While everyone was in class, Danny went to a nearby skatepark to do some skateboarding. Little did she know, she had two little followers tagging along.

Danny started to board on the half pipe, trying some of the most recent moves she taught herself.

"Wow you're really good," she heard a voice call out.

Danny stopped and noticed two girls standing a few feet away. She recognized them as the two girls that Kim was talking to this morning. Zoey and Ashley was it? "what do you guys want?" she asked as she approached them.

"Whoa, no need to act rude," said Ashley.

"Yes, no need to act hostel, I mean, what did we ever do to you?" said Zoey.

"I'm not exactly the most pleasant person to people who set violent karate kids on my friends to beat them up," Danny said coldly.

"oh they told you about that," said Zoey.

"yeah," said Danny.

"Well we didn't really want them to beat Jack up, just Kim," said Zoey.

"Well Kim's my friend too," said Danny.

"Is she Danny, is she really?" questioned Zoey.

"Yeah…why? Hey! Shouldn't you guys be in class or something?" asked Danny.

"Shouldn't you?" asked Ashley.

"I don't go here, I'm on vacation, visiting a friend." Danny replied.

"That being 'friend'. singular. So you're only here to see Jack." said Zoey.

"Well originally yes, but I can make new friends on the way can't I? Any friends of Jack are friends of mine." Danny said.

"Are you sure about that?" Zoey asked her, "Are you sure you want to be friends with Kim?"

"What kind of question is that? of course I do, Kim seems like a really cool girl," Danny said.

"Yeah but she's dating your man," said Zoey.

"My man?" Danny said confused but then understood who Zoey was referring to and laughed, "Jack is not 'my man', he never was, we're just really good friends."

"Sure, but you've always wished he was your man." said Zoey.

"What? No!" Danny began to get uncomfortable with the situation, "Jack is like a brother to me!"

"you can deny it all you want, honey," said Zoey, "But we could totally see the way you were looking him earlier today that you wished it was you he had his arm around and not her."

"You guys are looking way to deep into stuff and have no idea what you're talking about. You don't even know me." said Danny.

"Yeah, but we know when a girl's in love when we see it," said Zoey.

Danny furrowed her eyebrows not knowing how else to respond other than denying that she was in love with Jack.

"Come on, you and I both know you would be the better match for Jack," said Zoey.

"You really think so?" Danny perked up a bit then quickly brought herself back together, " I mean- NO! Jack and Kim are great for each other!"

"Danny, hun, you've known Jack for way longer than Kim has, you guys have history with each other. You know what each of you have been through. You know him way better than Kim does," said Zoey placing her hand on Danny's shoulder, "plus you're prettier!"

Danny just stood there silently as she thought about what Zoey said.

"Think about it, dear," Zoey said and walked away with Ashley following closely behind her.

When they were out of earshot from Danny, Ashley asked, "So what exactly did that accomplish after missing English class for?"

"Just stirring up a bit of drama for Seaford's Brad and Angelina," said Zoey.

Ashley gasped, "You really think Danny is Jack's Jennifer?"

"Oh no, I don't think they ever dated, but I could tell the moment I saw her that she was crushing on Jack. And saw her as the perfect opportunity to use to mess with the perfect couple's relationship. They deserve it after all, after what they did to us."

"Daaanggg girl, you're good!" said Ashley.

"I know," said Zoey flipping her hair.

Danny sat on her skateboard by herself in the skatepark. She didn't feel like riding anymore after being disturbed by Zoey and Ashley. Her mind was jumbled with too many thoughts. "Me? in love with Jack? this is so silly. Why would I have a thing for Jack? I mean I guess he's grown to be pretty handsome since I last saw him. Cute hair, lean body, he's no longer that skinny, punk-y looking kid that I enjoyed causing trouble with when we were little. But I can still tell that there were some things that remained the same as when I knew him before. He was still that super confident, ambitious, funny, charming guy that always looks out for his friends.

Yeah, Kim definitely was a luck girl to have Jack as boyfriend. But am I actually jealous of her?

Oh gosh I remember when we were ten, I did start having a thing for Jack. I remember when I was boarding by myself at the skatepark and a couple of older guys came and started to pick on me.

'what's a giiirrlll, doing at a skatepark?' 'don't you have some dolls to go play with?' 'you are a girl aren't you?' I remember them saying. They snatched my board from me.

'heyyyy!' I shouted at them.

'heyyyy' they said back in a whiney girly voice.

I knew I could defend myself with some karate moves but I wasn't confident enough at the time to actually fight a couple of guys that were almost twice my size.

Then I remember Jack appearing, 'hey!' he said, 'give that back!'

'what are you gonna do about it pip squeak?' said one of the boys.

Jack put up his fists ready to fight.

'Ha ha, check it out dude, this little guy is actually gonna try to fight us for this little girl's board!'

'jack,' I whispered behind him, 'are you sure about this?'

'Course I'm sure,' he whispered back, 'if you fight them with me I know we can take 'em out! We make a great team, we're both strong fighters!'

The two guys launched themselves at Jack and he started to fight in my honour. I couldn't bear to watch him fight alone so got up the courage to fight with him. He was right, of course, in the end we left those guys lying on the ground in pain. We had quite a few scratches and bruises but those guys knew nothing about fighting.

'See! what I tell ya?' said Jack smiling, 'piece of cake!'

That smile just killed me. I had never met anyone so confident in my entire life. And he was so brave for me. Not only that but he was able to get me to be brave enough to take on those guys as well. I think I actually wanted to kiss him at the time. But before I could, Jack caught a glimpse of the time, 'Oh shoot grandpa is gonna kill us for being late again! come on!' I quickly grabbed my board from the moaning boys that laid on the ground and ran after Jack."

Danny smiled to herself as she reminisced on this fond memory of the boy. She was never able to get that courage up again to kiss Jack though, or tell him how she felt. Not even when he left. She was too sad to do it. How could her best friend leave her? How could he be taken away from her just so easily. She regret not ever being able to stay in touch with him.

Now she was finally able to see him again. But she was too late. Jack's heart had already been stolen. By a cool and cute blonde girl named Kim. Danny sighed.

A voice that sounded like Zoey's came into her head, "Doesn't mean you can't change his mind." she said.

"I didn't come here to screw up relationships," Danny thought.

"Yeah, but you did come here to get your man," Zoey's voice said.