Elizabeth and Jasper were walking around the playground holding hands, "hey Elizabeth." Jasper said.

"Yeah Jasper?" Elizabeth asked.

"You and me have been boyfriend and girlfriend for a while right?" he asked.

"Yeah," she said, "three weeks."

"And you're happy with me, and I'm happy with you."

"Yep." Elizabeth said.

"So I think we should get married." He said.

"What?" she asked.

"Well, we're boyfriend and girlfriend, and boyfriend and girlfriend's get married."

'Yeah, but after we go out for like, six weeks."

"That's not true." Jasper said, "We can get married whenever we want."

"That's true," Elizabeth said, "but where would we get married?"

"We could do it at the oak tree over there." He said, pointing over to a large tree where the two would usually hang out, "we could invite Dane and Alyssa."

"What about my dad?" she asked, "I don't think he would like me marrying you."

"We don't have to tell him." Jasper said, "we could just do it, I think they call it eloping."

"Oh…well alright then!"

A few days later

Tommy was in his room getting ready for his date with Lil, he put on an old button up shirt and a pair of jeans without any holes, "yo Tommy." Z said walking in, "I'm here to baby sit Elizabeth.

"Thanks Z." Tommy said, putting his necklace on, "I would've had my mother babysit but she's not feeling too well."

"It's alright man."

Tommy picked up his keys, "She has a friend over tonight, so just be aware of that." He said, "and she needs to be in bed by ten, tomorrow's a school day."

"Okay," Z said, "don't worry about it tommy, I've taken care of her before."

"Thanks Z." he said, patting his old friends shoulder, "I'll see you tonight." He walked into the living room where Jasper and Elizabeth were sitting, he knelt down and kissed Elizabeth's head, "goodnight Elizabeth," he said, "be good for uncle Z alright?"

"Okay daddy." Elizabeth said as her father left.

Z walked in, "alright kids," he said, 'two rules about me babysitting, number one, There are no rules, number two, look back at rule number one."

A few hours later

Elizabeth and Jasper were asleep on Elizabeth's bed, their arms around each other.

"Aw, they look so cute," Z said, he walked out and into the living room, it was covered in empty bags of chips, soda cans, plates, and a few beer bottles, (he had to get some type of buzz right?) "Damn," he muttered, "Tommy's got a lot of cleaning up to do tomorrow." He went into the kitchen and turned the stove on, putting some water to boil so he could make some ramen noodles, he tossed a towel on some water that he spilt beside the stove and then he walked into Tommy's room looking for cigarette's, he opened Tommy's locked drawer and found something he didn't think he was going to find, "Tommy, you've been holding out on me." He said, taking out a bag of crystal meth, "good thing I brought my own needle." He said preparing the meth and shooting it up his vein, as he started to black out in bliss, he completely forgot about the stove and the towel he had thrown right beside it.

Elizabeth woke up to the smell of smoke, 'what's that?" she mumbled, she shook jasper awake, "Jasper, I smell smoke."

Jasper sat up and sniffed, "same here." He got out of the bed and opened the door, 'whoa…"The living room and the kitchen were a fiery inferno, the smoke was thick in the air, "Elizabeth we got to go."

Elizabeth looked out the door, she covered her mouth, "where's uncle Z?" she cried.

"I don't know, come on!" he said, running into Tommy's room, "Hey I found him!"

Z was past out on the bed, a needle in his arm, "Uncle Z!" Elizabeth shouted, "Wake up!"

Z mumbled something about it being too early and turned.

Jasper kicked Z out of the bed.

Z jumped up, "what the hell!" he shouted.

"Uncle Z! The house is on fire!"

Z looked at the hallway and saw the flames, 'shit," he stood and looked around, he ran over to a window and hit it out with his elbow, "Come on!" he said, helping Jasper and Elizabeth through the window before jumping out himself, 'are you two okay?" Z asked.

"Yeah," Elizabeth said.

"We're fine." He said.

Police sirens made Z look up, 'shit uh… I gotta go Elizabeth." He said, running down the street, away from the house.

"I'm cold…" Elizabeth shivered.

Jasper took his jean jacket off and put it around her as the cop cars and a fire truck pulled up.

Tommy and Lil drove down the street, "tonight was fun." Lil said with a smile.

"Yeah," Tommy said, "same time tomorrow?"

"Yeah, but how about lets just stay at your house or mine." She said, 'we could have a lot of fun at home."

Tommy smiled, then heard sirens," huh, what's happening?" he muttered, his eyes widened when he saw the dark smoke coming out of his house, "oh shit." he said, he jumped out of the car as Lil slowed down, "Elizabeth!" he shouted.

"Daddy!" Elizabeth shouted back, trying to get out of the arms of a police officer.

"Sir!" a cop said stopping him, "stand back."

"That's my daughter over there!" he shouted.

"Well in that case, you're under arrest for endangerment of a child." The cop said, pushing Tommy up against a cop car and putting handcuffs on him, "You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law."

"Hey man let me up!"

Lil ran over, "let him go!"

"Get that man to jail." Mr. Carter said, walking out of the house.

"What the hell is going on!" Tommy growled.

"Do these bags look familiar Thomas?" Carter asked, holding up three bags filled with crystal meth, one wasn't filled all the way.

"Those aren't mine." He said.

"Really?" he asked, "then why did we find them in your drawer? Take him away."

"Don't take my daddy!" Elizabeth screamed, struggling against the officer.

Tommy struggled, trying to get to his daughter, "Lil!" he shouted.

Lil looked at him.

"Take Elizabeth to my mom's house, please." He said, "take her there until I straighten this whole thing out." He looked up into Lil's eyes and saw a different light in them, a light that made it seem like she didn't know who she was talking to, "please Lil." He whispered, "I promise, those bags aren't mine."

"Then why were they in your room?" she asked softly, just as the cop shoved Tommy into the back of the car, slamming the door.

Lil watched the car drive away, and then turned to the cop holding Elizabeth, "give her to me." She said.

"Ma'am, you do not…"

"Don't you dare tell me I can't take her." She said angrily, giving the cop a look that made him shrink back, he handed Elizabeth over, who started crying, burying her head into Lil's neck. "For your sake Tommy, I hope your telling the truth." She whispered, walking away.

Tommy was thrown into a holding cell, as the door closed behind him he ran at the door, 'I want my one phone call!" he shouted.

"Shut up," one of the guards said to him, "drugee's don't get a phone call."

"You're withholding one of my rights!"

"You don't have any rights drugee!"

"I disagree." Someone said, the cop turned as Chuckie walked in, he wore a gray business suit and his orange hair was slicked back.

"Who are you!"

"I'm Mr. Pickles Lawyer." Chuckie said, "Now I ask that you give us a private room to discuss things."

The cops reluctantly unlocked the holding cell and let tommy out, taking him to a room with Chuckie.

"Tommy, are you alright?" Chuckie asked as soon as the door closed, letting his professional attitude drop.

"I'm fine, "tommy said, 'how's Elizabeth?"

"She's at your mothers house." He said, "So is your brother and Lil."

"Oh man, how's lil taking this?'

"She's saying it wasn't yours, but that could change in the trial."

"Trial?"

"Yeah, Mr. Carter is pushing the Trial to be Monday, from what he told me he wants this to be a quick trial."

Tommy sighed, sitting down, "damn it…" he muttered, then looked up at Chuckie, "what happened to Z?"

"He skipped out," he said, "soon as he heard the sirens he took off."

"And left my daughter alone." Tommy said angrily, "he set me up and put my daughter in danger."

Chuckie looked at tommy, "Tommy," he said, "before I can help you, you need to tell me the truth, were those bags yours?"

"No," tommy said truthfully, "they are not mine."

Chuckie nodded, "lets get to work then."

Andre sat with Jessie and twitch during PE, "can't believe Tommy's been arrested for possession." Andre said, "I didn't think the dude rolled like that."

"I know," Jessie said, "Then again, he was in a band, and what do most bands end up doing?"

"True," Twitch muttered, trying not to stutter as the girls' volleyball team ran by, "b-but he's a good guy."

"Yeah, this is some whack shit." Andre said.

"You three!" Sean shouted angrily at them, "go get dressed, class periods almost over.'

"Aiight coach." Andre said, jumping up, Twitch and Jessie following.

Andre put on his shirt and shorts, then realized his PE shirt was ripped, "Damn…" he muttered, he walked over to a pile of shirts by the coaches office, shifting through it to find a better shirt.

"I told you I already planted the drugs."

Andre stopped and scooted closer to the coach's door.

"How many times do I have to say it huh? Tommy isn't going to get off of these charges, I made sure that there's no doubt…so what! So his friend took a hit, it was still in his possession, Tommy's going to jail no matter what, so quit worrying, soon you're loose ends will be tied up, and Lil will be mine."

"Shit," Andre muttered, he took off running, "coach is sellin' Tommy out?" he asked himself, "I gotta go tell someone!"