Chapter 4: Concert
"Gabriel! NO!" I jolted forward gasping for air. Sweat caked my body in sheets. My hair was matted to my face as I tried to move my bangs so that I could see clearly. I looked down at myself, my skin was on fire and I was still fully dressed from last night only covered by a throw blanket . Standing up I groggily walked to the bathroom where I then stripped and dived into a cold shower letting the water just wash over me and cool my skin. As I began to wake up I recalled my dream.
It had taken place at night in a clearing in the middle of the woods. Wind blew gently rustling the grass below my paws and the trees above me. In front of me The Ordeal was taking place. It was down to the final three some grey wolf I didn't recognize, Raul, and Gabriel.
Gabriel had just finished taking out the grey wolf, but before he was able to regain his balance Raul jumped at him from out of no where sending him to the ground. Gabriel was able to kick him away but his shoulder was bleeding profusely and he was swaying more then he should have Raul took advantage and jumped forward again quickly snapping Gabriel's neck. I had woken up hearing the sharp snap of his neck. The sound was dreadfully deafening.
Once my skin had cooled and the sweat was washed away I switched it to lukewarm and began my usual routine.
I grabbed my towel and wrapped it securely around my body and walked back to my room I looked at the clock to see that It had just turned nine. I sighed moving to my closet to decide what to wear. Viv did say it would be hot out. So I won't want a long sleeved anything. Before I could elaborate on any other clothes Vivian walked in to my room.
"Good morning Cyn good to see your up, moving, and not dressed." She greeted grabbing my arm.
"What are you doing and why are glad I'm not dressed?" I asked confused. It's always weird when your cousin says something like that, and troublesome very troublesome.
"Because you aren't wearing your own clothes." she told me as if it was normal. She then began to drag me away by my left hand to her room.
"Oh for the love of the moon no! This is like in scary movies when the killer takes the unknowing victim to there lair!" I said gripping the towel with my right hand.
"Oh hush it isn't like I'm going to kill you. I'm simply letting you borrow an outfit." she informed as we made our way to her bed.
The bed contained what I assumed would be her outfit because of the skirt length. My brow furrowed where's my outfit?
" Go try it on it should fit perfectly."
"What no way. That's your skirt. I'm not wearing that skirt." I spoke shaking my head profusely. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with skirts but this skirt was one of Viv's and all her skirts our very short and that's okay you know for Viv. I however do not have legs like her, there is no way I can pull that skirt off.
"Oh come on you will look great and besides you are in need of some romance." she shook her head pointedly.
"But I-" she seriously cut me off "But I'm your favorite cousin and you love me and you want me to be happy. That," she pointed to the skirt "being worn by you would make me happy."
"Oh that is so low." I snarled narrowing my eyes at her. "That shirt is going to make look like a present."
"A very sexy present." she said handing me the outfit.(on profile). I groaned but grabbed the clothes and went to my room to get dressed. I threw on the clothes and moved to my vanity were I began to blow dry my hair once it was dry and laying over my shoulders straight I applied eyeliner and mascara. I slipped on some bracelets and my necklace. I then moved to my closet to find some shoes. Deciding that if Viv was going to make me wear a skirt to a concert then I was going to wear converse. I'm such a rebel. I grabbed a white bag and headed down the stairs.
"Your closet." Viv grabbed her tiny best purse from the hall table. "I'm waiting outside." I snorted knowing she was referring to what she was wearing.
"Ugh where did she get that mouth!" Esme fumed.
"It was kind of funny." I remarked grabbing a quick cup of coffee.
"You look good though Cyn. Don't tell me you have a meat boy to." she commented nudging me lightly.
"Um no, but Viv picked out so." I responded rinsing out my mug. "I will see you later Aunt Esme." I kissed her cheek before exiting the house. The truth was Esme and Viv were exactly alike they just didn't want to see it.
"So what car does he drive?" I asked as we stood waiting for this Aiden bloke. Couple cars had driven by and none were him and Viv was getting antsy.
"Um I'm not-" before she finished a giant yellow bug squeaked to a halt in front of their house. Aiden removed his sunglasses and smiled lazily out the window at Viv.
"Like it?" he asked, patting the side of the car.
"Like it?" Viv said. "I'm not even sure what it is."
"Volkswagen Beetle," he answered.
I looked at the car realizing exactly what 'it' was. "Circa 1972." I added questioningly.
"Yeah it sends my father right up the wall - not only is it imported, but it's the sort of car 'those damn hippies' used to drive. A girl who knows her cars and you are?"
"Oh, I'm Viv's cousin, Cyn and my dad really liked cars." I told him not completely lying my dad DID like cars, but I mainly knew from babysitting the triplets. At the time Gabriel was going to school to get a degree in mechanics so he always had text books or magazines about cars laying around and I would look at them when the girls were asleep but their parents weren't home yet.
"I like the dragon on the door." Viv commented pulling me out of my thoughts.
"Yeah, Jem did it for me." His eyes widened. "Hey, maybe you could paint something, too. You're an artist."
Viv stroked her lower lip and I couldn't help but smile at my cousins seduction.
"Maybe."
He grinned. "Hop in, we'll be late." Viv and I walked to the passenger side and got in the car. The car smelled of banana and old plastic. There was a book called Witchcraft for Tomorrow on the floor. It was rather repulsing since I for one hated bananas but hey whatever works for him. I ignored any couple things in the front seat but once we picked up his friend Quince any of that ceased.
When we arrived at the university the parking lot was packed. Once Aiden was finally able to park we began to weave our way through everything.
"There's Kelly," Quince yelled over the music, pointing to their left. "Keh-LEY!" he boomed, waving his arms above his head. The small, dark-haired girl waved back, and two other girls camped out with her on the top cheered along with her. Me, Viv and the boys picked their way around the perimeter of the theater, trying not to step on hands, knock over bottles, or you know kicking screaming people in the.
"Women!" Quince yelled, and flung himself upon the two nameless girls, biting necks and squeezing as they exploded in giggles.
"You remember Vivian, don't you?" Aiden asked Kelly.
"Yeah," Kelly said, not bothering to look at Vivian. She wore a black T-shirt, black shorts, and low black boots.
"And this is Cyn her cousin." Aiden added gesturing towards me.
"Hi, love the boots." I greeted seeing Viv's distaste and the girl and her attire.
"Thanks." Kelly waved with a smile.
"Hey, man." A hipster with a lopsided haircut joined them. He turned out to be Jem, the dragon artist. He doled out sodas from an oversized cooler. Aiden and Viv sat down a stone ledge. I leaned my back against the leg not wanting to make my skirt any shorter.
"Jeez, they suck," a tall redhead said, climbing over a seat on my other side nodding toward the stage. "Yo, Aiden." He slapped Aiden's hand. "Go home!" his pudgy sidekick yelled at the band. Some kids behind him told him to sit down, and he made a rude gesture at them with little malice attached.
Another girl, a blonde with a nose ring, was close behind them. "Yeah, sit down, shut up, and gimme a beer," she said. Oh I like her she is funny.
"Christ, Bingo, you're going to get us thrown out of here," Jem complained.
"Bingo!" Aiden held out his arms to the blonde.
The Bingo leaned over and planted a fat, sisterly kiss on his forehead. "Hiya, douche bag."
Bingo noticed Vivian. "Hey, new girl." then me "and other new girl. When did we get another new girl?"
I pulled at my phone and pretended to calculate time before looking over and responding "Roughly an hour ago."
"Ah I see." Bingo shook her head. She climbed into the row in front and went back to teasing Pudgy Boy afterwards.
A crashing chord filled the air, and the band onstage filed off. Some in the crowd applauded, a few whistled, but most seemed to be of the same opinion as the redhead. "Vi-sions, Vi-sions, Vi-sions," some kids in front chanted, impatient for the next act, and others took up the call, but no new band came out. Instead, fuzzy loud rock blurted out from a nearby speaker. They were quiet pissed by that move and continued chanting.
"You go to Wilson?" Some girl asked, I don't know her name.
"Yeah, she does," answered the redheaded boy. Vivian and I were surprised he knew. After all we were loners.
"Who do you guy's hang with?" the girl asked.
"No one really," Viv answered.
"I've seen you with those hard-core types down by the park," Kelly said, a sneer in her voice.
"You mean the Five," Viv answered.
"Is that what they call themselves?" Kelly laughed.
"It's what our family calls them." Vivian said.
"We all grew up together." I added sipping on a coke that Jem had handed me.
"You're related to them?" Kelly asked, seeming shocked.
"They're cousins, sort of." Viv said with a shrug.
"Ooh, they're cute," said the other girl." Especially that one with the little beard."
"Stay away from him; he bites." Viv pointed out causing me to smirk. Poor girl had no clue what she was calling cute.
"He is bitchy to, like bitchier then me bitchy and I can very bitchy so that is pretty bitchy." I said shaking my head. Viv raised and eyebrow. "I wanted to see how many times I could say bitchy in one sentence." I informed with a shrug.
"I like other new girl she is funny!" Bingo shouted from the front row. Oh thank you darling.
Two boys in baggy shorts, high-tops, and loud T-shirts showed up and slapped hands with the other boys. "This is Vivian," Aiden said, slinking a firm arm of ownership across Viv's shoulders in response to their covetous gazes. I didn't like that at all she wasn't a trophy but Viv seemed to love it so I would move on. "and Cyn." he spoke gesturing towards me.
"Sup?" I said running a hand through my hair bored of introductions.
"Does that make you a sinner or something. Nice thing to name your kid." a boy with black hair said smirking.
"Was that attempt at a flirt if so, honey you failed and it's actually short for Cynthia, but if you call me that I will rip out your vocal cords. Just so you know." I said dripping with sarcasm.
"Oh did I forget to mention she bites too because she does." Viv told Aiden laughing. I flashed a smile showing my teeth to emphasize the biting part.
"Oh I like both new girls." Bingo shouted again from the front.
"Welcome to the Amoeba," one of the boys said.
"The Amoeba?" Viv asked Aiden.
"The gang," he said, tossing his hand to indicate all around. "My people. A large amorphous mass that keeps on changing size, hasn't much apparent use, sometimes makes you sick, and occasionally breaks off into smaller parts that act exactly like the parent." Hm fun.
Kelly stood up. "We're going to the bathroom." Ah now I get it; Kelly was head bitch and Aiden alpha. Viv was messing with another head bitch's alpha; this was going to be fun.
Right after the girls filed back from the bathroom a cheer went up from the crowd and Vivian automatically looked at the stage. Six figures in motley colors pranced out, grabbing instruments and mikes. The fuzzy loudspeakers cut off mid-phrase and in seconds the air was laced with live music.
It wasn't my kind of music I was into the Alternative, Metal, Screamo pretty much anything rock, This music, however, was light, jingly, and airy, full of love. I preferred music with a little more depth then that.
When the rest of the crowd stood I drifted to the side out of everyone's way. I didn't fit in here. Viv did ,she had Aiden, sure but not me. God I didn't fit in anywhere did I? I was a loner of loner's. I didn't belong in any pack; my pack or this pack. The human part of me didn't care I was okay with that, but the loupe garoux in me hated it. It was lost and it wanted to be found it wanted to belong and it didn't.
The feeling of being alone surrounded by people was a dark abyss and it wanted out. I wanted out. WE wanted out.
I text Viv that I was leaving and began to claw my way through the crowd.
Once out I began to walk about maybe I would do some retail therapy.
I walked down the row of shops near the university and made fun of some awful looking manikins. Some colors look good together they just really shouldn't be worn as clothes. As I window shopped I decided to stop by star bucks and get double chocolate chip frap before continuing on. When of star bucks I saw a jewelry store across the street that looked promising. I jogged over to it bag and drink in hand. When I walked I went over to the counter to browse. The first thing that caught my eye was a collection of necklaces with a four leaf clover charm I smirked at it remembering how the triplets used to love hunting them in the yard during spring. That's when I realized I had missed their birthday. Fuck my life dude. I missed them turn 8-years-old. Crap I immediately pulled out my credit card waving over the lady at the other end of the counter.
"Okay so I need 4 of these necklaces." I informed the women as she pulled out the case.
"What shades would you like miss?"
"Um let's do the emerald color, dark purple not the light one the ruby color and the sapphire." I said pointing at each.
"Quite and order who you shopping?" she inquired pulling out the necklaces.
"Triplets." I told her sipping at my coffee.
"Oh you seemed a little young for kids."
"Oh no no no I have never birthed a child thank you. I used to baby-sit them and I missed their 8th birthday." I responded glumly.
"I'm sure they will love these."
"I hope. Don't box the blue please, since these are for eight year olds, do you have like a decorative box to put them in instead of case."
"Of course." Once I had officially purchased the necklaces and placed mine, the blue, on I began to head to their house which wasn't to far from here.
I knocked on the door softly hoping someone was home. To my luck their mother Donna answered the door.
"Cyn, what brings you here." she asked letting me in the door.
"I was actually doing a bit of shopping when I realized I missed the girls' birthday and felt really bad so picked them up something."
"Yes they were upset but it was partially my fault,"
"It wasn't. Just because you decided to stop having me baby-sit doesn't mean I couldn't come see them. Especially on their birthday." I assured. She had every right to spend more time with them when her husband died. It's what a good mother would do.
"Thank you. They are right upstairs if you want to head up." I shook my head and made my way up the stairs to find the girls watching Boomerang. If there was one thing I would teach them it would be that the classics meant everything.
"Hello girls." I greeted surprising them.
"Cyn!" they shouted running up and hugging me I bent down unable to keep up all four of our weights.
"Now girls," I started pulling back "I forgot something very important last month."
"Our birthday." They rang out sadly.
"I did which is why I come bearing gifts." I laughed they gasped excitedly beginning to bounce happily.
"What is it?" Isa asked curiously.
"Is it a book?" Lizabeth begged.
"Of course not it's a c.d." Ellie corrected.
"Even better it's jewelry." I handed each their own box "Now I have one too they are four leaf clovers for luck and to represent all four of us. I want you, each of you to promise me you will always wear these and remember that no matter what there are three other people out there who will love you unconditionally forever."
"Forever?" Lizabeth asked.
"Forever." I conformed helping Ellie put hers on.
"Okay girls big hug." I said opening my arms up wide. "I have got to get going." They hugged me goodbye before I went downstairs and out the door.
"What a surprise seeing you here."
"Gabriel, still living with mommy?" I asked cheekily.
"Just fixing her car actually, Cynthia." Gabriel said wiping the grease off his hand.
"Ah I see well that sounds like. I have to get going though."
"Really well love the skirt." he smirked eyeing my very revealing outfit.
Oh dear Vivie I'm going to kill you now.
Okay some might call this a bit of a filler but it was necessary for you to get to understand Cyn. She is so very Self-Loathing and really see that and points out by literally saying is two separate people. Human Cyn and wolf Cyn and I think Blood and Chocolate is really about realizing that they can both be one. So that's what this story kind of represents and I hope by the end of this story Cyn does become just ONE person to you so that's my goal so far.
I added a little Gabriel scene because I just couldn't resist.
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