"Why don't we just run away together?"

"...What?"

Beck didn't know what to think, the question had rendered him confused. It was just a normal day for them, lying in on a Saturday in bed in the RV. Jade had been staying with him since they had returned from Yerba, the ordeal leaving the couple both shaken. As he thought over the odd query in his head he wondered what had bought on the sudden urge to run, from his girlfriend.

"We just go..You and I, we hook the RV up to the truck and just go wherever the day takes us."

"Has someone put crack in your coffee?" He smiles down at her, Jade's head resting comfortable on his bare legs. "I thought you didn't do sappy 'romance that only saps and Vega would buy into'?" It was true, her idea sounded like the plot to a typical romance novel you'd find in any teenage girl's room.

"I don't! I just thought that it might be an adventure but if you don't want to be with me.." She half joked, half accused.

"An adventure, huh? Jade West is anything but predicable right?" That was one word to describe his girl, she kept him on his toes for sure. Running away together? That would certainly be crazy..and irresponsible.. and immature...and exciting.. and maybe even thrilling. He didn't know about Jade but Beck himself loved to dream about their future together, would they have kids, how many? Would they get married? He could imagine the two of them in some crappy, unhygienic apartment in New York , the place falling apart and the constant shouting of their neighbours bouncing off the walls. Was it wrong to still want it? Because it some twisted way he really did.

"Well then if we were to hypothetically runaway, where would we go Miss West?" Beck couldn't help but to want to actually plan what their getaway would be like...but only for daydreaming purposes of course.

"New York of course." What was it they said? Great minds think alike. "We'd stay in here until you found a job then move into a one bedroomed apartment above a gross old pizzaria before I become famous."

"Until I found a job? What about you?"

"Well I would be looking for acting work, you idiot." She stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"So what about my acting?" Beck chuckled, her attitude could never cease to amaze him.

"Look when I become world famous you wouldn't have to work, you'd be my trophy husband." This made them both laugh, probably imagining Beck having his nails done and gossiping with the wives from the country club.

"As much as an honor it would be I'll think I'll pass on that and maybe just stick with husband."

"Hmm I'm not too sure about that one." Jade says, sitting up on her boyfriend's lap, stroking her chin in thought.

"Are you saying you're only with me for my looks?" He replys, his hands brought to his chest in mock hurt.

"Hey I'm not denying it!"

"That's it!" Beck shouts before grabbing his girlfriend by the waist and rolling on top of her. Reaching under one of his t-shirts she had commandeered his dexterous hands traced up her sides, tickling her soft skin as he went. Finding a particularly sensitive spot at her ribs Beck doubled his speed, ignoring her protests and squeals at the same time. If they ever did escape together he could only hope for more moments like these, although with these precious little times came the heated arguments that would be blow out of proportion quickly. This terrified him, Jade storming out on him into some strange unfamiliar city, no knowledge of anything, she could easily be hurt. But he wouldn't let that happen when they were finally lucky enough to live together he would made sure to always protect his girl whether they were fighting or not.

"Fine! Fine! I..I love you for not just your looks!" Jade finally manages to gasp out through her fit of unexpected giggles.

"Good. You better not forget it." Beck orders bringing her securely back into his awaiting arms and then placing a quick kiss to her nose.

"So what brought on this 'us against the world' attitude anyway?" Although his girlfriend expressed her love in a very different way to most girls Beck loved it so much more, but this behaviour was just completely out of the blue. Jade would shout, scream, throw things and generally get very jealous, it was her very own special brand of affection.

Jade just shrugged. "I guess after Vega's disastrous trip to Yerba I realised that one day I could just lose you...with no warning whatsoever so if it was-"

"If it was just you and I no one would get in between us right?" In reply she nodded her head into his topless chest. Although it was something he was use to it didn't make it any easier trying to make Jade believe he wouldn't ever leave her. The subject of what would happen after high school haunted the couple constantly, they had no idea what would become of them. College was what their parents expected of them, though neither of them were really that interested in attending one. For her college was too predicable, for him it would be too normal, too easy. Yes they could go, get some kind of major in musical theatre, or they could try and make it in the big bad world themselves. Rough it for a couple of years before they rose to fame.

Jade West had always been one to rebel against everything, her parents, teachers, school rules, any traditions. From an early age it was clear following the crowd wasn't for her, from the day she screamed right back at her kindergarten teacher after she cut some other little girl's hair. She also knew this was why her parents, while still together, had another child; Bear was a second chance at normal. And at the beginning it worked he liked everything normal kids liked: football, video games, sweets. However trouble arose at school (just like his sister), it was soon discovered that Bear had dyslexia. He struggled most with reading and writing, getting his letters the correct way around, things like that. This of course crushed their parents ' dream of one academic child in the family.

They did what the Wests do best and just threw money at the problem. The best teachers and schools in the state. Did any of it help the situation? No, what Jade's little brother needed was his parents to tell him it was alright for him to have difficulties with things but did they do it? Of course not! In her eyes it was simple them supporting Bear would help his progress greatly. As Beck had heard time and time again her brother was the only reason she hadn't just moved into the RV full time, her Mother wasn't there enough to give him the help he needed with his homework.

"Right. No one to get in our way to the top." With Jade and Beck it was always 'our' or 'we', to everyone around them they were one. The type of relationship people craved but couldn't handle. When you achieved their kind of love you became inseparable, hated going a day without seeing one another. There wasn't one without the other. Some guys thought they could 'handle' Jade but if they only saw what she was like before Beck they'd run for the hills faster than they did now.

Even when their friends, Andre, Cat and Robbie joined Beck and Jade had already gotten together. They were the 'couple' of the group from the beginning even though none of them, including Cat, knew how the two had started dating. It was their story and it was going to stay that way.

"So this pizzaria we live under, the food any good?" It couldn't hurt to dream.

"No it's terrible, so bad it gives you food poisoning, but we still eat it anyway." Jade answered joining in his game of pretend.

"Why?" He asked bemused.

"Because we're poor, you can't be too picky when you sleep on a mattress on the floor."

"You've got this all thought through, haven't you?"

"Yes, one of us has to be prepared. If it wasn't for me you'd end up a complete hobo."

"I thought I was the one with the job, without me I think you'd find you would be homeless dear."

"Please you can't even cook a meal, how do you expect to function without me?" Beck had to agree, even though she may not seem like the typical Suzy Homemaker, Jade took care of him better than his own Mother did. His life would probably be a mess if she wasn't there to scream at him for leaving dirty dishes in the sink. Jade secretly loved it as well, it showed he needed her too.

"Ok, Ok I'll admit it, if you admit that you couldn't cope without me either." The art of compromising was something he had been trying to teach his girlfriend for years now with no success. If he was honest with himself Beck knew it was partly his fault he loved to spoil Jade too much, so what if she got her own way the majority of the time? Being called whipped was also an aspect of dating Jade he was used to, not that he really cared what other people thought about their relationship.

After around a minute of grumbling and protesting he finally got the answer he had been looking for, or as close to it as he was going to get. "I suppose that if you weren't around I might be a little more distressed than usual."

"Oh, what every man wants to hear!"

"Shut it, you floppy haired mutt!"

"I love you too Baby!"