On Ancient Ground

What just happened?

Anna awoke to her alarm and panicked when she saw Jackson there. She slapped at him and he awoke. "What are you doing in my bed?"

Jackson got up quickly and dressed. "I fell asleep... my folks are going to kill me." He pulled on his boots and kissed her on the cheek before heading out the window. This was just in time for her little brother Keith to walk in.

"Hey, dad says we gotta go now and won't be home for dinner because I have a game. But you are okay solo?"

Anna rubbed her eyes and nodded. Her brother left with a bounce in his step. Anna couldn't pinpoint what had happened since after school. Everything seemed a blank. She stood up and headed for the shower. She felt uneasy in her skin. Like something had happened. And it had. She lost her virginity to Jackson... but what happened after he left her at school?

She tried to shake it off and get ready for school. She made her way out of the house and to the bus stop. Dawna was waiting and smiling. "Hey you!" She passed her a smoothie as per usual. "How was your night?"

Anna blushed. "Fine.. Good.. Okay I guess." She didn't know what else to say.

Dawna pulled at her friend as she got on the bus. "Well, I have had time to think and I am okay now with the idea of you and Jackson." Anna looked at Dawna as she continued with a strange confused face. "I was worried everything would change and you wouldn't hang out with me or even do the bus thing but I am glad to see that some things don't change."

Anna looked at Dawna. "We have been friends forever. That won't change and if I ever say something different, something is wrong. I am an alien or something." Anna laughed and so did Dawna.

Dawna looked at Anna. "So..."

Anna looked up from drinking her horrific as a usual smoothie. "So what?"

"Is he a good kisser?"

Anna almost spat out her smoothie.

Dawna laughed. "That good huh?"

Anna smiled and wiped her mouth. The bus pulled up to the stop at school and everyone started getting off. She saw a couple of the girls who always gave her trouble and one had a neck brace on. They didn't stop to look at Anna too much before they headed the other way at almost a run. Dawna looked at Anna. "Wonder what has gotten into them?"

Anna shook her head. "I don't know, but it's all good if they leave me alone."

Dawna laughed. "Every girl who is part of the prep crew will be gunning for you now. You have the hottest guy on your arm."

And just like that Jackson showed up. "Hottest huh?" He smiled proud of the title.

Dawna blushed. "And that is my cue to go to homeroom. Later." She hurried away just as fast as the other girls.

Jackson put his arm around Anna's waist and pulled her close as they walked. "So a little birdie told me that you got into a fight yesterday with two cheerleaders."

Anna stopped and faced him. "What? I feel like I would remember that... " She didn't want to mention that she didn't remember anything until him waking up in her bed this morning.

Jackson shrugged. "I don't know, the report was pretty convincing. Something about a broken desk."

Anna looked at him and rolled her eyes. "Do I look like the kind of girl who could get into a fight let alone break a desk? I mean, really? I have a hard time talking in front of a classroom and gym class is like... well if you wanted to watch an ant struggle uphill with a rock I am your girl."

Jackson laughed. "You are physical when it counts. You had some good moves last night." He winked and kissed her cheek.

Anna was confused and didn't know how to ask anything more without seeming weird. She made it to class with Jackson in toe. The guys all shouted hi to him and the preppy girls seemed to cower away from Anna. It was odd. She looked at Jackson. "Who did I beat up again? Because it looks like they think I am going to shank them."

Jackson laughed. "It's not like they didn't have it coming. They pick on you non-stop. Just leave them be scared for a while, no matter the reason."