Well, hello there.
I have something really important to say.
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There, I have let out my inner emotions.
And, now, the story.
In Which I introduce to
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''Stacey, are you okay?'' asks Maggie.
Oh, I'm fine. I'm just thinking about how many possibilities there is for Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw to mess up the house. ''I'm fine.''
Maggie raises an eyebrow as she reaches for tray. ''You've been acting pretty weird all day. Like you half expect someone to attack you.''
''Oh, I just read something on the internet that scared me. Nothing to worry about.'' I held out my plate as the lunch lady dumped pasta on it. One perk about going to a private school was that the lunch was much better. Though, most of our lunch ladies could have met Santa Claus when he was baby.
''What did you read?''
''I'd rather not talk about,'' I said as I gave the cashier five dollars. In return, I got a quarter.
''If you say so,'' said Maggie. One thing I'm grateful about is that Maggie isn't very nosy. ''So, the usual spot?''
''I guess.'' We walked across the crowded cafeteria, chatting about what had happened in science, when we bumped into her.
''Um, Steak and Margarita? Get out of my way.''
''It's Maggie, not Margarita. And no. You go the other way around.'' I say.
She raised an eyebrow. ''Look, blackie, who rules this school?''
''Uh, the principal?'' I hear one of the boys behind me snicker.
Avalon rolls her hazel eyes. ''Sure. But, when he's not around, I do, sweetheart.''
''No, you don't!'' I exclaim.
''Stacey and Avalon!'' Dear God. Mrs. Fitz walks up to us. ''What's going on here?''
''Stacey was rude to me!''
''I was not!'' I snapped. ''She was being a racist!''
She feigns hurt. ''Stacey, I'm part of the student body. I would never be racist toward another student!'' She pouts and twirls her straight jet black hair.
Mrs. Fitz sighs. ''Just get on with whatever you were doing.'' She waves her hand and walks away.
''Next time,'' growls Avalon as she shoves me aside.
''You did your best, Stacey, '' says Blaise, the boy who had snickered. ''Though, you should have also told her that your name isn't Steak.''
''I didn't mention that?'' I asked, bewildered.
''No, you didn't.''
Oh, fudge. Well, I'll find a way to tell her later. Blaise gave me a high-five and Maggie and I left for our table. ''Stacey, thanks for standing up for me back there.''
''No problem.'' I reply.
''I wish I can stand up to her one day,'' she said, sighing. ''Then, I wouldn't have to rely on you so much for help.''
I only smiled as we sat down. ''Maggie, please. I'm your friend.''
''Did you guys bump into Avalon?'' asked Juilet.
''Yep.''
Juliet twirled her short blonde hair as she asked, ''What did she do.''
''She was being racist,'' I replied.
Juliet looked behind her and shot a nasty glare at Avalon's general direction. ''I hate that bitch.'' She suddenly perked up, ''Omg, guess what happened?''
Throughout the rest of lunch I stayed relatively quiet. The only thing I could think about was Brambles and Squirrel. Would they eat the crackers and juice I had left them? Or would they dare to go downstairs and search for themselves? I had told them that for now they have access to my room, Jacob's room, and the upstairs bathroom. I had already explained to Squirrel how humans go to the bathroom, so I'm not worried about that. Plus, I showed them Netflix on my computer, in case they got really, really bored. But, I can't help but think that I didn't do enough.
These thoughts consumed my so much that I didn't understand what Mrs. Henson was trying to explain. When class had ended, I asked Blaise to explain to me. He gave me a startled look, since it's usually him who asks for help. Well, there's gotta be a first for everything.
While he was attempting to explain to me, Avalon passed by us. ''Aww. Look at that, the loser jock and the Steak are going out together.'' She started making kissy faces in our direction, making her whole clique snicker.
I rolled my eyes. Dear Lord, please make her die a very slow and horrible death. Blaise grinned and said, ''Well, at least I have a girlfriend. That's not something you can say!''
Avalon scowled.''My Prince Charming will come very soon!''
Blaise snickered,''Sure.''
When we had left her behind, I allowed myself to blush. ''Why did you call me your girlfriend?''
''To get on Avalon's nerves,'' he waggled a finger in front of me.
''Well, you sure put her panties in a twist.''
''I did, didn't I?'' he started to stroke his chin like he had a beard.
We talked a bit more and parted ways. The encounter with Avalon stuck in my head for the rest of the day. I was immensely happy to have a friend like Blaise. Unlike Maggie, he knew how to stand up for himself and others. Plus, he was always making me laugh.
I actually wouldn't mind if he was my boyfriend.
But, I'm not interested in that sort of stuff right now.
There's high school, college, grades, and family to worry about. And, I'm currently housing and worrying over two cat/humans right now.
When I get off the bus, I sprinted to my house. Unlocking the door, I darted around, making sure that everything was in order.
Once I had made sure that everything was okay, I went up the stairs to check on Brambles and Squirrel. I poked my head in and smiled. The only word to describe the scene was adorable. Both were in the sleeping bag together and Squirrelflight had curled herself next to Brambleclaw, who had a protective arm over her. They both had small smiles on their faces.
Not wanting to disturb them, I closed the door silently and began to do my homework. It was around 5 when Brambles woke up.
''It's about time you woke up,'' I commented as Brambleclaw stared in horror in the position he was in. ''You two should do that more often. It's very cute.''
''You aren't very funny,'' fumes Brambles as he slips out of the bag.
I shrug. ''I wasn't trying to be funny. I was just stating the facts.''
It takes Brambles about half an hour to get over my comment. Talk about touchy. There are girls in my school that act less moody than that.
Squirrel awakens after Brambles gets over my comment. She rubs her eyes. ''Oh, hello, Stacey.''
''Well, it's about time you got up. Brambleclaw here as been missing your company.'' Squirrelflight blushes a bright red and Brambleclaw takes another half an hour ignoring both of us. Again, talk about touchy.
Once I'm done with my homework and Brambles is no longer using the silent treatment, I ask them what they had done while I was at school. Once my parents had left the house, Brambles had used Netflix and Squirrel had stared out the window. Since I had a sketchbook, Squirrel showed me some of the sketches she made. For a first time, it was amazing. Brambles had commented that he thought that reality TV shows were cruel but very entertaining. I had agree with him on that.
They had also left some crackers and juice since they didn't want to repeat what had happened yesterday. Since it was almost time to eat anyways, I told them to finish it off, since I wasn't sure if I would be able to smuggle any food after dinner.
''Oh, yeah, how did it go last night?'' asked Squirrel.
''What do you mean?''
''Well, you said that you would and convince your dad to let you bring your food upstairs.''
I looked at my flats. Since I went to a private Catholic school, we had to wear uniform. Of course, I usually had normal clothes during this time. Thinking about it now, I hadn't changed yesterday either. ''Well, I wasn't able to talk to him about during dinner. But, I mentioned it afterwords.''
''And?'' They both leaned in.
''He told me that when I was eighteen, he might consider it.''
They both groaned. As good as crackers were, they weren't the sort of food that anyone could live off of easily. I want to give them real food. But, ever since yesterday, Krista has been watching me closely. I'm half surprised she hasn't kicked down my door yet. But, I had told both Brambles and Squirrel to talk softly, so I don't think that I should be getting any problems too soon.
I heard a knock on my door.
I froze. Dear God, please don't let it be Krista, Casey, or mom. ''Coconuts.''
''The lair is open,'' I say in relief.
Jacob opens the door. We had both agreed to use that as a codeword. I know it's pretty lame, but it's not like we're part of the FBI. Though, from the way Jacob acted you could believe that that was true. ''I came here to talk about a couple of things.''
''Alright.'' Jacob closed the door and sat on the floor.
''Okay, first off, we have to talk about where you two are going to sleep permanently. I think Stacey agrees with me that hiding you two in her room forever won't help.'' I nod. ''Anyways, we have a basement, so I was thinking about moving you two down there. It'll be much safer since hardly anyone goes down there.''
''I guess,'' says Squirrel.
''Second off, we need to find out a way to get you two outside. Being Clan cats, I don't want to imprison you two in the house.'' Brambles and Squirrel nod. Clan cats? Dear Lord, sometimes I wish I knew more about their world.
''Well, I guess the park might be the best place to take them. Or the mall.'' I take a quick look at a confused Brambles and Squirrel and say, ''A park is a place that humans go to to feel close to nature. A mall is were humans get things they need.''
''The park sounds best,'' said Brambles.
''Then the park first, then the mall,'' I say.
Jacob continues to list things and we debate the best ways to handle the situation. If someone in my family saw us together outside the house, we would claim that we were helping them, since they weren't from here. If they saw them in the house, they are tutors that we never really bothered to tell them about. Or, we would just come clean and tell the person what's going on. And then force them to not tell anyone about.
When we were done, we had basically everything worked out. Tomorrow, we would go to the park.
And that, was were we would be attacked by the D.C.R for the first time.
Yes, Juliet, Maggie, Avalon, and Blaise will be playing some pretty big roles.
And I mean, BIG.
So, that's really all I have to say for now.
G'bye and see you next chapter!