Kim's POV:
"Everything ok dad?"
"Yeah, Fine."
He sits at the table gnawing on his spoon –for his cereal- looking off into space. Ignoring the hesitation in his voice, I grab my blue and purple checkered backpack with stains in some places. I'm going to get one when I get enough money. I was going to ask Jack if he wanted to go get my new backpack with me but….like it matters. He is in jail. It's a stupid question to ask anyway. I shove a spoonful of Lucky Charms in my mouth. Tossing the bowl in the sink I dash out the door.
"Bye dad!"
I call over my shoulder. I don't get a response.
~Later~
I honk the horn five more times.
"Come on Cat let's go!"
She runs out of the front door of her huge pretty suburban house with pink shutters and a baby blue mail box. She jumps into the car tossing her backpack into the back seat. Her face looks excited. Pulling out of her driveway I laugh under my breath.
"Why are you so excited?"
She snaps her mouth shut, still laughing inside.
"Is this about me being a dog because you have been bothering me with that all week and-"
"Jack is going to our school!"
She blurts out causing me to stop the car completely. The car jerks back hitting our heads on the back of our seats. Cars beep behind us. Nervous I pull over into a gas station parking lot. I turn to Cat.
"What do you mean? I thought he was still in jail."
"Yeah I know but Emily told me, Kristen told Emily, Sam told Kristen, Kendrick told Sam, Ben told Kendrick, Jennifer told Ben, Jerry told Jennifer, and Jack told Jerry that he is coming to our school!"
She says in long sentence stuttering at the end. {I know a lot of J names}
"Whoa whoa!"
"What?"
"Who's Jennifer?"
"Jack's girlfriend why?"
I take a breath, leaning back against the seat looking up at the coke stained roof from when Sam shook his coke too much and the coke sprayed everywhere.
"Oh."
She says quietly closing her red lipstick cap. Pursing her lips we stay silent. The time ticks by going too 7:00. Cat opens her mouth but snaps it closed. She stays silent not even daring to answer a text from one of her popular friends. I weakly put the gear in drive. All the way to school I was thinking of all these what if's? What if Jack cheated on me with this Jennifer? What if he loves Jennifer? What if Jennifer is a cold blooded bitch? What if Cat becomes friends with Jennifer and leaves me in a ditch? Before I know it were in the school parking lot. Kids race inside seeing who is faster, girls giggle at the boys secretly, nerds carry in some science projects that are due four weeks from now, and some dumbass is trying to jump over some really nice cars on a motorcycle. Wait a second. I grab Cat's arm but she's already looking.
"Is that-"
"-yeah."
"Do you think he cheated on you?"
"It doesn't matter, he already has Jennifer."
I growl through my teeth feeling my fangs slightly appearing. Cat knows so she doesn't say anything to get me mad. I'm already steaming right now. Me and Cat ignore Jack and his friends as we walk past. I feel their eyes watch us as we head for the door. When Cat isn't looking I toss my pencil over my shoulder trying to look like I dropped it. Acting like a prissy girl, I skip back to pick it up when I look up Jerry, some kids who look like vampires and a girl with long black/brownish hair, tight ripped jeans at the knees, knee high black boots, gloves with spikes all over them, a skull shirt with flames and a red heart necklace.
A gift.
She twirls a strand of her hair around her finger watching some crows fly out of the trees. I notice Jack in a block motorcycle helmet, leather jacket, skinny jeans, some retro sneakers, gloves with spikes and a new tattoo on his wrist. A boy mouth with two fangs, blood on the ends of the fangs. Around the fangs say "What lies behind and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us." Well that's deep. He turns to me his helmet covering his face. We stare at each other until the bell rings. Jack's friends groan not seeing the stunt. Cat grabs my arm pulling me into school.
"She so looked bitchy."
"You're telling me, she is a vampire too they are perfect for each other."
She pulls out a teen magazine out of nowhere.
"Where did you-"
She flips through the pages then stops at a page reading it out loud.
"Don't say that in Teen Magazine it says boys like girls more with blonde hair than black."
I snatch the magazine away from her. I flip to the page she was looking at.
"No it's not it says 10 ways to turn your blonde hair to black. And I'm not changing my hair!"
"Alright you don't have to. I'll see you at lunch."
She gives me a hug then walks to her Math Class. Sighing I adjust my backpack on my shoulder then I walk to my Biology class. Kids whisper to each other as I walk by like the secret is so serious. It's probably a made up gossip from Regina Avila. She is the queen of Seaford. She and friends Brittany Richardson and Hannah Louis are like the three most popular girls in school. Hey also hate Cat and me because 1 Cat is the fourth most popular girl in school and two I saw the three of them walk out of the building "The Plastic Surgery Incorporation" and told everybody. I was popular for about two days then they made a rumor that my ass is made up of elephant fat. That is how we are at each other's throats. We fight over everything the other one has. We meaning Me, Cat, Taylor {A close friend of theirs} against Regina, Brittany and Hannah. I get to my Bio class. All the seats are taken except an empty table all the way in the back. Regina, Brittany and Hannah are in the front of the class.
Stuck ups.
I flop down into the old stool paired by another one right next to me. Pulling out my notebook and pencil I start writing the notes for the day. Bio class is the boring class in my schedule. My favorite class is Language Arts mostly because of my teacher Mrs. Bolton. {BEST LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER EVER}. The tapping of Mr. Whatever his name is meter stick get my attention. I call him Squidward from the cartoon show on Nick. His huge nose sticks out over his mouth like Squidward.
"Class I would like you to meet a new student."
I glance up not interested. I can't see the new student because of this kid in front of me. Rolling my eyes. I keep writing my notes. Under all of the talking and paper planes I hear Squidward say something to the new student.
"Still over there by Mrs. Crawford."
A figure in all black sits next to me. His vampire tattoo makes me look at him. His hair is in a mohawk but sides are still long enough to cover his neck and ears. The mohawk in the front is in a clunk hiding his eyes. He doesn't look at me as he says this.
"Haven't seen you in a while."
I turn back writing the notes.
"Yeah."
Silence.
"How come you're out?"
I utter kind of scared why he is like this.
"The judge figured out I was 17 not a full adult so she put my dad in jail and let me out a few days after."
He scratches the back of his head.
"But they had a video of you shifting right? So the judge would know you have been 17 for a long time."
I say coloring in the flower I drew in the upper right hand corner in my notebook.
"I broke the cameras so they have no evidence of me being…."
He drifts off knowing I know what he means. I remember how Jennifer was with Jack and his friends earlier.
"I see you have a girlfriend now."
"What?"
Squidward slaps his meter stick on Jack's desk giving us a warning look.
"Class please watch this video about the chemicals we are going to be learning about today are…."
I lay my head on the desk watching the video about the chemicals of blah and blah and blah. The girls in front of us whisper to one another looking at me and Jack. Even Regina, Brittany and Hannah are whispering and looking back at me and Jack. Jack turns to me.
"What are they talking about?"
"How am I supposed to know?"
"I thought you are popular."
"Well I'm not. Cat is. I'm an outsider if you haven't noticed."
I doodle a dog with a bone in lower left hand corner in my notebook. Jack scribbles something on a piece of paper. Thinking it's a note from one those girls I keep doodling. A note falls onto my notebook. I glance at Jack who is watching the video. I unfold the paper quietly.
"Can we eat together at lunch?
P.S. Just because you're not popular doesn't mean you're an outsider. It means you're different. I am too. We are wallflowers.
–Jack"
His writing is connected with little narrow lines from one letter to another like cursive. {I write like this}. I grab my pencil caved in with nail marks from when I couldn't think of the answer on a test I would pinch my pencil till I got the answer. I scribble yes on the paper. Under it I put P.S. with a smiley face blushing. I slide it back to Jack. He unfolds it then I can tell he blushes a bright pink on his pale skin. We both watch the video with smiles on our faces. Another note falls onto my notebook. I unfold it under the desk.
"Do you seriously think that new kid will date you? Pu-lease he'd rather date me than you.
P.S. Just so you know I hate your shoes. Rot in hell bitch!
-Regina"
I write on the paper a comeback. I wrote "Yes I do. Why would he date you than me? Just because you're the Queen of Seaford doesn't he thinks you are.
P.S. And just so YOU know your shirt is giving you back fat. Kisses!
-Kim"
I slip the paper on her desk. She crumbles it up after reading it. Giving me the middle finger she throws the note in the trash. The video ends making Squidward wake up. He passes out a sheet to fill from the video. I finish it before anyone which is weird because I didn't even watch it. After every else gets done the bell rings for second period. I rush to my locker putting my Bio book away. While I am shoving the stuff I don't need in my locker Jack walks up to my locker.
"What class you have next?"
I flip through my schedule in my agenda.
"Um…I have Social Studies." I say getting up with my stuff, shutting my locker.
He pulls out a bright green piece of paper with his schedule on it.
"I have…"
He skims down the piece of paper for 2 period.
"Social studies too."
"Really?"
We start walking towards Social Studies.
"Yeah see."
He shows me the piece of paper. My eyes skim down the piece of paper.
1 period - Biology
2 period- Social Studies
And so on.
"We have the same classes."
I say with huge smile. He shoves shoulder.
"You're really happy Kim."
I think of an excuse.
"I have a friend in all my classes that's why."
I say as we side step crowds of students running down the halls.
"Alright whatever you say."
He says as we turn another corner.
"Yeah because I'm saying the truth."
His smirk turns to a frown for a split second. I shove his shoulder jokingly.
"I was kidding."
"I know."
I roll my eyes.
"You know Jennifer is not my girlfriend."
He says as we walk up a set of steps. I take one at a time as he takes two at a time.
"But you guys are like perfect for each other."
I say looking at paint chipping off the wall.
"Well maybe I want someone totally different."
His voice gets higher at 'want'. My face gets heats up as we walk into Social Studies class. Making no eye contact with Jack I rush over to the seat behind Cat. Jack sits to the right to me. Cat gives me a smile when Jack isn't looking. Okay at least it isn't a full two table we have separate ones. I can't talk about us dating…well we weren't dating but we kissed several times so that would mean we were together…right? Mr. Davis walks in setting his things of his desk.
"Alright we have a pop quiz."
He pulls out a stack of papers from behind his back. Groans from the class fill the room. I tap m pencil on the table bored as he passes out the pop quiz. Right in the middle of the pop quiz the principal comes up on the intercom.
"There is a stranger in the school. Please follow the red procedures. Code red."
My hair stands up on end. Mr. Davis quickly grabs the paper.
"Kids get under the tables over there. It might be a tight squeeze but try and make it work."
All of the other students squish together leave two spots at the end of the row and one spot on the other end under the tables. Cat walks past us smiling.
"Make a move."
She mouths. People whisper even though Mr. Davis said not to. Me and Jack squeeze under the table making me half way on his lap. Mr. Davis pulls down the covers of the windows, turns off the lights then gets under his desk. In the gleam of sun Jack is grinning.
"You know just because your dad doesn't appreciate me doesn't mean you can't like me."
He whispers in my ear making my hair on my arms stand up. His mouth brushes up against my ear. I immediately get off of his lap trying to stay off of his lap but still under the table. He gets a confused look on his face.
"Why are you so jumpy?"
He whispers.
"Why are you being creepier than usual?"
I whisper.
"Cause I can."
That brings a smirk onto his face. Damn it.
"Take it in that you are a creepy weird person."
His smirk gets bigger. Shit.
"Take it in Kim."
"Take in what?"
He pushes a lock of hair behind my ear. Pulling me closer I can tell his breath smells like a cinnamon pop tart.
"I want you."
His voice gets higher at 'want'.
I bite on the inside of my cheek, pretty sure it starts to bleed.
"We'll kill each other if we interact with each other."
"Not if we do it right."