Hey guys, back for another update.
So after many reviews and my thinking, I have decided to drag this out a little longer than just a few more chapters :) Thanks to all who reviewed and convinced me otherwise, you all are truly the greatest fans ever!
I've also been asked to focus a little more on some other characters besides Courtney and Duncan, and I will surely try. It's just so easy to write about them, and the lack of them in TDWT kills my soul. But in this chapter, I will focus more so on Bridgette and Izzy.
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~xTAx
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*!Bridgette'sxPointxOfxView!*
It was a beautiful November evening in the clearing. The sky was a subtle orange in the fading sunlight. The leaves rustled in the soft chill. Small animals pranced all around, the only sign of their presence being the soft crunch of scattered twigs. It was so perfectly peaceful that it made me forget the rest of the world. The only things that existed were Geoff and I in this moment.
We lay there starring at the clouds, our only communication being his hand interlocked in mine. It's funny how two people could be so comfortable, so content with silence, in each other's presence. I closed my eyes and inhaled the sweet air like it were a drug. My hair lay freely across the soft grass. I liked the feeling. It reminded me of how life used to be. How it would never be again.
Geoff let out a yawn beside me. "Pretty, isn't it?"
"Beautiful." I roll over to face him. I swear I'm the luckiest girl in the world. His hair is so perfect in an unintentional kind of way. Without his cowboy hat, he looks much more sensitive and vulnerable. His blue eyes reflect the golden sun in a way that would make the greatest of artists swoon.
I think he senses my starring and turns to me a grins. "What're you looking at?"
"Not much. Only the greatest boyfriend ever." I grin. He reaches over to embrace me and I rest my head on his chest.
"How are you feeling? You know, about everything?"
I shrug. "I'm alright, I guess."
"You know I would never let anything happen to you, right?"
"I know." I smile. I reach up and kiss him softly. We lay there, intimately embraced. The whole world stops. There is only now. This very second. Consequences were lost on me. I had heard all the speeches, I knew all the risks and dangers that came with it, but I didn't care. And as long as I am blissfully oblivious of everything around me, I am going to take full advantage of this moment, before it becomes just a mere memory.
*!Izzy'sxPointxOfxView!*
After fourth period, I head to the cafeteria for lunch. School seems like such a minute and insignificant thing compared to our bigger agenda. It aggravates me that I am ranked on the same level as everyone, when I am definitely not like everyone else.
I grab todays special, turkey and noodle covered in gravy with mashed potatoes, and begin to head for our usual table. It's weird. Now that Duncan and Courtney have made it apparent that they are together, I am now the only girl without a boyfriend.
I sit in between Owen and Noah. Owen beams at me as I sit down. Owen is a great guy, but now I think all he sees in me is my abilities. Plus, what Duncan said still plays a factor. Sure I completely denied it, but that doesn't mean I was right.
"So I think I may have found more information about the Naturals. Anyone wish to accompany me to the library for some pirating?" Noah asked as he played with his food.
"Sorry, Noah. I have to study tonight." Courtney said. Duncan had his arm draped over her shoulder and she was absent mindedly playing with his fingers.
"By that, she means make out with me." Courtney elbowed him in the ribs, but didn't deny it.
"I can't. I signed up for art club. Figured it would keep my mind off things." Gwen said. Trent smiled and squeezed her hands.
Bridgette didn't even respond. Her and Geoff's heads were lowered, whispering. They were in their own little world. Something had changed between them. I could feel it. The way they looked at each other now, the way they touched, the way Geoff seemed to tense whenever anyone else besides us even talked to Bridgette. All I knew was that they were gone for a long time yesterday..
"That's just great." Noah's sarcastic voice broke me of my suspicious thoughts.
"I'll go." I said to Noah.
"Oh, wonderful. A crazy girl in a library. Do you even know where the library is?"
I gave him my best sneer. "I'll buy a map."
"Whatever."
I began to eat my lunch when I noticed Owen starring at me. His face was in his hands and his eyes were glowing. I admit, I did really like Owen, but now he feels like more of a fan boy. "Hi Owen." I smile trying to break the awkwardness.
"Hiya, Izzy. What're you doing this weekend?"
"Uh, nothing, why?"
"We could go out and you know, do something..together."
"Like a date?"
"Yea!"
"Owen, how do you think Gwen got that sling on her arm?"
Owen looked at Gwen and smacked his forehead. "Oh man I forgot! Well, we won't leave campus. I pinky swear." He held up his pinky like a five year old.
I intertwined his large pinky with my own, smaller one. "It's a date."
*!Bridgette'sxPointxOfxView!*
The guilt of it was eating at me. I felt that everyone could read my face and see what I had done. What we had done.
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't take it back for the world, but I still felt that I had betrayed my girls. The clearing was our place, and I had connected it to Geoff and I. I had to tell someone, but I wasn't sure who.
Izzy? No. She being the big mouth she is, would definitely let it slip to one of the others.
Gwen? Even though she has been much more calm since her accident, she was still Gwen. And being Gwen came with the responsibility of overreacting and nagging.
I guess that left Courtney.
As uptight and as bossy as she may be, she was my closest friend before the accident. She knew me better than the others, and I just hoped that she would understand now.
Just when I was about to knock on her door, Duncan came out. He looked agitated.
"What's wrong with you, hot rod?"
"She kicked me out!"
"And why would she do such a thing?"
"I don't know, maybe she's on her period or something. Jeez." He rubbed his head as if he had been struck and marched down the hallway.
Cautiously, I opened the door and peered it. Courtney sat cross legged on her bed, stuffing something under her mattress. "What happened to him?"
"Oh, he tried to read my diary so I hit him on the head with it and kicked him out." A triumphant look spread across her face. "So whats up?"
"Uhm, I kinda want to talk to. It's important."
"Is it about the Naturals?"
"No, it's more of a personal thing." I sat on Izzy's bed and sighed. "Can you promise not to tell anyone? You're the only one who I feel won't judge me."
Her face softened. "I promise."
I breathed in deeply. "Yesterday in the clearing me and Geoff... well, we kinda.." I bit my lip finding it hard to say aloud.
Thankfully, I didn't need to, cuz judging by the look on Courtney's face she understood. "Are we happy or worried? Did you guys use.."
"No, I'm happy. We took all the precautions and were very careful.. it's just, I felt guilty. I mean, the clearing is supposed to be our sacred place. Somewhere where we can all go and train and not have to be afraid of exposure. And I ruined it."
Courtney rose and strode over to me. She pulled me into a reassuring hug. "There's nothing to feel guilty about. It was a beautiful moment for you and Geoff, and you shouldn't ruin it by worrying about stupid stuff like that."
"Thanks, I knew I picked the right person to talk to."
"No problem. And your secret is safe with me."
I felt relieved for the first time in a long time. For a hour, Courtney and I sat on her bed and just talked. Talked about things normal teenage girls would: boys, clothes, hair. It felt good to partake in such a mundane activity. It made me feel normal.
It made me feel human.
*!Izzy'sxPointxOfxView!*
Several minutes of searching and many annoyed students later, and I reached my destination. Walking into the library was weird and foreign. Everything was so quiet and organized. It made me feel dizzy. The color scheme was so dull and bland. The librarian was just as unexciting, with her white hair in a tight, high bun and her black, ancient dress dragging the ground. Her spectacles hung on her crooked nose. She looked like the evil witch from Hansel and Gretel. I avoided her desk, in fear of being fattened and later eaten.
Noah was in a secluded cubicle in the corner. The screen was shifted so that the florescent lights glared violently against it. He could read it, but nobody passing by could.
"Hiya, Noah." I said as I plopped down in a nearby chair. I was immediately shushed by the wicked witch behind the desk.
"I knew this was a bad idea." But even as he said it he grinned.
"So whats new in the world of the supernatural man hunters?" I whispered.
"Not too much. Just a few more documents that I need to decode. I think they have something to do with their recruits and their course of action, which could help tremendously."
"But can't they see if they've been hacked?"
"I have crypted the ILP address so that it is untraceable."
"But some crypts can be open."
He turned and grinned at me. "Not mine."
I couldn't help but grin back. This was fun. Just sitting here, chilling in a library with a guy. Granted, we were gathering information about men who want to capture us, but it was fun nonetheless.
I leaned closer to get a better look at the screen. I could see Noah's dark skin in the monitor flush slightly and I had to turn to avoid him seeing my blush. It was odd..
Since when did I blush?
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Tada?
I hope you all were satisfied.
I wanted to broaden both characters, since neither of them were very significant, and I hope I succeeded.
Let it be known that this does not necessarily mean that Izzy will be with Noah. I just wanted her to be in on some drama.
Who do you guys think she should be with?
Owen?
Noah?
Review your choice!
Happy Writing!
~xTAx