Helloooooo

I'd just like to take a second to thank you so very much for ever bothering to read my story.

I really love that you do, and it's so awesome that other people like Bade as much as I do, you know?

Beck's POV

After Sikowitz' class, Jade had stormed out of the room before I could talk to her, and Ally had cornered me to ask me about something I can't remember right now. I trudged on to my next classes as usual, dying to see her again.

The next class we had together was study hall in the library, but unfortunately, we also had Andre and Ally in the class too. When I got to the library, Jade was already sitting down at a table next to Ally and across from Andre. I joined them and tried to keep my eyes off her.

Ally made it easy by striking up a conversation with me the second I sat down. I'd forgotten how easy going she was. Ally never got mad for no reason or made me crazy…but then again, she never set my body on fire with one touch.

While Ally was talking about the Kris' party tomorrow, I watched Jade stand up and leave the table. Where was she going? She left her stuff here…Should I follow her?

As if that was even a question.

"So we should just go together, you know. It makes sense, right?" Ally asked, while I stood.

"Umm yeah sure, sounds good," I said quickly. "I'm gonna use the restroom." I said to no one in particular and left in the direction I saw her go.

I followed her to a back row in the library and watched as she searched for a book. I snuck up behind her and put on arm around her waist and a hand up to cover her mouth. My mistake.

She gasped, bit my hand and elbowed me in the ribs.

"Ouch! Dammit," I said as quietly as possible while clutching my ribs. She was way stronger than she looked.

"What the?" She said when she realized it was me. "Why would you do that?!" She said instead of apologizing.

"I was trying to surprise you," I muttered as I tried to stand up straight.

"I hate surprises."

"Yeah, now I know."

"I didn't even hit you that hard!"

"I forgive you."

"I didn't apologize." She put her hand on her hips.

"I know." I smiled and went forward to put my arms around her.

"Beck, we can't do this here," she said but put her arms up around my neck anyways.

"I know," I repeated. "I can't help myself, you look so…" all I could do was sigh.

"So what?"

"Beautiful." I thought she'd hit me again for being cheesy, but she didn't. Instead, she smiled and kissed me. Not for long enough though; she soon pulled away from me entirely and went back to looking for a book. "So the welcome booth tonight should be fun."

"Ugh, don't remind me." I couldn't see her, but I could tell she rolled her eyes.

"It won't be that bad."

"You're right, it'll be worse. How stupid is it to have Back to School night at the end of October?"

"It's so the parents can go to the Spectacular too."

"Whatever." She said as she picked an old book out of the shelf and turned to me. "And come on, do I look like the welcoming type?"

"Well…" My eyes trailed downwards to her chest unintentionally.

"Well what?" She said, bringing my attention back to her eyes."

"Hey…" I said as I noticed something different about her. "Are you wearing contacts?"

"What? No." She shook her head. "Why?"

"Your eyes look green."

"Oh. Yeah they do that sometimes.

"Do what?"

"Change colors. It depends on my mood I think. Or the weather."

"Uh huh…" That's so strange; my eyes are brown all the time. Little things like that make me wonder what else I don't know about her. "So what does green mean for you mood?"

"I don't know? Pissed that I have to greet strangers tonight?"

I laughed out loud and she put her hand over my mouth as we heard footsteps approaching.

"Beck?" I recognized Ally's voice and froze. "Beck are you back here?"

Jade tugged on my arm and led me away from Allison's voice and into a closet of some kind. She let go of me once we were inside and locked the door behind us.

I went behind her again and put my arms around her waist, this time she didn't attack me. Instead, she leaned back into me and seemed to relax.

"I wish things could be like this all the time," she whispered.

"You mean us in a closet?" I joked.

"No," she turned around to face me. In green, her eyes seemed even bigger. "I mean us…period."

"It could be that easy," I tried to bring up the conversation I usually avoided.

"How?"

"Break things off with Kris."

"Beck…"

"Jade, think about it. We could be together. For real. Don't you want that?"

"Yes, but—,"

"No! Nothing else matters, Jade. We could be happy. I! I…could make you happy." She stopped looking at me and stared away at the wall. I put my hand behind her neck and she made eye contact. "Just give me a chance. Give US a chance."

She sighed but didn't say anything. I could see it in her eyes, though. She wanted to say yes. She wanted to leave everything behind us and just move forward…but something was holding her back. She looked at me and it was like I could see her mind tearing itself in two to fight both sides of the battle.

"Jade," I said quietly when she looked like she was about to cry. "I'm sorry. Look forget I said anything okay? Let's just be here. I love just being here with you."

She shook her head and looked down.

"What happens when that's not enough?" She asked.

"Jade," Was she serious? "It's never enough. But I'd rather have part of you than none at all."

She nodded and seemed to accept this answer for now. I don't know why I lost the nerve to tell her what I really wanted. Well, yeah I do. I hated seeing her upset, and it obviously upset her to think about breaking up with Kris.

As much as I wanted her all to myself, I know it has to be her decision. Besides, I could never force her into an ultimatum.

I'd be too afraid that she might not choose me.

Jade's POV

After I almost lost control in the library closet, I could think of nothing else to do but kiss him. He was so good to me, and all I did was deny him.

I know that a kiss can't make up for me not answering him, but it just felt so right. The second our lips collided, the magic that always came with the collision sparked inside me.

He gripped my waist tighter and pulled me closer to him. I loved the feeling on his body against mine, his hair in my fingertips. I don't know what goes through his mind, but I think about his eyes. The way they watch me. I tell him it's annoying, but I'm starting to think he knows I'm lying.

I pushed him back against the wall and kissed at his neck roughly. I'm not usually one for hickeys, but he tasted so good. And hey, I was supposed to be a vampire, wasn't I?

I really committed to the role as I bit down on his skin; he gasped a little, but didn't stop me. He brought my lips back to his, and pulled me even closer. I could feel him getting hard below me, and I reached down to unzip his jeans.

As I pulled the zipper downward, a knock on the door threw me away from him. I looked to see him just as panicked as I was.

After a quick wordless argument, he went to see who it was. He opened the door a crack and breathed a sigh of relief. He pulled the door back to reveal Andre.

"Seriously?" I sighed. "You nearly gave me a heart attack."

"Sorry, guys," he apologized and looked back around him. "The bell rang, school's out. And Ally was looking for you, Beck. I told her you went to the café, but she might come back when she doesn't find you."

"Oh," Beck said as I rolled my eyes. She really needed to give it a rest. "Alright, thanks man."

"Yeah, no problem," Andre shrugged. "I'm starting to wonder how you guys haven't gotten caught though."

"We're usually a little better at hiding," Beck joked while I crossed my arms. He and Andre exchanged hand gestures as he left us alone again. "That was close."

"Yeah, too close." I agreed.

"So where are you heading now?" He asked.

"Rehearsal, then I guess the stupid welcome booth."

"See you there," He smiled as I walked out the door.

"Sure," I intentionally leaned in closer to him. "Oh and Beck?"

"Y-yeah?" he said to my chest. I'm really loving how this outfit could make him speechless.

"Your zipper is down," I said and left.

I spent the rest of the afternoon daydreaming of Beck. All during my rehearsal, I couldn't stop thinking about him. Even the lyrics of the song I was singing seemed to revolve around him.

Before long, it was time for Back to School Night. I got the welcome booth in a timely manner, but he didn't.

"Jade, my little scissor loving star," I heard Sikowitz say as he approached the small table set up in front of the school.

"Hi," I said unenthusiastically. Where was Beck?

"These are the maps and programs to the school and spectacular. Give one of each to the parents and feel free to add any sparkle of your own," His goofy grin only irritated me right now. "Off I go." He said as he went into the main building.

"Hey," I heard Beck say a few minutes later. I looked up to see him standing next to me behind the table. "Ready to welcome?"

"Ugh," I said, but couldn't control the smile that grew on my face. "Why are you late?"

"Oh, I uh, gave Ally a ride here," he said like it was nothing.

"What? Why?" I couldn't help the disgusted tone of my voice.

"I don't know? She asked and I couldn't think of a reason to say no?"

"How about she's your ex girlfriend?" I looked at him threateningly.

"Yeah, I know, but she wants to be friends and—"

"Hah. Please, you do not dress up like that to impress your 'friends'" I used air quotes to make a point. "Don't you see what she's trying to do, Beck?"

"No, not really." He totally didn't understand the opposite sex.

"She's trying to win you back. She's been throwing herself at you all day, haven't you noticed?"

"Oh. No, not really," he seemed honest, which kind of made me happy. "Who cares what she does. I don't have any interest in getting back together with her."

"Yeah, she seems to have other ideas."

"Oh well." He shrugged and I wanted to strangle him. How could he be so calm all the time? And look so good doing it.

Before we could talk further, parents started showing up. I was surprised how many of them there were. I guess that's what it's like to have supportive parents.

We passed out maps and programs for almost an hour before I got tired of being fake nice and started acting like myself.

"Excuse me, where can I find some water?" A woman in a fur coat asked me.

"If you go through these doors out to the café, you can start digging a well, and I'm sure you'll hit water eventually." I said in a perky tone.

"What she meant, was inside on your right are the vending machines," Beck said to her as he flashed a warm smile. The woman gave me a dirty look but winked at Beck before she left.

"Eww," I spat out and he laughed. I threw him a death stare, but that only seemed to make him laugh harder.

"What?" he said in between chuckles. "I can't help it if I appeal to an older audience."

"Ugh," I shook my head, and almost didn't notice the next group of people who approached the table.

"Beck, honey, I thought you were going to wear the costume!" His mother said from in front of the booth. I looked away from her, his dad, and Hannah immediately.

"No, no way," Beck said, completely at ease. "Guys, you remember Jade." He gestured to me. As if they could forget.

"Of course," His mother faked a smile. "How are you, dear?"

"Fine, thank you," I said quickly.

"We better get going," His dad said, trying to avoid any further awkwardness. Thank god for that man.

"Alright—oh, Beck, what happened to your neck?" My eyes shot up at his mother's words. I looked to the red blotch on his neck, and blushed. Dammit.

"I uh think it was a bug or something," He said as he put his hand over it. "No big deal."

"It looks bad, does it hurt?" she pressed. Ugh, drop it!

"Nope, not at all," he tried to stop her, but she insisted on a closer look and removed his hand.

"What are you?" Hannah said from below me, distracting me.

"Huh?"

"What's your costume?" She looked at me innocently.

"Oh, uh, I'm a vampire, see?" I showed her the teeth still glued onto me.

"Cool!" She smiled big.

"Thanks," I mumbled.

"Well we better get going," Beck's mom seemed to decide to leave him alone for now. "Bye sweetheart."

"Bye mom," He replied quickly.

"Nice seeing you again, Jade." She lied and all I could do was fake smile and nod. "Oh and…nice fangs."

"Sorry about that," Beck said the second they were gone. "I—"

"Let me see it," I said, ignoring him and going to see the mark I'd left on him. "Shit, I knew it."

"Knew what?" He said cluelessly.

"My fangs," I shook my head. "They left teeth marks on your neck. Your mom put two and two together, now she thinks I'm a cannibalistic whore."

"What? No, she doesn't. She doesn't even know you."

"Whatever, I don't want to think about that tonight," I tried to shake it off. "Not when I have to perform later."

"Don't worry about them, you're gonna be fantastic." He promised, as if he could predict the future. Even though I knew there was no way he could know I'd do well, I believed him. Something about his confidence in me was surreal.

"Thanks," I smiled and fought the urge to kiss him. It wasn't until I heard a man clear his throat that I realized we were no longer alone.

"Good evening, sir," I heard Beck say as I looked down to fix a stack of papers. "Oh—I uh uhh." He was suddenly at a loss for words.

"You're Beck, correct?" He spoke to Beck, and I recognized the man's voice. I looked up to see him standing there wearing a fake expression and an expensive Italian suit.

"Dad?"

The end! For now.

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