and tried to gently push Jade off of him.
***** It was now ten o'clock and everyone was heading home. Kori and Rich went one direction talking and holding hands while they walked. Gar was sleeping over at Vic's so he stayed. Cheshire went another direction purposely ticking off Rachel by kissing Kyle on the cheek, and running off quickly before her or Kyle could react.
"Note to self: Kill Jade tomorrow," thought Rachel. Kyle and her walked down the sidewalk silently.
"Um that was an interesting day. Don't you agree?" said Kyle cautiously. Rachel looked at him trying to calm down before she spoke. She nodded. "So…" he said trying to keep this very poor conversation going. Rachel remained silent, thinking intently of all the ways she could get rid of a certain someone.
Before they knew it they were in front of Rachel's house. "She's cute and all and she can be quiet clever," stated Kyle thoughtfully. Rachel looked at him in disbelief. She was about to turn around and say something colorful when he said something that made her stop. "But you know what, she's nothing compared to the girl I have." He started to chuckle when he noticed Rachel's faint blush. "Well see ya later cutie," he said. But before he could take one step Rachel kissed him...and, after a second of shock, he kissed back. They finally broke apart and Rachel walked into the house. Kyle stood there for a minute.
"And that ladies and gentlemen is why I love that girl," he thought dreamily walking down the street.