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Little Red Riding Hood

Chapter 3: School

CatPOV

When I opened my eyes the next morning, Jade was staring at me with her beautiful stormy blue-green eyes. I held her gaze for a few minutes, enjoying the silence for once. Jade broke it first "I'm gonna go take a shower in the hall, you should start getting ready." she sat up and walked to my door. I couldn't help but watching her butt as she left. It was so cute! Just the right size and shape and toned from Jade running all the time and it was just a little lighter then the rest of her pale skin from her bikini line. I wonder if Jade's ever gone skinny dipping? She doesn't usually have clothes on around me unless we're out doing something so maybe she has. But she always has make up on too, epically dark around her eyes, so wouldn't her make up run if she did that? I should ask her if she does.

I got up and stretched before heading to the bathroom to get ready while wondering if Jade takes a shower the same way I do. I mean is there a right way to take a shower? A normal way?

I came back into my room in only a towel to find Jade finishing blow drying her hair and naked. Jade's eyes flickered over to me once and then back to stay on me and mouthed 'Almost done.' since Jade hated screaming over the blow drier. I blushed as Jade's gaze stayed on my while I dressed, I was so much more self conscious of myself around Jade which was weird because I had no problem undressing around others, including boys. Maybe it's because I love her. I do always care about her decision more than others.

I looked at Jade as she finished and noticed her cut was a little red "Is your cut okay?"

She touched it, running her fingers along it "Yeah it's fine. Why does it look bad?"

"Just a little. I thought werewolves heel faster."

"Not when a higher up is the one that hurts you." I flinched at the venom in her words. She threw me an apologetic look "Sorry, Cat." and we continued getting ready for school.

I put on a red tan top with butterflies and flowers on it, and a pink flower clip in my hair, skinny jeans, red heels and my rainbow jacket on top. Jade wore a black sweater, black skinny jeans, her black lily ring, a black ribbon bracelet, and black combo boots.

I didn't have a car so my mom dropped us off at school and after we got out she called out "And don't forget to take your medicine, Honey!"

I called back "KK, MOMMY!" I waved as she left "BYE!"

Jade was already walking away when I turn around. But I didn't get upset because Jade needed her coffee in the morning or she would be cranky all day, and cranky Jade wasn't exactly pleasant but I did enjoy that cute scowl on her face and the way her lips curved when she yawned. I caught up with her as she paid for her coffee. She lend against the counter of the stand, her eyes searched the courtyard once before spotting her target. It was Beck. He was sat on top of one of the lunch tables with girls around him with wide eyes as he told them something interesting. Tori was with him along with Trina, who was trying to absorb all the attention Beck brought, and two boys I didn't recognize.

Jade gripped my wrist with her free hand and pull us towards them. Beck noticed us, or more like Jade, first "And there is my beautiful wife-to-be!" he stepped through the crowd of girl's and wrapped his arms around Jade and kissed her cheek and whispered something in her ear and she kissed his cheek back.

I wanted to cry just seeing that, even though Jade still held my wrist in her hand. Again, it felt like someone was grabbing my heart and squeezing too tightly and forcing the tears to my eyes that I was forced to blink away. I looked away and Tori's eyes found mine. I could see her blinking away the tears too but she was having a harder time keeping the mask up that she was forced to learn too late while I developed mine much younger. I faked happiness, faked that effortless smile, faked that smile that broke my heart as I did "Hey! Tori!" I rushed to her, forcing Jade to let go of the hold on my wrist even though I wanted it to stay, despite the pain.

Tori hugged me when I came to her. She whispered "Thanks, Cat." I could practically hear our hearts breaking. Tori and I would have to do this everyday: live with the pain.

I could hear them talking behind me "Hey Jade. How's the cut?"

"Fine. Cat helped me."

"Cool. Cat seems pretty awesome," he paused "for a human that is."

I heard Jade growl shushed words at him that Tori repeated "Don't talk about Cat like that."

I sighed and grabbed Tori's hand and started to walk into the school "Let's go to class. I heard Sikowitz has a special project that he is going to assign us today. So if he let's us pick partners will you be mine? I bet it'll be a lot of fun. Sikowitz usual picks cool stuff to do, unless they take a lot of time, then I get bored and-"

I was cut off by Beck "Hey, you guys went off so fast I couldn't introduce you to the kids from my pack." he spun us around "That's Andre, Robbie, and Rex." The first was a dark skinned boy with a nice smile and dreadlocks pulled back in a ponytail to show that the sides were shaved. The second was a pale guy with a Jewish looking Afro with glasses, kind of geeky looking actually. And the third guy wasn't really a guy. Rex was a puppet in the second's arms that resembled him a little too much so it was kind of freaky. But not in a bad way, I think...

Andre answered for them "Nice to meet you, guys. Beck's told us all about you two, Cat, Tori." he nods to both of us as he says our names.

Tori extends her hands to them but I remember that I left a red velvet cupcake in my locker, squeal excitedly, and rush to my locker in search of them and forget about the two and a ½ boys I met. I spun the dial over and over again but I realize I just didn't remember the locker combo and my tummy was growling at me. I looked down at it and pet it "Sorry tummy but I don't remember if you have a problem take it up with brain, he's the one in charge here!" tummy growled back at me anyway and my head started to hurt. I knew I should have taken my medicine! I groaned, I really want my cupcake!

I pouted, leaned against the locker next to mine, pressed my forehead against it, and hit my head repeatingly and mumbled "Why-*thump* can't-*thump* I-*thump* remember?-"

I was about to hit my head against it again but my forehead came in contact with a soft head instead and I began to notice the warmth from the body behind me, Jade. She had press her whole form, well the parts that could touch me since I was so much shorter than her, to my back. Jade breathed against my ear "You know, if you don't remember your locker combination you can always ask me. And don't hit you're head against a locker you could have given yourself a concussion." I notice Jade put her hand on the knob "14-32-2" Jade popped opened the locker, a smile made a home on my lips.

I turned in the sandwich she made with herself and the lockers, wrapped my arms around her neck, forcing me to my tippy-toes and kissed her cheek just an inch from her mouth on the corner of her cut. I didn't even recognized what I was doing until my lips were on her cheek. I paused, at first, because of fear that she would stop me but when she didn't I kept it there and savored the moment, drinking in her smell, the warmth of her body pressing mine to the locker. Sadly I had to pull away soon or people would start to notice "Thanks, Jade. I'll try remembering next time." I said withdrawing my arms from her neck to notice the light blush that was forming on her cheeks.

She put one hand on the spot I kissed "No problem, Cat. Why did you want to get into your locker so badly anyway?"

"Because look!" I reached in and pulled out the plastic container of the most delicious substance in the world, red velvet cupcakes with vanilla icing! "See! Do you want one?"

Jade rolled her eyes but was still smiling that smile that she only gave me "Sure, save me one for lunch." she grabbed my hand and started pulling me into our first hour and for a second I wondered where Beck was "Beck went to find his first hour since I don't know where it is and Tori does."

I squeezed our hands "So then I have you all to myself, right Jade?"

She squeezed back "For now." she continued leading the way "So you're going to be Tori's partner."

"You heard that?"

"Wolf ears." she said using her free hand to touch her ears "So why did you want to be Tori's partner?"

I shrugged my shoulder "Cause I thought you might want to be partners with Beck."

She scowled and rolled her eyes "I have to spend the rest of my life with him. So maybe I just want to be partners with you." her scowl remained on her face as she sighed "I've been avoiding this but I only have until the wedding and then I won't be able to see you again, ever."

I felt a pang in my heart. I would never see Jade again after the wedding? My throat closed, I couldn't speak so I didn't. I just sat in class next to Jade, and tried not to cry. It was so hard because every time I felt her look over I wanted to burst out into tears. But I can't, I can't let Jade know, I can never let her know. No matter how hard that invisible hand squeezes my heart, I cannot tell her. So I'll be happy. I'll make this last month with her worth remembering and I'll remember every second. So I close my eyes, blink away the tears, and turn to Jade and smile. I whisper to her about nothing because I want to whisper something else but I won't let it happen. I want this to last and just be fun.

JadePOV

Cat was acting weird. Okay, weirder than normal. I knew she would be sad when I told her that after the wedding I would never be able to see her again. But she was on the verge of crying in the middle of class, one second and happy, and bubbly the next as if nothing happened. Well, that's normal too but the look in her eyes weren't. She was an actress so she could fake happiness but she couldn't make her eyes betray me. She was sad but wanted to be happy.

It was weird because it was what I was feeling but I think mine had just a little more anger than hers did. Just seeing her like that make my wolf instints kick in to help my mate but I couldn't. I couldn't let that side take over or I'll do something that I will definately regret. And Jade West does not do regret, over anything.

I let it slid though. I wanted this to be fun too. So I smiled, laughed at her jokes, and followed her to our classrooms. And for once I forgot I was getting married in a month. I forgot that I wasn't normal. I forgot everything except for Cat.

Hey guys, hope you like the story so far, it's going to have a lot of drama too. So I hope you can handle it. Thanks for all the reviews. And yes, we all want Cat to shoot Beck and Ari in the face but it just ain't gonna happen, she's just too adorable, for now...

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