Jumper: Cent's Story

Okay, sorry for the wait. I have been writing this other small story. Anyway, cannot wait for you to read chapter nineteen. I have something planned for Cent and John. Something that I think has been coming for a long while now. It might go directly into the next chapter.

Cent and John meet up after school and John gives her a birthday present. Unknown to them, someone is watching for a far distance.

Read, enjoy, and review on chapter nineteen.

Chapter Nineteen:

The Next Level - Part One

Cent:

The day after Cent's birthday, Cent couldn't wait for the school day to be over. She waited in her fourth period class, just counting every second that passed on the clock. She tapped her pencil against the wood of the desk. Her heart beat faster and faster as she felt the time getting closer to the school bell.

Another excitement was that there was only one more week of school left. By next Friday, Cent will have graduated the junior year and move on to her senior year. Also, she would also have the entire summer with John.

Plus, Cent couldn't wait to see John again.

They were planning on meeting up at his place after school. John was going to take her somewhere, which he said was secret for the time being. He said that it was her late birthday present. He told her about this last night, when they took her brand-new car for a test drive.

Cent could remember the night before, like as if it was a dream.

Cent laid on the hood of the BMW. Staring up at the stars. Her hands were intertwined on her stomach. She smiled as she looked at the stars.

John was right next to her. He also laid on the hood of the car. Both arms supporting his head as a pillow.

John looked at Cent and started to stroke her hair.

Cent smiled and popped herself on her side, supported by her elbow.

They came toward each other and kissed.

"I love you," John whispered.

Cent smiled and said, "I love you too."

John's hand went behind her neck and pulled her towards him again.

They kissed and made sure that this one lasted way longer than the last.

"I love the way you kiss me," Cent said to him, her eyes closed. "You have the most gentlest hands and body."

John pressed his forehead against hers and said, "So do you. I love your touch and scent. Thank you for coming into my life."

Cent shook her head, opening her eyes, and said, "No, thank you for coming into my life. I would have died from boredom on my first day here in Los Angeles."

John chuckled and moved towards her.

Cent fell back against the hood and watched as John got on top of her. Her hands gently pressed against John's chest, then she got a grip on his loose t-shirt, making sure that his body was against hers.

John titled his head and came forward, kissing her again.

"I wonder how many times we had kissed already," Cent said, playfully.

John shrugged and replied, "Not enough, that's for sure."

Cent laughed and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. She stroked his hair and cheek, making way to his chest again.

"Cent?" John stared into her eyes. "I have a present for you. But you must wait till tomorrow to know what it is."

Cent smiled and nodded.

"I can wait, just as long you are there when I get this gift."

John laughed and said, "I love you so much. I never thought that a girl would fall for me. I'm so happy it was you."

"I'm happy it was me, too," Cent smiled. "I love you. Kiss me again."

With that, John kissed her again and didn't stop for a breath.

Cent moved her arms around him and made sure he was completely on top of her, the way she loved it.

Cent smiled at the memory and couldn't help but replay that memory over and over again. She imagined John's body against hers. His warm, beautiful lips kissing her collarbone, her neck, and her lips. She even remembered his hands tracing over her body, the way she loved it.

A small giggle escaped Cent's mouth as she thought more about it.

But the memory wasn't enough for her to escape the clock. It was just making her look at it, making her excitement to see John again more powerful.

Taking out her notebook, Cent began to draw whatever she could think of. It wasn't until she started writing Mrs. Cent Mary Bale, that she had completely forgotten the reality of time. She wrote the same name all over the page that she had to start on a new one.

Suddenly heard the bell ring for class to be over.

In a flash, Cent quickly walked from her desk and out of the class room. She put her stuff into her locker and exited the school building as usual.

To her surprise, John was waiting in the back for her. He stood at the foot of the steps, looking across the street.

Cent's eyes widened at the sight of him and ran forward.

John turned and saw her too. He came forward and held out his hands.

From the top of the small steps, Cent jumped into his embrace and threw her arms around him, tightening her grip on him.

John spun her around like she was weightless and then sat her feet onto the ground.

They smiled at each other and came forward, heads titled.

They kissed for a long time and didn't stop.

Finally pulling apart, but still in each other's arms, they smiled again and hugged each other.

Cent pressed her face into his chest and laughed.

"I've missed you!" she suddenly said.

John laughed and said, "Same here. I was going crazy to see you again."

"That explains why you are here," Cent looked up at him. "Kiss me again."

John nodded and came forward, pressing his lips against hers.

Cent shivered at his powerful kiss and completely tightened her arms around him even more.

When they parted again, they closed their eyes and pressed their foreheads against each other.

"Lets get out of here," John said and began to led Cent towards the small alley.

When they were out of sight, they jumped.

But, they didn't notice that someone had been watching them the entire time.

Shaw:

Travis Shaw sat in his black Mercedes, completely covered by the tainted windows. He had been watching John for the entire time he was standing outside the high school building. Every fiber in his body wanted him to go after John so much. He held onto his gun, cocking it every few minutes or so. He was losing his nerves now.

Travis imagined himself shooting John in the head, watching the bullet shatter his skull and his brains. He could see and smell the blood on the ground. He was loving this imagined world inside his head.

But then, he imagined himself capturing John instead. Taking him to an unknown place and torturing him with anything he could think of. He see himself cutting off every inch of him or putting bullets from his feet all the way up to his head. He smiled at the very thought. He wanted to make John suffer before dying a gruesome death.

A lot of decisions and choices, but only one to make. He couldn't wait to finally make his decision.

Things were getting more dangerous for him now. His organization was getting suspicious of his behavior. He knew that he needed to end things with John now. Their little rivalry had finally reached a point to where people were starting to notice. If his organization found out that John had escaped him years before and is still doing that, they would demote him... or worse.

Shaw didn't care what his organization did to him. All he wanted was to finally end John. He had no intensions of bringing him back to the organization. John had humiliated him by escaping and continuing to evade him. He has now become his obsession. Travis saw John as a threat and his most deadly enemy. He believed that John needed to be eliminated.

But for some reason, John couldn't help by wait. He wanted to know why John was at the school. He knew that John would have relocated or stayed far away from the school, but yet... here he was.

It wasn't until he saw that girl from before that he completely understood.

He watched as the girl known as Cent Rice ran up to John and hugged him.

Travis smiled as he watched them kiss and hug each other.

My, my, Travis said to himself and towards John. You had to run off and find yourself a pretty little thing to play with.

He continued to smile as he watched them jump away down some alley.

Suddenly, John broke into a laughter and didn't stop for a while.

"I always knew I would find your weakness, Bale!" Travis nearly yelled in his car. "Now I know what you care about. Don't worry, I have plans for little Ms. Rice."

Travis knew that he had his ace in the whole. He knew that he had John in a position. All he needed to do was get his hands on Cent and John would come to him.

Easy as pie, Travis joked to himself.

He started the car back up and drove off, disappearing into the traffic ahead.

John:

John felt butterflies in his stomach as he jumped Cent to the location that he was saving to show her. He could wait to present his own birthday present to her. It was going to be big.

After a few seconds, he suddenly came to realize that Cent had her eyes closed to even notice where they were. Her face was buried into his chest, breathing in his scent.

"Uh, Cent," John laughed and put his hands on her shoulders. "You can open your eyes now."

Cent giggled and shook her head.

"Nope, I don't want to. I want to stay like this."

"But you won't be able to see your birthday present."

"I don't care," Cent giggled some more, not wanting to remove her face from his chest. "I just want you as a birthday present."

John laughed some more and said, "Alright, but at least listen to your surroundings. Now, what do you hear?"

Cent concentrated on her hearing and listened.

Their was waves not far from where they stood. The wind was soft and welcoming. Seagulls could also be heard from a long distance.

Cent moved her feet a little bit and suddenly realized that she was standing on sand.

"We're on a beach," Cent answered. "Someplace warm and very nice."

John smiled and stroked her hair.

"Go on," he whispered to her ear.

"Judging from the heat, we aren't in Los Angeles or Miami. And definitely not in Italy either." She listened some more but couldn't figure out where they were. "Okay, I give up, where are we?"

John laughed again and said, "You're going to have to open your eyes to figure that one out. In fact, opening your eyes will allow you to see your birthday present."

Cent groaned and finally forced herself to open her eyes. She took a look around and gasped. She looked across the beach and saw that they were somewhere in the Caribbean.

"We're on an island in the Caribbean," Cent said and pulled away from John, taking a few steps from him. "But I don't see my present. Where is it?"

John couldn't hold in the secret anymore. He wanted to tell her now.

"This is your present," John answered. "The entire island is yours. That also includes everything on it."

Cent turned towards him, eyes big and shocked.

"W-what?" she could barely speak.

John walked up towards her and said, "I'm giving you this island. I want you to have a place that you can escape to. A place that you can call haven. So that when people come looking for you, like the people who kidnapped your dad or Syndicate, then you can just jump here."

Cent had tears coming down her eyes as she looked at him.

John moved his arms around her and picked her up by the waist.

"Why?" Cent asked, awkwardly.

"Because I love you," John answered. "Because I don't want to lose you. I can't live if I lost you. I want to make sure that you have a way of getting out of danger."

Cent smiled and continued to cry some more.

"You spoil me too much," Cent said, while sniffling. "I don't deserve this. I don't deserve you."

John shook his head and said, "Wrong. You do deserve all of this. I'm rewarding you for loving me. I don't ever what to lose you. I fear the day that I do. I'm the one who doesn't deserve you. You are innocent and beautiful. I just want to spend forever with you."

"I want to be with you forever too," Cent paused. "I love you. And you're wrong too. We both deserve each other. No matter who we are. Our love is what makes this relationship right."

"You are one smart girl," John suddenly came forward and kissed her.

Cent kissed back and said, "This is the best birthday present ever."

John looked at her and asked, "You want to go for a swim?"

Cent nodded and said, "The water looks welcoming. I cannot wait to see you in your swimming trunks."

John raised an eyebrow and replied, "And I cannot wait to see you in yours."

"Then, what are we standing around for?"

With that, John took her hand and began to lead her across the sand.

"Where are we going?" Cent was all curious as she stood by his side.

John smiled and said, "To the house that I had built here."

"But I didn't buy any swimming trunks!" Cent said.

"Don't worry," John reassured her. "I bought some for you and put them into the nice house. Trust me, you'll love the house that I built."

Cent didn't argue as she walked with him.

Just taking their time as they walked the sandy beach.

Again, so sorry for the wait. I had writer's block for a while. But I think I got it under control now. :)

Anyway, I'm heading straight into chapter twenty now. I know that promised that John and Cent will be taking their relationship to the next level, but that is why there is a part two. So, just keep with me.

Please review and give your honest opinion. :)