Finals are over so my life is now not as hectic as it was. *starts dancing* Okay, I'm shutting up now! X3

Only Kaytee and Tex belong to me. Everything else is Kat Patterson's.

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Chapter 6: Distrust

"And my teacher is really awesome!" May Belle said on the way to the bridge that led to their kingdom. "She knows how to juggle and she can do ninety push-ups in a minute!"

"Heh, that's cool." Jess said.

"So how's your class, Jess?" May Belle asked curiously.

Jess sighed.

"Well, Kaytee's in my class." Jess said.

May Belle squealed happily.

"That's so awesome!" She said.

"Yeah..." Jess said.

The only problem is that she's hanging out with Scott Hoager and Gary Fulcher. Jess added to himself.

Even though they were neighbors and Kaytee seemed like a nice girl whose heart was probably pure of all evil, Jess knew they weren't going to get along easily if Scott Hoager and Gary Fulcher were going to constantly get in the way.

Kaytee and Scott seemed to be good friends and they barely knew each other for less than a day.

Wonderful...

Jess knew he wasn't going to be surprised if Kaytee and Scott ended up being best friends and then ganged up on him at the same time. But May Belle's hand tugging on his arm pulled him out of his thoughts.

"Jess, who's that?" May Belle asked.

Jess stopped and do did May Belle. A head of red hair appeared from behind the trees and Jess knew who it was.

Kaytee.

"Kaytee, what are you doing here?" May Belle called.

Kaytee turned her head to look at Jess and May Belle.

"I could you ask you guys the same thing." She said.

Jess hesitated. Kaytee smiled.

"You first." She said.

Jess sighed.

"We hang out here after school." Jess said.

Kaytee smiled.

"Awww... How sweet." She said.

"Your turn," Jess said.

Kaytee shrugged. "I got bored and decided to go exploring the place around the house a little bit."

"What about Mr. Garvin's assignment?" Jess asked. "And what about your other classes? I heard the teachers gave everyone a lot of homework."

Kaytee smiled.

"Oh, Scott did Mr. Garvin's homework for me and he helped me finish my other homework during lunch." Kaytee said.

Jess's eyes widened.

Scott Fulcher? The slacker? The bully? Helping somebody? Being nice?

"You've got to be kidding." Jess said.

"Nope." Kaytee said, shaking her head. "He helped me cheat on a surprise quiz in math class today."

Jess raised an eyebrow suspiciously.

"You're kidding, right?" He said.

Kaytee shook her head.

"Nope! We both got an A+ on it!" She said.

Jess sighed.

"He's just trying to gain your trust so he can use you." Jess said.

Kaytee rolled her eyes.

"Jess, I don't know... Scott's really nice to me. I'm not sure he's not as bad as you say he is."

"Once you get to know him, you'll agree with me." Jess said.

Kaytee smiled slightly.

"We'll see about that." She said.

Jess nodded.

You don't have to believe me now but later, you'll see I'm right. Jess thought.

Kaytee sighed, shaking her head. She brushed some hair from her face and slung her backpack on her shoulder. She looked at Jess.

"Well, I have to go home. Dad wants to finish the porch before the winter sets in." Kaytee said.

Jess simply nodded.

"Oh, by the way, Jess, did you build that bridge?" Kaytee asked.

Jess nodded. "Yeah." He said.

Kaytee smiled.

"Not a bad job." She said.

"Um, thanks?" Jess said, unsure if Kaytee was being sarcastic or sincere.

"Okay, I gotta go." Kaytee said. "See you at school, Jess."

"Yeah, see you." Jess said.

"See ya!" May Belle called.

Kaytee ran off on the path without turning around to acknowledge May Belle and soon disappeared in a cloud of dust. May Belle looked at Jess.

"Do you think she's nice, Jess? I think she's nice." May Belle said happily.

Jess smiled at his sister.

"Yeah, I think so." Jess lied.

Truth was, Jess didn't care so much about Kaytee. She was nice most of the time but something about her made his blood boil and his palms sweat.

It was scary because Jess never felt like that before...

"Come on." Jess said. "Let's go to Terabithia."

May Belle and Jess crossed the bridge, watching their kingdom open up in front of them. Moments later, they disappeared into the leaves, leaving no trace of their presence or the kingdom's in the forest.

As they entered their kingdom, Jess was secretly on high alert.

Now it was time to see why the kingdom was in danger.

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