Every student within Whisper Wind High quickly packed up their bags and shuffled out the door when the final school bell rang throughout the halls. This included Bayley and Dakota who were now walking side by side down the hallway "Well Bayley you made it through your first day, what do you think of our little slice of hell".
Bayley then gave Dakota a lazy look, "Well, let's see, a mutant fight broke out, I almost died, a group of girls tried to beat me up, I was saved by a girl who turned out to be a total bitch, and just as my luck would have it she's in my last period".
Turns out Sasha and Bayley shared their final class of the day together, a terrifying surprise which would have been a disaster of a situation if not for the fact Dakota just happened to be in the same class. Also Bayley had found out she and Liv share 7th period together as well.
Dakota then bumped Bayley with her shoulder "Cmon it could be worse, you two could have ended up sitting together and have to talk. OH MY GOD the potential horror".
Although she did not appreciate her new friend sarcastic attitude to her dilemma, Bayley couldn't help but smile at Dakota. Before the two knew it, they walked outside to where the buses were waiting.
Bayley looked around trying to find her bus, however, there seemed to be no order in how the buses were lined up which made it difficult to pinpoint her's, not to mention the hundreds of kids around her acting like maniacs.
Since Bayley was distracted while looking for her bus, she failed to notice the ginger walking up behind her "Oh good Bayley there you are, the three of us are all heading to my place to hang out if you want to come. Oh, and Dakota you're more than welcome to tag along too, love".
Flattered by the offer Dakota rose her hand in protest "I wish I could, but I have to go to work, but I'll catch you guys tomorrow ok".
Dakota said her final goodbyes before heading to her bus. Becky then grabbed Bayleys arm and lead the way to their destination. Along the way Becky showed Bayley the bus, she would usually take home for future reference. That's where Bayley thought the two were heading, but instead they were making their way to the student parking lot. Deciding not to question it Bayley just continued to follow Becky's lead and soon enough, she saw where they were going. However, It was who was there that made Bayley frown in annoyance.
Sasha was standing by a car with Liv, and her already cold face had become colder "Why the hell did you bring her".
"Nice to see you too" Bayley sarcastically states.
Becky let's go Bayley and walked up to Sasha "C'mon, just give her a chance, I promise she's really cool".
Sasha, who was clearly not happy with this just growled in frustration, which cause Bayley to smirk and mumble under her breath "Looks like your stuck with me".
Sasha caught that and had to be held back by Becky "Fuck you say".
Becky had to stayed in between the two "Ok ladies I'm not looking to be the meat in this beef sandwich. So let's just get in the car and go to my place ok".
"Whatever" Sasha said, marching to her car and slamming the door shut.
Liv then started chuckling and looked up at Bayley "I hate to say it, but you're really growing on me".
"Well, at least she doesn't hate me" Bayley thought as she just smiled in response.
Then the rest of the girls entered the car, Becky thought it be a better idea if she sat in the back with Bayley and let Liv take passenger seat, while Sasha drove. So with the seating situation solved, the car took off to Becky's apartment building. The car ride was silent for a moment, it was to be expected with a new member to the group. The silence was beginning to get a little awkward as the time went by and it was getting pretty apparent quickly.
Soon getting fed up with it, Liv decided to break the ice "Alright, I can't take this anymore, so tell me Bayley, what's your deal".
Bayley blinked "My deal?"
"Yeah yo, why did you move here, what are your parents like, and why do you and Sasha already hate each other" Liv elaborated, earning a side glare from Sasha.
"Oh, that" The topic was still a little hard for Bayley to talk about even after all these years.
Becky then throws in her two cents "You know I've been wondering about that as well, I've been meaning to ask but never got to it".
Even Sasha took peaks at Bayley from her rear view mirror. Bayley fiddled with her seat belt as she tried to find the right words "Well lets see, I've been an orphan all my life and have been moving from foster home to foster home all of my childhood. The reason I'm here is because apparently I have a cousin who is willing to pay for the apartment I live in but I have still yet to meet whoever this person is. I've never really had any friends, not any in the long term at least. As you could imagine my social and dating life is pretty sad. In fact, this is the first time I've been invited to someone else's home. As for my parents, all I remember about them is… them saying goodbye to me".
The silence of the car had returned, but this time for a different reason, Bayley's eyes began to turn red as tears fell as she choked up while talking "I'm sorry… I know I didn't really know them so I shouldn't be sad, but sometimes I wish I didn't have that memory of them because then I would have never known what it was like to have parents… even if it was for a split second".
"Oh Bayley, come here love" Becky then unfastened her seat belt and scooted over to Bayley to comfort her.
As Bayley slowly got her emotions in check Liv looked back at her "So you never really had any parents in your life, huh, well… welcome to the club I guess".
Bayley wiped her eyes as she looked up at Liv with confusion, to which Becky then cleared things up "Well, you see we never really had any parents in our life either. Personally, I never met my parents, I've lived with my cousin Finn for as long as I can remember, but he's almost always away on business so I'm by myself a lot".
Then it was Bayley, who was feeling sorry for her "Becky…"
Becky then waved her hands "Oh no, no, no. Its ok, I still see him from time to time he always calls and makes sure I'm well. Besides, when we moved here when I was 10, I met Dean and he introduced me to Sasha and not long after that I met Liv. So even though my cousin isn't here much, I still have my friends".
Bayley felt a little bit better, but it would be short lived as Becky continued "Sasha's got the same story as me. Liv however… has a much more difficult past. That I'm sure she'll tell you once you two spend a little more time together".
Sasha's eyes just stay glued to the road and Liv looked aimlessly out the window in silence. Becky knew that the two didn't mind her telling Bayley about their past, in fact, they prefer it, Liv couldn't get through her explanation without crying and Sasha would get mad and off topic.
However, Becky was not done "Then there's our friend Dean, you see-".
"Becky!" Sasha raised her voice, "I don't care if you tell her what happened to me, but don't tell her about Dean when he's not here".
Becky stopped and nodded her head "your right it's not my place to say".
Sasha looked right at Bayley from the rear view mirror "All you need to know about Dean is he's been through more than you ever will. Don't get the wrong idea. He's still a reckless dumbass, but he's the most loyal dumbass you'll ever meet. So if you plan on sticking around just know nobody's going to be throwing you a pity party around here".
Liv and Becky looked at Bayley to see how she'd respond, but instead she chuckled "Well, I guess that's the closest you can get to giving someone a compliment isn't it Sasha".
Sasha scoffed "Fuck off".
Laughter from Liv and Becky now filled the car. Bayley enjoyed her mini victory, but what she, nor did any of the girls in the car realize that back atop the tallest building in town, sat the man who been has watching them. His eyes trailed the old Ford that was driven by Sasha. The man knew that the girls were going to Becky's apartment so he waited until they were off the road and away from the public eye to undo the seal that was on Sasha and Becky.
As he watches the car get closer and closer to the apartment the man began to get a little nervous "Did I make the right decision? Waiting this long to finally lift the seal, can they even master it within two years. Maybe I should wait and figure something else out".
The car parked itself outside the apartment complex and the girls stepped out, the man shook his head "No, it's now or never and I have no right to keep this from them any longer".
As the girls made their way up to the apartment, the man pulled out two scrolls like papers from his jacket and laid it out on the rooftop. He pulled out a special kind of pen and quickly began to write onto the scrolls. It seemed to be some kind of ancient writing that the average person couldn't make out. Once he was done, he put the scrolls side by side and waited until he was sure the girls were in the apartment.
Once he was sure enough time passed, he sighed for a moment before slamming one hand on each of the scrolls "Release!".
A shot of fire circled down from the top of his shoulders to the tips of his fingers. Then the writing on the scrolls turned a bright red for a moment. Once completed, he rolled up the scrolls and stuck them back into his inner jacket pocket "Well, I leave the rest up to you girls. For now".
Then flames engulfed the man as he disappeared.
As the girls entered the apartment they threw their school bags off to the side, once having a moment to take Becky's apartment in, Bayley's mouth was agape "Oh my god Becky, I can't believe you live here, this place is huge".
Becky just blinked at Bayley "Huh, I guess it's pretty nice".
Liv laughed as she plopped herself down on Becky's couch "Yeah right, more like your just use to it. After all, your cousin does own half the town".
"Liv!" Becky hushed.
Liv then held her hands to her face as she sarcastically gasped "Oh no have I spoken out of term".
Becky just groaned as she looked at Bayley "Fine, yes, my cousin Finn does have a lot of businesses and does well for himself but it's his money not mine".
"Says the rich girl" Sasha added sitting down next to Liv.
Growing tired of her friend's comments Becky slammed her foot on the floor "Look, I may live in his house but that's it. I don't take his money and I refuse to let him pay for me, I have my own job and pay for things with my own hard earned money- AWWW".
Just then a painful head rush hit Becky like a ton of bricks. Becky grabbed the temples on the side of her head and collapsed to the floor as the rest of the girls rushed to her side asking if she was ok and what was wrong, in which Becky replied "I don't… know… my head feel like… I just banged it against the wall a hundred times".
"Come on Becky lets get you to the couch" Just as Sasha's was about to help Becky to the couch, she slapped Sasha hand away.
The three friends had no idea what had gotten into Becky and they kept trying to talk to her to see if they could calm her down. What they didn't know was that Becky could no longer hear her friends, instead she heard what sounded like a thousand whispers all talking at the same time. All of them evil and angry. It was strange, however, as the whispers all seemed to have shared the same voice, and they got louder and louder until they were screaming at the top of their lungs.
Becky could only make out a few sentences from what the voices were saying.
"KILL THEM!".
"SLIT THEIR THROATS AND WATCH THEM BLEED TO DEATH!"
"DO IT, DO IT NOW OR ILL CONSUME YOU AND DO IT MYSELF!"
"SLAUGHTER THEM AND RELISH IN THE TASTE OF THEIR BLOOD!"
Becky covered her ears with her hands as her friends watched in horror as Becky screamed "STOP IT, I CAN'T, I DON'T WANT TO, I WON'T".
Then Becky couldn't even see correctly anymore, she began to see different images, almost as if she was hallucinating. When she opened her eyes. She saw countless dead body scattered around her, but not just anyone. No, there were the corps of her teachers, her classmates, her friends.
"Sasha... Bayley... Liv..." Becky said as tears were now freely falling from her eyes.
The girls had mistaken Becky calling out to them as a plea for help, but no. In Becky's eyes, the reason she said their names was because she was looking at their dead bodies. Sasha was on the couch with a cleaver lodged in her throat and Bayley was hanging by neck from the ceiling in the center of the room with a smile cut into her cheeks. However the worst of all was Liv, who was leaning on Becky and had blood coming out of her mouth. At first Becky didn't understand why, but she looked down she saw that her fist was lodged into Liv's stomach. Becky couldn't speak, she felt as if she was going to throw up. What got Becky the most was the way Liv was looking at her, almost as if she was still alive with the look of complete and utter betrayal.
Then the voice came back "IT WAS YOU BECKY, YOU KILLED HER! THE ONLY PERSON YOU COULD EVER LOVE IN THIS WORLD AND YOU KILLED HER OUT OF HATE!".
Becky snapped "You're wrong, I would never!"
The voices laugh was just as evil "BUT YOU WILL BECAUSE YOUR HEART IS TOO WEAK! WHEN YOUR AT YOUR WEAKEST, YOUR MOST DESPERATE MOMENT! THAT'S WHEN I'LL END YOU!".
The evil voice continued to laugh at Becky as she removed her fist from Liv's stomach and hugged her "I'm so sorry, Liv I'm so so so sorry".
Becky cried into the nook of Liv's neck, until she heard a much more friendly voice faintly calling out to her "Becky! Becky are you OK".
Becky knew this voice, it was calmer and filled with concern "Becky please snap out of it".
The vision that Becky was seeing was slowly disappearing and the voice groaned as it began to sound as if it was getting further away "DAMN GIRL, YOU GOT LUCKY THIS TIME BECKY BUT REMEMBER WHAT I SAID! WHEN YOUR HEARTS AT ITS WEAKEST, THAT'S WHEN I'LL END YOU!".
Soon the voice was gone, and her apartment was no longer filled with dead bodies, and Sasha and Bayley were alive and well, however they looked very concerned for Becky. Then Becky's eyes landed onto Liv, who was down on her knees cupping Becky's face in her hands.
Becky reached and touched one of Liv's hands to make sure this was real "Your ok".
Liv didn't know what else to do so she just smiled "Of course I am, it's you who had everyone all worried. What happened."
Quite frankly Becky wasn't even sure what happened, all she did know was that she was beyond happy to see that nothing in that awful vision was true. It was also kinda surreal for Becky that she and Liv were in the same position as they were in her vision, but this time Liv was alive and making sure Becky was safe. Becky was going to say something, but the ordeal was a little too much for her and she passed out falling into Liv's arms.
Bayley gasped "Is she alright".
Liv then put her hand on Becky's forehead and checked her pulse, "I think so, she's just exhausted and is heating up, help me get her to her bed".
Sasha and Bayley did not argue and each took one of Beckys legs as Liv took her by the shoulders.
"For a small Irish girl, she sure is heavy" Sasha complained.
Together they made their way to Becky's room and put her on the bed. The girls all just looked at each other and Sasha threw her hands in the air, "What the fuck just happened".
Bayley looked down at Becky, her heart was truly broken for her. Sure, she may have only met Becky this morning, but she was the first person to be kind to her in this town and she really accepted her when she had no reason to "Can't we call someone, like her cousin".
Sasha then turned to Bayley "Her cousin Finn is a businessman, he's probably somewhere in Japan right now. Besides, you barely even know her, what are you still doing here".
Bayley immediately retaliated "So? I don't have to know her as long as you have to be concerned for her. Also, you being a bitch isn't helping either".
Now the two were having a petty argument, and you can visibly see Liv getting fed up with them before she snapped "Are you two fucking serious right now! Becky is fucking unconscious and you want to argue like kids! Am I the only mature one here, fuck!".
Liv then wiped away the tears forming in her eyes to prevent herself from crying as she was trying to keep it together for Becky's sake "Look, I'm sorry its just, I hate seeing her this way".
Liv then sighed and looked back up towards Sasha and Bayley "Only one of us have to stay here with her. How about you guys head home and I'll let you know how she's doing at school tomorrow".
The two bickering girls thought about it before nodding their head. After that Sasha and Bayley began to make their way out of the apartment. As they were walking the halls Bayley had a question she's been thinking about since lunch "Hey Sasha can I ask you something".
Sasha kept walking never stopping to look at Bayley "I'd really prefer if you didn't but you probably will anyway".
Bayley bites her tongue, knowing she wouldn't get an answer if they argued "Right well I was just wondering about Becky and Liv. Are they together or something, I mean at lunch, she had her arm around her and they seem kinda like a couple".
"Becky certainly wishes they were" Sasha answered "Look Becky and Liv are super close and can be really touchy with each other at times, which is why I'm sure you thought they were a couple. Becky wants Liv and Liv has no idea about it, Becky also knows Liv is straight so she kinda just gets as close to Liv as possible".
"Why not just tell her" Bayley asked.
Sasha laughed "You've obviously never watched any romance movies or every fanfiction ever, why would she do that just to have her heart broken and lose the person she loves. Sure, it may suck to not have Liv in her life like that, but to Becky it's better than not having her at all".
Bayley then shrugged her shoulders "I guess".
As the two continued to walk down two flights of stairs, they were now on the floor of Bayley's apartment. As she got closer to her door, Bayley contemplated whether she should say goodbye to Sasha or not. It's not like their friends and that didn't change in the last two minutes.
Then just as Bayley stopped at her door, she figured it was the polite thing to do "Bye Sasha, I'll see you at school tomorrow ok".
"I couldn't care less" Sasha said not even breaking her stride.
Bayley just sighed as she unlocked her door "Well, she didn't curse at me, that's a start I guess".
Back in Becky's apartment, Liv had just put an ice cold cloth onto Becky's forehead to try and bring down her temperature. The whole ordeal was still replaying in Liv's head, just the way Becky was screaming and crying. To Liv, it was almost as if she was talking to someone else. Like she was denying everything whoever was talking to her was saying. None of that compared to the way Becky's eyes looked, it was almost a look of pure evil, but at the same time as if she was scared for some reason.
As Liv was processing what happened, Becky began to stir a little as she woke up "mmm... Why does my head hurt?"
Liv immediately came to her side "Becky are you ok?"
At first Becky was confused as to why Liv questioned this, but then the memories of what happened a few hours before hand came flooding back and she jumped up on the bed onto her knees and lightly grabbed Liv by the shoulders "You're not hurt are you?"
Liv just smiled "Nope, just a little scared because of your mood swings".
"Oh yeah, sorry".
It was then that Becky realized her and Liv's faces were inches away from each other. Becky could feel her face turn red as she felt her cheeks burn with a blush.
Then it was Liv who put her hand on Becky's face, "You must not be over it yet, your face is still burning up".
Becky gulped as she let go of Liv "Yeah, that's why".
Liv sat down on the bed next to Becky "Do you want to talk about it".
Becky shook her head "I don't ever want to see anything like I saw again".
Liv put her arm around Becky's shoulders. As she did, Becky asked Liv something "What did I do exactly".
"Well…" Liv started "After you collapsed you started to scream, like not for us, but almost as if there was someone else in the room. Then after a while you started to say my name, and you were apologizing".
Becky could feel Liv's hold on her tighten as she talked "And I got so scared, I didn't know what else to do so I just held you until you came back".
Becky smiled "You calmed me down, you know".
Liv chuckled "Well then, I guess I'll just never have to leave your side just in case it happened again".
"I like the sound of that".
Although that may have sounded nice, Becky hoped that Liv wouldn't be needed for something like that ever again.
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