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Chapter Six
The smell of grease and semi-rotting fruit hit Jason's nostrils. Jason grimaced in disgust. "What's wrong?" Ember asked, noticing the expression. "It's nothing," Jason said, resisting the urge to pinch his nose shut.
The entrance to the cafeteria loomed on their left. A mob of students were swarmed at the entrance. Ember stopped at the edge of the mob. Jason continued past the cafeteria. "Where are you going?" Ember called. Jason stopped and looked over his shoulder. He back tracked to her side.
"I'm not hungry," Jason explained, "Is there another entrance?" "Yeah, it's by the office," Ember explained, "Three doors past it." "Thank you," Jason said, starting towards the office. "You're welcome," Ember called after him.
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Reya stood awkwardly by the trash can as she scanned the lunch room for someone she knew. 'Noel is not here,' Reya thought disappointedly. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the door, leading to the Commons Area, open. Reya turned and noticed Jason slinking in. Reya smiled evilly, thoughts of torture running through her head. She walked over to him, balancing her tray of food with one hand. Reya grabbed his shoulder, stood on her tiptoes, and breathed creepily into his ear, "Hi, Jason." Jason jumped, causing Reya's tray of food to almost fall out of her hands.
"Watch it," Reya said, balancing her tray, "You almost made me drop four dollars worth of food." Jason eyed the tray. It consisted of two bottles of water, a greasy slice of pepperoni pizza, and an undersized apple. "That cost you four dollars?" Jason asked with disbelief.
"Yeah!" Reya exclaimed, "Its highway robbery!" Jason scoffed. "Idiot." Reya glared at him. Something dark came into Reya's peripheral vision. Reya saw Lucifer take a seat at an empty table in the far corner of the lunch room. "There's Lucifer," Reya pointed out, grabbing Jason's arm, "Let's go." She started to drag him towards the table.
As they passed a table full of girls, Reya felt their heated glares pierce her back. "I think you have a fan club," Reya joked. Jason hissed at her. "What? It's funny," Reya said. They reached the table. Jason jerked his arm out of Reya's grasp. He took a seat across from Lucifer. Reya plopped down next to Lucifer. "Hi," Lucifer said, taking one of the water bottles off of Reya's tray. "Hey!" Reya replied, snatching the bottle back, "That's mine!"
"Sorry," Lucifer said, looking at the table with shame. Reya felt guilt rise. She sighed. "Here," Reya said, offering Lucifer the water. Lucifer's face lit up. "Thanks," Lucifer said, twisting the cap off the bottle. He took a swig out of the bottle. "Ahh," Lucifer sighed contently. He placed the bottle on the table and started twirling the cap against the table top.
Reya picked up her pizza and started nibbling on it. "How's your day going so far?" she asked. "It's been…interesting," Lucifer answered. "Interesting? How?" Reya asked, placing her pizza back on the tray. "Well, first period went by uneventful. Second and third however, were weird. In second, the teacher said my playing was terrible..." "That bastard!" Reya interrupted angrily. "The teacher is female," Lucifer explained. "Oh...well then, that bitch!" Reya said. Lucifer sighed.
"May I continue?" Lucifer asked. Reya nodded. "Third period, the teacher yelled at me for being quiet, then threw a physics book at me." Lucifer explained. Reya gasped. "Are you okay? Where did it hit you?" "Here," Lucifer said, grasping his left shoulder, "but I'm fine. The book just popped my shoulder out of place." "What?!" Reya exclaimed. "Reya, keep your voice down," Lucifer begged, "People are staring." Reya looked around at the surrounding tables, and noticed people were indeed staring. She smiled and gave them a small wave. The other students looked at each other and whispered.
"I'm fine now," Lucifer said, "so don't worry about it." "Fine," Reya grumbled. Lucifer smiled and took another swig of water. "How about you, Jason?" Reya asked looking at her younger brother. "Living hell," Jason snorted. "As usual, Reya sighed, picking up her pizza again and taking a big chomp out of it.
Jason ignored her and scanned the cafeteria for Ember. He noticed her with a bunch of friends at a table at the front of the lunch room. She was laughing. Jason sighed, 'I wish I had the ability to read minds like Grandpa Edward.'
Suddenly, a chill ran down Jason's spine. Jason looked around the lunch room. He noticed a table completely in the shadows. At the table, sat a solitary figure. 'What is with this guy?' Jason thought, 'No normal human sits alone in the shadows.' Jason studied him. The mysterious guy was dressed in a stormy gray turtleneck and a pair of matching slacks. His brown loafers were tapping on the floor. His golden blond hair gleamed dimly in the shadows, and was meticulously placed in spikes. His sapphire blue eyes pierced through the shadows into Jason's chocolate brown ones. His pale skin was offset by his clothes.
"Guys, I think we have trouble," Jason whispered, leaning closer to his siblings. "Why?" Reya asked. "Can't you smell him?" Jason inquired. Reya took a deep breath. "The only things I smell are grease, sweat, and a lot of dirty laundry. Yuck!" Reya informed her brothers, "but nothing out of the usual."
"That's unusual," Jason muttered. "Jason, what's going on?" Reya asked. I can't believe I'm saying this, but there's another vampire here," Jason said. "A vampire, here? In Florida? One of the sunniest places on Earth? Yeah, right." Reya scoffed. "I agree with Jason. Something's not right," Lucifer said, glancing over to the pale guy. "Are your spidey-senses tingling?" Reya asked sarcastically, "Seriously, you guys, nothing is wrong." The pale guy stood up, and started out of the shadows. Jason tensed up, carefully watching every move the guy made. The guy walked into the sunlight. His skin gleamed slightly, but it didn't attract the humans' attention.
He walked past the table. Jason locked eyes with the strange guy. They glared at each other for a few seconds. Then the guy looked at Reya, whose eyes went wide as the scent of the vampire surrounded her. He winked at her, and Reya growled and flipped him off. The guy smirked in amusement. He looked at Lucifer. He studied Lucifer for a couple of seconds, a puzzled look growing on his face. Lucifer squirmed uncomfortably under the vampire's gaze.
A voice suddenly intruded Lucifer's thoughts. 'What are you?' it asked, curiosity seeping through it. 'A better question is who are you?' Lucifer shot back. 'My name is Peter Cristo,' the voice answered. 'Since I answered your question, I expect you to answer mine.'
'I'm a human,' Lucifer lied. Peter's eyes darkened with anger. 'Don't lie to me. You're not a puny, weak human. You're something unique. Something stronger than your brother and sister.' 'I told you. I am just a human,' Lucifer insisted. Peter's eyes narrowed. He raised his hand and swung at Lucifer. Lucifer grabbed Peter's arm and twisted it. A pained look flashed across Peter's face. Lucifer stood up, twisting Peter's arm even further.
Peter struggled against Lucifer's grasp, and Lucifer tightened his grip. A hiss of pain escaped Peter's lips. Lucifer leaned in and into Peter's ear; he hissed "Stay away from my family. If you try to stick your nose where it doesn't belong, I swear I'll make you regret the day you were born." Lucifer released his grip and stepped back.
Peter stumbled back, gingerly clutching his injured arm. "As you wish," he said bowing slightly. Peter turned and walked away. Lucifer sat back down and calmly took a sip of his water. "What was that all about?" Reya asked with a confused look apparent on her face. "It's nothing," Lucifer stated, "Don't worry about it." Reya gave him a weird look. "Okay…," Reya said uncertainly.
The bell rang. People surrounding them, stood up and threw their trash away. "Well, I guess it's time for 4th period," Reya stated, standing up, taking her tray with her. Lucifer and Jason followed suit. Lucifer looked at Reya's tray. "But you're not finished," he pointed out. Reya looked down at the half-eaten pizza, the untouched apple and water bottle. "Well, that was a waste of four dollars," Reya said walking toward the trash cans, "I better start packing my lunch from now on."
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