(AN Dear BlueToughCookie, Yeah, you're right. But I'm trying to show that she can be nice to people if she wants to be. Thanks for the review though, it was rather honest.)

I did end up spending the next couple of nights at Jade's house; I like it there. It was nice and surprisingly peaceful. Jade was actually a joy to be with when you get past her cool, mean, dark mask that she wears when she was with other people. She was actually really, really nice to me. I always expected her to be so mean; she usually was a little bit mean to me. Not as much as she was to other people though, like Tori. She hated Tori so much, it wasn't even funny.

As the days went on, I actually almost completely forgot about my dad. I didn't exactly forget what he did, but I definitely wasn't thinking about him. I was thinking more about having fun; Jade was surprisingly really fun. Plus, she was exciting and unpredictable. She did all sorts of things that made me feel at home. One night she had to go out to help Beck move some stuff around and she came back with a stuffed unicorn. I was super excited about it; she was a lot nicer than people think she is. I know I must say it a lot, but it's true. Very, very true.

For the first couple of nights, I wasn't too comfortable staying there. It was kind of weird because everything was so dark and mysterious, but I eventually got used to it. And when I did, I didn't want to leave. But I know I have to, eventually I have to go back to my dad. If I didn't, he would somehow do something that could be bad for me. If he gets arrested, I'll have to go to some sort of foster home. Trust me, I know, I researched it. And yes, I actually took the time to look it up. I would get sent to a foster home and I would most likely never see my friends again. It would suck.

It was time to go to school. Last day of the week, Friday. Finally. There is nothing better than a Friday besides a Saturday. Jade says that Mondays are the best because that means she gets a whole week ahead of her for messing with people and playing with scissors. Scissors were her favorite thing in the world. They really are, if you don't believe me just ask her, she'll tell you. Then she'll probably try to stab you with them, if she does that just kind of slowly back away.

Friday… Yeah, it's cool and all, but… today I wasn't in the best of moods. I was kind of in a sucky mood. For some reason, today I was thinking a lot about my dad. If I was anywhere else, it would be somewhat normal, but not at Jade's apartment. I would be thinking about other things. Better things.

"Jade, wake up, it's time to go." She was lying in her bed and still asleep. It was 7:48 am and almost time to leave for school.

I tried to shake Jade awake. She reached her hand out and lightly slapped my face. Not hard or anything, just a light little tap on my cheek. I laughed and poked her nose a couple times, saying "beep" each time I did.

"Shut up, I'm trying to sleep here." She said, trying to hold back a smile.

"Come on Jade, we have to go to school."

"Do we have to go?" she begged.

To be completely honest, I really didn't want to go either. I was in one of those moods today. Like I said a couple times before, I really try to cover up everything with happiness, but sometimes, it just doesn't work. Today was one of those days. I hate admitting that I feel anything besides happy, but right now I have to admit it. It was almost obvious.

"No, I guess not." I told her. "We would probably be late anyway."

Jade opened one eye and looked at me. She must've seen the look on my face because she opened her other eye and sat up.

"Ok." She patted the empty space on the bed next to her. "What's wrong?"

I sat down and told her what was on my mind. I told her I couldn't stop thinking about my dad. I told her I had to go see him.