CHAPTER 5

SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL NEVER ENDS BY BOWLING FOR SOUP

LAINEY CAN'T WAIT TILL SHE GRADUATES

I looked in the mirror and sighed. My hair was down and my bangs covered my eyebrows. I took a ribbon and tied my hair in a pony tail. I turned around and glanced back at the mirror. What was the use? No matter how I looked I would be friendless, besides Annabell, and Jake was still going to be there. I groaned and took out the ribbon. I didn't have time to try and make myself look pretty, I had to get to school. I took one last look in the mirror and walked out of the bathroom and into the living room.

I was almost out the front door when Mori spoke.

"You look nice," she said.

Lie! Big lie!

"Thanks," I said looking down at the floor.

I was wearing a black jacket, black converse, ripped jeans, and a gray tee with a a black rose decal on it. My mothers necklace hung around my neck and I had put on black stud earrings.

"Are you alright?" she asked.

"Yeah. Fine. Why do you ask?"

"You have just been acting strange lately."

"Uh yeah. It's just some stuff as been happening lately and..Would you look at the time! I got to go to school," I said hurrying out the door.

"I couldn't let Mori find out about Jake. Who'd know what she'd do if she found out I had hung out with a werewolf. I groaned and remembered Jake was going to be at school today. Maybe I could avoid him until I graduate," I thought.

I was too busy thinking about Jake that I didn't see Annabell and I walked right into her. All her papers went flying and her bag tumbled down the stairs. We both fell with a thud on the floor.

"I'm so sorry Annabell. I wasn't....." I swore I saw her eyes turn red and her fingernails turn into claws. But after I blinked a few times her eyes and fingernails were back to normal. "...Paying attention," I finished.

"Obviously," she said picking up her scattered papers.

I walked down the steps and picked up her bag.

"Were you off in your little world again," Annabell asked snatching the bag from my hand.

"Something like that," I replied following out the building door.

She looked at me curiously.

"so what happened yesterday with lover boy?"

I glared at her.

"Nothing."

"Come on spilled the deets!"

"Annabell nothing happened. Like I told you, Aaron's the only one for me."

"So your going to get back with Aaron?"

"No-"

"Then what's the problem with Jake?"

"He's....he's Canadian."

"What does being Canadian have to do with this?!"

"Canadian bacon is just a piece of round pig. It's not normal bacon. I don't want to date a guy that comes from a country that eats weird bacon."

Annabell looked at me like I was insane.

"Lainey who can't let bacon come between you and Jake. It's not important and frankly I find it very strange. When did this new found interest in bacon start?"

"I've always been fascinated with bacon."

"Right. What if Aaron liked Canadian bacon more then the American kind. Would you still think he's "the one"?"

"Eeer, that's not important."

Annabell sighed.

"Look, I had to go to a psychiatrist when I was little because my dog died. I'm sure he can help you with your...bacon issue. I have his number on speed dial if you-what's with that face?"

"I don't need to see a psychiatrist."

"Honey, I say this because I care. You need help,"

I frowned.

"If I told you I wanted to be a unicorn when I grow up so I could frolic in pastures and gaze at rainbows would you send me to a psychiatrist?"

"Yes, but that's completely different than this."

"How?"

"Well first of all, unicorns aren't edible and second, they don't exist."

Annabell looked taken back.

"Next your going to say the Easter bunny doesn't exist.

"Oh no! The Easter bunny exist! Along with Santa, the tooth fairy, and the sand man!"

She shook her head.

"Well isn't someone in a crabby mood today."

"I am not!"

I looked away from her and noticed we were at school. I was so wrapped up in talking to Annabell I didn't notice.

"Sure," she said sarcastically walking inside.

I followed her in and told her I'd see her at third period. She nodded.

"But don't think I won't make an appointment for you!"

I rolled my eyes and ended to my locker. Just my luck Ashley and her friends, Tinashe and Ciara, were there. Tinashe has flawless dark brown skin and Ciara ha the biggest breasts you imagine. These traits granted them the positions of being the second and third most popular, meanest, and prettiest girls in school. The group was wearing the same exact outfit, high heels, high waist floral skirts, and V-neck tops, but in different colors. Tinashe outfit was blue, Ciara's was green, and Ashley's was all pink. They were like Barbies. All three had done plastic surgery so many times barley any part of there body was real. I hated how the most popular kids were always the meanest and prettiest.

"Hi Leshia," Ashley said.

I frowned and looked at her confused.

"It's Lainey and hi."

Ashley smiled.

"What ever. I'm just surprised that your at school today. I thought that you would be at home crying over Aaron. I mean he did dumped you for me."

My mouth hung open.

"So an actually thought crossed your brain? It must have been a long and lonely journey."

Ashley and her posse frowned.

"I'll forgive you since you probable said that with out thinking, like you do with most things," Ashley said.

"Can you just move, so I can get my stuff out of my locker?"

They all shook there heads.

"If I throw a stick will you leave?" I asked.

"I'm sorry we don't speak dork," Tinashe said.

I laughed.

"I'm not offended by what you said. I'm just glad your stringing words into sentences."

Tinashe was about to say more but Ashey held up her hand.

"She's not worthy of our time," Ashley said.

She walking away, hand on her hip. Tinashe and Ciara flipped their hair over there shoulder and flowed after her.

I sighed and opend my locker. I hung my backpack on the hook, grab my text books off the top shelf and slammed the locker shut. I shouldn't let them get to me but they just got on my last nerve. Well Tinashe and Ashley did. Ciara never said anything. She was the silent type.

While I thought of them getting run over my trains and wild animals ripping their organs out, I walked into the office and found Sharon dancing and signing the song Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees. Sharon was a secretary and the only adult I'd ever liked. She had big frizzy red hair, big blue square glasses, and was always wearing strange outfits. Today her ensemble included a tie due dress, a green cloth scarf tied around her head, orange leggies, and bright blue pumps.

I quickly took out my phone took a picture.

A flash went off, Sharon turned around and froze when she saw me. We just stared at each other, not sure what to say after the awkward scene.

"Right.....so um.....,"Sharon said straighten her dress and sat down at her desk. She pressed the mouse on her computer and turned off the 70's disco music. "What can I do for you?"

"Uh you told me last week you needed me to do a favor for you Monday."

"Right. I need you to show a new student around the school," she said pushes her glasses up.

"Sure. I'll be glad to." Hey it got me out of class. "So where is she?"

"He Lainey. I'm a he," said a familiar voice.

The hairs on my neck prickled.

"Great! Just great!" I thought.

"You two have met?" Sharon asked.

"Sadly, yes," I replied.

I didn't dare turn around and look at him. It was best if I didn't make eye contact. I really hated him! What was worse was I'd even dreamed of kissing that fool. He knew very well we couldn't be together, but he still insisted on hanging out.

I walked past him and out the office door before Sharon could say another word. I didn't look at him once. I just pointed to a different rooms explaining which classes were held there.

"Um, where's my second period class room?" Jake asked.

I turned around and finally looked at him. He hazel eyes were looking at me with interest. I quickly grabbed his schedule out of his hands and looked at it. I almost fainted. All his classes were with me. It was like he hacked the school system and switched all his classes. I looked at him suspiciously and he gave me a questioning look.

"What," he asked.

"Nothing. absolutely nothing," I replied.

I shoved the paper into his hands.

"What's your locker number? You need to put your backpack away."

"Um...262," he read off his paper.

I clenched my jaw. His locker was two away from mine.

"You have got to be kidding me."

"What now?"

"Not only are you in all my classes but now your locker is near mine!"

He shrugged.

"Must be fate."

I glared daggers at him. I was about to kick him where it hurts when the bell rang announceing it was lunch. I spun around and there was Annabell.

"Hi Lainey. I was wondering why-Oh," she said taking notice that Jake was there. "Is he-"

I nodded and she smiled.

"Hi. I'm Annabell," she said holding out her hand for Jake to shake.

A girl with wavy walnut brown hair and intense olive green eyes held out her hand and said "Hi. I'm Annabell." We shook hands and she slipped something into my palm. While Annabell went off about how glad she was to meet me I quickly sneaked a peak at what she slipped into my hand. It was a small piece of paper. When I looked back up they were gone. I unfolded the piece of paper and read it. "Meet us me in the cafeteria. We have to talk," it said. I crumbled it back up and went to the cafeteria to look for them.

The cafeteria was very large and painted with bright colors. Each wall, corner, and floor tile was a different color. The only thing that wasn't bright were the tables and chairs. The tables were dark maple wood and the chairs were a dull gray. Large posters for the football team that said "Beat The Wildcats" or "Cage The Lions" on it.

I got my food from some very mean looking lunch ladies and looked for Lainey and Annabell. It wasn't really that hard to find them because Annabell was waving frantically at me while Lainey tried to stop her. I smirked and headed towards their table.

"Can I sit here," I asked.

"No," Lainey said.

"Yeah," said Annabell.

I sat down across from them. Lainey had a frown plastered on her face. She munched on her sandwich while glaring at me. You could see the smoke coming out of her ears.

"Well I'm going to go eat with Alex," Annabell said winking at me.

She got up and left leaving me with a clearly irked Lainey. She put down her sandwich and leaned across the table. She grabbedmy collar and yanked me towards her.

"How many times do I have to tell you? LEAVE ME ALONE," she hissed in my ear.

She let go of my collar and pushed me back.

"Lainey..." I touched her hand and she glared. "I-"

"What do you think your doing?"

I turned around and saw Lainey's ex boyfriend, Aaron. He's eyes were narrowed and his fists were clenched.

"You," I said.

"You," he said realizing who I was. "You're that punk from the other day."

I stood up and look up at him. He was taller then me, and a whole lot buffer but I still think I could take him.

"What are you doing hanging out with my girl?" He asked grabbing Lainey's arm and pulling her towards him.

She nudged his hand off and pushed him back.

"I'm not your girl! I'm not any body's girl," Lainey yelled.

I noticed a bunch of people starting to gather around us, wanting to see a fight.

"Don't start a fight. You know what John said about drawing attention," a girls voice whispered whispered in my ear.

I nodded.

"Let them duke it out, but don't let them get back together. It will ruin our plans."

While we were taking Lainey and Aaron were whispering to each other. Lainey grab Aaron's arm and they headed into the hallway. Everyone else went bad to their seats disappointed that there wouldn't be a fight.

"What if they get together? How do we stop them?" I asked.

"We'll just eliminate Aaron."

"Isn't that a little extreme? And even if we tried to do that how would we kill him?"

"The pack will take care of it. I'm mean its all of us against just one vampire. How hard could it be?"

"But what if more vampires come?"

"Aaron. Vampires are weak. You saw what Zack did her. She didn't stand a chance."

"Yeah. So Annabell we still on for Friday," I teased.

She rolled her eyes.

"You know the rules. Pack members can't date."

And with that she went back to talking with her "friends". She almost seemed happy. Annabell never had a good childhood. Her only friends were the pack. But even some of the pack members didn't like her, so that made me her best friend. The pack, a group a werewolves my dad assigned me to lead, had found Annabell almost dead. We had only bit her to keep her alive, but personally I thought she was better off dead. Life as a werewolf was never easy.

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-Nikki Adams