BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! I looked up with half open eyes and smashed the snooze button and dropped my head back.

"Lissa." I mumbled .

"What?" I heard her mumble back from across the room. I could feel her annoyance through our bond.

"We're gonna be late… again"

"Shut up and let me sleep"

"We're gonna have to ask that creep across the hall for a ride again."

Her pillow hit my face. I threw it back without raising my head from mine. I was waiting for it to hit me back but when it never came I looked up. She was already in our only bathroom.

"Lissa, hurry"

"I will"

"FASTER!"

I pulled on some wrinkled jeans that were on the floor and a T-shirt at the foot of my bed. I found a doughnut on the dresser. Cool, breakfast. I pulled my hair into a ponytail and knocked rapidly on the bathroom door.

Lissa suddenly opened the door and pulled me in. She changed my clothes and fixed my hair so fast I barely felt it. She applied make-up and turned me so I could see myself. Wow.

"Thanks Lissa"

"Rose. I wouldn't want to be seen with you wearing that, anyway." She said pointing to the heap of my dirty clothes.

***

When we arrived we were greeted with a warm welcome by none other than, Lissa's creep. Jack. Or John.

"Hey, Lissa. Rose." He said.

"Hey, Cr…um… Jake." I told him catching myself.

"It's Josh"

"Whatever. We're going to be late" I said thinking up that excuse.

"You're going to be late at 7:34 when school starts at 8:15" he looked at me curiously.

"Since when do you wear a watch?!" I snapped.

"What she means is that we have to make up a test." Lissa jumped in.

"I'll come with you"

"NO!" Lissa and I said a little too loud.

"You see it's funny. It's really private. You know with bad grades and stuff." I said backing of toward the lockers.

"I could help you" he offered.

"No, you don't know how stupid Rose is and it takes someone patient and-"

"Come on" I pulled her away.

I dragged her to our lockers. Then when Jack turned away we sneaked out from a door leading outside.

"Of course you had to get into grade stuff, right?" I asked.

"What? We got rid of him didn't we?" she said defending herself.

"My grades aren't that awful. By the way did you finish my math? And I'm gonna need my book report today" I said switching the topic.

Lissa rolled her eyes sending me sure-no-bad-grades massages through our bond. This is when the bond is annoying. The bond is getting stronger I thought as I checked the papers to see if the handwriting was okay.

"Okay, do you want to go to the coffee place before school starts?" I asked filing the papers away in my folders. "Anyway, I think you should start getting some stuff wrong on my homework so it looks more realistic."I said starting off.

"Sure, whatever. Is there anything the voices in your head tell you of how to deal with Josh?" Lissa asked jokingly.

I thought for a moment.

"I know, we can burn him." I said smiling

"Rose, that's a horrible idea!" Lissa replied

"Shh! They'll hear you." I lowered my voice to a whisper. "If they get insulted they will not send me anymore idea." I patted my head. "It's okay, I still love ya'll."

Lissa slapped my arm and laughed. I laughed back but stopped suddenly. I felt shivers go down my back.