In the morning I thought I would surprise Rachel by picking her up for school, so I hopped on my motorcycle knowing she was going to be in for a surprise. Once I got to the apartment I reved up my bike so she would hear me from outside, but it was Jinx who came to the door.

"Hey Jinx, I thought I would take Rachel to school."

"I'll go get her." Jinx ran back inside the house excitedly. "Rachel! There's someone outside waiting for you."

"Who?" Rachel looked out the window and saw me, she turned back around and blushed.

"You really like him don't you?" Jinx asked and Rachel nodded. "What is wrong with, Jason is so great for you, he much better than that trash you hooked up with a year ago Malchior."

"You're right, Jason is great, but I just don't know him, I feel like he is keeping something from me something important. I can't be with him."

"Yes you can you are just giving another excuse. You need a man in your life and I think Jason is it. Just give it time. I'm sure if he is keeping something from you, he will tell you later. Now go he is waiting." Jinx said pushing Rachel out the door.

"Hey." She says a bit shyly.

"I thought I would take you to school."

"On a motorcycle... I don't think so."

"Come on Rachel." He held out a helmet for me to take. I could see on her face she was taking a chance being with me. She looked so doubtful, but she took the helmet anyway and hopped on the bike. She wrapped her arms around me tight. When she was secure I took off fast, yeah I was trying to impress her and show off, but it wasn't working. I turned to see her and her eyes were close. "Open your eyes, theres no need to be scared when you're with me." With that said she finally opened her eyes, and smiled. Her long purple hair waved in the wind and she looked so beautiful with the sun behind her.

"Hey, Jason isn't the school that way." She pointed in the opposite direction we were going."

"Yep I want to take you somewhere."

After the 15 minute ride we arrived at a deserted beach.

"Were going to be late to class." Rachel said worried.

"I thought we could hang out and talk." She nodded and followed me down the boardwalk. We finally made it to the pier and we sat down on a bench. We sat and listened to the waves crash against the rock and seagulls make whatever sound they make. It was so peaceful.

"Jason, why are we here?"

"This is where I would come when I was little. My mom died and my father was a busive and a drug addict so I would come out here for peace. When my father went to jail, I was on the streets till this guy Carl found me, and took me in."

"Wait the Carl from the diner?"

"Yep, now Rachel I need you to listen to me, you need to stay away from him. He is not a good guy."

"But he took you in." She said confused.

"He did and he made me into something I don't want to be. And now there is no way out of it."

"I think you came out fine."

"Thats what you think." I got up from the bench frustrated and went to rail.

"I don't understand. You are speaking in riddle Jason."

"Oh how I wish I could tell you."

"Tell me what?" Rachel said, and I put a hand to her face.

"I really like you Rachel, and I don't want to jeopardize that. If I tell you. I could lose you forever."

"Why are you saying all this?"

"Cause yesterday, I could see that you can't move on with me until you know me more, so I took you here."

"But you're still not telling me everything."

"I Can't!" I yelled. She backed away a little frightened at my tone. "I'm sorry, I want to tell you, but can you just trust me. I'll tell you when the time is right."

"Okay, but what about Carl? What is his deal?"

"If Carl knew I was involved with you, he would come after you to try and hurt me. He thinks girls are a distraction from the job."

"You work for Carl." I nodded.

"I've said too much, come on lets go to the sand." We walked onto the beach till we reached under the pier, and we sat close to each other in silence.

"You know you didnt have to tell me all that. "

"Yeah I did." I leaned in to kiss her, and we began where we left off yesterday, but again Rachel stopped before we got to far. She pushed me off lightly, breathing heavily for air.

"What... time... is it?" She said trying to catch her breath.

"6:30." I said attaching my lips to her neck

"Were so late for class." Rachel said giggling and trying to get me off of her, but her body was like a drug and I was an addict.

"I'll take you back to class right now if..."

"If what?" She asked suspiciously.

"If you jump in the water."

"What! No way!"

"Alright then we can just stay here on the sand."And right before I could lean in and kiss her she jumped up and ran right into the water.

"You've gotten enough kisses for one day" She yelled back to me, and I just watched her in the waves her clothes were all wet and her hair became all stringy and tangled with seaweed and sand. She came back to where I was in the sand, and she was shivering, I gave her my jacket.

"Didn't I say you have to jump in with your clothes off." I said jokingly with a wink and she punched my arm.

"Come on, I'll take you to class" On the motorcycle she wrapped her arms around me tight and we sped off to class. Once we arrived at the school we were running down the halls. "Race ya she said." And we ran and laughed to class I was already at the door and she was still way behind me. So I ran back to her and picked her, and swung her over my shoulder. If anyone were to see us it would've looked like Shrek was with Fiona. She laughed when I swung her over my shoulder and when we arrived at the door we busted through loudly forgetting there was a class, but when we were there the professor was already clearing the board and kids were packing up.

"Well isn't it nice for you two join us...Too bad iclass is over" The professor scolded. Rachel put her head down as if she was a small child getting yelled at by her father.

"Sir it my fault."

"I had not doubt, Look at yourself Rachel. Your a mess, and you come to school like this. You better clean yourself up right now young lady. I hope you remember about the banquet tonight or did that slip your mind too." Rachel looked up with a guilty face. "Well i'm guessing you did with that sorry look on your face. I hope to see you there, and I will bring your plus one."

"But." The professor shot Rachel a glare that made her back down, and be quiet. Rachel's eyes got big and puffy and before she could start crying she ran out of the class and into the hallway.

"You are no good for her Jason Todd. I know who you are. You get a girl, play with her for a week, and throw her to the side like shes a piece of trash. I will not let you do that to Rachel."

"Sir I have no intentions on hurting her, I really do like her."

"I don't care, just get out of my sight." So I left to find Rachel sitting on the floor crying with her knees to her chest. I knelt down next to her and pulled her into my chest giving her a hug.

"Why is he like that?"

"You are not the only one who has lost parents. My father raped and killed my mother, and he is jail now. I was put up for adoption, and so the professor and his wife adopted me."

"So you're like his daughter he is just being protective right?"

"Yeah." She said wiping a tear. "He can be quite dramatic, but he just wants what's best for me. I just wish he could just let me be. I moved out thinking things would be different, but I guess not."

"Hes just looking out for you. Now what is this banquet about?" I asked.

"Its a banquet at the museum. Its more of an fancy fundraiser to help get the museum get more money so it can buy a better security system. Red X keeps stealing from there."

"Yeah I read about that in the newspaper what a jerk." I gulped.

"Hes not all bad, Jason." She replied back and I just smiled.

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