“Oh, thanks then.” he said with a voice a little depressed. He walked to the microwave and took the plate to the table, were he tried to start eating but couldn’t when he noticed what his little sister was wearing, a very short, very tight black skirt with a low cut, tight purple shirt that showed a little to much to be worn by his little sister, “Your not wearing that.”

“Why?” “Um....it’s practice, not a party.”

“I know, but when the next time i'm gonna see David like that....”

“Well I told you, Friday, but you have to ask dad if he lets you out till late.”

“He’ll let me, but the witch is the problem.”

“When isn’t she?” he ask a little annoyed by the fact his dad has still with her. “Put something else on, I’m leaving soon.”

She left into her room. He got up to put the plate away. He walked to the bathroom where he brushed his teeth, Alyssa followed, this time wearing a pair of jeans.

As soon as they were both ready they set out to Fieldys’ house, which was about two blocks away. As soon as they got there, Jon told Alyssa to behave, “I always do, you know that Jon”

“Sure you do”, Jon said sarcastically.

When he walked into the usual garage, that was turned into a studio 3 times a week, he saw something he’s never seen before in the garages, she was beautiful, with long black hair covering half of her face, she kind of reminded him of the lady that he worked on that day, she was talking with Head and David, he wondered who she was. Alyssa was introduced to the girl and they started to talk as the guys started to get in order to play and practice the set list of this Fridays gig. When they were over, David came over to Alyssa and started to talk, and the girl was left alone, but soon accompanied by Head, he thought that she could be the girl he was dating and decided to go ever to Munky and Fieldy which were discussing something about which effect pedals they should use. He didn’t pay much attention to them, but was drawn to the girl. Fieldy noticed what Jon was looking at, “Damn man, don’t be so obvious.”

“What?”

“Don’t play it off man...you know you're into her.” Jon looked away and tried not to smirk “Who is she?”

“I don’t really know, but her name is Laura, and I thinks she’s here cause she wants to meet you.”

“Really?” Jon asked doubtfully. “Fine man, don’t believe me.”

“She’s with Head. Are you blind?”

“No, she is.”

“Really?” Jon ask a little worried....

“Well how else can you excuse her for coming here to see you? Munky said jokingly.

Munky and Fieldy burst out laughing. “Yeah that was funny Munky.” Jon said sounding a little pissed off. “You know were playing man, go talk to her don’t be an idiot.” Fieldy said as he and Munky walked away to pack up there guitars. He was left thinking about if he should talk to her or not, he decided he would go and help the guys pack up while he waited for Alyssa. Jon look over his shoulder a few times to make sure that she hadn’t left yet, he kept thinking about what Fieldy had said, it kept running around in his head. After he finished with pack in up, he look up to see where Alyssa had gone of to and his eyes meet hers...where he stared at her in a friendly, come-on-over-way, she looked away as soon as Head said something to her and look down trying to hide her blushing. Fieldy elbowed him and brought him back to this world in a very rough way, “Told you man.” He smirked and glanced at her one more time and kept looking for Alyssa.

When he found her, on the front porch with David, he was taped on the shoulder, when he turned around he saw the girl and Head. She looked him strait in the eyes and made him feel a little uncomfortable. “Jon, this is Laura, Laura this is Jon.” Head said in a cheery way. Laura smiled, “Hi.” “Hi.” Jon smiled back. “I saw you guys last Friday at Night Trap, and I told Head I had to meet you.” Laura said in a obsessed fan kind of way.

“Really? That’s new.”

“Why, you seem like a nice guy and your pretty cute.” she said it, and sounded pretty serious. Which made Jon blush and a little uncomfortable. Before Jon could say anything, Munky and Fieldy jump into the conversation, asking them if they where hungry. Since no one but Head answered, they decided to go out for pizza, and since it was Friday, and Munky and Jon pay-day, they were gonna pay this time. Even if Jon didn’t feel right going out this late with his sister he knew he was gonna get in trouble with his dad, but he really didn’t care much, he had meet a new friend and had new interest in what the night could bring.

Everybody was in the car and waiting for Jon, but he said he would prefer to walk, the pizza place wasn’t too far.

“Do you mind if I walk with you Jon ?” Laura asked with a little mischief in her voice.

“No, of course not.” Jon said responding to her mischief with a little smirk as if he was hiding something.

As soon as they let Laura out the car, they pulled away and Head yelled something to Jon, “Jon be careful, she bites.”

He smiled at her, “Do you?” he asked.

“Only sometimes, and only if you want me to.” she answered, talking him by the hand, “I think we should start walking.”

“Ok.”

As soon as they got there, They saw Alyssa and David sitting alone at a table, And Head, Munky and Fieldy waiting in the line, they called out to Jon and Laura, and asked them what they wanted, “Nothing, what about you Laura?”

“Um.....- as she looked up at the menu, -well, just a chocolate shake.” Jon noticed her face, as she looked up at the menu, her black hair out of her face, she was bitting her lower lip which looked so soft and full, her nose was small and a little pointy, her eyes were small, deep, and black. Her face was white, but not pale, she didn’t have not one scar on her face, it looked so soft, he felt butterflies in his stomach as he stared at her face, she look down, and noticed Jon looking at her, she smiled, “What?”

“Nothing - your just really pretty.” Jon said not believing what he had just said, but realized to late to be able to hold it back. She looked at the floor and blushed slightly, “thanks.” Munky elbowed him, and bringing him back to were he was and reminded him who wee at his side, which made him regret telling her what he did, “that’s it man, keep it like that, you might get laid.” Munky said into his ear, but he was thankful Laura didn’t hear it, he just snickered at him, “go to hell man.” As soon as he turned to see what Laura was doing, “I’ll be right back.”

“Ok.” Jon said wondering where she was off to, and following her with his eyes until she entered the bathroom, “oh” he though and wondered why women went to the bathroom so much. As soon as Munky ordered, they all went down to a table, next to Alyssa and David. As soon as they sat down, Alyssa ask Jon about Laura, but he couldn’t answer because Munky and Head started talking about how he’s gonna get laid tonight and Alyssa started to laugh and they all got quiet as soon as they saw Laura coming close, as soon as she got to the table she asked why everybody got quiet but no one answered, she was handed her shake and then looked at Jon, “Come sit with me.” Jon got up and left to go with her.

As they sat, facing each other, Jon looked at her noticed how much he was into her, but was thinking about what Fieldy had told him, wondering if it was true, and at this point he kind of hoped it was. He watched as Laura sipped at her shake and the way she would lick her lips when she would look at Jon, he felt a little uncomfortable but didn’t mind it much, they didn’t talk much, she liked to flirt with Jon and watch him blush slightly. He tried to hide his blushing but couldn’t, “Why do you blush?” Laura asked jokingly.

“Well,- he tried to start to talk but was interrupted by Alyssa, “where gonna leave soon.”

“Oh, ok, were ready.” Jon sais a little sad about the news, he thought about when he was gonna see her again, if he ever was but his thought were interrupted, “You guys are gonna play at Black Wisdom Friday, right? Laura asked. Jon looked at her, “Yeah”

“Oh to bad, I’m gonna have to work Friday’s night shift.” “Oh, it would’ve been nice to see you there.” Jon said sounding a little disappointed.

“I know” she said accompanying him in his disappointment. “Well what about Saturday, do you work?” Jon asked hoping she wouldn’t have to work.

“Saturday? No, thank God.”

“Well do you want to do something?” Jon said pleading her with his eyes.

She bit her lip as she thought about it, making Jon a little nervous about her answer, “sure” she said relieving Jon of his nervousness. Jon slightly sigh in relief, “Ok, good-”

“Where leaving Laura, need a ride home?” Head asked her. “Yeah.”

“Ok come on, Jon a big boy and can get home alone” he said teasing her. “I’ll be there in a minute Head, hold on.” She said hoping he would leave them alone. “Jon, I’ll be at Head’s house about 8:00pm, you’ll be there? She said as she watch Head walk away, Jon nodded and they both got up and she took Jon by the hand and walked out to the parking lot, where everybody seemed to not be paying attention to them, so she decided to kiss him goodnight, he welcomed the kiss, and before they could finish, they had the attention of the band and Alyssa, when they noticed, they both blushed, she was a bit mora red than Jon was but they decided not to tell them anything and just keep on as if nothing happened, but they couldn’t, because an the way home, both of them had to take shit from the guys. Then finally they were all on there way, Head, David and Laura in one car, Fieldy and Munky in another and Jon and Alyssa walked home. He remembered what might happen if they got home to late, “Alyssa, what time is it?” he asked worried, as he usually was. “Well it’s almost 2:00am.” she answered wondering why he would ask.

“2:00am?!?!? Shit, there gonna kill me!” He sais with a bit of anger in his voice. “Damn!” she said finally realizing why he sounded so worried, “we better hurry, dad should be home already.” “You think?!?!” Jon said sounding a little annoyed by her ignorance.

As soon as he saw the house his stomach started to turn in knots, nervous, thinking about what might happen. When they got into the house they were surprised to see that there was no one in sight, “We should just get to bed, before they know were here.” Alyssa said. “Yeah like im gonna be able to sleep...besides there not even here yet.” Jon said with great relief of his worries as he walked out his fathers room. “Really? Why? What happened?” Alyssa said, wondering why he wasn’t gonna be able to sleep, he usually was the first to go to bed and last to wake up.

“What?” Jon asked sounding a little confused. “How did it go with.....what her name?”

“Laura- Jon said, pausing long enough to remember the taste of her mouth and her soft way of kissing. -where gonna go out Saturday, she works Friday.”

“Oh that’s good, she’s really into you, don’t screw it up.”

“I haven’t even done anything, how am I gonna screw it up?”Jon said sounding a little annoyed by the comment. Alyssa walked away to her room, “I’m going to bed, im tired” Alyssa locked herself in her room and Jon walked off into his room, he laid down and started to think about this night and about what could happed Saturday and how much he had liked Laura....and he drifted off into sleep....

He was woken by a nightmare, one he hadn’t had since he was in highschool, he walked through the halls of his old highschool, where he found himself face to face with his first love, Alex, where they would start to kiss passionately and then a boy, he couldn’t make out his face came and took Alex from his arms. When he woke up, he could see her long black hair that was always in her face because she had a scar she felt she should cover, he remembered there time together and how much he loved her, his smile was wiped off his face when he remembered what happened, how it all turned ugly, how something that he hoped would last forever ended, his eyes were filled with tears, after all the time that has passed, it still hurt him to think about her, there last night, the night everything turned around, he put his face in his hands and tried to hold back the tears, but he couldn’t, he cried until he heard a knock on the door, “Jon, there not....here....yet.”, Alyssa saw that he had been crying and felt a little concerned, “whats the matter?” she asked as she sat down next to Jon.

“Who’s not here yet?” Jon asked wiping his eyes and ignoring to question.

“Dad, I don’t think his been here yet.”

“Oh, they’ll be around sooner or later. What time is it?”

“About 9.00am” Alyssa said, still sounding concerned about him.

“You should be in school”

“How was I supposed to get there?”

“Oh.”

“Why where you crying?”

Jon looked away, trying to avoid that question.

“Jon?”

“I was just thinking.”

“Jon, its not your fault, if she left it was her decision, put it behind you or Lauras gonna leave, like Jessica.” Alyssa looked strait into his eyes, as she brought him back into harsh reality, Jessica, a girl that Jon cared for, the first girl he cared for after Alex, had left him because still dreamt of Alex and she couldn’t stand being with Jon while she was thinking of Alex. “Jon, if you wouldn’t think about her so much, it would go away.”

“I’m gonna sleep, its still early.” Jon said changing the subject.

“You sleep to much...” Alyssa said as she walk out the Jon’s room.

Jon laid down, trying to back to sleep but he kept thinking about Alex, and about the dream he had, he asked himself how true could it be...he picked up his notebook and wrote what he thought about it. When Jon came out his room, he could hear the television and his sister on the phone, he wondered how late it was. He walked into the living room, he saw his sister thrown on the couch talking to somebody on the phone, he looked into his fathers room, and didn’t see anybody, the bed was as neatly made as it was when they got home. He walked into the kitchen and looked for something to eat, Alyssa told him there was food on the stove as she held the phone with one hand and covered the receiver with the other, “thanks” Jon said wondering what was in the pots.

When he finished eating, he got up and sat on the couch, next to Alyssa who moved her feet out the way. “Ok, bye, see you later.” Jon thought she was talking to one of her school friends and wondered how late it was.

“Is it after 3:00?” Jon asks wondering if he should start getting ready for work.

“Yeah, Sandra is gonna come and get me, ok? -I’ll be back before practice.”she promised Jon.

“I know, you wouldn’t miss practice.” Jon said as he got up to go to the bathroom, after he showered, he came out in a towel , not knowing Sandra was there already. “Take it off baby!!” Sandra said to Jon “Don’t look at me like that, im dead serious”

“Really? Then come here.” Jon said jokingly, knowing Sandra wouldn’t do that. Jon left for work and soon after Alyssa left to.

That nights practice was a disaster his voice was off tune all night, Munky guitar lost 4 strings, Davids drums needed tightening and broke a pair of his drumsticks, they were getting stressed, it was Thursday already and they couldn’t get down a new song, so they decided to change it to one they could play:deaf and blind. “Jon, here Lauras number, she asked me to give it to you, she forgot.” Head called after Jon when the practice was over.

Jon and Alyssa got home and there still was no car in the driveway, but when they checked the answering machine there was a message; “Hey guys, sorry we left, Sharons mom is really sick and shouldn’t be alone, were in Sacramento. We’ll be here a few more day I think. There’s money in my top drawer., take what you need.” Jon worried about his father, but didn’t think much of it, there were seeing Sharon, his stepmother, mother.

It was finally Friday, Jon woke up very nervous. As soon as he woke up, Alyssa walked into his room, “ Munky called he’s gonna come get you, you guys have to go to the club or practice or something.” “Oh damn, what a why to wake up.” Jon said trying to wiped the sleep from his eyes.

“Its almost 1:00 Jon.” Jon got up to go to the bathroom. As soon as he came out, Munky was there and they left. That’s nights show turned out to be better than hoped, Black Wisdom was jammed.

They got home about 4:00am Jon went strait to bed, not caring much for the fact that Alyssa was left alone with David. Jon woke up at about 1:00pm, he got up and went to the bathroom, and noticed that David had spent the night, he knew that if his dad was there, she wouldn’t have done that, he worried about what would his dad do if he found out about that. When he came out of the bathroom, he could smell Alyssa busy making breakfast, she was good at making breakfast, he smelled pancakes, and eggs and bacon...he thought it was for her, she didn’t like pancakes... Alyssa turned around a little scared when she heard the floor crack as Jon stepped closer to her, “dam, Jon, you scared me. Its still early, I didn’t think you’d be up already.”

“You know what dad would say if he knew David was here.”

“I know, that’s what makes it so fun, anyway, how is he gonna find out if no one tells him?” “Just hoped he doesn’t ask....” Jon said trying to sound serious, knowing he would he held responsible if anything happened to her.

She looked at Jon, asking him with her eyes.... “Lets see what happens...” Jon said trying to get her off his back. Just then David walked into the room, both Jon and Alyssa turned and look at him, “What?” David asks why suddenly the conversation had stopped and they were both looking at him.

“You look cute when you wake up.” Alyssa said walking up to him and she gave him a kiss.

“Thanks” he said replying with the same show of affection.

Jon looked at them, remembering that he was like that with Alex, he wondered how it all turn sour. And walked away a little angry, because he didn’t have her anymore. He walk into his room, and wondered why he thought about her so much lately, was it because of the dream?, he just sat on his bed and took out his notebook, and did the only thing Alex left behind, the art she help him discover, his writing that was used for Korn to make there lyrics. He was writing until Alyssa called him to eat, he got up and went to eat, still thinking about Alex...

“Jon, have you called Laura?” David asked trying to lighten his mood a little, he could tell he was a little sad.

“No, where gonna meet later at Heads house.” he said still sounding a little hung up.

“Oh, she seems nice Jon.” Alyssa said, she didn’t think he sounded to excited about the fact that he was gonna go out with her. “Its not that.”

“What is it today?” Alyssa asked him jokingly. Jon just rolled his eyes and took his plate to his room and he thought he would just continue to write.

Alyssa just looked at David and David looked at the empty hall room, they both wondered what bothered him so much. After they finished breakfast, David left and Alyssa went see how Jon was. “ Jon” she called from the other side of the door, “are you ok?”

He opened the door, “yeah”, walked to the kitchen to take his plate. He put a shirt on, went to his fathers dresser, took a $20, and with his notebook at hand started for the door.

“Where you going?” Alyssa asked, he usually didn’t go out any where that early.

“I’ll be back later.” He answered her as he walked out the door.

It was about 7:00pm when Jon got home, Alyssa was sitting on the couch with Kelly, there next door neighbor, “Jon, Laura called to tell you that she might be a little late, that she has to leave work a little later than usual.” Alyssa told him not even letting him close the door and get settled.

“Oh ok thanks.” Jon said smiling at her and then at Kelly. Jon went to his room, he laid down on his bed thinking about where he had just came back from, the clearing in the woods where Alex took him the first day they meet, where they first kissed and where he made love to her, He thought about how in that moment, nothing could go wrong and how happy he was to finally let his love for her free and known to her. He was thinking about the night of the thunderstorm, and how close he felt to her, he wished he could go back in time, and not hide the fact that he had to leave, from her. His thought were interrupted by two girls that jumped next to him and onto the bed. He knew it was Kelly and Alyssa, he wished they would leave him alone, but he kept his mouth shut, he knew he shouldn’t be thinking of Alex anyway.

“What ya’ doing Jon?” Kelly asked, as she ran her hand down his chest, making her crush on him little but obvious as always. But Jon always liked the attention, he always wondered why Kelly never tried anything with him, he was always a little attracted to her.

“Just thinking.” Jon said finding his eyes with hers.

“About what?” She said.

“Nothing important.” Jon said looking away, and trying the picture of Alex out of his mind.

“What you gonna do later?” Kelly asked Jon sitting up next to him.

“I got a date. Why?”

“Just wanted to know, what’s her name” she said looking a little disappointed by the fact he was going out, they would usually stay home together, she would have to stay alone this Saturday. “Laura.” He said reminded he was supposed to be exited.

“Oh... have fun.”

Jon got up and got clothes and went to the bathroom. When Jon got out he walked to that door and told Alyssa he was on his way.

Jon got to Heads house, and he was there, before Laura, he looked at his watch, it was 8:35pm, Jon sat down in his porch, thinking at what might happen, he felt worse about it, he kept thinking that something would go really wrong and he just felt he wanted to go home. After thinking, he decided to go home... not caring that he would not go out with Laura, his stomach just kept getting tighter and he couldn’t take it anymore.... He got up to leave, just then Head opened the door. “Where you going?” Head said, hoping he wasn’t gonna leave her, “Laura called, shes on her way.”

Jon sat down again, getting a little sad and worried again.... “Oh, damn.” Jon said knowing there was no way to get out of this now...

“Your nervous?”

Jon didn’t answer his question, he just kept looking at the street.

“She’s nice Jon, I don’t know why your bugging’ man. Jon just looked at Head, hoping what he said was true. They sat there for a while in silence. Jon kept thinking about what could go wrong, how he wished he didn’t agree to this. He looked at his watch again, it was almost 9:00pm.

“She’ll be here man.”

As soon as Laura showed up, Jon felt a little more comfortable as she was coming out of the car, he like what she was wearing a tight, black mini skirt with a red spaghetti strap shirt. He was feeling better about all of this, and he felt more and more comfortable with her as she came up to him a gave him a kiss on the cheek and a tight little hug. She said hi and bye to Head, took Jon by the hand and started torwards the car. She asked him what he wanted to do, neither of them had planned anything, hoping the other would have. They decided to go to a club, even if neither of them where gonna dance.

Jon was with her, he likedbeing with her, she didn’t make him nervous like some other girls would. They where out till 3:00am. Jon couldn’t believe how comfortable he felt with her, and he was a little sad when it was time to go home.

Laura took him home, and walked him to the door, “Do u live alone?"

“I wish, but no, my dad doing business somewhere in south Cali.”

“Oh, how nice. So you have the house all to yourself?” she said in a playful tone. Jon smiled, knowing at what she was insinuating torwards, “no, my little sister is probably sleeping.”

“How old is little?” she wondered sounding a little concerned.

“Not that little, don’t worry, she's 17," he said getting a little closer to her, putting his arm around her waist.

She bit her lip at his show of affection, “do you have a couch or a bed?” she asked pulling him a little closer in a very playful way, she ran her hands down his arms. She turned around and put her arms around his neck and pulled him closer to her, and gave him a kiss, softly bitting his lips and letting her arms feel on his chest. He broke the kiss to get his keys out and open the door for her, she sat on the couch and watched Jon shut and lock the door. Jon sat next to her, just then, Alyssa open the door, and let David out, “Bye baby, call me tomorrow.”

“Ok.” He said noticing who where sitting at the couch. “Hi. I’m Alyssa, Jons’ sister,” she said smiling to Laura, “ you’re Laura right?”

“Yeah, nice to meet you.”

“Good night guys” Alyssa said as she closed the door behind David. Alyssa locked herself in her room.

Jon and Laura just sat there for a second looking at each other, probably wondering what they should do now or continue with what was on there minds before.

After a moment, Laura got a little closer to Jon and started to kiss him. As he closed his eyes, he remembered the first time he kissed Alex. He kept kissing Laura, thinking of Alex. Laura put her hand on his thigh, and started to make her way up his leg. He pulled away from her, he didn’t recognize Alex hand and he looked up at Laura, remembering it was Laura, he sat there for a moment in a daze, he couldn’t believe what had just happened. He wondered why he always thought of Alex when he was with Laura, He though he was over her.

“What the matter?”

“Huh? Nothing, its just been a while.” Jon said lying about what had just happened.

Laura smiled, “well call me when your ready,” she said getting up from next to him. Jon knew he didn’t want her to leave, he felt himself tense. He got up after her, “no, don’t go” he said pulling her close to him, putting his arms around her waist and kissed her neck softly. As she turned around, Jon took her hand and led her to his room, as she sat down on the bed, he locked the door.