I'm seriously sorry this took so long when I promised it wouldn't. I hope that I don't take so long for the next chapter. Please enjoy!(^_^)
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Lillia's POV:
I was floating on air after Thomas kissed me. I wasn't even sure where I was walking until I saw CJ. I felt so high up it was like a feeling of ecstasy. I think. I've never felt ecstasy before so I'm not sure.
"Hi CJ." I smiled real wide and waved slowly. CJ who came rushing past me about faced. She simply stared at me with piercing eyes, examining every feature of my face before speaking.
"Why Lillia if I didn't know any better I'd say you were on drugs."
I snorted. "Good thing you know me better. I'll have you know I feel this good because of Thomas."
CJ grinned at me. "If I was dirty minded and not concerned I would have made a joke."
My smile faded. "Why are you concerned? In fact you've been a lot of things lately and none of them have been yourself."
CJ squirmed in her spot and huffed. "Lillia I think I know what's going on around here and it's all centered around Thomas and his friends."
I backed up a step at this. "What are you talking about? What's going on?"
CJ glanced at the area surrounding us then whispered. "Have you ever heard of griffins?"
A short trip to the library later~
I was sitting at the computers stubbornly staring at the screen. "I don't believe it. How can Thomas be a griffin? They're not even real."
CJ looked exasperated. "Lillia they could have existed back in the medieval times-"
I interrupted her. "But that was hundreds of years ago. How are there any alive now?"
"Well I'm not quite sure on that part but listen. Griffins are creatures that are part bird, and part lion. And now I'm sure that they're part human. Today Garrett gave me some feathers to examine. They were made up with same DNA a griffin would have."
I was still flabbergasted. "How does that prove that Thomas, Eduardo, or any of the other guys are griffins?"
CJ rubbed at her temples. "I did some research. Griffins mate for life. Which means they hunt for their perfect partner and when they find them they have...to um...claim them. And I think some of their partners are us."
I fixed my eyes on her and repeated. "Claim...them?"
CJ twisted her face. "Well it's like a symbol telling other griffins to stay away. Usually they claim their mate by kissing them although that's only temporary. The real claiming is...well it's um. It's sex."
"What?!" I jumped from my seat and screamed in her face.
CJ stammered, trying to calm me down. "Sh-shh! Be quiet and let me finish. As far as research goes griffins should be extinct, which is why I don't know how these showed up."
I breathed deeply for several seconds and waved her on to continue. I wasn't convinced of her idea it was crazy but maybe I could entertain her to get back to normal. So I would go along with it for now.
"Ok I thought of a plan and I'm going to need your help as well as one of our other friends."
"Alright what do I have to do?"
CJ leaned back in her chair and rubbed her chin thoughtfully. "Who has already kissed a boy?"
"Well Megan has, and I... have."
"That leaves Charlotte, Ariya, and Hannah."
We both looked at each other knowingly as I said, "There's only one person I know who is mentally strong enough to do this."
~15 minutes later~
"No! I WON'T DO IT! You can't make me."
I rearranged myself so I could block her escape route. "But Hannah you haven't kissed Eduardo yet have you?"
She tried to push past me. "No and I intend to keep it that way."
CJ grabbed her legs and looked up begging. "Hannah you have to help us. This might determine what becomes of us. It all depends on you only you can do this."
Hannah stopped struggling and waited. I stroked her ego a little more. "Yeah Hannah we're helpless without you. We need you."
Hannah's smile grew on her face. "Yes you do need me. After all I'm very important right?"
CJ and I choked. "Very important." "Yes very."
Hannah practically glowed. When in doubt flattery does get you somewhere. "Ok I just have to kiss him once right? And not for to long?"
CJ reassured her. "Of course and when you do my experiment should be finished." Yeah CJ never did give Hannah the details of why we were doing this. Something about it'd be better if she didn't know for now.
Hannah nodded. "What class is this for again?"
CJ floundered before I came to the rescue. "It's for life skills class."
"Really because I took that class last year and-"
CJ pulled Hannah. "Come on let's find Eduardo and I'll tell you what to do."
~In a random part of the school~
CJ, Hannah, and I were hiding around a corner from where Eduardo was standing by himself sleeping.
"How is he sleeping like that?" I asked.
"He's talented." CJ said admirably.
"He's cute." Hannah sighed.
CJ and I both looked at her.
"I-I mean that bush over there it's what's really cute not-"
"Okay we get." I shushed her. "Just go over there, kiss him and get it over with."
Hannah nodded and walked to Eduardo.
"Is it that easy?" CJ asked.
"No but I wasn't gonna tell her that. You brought a camera? What for?" I gazed down at her hands.
It was one of those expensive cameras with the high priced lens. "Where'd you get that?"
She shrugged. "The photography class."
I rolled my eyes. "You snuck around again? One of these days your gonna get caught in a sticky situation."
CJ leaned against the wall. "Yeah well no ones trapped me yet."
I was gonna say a remark about Morgan but that's when Hannah stopped to the right of Eduardo. He still hadn't opened his eye.
Hannah tentatively tapped him on the shoulder. CJ slowly raised her camera. I lowered her arm. "What are you doing?"
She whispered back. "I'm trying to capture evidence. That's kinda the whole point of this."
I nodded although I wasn't sold on taking a picture of them kissing. It's just weird.
Hannah took a step back as Eduardo stared down on her.
We couldn't hear them talking but I saw Hannah blush at something Eduardo had said. Hannah then turned around away from him. She straightened her back and stalked right up to him, grabbed his coat and yanked him down to plant a kiss on his lips. CJ and I were both had our mouths open at this extravagance. Although CJ was still sane enough to put the camera on auto. I'm not sure all that happened but the next instant Hannah departed from Eduardo's mouth. He smirked at her and she blushed while he crashed his lips back on to hers more passionately than she did before.
And I swear I'm crazy because what happened was not normal.
A dim light gathered around the pair. It came together and formed an intricate knot. "What the hell?"
CJ stood there dumbfounded with her mouth hanging open.
It must have been a few seconds but it felt like hours before Eduardo and Hannah stopped mouth to mouth resuscitation.
"Yeah we might want to go now." I tugged CJ along to the corridor where Eduardo couldn't hear us.
"Oh my gosh! I was right well I think I'm right. Now I just need to look at these slowly and then..." CJ prattled on before stopping abruptly.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
CJ then turned gravely to me. "Do you know Garrett?"
Of course I knew Garrett next to Johnny Depp he was the most famous person around here.
"Yeah so?"
"Well a little while ago he wanted me to look at some feathers and I think that they're griffin feathers."
"Oh ok well what's the big deal about that?" I really don't see a problem here.
CJ was wringing her hands now. "I told him that they were hybrid feathers and now he's going to tell the authorities to supposedly become famous."
"How does that affect-" Hold up if Thomas is a... that means that-
"CJ how could you! Are you freakin stupid?! I know Garrett is hot but seriously-"
"Shh!" CJ slapped her hand over my mouth. "You don't think I know that?"
I shoved her hand off. "What are we going to do?"
CJ glanced at the sky. "We're going to tell the others."
She then smirked. "And buy some chastity belts."
"You're disgusting!" I squealed.
Okay that's the end of this chapter. Once more I'm really sorry about the two month delay. Until next time.
~horsejumper14
