Chapter 2- Bump In The Night
I closed the journal and growled. The bus came to it's stop and I woke up a sleeping and drooling Danny. "okay drooly, time to wake up, we're at school." I said. "Lucy, this isn't school, this is hell." Danny growled, throwing his bag over his shoulder. "oh come on baby, remember I spent my years in Navy- School." I said. "yes ma'am." He said with a smirk. "get out." I laughed. "Lucy! Danny!" I cringed at the puberty-ridden voice. "Hello Kevin. I said. "hey, hey wait; I get the journal today!" Kevin said. "ha, you're funny, kid. Go play on the playground or something remember take home duty isn't a given, it's a privilege and it's only two months into the school year, try again after winter break." I said. "No, Xander told me, he said I should start learning my responsibilities as an Arkadian!" Kevin said. "Damnit Sanders! Keep your mouth shut are you trying to get this book stolen?" Danny asked. "what book?" my stomach dropped and I gave Kevin an angry shove and a look that's said "just wait till gym comes." "Go away Vaughn." Danny said standing tall and unmoved. "No, I like reading too, let's see that book Beckensen." Vaughn said with a smirk. "Look you little scum, I'll wipe the fucking halls with you, shut the mouth and keep walking, you got me?" I asked grabbing him by the collar. "Ooh, that mouth will get you killed one of these days, sweetie." Vaughn seethed. "no, your mouth will be your downfall, next time I see you within a 5 foot radius of any of us. I'll beat you within an inch of your life." I growled. My phone buzzed twice, that was Xander's code. I took out my phone just as Kevin and Danny did.
"Guys, it's time for Blue Moon.
-Pres. Xander J. Bly"
"Shit, blue moon, come on we have to get there or our asses are fried." Danny said. We walked of dragging Kevin by his back-pack. Luckily a few of us had free-period so most of us met up in the morning, and by lunch we had a full-body meeting. We walked into the study-room where we usually held our daily meetings for the first 40 minutes of the day. "Okay, I know blue-moons usually mean emergencies, and we have a threat to all of us. I printed these out, their threats about the journal. So I'm making a decision that has to be made, and I'm sorry to those who are traditional; Kevin Sanders, will be taking possession of the leather journal, he's new so they'll least expect him to have it, so it should be safe with him." Xander explained. "okay, mate. I'm the rational one but letting a lad take the book? What are ya daft boy?" Jesse asked. Xander's eyes widened. "you think it's a bad idea?" Xander asked. "Aye, mate. You can't trust someone who's only been in the mix for a couple of months." Jesse said. "alright, let's ask our captain and co captain… Lucy, Danny…what do ya say?" Xander asked. "I say it's a fucking ridiculous idea, and I'd like to know what drugs your on that you'd trust a freshmen, with the journal, he could leave it in the library, or worse, the cafeteria where everyone could openly grab it, especially if we have a threat to the security of the content of that journal, if any of that gets out, The Raymond's, The Roberts, Kelly's and McCullouch's will get their hands on us and we will be North Benson's latest murder headlines. I say no." I said folding my arms. "Danny…"
"Look, boss, I'm not stepping on your toes, but I do agree with Lucy. It's a dangerous idea, more dangerous than leaving it with someone who has the fight training." Danny said. "Well, then I'm pulling rank for once and saying the book goes to Kevin." Xander said. I rolled my eyes and pulled the book out of my bag and slid it across the table. "knock your self out…literally." I growled. It seemed like the blue-moon meeting took the whole 40 minutes. And I just had that gut-sick feeling in my stomach.
With Jesse & Spike, Change of Point of view: Spike.
"Jess…Jess… Jesse!" I called. She turned around and her blue eyes pierced my heart…again. "what is it mate?" Jesse asked opening her locker. "uh my calculus assignment, I can't get half the paper right." I said I was half lying so I could spend some one on one time with Jesse. "okay, after class I'll pull you out of your study hall and I'll help you get that done." Jesse said with a smile. My heart did flips… "oh and Jesse…."
"Yeah Spike?"
"Wanna see a movie Saturday?" I asked, I was really hoping that she'd say yes. Her shoulders dropped and that serious look came to her face. "Look, Spike, we just got a major danger thrown at us and we have a dimwit running loose with a journal filled with content that has the damage equivalent to a nuclear bomb's code…I have to find out who got Xander's presidential email and who sent those emails, and we have to find out who knows about the journal. I can't right now." Jesse said. I let my bag fall from my shoulder to my hand watching the Scottish goddess walk off. I'm an Italian fool in love with a Scottish princess I will never have…sometimes being an Arkadian soldier sucks.
