Okay, not exactly the truth, but if I told her that the person who had
actually murdered said friend and then beat her up and kidnapped
someone and tortured them just to get her back had written the note, it
wouldn't exactly help moms frazzled brain.
"That is absolutely horrible, how could someone do such a thing...Are you sure that's what happened?"
"I read the note mom."
Mom began to bite her nail and shake her head at the same time.
"And all this after what happened with her parents, I can't even imagine what that child has to go through..."
Father Dom glanced at Mom.
"What is your mother talking about? What happened with her parents, I met Jack and Mae Costel, they seemed like fine people..."
'Those are her adoptive parents Father. She was taken by social services when she was five because her father carved 'Freak' into her back."
Father Dom went whiter than mom.
'Surely not, maybe she's making it up...that could never happen..."
"I saw the scar, father."
"Would Wraith like to stay the night, she shouldn't be without a friend right now."
I waved the thought away and smiled as I remembered as I thought of the conversation with Jake in the car.
"No mom, she has Jake...she'll be fine."
Mom looked a little confused at the mention of Jake, but she didn't push it. When mom excused herself from the table to walk Father Dom out, I went up to my room and plopped down on my bed, only to hear a knock a few minutes later.
"Honey, may I come in?"
"Yes!"
I heard the door open, but I didn't lift my head up until I felt mom sit down on my bed.
'Honey, this friend that was murdered, it must have been pretty bad for her to be that devastated about it...Do you know what happened?"
I might as well tell her, it's not as if I could come up with some better story anyway.
"He had asked her out, and on the night of their date, they found him...well, um...dismembered in his room with the words 'Mine Forever' written on his wall in blood. Apparently, some creep broke in and killed him."
I didn't add the part where the creep is a supernatural bounty hunter who is now out to get her, but I don't think mom would take that too well. I saw her gasp.
"Now, who is this Jake boy you mentioned, her brother?"
"No, he's another adopted child. Though that's sort of like her brother, cause they have the same adoptive parents, and even if their not related by blood, that would kind of make them like me and Brad, except..."
"Honey, you're babbling. Well, I would like to have Wraith come over again, she seemed like a very nice person...when she feels up to it, you can ask her over..."
"Okay mom. I'll do that."
The next day, I got to school in Brad's car-o-stink and ran to the morning assembly. I spotted Wraith almost immediately, she was with Adam and CeeCee...and Jake. Man, he enrolled fast! I walked over and sat down between Adam and Jake.
"Hi everybody! How are you this morning?"
I looked around and saw that Adam and CeeCee were teasing each other, but Adam pinched me in a sign of good health, and CeeCee gave a vigorous nod, so they were good. I turned to my other side and liked what I saw. Jake was sitting with his arm around Wraith's shoulder, (the one that wasn't shot with an arrow, duh.) and she was leaning heavily into him and they were holding hands. Wraith carefully disentangled her hand from Jake's and gave her salute before pointing behind me.
"Their all better too."
I turned around to see Paul walking towards us with, of all people, Artemis. Man, I must know Mae and Jack's secret of speed! Artemis strolled up and sat a row ahead of us. He then turned around and looked at Wraith.
'How you holding up?"
She gave a small thumbs up and put her head back on Jake's shoulder. He then turned to me. "And you? Do you need a little sexual healing?"
OKAY? What the hell was that?
"Suze, how is it you always know the new people before they come to school? What's your secret?"
I looked at her sharply, and by the dawning comprehension in her eyes, she had gotten it. It was a very uncomfortable moment, but Adam, being Adam, lightened the mood.
'So, Simon, introductions? Hurry, hurry. Must learn names."
"That's Artemis, and that's Jake. Happy now?"
He nodded enthusiastically and grinned. Father Dom started the whole morning assembly part of morning assembly and when it was done, we all walked to homeroom. I noticed that Jake was coming with.
"You have our homeroom Jake?"
"I have all Wraith's classes, so I think I have four of your classes. Lucky you."
Wow, he is so cocky, but he's in love with a good friend of mine, so I'll deal. When got to the classroom, Jake physically moved a desk next to Wraith's usual seat. When the teacher came in, she looked at the new five person table, but she dismissed it and moved on. By the time lunch came around, I noticed that Jake and Wraith were over touchy, like if one wasn't touching the other in some way, they would both die. We were walking to our table in the courtyard when Wraith suddenly bodily fell into Jake. Surprisingly, he didn't fall as well, he simply looked very concerned and pulled her behind a pillar. I followed, of course. Jake had her with her back up against the pillar. She was moaning and clutching her shoulder. Jake carefully pulled her hand away and pulled on her sleeve, baring said shoulder. I saw a white bandage held in place by medicine tape. There was a dot of red appearing, growing continually.
"Shit, it reopened. We need to wash it...Suze, do you know a place we could go and not be found?"
"An empty classroom would work. I'll get a cup of water or something..."
He nodded and pulled Wraith after me when I headed back inside. I found the most deserted hallway and put them in the last classroom, then ran off to buy a water bottle. Of course, being the master of timing, Paul stopped me.
'What are you doing on this side of the school, Suze? Oh...I know, you're looking for me aren't you?"
I rolled my eyes and attempted to push past him, but, again being Paul, he stopped me by grabbing my arm.
"Now where do you think you're going?"
"Away from you, now let me go Paul, I have things to do."
Of course, he didn't let me go. I was really tempted to slug him, but let's face it, he'd most likely hit me back. With no warning, Paul began pulling me towards the empty classroom right next to us.
'What are you doing Paul? Get off of me...Let me"
I was immediately cut off by something. Unfortunately, that something was his lips. I immediately began to push and struggle, but he simply arranged his legs in a 'Can't be pushed away from the girl you are forcefully kissing' stance and continued. I was going to resort to a good knee in the family jewels, but it seemed I didn't have to.
"Slater!"
Paul immediately stepped back and I saw my savior was...Jake.
"I believe she was struggling to get away. Isn't that generally a sign she's not interested?"
He then turned to me.
"I left Wraith in the classroom. We need that water. Shall we go?"
He opened the door and ushered me out. We ran to the snack bar so we could get a bottle of water, and we hurried back. Wraith was lying on a table, with her shoulder still bare. The bandage was now half red, and the red was gradually taking over the white. Jake ran over and began to slowly peel off the bandage. There was a great rip in her flesh, and it was really oozing blood. I turned away and heard Jake give a sharp intake of breath and heard a flurry of movement.
"This needs stitches immediately. Shit."
I turned back to see him holding a white handkerchief to her wound. He was searching his pockets, and with a victorious 'Ha', he pulled out a needle and thick black thread. He then poured the water bottle contents onto the handkerchief, threaded the needle, and...yeah. You don't need to know what he did. When he was done though, he pulled another bandage and a roll of medical tape from another pocket and replaced the old and very bloody bandages. When that was done, he looked at his handkerchief, and I saw that it was hopelessly stained a bright red. He sighed, gathered up the needle, the old bandage and the handkerchief and threw them in the trash.
"I'll replace that Jake, I swear."
We both turned to see Wraith slowly sitting up on the table. She was wincing continually. Jake shook his head and rushed over to help her up.
"There's no problem, you know that I have about twenty of them."
Wraith chuckled but stopped and clutched her ribs. Jake slipped an arm under her armpit and assisted her from the classroom. When we got back to the courtyard, lunch was almost over. Of course, by now, Wraith needed to use the bathroom. And, also of course, Jake decided to wait by the door. So, there he was, casually leaning against the stone wall in his black jeans and black silk shirt, his blonde hair glinting in the sun....I must admit, if I didn't have Jesse, I would totally be crushing on him. He was just oozing a masculine sexuality, and I really couldn't blame Kelly for walking up to him and attempting to woo him with her 'feminine wiles'. She was doing the cute Little Miss Innocence pose. You know it, hands clasped behind her back, shoulders thrust forward, head cocked to the side, one ankle behind the other. I began to walk over, and I heard Kelly using the voice...I'm sure you know that too.
"That is absolutely horrible, how could someone do such a thing...Are you sure that's what happened?"
"I read the note mom."
Mom began to bite her nail and shake her head at the same time.
"And all this after what happened with her parents, I can't even imagine what that child has to go through..."
Father Dom glanced at Mom.
"What is your mother talking about? What happened with her parents, I met Jack and Mae Costel, they seemed like fine people..."
'Those are her adoptive parents Father. She was taken by social services when she was five because her father carved 'Freak' into her back."
Father Dom went whiter than mom.
'Surely not, maybe she's making it up...that could never happen..."
"I saw the scar, father."
"Would Wraith like to stay the night, she shouldn't be without a friend right now."
I waved the thought away and smiled as I remembered as I thought of the conversation with Jake in the car.
"No mom, she has Jake...she'll be fine."
Mom looked a little confused at the mention of Jake, but she didn't push it. When mom excused herself from the table to walk Father Dom out, I went up to my room and plopped down on my bed, only to hear a knock a few minutes later.
"Honey, may I come in?"
"Yes!"
I heard the door open, but I didn't lift my head up until I felt mom sit down on my bed.
'Honey, this friend that was murdered, it must have been pretty bad for her to be that devastated about it...Do you know what happened?"
I might as well tell her, it's not as if I could come up with some better story anyway.
"He had asked her out, and on the night of their date, they found him...well, um...dismembered in his room with the words 'Mine Forever' written on his wall in blood. Apparently, some creep broke in and killed him."
I didn't add the part where the creep is a supernatural bounty hunter who is now out to get her, but I don't think mom would take that too well. I saw her gasp.
"Now, who is this Jake boy you mentioned, her brother?"
"No, he's another adopted child. Though that's sort of like her brother, cause they have the same adoptive parents, and even if their not related by blood, that would kind of make them like me and Brad, except..."
"Honey, you're babbling. Well, I would like to have Wraith come over again, she seemed like a very nice person...when she feels up to it, you can ask her over..."
"Okay mom. I'll do that."
The next day, I got to school in Brad's car-o-stink and ran to the morning assembly. I spotted Wraith almost immediately, she was with Adam and CeeCee...and Jake. Man, he enrolled fast! I walked over and sat down between Adam and Jake.
"Hi everybody! How are you this morning?"
I looked around and saw that Adam and CeeCee were teasing each other, but Adam pinched me in a sign of good health, and CeeCee gave a vigorous nod, so they were good. I turned to my other side and liked what I saw. Jake was sitting with his arm around Wraith's shoulder, (the one that wasn't shot with an arrow, duh.) and she was leaning heavily into him and they were holding hands. Wraith carefully disentangled her hand from Jake's and gave her salute before pointing behind me.
"Their all better too."
I turned around to see Paul walking towards us with, of all people, Artemis. Man, I must know Mae and Jack's secret of speed! Artemis strolled up and sat a row ahead of us. He then turned around and looked at Wraith.
'How you holding up?"
She gave a small thumbs up and put her head back on Jake's shoulder. He then turned to me. "And you? Do you need a little sexual healing?"
OKAY? What the hell was that?
"Suze, how is it you always know the new people before they come to school? What's your secret?"
I looked at her sharply, and by the dawning comprehension in her eyes, she had gotten it. It was a very uncomfortable moment, but Adam, being Adam, lightened the mood.
'So, Simon, introductions? Hurry, hurry. Must learn names."
"That's Artemis, and that's Jake. Happy now?"
He nodded enthusiastically and grinned. Father Dom started the whole morning assembly part of morning assembly and when it was done, we all walked to homeroom. I noticed that Jake was coming with.
"You have our homeroom Jake?"
"I have all Wraith's classes, so I think I have four of your classes. Lucky you."
Wow, he is so cocky, but he's in love with a good friend of mine, so I'll deal. When got to the classroom, Jake physically moved a desk next to Wraith's usual seat. When the teacher came in, she looked at the new five person table, but she dismissed it and moved on. By the time lunch came around, I noticed that Jake and Wraith were over touchy, like if one wasn't touching the other in some way, they would both die. We were walking to our table in the courtyard when Wraith suddenly bodily fell into Jake. Surprisingly, he didn't fall as well, he simply looked very concerned and pulled her behind a pillar. I followed, of course. Jake had her with her back up against the pillar. She was moaning and clutching her shoulder. Jake carefully pulled her hand away and pulled on her sleeve, baring said shoulder. I saw a white bandage held in place by medicine tape. There was a dot of red appearing, growing continually.
"Shit, it reopened. We need to wash it...Suze, do you know a place we could go and not be found?"
"An empty classroom would work. I'll get a cup of water or something..."
He nodded and pulled Wraith after me when I headed back inside. I found the most deserted hallway and put them in the last classroom, then ran off to buy a water bottle. Of course, being the master of timing, Paul stopped me.
'What are you doing on this side of the school, Suze? Oh...I know, you're looking for me aren't you?"
I rolled my eyes and attempted to push past him, but, again being Paul, he stopped me by grabbing my arm.
"Now where do you think you're going?"
"Away from you, now let me go Paul, I have things to do."
Of course, he didn't let me go. I was really tempted to slug him, but let's face it, he'd most likely hit me back. With no warning, Paul began pulling me towards the empty classroom right next to us.
'What are you doing Paul? Get off of me...Let me"
I was immediately cut off by something. Unfortunately, that something was his lips. I immediately began to push and struggle, but he simply arranged his legs in a 'Can't be pushed away from the girl you are forcefully kissing' stance and continued. I was going to resort to a good knee in the family jewels, but it seemed I didn't have to.
"Slater!"
Paul immediately stepped back and I saw my savior was...Jake.
"I believe she was struggling to get away. Isn't that generally a sign she's not interested?"
He then turned to me.
"I left Wraith in the classroom. We need that water. Shall we go?"
He opened the door and ushered me out. We ran to the snack bar so we could get a bottle of water, and we hurried back. Wraith was lying on a table, with her shoulder still bare. The bandage was now half red, and the red was gradually taking over the white. Jake ran over and began to slowly peel off the bandage. There was a great rip in her flesh, and it was really oozing blood. I turned away and heard Jake give a sharp intake of breath and heard a flurry of movement.
"This needs stitches immediately. Shit."
I turned back to see him holding a white handkerchief to her wound. He was searching his pockets, and with a victorious 'Ha', he pulled out a needle and thick black thread. He then poured the water bottle contents onto the handkerchief, threaded the needle, and...yeah. You don't need to know what he did. When he was done though, he pulled another bandage and a roll of medical tape from another pocket and replaced the old and very bloody bandages. When that was done, he looked at his handkerchief, and I saw that it was hopelessly stained a bright red. He sighed, gathered up the needle, the old bandage and the handkerchief and threw them in the trash.
"I'll replace that Jake, I swear."
We both turned to see Wraith slowly sitting up on the table. She was wincing continually. Jake shook his head and rushed over to help her up.
"There's no problem, you know that I have about twenty of them."
Wraith chuckled but stopped and clutched her ribs. Jake slipped an arm under her armpit and assisted her from the classroom. When we got back to the courtyard, lunch was almost over. Of course, by now, Wraith needed to use the bathroom. And, also of course, Jake decided to wait by the door. So, there he was, casually leaning against the stone wall in his black jeans and black silk shirt, his blonde hair glinting in the sun....I must admit, if I didn't have Jesse, I would totally be crushing on him. He was just oozing a masculine sexuality, and I really couldn't blame Kelly for walking up to him and attempting to woo him with her 'feminine wiles'. She was doing the cute Little Miss Innocence pose. You know it, hands clasped behind her back, shoulders thrust forward, head cocked to the side, one ankle behind the other. I began to walk over, and I heard Kelly using the voice...I'm sure you know that too.