Here is the next chapter! I kind of rewrote parts of the book, but kept other parts in line.

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any recognizable characters. Only Jade and her family...And Maven, that adorable puppy.

The dream was...odd. It wasn't odd because I was dreaming about a girl. That was the only non-odd part of the dream. What happened in the dream, though, was odd. It was dark in t he dream. Very, very dark. Jade was there, walking away. Her skin was almost...glowing. She was walking away from me and never turned around...

I woke up after that dream and couldn't fall back asleep. After that, though, it seemed like she would appear in my dreams every single night.

The next month passed slowly, uneasily. At first, it was slightly embarrassing, everyone seemed very concerned about what had been dubbed "The Van Incident". No matter how many times I told everyone that I was fine, they always kept asking. No one asked Jade anything, though. Like normal, they all just ignored her. Her sisters Annette and Natasha, though, constantly sent glares in my direction.

I didn't tell anyone that Jade may or may not be completely human, I kept that to myself like I told her I would. Nothing changed for a while, not until it was almost time for the Sadie Hawkins dance.

Truthfully, I had forgotten that it was coming up. Lincoln, Gordon, and even Tripp had asked me if I was going. I said no to all of them. Told them I was going out of town to Seattle on that weekend. So Lincoln was going with Skye instead. And Gordon was going with Raina. Tripp was going solo, but he said he was okay with that.

As I pulled into the parking lot, I thought about how I was happy for my friends, they were all going to the dance. I got out of my car and locked it, dropping the keys as I did. Before I could pick them up, a pale hand had already snatched them up. I stood up to see Jade there, my keys hanging around one of her slim fingers. I extended my hand and she dropped them wordlessly into it. We headed inside.

"So...the Sadie Hawkins dance is coming up in a few weeks," Jade began.

"I'm not going," I interrupted.

"Neither was I," Jade deadpanned.

"Then why'd you bring it up?" I asked.

"I'm going to Seattle that weekend and heard you were too," Jade explained. I stopped suddenly, "Is this some kind of joke?" Jade shook her head.

"No. Just an offer," she said. I sighed, "I thought we weren't supposed to be friends."

"I just feel it's better we're not friends, but we could be," Jade said. I sighed.

"I'll think about it," I said. Jade nodded and we went to our classes. Everything was normal until lunch. I went to sit with my friends at lunch when Raina spoke up.

"Jade Okaia is staring at you," she said. I looked up to see Jade staring at me before making a 'come here' motion.

"I wonder what she wants," Gordon said.

"Probably help with her homework," I muttered, getting up and heading to her table. I dropped my bag and sat down opposite of Jade.

"So what's up?" I asked. Jade shrugged.

"I wanted to change things up," she said. I nodded.

"Besides," she added lightly, "I'm just going to do what I want now, and let the chips fall where they may." Her voice took on a hard edge at the end.

"You lost me," I said. Jade took a deep breath.

"I was counting on you saying that," she murmured.

"So in plain English, are we friends now?" I asked. "Friends..." "Or not..." "I suppose...but I'm warning you, I'm not a good person to be friends with."

"That's a lie. She's an amazing friend," one of the boys with light blond hair said, sitting down suddenly.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"This is Maven" Jade said.

"Hi!" Maven said, waving like a child before looking at Jade, "Annette and Nat are not happy with you. At all! But I'm happy for you!"

"Tell them to fuck off" Jade muttered.

"They already know! But they think what you are doing is VERY BAD! Dangerous they said. If this ends badly..."

"Shh Maven! I swear you act too much like you're two month old" Maven frowned "But I am two mon-" Jade shushed him again. Maven pouted. Jade gave him a look that said a lot more than she did. Maven put his head on his arms grinning, looking like a puppy that wanted to play.

"When was the last time you ate?" Jade asked him.

"Ten minutes ago over there" Maven to where his siblings sat. Jade nodded.

"Did they send you over here?" She asked.

"Nope!"

"Why'd you decide to come over?" Jade asked. Maven shrugged, wiggling like a hyperactive puppy. Jade shook her head and gave him an amused and affectionate look.

"Are you two dating?" I asked. Maven said "Blah!" while Jade said "No..."

"Right. My brother mentioned you were gay. I just...you two are so close...I didn't know..."

"No. We're not dating," Jade said. I nodded, "Well...Can you do me a favor?"

"What's the favor?" Jade asked warily. "Warn me next time, before you decide to just ignore me right after saving my life." Jade nodded, "Sounds like a deal." Maven began wiggling like a puppy again.

"Maven, can you leave us alone for a few?" Jade asked.

"Why?" Maven whined. Jade gave him a stern look. Maven sighed and walked back to the rest of his family. I turned to Jade, confused.

"What?" She asked innocently.

"Nothing," I said, shaking my head.

"Can I have something in return?" Jade asked suddenly.

"Sure," I agreed.

"Tell me one of your theories."

"No," I said instantly, "Not that."

"Please?" Jade said, leaning across the table. I swallowed.

"Please?" Jade purred.

"Uh...video game character brought to life?" I offered, "I mean you look a lot like that one Mortal Kombat character...Kitana I think she was called..." Jade's expression darkened, "What if I'm not Kitana...what if I'm Mileena?" I shook my head, "You're too gorgeous to be Mileena." Jade shook her head again. She glanced at the clock, "Lunch is going to be done soon." I nodded, "See you in class?" Jade shook her head, "I...Sometimes its healthy to skip." I nodded, "See you...later then?" Jade nodded as the bell rang. I headed to class.

Done with this chapter! So...few things:

1. Even though Bobbi knows that Jade is gay, she only knows because it's a "rumor" technically. Jade herself hasn't told Bobbi she's gay. So Bobbi only knows because others say she is. Hence the reason she thinks Jade and Maven are dating, even though they aren't.

2. Jade is actually inspired by Kitana from Mortal Kombat. That's where Bobbi's comparison comes from. Lol.