Tough Versus Tougher
Chapter 9
Betraying and Losing
There I was...Sitting on the couch next to a smiley Lance. You see i'm pregnant by Lance. Alot has happened the past year. Came to Sherman, Fell in love, Fought monsters and now i'm pregnant by the man I love and cherish dearly. When you last saw us everything was falling apart. I lost my hair, I got kidnapped and beaten. Lance learned to have faith in me. And to know that even though I acted tough. I was really quite weak at heart. And I learned Lance may act like everything okay but he's lost more then I will ever. He lost his family, planet and friends on said planet. We learned that Kimmy and Newton might start dating soon. Ha ha ha just thinking about something like that makes me laugh. Me and Lance learned to trust each other with the others problems. But the problem now is...Lance is more protective of me NOW then before I was pregnant. I sighed looking at my now flat stomache soon to grow into a watermelon of new life. Last month I turned I turned 17 and some how so did Lance. I sometimes regret the fact i'm pregnant. But then the thoughts of it start to seem nice and refreshing. But i'lll have to get rid of the baby. I'm not old enough and besides it's a big responsibility. I decided not to tell Lance. He'd go crazy. You see you can't get rid of children on Galaluna. You either have them or you don't. Or so he tells me...But this is Earth. People throw kids away everything single day without concern or regret. Yes I will indeed be concerned about my child...I will be very concerned for...my child...?...what the heck?...my child?...Anyways I can't tell Lance he'll be so upset. So I won't tell him. I set up a appointment a week from now. Of course I had Newton pay for it without knowing what IT is. It'll be hard. But I have my entire life to have kids. Nothing is ruined...right? Oh yeah and we're still trying to find Baron. Turns out they released him on some OTHER part of the world. He must be terrified. Ha ha ha. I hope he got dumped in Africa or England. Hopefully a deserted island...I giggled as I thought about the hopelessness of Baron. Lance looked at me laughing.
"Naomi what's so funny?"
"Hmm?...Oh nothing...I was imagining you as a girl." I smiled and Lance blushed and turned away.
"Naomi...I was thinking that maybe we should go out tonight..Me and you..."
"Oh yeah? Where?"
"Kimmy told me and Newton about a party...a-"
"A Scary Mary party?"
"Y-yeah! How did you know?"
"Well I heard about them from Tampa High. Well a friend told me about them."
"Yeah who? Nicole? Lina?"
"Well...a guy friend. You don't know him."
"A guy friend? Like...a boyfriend?"
"NO...maybe...kinda-LOOK! He was jerk so I dumped him."
"What did he do?" Lance folded his arms and sat back. Oh lord here comes jealousy's great grandson.
"He cheated on me. Lied. And pretty much rubbed me the wrong way."
"RUBBED YOU?" Lance stood up.
"NO NOT THAT TYPE OF RUB! HE WAS MEAN!"
Lance stared at me.
"ALOT!"
Lance squinted.
"HE WAS MEAN ALOT TO EVERYBODY!"
Lance humphed and sat back down. Man...Ever since I got pregnant Lance has been more and more jealous and observant of what i'm doing. Not to mention protective beyond reasoning. I fear going to this party is bad for him. In my case, I've been to millions of parties. All had drinking, yelling and fighting. It was real stupid. Sigh...He was giving me the silent treatment again. It was going on nighttime. I had got dressed for the party. I heard a horn beeping outside it was Newton and Kimmy. I sighed and went downstairs. I put on a black halter top with a red sash going across it. A miniskirt. Black of course and some red boots. I hopped into the car. We drove and drove. Kimmy explained to the others what the party was. Lance was still a little upset at me. Kimmy and Newton were yelling out the car. Woo! Yeah! This Rocks! He was acting like a old man. We all got out of the car. I sighed. The music was loud. The people were even louder. IIana and me went to go party. Newton and Kimmy went to go hang out with some jocks but Lance stayed by the car.
"IIana you having fun?"
"Yeah...What's wrong with Lance?"
"Oh he's just jealous about me having a boyfriend before him."
"Whoa...Ouch..."
"I know..."
"Don't worry...Galalunian men have always been protective of those they love. They may not show it. But when the going gets tough. They come through."
"Yeah...I guess. This baby is gonna be the death of me."
"W-why?"
"Everything is harder. I know it'll become torture when the baby bump comes out. Then "OH LOOK IT'S JUNO!" or "HEY IT'S PREGGO!" and god Lance we'll be all over me."
"With that cheesy smile." IIana copied the way Lance acted. "Oh Naomi...Don't eat that! Don't do that!" I laughed out loud.
"Whoa I am parched...Want me to get you a drink?"
"Uhhh sure...Thank you..."
I went to go get me and IIana a drink when I came back. She was flirting with some guy. He was nerdy yeah...But she seemed to like him so I just backed up and left. I sat near some old broken wood.
"Hey Naomi! Come over here!" Kimmy yelled. I got up and scampered over there. Newton was chugging soda with some guy named Meat or something. Anyway of course Newton won. I left after that. I turned back to see IIana and she was still flirting with that guy.
I sighed. Everybody was having fun but me. I didn't really know anybody here. Then I felt a shivering voice.
"Hey...Naomi."
I didn't dare turn around. That eerie voice. I felt a cold hand touch my shoulder. It was pale and cold. It had black nail polish on. It was him...This was unexpected. Even I didn't expect it. Why does this stuff keep happening to me. I say it and it freakin happens! I turned around. It was my ex.
"Oh my god...Seikura! It's been forever!" I laughed and hugged the b****** before me. Excuse my french.
"Naomi...My god you look amazing!"
"W-what are you doing here?" I craving for answer. How did he get here? And how the HECKLE did he find me?
"Well Nicole told me you were going to Sherman,IlIinois. So I thought I'd drop by and say hey."
GODDANG IT NICOLE! YOU AND YOUR BIG MOUTH! Seikura Rokudenashi...My ex-boyfriend. He had long black hair. These dark violet eyes and wore nothing but black and chains. He was a singer in a emo band. He had two brothers which ALWAYS messed with Lina and Nicole. He looked kinda like Lance only his hair was WAY longer. And he was the most FLUCKED UP guy I have ever known. He manipulated me. Made me cry. Made me feel small. And he wasn't even stronger then me. But he made me think he was. And god did he have a attitude.
"So...Naomi how have you been?"
"Well you know...Just studying. Having fun with my friend-" I looked over. And Lance was talking to a girl. She seems to like him. And he's...smiling at her. Huh...
"Oh it's that your boyfriend?" He asked me.
"Huh?...Oh...N-no...He's not my boyfriend. I kinda don't know the guy. That girl looks like his girl anyways. What are you doing here?"
"Like I said I wanted to see you. I want a drink. That cup is empty..."
She looked disappointed and hurt. That guy over there...Heh He is her boyfriend. And he's flirting with another chick. Tch...You really can pick'em. You really were the greatest thing that ever happened to me. This is the best time to take you away too. Make that pretty boy jealous.
"HEY! How about we go and talk over there?"
Seikura pointed to a tree stump that was kinda dead infront of Lance's sights. What was he planning? Planning to make Lance jealous? I hope he knows it's over between me and him. I bet he hasn't changed a bit. We sat on a tree stump infront of another tree.
"I heard Lina has a boyfriend...Mike Chan?"
"Ugh don't remind me! That guy is relentless!"
"Hey actually ALOT of the students from Tampa High are here."
"What?"
"Yeah...like when you left...everybody was like "Where is Naomi? She left? Where's the rest? Their gone too!" So yeah like what...ten or twelve came to the school your at. You probably didn't notice them but...I came here with Andrew."
"ANDREW?" Andrew was my best friend back in Florida. We did everything together. He even went as far as to go to the mall with me. He was a big buff guy. Had a real deep voice. Tan too. GOD was he tan. And he was spanish. Alot of people thought me and him were together. That's how much we were near each other. It was either brother and sister or girlfriend and boyfriend.
"Yea...Andrew is here...And Shandra."
"Ugh...Shandra?"
"Yea...Yeah...Shandra..." Me and Seikura both shivered. Shandra was pretty qualified of being called my arch nemesis. She knew the right words to tick me off. And god did I want to strangle the GAWH out of her. Here's how i'd do it. I'd put my thumbs to the back of her THROAK! And I'd shake her up and down and drop her on ground. And watch her spit up on herself and stand over her and laugh devilishly. Then say YAH TRICK! And I will some day...I will.
Me and Seikura laughed together. To my amazement, He had changed a great deal. He was sweeter and more considerate. If anything he was acting like Lance only 50 times better. The party grew harder as the night went on. Seikura and Naomi were having a ball talking and catching up. IIana was talking with the guy she met. Lance was talking to the girl he had met.
"So...You got a girlfriend?" The girl asked him.
"Yeah...You could call her that."
"You like her?"
"Better then that...I love her to death."
"Whoa...I had no idea."
"Yeah..Alot of people don't know me and her are together."
"Uhh...The whole school knows you guys are together."
"Oh yeah? Where you hear that?"
"From Kimmy who told Brandon who told Cassie who told Mark who told me."
"Oh...okay."
"Where is she?"
"She's with my sister."
"You sure?"
"Yeah...Why you ask?"
"Isn't that her? Talking to Seikura?"
"What." Lance looked at the far gone Naomi. Who's that guy? Naomi laughed out loud to a joke Seikura made. What are they talking about? He looks like me. Why is Naomi having drinks with that guy? Who the f*ck is he?
"Excuse me..."
"Uhh sure?"
Lance walked off. Naomi was steady talking to Seikura. Lance walked over and slapped his drink out of his hand.
"HEY MAN! WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU?" Seikura yelled.
"LANCE? What are you doing?" I got up. Lance shot a mean look at me. Then a even meaner look at Seikura. Oh god is he jealous?
"What are you doing with my girl?" Lance said calmly. He was about to break in rage.
"She isn't your girl. I thought that over there was your girl."
"I don't know her. I don't even know her name."
"It looks like you were flirting with her-" Lance grabbed his neck.
"Lance!"
"Hmph...You gonna choke me...The guy that your lady loved first...Her first love?"
"GO TO H*LL!" Lance picked him up and dropped him on the ground. He got on top of him and started punching him. Seikura grabbed on his fists and kicked Lance in the head. The got in a choke hold. They squeezed each other. Seikura lifted the back of Lance's shirt and used his nails to scratch him up. He cut Lance's back. Lance yelled and pushed him off.
"Lance!" I rushed over. I put my hand on his shoulder and he slided it off. He got up and turned his head at me. He looked so angry. My eyes widened. I looked at him with equal anger. He turned away and ran at Seikura. Seikura punched him. They were equally matched in martial arts. People started gathering.
"Fight! Fight! Fight!" they chanted. I was so worried about them both. Lance punched Seikura and he hit the ground bleeding. I screamed and ran to him.
"Seiku! Seiku?"
"I'm fine...I'm fine...Thanks though" He laughed. I stood up and stood infront of Lance.
"Stop it...He didn't do anything."
"He was flirting with you! It's my job to keep creeps like HIM! AWAY FROM YOU!"
"SINCE WHEN?"
"Since we become TS together!"
"WILL YOU SHUT UP?"
"TS? Naomi what does that mean?" Andrew asked me.
"It's nothing special! JUST A CHALK LOAD OF PROBLEMS."
"WHAT WAS THAT? COME ON WE'RE GOING HOME!"
Lance grabbed my arm. I gasped.
"LANCE WHAT ARE YOU DOING! LET GO!"
He drug me forward. I snapped and screamed. I jerked my arm back and slapped Lance.
"Ohhhhh" The crowd looked away and ran off.
There was a sad silence. Lance slowly turned to me. His eyes were watery.
"Don't you ever tell me what to do!" I turned and scampered back to Seikura. Who was bleeding out the mouth. Naomi helped me up after smacking the HECK out of her TS or whatever that means. I hugged her and shot a look at her boyfriend. I'm winning her back already.
"Do you need something to drink?"
"Nah i'm fine. You go ahead."
"Be careful..."
"Yeah...I will."
She ran past me. Of course I checked her out as she left. I pissed off Lance badly. I was loving it. I walked away from him. Lance looked around. Naomi went back to talking with Seikura. A couple hours went by. I heard somebody fighting. It was Lance against the dude IIana was with. That guy looked different though. A beast? I'll ask Newton if they need help later. Afterwards, Me and the others gathered up.
"What's going on?"
"I sensed a opening. We need to check it out." Newton explained.
"Right."
"You're not coming." Lance said. There was a silence.
"What?"
"Give me your earrings."
"Lance!" IIana yelped. "There isn't time for this! She'll need to able to fight back."
"She's not coming with us. Here I had Newton make you a communicator. You can call me if you need me." I took the communicator and sighed. I took out my earrings and gave them to Lance. I turned away. They ran off. I walked back to Seikura who was laughing at something that happened.
"sniff...what's going on?"
"Huh oh nothing...Hey...what's up?"
I checked myself. I was tearing up for the first time in a month. Dang it. When did I become to weak? So what if Lance is..kinda throwing me out. What should I care?
"Nuthin..."
"Did that Lance guy dump you?"
"I don't know...I..." Naomi started crying. She put her head on my shoulder. This Lance guy is just like me now. He's messed over her harder then I have. I don't know and I can't confirm yet but...Naomi's mine now. And she will be for long time. After a short while, Lance and those others guys came back. It was going on Seance Hour. People were going crazy.
"Hey wanna go home?"
"Huh?...Yeah...I guess I do."
"Want me to drive you?"
"Sure..."
I got up with Seikura and we went to his car. It looked nice but not nearly as nice as my dad's car. We drove back to my house. I got out and so did he.
"Hey hey hey! You're coming with me?"
"Yeah...Is that okay?"
"Nah it's okay..."
We walked into Naomi's house. Or atleast I thought it was her house. It looked awesome. It looked like a famous person's house.
"Thanks for driving me home. Want something to eat?" She yawned.
"Hey why you with that Lance cat?"
"Who? Lance? Oh...well he's sweet. Well he was sweet. Why you ask?"
"Well he was gettting all serious about me talkin to ya!"
"Oh sorry about that. Really he just acts like a little kid every now and then. It's embarrasing...He's embarrasing. And he was with another girl. Talking about god knows what."
"He's probably cheating on you."
"I know...I..know..." I sat on the couch and sulked a bit. Seikura sat down with me.
"You know...Me and you could always get back together?"
"What? No way...I still don't forgive you."
"Forgive me?...Your talking to me. That's a form of forgiveness."
"Look, I love Lance and only him. He's kind,sweet and he doesn't lie like you do."
"He lied about flirting with that girl."
"Whatever. I think it's best you left."
"Look i'm not-" The house's lights blinked off and it shook. I screamed. We ran outside. The forest had explosions coming from it.
"Lance! Come in, Lance! Lance!"
I talked into the communicator.
"Na-...I'm-screech...screech Look i'm-screech...beep" I called his name into the communicator. Telling him to respond to me. He just stays silent. I knew he could hear me because the light on the communicator said his was on. He was ignoring me. Me and Seikura went back inside. I fell asleep on the couch. Seikura slept on the floor next to the couch to make sure i was okay. The gang came back at midnight. I woke up and ran directly to Lance who was badly hurt.
"Are you okay?"
I looked up at Lance who had relieved eyes. I looked back down.
"Yeah...I'm fi-...What is he doing here?"
"He told me he didn't feel well so I let him chill here. Are you sure your okay?"
"Yeah i'm fine..." Lance started tearing up and he hugged me.
"Lance?"
"I'm sorry...I went back on my promise. I made you cry didn't i?"
"Yeah...alot...Do you like that girl you were talking to?"
"sigh...No! I don't even know that I love you. And only you...Take back your earrings."
I put Naomi's earrings infront of her. She looked at that Seikura guy. She turned back to me ever so elegantly, and smiled...That smile was so beautiful,honesty and sincere. It looked like the smile of a soon to be mother. Her face was so at peace. Yet something was wrong. She...she was crying.
"I give up."
My heart skipped a beat. A tear come down her eye as she walked past me. I turned around and she was walking away. I ran after her. I caught her arm.
"N-Naomi what are you talking about?"
"I give up."
"Give up? On what? What is it?"
"I give up on you!" She jerk her arm away from me.
I looked at Lance who was dumbfounded. I've had this same scenario happen one too many times before. I was close to having nothing left. I realized this place...Sherman. I knew nobody here. All I knew Lina and Seikura. Lina had went off Mike Chan somewhere I don't know. Seikura well...He just got here but atleast he's trying to make it up to me. I had only knew Lance for a good three months. I don't want to do this anymore. I'll definitely have to get rid of this baby soon. I'm cut out to be a mother. Who was I kidding? I'm not human. I've ripped and run over people. I've cursed and turned my back on others. The only two people I truly know are my friends. Lance isn't my friend. IIana isn't my friend. Newton or Octus isn't my friend. Kimmy isn't my friend. And all the people in that school isn't friend. I'm being selfish and inconsiderate. I'm always going to be like that. And here I thought this baby was going to do me some good. Heh...These tears i'm shedding are some painful tears. I took the earrings from Lance's hands and I walked away from Lance's house before he stepped infront of me. I looked up at him. His eyes looked hurt and worried.
"I won't let you leave."
"Why not?"
"Because we're together."
"No we aren't...Not anymore."
"You can't do that...We're Tiala-Ser together."
I smirked. Tiala-Ser huh? That darn word is what got me into this mess. Believing in some divine ceremony binding two souls together is so stupid. It's like marriage for the soul. It means nothing. That entire word means nothing. I will not let myself get caught in the circle of breaking up and getting back together with Lance. This time I'm not coming back to him...ever.
"That word means nothing here on earth."
"What are talking about?"
"This is earth. People are afraid of commitment to a extreme level. And when you lose the battle you lose the war. Make a mistake and it crumbles and snaps. You lose it all."
"Naomi, why are you so upset? I'm serious about you. You and our child!"
"Forget about this kid."
I flinched. What was she talking about "forget". What was my TS thinking of?
"What do you mean?"
"I'm getting an abortion."
"What? Are you crazy?"
"It doesn't matter. I'm so stressed i'll probably have a miscarriage anyways."
"Don't you dare talk like that! We're going to be together forever! Nothing is going to change! This baby isn't going to change me and you, Naomi!"
"IT'S NOT THE FRIGGIN BABY I'M UPSET ABOUT! IT'S YOU! YOU AND ONLY YOU! YOU JACKED UP FREAK!" Lance's eyes widened. My words hurt him. I could feel it. I could literally tell he was about to break out in tears.
"...Naomi...babe,what did I do wrong?"
"Everything...And don't call me babe. It's a stupid word. I'm getting rid of this kid. I can't be a mother. I'm never going to be cut out to be a mother."
"Naomi, you'd be a perfect mom! Your amazing! Your lovely! Your smart-"
"NO I'M NOT! Teenage pregnancy ruins lives!"
"How?"
"I don't know! But you forget YOU still have to meet my father! TELL HIM YOU GOT ME PREGNANT! AND NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE HOLY HELL WHEN MY STOMACHE BLOWS UP INTO A BABY BUMP!"
"I'm not letting you KILL OUR CHILD!"
"IF ANYTHING I'M GIVING YOU THE BREAK OF ANY TEENAGE GUYS LIFE! I'M TELLING YOU THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A LIFE!"
"You don't understand-"
"OH I UNDERSTAND ALRIGHT! YOUR ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT BELIEVE IN CHIVALRY, KINDNESS OH AND LET'S NOT FORGET! THE OL' PUT THE JACKET OVER THE PUDDLE FOR THE LADY TO WALK OVER! Unlike you, I'M LIKE A CAT THAT'S BEEN DECLAWED AND LEFT FOR DEA-"
"SHUT UP, NAOMI!"
I flared my arms at jumped. I was so angry. The only keeping me from slapping this woman was the fact that I loved her and she was a pregnant woman. She knows i've lost everything in my life. And I cannot believe she'd try to take away the two things I cherish most in this life. Her and my unborn child. This child was killing Naomi. Galalunian never had miscarriage. The genetics of Galalunian stabilizes the baby's natural immune system and genetic DNA. This baby was going to stay in Naomi. Stressed or not. She was stuck with this baby. It'll be a while before she gets a baby bump. Pregnant women don't show pregnancy until three months into it. Then their stomache blows up like a balloon. Aborting it was literally the only way. I'm not going to let her do it. It's not right. I loved Naomi. She was everything to me. Her lime green eyes. Burgundy hair. Even though it was short. It looked so beautiful. And i loved her mind. The way she was thinking was the way I was. Me and her were different yes. But not that different. She looked at me with disappointed eyes.
"I'm leaving. Bye, Lance." I walked past Lance this time to leave. I turned back to Lance who looked broken and sad. I'm sorry, Lance. You'll thank me for this later. I walked back into my house which uncomfortably was right next to Lance's but. I never really saw them that much from my window or yard. So we were relatively distant. I walked into my room. My dad was in there.
"H-Hi...Dad?"
"N-Naomi!" I started tearing up at the sight my daughter. She looked beautiful and healthy.
"What happened? Where did you go?"
"I went to stay with IIana for a little while. I'm sorry for being so long."
"What happened to your hair? And why are you wearing earrings?"
"My hair got gum in it and I've been meaning to start wearing earrings."
"Oh...What happened, honey? You seem hurt."
"I broke up with Lance."
My daughter started crying gently.
"Hmph! That rat b*stard..." I flinched at my father's words. I looked at him. If you all didn't know my family was weird looking. My mom had red hair and green eyes just like me. But my dad had dark purple hair and goldenrod eyes. And real dark skin. He was in his 30's but looked virtually twenty. Even younger. I stared at his eyes.
"You are my daughter. I am Leo Winchester and you are Naomi Anne Winchester the sixth after your mother. Nobody dumps anybody in this family. We are never the dumpees. You are never ever going to be this sad again believe ...the question is...Do you want him back?"
Naomi gasped at me. I'll admit she's never seen me want to avenge anything. But I take it under my belt that my daughter gets hurt. Heh...
"Naomi...Isn't Career Day coming in your school?"
"Y-yeah...What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to Career Day and me and you both will show them how rough our lives are. And how easy their lives are. You know why you are the Red Butterfly right?"
"Yes...My mother was the second Red Butterfly and my grandmother was the first."
"You are the sixth. Your family lives in two gangs going all the way to your great-great-great grandmother, Naomi Anne Winchester the first. Back in the old days there was the Assassini Of Darkness and the Arcobaleno Mariposas. And your great-great-great grandfather, Impavido Winchester was learder of AOD and your grandmother Naomi Anne Winchester the first was leader of AM. They hated each other from the start. Although they were childhood friends they never truly got along. You know there both were italian right?"
"Yeah all the italian names certainly gave that away." Naomi smiled.
"Anyways...Naomi and Impavido were in the old city of Palermo,Italy. They were in a gun fight with another gang I can't remember the name. Impavido saved Naomi's life. The two were inseparable after that. They got married. Had a daughter and the line of blood kept going to today. The Sixth Naomi Anne Winchester. Your name has so much meaning. Winchesters in this family are increasingly powerful. Honey, back in Tampa...Remember how you were always different and angry and violent?"
"Heck yeah I do...The stealing, cursing, fighting. Why you ask?"
"Wanna know why I never got on you for...ANY of that?"
"Yeah..."
"It's in your nature. You get your style of fighting from me. You get your mouth from your mother. Your sense of thinking is all me. And the way you act is your mother. Mannerisms and all. Who are you angry at?"
"I'm angry...at Lance."
"For?"
"For cheating on me."
"How?"
"She was flirting with another girl."
"Do you hate him?"
There was a silence. I stared at Naomi for a answer. My daughter was hurt. And if anybody ever knew the powers that lied in AOD and AM back then they'd be dead afraid of a child of both groups. If Naomi says she hates him. I'm going to despise him. If she wants him beat up. I'll beat him to a bloody pulp. I'm going to make sure my daughter never softs up like this again. This d*mn place...
"I hate him..."
I flinched.
"You hate who?"
"I hate...I hate Lance. I despise him. I want him beaten up. I want to make sure he feels the pain that I feel. I want him to know terror. I want him to be afraid of every speck of dust. I want that entire school to shake in my very presence."
I felt anger and determination coursing through my vains. I heard heels coming up the hallway. Two women entered the room.
"Well let's just see..."
"If we can help out with that."
Lina and Nicole stepped through the doorway. My eyes widened. I gasped.
"L-Lina...Nicole?"
"I called your friends...I had a feeling something was going on so...I made sure they made it safely." My dad explained.
"Nicole...Your grandfather?"
"Doesn't matter. His entire death was fake. My family just wanted to get me out of the united states."
"Why?"
"Why?...Because they hate me that's why...So I ran away and now i'm here in Sherbet!"
"Sherman." Me and Lina corrected her.
"Girls, I asked Seikura and his brothers if he can help us. He said he'd come over with them. Is that okay?"
"Yeah...It's cool."
"Good then."
I looked at this generation's AM. Back in the old days there was a rainbow of girls in AM. But's it's dwindled to three. I'll have to fix this soon enough. The doorbell rung and we walked down and into the living room. I opened the door and it was Seikura and his brothers amazingly they came.
"Yo,Leo."
I grabbed Seikura and pulled him closer and whispered to him.
"I'm giving you another chance with my daughter. I will kill you. Make her happy. If you hurt her again. I will PERSONALLY castrate you."
"I won't hurt her. Not this time...Dad" I laughed as I walked by the old man of the woman I wanted. I turned to her and she looked...Like the old Naomi I loved and cherished.
"Hey...You look back to your old self."
"I couldn't feel better you weirdo."
We all laughed like old times.
"Cha cha cha! Lina! Lina! It's been a while,cutie!"
I looked at Kizukanai the brother of Seikura. Imagine a guy with black hair with blue streaks in it. Dark blue eyes and a freaky smile wearing a black dress shirt with the top two buttons unbuttoned and black jeans with a blue dragon on it.
"Hi...Kizu...bleh." I couldn't stand that errand boy, Kizukanai. He made me sick to my stomach! I am Lina! I don't need him! My god...Naomi be glad i'm doing this for YOU!
"Hey you guys...It's me, Midori."
I saw Nicole cringe. Heh heh heh Midori...He was a pretty dang tall guy. Taller then that b*stard Lance that's for sure. He had slick backed hair held back with a green headband. And wore virtually the same thing as Kizu only green. So did Seikura in red.
"So what you call us over for?"
"My dad will explain."
My dad stepped infront of us.
"Look, Naomi's ex-boyfriend,Lance Lunis. Dumped her today. I know most of us here saw this coming. But Me, Naomi, Lina and Nicole have sworn revenge on Sherman High. We'll turn it directly into Tampa High and rule it. Here's how it'll go...We have...how long until Career Day in that school?"
"Um...About a month."
"Good that's all the time we need. We're going to make some changes. You all know that Naomi's hair grows out QUICK! I give her...two weeks. Then we'll rip out the old tactics take it from there."
"Old Tacti-...Ohhhhh" Lina realized. I smiled. I felt strong already. Stronger then I felt when I was with Lance. It's his lost. I hope he suffers...I hope he suffers.
While plans of pure destuction was taking place. A month had passed in the blink of an eye. IIana was watching Lance sit on the couch and watch tv with grief and sadness filled eyes.
"Oh David! How could you betray me?"
"I didn't, Jessica! It was a mistake!" said the characters in the soap opera on the screen.
I watched Lance. He was so broken. Without Naomi, I bet he felt totally and completely lonely. He looked at the picture of her everyday. I can only imagine what he's thinking about. Lance was...oblivious to the fact she was gone. The reason is hurts so much for Lance is because they are separated and their souls are connected. Body,Mind and Soul all connected. Naomi's leaving has ripped his soul in two. There hasn't been many Mutraddi lately. G3 hasn't founded us. And nothing could be more dangerous now then being apart. But still...Lance was about to break under pressure any second. Not to mention that, Naomi, probably got rid of the baby. That's what is really hurting him.
"Newton!" Lance called for Newton and he came over.
"Yes, Lance?"
"...Show me Naomi's heart monitor."
Newton looked at me and I looked back and nodded. He opened it up and Naomi's heart was beating fine. The color dial next to the monitor was orange-ish pink.
"What does that color mean?" I asked.
"It's means she's happy and is laughing currently."
"Oh..." I leaned back down on the couch.
"What's that dial there. The other beating heart." I asked. IIana jumped up and looked at it.
Newton was baffled.
"I-It says here that...That's a infant's heartbeat."
Lance's heart dropped and so did mine. Naomi kept the baby? After all that saying she was going to get rid of it! Why didn't she get rid of it like she said she was. I'm happy of course but...Lance was happier. He touched the infant's heart monitor. He fell to the ground smiling.
"Lance! Are you okay!" I touched his back.
"She...She didn't get rid of it. Thank god she didn't get rid of it...Newton...What gender is it?"
"I can't be entirely sure..."
"Okay then nevermind. Atleast it's alive and healthy."
Lance was happy. Thank goodness cause he had to go to school well we did. To our amazement, Naomi wasn't arriving at school. We were told we were getting some new transfer students but they never arrived. It's been a whole month since we seen her. Lance called her on her cell but she never answered. We tried visiting her house but nobody ever answer even though we heard people in there. E-mail, Text, and Pager nothing worked. Lance got in the car a little bit more cheerful then usual. We drove past Naomi's house that was dark and the car wasn't in the drive way. We hit traffic and we saw a bunch of cars going to school. Since today was Career Day people were coming with their parents.I wondered if Naomi was coming with her mom and dad. We parked in the front and got out. Everybody was rushing to school. But everybody stopped at the frontdoor.
"H-Hey! What's going on?" I asked.
"Some kids are blocking the door and beating up kids who come close to it."
"Who is doing that? Anybody we know?" Lance asked.
"It's Naomi, Lina and these four other guys and apparently her dad is here."
I heartsunk. Naomi was at school...It's been a whole month since I last saw her. Since anybody saw her. Me, IIana and Newton rushed up to the front door.
"IF ANYBODY TRIES TO GET PAST US AGAIN! MY BOYFRIEND, SEIKURA WILL BEAT THEIR HEAD IN!"
"Ha ha! You guys heard the lady BACK UP! BACK THE FLUCK UP!" Seikura yelled at the teenagers and parents pushing them back and punching them in the head. I gasped at Naomi. Lance was mortified. I looked at Naomi who's hair grew out fully to a red mane. Her eyes looked scary and terrifying. That wasn't the Naomi me OR Lance knew. That's the shell of the monster that was inside of Naomi. But what really terrified me was the fact that she just called Seikura. Her boyfriend. Lance's eyes widened.
"You heard him! Get back or lose a tooth!" I yelled at the crowd. I felt powered. I had my first love next to me with all his bloody glory. My two best friends with me. My father who supported me. Everything was perfect. Beyond perfect. Until I saw him...Lance. His eyes looked happy and sad to see me. It was terribly nostalgic. His eyes said what are you doing? this is isn't right. Step aside and let them through. I couldn't let him get to me. I looked at him and looked back down in shame. But then Seikura took a guy and pushed him to my feet.
"Seikura? What are you doing?"
"Tell her what you just said!" He yelled at the boy. Who looked 15 barely old enough to take care of himself.
"I SAID TELL HER-"
"I-I said...I said with all this commotion over a break-up...She sure must be pitiful..."
There was a odd silence. Naomi stared at the boy with blank eyes. I've seen those eyes before. Back when we were in Tampa some dorky,cocky, overly-dramatic guy asked Naomi out. She turned him down nicely but instead he said how lucky she'd be. Of course, Naomi blacked out and kicked the cr*p out of him. I haven't seen her that angry since. But I guess today will be the day that that memory is refreshed. Naomi picked the boy up by the collar.
"I'm pitiful huh?"
"N-NO! I-I didn't mean it!"
"Oh yeah? I feel that you did..."
Naomi slapped the boy hard.
"Seikura beat the cr*p out of him." She threw the guy to me. I smirked.
"Sure,babe-"
"Do not call me that."
"Whatever, Naomi..."
I couldn't believe my eyes. Naomi was entirely different from the Naomi I hadn't seen in months. Her hair had grown back. She looked beautiful. From her ankles to her neck. But she looked hurt and pained. I wanted to ask her if she was still going to abort our child. It wasn't too late. What pissed me off as well is that she was with her ex-boyfriend, Seikura. My heart has never felt so distant from hers. I wish I could hold her. Tell her how much I loved her. How everything was a HUGE mistake. I didn't want to lose her to anybody. No matter how much it hurt I want her to know I need her. Then the schoolbell rung, Seikura dropped that kid who was barely conscious on the ground.
"OKAY YOU A-HOLES! TIME TO GO FRICKIN CLASS. BETTER HURRY UP AND GET YOUR BOOKS!" Seikura and Naomi walked back into the building with the girls. He looked back at me with those messed up eyes. He smirked and I nearly ran up to him and punched him. I was going to have my chance with Naomi. If not now...soon. But in a way this was like a tactic of some kind. You don't enter unless we enter first. School was relatively silent. The hallways were silent and classes were even more silent. But the class Seikura, Mizu and Kizukanai were in was like the silence of a battle ground. I sat infront of Seikura who had his brothers stack up the tables so he can be over me. His feet were on my desk and arms around me. His very being made me curdle. But I loved being with him. He acted so much more different from before. He followed me everywhere now. Like a puppy chasing it's mother. Lance was in class with me and so was Lina and IIana and Nicole. Jessica sat the front row far away from us. I didn't like that so...
"Hey, Jessica why don't you sit back here with us? It's warm over here."
"I-I'm fine..."
"You couldn't be...Your sitting right over the air vent."
"I'm burning up...It's fine."
"Heh...You're shivering cold, red-head. Come on" Seikura used his foot to open a seat right between me and Kizukanai. He countinued. "Sit back here with my lady."
Jessica nervously sat down. I could tell she was to pee herself. So I whispered to her.
"Calm down...Nobody is going to hurt you."
"O-okay..."
She chilled and the rest of class was silent. Even though Lance wasn't looked at me. He was thinking of me hard. Even at this close, I was feeling for him. Literally, Feeling for him. I sent as much feeling of connect to him as I could. I still loved Lance. I just wished he didn't go as far as he did. Everything sucked. This wasn't what I wanted but in a way it was kinda cool.
"Yo, Lance Lunis...c'mere here I wanna holla at you." Seikura got up and walked out the classroom. Lance followed him without question. I wondered what they were talking about. It was about a hour and a half before they came back in. Seikura looked tired and Lance looked like he had just won the greatest battle of his life. He looked at me for the first time in a month. With so much love in his eyes it scared me half to death. Class ended. We were going to lunch now. The hallways got noisy again.
"Hey,Naomi! Time for lunch,girl."
"Ok wait i'll catch up."
"Okay...See ya!" Seikura smiled at me. I just blushed and scampered to my locker. IIana, Lance and Newton was there. I walked slowly to my locker.
"You didn't get rid of the baby...Did you?" I slammed my locker shut.
"What are you talking about?"
"Our baby...You didn't get rid of it...Did you?"
"Of course I didn't..."
"Why...Why are you doing this?"
"Be quiet, Lance...Or else" I turned and walked away.
"Or what? You'll scream? Hit me? Get a abortion!" He yelled at me from afar and I just kept walking.
"CUZ YOUR NEW "BOYFRIEND" SAID I CAN HAVE YOU BACK! YOUR HAPPIER WITH ME-" Naomi froze in her steps. I knew I hit a nerve. But I didn't. Naomi ran back to me and glomped me. (That's when the girl jumps up and hugs you while wrapping her body you.) Her soft body hit me like a ton of bricks. It was a amazing feeling.
"W-why were you flirting with her?"
"I wasn't. She told me a joke and I laughed! That's all!"
"Why were you so mean? And ignoring me!"
"Naomi, I didn't mean it! I love you! I'd never be angry at you! Naomi..."
Lance hugged me tighter then I was hugging him. I felt a few tears coming from him.
"Naomi while you were gone...I...I felt so alone! My heart felt so broken and cold! All I want is you! The world could end and I wouldn't care if YOU were there with me! I want us to have children, become old and die on the same day! My soul felt like it was sliced with a razor and dunked in gallons of lemon juice and salt!" Lance hugged me tighter and tighter. His face was red. "The month I spent without you was like an eternity with no air! Please...from now on if your upset just tell me instead of walking away! I love you. I care for only you!...My Tiala-Ser...My star. My jewel. My are as beautiful as a smart as a tough as a especially as elegant as a rose. You are mine and mine alone. No other man will have you,talk to you or love you the way I can. Only I can...My Tiala-Ser. When you are sad. I am depressed. When you are angry. I am furious. When you are scared. I am brave. When you are happy. I am you are lonely. I am there. My Tiala-Ser you control my actions. I would kill from a million men to the tiniest ant for you. You complete me. You may not know I exist. But, my sweet,sweet Tiala-Ser. I will love you no matter you for giving me these feelings which I will never understand...Thank you...For stealing my heart...Thank you so much."
"Ohh Lance...I got so jealous about the whole-"
Then out of nowhere...Lance gets kicked back and away from me. So hard he falls on his back. He recovers and stands back up. A purple shadow comes over me and pushes me behind itself.
I opened my eyes for a second.
"D-DADDY?"
"Hello...Naomi."
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING? IT'S ALRIGHT! LANCE AND I MADE UP!"
"No...It's not alright. I've never met this boy."
I looked up at the tall man clad in black. After hitting the ground, it was blurry but I saw Naomi behind this man. Did she just call him daddy?
"N-Naomi! Who is this man?"
"Lance! This is Leo Winchester...He's my dad." Naomi smiled at me but now wasn't the time. Her father looked calm and scary at the same time. I had to fight her father now?
"So your the one that was dating my daughter,cheated on her and now you expect me to forgive you?...No..I have to teach you a lesson."
I looked at Naomi. She looked at her father then back at me. She wasn't going to fight her father. She's his daughter. I could tell she's never gone against him before. I didn't want to force her to make a decision that didn't need to be made. I loved her and that's all that truly mattered.
"I'll fight you, Leo. I won't cheat. And I won't beg for mercy. But I will indeed fight you. But first you need to know...Naomi is pregnant with my child."
Naomi gasped at what Lance had just now said. The hallway was silent. Naomi's father, Leo, was speechless. The silence went on...and on...and on...
"What do you mean...pregnant?"
