Chapter 14
Music,Dance and Love
Kate,Rachel,Edward and Rulan were heading towards BlackWell academy. Rachel and Kate had went to their houses and dressed up for the party. "Calista put a glamour over you so your four will look more human. Make sure you don't do anything vampire-like or the glamour will wear off."the count had told them.
Rachel was just excited to go back to BlackWell academy.
As much as she loved being a vampire,she missed her old life,her parents,friends and even some of those annoying teachers. She turned to Kate. "You excited to go back?"she whispered to her. "Yes! I can't wait to see my family and friends."Kate replied. "Hopefully our two babysitters won't ruin our fun."Rachel said loudly so they can hear. "If you keep talking back,I promise i'll ruin your fun in a very embarrassing way."Edward called back teasingly. "If you do that I may have to punish you."Rachel laughed. "You can try."Edward said to her.
Kate rolled her eyes.
"Why don't you two just get married already,like honestly."she said to Rachel. Rachel whacked her on the arm. "Kate!"she squawked out like a duck. "Don't even try saying you don't like him. You two have been flirting with each other non-stop for a while now."Kate said. "I don't like him,"Rachel protested fiercely. "I mean,sure he's cute but he's just not for me." A wicked grin spread across her face. "You and Rulan make a good couple though." Now it was Kate's turn to squawk like a duck. "If you ever say anything like that again,i'll drain all the blood out of you."Kate threatened.
Rachel laughed.
"We like your enthusiasm girls but we don't need you to play matchmaker. We've got vampires for that job already."Rulan said and they all burst out laughing. Half an hour later,they arrived at BlackWell academy. "This is it guys."Kate said to Rulan and Edward. It was still the same as Rachel and Kate remembered. The fountain in the middle of the yard,the four country flags waving in the breeze,the picnic tables on the right side and the stage on the left side. A strong breeze blew on her face.
Rachel closed her eyes and let it bathe her face.
"It feels good to be back."Kate whispered. "Yes,yes it does."Rachel agreed with her. At the top of the doorway,there was a banner that read: Get ready to party! "Well let's get this over with."Edward said,walking towards the doorway. They followed him. Inside was quiet and empty,not a single person was there. "I hope this isn't how you kids throw parties."Rulan commented. "Obviously it's not silly. The party,if it didn't start already,will be in the gym."Rachel said to him. "Shouldn't there be someone to at least greet us?"Edward asked confused. "Everyone here know one another already so it's pointless."Kate answered. "It would at least be polite,'Edward said. "I mean what if someone was new to the school and they didn't know where the gym was."he added. Both Kate and Rachel rolled their eyes at him. "You old timers really don't get out much do you?"Rachel said. "Excuse me?"Rulan and Edward said in unison. "Come on,we young ones will teach you how to party."Rachel said,grabbing their arms and dragging them towards the gym.
The loud,booming sound of music and people screaming got louder as they got closer. "That's what a party sounds like,"Rachel said to Edward and Rulan as they approached the gym doors. "And this,"she continued as she pushed the doors open to reveal teenagers dancing and yelling,bright lights lighting up the place and the beat of loud music. "Is what a party looks like."
Both Edward and Rulan's jaws dropped as they took in the sight. Rachel and Kate walked inside the gym. "Rachel! Kate!"someone called out. They turned around to see Juliet and Warren running to them. "Warren,Juliet!"they shouted happily as they all hugged each other. "You guys look great."Juliet remarked as she fiddled with Rachel's diamond earrings and Kate's starry blue dress. "Thanks Juliet. You look great too."Kate replied. "Where the hell have you two been though?"Juliet asked them as they pulled away.
"We've been...umm…"Rachel trailed off,looking at Kate for assistants. "We've been travelling."Kate lied. "In the middle of the school term?"Warren asked in disbelief. "What? Is that not possible?"Rachel asked him. "No it's possible,just...weird."he said. "Well,get to know us Warren. We're the weird ones."Kate said with a smile. "Hey,why are we here talking when we should be dancing?"Juliet asked.
"She's right,let's get ready to party!"Rachel shouted loudly. A chorus of cheers sounded to Rachel's shout. She smiled. This is one thing that i'll always miss she thought.
"Max,calm down. This isn't illegal since it's my house."Chloe said to Max. They were at Chloe's house so she could do something. Instead of taking the front or back door she decided to climb through the window. "Even if it's not illegal it's still dangerous."Max protested but it fell on deaf ears as Chloe swung her whole body through the window.
Max shook her head. One of these days Chloe will realise that listening can really be helpful she said to herself. She took the time to look at her surroundings. The sun had just started to set giving the leaves on the trees a vibrant glow. A light breeze blew through the trees,causing them to sway side to side. There was just something about the whole scene that made Max want to sit,read and never leave.
"Hey Max,"Chloe shouted,breaking the peaceful moment. Max looked up. "I found this dress in the back of my closet that might fit you." "Well show it to me."Max said to her. "Come up then."Chloe told her. "I don't feel like breaking my neck thanks."Max replied. "I did it and I didn't break my neck."Chloe pointed out. Max opened her mouth to argue but nothing came out. She sighed. "Alright,i'm coming up."she said. She jumped onto the roof over the front door,grabbed on then pulled herself up.
She lowered her head and entered through the window. "That wasn't so hard,was it?"Chloe said smugly. "Oh shut it."Max grumbled while Chloe chuckled. Max looked around the room.
Chloe's room was a absolute complete mess.
Dirty clothes were scattered on the floor,papers and magazines on the shelves weren't in order and more skateboards than she could count were leaning against a wall. She took one step then jumped back as a horrible stench filled her nose. "Ugh Chloe was is that smell?"Max asked her. "Most likely my old clothes. Didn't know they smelt that bad though. Guess mom was right."Chloe said,picking up the clothes and dumping them into a hamper.
"Where's the dress?"Max asked her. "Right here."Chloe replied,holding up the dress for Max. She put it against her body then pushed her towards a mirror. The dress was long,ending exactly at Max's knees. It was black with white stripes and tiny yellow stars scattered around the chest area. The ends of the sleeves were circled with sapphires. "So what do you think?"Chloe asked. "It's...beautiful."Max replied breathlessly. "I thought you'd say that."Chloe said with a smirk. "Anyway it's your to wear." Max turned to Chloe and hugged her. "Thank you."Max said. "Anytime."Chloe replied before breaking away from the hug.
"Let's hurry up and get to the party. I'd like to taste some of the booze that lousy school calls alcohol."Chloe said. "Can we please go by the front door?"Max asked. "Yes Max,we can go by the front door."Chloe said exasperated. They turned and walked to the front door. "BlackWell party here we come."Chloe hooted happily. "You better not drink too much cause Sam won't be happy if you came back drunk."Max said sternly.
"I promise i'll only have five glasses of alcohol."Chloe swore,putting her right hand over her chest in a mock promise. "You're hopeless."Max sighed. Chloe laughed as they walked towards BlackWell.
Ten minutes later,they made it at BlackWell academy. They were standing at the front of the school. "Wait where's Jacob and Seth?"Max asked Chloe. "I thought they were supposed to meet as here?" "It doesn't matter. Less chances of them killing my vibe."Chloe said. "Are you sure it's not the other way around."a voice said. They turned around to see Jacob and Seth walking towards them. "Last time I checked,I was known as the lady's killer."Jacob bragged. "And how long ago was that?"Chloe asked him. "About two,three years ago."he replied. Chloe hissed. "Hate to break it to ya but that title is beyond rusty."Chloe replied.
Jacob growled annoyed while Max and Seth snickered.
"Whatever. Let's just get to this party already."Jacob grumbled as he walked past them. They entered the school,only to find it bare and empty. "Um...are we early or something?"Seth asked them. "No dummy,the party is in the gym."Chloe replied,as she walked towards the gym. Once they reached the gym all four of them could hear scream of kids and the beat of music. "Now that's what a party sounds like."Jacob said with a smile. Chloe reached for the door when it flew open.
Out of instincts,Chloe jumped back just avoiding getting hit by the door to reveal an average height,pale,blond hair and hazel eyed. Both her and Chloe locked eyes for a split second. That's when Chloe's world began to shift. Everything that seemed important to her,Max,her friends,pack,home and parents felt like it came second. She felt a glowing heat fill her entire body and gravitational pull her towards the girl. She felt a deep need to please and protect the girl. She saw an image of the time when Jacob had attacked them and bit Max.
However Max wasn't in the image. In her place was the girl. The next image was her leaning against Max after their little fight. Once more,Max was replaced with the girl. Lots of images appeared rapidly with the girl. The last image was with Chloe and the girl standing on a hill,holding hands before they abruptly stopped.
"Hey,Chloe. Earth to Chloe!"Max said,waving her hand in front Chloe's still face. At last,Chloe eyes blinked rapidly then shook her head into focus. "What...happened?"she asked groggily. "You literary just spaced out."Seth told her concerned. "Yeah,what the hell happened?"Jacob asked. "I don't know,"Chloe replied. "I just remember looking at the girl that opened the door and seeing these images flashing in my head."
Max looked at Chloe with a mix of concern and confusion. She had seen Chloe staring at the girl,almost frozen in time,and she saw the girl's eyes give a bright hazel glow as they looked at each other. Both Jacob and Seth shared a silent,shocked glance before turning back to Chloe. "Listen,Seth's gonna run back to Sam for a while."Jacob told her. "Why?"Max asked him. "Because Sam knows what just happened to Chloe."Jacob replied. He turned to Seth and nodded.
Without another word Seth took off out of the building.
Jacob watched him go for a moment before he looked at them. "Come on. You two wanted to go to this party so let's go." And with that he walked into the gym. "I could really use some alcohol right about now." Chloe said while her and Max followed Jacob.
Kate had absolutely no clue what was wrong with Rachel. She had been dancing for a while then told Kate that she needed to get away for some air and then she came running back to the bar,drinking and thinking.
Kate didn't even know that was possible.
"I don't understand,"Rachel was telling her. "I just opened the door and saw this girl. Then all of a sudden my eyes were glowing like a damn beacon." She brought her glass to her lips for another sip. "Should we tell Edward and Rulan?"Kate asked her. "No. If we tell them they'll make us leave. We'll tell them once we get back."Rachel said. Kate didn't like the sound of that. For all they knew,it could mean that Rachel was losing her control and needed to feed. "Hey,could you get me a cold,wet towel from the bathroom?"Rachel ashed her. "Yeah sure."Kate said and pushed back through the crowd to the bathroom.
At some point she turned her head back to see Rachel but the bodies of dancing teens blocked her view. She turned her face forward and collided with someone. "I'm so sorry,I-"Kate started to apologize but cut herself off. A small,skinny,brown hair and blue eyed girl was standing before her,eyes wide and still. Suddenly,Kate's eyes began to glow a bright hazel. Before she could close her eyes to block out the glow,it disappeared out of existent. She shook her head. What the hell just happened?Kate thought. Then she saw the girl clutching her head in a pained expression. "Hey...are you ok?"she asked her.
"Yeah,i'm good just getting a bit dizzy."the girl asked. "Do you need some cold air or something?"Kate asked. "Yeah."the girl said gratefully. Kate helped her through the mess of dancing kids. Once they finally made it out,Kate turned back to Max. "You feeling better?"she asked. "Slightly. Cold water might help me more though."she said. Kate took the girl's hand in hers and felt an electric shock run through her arm making her jump.
"Are you ok?"the girl asked her. "Yeah,just got shocked."Kate said. The girl nodded. "Anyway,i'll get you a cold towel."Kate said and ran to the bathroom. She closed the door behind her and leaned against it. Why i'm I acting like this? Why do I care so much for this girl that I just met? Kate was generally a kind person,so her helping a person even if she just met them was normal. What wasn't normal was her caring so much for someone she just met. I must be sick or something Kate told herself. It's the only logical explanation.
She grabbed one of the towels hanging on the racks and walked over to the sink. She turned to faucet on and twisted the knob to the left for the cold water before dunking the towel in the water. She waited for a good two minutes then turned off the faucet and took the freezing,dripping wet towel out the sink. She took the ends and twisted them in opposite directions,squeezing any excess water out. Once the water was out,she turned back to the door,opened it and walked out.
The girl was leaning against a wall,rubbing her forehead. "Here."Kate said,holding out the towel. "Thank you."the girl said gratefully while taking it and pressing it against her forehead. They stayed there in an uncomfortable silence. "Hey umm...what is your name?"the girl asked Kate. "My name's Kate."she told her. "Max."the girl-Max-said. She looked at Kate with an almost confused expression. "Wait didn't you use to come here?"Max asked her. "Yeah. I use to be in the drawing club,"she replied. "While you use to be in the photograph club."
"I must've been pretty memorable with that picture of a butterfly I took."Max joked. "Well I thought that it was a nice picture."Kate told her. Max smiled. "Glad to know someone liked it."she said. She looked at Kate with a thoughtful,almost embarrassed look. "Hey...umm I was wondering...if y-you'd like to...h-h-have a dance with me?"she asked nervously stuttering.
Kate blinked at Max shocked that she'd ask that and,if she really wanted to admit it,kind of flattered. Max,though,took the shocked look on her face in a different way. "I mean,you don't have to if you don't want too. I can just you know leave you be."Max babbled on. Kate giggled. She found Max's babbling quite adorable. She took Max's hand in hers. This time,only a tiny,bearable electric shock ran in her arm.
"I would like that."Kate whispered. Max sighed in relief. She opened the door and gestured to Kate. "After you."she said. "Thank you."Kate said as they walked back to the party.
Man,this booze is cheap but it still gives a buzz Chloe thought as she walked back to the bar for her fourth or fifth drink.
She pushed through the now sweaty,dancing kids before she got to the bar and saw the girl. She was sitting at the bar with a half glass in her hand. For some reason,Chloe felt an unexplainable happiness at seeing the girl. She stood straight,held her head high and walked to the girl. Or tried to,to be accurate. The moment she took a step some kid stretch out his leg causing her to trip.
Her whole body lurched forward.
Just before she could hit the floor,she felt arms wrap around her waist and pull her up. She came face-to-face with the girl. Her breath caught in her throat as she looked into the girl's hazel eyes. They stayed like that for a moment before the girl moved her arms from Chloe's waist and went back to the bar without a word. Once she left,Chloe let out a breath she hadn't known she was holding. Should I go to her or leave her alone? she debated with herself. Finally the option of going to the girl overruled the option to leave her and she walked to her,being much more careful of idiot kids.
"Hey."Chloe said to her. She looked at Chloe for a moment before nodding her head and turning back to her drink. "Thanks for saving me there. I'm not usually this clumsy."Chloe told her. "Just when you're partying?"the girl said turning to her with a slight smile that made Chloe's heart leap. "Pretty much."Chloe replied. The girl looked at Chloe for a moment before saying,"Rachel." Chloe looked at her confused. "What?" "My name is Rachel."she replied. "Ah. That makes sense."Chloe said.
Rachel looked at Chloe with her head slightly tilted to the side with a smirk. "Are you not going to introduce yourself?" "Oh y-yeah my na-name's Chloe."she replied stuttering and making herself look like a fool. Rachel threw back her head and laughed.
Chloe couldn't help but feel a sensation of accomplishment as she listened to Rachel laugh. Once she stopped laughing she turned to Chloe. "You have a great sense of humor,don't you."Rachel said. "One of the many things that me special."Chloe told her jokingly. Rachel grinned at her then turned to the bartender. "Two glasses of red wine."she ordered. He nodded and went right to do her order.
"Didn't you use to come here?"she asked. "Yeah. Use to be a member of the Vortex club."Rachel replied. "Really? You?"Chloe asked,genuinely surprised. "What's so surprising?"Rachel asked,slightly defensive. "Nothing. It's just...most of the Vortex members are complete assholes and well...you're not."Chloe explained. When Rachel didn't say anything Chloe hurriedly explained. "I mean...if you're friends with them I didn't mean to insult them I was just shocked-" "No I understand,"Rachel told her. "You're not wrong. Most of the Vortex members are complete assholes and I learned from them that being nice can make you life so much better."
"Here's your drinks."the bartender said to Rachel. She nodded and took both the drinks and gave one to her. Chloe took it. "To this great party."Rachel said,rising her glass. "To this great party."Chloe agreed as she tapped her glass against Rachel's and they both drank. Once they were finished someone spoke through the mic.
"Attention everyone. As you all know,it's time for our requested singers to take up on the stage." She looked at a paper in her hand then continued speaking. "So give it up to Juliet Watson and Zachary Riggins!"she said. The sounds of cheers and applause rang through the air as Juliet and Zachary made their way to the stage,thanking several people on the way. Once they made it to the stage,she took the mic from the speaker.
"We want to thank everyone here today for requesting me for this great honor,"she said with genuine gratefulness. Many people cheered loudly,including Rachel. "So it is with a great honor that we sing this song for you all!"she said.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before starting to sing.
Dancing with your silhouette in the places the we met
Ooh,tyrna find you in the moon
Paris never feels the same, when the streets all call your name
Ooh, so I hide in crowded rooms
And i'll follow right down the river
Where the ocean meets the sky
To you,to you
Once a upon a time we had it all
Somewhere down the line we went and lost it
One brick at a time we watched it fall
I'm broken here tonight and darling, no on else can fix me
Only you, only you
And no one else can fix me, only you
Only you, only you
And no one else can fix me, only you
Only you
Once the beat began to drop,every single was dancing as if there was no tomorrow. Chloe looked sideways at Rachel. She was swaying slightly to the music. An idea popped into Chloe's head. "Rachel?" she said. Rachel turned to her,still swaying to the music. "Would...you l-like to d-d-dance with me?"she asked hesitantly,extending out her hand.
Rachel raised an eyebrow at her with a slight smirk spreading across her face. She got up from her seat and took Chloe's hand in hers. "I would like nothing more."she said with a smile. Chloe smile reached from ear-to-ear as she guided Rachel through the mist of dancing teens. She wrapped her right hand in Rachel's and put her left hand on Rachel's waist.
They turned in circles slowly just as Juliet began singing again with Zachary.
Did I let go of your hand for a castle made of sand
Ooh, that into the blue
I went following the sun to be alone with everyone
Ooh, looking 'round a crowded room
And i'll follow right down the river
Where the ocean meets the sky
To you, to you
Once upon we had it all (we had it all) (mmm)
Somewhere down the line we went and lost it (We went and lost it)
One brick at a time we watched it fall (fall)
I'm broken here tonight and darling no one else can fix me
Only you, only you (yeah)
And no one else can fix me, only you (no one like you)
Only you, (nobody else), only you (oh)
And no one else can fix me, only you (oh)
Only you
Chloe twirled Rachel around then pulled her back in. "I didn't know you were such a good dancer."Rachel complimented as they danced. "My dear,there is a lot that you don't know about me."Chloe said to her in a poorly imitated french accent.
Rachel giggled.
She looked up at Chloe for a moment before resting her her head on Chloe's chest. Chloe couldn't help but let a grin creep across her face. She closed her eyes and rested her head lightly on top of Rachel's head as they swayed slowly to the music.
Once she opened her eyes she saw something that surprised her. Max was dancing with some girl. Her eyes caught Chloe's and she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at her. Max shrugged and went back to dancing.
(Falling,falling,falling,yeah)
Only you (only you) only you, (only you)
And no one else can fix me only you (only you)
Only you (only you) only you (only you)
And no one else can fix me only you
A roar of applauses sounded as they finished. Both of them took a bow then headed off the stage. The speaker walked back on the stage. "Well that was an awesome duet. Give it up for Juliet and Zachary!"
Hoots and cheers howled out.
"Well,as much as I hate to say this,it's time for the party to end." Groans and angry shouts sounded. "I know,I know. I don't want it to end either but all good things must come to an end. Please exit through the gym and school doors in a calm order." Groaning or laughing,everyone exited out the gym and school.
"Will I see you again?"Rachel asked Chloe once they were outside. "Of course."Chloe replied,meaning it. Rachel nodded. Chloe saw that she had a troubled look on her face,like she wanted to say something but couldn't. Chloe decided not to push her. She'll tell me when she's ready Chloe thought. "Chloe!" She turned around and saw Jacob calling her with Max beside him.
"Guess you got to go."Rachel said to her. "Yeah."Chloe replied. Abruptly,Rachel threw her arms around her and hugged her tightly. "Meet me here tomorrow at dusk."she whispered. "I will."Chloe whispered back.
They let go of each other.
Chloe turned and walked to Jacob. "Let's go."he said. They nodded and ran off. Once they were out of eyesight of the kids at the school they transformed into their wolf form and ran to the forest. Chloe and Max took one glance back at the school.
Tomorrow they thought and howled at the moon before heading into the forest.
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