Damn that old man!
So many curse words being muttered underneath her breath. So many yawns she has to suppress. It was no wonder to her now why Terry was always so tired when she first met him. Was always so secretive. This night job. This so-called important job really does a number on you. Makes you lose hours of sleep. Makes you lose focus on what is truly important. Just like their Sunday. A day that should have been theirs to do whatever the hell they pleased and yet somehow the old man couldn't even allow them that much. Couldn't allow them a night for themselves. Couldn't allow them to have one good night of sleep.
Now she was fighting to stay awake. Fighting to hide her yawns behind her hand while she takes her first shift of the day. The one of many rotating shifts that would occur on these days. On these school days. Such as now while Terry sleeps by her side with his head resting on his arms fast asleep. Though it does make her wonder just how he managed to do this before she was ever involved in the equation. She would just have to ask him this later.
As for right now? She has some bigger fish to fry. She had been mistakened a few nights prior. The Jokerz weren't the most annoying people she has come to meet. No that honor truly belongs to another. Belongs to the annoying black haired asian teenager glaring over in her direction when she thinks she is looking. Dana Tan. God how she hates this bitch. Hates everything about her. Hates how she is so praised by everyone. Hates how she walks thinking she is god's greatest creation. This co-called miss perfect of Hamilton Hill High School.
Though there is one thing she isn't perfect at. There is one thing that will never be hers again. The man sitting by her side. Oh how that first day in this high school had been so much fun. Had been filled with so much drama. Being called every name in the book by this proclaimed sweet and caring girl. Being treated like a pariah by the whole entire school though that she didn't mind at all. She wasn't here to make friends. No she was here for two reasons. One was to get her high school diploma and graduate before attending college of her choice at a later date. The other was because this is the high school that Terry attends. Those reasons and those reasons alone. She didn't care for the attention she was receiving. All of the stares she gets in the hallway from her fellow classmates.
But there was no stopping it now. If this little miss perfect wanted to treat her this way. If it was a war she wanted then a war she would get and she knew just the right buttons to push. And as on que turning her eyes forward to look towards the front of the room finding Dana staring daggers at her from her desk in the middle along with her best friend Chelsea that sits in the desk next to her own giving them a sweet smile raising her right hand up slightly Melanie waives her fingers in greeting at them making their glares intensify. Especially Dana's as she narrows her eyes dangerous at her. This look that makes her smile widen before it becomes predatory when she sees the black haired teenager's eyes shift away from her own to look at another. Look directly at Terry's sleeping form.
This quick shift in her eyes that makes a grin come across Melanie's face before without taking her eyes away from Dana to the shock of the two glaring teenagers leaning down gently she starts to nibble on Terry's right ear causing him to shift slightly with his lips curling upward. Such an unexpected action that she sees to her delight Dana's eyes going wide as saucers as her face gets noticeably red in anger while Chelsea's jaw drops in shock from what she is seeing. Like she cared anyways. Now to put the cherry on top and rid herself of this nuisance. At least for the remainder of this class anyways.
Paying a glance up ahead towards the teacher finding him continuing on with his lesson writing on the white board with his back turned to them turning back towards her with a predatory look in her eyes without any hesitation Melaine flips Dana off causing an instant reaction. Watches the black haired teenager snap up to her feet while her seat goes tumbling backwards with a crash earning everyone's attention.
" You fucking bitch!"
" Miss Tan!? Office now!"
Blushing badly hearing nothing but her fellow classmates laughing at her misfortune quickly gathering her things sending her one last withering glare Dana stomps out of the classroom while Melaine just smiles sinsterly at her retreating form. A smile that doesn't drop until she sees Chelsea turning her head back forward to face the front of the class before Melanie can't help but mimic her boyfriend and bring her head down to rest on her arms as she listens to the teacher continue on with his lesson. A rather boring lesson if you ask her but not all of them could be exciting. She would just have to bear it a little while longer and just wait for that school bell to ring. A school bell that refuses to ring making her blink her eyes repeatedly in an effort to stay awake until finally her prayers are answered and the school bell finally rings.
A bell that snaps her wide awake and stretches her arms out over her head before she turns her attention down towards Terry as her classmates pack up their things and leave the classroom. A boyfriend that looks so peaceful right now that it pains her for what she has to do next. For having to reach out and gently shake his shoulder.
" Terry? Nap time's over. Time to get up. We don't wanna be late for our next class."
Getting no reaction out of him at all except for a silent grumble rolling her eyes shaking his shoulder a little bit harder rising up to her feet grabbing a hold of his arm with a firm tug Melaine pulls a half asleep Terry up from his seat and snatches her school books up from the desk before slowly she starts to lead him out of the classroom. Lead him down the hallway towards their shared locker as Terry yawns and rubs his eyes with his free hand trying to wake himself up.
" Another rough night i see?"
A voice that suddenly comes from behind making Melaine bring Terry to a pause to look over her shoulder to find a familiar face making her way through the crowd towards them. The familiar face of Maxine Gibson smiling towards them. A smile Melanie tries to return that looks more of like a grimace making her look at them with concern.
" Something like that."
Before she hears Maxine about to give a response the sound of yawning coming from her side earns Melaine's immediate attention. Yawning coming from Terry that tries to hide it in his hand making her nudge him hard in the ribs and give him a pointed look.
" Alright enough of that. You need to stay awake buster. It's my turn for a nap during our next class."
Glancing back and forth between the couple unable to suppress it a sigh escapes Maxine's lips as she shakes her head.
" Really?"
Instantly snapping her eyes to look back towards Maxine to give her a narrowed look Melanie watches her eyes go wide slightly in shock as she takes a few steps back.
" Do you have any better ideas?"
Waiting patiently for an answer after a few seconds getting an answer in the form of Maxine shaking her head smiling slightly in victory turning her head back forward with a tug Melanie once again starts to lead Terry down the hallway with Maxine following a few steps behind them.
" No but I would watch your back if I were you. I've been hearing through the rumor mill that a certain Miss Tan has been openingly complaining about you to everyone that will listen…."
" So? Why the hell would I care about that? It's not my fault little miss popular doesn't always get her way."
Feeling a pair of eyes staring a hole into the back of her head glancing over her shoulder seeing Maxine staring at her clearly annoyed Melaine gives her a questionable look.
" Is there more?"
" Yes and by the way it's rude to interrupt someone when they're….hey!"
God it was like she was talking to her mother. A rather annoying mother. She has a good heart. She knew this but she couldn't deal with a lecture this early in the morning. Especially with her lack of sleep. She just hopes she won't hold a grudge. The last thing she wants is to damage Terry's relationship with his last true friend. Glancing over his shoulder seeing Maxine being lost in the sea of their classmates letting out a sigh Terry turns his head to the side to see an clearly annoyed Melanie looking back his way.
" Maybe we should have listened to what else she had to say."
" Oh and now you're awake."
" I need my beauty sleep."
Rolling her eyes turning her head back forward suddenly feeling his arm escaping her grasp before she has a chance to react Melanie can't help but smile when she feels his arm wrapping around her waist and pull her close to his side. Something she can't help but sigh in content as she brings her head down to rest against his shoulder with closed eyes.
" Well don't mind me. I too need my beauty sleep."
" Hey!?"
Groaning into his shoulder lifting up her head to look over his shoulder as she sees students stepping aside making a wide pathway for a fuming Dana to walk on by accompanied by Chelsea muttering under her breath Melanie turns around to face them fully.
" You think you are so fucking funny don't you!? Getting me into trouble like that! Just who the hell do you think you are!?"
Oh she has a real good idea just who she is. Hell everyone in this building knows who she is. Her life is an open book. Well most of it anyways. The past is the past. Criminal records can be looked up by anyone. Past events can be found easily on the internet. She would just have to remind this little honor student just who she is. Maybe then will she finally shut up and leave them alone.
" Oh where to begin? Well Miss Tan, you of all people should know just who exactly i am but if you need a refreshing course."
With all eyes on her lifting her free hand up Melaine points her index finger directly at herself.
" World renowned master thief. World renowned mixed martial arts in three different styles and more importantly."
In a sudden move with a turn Melanie wraps her arms around the back of Terry's neck and brings him into a deep kiss to the shock of everyone in sight. Especially to Dana, who looks as though she is about to intervene at any second from the way her nails dig deep into the palm of her hands.
" And girlfriend of Terry McGinnis. The one you were foolish enough to let get away."
Not even bothered from the withering glare she is receiving smiling sweetly at Dana ignoring the cat calls being whistled around them catching movement out of the corner of her eye glancing away for a fraction of a second a wide smirk comes across Melanie's face. It would do no good in getting into a fight. Nothing good would come from it. Especially with this crowd around. Especially with her criminal record.
" What is going on out here!?"
Luckily for her then that it won't come to that. Everyone else was shocked but she wasn't. She spotted that teacher long before any of them even heard their footsteps. A teacher that looks around with a stern look that makes every other student with a good sense to quickly retreat out of the area but as for Dana? She just sends Melanie a smug look before looking towards the approaching teacher while sending an accusing finger her way.
" She was insulting me!"
Unable to suppress the laugh that escapes her lips wiping away a fake tear from her eye with a grin Melanie shakes her head.
" What is there to insult? Your ridiculous fashion sense or your lack of taste in men? To let one such as this hot stud slip through your fingertips."
Glancing back and forth between his two students seeing another pending altercation about to take place letting out a sigh rubbing his eyes with a quick shake of his head the teacher gives them a stern look.
" See!? This is exactly what i'm talking about! And you just let this….this….criminal have free reign on all of us!"
" That is quite enough Miss Tan! I suggest you head to your next class. That goes for you too Miss Walker."
Nodding her head in thanks giving Dana one last smirk turning on her heel with a tug Melanie leads Terry away ignoring the frustrated and angry look being directed at her retreating back by Dana.