Chapter two: Math


We walked into the room laughing. Myla was sitting in our spot. She was my math partner.

"So, what are you doing after school?" I asked him.

"Nothing, just going into the woods, and walking." He replied. "Hey I like to walk in the woods too what do you like to do in the woods?" I asked.

I tilted my head in curiosity. "I like to walk in the woods. I love the sounds of the birds chirping, the sound of the threes swaying. Also it just feels like home." He replied and smiled.

Wow! He's my soul mate, I just know it. The way he described things they were just like I would. The way he talked was different. He talked like he was from a different time than here. But I didn't care. I knew what he was, he was one of my kind, and that's all that mattered to me, at this moment.

"Jessica!" Low-Low called she sat with Nat my brother for this class. Lee sat next to Eve. Myla sat next to me. Leon sat next to no one. Myla had been sitting by me before she had started to date Leon, so we just stayed in the same place though I don't think I would mind at this very moment to just sit by myself. Maybe that would mean that Marshal would be able to sit next to me.

I walked up to Leon and grabbed his arm and pulled him away from my group of friends all huddled up around mine and Myla's table.

"WOW!" Leon said when I pulled him. Myla looked at me with eyes of confusion.

"Leon? Do you really want to sit by Myla?" I asked him. He nodded his head quickly. "Okay, I'll let you if I can have your spot." Marshal was still standing next to me.

"Okay," Leon said.

Yes, now I get to sit by him! I thought.

"Everyone, would you please sit down," Miss. Hangs asked.

"Yes, ma'am," everyone replied.

The teacher went on talking about everything we'd learned in the past few weeks of school to recap for Marshal.

I wasn't paying any attention I was still trying to figure out what Marshal Everheart had done to me in last period.

"What did he do?" I thought aloud. I was glad that it was only a whisper.

"Huh?" Marshal asked.

"Wait what?" I asked.

"You said, 'What did he do?' I'm wondering who the he is."

"He's no one. I was just speaking my thoughts out loud. And you should be paying attention to what I'm saying unless you've already done this." I said.

I did a mental laugh in my mind. Now what did he think. All vampires can read minds right? So maybe if I concentrate hard enough I would be able to know. He'd done it for me earlier.

What? How did she know what I was? This wasn't right. I knew what she was but she was new to our kinda and how did she get her eyes to become that color so quickly. I had so many questions I wanted to ask her.

But the thing was, I couldn't get close. I knew that when I leave next month it would break her heart.

When I heard him say that in his thoughts my heart shattered into a million pieces. I knew not one person could put it back together again. Well, maybe one person-Marshal Everheart. That's the one person. And no matter how much shopping I did wouldn't help, no matter how many pairs of shoes I buy won't help either. This wasn't the normal broken heart than everyone gets.

Now that I'd tapped into his mind I couldn't stop hearing his thoughts. No matter how hard I tried.

Rule one of being a vampire.

You can read minds. All can, but you have to concentrate really hard some don't need to concentrate as hard as others though.

Once you've read that person or vampires mind you will not stop hearing their thoughts. So only do it when you really have to, and on people that you won't be seeing a lot of.

I decided to listen to his thoughts for the rest of the class. I knew I shouldn't but it gave me something to do. And the fact that I could hear him describe me was even better.

I loved her almost black hair, and the blue streaks just but it all over the top. Her eyes where beautiful, same color as mine. Her skin wasn't as white though.

Oh, how I loved her body. It was just amazing. She had perfect curves. Perfect hips and perfect lips. Oh, how I wanted to kiss those lips.

Did he really want to kiss me? If he did than I sure would want him too.

But did she want to kiss me? UGH! I wish I could read her thoughts. Why was it that before I could but now I can't? This wasn't right. It must mean that's she's tried to read my thoughts now too.

But that only happens if she keeps wanting to know what I'm thinking. Fuck!

Right then, I stopped trying to hear them, they just became a background noise.

So she was! Hahaha! I'm smarter than you think. I've also been around a lot longer.

Well, then let's see if you hear this.

Right now I want you to take my hand a squeeze it with all your might and see if you can figure out if I'm what you are.

He did as I'd thought.

You're. . . .You're a vampire!

Yes, and I know that you are too, Marshal Everheart. I guess it just proves that we are meant to be.

I guess you're right, Jessica . . . .Jessica?

Loves. Jessica Loves.

Jessica Loves, that fits you very well. I guess I'll see you around.

And as he finished that thought the bell rang. That was different that what I thought it would've been.

"Jessica!" Alexis said walking up to me. "What was all that with you and the new guy."

"I call dibs!" Lee called.

"I don't think he's gay, Lee." Myla said.

"I don't care. I'll make him gay if I have to." He fired back at her.

"Yeah, you can make everyone around you gay just by talking about it so both of you shut up!" I hissed at them.

"If he doesn't go for Lee, than I want him," Eve whispered next to me.

"Would all of you just shut up, so that Jessica can answer the question?" Alexis yelled in irritation.

"Well, it wasn't really anything. He had told me that he just moved her the other day, and that he was only going to be staying here for about a month. He travels a lot." I told them.

He hadn't really said that he travels a lot but I suppose that could be assumed.

Do you mind if I tap into your head for the time being? It's quite fun to listen to all your friends. He thought to me and I flinched because I wasn't expecting it.

Why don't you come with us? Wait what class do you have next? I thought asked him.

Some sort of writing with Mrs. Hemmingway? He responded.

That's always fun. I'm in that class. The seat next to me's free in that class too. I responded.

Cool see you there. But you still didn't answer my question. He said and questioned me.

Just walk with us. Were just down the hall from the math room. I told him sounding him annoyed.

Okay, Be there in a second. He said sounding like he was laughing.

I didn't say anything back but all my friends had stopped and were waving their hand in front of my face.

"Jessica!" Low-Low yelled in my face.

"Hey, I have good hearing than very much, I would like to keep it that way." I hissed.

I noticed that I had stopped too, I looked around and saw we were almost to our math class.

"Well what else were we supposed to do?" Jammy said.

"Yeah, Low-Low's the only one with the loud voice." Nina said.

"You wouldn't even listen when Myla called your name." Lee said.

"Well sorry! You could've just left me in my peace!" I hissed and then stormed off to that 'some sort of writing' with Mrs. Hemmingway.