It was the end of the day, and Jade was casually sauntering over to her bus line, that is until she felt the weight of an object upon her shoulder. She gasped in surprise, jumping back and looking around the hallway rapidly, and to her surprise, it turned out to be Dominick's hand that he had lain upon her shoulder.

"Hey, I was wondering if you'd, maybe, like to study together this afternoon for that science project. I'll give you my number." Jade instantaneously nodded her head, and took the slip of paper out from his outstretched hand with sheer eagerness.

"Thanks, should I give you mine too?" Jade asked, attempting to keep her cool by continuing their conversation without it getting too awkward.

"Yeah, that'd probably be a good idea. Just in case I gave you a wrong number."

Jade followed through in doing so, as she promised, and they both vowed to call or text eachother before six o'clock that evening, and then, smiling their goodbyes, they parted.

Now, at home, there was a different story.

As soon as she emerged through the front door, she bolted for her room upstairs. And she then suddenly found herself waiting patiently by her phone, which lay, so far, without a sound at the foot of her bed.

Then, without warning, it rang. Jade felt a sudden burst of excitement and anxiety as she peered down as the said contact that was ringing. She sighed in confusion as she realized that was, not Dominick, but that kid Connor that she had met that day. Jade knew that she should have been at least a little disappointed that it was not her said "crush" but instead some random kid that she had met at school, but, surprisingly, she wasn't. Not the least bit.

Quickly, she answered, "Hello?"

"Hey, Jade," she heard him reply. "I was wondering if you'd like to hang out today. I have nothing else to do anyway."

Disappointment clouded in her all too jumbled mind, when she was suddenly reminded of how she was occupied.

"Oh, sorry Connor. I have to study and work on our science project."

There was silence on the line for a few moments, before she heard him say.

"Maybe, I could come and help you study. If you wouldn't mind that is."

A smile spread across her brightened visage.

"Why not?"

"'Kay I'll be right over." And with that, he hung up.

It was over thirty minutes that he had been gone. Then, it was heard that there was a knocking at the door.

"Coming!" She hollered, before speeding down the stairs, rapid thumps following her every step.

She opened the door, and was suddenly greeted by a very unpleasant sight. There, standing on her front porch, were two, very displeased boys staring with a, slightly, malicious look within their glinting eyes.

Jade mentally sighed in fear.

"Hey guys, I invited both of you over... I thought it would be fun," she said, smiling nervously, but they didn't pay her any attention, instead, they seemed to be just as fine with their own choice of words to each other.

"Umm, what the hell are you doing here? Jade invited me to come and help her study for our project," Dominick informed him, spacing out every word as if he was talking to a child.

"I remember clearly when she asked me to help her study. And she didn't say anything about you tagging along." Connor raised his eyebrows as he said so, and Jade knew by the clenching of Dominick's fists that this wouldn't end well if she didn't stop it soon.

"Guys, I invited both of you! I thought it would be fun just to hang out together. Right? Guys?" She gazed up at their taller forms hopefully, praying that they would all just stop with all the hatred and they could get back to what they had clearly came here to do: study. That's all she wished for.

"Please," she added, praying to God that they'd get it.

Jade sighed in relief when Dominick's eyes lowered into sympathy and softened at her words, nodding his head and following her hand as she guided him inside. Connor glared daggers at the back of his head, puffing in frustration, but none of the less, followed anyway.

The next hour was full of awkward silences and glares coming from both of the boys, leaving tension heavy in the air the whole entire time. Dominick at least tried to dial down a little bit, but Connor still seemed to be trying to make his point, saying snarky comments whenever Dominick tried to speak out. It wasn't comfortable, but it was progress, at least.

Connor soon got a text from his brother; telling him that he was needed at home at that moment, leaving Jade and Dominick to finish up the night by themselves. Jade couldn't help but notice the look of relief and a load of tension rise from the taller boy's shoulders. He seemed a little more happy with Connor gone.

The evening went on in peace, they paused from their study a few times, laughing at each other stories and jokes, even when Jade was sure that he wouldn't find them funny, he laughed. And it made her smile too.

"Okay, I guess I'll see you tomorrow then, Jade." Dominick smiled, waving his goodbyes as he disappeared into the night.

She closed the door and finally found herself leaning her back against it, clutching her heart and sighing out her overwhelmed feelings. She felt as if she were about to explode with love.

'You're overacting, Jade. You can't fall in love so fast, it has only been a day and you have already found yourself drooling over him. You know you don't believe in love in first sight, this is just some teenage hormone thing, the feeling will go away in a couple days, and you'll question why you ever liked the guy." She scolded herself for being so foolish.

Jade shook her head in confusion and heartache as she made her way, stiffly, up the stairs.