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"Please Mara," he grasped her wrist. Mara arched a delicate black eye brow at him, before pulling herself free

"Jerome, what's wrong? Do you know what the sounds are?" she asked, curiously. For so long she had wondered what the sounds were, where exactly the Scooby gang crept to. "Tell me." She demanded, noticing his hesitation. She sat back down on the sofa and gazed into his eyes in the way she knew he couldn't resist. "Jerome, please…" she pushed.

He took a deep breath, and ran his hand through his hair "Please Mara, you don't want to kn-"

"Jerome, stop. You know me well enough to know that I do want to know! I lost my two best friends over whatever it is that keeps them occupied! What do you think I would do? What could I do? I just want to know. Surely there was a time where you didn't know what was happening with them. But you found out, and now all I want to do is find out too!"

"Mara, I found out by mistake-"

"Please."

"I want to, I really do, but I don't want to put you in danger-"

"So they're all in danger right now!" she cried, standing again.

"Who's in danger?" asked Edmon walking in. Mara fell silent and turned around smiling.

"No one," she said quickly, standing there awkwardly as the two boys appraised each other. She wondered what they would do. Jerome stood slowly, and then very reluctantly reached his arm out and smiled cheekily.

"Hi, I'm Jerome," Edmon smiled, happy they were being civil, and shook his hand back "Mara's current boyfriend." Edmon sighed, slightly frustrated.

"Very petty of you," he coughed under his breath. Jerome smirked

"Really? You're so afraid of me, that you have to hide your insults? Who are you trying to impress Edmon, because it certainly isn't me. Plus there would be no reason for you to try and impress Mara, she's over you."

"Jerome-" Mara warned, but Edmon cut him off

"No, let him speak Mara. He obviously has the brains, so tell me Jerome, did you get a scholar ship here, or did your parents, who don't love you, send you here?" Jerome visibly stiffened, a direct hit. "Oh poor stupid Jerome, I can see through that lame old prankster disguise, why, I use to have one myself. But my parents sorted it out, obviously you haven't."

"Edmon-" Mara tried, but once again, she was cut off

"And you wonder why Mara wouldn't get back together with you."

"That's not why-"

"Oh what drugs have you been taking?" Jerome asked cuttingly "She doesn't love you anymore. She loves me."

"Well Jerome, what if I told you this? What if I told you that you're sister asked me out."

There was silence in the room, and Mara's eyes widened. Sweet little Poppy had asked out Edmon? Okay, she supposed it wasn't that ridiculous, he was rather good looking.

"What did you say?" Mara asked quietly. Edmon turned to her, and his voice softened

"I said no, because I'm still in love with you." Edmon received a sharp punch in the face.

"Jerome!" Mara screamed, kneeling beside Edmon, who was now laid on the floor.

"If you even thought about touching my sister," Jerome warned in a low voice

"Why would I?" Edmon spat, blood escaping his mouth.

"Jerome, go call Trudy!" Mara ordered

"But Mar-"

"GO!"

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They had taken him to the doctor, apparently his jaw had been dislocated, he was asleep now, resting from the minor surgery. Mara sat beside him in the white room, holding onto his cold hands.

"Too far Jerome," she whispered. Jerome gazed at her

"But she's my sister Mara,"

"And I know you care for her Jerome, and in a way, it's pretty admirable. But you should be able to sort out your problems without violence."

"Mara, not everything works like that," Mara turned to him, and leaned in for a kiss. Jerome was momentarily surprised before kissing back, biting her lips slightly for entrance, but Mara shook her head and leaned away

"No, because you were bad." Jerome laughed lightly. "I do still love him you know Jerome,"

"Mood killer," he muttered.

"No seriously," she laughed "How come whenever I try to be serious, you make me laugh?"

"You're pretty when you laugh," Mara turned to him sharply

"What?" she asked "Repeat."

"I said you're pretty when you laugh," it was then that he saw her eyes lighten with some sort of understanding

"Am I?" she whispered, as if testing. Jerome watched her, and decided that it was time she knew what she had done.

"Of course you are, who doesn't think that?"

"Mick." Again, it had no feeling, just as though she was reading from a script in her mind.

"Mara," he whispered.

"Oh my god." Mara stood and rushed to the wall, away from Jerome "How could you?" she shook her head "You lied to me. I kis- Oh my god," she shook her head some more.

"Mara, I didn't want to tell you because I thought you'd be embarrassed,"

"Well what am I now?" she was blushing like crazy and kept her eyes down

"Mara, that was the night I realised I had an actual shot with you,"

"Jerome, why didn't you tell me? I thought we were being honest with each other,"

"Mara please, please don't let this get in the way of us. You know how much I want this to work-" he was cut off by her lips on his. He responded timidly, unsure whether she was testing him or not, but she whispered softly into his ear

"You're adorable,"

"How sweet," a voice came, they turned slowly to see Edmon sitting up "You know, you're suppose to be making me feel better, not making me sick." Mara smiled at him sadly

"Hey Ed, how you feeling?"

"A little better," he sighed "And how are you two? Still solid?"

"I'm not going to wreck this," Jerome smiled, wrapping an arm around Mara.

"I'm going to tell Trudy you're okay, be back in a minute," Mara smiled, leaving gracefully.

"I guess you're really with her then," Edmon sighed

"Yeah," Jerome nodded, stuffing his hands in his pockets.

"Well, since you apparently really do love each other. Don't do what I did Jerome, okay? Don't mess up,"

"I would never do that to her." Jerome stated truthfully. Edmon looked like he wanted to say something, but he held his tongue.

"Well," he managed "Look after Jerome, please, if not for me, then for your own happiness,"

"Why would I do anything for you?"

"You make it really hard for people to give you advice,"

"Hey Edmon, we're going to go, okay? When are you being let out?" Mara asked, smiling

"Later today, don't worry Mara, I'll come to say goodbye before I leave,"

Mara nodded happily, then held her hand out, which Jerome took and they walked out.

"You picked me, remember?" Jerome whispered down into her ear, Mara leaned into him

"Don't worry Jerome, I don't regret it,"

"One day Jaffrey," he began, wrapping his arm tight around her shoulders "I'm going to repay you for dating me,"

"Why would I need to be repaid?" Mara asked, laughing

"You can't possible like spending time with me," he laughed at the idea

"You are so clueless," she murmured "And adorable,"

"Excuse me," he scoffed "But if anyone here was adorable it would be you,"

"And why is that?"

"Come on Mara, you're tiny." He grinned at her shocked expression

"I am not short." She huffed as they got outside.

"Right, and I'm not incredibly brooding and handsome,"

"Oh, and who made you handsome?"

"Why Mara, I do believe that once upon a time you called me handsome, I'm just too kind to hold it against you,"

More to come, Mara may just find out about the mystery…but hey, what do I know? Not like I'm the author…oh wait….

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