Chapter 2
The next morning Midnight showered, put on her school uniform, laced up her knee-high converses, grabbed her messenger bag, and sat outside in the dew-covered grass, her shoulder throbbed in pain from the night before. White bandages covered her shoulder, her phone vibrated as it reminded her it was time to go to school; she got up and started for the road. Midnight's brother had already left for his school, Storm had come by and picked up Darknight and walked to school, then went to his school where Ash was. Midnight would have walked with Jack if she knew where he was, Midnight pulled out her cell and texted Jack: Where are you? Midnight wrote, she pressed send and put her phone in her pocket. A few minutes later, her phone made a siren sound when she got a new text message; it was from Jack: At school already, sorry I didn't pick u up. Jack wrote. Midnight shoved her phone back into her pocket; she started walking faster so she could get to school.
Once Midnight entered the red double doors, she jogged to her blue locker, inserted her key, yanked open the locker door, and replaced some books. Her messenger bag was getting heavy, suddenly her locker slammed shut. It startled her, Jack was on the other side, he grabbed Midnight's bag out of her hand. "Too much strain on one shoulder ain't good for the body." Jack said.
"Hey, sorry about last night, and my brother." Midnight apologized.
"That's alright." Jack said, he placed his hands on either side of the lockers next to Midnight; she was now trapped in between Jack and her own locker, her bag hung from his left arm. "Don't be sorry for something you didn't do." He said, Midnight looked at his hands, his right one was burnt!
"Jack! What happened to your hand?" Midnight asked worriedly, Jack looked at his hand.
"Oh, last night in the forest I tried to make a campfire, it didn't turn out well, and, this happened," He explained, "It doesn't hurt that much."
"Okay." Midnight looked at the time on her cell phone, "I need to start heading to class, or Mr. Blake will have my head." she said, turning around, lock her locker, and tried to grab her bag, but Jack pulled it away.
"Give it back, Jack." Midnight said, "If I go to the principles office, I'm blaming you." Midnight said.
"Oh please, you'd beat their butt before you'd let them send you there." Jack said.
"Then give me my bag," She demanded.
"Naw, I think I'll hold on to this for a while."
"Why do you take things from me?"
"I don't take things from you; I borrow them, borrow them without permission." Jack said, Good, maybe there's something that will help me get more data. Maple's voice appeared in Jack's head, he waved her bag tauntingly, she reached out to grab it, Jack pulled it away, Midnight repeatedly tried to take it back; but Jack kept it away from her reach. The bell rang, "Well…" Jack said, "I better get to class." He said walking away; the hallway was emptying, and fast too.
"Wait!" Midnight called, "I need my bag."
"Oh, you mean this?" Jack asked holding the bag Midnight's direction, Midnight nodded, "I'll give this back at lunch." He said, and walked off.
"Jack!" She called, but got no response, "How am I supposed to do school without books?" Midnight asked. Still no response.
"You there!" A voice chimed in Midnight's head; she looked around to see a tall, lean man, with light brown hair and a goatee. "Why aren't you in class?" He asked.
"Mr. Blake, my books got taken from me, I was trying to get them back." Midnight explained.
"In class. Now. Unless you want to go to the principles office," Mr. Blake said, pointing down the hall,
"Yes sir," Midnight said and started walking to her class. Her teacher eyed Midnight as she walked into the room; inside the class, Midnight saw that all the chairs in the room were full except one, hers. Everyone stared at her, Midnight felt a strange vibe coming from her classmates, she took her seat, everyone had their textbooks out already. "Okay, open your books to page 88, today we'll be reviewing for the test tomorrow." Mr. Blake said, Midnight sighed, "Do you have something you want to say?" He asked.
"Nothing other than that I don't have any books to work from." Midnight replied.
"What did you say happened to them?" He asked.
"Someone took them out of my hand. Literally."
"Who took them?"
"His name is Jack Night, in class 2-D."
"Blaming it on someone else, eh?" Her teacher disbelieved, "Detention, now. I swear I expected more from you, Jones." Midnight got up and headed for the door when someone laughed. Midnight turned and saw him chuckling, she walked over and punched him on the cheek, he punched her back. "Fight! Fight! Fight!" The class chanted,
"Break it up you two!" The teacher ordered, he grabbed Midnight and pulled her away, and carried her out of his class and to the principles office. Once he dropped her in one of the chairs in the office, Mr. Blake explained the situation, Midnight read the nameplate on the desk: Principle McClain, Head of the School, I see and hear all.
A shiver went down Midnight's back, Mr. Blake returned to his classroom "Can I please leave?" Midnight McClain acted as if she hadn't spoken, Midnight sat there until the bell rang for lunch, "Can I go to lunch and get my bag back?" Midnight asked, the principle gave her a slip then shooed her off, Midnight bowed politely and walked out. Midnight read the slip she was given: This is your 2nd warning, one more slip, you're your out suspended from school! She walked to the cafeteria and searched for Jack; he was sitting near the end of a far table with his friends. Midnight stormed over there, she saw her messenger bag, Jack noticed her, he raised the bag to her. Midnight ripped the bag out of his hand, grabbed Bob's plastic cup, that he had gotten from the lunch lady, and through it at Jack's head, there was still some water in it, and it spilt all over his dark brown hair. He turned in his set, scooped her up, and set Midnight in his lap, wrapping his arms around her. "You're so cute when you're mad," Jack said.
"You made me go to detention, you jerk." Midnight said, trying to get away, but Jack restricted her, "Let me go!" Midnight demanded, squirming in Jack's hold.
"Now you're something I want to hold on too." Jack declared, Midnight elbowed Jack in the chest, he grunted.
"Just let me go. I need to eat before my other classes," She said.
"Here," Jack said, he grabbed his spoon full of mashed potatoes and raised it to Midnight's mouth,
"Please don't tell me you're trying to feed me," Midnight said, Bob, sitting next to Jack, and Smith, sitting by the twins, laughed, Tony, at the end of the table, started laughing with them. Midnight refused the mashed potatoes, and kicked Bob in the shin, he groaned.
"Don't make me force-feed you," Jack said.
"Let me up, Jack. First, you take my bag, then I get detention, and now you won't let me get my own food and eat. Today, I'm in a bad mood," Midnight said,
"Midnight, you're always in a bad mood," The twins said simultaneously. Midnight glared at them, Jack chuckled, Midnight grabbed Jack's plate filled with food and shoved it in his face, the cafeteria filled with laughter. Jack peeled the plate off his face, took a handful of mashed potatoes, and smothered it on Midnight's face; everybody in the cafeteria laughed even harder.
"Thanks, Jack, that just made my day." Midnight said.
"You're welcome." Jack said proudly. He picked Midnight up, got up himself, and carried her over his shoulder to the bathrooms, Midnight walked in the girls' restroom and Jack went in the boys'. She wiped off the mashed potatoes, and splashed her face with cold water, when her cell phone barked as she got a phone call; it was from Jack.
"What do you want?" Midnight asked.
"Sorry," Jack said,
"I can't wash my face and hold a phone at the same time, it just might not end well."
"Sorry that I made you get detention," Jack said, but got no response, "Midnight?" He asked.
"Sorry, your call has been disconnected. Please hang up and try again." A recorded voice said, Jack finished drying his face and ran out of the bathroom, he looked around the hall. Before he shouted Midnight's name, he saw a trail of blood and followed it, the trail curved around the corner, Jack peeked around it and saw Midnight being held by a tall, muscled teen, his hands were almost as big as Midnight's head, he was a good five inches taller then Jack (and Jack's 6" feet tall). There was another boy there looking through Midnight's black and dark gray messenger bag, he had blonde hair and blue eyes. Beside Midnight's feet was splattered blood and another muscular, male teen, standing by a wooden chest, he had dyed his hair teal and his eyes were green. Two girls stood beside each other talking to Midnight, Jack could barely hear them, but not enough to understand what they were saying. Why would they do this in a dead end? Jack's own thoughts rushed through his mind. Midnight looked at the teen searching in her bag, blood dripping from her mouth, he held up the red crystal, "Don't touch that!" Midnight yelled.
"Shut up!" One of the girls, with red hair, shouted, and the guy standing next to Midnight punched her in the stomach, Midnight spat more blood.
"What did I ever do to you?" Midnight asked.
"You hurt my little brother this morning." The other girl, with light brown hair, said grabbing the crystal, "This looks important." She said tossing the crystal in her hand, "I think I'll keep this."
"NO! I need that!" Midnight said.
"All the more reason to keep it," The girl said,
"Sorry to burst your bubble, but," A familiar voice, to Midnight, said. "I'm not in the mood to just sit back and watch you steal and beat up my girlfriend." Jack said coming out from around the corner.
"You again," The teen holding Midnight growled.
"What's the matter?" Jack asked,
"You're the one that pushed me into my locker, cut me in line, stole my seat in the cafeteria, and hurt my little cousin." He said, tightening his grip on Midnight's arms, Midnight could have sworn that she heard her bones crack, but didn't utter a sound.
"Relax your hands, Curtis; she didn't do anything to you." Jack said stepping closer, Curtis's knuckles turned white.
"You're right," Curtis said grinning, "She didn't do anything to me." He loosened his hold on Midnight, "But you did, and now little shorty here is going to pay for what you did." Curtis said almost crushing Midnight's arms, as he smashed Midnight against the blue lockers; Jack dashed over there, but was blocked by the other two teens.
"Mike, Leo, how've you been?" Jack asked.
"I'll be even better once I kill you," The teen with blonde hair, Leo, said.
"That sounds great," Mike agreed,
"Okay, I swear I didn't do anything to you two," Jack said, "But now I will." He said kneeing Mike in the stomach, and elbowed the other in the face, they dropped to the floor. Jack continued running, the girl with red hair elbowed him in the back, he turned and kicked her in the face, "Sorry Sarah," He said.
"Men aren't supposed to hit girls," She said,
"Most of them don't. I, on the other hand, sometimes do."
Midnight, being very flexible, kicked Curtis in the face as he held on to her arms, one of his hands released her to aid his throbbing head. Midnight, who normally tries to avoid using her fists in a match, with or without a hurt shoulder, crescent kicked him to the head again. He barely escaped the blow and came back with punching her in the stomach; it landed, Curtis gripped her shirt collar, lifted her off the floor, and slammed her back down. He placed his foot on her collarbone and began putting pressure on it, "Jack…" Midnight breathed, Jack look Midnight's way, right when Curtis picked her back up and slammed Midnight into the window that was behind them, Midnight's head went through the glass, shattering almost all of it knocking her out; blood started dripping through her thick black hair. Curtis gripped the collar of Midnight's shirt, but Jack ripped him away from Midnight, she almost fell out the window, Sarah grabbed Midnight's arm, "Help me Emily!" Sarah yelled, Emily dashed over there and gripped Midnight's other arm, together they hauled her up. Mike opened the chest and Sarah and Emily tossed Midnight in.
Where's that all-knowing principle when you need him? Midnight thought, she was out cold, but her thoughts and strange voices were rushing through her brain. Leo and Mike picked the chest up and tossed it out the broken window, the wooden chest hit with a thud into the dumpster.
Talk about abuse, Midnight thought, How can I still be thinking when I'm out cold? Okay this is really starting to get creepy. Midnight thought.
Midnight… A voice said in her mind,
Who's there? Midnight replied.
Midnight, do not be alarmed for I am trying to help you. I'm having a hard time hearing you, if you are wondering who I am, I will send you an image of myself. The voice said,
Sure go ahead, Midnight saw a flash of green and blue, almost as if she were standing on a hill and was looking at the ocean. Her body appeared on the grassy area, there was another figure standing next to her, Wait! Is that Darknight! And how can I be over there when I'm in this wooden chest? Midnight asked,
Be still little one, this might hurt a little. The voice warned, Midnight felt like electricity was going through her body she now looked through the eyes of her clone standing on the hilltop. Darknight faced Midnight, her right arm was being formed, her bangs where pulled back and her eyes where a dull orange color, then a shadow came and took her away. Midnight couldn't say a thing I have taken half of your soul and placed it in that body so we are free to communicate, and you will be able to remember our conversation. The voice said, immediately Midnight saw two blurry images standing in the river, Come, The voice said, Midnight walked cautiously down the hill and to a sandy area by the ocean.
What do you want with me?
Nothing more than to see your face again, and to talk about your broken, twisted future.
What are you? A psycho monster or something?
No. Touch my hand and you will see, Midnight did so and the images became her mother and father, Midnight's legs gave out on her, and her knees hit the sandy ground,
But how can you be here? You're both dead! This is just too real, it's got to be a dream!
This is no dream Midnight, for you are halfway in between life and death,
You're starting to sound like a horror movie narrator,
BECAUSE YOUR HEART, SOUL, AND MIND ARE ALL ONE BIG HORROR FILM!Her father shouted at her,
Honey! Don't talk like that to our daughter. Her mother said. Her father calmed down a little.
You mentioned earlier that I had a broken and twisted future. What did you mean by that? Midnight wondered as she stared at her parents in the water. Have you two talked with Darknight and Ash too? Or did you just finish talking to them just a moment ago? Am I now stuck in this…this…where the heck am I?
We have not spoken to your bother or sister yet, they are a little harder to reach. Unlike you, who is like an open book, waiting for someone to read you. Darknight is harder to contact, she has more, obstacles, to overcome than you, Midnight, so we, as you and your siblings' parents', must destroy anything in our path that is keeping us from having contact with our children. Now Ash on the other hand might be imposable to communicate with, for we do not sense the presence of him that we get from you and Darknight. It is as if he does not exist in the world, or even in the universe, like your brother has just…disappeared!
But you're still going to try and contact him right? You said that you would overcome any obstacle, right?
Midnight, we are trying as hard as we can to try and find him.
TRY HARDER!
Midnight, we're try as hard as we can. It's just that we didn't have the time to inject the same elixir in him as we did with you and Darknight before our death consumed us.
So we were just test subjects for you to experiment on? I bet you didn't even think of us as your children, it's a shame you guys didn't just stay dead! Midnight shouted and ran off, her black hair flying behind her, she ran back up the hill to where she originally came and searched for a way back to her real body, after looking for about ten minutes, she stumbled over a rock. Scrapping her knees across the ground, blood smeared over her wounded knees, Midnight's left elbow began to bleed without her realizing it.
Midnight…
The voice who spoke her name sounded so familiar,
Midnight..!
Wait a second! That voice was more that familiar, it was as though someone was calling out her name!
"Midnight! Midnight please wake up!"
Midnight jolted up, hitting her head on something, she rubbed her forehead and opened her eyes seeing that two beautiful yellow ones were staring at her. Jack! Midnight shouted inward,
"Midnight, your awake!" Jack said holding his arm. Midnight looked puzzled.
"What happened? Are you alright? Where am I? I feel weird." Midnight wondered. She looked around, Luckie, a couple of Midnight's classmates, Mr. Blake, and the principle were standing around her. Mr. Blake was scolding Curtis, Mike, Leo, Emily, and Sarah, Luckie stared in horror, the principle stood there writing in a book. The chest that Midnight was stuck in was smashed open, Jack started trying to get the dried blood off Midnight's knees, My wounds are still there? But it was my clone that got hurt, I guess it's because of my spirit connecting us together.
"Midnight? Are you okay? You keep spacing out." Jack wondered.
"Yeah, I'm alright, I was just thinking." Midnight replied. Jack helped her up, she winced as the pain from her shoulder flooded her body, Jack looked at her worriedly,
"Are you sure you alright?" He asked, she nodded,
"I'm just hungry, that's all," Midnight said with a grin, Jack laughed, ruffled her hair, and placed his arm over her shoulders but then quickly removed it, remembering that Midnight was wounded there.
"Your weird." Jack stated, Midnight looked over at Luckie, she had fainted, Midnight rushed over there,
"Luckie? Are you okay? Wake up," Midnight said. The principle picked Luckie up and carried her into the school, Midnight ran after them, but Jack held her back.
"Don't worry Midnight, I'm sure the nurse will take good care of her," Jack ushered her, "Oh, and I believe this is yours." He said handing Midnight the red crystal.
"Thanks," Midnight replied taking the crystal, Jack gabbed Midnight's waist and hauled her over his uninjured shoulder they entered one of the side doors, Midnight grabbed her cell phone out of the bathroom, luckily no one had taken it, and headed to the cafeteria. Midnight grabbed a tray and a plate and walked down the line, the lunch women dropped gross looking globs of supposedly food onto her plate. Midnight sat down at the end of a table with Jack right beside her, she grabbed her fork and stabbed at the mushy, burnt, over seasoned corn. Why do I even get this stuff? Midnight thought, she kept thinking about her conversation with her dead parents in that parallel universe.
"Do you know why?" Jack asked her, Midnight hadn't even heard a word Jack had said before, how was she going to replay? She can't say "what" then he would think she was ignoring him. Suddenly Jack's facial expressions changed quickly, Midnight turned around in her seat to see: the school's main bully and his gang of heathens. "What do you want?" Midnight asked.
"I heard that you got into a little bit of trouble this morning. Is that true, Jones?" The leader of the gang asked,
"Yeah, is it true?" His brainwashed followers chimed behind him. They always sounded like a choir, the leader would say something, and then his gang would echo it behind him.
"I don't know. Is it true, Jack?" Midnight asked her friend; Jack was whipping the blood off his lip from earlier, and answered,
"It might be, I don't know. What do you think Curtis?" Jack asked as he saw Curtis and his friends walking by.
"What do you want, Night?" He asked in an annoyed tone,
"Did we get into trouble this morning?" Jack repeated.
"Oh yeah you did," Curtis answered.
"There you go, we did." Jack said,
"You sure have a habit of doing that Jones." The leader said,
"Yeah, a habit, Jones," His gang echoed,
"Why are you here?" Midnight asked, "I'm trying to eat in peace." She added, turning in her seat, and taking a bite out of the deformed squishy corn, Midnight almost puked as soon as it hit her taste buds. She immediately spat it out, Who's cooking today? This is awful! It must be a rookie. Midnight thought,
"Don't ignoring me Jones!" The leader said, grabbing the back of Midnight's shirt, Crap I spaced out again and didn't hear a word he said. The collar of her shirt was chocking her. Midnight dropped her fork and tried to keep herself from gagging, Jack stood up.
"Let her go Jonny!" Jack shouted,
"No! Nobody ignores me without paying for it!" Jonny said. Jack hopped on the table, Jonny pulled out the blade of his pocketknife and put the tip on Midnight's back. "Get up," He whispered in her ear, Midnight didn't obey.
"Are you trying to use her as a shield?" Jack growled, he leaped off the table and tackled Jonny to the ground, Jonny still gripped Midnight's shirt and as he fell, he brought Midnight along with him. The knife fell out of Jonny's hand and landed on the floor, Midnight's leg scrapped against the blade as Jonny skidded across the floor, Jack stepped on Jonny's forearm until he freed Midnight from his grasp.
"You have no shame picking on girls do you?" Jack said lifting Midnight to her feet, one of gang members shoved Jack into a passing student with an empty tray. Midnight backhanded him in the side of the head, he blinked rapidly, she fell to the floor as Jonny knocked her of balance, pain jolted through her arm as her shoulder hit hard on the ground. The air from her lungs left as she found it hard to breath, Jack dashed to her side, blocking a kick from another gang member. Jonny gripped Midnight's shirt and hauled her to his height, Midnight's feet dangled in the air, Jonny slammed Midnight into Jack, and they landed on top of each other. Blood dripped from Jack's lip again as he staggered to his feet; the students in the cafeteria had circled around the action, all around them the students encouraged them to continue fighting. Midnight coughed and struggled to her feet as well, Jonny and his gang encircled them,
"This isn't fair," Jack said, "We're outnumbered."
"Heh," Midnight grinned, "I like things difficult."
Jonny picked up his pocketknife and twirled it in his hand, "Lets give them a good show, shall we?" Jonny asked,
"Yeah, a show," Jonny's gang echoed.
"Sorry, but, I don't like popularity," Midnight said.
Jonny put away his pocketknife and charged toward Midnight, and two other brain damaged followers charged at Jack; two gang members gripped Midnight's arms by surprise. Jonny punched Midnight in the stomach, the two members fighting Jack started kicking simultaneously at him, only some landed, the rest were blocked. Before Midnight could fight back, the principle broke through the crowd, apparently, someone had gotten him. The principle slapped Jonny on the back of the head, the gang members released Midnight, and the two Jack was fighting froze, and the last two tried to sneak away, but students blocked their path.
"I'll be seeing you seven in my office." The principle said. Jonny and his gang glared at Midnight and Jack as they walked by, Midnight whipped blood from her lip, "I'll see you after school, hobbit," Jonny said.
"I accept your challenge," Midnight said, not realizing what Jonny had called her. Jonny and his gang walked out of the cafeteria and to the principle's office, "Jones, Night, I'm letting you off the hook for fighting, since it was clearly for self-defense." He said, turned around, and walked away.
"And that's what I love about our creepy principle." Jack said. Midnight chuckled, the students scattered about the school as the bell rang, "Ah…time for science class," Jack said.
"Me too." Midnight said, they then exited the cafeteria and entered the lab of the school and took their seats, other students began filling up the empty chairs. One male teen with black spiky hair and brown eyes, wearing gray baggy jeans and a black tank top, was talking to his friends, one boy he was talking to pointed at Midnight, she got her book out and began reading it. Jack got up to get a drink from the hallway water fountain; the black-haired teen walked over to Midnight and sat next to her. Midnight didn't look up from her book, "Hey," He said. Midnight didn't say anything; the teen was becoming impatient and slammed his fist on the table. Midnight calmly looked at him,
"I'm sorry," Midnight said, "But somebody's already sitting there."
"And why should I care?" The teen asked.
"Because I don't know you, and my friend was already sitting there." Midnight replied. "And you're out of the school uniform…" She added as a side comment.
The teen laughed, "The names James, James Carter, and you are?" He asked,
"Midnight Jones, now go so my friend can sit down." Midnight said as she saw Jack walk back in the classroom, James looked around.
"I don't see anyone," He said, "Besides," He added, Midnight could feel James running his fingers up her arm, "I want to…how should I put it? Get to know you more." He said, Midnight stood up, James did also, backing Midnight up against the wall, he trapped her. James felt someone tap on him he looked over his shoulder to see Jack, "What do you want?" He asked in annoyance.
"What do you think you're doing?" Jack asked,
"That's none of your business." James said, Jack pulled him away from Midnight, James punched him in the face, Jack stumbled back; Midnight elbowed James in the side. He acted as if nothing had happened and gripped Jack's shirt and slammed him into the wall, leaving a huge dent in it, James didn't give Jack a chance to recover and punched him in the stomach. James was about to hit him again, when Midnight stepped between them, he froze, "I can't hit a girl," James sighed,
"Sorry I'm late, class is starting now! Hurry up and get to your chairs." The teacher said just now walking in. the students faced the teacher, and quieted down, James walked away with a big grin on his face, Midnight helped Jack to his seat.
"How did that get there?" The teacher asked pointing at the wall. James stood up and pointed at Jack and said, "He did it sir," The teacher glared at Jack, he was holding and rotating his shoulder where he was smashed into the wall.
"I'm having a hard time believing that Carter, he looks pretty banged up to me." The teacher said, "To detention…James Carter."
"What?"
"Go," The teacher said, James got up and exited the room, "Now, as I was saying, class has started, mix the two chemicals in front of you…"
It was after school and Midnight had not see Curtis or his friends, and she and Jack had searched everywhere, so they started walking home. Jack had convinced Midnight to come over to his house again, she knew that Storm would convince his teachers to let him leave early to get Darknight, and Ash would get home later that night because he's taking extra classes to help with his medical bills. They were almost home when Jack's mother drove up behind them and offered them a ride the rest of the way.
Maple offered for Midnight to spend the night, Jack insisted as well, before Midnight even responded, Maple was preparing for her stay. Midnight couldn't say no after all Maple had done in that short period of time. "But I don't have my pj's or any close to wear in the morning, no toothbrush, no nothing I'm totally unprepared for this." Midnight said.
"Oh don't worry, you can wear some of Jack's clothes. Sure they might be big on you, but at least it's better than nothing, and you can use a spare toothbrush." Maple responded with a laugh at the end.
"You won't mind, would you Jack?" Midnight asked.
"Not at all," He said, Midnight bowed politely, walked up to Jack's room and set her bag at the end of Jack's bed.
"Can I use your bathroom?" Midnight asked, Jack nodded, she walked in and closed the door, Jack opened his dresser and rummaged through his clothes for something Midnight could wear for pajamas, he came across some loose Nike shorts and an orange tank top; it's the middle of summer, and it's hot at night. Midnight came out of the bathroom; Jack had folded the clothes and set them on the bed, Midnight grabbed the shoulder seams to the tank top and placed the shirt against herself. Jack walked in the room with a new toothbrush still in the package; Midnight looked at him and said, "I think it's a little too big."
"Sorry that's the smallest I got," Jack replied. Midnight tossed the shirt back on the bed and grabbed the toothbrush Jack held out to her,
"Dinner will be done in a little bit, I hope you like cheesy chicken & enchilada soup," he said,
"Never had it before,"
"WHAT?" Jack exclaimed, "You never had cheesy chicken & enchilada soup?" Midnight shook her head, Jack looked as if Midnight had insulted him, "Then today is your lucky day." He said. Midnight and Jack sat in the floor playing Battle Ship, so far, all the attacks missed,
"B5," Jack called,
"Miss again," Midnight said, Jack placed a white peg where he called out the number, Midnight was about to call out where she was going to attack, when Maple called them for dinner. They raced down the stairs and to the dinning room, three bowls and spoons were set out on the table filled with soup, they all sat down, Midnight prayed and they ate, it was so good that Midnight had three bowls full. It was fifteen minutes past eight, Jack went into the bathroom with his pajamas, Midnight slipped on the Nike shorts, they went past her knees, she slipped off her shirt and put on the orange tank top, it went past her waist; the head hole and arm holes where huge and showed a lot of her skin. So she grabbed an extra hair band and fixed the shoulder so the shoulders actually fit her, she put her hair up in a ponytail, Jack walked out of the restroom, "You're right," He said, "They are too big."
"See, I told you they were." Midnight replied, Jack laughed, Midnight folded her clothes and placed them in her messenger bag, "So, where am I going to sleep?" Midnight asked. Jack pointed to the left side of his bed, "Right there," He said, "And I'll be here," He added, pointing to the right side of the bed, Midnight brushed her teeth and hopped onto Jack's bed. Jack brushed his teeth too, turned the lights off, and crawled into bed as well.
The next morning, Thursday, Jack woke up and set a clean pair of clothes on his dresser for Midnight, today was casual day; she woke up minutes later, grabbed the clothes and headed for the shower. Midnight turned on the hot and cold water trying to get the tempter perfect, as soon as it was; she slipped out of the oversized clothes and stepped into the shower. Minutes past and Midnight dried off and put on the extra clothes, brushed her hair with Jack's comb, that he let her use, nearly braking it, brushed her teeth, and exited the restroom. Jack was lying on his bed reading Midnight's book, "Why do girls take so long in the shower?" He asked. Midnight looked puzzled at the question, "I mean, it shouldn't take that long to wash your hair and body. Should it?" He continued, Midnight through her pajamas at him. Once again, the shorts that Midnight wore went past her knees, and the loose t-shirt almost past her knees too,
"I did more than just shower, it is possible ya know." Midnight replied. Jack and Midnight walked into the kitchen, Maple had left a note on the fridge: "Gone to work, I'll be home pretty late, so get to school on time and do your homework. Love you my puppet!" Midnight read aloud, "Puppet?" she asked.
"It's nothing…we better eat and get to school." Jack said changing the subject and grabbed four eggs out of his refrigerator, fried them up and they eat. Jack's orange tomcat came running up behind them, it startled Midnight so much that she almost kicked the cat. Jack feed the cat also; they hurried out the door and raced to school to see who was faster; Midnight won by a foot.
"You…cheated," Jack panted,
"How can…I…cheat by…running...if my legs…are shorter than yours?" Midnight asked breathless,
"You'll find someway…it's what you're good…at." Jack replied, recovering from the race. Midnight playfully slapped him on the arm, he ruffled her hair, they walked into the school and split apart as the bell rang. Jack walked into his Language class, and Midnight walked into her Math class, she looked for her seat in the storm of students. She ran into someone, Midnight looked up; Crap!
James Carter: the school heartthrob has a new girlfriend every week. Apparently, she was next on his list, once he sets his eyes on a girl that he wants, he doesn't stop until she is his. Midnight tried to maneuver around him but he blocked her path, "May I pass?" She asked,
"Hmm, let me think about it…no," James said, half the girls in the room were staring at James, obviously jealous.
"Why don't you shove those words back in your mouth and capture another chick in the barn." Midnight replied and shoved past him. James grabbed Midnight's wrist and pulled her back, "I don't care what you say! You're going to be my girl, not Night's, not some geeks, mine. Unless you want my friends to beat the living daylights out of him," James threatened her.
"And what if I say yes? What would you do to me then?"
"That's simple, you'll only have access to certain people and places, you'll be with me and my friends all the time at school, you have to tell me where you're going and what you're doing. And lots of other things that I don't feel like telling you." He said.
"So you want me to be your pet? Is that it?" Midnight wondered.
"In a word I would have to say, yes."
"And if I say no you'll hurt Jack?" Midnight asked, James nodded. I just want what's best for Jack…I can't let him get him involved with my problems. Midnight thought, "Okay," she said,
"So have you decided on an answer?" James asked,
"Yes…I'll be your pet," Midnight grumbled through her teeth, "As long as you or any of your friends don't lay one finger on Jack." Midnight replied.
"You have my word, darling." James said, letting Midnight get to her seat. The teacher took attention,
"Open your textbooks to page 167. We'll begin with a Quiz, you'll have twenty-five minutes to finish it, you may begin…now!" The teacher said.
After math, Midnight walked into the hallway, headed for her locker when someone gripped her arm, she turned around to see James. "I told you, tell me where you're going before you go." He said, "But I'll let you go with a warning, but next time you won't go so easily." He said.
"I'm just going to my locker, I have language after this." Midnight said jerking her arm out of his hold,
"Midnight!" Someone called her name, and it wasn't James, Midnight looked around, arms wrapped around her and lifted her off her feet and placed her in a different place. She looked at the person who had moved her; Jack!
"Midnight, get back," Jack said.
"Jack listen, don't do th-" Midnight was cut off,
"Midnight come back here," James said calmly, Midnight obeyed, Jack was dumbstruck.
"Jack, I'm-" Midnight was silenced by James holding up his hand.
"Don't say anything half-pint," He said, "Look Jack, Midnight has lost her affection for you and has decided to come to me, and to never speak to you or any of her old friends again. She has new ones now." James said.
"I don't believe you, Midnight would never say that," Jack said.
"Jack don't sa-" James backhanded her across the face, she was silent after that. Jack charged at James, when he was in striking distance, Midnight tackled Jack to the ground, her shoulder throbbed in pain as it hit the hard floor. "James," Midnight said looking at her new "boyfriend", "Let me explain it to him. Please?"
"Fine. Just don't say to much," He replied.
"Jack, this is what I want," She said getting up and walking back over to James.
"You never really loved Jack, did you." James stated more than asked.
A tear rolled down her cheek, "No," Midnight's voice cracked as she talked, "I never truly loved you, Jack. I hadn't plan on you finding out this way, I'm sorry…" She started crying uncontrollable, it looked like rain was falling on her face as she cried. Midnight couldn't stand it anymore, she had to get away from the two of them, she turned around and ran as fast as she could.
"Get back here shorty!" James called. Jack couldn't believe what he had just heard, I never truly loved you, Jack. I hadn't plan on you finding out this way, I'm sorry… Those words echoed throughout his head,
"Hey, Half-pint! Half-pint! Get back here!" James shouted, Jack grabbed the collar of James's shirt, "What did you do to her? The way you're treating her, is hurting her physically and emotionally, just stop it." Jack pleaded.
"You heard her," James said brushing Jack's hand away, "She never loved you."
"I will get her back, and you can't stop me!" Jack growled.
"Maybe I can't. But she can," James said walking off, Jack stood there for the longest time, trying to gather himself. What just happened?
Midnight ran down the hall, a cramp starting in her side, but that didn't stop her from running. She ran past Luckie in a blur, soon Midnight had to slow down, the pain in her body wouldn't allow her to go any farther. She stopped when she came to a corner in the hallway, Midnight put her back to the wall and slid down. She brought her knees to her chest and rested her elbows atop them, she ran her fingers through her hair, then set her hands lightly on her shoulders. She tried to control her breathing, while closing her eyes, she felt like crying some more, but no more tears came. Why does this always happen to me? Jack will probably never want to see me again after I said what I did. Midnight was torn from her thoughts when someone grabbed her arm and harshly pulled her up and pressed her against the wall, she opened her eyes to see James. "What do you want?" Midnight asked, not daring to look at him.
"Why are you crying over one little person?" He asked,
"You shouldn't have made me say that to him," Midnight said shoving him away and ran past him.
"I'll be seeing you tomorrow!" He called after her.
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