Chapter 12: What!
"Hey Ed?" I said after walk three block away from the graveyard. The awaked was too must for me.
"Mmm?"
"Are you going to life here –With your Aunt?" Edward nod yes "then you and Jordan are going to school here then –right?"
"Yeah –but there paper work from John high school from New York to this town in different country –not to memento they don't know this place is real –or on map." Edward said "and there this test to be in this school."
"Test?" David said.
"What school you tried to go, Ed?" I asks
"I start tomorrow at Leaf Point Academy…" Edward look at us with confuse expression "What?" Edward said.
"Again –what test!" David said with irritate in it.
"It what a new student from the outside world have to take in order to became warriors –if they want to became Warrior. but the 'new be' have to take a test that show your strong –your speed –your knowledge –and fighting skills. They also have to take a vow to never tell an outsider about this world in or out of this valley." I example David "I will know because I take that test it too hard even for me! I was lucky to even pass! –how you pass Edward?" I wince remember the pain and the bruise on my legs and arms.
"Easy! –I'm a boxer for my whole life –remember Mai?" I nod remember seeing Edward practices. I bush also remember him always shirtless too. "And I do track and cross-country too –so the speed was easy too…"
"Just like his cousin too…" David mumble.
"Look sorry for what he did but I never see him in…" I interrupt him "…in love?" I said finish Edward sentence "no! –well yes –but that not what I'm talk about! I'm talking about James angry problem ever since…" Edward stop lost in words.
"Ever since what?" both David and me asks. Edward look away. "ever since she died." Edward said with grit teeth together "He changes, his name and his behave have change!"
"What? You saying his name is not James?" I said. "And who is she?" David said. David stop walking in front of David's door he turn to Edward for answers. Edward still not looking at us, Edward turn his head to me –looking me in the eyes with so must sadness in it "She death, Mai" Edward said. Mai feel her eyes went wide, No… No! Mai's mind scream NO! "How?" Mai grit her teeth together tightly. Eyes burn ready to break down to tears. "She was with him, Scott and her family… they drive to somewhere –then it happen…"
I grit my teeth. Stop the tear from run my eyes but I was already tearing. Then I remember said thing Edward said… "Who Scott?" I asks Edward. "Do I know him or something?"
Edward look at me wide eyes like I was crazy "Who you think I'm talking about?" I know I have a big question mark on my face because I look at Edward very confuse. Edward deeply sigh fearless "Scott is my cousin as in Scott James" Edward laugh at me when my mouth drop. David eyes when wide in shock.
"What!" both me and David said at the same time.
"Yup" Edward said pop the p. "I told you he change his name –well not really –only tell his teacher to call him James only so everyone only know is last name –not first."
"but that doesn't example why he act different / date Violet?" I said fear to hear the answer. That mean James date Violet for the wrong reason –even worries use her! "Date because he still love Emma and Violet remind him of Emma in both ways –look and personality." I nod agree with Edward. Violet dose remind me of Emma –maybe that why we good friends. "Violet does not know right Mai?" David mumble to me broke my thoughts. I gasp, buried my face in David neck "can we go home, Dave?" I mumble at David's neck. I hear David laugh "and you don't want to be home…" I squeeze his neck with my arm little. "Home now" I said "Please!" I add. David look at me over his shoulder then nod after few minutes "okay… Edward? The keys are in my bag –the first pocket…" Edward walk forward, past David and me and unlock the door. He then push the door open wide and let us go through first.
David walk to the couch and softly put me down. "Meow!" Max jump up to the couch to my lap. Max begs me to scratch behind his ears by meow more. "Hey Max" I said softly to my kitten. I scratch his ears to his head then Max roll to his back so I scratch his stomach too. He closes his eyes, purred happily. "Silly kitty" I mumble. David disappear into the kitchen.
"What happen to Bella?" Edward asks across from me. I jump, I forgot he was here. "Your… wolf –right?" I nod "She home with Lilian and Matt." I look up at Edward. "Lilian always tell me, Bella howl at night because she miss me so must…" I look down "…and I miss them too…" I look up at him again realize what I just said "Bella I mean!" Edward nod understand what I mean.
Edward open his mouth to said something but didn't when David came back with water and the first-aid kit. "put your shirt up" I look at him wide eyes. I hear Edward stop breath, David sigh "Let me see your wound" David asks softly. I nod put my shirt up and David help when I wince in pain. My side have a purplish –blueish bruise so big –even worries my old wound was reopen and blood start to come out. Both boys gasp at my wound. "Oh… Mai!" David look sadly at me "you shouldn't train today! You should said something!" David grab a towel and wet with something in the brown bottle that does not have a name on it. When the wet towel touch my cut wound a quick hot pain shot me "OW!" I jump from my seat "That hurt!" I wince.
"Next time you should listen to me next." David said with small smrik on his face.
"You enjoy this, Dave!" I wince even more. David just laugh. "you laugh now –but I remember with you there six –you fell and cut you leg, Zane have to carrying to your house. You wince always back home even more when Zane clean your wound –you even cry!"
David face was red "N… No I was not cry!" David protest.
"Yes you were –Zane even have promise you some ice-cream After he finish!" David face was so bright –I laugh even Edward laugh hard "…you… have … your brother… promise you… so… ice-cream!" Edward died laugh on the floor. David face was so red in embarrass.
"you the one talk too –since your a big baby when it come to shot!" Edward stop laugh after that. His face was bright pink "That not true!" Edward protest face turning to pink to red. "huh –than why the nurse call for help –the next door room have little girl and she take the shot with scream or nothing-she was braver then you, Ed!" Edward face was bright red just like David few second ago –now David was laughing at Edward. "you …were …afraid …of …little needle!" I roll my eyes at them, Boys!
When David finish clean the and put some cream medicine on the make my skin cold off. Then he wrap my wound with band-aids. "there" he said pulling my hair back behind my ear. I blush that make him smile. "Take this" David give me to white pills.
"what is it?" I said looking at it. "Pain killer" David said simply. I nod take the pills to my mouth and swallow it. It only take five minutes for the medicine to work. My head feel weird and I'm get sleepy. I yawn. David laugh "I'll take it, it work?" I nod rubbing my eyes. I yawn again.
"Let her sleep now –after all the pain she been through." Edward said shake his head "I think I'll leave you two alone…" Edward raise and start walk to the door. He was right with or without the pain-killer I'm am every tired. "Bye Ed" I said sleepy. He only nod before he close the door behind him.
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The next week I went back to school. The clock bam at 5:00am like always for train. David only let me running and target practices. Once we back at the apartment we shower and change and out of the door.
"you know…" Here we go again! "you not have to go to school –if you don't feel well today we came just go back to the apar…" I stop David by kiss him on the lip. "I'm fine Dave" I said after few minutes of kiss. David bit his lip but nod. He grab my hand then kisses softly "Come on –we going to be late!"
We were not late. We walk to the yard of Leaf Point Academy –student form 9th to 12th grade walking around with friend laughing and talk to one and another. The build was one of the five build in this academy. Three build are for upper class and the two are the lower class (1st -7th grade). Some of the middle school students go between upper and lower class seclude.
David holds my hand and we walk though the school yard. People stop talking to friend and stared at me and David. They whisper each other ears. David does not care about the whisper, but unlike him –I care about the whisper. I'm not like David, bold, quiet, tough guy, bad boy thing. I'm shy, quiet, girl that boys like take invent and girls like to pick on me but they wrong. I'm also loud and bold when I'm with my friends. We walk hand in hand when we heard a girl cry and run into me. She hug tightly that I cannot breathe. I wince because my side still hurt. "I'm so sorry!" she pulls back. Her blue eyes shine with tears. I look at the girl, not recognized who she is. Her hair is brown shoulder-length long, straight with bangs. Her face looks childish with wide eye straight nose and big lip but still teenage look. "Who are you?" I asks "do I know you?" I look at her confuse. I look up at David for help. He just shrugs his shoulder.
Her eye went even more wide –if that was impossible. "oh! You not remember me…" she start to cry again "No more cry –please!" I said "I was just play –Violet!" with that Violet just jumping up and down happily "You remember!" she yell over and over again. then she squeal when James grab her waist and spin her around. They kiss each other for long time –now I see why your friends are annoyed when me and David kisses. "Okay you two break it up!" Jordan shout walking with two or three guy behind her and her brother, Edward glare the boys behind her. "Mai! You back!" Jordan ran to me give me a huge hug. Then Violet john your hug. They hug me so hard I wince in pain both girls pull back mumble sorry to me. "you been gone for two or three months!" Jordan shout "I hope this boy" point to David "been take care of you well?" I nod, blushing when I know what she means.
"It good to see you well Mai" James said "Violet will not stop babbly about you for months!" James has his arm around Violet's shoulder, who blushes pink.
"Now the families are back together!" Violet said squeal again. Everyone nod agree with Violet.
"I really miss you Guy!" I said. everyone smile at me. "um… Jordan? Who are those guys?" I nod behind her.
"oh!" Jordan turn to her right "This is Thomas Jefferson" Thomas have black hair with green eyes. He nod hello. Jordan turn to her left "and this is…"
"Christopher" said the boy with dark brown hair with blue eye. He like Violet but have Edward and David's height. "Christopher Bloom –Violet oldest brother. I just came back for Spain and decide finish my study here at Leaf Point Academy." He smiles at us.
"I did not know Violet have brothers" David and I said at same time. Everyone on your group laugh at us. "Well two brothers" Christopher said "Tom here was with me at Spain and he decide to came to Leaf Point Academy with me too. Tom from Rome."
"It true" Thomas said with heave accent that make him more dark and mystery looking. "I like to travel and learn new thing. Christopher was my roommate and always talk about his beautiful little Violet" Thomas look at Violet "and his little brother Ash. I feel like I know them my whole life –I don't have brother or sister." "Awww that sad" all the girls in our group said. the boys glare at Thomas.
The bell ring meaning class is about to start. We all said good-bye to each other. But James and Violet look sad. They kiss each other then another and another to a long kiss. Jordan growl "Come on Romeo! Juliet have to go to class!" I laugh at James the way look the puppy eyes look was to funny. Violet smile she take my arm and three of us, David, Violet, and me, went to first period class. "Awww! Poor James!" I said still giggle.
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By lunch I'm was hungry and I don't want to eat at the lunchroom –so we, Thomas, Jordan, Edward, David, Christopher, and me went to David and me secret room. when we all get there David open the door. I was laugh not pay anointment to where I was walking that I hit the back of David's hard back. "ow!" I rub my nose and forehead "What give?" David turn around face red. "David? are you okay?" I touch his forehead. He shake his head. His point behind him. I walk past him to see what happen. What I found is …Violet and James make-out –half naked! Violet was on top of the desk with no shirt or pants on –only bra and underwear on. And James was only wearing jean. My face was burning up.
"What the fuck are you doing with my sister?" Christopher shout angrily face all red. He grab James and pull him away from Violet. Violet shout her face all red. She tried to cover herself but fail. Jordan and I ran to her "David give me your jacket!" I order my boyfriend give me what I want. I put the jacket over Violet's shoulder. Us girls back up while the boys tried to break the fight. Christopher punch James' face leaving James' lip and nose bleed. James knee Christopher's stomach. Christopher moan in pain. Both James and Christopher fight back and forward with each punches and kicks. Thomas, Edward and David tried to stop them but they end-up have bruise and bleed nose or mouth.
"Stop It –stop it –STOP IT!" Violet shouts. She fell to her knee tears run down her face. Jordan kneels beside Violet. Violet sod in Jordan's shoulder "Stop it…" Violet mumbles. Jordan looks up at me "We have to stop them before something really bad going to happen…" I said she nod in agreement. "STOP FIGHTING!" I shout at the boys but of course the boys did not listen to me! I grit my teeth "I said –Stop IT!" I shout again.
Out of nowhere all five boys are separate. Like really split up! The boys fly backward and hit their back with walls, chairs, or desks. It was like some forces push the boys apart. The boys were wide-eye with shock or mouth wide open. I hear someone gasp right behind me. my mouth was drop to the ground. "Mai… Mai! Look at their hands!" David orders. Still wide mouth I look down and gasp. My hand was orange and red flame. Did I do that? I thought fear that I was the cost of this mess. "Did I do that?..." I tick off. I let the flame out off my hand before I look up at my friends…