First Fanfic guys…if your gonna review, tell the truth please!
emma
Chapter One
Man, sometimes I wish I would just die.
Like every time I see Paul.
Paul…I hate that name.
"So Suze, see ya at the lesson tonight?" Paul said with that grin of his.
"Bite me." I responded. I couldn't just yell at him, then and there, in the middle of Mission's breezeway could I? Everybody would be like, 'What went up her butt'. So I kept it in and pretty much summed it up in two words, which were 'bite me'.
I didn't like the feeling I was having about Paul at that moment. Not that I ever like the feelings I have about Paul, if you know what I mean. Something…different…was sending me all the wrong signals. Like, 'Beep beep beep! Please step away from the hot guy.' or 'I would run if I were you.' Something told me Paul really did have something up his sleeve… and this time he was going to use it.
"Whoa…Suze, chill will you? I'm just going over the normal mediator crap, if you can call being a mediator normal." He told me in that silky smooth voice of his.
Okay, what can I say? I melted. Unfortunately, that's what Paul does to girls like me, whether they like it or not.
"Errmm, well I'm busy today." I said lamely.
"Oh, I see, too busy for me? I thought we had a deal Simon. I'll leave Jesse alone for and hour or two with you."
He can't really do anything to Jesse now right? Now that Jesse's alive and everything. What else can Paul do? "I'm not going Paul, deal's off. Jesse can protect himself now, even from you. Leave me alone will ya?" I wanted to say. Man, I go through that with the voice in my head every time I'm reminded of a stupid shifter lesson.
But under these circumstances I chocked out a little "Fine."
He smirked and walked away casually. I swear I wanted to hit him. I really did. Or tackle him, even better.
I didn't get that chance though. A novice in the hall caught me standing there with a horrible frown on her face and hurried me on to third period.
I couldn't help thinking about Jesse throughout the dreaded likings of history. Jesse could definitely handle Paul. Then why was I doubting? I bet it was that creepy feeling back in the breezeway. But enough of that. I just couldn't wait to see Jesse. I knew he had the day off today so instead of going to Paul's house, I was so going to see Jesse.
If I could avoid Paul.
The rest of the day dragged on. I was a wreck. Everything was a blur until a sudden flash of reality came pouring through me after my last class ended.
I ran into CeeCee and Adam and after shooing Adam, I filled in CeeCee with the details about Paul. The whole creepy feelings in all.
Okay, so by now CeeCee knows basically everything there is to know about my little secret ability. She did get suspicious after I asked her to research a random person for the 5 millionth time. What could I do but fill her in? She deserves to know, I mean, she's my best friend. Yet, Adam can live without the facts if you know what I mean.
Cee agreed with me and the trusting-your-gut-and-not-going thing. So she kept a lookout for Paul while I snuck behind the mission and waited for Adam, after Cee convinced him to give me a ride since mine already left.
Did I mention that Cee and Adam still haven't hooked up yet? It's crazy I tell you. They totally like each other. Don't tell me that I haven't tried to hook them up because oh, I've tried all right. This subtle hint thing just doesn't work with Adam. And it's not like they've been dating other people either.
Adam stepped on the gas, pretty much as hard as he could away from the Mission. I sighed in relief.
I was afraid to look back…afraid that Paul would see me or something like that. I really was. But, me being Suze, I did anyway. As I expected I didn't see anything, but as Cee informed me later she said she told Paul that I 'went home early'. Which was a very stupid thing to say if you ask me.
Now he knows that I did, in fact, ditch him, since Cee isn't that good of a liar.
I knew that that meant trouble.
But I couldn't think of that now. I was to focus on Jesse and not strive on Paul.
Knocking on Jesse's door was nerve racking. He expected me to be at the shifting lesson. Oh yes, you read that right, Jesse found out a long time ago. And let me get this straight, he did not like it one bit. He even offered to give me a safety pager meaning if I hit the button he would be there in a second.
I wasn't about to be that desperate. I can protect myself, you know? Stick up for myself, represent women everywhere. Yeah right. Like the time when I melted in Paul's hand earlier just because he talked to me.
No way that was going to happen again.
A smile crossed Jesse's face as soon as he saw me. "Susannah!" he said, "Aren't you supposed to be at the lesson with Paul." His voice deepened with Paul's name.
"Well, I decided to skip out on this one and see you, is that too much to ask?" I was really hoping we could sit and chat before Jesse brought up Paul. Straight to the point, that's Jesse for you.
"Of course not, Querida." Jesse said after he lightly kissed me on the lips.
I stepped inside half expecting one of his co-workers to be there, hanging around on the couch because his girlfriend kicked him out or something. Only because that's happened to me before since Jesse is such a nice guy, letting every person with a story share his apartment for a while. Me, so glad to see Jesse I fall into his arms, then seeing a guy named Frank on the couch eating Doritos.
But Frank wasn't there, nor was any other houseguest.
I sat on a dining room chair casually, waiting for Jesse to get me some tea. He's known for a long time how much coffee grosses me out.
Waiting, I stared at Jesse lovingly, until he noticed me of course. Have I ever pointed out how much I love his hair? So crisp, dark, and so… "Any reason why you decided to 'skip out' as you say, from this lesson?" Jesse interrupted my train of thought.
Should I tell him? No, I really shouldn't. But he deserves to know, right?
Jesse noticed my pause and sighed.
Just sighed, that's all. That's when I knew that he thought something was up.
"Oh Susannah, not again…"
Thanks for reading! I'll try to get the second one up asap.
