A/N: I hope I kept you guys interested enough to read on :) Luna does have her own side-story along with the real events of season 3. I didn't want to make it too bland just writing her into the real story so hopefully I can carry out that. Please R&R.
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Tsuki.
II. Changes
"Je essuyer ce sourire sur votre visage avant de montrer la vidéo de Melissa vous pleurer comme un bébé."
Luna smirked proudly seeing her mother's cheeks turn red. Eden let out a small laugh finishing off her wine. "Vous ne voudriez pas."
"What did she say?" Melissa asked re-filling Eden's glass. Eden gave her a small smile. "Something about me crying like a baby, by my guess she's trying to extort me."
"Hey Melissa want to see a video-?"
"Luna-" Eden warned. Her daughter gave her a devious look as she pulled out her phone. Luna scooted her chair closer to Melissa to show her the twenty-second clip on her screen.
Eden was sitting on a small table with her dress raised up as Rose rubbed down her skin.
"It only hurts for a second mom." Luna's voice rang.
Eden laughed nervously shooting the camera a look. "Are you recording me?"
"It's just incase you pass out."
Rose placed the needle right above the skin giving Eden one last re-assuring look. "On three?"
Eden nodded her head slowly closing her eyes. "One.. two.."
Eden cried loudly as Rose pierced her skin. She quickly looped in a small ring piercing finishing her job. Luna laughter rang as her mom squirmed. Eden shot her a glare at the camera and the clip ended.
Luna and Melissa laughed as Eden rolled her eyes at the two. "I hate seeing needles through skin." she shrugged.
"Sure that's your excuse." Luna giggled scooting her chair back in its place, Scott smiled sheepishly at her. Melissa gave Eden a nudge. "Mind helping me clean up?"
Eden gave her a questionable look before smiling. "No problem darling."
Luna watched as the two mother's cleared the table of empty plates and silverware before walking into the kitchen.
"So I'm guessing you guys had fun on this trip?"
Luna gave Scott a small smile. "It was... Transfigurative."
Scott cocked his head. "Changing from one thing to another?"
Luna let out a small giggle nodding her head. "Someone's been studying for the SAT's."
"Well if I didn't my mom would kill me."
The grin on his cheeky face made Luna's heart flutter for a moment. It was a weird feeling actually having a real conversation with Scott.
"Why did you chose that word?"
Luna glanced at her phone before looking up at Scott with a smile. "I don't know honestly, but ever since getting back I've defiantly felt a change."
My throbbing head woke me up the next morning. I slowly got up from my bed, I was still in my clothes from the rave last night; bits of paint remained on my skin. I must've been dead tired not to get out my clothes. All around I had a fun night though, after the rave Rose took me to a café for coffee and food.
I felt hazy and tired as I slowly made my way to the bathroom. My clothes from earlier that night were in the laundry basket. I stripped of my clothes and jumped in the shower. I scrubbed myself of the sweat and paint from last night. I smiled to myself, I'd have to get ahold of Rose before I left.
I had the hardest time re-calling my dream I had last night, a chill ran down my spine as I shook it off as a side-effect of the drug I had taken last night. After washing up I wrapped my body in a soft cotton towel. I put on my square frame glasses, but I was utterly surprised.
Everything was blurry behind the glass, and when I took them off everything was clear. I looked at myself in the mirror and gasped.
My skin was radiant and clear of any imperfection. My blonde hair seemed more vibrate than I remember. That's not the only thing I had noticed.
My body had transformed.
My breasts were larger than I remembered, I struggled to fit in my tight B cup bra. I'd have to buy some new ones before I left Paris. The little muffin top of my stomach had disappeared was now tight and smooth. I couldn't help grinning at myself in the mirror.
I was actually hot.
Like really really hot.
I curled my vibrate locks into soft bouncy locks before slipping on a short summer dress that showed off my bare shoulders. I started slipping on a pair of low-heels as my mom walked in with her hands filled with two lattes.
"Oh my - "
I smiled at her. "What?"
She put down the lattes before placing her hand to my forehead, she placed her fingers on my vitals.
"Are you sick? Your temperature seems normal along with your heart rate." she eyed me suspiciously. "Who are you and what have you done with my daughter?"
I started to laughing. "It's me mom."
My mom gave me a reassured smile looking at my outfit. "You look.. - stunning dear."
A grin plastered itself to my face as I grabbed a latter from the counter. "I feel amazing, I've never felt so confident before."
My mom smiled brightly at me before taking a sip of her drink. "What do you want to do on our last day in the city?"
I leaned against the countertop thinking. "Want to walk down the shopping district? Enjoy the city one last time?
"You actually want to spend the day shopping with me?" My mom giggled. "You have to be sick."
I gave her a pout. "I'm fine honestly! I just want to get out for the day."
A small smile edged her lips. "Grab what you need, and we'll go."
Luna wasn't sure why, but she felt amazing today. Things around her seemed more vibrate and beautiful, sounds and smells seemed even clearer than before. Like yesterday it was another great day, then sun shone down brightly upon the bustling city. While in the shopping district Luna had picked up a couple of slightly revealing outfits and dresses.
Her mother was surely surprised by her daughter's new-found forwardness. She would raise an eyebrow at her with every tank top or spaghetti strap her daughter put on. Though Eden couldn't help but smile at her daughter, she was happy that she was finally opening up to new things.
After lunch, their hands full of shopping bags the pair passed a small shop. It's sign read 'New Blood Ink Tattoos & Piercings'. Luna stopped and her mother's jaw dropped.
"What?"
Her mother's face was still full of pure horror. "You really want a tattoo?"
"Possibly..." Luna muttered. "And maybe a piercing?"
She swears her mother's jaw broke. Luna started giggling at her. "What?"
"Mon Dieu, you can't be my daughter."
Luna smirked pulling her into the small tattoo shop. There was a brunette at the counter with her back turned towards the door, a bell went off as they walked in.
"Welcome to New Blood Ink Tattoos and Piercings, how may I - Luna?"
Rose turned cutting herself off realizing that Luna was standing at her receptionists desk. Luna gave her a large smile. "Rose! I didn't know you worked here." Rose was taken back by how radiant she looked.
"Yeah, actually Nova, and Rina work here too. They do tattoos, while Rina and I take turns being receptionist and doing piercings."
Rose had noticed the women standing beside Luna. "This must be your mother."
Eden walked forward wearing a soft smile. "It's nice to meet you, Bellerose is it?"
Rose nodded. "Yeah, but only my parents call me that, everyone else calls me Rose. It's a pleasure to meet you Ms. Saintclaire."
Luna had been eyeing that drawings on the wall while Rose and her mom talked. Rose walked around the counter standing beside her. "Anything you like?"
Luna slowly nodded her head giving her a small smile before point to her choice. It was a blue butterfly that had black vines beside it with small orchids. Luna gave her mom a nervous look. "Can I?'
Her mother sighed giving her a small smile before nodding. "And a piercing?"
Luna smiled. "Navel."
Eden cocked her head with a sigh. "I suppose..."
Luna smirked at her. "You're getting one too."
Luna smiled as Rose dragged her and her mother towards that back. Rina and Nova were lounging on a black leather couch, they shot up seeing Luna walk in.
"Luna!" They squealed crushing the small blonde in a tight hug.
"It's good to see you to guys." Luna coughed out.
They released her from the tight embrace. Rina gave her a smile. "So I'm guessing you're getting something?"
Luna nodded. "We're getting some piercings and tattoos." She said gesturing towards her mother beside her.
"Nice too meet you." Both girls said in unison smiling.
"Likewise girls."
Rina smiled brightly at the two grabbing Luna's hand. "Let's get started then."
Rina led the group to a small table and gestured for Luna and her mother to sit. "Lift your dress please."
Luna did as ordered as lifted her dress, her mother beside her followed suit. Rose and Rina had scrubbed the skin around their navel's with alcohol pads to clean it. Rina pulled out a small needle staple gun. Luna felt nervous staring at the sharp needle. Rina gave her a reassuring smile. "Don't worry, it only hurts for a second. Which piercing do you want?"
Luna decided on a small diamond stud, her mother had chosen a small cross that would dangle from a chain. Rina gave Luna one last sympathetic smile before her pressed the need against her skin. "On three?"
Luna nodded. "One... Two..."
She didn't get to three. Luna jumped for a second, but honestly the needle didn't hurt as bad as she thought it would; Rina smiled at her. "That wasn't so bad was it?"
Luna giggled waving a sigh of relief. "Not bad actually." She shot a look at her mother who looked like she was about to die. She pulled out her phone and started to record.
"It only hurts for a second mom."
Her mother laughed nervously. "Are you recording me?"
Luna nodded watching Rose rub down her skin. "It's just incase you pass out."
Rose placed the needle right above the skin giving Eden one last re-assuring look. "On three?"
Eden nodded her head slowly closing her eyes. "One.. two.."
Her mother squealed as Rose pierced her skin. She quickly looped in a small ring piercing finishing her job. Luna couldn't contain her laughter as her mom squirmed. Eden shot her a glare.
"I'm sorry - " She laughed ending the recording. 'It was expression you were making."
"I'm usually the one putting needle in people." Eden sighed. "Not the other way around."
Rose gave the two a satisfied smile, she couldn't help but notice the change in Luna. She reminded Rose of herself, the first week of her change was a beautiful experience. Then she reminded herself that the girl had no idea what Rose had done. It made her feel very un-easy.
Nova had stolen Luna's mother to start working on her new tattoo. Rose sat quietly in the room as Rina drilled into Luna's lower back. Luna turned her head towards her and smiled.
"Thanks for last night, I really needed to have fun."
Rose gave her a smile hiding her guilt. "It was my pleasure, I'm glad you had fun."
Rina gave Rose a coy look before she continued her assault on Luna's lower back. Luna let out a small giggle. "It actually doesn't hurt that - ow!" Rina purposely dug in a little harder with the needle, she let out a small giggle. "You were saying?"
"Nothing." Luna groaned. She turned back toward Rose. "I forgot I have your clothes in my hotel room, I thought you'd want them back before I leave."
"Keep them." Rose smiled. "As a way of remembering me."
It took Rina nearly half an hour to fill in Luna's back. Luna was especially happy when she was done. She gleamed staring at the beautiful work on her back. Rose smirked at her.
"You got a tramp stamp"
Luna let out a small giggle. "Just because I have a tattoo on my lower back does not make me a whore."
"Then what does it make you?" Rina chimed in.
Luna continued admiring the work on her back. "It's doesn't make you anything. A tattoo is a symbol, a mark. It's a way of expressing your individuality as a person."
Rose smiled at her. "And what is your mark a symbol of?"
Luna smiled before answers.
"Butterflies don't start out beautiful. It take time for them to mature from an ugly caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly... So I think the best word for it would be- Change."
Rose and Rina both nodded their heads and smiling at each other. "I like that, it's fitting."
Luna gave the pair a small smile before turning to Rina. "Can I get another?"
Rina gave her a questionable look. "Really? What about your - "
"She doesn't need to know." Luna said cutting her off. "Can you do another?"
Rina smirked. "Of course, I'm an artist after all. What do you want?"
"Birds."
"Birds?"
Luna nodded and drew a line on her collar-bone with her finger. "Little black ones flying here."
Rina nodded and gestured for her to take a seat. Rose watched as she began drilling on the Luna's collarbone.
"What's this mark a symbol of?" she smirked.
Rina paused her work to let Luna speak. She smiled. "Freedom, since this trip marked my eighteenth birthday."
Rina gave her a small smile as she dipped her needle in her ink and began drilling again. Rose slowly took in the meanings of the mark on Luna's skin.
"Change."
That word floated around in her head like a bug. Rose saw a different meaning in those words. Luna wouldn't understand it.
Not yet anyways.
After a half and hour of drilling, Luna was finally finished. Rina put some ointment on her tender skin and placed a gauze tenderly over the raw skin before wrapping it. Luna's mother was taking way longer than expect, she was getting a back piece of a peacock, and a crescent moon over her heart.
It took nearly two hours for her back piece, her chest only took one.
After all the drilling was done, Luna's mother wanted nothing more than to go back to the hotel room and painfully go to sleep. All around the girls had spent nearly 200$ in ink, not a bad day.
Rose nudged Luna's shoulder as her mother filled out a check for their new work. "Want to get some drinks with the girls and I?"
Luna smiled before turning back to her mother. "Can I?"
Eden eyed the girl before giving her a bright smile. "Make sure she's not back too late- and no raves this time please."
Luna's draw dropped. "How did you know about that!?"
"I saw your clothes this morning." She smiled. "We'll talk about it later, go have fun with your friends."
Luna gave a sigh of relief before smile at her mom. "Thanks."
She turned back to the girls. "When are you free?"
"Now." Rose smiled. "Technically we close in 15 minutes, but we can clock out early."
It only took them a few minutes to lock up the shop, the sun was starting to go down. They walked down the block to a small bar called La Chapelle Noir.
The black chapel?
Luna sneered at the idea, that surely changed when she went inside. Dark oak softly warmed the large room. She expected the name to show a more Gothic look to the bar, but she was wrong.
Each beam was a work of art, wooden angels hung on the walls under at each ceiling beam. The building defiantly shown signs of age, but it still had its modern touches. Flat screen TV's hung on the walls blasting the football game. Men stood around pool tables slamming large pints of draft beer.
Rose led the group to a set of stools at the bar top. Luna took a seat in-between Rose and Rina, she turned to see Alexander's handsome face.
"Long time no see doll." he smiled brightly. "What can I get you lovely ladies?"
Rose smirked at him. "Don't be fooled by his charms Luna, Alex here is just showing off; he's usually more of a cocky love-able douche."
"That's Mr. Cocky Love-able Douche to you." He smirked. "Drinks?"
Rina and Nova both ordered fuzzy navels while Rose chose a strong bloodymary. Alexander turned towards Luna. "And you? It's on the house." He smiled. Luna was flustered by his charming smile.
"Um- I'm not sure, I guess something good."
Alexander smirked. "That I can do."
He poured some clear liquors in a shaker and shuck it a few times before tossing it in the air and catching it, he poured the drink in a margarita glass topping it off with a skewered green olive.
"Dry Martini." He smiled. "Shaken, not stirred."
Luna couldn't help but laugh. "Smooth move Mr. Bond."
He gave her a cheeky grin. "I try."
Luna slowly sipped her drink while Rina and Nova chatted beside her, Rose was scanning the room. She nudged Luna's shoulder. "Come on, I want to introduce you to someone."
Luna agreed and followed Rose through the crowd of people towards the pool tables. A handsome man with a short goatee was taking a shot. Hit ball ricochet of another sinking two pockets. He gave Rose a bright smile as they walked towards him.
"Luna, this is my friend Aaron. You were at his house last night."
Aaron grabbed Luna's hand and placed a gentle kiss on her knuckle. "Enchanté mademoiselle."
Luna felt an odd comfort with his touch, it made her smile. "Pleasure to meet you."
"I hope you enjoyed the party last night, I'm sorry I didn't have a chance to meet you."
Luna smiled brightly. "I had a great time, Rose made sure that."
Rose's stomach dropped to the floor as Aaron turned to her with a grin. "That she di-"
"Want to join us girl for a drink Aaron?" Rose interjected, desperately needed to change the topic.
Aaron gave the two a soft smile. "Sure, why not?"
The girls led him back towards their seats at the bar top. Rose had taken Luna's seat, leaving her in-between her and Aaron. Alexander walked towards them. "Want do you want boss?"
Luna raised her eyebrow. "Boss?"
Rose smiled at her. "He owns the café and tattoo shop too."
"I may be a business man Luna, but I still know how to have fun." He smiled at her before turning back to Alexander. "You know what I'll have, a round for the girls and yourself too."
"I'm on shift thou-"
"My bar, my rules. One drink." He smiled.
Alexander nodded before pulling out six chilled scotch glasses. He put two cubes of ice each one before filling the glass nearly half full with a rich honey-colored brandy. He passed out each glass until he was left with his own.
Aaron smiled at the golden brandy. "I propose a toast."
Rose smiled wearily. "A toast to what?"
"To life, and all the beautiful connections you make through it." He smiled proudly. "May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, angle's protect you, and heaven accept you."
The group raised there glasses together with one last cheer.
"To life."
They would spend the evening drinking, laughing, and having a good time. After sad goodbyes Rose would take Luna back to her hotel where she would wake up the next day and return home, blissfully unaware of how connected they truly were.
Luna and Scott made idle small talk about their plans for the up-coming year. Luna had decided that she'd possibly try out for Cross Country and have to deal with lovely Coach Finstock.
"Just to warn you Coach is a lot different when he's an actual coach." Scott smirked taking a small sip of his glass of water.
"I'm sure I'll be fine." Luna smiled. "I've heard it's pretty funny to see him mad."
Scott let out a warm chuckle. "You have no idea how many pranks Stiles and I have pulled on him, we defiantly plan on topping it this year."
Luna tried to resist laughing, but Scott warm face made it hard not too. "I hope I'm allowed to join you guys." She giggled.
"Sure you can- I mean if you want to? You might get in trouble."
Luna gave him a small smile nodding her head. "I'd love too-."
Scott gave her a soft smile. "Great."
Eden had walked into the room just as they had finished talking, she gave her daughter a sweet smile. "Ready to go hun? I've got to be to work at eight."
Luna looked at Scott before turning to her mom. "Sure, I need to get some sleep before school tomorrow."
The girls gathered their things and made their way to the door with their final goodbyes. Luna was about to close the door before someone caught it.
"Wait-"
She turned and saw Scott's cheeky face smiling at her. "I forgot to get your number- s-so we could talk about my tutoring?"
Luna gave Scott a small smile before grabbing his phone. She put in her number before handing it back to him. "Text me sometime?"
Scott gave her a gentle smile before nodding his head. "Yeah sure, night Luna."
"Night Scott."
Luna made her way down the sidewalk to her house where upon opening the door was face-to-face with her smiling mother. "So what did Scott want?"
Luna sighed rubbing her lower back. "My number, remember your brilliant idea for me to tutor him?"
Her mother giggled drunkenly. "Oh yeah- and that wasn't my idea. It was Melissa's."
Luna rolled her eyes as she passed her. "Of course it was, but I'm going to bed. Night Mom."
"Night Luna, text me how it goes with Scot-"
"Not gonna happen!"
And with that Luna shut up door, finally glad to be rid of her mother's pestering. She stripped of her clothes throwing on a black silk lace night-gown, before climbing under her covers drifting off ready for what tomorrow brought her.
Why was I on the ground? I remember getting into my bed, now I'm in some kind of wine cellar? I tried sitting up only to let out a sharp cry, the pain in my ankle was intense, what could be-
Mon Dieu...
I violently regurgitated whatever bile was floating around in my stomach, my ankle was broken and grossly shredded by the sharp iron teeth of a bear trap.
I shook as I held back a harsh panic attack. The room echoed from the sounds of scratching, like nails on a chalkboard. I squinted my eyes as I shook trying to see through the darkness, I could see the outline of a figure in front of me. My voice trembled as I spoke.
"What..- what do you want?"
Her laughter was soft yet sinister, she turned towards me walking away from the wall into a beam of moonlight. Her body was covered in a black silk dress that was burned into her skin, her face was wrapped in bandages leaving only her mouth exposed.
I froze when she smiled at me, her long shark-like teeth gleamed brightly.
"Where..-where am I?"
The charred women shook her head, the smell of her burnt flesh made my stomach roll.
"You're not asking the right questions Luna."
She kneeled in front of me, her long talon-like nail curved along my jaw-line.
"Who are you?" I whimpered feeling the point of her talon press against my cheek.
"I'm just trying to help us Luna." Her lips edged into a grin."And it's not 'who are you' Luna, but 'who are we'."
Luna shot up from her bed covered in a layer of sweat. The blaring alarm on her end table read 6:30. She shut off her alarm trying to re-collect herself. Every part of her dream last night felt to real. She pulled the covers off her ankles checking them to make sure they weren't harmed, she smiled happily to see they were still there. The thought of how grossly shredded her ankle was in her dream made Luna's stomach turn in knots.
After collecting herself she jumped in the shower to wash the sweat off her body. She brushed her beautiful blonde curls before throwing them in a cute messy bun. Luna padded her cheeks with light layer of foundation before penciling around her eyes. She had practiced since Paris and had learned how to finally do it herself.
She threw on the outfit she had picked out last night, a cute dressy tank-top that hung on her shoulder showing off the new ink on her collarbone, a pair of short denim jeans, and a pair of short black heels. After spraying herself with a couple of puff of perfume Luna grabbed her phone and bag before heading downstairs to grab something light for breakfast.
Eden was dressed head-to-toe in pink scrubs as she smiled brightly at her daughter as she entered the kitchen grabbing an apple off the counter. "You look stunning honey."
"Thanks mom, sorry to eat and run but I don't want to be late."
Eden nodded before taking a sip of her coffee. "Alright, have a good day."
Luna opened her front door to start her short walk to school when she was stopped utterly surprised by who was standing at her door.
"Dad?"
Luna's father, Richard gave her a warm smile pulling her into a hug. Luna felt slightly awkward accepting the embrace, she hadn't seen her father since he came to move out his stuff weeks ago. "My little Luna, you look so beautiful honey."
Luna gave him a small laugh. "You sound just like Mom."
"Speaking of which- come with me before she notices I'm here."
Luna followed him off the porch to his newer truck that was parked in their driveway. Luna gasped seeing what was strapped down in the back of his bed. She raised an eyebrow at her father who was smirking at her proudly. "You didn't?"
"Oh- but I did."
Her father began undoing the straps that held down the white Kawasaki z1000sx in his bed. "What's that for?"
Her turned to Luna witha soft smile. "Think of it as, a late birthday present."
Luna laughed. "You're joking right?" More like a kiss ass present.
Luna continued her bitter thoughts as Richard rolled the bike off the tail-gate landing it gently on the ground.
"Does it look like I'm joking?"
Luna shook her head at him smiling. "Mom's going to kill you when she finds out."
"When she finds out." He smirked. "But seeing as how you need to get to school, she won't find out til I'm gone."
Luna squealed happily hoping on the bike. "You seriously want me to drive this to school!?"
"Not without these." Her father handed her a black helmet, gloves and a black leather jacket before handing her the keys. He pecked her forehead with a smile. "Drive safe kiddo."
"Thanks Dad, I love it."
Her father gave her a gentle smile as she slipped on the jacket and gloves before throwing her bag on her back and putting on the helmet. She started the engine and smiled as it purred underneath her. She gave her father a last wave goodbye before taking off down the road towards the school.
It only took Luna a few minutes to reach Beacon Hills High, she parked her bike next to Scott's and two matching Kawasaki's. She slipped off her jacket and gloves before pulling off her helmet. A short walk down a sidewalk led her to the familiar set of main doors. One short push and boom.
Semi- instant popularity.
Luna could not believe the amount of stares she was getting on the short walk to her locker. Boys we're drooling over her with lust in their eyes while girls glared at her with envy. Luna walked past the dirty look with a big smile on her face, girls were actually envious of her. She opened her locker setting her jacket and helmet inside. She started unloading books she wouldn't need when she heard a click of heels come up behind her.
"Luna Saintclaire?"
Luna turned to the smiling face of her intellectual rival Lydia Martin. She was dressed in a lovely summer dress that made her shine, her friend Allison Argent was standing beside her. "Yes?"
Lydia's eyes went wide with shock. "Oh my god- you're glowing! and I absolutely adore your outfit, and did you get tattoos!?"
Luna gave her a small smile setting that last of her book's in her locker before shutting her door. "Thanks, and I pick up somethings while I was in France with my mom."
Allison gave her a bright smile. "You went to France this summer?"
"I just got back yesterday afternoon actually." Luna smiled throwing her drawstring bag over her shoulder.
"What region were you in?" Allison asked leaning her back against the lockers.
"I never left Paris, what about you?"
"Normandy."
Luna gave her a soft smile. "I've heard the countryside is beautiful up there."
Allison nodded. "My family has land up there, it was a nice retreat from here."
Luna laughed leaning against her locker. "I know how you feel, I didn't want to leave either."
The girls laughed, Allison gave Luna a soft smile. "Want to walk with us to my locker?"
Luna hesitantly smiled. "Sure-."
Luna walked down the hall with the girls, earning herself multiple looks from ongoing students. All the attention she was getting made the smile on her face glow brighter. Luna leaned against a set of locker while Allison unloaded her book and Lydia scanned the crowd for new 'potential'. "Freshmen, tons and tons of fresh men."
Allison rolled her eyes setting her books in her locker. "You mean fresh boys? Lydia they're fourteen."
Luna giggled. "I didn't see you for much of a pedophile-type Martin."
Lydia smiled at the two girls. "Eh, some are more mature than others."
Allison turned towards Lydia. "You know, it's okay to be single. Focus on yourself a little more. Work on becoming a better person."
Lydia sighed. "Allison, I love you. So if you need to do that thing where we talk about me, but pretend we're not actually talking about you it's totally fine- but I don't want a boyfriend."
Luna rolled her eyes with a small smile. "Then what do you want then?"
"I want a distraction-"
Luna smiled scrolling through her phone before Lydia nudged her. "What?"
After she didn't get a reply, Luna looked up from her phone in the direction the girls were staring.
"Brothers?" Allison asked.
Luna watched as the two handsome boys walked into view, she smiled.
"Twins."
Luna watched as they passed, she noticed one of them give her a small smirk that made her cheeks burn red. After chatting with Allison and Lydia for a bit the last bell had rung, Luna told her goodbyes and started to make her way towards class. "What class do you have?" Allison asked walking beside her.
"English with Blake, you?"
Allison gave a small smile. "Actually the same, mind if I walk with you?"
Luna smiled softly at her before nodding. Their new teacher Ms. Blake gave a Allison and Luna soft smile as they walked into the classroom. Scott gave Luna a small smile as his eyes shift to Allison next to her. Luna smiled at him taking the seat behind him as Allison took the one in front of him.
Scott's world was a blur as Luna passed him to get to her seat. He was blasted by an intoxicating scent of fresh vanilla that made his mouth water. He could believe the girl sitting behind him was that same quiet girl from a week ago, it made his mind rush with questions.
Luna sat behind Scott hiding the fact she was sending snapchats to Rose. She was about to send the snap before a message popped up. She opened it and Ms. Blake's voice rang.
"The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed sombre under an overcast sky – seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness."
Ms. Blake smiled leaning back against her desk. 'This is the last line of the first book we are going to read, it is also the last text you're going to receive in my class; phones off guys."
Luna pouted before turning her phone to silent setting it on her desk. The majority of class she spent silently re-reading "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad, she had read the novel before and was skimming through the pages, she noticed Scott leave near the end of class. A few minutes before the bell Ms. Blake started writing on the blackboard what homework was due on Friday. Luna looked up from her book to write her assignment.
Her breath caught in her throat.
Leaning against Ms. Blake's desk was the same figure from her dream.
Her bandaged face, charred dress, and viscous teeth. Luna shook as she stood from the desk and slowly inched towards her. Luna looked around the room hesitantly to see if anyone else was seeing what she was seeing, but no one was moving. Could they really not see her?
Luna flinched as the women tapped her talon-like claws against the desks as she passed. She finally reached Luna's desk with a vicious smile on her face. Luna didn't say anything, she was utterly frozen by what she was seeing. Did she get brain damage from the ecstasy in Paris? Because at this moment she swore she was going absolutely insane.
The women's lips turned into a twisted grin as Luna heard a shattering of glass.
The classroom filled with screams as the room became shrouded in black ravens. Luna didn't move, the women was still standing right in front of her. She closed her eyes, hoping that this was just a dream and that she would just wake up. She felt herself pulled from her desk and cover by something warm, but she didn't dare open her eyes.
After a few moments the screams turned to silence. Luna finally had the courage to open her eyes. One of the twins from this morning had generously shielded her from the ravens. "Um- thanks?"
The boy gave her a small smirk. "No problem."
Luna gave him a small smile before looking around the room. There were feathers and dead birds lying on the tiled ground, some of the students were tending to their fresh cuts and scratches. One boy down the aisle from Luna had a large gash across his forehead. Her eyes followed the steady stream of blood as it dripped from the fresh wound.
Her heart raced inside her chest as she was flooded by the sounds around her, everything from birds chirping outside to the hushed whispers of her classmates. Her thought became a haze as she concentrated on the sounds around her. Her eyes never left the dripping liquid from the boy's head. The twin gave her a questionable look nudging her shoulder. "Are you alright?"
Luna's head snapped back in his direction. "Yeah I'm fine- I just don't feel that well all of a sudden."
Luna stood up from her place on the ground and collected her things, she desperately needed to get away from this room and get some air. She turned towards the twin on the ground with a small smile. "Thanks again um-?"
"Aiden." He smiled.
"Aiden." She repeated. "I'm Luna."
"Nice to meet you."
"Likewise-" Luna said throwing her bag over her shoulder. "I hope you don't find me rude leaving after we just met and all, but I need to go."
Aiden gave her a small smirk. "I'm sure I'll see you around."
Luna gave him a hesitant smile before shakily heading out of the class, desperate to find relief from the sounds that were scaring the living shit out of her.
But that's not truly what scared her.
The woman was real to her, she could smell the charred flesh as she stood next to her desk. That's not all she could smell; Luna stopped at the main doors holding herself up against the wall, her head throbbed as it lingered in the air almost to the point she could taste it.
Blood.