"Welcome To Springdale"
First Week of School pt. 5 by Draconious
This section is rated "R" for a somewhat gratuitous sacrifice to a Major Demon seen.
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Sam turned her alarm off and growled, not wanting to get up. She had already hit snooze three times. She groaned as she sat up and slid from her bed. Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, she stumbled to her bathroom. She took a long hot shower to help wake her up and ended up running late.
She was getting dressed when her mom stuck her head into her room.
"Are you feeling alright, honey?" she asked.
"Yeah... I just didn't sleep well last night... I had nightmares." Sam answered.
"I understand. I hope you can make it through school today." She frowned and felt her daughters head. "Do you feel sick? Do you need to stay home, make up sleep?" she asked.
"NO! I mean, no, I don't need to stay home. I have a test today, you know."
"A test already? It's only your second day!" her mom said, concerned.
"Yeah... Well... it's a placement test. They want to see how much we remember from last year. I can't miss it." Sam said as she pulled a T-shirt over her head. She just didn't feel like dressing up today.
*It might have to do with the 4 hours of sleep I had, or learning that Vampires exist! I have to save a student's life today, or some very strong demon is going to be able to cross over into Springdale!*
"Well, okay. If you hurry up, I'll drive you. I think you just missed the bus."
Sam looked out the window, and saw the bus at the stop picking up Amanda.
Shaking her head, she pulled on a pair of blue jeans quickly, and then put on a pair of comfortable jogging shoes before grabbing a brush and her purse. Her mom had a pop tart for her and they jumped into the car.
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Amanda sighed as she sat on the bus. Sam had missed it again. She must have overslept or spent too much time trying to pick out an outfit. She loved her friend to death, but sometimes she thought that Sam was too irresponsible.
She smiled when she saw Jake get on the bus though. He flopped in her seat, looking half-dead.
"You all right?" she inquired.
"I feel like I didn't sleep at all last night," He complained.
"What time did you go to bed?" she asked.
Thinking quickly, he lied, "12:00."
"You need to go to bed earlier. Get more rest so you can be awake boyfriend for me."
He smiled, and then leaned over to kiss her.
*Mmmmm.. Boyfriend kisses* Amanda thought.
As she pulled away from his kiss, she noticed something.
"Jake, your nose is bleeding!" She pulled some tissues from her purse for him.
"Oh, not again!" he moaned, holding the wad of tissues to his nose.
"This happen often?" she asked.
"My allergies." He lied. "Nose bleeds every now and again. Started last night. One of the reasons I'm so tired."
"Oh." She wrapped her hand in his, comforting him.
"So where's Samantha?" he asked.
"Dunno. Must have missed the bus again." Amanda said.
"Again? Does she miss frequently?"
"Occasionally. About twice a month, I'd say. Last time she stayed up too late watching a Tom Cruise movie marathon." She giggled.
"Tom Cruise?" he asked, eyebrow raised.
"Yeah. She had the hots for him when she was younger, and I don't think that she ever grew out of it yet."
"Ah."
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Sam's Mom pulled up to the curb, and Sam climbed out of the passenger side. She slung her book bag over her shoulder, heading towards her locker. As she walked, she looked around, taking in the school. *Hard to believe there are three students and a teacher trying to raise a powerful demon here. I wonder whether we should tell Amanda? I would rather her not be involved in hunting undead creatures. I couldn't bear it if she got hurt.*
She looked at every student as she passed, trying to wrack her brain as to who Aaron Sand might want to rape and kill.
From what she remembered, Aaron was a rather ordinary guy. She thought that he was in band. He had never had any fights with girls that she could remember, nor could she remember him going out with anyone.
She retrieved the books from her locker, before heading to homeroom.
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Jake entered the cafeteria, looking around. Lots of girls, attractive ones, too. He noticed a few of them checking him out. Ever since the events at Cobalt Dreams, rumors had been flying about him, and he seemed to attract attention everywhere he went.
"Hiya. Looking for someone?" an attractive blond asked him. She blatantly looked him over.
"Not really. Thanks." He went ahead and got in line, picking a salad for lunch, after he remembered the discussion about Hamburger Surprise during yesterday's lunch.
He was paying when he got tapped on the back. He turned to see Sam standing behind him.
"Hey. How are you doing?" he asked. She looked really tired.
"Fine. Tired. Yourself?" she inquired back.
I'm tired, too. Are you speaking in one word sentences today?" he asked, smiling.
"Yes." She smiled back at him, and then felt guilty for the innocent flirting.
She paid for her pizza, and then went to their table.
She looked up when he sat his tray down. She resisted the urge to smile at him, knowing that it was a lost cause. As soon as he smiled, she smiled back.
*Dammit Samantha, get a hold of yourself. You need to be looking at the other boys! Not at your best friends hottie! And he is a hottie, god he looks good today... DAMMIT!*
Jake looked at Sam. She was clearly out of it, deep in thought. *Probably trying to figure out who the next sacrifice is going to be.*
Amanda sat down next to Sam, who jumped and blushed when she looked at her friend.
"So what's up?" She asked.
Sam and Jake looked at each other, unsure of what to say. Jake wasn't sure if they should tell Amanda, because he wasn't sure he wanted to get her involved in the world of Vampires, Demons, and Murdering Rapists. He looked Sam in the eye, and saw agreement there.
"Not much." Sam said, unsure of her self.
"Yup, not much." Jake echoed.
They talked about inconsequential stuff, until Amanda asked Sam once again about any guys she might be interested in.
Sam nearly choked on her pizza.
"What? No, no guys.. I definitely not interested in any guys right now. Still looking though, why, do you know any guys who are interested in me?"
Amanda and Jake looked at each other as she babbled.
"Okay, Sam. I get it; you're not interested in any guys!" Amanda said, as Sam's babbling faded out.
A few minutes later, as they cleaned up their lunch, Sam asked Amanda, "So what are your plans for the evening?"
"Oh, I've got a meeting with my new chemistry partner in the lab after school, and then I have to go home to start writing my paper for history. You?"
"I've got to start some projects too. Well, I gotta go to class now. I needed to speak to my teacher about something."
Sam practically ran out of the cafeteria.
"What's bothering her?" Amanda asked Jake. He shrugged, trying not to act guilty.
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Jake sighed. He really didn't like lying to Amanda. Not only did it make him feel like he was carrying a stone in his stomach, he was also very bad at it. *I think that she suspects something.* He was sitting in his math class, ignoring his teacher as much as he could without getting in trouble.
He looked around at his classmates, trying to get any idea of who might be the next victim. He seemed to remember seeing Aaron Sand talking to Alana Corth before. She was a tall girl with long black hair. Today, she was wearing a long black dress, trimmed in lace. She was always wearing dark clothing and talking about vampires. Little did she know that Anne Rice had it all wrong.
Across the room, a taller guy caught his attention. Marcus Johanson. He was a good looking guy, Jake had to admit. *I'm secure with myself to admit when another guy is good looking.* Besides, you would have to be blind not to notice the girls falling all over him. Oddly enough, he didn't seem to pay them any attention.
Marcus had short cut brown hair, and had a strong build to him. He was always decked out in dress shirts and Khakis. That combined with the 'rumor' that no girl had ever gotten so much as a kiss from him was enough to get them chasing him around.
Jake shook his head and looked for more possible victims.
*Well* he thought, *at least P.E. is cancelled. I'll have study hall to look for our victim.*
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Amanda sat in chemistry class, trying to pay attention to her professor. She was sure something was going on. She was being ignored by Sam, who normally talked with her constantly, especially during class. Jake was avoiding her, too. He hadn't run from her, exactly, but when they were together he seemed preoccupied.
*I hope nothing is going on between them... perhaps they had a fight? I bet that she thinks that Jake is going to take me from her. I did obsess about him a lot while he was gone. She must expect me to drop her and spend all my time with him. No wonder she's upset... maybe she accused him, and they had an argument about it.*
Class ended, and Amanda grabbed her book bag. She tossed it over her shoulder and made way towards the chemistry lab. When she arrived, it was deserted. She sat her bag at her lab table and looked around. *Well, doesn't look like Samuel is here yet. Guess I'll go to the restroom.* She grabbed her purse and headed towards the restroom.
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Jake arrived at the chemistry lab and leaned against the wall, waiting for Amanda. He wanted to apologize for the way he was behaving. Lying to his girlfriend had been tearing him up all day. He was prepared to confess, tell her about vampires and everything. Even tell her about being attracted to Samantha, if it would make the uneasy silence between them go away.
The hallways were clearing out, and Jake was starting to get a little nervous. Amanda was still nowhere to be seen. He decided to check out the lab. He sighed with relief when he entered. Her stuff was sitting at a lab table. She, however, was not present.
He went out, looking around. The hallways were empty, no teacher or students present. Maybe she went to the bathroom?? Jake walked to the nearest girl's bathroom.
He leaned against the wooden door, listening for sounds. It was quiet inside.
"Amanda?" he called out. No response. "Amanda, are you there?" he asked. There was still no response. He decided to take the risk and pushed the door open. Inside he found Amanda's purse, the contents scattered all across the floor. "Amanda!" he called, as he checked the stalls. There was a splotch of blood on one of the stall doors.
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Sam put down the stack of mail she was sorting when the bell rang. She grabbed her book bag and said, "Bye Shelly" to the secretary. A halfhearted wave was Shelly's only response.
She headed up the stairs and looked around as she went to her locker. Stashing her book bag, she went in search of Mr. Jonas and his boys. She hoped to stop them from getting their victim.
She was on the third floor when Jake ran towards her.
"Jake, what's wrong?" she asked.
"Have you seen Amanda?"
"No, I haven't seen her......"
"I found her purse in the bathroom near the chemistry lab. Its stuff was all over the place." She frowned. "There's more. I found some blood in the stall."
Amanda made a face.
"It was on the wall!" he said. She nodded in comprehension.
"Amanda..." Sam whispered.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Flashback Waves~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Three boys were walking up the hall. They all wore black jackets, of the leather or trench coat variety. They walked as if they owned the place, with people jumping out of the way as they passed. A short guy with dyed black hair in the leather jacket looked at Amanda, staring as she walked past. She shivered, avoiding his gaze.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Sam, what is it?" Jake asked, concerned at the look of horror on her face.
"Amanda... Aaron picked Amanda! I saw him staring at her the other day in the hallway, before we found Julie in the locker room! He stared at her so intently; it gave us both the creeps. He wants to use her for the sacrifice!"
"Where would they be?" he demanded.
"I dunno... someplace they wouldn't be interrupted. Someplace deserted after school. The wood shop! Its always empty after school, there is no six period class there, so no one to linger."
Jake nodded and together they raced towards the Wood shop.
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Across the country, at that exact moment, a red headed witch and a dark haired potential were beginning to cast a spell utilizing several candles, a circle, and a mystical red scythe.
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Jake shoved the door open, sliding into the room. Inside, the three students were guarding the wood shop teacher, who was standing in a circle drawn with a red liquid on the concrete floor.
Sam came in right behind him. She gasped when she saw the blood on the floor, but took action with Jake at the same time, when they saw Amanda stretched tight out on the floor. Her clothes were lying in a heap next to her, and Mr. Jonas was wearing some sort of ceremonial robe.
As they approached, the three students came at them. Sam did a spinning kick, knocking Aaron back. Tony was right there to grab her, tossing her towards the wall. Sam managed to spin, catching herself with her arms before slamming into the wall.
"These guys are strong!" she yelled. Jake had already figured that out.
He had taken on Mark, fighting him. He was clearly on the defense, the stronger boy beating him back. However, Jake saw Mr. Owen caress Amanda's breasts with his left hand as he lightly touched her stomach with the blade of the hooked dagger he held in his right hand.
"Leave her alone!" he shouted. Jake seemed to get a second wind, fighting with a ferocious berserker fury. He punched Mark three times before kicking him hard in the knee, then jumping over him as he fell to the ground. He headed towards the ceremonial circle and Amanda's prostrate body.
Sam punched Aaron, then dodged a kick from the taller boy. Not only were they stronger than normal person, but their fighting skills were improved, too. Samantha had trained for years, yet these guys could match her move for move.
She struck again, this time not getting blocked and successfully kicking him between the legs. He crumpled to the ground, only to have Tony come at her again.
She circled him wearily, then blocked a punch that he threw. She threw a right that he wasn't expecting and managed to knock him back a step.
Jake saw Aaron, who was recovering from being kicked by Sam. He was about to jump on her from behind, while she was distracted fighting Tony. He grabbed Aaron, spinning him, and delivered two solid punches to the face, but didn't notice Mark coming up behind him. One stiff chop to the neck, and Jake fell to the ground unconscious.
Sam started to get worried. She was a better fighter than any of these three guys, but they were not fighting fair. They were far stronger than a normal man, and they reacted to being struck like a vampire did, that is to say, not at all. Now it was three against one, odds in their favor.
She turned it into a running battle. She was faster than them still, so she made them chase her, causing damage when she got the chance. She tossed chairs, wood, tools, and a table into their path. The only one to go down was Mark, when the table hit his already injured knee. He had fallen, but not for long.
The chase ended when Aaron managed to jump ahead of her, cutting her off. They all jumped her at the same time, grabbing her arms and pulling her towards the circle.
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The red haired witch's eyes went from being dark as pitch to glowing with energy. Her hair itself began to glow and float in the air. Energy poured forth across the country as the spell was completed.
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Sam had closed her eyes, expecting to die, when she felt a second wind come to her. Energy seemed to pour into her body as she regained her breath. Her arms and legs, which were being held in the steel grip of the ensorcelled boys, suddenly no longer hurt.
She kicked out with both legs, causing Aaron to go flying. He had been holding her steady while the other two pawed at her chest. She swung up, kicking Tommy with one foot, then swinging him at Mark, who was holding her other hand.
She was free of them and took a moment to regain her bearings. Amanda was still unconscious on the floor, with Mr. Jonas towering over her. Sam saw him open his ceremonial robes and let it fall to the floor.
Sam winced in disgust. Mr. Jonas was not an attractive man. She approached as the wood shop teacher began to paw at Amanda and spread her legs. At the contact, Amanda started moving.
Then she as fighting as the boys regrouped and attacked her.
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Jake shook himself, his head pounding. He sat up, taking a look around. He was lying on the ground halfway under a wooden table. He grabbed the edge of the table and pulled himself shakily to his feet.
Looking around, he saw Sam fighting off all three of the boys, moving like lightning. Where the boy's strikes had previously had more than human strength, Sam now seemed to be somewhat stronger than them. She battered two away, and then was dealing with the third when the first two came back for more.
No damage was being done with the hand to hand combat, but Sam herself couldn't help Amanda.
Amanda! Jake turned to look and saw a sight he would never forget. The large overweight balding wood shop teacher pulling his naked body on top of hers. She was slowly regaining consciousness and opened her eyes to see the horror before her and screamed.
Jake would regret what he had to do, but there seemed no other choice.
He concentrated, and the world slowed down.
The lightning fast punches of Sam and the boys entered slow motion as he unsteadily made his way towards the teacher.
Sam finished a kick and Aaron arched across the room, but Jake walked underneath as his body slowly moved through the air
Approaching the teacher, Jake concentrated just a bit harder. Aaron stopped moving, halted three feet from the floor.
Sam was frozen in the middle of a summersault, her back arching gracefully. Tommy was finishing a punch that missed.
Jake was sweating from the concentration. A drop of sweat rolled from his forehead, down across his nose, before falling to the floor. As the drop fell from the tip of his nose, it stopped, becoming a perfect crystal of water hovering in the air.
He picked up a mini-sledgehammer from the workbench behind the ceremonial circle. The teacher was frozen, in the position of mounting his girlfriend. She had a look of abject horror on her face, her hands frozen while weakly trying to fend him off. Held above her was the ritual dagger, prepared to cut into her stomach as the teacher took her innocence.
He wouldn't allow that to happen.
Jake shook his head, and swung the hammer hard.
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Mr. Jonas was thrown from Amanda's body as Jake appeared above her. Across the room, Aaron fell painfully to the floor. Jake knelt before her, and in his hand was a small sledgehammer, covered in blood. Amanda was splattered with it, as well. He dropped the hammer weakly to the ground. She began weeping as Jake picked her up, carrying her away. A bit of blood drained from his nose, unnoticed by all.
As he walked away, his foot scuffed the red blood that made the ceremonial circle.
Red light flashed as the ceremony was destroyed. Wind howled and sounded like an anguishing cry.
Mark and Aaron held onto Sam as Tommy prepared to deck her. The hot wind swept them. Tommy puncher her as hard as he could, but she shrugged it off and he held his hand, sure that he broke it.
Jake could hear them scuffling as he carried his weeping girlfriend away.
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Two days later...
Jake met his girlfriend at her house. Amanda was shaken by her near murder, but she was coping. Several long hot showers had helped remove the feel of the teacher's body from her own. The police had come to the school, and had discovered the body of the woodshop teacher. Apparently, he had been killing and raping students. There were three student accomplices who had a drug induced story of power and demons, and they were locked up and undergoing psychological counseling. There was no investigation into the teacher's death.
Amanda sighed as she leaned into his arms. Though Jake had denied any involvement to the police, and she had claimed to have no memory due to the drugs, she had a vision of him striding to her rescue.
She held onto him, comfortable in his arms.
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Sam stood in the office of her martial arts instructor and friend, Michael Wolf. Before him was the large book entitled "Vampyr" which he had shown her and Jake. It was opened to a page showing the sketching of a young girl, wielding a wooden stake.
"What?" she asked, confounded.
"You are the slayer!" Michael said once again, a smile on his face.
She blinked at him, then looked at the picture of the girl. She blinked in confusion.
"What?" she asked again.
The End
To be continued in the sequel "Springdale: The Field Trip"
Authors Notes: Well, this was certainly a long one. I was originally going to break it into two chapters, but the action was moving so well that I couldn't separate it.
Sam has received her calling, though she doesn't understand it yet. Jake is... well, we're not sure what exactly Jake is yet...
Amanda is alive and well, with only minor memories of the scariest event in her life (seeing Mr. Jonas Naked) and being raped and killed was pretty scary too.
Hopefully the sequel will be started soon, especially if the reviews are good!
So again, Please Review!!!
Tell me what you like, disliked, and what do you think Jake is?
Draconious
First Week of School pt. 5 by Draconious
This section is rated "R" for a somewhat gratuitous sacrifice to a Major Demon seen.
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Sam turned her alarm off and growled, not wanting to get up. She had already hit snooze three times. She groaned as she sat up and slid from her bed. Rubbing the sleep from her eyes, she stumbled to her bathroom. She took a long hot shower to help wake her up and ended up running late.
She was getting dressed when her mom stuck her head into her room.
"Are you feeling alright, honey?" she asked.
"Yeah... I just didn't sleep well last night... I had nightmares." Sam answered.
"I understand. I hope you can make it through school today." She frowned and felt her daughters head. "Do you feel sick? Do you need to stay home, make up sleep?" she asked.
"NO! I mean, no, I don't need to stay home. I have a test today, you know."
"A test already? It's only your second day!" her mom said, concerned.
"Yeah... Well... it's a placement test. They want to see how much we remember from last year. I can't miss it." Sam said as she pulled a T-shirt over her head. She just didn't feel like dressing up today.
*It might have to do with the 4 hours of sleep I had, or learning that Vampires exist! I have to save a student's life today, or some very strong demon is going to be able to cross over into Springdale!*
"Well, okay. If you hurry up, I'll drive you. I think you just missed the bus."
Sam looked out the window, and saw the bus at the stop picking up Amanda.
Shaking her head, she pulled on a pair of blue jeans quickly, and then put on a pair of comfortable jogging shoes before grabbing a brush and her purse. Her mom had a pop tart for her and they jumped into the car.
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Amanda sighed as she sat on the bus. Sam had missed it again. She must have overslept or spent too much time trying to pick out an outfit. She loved her friend to death, but sometimes she thought that Sam was too irresponsible.
She smiled when she saw Jake get on the bus though. He flopped in her seat, looking half-dead.
"You all right?" she inquired.
"I feel like I didn't sleep at all last night," He complained.
"What time did you go to bed?" she asked.
Thinking quickly, he lied, "12:00."
"You need to go to bed earlier. Get more rest so you can be awake boyfriend for me."
He smiled, and then leaned over to kiss her.
*Mmmmm.. Boyfriend kisses* Amanda thought.
As she pulled away from his kiss, she noticed something.
"Jake, your nose is bleeding!" She pulled some tissues from her purse for him.
"Oh, not again!" he moaned, holding the wad of tissues to his nose.
"This happen often?" she asked.
"My allergies." He lied. "Nose bleeds every now and again. Started last night. One of the reasons I'm so tired."
"Oh." She wrapped her hand in his, comforting him.
"So where's Samantha?" he asked.
"Dunno. Must have missed the bus again." Amanda said.
"Again? Does she miss frequently?"
"Occasionally. About twice a month, I'd say. Last time she stayed up too late watching a Tom Cruise movie marathon." She giggled.
"Tom Cruise?" he asked, eyebrow raised.
"Yeah. She had the hots for him when she was younger, and I don't think that she ever grew out of it yet."
"Ah."
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Sam's Mom pulled up to the curb, and Sam climbed out of the passenger side. She slung her book bag over her shoulder, heading towards her locker. As she walked, she looked around, taking in the school. *Hard to believe there are three students and a teacher trying to raise a powerful demon here. I wonder whether we should tell Amanda? I would rather her not be involved in hunting undead creatures. I couldn't bear it if she got hurt.*
She looked at every student as she passed, trying to wrack her brain as to who Aaron Sand might want to rape and kill.
From what she remembered, Aaron was a rather ordinary guy. She thought that he was in band. He had never had any fights with girls that she could remember, nor could she remember him going out with anyone.
She retrieved the books from her locker, before heading to homeroom.
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Jake entered the cafeteria, looking around. Lots of girls, attractive ones, too. He noticed a few of them checking him out. Ever since the events at Cobalt Dreams, rumors had been flying about him, and he seemed to attract attention everywhere he went.
"Hiya. Looking for someone?" an attractive blond asked him. She blatantly looked him over.
"Not really. Thanks." He went ahead and got in line, picking a salad for lunch, after he remembered the discussion about Hamburger Surprise during yesterday's lunch.
He was paying when he got tapped on the back. He turned to see Sam standing behind him.
"Hey. How are you doing?" he asked. She looked really tired.
"Fine. Tired. Yourself?" she inquired back.
I'm tired, too. Are you speaking in one word sentences today?" he asked, smiling.
"Yes." She smiled back at him, and then felt guilty for the innocent flirting.
She paid for her pizza, and then went to their table.
She looked up when he sat his tray down. She resisted the urge to smile at him, knowing that it was a lost cause. As soon as he smiled, she smiled back.
*Dammit Samantha, get a hold of yourself. You need to be looking at the other boys! Not at your best friends hottie! And he is a hottie, god he looks good today... DAMMIT!*
Jake looked at Sam. She was clearly out of it, deep in thought. *Probably trying to figure out who the next sacrifice is going to be.*
Amanda sat down next to Sam, who jumped and blushed when she looked at her friend.
"So what's up?" She asked.
Sam and Jake looked at each other, unsure of what to say. Jake wasn't sure if they should tell Amanda, because he wasn't sure he wanted to get her involved in the world of Vampires, Demons, and Murdering Rapists. He looked Sam in the eye, and saw agreement there.
"Not much." Sam said, unsure of her self.
"Yup, not much." Jake echoed.
They talked about inconsequential stuff, until Amanda asked Sam once again about any guys she might be interested in.
Sam nearly choked on her pizza.
"What? No, no guys.. I definitely not interested in any guys right now. Still looking though, why, do you know any guys who are interested in me?"
Amanda and Jake looked at each other as she babbled.
"Okay, Sam. I get it; you're not interested in any guys!" Amanda said, as Sam's babbling faded out.
A few minutes later, as they cleaned up their lunch, Sam asked Amanda, "So what are your plans for the evening?"
"Oh, I've got a meeting with my new chemistry partner in the lab after school, and then I have to go home to start writing my paper for history. You?"
"I've got to start some projects too. Well, I gotta go to class now. I needed to speak to my teacher about something."
Sam practically ran out of the cafeteria.
"What's bothering her?" Amanda asked Jake. He shrugged, trying not to act guilty.
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Jake sighed. He really didn't like lying to Amanda. Not only did it make him feel like he was carrying a stone in his stomach, he was also very bad at it. *I think that she suspects something.* He was sitting in his math class, ignoring his teacher as much as he could without getting in trouble.
He looked around at his classmates, trying to get any idea of who might be the next victim. He seemed to remember seeing Aaron Sand talking to Alana Corth before. She was a tall girl with long black hair. Today, she was wearing a long black dress, trimmed in lace. She was always wearing dark clothing and talking about vampires. Little did she know that Anne Rice had it all wrong.
Across the room, a taller guy caught his attention. Marcus Johanson. He was a good looking guy, Jake had to admit. *I'm secure with myself to admit when another guy is good looking.* Besides, you would have to be blind not to notice the girls falling all over him. Oddly enough, he didn't seem to pay them any attention.
Marcus had short cut brown hair, and had a strong build to him. He was always decked out in dress shirts and Khakis. That combined with the 'rumor' that no girl had ever gotten so much as a kiss from him was enough to get them chasing him around.
Jake shook his head and looked for more possible victims.
*Well* he thought, *at least P.E. is cancelled. I'll have study hall to look for our victim.*
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Amanda sat in chemistry class, trying to pay attention to her professor. She was sure something was going on. She was being ignored by Sam, who normally talked with her constantly, especially during class. Jake was avoiding her, too. He hadn't run from her, exactly, but when they were together he seemed preoccupied.
*I hope nothing is going on between them... perhaps they had a fight? I bet that she thinks that Jake is going to take me from her. I did obsess about him a lot while he was gone. She must expect me to drop her and spend all my time with him. No wonder she's upset... maybe she accused him, and they had an argument about it.*
Class ended, and Amanda grabbed her book bag. She tossed it over her shoulder and made way towards the chemistry lab. When she arrived, it was deserted. She sat her bag at her lab table and looked around. *Well, doesn't look like Samuel is here yet. Guess I'll go to the restroom.* She grabbed her purse and headed towards the restroom.
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Jake arrived at the chemistry lab and leaned against the wall, waiting for Amanda. He wanted to apologize for the way he was behaving. Lying to his girlfriend had been tearing him up all day. He was prepared to confess, tell her about vampires and everything. Even tell her about being attracted to Samantha, if it would make the uneasy silence between them go away.
The hallways were clearing out, and Jake was starting to get a little nervous. Amanda was still nowhere to be seen. He decided to check out the lab. He sighed with relief when he entered. Her stuff was sitting at a lab table. She, however, was not present.
He went out, looking around. The hallways were empty, no teacher or students present. Maybe she went to the bathroom?? Jake walked to the nearest girl's bathroom.
He leaned against the wooden door, listening for sounds. It was quiet inside.
"Amanda?" he called out. No response. "Amanda, are you there?" he asked. There was still no response. He decided to take the risk and pushed the door open. Inside he found Amanda's purse, the contents scattered all across the floor. "Amanda!" he called, as he checked the stalls. There was a splotch of blood on one of the stall doors.
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Sam put down the stack of mail she was sorting when the bell rang. She grabbed her book bag and said, "Bye Shelly" to the secretary. A halfhearted wave was Shelly's only response.
She headed up the stairs and looked around as she went to her locker. Stashing her book bag, she went in search of Mr. Jonas and his boys. She hoped to stop them from getting their victim.
She was on the third floor when Jake ran towards her.
"Jake, what's wrong?" she asked.
"Have you seen Amanda?"
"No, I haven't seen her......"
"I found her purse in the bathroom near the chemistry lab. Its stuff was all over the place." She frowned. "There's more. I found some blood in the stall."
Amanda made a face.
"It was on the wall!" he said. She nodded in comprehension.
"Amanda..." Sam whispered.
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Three boys were walking up the hall. They all wore black jackets, of the leather or trench coat variety. They walked as if they owned the place, with people jumping out of the way as they passed. A short guy with dyed black hair in the leather jacket looked at Amanda, staring as she walked past. She shivered, avoiding his gaze.
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"Sam, what is it?" Jake asked, concerned at the look of horror on her face.
"Amanda... Aaron picked Amanda! I saw him staring at her the other day in the hallway, before we found Julie in the locker room! He stared at her so intently; it gave us both the creeps. He wants to use her for the sacrifice!"
"Where would they be?" he demanded.
"I dunno... someplace they wouldn't be interrupted. Someplace deserted after school. The wood shop! Its always empty after school, there is no six period class there, so no one to linger."
Jake nodded and together they raced towards the Wood shop.
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Across the country, at that exact moment, a red headed witch and a dark haired potential were beginning to cast a spell utilizing several candles, a circle, and a mystical red scythe.
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Jake shoved the door open, sliding into the room. Inside, the three students were guarding the wood shop teacher, who was standing in a circle drawn with a red liquid on the concrete floor.
Sam came in right behind him. She gasped when she saw the blood on the floor, but took action with Jake at the same time, when they saw Amanda stretched tight out on the floor. Her clothes were lying in a heap next to her, and Mr. Jonas was wearing some sort of ceremonial robe.
As they approached, the three students came at them. Sam did a spinning kick, knocking Aaron back. Tony was right there to grab her, tossing her towards the wall. Sam managed to spin, catching herself with her arms before slamming into the wall.
"These guys are strong!" she yelled. Jake had already figured that out.
He had taken on Mark, fighting him. He was clearly on the defense, the stronger boy beating him back. However, Jake saw Mr. Owen caress Amanda's breasts with his left hand as he lightly touched her stomach with the blade of the hooked dagger he held in his right hand.
"Leave her alone!" he shouted. Jake seemed to get a second wind, fighting with a ferocious berserker fury. He punched Mark three times before kicking him hard in the knee, then jumping over him as he fell to the ground. He headed towards the ceremonial circle and Amanda's prostrate body.
Sam punched Aaron, then dodged a kick from the taller boy. Not only were they stronger than normal person, but their fighting skills were improved, too. Samantha had trained for years, yet these guys could match her move for move.
She struck again, this time not getting blocked and successfully kicking him between the legs. He crumpled to the ground, only to have Tony come at her again.
She circled him wearily, then blocked a punch that he threw. She threw a right that he wasn't expecting and managed to knock him back a step.
Jake saw Aaron, who was recovering from being kicked by Sam. He was about to jump on her from behind, while she was distracted fighting Tony. He grabbed Aaron, spinning him, and delivered two solid punches to the face, but didn't notice Mark coming up behind him. One stiff chop to the neck, and Jake fell to the ground unconscious.
Sam started to get worried. She was a better fighter than any of these three guys, but they were not fighting fair. They were far stronger than a normal man, and they reacted to being struck like a vampire did, that is to say, not at all. Now it was three against one, odds in their favor.
She turned it into a running battle. She was faster than them still, so she made them chase her, causing damage when she got the chance. She tossed chairs, wood, tools, and a table into their path. The only one to go down was Mark, when the table hit his already injured knee. He had fallen, but not for long.
The chase ended when Aaron managed to jump ahead of her, cutting her off. They all jumped her at the same time, grabbing her arms and pulling her towards the circle.
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The red haired witch's eyes went from being dark as pitch to glowing with energy. Her hair itself began to glow and float in the air. Energy poured forth across the country as the spell was completed.
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Sam had closed her eyes, expecting to die, when she felt a second wind come to her. Energy seemed to pour into her body as she regained her breath. Her arms and legs, which were being held in the steel grip of the ensorcelled boys, suddenly no longer hurt.
She kicked out with both legs, causing Aaron to go flying. He had been holding her steady while the other two pawed at her chest. She swung up, kicking Tommy with one foot, then swinging him at Mark, who was holding her other hand.
She was free of them and took a moment to regain her bearings. Amanda was still unconscious on the floor, with Mr. Jonas towering over her. Sam saw him open his ceremonial robes and let it fall to the floor.
Sam winced in disgust. Mr. Jonas was not an attractive man. She approached as the wood shop teacher began to paw at Amanda and spread her legs. At the contact, Amanda started moving.
Then she as fighting as the boys regrouped and attacked her.
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Jake shook himself, his head pounding. He sat up, taking a look around. He was lying on the ground halfway under a wooden table. He grabbed the edge of the table and pulled himself shakily to his feet.
Looking around, he saw Sam fighting off all three of the boys, moving like lightning. Where the boy's strikes had previously had more than human strength, Sam now seemed to be somewhat stronger than them. She battered two away, and then was dealing with the third when the first two came back for more.
No damage was being done with the hand to hand combat, but Sam herself couldn't help Amanda.
Amanda! Jake turned to look and saw a sight he would never forget. The large overweight balding wood shop teacher pulling his naked body on top of hers. She was slowly regaining consciousness and opened her eyes to see the horror before her and screamed.
Jake would regret what he had to do, but there seemed no other choice.
He concentrated, and the world slowed down.
The lightning fast punches of Sam and the boys entered slow motion as he unsteadily made his way towards the teacher.
Sam finished a kick and Aaron arched across the room, but Jake walked underneath as his body slowly moved through the air
Approaching the teacher, Jake concentrated just a bit harder. Aaron stopped moving, halted three feet from the floor.
Sam was frozen in the middle of a summersault, her back arching gracefully. Tommy was finishing a punch that missed.
Jake was sweating from the concentration. A drop of sweat rolled from his forehead, down across his nose, before falling to the floor. As the drop fell from the tip of his nose, it stopped, becoming a perfect crystal of water hovering in the air.
He picked up a mini-sledgehammer from the workbench behind the ceremonial circle. The teacher was frozen, in the position of mounting his girlfriend. She had a look of abject horror on her face, her hands frozen while weakly trying to fend him off. Held above her was the ritual dagger, prepared to cut into her stomach as the teacher took her innocence.
He wouldn't allow that to happen.
Jake shook his head, and swung the hammer hard.
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Mr. Jonas was thrown from Amanda's body as Jake appeared above her. Across the room, Aaron fell painfully to the floor. Jake knelt before her, and in his hand was a small sledgehammer, covered in blood. Amanda was splattered with it, as well. He dropped the hammer weakly to the ground. She began weeping as Jake picked her up, carrying her away. A bit of blood drained from his nose, unnoticed by all.
As he walked away, his foot scuffed the red blood that made the ceremonial circle.
Red light flashed as the ceremony was destroyed. Wind howled and sounded like an anguishing cry.
Mark and Aaron held onto Sam as Tommy prepared to deck her. The hot wind swept them. Tommy puncher her as hard as he could, but she shrugged it off and he held his hand, sure that he broke it.
Jake could hear them scuffling as he carried his weeping girlfriend away.
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Two days later...
Jake met his girlfriend at her house. Amanda was shaken by her near murder, but she was coping. Several long hot showers had helped remove the feel of the teacher's body from her own. The police had come to the school, and had discovered the body of the woodshop teacher. Apparently, he had been killing and raping students. There were three student accomplices who had a drug induced story of power and demons, and they were locked up and undergoing psychological counseling. There was no investigation into the teacher's death.
Amanda sighed as she leaned into his arms. Though Jake had denied any involvement to the police, and she had claimed to have no memory due to the drugs, she had a vision of him striding to her rescue.
She held onto him, comfortable in his arms.
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Sam stood in the office of her martial arts instructor and friend, Michael Wolf. Before him was the large book entitled "Vampyr" which he had shown her and Jake. It was opened to a page showing the sketching of a young girl, wielding a wooden stake.
"What?" she asked, confounded.
"You are the slayer!" Michael said once again, a smile on his face.
She blinked at him, then looked at the picture of the girl. She blinked in confusion.
"What?" she asked again.
The End
To be continued in the sequel "Springdale: The Field Trip"
Authors Notes: Well, this was certainly a long one. I was originally going to break it into two chapters, but the action was moving so well that I couldn't separate it.
Sam has received her calling, though she doesn't understand it yet. Jake is... well, we're not sure what exactly Jake is yet...
Amanda is alive and well, with only minor memories of the scariest event in her life (seeing Mr. Jonas Naked) and being raped and killed was pretty scary too.
Hopefully the sequel will be started soon, especially if the reviews are good!
So again, Please Review!!!
Tell me what you like, disliked, and what do you think Jake is?
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