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Mimiscout: THANKS! :D I'm glad you enjoy reading it, that means a lot. :')
Black-Death-646: Agh, again thank you! :D You- agh. I can never stop smiling at your comments. :) Ya, I wasn't entirely sure whether or not to put them in and let them know, but seriously. They'd end up thinking that Sophie was insane and sending her to an Asylum, and that can't be done... XD Ha, thanks again for the awesome review. :D
Guest: Lol, always drama. XD
Guest: I was just trying to say that NOT only boys get friendzoned.. XD XD Haha, ya, but I always try to add humour to make people smile. I'm glad that's working!:D Ya, I try to make it cute. Ha, thank you. :)
SayHappy: Oh ya, it should. :) The more that believe, the better, right? :)
SnowFlake: Well, you can't have Jack Frost in it without adding some humour, am I right? XD Ha, ya, I guess it is sometimes like her diary. :D I never really thought about it, but it seems cooler. :D I am so glad it makes you smile. :) :')
SomeoneFromEarth: Aw, thank you. Your comments make me smile. :) Ya, I kind of based their Mom after mine who would totally embarrass me if I ever brought a boy home. XD Mom's will be Mom's. XD
Guest: Ya, I get bored really easily... XD Plus, it's Christmas break, so might as well. :D But once school starts on Monday again I won't be updating as quick as I am. :'( Thanks for the review! :)
Leslie: Ya, I saw on Tumblr this fanart of Jack and Jamie.. and I was like... But what about Sophie? She'd soon be the perfect age to date Jack. And then I got all these ideas and blah, blah, et cetera, this story was formed. :D I'm glad you think it's interesting, and thanks for the review! :)
So, after Jamie left with Pippa, giving Jack a little nod, my parents soon left. Fortunately, and unfortunately that left Jack and I alone. Alone. Ugh, honestly, I'm terrible with boys, especially when they're at my house. I remember this one time I brought over my friend Ethan (and we really are just friends!) and it was totally awkward. My Mom kept on smiling at him, and my dad wouldn't even look at him! Parents can be so awkward sometimes, it wasn't even funny.
Remembering Ethan, I also remembered my bloody phone which I hadn't checked in days. Ugh, what was I like? I'd lose my head if it wasn't attached to my body!
I left Jack alone downstairs for a minute while I ran up to get my phone and DVD's. I grabbed a couple of my favourites (which sadly did include one romance movie: The Notebook). No matter what type of person you are, you're always going to love The Notebook. Always. Sure, it always made me cry, but it was just so... captivating, and cute. How can you not love it, though? I thought about forgetting Peter Pan and just watching this movie. Decision made: Jack and I were watching The Notebook (smooth, right?). Bringing my phone with me, I ran back down the stairs and went to the T.V.
"Uh, I can't find Peter Pan," I lied, with a wry grin. "I decided to put on The Notebook instead. I'm hoping you'll like it."
I'm also hoping you'll possibly get an idea from it, Jack! I didn't want to say out loud how I felt, and maybe this movie might help. Might. There was too many possibilities and ifs between Jack and I. I just wanted something definite. I was completely sick of this. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to be a teenage girl at all? It's harder than (possibly) being a guardian! No, not possibly. It was harder. Is harder. Especially when you really have this major crush on a guy you can never have properly.
I pressed play and sat by Jack.
With every stupid romantic quote, I found my eyes filling with tears. You'll never see me say that again. Then, of course, the quote I always remembered most. That stupid quote!
"So it's not gonna be easy, it's gonna be really hard. And we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I wanna do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever. You and me. Everyday."
Oh no. My eyes were tearing up! GAH! STOP IT EYES! But they wouldn't listen to me! I, like the pathetic girl I was, began to sob. Me! Sob! Honestly! I needed to get a grip of myself. I was crying uncontrollably because of a romantic movie and IN FRONT of Jack. This day couldn't even get any better (note sarcasm!). I tried to wipe my eyes without Jack seeing, but he did. He saw me crying. I bet he thought I was stupidly lame like all other guys did. I bet he thought I was some loser.
GET A GRIP OF YOURSELF!
"Sophie," Jack asked cautiously. "Are you crying?" I shook my head, wiping more stupid tears! Oh my god, how many more were to come? My eyes have betrayed me. Stupid eyes. "Why are you crying?" He asked, his voice soft and caring.
"Because of this stupid movie!" I sobbed.
"Why are you watching it if it makes you cry?" he laughed.
I didn't reply. I wasn't going to let him know. Could I? He wouldn't understand, or he might think I'm some freak and run away. Feeling stupid, I repeated the quote, looking at him. Maybe he'd understand. Maybe. Again, too many maybes and ifs. I needed a definite. I needed something permanent, not temporary. So what if I was only seventeen? That doesn't mean I don't know love. Look at Jamie and Pippa. They realised (well, Jamie did) their feelings for one another at seventeen. But they're both mortals, they have it easy.
Jack's eyes softened. "Sophie... I..." he didn't know how to finish.
Of course he didn't.
"Do.. Uh, do you want a hug?" He asked.
Without thinking about it too much, I nodded.
He wrapped his cold arms around me and held me. He just held me there.
Eventually, I ended up in front of him, his legs on either side of me, his arms still wrapped around me, his chin resting on my shoulder. We just watched the movie.
Ugh, and the love making scene? That was beyond awkward. I even felt my cheeks burning as Jack sat behind me.
At the end when it showed Noah and Allie holding hands, together, both dead, I thought I even heard Jack sniffle a little. See, this movie gets to everyone. There's no point trying to be manly. This movie was just so beautiful. It spoke about fighting for love even when it all seemed hopeless. I can't say anything other than it's just absolutely perfect... and everything I wanted. There, I said it. I wanted to have what Allie had. I wanted a Noah.
We were so engrossed with the TV, we didn't hear the door open until it was closed. We both looked up and saw my Mom and dad. I was fully aware that Jack was still resting his head on my chin. After a quick nudge, he set up, taking his hands back from around me.
My dad strode past, making it look like he didn't see anything. My mother looked down at us as though she just saw the cutest puppy ever.
"Sorry, we didn't mean to interrupt," she cooed. Ugh, Mom, seriously! Pull it together woman!
"You weren't interrupting anything," I sighed.
"Well, your father and I are going to bed... Sophie, don't stay up all night," she told me. She gave me a stern look and I nodded.
With that, my mother stalked out of the room leaving Jack and I alone to stare at the ending credits of the notebook. My heart actually felt heavy in my chest, and honestly, it hurt like hell. It was that longing feeling again.
I hadn't moved away from Jack. My back still rested against his chest.
I wanted to freeze everything right now. I wanted to just stay like this and not ever have to worry about growing up. I wanted this perfect moment forever. Do you know how much love hurts?
Finally, I finally admitted it to myself. I think I might be in love with Jack. No, not might.
I'm in love with Jack. I love him so much that it hurts because of everything. Ya, I'm blaming everything. I felt so bitter, and I felt a lump in my throat. I tried to swallow back the sob rising in my chest. There was no reason to cry. This was just some tragedy and I hated it. How can I find someone I find irritating, annoying and cocky, yet still so sweet, caring, kind and gentle? I can bet God is laughing at me right now. I bet he was like 'let's screw with Sophie Bennett's life'.
It's like God, can you not?
Much to my surprise, Jack wrapped his hands around me again, and hugged me. "I'm sorry," he muttered. I looked at him confused, his chin on my shoulder again. He noticed my confused stare, and looked at me sadly. "That I can't be your Noah."
I turned to face him. He actually looked sorry. He was sorry for something he couldn't help.
"I know it's what you want," he said. "But, I can't be Noah. If I was mortal and living in this generation, I would promise that I would be and I'd keep that promise. You'd be my Allie." He gave my a slight grin. That was smooth Jack. I guess after three hundred odd years of living, he picked up a few things. This boy was driving me insane, filling me with so many emotions I've never felt before. I guess he did realise how I felt for him. If only we could do something.
"I keep thinking I'm going to wake up soon," I whisper.
He moved his face close to mine. So close that I could see all the freckles on his face. "Sorry to disappoint, but this is all real," he smiles. "And you know what else is real? You know what I wanted to tell you back at North's?" he asks me.
I nod, holding my breath. We were just so close. If I just moved forward a little, I would be kissing him again.
"I wanted to tell you that you're the first girl that means anything to me," he went a little red. "And I feel stupid because it hurts to actually look at you. And I sound lame and cheesy, but you really do mean a lot to me. You mean everything to me. And... I want to ask, is it okay if I kiss you now?"
I smiled at him in adoration. He didn't understand how much he meant to me too. I nod, my heart beating so heavily against my chest. There was a knot in my stomach, and along with it, butterflies, trashing around so wildly, it was like they wanted to escape. My mind went blank, forgetting everything else around me and just focusing on him.
He pressed his lips to mine. It was better, a million times better than the first kiss. This kiss was full of love, and longing. I never wanted it to end. His hands settled on my waist, mine on his shoulders. I wasn't exactly sure what to do with my hands, but I didn't want to let him go.
Eventually we broke apart.
He stood up and helped me up.
"Night Sophie," he kissed my forehead. "I'll be back tomorrow."
He was leaving? Just after we kissed? Again? Why did he leave after we kiss?
"Can't you stay?" I ask him, almost begging him. Ugh, I better not be changing into one of those desperate clingy girls. "I mean, you have to keep an eye on me anyway."
He smiled, flashing me his white teeth. "Sure. I can stay," he told me.
So, we travelled to my bedroom and lay on my bed. You know what we did? We talked. Ya, we talked for hours maybe. I lost track of time. We talked about everything. I know Jack may not come across it, but he can actually be very mature a lot of the time too.
Occasionly he even leaned in and kissed my forehead, or my nose and best of all, sometimes my lips. At one stage during the night, he even hugged me.
Thats when it clicked with me.
Like me, this was all new to Jack too. All the time he's lived, he's never had a girlfriend (I'm guessing that's what I was to him right now... Or did he technically have to ask me? Okay, friends with benifits it is than). Maybe even I was the first girl he's liked. (I doubted it though, because have you seen him? I bet lots of girls back in day liked him).
"I think you should go to sleep now," Jack mumbled as I yawned for the thousand time that night. My eyes felt heavy, but I didn't want to go to sleep. I just wanted to stay like this right now. (Ew, was I turning into Bella Swan or something? Ew, just... Gross).
"I don't want to sleep," I protested, like the child inside of me. What? Just because Jack could be mature, doesn't mean I could be. There was a golden glow outside my window which made me jolt fully awake.
Dreams.
I jumped out of bed, giving Jack a fright and ran to the window. Lots of dreams, everywhere. I remember I use to try and stay up every night just to see this, but never could manage because I loved sleep so much. Sometimes I did see them, and I'd brush my hand through the golden river breaking it to form something like a butterfly.
I opened my window, Jack stood beside me, and I passed my hand through the golden stream.
As I expected, the gold formed into a butterfly and began to fly away. I smiled.
Jack jumped out of the window and levitated just in front of me, grinning at me. I couldn't help but smile back. I rarely get perfect moments like this, so ya, I really couldn't help the smile in return. I even forgot about Evil. I forgot about everything bad. How can you think of something bad at a moment like this though? Honestly, you'd have to be some kind of bad person like Hitler to be like that. Or maybe you'd just have to be Evil himself. Oh well...
"Want to come out?" he asked me. I laughed in return.
"Turn around," I told him. He smiled and did so. I jumped onto his back (I really must be giving him back pains at this point) and he flew up high. So high that I could see the gold swimming through the town, turning to kids and teenagers and adults dreams. I even saw a unicorn dream, cute. Gold was streaming right in front of Jack and I's face. Jack swiped his hand through it, turning it into a snowflake. A golden snowflake. What else was I yet to experience?
"Hey, is that Sandy?" Jack asked, squinting to see into the distance. I followed his gaze to a golden figure of a very small person, with gold sprouting from his hands. It was Sandy. Jack realised that too and we flew over to him.
"S'up Sandy?" I asked as we reached him.
He gave me a thumbs up in reply. I wish Sandy could talk sometimes. I bet he was the easiest person to talk to on the planet. But no, he was always silent.
Jack and I stayed out until the sun began to emerge and I started to doze off on his back. In fear that I would fall off, Jack took me back to my room and laid me down on my bed. I half smiled at him, falling slowly to sleep. Wow, I really needed to fix my sleep pattern back to normal. Once school started again, I'd be screwed. At least it was the Easter Holidays. But there wasn't long left of that though.
Jack planted a kiss on my forehead. "Night, Sophie," he whispered, and that's all I remember before I fell asleep.
Really? Is this OTT? Or too cheesy? I hope I messed with some of your feels anyway.. XD I wanted this to be cute, and what's more romantic than the Notebook? Agh! :') Please review for more, please!:D