Part 2
"So how are things going with you and Chase at the moment?" Senna asked.
Shauna Arlin sighed heavily, sitting in class, not really paying attention to the lecture. Things had pretty much gotten back to normal, the Night People were back to being pains in the asses again. And Chase Redfern, her unexpected soulmate, was no exception.
"He's still bugging the hell out of me," she admitted with a dry smile. Chase sat at the back of the room. Shauna glanced over at him, he glared at her, his Redfern eyes flashing an annoyed violent. So he'd heard. He couldn't complain, it was true.
"I thought soulmates were supposed to be this wonderful magic thing when everything turns sappy and dreamy," Senna said with a grin.
Shauna laughed, pushing her dark bangs out her hazel eyes. "Can you really see me and Chase all sappy and dreamy?" she snorted. She sighed a second time. "He's still trying to keep his reputation up with the Night World scum," she said, irritated.
Something like a wave of darkness stormed into the classroom. A shadow fell over both Shauna and Senna. Shauna's eyes rolled. "Oh gee, look who it is." Shauna's tone dripped heavily with sarcasm.
Luna Blackthorn did not look in the mood for Shauna's sarcastic sense of humour. In fact, she looked royally pissed off, her black hair flying wildly around her, silvery eyes shining with fury.
"What side of whose bed did you wake up on?" Luna's cousin, Marlon snickered.
Luna gave him a withering glare. "Thanks a lot," she snapped at Shauna.
Shauna blinked in confusion. "What did I do?" she protested.
"Cause you're boyfriend's being an asshole you cheer yourself by killing mine," Luna snapped, taking her seat, still fuming.
Shauna was confused. "I haven't killed anyone," she said.
Luna scowled, her eyes flashing dangerously. "Well someone did."
Shauna and Senna exchanged glances. They seemed to have come to some sort of agreement with the Night People, after the last time they had been forced to work together. The Night People (had been very reluctant) to agree to not kill the Daybreakers, and the Daybreak vampire hunters, wouldn't kill the Night People.
Now Zane Redfern had been murdered.
Did that mean something?
* * *
Saturn sauntered into the classroom, and was well aware that every pair of eyes was on her. She smirked as she found her way to a desk. She loved making an entrance. Her eyes moved over the students as she graceful sat down and started taking out a note book and pens.
She could see a small number of Night People in the room, some witches, and a few vamps. Maybe a shapeshifter somewhere.
The vamp she wanted was sitting at the back of the classroom. Blond and gorgeous as she remembered. He was ogling her as every other boy was. A pretty dark haired girl at the front of the room with a black dahlia on her necklace was giving her the evil eye. Saturn just smiled innocently.
So Chase Redfern had gotten himself a new girlfriend then? Pity for her. The girlfriend. Saturn wondered how much the girl knew about her yummy little Chase Redfern.
Of course, looking at her now, he would never recognise Saturn in a million years. He was going to pay for what he did to her.
* * *
Shauna frowned, watching the new girl walk into the classroom. Something about the girl made her skin rise in goosebumps. It wasn't jealous cause the girl was a knock-out. It was...she didn't know what. Just an instinctive feeling of dislike. She noticed Luna and Dakota didn't look too pleased either.
Senna noticed her expression. "Do I see a little green-eyed monster emerging?" she asked, smiling a little.
Shauna glared at her. "I am *not* jealous," she snapped. But considering the way that no guy in the room could seem to take his attention from the girl, maybe she should be.
She turned her attention to the front of the room. She could feel an uncomfortable prickling sensation running over her skin. She tried not to look over her shoulder. She found herself actually thing about the mystery of Luna's dead new boyfriend.
Was there a new vampire hunter in town? Her thoughts strayed to the new girl. There was no way she was a vampire *hunter*. She was a Night Person, without question.
Class dragged on, seemingly endless, but finally the bell rang and it was lunch time. As Shauna stood up together her things she felt a blast of cold air going past. She looked up, meeting the new girl's eyes, that changed colour, shifting like the lights in a glacier. A Redfern. What Shauna didn't understand was the girl's expression, somewhere between a glare, amusement, and something else.
Then the girl turned away and walked on, head held high, midnight hair cascading around her slender shoulders. Shauna didn't bother trying to hide a shudder.
"What's *her* problem?" Senna muttered as they headed down to the cafeteria.
Shauna shrugged. "I don't know," she said, frowning. "But I think we'd better keep an eye on her."
It wasn't just jealousy and natural dislike of the girl, something about her said the girl could not be trusted. Shauna didn't know why, and wondered if she really wanted to.
* * *
"So how are things going with you and Chase at the moment?" Senna asked.
Shauna Arlin sighed heavily, sitting in class, not really paying attention to the lecture. Things had pretty much gotten back to normal, the Night People were back to being pains in the asses again. And Chase Redfern, her unexpected soulmate, was no exception.
"He's still bugging the hell out of me," she admitted with a dry smile. Chase sat at the back of the room. Shauna glanced over at him, he glared at her, his Redfern eyes flashing an annoyed violent. So he'd heard. He couldn't complain, it was true.
"I thought soulmates were supposed to be this wonderful magic thing when everything turns sappy and dreamy," Senna said with a grin.
Shauna laughed, pushing her dark bangs out her hazel eyes. "Can you really see me and Chase all sappy and dreamy?" she snorted. She sighed a second time. "He's still trying to keep his reputation up with the Night World scum," she said, irritated.
Something like a wave of darkness stormed into the classroom. A shadow fell over both Shauna and Senna. Shauna's eyes rolled. "Oh gee, look who it is." Shauna's tone dripped heavily with sarcasm.
Luna Blackthorn did not look in the mood for Shauna's sarcastic sense of humour. In fact, she looked royally pissed off, her black hair flying wildly around her, silvery eyes shining with fury.
"What side of whose bed did you wake up on?" Luna's cousin, Marlon snickered.
Luna gave him a withering glare. "Thanks a lot," she snapped at Shauna.
Shauna blinked in confusion. "What did I do?" she protested.
"Cause you're boyfriend's being an asshole you cheer yourself by killing mine," Luna snapped, taking her seat, still fuming.
Shauna was confused. "I haven't killed anyone," she said.
Luna scowled, her eyes flashing dangerously. "Well someone did."
Shauna and Senna exchanged glances. They seemed to have come to some sort of agreement with the Night People, after the last time they had been forced to work together. The Night People (had been very reluctant) to agree to not kill the Daybreakers, and the Daybreak vampire hunters, wouldn't kill the Night People.
Now Zane Redfern had been murdered.
Did that mean something?
* * *
Saturn sauntered into the classroom, and was well aware that every pair of eyes was on her. She smirked as she found her way to a desk. She loved making an entrance. Her eyes moved over the students as she graceful sat down and started taking out a note book and pens.
She could see a small number of Night People in the room, some witches, and a few vamps. Maybe a shapeshifter somewhere.
The vamp she wanted was sitting at the back of the classroom. Blond and gorgeous as she remembered. He was ogling her as every other boy was. A pretty dark haired girl at the front of the room with a black dahlia on her necklace was giving her the evil eye. Saturn just smiled innocently.
So Chase Redfern had gotten himself a new girlfriend then? Pity for her. The girlfriend. Saturn wondered how much the girl knew about her yummy little Chase Redfern.
Of course, looking at her now, he would never recognise Saturn in a million years. He was going to pay for what he did to her.
* * *
Shauna frowned, watching the new girl walk into the classroom. Something about the girl made her skin rise in goosebumps. It wasn't jealous cause the girl was a knock-out. It was...she didn't know what. Just an instinctive feeling of dislike. She noticed Luna and Dakota didn't look too pleased either.
Senna noticed her expression. "Do I see a little green-eyed monster emerging?" she asked, smiling a little.
Shauna glared at her. "I am *not* jealous," she snapped. But considering the way that no guy in the room could seem to take his attention from the girl, maybe she should be.
She turned her attention to the front of the room. She could feel an uncomfortable prickling sensation running over her skin. She tried not to look over her shoulder. She found herself actually thing about the mystery of Luna's dead new boyfriend.
Was there a new vampire hunter in town? Her thoughts strayed to the new girl. There was no way she was a vampire *hunter*. She was a Night Person, without question.
Class dragged on, seemingly endless, but finally the bell rang and it was lunch time. As Shauna stood up together her things she felt a blast of cold air going past. She looked up, meeting the new girl's eyes, that changed colour, shifting like the lights in a glacier. A Redfern. What Shauna didn't understand was the girl's expression, somewhere between a glare, amusement, and something else.
Then the girl turned away and walked on, head held high, midnight hair cascading around her slender shoulders. Shauna didn't bother trying to hide a shudder.
"What's *her* problem?" Senna muttered as they headed down to the cafeteria.
Shauna shrugged. "I don't know," she said, frowning. "But I think we'd better keep an eye on her."
It wasn't just jealousy and natural dislike of the girl, something about her said the girl could not be trusted. Shauna didn't know why, and wondered if she really wanted to.
* * *