I'm back! I was planning a new Big Four crossover fanfic with dear FrozenLantern. Hopefully, I will release it soon. Cross-fingers! And I'M deciding to give you a little bit of happiness… JUST A LITTLE BIT XD

For the dear non-fanfiction-dot-net users, I'm sorry my anonymous review was toggled off -_- I could have sworn that I toggled it on before. But no worries, I toggled it back on!

FrozenLanterns: XD yeah he could have but his nervousness got in the way of thinking straight like "wth am I going to say" so he just blurted out what he could xDDD epic failure Jack is just epic fail.

AngelofImagination4: hahaha me too but I couldn't do that yet to them. It's too soon. But hey, here's the next chapter.

Lollipopqueen: D'aww thank you! :D I actually thought it sucked because it lacked scenes.

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Chapter 13: Admitted

Jack looked down at his feet. He was trembling! His gaze shifted from the floor to Ms. Claire to his classmates then back at the floor. He swallowed. Centuries ago, before he became a guardian, whenever he and his sister would go out to pick some fruits, girls would come along to pick apples with them. They always wanted the apple at the high branches and would always ask for his help. When he would give the apple, they would compliment him on how manly or how amazing he was. Him being himself, he would just shrug, smile and thank them then go back to their cottage in the village. He always had the feeling that the village girls liked to be around him too much and that they would let him do stuff he didn't want. Not that he was rude or anything—he just doesn't like being told to do stuff. He hated responsibilities but when he met Rapunzel, it made him change. He wanted to help, to do stuff—some to impress her or to catch her attention—for her that can make her happy.

Ms. Claire has been staring at him. He looked familiar to her and tried to remember when she has seen him. Then she realized that he was the one who was dancing with Rapunzel, her triple-threat art student. She smiled at the memory of her students dancing together. It didn't worry her that an outsider was able to get in the exclusive school Christmas party—not one bit! Jack amuses her because he was able to dance with her 'untouchable' student. She knew that Rapunzel, although astoundingly nice, would not accept any date offer because she preferred to be alone, reading books or talking to her friends. Ms. Claire wondered what was in him that made her accept a dance offer, and not just any dance too—it was a slow dance. She grinned as she looked at the girls who were still trying to bombard Jack questions he didn't want to answer.

"Alright class, settle down, settle down." She moved her hands in the air, motioning some of the girls to keep calm and sit down, "Jack, you may go back to your seat."

Jack didn't waste any time going back to his seat. He kept his head down until he sat down. The whole class continued. He concentrated looking at the board or at his notebook. He only had three classes but for him, it took forever to finish. He would gaze at the clock, listen to the professor then look back at the clock but only two minutes have passed. He almost went insane once or twice during his Psychology class. When it was History subject, he anxiously tapped his heel as he stared at the clock. But, he felt that the more he stared, the slower it got. He wrote notes in cursive because he was slow in writing in print. As he was writing, he planned his escape if ever his female classmates would go around him.

He impatiently frowned at the wall clock, two minutes, he thought as he fixed his things and zipped close his bag. When the bell rang, he stood up and turned but saw the girls at the back door so he turned for the front door and sped towards it, ignoring whoever he almost literally ran over. He successfully went out and headed to where Rapunzel said she was. It was already dismissal for some classes but some were still only in their first class. He walked casually so as to not catch attention but his face and hair already caught the attention of many for the reasons of one, his face was a new one for the old students; two, his hair spiked in a unique way that some boys wanted to imitate; three, he was just too god damn handsome.

When he got to the door of Rapunzel's classroom, it opened and a few girls went out who also looked at him. He stared at them, carefully looking at their moves if they were going to do anything that will violate his personal space. When he felt that they have no motive of 'harming' him, he looked back at the door, held it open and peeked. He saw Rapunzel fixing her things.

"Goldilocks!" he called, trying to sound normal. He was still anxious and nervous.

Rapunzel looked up and zipped her bag close, "Jack!" she smiled and ran to him and carried her backpack on one shoulder. She went out and closed the door, still looking at him, "How was your first three classes?"

He frowned a bit, "Fine…"

She raised a brow, "Then why is your face scrunched up like that?"

He stopped frowning and smiled, "Nothing."

She stopped walking, placed her hands on her hips and looked up at him with a oh-really-now look. He stopped ahead of her and laughed, "Ms. Claire is my Literature subject teacher."

"And?"

He rolled his eyes to the side, avoiding her look, "Most of the girls in my class went nuts on introduction…" he mumbled but she heard it. She grinned widely, stopping her laughter, "So you're going to be mister popular in a couple of days."

He frowned at her and said a firm and solid "No."

Rapunzel couldn't hold it so she giggled, "You will!" she continued to giggle. He almost made a pout. It made her laugh, "Aw, don't pout now, Jack. Come on, let's eat lunch!" she held him by his wrist and pulled him to the cafeteria.

When they got to the cafeteria, they saw that the almost all the tables were taken so they had to keep their eyes open for their target seats and raced towards it before anyone else got to it. They placed their bags on the table. Rapunzel was leaning forward with one hand on the back rest of the chair and another on the table while Jack was standing opposite of her, leaning on the table with the use of his hands. They looked around, looking for anything good to eat. The Corona University had diverse stalls for different cuisines. One side was for eastern cuisine and the other for western. They decided to try chicken curry.

Rapunzel got her wallet from the secret pocket of her bag, "You wait here." She smiled at him but he looked at her with hopelessness. He was going to be alone again. She chuckled, "Don't worry. I won't be long." She said and rushed to the counter. Once in a while, she would glance back at him to see if any girl was going to talk to him. She did promise to help him. When she saw no one was around him, she got a tray and ordered two plates of chicken curry. When she was done, she turned and was shocked to see a lot of girls crowded around their table. She rushed to him, thinking about what the girls were doing to him and tried squeezing her way through but the food might spill so, she tried calling him.

"Jack! Jack!" she called, the sound of worry lingering in her voice. He didn't respond. She frowned and glared at the backs of the girls. She had to distract them so, she whistled and when she caught their attention, he pointed by the exit, "Look! It's Jonathan!" she said loudly, almost shouting and immediately, the girls ran to the door, leaving Jack alone.

She placed down the tray on their table and looked at Jack, who looked exhausted and haggard. He smacked his palm on his face and slid it down, groaning, "I cannot survive another day like this, Goldilocks." He pulled his plate near him. She looked at him then at her food and kept quiet. She tried to think of ways on how she'll be able to help him avoid them. She rambled in her mind, searching for instances and events then, it struck her. Maybe I could pull him along with me, she thought. She wondered why the odds were always in her favour.

Jack noticed her sudden silence. He became worried and began to mentally scream bloody murder to himself. He growled inwardly, frowned at himself and decided to apologize but he saw her smiling at him as if she had an idea or a plan, "Jack, let's sign you up in my club after lunch!" He blinked and just nodded. She grinned at him widely before eating. They ate quickly and went to the Theatre Arts room and headed for the backstage. The other members were there, talking about some plans that were organized by their coordinator.

"Guys!" Rapunzel called as she waved her hand at them. They looked at her and smiled, "Oh hey, Punz!" Jenny greeted and looked at Jack, "Welcome to CU."

Jack smiled, "Thank you."

"So what brings you guys here?" she asked.

He glanced at Rapunzel who was already talking to Clarence. Jenny turned to the two and realized that they were talking about Jack's membership. She smiled at them and looked back at Jack, "You might want to sit down." She said and gave him a chair.

"Thanks." He grinned a bit and sat down. Not too long, Rapunzel gave him a form to fill up and she watched him fill it up. She smiled, "You really have a good penmanship. It looks as if it was printed!" she said and continued to watch him. Jack wasn't used to receiving compliments so he just kept quiet. He knew he should say 'thank you' but he didn't. When he finished, he gave it to Jenny. She and Clarence looked at the form. Their eyes widened a bit, "Man, awesome handwriting! It's like you're from a Shakespearean era or something!" Clarence said and looked up at him.

Jack's lips tightened but he smiled right after, "Thanks."

Jenny gave the paper to Clarence and looked at him, "According to what you wrote, you draw too?"

He nodded, "Yes but I'm not as good as her." He glanced at Rapunzel.

"Are you kidding? I think you drawings are more awesome than mine!" Rapunzel exclaimed, "You can draw on moist and frosted windows with no problem and you can draw on paper with a pen without even having the slightest mistake!"

He froze, Well that was because I always drew on windows before you could see me, he thought. "But I can't paint and draw in realistic forms." He replied.

Clarence interrupted them, "Real or not—you still draw. And if you're as good as she says you are, we'll be able to give you a lot of fun work." He grinned and gave him a pencil and paper.

Jack tightened his lips, "I'm not used to drawing with pen…" he said in a low voice.

"See? I told you." Rapunzel said as she handed him out a ball-tipped pen.

He sat down and started to draw a yeti and an elf carrying toys and gifts. When he finished, Jenny took the paper and looked at his drawing. She was amazed how simple it was yet it was clear how they look like. She, Clarence and Rapunzel looked at it, complimented how good it is and how his strokes were smooth. He just stared at them and couldn't help but hear the compliments. Jenny looked at him while the other two were still taking their time to grasp the creativity on the paper.

"Where did you get the idea of the style?" she asked.

Of course he couldn't tell her that that's what the yetis and elves really look like so he had to lie, "Random cartoon references…?" he said, unsure of what he just said. He hoped she wouldn't ask which cartoons he used for reference because he won't be able to answer. The girl looked back at the drawing he made. She only nodded once or twice as if she understood what style he used or what styles he combined and gave it to Clarence.

"You're in." she said flatly.

Just like that?, he thought. Rapunzel gave him a good-job smack on the back, "Good job!" she grinned. He flinched from the smack and laughed a bit, "You didn't have to hit too hard."

"Is everyone doing what I asked to do?" a voice echoed.

They looked at the door and saw Ms. Claire. They greeted her and introduced her to Jack but she just chuckled. "Ah, yes, Jack. We meet again."

"Again?" Clarence glanced at the coordinator and the new member repeatedly.

"Yes," Ms. Claire said firmly, "He's my student. He's rather popular in the classroom." She gave Jack a pat on the shoulder. Jack stiffened when he remembered the scene in her class and his face turned red.

"And that popularity followed him to cafeteria, Miss!" Rapunzel said exasperatedly, "I swear, I didn't know what to do with them earlier."

Jenny crossed her arms, "I'm guessing they flocked around him…?"

She nodded, "Yeah and they wouldn't even budge! I had to yell Jonathan's name for them to leave."

Jack sighed a bit, "I thought I was going to die without seeing the sunset."

Rapunzel moved her hips so it would bump with his hips, "Don't say that!" she said with crossed arms.

Ms. Claire laughed a bit and glanced at Jenny and Clarence, "So, have you thought about the destination? I called all of them earlier. Spring Cabin and Picnic Grove are the only ones available though." She said as she placed the club organizer on a table and pointed at the two names.

The members, including Jack, surrounded her and looked at the organizer. Ms. Claire glanced at everyone, "So what do you choose?" she asked. Clarence looked at her, "We did a voting—Spring Cabin. The transportation would be the only problem, Miss, because the food will be mandatory." he said and crossed out the 'food' written on the organizer. The coordinator grinned knowingly, "I already took care of that. I asked my brother if he agrees to drive us all the way with his minibus and it turns out, he wanted to go there too."

The members cheered and only Jack was confused. He tapped Rapunzel's shoulder, "What are they talking about?" he asked.

She turned to him, "It's like a field trip but only for our club. We're going to visit art galleries, museums and even theatres."

Because he thought he wasn't tagging along, his expression darkened a bit, "Oh… So, when are you guys going back?" he asked.

Her eyes widened, "Don't you want to come along? You're part of the club now so you can come." She smiled. His heart skipped a beat. Another adventure with her, he thought. He tried to hide his emerging happiness, "When would that be?" he asked.

"This weekend. We'll be gone for the whole week but don't worry. Miss will take care of the blue forms so we'll be excused." She smiled at him. "We're going to spend the whole week together!" she added happily.

Although the word 'together' didn't exactly mean that it's him and her only but he just felt so happy to be around her the entire week without girls flocking and asking him. He just wanted to be with her. If they only had the same classroom every day, he wouldn't mind being flocked or gawked at because she'll be there. He smiled at her, "You have any plans on what to prepare?"

She smiled back, "Of course I do! I already stocked food in the cabinet."

Since it was already dismissal, they went home. The two of them bought a litre of cookies and cream flavoured ice cream. They decided to have a movie marathon and sleep late that night. Their class the next day wouldn't start until 1 p.m. anyway so they could wake up later than usual. They ate out from the container itself and continued to watch F.R.I.E.N.D.S. It was not until 11 p.m. that Rapunzel fell asleep on the couch and did not finish one episode. Jack didn't know she was asleep so he continued to watch and when the episode was done, he glanced at her and saw she was sleeping beside him. He stared at her. And the longer he did, the more he leaned down to her.

He wasn't sure what he was doing. A part of him wanted to sit back up and wake her up but a part of him just wanted it to be that way. When he was a few inches close to her, he scanned her features. He knew she was gentle when she was awake but she looks gentler asleep. He held his breath and tightened his lips. There was this urge to kiss her even when his mind tried to knock him back to his controlled state but he couldn't. It was like gravity suddenly got heavier and heavier as the seconds passed. He leaned closer and closer until their breaths collided and that the tips of their noses almost touched. He didn't know why but his pride and obliviousness faded away. With all his heart, he admitted that he really liked her—a lot. He admitted he was falling for her and that he didn't want to stop.

He looked down at her lips and smiled softly. Damn, he wanted to kiss it! He slowly exhaled through his nostrils and bit his lower lip. What if I could… No!, he thought, fighting the urge to kiss but then a part of him shouted in his head, You're not going to get another chance like this! TAKE IT! , it screamed. He trembled a bit but he got control over himself and backed away. He shook his head and carried her bridal style. While he was climbing up the stairs, his conscience was throwing tantrums at him. He tried to ignore it but regret suddenly filled in his heart.

You idiot! It was your chance, you coward!, his mind screeched.

"I'm not a coward," he mumbled.

You are, coward! You pulled away because she might wake up and when she realizes you kissed her, you're in more shit than being an asshole to the world, his mind snapped. Okay, maybe he was.

He opened the door as he held her close to him. Her face got near his and it made him abruptly intake air. He tried to dust away the thoughts and concentrated on placing her on her bed. When he was able to lay her on her bed gently, she tossed and turned and her back was now facing him. He gave a heavy sigh and closed the door. He went to his bed and looked at her—staring at her lips. What if he kissed her earlier? He grunted. He was going to lie down and was already holding the blanket to cover himself but there was just this thing poking him in his head. His chest felt heavy and his heart beat thumped fast. He inhaled deeply and exhaled. He didn't know what he was doing or what he was going to do. His body had a mind of its own for the moment that he could see what was happening, he knew he shouldn't be doing it but he was. He quickly crawled up her bed, trying not to make any major movements so she wouldn't wake up.

He slowly neared his face to hers. Close and closer, the gap lessened and his heart pumped faster. He was resisting until he could feel her breath against his skin. He gave in to his inner desires and closed the gap between them. His lips gently pressed against the corner of her lips and his eyes close. He pulled away slowly and carefully. He took a last glance at her and lied on his bed. That entire night, he couldn't sleep.

What have I done?

End of Chapter


XD Okay, so I'll end it here. Experienced a bit of happiness? Good for you! XD I experienced happiness making the last part. xDDDD well, I hope you enjoyed! The title is admitted because of two reasons; one, he is admitted to the club and two, he admits his feelings. FINALLY.

Questions, reviews and the like are welcome!