A/N: Hi guys! This is me, wolfgal97, tackling this chapter. I'm trying to keep it the same length and hopefully it's done as well as my partner's chapter. Let me know what you think please, and thank you for reading :)
The boy with short hair named Stiles gave a sarcastic tone as he told me to get out of his seat. I felt my eyes flash at him like daggers as he glared back at me.
"I don't see your name on it," I said smoothly with a cold, unfriendly smile on my lips. It was obvious I was new, but maybe Stiles just has a thick head.
Justin supported me and Stiles shuffled in an annoyed way to a desk next to a dark skinned boy with long black hair. I proudly claimed my victory, sitting down and crossing my legs. I gently kicked Justin to get his attention. I wanted to chat a little before the bell rang to start class.
His head turned to me, smiling warmly in a way that made me grin back. I shot a ball of wadded paper shreds at his head, flicking it with my black painted nails. It hit its mark right between his emerald eyes. I snorted at his surprised expression as his eyes crossed to watch the wad bounce of his face.
"Hey, lacrosse boy, I thought you were supposed to catch that," I taunted in a joking way.
"Yeah, sure. When did you become a finger football punter?"
"I don't know, but I won the finger football Superbowl." Justin started laughing his head off until a strong looking guy with spiked blond hair looked at him funny. He gave Justin the evil eye, but it softened when he saw me. I glared at him, sensing he was a jerk. He turned back around and ignored us when Justin calmed down.
"So, Aideen, how have you been? Where did you go? Spill everything!" Justin asked, speed talking with excitement.
"Woah, I guess I made an impression," I laughed, "I've-" but before I could continue to tell him about what I had been doing, the teacher walked in to start class. It was a boring lesson that I already knew from being in the advanced class at my old school. After lots of well written notes and a power point later, the bell rang for our next class.
I stood up and collected my things quickly, wanting more time to talk. I made my way to the door while the flow of people brought Justin to me.
"You never answered any of my questions," he said as I looped my arm with his to keep us together in the crowed. He made a puppy dog pout and I giggled as he cocked his head to the side.
"Sorry, we don't have much time and I have to get to English. Why don't we meet after next hour at lunch?" I offered. He nodded and walked me to the door of my next hour.
"If you need anything," he started to say, but I beat him to it.
"Deal with it and survive on my own?" I playfully pushed his arm, getting him to go away so he wouldn't be late.
"Yeah that's exactly what I was going to say," he smirked and walked off. It was so weird seeing him so tall. A girl bumped into me and interrupted my thoughts.
"Watch it! Its a door, not a standing zone." She said all prissy to me. I crossed my arms and glared back at her well-done makeup covered face. For a second, I saw her size me up, but then her posture relaxed and a genuine smile graced her features.
"I'm sorry. Its been a long day. You're the new girl from my first hour, Aideen? I'm Lydia," she said, passing me a perfectly manicured hand to shake, which I did.
"Nice to meet you. Going in?"
"Yeah, but today is supposed to be boring. We have to write a summary about Pride and Prejudice." She rolled her eyes to further her statement.
"Its fine, I already read it," I grumble. We made out way to the desks, her heels clopping on the hard floor.
"Same here. So, it seems you know Justin. Isn't he cute?"
"What?" I asked, startled at the blunt question. "No! I mean, there's nothing wrong with his looks, it just I don't think of him like that," I finished lamely.
"Too bad. He's single," she said, pulling out a file to groom her already immaculate nails. My heart sped up just a little bit.
"He is?" A swift bob of red curls confirmed my hopes. The bell rang, ending our conversation, and I set about the assignment. I worked through the class, giving a rough outline of how Mr. Darcy feels for Elizabeth. I was done before anyone else and settled for thinking at my desk, my iPod blaring into my ears some 3 Doors Down.
It was so cool to see my best friend Justin again. It was like the only thing that changed about him was his looks, getting taller and filling out. Inside, he was just the same innocent boy he always was.
Me, I had changed though. I had changed a lot. I was no longer the light hearted girl who would go home after a day at play school with Justin to hang out with my little sister, playing dolls. She was gone along with the warm part of my heart. Time for lunch came, and still deep in thought I made my way to the cafeteria.
I saw Justin sitting by the boy with dark long hair and Stiles, so I made my way over to them. Sitting next to Justin, I greeting the whole group, "Hey guys, what's up?"
"I was just talking about you," Justin said sweetly, like that was the only topic they talked about. I snorted in amusement.
"Yeah, probably telling them how evil I am. Hi, I'm Aideen," I said to the nameless boy, giving a two fingered salute.
"Scott McCall. Nice to meet you," he said, offering a crooked smile. I looked over to Stiles who was rolling his eyes.
"Hey, Stiles, I just wanted to say sorry for being rude this morning. I just wanted to sit next to the only person I knew in the room. Forgive me?"
"Yeah, it's cool. I should have known you were new," he said.
Suddenly, a familiar dark headed girl came to sit next to Scott. She was focusing putting her tray down when I recognized her.
"Allison Argent, you have gotten so freaking big!" Her head shot up, sending her hair flying. Her who face showed glee when she realised who I was.
"Oh my gosh, Aideen O'Conner! Dad and aunt Kate told me you were coming to stay with us, but you didn't get here until after I left for school I guess!" She ran around the table and hugged me lightly, happy to see me. I patted her arm hooked around my neck to get air again.
"Oh, Kate knows huh? How is the wicked witch of the west?"
"Aideen, she's not that bad, just free spirited. She thinks you're too stiff!"
"I am. As a board." We both laughed so much, the boys were just looking at us like we were crazy, so Allison scooted back to he seat across from me. The others started to talk together while I thought about the wild hunter. Kate Argent was not my favorite person. She and I disagree on why we hunt, her thinking its for sport, while I feel its to protect humanity from becoming rabid killers. I didn't know if she had a past involving a werewolf like mine had to get her thinking like that or not, but I thought she was wrong. Kate is too loose and she doesn't believe in rules like I do.
"You ok? You got this glassy look over your eyes like you're upset." Justin was giving me his full attention. I shook my head, my long frosted hair whipping around.
"Just going over stuff from today. I need a break! So, let's talk. Where have you been?"
"I've been here! You were the one who moved. Tell me what you've done all this time. You're staying with the Argents? What happened to your parents and sister?" I felt my chest hurt at the mention of my sister.
"Well, my dad is back in Texas which is were we moved to. My mom left a while ago, actually. She couldn't take it when Amy, my sister, died. I didn't think I would handle it either, but I did."
His face melted into sympathy. "Oh, dang.! I'm so sorry. What happened? You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to."
"She was murdered." The whole table was looking at me, listening to find out what they could. "He was never caught. Not yet." But he would be. And he will pay. I was going to make sure of that.
"So what have you been up to?" I asked Justin who brightened up immediately.
"Nothing much other than lacrosse. I've worked really hard to get on first string."
"I'm sure. You grew so much, it's kinda hard to look at you! So Allison, how are things going? We haven't seen each other in years!" I was interested in how my best girl friend was. Allison's and my family both used to be close, and now I had come to work with them. I didn't know if Allison knew the family secret yet or not, so I decided not to mention it until I asked Kate or Chris.
"I know, right? I'm amazing! I have the best boyfriend, and he's coming to study with me after school today," she said, wrapping her arms around Scott, who leaned back into her embrace. They looked so happy together, and I could tell that they liked each other a lot. Before we could continue catching up, it was time for our next class, which for Justin, Scott, Stiles and me was P.E.
The girls locker room was large and cold, but it was nice with places for privacy. I quickly changed into a pair of black shorts and a loose fitting green T-shirt. I tossed my hair into a messy pony so it wouldn't get into my face. After tying the laces to my athletic shoes, I jogged out into the huge gym to meet up with the class. Justin and and that other boy who I didn't like from my first hour were the team captains for the day. They took turns picking team members for dodge ball.
Justin chose me first, making me blush as I came to stand by him. Jackson, the other captain, chose a boy named Danny and another strong looking girl. Justin picked Scott, Stiles and a few other people while Jackson got another girl and guy, and the last pick who was a very soft looking nerdy guy. We took our respective sides of the gym. I was ready to stretch my muscles and lay some smack-down.
The coach blew the whistle for us to go and I took off, making a mad dash to the balls in the middle of the battle zone. I grabbed one and used it to deflect one coming my way. I then reared back and let it loose so it hit Jackson in the shoulder. Another ball came my way and I caught it easy. They all looked like they were coming at me so slowly I had all the time in the world.
Scott was really fast, and was popping in and out of my vision, taking down many of the other team. Stiles was trying too, but missed a few times. Justin, on the other hand was spot on. He never missed and caught everything super fast. It was easy to see why he played lacrosse, and that was weird. He had never been very athletic before I left, but I guess he hit a growth-spurt or something. His muscles flexed in his arm as he went through the motions of tossing the ball at Danny's legs.
Suddenly, a ball came flying at my face, and I did a back bend to miss it. I grabbed it when it missed my head and stood back up to toss it back at the guy who had tried to take me out. It hit him right in the chest, knocking his wind out. He fell over, just laying on the floor. He was also the last person in, making us the winners. The guys on my team came to high five me, and I beamed at the small victory.
"That little back bend thing was like out of the Matrix!" Stiles said, practically jumping up and down. I laughed and nervously picked at a loose strand of hair. Justin came up and tucked it behind my ear, getting my attention.
"So I was wondering if you wanted to come to my house after school to just hang out, you know?" He has the most adorable green puppy eyes, and in that moment I wanted to give anything to make him happy.
"Sure, sounds good. I have to be back at the Argent's by dinner though, so I can only be there an hour or two. Ok?"
"Sounds good. See you after school? You can ride with me in my car."
"Yeah, perfect," I smiled, making my way to the locker room to change. For some reason, the day couldn't end fast enough now. In my bag, I put my gym clothes back in, covering up the double edged silver knives in the bottom. I wouldn't need those until later.