"Sure, what's up?" he asked
"He really hurt my feelings..." I remembered Kay sniffing... damn...
"I- uh I'm not a top chef or anything, so don't expect something amazing..." I choked out... I can't tell him yet.
"Hahaha, that's fine! I'm not gonna mind!" He smiled
"Good" I smirked. I felt that pang of guilt again... Couldn't Kay just man up and slap him? Save me a lot of trouble, and I could forget this charade... Maybe "meet" him again as a guy... and just be friends.
"So... what do you do in your spare time?" He leant forward and smiled while putting his hand to his chin.
"Mostly game..." I shrugged, "I skate as well, at the park."
"What's your gamer tag? I'll find you." Jackson pulled out his phone
"Jai515, for Ps3 and online." I listed
"Cool" he smiled
After that we talked about school, our hobbies, and absolutely nothing really. I told him I read a lot, he takes photos and the modeling is a side class. He lives practically alone, since his dad's always working and his mom...well is gone. He only has a lady come who cleans twice a week. He just eats what she orders for him... I told him about my school and how I'm in the graphics and the sports programs.
"Wow, that's gotta be hard!"
"More than posing maybe..." I smirked, I sat up and stretched, "I'm thinking it's about time I go. I'm feeling stiff."
"Did you want to get lunch?" Jackson asked
"Nah, that's okay... I'm gonna head home. My parents come back today so I'll have to be there."
"Do you want a ride then?" he offered
"I've got my board." I smiled
"Yeah, but it's raining." I looked to the window he pointed at and it was pouring. Damn... he's got me stuck... either I go to lunch, hope it dies and skate or head home in his ride and hope Kay doesn't come out... she probably won't if it's raining... Oh... I bet it's not gonna last either
"Uhm sure, y'know what? Let's go to lunch after all..." I looked at him and smiled
"Sweet, do you like European? There's this nice little restaurant I think you'd like." He smiled back
"Sure, I'll try it." I followed him to the door and waved bye to Mike.
"See ya lovebirds!" He grinned
"See ya fruit boy!" I smirked and stuck out my tongue
"Meeeanie! He cried
"Sorry not sorry!" I laughed and walked out as Jackson held the door open
"Wow! It's strong!" I heard him laugh; I nodded holding my board over my head.
"LET'S GO!" I shouted and ran ahead toward the car. We jumped in and I shook the bangs out of my face, this wig's on tight but these bangs itch...
"Whew, okay, I'll put on the heat a bit." He turned it on and flicked on the radio. He pulled out of the parking lot and a rock song came on
But I'm on the outside,
I'm looking in
I can see through you, see your true colors
'Cause inside you're ugly, you're ugly like me
I can see through you, see to the real you
I looked out of the window and hummed along, Jackson was singing along with it.
"You have a nice voice." I said, still looking outside. I knew where were...
"I don't sing much... we're gonna stop here for a sec... I wanna see if something's still here..." He parked on the side and got out with an umbrella, "Come see Jai!"
"Alright..." I smiled, I followed him and saw he stopped at the small cul-de-sac, there was a chalk drawing in a rainbow of colors of koi fish and rainbow colored lotus flowers. One koi was orange and black and bursting from the water. The rain was blurring the colors and the edges were washing away. I looked at Jackson but he was taking photos of the drawing, the rainbow water going down the gutter, and the sky.
"Beautiful work huh? This artist goes around the city and leaves chalk drawings... I kinda wish they'd use paint but it seems more... meaningful that they don't last forever..." Jackson smiled at me, "The name of the artist is 'Fleeting', cool huh? I don't think they go to my school but they have a facebook page..."
"Wow... It's really cool..." I smiled at him; I wasn't sure what to say... I couldn't compliment it... It was my art.
"I'd love to meet them so I could take pictures while they made something..." He sighed
"Mmm... that sounds interesting... maybe you should ask them." I shrugged, I wouldn't be able to accept but I could give him an idea...
"Yeah, I think I will...Thanks" he smiled
"Yeah, well it's not like I did anything..." I smirked, "Why don't use your stalking powers?"
"It's all coincidental!" He yelled
"Yeah... uh huh..." I smirked and walked out from under the umbrella as it lightened. I looked up and the sun came back out quickly. The drawing was still there, only a bit of water damage... I never came back to see my art, I just did it, took a pic and left.
"Maybe I'll just accidentally meet them..." He laughed
I looked up at the sky and smiled at the rainbow, "Maybe..." I stretched my arms up and sighed, "Let's go eat." I smiled
*click*
"No pictures Jackson!" I huffed
"Couldn't resist..." He smiled sheepishly
"Mmhmm..." I scoffed
We went to the little European restaurant and ate; Jackson went onto my facebook page and showed me all the art I'd done before. He even told me what he thought and I was impressed with how much he liked it all.
"This one is my favorite, it was their first one but it was so powerful when I saw it." I looked at it and it was the first one I'd done since the incident... it was an angel breaking out of a cage with the shackles still on her wrists but broken from the cage... Her face was strong and flushed... "This one's called 'Goddess...' really was fitting huh?" He smiled at me
"...yeah." I stood up and smiled, "I'm gonna go. Before the rain comes back... I'll see you later."
"I'll give you a ride." He stood up and grabbed the check, "just gimme a few." He went to the desk, but I just left. I need to be alone... I wasn't expecting to see my old work... I left the restaurant and started running, I hopped over the fences and restricted signs and cut through the area. Then when I got close enough I started to skate. I kept going and the rain started up again. I just started going faster, and faster. I got home and burst in right as some thunder boomed. I walked in and shut the door; I went toward the closet for a towel when I saw Kay and Caleb on the couch, close together and watching a movie.
"Well well... that's unexpected..." I laughed
"Jai!" I saw Kay and Caleb jumped off and came over to me, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Kay. Just wet..." I smirked, "What were you two doing?"
Caleb rolled his eyes at my subject change, "Watching a movie dude... Did Jacks not give you a ride or did you run away?
"uuuuh... the latter?" I grinned guiltily
"Geez Jai! I thought you were gonna woo him?" Kay sighed
"I didn't want him coming here, if he sees you it's over..." I smiled hoping they wouldn't notice
"Hmm." Caleb grunted... nope he noticed. Damn.
"Well I'm gonna dry off and take a nap, see you lovebirds later..." I smirked
"IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" Kay yelled
"Uh huh..." I laughed, I heard her stomp and go back to the movie, I went to my room and took off the long necklace, wig, and shirts and threw them on my desk.
"Dude, you're hiding something." Caleb barged in
"Thanks for knocking..." I said sarcasticly
"Knock knock, who's there? Caleb, wanting answers." He sighed
"Caleb wanting answers who?" I asked as I took off my shorts and grabbed some black jeans and pulled them on.
"I'm gonna smack you." He scoffed
"No need for violence..." I smirked and grabbed the towel, rubbing my hair with it. I grabbed my ohone and read the messages
*Heeeeeeeey! I'll be over in an hour!*
Dani
I sent an "ok" back and scrolled to the next text
*Why'd you run? Did I do something?*
Jackson
*No, I just wanted to be alone... I figured you'd keep trying to be all "gentlemanly" Lol.*
-Jai
I set down my phone and looked at Caleb, "What do you wanna ask?"
"Why'd you run from Jacks? He didn't try anything right?" Caleb looked at my wrists and face.
"No! He just took me for coffee, then lunch. He's a Fleeting fan though..." I smiled at the thought of actually meeting one of my fans and them not knowing... They'd comment but I'd never publicly showed myself. I sat on my bed.
"Aaah, you're a horrible liar. So you ran off before he could see..." He sat next to me
"Yeah" I shrugged
"Dude, I just said you're a bad liar, stop hiding from me... why're you so scared?" He looked at my eyes, trying to figure me out.
"I'm NOT scared! I just... I don't like thinking about the past. Besides my work isn't anything special."
"Please with your chalk art and you side business, you know you're talented." He smirked, and it was pissing me off, he doesn't know anything...
"Caleb... let it die." I sighed, "Why do you care so much?"
"Cause you're hurting yourself hiding everything!" He growled
"I can take care of myself! So why are you so concerned?!" I snapped back
"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU JAIME!" He yelled