In Terabithia again

[Phantom]

Jess laughed hysterically.
" So, he said grinny mischieviously, "I've found your weak spot...tease you about a boy and you'll just-" he stopped mid sentence.

(that's as in you like do something or....we hear a sound...or whatever. Just so you know, in case I wasn't making sense and what not. ;D)

[NarnianMelody]

"That is NOT a weak spot!" Leslie yelled at him, interupting him halfway through his sentence. "I don't like like Dorian...I just think he's lonely and he needs a friend. Two friends. Like us."

[Phantom]

"Ok, ok, I'm sorry," Jess said looking warily at her. "It was just a joke..." Silence. Then,
"I think it's really cool that you want to be friends with him, Leslie. Most girls your age would think he's....weird."

[NarnianMelody]

"I don't see how people could think he's weird," Leslie said quietly, calming down. "I don't see how people think they're cool when they shove people like Dorian to the ground and make fun of them."

[Phantom]

"I completley agree," Jess said quickly; he knew how the people at school were, and thought it completley rude.
"Some people are just..." but exactly what they were Jess didn't say. At the time, no right words were coming to him.

[NarnianMelody]

"...lost," Leslie finished for him. Realizing what she said might have confused him, she said, "You know. They don't know who they are and they don't feel that great about themselves...and they try to take it out on people who do."

[Phantom]

Jess stared at her.
"How is it you can always think of perfect explanations for everything? I need some lessons from you," he joked.

[NarnianMelody]

Leslie said nothing. His words spread a warmth through her that made it impossible to speak.

[Phantom]

"Why'd you get so quiet?" Jess asked raising his eyebrows.

[NarnianMelody]

"No reason," muttered Leslie.

[Phantom]

Jess frowned. Leslie was acting very odd all of a sudden...so he decided to change the subject.
"So, what exactly have you been doing in my time away?" he asked.

[NarnianMelody]

"Well," Leslie said slowly. "I couldn't come here, obviously, because you weren't here. And home's been kind of boring...and same with school. Not a lot, really." She paused, then grinned. "I guess without you my life is boring."

[Phantom]

Jess laughed.
"What can I say? I'm just an interesting guy," he said.

[NarnianMelody]

Leslie rolled her eyes and got up. "Let's go and see our subjects," she said as she ran over to the rope later. "They haven't seen us in forever!"

(Phantom, after your next post let's move this to the "Terabithia Forest" forum. Just a thought )

[Phantom]

Jess got up with her, said,
"As you wish, O Queen!" and climbed down after her.

(Good idea!)