"Grh...Anne...Jax?! Seriously??" I lifted up and attempted to throw the stuffed millipede toy, but couldn't find myself letting go.

I sighed and brought it back down, looking it in the eyes.

"Hm...she didn't really seem interested in him...but what if she is?" I sigh, "that could be the '1/3 of people who aren't friends to become soul mates'...and then what of me? She'd be spending so much time with him, that she'd forget about me!"

Am I serious? Forget about me? That's the least of my concerns...I don't want her to date, period!

..

...

I sound like a grumpy old dad.

"...*groan*" I shoved my face into the millipede.

I then heard knocking at the downstairs door.

Ughhh....he's here...

I wonder if I could get him to leave?

I place down the millipede on my bed, and dash out of my room.

"Hey Jax!" Polly says excitedly.

"Hey Pols." Jax walks passed Polly, and kneels down in front of me.

"Thanks for inviting me, beautiful." He takes my hand and plants a kiss on it.

.

...

....

Ughhhhhh, bish? Who do you think you are?!

Before I could say anything, Sprig interrupts me from the stairs.

"Actually, Polly invited you. Not Anne." He says in a stern voice, walking up besides me and pulling my hand away from Jax, "and for the record, it's creepy to just walk up to people and kiss their hand!"

"Well I think it's romantic." Polly giggled.

Hop Pop comes in the room from the kitchen, gaining our attention.

"Hey, foods ready." He says, unsure of what was going on.

"Yeah, come on Jax!" Polly jumped up on him when he stood up, "you'll love the food that Hop Pop and Anne made!"

"Hehe, If Anne made it, then it must be perfect." He winked at me, before disappearing into the kitchen.

.....wow.......why did that make me blush?

"Tch...the nerve of that guy..." Sprig muttered, crossing his arms.

Oh gosh...is Polly right?? Is he jealous? Hehehe...can I mess with him?

"Heh...I dunno." I cross my arms and smile, "I think it was sorta cute." I shrugged, and walk into the other room.

I stood alone in the living room, my mouth gaping.

The hell just happened??

Does she actually like him?!

I mean, that was just weird!! Who just walks into a house and kiss someone's hand??

....

Actually, that's a pretty common greeting...but still!

"Sprig, come on!" Hop Pop called.

I walk into the dining room, and see that Hop Pop sat next to an open spot, and Jax was sitting in between Anne and Polly.

The nerve of that guy...

"Sprig, your foods getting cold the more you stand there." Hop Pop says, eating.

I sigh and sit down.

We all ate quickly, and once we were all done, I stood up.

"Alright Jax. Thanks for stopping by." I say innocently.

"No, boy. He's got to stay for dessert too! We made some cake." Hop Pop got up from the table to get it, while I slumped back down into my seat.

"Of course..."I mutter silently.

We ate the cake, and before I could say anything, Hop Pop hands me a pile of dishes.

"Come on Sprig, help me with the dishes." He said, leading me towards the sink.

"That was magnificent. Just like you, little rose." Jax said, holding my hand.

I pull away and rub my hand.

Why can't he stay out of my personal bubble? And stop calling me weird names!

"How about you give me a quick tour before I leave?" He chuckled, standing up.

"Oh, oh! Can I!?" Polly hopped.

"Sorry Pols, But I'd like a tour from Anne." He grabbed my hand and lead me out of the room.

Forced to give a tour? How fun...

I showed him the basement, the main floor, and the 2nd floor.

"Alright, I'm going to go back in the kitchen now-" I started, but Jax cut me off.

"Ah, But Wait. You haven't showed me the outside of the house yet." He have a sly smile.

Ughhhh....

I lead him outside, where it was lightly raining. We walk around the property, and every minute, the rain got harder. We got to Bessies pasture.

I just want to go inside...

"And this is Bessies pasture." I say, pointing over to where Bessie was grazing.

"This is such a beautiful piece of land.." Jax wraps his arms around me from the back, "just like you."

Are you kidding me?!

I hear some thunder.

"G-Get off me!" I squirm.

His grip gets tighter.

"Oh, calm down sugar-plum." He said lightly, chuckling.

I scrubbed dish after dish after dishhhh.

"Hey Polly, you wanna-"

Polly interrupted me.

"Imma stop you right there, Sprig. I ain't touching those dishes." She says, scrolling through Anne's phone.

Greattttt

After washing the last dish, I take in a deep breath.

"Where's Anne?" I asked.

"Dunno. I think outside?" Polly shrugged.

Did Jax go home?

I walk over to the door, and go outside. It was raining pretty heavily, and some thunder went off. Nobody's really around–

"G-Get off me!" I hear Anne say.

Anne??

I quickly run around the house to Bessies pasture, seeing Jax with his arms around Anne. She's trying to pry his hands off her.

"Unhand her!" I say angrily.

Jax and Anne both look towards me, surprised.

Jax let go of Anne.

"We were just messing around, kid." Jax said innocently

"Messing around? She wanted no part of that!" I say sharply.

Jax grabbed Anne by the arm, "How do you know what she wants?"

Jax grabbed me by the arm, "How do you know what she wants?"

Uh, maybe cause Sprig is my friend?

Some lightning went off, followed by thunder.

Sprig didn't say anything, but he glared at Jax.

Suddenly, Sprig leaped towards him, pushing him to the ground.

"I don't think you heard me when I said 'unhand her'" Sprig said angrily.

I couldn't move. I felt stuck to the ground. I didn't even realize that they were fighting until Hop Pop yelled out.

"Get off of each other!" He yelled from the door.

The rain just kept on coming. It was so dark and thick with rain, I could barely even see them.

"The ledge!" Polly screamed.