Part 9
Evangeline woke the following morning to find the bed occupied beside her. Zach Harman had really cheered her up after her fight with Ashael She wondered if Ashael was even upset about their argument, or was she just going to be Ice Bitch about it?
She groaned, irritated, knowing she had to be at school. She shut off the alarm clock just before it went off. She dragged herself out of bed and headed into the bathroom to take a shower. She paused a minute, then opened the door to Ashael's room. Ashael must be up already.
Evangeline was confused. Ashael never got up until the last minute. It must be something to do with that job for Hunter she was doing. She shrugged, showered, dried her hair and got dressed. She was gathering her books when Zach woke up.
"Hey, where are you off to?" he asked, sitting up, his messy blonde hair making him seem extremely appealing. She sat on the bed, letting him kiss her bare shoulders. "I have to go to school," she said with a smile.
"Oh." He grinned. "Me too. Gimme two minutes." He headed into the bathroom, in one minute he came out, in another minute he was dressed, ran two fingers through his hair and grabbed his keys. "Okay, let's go."
Evangeline shook her head, smiling. She never understood how they did it. She wished she could be up and ready to go in three minutes. When they arrived at school Evangeline noticed Ashael's car wasn't in the parking lot. If she wasn't at school, where the hell was she?
Zach kissed her again when they got to the school reception. "I'll see you after school?"
Evangeline gave him a brilliant smile. "Sure." She went to her first class. As she walked down the halls she realised something was causing the student body to gossip. They kept looking at her as she passed.
"You didn't hear?" her friend Blaise Harman asked as she fell into step with Evangeline. She vaguely related if Zach was related to Blaise. They had the same surname.
"Hear what?" Evangeline asked with a frown. What had Ashael done now? She knew very well her sister wasn't afraid to hurt those who upset her.
"New people," Blaise said, a frown marring her stunning features. Last year Blaise had been the main event to the boys. This year it was Evangeline's turn. Blaise wasn't exactly thrilled about that, but she seemed satisfied to be Evangeline's friend. 'Tis better to be the right hand of the devil than be in his path', she often quoted. Evangeline guessed she had a valid point.
"Evangeline!"
A group of girls, well-dressed and fashionable were coming down the hall. These were Evangeline's human admirers. There was one witch in the group, Jael Weald.
Today, however, they had been joined by a new girl she had never seen before. Evangeline could understand why Blaise was frowning. The girl was darkly stunning, her skin like marble, her eyes like black jewels, her ebony hair settling on her shoulders. She wore a red tube top, showing off nicely curved breasts, she had a wonderfully thin figure, and long legs covered by black jeans with black boots.
"This is Raven Blackthorn," Jael said with a smile. "She's new."
"You the only one starting to day?" She knew for a fact Raven wasn't, after all, Zach was starting too. Blaise would have noticed Zach if she'd seen him already.
"No, my twin sister Isis is starting too," Raven said.
Evangeline blinked. Did she say *twin* sister? Normally she and Ashael were the hot shot twins, now they had competition? Blaise gave her a sideways -see-what-I-mean glance. "There's two of you?"
"There's two of Evangeline as well," one of the girls, Sophia, said. "Only her sister's a real bitch."
Evangeline didn't say anything. Normally she stuck up for her twin, but considering Ashael's attitude at the moment, she simply nodded in agreement. What was with the sudden rush of new people here? The school had a bad reputation as it was with that student's mysterious death last year - shortly after two new girls had arrived. And Homecoming had been something of a disaster.
Well, nothing had happened yet. At least she should be able to keep Zach to herself, that thought cheered her up slightly. Second bell rang and they all separated for class. "That new girl bothers me," Blaise said, frowning delicately.
"Why?" Evangeline asked, resisting the urge to add 'Because she looks better than you?'.
"I'm sure I've heard those names before. Raven and Isis Blackthorn. It's something to do with Circle Daybreak."
It was Evangeline's turn to frown. "That can't be anything good. Can you find out more?"
Blaise seemed almost suspiciously good at finding out things about Circle Daybreak. Yet whenever they asked her to set up some sort of mission for them, the Damned Daybreakers were right around the corner.
Unfortunately, if they killed her, Blaise was the kind of girl people would notice if she went missing.
"I'll see what I can do."
Evangeline wasn't sure she could be trusted, but right now, had no choice.
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Evangeline woke the following morning to find the bed occupied beside her. Zach Harman had really cheered her up after her fight with Ashael She wondered if Ashael was even upset about their argument, or was she just going to be Ice Bitch about it?
She groaned, irritated, knowing she had to be at school. She shut off the alarm clock just before it went off. She dragged herself out of bed and headed into the bathroom to take a shower. She paused a minute, then opened the door to Ashael's room. Ashael must be up already.
Evangeline was confused. Ashael never got up until the last minute. It must be something to do with that job for Hunter she was doing. She shrugged, showered, dried her hair and got dressed. She was gathering her books when Zach woke up.
"Hey, where are you off to?" he asked, sitting up, his messy blonde hair making him seem extremely appealing. She sat on the bed, letting him kiss her bare shoulders. "I have to go to school," she said with a smile.
"Oh." He grinned. "Me too. Gimme two minutes." He headed into the bathroom, in one minute he came out, in another minute he was dressed, ran two fingers through his hair and grabbed his keys. "Okay, let's go."
Evangeline shook her head, smiling. She never understood how they did it. She wished she could be up and ready to go in three minutes. When they arrived at school Evangeline noticed Ashael's car wasn't in the parking lot. If she wasn't at school, where the hell was she?
Zach kissed her again when they got to the school reception. "I'll see you after school?"
Evangeline gave him a brilliant smile. "Sure." She went to her first class. As she walked down the halls she realised something was causing the student body to gossip. They kept looking at her as she passed.
"You didn't hear?" her friend Blaise Harman asked as she fell into step with Evangeline. She vaguely related if Zach was related to Blaise. They had the same surname.
"Hear what?" Evangeline asked with a frown. What had Ashael done now? She knew very well her sister wasn't afraid to hurt those who upset her.
"New people," Blaise said, a frown marring her stunning features. Last year Blaise had been the main event to the boys. This year it was Evangeline's turn. Blaise wasn't exactly thrilled about that, but she seemed satisfied to be Evangeline's friend. 'Tis better to be the right hand of the devil than be in his path', she often quoted. Evangeline guessed she had a valid point.
"Evangeline!"
A group of girls, well-dressed and fashionable were coming down the hall. These were Evangeline's human admirers. There was one witch in the group, Jael Weald.
Today, however, they had been joined by a new girl she had never seen before. Evangeline could understand why Blaise was frowning. The girl was darkly stunning, her skin like marble, her eyes like black jewels, her ebony hair settling on her shoulders. She wore a red tube top, showing off nicely curved breasts, she had a wonderfully thin figure, and long legs covered by black jeans with black boots.
"This is Raven Blackthorn," Jael said with a smile. "She's new."
"You the only one starting to day?" She knew for a fact Raven wasn't, after all, Zach was starting too. Blaise would have noticed Zach if she'd seen him already.
"No, my twin sister Isis is starting too," Raven said.
Evangeline blinked. Did she say *twin* sister? Normally she and Ashael were the hot shot twins, now they had competition? Blaise gave her a sideways -see-what-I-mean glance. "There's two of you?"
"There's two of Evangeline as well," one of the girls, Sophia, said. "Only her sister's a real bitch."
Evangeline didn't say anything. Normally she stuck up for her twin, but considering Ashael's attitude at the moment, she simply nodded in agreement. What was with the sudden rush of new people here? The school had a bad reputation as it was with that student's mysterious death last year - shortly after two new girls had arrived. And Homecoming had been something of a disaster.
Well, nothing had happened yet. At least she should be able to keep Zach to herself, that thought cheered her up slightly. Second bell rang and they all separated for class. "That new girl bothers me," Blaise said, frowning delicately.
"Why?" Evangeline asked, resisting the urge to add 'Because she looks better than you?'.
"I'm sure I've heard those names before. Raven and Isis Blackthorn. It's something to do with Circle Daybreak."
It was Evangeline's turn to frown. "That can't be anything good. Can you find out more?"
Blaise seemed almost suspiciously good at finding out things about Circle Daybreak. Yet whenever they asked her to set up some sort of mission for them, the Damned Daybreakers were right around the corner.
Unfortunately, if they killed her, Blaise was the kind of girl people would notice if she went missing.
"I'll see what I can do."
Evangeline wasn't sure she could be trusted, but right now, had no choice.
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