Here's my disclaimer: I do not own Daughters of the moon or any of the characters from the books. I only own my characters that I created.
"Hey dad," I began carefully later that night at dinner. "I made some friends today, a group of really nice girls." I chose not to mention the two guys because that would give him more reason to say no to my question.
"That's great sweetie, that's just what you need. I know things are a bit hard for you, but I knew you would fit right in." He replied taking another bite.
"Yeah, um, they invited to hang out tonight." I started again.
"Really?" He gave me surprised look. "Hang out where?"
"This place called Planet Bang, they said it was really cool and there's going to be tons more kids my age there that I can meet." I gave him the final pitch hoping he would bite.
"Planet Bang…" He thought for a moment and finally spoke again. "No that place is a club, there are too many fights there."
"But dad that's not – "
"You're not going and that's final!" He raised his voice in anger and probably annoyance as well.
I fumed and stormed off to my room. As I walked in I pulled out my cell phone out and dialed the number Catty had given me.
"Hello?" Catty answered on the other side of the line.
"Um…hi," I had called Catty but I didn't know why or what I was going to tell her.
"Hey where are you? The rest of us are here but we can't find you." She said with a hint of confusion in her voice.
I thought for a moment and then devised a plan. "Yeah I haven't left yet but I'll be there soon okay?" I finally answered, hoping my plan would work. I quickly hung up with Catty and grabbed my make-up bag. If my dad hated anything it was dealing with a hormonal teenager when she was angry. He might peek in my room before he went to bed but he wouldn't try to talk to me…I hoped. I grabbed my brush and pulled my hair up into a messy bun leaving bangs down on each side that framed my face. Underneath my hair was black so the blonde streaks only showed in the bun giving it a cool mixture of coloring. I put on some eyeliner and mascara then dabbed on some dark red lip gloss.
Grabbing a bunch of scarves hanging in my closet (I had gotten them over the years from grandparents and people who didn't know what else to get me) I grabbed a shirt out of the closet as well and a pair of sweatpants from my dresser drawer. I stuffed them with the scarves and once I ran out scarves I started using socks, pillowcases, and anything else I could find that would work. I grabbed a pair of socks and stuffed them with more socks. Then I lined it up so it looked like my body. I grabbed my beanie pillow and shaped it to look like my head, and finally put on a Halloween wig, from when I was little, over the top. It was perfect as long as my dad didn't look too closely.
I found a black leather skirt that was skin tight and went just above my knees. Then I looked in my closet and quickly found the red skin tight leather shirt that I had picked out to match the skirt. I grabbed my Black leather jacket and pulled it over my arms. Then I slipped on some dark red leggings and grabbed my leather clunks, but didn't put them on yet. I waited until I heard the TV come on in the next room, a sign that the coast was clear, and turned off my light.
I opened the window gently and was surprised at how quiet it was. I leaned out the window and set my boots on top of the old rusted metal box my dad had in his side yard. Then I pulled myself back in. Lifting myself up I sat on the windowsill and brought my legs around me so they dangled outside. I quickly slid my feet into the boots then turned the top half of my body to close the window. Once it was closed I bent down and zipped up the sides of the boots and then jumped down. As silently as I could manage I ducked under the living room window and snuck past it. Once I was around to the front of the house I walked as fast as I could until I got around the corner.
I pulled opened my purse and pulled out the directions the girls had given me. I stopped at the bus stop and waited for what seemed like forever. When it finally pulled up I started to get on but looked and saw someone walking who caught my eye. A boy my age with sandy blonde hair was walking around the street corner up ahead. He looked at me and then couldn't seem to look away either. Then something stopped him dead in his tracks and he stared at me curiously as if something about me bothered him.
"Hey are you getting on or not?" The driver asked finally and I quickly looked away and got on apologizing as I did. I picked the first empty seat I saw and sat down staring out the window. The bus passed the corner but the boy wasn't there anymore only I could swear I saw something moving in the shadows.
The bus finally stopped a couple blocks away from Planet Bang and I got off and decided to walk the rest of the way. As I walked I couldn't help but get the feeling that someone was watching me. I looked around but couldn't see anyone. So I shrugged it off and kept walking until I saw the building with a flashing neon sign that said 'Planet Bang' in big letters. I gave my purse to the security guard who looked through it briefly and handed it back to me. Then I quickly walked into the club still unable to shake the feeling of eyes watching me. I searched around for a while and then finally spotted the girls. They were all dancing rhythmically against one another. I myself had danced like this with my old friends at the school dances.
Vanessa caught sight of me and motioned for me to join them. The rest of the girls smiled appreciatively. The only ones who seemed to be hesitant were Jimena and Tianna, but I hoped they would come around.
"Hey," Serena said smiling. "We were worried you wouldn't make it."
"Well I did," I smiled back at her politely.
"So," Vanessa started. "Can you dance?"
"You mean like you guys just were?" I asked already knowing the answer.
"Of course!" Catty said brightly. She seemed to be very free spirited and I liked that about her.
"Sort of," I answered. "But I don't know how good I am." I added at the end for their benefit.
"Well let's see then." Tianna finally spoke. Jimena hadn't said a word to me yet and I secretly hoped I hadn't done anything to offend the girl.
The next song started and the other girls' bodies started to move to the beat of the music.
"Come on!" Serena encouraged.
I easily fell into the group and at first my body was slightly rigid, but after a moment I just closed my eyes and let my body move with the rhythm. All of the girls moved their bodies until they all seemed to be moving as one. I sighed and let the animal inside me take over as my mind seemed to float out from my body. I loved this feeling; it was the perfect release and it always made me feel so much better afterward. When the song finally ended we all stopped our dance and I opened my eyes. They all stared at me in awe.
"What?" I asked feeling the pink rise to my cheeks. "Did I do that wrong?"
"No!" They all said in unison, all except for Jimena that is. I wanted to know what I had done wrong to the girl.
"You were great!" Vanessa praised.
I couldn't help but smile and I looked away trying to hide my blush. As I did my eyes met a pair of dark eyes and we were instantly locked together. I couldn't pull away and, oddly, a part of me didn't want to. My smile faded and the rest of the girls looked away to what I was staring at. When they saw Jimena stepped in between our gazes. The electricity was very distinct in the air and I wasn't quite sure where it came from.
I looked down and then at the other girls.
"Sorry that was really weird I don't know what happened there." I amended quickly.
"We'll go talk to him." Tianna said quietly and she, Catty, and Vanessa walked off in the direction of the boy.
"Are you okay? Did you see anything weird or anything that bothered you?" Serena questioned.
"I'm fine I didn't see anything, why? Should I have?" I asked confused.
Serena just looked at Jimena with a worried expression.
"She's fine." Jimena answered curtly to an unspoken question.
I looked confused back and forth between the two girls. Serena stiffened suddenly and then turned the direction the other girls had gone. I peeked past Jimena to see the three girls talking to the sandy haired boy I had seen earlier. They seemed angry with him and very tense. At least Tianna and Catty were, Vanessa seemed slightly more at ease. I wondered why that was. He looked at me again and the gaze was just like the last one. Vanessa looked back and noticed that I was once again fixated in his stare and quickly stepped between us.
"Who is that?" I finally asked unable to control my curiosity.
"No one you need to be concerned with." Jimena answered coldly.
"I'm sorry, did I do something to annoy you, or bother you in some way? You just seem kind of cold when you're around me." I finally stated unable to deal with the girl's snubness anymore. (Yes snubness it is the term to describe someone's attitude when they snub you lol)
"Not yet," Jimena mumbled under her breath.
Serena looked at Jimena curiously and then her eyes widened in surprise. She shot me a look and then turned back to the boy glaring at him. I looked past Jimena again and saw the boy had an amused look on his face. What was going on?
"Okay can someone explain to me what the hell is going on?" I finally asked. I looked from one girl to the other and they looked at each other as well. "Someone has to tell me or I'll go ask him." I said jutting my chin in the direction of the boy. I could feel my stubbornness kicking in and I was sure things would be weird with the girls after this. It always was. "I'm sure he'll tell me."
"What's your problem, huh?" Jimena was suddenly on the defense. What were they hiding? "This has nothing to do with you."
"Obviously it does." I retorted.
"Okay that's enough you two." Serena cut in.
Jimena was mumbling to herself in what I thought was Spanish and I tried my best to ignore her.
"Okay well for starters that guy over there," Serena gestured to the boy. "His name is Stanton and…let's just say he's bad news. Him and those people over there." She then turned and gestured to a group hovering in the corner of the room. They looked like a bunch of stoners or druggies but they were also just a bunch of kids around our age.
"Why are they such bad news?" I asked suspiciously.
"Why do you ask so many questions? Just stay away from them." Jimena replied harshly.
I glared at the girl and in that moment I wanted to do anything that would make her mad. I thought for a moment. Where had that thought come from? It wasn't something I would normally think of. It wasn't my personality at all to purposely do something to annoy someone.
"Oops, I figured you would, of course your mind seems to be a little hazy." The thought said quietly in a silky voice inside my head. I backed up. What the hell was that? I didn't know what was going on here but I had the feeling that I chose the wrong night to sneak away.
"I have to go," I said quickly walking away from the other girls and moving toward the exit.
"Wait, Kylie it's not safe!" Serena yelled after me, but I ignored her and continued walking. Being here was not safe, that was the only thing I knew for sure. I hoped I wasn't slowly losing my mind; I was, after all, hearing voices in my head. I went past the guard and out into the night air. It was almost a new moon tonight so there was very little light in the dark sky above me. I had to rely on the street lamps scattered along the streets. I decided to take the bus again and quickly walked down the sidewalk over to the seats designated for people waiting to get on the bus. I sat down and closed my eyes, letting out a sigh of relief.
A noise behind me alerted my senses and I quickly turned around to find a boy standing there. I recognized him as one of the kids that was standing in the corner of the room at Planet Bang.
"Um, can I help you?" I asked slowly wondering if Serena had been right.
"Yes, I think you can." But the boy's lips did not move. This I heard whispered through my mind again. I knew the boy could see my startled expression because he smiled wickedly at me.
"Who are you?" I asked slowly getting ready to stand up and run if I had to.
"The question isn't who I am…but what I am." These words he finally spoke out loud and I jumped at the sound of his voice because it was the same voice that whispered across my mind. "And you should be a little less worried about me and a little more worried about you. Since you are out here so…alone." He said the last word menacingly and I flinched away. His eyes turned very dark and something in me told me to look away.
Not quite instinct though, it was more of another voice mixed with my instincts. I looked away anyways knowing that, whatever it was, it was right.
"Oh come on, you're not scared are you?" The boy taunted me. I just wanted to get away from here and most of all away from him. The girls were right, he was bad news, and now I could feel it as if it radiated out from him. I looked back hoping the bus would come quickly and I could escape on it. All I saw was a black car coming down the road very fast.
A/N: As always tell me what you think ^_^