The next morning Jennifer woke up lying down the opposite direction she was when she fell asleep. She muttered to herself as she sat up and swung her legs over the side of the pullout bed. She stretched and noticed that Tianna wasn't sleeping on the couch she slept on last night. "Oh well," Jennifer said quietly to herself, "must have went upstairs with the others. I wonder what time it is."
Jennifer slowly got up and trudged up the stairs to Jimena's room and sure enough the other daughters were all up there. Tianna was the only one awake out of them, she sat there fidgeting with her amulet. 'I'm guessing you couldn't sleep either,' said Jennifer telepathically to Tianna who abruptly looked up and looked at Jennifer with a slight smile on her face. Jennifer could tell something was wrong with Tianna by the way she looked. She looked sick and drained from her usual color.
"Tianna, what's wrong?" asked Jennifer. Jennifer wasn't getting an answer from Tianna, she looked at the calendar. She had forgotten what day it was. She hoped she hadn't missed school, she'd be grounded if she did. Jennifer then realized it was Monday morning. 'Planet bang tomorrow' She thought to herself.
"Jennifer, there's something wrong with me," said Tianna.
"Well I knew that by the look of you," replied Jennifer, "Tell me, what's wrong?"
"I don't know, I all of a sudden feel really sick and weak," explained Tianna as she held up one of her hands, it was trembling.
"Tianna, its okay," said Jennifer as she went over and hugged her friend, "maybe we should wake the others up. Were going to be late for school, its almost eight o'clock."
"Okay," agreed Tianna, and then they started to wake up each daughter one by one. Tianna took a longer time because she was ill. But Jennifer got Serena and Jimena to take up at the same time, while she kicked Catty lightly on the floor.
"Guys, get your lazy butts up!" exclaimed Jennifer, "Were going to be late for school!"
The daughters jumped up from where they lay motionless, "were awake!" exclaimed a tired Catty as she pretended to be awake the whole time.
"Right," teased Jimena who was stretching.
"I'm taking a shower first," called Jennifer, "Then I'm going to need my clothes from yesterday from the drier."
"No problem, I'll go get them right now," said Jimena.
Jennifer walked into the small bathroom and started the shower. Once she got out and back in Jimena's room, she got dressed in her closet and Jimena got up to go take a shower.
"I call taking a shower after Jimena," squealed Catty. As she grabbed her clothes, preparing to go into the shower. Once Jimena came back in Catty ran out of the room and into the bathroom. All you could hear was a loud thud and an 'ouch' and then feet padding against the floor.
Jimena started to laugh since she was still by the doorway and witnessed Catty fall. "Now Catty, don't hurt yourself!" she said.
But Catty didn't hear. She was already in the shower. "Jimena, can we eat some food while we wait? We don't have much time to do our hair, eat, and do our make-up," asked Jennifer who was brushing out her hair, deciding to leave it down for a change.
"Oh my, your right!" exclaimed Jimena as she started to run down the stairs to the kitchen. She made some pancakes for them all to eat. Jennifer and Vanessa came down once the food was ready. Vanessa mumbled, "Tianna called the shower." And after she said that Catty was thumping down the stairs and into the kitchen. "Okay, food!" she said as she sat down and grabbed two pancakes from the plate they were on.
They all started to eat their food and were done by the time Tianna came down, "Your turn Vanessa," she said as she took the remaining three pancakes.
"Finally!" exclaimed Vanessa as she started up the stairs, followed by the other daughters.
The girls decided on how to do their hair, and they all decided they would keep it down. They applied their make-up and ran down the stairs and too Jimena's car. They were going to be late!
"Catty, take up back in time, we need to get to school on time or else I wont be able to go to Planet Bang tonight," said Jennifer
Catty opened the portal, and told everyone to grab on tight. Once everyone grabbed onto her they Catty stepped into the portal and in no time they were a half-hour back and at school in time.
"Thank goodness we made it!" exclaimed Catty who was now slightly tired. Will came running up to the daughters to see Jennifer.
"Hey Jennifer," he said.
"Hey!" Jennifer replied and went up to hug him. He kissed her on the lips. 'Oh my god, he just kissed me!' she thought to herself and then started to worry, her molecules were buzzing, 'Guys, help!' she sent to the other daughters. 'Do something!'
"Uh Will, we have to get to class, she has to be there early for something. So we'll talk to you later, okay?" distracted Catty.
"Bye Jennifer," he said as he walked away.
"Oh my god! Thank you guys so much!" exclaimed Jennifer, but then she saw Alex heading their way. "Oh no," Jennifer said quietly, Alex goes to this school too."
Alex looked over to where the daughters were standing a huge grin spread across her face. She couldn't deny that she was overly happy to see them, she had a plan.
"Something's up with Alex today guys," said Jennifer as she looked at Alex out of the corner of her eye.
"Yeah, something is definitely going on," agreed Serena.
"Yeah, we need to find out. And fast before she does anything," replied Tianna.
Alex walked over, "Hey you guys!" she exclaimed happily, "I ditched that Cassandra chick, she got on my nerves, I want to be friends with you guys."
The girls mumbled to themselves once she said how annoying Cassandra was, they knew that all to well. Jennifer could tell that behind Alex's pretty smile, she was lying. She knew something and was not about to share it with them. This could only mean one thing, it had to be about them.
Serena wondered if she had walked through the Cold Fire and burned away her mortality and whatnot already and that she was just lying to them to trap them or defeat them but she pushed away those thoughts, 'Serena, your just over reacting again,' she told herself over and over.
"Hey Jennifer, do you want to come over tonight?" asked Alex. Jennifer knew it was a full moon and pushed away her thoughts about Alex lying, she had to be telling the truth or else tonight in the rays of the moon her eyes would go phosphorescent.
"Sure!" replied Jennifer, "Where are you staying right now and when do you want me over?"
"Can I just get your phone number and I'll call you?" Alex asked.
"Yeah, that's a good idea," said Jennifer as she wrote down her number on Alex's hand.
'This girl really asks a lot of questions now doesn't she?' messaged Serena.
Jennifer looked up surprised, she hadn't been expecting Serena to talk to her telepathically with so many followers at their school, but she didn't mind she just looked up and smiled a little. Only Serena would've noticed. Alex smiled, she looked down at her hand, "I have to go, see you later Jennifer," she yelled as she started to run towards the back of the school.
"I wonder where she's off to in such a hurry," said Jimena.
"Maybe we should follow her. Get it Follow-er," cracked Vanessa.
"Maybe not," said Jennifer seriously, "It's probably better if we don't know what she's doing."
"True," replied Vanessa.
"But that was a good joke," added Catty.
"It was wasn't it?" Vanessa asked sarcastically.
"Well I think we should all get going to class now," suggested Jennifer as the first bell rang, warning the kids to go to their lockers.
The daughters all left in different directions for homeroom. Jennifer sprinted in through the side doors, they were the closest to her locker and her homeroom class. She ran into someone in the hallways, it was Cassandra.
"What are you doing here?" asked Jennifer angrily.
"What do you think? Looking for Alex," Cassandra replied with definite hatred in her voice.
"Well she doesn't like you and she's friends with the daughters now," said Jennifer her anger rising.
A small smile started to creep across Cassandra's lips but before it was noticeable she stopped it and hid under an expressionless face. She never looked away from Jennifer and starred daggers at her but Jennifer just stared right back.
"Anyway, sorry to have to say goodbye, but classes are starting and no outsiders are allowed on school grounds during school hours," said Jennifer, she enjoyed the look that crossed Cassandra's face. But she couldn't enjoy it forever she had to finish getting to her locker, which was only the next row down. Jennifer started to walk in-between the passing students to get to her locker once she was there she noticed that Alex's was right beside hers.
"Hey Alex, how'd you get that locker?" asked Jennifer giving her a questioning look.
"I uh… was assigned it," she replied shakily.
'Something must be up,' thought Jennifer, "My best friend Tegan used to have that locker."
"Well she obviously doesn't anymore, and is she even around?" asked Alex as she scanned the crowed as if she knew Tegan.
"What have you done with her!" screamed Jennifer as she lunged at Alex but then someone held her back, it was Serena.
"What, does she follow you everywhere now?" asked Alex, almost taunting Jennifer.
'They feed on moves like that' said Serena to Jennifer telepathically making sure that it was only to Jennifer that got it and no followers or members of the Atrox.
'Your right, my bad. But I don't think she's a follower anymore and if she is then I'll find out when I sleep over,' replied Jennifer telepathically.
"No sorry, I just am kind of jumpy and stuff, don't mind that," lied Jennifer.
"Its okay," accepted Alex, "So I'll call you tonight and you can sleepover. We could also sneak out and go to this club I found. It's like constantly going on. I heard its super cool."
"Sounds good!" exclaimed Jennifer, "well I have to get to class now so I'll talk to you tonight."
"Bye," said Alex as she walked away.
Jennifer hurried to her homeroom for attendance and was soon off to her first class. She looked at the schedule she had in front of her and it told her that she had English first period, which was only a couple classes down. While she was swerving in and out between people to get there she passed a shadow and jumped slightly but kept walking remembering that followers do attend her school.
