Part 14
It certainly wasn't something Drayton had ever expected to happen, but every time he found her again Pandora had an uncanny habit of managing to surprise him. He really didn't think that Amber had deserved to die, but Pandora had become convinced Amber was a threat to them. She was willing to destroy anyone who would get in the way of the two of them.
He wanted to leave town. They could go somewhere and be together and not have to care about anyone else.
"Just how did you find out?" Drayton asked her. The following day he and Pandora were standing in the high school hallway at the end of lunch by her locker. It was the first chance Drayton had had to talk to her all day.
Pandora smiled, taking out the books she needed for her afternoon classes, and tucked a lock of her raven hair behind her left ear. "From Genesis, actually."
Drayton cringed. The girl still had a strange effect on him he had never been able to explain. Just hearing her name set his teeth on edge. "Really." His tone was flat, uncaring.
Pandora watched him for a few seconds, then nodded. "Yeah. It's all taken care of, why are even talking about this?"
Drayton shrugged. He didn't know. He would do anything to protect his love, and he had done some pretty nasty things in the past to ensure her safety. "Sorry, I'll drop it." He pulled her into his arms and kissed her passionately. He felt her shudder with pleasure as their lips met and bodies pressed against each other. "I've got to get to the other side of the building, see you in English." He kissed her softly once again and then started walking toward the science block.
Just what was it that Genesis had said to make Pandora see Amber as such a threat that she needed to be killed?
"You won't get away with this!"
Drayton sighed with irritation as Ellen and Melissa stepped in front of him, blocking the way. Annoyed Daybreakers were not something he wanted to deal with right now. They stood together, hands on hips, glaring at him.
"Oh please. Why would I want to bother?" he sneered. He was pleased Amber's death hadn't been such a big deal. People died in odd circumstances all the time in this town. The police had already come and gone. Unfortunately Circle Daybreak were not so easy to get rid o. Most of the time he didn't mind working with them, most of the time they were the people who helped him find Pandora when she was reborn. Then again, times like today - they were just irritating.
"Maybe because se threatened to expose you when you so heartlessly dumped her?" Ellen said.
Drayton's eyes rolled. "If I had been planning on killing Amber, I expose all of us. It makes no sense. Now get out of my way."
"But - "
"He's got a point," Melissa cut Ellen off, and moved aside. Drayton pushed past her. He saw Genesis watching a few feet away.
Genesis drew a deep breath as he came over to her. She didn't like the way he was glaring at her. What was his problem?
"You and I need to talk."
"I have nothing to say to you," Genesis said. Go away, she thought. I don't want to be alone with you.
If they were alone together something would happen. Genesis didn't even know how she knew that she just - knew. Whether something happening would be a good thing or a bad one, she wasn't sure. But something would happen. She was certain of it.
"I need to know what you told Pandora."
Genesis frowned, she had barely said anything to Pandora. Except the other day. "I heard two girls in my American History class talking about disposing of a new girl and someone called Mercedes. I might have mentioned it to Pandora."
Drayton looked her up and down, an expression of slight disbelief on his face. Genesis looked evenly back at him. "I had the crazy idea that they were talking about me."
"Why would anyone want to dispose of you?" Drayton asked.
The bell rang, and people started moving all around them, pushing past to be on time for the next class. "I really have to be getting to my lesson," Genesis said coolly.
Drayton nodded. "Meet me later. After school, by the south exit."
Where the hell had that come from Drayton had no idea. He had found out what he wanted to know. There was no reason for him to want to meet her later.
"Sure, I'll be there." She turned on her heel and hurried away, an exited-but-scared feeling growing inside her. Hadn't she just been thinking she didn't want to be alone with Drayton? Now she was arranging to meet him privately. It made no sense.
Drayton slipped into chemistry ten minutes late, though he was still thinking about Genesis more than ever. We'll find out later, he thought. When we meet, we'll get our answers.
It certainly wasn't something Drayton had ever expected to happen, but every time he found her again Pandora had an uncanny habit of managing to surprise him. He really didn't think that Amber had deserved to die, but Pandora had become convinced Amber was a threat to them. She was willing to destroy anyone who would get in the way of the two of them.
He wanted to leave town. They could go somewhere and be together and not have to care about anyone else.
"Just how did you find out?" Drayton asked her. The following day he and Pandora were standing in the high school hallway at the end of lunch by her locker. It was the first chance Drayton had had to talk to her all day.
Pandora smiled, taking out the books she needed for her afternoon classes, and tucked a lock of her raven hair behind her left ear. "From Genesis, actually."
Drayton cringed. The girl still had a strange effect on him he had never been able to explain. Just hearing her name set his teeth on edge. "Really." His tone was flat, uncaring.
Pandora watched him for a few seconds, then nodded. "Yeah. It's all taken care of, why are even talking about this?"
Drayton shrugged. He didn't know. He would do anything to protect his love, and he had done some pretty nasty things in the past to ensure her safety. "Sorry, I'll drop it." He pulled her into his arms and kissed her passionately. He felt her shudder with pleasure as their lips met and bodies pressed against each other. "I've got to get to the other side of the building, see you in English." He kissed her softly once again and then started walking toward the science block.
Just what was it that Genesis had said to make Pandora see Amber as such a threat that she needed to be killed?
"You won't get away with this!"
Drayton sighed with irritation as Ellen and Melissa stepped in front of him, blocking the way. Annoyed Daybreakers were not something he wanted to deal with right now. They stood together, hands on hips, glaring at him.
"Oh please. Why would I want to bother?" he sneered. He was pleased Amber's death hadn't been such a big deal. People died in odd circumstances all the time in this town. The police had already come and gone. Unfortunately Circle Daybreak were not so easy to get rid o. Most of the time he didn't mind working with them, most of the time they were the people who helped him find Pandora when she was reborn. Then again, times like today - they were just irritating.
"Maybe because se threatened to expose you when you so heartlessly dumped her?" Ellen said.
Drayton's eyes rolled. "If I had been planning on killing Amber, I expose all of us. It makes no sense. Now get out of my way."
"But - "
"He's got a point," Melissa cut Ellen off, and moved aside. Drayton pushed past her. He saw Genesis watching a few feet away.
Genesis drew a deep breath as he came over to her. She didn't like the way he was glaring at her. What was his problem?
"You and I need to talk."
"I have nothing to say to you," Genesis said. Go away, she thought. I don't want to be alone with you.
If they were alone together something would happen. Genesis didn't even know how she knew that she just - knew. Whether something happening would be a good thing or a bad one, she wasn't sure. But something would happen. She was certain of it.
"I need to know what you told Pandora."
Genesis frowned, she had barely said anything to Pandora. Except the other day. "I heard two girls in my American History class talking about disposing of a new girl and someone called Mercedes. I might have mentioned it to Pandora."
Drayton looked her up and down, an expression of slight disbelief on his face. Genesis looked evenly back at him. "I had the crazy idea that they were talking about me."
"Why would anyone want to dispose of you?" Drayton asked.
The bell rang, and people started moving all around them, pushing past to be on time for the next class. "I really have to be getting to my lesson," Genesis said coolly.
Drayton nodded. "Meet me later. After school, by the south exit."
Where the hell had that come from Drayton had no idea. He had found out what he wanted to know. There was no reason for him to want to meet her later.
"Sure, I'll be there." She turned on her heel and hurried away, an exited-but-scared feeling growing inside her. Hadn't she just been thinking she didn't want to be alone with Drayton? Now she was arranging to meet him privately. It made no sense.
Drayton slipped into chemistry ten minutes late, though he was still thinking about Genesis more than ever. We'll find out later, he thought. When we meet, we'll get our answers.