Gift of Hope
Chapter 7 of my Crossover story, enjoy.
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Chapter 7
Leaving the last class of the day, Kate Marsh smiled lightly. Things had been hard lately, but she was glad to have made some new friends, friends who, it seemed, supported her no matter what.
'After, after what I went through, I thought, I didn't have anybody, but Max...' She thought sadly. 'But then, they all arrived, and, and I...'
She smiled, casting away her sadness as she remembered the group, she had particularly found herself befriending Sam, Ashley, Hannah and Chris.
She stopped for a moment, a little surprised. 'Whoa, what is, what is this...what is wrong with me, why am I feeling so, and why did it only happen when I thought...of him?'
She bit her lip, confused and worried all over again, but quickly resumed walking. It wasn't until she reached the main campus that she saw them, despite their attempts to be discreet, hidden away.
'What's going on?'
She decided to approach the group, noting everyone present. It seemed apart from the Washington siblings and Emily, all of the 'new' students were present, as was Max. What caught Kate's attention the most however was Ashley, how clearly distressed she was. Concerned for one of her new friends, Kate hurried over, determined to see if she could help in any way.
Reaching the group she spoke up.
"Guys, what's going on?"
They all turned, surprised but then saw her.
"Oh, Kate..." Sam began. "We um, it happened at the Vortex Club party, two days ago."
Kate tensed hearing that, she didn't want to think that it could be.
"I don't know what happened." Ashley said suddenly, confirming her fears. "I just remember, stepping outside for some fresh air. Then I felt a sharp sting in my neck, felt dizzy and...I don't really remember anything after that."
Max then spoke, looking carefully at Kate as she said it. "She was found by them outside her dorm room...she..."
"I know Max, I know..." Kate replied, drawing everyone's attention. "It's...exactly like what happened to me."
They all froze and, with a heavy sigh, Kate began telling her story; shocking them all.
"Kate..." Chris gasped. "That's..."
She shook her head. "I know, I know. But, don't worry about me just now. It happened to me, it happened to Ashley, who's next? We should be worrying about that."
The others paused, shocked, but knew she was right.
"We need to find out more, but, how..." Sam replied.
Max bit her lip. "Um guys, I have a feeling this is...connected to something I've been looking into, along with Chloe. We were...gonna try and find more information, tonight, in the school."
There was an awkward silence as it dawned on them just what she meant. Sneaking into the school at night, breaking curfew and risking their own safety to find out what was going on.
However, this did not deter them. Determined to get answers and to find a way to help Ashley, Sam immediately volunteered to come along. After some debate between the others it was decided, to make things easier by having simply a small group that would make detection less likely, Mike would also help out, but the others would wait for news, despite how much they disliked it.
Shortly afterwards however, a fresh problem emerged. While Sam and Chris stayed to continued comforting Ashley, meanwhile Max and Kate also left, with Max preparing to call Chloe. Jess, Mike and Matt began making their way back to the dorms.
"Are you really sure this is a good idea, Mike?" Jess began asking, concerned. "I mean, breaking into the school…?"
Mike nodded. "I know, I know what you're thinking Jess; it's risky, but it's a risk we'll have to take. For Ashley alright, we need answers, Max thinks it's all connected, I feel we can trust her, that she's right."
Jess sighed. "I think so too, well, just be careful, and..."
"You!"
They turned to see Emily approaching them, irate. "What do you think you're doing bitch!?"
Jess rolled her eyes. "Oh what now, in case you didn't realize, there are more important things going on here than..."
"Don't give me that, do you think I can't see what you're doing, you really are desperate huh, slut!" Emily snarled.
Jess flared up at once. "What was that…!?"
Mike and Matt shared a look; concerned yet at the same time, frustrated. It was clear what Emily's insinuation was and once again the two girls were locked in a fierce argument. Although they both knew they had other things to worry about, both agreed, they couldn't just leave this, something had to be done.
Meanwhile, at the Two Whales Diner, the Washington siblings sat in one of the booths, eating. They had arranged to come here for an early dinner after school, long before the incident had happened. Ashley had insisted they stick to their plans and the others reassured them.
Nevertheless, Hannah bit her lip. "I hope Ashley's okay, I mean..."
"She'll be fine." Josh said, trying to reassure his sister. "She has the others, you know they'll take care of her."
Beth smiled softly, adding. "Sam especially."
Josh smiled too, nodding and Hannah relaxed, slightly. It was then they heard approaching footsteps and looked up to see a familiar face.
"Yo." Chloe greeted them.
"Hi there." Beth greeted.
As the others greeted Chloe, she nodded, although her gaze didn't leave Beth.
The girl shifted a little noticing this. "Um, what, something on my face?"
"No, no, I just..." Chloe reacted quickly before a sly smirk appeared on her face. "So, what do you say, after you're done eating you and I go around to my place, maybe have some 'fun'."
Beth gaped as Josh snickered, earning himself a sharp look from Hannah, who was just as shocked.
Blushing furiously Beth began stammered. "Wh-what, I, are you…?"
Chloe just grinned. "Yeah."
"Oh God...I, um, look, Chloe..." Beth replied, startled as she realized now. "I, It's flattering that you're interested in me and all, but, I'm not, I don't..."
Chloe's face fell slightly.
For it was true, she had tried to take her interest with Beth further, openly flirting with the girl. But Beth had pretty much, in one hesitant sentence, explained the problem.
"Ah, I get it, you don't...you're not into girls. Right." She confirmed quickly.
Beth nodded, still blushing. "Yeah, I-I'm sorry, I..."
Chloe shook her head. "No, no, no. It's cool. I kinda put you on the spot and, well...you were gentle about it. Sorry I embarrassed you."
Beth just smiled relieved. Chloe shrugged, it wasn't what she expected but still, at least things hadn't gone too badly. Pushing the now unrealized feelings for Beth Washington aside, Chloe quickly began focusing her mind instead on tonight's task. It was time to break into the school and get answers.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.
