Jealousy, turning saints into the sea

Swimming through sick lullabies

Choking on your alibis

But it's just the price I pay

Destiny is calling me

Open up my eager eyes

Cause I'm Mr Brightside

The Killers- Mr. Brightside


Jade's POV:

"What was that?" Tori squealed after the shriek died down.

"I have no idea." I said. All I know is that I'm going to slaughter whoever ruined my perfect moment with Tori.

Tori opened my door and scrambled off my lap and out into the sunlight. I slipped on my sunglasses, and followed suit.

"Be quiet." I whispered to her. "You don't know what might be here."

"Got it." She nodded. We quietly roamed around the parking lot until we could hear the sound of someone hitting the parking lot. We trailed after the noise and saw Cat hit the ground next to a large, green car.

"Cat!" Tori yelled, running over to our friend. "What happened?"

"Tori!" I scolded the Latina. "You don't know what's here."

"It's a hunter." Cat coughed, sitting up slowly.

"Where?" I snarled, pulling a pair of sharp scissors from my boot. "I swear to Christ I'm gonna rip out their pancreas for attacking you."

"It's Gabriella." Cat informed us.

"The girl Robbie sort of dated last year?" Tori asked.

"Yeah her." Cat stood up and I noticed that her normally brown eyes were the topaz-colored owl-like ones she had in her siren form and her hands were razor sharp bird claws which means that she either fought back or Gabriella saw her transform sightly into her siren form for whatever reason and attacked.

"She ambushed me." Cat told us. "But I fought back. She told me she wanted revenge on me for stealing Robbie from her. And she also wanted revenge for her fallen hunter, Alyssa Vaughan."

"Alyssa was a hunter?" I asked.

"Yeah. Beck told me he attacked her last Friday during his date and Robbie was at the same restaurant Beck and his date was at and he saved him."

"I knew Alyssa was no good." I rolled my eyes.

"Beck was on a date?" Tori questioned. "With who?"

"Apparently, your sister." Cat replied.

Not at all surprised, I watched Tori's eyes widen in shock and she squeaked. "Are you serious?"

"Yeah, completely."

Tori looked at me and back at Cat. "I thought Beck didn't like my sister." She said.

"He didn't." Tori looked at me when I spoke. "But he found out she might be his bond."

"Bond?" Tori raised an eyebrow.

"Another term for soulmate." I explained.

"Get away from me!"

We all looked to the left as yet another yell rang out.

"Beck!" Cat cried. She stood up and began running in the direction of the scream. Tori and I followed close behind.

"You'll pay for this!" I heard Gabriella shout. The three of us turned right and saw Gabriella standing a foot away from Beck, brandishing a bronze dagger in one hand and a fire axe in the other.

"She tried to kill me with the dagger." Cat said.

"Why?" Tori asked.

"A siren can only be killed by being stabbed with a bronze dagger." Cat explained.

"Gabriella." Beck said, making us turn out attention back to the him. "Please calm down. I don't want to do this."

"But you hurt Alyssa!" She yelled. "She died in the hospital from blunt force trauma to the head."

"She assaulted me, she ruined my date, and she threatened my friend and my bond!" Beck yelled back. "And I saw you attack Cat!"

"She stole Robbie from me!" Gabriella screeched. "I was gonna give up being a hunter for him. I chose Robbie over my destiny, and she took that away!"

"Cat doesn't even like boys." Beck told her as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "That's why she rejected him all the time."

"But he still likes her right?"

"Maybe. I don't know."

Gabriella swung the axe at him and he ducked. Shit, if she hits him with that, she could slice his head clean off and it'll be bye-bye Beck Oliver.

"Hey!" Tori shouted. They both turned to look at her. "What are you doing Gabriella?"

"Tori, don't." Cat cried out. "She might have something she could use on you."

"I don't care." Tori snapped. "She threatened my sister. And Beck and tried to hurt you, Cat." She marched up to Beck and Gabriella. The latter tried to swing at her with the axe, but Tori grabbed the handle and wrestled it out of her hand.

"Tori!" Cat towards the Latina. I followed, making sure Cat didn't do anything to injure herself.

Tori took hold of the axe in both her hands, and snapped it in half with ease. She tossed the unusable weapon on the ground and growled at the now trembling hunter.

"What are you gonna do now?" I teased, flashing my fangs at her. She glared at me and I hissed at her, making her wince, and I quickly swiped the bronze dagger from her left hand before she got any ideas. She stumbled back as the four of us stared her down when another voice joined us.

"Hey!"

We looked behind Gabriella and saw Robbie standing a few yards back, looking disappointed.

"Robbie!" Gabriella beamed at him. She forgot about us and bolted over to his side.

"I told you this isn't gonna work, Gabriella." Robbie said. "Now leave before you do something you'll regret."

"You mean something else she regrets." I quipped.

Robbie shot me a don't-make-this-worse-than-it-already-is glance.

"Why can't it work, Robbie?" Gabriella asked.

"It just won't." Robbie shook his head. "You proved that when you resorted to trying to kill Cat because you thought she had a crush on me. Now go."

Gabriella shook her head.

"It wasn't a request, it was an order." Robbie stated sternly. "Now go!"

Gabriella's face turned into one of rage, and she yelled, "I'll be back!" before scampering off.

"I'm glad she's gone." I laughed bitterly, sliding my scissors back into my boot.

"Yay, me too!" Cat chirped. I rolled my eyes. Why is she always so bubbly and bright?

"We should get to class." Tori suggested. She turned to me and smiled. I smiled back slightly. Her happy expression suddenly turned to confusion.

"Jade are you wearing perfume?" She asked.

"Hell no." I told her.

She leaned forward and sniffed me. "Jade, did I ever tell you that the smell of Spanish roses is my favorite?"

"No, why?"

"Because that's what you smell like right now."