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Chapter Eight.
For Kandie, the Friday was not an easy one.
After all that had happened the night before, waking up on Friday morning, she knew there would be awkwardness in the day ahead, especially meeting Brutus. Luckily she didn't have any classes with him, since she is a junior and he a senior, but then there's lunch.
All morning, Granite acted weirdly, once in a while she would glance at Kandie in a worried way, eyes pleading. The sisters didn't say a word to each other through breakfast , and the drive to school was a silent one. Inside her head, Kandie was starting to consider what Granite had said to her yesterday afternoon, knealing there on the carpet. With the weird things she had glimpsed in Brutus' mind, she couldn't help but wonder just a little, whether Granite really is lying.
No, you're just falling under the little witch's spell. Don't even consider that, Granite is definitely lying. There is no such thing as vampires, she's just jealous. Kandie thought with a firm nod as they neared the school gates.
After parking the car in the school parking lot, she got out of the vehicle as fast as she could. Kandie couldn't stand the tense atmoshpere between herself and her twin.
"Kandie!"
Kandie stopped in her tracks and turned around to face Granite. The expression platered on Granite's face was the same as the one she had on all night last night, and all morning, one of concern and distress.
"Kandie," she stalled, swallowed and started again, "I know you don't believe what I said yesterday, and I know there's no way I can convince you, but - just look after yourself, and.....be careful."
Not sure how she should reply , Kandie just nodded. As she turned around and walked away from her sister who was still standing by the car, looking at her feet, Kandie didn't know what she should think, or feel. Should she believe her sister or not? Granite sounded so sincere, she looked so sincere. Kandie of course had seen Granite lie many times before and every time she lied, her eyes would flicker, but this time, this time there was no flickering, she didn't even blink. Either her acting skills had majorly gone up a few notches or... or she's telling the truth.
Kandie shook her head, trying to clear the jumbled thoughts in it. No, Granite might not be lying, but she could be halucinating. I know something's up with Brutus, but vampires, that's just too much.
"Sorry." Brutus murmured to the girl he had just accidently knocked against the wall. God, that must be the 100th 'sorry' I've said this morning. What is wrong with me today?
Head down, he continued walking along the hall, not paying any attention to his soroundings. That Kandie girl has surely made my senses go all haywire. What is WRONG with me. For god's sake, she's just a girl, a VERMIN girl.
After Brutus had gone home from the incident at the lake, he had shut himself inside his room, trying to get a hold of his thoughts. He had gone over and over the phrase, 'I DON'T CARE ABOUT KANDIE' but each time, it had just sounded more pathetic than the last. Part of his mind would say what's not to like about her, she's pretty, she's nice, she's strong, she's kind and undertanding, and she's a hell of a runner but the other half of his mind would argue but she's vermin, she's not one of us, it would just get us all killed if I love her. and the other side would cut in hey, how many soulmates do you know who have gotten over this, and they never got killed? And anyway, don't you think this is a bit unfair for her, I mean you are meant to be her one and only. and the battle went on and on until Brutus finally fell asleep.
But waking up in the morning did not help. The same problem was still staring him in the face. He had come to school concluding that the only way to solve this problem is to see what time will do to it.
Having reached the gym, Brutus was about to get ready for his next class, PE, when his track caoch came up to him.
"Hey Brutus, son, that was a great practice yesterday. You're a great runner the best the school has ever seen." Brutus' track caoch is Mr Kinney. A middle aged man who might have had an athletic built in his earlier years but now all lost in too much beer and junk food. Mr Kinney was a very nice and energitic person, one of the only Humans Brutus could actually stand having a normal conversation with.
"Thanks for the complement." Brutus reponded.
"You know young man..."
Brutus didn't hear another word the man said, because his whole being was focused on something else. Someone standing on the other side of the hall, rushing through her locker, trying her best not to be late. Someone named Kandie. Brutus couldn't help noticing every detail about her. Her eyebrows and how they were knotted in concentration, her lean arms and hands, flicking through the contents of her locker and quickly taking what she needed. He couldn't help thinking how pretty she was and how nice the purple tank top she wore looked on her. No, the soulmate thing is getting to me again. Get a grip on yourself Redfern.
Kandie had finished getting what she needed and was starting to close her locker. Brutus knew that when she turns around to head for her next class, she would see him. He tried to predict what would happen. Suely it would be extrememly awkward, and Brutus braced himself for whatever her reaction would be. But he needn't have, because just as she turned around, someone else stepped between them.
David had placed himself in front of Kandie, bending his head down slightly to talk to her.
Brutus narrowed his eyes.
Kandie didn't want to be late for her hsitory class, she wanted to know what her results from that test was. Most likely the teacher wouldn't even have marked it yet, but just incase, she still didn't want to miss anything. Unfortunately, in her last class her English teacher didn't care, and kept them in for an extra ten minutes, now Kandie found herself rushing thorugh the halls, rushing through her locker, and having another thing to worry about.
Finally done, Kandie turned to make her way to class, but someone was standing in her way. She lifted her head and found herself looking at David's gorgeous face. But for some reason, Kandie realised she wasn't as impressed by it as she was yesterday. Maybe it was becuase she noticed that David's hair is not as dark and silky as Brutus' and his eyes weren't as bright.
"So, you looking forward to tonight?" David asked, lifting his eyebrows.
"Oh yea, sure, I'm looking forward to it." Kandie replied. Actually inside, Kandie was dreading it. She felt like her head was in a cloud, and she had only given that answer because there was no other. She had to go through with this date because she had to prove to Granite that she can do this, and more importantly, because she had to prove to herself Granite is wrong.
"Then I'll pick you up at 7." David left with a wink that would leave most girls melting with happiness, but only left Kandie melting with dread.
Slowly Kandie let out a sigh, but lifting her head, she found herself taking a sharp breath. The face she was looking at now, was that of Brutus'.
Eyes widening at the sight of the object of her thoughts, history flew out of her mind.
Tapping her pencil impatiently on her desk, Granite watched the clock intently, waiting for the bell for lunch to ring.
Kandie may suspect that Granite had be halucinating when she saw David drink a girl's blood, but Granite knew she wasn't. Hallucinating about vampires is not a likely thing for Granite to do, she has never been superstitious . She knew very well what it was she saw, and she also knows that she can't let her sister be the next victim.
She shivered inwardly at the memory of the marble white girl, drained of all life, a red blotch of her own blood staining her neck. No, I will not let that be Kandie, never. Granite knew no matter how much she and her sister couldn't get along, and no matter how much she doesn't understand her sister, Kandie is still her twin, and Granite still loves her. It would be too black a spot on her conscience to leave Kandie to the danger, she just couldn't do that.
And after many hours of thinking, all through last night, and all through the morning , Granite had come to a decision. She would do something for Kandie, she would take the danger away from her and put it on herself.
Granite is going to get David, and this time not for a boyfriend, not to prove that she could get any boy she wanted, but so he would leave Kandie alone. Kandie didn't know what she is facing, but Granite does, and Granite is going to make sure that David, that monster, can't do anything to her twin. And she's going to start her attack on him at lunch.
brrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinggggggg
Finally!! Granite raced for the door.
"Miss Glasgow, can I have a word with you?"
The math teacher's voice stopped her just as she reached the door frame. Turning around with a irritated expression on her features, Granite asked impatiently "What is is?"
"I would just like to warn you that your maths marks are dangerously low, you aware of that?" The math teacher started peircingly at her.
"Yes I know that." Granite replied impatiently scratching her ear.
"So what are you going to do about it?"
"What ever I can miss, but I really need to go. Can we talk about this later?" Without waiting to be dismissed, Granite left the room.
"Miss Glasgow!!" The maths teacher shouted after her, but She didn't care.
What a bloody waste of time. I don't care about maths, I care more about my sister. Granite raced throught the halls, turning left, then right, and right again, until she came to the cafeteria doors. Pushing them open as fast as she could, she entered the room, scaning for the tall figure of David. Having spotted him, she made her aproach.
Squeezing her way through the crowd, she finally reached him. "David." She exclaimed, slapping him on his shoulder. She tried to look as deep as she could into those green eyes, giving him her most stunning smile.
David raised one eyebrow quizzically. "Yeah?"
"How would you like to go to the Jacksons tonight with me, for a party?" She asked, conciously deepening her dimples.
"Didn't your sister tell you? I'm going out with her tonight." David replied lazily.
"Oh but I'm sure you would much prefer to go to the Jacksons party than go out with Kandie, Kandie's boring, but the Jacksons place, now that's different. Don't you know about their reputation? They throw the best parties. Oh, but you wouldn't know that would you? You're new." Granite threw her hair behind her shoulders.
"Maybe another time eh, Granite, just not tonight." David moved away giving her a grin that showed all his perfect teeth.
Granite clenched her fists. Eerrr, that reptile, if he dares do anything to Kandie, I'll...I'll...
"How could you?!"
Granite turned to face a Kandie who was almost red faced with anger.
"And to think I almost believed you!" Kandie gave a bitter laugh. "Lucky I didn't, because all you ever wanted was to win against me, I should have known better, you don't even care about me at all. Vampires, how ridiculous!! It was all just a lie to get me away from David. Well, I'm telling you right now, it won't work, not against me!!" Kandie's eyes were trying to burn holes into Granite's
Kandie stomped away with Cassie and Micheal, leaving Granite standing there rooted on the spot. Un-noticed by either of the twins was that at the word 'vampire' both Cassie and Micheal had looked at each other.
Brutus walked up to David near the end of lunch. Both standing facing the field, they watched silently as some students threw balls around.
"What do you plan to do with Kandie tonight." Brutus asked with tightly clenched jaws.
'Whatever I please, little brother.' David said telepathically.
Not wanting any of his feelings to be let out, Brutus stuck to verbal comunication. "Can you go easy on her?...Please?"
"What's this sudden protection of vermin for? There isn't anything I should know about her is there?" David asked wickedly.
"Like I said before, she's on my track team, and I want to win." Brutus' eyes glaiced over with ice.
"Not that lame excuse again, little brother, what's the real reason? Maybe if you give me that I will consider doing less damage."
Giving a soft growl, Brutus walked away.
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