Chapter 9
Vlad was nearby the two, smiling evilly. The potion on Sam was working perfectly. If this didn't send a nail between the two, he didn't know what would. With both of them broken, no longer friends or a couple. Also he never predicted that the group would be in such bad shape it was, just because of these two. He found himself chuckling a little. All because of Rosa and Danny, million things were sent into motion. There was an earth shattering love between the two, and no one wanted to see it blossom. He stared intently as Sam got closer to Danny, smiling evilly. Danny's face showed pure fear. He stuttered constantly trying to get her away. But, then much to Vlad's dismay, Danny suddenly smiled and said. "Now.." Sam stepped aside and Danny formed a large ectoplasmic blast in his hands, then shot it at Vlad who was in the shadows. Vlad gasped in shock and horror. He was hit by the blast and sent into a nearby wall. He groaned, and struggled to stand up. "What?! But you used the perfume!"
Sam smirked. "Or so you thought, at school I switched it with perfume I keep in my locker. "
"But your eyes.." Vlad growled. "I saw them change!"
"Look." Sam moved her head up and down, they at first looked a light purple, then as her head moved, they tinted dark purple. "Colored contacts that tint in light."
"Then when you first left, Sam called me and told me she thought you were behind all of this. We traded stories and then finally figured out you were the one trying to split me and Rosa up." Danny finished.
"So we had to fool you pretty well to catch you off guard." Sam smiled more.
Vlad growled. Then managed to compose himself. "No matter. Daniel, you will be mine someday, as well as your mother." Vlad then disappeared into thin air.
Danny went to stop Vlad, but missed him. "No!" he yelled. "Come back you coward!"
Sam placed a hand on his shoulder. "Let him go…"
Danny looked back at her, surprised.
"We will fight him another day. For now I am just glad he didn't succeed."
Danny sighed and nodded. He sat down, his black hair drooping over his face. "The problem is…I'm not so sure he didn't win.."
Sam blinked. "What?" she sat down next to him. He looked up at her weakly. "Sam, I do love Rosa, and I love you too. But I don't think I can stand everyone so miserable with me and Rosa together." He closed his eyes. "Which is why…" he said with tremors in his voice. "I will break up with her.."
The noises from downstairs caused Rosa to hug her teddy bear closer to her and close her eyes tight. This was the first time she heard her parents fight. This was the first time she had been home the whole afternoon. She realized why Ruby understood that her parents had to split up. But Rosa was sad, sad that her sister would be leaving her. Sad that her father was going away forever. Sad that her family was forever torn. She hated this feeling, it was if a jagged piece of metal was ripping away her very soul. She remembered how they all used to be so happy, so loving. She found herself thinking how stupid she was that she couldn't see the rage bubbling beneath the surface between her parents. She had noticed a few things that did worry her, her parents letting work consume them, getting into small petty fights over nothing. She just didn't want to believe that things would escalate like this. Now in a few days, her daddy and sister would be gone forever, and the house would turn cold and empty. She heard a crash and her eyes snapped open. She ran out of her room to the banister and looked down on the living room. She scanned it to see her parents or anything that would be smashed with a hint of blood on it. She finally saw her two parents, waving their arms at each other and yelling angry threats at each other. Next to them was a broken plate. No blood, no one was hurt. She felt herself slightly relax. Then a hand clamped down on her shoulder. She tensed up again and turned, to see her sister's green eyes.
"Its alright Rosa." Her sister said softly. Rosa collapsed in her sister's arms, and Ruby hugged her sister tightly, while a tear slid down her face.
The next day, Brooke held herself high and proud. Now was finally the day to save herself from her father. As she walked closer, she began to sing softly, "Breakaway", by Kelly Clarkson.
"Trying not to reach out
But when I'd try to speak out
Felt like no one could hear me
Wanted to belong here
But something felt so wrong here
So I pray (I would pray)
I could breakaway."
She saw the school ahead and felt her insides tighten. So she closed her eyes and started to sing more. "I'll do what it takes til' I touch the sky
I'll make a wish
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget all the ones that I loved
I'll take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway" Her voice began to get stronger. She had now reached the school, the song ringing in her head.
Wanna feel the warm breeze
Sleep under a palm tree
Feel the rush of the ocean
Get onboard a fast train
Travel on a jet plane, far away (I will)
And breakaway
She began to feel scared again as flashes of her father entered her mind, she stopped where she was, in the hallway and took a couple unsteady breaths. She started to slowly walk again.
"I'll spread my wings
And I'll learn how to fly
Though it's not easy to tell you goodbye
I gotta take a risk
Take chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget the place I come from
I gotta take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway, breakaway, breakaway." With that last part of the song, she knocked on Mr. Lancer's door and he opened it and saw her.
"Ah, miss Perrit. Come in." Brooke entered his office, and sat down. She was ready to tell him everything.
No more than thirty minutes later, the doors to Casper high swung open and a menacing figure stomped through the halls. All the students gasped and turned towards the large man who looked heavily drunk stumble past them with large steps and quite a deranged appearance. Rosa, Danny, Star, and the rest of the gang were by their lockers as the man stomped past. There was something very unsettling about the man, as Rosa noticed. His face was angry. The color of his real face was unknown since it was right now, red with fury. They never expected it was Brooke's father, until Brooke stepped out of Mr. Lancer's office. She was looking ashamed, and very scared. Her fear increased as she stared up and saw her father. She gasped and pressed her back hit the door.
All of the gang knew what to do. Rosa and Danny ran to where she was. As they did, Brooke's father yelled "You told them didn't you, you ugly brat! I got a call from your teacher to come over! You are in for it now!" at her, then picked her up by her shirt and held his other hand back in a fist. He was going to hit her.
"Stop right there!" Danny commanded. Rosa, Star, Aries and Tucker were behind him.
The man grit his teeth and looked at the group of young kids that dared to defy him. Star stood in front, smirking.
"Put the girl down!" She ordered in a harsh voice.
"Make me!" Brooke's father hissed.
Star smile turned into a demonic grin. But then Danny put a hand on Star's shoulder and pointed to Mr. Lancer's office. She looked, then went back to smirking.
"Id advise you do as the lady asked." A new voice replied. Her father turned to see Mr. Lancer, standing near the front of his office, his arms crossed over his chest. Hesitantly, Brooke's father released the girl from his grasp. She ran to her friends and disappeared within their group, so that her father would have to go through them to get to her.
"But…No I was.." He stammered, trying to come up with a good excuse to use, but his voice faded off as he saw the approaching police officers. This was it, it was over.
"Well, Miss Perrit, I am thankful you came to me before he could have seriously hurt you." Mr. Lancer said, looking at the young girl. She nodded. "But I am afraid I must put you in foster care. Since you have no remaining relatives."
"Wait! She can stay with me!" Rosa spoke up. Both turned to her.
"Excuse me Miss Sector?"
"My dad and sister are moving at the end of the week, and the house will be lonely, but we have a lot of rooms so I could use the company." Rosa smiled softly.
"I suppose." Mr. Lancer said, nodding.
Brooke looked at Rosa. "You would do that for me?"
Rosa smiled at the shy girl. "Of course, you're my friend.."
"Rosa.." Danny interrupted. "I hate to do this, but we need to talk." Danny took her hand and led her away from the others. He sighed and looked at her dead on.
"Rosa, I need to tell you something.."