• Aliss ripped into her crossbreed form and finished off the king. I felt Dane under me and Emma and Ben pulling me up and hugging me, it went black then…


    I woke up not knowing where I was. My head hurt as if it was a hangover. I looked around the white room; there was a girl with medium length brown hair, a guy with black hairs, and another with black hair and pale skin. I lifted a pale hand to my forehead; I stood up and tried to think of where I was. Let alone who I was, I looked to see another guy; he had dark hair with brown in it, tan skin. I stared at him and someone cleared their throat, I turned around and saw the sleeping guy that had pale skin. His icy blue eyes peered into mine. I stared back and he spoke softly, “Jayne, are you feeling okay?”
    I cocked my head and stared at him, “Um, who are you?” He stared at me then quietly spoke, “Dane… Jayne, are you-”
    “Dane?” I shook my head and sat down, “Who ever you are to me, I… cant remember anything.” I looked up and my version blurred. I wanted so badly to remember, I knew something deep down, in my memory wanted to say something. All I could do was stare at my feet. Then four arms where around me and silently shaking me, “Jayne!” The two screamed. The tan boy came in front of me and the Dane guy glared. I slapped the tan guy, I pulled my hand away, “Oh, I’m sorry…I didn’t know where that came from.” I sat down quickly. Then Dane spoke, “Anesthesia, she has it. I need to get home, watch her.” I did not even speak. I just stared at everyone. The girl and guy whispered and the girl spoke, “I’m going to get pictures, and he is going to get some videos and things. Oh I’m-”
    “Wait, you’re… you’re, um Ember…no Emily… oh wait Emma…right? Oh! I’m so confused!” She smiled, “Its Emma.” At least I have had memories of names, “Um, B-b-en, right?” He nodded, “Um, can you tell me who people are?”
    He smiled and nodded but the tan boy spoke, “I’m your boyfriend. Damon, OW!”
    I punched him in the face and slowly remembered him, “Jerk… Oh, my head hurts.” I sat down and held my head rubbing my temples. This makes no sense; I slapped a guy and punched him. I shook my head when Emma came bouncing in the room. She had cardboard box and she pulled out a pink box with flowers on it then placed the box on the bed. She sat next to me and pulled a stack of pictures out of the pink box, “Alright here we go, this one is at your twelfth birthday.” The picture had Emma, Ben, and me. Ben had frosting on his shirt, “Um… why does Ben have frosting on him?” Ben laughed and so did Emma, “Here. Your aunt took pictures of the whole thing. See, there is you and me whispering while Ben is talking to this guy I think he was Ron, but anyways here is us over at the cake. Then, you were blowing out your candles; and us this is us launching the cake at Ben.” I laughed a little, “Sounds fun.”
    “It was, it really was.” Emma smiled at the pictures she held, “The old days.” I smiled as she took more photos out, “Oh here is the most recent.” It was of us three on steps, Ben was sitting almost laying and Emma was smiling at the camera and I was sitting with arms around Ben and Emma. I smiled at the picture and Emma showed a picture of me in front of a bell tower thing, “Here is you in front of this bell tower you like to visit a lot.” I remember it a little bit, “I can sort of remember it.” She smiled approvingly. She stood up, “Damon, leave. Ben, could you please go get breakfast for everyone, and go check on the sight from yesterday.” Damon stared at me and Ben pushed him out. Emma locked the door and turned towards me, “Jay, you may not remember anything, but this may help.” She went to the cardboard box and pulled out a small light blue box, it had stickers of Barbie dolls and dogs. I thought of two little girls around twelve putting random things in that box, the things meant something. I thought it was my imagination but it was a memory, “Jay, we put these things in a box and said we would open it if something horrible happened and we needed the things in this box…well, with everything we have been through, this is definitely time to open this.” I just stared at the box as she opened it. The first thing on top was a picture of us with a letter. I traced my fingers on the paper and Emma whispered, “Go ahead.” I lightly grabbed the paper when everything came back, “Ems,” I looked up through my eyelashes, “I think… I remember.” She smiled slightly, “Open it.”
    I opened the letter reading it for the first time in four years;
    Dear future us!
    So if you haven’t thrown this thing-e out then this means something SUPER bad has happened. Now as a word of encouragement, you WILL be fine. It can not be bad.
    Love your past self!
    -Emma
    -Jayne

    I laughed at our little letter. I looked inside to find my old teddy bear key chain and Emma’s ‘how to stay green’ book. I laughed because our old journals were in there. I took my things out just as there was a knock, “One second!” Emma hollered and she took her things and put them in the box including the pictures. I threw my things in a drawer but I kept my key chain and hooked it on my belt loop. Emma unlocked the door to have Dane appear. She smiled, “I’m going to leave y’all alone.” She walked out closing the door. Dane just stood there and I just looked at him, “Thank you.” That was all I could say. He looked down and back up, “Do you remember?” I just nodded; all the memories of last night came back. I remember his arms around me as the King was about to finish me off. I remember feeling scared, the light flashing, everyone helping, and the feeling that makes me shiver… that I liked Dane. He just stood there far enough to grab me, so I made the first move. I wrapped my arms around his waist and buried my face in his chest, “Thank you.” That was an understatement; he was frozen for a moment but then hugged me, “No problem.” I laughed a little bit. I took in his smell, he smelled like wood and axe, but he never used axe well I don’t think he did anyway. I stayed there and waited for him to pull away, he didn’t. I started to pull away but he restricted me, “I… nevermind.”
    I was about to ask what when Emma opened the door, “Hey, its karoke night at Lea’s Bar.”
    I smiled, “We are going?”
    She nodded and Dane just stood there while I grabbed some clothes and changed in my bathroom. I walked out in black skinny jeans and a white flowing tank top with my leather jacket. I walked out and Dane followed me to the car. Emma and Ben where getting in and I turned to Dane, “What did you want to say?”
    “Nothing lets just get going.”
    I sighed and drove to the place; we got out laughing about random things. When we reached the door a bouncer looked us up and down and let us in but stopped the guys, “Hey they’re with us.” He let them go through and we walked to a table near the front. I was sitting next to Emma when a girl came up to Dane, “Hey, so do you want to come sit over there with me.” He just stared at her not knowing what to do. Then it clicked her name was Lanet, “Hey Lanet why don’t you find another guy.” She turned to me and glared, “I was talking to him.” She turned around with a smile and pointed her finger that was painted a bright pink. She was wearing a tight leather mini skirt and a tube top that was pink I just thought how ugly that outfit was. She dressed to get guys, but when it came to Dane he turned away with disgust in his eyes. She stood there with her hand on his arm and he delicately picked it up and dropped it like it had some disease. She looked shocked and scoffed, she turned around and ran up the stairs of the stage and started to sing some Britney Spears song. I turned around because I seriously didn’t think she had a good voice, and plus there where guys shouting perverted remarks. I full blown started to laugh when the song ended I hadn’t even noticed. She bounced behind me, “Oh I suppose you think you are better?”
    I abruptly stopped and stood up, “Sweetie, a cow is better.”
    She was about to slap me but I caught her arm, “Ah, ah bad idea.” I let her arm go and she helped it and wimpered, “You’re all talk and no…walk.”
    I laughed, “Wow, took you awhile to get walk out. If you say so, but let me say this: watch my feet walk.”
    Okay so it wasn’t a great comeback but at least I was so ticked I got up on stage. Once I was up there I froze and turned the D.J., “Hey um give me an Avril Lavine” He nodded. I just wanted to sing one of her songs, I known almost all her songs and words to them.
    Then there was a drum and guitar playing. The screen lit up with the words but I did not look up at them;
    He was a boy
    She was a girl
    Can I make it anymore obvious?
    He was a punk.
    And she did ballet.
    What morea can I say?

    I walked around and looked at Dane while singing.


    He wanted her.
    She'd never tell.
    Secretely she wanted him as well.
    And all of her friends
    Stuck up their nose.
    And they had a problem with his baggy clothes.
    He was a sk8er boi she said see ya later boi.
    He wasn't good enough for her.
    She had a pretty face but her head was up in space.
    She needed to come back down to earth.

    I looked around at the guys and started to walk around and danced around a little.

    Five years from now she sits at home feeding the baby she's all alone.
    She turns on TV and guess who she sees.
    Sk8er boi rocking up MTV.
    She calls up her friends.
    They already know
    And they've all got tickets to see his show.
    She tags along, stands in the crowd . Looks up at the man that she turned down.
    He was a sk8er boi she said see ya later boi. He wasn't good enough for her.
    Now he's a superstar slammin on his guitar to show pretty face what he's worth.

    I put the microphone back on the stand and looked at Lanet as I sang the next line.

    Sorry girl but you missed out. Well tough luck that boi's mine now. We are more than just good friends. This is how the story ends.

    I looked at Dane while I sang the last verse.

    Too
    bad that you couldn't see.. see the man that boi could be. There is more than meets the eye, I see the soul that is inside.
    He's just a boi, and I'm just a girl.
    Can I make it anymore obvious?
    We are in love.
    Haven't you heard how we rock eachother's world?
    I met the sk8er boi I said see ya later boi.
    I'll be backstage after the show.
    I'll be at the studio singing the song he wrote about a girl he use to know.
    I met the sk8er boi I said see ya later boi.
    I'll be backstage after the show.
    I'll be at the studio singing the song he wrote about a girl he use to know.

    I backed up and smiled a little about to exit when everyone started to howl, whistle, and clap. I was not expecting that for sure. Then I saw Damon walk in and look at me, I laughed and got off the stage. I went and sat down while my cheeks where tomato red. Dane tensed up when I sat down and Emma cooed, “You were amazing Jay.”
    I smiled and whispered, “Thanks.” Ben laughed, “Dude, you are like a tomato! Haha, but you where pretty good jay-jay.” I laughed a little.
    Then Damon pulled a chair up to us and smiled hugely, “Hey guys.”
    “Why have you not left yet?” Dane hissed to him.
    Damon smiled, “Oh, I figured I would stay I while.”
    Dane started to shake and Damon laughed, I grabbed Dane’s hand to soothe him. He looked at me and stared into my eyes while mine peered back into his icy blue ones he slowly began to come down. Damon looked at me, “So you look pretty hot tonight, you voice was good too.” The ‘hot thing disgusted me, and Dane stood up right then, “Shut you mouth.” He growled.
    I stood up too, “What will it take for you to leave Damon!”
    He laughed, “You see, you are not over me-”
    “Haha, really?”
    “Yes other wise you would not get all nervous and all weird and mad around me.”
    “I laughed you’re a jerk so of course I am mad to see you, and here I will prove I am over you.” I turned Dane around and pulled his face down to my level and kissed him. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he wrapped his around my waist. I heard a chair be kicked back and we pulled apart, “See.” He growled and Dane laughed, “Now, you have no excuse to stay.” He looked at me, “Fine. I wont bother you, I will walk out the door right now and never return.”
    “Fine, bye.” His eyes widened and he left and I looked back Dane who still had his arms around me, “Um, thanks.”
    He nodded, “Anything to get rid of him.” He backed away and I sighed walking over to Emma. She stood up, “I need to use the bathroom, Jayne?”
    I nodded, “Yup me too.” Once we were a good distance away Emma stopped me, “Oh my gosh! I cant believe you two kissed! What does it mean? What are you going to do? Is it going to be awkward?!”
    We were in the bathroom and it was just us two, I jumped on the counter and sat down, “Yes, but it means we both hated Damon and wanted him gone. Im going to do nothing, and I highly doubt it will be awkward.”
    She flushed and came out and washed her hands, “Well, do you like like him?”
    I blushed and turned away and grumbled, “Yes.”
    She squealed making water go everywhere, “This is so good! I mean he is not a jerk, doesn’t have a frozen girl friend and he is super cute! Come on tell him! I know he likes you.”
    “How do you know that?”
    She sighed and we walked out of the bathroom, “I am very observant. Now you tell him now or I will.”
    I laughed, “No.”
    We arrived at the table and she looked at me and I shook my head, “So Dane, Jayne is in love with yo-”
    “Emma!” I quickly flew my hands around her mouth. I nervously laughed and he stared at me, “Im gunna kill you!” I hissed in her ear.
    I could feel her smile under my arms and Dane looked at me…