Somehow after school on Thursday, Meg found herself hanging out with Hades. It hadn't been intentional. He was standing in his usual spot across the street from the school, smoking. Thomas told Meg he was going to pick her up in that same spot, so she had no choice but to wait with Hades.

"How are things with Gothel?" Meg asked him after a long awkward silence.

Hades shrugged. "I broke up with her last night. I need to be single over the summer."

Meg raised her eyebrow. "Single for what? How many girls could possibly want-" she motioned at him "-that?"

Hades let her comment roll off him. "Don't worry about it, babe. You just concentrate on that boy you're dating."

"Whatever."

They didn't say anything else to each other. A couple minutes later, Thomas pulled up and Meg got in the car.

"Can you believe tomorrow is the last day of school?" Meg asked him.

Thomas shook his head, but didn't say anything.

"Ya know, after hearing Rapunzel play at the prom, I honestly think she's going to be a good addition to mine and Vanessa's band. She and I may actually become friends after all. So, we all may be able to hang out together this summer. Just like you wanted."

Thomas glanced at Meg briefly, then turned his attention back to the road. "Meg, I want to talk to you about this summer."

"Sure. What is it?"

"I'm doing an internship at my dad's company, so I'm not going to be here this summer."

Meg frowned. "That's a bummer. I'm totally going to miss you. I was really looking forward to hanging out with you."

"Yeah."

Meg bit her lip. "But at least it's only for the summer. We'll still have all of senior year together."

Thomas pulled up in front of Meg's house and turned off the car. He turned in his seat to look at her. "Meg, I've thought about this for a long time..."

Meg's heart fell. "No. Thomas, no; don't do this. It's only for a summer. We can do long distance for just a couple months."

"It's not about the long distance. I'm gonna be halfway across the country and I don't want to be worrying about you and Hercules the whole time."

Meg had to seriously fight the urge to slap Thomas. She was so sick of people making accusations about her feelings for Hercules. "There's nothing to worry about, Thomas. You know I can't stand him."

"I think you need the summer to have the chance to really find out for sure. Helga will be out of the picture then. Things might be different."

Meg let out a frustrated growl and slammed the heel of her hand against his dash. "This is bullshit! Thomas, please don't do this. I don't need the summer to figure out my feelings for Hercules. Helga or no Helga- I hate him! He cheated on me and then lied to try to break us up. He's a jerk."

"I'm sorry, Meg." Thomas started the car. "I'll see you later."

Meg stared at him for a moment, but finally got out his car- slamming the door behind her.

XXX

Jasmine was a wreck Thursday night. It was the last night she was going to see Aladdin. True, she would be visiting him in New York, but she wouldn't be getting there until a few weeks after him. A lot could happen in a few weeks with him hanging out with his ex-girlfriend. She wanted to tell him her plan, but Esmeralda insisted she should surprise him- just in case he really was messing around, then she would catch him. Jasmine didn't like that idea, it sounded sneaky and untrusting, but Esmeralda assured her it was the best thing to do.

So, now Aladdin was coming over to her house for their last night together before he leaves tomorrow. When the doorbell rang, Jasmine's heart fluttered and she hurried downstairs to answer. She swung open the door and before Aladdin could even get inside, she jumped on him and kissed him. Aladdin held onto her tightly. He stepped inside, closed the door behind them, and then pushed her up against it. Jasmine let out a small gasp of surprise, but didn't break the kiss.

Aladdin eventually put Jasmine back on her feet. She smiled at him and bit her lip.

"What's gotten into you?" she asked. "Not that I'm complaining."

"I've been thinking a lot about what you said and I think you're right."

"About what?"

Aladdin brushed her hair off her face and bent close to her. He kissed her cheek, then whispered. "I want to make love to you before I leave."

"Oh," Jasmine breathed. She recompose herself and stepped away from him. "Wait. Are you serious?"

"Yes." He kissed her again and she sighed.

Aladdin picked her up without breaking the kiss and she wrapped her legs around him. He brought her to the couch and sat down. She was now straddling him and he pulled her closer. His hands slid under her shirt and he slowly pulled it off. Jasmine suddenly felt very self conscious. She crossed her arms in front of herself. Aladdin took Jasmine's hands and moved her arms.

"You're so beautiful," he told her. He sat forward and kissed her shoulder.

"Are you sure about this?" Jasmine asked him. "You seemed so against it before."

"I didn't want you to regret doing this. But, I love you and I want to do this." Aladdin kissed her again. "Do you still want to do this?"

"Yes- Wait. Have you done this before?"

"Honestly?"

Jasmine nodded.

"No."

"Really?"

"Yeah... I told my friends I slept with Sadira, but I lied."

Jasmine put her finger on his lips. "Never mind. I don't want to know."

Aladdin nodded. He repositioned his body and laid Jasmine down. He kissed her neck and then gently nibbled her ear. "Make love to me."

"Yes," Jasmine whispered.

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