Chapter 10

"Come on Clarrisa! We are going to be late!" I slowly opened my eyes to see red curls and dark brown eyes looking back at me, "Come on. We don't want to be late." she ran to the other side of the room.

"Late for what?" she threw clothes at me and ran out of my room. "Hold on. What are we going to be late for?" I threw my clothes on and brushed my hair.

"School silly. Today is our first day of high school! I can't wait!" she tugged on my arm and we ran down the stair case to her car.

"No, today is my first day of high school, you started high school last year." she started laughing.

"You are never excited enough, so I have to be excited for you." I rolled my eyes and stared out the window, "Oh come on. You know I have always been the drama queen for everything." I started laughing.

"Whatever. Just hurry up and get us to school." she saluted me then weaved around traffic like a maniac, "Jeez! I didn't mean kill us!" she laughed and continued driving crazy.

"We're here!" she was out of the car and jumping up and down next to mine before I even got out of the car.

"You get excited over the stupidest of things." she wrapped her arm through mine as we walked down the hallway.

"No I don't. You just don't give enough excitement about things." she smiled big at then turned serious, "Its time to wake up. Its time to wake up permanently." she said bye to me and ran to her friends, without me.

"Clarrisa! Clarrisa!" I turned and Haile was coming towards me.

"No…" I started backing away from her, "No!" I woke up out of breath.

"Easy, calm down Clarrisa. Its just me, Haile." I laid my head down back on the pillow and covered my eyes with my arm, "Come on. We have reservations at the Foli Garden." I got out of bed and walked to my closet.

"I'm sorry if I scared you. I had," I paused for a minute trying to think of an appropriate of calling it, "a bad dream." she nodded and sat on my bed.

"Its alright. Now hurry up. We are going to be late." I nodded and headed to the bathroom to get a shower.

I didn't know what to make of that dream. I put it to the back of my mind and got dressed. I was getting my shoes on, when she handed me a package.

"This is the package I was supposed to give to you yesterday." I grabbed the package out of her hand and opened it.

"Its from my Mom." inside the box was an outfit and an invitation, "Its for a party going on tomorrow night." I found two guest passes inside the envelope also, "I guess I have to invite someone. You want to come?"

"I already have one. Sister always gets me an invitation to the party. I am bringing my sister along, as always. Maybe you should invite Michael and Kyle." the sound of their names reminded me of what happened last night.

"Did I hear my name being called?" sitting in my chair was Kyle, he had Michael standing right next to him.

"Nope. I don't think I will." I shoved the invites back into the box along with the ridiculous outfit that was inside.

"Well, lets get going. Foli Garden isn't going to wait for us." Kyle grabbed my hand and pulled me up off the bed.

"You weren't supposed to tell her." I glared at her, "Sorry, but they forced me to tell them where you were going." I yanked my hand out of Kyle's and walked out the door with my new Prada bag.

"I forgive you." we were waiting to be seated and I sat down next to her trying to find my cell phone.

"I really am sorry. But, you can't just ignore those two. Especially Kyle. Just, deal with them for the next year or so. They will leave, then you will leave. All three of you will never see each other again." I laughed at the analysis she gave.

"It will never end, as long as Kyle keeps the bond." she patted me on the shoulder. The boys came over to us when the waiter came to escort us to our table.

"This is a really nice place. How did you two get in?" Kyle was walking next to me. I sat next to Haile in the booth, which made the boys sit in the same booth. They didn't seem to mind.

"Haile reserved this place for us ahead of time. Jeez." I turned my attention to the menu, I was really hungry.

"Ah, so how well did you sleep last night?" he smiled at me like he knew it was horrible.

"Fine. After last nights little show, I was tired. So I went straight to bed." the waitress came over to our table.

"Hello, welcome to Foli Garden. My name is Gaby, and I will be your server. Now, what can I get you to drink?" she was an average size woman. Her hair was in a loose ponytail, her blonde hair was straight and reached the mid-section of her back.

"I will have a Coke." Haile politely said.

"I will have the same." I said next.

"We will also have a Coke." Kyle said with a smile to the waitress.

"Alright. I will be right back with that." she walks away and leaves us alone again.

"We are the only 'Night Children' here. So you don't have to worry about being spotted with us." I started laughing at Michael's comment.

"I am not worried about those damn bitches right now."

"What are you worried about then?".

"You two creating another fight like last night." they looked at each other, then back at me.

"Oh. Well, you won't have to worry about that either. It was a simple urge, that's all." he grabbed my hand and started caressing my hand with his thumb in reassuring. I yanked my hand out of his.

"Stop touching me." I said with my teeth clenched.

"Alright, alright." he held his hands up.

"Here you go, four Cokes. Do you know what yal would like to eat?" the waitress put down our drinks then pulled out her notepad to take our order.

"I will have the Caesar salad with grilled chicken" Haile handed the waitress her menu.

"I will have the sirloin steak, make it medium-rare." Michael handed her his menu.

"I will have the shrimp scampi with angel hair noodles." Kyle handed her his menu.

"And for you miss?" I looked over the menu and decided.

"I will have the sirloin steak, medium-rare." I handed my menu to her.

"Alright. I will be back in a few with your food." she smiled and walked away. I looked at all of them and they were staring at me, "What?"

"You are seriously going to eat all that?" Haile was a little concerned.

"She can do it. She has a pit-less stomach." Michael was looking over us and at someone.

"I won't put it pass her." Kyle was staring at the same thing.

"What are you guys staring at?" Kyle looked at me and pointed at someone who was behind us.

"Hey Clarrisa." I turn around and Gina was behind me with her two best friends.

"Gina. How are you feeing?" I scooted over so she could fit in next to me.

"Fine. I feel a whole lot better thanks to you, and also Michael." she smiled at Michael then turned her attention back to me, "Well, I have to go. It was nice to see you again." she hugged me then left with her friends.

"So, you ready for tonight?" Kyle was leaning on his hands and staring at me.

"Yep. I am ready to kick you ass." he started laughing.

"Well, why don't Michael & Haile come and be witnesses to the battle?"

"Sure. I would love to see this." Michael said patting Kyle's back.

"Sure. I am with you one-hundred percent." I smiled at Haile.

"Alright. We have our witnesses, a battlefield, and the fighters. All we need is the bargain." he smiled wickedly at me.

"We already have our bargain. If I win, you leave me alone, for good. If you win, you c-"

"If I win, you are mine for eternity and I can bite you whenever I want." he folded his arms over his chest and smiled at me.

"No! That wasn't the deal!" I was furious. I was about to grab him and slap him, "The deal was, you could bite me whenever you wanted, for a week!"

"Also you had to do one favor for me. The favor is that you are mine for eternity."

"I will not accept that!"

"Then we need to create another agreement then." Kyle unfolded his arms and leaned on the table with his hands in fists in front of his mouth.

"Fine. How about you leave me alone for ever. And you can bi-"

"Here you go. One Caesar salad with grilled chicken, two sirloin steaks, and a shrimp scampi with angel hair noodles. Is there anything I can get you right now?"

"We're good. Thank you." I handed Michael his plate.

"Alright."

"Now back to business. If you win, you can bite me anytime you want for a day."

"A month."

"A week.

"Two weeks."

"Fine."

"Plus you are mine for eternity."

"No! I will never accept to that ."

"Fine. We each have two weeks of what we want. Deal?" I really didn't want to accept it, but it was the best I could do.

"Deal." we shook hands on it then started eating.

We finished eating and was ready to leave when two chocolate cakes with a cherry on top.

"Those gentlemen over there is asking for the company of you two ladies." we looked where she was pointing and I recognized both of them.

"Derik, what are you doing here?" Haile and I had walked over to their table and sat down with them.

"I heard what happened to you. So, I thought I would come and find you. Some preppy snotty bitch told me you came here with two guys. I knew you wouldn't without knowing them. So I came to make sure you were ok." Derik used to have a crush on me in middle school, I had thought he had gotten over it. But I guess not.

"It really is nice to see you again, but we have to go. I have a meeting I have to go to tonight." I heard Haile giggle. I elbowed her in the stomach and stood up, "well, goodbye Derik." I gave him a hug and headed back to our table. I pulled on Kyle's arm and started walking out the door.

I let go of his arm as soon as we left the restaurant.

"Why did you let go?" Kyle grabbed my hand and walked right next to me.

"I don't have to explain myself to you. Now, let go of my hand or I will brake yours." he squeezed my hand and continued walking next to me, 'Ah well, his funeral.' I slipped my foot under his to make him trip. I used that weight to flip him with his back on the ground. I grabbed his wrist and put one foot on his chest, "Now, do you give, or am I going to have to break your wrist?" he started laughing.

"I don't think that is how it works." I looked at him confusingly. He must of used his quick speed, because I was on my knee with both my arms behind my back.

"Fine. We will finish this tonight. Now let me go!" he pulled me up and grabbed my hand. He forced me to walk next to him the whole walk back. Right before we were inside the school, he let go and walked towards the boys dormitory. Did I mention I hated boys.

"That was interesting." Haile was next to me walking back to the dormitory. She had to check on her little sister, "Well, I will see you tonight." I nodded and walked to my room. I really was hoping I had a few minutes to myself. I wanted to really take a nap. But of course, guess who is in my room.

"Oh, Patty. What are you doing here? Your sister is going to go check on you." Patty got up off my bed and came to stand in front of me.

"I wanted to thank you myself. I am sorry I dragged you guys into that. He is a ruthless man." I hugged her tight and held her shoulders and looked her straight in the eye.

"You don't have to blame yourself. I was already involved with that man because of my sister. I wish neither of you girls got involved with him, but then I wouldn't have met you or my mother wouldn't have had Gina. I am very glad I met you all, even if there is consequences sometimes." she started crying and hugged me around the waist. After balling her eyes out, she fell asleep on my bed, "Well, that ruined my chances of sleeping." I whispered to myself. I sat down on the floor and laid my head against the bed and closed my eyes. I wasn't even asleep before I heard knocking at my door. I opened my door to see a worried Haile standing there rubbing her arm, "She's asleep." I pointed to the bed and let her in. I could see she was relieved. She picked up Patty and carried her to their room.

"See you tonight." I nodded and went straight to my bed. I was fast asleep before my head even hit the pillow.