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Chapter 8

Violet threw on a pair of jeans and a heavy wool shirt. The weather had been cold since November started, and December was absolutely freezing. It seemed the less degrees the weather was, the less she saw of the Marcus-look-alike and Jenna's cheating seemed to increase more as the season progressed. With mid-terms just around the corner, Violet wouldn't be surprised if Jenna asked her to do her mid-term for her. The cold bit into her as she stepped outside. Thoughts of Marcus and Jenna and the mid-terms filled her mind as she started her walk to school.

"Violet! Wait up!" Jasmine called from behind her as she neared the school.

She turned around, waiting for her friend to catch up.

"Jeez. You...walk...fast," the red-head said, panting as she rested her hands on her knees. "I had to sprint to catch up with you!"

"Aren't wolves built for speed?" joked the taller of the two. "You should have no trouble keeping up with me. Or maybe..." She paused, pretending to think. "Maybe you're just too short?"

"Hey! No fair! I'm the joker!" she protested.

Violet couldn't help but laugh. "OK, sorry. I won't do it again." Violet truly was thankful to have a friend like Jasmine. She had helped her come out of her shell a little. Thanks to Jasmine, she had a few more friends. In fact, the only person that made fun of her was Jenna (and of course, her crew).

"C'mon," the wolf-lover urged. "We're gonna be late if we keep standing around out here!" She practically dragged her into Gareth's math room. "Do you understand this A squared plus B squared equals C squared stuff? 'Cuz I don't."

Violet nodded. "It's simple. If you square side A, and then you square side B, those two numbers should equal the C squared."

Jasmine stared at her with a blank expression.

"Ok, let's say that side A is 3 centimeters, side B is 4, and side C is 5..." she wasted the first five minutes of class attempting to explain the fairly simple math to her friend.

"Violet, Jasmine? Can you stop talking, or do I need to separate you two?" Gareth asked.

"N-no sir," Violet said, her shyness emerging once again. "I was trying to explain the Pythagorean Theorem to her."

"Ah yes. The Pythagorean Theorem. Why don't we review that in class today?"

Everybody groaned. This was the third week they had had to practice this, and it was starting to get old.

Gareth ignored them all, and started to re-explain it.

"Heh heh. Sorry," Jasmine apologized. "Maybe I'll get it by tomorrow?"


This apparently was also a bit of a filler. But I had fun writing it, and that's all that mattes! So leave your comments, rates, and reviews, and I'll be signing off for now!