Hyperactive girl meets prince charming

chapter 8

Jack's Pov

I had to get away from Dana, I knew she was now officially meant to be my girlfriend and everything according to her but I just couldn't handle all the students asking me why I was with her and not them. Dana had grown on me with more time I spent with her, but every time she leaned in to kiss me I had always ended up changing the conversation or turning my head to the side so she caught my cheek as I pretended to point something out to her. It was getting tiring; I liked her as a friend but not romantically. I figured though the more time I spent with her the more she would grow on me, after all she was meant to be my soul mate right? She was smart, beautiful and had the right attitude which is exactly what a girlfriend of mine should have right? The only thing I couldn't handle is how she is always talking about our future; I was still young after all. Deciding that I should just skip first lesson I decided to walk around school, my body guards were around every corner so I knew I was safe as long as I stayed within school grounds, which I planned to do anyway.

As I made my way to the slightly wooded area I saw someone sitting against a tree sketching, she had long brown hair and was dressed in school uniform so I knew she was meant to be in lessons like myself. Deciding to get a closer look I noticed that it was Tess, without realising I was walking up to her with a massive smile on my face. When I reached her I confirmed it was Tess, I stood over her work as she didn't seem to notice my arrival and leaned over to so the light on her page was blocked.

She looked up in confusion and her bright eyes widened slightly when she saw me, I watched as she swallowed before she cleared her through and said nervously...

"Urm, could you move please?" why was she nervous I thought as I stepped out of her way. Debating on whether to stay put or not I decided to sit down next to her. She didn't say anything as she kept looking at one of my guards, I felt a spark of jealously before I realised she was sketching him. I creased my brows when I wondered where that emotion came from, I hardly ever got jealous. I leaned back to look over her shoulder and I gasped at her drawing...it was amazing. The detail was as if she had taken a photo of it, though she changed the surroundings you could see she got the features of the guard perfect. Little did she know that he was a big fan of sketches since he thought they captured such emotion? I know it sounds strange that I know this, but I made it rule to bet to know each and every one of my guards unlike my father. He said it was a waste of time but I said nothing, my mother thought it was sweet.

"It's brilliant, can you do me?" I asked before I could stop myself, her eyes widened as she started at her finished sketch before she glanced at me and smirked.

"I already have" she grinned before she got a faraway look in her eyes. She was a strange little thing, one minute she was with you and the next she was off in her own little world.

"Tess?" I asked with a humorous grin as she didn't respond. I tried again before I decided to lean back and wait for her to come out of it on her own. It had to have been at least 15 minutes before she finally snapped out of it.

"He wouldn't look good in a dress" she muttered to herself and my eyes widened and she shook her head as if to clear an image from her head. She looked at me innocently as if she didn't just picture me in a dress, did she seriously not realise that she had said that out loud?

"So why are you skipping class?" I asked her as I crossed my arms behind my head as a pillow. I chucked as she jumped slightly and looked at me with confusion before she remembered. Wait, she forgot I was here? Yep, she was as mad as a hatter...it was strange how much I enjoyed her company though. I shrugged it off; she was different, like a breath of fresh air on a sunny day.

"I have a lot on my mind" she said with a small frown and I found myself worried and curious. What the hell was wrong with me? I was just about to mention something when I saw John approaching us, he looked concerned.

"Prince" he introduced with a nod of his head which I returned before he joined us sitting down. He was my best mate and bodyguard, he was constantly on guard but you would have never guessed by looking at him. I saw Tess suddenly grin and change to a new page in her sketch book before sketching again. We all just sat there in a comfortable silence before Tess broke it, I hadn't realised that an hour and a half had gone until I looked at my watch.

"Finished!" she said proudly and I looked at her with a raised brow. She put down her pencil and turned her sketch around to show us a picture which looked exactly like John. Both mine and Johns mouths dropped open as we look at the drawing, like the other one it look amazing and I found myself curious to what the one of mine looked like which she had drawn, though I found myself nervous to ask her for some reason. She seemed to bring out something in me, which I wasn't sure I liked or not.

"Wow!" John said as he took it and stared at it in amazement.

"You're good" he said while tracing his features, I watched as Tess clapped her hands and wiggled in her spot, she was so...hyper. I had never met anyone like her. He handed her the sketch pad back but he seemed reluctant to let it go, John also loved this sort of thing and I knew he secretly wanted to keep it though he would never ask. Tess must have sensed this as a massive grin light up her face, making her look like she was on top of the world. I couldn't help but grin along with her.

"You can keep it if you want" she laughed and carried on as John nodded. She carefully ripped it out and rolled it up neatly, grabbing a piece of red ribbon from her small bag beside her and tied a bow around it neatly. She gave it to him and he accepted with little resistance. She smiled genially which both me and John returned. We sat in comfortable silence until John finally broke it.

"I wanted to ask you about when I saw you last Tess, you seemed on edge" he said serious and I heard Tess sigh as her head fell on my shoulder. I hadn't realised I had moved closer and I was leaning up against the same tree until I felt her lay her head on me. I was about to move her when I realised I felt my heart warm and beat faster...what the hell? I liked being this close to her and that she was in physical contact with me. I had never felt so...happy or content with my life or current situation. I relaxed and I saw John shoot me an encouraging look, he had really taken a shine to Tess while it was the opposite with Dana even though I was dating her.

"Urm...yea everything's a-okay" she said though the sad look in her eyes was hard to miss. She quickly removed her head form my shoulder and I sensed the loss straightaway. What was wrong with me? I looked at John who looked as convinced as I did, she was hiding something...something important.

"Shouldn't you be getting to class Jacky, I know you need the grades?" she asked and laughed when I cringed at the nickname. I smiled, I liked to see her happy. When she calls me Jacky, though I hate it I know she is only trying to annoy me, but Dana ONLY calls me by that name and it drives me nuts! It's Jack, NOT Jacky!

"Not funny" I muttered as I nudged her side slightly causing her to wince. I looked at her with confusion and worry.

"Are you ok?" John asked, just as concerned as I was. She smiled and nodded while grinning.

"Yea, some evil fairy scared the hell out of me in art!" she laughed and I cringed when I remembered I didn't help her up, though I would never admit it the reason was I was so lost in her eyes I didn't realise she needed help until the Ben kid carried her out. I had to admit that even though he was gay I was slightly jealous of the contact her shared with her, which is stupid since I'm meant to be dating Dana.

"Yea about that..." I started nervously rubbing the back of my neck but she cut me off laughing.

"Don't worry about it, guess what?" she laughed, but whispered the last bit like it was a secret. I leaned in slightly.

"What?" I muttered, liking the close contact for some reason though again I would never admit it to her or myself.

"I got a lolly pop!" she screamed in my ear causing me to jump back and wince as my ears rung. I watched as she collapsed on the ground laughing, clutching her stomach as tears of laughter ran down from her eyes.

"You...are...such...a...wimp..." she panted out as she caught her breath. John was chucking along with her and I couldn't help but join them, Tess just seemed to make everything alright again. I knew though I had to be careful, I could fall for her but I knew I couldn't. My parents would never approve if I brought her home...though could I stop myself from giving her my heart?