Ok. This chapter would have been uploaded several hours ago, but whenever I tried to get to the Doc manager, it told me I wasn' logged in. I tried for an hour, and even though I could reach every other option, I couldn't get to that one. But on a different note, you guys are awesome! That was the quickest response I've ever had! Thank you guys so much for all the reviews, alerts, and favorites! You guys rock! Also, clarification is needed/ The first chapter was a prologue. It wasn't meant to be long, because, at the time, I wasn't sure if I was going to continue it. Plus, where I ended seemed like a good place to stop. I'm sorry for any confusion that caused. So, here's the next chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything recognizable!

Previously:

We were halfway through the parking lot, but the footsteps were getting closer and closer. Suddenly, a hand gripped my arm just below the elbow, and the person behind it spun me around.

Jade's POV

"Dammit Beck! You scared the shit out of me!" I yelled. Tori, who had ran a few more yards before turning back, agreed. "Beck!" she whined. "There was a reason we were running! You scared me! I thought I was going to get killed"

Beck smirked. "Oh yeah? And what might that reason be?"

"It's just…It's…It's a long story, Beck. One that I d don't have time to tell," I replied, swiftly turning on my heel and stomping off. Tori hurriedly ran after me, hissing "Jade! Why don't we just tell him?"

"Because! I don't want him to know."

"And why's that? Is it 'cause you still love him?"

"Shut it Vega! Do you want a ride, or do you want to walk home?"

"Fine…Please Jade? I'm sorry! Give me a ride?"
The rest of the walk to my car was silent, but I couldn't help but feel someone was watching us. I brushed it off as an overprotective Beck. We got to my car, and just as I put the key in the door, I felt someone breathing on the back of my neck. "Geez, Beck. What do you want now?"

I slowly turned around, and my breath hitched in my throat. I was about to scream, when a shadowy hand covered my mouth. The rank smell of his breath just barely met my nose, but it was still too much. He growled and gleefully said, "It's not Beck. Guess again!"

On the other side of the car, I could hear Tori complaining about unlocking the door. "C'mon Jade! I said I was sorry! Open the door already!" The boy lifted his hand off my face while saying, "Jade, you better answer your friend."

"Tori! I think we have bigger problems."

"What?"

"Tori, look behind you." She must have turned around, because I heard the beginnings of a shriek, but it quickly diminished.

"What do you want?" I breathed, afraid of what would happen if I made to much noise.

"You, obviously," he replied with a menacing grin that sent shivers down my spine. He grabbed my wrists and started moving closer and closer, until his face was only inches from mine. He puckered up. Terrified, I tried to scream, but nothing came out. Suddenly, Beck was there punching the guy who had, just moments before, been about to kiss me. Then the creepy guys were at the wall of the parking lot then up and over it. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding in. Tori and Andre appeared, Tori sporting a horrified expression that must have mirrored mine.

"I don't know how to thank you," Tori exclaimed throwing her arms around Andre. He smiled and said, "No problem, Tori. I'm just glad we got to you guys before anything worse happened."

"Yeah. How did you guys know to come?" I asked, suspicious. I wondered if this wasn't some plot they had cooked up to scare us, or impress us.

"You left your purse backstage," Beck smirked, cockily swinging my purse from one of his hands. "You know," he continued, "you could thank us. I mean, we could have just saved your life."

"Thank you, Beck and Andre," I sighed.

"Now, are you gonna tell us what happened, or do we have to find out ourselves?" Andre probed, raising an eyebrow.

"Sure, just… let's go to my house. I really don't want to be here much longer; especially if there's a chance they could come back. How did you guys get here?"

"Cat gave us a ride, but I think she left to go get ice cream."

"Okay, you want a ride?"
"Sure."

Tori's POV

The 30-minute ride to Jade's house was silent, except for when Andre had tried to break the awkwardness by talking about hot dogs. When nobody responded, he shut up. We finally pulled up to a brown, one story house. We piled out, and Jade unlocked the front door. A little boy with brown hair ran past us, yelling and screaming, and a woman who must have been Jade's mother ran after him. "Jade, you're home! I have a date tonight, so I need you to take care of your brother."

Jade raised her eyebrow. "Who you going out with tonight?" she asked. It seemed like she was used to her mother leaving at night.

"Henry." At this Jade scoffed.

"I thought you broke up?"

"We got back together," her mom replied. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go get ready!" Jade's mom huffed, then turned and opened the door into what I can only assume was her bedroom.

"Okay, now that she's gone, do you guys want anything?" Jade asked as she walked into the living room and turned on Girly Cow. The boy ran into the room and sat cross-legged in front of the TV, immediately shutting up.

"Either way, I'm making coffee," she continued, moving into the kitchen.

"I'll have some," Beck answered.

"Andre? You want some cocoa?"
"Yeah! I'll make it. You still keep it in the same place?" Andre replied.

"Whoa! You know where she keeps her cocoa?" I yelled. Andre was mine. It broke my heart when he had his crush on Jade, but to find out that he had been at her house, and enough times to know where Jade kept her cocoa, well that was adding insult to injury. I felt like my heart had been ripped out and was trampled by a herd of wild buffalo.

"Chill out, Tori! My grandma lives next door. Jade and I used to be best friends as kids!" Andre stated, his hands up in the air like he was being arrested

"Oh," I felt like an idiot. "Well, in that case… Can I have some cocoa?"

"Sure, Tori," Andre replied, smiling. He looked so sweet… I wish he felt the same way about me. All of a sudden, I realized he was staring at me.

"Tori? Tori? Are you all right?" His voice broke through the haze.

"Yeah… I was just thinking." I hurriedly replied, brushing my hair out of my face. I looked down, hoping he hadn't seen me blushing.

"Do you wanna talk about?" He asked.

"No. Not now. Anyway, you were saying?"
"Oh, yeah! Can you get the milk from the fridge?"

"Sure. And the fridge is?"

"In the pantry," he laughed, pointing to a small door across the room. I opened the door and peered in. The room was small; shelves lined the walls, packed with food, and the refrigerator was in a small alcove next to the door. The milk was in a plastic carton in the right door of the fridge. I walked out of the pantry to see Andre putting a pot on the stove.

"Hey, Andre… what are you makin'?" I asked.

"Umm… still cocoa," he laughed.

"In a pot?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah. Give me the milk!" Andre took the milk and poured it into the pot. Jade and Beck were sitting at the kitchen table, so I pulled out a chair and joined them. We sat at the table, staring at each other awkwardly, until a timer dinged. Jade jumped up. "Coffee's done," she said as she reached up and grabbed two mugs.

Andre slowly walked over from the stove, carefully balancing two mugs full of cocoa and a plate of Oreos. He handed me one of the mugs, and sat down across from me, placing the cookies in the center of the table. Beck leaned in and took a couple, as jade returned to the table with their coffee. When we were all finally sitting at the table, Beck said, "So, do you wanna tell us now?"

Jade sighed and began the story.

Ok, well after putting up the prologue I realized something. So… Many… Mistakes! Okay. Mistake #1 I don't own anything. I completely forgot to do the disclaimer in the prologue. Mistake #2 the "wisdom" at the bottom isn't mine. It's a translation of a Celtic proverb. Mistake #3 I forgot to ask you guys something. The two boys from Nozu need names! What do you think they should be? Also, should Jade's little brother make more appearances? If so, then he's going to need a name too. So, read and review!

-Building Castles

And, here's today's wisdom:

A hint is sufficient for the wise.