Chapter 5

Ashley ran past the hot tub, and out the gate as fast as she could. James saw her leave and got out of the hot tub. He ran after her. He ran a few blocks but couldn't find her.

"Ashley!!" James said. He freaked out. "Ashley!!!" James sat down on the ground, thinking he lost her.

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Jake got up from the seat and ran out the gate. He ran a few blocks and ended up where James was.

"Do you know where Ashley is?" James asked and stood up.

"No. I have no idea. I need to find her because I made a mistake." Jake said. James looked kind of confused.

"What happened back there?" James asked. Jake frowned.

"None of your business." Jake said. James started getting angry.

"Yes it is my business. She's my girlfriend, and I have a right to know." James said. Jake grinned and laughed. He started laughing hard now. "You think that's funny?" James asked, now furious.

"Yeah. You're her boyfriend?" Jake asked, still laughing.

"Yes." James said. "Who'd you think she was talking about nitwit?" James asked. Jake shrugged.

"I don't know." Jake said and shrugged. "Someone from class?" Jake asked.

"We only go to class at night. I don't know what makes you think she has a boyfriend from class." James said and paused. "Wait." James said. Jake waited for him to speak. "I'm in her class!" James said and started cracking up.

"You said you have class at night." Jake said. James frowned.

"What's your point?" James asked. Jake folded his arms.

"Aren't you supposed to be there now?" Jake asked.

"Oh yeah. That's where she is." James said and ran. Jake watched him run.

"Where you going?" Jake asked. James stopped and turned around.

"School. We're supposed to be there by now. I have to find Ashley also." James said. "Hopefully she's there." James said and ran. Jake smiled and ran. Somewhere. He ran a few blocks and found himself somewhere in the big city. He saw a diner on the corner. That's when he saw her. He saw Ashley through the glass in the diner. She was fully clothed, no longer wearing her bikini.

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James arrived at the school. He looked down at himself. He was still wearing his swim trunks. "Oh well. Too late now. I'm already late." James said to himself and walked the doors of his school. He walked up the stairs and arrived at the second floor. Room 12. His class. He opened the door to his class and the teacher stared at him blankly. The students started laughing. Yes, even at night the room was packed with students. Most of them are humans. Just a few of them are vampires. Two of them being Alex and Cole. He didn't see Ashley. 'Where is she?' He thought.

"James Kostan!!" Mrs. Woodcroft said. "Where are your clothes?" She asked. He blushed real wide. Everyone started laughing again.

"Sorry. I forgot them." James said and started walking to his seat. Everyone bursted into laughter. Some were even crying because they were laughing too hard.

"How could you forget your clothes?" The teacher asked. He stood there in one of the aisles by the seats. People just looked at him. Some were still hysterically laughing.

"I was in the hot tub and lost track of time?" He said in more of a question. More people kept on laughing. The teacher glared at him.

"Take your seat." She said. "But next time you better bring your clothes!!" She raised her voice. He sat down in his seat. "And remember to bring your books next time to." She said and went over to his seat and gave him a pencil and some paper. He blushed again. No one was laughing anymore but some were snickering. Most of the kids were just looking at him. He looked down so he could avoid the embarassment. "Now, sorry about the interruption." She said to her class. "Some people just forget to bring their clothes and their school supplies." She said directing it at James. He frowned. Alex and Cole glared at him, still laughing though. He frowned again. "I'm sorry. Is there something going on back there that the class should know about?" She said asking Alex and Cole. They shook their heads trying to stop laughing.

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Jake wanted to go in the diner, but he wasn't sure if Ashley wanted to see him right now. But he went in anyway. She didn't spot him at first, that is until she heard his voice. She flinched in her seat when she saw him. He sat in the booth across from her. She was eating an ice cream sundae. She didn't even bother to look up at him........yet anyway.

"I'm sorry. From earlier. I didn't know that you have a boyfriend." Jake said, and paused. "I did just run into him." Ashley finally looked up. "I think he's mad at me." Jake said, and waited for her to say something. But she didn't. Instead, she looked at her ice cream sundae. "I told him that I made a mistake." She looked back up. "I didn't tell him the reason why." He said, and paused, looking out the window. She continued to stare at him. "So, I won't be surprised if he's pissed off." He said. "He was looking for you." He said, waiting for Ashley to respond. She still didn't speak. "He went to class." She looked up again. "I'm pretty sure he was late to." He said and laughed. She smiled, but didn't say anything. "I just came to make sure you we're ok." He said. She stood up and kissed him, which took him by surprise.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that." She spoke finally. She got up and ran out of there, which attracted attention. He got up and ran out the door, after her. He grabbed her arm, and she pulled away.

"No, you're not leaving." Jake said. She looked up at him. "I don't want your boyfriend to worry." He said. She tried to move away from his grasp.

"I can take care of myself!!" She said backing away. He grabbed her waist.

"No, you have to come back to my house." He said. She looked at him confused.

"You can't tell me what to do." She said and squirmed.

"I have to call your boyfriend when we get back to my house. And you're not going anywhere." He said. She moved away. "Don't make me carry you, because I will, if you try to get away again." He said and raised an eyebrow.

"Fine!" She said. He grabbed her hand to make sure she didn't get away. He unlocked the key to his house. "You live by yourself?" She asked.

"Yeah." He said. "Go sit down on the sofa. And don't move." He demanded. He walked back to the kitchen and grabbed the phone. She frowned, and sat down on the sofa. He called James on his cellphone to tell him she was ok. "Yeah. She's fine." Jake said. Ashley tried to get up but Jake ran over to her and pushed her back into the sofa cushions. He got on the sofa, and hovered over her, not quite sitting on her. He told her boyfriend where they were and then hung up.

"You better stay here like a good girl." He said still hovering over her. She tried to push him off her, but she wasn't successful. This time she pushed past him, got up off the sofa, reaching the door but he grabbed her and pushed her against the wall. "You're not leaving here until your boyfriend gets here." He said, still pushing her back into the wall.

"Well, I'm bored. I need something to keep me occupied." She said. He raised his eyebrows.

"Oh, I'll keep you occupied." He said, covering her lips with his. He didn't stop kissing her, because he didn't want her to leave. Surprisingly, she was kissing him back. She didn't exactly know what she was doing. She finally pulled away from his grasp.

"This is wrong." Ashley said. Just then, James knocked on the door.

"You speak of this to no one." Jake said and opened the door. James smiled and ran over to Ashley, hugging her hard. She hugged him back. Jake just looked at them. He was jealous. James finally pulled away.

"Thanks for watching her man." James said. Jake smiled and winked at Ashley.

"No problem, although she was trying to get away." Jake said. He smiled.

"She does tend to do that." James said and grabbed her hand. They walked out the door. Jake waved to Ashley and closed his door and locked it.