Chapter 9: A Deal To Be Reckoned With
John opened his car door and slammed it shut. He slowly walked over to the woods; his hands casually in his leather jacket pockets.
"It's about damn time." Logan sighed as he shivered.
"Where the hell were you?" Chris yelled; his breath giving off smoke.
"Doesn't matter." He said as he walked up to them.
"Well are you gonna tell us why you made us come out here or are we just gonna stand here and wait for the next ice age?" Alec's teeth chattered.
"Oh come on ya babies, were immortal and you can't even handle a little cold?" John laughed.
"Stop stalling." Logan warned.
"Alright! Alright!" John sighed.
"Those new girls…"
"You mean Cassie?" Logan interrupted.
John glared at Logan.
"Sorry…continue."
"As I was saying…we are not the only supernatural thing in Moonshire."
"What?" Chris asked confused.
"The new girls are not what they seem." John sniffled.
"Are you saying they're like us?" Alec asked.
"You're full of shit, Cassie isn't a vampire." Logan rolled his eyes.
"I'm not saying they're vampires." John said.
"Well then what are they?" Chris asked as he rubbed his hands together.
"They're werewolves." John replied simply.
"Werewolves." Logan laughed.
"I…think you've been reading too much twilight." Alec shook his head.
Chris broke out in a fit of laughter.
"You read twilight?" He asked.
"I wanted to see what we were being stereotyped as…and that has nothing to do with this!" John argued.
"I don't need to listen to this." Logan began to walk away but John was in front of him within seconds.
"Jaden told me herself. Why would I make this up?" John said refusing to move.
"That would explain why Cassie was telling you to stay away from her; that it wasn't safe." Alec walked up to them.
Logan stayed quiet.
"She just told you that she was a werewolf?" Chris asked quizzically.
"Yes…amongst other things." John said.
"What other things?" Logan narrowed his eyes.
John took a deep breath.
"She knows; they all know our secret."
"What that we're vampires?" Alec asked.
"What else would he be talking about dipshit?" Chris rolled his eyes.
"Did you tell her?" Logan clenched his fists.
"What do you think?" John raised his eyebrow.
Logan sighed.
"So now what? Are we supposed to ignore them, confront them, kill them?" Alec leaned up against a tree.
"We're not killing anyone." Logan said still looking at John.
"Fine…fine. As long as we stay out of their business and they stay out of ours there will be no bloodbaths." John lifted his hands in the air.
"Well were does that leave you and Cassie?" Chris asked.
Logan looked at the ground.
"Nowhere I guess."
Jaden walked into the house. She threw her leather jacket onto the couch.
"What did he say?" Cassie asked as she came down the stairs.
"We're staying here for a while." Jaden slumped into one of the chairs.
"What does that mean?" Lauren asked as she walked in from the kitchen.
"It means that Moonshire is our new home."
Cassie sighed.
"What's with the depressing breathing?" Ellsa asked Cassie as she wrapped her shoulder around her.
Cassie just looked up at Jaden; who focused her gaze to the ground.
"Logan." Lauren said.
Jaden took a deep breath and looked at them.
"I love you like a sister...you know I do. You have to understand that I am doing this because I care. It…it just isn't safe for you to be around him." Jaden said.
Cassie stood up abruptly.
"So what are we supposed to do Jaden; we live in their town. Do you want us to runaway whenever they walk near us?" Cassie yelled.
Jaden stood silent as she looked out of the window.
"I just don't trust them." She said more to herself than the girls.
Cassie sighed.
"If I could get you to trust them…would you give them a chance?" She said.
All eyes shifted to Jaden.
She slowly rubbed the back of her neck.
"Alright…alright fine…" Jaden said as Cassie leapt up and hugged her.
"…but if even one of them crosses me, the deals off." Jaden warned with a small smile.
Cassie let go of her and grinned.
"Thank you." She whispered.
