Chapter 2.

I want to warn you all in advance. I have a heavy year ahead of me so I can't promise regular updates but I will never, and I repeat NEVER, abandon my stories, so this story will see an end. That is a promise.

Now, this chapter will introduce new characters, most will be very crucial to this story. Also, Lucinda's secret will be hinted at very obviously. If you think you know what her secret is, let me know. Also, don't say 'She's an angel' because while that is true it isn't the secret (or full secret ;) ) You got that one?

Anyway, I've babbeled too much again, I'll just let you read chapter 2.


LPOV

Monday morning went by in a flash. I even aced my Religious Education test... I think. Her lecture the previous day had not helped at all, in fact it confused me on some topics but I think that I still passed.

As soon as the last one handed in their test, we got to leave to the aula as a group to claim our seats there. There were only seats for 15 students of Sword & Cross and that's how many students were included in this class so it was quite perfect.

Of course we were the first ones to arrive because we still had 10 minutes until the bell rang and we were only expected then but because we only had 10 minutes left and a heacy test behind us, Miss Sophia didn't bother in starting a new class. Often I wondered if she shouldn't be wearing a polseband like Arianna because she often passed off as crazy but sometimes I also enjoyed her. As long as she didn't teach as she did during her lecture last night.

There were 3 rows for us on the left side of the room, each row counted 5 seats and so I claimed one row with Cam, Gabbe, Arianne and Penn. Roland sat with Daniel and Molly and two others in the row in front of us.

Daniel had tried to talk to me but I wouldn't let him even start his sentence. I think he wanted to apologize but I didn't want to hear it. I got why he was not being totally honest with me but I still wanted to have a relationship, or at least a friendship, where I can count on him being honest to me but he won't and so I will give him some time to think about everything as well because I think he isn't sure about what he wants. And anyway, I have my own reasons to stay away.

Cam, Penn and I were talking when the heavy doors opened with a lot of noise but we thought it was just another class so we didn't pay it much attention, instead just continuing to talk about the Religion test.

"Luce..." Gabbe was poking my bag, trying to catch my attention silently as to not catch the other's attention. "Luce, look behind you."

With a sigh, I looked around with widened eyes. "Crap." I cursed.

Walking through the heavy doors was the Senior Class of Thunderbolt's High School. The first students were just students I knew but didn't really hang out with but I still smiled at all of them when they greeted me.

A blonde I knew quite well walked closer to me, "Lucinda Price, it's good to see you again."

"Hello, Lysa. How are you?" I asked, knowing she was only being sweet for pretences.

"Now that you're gone? Quite well." She said, letting her true colors come through if it was only a little bit. "How are you in this hellhole? I im- Cameron Briel, I didn't know you were here as well."

"Of course." Cam responded next to me. "Unlike some, I stick by my friends and don't sell them out."

"Cute." She said, smiling sweetly at him. "You know, we co-"

"Go away, Lysa." I cut her off.

She huffed but walked away anyway. I turned to Cam, who was looking at me. "Some people never change."

I smiled, looking to the incoming students again. "Got that right. Do you think that they sti-" My words were cut off when they came in.

They were my friends- are my friends. We grew up together. Our little group is as tight as a family is and in a way, we are a family. In total we were with 12, 5 girls and 7 men. We even lived together before Cam and I went to Sword&Cross. We owed three houses in a street next to each other, I lived together with Cam and another guy and girl. The others were divided over the houses as well. I don't think that there is an awfully lot that I haven't shared with them.

And now they were here, again.

I looked back at Cam with a smile. "I don't need to finish my sentence, I have my answer."

We turned to Penn again, who looked at us with a frown. "You know those people well, huh?"

"They also know each other a bit longer, Penn. Did you not see that?" Arianna asked in front of us, obviously irritated.

Penn shrugged. "I already knew that. Anyway, you two actually went to that school, huh?"

"Jup. Seems like there are a couple of new faces, though." Cam commented.

"A couple?" I repeated. "There are at least 14 faces I don't recognize."

"Puberty?" Cam suggested.

I frowned at him. "Puberty? What th-"

"Oh come on, Luce. Look at that guy, blondie over there." He said, pointing at a blonde handsome face that I vaguely recognized. "You can't say you don't remember him? Geeky Gerard?"

"Oh my God! That's Gerard?" I asked, looking closer to the guy again. "Okay, I can see it but how?"

"Puberty." Cam shrugged off.

"Unless his puberty is called 'money', I don't think it has ever hit anyone better." I said. "God, Geeky Gerard. I can't believe that's actually him. Are there others?"

"Puberty doesn't always do a good job, Alicia being an example." He said, twisting me to a woman standing off the side with braces and glasses. Her skin was looked to be rough and her hair was greasy as hell. "She used to be a be a beautiful young girl until puberty hit her."

"Pity. She used to be so gorgeous." I said, looking at her. "And then you have people that never change."

"Indeed." We both looked at the group of 10 in the back, talking to a teacher now. "They didn't change a bit."

A sad look crossed his face and he looked down with a sigh. "No, I guess not. It's obvious some stay the same."

"We did." I assured him, giving him a smile and putting my hand over his. "We will."

"Did we?" He asked, looking up at me. "I mean, we did change a lot after what happened last summer. Did we stay the same?"

A hand was placed on his shoulder and we both looked up to the owner of it. "We didn't. But that doesn't have to be a bad thing. "Around us, all of them glared or looked at him in confusion while he just stood there, choosing to ignore all of them. "We can choose again, you know? What will we do with the changes?"

"When did you become so wise?" I asked.

"Well, I was just quoting my best friend here." He answered with a smirk, bowing down to kiss my cheek. "Lucinda Price."

I smiled, standing up and throwing my arms around his neck. "Lucifer Morningstar. My best friend."