[h2][b]Jason[/b][/h2] __________________________________________________________________________ "Now, now... Boys. Can't we just talk this out?" Jason knew he could just roast them like the pigs they were but he had gotten in trouble almost three times last year for starting forest fires. He pulled out his wallet and quickly pulled out a ten dollar bill. "Look. I can start you guys with this and you can split this for some ice cream or something then I'll get on paying you the rest back." Three thugs were surrounding Jason in a triangular formation at this point. They were all a lot bigger than Jason and wore ski-masks. They were in all black. They had lured him out into the trees not too long ago. They looked at him incredulously and then at each other. "Is this guy for real?"One of them asked "Yeah. I've heard often that the youngest son of the big scary Salvatores was actually the stupidest." The other one told him with a laugh. He glanced at Jason finally, "Kid. You owe us each one thousand." "No way. He's owed me a thousand for a good year now. That shit gained interest." The third joined. "Well. I don't have it on me right now. "Jason said. "But I can show you the best abs you've ever seen in your life and that shou-" He watched them all suddenly collapse. They hit the ground with a thud, unmoving. He turned on his feet in a circle, staring at each of them. "Ha."He said with a smirk. "Fuck you." A sigh made him turn back towards the depths of the forest. A tall blonde emerged, her hair in a curly pony tail. She had on a leather jacket over a red tank and jeans. She was wearing heeled boots as she always did. "God damn it Jason. I was about to run in here and kick their asses for you. How do you get yourselves in these situations?" Jason winked at her, "I get myself in them just so you'll come to save me, baby." That gained the response of an eye roll from her. "Oh come on, Jess. I had it under control. I mean, check it out... They all passed out in fear." "Sure, they did."Jessamine said and grabbed him by the sleeve of his jacket, yanking him along toward the school. "Just for once, stay in school. You don't have to be Cameron." Despite his random attempts at flirting, Jason knew he was like a brother to Jessamine. They had been friends for years since Cameron kicked him to the curb. She always tried to set him straight which Jason, though he appreciated, thought was pointless. "I'm nothing like Cameron."Jason said defensively, anger filling his tone. "You're his mini me, Jason. I know it's not your fault but take your life seriously. People care about you and you put yourself in so much danger. I'm still trying to work out issues with all the enemies you made." Jessamine said, stopping him. "You have your brother back. You have Rose, you have Shay and Alex and Alcina... I can keep going Jason. They'd all be so heartbroken if they lost you. "She took his shoulders, turning him to look right at his brother. "James is scared, Jason. Can't you see it in his eyes? He can't do this without you. Stop 'borrowing' money from people and let me deal with them. " Jason stared at James, swallowing. She was right. James always seemed on edge now. He knew he had good reason to. The superior were getting relentless and the two of them were bright red targets. The difference between them was that Jason was better at keeping himself distracted from reality. He didn't mean to get into so much drama even though he personally found it fun sometimes. It was just the way he remembered Cameron getting money when he needed it. "Fine, yeah. I'll try to avoid it. I don't ask for people to come threaten me, alright? " "That's a good boy!"She grinned, giving him a hug. "Now I know you could totally have any girl in the school if you wanted. Who's the lucky lady this year?" He shrugged. He had dated so many girls he forgot. Hooking up with them was fun and they were often cute but he never felt much of anything for them. It just always seemed like they just liked him for his looks. They were never interesting to him. "That's a mystery, my dear." Jason said to her, "What's up with your prince?" He wiggled his eyebrows as he asked. "Oh well, nothing new."Jessamine said and pushed him toward the crowd at school. "Go on and stay there this time." [h2][b]Riley[/b][/h2] __________________________________________________________________________ [i] Hey I'm by the fountain at fern. R u here yet?[/i] The moment Riley received that text, he dropped the conversation he was having with his friends immediately. He went sprinting toward the fountain and threw his arms around the beautiful girl waiting there. "There's my girl!"He exclaimed, swinging her around by her waist. "God did I miss you!" He set her down, staring at her. He had never seen anyone more beautiful in his life and he loved her so much. He cupped her face, smiling. "How was your summer, princess? I know mine kinda sucked without you there. " Everyone pretty much loved Riley. He was that super friendly kid who never got mad or said anything rude. However, he was gullible and naive. He had been hanging out with a new crowd this year and never even noticed how opposite they were to him. "You gotta meet my new friends, Ariana. You're going to love them."He wrapped an arm around her as a group of boys came over. They were all quite buff and none of them had a happy expression on their face. "This is Lindon." A tall, red-haired boy with a pout on his face waved without much enthusiasm. "Sup." "The huge guy that's walking around is Louis and then this is Bob, Jeff, Dylan and Megan." [h2][b]Rose[/b][/h2] __________________________________________________________________________ "Yo! Over here, Rose, James!" Rose looked in the direction of her best friend's voice and laughed when she saw her waving her arms around. "Look at that dingo." "Aww, I'm sorry, Rose. I'm here for you. I'll help you stop them." He hugged her close and kissed her cheek. "I'll make sure to keep a mind shield on you, ok? I love you." Rose hugged him back, squeezing him gently. "Aw no worries Jamesy. Can't really mind shield me from my own kooky mind now can you?" James tended to act like there were people going to attack them sometimes. She always wondered if it had to do with the past he kept hidden from all of them. She remembered finding him as a scared, young boy alone in the snow that day and knew she was right. "HEY!" came Shay's yelling, "Don't ignore me, cinnamon!" "Hold your horses, BEYOTCH!"Rose called and looked at James. "I think we should go before she loses her shit." Rose had to agree with that one. She took his hand back and began yanking him over. She tackle-hugged Shay immediately. She and Shay had been best friends for years now. "You couldn't just let me and James finish a conversation now could you?" SHe smirked. "Shit, it's been ten minutes and you're all over each other already? God,"Shay jokingly said and Rose stuck her tongue out, teasing back, "Oh please I saw you and Alex!" "I'm kidding, you know me. Missed you two so much! All of you! We just need Jason now." She looked down at Emma and grinned. "Look at you, being a little big shot, hanging out with the big kids." Emma smiled shyly and shrugged at Shay while Rose bent down to her. "Oh my God, Emma you're here!"Rose exclaimed excitedly. "It's your first time here, huh? That's awesome!" She high-fived her. "We gotta show you around! You're going to love the ice cream stand." "Ice cream?"Emma repeated, smiling. "You betcha!"Rose smirked and straightened up on her feet to take James hand again.