Ok so chapter four. I've come to the conclusion some of the chapters will have names... I know not a lot of people read this so yeah. But if anyone has any ideas for chapter names i'm up hearing them. Also feedback is amazing. Good or bad.
Hayden sat in the seat between Redd and Amanda. Mr. Tori had started going over the test and Redd started looking around the room. Mr. Tori went over her test with her yesterday and she knew she had all the right answers. Her eyes found their way to the door to outside, which would have been fine if she hadn't caught the new guy staring at her. Even though his hair was dark his eyes were icy blue. Redd stared for a second before she caught herself and looked back down at her paper. She heard Hayden puff out a sigh and slouched in his chair. Was he bored? Mr. Tori finished going over the test and before he could finish, "Ok guys, let's go outside," Redd was already at the door. She looked back for confirmation that she could leave and she was gone. Mr. Tori was used to her taking off, she was always back in time for her next class and she always had her work done, so he didn't mind. Redd knew the nature center as well as the woods that surround her house. She was gone from view before the rest of the class made it to the entrance.
Hayden hung at the back of the class. He wasn't fond of crowds of people he didn't know. The only reason he hadn't gone off to the woods was because the short blonde girl was next to him.
"I'm Amanda. You're name is Hayden isn't it? I love that name. If you need any help getting though the school just let me know and I can take you there. It won't be a problem. My teachers will excuse my tardiness. Oh my god did you just see that? Look over there? It's a dog. Anyway-." Amanda continued her ramblings as Hayden spotted the 'dog' she was talking about. The only thing was that it wasn't a dog. It was a Coyote, and it was headed for the woods. Hayden started walking towards the trees and Amanda followed, still talking. Once he got into the wooded area, out of sight from other students and the teacher, he spun around so quickly that Amanda ran into him. "Do you ever stop talking?" His eyes seemed to shift slightly making the tiny girl take a step back. After a second he kept walking leaving the girl behind. He walked until he saw Redd. He ducked behind a tree and watched as the coyote from earlier was walking in a circle around Redd, who had a stick in her hand. Redd flinched in a way like she was going to throw the stick at the coyote and it responded by half jumping at her. Hayden walked out from behind the tree and towards the canine and the girl. Redd dropped the stick once the coyote ran away. "Are you ok? That coyote lo-," He didn't get to finish his sentence. Redd had spun around her honey-brown eyes glaring daggers up at his icy-blue ones. It was his turn to take a step back from surprise.
"You scared Grey away! Now he won't trust me for days!" Redd was nearly yelling at him. "Do you know how long it took for him to trust me in the first place? God I can't believe you!" She turned on her heel and started walking away.
"Look I'm sorry. I thought he was going to hurt you," Hayden said his tone was soft and quiet. He tilted his head to the side when Redd stopped walking and looked back at him. He reminded Redd of a puppy trying to say sorry after getting in trouble. She rolled her eyes. "Just… Leave me alone." She turned and started making her way through the trees. She was out of sight within moments. It was part of the reason Elderwood though she and Granny were different. Some of the students would take it so far as to walk behind Redd singing 'Witch, witch, you're a witch' between classes. She would usually scare them off with the threat of putting a curse on them if they didn't stop. It worked some of the time. Redd kept walking until she found a small clearing that would flood with about a foot of water when it rained enough and sat on a tree that had fallen over. Grey came back and sat next to her. She wasn't that surprised. He usually came back after a few minutes anyway. Redd pet the top of his head and scratched behind his ear until class was about over. She pointed a rabbit out to the coyote and he ran after it happily while Redd made her way out of the woods. She came out next to Mr. Tori who smiled at her. She stayed up by him as the class made their way back to the class room to collect their things. She swore she could feel Hayden in the back of the group and there was no mistaking Amanda's voice coming from the back. From her tone Redd assumed she was trying to flirt with Hayden. She wasn't sure if it was because Amanda was talking or because Amanda was talking to him that set her on edge. Either way by the time they were back at the class room she was ready to jump out of her skin. She rushed into the room gathered her things and was out before the rest of the class even made it in. Redd could move through the crowded halls of the school just as well as she could move through the trees. Something she was thankful for at this moment in time. She was at her locker by the time Amanda's voice made it out of class. She switched out her books and was weaving through students again within seconds and was nearly at her class within a couple minutes. Once she sat down she calmed down enough to pay attention to her next couple classes.