AN/ Hi... First I'd like to say WOW. I'd never expected this story to be popular. Thank you so much to all of you who has reviewed and/or added this story to your favourites and alerts.

I'm really sorry for the looong wait, especially after leaving that cliffy... I've been up to a lot lately. This chapter is pretty long though so it should really count as two;P haha. I hope that it'll make it up to you...

Disclaimer: I do not own Kickin' it.

Chapter 2

Movie Night

Forcing my feet to move even faster beneath me, I tightened my grip around Kim's hand to make sure that she wouldn't fall behind. Once the adrenaline was flowing through my veins, the fear had grown into panic and I don't think that anyone or anything would have been able to stop me –unless, of course, it would be something that'd knock me out cold- until we'd reached my house.

With a sweaty palm I dug deep down in my pockets in search for the key that would lead us to safety.

"What's going on Jack?" Kim asked again, panting heavily from the run. I could sense that she was scared too, which didn't exactly calm me. My pulse was beating incredibly fast, to a point where it almost hurt as I desperately tried to get the keys up. Throwing a glance back in the direction we'd come from I spotted the guy again for a very brief moment. He'd moved from his previous place and was now standing by a car just a few houses away. I could only see the backside of him as he seemed to be careful not to expose his face. To anyone else it probably looked as if he was minding his own business and they would find him harmless. But I had noticed his strange sneaking behaviour just seconds earlier and I had also noticed that he'd been heading in the same direction as we. With that put together I was certain he was after us.

The realization caused me to feel even more stressed and when I'd finally got the keys up I fumbled with them, not being able to find the right one. Kim noticed my hands shaking and my inability to get inside as quickly as I wanted. She snatched the set of keys from me and swiftly unlocked the door.

I took hold of the doorknob before Kim even had a chance to reach for it and with a forceful push I practically slammed the door opened, pushing Kim inside in front of me. Turning around quickly I locked the door behind us. Still keeping my hands on the doorknob, I closed my eyes and rested my forehead against the door frame, trying to catch my breath. We were safe.

"Jack?" Kim spoke very quietly as if she was afraid to get me all stressed again. I could feel her putting a hand on my shoulder and I turned my head slightly, still resting it against the door frame as if it needed support to stay on my body. Opening my eyes I met her gaze. She looked worried. "What is it?"

"I think we are being followed." I almost whispered, so that -even though I knew it wasn't possible- the man out on the street wouldn't hear me. Kim seemed to think for a moment, her eyes never leaving mine as she cocked her head to the side. I'm pretty sure she'd caught the seriousness in my voice, although it looked almost as if she didn't believe me. Without saying a word she turned around and walked into our kitchen. I followed, finding her looking out the window from where you can see down the whole street.

"By who?" She wondered, still scanning the area outside our house.

"By a guy…man..." She gave me a look that told me that she was uncertain if I was being right or not. "I swear Kim. He was following us and he hid his face from me. He was standing right over there." I pointed out the window, not bothering to hide the upset tone in my voice when the mysterious man seemed to have vanished in thin air and Kim noticed.

"I believe you." She said, looking at me. I shook my head.

"No you don't." I knew her too well to be fooled by her words. It was more than clear to me that she wasn't fully convinced. She was way too calm. She most likely only said she believed me because she didn't want to upset me.

"Jack" She sighed, taking a step closer to me so that she had a good clear view of my eyes. "I do believe that you saw someone out there. I can tell you're not making it up…"

"but…" I started for her, knowing that she would have something to add.

"…but are you really sure that he was following us?" I gave her a nod.

"Yes I'm sure. Otherwise he wouldn't have tried to hide when I looked at him." Kim was silent for a moment taking a peek out the window again, before looking back at me.

"Who was it?" She wondered.

"I don't know. I didn't see his face."

"Who do you think it could be?"

"I don't know." I shook my head slightly. The thought of who it might be had never really crossed my mind. There was just this feeling inside of me that told me that he wasn't to be trusted and he'd been spying on me, for whatever reason I did not know.

"You do know that Mark's locked up in a mental care?" She said searching my eyes with hers as she noticed me tensing by the mention of his name. "He can't hurt you anymore." I nodded but didn't say anything. Of course I knew Mark wasn't able to hurt me, but that didn't stop me from worrying about what others might try to do…

As if she could read my thoughts Kim spoke again.

"Mark's a really sick person. Far from everybody would do what he did." She brought her hand up to my face, cupping my cheek comforting. "No one is coming for you. You don't have to worry. Okay?"

I thought about what she'd said and came to the conclusion that she was right. Nodding I could feel myself calm down. The guy I'd seen outside was probably harmless to us and it was most likely a coincident that he'd disappeared just when I'd laid my eyes on him, making it look as if he was trying to hide from me.

"So should we get started on our homework?" Kim suggested, bringing me back from my thoughts. I looked at her surprised as she walked back to our backpacks that had been carelessly tossed on the floor. She'd never been much for prioritising school, but I figured that she was trying to take my mind off of things, which I highly appreciated. Besides I was still a bit behind in most subjects and had therefore some extra assignments to do.

I followed her, but not without taking one last glance out the window, just in case…

We sat on the couch in our living room with books, spirals and paper sheets covering most of the table in front of us.

The homework had taken us almost three hours to do, although looking back at it… it should have been easily done in less than one… Not that it had been difficult in any way. I'd just found it hard to concentrate with the blond beauty sitting right next to me and I had to constantly remind myself to focus on the assignments.

I sighed, pushing the books away slightly, glad to have that over and done with. Kim gathered all her stuff and put them back in her bag, before rising from her seat. I had kind of intended on wrapping my arms around her body and cuddle up with her -something that I'd longed for the whole day- and I couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed when she stood up, not even looking in my direction.

"I'm starving." She said, making me realize that I too had a very empty stomach. It'd been at least six hours since lunch…

"I'll fix something…" I said, getting up.

"Or we could just order a pizza." Kim suggested.

"Yes, that would be great." I liked the idea, not having eaten a pizza since before I was…since before everything happened. Plus not having to make something to eat would give me more time to hang out with Kim, even though I'm pretty sure she would have helped me out in the kitchen. But I liked to be able to concentrate on her and just her…

"I'll go make the order." She said. "Any wishes?"

"Surprise me." I answered, flashing her a smile. She seemed to be satisfied with the answer, knowing that I wasn't picky at all when it came to food. I'll basically eat anything, as long as I know it won't make me sick…

She disappeared out the hallway to make the call and probably to use the bathroom as well. I could tell by hearing in which direction her footsteps were heading.

The sun had begun to set and it was considerably darker now. Kim was only gone for a few minutes, but that time was more than enough for me to get all anxious again.

I threw a look out the two giant windows that were placed on either side of a glass door, leading out to our backyard. The thought about someone watching me through them had never worried me before, but now I couldn't let go of the possibility of someone spying on us. And the fact that it started to get dark wasn't helping… I swiftly made it over to the windows. As far as I could tell there was no one out there, but then again I couldn't see the entire backyard since a few bushes were blocking my view. That was the reason why I couldn't be one hundred percent sure and it kept me on edge…not to mention that in about an hour it would be completely dark outside. If someone indeed was out there, they would be able to have a clear view of us without having to worry about us seeing them.

So to prevent that from happening I pulled the curtains closed. The room got even darker but the uncomfortable feeling of being watched vanished. I turned on a lamp that was standing in the corner, which filled the room with a nice warm glow.

"Could you help me with these?" I spun around, eying my girlfriend that had just returned. She was carrying two plates with a pile of cutlery on them along with two glasses and a giant soda bottle under her arm. I could tell she was struggling to balance it all up, especially since she was trying to push my homework that was still sprawled out all over the table away with her foot to make room for it all. I quickly got to her, not being able to hold back a smile at the sight.

"Oh, I think you're handling it pretty well." I said, grinning. She gave me a glare that told me that I better shut up and help. Not daring to ignore her I swiftly removed my books, before taking the glasses and the bottle from her and placed them on the table.

"So which movie do you wanna watch?" I asked her as we set everything up.

"I don't know. What do you wanna watch?"

I shrugged. I didn't really care, all I could think about was that we were going to watch it together. We would be sitting next to each other on the couch like so many times before, only difference now was that we were officially boyfriend and girlfriend. That meant that I would be able to hold and touch her the way I had been wishing I could do for so long. As if that wasn't good enough mum and dad was out of town and the chances of getting disturbed were almost equal to none.

"You pick one." I said, watching her as she was sitting on the floor, going through a stack of DVDs.

"How about this one?" She held up one of my dad's western movies. It was pretty old and I hadn't cared to watch it before. I wasn't really into western movies, but I wasn't really against them either. It's just that every time I was about to watch a movie I always picked something else.

"Sure" I said, a somewhat amused smile played on my lips, but Kim didn't seem to notice. I knew fully well that she wasn't really into that kind of movies either and mum owned about twenty romantic movies that Kim would just die to watch. She only picked this one because she knew I liked a little more action and I found her thoughtfulness really sweet.

As she fumbled to get the DVD disc into the player, I took a seat, enjoying the fact that everything felt like old times…

Suddenly the doorbell ringed, the sound filling the entire house. I sat up straight, my heartbeat speeding. Mum and dad were gone and I was certain I wasn't awaiting anyone. As I was sitting there trying to think of who it might be, dreading that it might be the guy who I'd seen earlier, Kim had already gotten to her feet and was heading for the door.

Realizing how much danger she could be in if she opened for him, I stood up and practically ran after her. She had gotten surprisingly far and was holding one hand on the doorknob while unlocking the door with her other, when I got to the hallway.

Everything seemed to go in slow-motion and my legs wouldn't move fast enough as I saw Kim opening the door.

"Kim, don't!" I shouted out, way too late. The person on the other side was revealed and Kim turned to look at me with a confused expression on her face. I skidded to a halt, just barely making it from bumping into her, as I had intended to throw myself at the door or on the intruder if necessary, but seeing the pizza delivery guy on the doorstep stopped me. My fears were almost instantly gone and were replaced with embarrassment as I looked down trying to hide my face that was starting to get red. I could feel them both watching me and I took a step back. "Sorry" I mumbled.

Kim just shook her head before taking the pizza and handing the guy his money. As soon as the door was closed again Kim turned to me.

"What was that all about?" She didn't seem mad, although there was an edge to her voice, probably from the embarrassment I'd put her through when she had had to excuse me…

"I…" I started. "I just thought that it was that guy from before." My voice was quiet as if that would keep her from getting mad at me. Kim looked me up and down as if she was trying to determine what to say. Finally deciding that no words were necessary she sighed and walked back to the living room. With my heart still trying to come back to its normal pace, I checked the door to make sure that it was locked before sprinting after her.

Taking a seat next to each other, we started to eat while watching the movie. I looked over at Kim, not really paying attention to the TV screen in front of us. I was wondering what she was thinking about me. Did she think I was a nutcase? Or did she understand my constant worries? I doubted that she did… I mean, I could hardly understand it myself. It was as if my mind and emotions were completely separated from one another, and it didn't matter how much my brain was trying to reason, my emotions would take over and my body would act out on its own without me having the slightest chance to control it.

I cleaned my plate pretty quick and sat back trying to focus on the movie. Nothing much seemed to have happened yet and I hadn't any difficulties to understand what was going on.

"Ugh…" Kim made a face suddenly, looking down at her lap. Curios to see what it was I leaned forward to spot the red tomato sauce stain on her jeans. She rose almost immediately and left for the kitchen. I paused the movie, even though I knew that she probably didn't care. Resting my shoulder blades against the corner between the armrest and the back of the couch, I brought my legs up and stretched out my fairly long body across the rest of the furniture into a half laying half sitting position. I listened to the faint noises Kim was making out in the kitchen, letting myself relax into the soft cushions.

When Kim finally showed up again, she went over to me, expecting me to move so that she could have her seat back. I didn't however, not wanting to abandon the comfortable position. When she realized I wouldn't move she took hold of my legs, trying to pull them off the couch. Even though I hadn't made a full recovery yet, not having all my strength back, I was still stronger than her and I could quite easily keep my legs in place. A grin spread across my face as I watched her struggle. She was beginning to get really annoyed almost seeming angry by the look on her face. I grinned even wider. The funny thing with Kim is that she's the only person I know that no matter in which mood she's in, she's always cute. Or adorable would actually be a better word for it.

Her face was turning slightly red as a result of the combination between the irritation that was growing in her and the physical endeavour she was putting herself through.

"Jack!" She hissed, finally giving up and giving me a glare. I instantly wiped the smile off my face, knowing that it would be a bad idea to push her any further. She inhaled deeply, clenching her teeth as if trying to keep herself from shouting. "Would you be so kind and move over?" Even though she used a very polite set of words to ask me that, the annoyance in her voice was undeniable…

"Why?" I said as if I didn't know the answer. Kim wasn't in the mood to play along though.

"Jack, move." She demanded.

"Why?" I repeated, looking up at her as innocently as I could. The look in her eyes soften a bit as she we locked gazes. I knew that she wouldn't be able to stay mad at me, no matter how hard she tried if I just got eye contact with her. She sighed.

"Jack, there's no room for me to sit." She said as if she was explaining it to a little child.

"There's always room for you."

"Really?" She raised an eyebrow. "Then where do you suppose I'll sit?"

"Right here." I scooted over to the edge and patted the small area between me and the back of the couch. There was a slight hesitation from her part, probably wondering if I really meant it. The space was so small that she would have to press up against me. That was kind of the point though and I gave her an encouraging nod.

Her face lit up to my surprise and joy, and she gracefully climbed over my body. Twisting around so that she would fit in the narrow space, she made herself comfortable. I wrapt my arms around her and lifted her upper body up. She wasn't as heavy as I had expected, much because she helped lifting herself up. I moved my body in underneath her, until I was lying flat on my back, my head resting against a giant pillow supported by the armrest. Gently I guided Kim back down again until her upper body was lying on top of my chest. She let her arms down on either side of my body, holding on to me. Her bright eyes found mine and I wasn't able to hold myself back. Lifting my head up, I captured her soft lips with mine. She inhaled quickly, stiffening from surprise. Continuing to move my mouth cravingly over hers, I could soon feel her relax though and she started to kiss back. Her hands found their way up to my face where they gently traced up and down my cheeks before taking hold of me as if she was afraid I would disappear. The thought of her wanting me so bad made me smile through the kiss and I tightened my arms around her, pressing her if possible even closer to me. Very slowly I let my head fall back onto the cushion again, moving my hand up to the back of Kim's neck, urging her to follow. She did without hesitation, careful not to break the kiss that was starting to get deeper and more intense.

My heart was beating so hard against my chest that it made me wonder if Kim was able to feel it too. Somewhere in the back of my head I could hear my mother's voice, when she had talked to me before school this morning. She hadn't liked the idea of leaving two teenagers who were madly in love with each other alone. At first she had wanted me to stay at Kim's since her parents would be home to make sure that things didn't get out of hand, but I wasn't sure I could spend the night away. My home was the safest place I knew, and even here I could lose all my confidence completely just like that, so sleeping somewhere else was out of the question.

I had talked her into letting Kim stay here in our guest room and after a long discussion she'd realized that that was the only option if she and dad would be able to leave. The business trip was needless to say very important for them and they had reluctantly left Seaford about an hour after school had started this morning.

'Don't do anything stupid, Jack.' Mum had said to me warningly before we'd separated. I had of course vowed that I would never ever do such a thing, fully believing my own words. But now lying comfortably on the couch with the most gorgeous girl on top of me, feeling her soft touch and tasting the sweetness of her lips, I wondered if I would be able to keep that promise…

Kim seemed to be just as caught up in the moment as I was and she hadn't any plans of stopping anytime soon. This of course didn't make it any easier to hold back. I honestly don't know how much further we would've gone if it wasn't for a screeching sound coming from the windows I'd covered earlier, as if someone was dragging a sharp object against the glass. The hair on the back of my neck rose and I tensed. Abruptly stopping to move my lips I tried to break away from the kiss. But I soon found this almost impossible, not being able to move my head away from her since it was already pressed down as far as it would go into the soft pillow and Kim had most likely not heard the noise from outside since she kept on going, her hands still firmly holding my head in place. I definitely wouldn't have minded to keep kissing her throughout the entire night. There was actually nothing that I'd rather do, but the fear of someone sneaking around the house got me all worried again. And the fact that I was jammed between Kim and the couch, not being able to leave at the exact moment that I wanted too only added to the fear building up inside of me.

I pushed my head sideways, trying to get out from under her. Kim noticed and finally lifted her head up and looked me in the eyes.

"Kim…" I panted slightly, my voice coming out as a whisper. "Kim did you heaommpf…" She obviously didn't pay any attention to what I was trying to tell her because she slammed her lips right back down on mine. Taking the opportunity of me talking she slipped her tongue inside of my mouth. This time I was the one to be taken by surprise and for a moment I just lay there frozen. I hadn't expected her to go ahead like that.

The feeling of her tongue moving around every corner of my mouth was all I could think of. Kim was all I could think of.

Completely forgetting everything else I started to kiss back fiercely, pressing her close to me once more.

Suddenly I heard something coming from the glass door again. The sound was clearer this time and it made me jump. Someone was trying to open it, turning the doorknob. Of course it was locked, which caused whoever was out there to slightly jerk on the door. Kim noticed my reaction and she quickly broke away and followed my gaze to the curtains that shielded us from the unknown danger lurking around outside.

"What is it?" Kim wondered.

"Someone's out there…" I mumbled, trying to sit up slightly, which was hard with Kim still on top of me.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes." I said, never taking my eyes from the curtains, half expecting them to be pulled away and for the person to reveal themselves. "Didn't you hear it?"

"Hear what?"

"Someone's trying to get in." I nodded in the direction. Kim sighed.

"Jack, I'm not gonna lie to you. I heard something too, but I'm pretty sure it was just the wind." I blinked a few times, thinking. It could've been the wind I guess… but I definitely wasn't sure. Feeling Kim's hand gently caressed my cheek, I turned my attention back to her. "You don't have to worry. Okay?" She said and I gave her a small nod as if I understood, but I clearly wasn't convincing enough. Kim spotted the worry in my eyes easily and she hoisted herself up, supporting herself with her arms being placed on either side of me. "You want me to go check?" She offered, starting to get up.

"No" I objected immediately, shaking my head and grabbed a hold of her arms. Gently but firmly I pulled her back down towards me. She looked at me confused. "You're right." I said as calm and convincing as I could. "It…it was probably just the wind." The truth was though I still believed that there was someone out there and the thought about Kim to be the first to encounter them was dreadful. I much rather have her safely in my embrace.

Kim slumped down against me, holding her face just above mine. Her cheeks turned slightly red. I'm guessing that it was from her remembering what we'd been doing before we got interrupted.

"You em…you wanna continue to watch the movie?" She wondered.

"Sure" I smiled, amused by the way she was trying to act as if nothing had happened, when clearly all she could think about was our little make out session. She reached out and grabbed the remote that was lying on the table, while I watched her with interest from underneath. Inspecting the remote closely, she soon found the 'play button'. I could hear the voices coming from the TV but I didn't listen to what they were saying, nor did I care to turn my head and look at the screen. As if being in a trance my focus was fixed on the blond who was making herself comfortable on top of me. The blush on her cheeks were still very visible and I guess that she still was a little embarrassed for the way she'd kissed me so greedy. There was no need for her to be embarrassed though, I mean I hadn't been exactly shy either…

The red shade that decorated most of her face suited her and I found her really cute. Lifting my head up I placed a peck on her glowing cheek, before forcing myself to watch the moving images in front of us. Kim rested her head against me, placing it just under my chin.

I had concentrated on the movie enough to get what it was all about and I found myself caught up in the plot. It turned out to be pretty good actually and I wondered why I hadn't watched it earlier.

Two men on horses had appeared on the screen. They were threatening a brave but helpless farmer to get him to spill where the hero of the movie was hiding. The scene was quite exciting and you knew that it was only a matter of time before something would happen, although I could never have guessed that that something would have that much of an impact on me…

In a courageous but stupid attempt to save himself without letting his secret slip out the farmer took off running. Of course he would never be able to outrun the men on horseback and it was clear to me that he was doomed. But instead of shooting him or knocking him down like I'd expected them to do, one of the men swung his lasso over his head before throwing it towards the poor farmer. The throw was perfect and the farmer came to an abrupt stop as he hit the end of the rope and fell to the ground. My stomach turned and I felt almost sick.

"It's kind of rude to run away like that, don't you think?" The man who'd just thrown the lasso said as he backed his horse up to keep the rope stretched. His voice was a bit hoarse and kind of high-pitched, although in my ears the words echoed in a much deeper tone, stirring the very essence of me.

"Please…" The farmer pleaded fearfully, already knowing what was coming for him and so did I…

The rider showed no mercy, but turned his horse around. With a light kick to the horse's sides he asked for it to take off, which it did. Within a second the farmer was being dragged across the dirt in an incredible high speed…

The nausea I felt increased. I could literally feel every pebble that scratched the man's body and I turned my head away, squeezing Kim for comfort. It was too late though. I'd already seen it. The deep voice in my head was already chanting and the sound of the accelerating vehicle filled my ears. The marks around my wrists had started to burn as flashbacks repeated themselves over and over. I really tried my hardest to think of something else, but with the man on the screen screaming along with the music meant to set the mood for the scene it all became too much. I had to get away, now.

With Kim still lying on top of me, it was easier said than done. Kim barely had the time to notice me moving, let alone ask me what was going on before I panicked, having the feeling of being restrained. Tossing around like crazy I tried to get away.

"Jack…" Kim asked worried as she tried to move off of me. Our couch is pretty soft and the cushions are fluffy, making it hard to move in it. Something that Kim got to experience… And of course it didn't make it any easier for her to have a terrified guy underneath her frantically trying to get up.

We must've looked like two fishes up on dry land where we lay flopping around and flinging our limbs around in the air until Kim finally decided to let herself fall back down, sending me flat onto my back again. She took a hold of my face, to make sure I would pay attention to her.

Oh I paid attention to her… the way she held me caused me to freak out. I tried to shake my head free, but she was holding on to it tight.

"Jack, calm down." She said, looking me in the eyes and trying to hold me still, using her body to pin me down. "Jack" I could hear her voice in the distance and somehow it had a soothing effect on me. "Jack it's okay." I eventually stopped moving physically but on the inside there was still a storm blowing and I lay stiff as board not being able to relax. "It's okay, just breathe."

I tried to focus on Kim and hesitantly I let go of the breath I'd been holding. "It's okay." She whispered again, stroking my hair with her thumbs, still not wanting to let go of me. Little by little the dark memories faded and I could feel Kim's warmth and love surround me. I closed my eyes for a moment, finally letting myself relax. Kim leant down and rested her cheek against mine, continuing to whisper soothing things in my ear.

Appreciating her comfort, I wrapt my arms around her to make sure she wouldn't go away. We just lay there holding on to each other for a few minutes until the dreadful feeling was gone. By now I'd come to believe that Kim must have some kind of a sixth sense. It was as if she could read my mind. She always seemed to know what was going on inside of me and she always knew what to say or to do to help me. She even seemed to know when I was ready to break away from the hug.

Carefully she lifted her head up to look at me again. The sight of her lovely face made the corners of my mouth form into a faint smile, which she returned.

"You ok?" she wondered.

"Yeah…" I nodded. The feeling of panic was gone and replaced with calmness. I was a little hesitant though, expecting her to ask me what the heck that was all about and I didn't want to answer that. Simply because that meant that I would had to dig in my memories and face my demons. To my relief though Kim seemed satisfied with the answer and turned her eyes to the TV again. The movie had continued to play, which meant that we had missed quite a bit.

"Would you like me to rewind?" She asked.

"No it's okay." I said, shifting a little to make myself comfortable. Keeping my focus on the table in front of us I pretended to be watching. Truth was I didn't want to watch it anymore, scared that it might trigger another freak out. I know that if I'd just tell Kim she would turn the movie off, but I didn't want to worry her. Besides I really enjoyed just lying there with her so close.

Somewhere near the end of the movie Kim had fallen asleep against my chest. The warmth and weight of her body was very comfortable. I looked down at her, gently letting my fingers entwine with her hair. I'd turned the TV off and the only thing that could be heard was Kim's soft breaths. It hit me just how much I loved her. It's strange, before I moved to Seaford I didn't even know she existed and now I don't think I'll be able to survive without her. The thought made me think about that terrible night in Mark's basement. I'd been so close of losing her. The memory caused my eyes to water and I hugged the sleeping girl a little tighter, unbelievably grateful that I was being able to.

"What would I do without you, Kim?" I whispered. "What would I do…?" I hoped with all my heart that I would never have to find out the answer to that question.

She looked so peaceful that I couldn't bring myself to wake her up. Deciding that the couch would do just as well as my bed, I kissed her forehead tenderly before resting my head back against the pillow.

"I love you, Kim" I whispered and closed my eyes. With my precious laying safely in my arms I headed off to sleep…or at least tried, because before I could reach the place where my dreams and nightmares would come to visit a loud thud was heard from outside. My eyes shot opened immediately. Looking around to try and find the source of the sound I listen anxiously.

Everything was quiet and nothing seemed to be out of order. A minute passed without anything happening and I was starting to believe that I'd only imagine the thud in my half sleeping condition…

Deciding that there was nothing to worry about I adjusted a little to a more comfortable position, careful not to wake up Kim before trying to sleep again. My movements stirred Kim slightly and she snuggled her face deeper into my chest, which made me smile before I closed my eyes for a second time.

SLAM!

Practically jumping out of my skin I caused the whole couch to move beneath us. Kim woke up startled. Breaking away from my embrace she sat up.

"What's going on?" She asked groggily.

"Someone's trying to get in." I whispered at the same moment I realized that someone was indeed slamming something against the front door. Sitting up I tried to wrap my arms around her again, wanting to make sure she was safe. She wouldn't let me though as she quickly moved away, climbing off the couch. Standing next to the furniture she listened. I was sitting absolutely still barely even breathing, just waiting for another sound to be heard that would tell us what was going on. After a minute or to of dead silence Kim turned her gaze to me. I must've looked scared as I sat there almost trembling from the tension my body held. With a sympathetic look in her eyes she sighed.

"Jack…" she said, placing a hand on my head to stroke my hair. I looked up at her waiting for her to go on. "You've been acting jumpy all day… It's time to bring an end to this…" Before I had a chance to realize what she meant by that she had already turned and walked away. It dawned to me though when I heard her footsteps heading towards our front door. With my blood pumping through my veins I swiftly got up from the couch and ran after her.

"Kim!" Just like last time I was too late and when I reached the hallway she was already halfway through the door. "Kim no!" The door slammed shut behind her. I don't think I've ever moved through our house so fast before and still I didn't seem fast enough. I threw the door opened, looking frantically around in the dark for my beloved girlfriend. My heart beating ridiculously fast and my vision was getting all cloudy as tears started to fill my eyes when I couldn't see her anywhere.

"Kim!" Oh please answer me…"Kim!"

Long chapter without anything really happening...but at least there was some Kick in it, right?

This story got far more reviews than my other that's why I've been concentrating on this one and I will continue to do so if this story continue to stay the most popular of the two of them. So keep the reviews coming...

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/MJ