I always forget the disclaimer...
Disclaimer: I do not own Kickin' It!
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Chapter 2
Jack came downstairs a few minutes after I did. I was sitting on the couch eating an apple. He went to the connected kitchen. "Good morning," I said after a couple of minutes.
"Uh huh," he replied, grabbing an apple and his backpack.
"Are you mad I woke you up last night?" I asked as I stood up and picked my bag up.
"I'm not mad you woke me up," he walked over to me, "I'm mad you woke me up by screaming."
I rolled my eyes and smirked, "Sorry... thank you for putting up with me, I know the past week hasn't exactly been the easiest for you."
He shrugged and held my hand. We left Jack's house and started to walk to school.
"Jack, I um," I looked at the ground and pulled my hand away, "Can I trust you?"
"Of course you can," he replied, looking at me, I refused to look him in the eyes, "Why? What's wrong?" I crossed my arms, bit my lower lip, and looked straight ahead of me. "Nothing. I just... I just really need to be able to trust someone right now."
He was quiet for a minute. "Is this about your parents?"
I closed my eyes and didn't reply. "How did they die?" he asked.
"I don't like talking about it," I whispered, "I haven't told anyone..." He took my hand again and I looked at him.
"Maybe you should."
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-After School-
Jack and I walked to the dojo. Kim looked at us and smiled, "Guess who's going to compete in this year's Junior World Karate Championship?"
"Hey, congrats, Kim," Jack said, smiling happily, "When is the tournament?" He went to his locker.
"Three days," Kim replied.
"That... takes place in China, doesn't it?" I asked nervously, Kim nodded, "And just you and Rudy are going, right?"
She shook her head. "Nope, the whole dojo is going! Isn't that great!?"
My eyes widened and my face paled. I sat down and said dryly, "I can't go."
"What? Why?" Kim asked sadly. "My ex is in China, and so is..." my voice trailed off and I bit my lower lip to stop myself from talking.
"Who?" Jack asked me.
"No one," I got up and went to change into my Gi, "I just can't go..."
Jack's POV
"What does she mean she can't go?" Rudy asked me.
"She can't go," I replied, "I don't know why, Rudy... let me talk to her, maybe I can get her to change her mind."
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About half an hour later, Jess and I went to Phil's. We sat down and I asked, "Jess, why don't you want to go to China? And you have to give me a real answer."
She sighed. "Jack, my ex will never let me leave China until I get back together with him, and..." she took a deep breath, "My parents died there... I don't want to run in to someone that was... connected to their death..."
I looked at her with wide eyes. "You mean..."
"Jack, my parents were murdered."