A/N

Well, after a VERY long hiatus... one that lasted about two years, I've decided to get back in the fanfiction world. My style has changed significantly since I last posted, so this will be interesting. I've decided to flash forward in time in accordance with my hiatus.

Disclaimer: Disclaimed.

TWO YEARS LATER

J POV

As the years went by Beck and I forgot about little romance-scare. After all, I couldn't risk looking weak. I couldn't risk losing him if anything were to happen, we were family-friends, it's not like I could simply never see him again.

Sometimes I'm afraid. I'm afraid I'll lose him to another. As time went by these past two years he's grown. To put it softly, the puberty fairy had a crush on him, too. The growth spurt he was so desperately awaiting finally arrived, now he towers over me where I used to look down on his pimpled face. Now his skin is clear, his ragged hair, somehow settled into handsome black tresses that brush his neck. The glasses are gone, but his eyes are the same, and even though we're fourteen now, and even though he has a fanclub of 3-4 bitchy girls that tail him at any given point throughout the day, and even though I've perfected my goth exterior, and people are scared of me, and only a small handful of people are allowed to talk to me, and an even smaller handful of people know the real me, and even though everything has changed, he's still my best friend.

In fact, we still hangout almost every day, whether we talk on the phone or grab lunch, we always find time for each other. I was lost in thought over my friend while looking out my scissor-clad window that day. My phone rings.

It's him.

I shouldn't be this excited but I am. I always am.

"Hello?"

"Hey Jade, it's me, listen I know you hate it when I do this but is it cool if I cancel for tonight, we can go to laser tag with Cat and Robby tomorrow if you want, but something-er came up..."

"What do you mean?" I said, "Beck you said you could come and now you better get your ass over here and pick me up! Beckett if you think for one second that I am ALWAYS available for you-" He cut me off.

"Jade... Jade!... JADE! Maya called, she's really worried about the algebra test tomorrow, her mom said that if she fails one more-"

Oh... I understood.

"WHATEVER! DID YOU THINK I CARED WHETHER OR NOT YOU WERE PLANNING ON SCREWING YOUR LITTLE GIRLFRIEND TONIGHT!? I JUST THOUGHT THAT YOU WOULD KEEP YOUR PROMISE! BUT NO! I GUESS I THOUGHT TOO MUCH OF YOU! I'M GOING TO LAZER TAG TONIGHT! BE THERE OR NOT I DONT GIVE A SHIT WHAT YOU DO!" I hung up on him.

I wasn't too harsh. He deserved it. I know. I missed my chance with him, and I don't want to go out with him anyway, but that in no way gives him the right to talk to any other girl... ever.

I didn't think that was so hard to understand... But apparently I was mistaken.

Whatever. I was going to do what I wanted whether or not he cared.

Thank you for reading.