Evangeline was never the most extraverted person. Considering that, she and Warren should make good Mad Science partners, right?
So, now that we let that little Chapter 7 settle, on to Chapter 8! Enjoy!
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Spark – Chapter 8
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Monday morning had come. Evangeline stood at her locker before school, pulling a book out of her locker. She'd been anxious and nervous all weekend, especially around Emmett. She was so afraid of him finding anything out. He would freak out and that was what she dreaded. Suddenly, arms wrapped lightly around her waist and a familiar deep voice whispered, "I thought I might find you here." Evangeline whirled around quickly.
"Hey," she replied softly, putting the book in her bag.
Warren let go of her and became serious. "Are you okay?"
She shut the locker door and leaned against it. "Sorry, I'm just really nervous and anxious and paranoid and I wish that I could explain it but it's really difficult and I'm not sure how to say it or how you'll take it and…" Evangeline stopped, taking a few deep breaths.
Warren put his hands on Evangeline's shoulders. "It's okay, Evi. Calm down." He searched her green eyes for anything, but they didn't give. "Hey, how about we go out this afternoon and we can discuss this."
Evangeline let out one of her breaths. "Are you sure?"
"I don't have a shift until Wednesday. Unless you have ballet…" Warren spoke calmly and rationally. His mother did that whenever he would freak out as a child and it was always soothing. All of his maternal family could do that. It was a supposed Peace trait.
"No, no, I don't have ballet." Evangeline took another breath and smiled a little. "That'd be great. Thank you."
"Let's get to class." Warren held his hand out a little. Evangeline took it willingly. The two began down the hallway towards the Mad Science lab.
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Warren and Evangeline walked up a hill. It was a much better setting than the school. It was certainly less stressful. The afternoon sun shone brightly on them. "Are you all right, Evangeline?" Warren inquired as they continued to walk.
"Yeah, I'm better now…" she took a breath as they continued up. "It's just that…Emmett came home…"
They got to the top of the hill and went to sit down on a bench. "Okay, so I understand that your oldest brother came home." Evangeline nodded. "Would you tell me what was going on?" he watched her curiously and concerned.
"It sort of requires starting at the beginning…" Evangeline remarked.
"We have all afternoon," Warren smiled.
Evangeline let out a small laugh. "Well, when we were little, our parents told us about this…rule that they had. Both of my parents have mental powers and so do their families. When they saw how we turned out, they made a rule that we were only allowed to date and marry those with mental abilities because…I can't even tell you why. I don't understand it. Emmett is really a rule follower, so he never dated anyone because no one appealed to him. Edward just really doesn't want to date. And…I guess I really don't follow the rules all too much anymore."
"I follow you so far," Warren assured her.
"Emmett can read minds, right? Well, when he came home, it took all of my strength to make sure that he didn't see a glimpse of anything that had happened between us. I had to work so hard all weekend and it just put me on edge since I knew Emmett would freak out over it and do something irrational, and…I guess that's it."
Warren gently took one of Evangeline's hands off of her knees into his. "Do you want to stop seeing me?"
Evangeline looked at him, gently tracing his hand with the tips of her fingers. "No. I want to keep seeing you, no matter what Emmett or my parents do, because you're the first person I've felt this way about…" Warren smiled at her. "I suppose that explains it."
"Are you sure, Evangeline?"
She looked at him for a moment, then leaned over and kissed him. "I'm one hundred percent positive." Warren smiled at her again, kissing her lightly on the cheek. "But we'll have to be more careful."
"Careful in what way?" Warren inquired. His eyes never left her face. This was serious beyond all reason.
"Well, Edward and I will have to keep a closer eye on Emmett and when he comes home, for starters," Evangeline continued to trace his hand softly. "It can't be a very public relationship, rather secretive." She sighed, smiling a little. "We'll have to plan any dates around Emmett and my parents' schedules." Evangeline groaned. "It certainly won't be a normal relationship," she muttered, somewhat angrily.
"Normal and superheroes – kind of an oxymoron, isn't it?" Warren wanted things to be a little more light-hearted. Evangeline laughed a little. He rubbed her hand lightly. "I promise you we will try to keep this as secret as possible."
She smiled as he kissed her forehead. "Thank you," Evangeline whispered as Warren let her head rest on his shoulder. It was a rather peaceful moment as the sun set. The two simply sat and watched it while he gently stroked her hair and letting her be close. If only it could last forever. They hoped it would until a cell phone went off. "Sorry," she apologized, sitting up and reaching into her pocket. "Hello?"
"Evi, were you going to get dinner before ballet?" Samantha asked on the other end of the line. It sounded like she was walking.
"Um…I don't know…" Evangeline glanced at Warren. "Listen, can I call you back?"
"Oh my god, you're with him right now, aren't you?" If she was walking, she'd stopped.
"Uh, Sam…" she started awkwardly.
"Evi, please tell me you're not…you know…"
"Sam!" Evangeline cried. Warren smiled as he watched her react to whatever her friend had said.
"Why don't you bring him along? You know, Garrett and I would love to meet him. Seriously, your first boyfriend! It's so exciting…" Samantha could have babbled on about it for hours.
"Um…listen, I'll call you back later, okay?"
"Oh, fine. I'll just tell Garrett that you might not come or you might come plus one…"
"Bye Sam."
"Call me later, Evi!" Samantha got in before Evangeline shut her phone.
"That sounded interesting," Warren teased her as Evangeline leaned towards him. "Am I allowed to know who it was?"
"My friend from ballet, Samantha. She wanted to know if I wanted to meet up with her and my partner, Garrett, for dinner." Evangeline let her head fall against his shoulder again. "When she realized I was with you, she wanted me to bring you along because she's curious."
"Really? People curious about who I am?" Warren was a little shocked.
"Yeah, you know, I've gone to classes with them since I was six, and Sam's the one I made that pact with, and…" Evangeline stopped herself from rambling, laughing a little. "So, would you like to meet some people from my ballet class?"
"I'd love to," he kissed her lightly on the cheek before they got up. Samantha was at a diner, Garrett sitting next to her in the booth. They were looking at the menu, debating or fighting over what had more calories of fat. Oh, the life of a ballet student. Evangeline took a deep breath as she and Warren went in. Samantha looked up.
"Hey guys," Evangeline smiled. Both of them stood up and hugged her. Samantha mouthed to her, "He's cute." "Warren, this is Samantha and Garrett. Guys, this is Warren."
"It's nice to meet you," Samantha immediately stuck her hand out, smiling. Warren smiled and shook her hand. Then, he and Garrett shook hands. Garrett and Samantha sat down where they had been while Evangeline slid into the booth with Warren behind. While they sat at the table, Warren held Evangeline's hand under the table, out of Garrett and Samantha's sight. "So, Warren, are you going to come see our ballet class sometime soon?" Samantha asked, a little flirtatious. Evangeline glanced at the table shyly as Warren laughed.
"It depends…" he replied kindly. Garrett and Samantha looked at him curiously. "…if Evangeline's all right with it." Warren smiled at her.
Evangeline giggled a little and nodded. "Of course."
Garrett groaned slightly. "Please tell me you guys aren't going to kiss…" Both of them looked at Garrett. Evangeline's expression was slightly incredulous as they started laughing a little and glancing down at the table awkwardly.
"Oh my gosh, it's like watching a guy version of Evangeline!" Samantha remarked, slightly sarcastic.
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Please review! Still looking for someone to write a companion for between chapters 6 and 7.