The rest of Orchid's week was completely devoid of white-haired, blue-eyed weirdoes, which made her very happy. In fact, she was feeling so good by the weekend that she worked up the stamina to go to the mall and look for a new pair of boots. She was even in a pleasant enough mood to invite Topaz, one of her few friends, to come along. Or perhaps she only invited her because she had become somewhat paranoid of being anywhere by herself these days.
Topaz was a fellow member of the Black Geranium with Orchid. It was a Night World club founded specifically for people their age. Topaz was always saying that Orchid should have joined the Black Orchid instead, which Orchid didn't find humorous at all. She shared Orchid's dark hair, though hers was much longer, and her eyes were the exact golden color of the gem she was named for.
"Are you sure he's not another one of us? A new family moved in around here a few days ago. They all seem like punks." Topaz stopped to look at a red sweater in a store window.
"I don't think so," muttered Orchid. "I can usually sense our kind, and I couldn't find a trace in him."
"Maybe he was shielding his mind."
"No. He was giving off too much power to be shielding much of anything." *Why am I even talking about him?* Orchid thought bitterly. It seemed that the longer she went without seeing him, the more she thought of him. Part of her was expecting him to come leaping out at her at any minute. Though she knew it was highly unlikely that she would ever see him again in her life, she just had this premonition....the feeling that something was going to happen soon.
"How completely weird. I wish hot, powerful guys came up to me."
Orchid snorted. "You can have him."
Both girls approached Hot Topic and early went inside.
"Hey, didn't you say the guy had white hair?"
"Yeah." Orchid was trying on a spiked collar.
"That guy at the desk looks a lot like that."
The collar flew off as Orchid whipped her head around to glare at the guy behind the counter. Her heart was beating so hard she was sure the people in the next store could hear it. White hair. Piercing blue eyes. *It can't be....it just can't be....* He was wearing all black again- this time a tank top, some sort of fishnet thing over the top and baggy black jeans. He hadn't looked at her yet.
"Come on!" she hissed, dragging Topaz from the store.
"Hey!" Topaz shouted. "I wanted to buy something!"
"Later! Hurry up!" Orchid didn't let go of Topaz's wrist until they were completely outside of Hot Topic.
"Wow, your guy works at Hot Topic. That is so awesome!" Topaz raved. "Hector works at McDonalds."
"He doesn't work there!" Orchid seethed. "I go in there all the time and I've never seen him!"
"Maybe he just started working there."
"He didn't! You don't understand, he's not *normal.* He's after me!"
Topaz's golden eyes were full of concern.
Orchid sighed in frustration. "Oh, just forget it, okay? Forget I ever said anything about him. Come on, let's just go." Orchid's good mood had been completely obliterated. She suddenly had no desire to be around the public or Topaz.
"But we haven't even covered half of the mall!"
"Stay here by yourself, then! I'm going home!" Orchid turned around and walked away, not waiting for Topaz.
"Hey, you came here in *my* car!" Topaz yelled after her.
"I'll walk!" Orchid shouted back, ignoring the strange looks she was getting.
"You're taking this way too far, you know!" Topaz panted as she caught up with her.
"Just go away Topaz! I want to be alone."
There was a long pause. "Fine!" Topaz finally growled. "That's just fine! You can walk all the way back home, and I hope you fall in a ditch on the way!" With that, she turned around and stomped away, leaving Orchid very angry- and feeling very alone.
*It's not like I need a stupid car anyway,* she mentally grumbled as she headed for the mall exit. *I was built for running. I could run all twenty miles in ten minutes if I wanted to.* As she pushed open the main doors to leave, she glanced over at the food court just long enough to see a white-haired, blue-eyed weirdo at one of the small tables, smiling at her in a way that sent chills down her spine.
Topaz was a fellow member of the Black Geranium with Orchid. It was a Night World club founded specifically for people their age. Topaz was always saying that Orchid should have joined the Black Orchid instead, which Orchid didn't find humorous at all. She shared Orchid's dark hair, though hers was much longer, and her eyes were the exact golden color of the gem she was named for.
"Are you sure he's not another one of us? A new family moved in around here a few days ago. They all seem like punks." Topaz stopped to look at a red sweater in a store window.
"I don't think so," muttered Orchid. "I can usually sense our kind, and I couldn't find a trace in him."
"Maybe he was shielding his mind."
"No. He was giving off too much power to be shielding much of anything." *Why am I even talking about him?* Orchid thought bitterly. It seemed that the longer she went without seeing him, the more she thought of him. Part of her was expecting him to come leaping out at her at any minute. Though she knew it was highly unlikely that she would ever see him again in her life, she just had this premonition....the feeling that something was going to happen soon.
"How completely weird. I wish hot, powerful guys came up to me."
Orchid snorted. "You can have him."
Both girls approached Hot Topic and early went inside.
"Hey, didn't you say the guy had white hair?"
"Yeah." Orchid was trying on a spiked collar.
"That guy at the desk looks a lot like that."
The collar flew off as Orchid whipped her head around to glare at the guy behind the counter. Her heart was beating so hard she was sure the people in the next store could hear it. White hair. Piercing blue eyes. *It can't be....it just can't be....* He was wearing all black again- this time a tank top, some sort of fishnet thing over the top and baggy black jeans. He hadn't looked at her yet.
"Come on!" she hissed, dragging Topaz from the store.
"Hey!" Topaz shouted. "I wanted to buy something!"
"Later! Hurry up!" Orchid didn't let go of Topaz's wrist until they were completely outside of Hot Topic.
"Wow, your guy works at Hot Topic. That is so awesome!" Topaz raved. "Hector works at McDonalds."
"He doesn't work there!" Orchid seethed. "I go in there all the time and I've never seen him!"
"Maybe he just started working there."
"He didn't! You don't understand, he's not *normal.* He's after me!"
Topaz's golden eyes were full of concern.
Orchid sighed in frustration. "Oh, just forget it, okay? Forget I ever said anything about him. Come on, let's just go." Orchid's good mood had been completely obliterated. She suddenly had no desire to be around the public or Topaz.
"But we haven't even covered half of the mall!"
"Stay here by yourself, then! I'm going home!" Orchid turned around and walked away, not waiting for Topaz.
"Hey, you came here in *my* car!" Topaz yelled after her.
"I'll walk!" Orchid shouted back, ignoring the strange looks she was getting.
"You're taking this way too far, you know!" Topaz panted as she caught up with her.
"Just go away Topaz! I want to be alone."
There was a long pause. "Fine!" Topaz finally growled. "That's just fine! You can walk all the way back home, and I hope you fall in a ditch on the way!" With that, she turned around and stomped away, leaving Orchid very angry- and feeling very alone.
*It's not like I need a stupid car anyway,* she mentally grumbled as she headed for the mall exit. *I was built for running. I could run all twenty miles in ten minutes if I wanted to.* As she pushed open the main doors to leave, she glanced over at the food court just long enough to see a white-haired, blue-eyed weirdo at one of the small tables, smiling at her in a way that sent chills down her spine.
