~CHAPTER NINE~
After school, Mary-Lynette decided to take a quick walk around. She was accompanied by her best friend, Jade. Little did they know that a pair of eyes were following them with every movement they made.
Suddenly, Jade stopped, grabbing Mare's arm making her stop as well. "What?" Mare asked her, confused at her suddenness.
"Shh!" She replied. "Do you hear that?"
Mare stopped and held her breath listening carefully. Then she heard a rustling sound, not far from where they were. Her eyes widened, and the two girls stood still, waiting, and looking at each other. Jade started to walk again, but slowly. As Mary-Lynette watched her she thought, she looks like some sort of predator... and continued to follow behind her slowly.
Then, out of nowhere something grabbed Jade and pinned her to the ground. Mare froze, watching the creature trying to bite Jade's head off. They were wrestling with each other, and Mare could do nothing to help her friend. The creature looked like a giant wolf, with yellow eyes. It had saliva dripping from its mouth, and Jade was losing the fight. The monster was about five times bigger than a normal wolf. Then, as Mare watched, the ugly beast turned and stared right into her eyes, as a growl escaped from behind its horrible canine teeth. Then—
—it lunged itself at Mare, and tackled her to the ground. Mary-Lynette quickly glanced at Jade, to see her trying to stand, her left arm bleeding. Mare turned her gaze back to the wolf, and as it tried to bite her face, she put her right arm over her face, only to be bitten there instead. She screamed in agony as its sharp teeth pierced through her soft skin.
As it moved its head to the side, the wolf ripped some of her skin, causing her to scream louder. When Mare screamed her throat felt like sandpaper was rubbing it. It made to grab her again, but it suddenly flew off, leaving Mary-Lynette panting on the hard stone ground. Her eyes were screwed shut and she was groaning in pain. As she slowly opened her eyes, everything was blurry, but she could make out a figure fighting off the wolf. Someone was next to her, with long white-blonde hair whispering, "No, no, no!"
Before Mare closed her eyes again, and everything went black—for what seemed like the millionth time this year—she could've sworn she saw a flash of yellow a distance away. Then she wasn't aware of anything.
Jade hurriedly picked up Mare's head and put it on her lap as Ash made his way towards them, after defeating the werewolf. He stared at Mary-Lynette's face and then looked at her arm. His eyes turned to a bright shade of red as he was filled with anger. Jade put a reassuring hand on her brother's arm and smiled weakly.
"It's okay, we just need to erase her memories and have Rowan take care of her wound." She told him. He looked at her, his eyes turning gold as he calmed down. He then picked Mary-Lynette up in his arms and, with Jade a few steps behind him, rushed to their house. They entered and Ash yelled,
"ROWAN! ROWAN, HURRY!" and set Mary-Lynette down on the couch. Rowan entered the room, her eyes widening at the sight before her, and rushed over.
"What happened?" she asked them.
Jade looked at her friend and said, "Werewolves."
Rowan nodded, and started treating Mare's wounds. After she wrapped it in a wet cloth she put her hand to Mare's head, and they all knew she was erasing her memories. Jade had healed already, thank God she was a vampire, or she would've died. Rowan told them that Mary-Lynette would wake up in a couple of minutes. Ash and the girls argued for a couple of minutes about where to leave her. Ash's room ("NO WAY!" Jade yelled), or Jade's room ("I think that's best." Rowan pointed out.)? As they argued, Mare woke up and they stopped and hurried over to her side.
"Mare, are you alright?" Jade asked. Ash went and sat down on a couch farther away from her, but still watched her intently.
"W-what happened?" Mary-Lynette whispered looking at her wrapped arm. Jade smiled at her and told her,
"You t-tripped, and when you fell you cut your arm and hit your head hard so you passed out. We brought you here to recover."
Mary-Lynette looked around and saw Ash. She narrowed her eyes dangerously at him saying, "'We'?" Ash smirked at her and said,
"Yes, you klutz, did you not understand her?" her eyes narrowed into slits and she scowled at him. She stood up and said,
"I'm going home." Ash took this opportunity to talk to her.
"It's dark out, so I'll walk you home."
She just simply nodded her head and walked out the door silently as he held it open for her. Well then, don't talk. I'll make you. He thought to himself as he closed the door behind him. They continued to walk in silence when she tripped over a large crack on the sidewalk and fell right into his arms. His heartbeat quickened and her face turned a bit red, thinking he wouldn't see it because it was dark. She was wrong, though, he saw it, and it made his heart flutter.
Sh-she blushed... She blushed for me! His mind was screaming. He reluctantly let her go as she stood up, and mumbled, "Sorry," to him. He stuttered as he answered.
"I-it's okay." What the Hell! Ash Redfern does not, I repeat, not, stutter for any girl!
Except this one. A voice in his head said. That made Ash quickly glance at Mary-Lynette and he had an urge to hold her petite body and protect her from all harm. His hand inched towards hers, before he mentally slapped himself. What am I doing? Then he asked her,
"So, who did you want to go to the dance with if you had a choice?"
The question caught Mary-Lynette off guard, but she looked at him and said, "I really don't know, since I don't want to go anyway. But Jade's making me go." Ash nodded and smiled to him, thinking, thank you Jade, thank you! Now I actually have a chance to dance with her!
As they stopped by the front door of her house Mary-Lynette turned to him and smiled warmly at him. This simple act made his heart flutter. "Thanks for walking me back home."
He actually managed to smile back at her and said, "No problem."
Then as she turned to the door, her hand on the knob, Ash grabbed her arm, turning her to face him. She looked shocked, but not scared. She didn't think that Redfern had the guts to kiss her right now. He let go and said,
"Um, listen Mary-Lynette, why don't we start on a new page? I mean, I'd rather not always fight with you, and I really want to be your friend."
She looked confused at his sudden change in mood and then she had a mischievous look in her eyes as she cocked her head to the side. She smiled menacingly at him and replied,
"I'll think about it."
Then she turned and walked into the house, smiling once more at Ash and closed the door. He stood watching the door for a couple of minutes, completely shocked at what had happened.
Ash had expected her to yell at him and refuse, but instead he got a calm answer of 'I'll think about it.' That means he had a chance. Not a big chance, but still a chance.
Ash then walked off her porch, and looked up at the window of her room. The light was on, and he saw her look down at him smiling. A brilliant happy friendly smile which made Ash's cheeks burn red and his eyes widen. She must have noticed this, because she laughed quietly, waved at him, and turned away from the window. The lights turned off. Ash smiled for what seemed like the 50th time that day, then walked back home, whistling, enjoying the memory.
A/N: Heyy, guys, so sorry i haven't updated. I didn't have enough time to write a chapter. I updated my other story 'Potter and Black' earlier today 'cause that chapter was finished. I just finished this one, and i posted it of course.
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