Part 17
Sarah woke in an extremely bad mood the next morning. Edan hadn't come back to the room. She found a suitcase of her clothes by her bed. She deliberately took a long time in the shower, and dressing afterwards. She was still trying to get her mind around what had happened last night.
One minute everything had been wonderful - she couldn't even begin to think of the right words. Magical, and unreal, and - and - *amazing* weren't even good enough for a beginner. Soulmates...it seemed like such a wonderful idea, to have found her mate, her equal, someone who would always be there no matter what.
^No matter what^ Sarah thought. ^Yeah, right.^
She stomped down the stairs, hoping at least at school she could still be anonymous.
"You look terrible," Lvana commented. She was emptying the dishwasher when Sarah came into the kitchen.
Sarah grunted. "I had a bad night."
"Bad day from what I hear," Lvana commented.
Sarah's grunt became a groan. "Pretty much. Have you seen Edan?"
Lvana shook her head. Sarah sighed. She didn't really feel like breakfast. She decided to walk to school. Most of her books, luckily for her, were still in her locker. She couldn't risk going back to her house and running into crazy vampire girl. She'd put up with whatever punishment she got for not doing her homework.
She started to walk towards the front door.
"Hey, where are you going?" Lvana called after her.
"School," Sarah answered. "The only thing that's remotely normal in my life now." She felt a little disturbed that Edan wasn't around. She needed to know he was all right.
Then she remembered the other discussion last night had been about Arcturus setting him up for Beth's murder. If Edan disappeared it was going to look like he was guilty.
"Wait a sec, I'm coming with you." Lvana grabbed a denim bag on the kitchen table.
Sarah's eyes rolled. She scowled as she sat in Lvana's car. Was she not going to be able to go anywhere alone? She reached for the seat belt. "Ouch!"
She pulled her hand away. In the centre of her palm was a small gold pin. She hissed in pain as she pulled it out, watching as the blood welled up in the wound.
Lvana handed her a tissue. "You okay?" Lvana asked. Her tone was neutral, like she didn't really care either way.
^No I'm not okay^ Sarah wanted to shriek. ^This fucking hurts!^
"Fine," she answered through gritted teeth. She sat in stubborn silence as Lvana drove them to school.
At school there were news reports and TV crews and cameras everywhere. There were police officers too. It reminded Sarah of the beginning of the move 'Scream' after Drew Barrymore had been gutted.
So much for school being normal.
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Lvana handed Sharon the bloody tissue. The news of Beth's murder was everywhere. Reports grabbed students on the way to classes to get opinions, police were trying to maintain some sort of order. Classes were supposed to be going on, but teachers weren't having much luck in trying to get the students to pay attention.
Arcturus was sauntering down the halls, false condolences on his coldly handsome features, playing the part of the grieved boyfriend very well.
^They only had done date!^ Lvana thought in disgust.
"This is nuts," Sharon muttered. "What the hell is he playing at?"
Lvana shook her head. "No idea. Edan's done a disappearing act."
Sharon smirked. "Doesn't look good for him. Thanks for this." She waved the bloody tissue you.
"What's it for?" Lvana's curiosity was sparked.
"Helenia's being sketchy on the details. Catch you later." Sharon disappeared into the throng of students hanging around the halls.
Lvana shook her head somewhere between disbelief and annoyance.
"This just gets more and more pathetic." Lvana was joined by Shannon on the way to their gym class. She nodded to where Arcturus was being talked to sympathetically by two pretty female police officers.
Lvana nodded, her eyes rolling. "How is he going to get away with this?"
"At least everything went okay." Libby walked into the changing rooms. She'd managed to ditch the crowd that had been following her all day. Libby had lost her best friend after all.
"Since when were you such a bitch anyway?" Shannon chuckled.
Libby smirked. Lvana's eyes rolled.
These idiots thought she was on their side. Yeah, she was neutral, but this whole Edan/Arcturus rival thing was getting out of hands. Beth had been a mean, snotty socialite, but she hadn't deserved to die. Especially not with her best *friend* involved.
On top of *that* she now had to find out more about what Sharon was up to with Helenia wanting Sarah's blood. As she changed for gym she couldn't help thinking it was partly her fault Beth was dead. She was the in between who knew almost all the secrets from both parties.
So what did she do with this information?
* * *
Sarah woke in an extremely bad mood the next morning. Edan hadn't come back to the room. She found a suitcase of her clothes by her bed. She deliberately took a long time in the shower, and dressing afterwards. She was still trying to get her mind around what had happened last night.
One minute everything had been wonderful - she couldn't even begin to think of the right words. Magical, and unreal, and - and - *amazing* weren't even good enough for a beginner. Soulmates...it seemed like such a wonderful idea, to have found her mate, her equal, someone who would always be there no matter what.
^No matter what^ Sarah thought. ^Yeah, right.^
She stomped down the stairs, hoping at least at school she could still be anonymous.
"You look terrible," Lvana commented. She was emptying the dishwasher when Sarah came into the kitchen.
Sarah grunted. "I had a bad night."
"Bad day from what I hear," Lvana commented.
Sarah's grunt became a groan. "Pretty much. Have you seen Edan?"
Lvana shook her head. Sarah sighed. She didn't really feel like breakfast. She decided to walk to school. Most of her books, luckily for her, were still in her locker. She couldn't risk going back to her house and running into crazy vampire girl. She'd put up with whatever punishment she got for not doing her homework.
She started to walk towards the front door.
"Hey, where are you going?" Lvana called after her.
"School," Sarah answered. "The only thing that's remotely normal in my life now." She felt a little disturbed that Edan wasn't around. She needed to know he was all right.
Then she remembered the other discussion last night had been about Arcturus setting him up for Beth's murder. If Edan disappeared it was going to look like he was guilty.
"Wait a sec, I'm coming with you." Lvana grabbed a denim bag on the kitchen table.
Sarah's eyes rolled. She scowled as she sat in Lvana's car. Was she not going to be able to go anywhere alone? She reached for the seat belt. "Ouch!"
She pulled her hand away. In the centre of her palm was a small gold pin. She hissed in pain as she pulled it out, watching as the blood welled up in the wound.
Lvana handed her a tissue. "You okay?" Lvana asked. Her tone was neutral, like she didn't really care either way.
^No I'm not okay^ Sarah wanted to shriek. ^This fucking hurts!^
"Fine," she answered through gritted teeth. She sat in stubborn silence as Lvana drove them to school.
At school there were news reports and TV crews and cameras everywhere. There were police officers too. It reminded Sarah of the beginning of the move 'Scream' after Drew Barrymore had been gutted.
So much for school being normal.
* * *
Lvana handed Sharon the bloody tissue. The news of Beth's murder was everywhere. Reports grabbed students on the way to classes to get opinions, police were trying to maintain some sort of order. Classes were supposed to be going on, but teachers weren't having much luck in trying to get the students to pay attention.
Arcturus was sauntering down the halls, false condolences on his coldly handsome features, playing the part of the grieved boyfriend very well.
^They only had done date!^ Lvana thought in disgust.
"This is nuts," Sharon muttered. "What the hell is he playing at?"
Lvana shook her head. "No idea. Edan's done a disappearing act."
Sharon smirked. "Doesn't look good for him. Thanks for this." She waved the bloody tissue you.
"What's it for?" Lvana's curiosity was sparked.
"Helenia's being sketchy on the details. Catch you later." Sharon disappeared into the throng of students hanging around the halls.
Lvana shook her head somewhere between disbelief and annoyance.
"This just gets more and more pathetic." Lvana was joined by Shannon on the way to their gym class. She nodded to where Arcturus was being talked to sympathetically by two pretty female police officers.
Lvana nodded, her eyes rolling. "How is he going to get away with this?"
"At least everything went okay." Libby walked into the changing rooms. She'd managed to ditch the crowd that had been following her all day. Libby had lost her best friend after all.
"Since when were you such a bitch anyway?" Shannon chuckled.
Libby smirked. Lvana's eyes rolled.
These idiots thought she was on their side. Yeah, she was neutral, but this whole Edan/Arcturus rival thing was getting out of hands. Beth had been a mean, snotty socialite, but she hadn't deserved to die. Especially not with her best *friend* involved.
On top of *that* she now had to find out more about what Sharon was up to with Helenia wanting Sarah's blood. As she changed for gym she couldn't help thinking it was partly her fault Beth was dead. She was the in between who knew almost all the secrets from both parties.
So what did she do with this information?
* * *