Ch. 2- Rumor

I walk through the hallway, hearing the murmuring of secrets and gossip.

"I think Juliette is J the Superfairy." I heard a boy say.

"What the f*^#?!" I said aloud.

"What's wrong, juju?" asked Paige.

"C'mon!" I pulled her arm.

"But I'm talking to Aidan." Paige said.

"Aidan can wait. This can't." I say and pulled her into an empty classroom.

Aidan was concerned and just really nosy so he followed.

"What is it?" asked Paige.

"They know!" I said frantically.

"Know what?" Paige said and then it hit her. "Holy s**t!"

"Yeah. I don't know how they found out but they did. What am I gonna tell my boss? I'm screwed!" I yelled.

"Who were all the people that knew?" Paige asked.

"Okay, um, you, me, and…" Our eyes widened.

"Jayce!" We said in unison.

"That boy is dead!" I marched off, passing Aidan.

I went straight into the boys' locker room.

"Juliette! What the hell are you doing in here?!" Jayce asked, trying to cover himself.

"Nice underwear." I commented at his Pineapple boxers. Jayce blushed.

"Thanks…" he said and put on his jeans. "I haven't seen you around in a long time."

"Did you tell?" I asked.

"What?" Jayce asked.

"It's not a very hard question, Jayce! Did you or did you not tell people that I'm… me?" I say.

"No." Jayce replied. I gave him a stern look.

"Stop! Fine, fine yes!" Jayce says. "I hate it when you do that. It's like you're burning a hole right through me."

"You're the hole! How could y—you promised! Why can't you ever keep your damn mouth shut?!" I punched a locker and it made a dent.

"Great, now you wrecked Aidan's locker." Jayce said.

"I don't give a s**t about the locker! Who did you tell and why did you tell them?" asked I.

"I told some of the guys that I was dating J when we were dating… Guess they put the pieces together. I thought you broke up with me cuz you found out." Jayce answered.

"I broke up with you because you love J better not me!" I shouted.

"That's not true, J!" Jayce covered his mouth.

I shook my head. My best friend in 7th grade never was my best friend. He only cared about the superhuman part of me.

"You haven't change at all!" I yelled.

"I fell in love with you. Way before I found out you were J!" Jayce says.

"And the sad thing is... I believed that." I rubbed my eyes.

"Please? I want to be with you!" Jayce pleaded.

"It's too late. I'm with someone else." I told him.

"Who?!" He asked angrily.

I rolled my eyes. He never paid attention. Why am I surprised?

"Jack?" He asked.

"Gross!" I said, nauseated

"Gavin?" Jayce says.

"Nope. That ship has sailed." I say.

"Aidan?" Jayce wanted to know.

I turned away and dry heaved.

"Please." I said.

"Then who?" Wondered Jayce.

"Miles, you moron. A character in the chipmunks." I told him. "I gotta go."

"Don't leave." Jayce entreated.

"Oh f you! I hafta go fix what you started." I walked out.

Jayce punched a locker and it hurt. He realized he wasn't superhuman.

"Ah!" He held his fist.


I ran with tears in my eyes. I was confused and mad and hurt and… in Aidan's chest.

"Woah, you okay?" He asked. I backed up.

"Um…" I said. Aidan noticed the tears.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Nothing." I wiped my eyes. "Where's Pahe?"

"Gym." Aidan said. I ran to the gym.

Paige was running laps.

"Paige? Pahe!" I yelled.

"What?" She showed down.

"How am I supposed to stop this from spreading?" I asked.

"I dunno, girl. Maybe you can't." Paige told me.

"What?! Am I just supposed to give up?" I say.

"Well, they can't prove that you're a fairy, now can they?" Paige replied.

"I bet they'll find a way." I said.


For the people who don't know, Paige's nickname "Pahe" is pronounced (Pah-hay).