He laughed and extended his hand.
"I offer my hand in friendship."
She eyed it for a moment before taking it and shaking it quickly.
"Friendship offer taken, Slater, now shoo, or I'll bite you too."
Paul looked at her with surprise.
"You can try."
She turned her chair towards him and leaned down with her elbows on her knees.
"I will try and succeed."
Paul glared at her.
"You wouldn't dare."
She grinned at him.
"You wanna bet? I've handled worse than you Slater."
He stood up.
"Try."
She stood up and jumped at him. He attempted to push her away, but she squatted down and kicked his legs out from under him. He fell straight on his back with a large grunt and she straddled him to the ground.
"Still want to doubt me Slater? "
Adam was standing and leaning over the table to stare at the attraction. Paul looked at me and attempted to raise his arms. She put his arms under her knees and crossed her own over her chest.
"Say mercy."
He continued to look at me.
"Help me Suze."
I shook my head.
"Oh no, this is way entertaining."
He looked back at Wraith.
"Okay...mercy. Now please get off."
Wraith grinned again and then obligingly stood back up. Paul slowly sat up. Wraith put out her arm to help him up; he glanced at her warily before taking it. She jerked him up and he ran into her, ramming her into the table. He quickly stepped away and sat back down in his chair. She flicked him in the head.
"That hurt retard."
He grinned evilly. Wraith sat back down...upside down. Yeah that's right, she sat down with her butt on the back of the chair and her head hanging off of the end where your legs normally go. I saw Adam plotting on the other end of the table, but I didn't find out exactly what he was plotting until he began to reach for her feet, (Which were clad in combat boots with a buckles that looked suspiciously like sheathes for knives.) I was going to stop him, but it appeared that she was already aware of the problem.
"Mctavish, you touch me, I'll kill you."
He drew his hand back as if her legs were on fire. She laughed heartily.
"I knew you'd see it my way...and what are you staring at Slater?"
I looked at Paul, and surprise surprise, he was actually staring at her. Oh yay! Maybe now he'll stop stalking me! He turned red and looked at the ground. I heard CeeCee snicker. That my friends, was the end of an oh so entertaining lunch period.
When school ended that day, I was putting my stuff in my locker and I had just closed it when I found Wraith just standing there looking all scary. I only jumped a little. I swear...shut up. She cackled a little bit.
"Want me to drive you home, Suze?"
I had fully gotten over my heart attack by now, so I graciously accepted. At least now I wouldn't have to deal with Brad trying to see if he can suffocate me and Doc by blowing farts and not allowing us to roll down the windows. (Yeah...he does do that. Poor me, huh?) She twirled a key ring on her finger and nodded towards the door.
"Shall we go?"
I smiled and walked out of the Mission. I was looking for any car that didn't seem really familiar, but soon found that this was useless, because Wraith had already stopped right beside a motorcycle. A big, black and green motorcycle with two helmets chained to the back. She used a key off the key ring to unlock the chain and then threw a red helmet at me. I hastily caught it as she began wrapping the chain around her waist. Once she had locked it so it hung low on her hips, she climbed on the bike and began to slip on her black helmet. She then patted the place behind her. I could hear her muffled voice through the helmet.
"Get on Suze, I'm not psychotic, I won't crash."
I pulled on my helmet and then sat down behind her. She chuckled and then revved the engine three times before putting her legs up and letting us take off. When we paused at the next red light, guess who was in the car beside us? Of course, Paul Slater just had to see me on a motorcycle. Oh! Wait, I'm wearing a helmet. Oh...never mind.
"Hey Slater, care to have a bogey race?"
I almost hit Wraith. She had put up the visor thing on her helmet and was revving her engine again. Apparently he had realized who was behind Wraith on the motorcycle, because he spoke to me.
"Would that scare you Suze?'
Me, being a stubborn little brat, had to answer in the typical Suze way.
"Nothing scares me Paul!"
He laughed and looked at the light...just as it turned green. Wraith and I shot forward like a freaking lightning bolt and left Paul in the dust. We were soon approaching the next stoplight, (Which was about four miles away, I might add.) When we got there, it was still green, but Wraith stopped anyway. About a minute and a half later, Paul pulled up. Just as the green light switched to red. Wraith pulled off her helmet and took out her ponytail. She looked at the black hair band for a while before throwing it at Paul.
"Here Slater...Pity prize."
He glared at her while she laughed good naturedly. She then turned to me with her hair whipping me in the face.
"Sorry about that babe, now where do you live."
I quickly gave her directions and she slipped her helmet back on as the light once again turned green. She took a right turn and then began to speed up. I was getting worried.
"This isn't the way to my house!"
She yelled back without even a tremor in her voice,
"We're taking a shortcut."
She turned down a deserted alley that we were about to pass and suddenly I felt an amazing weightless feeling. This lasted for about ten seconds and then I felt myself landing hard. We were on the street to my house. I gasped as she pulled up in front of my house. I jumped off and yanked off my helmet, not even wanting to imagine what my hair now looked like.
"How did you do that!!!!!?"
She had pulled off her helmet as well. She laid her head on the handle bars or whatever they were and sighed.
"I'm Akashic...I'll explain sometime okay, but right now, you're going to have to explain to your step brother why you're home before him."
I turned and saw Brad's piece of crap car pulling into the driveway. He jumped out and ran over to where I was standing.
"How did you do that! I didn't even see you on the way here."
I looked back at Wraith. She just shrugged.
"We took a shortcut."
Brad looked around me to eye Wraith warily. She simply gave a small salute and said,
"Hullo Brad, see you later Suze. We'll talk, I promise."
She then put her helmet back on, gave that left handed salute again, and drove away.
"I offer my hand in friendship."
She eyed it for a moment before taking it and shaking it quickly.
"Friendship offer taken, Slater, now shoo, or I'll bite you too."
Paul looked at her with surprise.
"You can try."
She turned her chair towards him and leaned down with her elbows on her knees.
"I will try and succeed."
Paul glared at her.
"You wouldn't dare."
She grinned at him.
"You wanna bet? I've handled worse than you Slater."
He stood up.
"Try."
She stood up and jumped at him. He attempted to push her away, but she squatted down and kicked his legs out from under him. He fell straight on his back with a large grunt and she straddled him to the ground.
"Still want to doubt me Slater? "
Adam was standing and leaning over the table to stare at the attraction. Paul looked at me and attempted to raise his arms. She put his arms under her knees and crossed her own over her chest.
"Say mercy."
He continued to look at me.
"Help me Suze."
I shook my head.
"Oh no, this is way entertaining."
He looked back at Wraith.
"Okay...mercy. Now please get off."
Wraith grinned again and then obligingly stood back up. Paul slowly sat up. Wraith put out her arm to help him up; he glanced at her warily before taking it. She jerked him up and he ran into her, ramming her into the table. He quickly stepped away and sat back down in his chair. She flicked him in the head.
"That hurt retard."
He grinned evilly. Wraith sat back down...upside down. Yeah that's right, she sat down with her butt on the back of the chair and her head hanging off of the end where your legs normally go. I saw Adam plotting on the other end of the table, but I didn't find out exactly what he was plotting until he began to reach for her feet, (Which were clad in combat boots with a buckles that looked suspiciously like sheathes for knives.) I was going to stop him, but it appeared that she was already aware of the problem.
"Mctavish, you touch me, I'll kill you."
He drew his hand back as if her legs were on fire. She laughed heartily.
"I knew you'd see it my way...and what are you staring at Slater?"
I looked at Paul, and surprise surprise, he was actually staring at her. Oh yay! Maybe now he'll stop stalking me! He turned red and looked at the ground. I heard CeeCee snicker. That my friends, was the end of an oh so entertaining lunch period.
When school ended that day, I was putting my stuff in my locker and I had just closed it when I found Wraith just standing there looking all scary. I only jumped a little. I swear...shut up. She cackled a little bit.
"Want me to drive you home, Suze?"
I had fully gotten over my heart attack by now, so I graciously accepted. At least now I wouldn't have to deal with Brad trying to see if he can suffocate me and Doc by blowing farts and not allowing us to roll down the windows. (Yeah...he does do that. Poor me, huh?) She twirled a key ring on her finger and nodded towards the door.
"Shall we go?"
I smiled and walked out of the Mission. I was looking for any car that didn't seem really familiar, but soon found that this was useless, because Wraith had already stopped right beside a motorcycle. A big, black and green motorcycle with two helmets chained to the back. She used a key off the key ring to unlock the chain and then threw a red helmet at me. I hastily caught it as she began wrapping the chain around her waist. Once she had locked it so it hung low on her hips, she climbed on the bike and began to slip on her black helmet. She then patted the place behind her. I could hear her muffled voice through the helmet.
"Get on Suze, I'm not psychotic, I won't crash."
I pulled on my helmet and then sat down behind her. She chuckled and then revved the engine three times before putting her legs up and letting us take off. When we paused at the next red light, guess who was in the car beside us? Of course, Paul Slater just had to see me on a motorcycle. Oh! Wait, I'm wearing a helmet. Oh...never mind.
"Hey Slater, care to have a bogey race?"
I almost hit Wraith. She had put up the visor thing on her helmet and was revving her engine again. Apparently he had realized who was behind Wraith on the motorcycle, because he spoke to me.
"Would that scare you Suze?'
Me, being a stubborn little brat, had to answer in the typical Suze way.
"Nothing scares me Paul!"
He laughed and looked at the light...just as it turned green. Wraith and I shot forward like a freaking lightning bolt and left Paul in the dust. We were soon approaching the next stoplight, (Which was about four miles away, I might add.) When we got there, it was still green, but Wraith stopped anyway. About a minute and a half later, Paul pulled up. Just as the green light switched to red. Wraith pulled off her helmet and took out her ponytail. She looked at the black hair band for a while before throwing it at Paul.
"Here Slater...Pity prize."
He glared at her while she laughed good naturedly. She then turned to me with her hair whipping me in the face.
"Sorry about that babe, now where do you live."
I quickly gave her directions and she slipped her helmet back on as the light once again turned green. She took a right turn and then began to speed up. I was getting worried.
"This isn't the way to my house!"
She yelled back without even a tremor in her voice,
"We're taking a shortcut."
She turned down a deserted alley that we were about to pass and suddenly I felt an amazing weightless feeling. This lasted for about ten seconds and then I felt myself landing hard. We were on the street to my house. I gasped as she pulled up in front of my house. I jumped off and yanked off my helmet, not even wanting to imagine what my hair now looked like.
"How did you do that!!!!!?"
She had pulled off her helmet as well. She laid her head on the handle bars or whatever they were and sighed.
"I'm Akashic...I'll explain sometime okay, but right now, you're going to have to explain to your step brother why you're home before him."
I turned and saw Brad's piece of crap car pulling into the driveway. He jumped out and ran over to where I was standing.
"How did you do that! I didn't even see you on the way here."
I looked back at Wraith. She just shrugged.
"We took a shortcut."
Brad looked around me to eye Wraith warily. She simply gave a small salute and said,
"Hullo Brad, see you later Suze. We'll talk, I promise."
She then put her helmet back on, gave that left handed salute again, and drove away.
