I am so sorry but i could not resist.

So i have stuff lined upfor tomorrow.

I could post it now if you want but... i could just leave it. But there's a cliffy in this one so you just gots to read.

Remember the woman that looked a lot like Eli chapters ago.

Well...

*insert slighty creeepy music here*

She's back

Lord I'm such a dork... just R&R

Dave's POV

Alli is acting weirder than normal today.

She's sitting in the back with Clare as Eli and Adam play cards.

They have a notebook and are looking at Connor and Vanessa talking about NASA or space or whatever.

Since I am two feet away I decide to listen in, subtly.

"So…if I wanted to become an astronaut in space would you do it with me?"she was in the middle of asking, I could've sworn flirtaously. Her wording made Connor blush.

They had books on space spread out in front of them and stuff.

"Uh…"Connor stutters. "M-maybe,"

"You want to know why I want to do this crazy thing Connor?"

"Sure,"

"Because I want to get out of my sheltered perfect little world. I always go looking for trouble to get out of it and look at how great that turned out. And I am not ending up here again… it's worse. I want to go places on Earth and off Earth. I just… want to be free of… everything."

She patted his cheek. "I think you're the one to help me do it, Connor."

He looked into her eyes. "Back to quasars and such,"

She looked half disappointed, half intrigued.

By Connor…

Weird…

Alli walks up to me and drags me into the hallway.

"What did they say?" she asked me with excitement.

"Alliah, that's private." I say, mock-shocked and offeneded.

She punched my shoulder.

"Seriously Dave!" she said.

"How do you know I could hear them,"

"Oh please… you're like me you wanted to know."

"Alli…"

"Dave…"

She looked at me with pleading brown eyes. "Please…" she whined.

I turned my head and she groaned. "Do you want us to grill Connor?"

That would be a cruel and unusual punishment

"Okay I see your side,"

She smiled at me. "I'm glad you do…" she whispered.

I did a recap of the whole conversation.

She squealed and pulled hugged me tightly. "Thank you Dave,"

Then she rushed back to Clare.

Adam looked at me and Alli as we entered the room again.

And again I was pushed back out.

"Seriously,what's going on between you and Alli," Adam whispered.

I looked over his head at Alli. "I kinda, maybe like her."

"Really than why don't you do something!" Adam hit me.

"Well… I would if she wasn't so…"

"So…"

"Out of my league," I muttered. I prayed he'd buy it.

"Oh come on, that's a lie! She likes you and you know it, what's the real reason?"

I looked at Alli laughing. "Adam, I couldn't tell you if I knew why."

"Well, Romeo… you get your butt on her high horse or she will find someone else."

I narrowed my eyes. "What do you know?"

"My friend Fiona and I saw this guy checking Alli out."

"What guy?"

"Kyle Hurst, he's a tenth grader in my homeroom. Fiona says he's totally adorable and whatever girl stuff."

I looked at him. "Seriously?" I asked and he hit me again.

"Let me make this crystal clear… he's my cousin… and by the way he talks about her… you better take this seriously." He stalked back in the room.

What wisedom for a kid that acted so young.

Alli's POV

I was in French class when Mrs. Prideaux assigned me to Kyle Hurst for our project of Paris, French.

The kid wasn't bad-looking or whatever, he was kinda cute.

He just wasn't Dave.

Kyle looked down at his shoes as he swallowed. "Hi," he said.

I cocked my head. Hmm…

I never had this effect on anyone.

Ever…

Not even Dave.

I smiled at him. "Hi…"

Maybe I should have a side plan of my own.

Clare's POV

"Connor," I squealed and pinned him to the locker.

"Clare…" he squeaked. "Hi,"

"You stayed later than everybody… what did you do?"

"Talk about black holes, space, stars… stuff like that." He said and tried to escape my death grip.

"Liar," I hissed.

He looked at me. "Ok… so maybe… we… got off topic," he put air quotes around off topic.

I smiled and released him subconciously. "Off topic how?"

"Talking about stuff that we weren't supposed to be talking about," he muttered and slipped away. Crap…

I'll get him to admit it.

Later in the day

"Eli there is some good in this…" a woman's voice said as I was outside his room.

I stopped and listened, it was the woman that looked like Eli.

"Mom… there is no good in this," he grumbled hotly.

Mom?