Here is Chapter 3! I am on summer vacations so hopefully I will be updating more often.
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. Twilight is owned by Stephanie Meyer. I do not own any recognizable canon characters. Only partially Maven, Jade, and her family. Everyone else belongs to Marvel.
The moment we were out, Jade walked away as if our conversation during class had never even happened. I shook my head, confused, as Gordon walked up.
"That was so confusing," he whined, "They all looked exactly the same. You are so lucky that you had Okaia as your partner."
"It wasn't that hard," I said, insulted at the insinuation. Gordon instantly looked like a scolded puppy, making me feel bad. "But I have done this lab, at least one exactly like it, before."
"Well Okaia seemed friendly enough to you today," Gordon said, quickly changing the subject. His tone wasn't too happy though, it sounded like he didn't like Jade too much.
"I guess," I said, trying to sound indifferent, "She was probably just having a bad day last time." Gym was gym, it wasn't too interesting but kept me active at least. I headed out to the truck after gym.
The next morning I could tell something was different about the day. I got out of bed and went to the window, sighing. It had snowed more over night, leaving the ground to be dusted with snow. Even worse, the snow and water from yesterday had frozen, leaving a less than pleasant winter wonderland (and it was supposed to be Spring for shit's sake!). Ben was already gone when I got up, so I made breakfast before leaving. Just as I had suspected they would be, the road were icy as hell. It was a lot easier to drive than I thought it would be, the truck didn't seem to be bothered by the icy roads at all. When I arrived at school I got out and noticed silver chains on the wheels.
Shaking my head at what my brother probably did, I glanced around the parking lot. I saw Jade talking with her family by their car. It seemed as if they were arguing in low, angry voices. I couldn't hear what they were saying though, none of them looked too happy though. A high-pitched squeal came from somewhere in the parking lot, and Jade's head snapped up. The squealing got louder, and I turned around to see a van barreling towards me.
A few things happened at once. Jade's expression turned to surprise, then horror, then anger. Suddenly she wasn't across the parking lot, she had disappeared. In almost the same moment, something slammed into me, but not from the direction of the van. Whatever had hit me was pinning me down, causing my head to hit on the icy blacktop. Two pale hands shot out, stopping the van from progressing further.
"Bobbi...Bobbi are you okay?" Jade's frantic voice was right next to my ear.
"No need to shout," I grumbled, trying to pull back. Jade held me in her iron grip, one hand lifting to gently stroke my cheek.
"You hit your head pretty hard," she commented, "Especially since you think I'm shouting." I became acutely aware of a pain behind my left ear, a throbbing pain.
"Ow," I muttered, slightly surprised.
"Like I said, you hit your head pretty hard," Jade said, her small smile taking the bite out of her words.
"How...How did you get over here so fast?" I asked, remembering how she was over by her family, arguing with them.
"I was standing here the whole time," Jade replied, her tone turning serious again. I tried pulling back again, and this time Jade let me. She moved as far away as she could, her green eyes not meeting mine. For a brief moment I wondered what exactly was it that I was asking her. Was I just imagining her over by her family?
The other students had noticed by then, and were clamoring around. Some looked like they were crying, and they were all shouting. Shouting at us. Shouting at others. Just shouting.
"Don't move," one person instructed.
"We need to get Tripp out," a second person said. I tried to get up, but Jade set a hand on my shoulder.
"Just stay here for now," she murmured softly.
"It's cold down here though," I protested. Jade chuckled softly, but there was an edge to the sound.
"I know you were over by your car, with your family," I said, deciding to pick the conversation back up. Jade's expression hardened again. "No I wasn't."
"I saw you," I argued quietly, faintly hearing the adults approaching.
"I was standing right next to you and pulled you out of the way," Jade said, her eyes meeting mine and she looked like she was trying to relay something crucial.
"No," I replied, "I know that's not the truth."
"Please, Bobbi. Just got with it," Jade pleaded softly, her eyes blazing.
"Why?"
"Just trust me, please."
"Will you explain things later?"
"Fine," Jade said with a slight huff.
"Fine," I replied. It ended up taking six of the paramedics along with two teachers to shift the van far enough away to bring the stretcher in. Jade refused hers. I tried to do the same but Jade mentioned that I had hit my head, and told them that I probably had a concussion. I ended up on the stretcher, along with one of those god-awful neck braces, while Jade got to ride in the front of the ambulance. It was annoying. To make matters worse, Ben was already at the hospital before we got there, waiting in the room.
"Bobbi!" he exclaimed.
"I'm fine Ben," I assured my brother, taking off the neck brace the moment the paramedics left. The paramedics returned a short while after they left, bringing in a stretcher with a kid I recognized from my history class, Antoine Triplett. Trip had his head all wrapped up in bloody bandages, he looked a lot worse than I felt.
"Shit, Bobbi. I am so sorry," he began apologizing.
"It's cool. I'm fine. How are you?" I asked. As we talked, the nurses began to undo his bandages, revealing shallow cuts all over his forehead and cheek.
"I didn't...I couldn't stop...I was going too fast and hit the ice wrong...I thought I was going to kill you."
"Don't worry, you missed me."
"How did you get safe so fast. One moment you were there, the next you were gone."
"Uh...Jade pulled me out of the way."
"Who?" Trip looked confused.
"Jade Okaia...She was standing right next to me," I lied.
"Okaia? I didn't see her...Is she okay?"
"I think so...She didn't need a stretcher." I hated lying but there was no real way to explain how Jade had gotten to where she had gotten so fast. I was wheeled away for an X-Ray and MRI and all that shit, and as I had suspected there was no concussion or anything. I couldn't leave, though, I had to wait for a doctor. I was wheeled back to where Trip was, and closed my eyes as he apologized over and over.
"Is she sleeping?" a familiar voice asked. I opened my eyes to see Jade standing at the foot of the bed, smirking. I glared at her, though it would've been more natural to oogle at her.
"Jade, I'm really sorr-" Trip began before Jade held up a hand to stop him.
"It's all fine," Jade said, though her tone said different, "Just be very careful next time." Trip nodded as Jade sat near the edge of my bed.
"So...What's the diagnosis?"
"No concussion or anything...Just waiting for a doctor before I can get the hell out of here," I said.
"And here I was thinking that you liked talking to me," Jade joked. I shot her another glare as a doctor walked in. The doctor was tall and pale with pretty dark red hair. She was pale and gorgeous, a lot like Jade. She even had green eyes like Jade. Jade looked up and smiled at the doctor.
"Hey Jean," she said, her tone utterly casual.
"Hey," the woman, Jean, replied. Jade and Jean exchanged a long look for a moment, as if they were silently communicating something. Jean then picked up my file, thumbing through it.
"Your X-Rays look good," Jean said, "How are you feeling? Jade said you hit your head pretty hard."
"I'm fine," I said for hopefully the last time. Jean flicked on a pen light, flashing it into my eyes and nodding to herself. She then prodded at my head, her hands icy cold. I winced slightly.
"Tender?" She asked.
"Not really...I've had worse," I replied. The doctor nodded.
"Your brother is out in the waiting room. You can go. But if you have any pain or change in eyesight, come back." I nodded as Jade slipped out of the room. Jean finished a few more things before letting me leave. Ben was out in the waiting room.
"So you can leave?" Ben asked as I walked up. I nodded, "Yep." Ben also nodded and we headed off. I waited in the front area as Ben went to get the car.
From the distance, I could faintly hear arguing voices.
"Twenty people saw you today," Annette hissed, standing in front of Jade with her arms crossed.
"Hell, it was probably more than twenty people," Natasha said, standing next to Annette.
"What was I supposed to do?" Jade replied, "Let the car hit her and have her die? Then where would we have been?"
"This isn't about you Jade!" Annette said angrily.
"I think we should take this to my office," Jean said, noticing me. Annette and Natasha followed Jean, but Jade hung back.
"What do you want?" Jade asked.
"What the hell is going on with you?" I hissed.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Jade said.
"How'd you get to the car so fast?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"You weren't anywhere near my car, and then you appeared. How?" I said. Jade shook her head.
"Don't," she whispered. I sighed.
"Are you going to tell me the truth?" I asked.
"It is the truth," Jade said. I shook my head.
"I know it's not. It's not human," I said. Jade shook her head.
"I had an adrenaline rush...very common, you can google it," Jade said.
"Cut the crap," I snapped. Jade shook her head, "No one is going to believe you."
"I wasn't planning on telling anyone."
"Then why does it matter?" She asked.
"I don't like to lie without a good reason," I replied.
"Can't you just thank me and get over it?" Jade snapped.
"Thank you," I said before waiting.
"You're not going to let this go, are you?" Jade said.
"No. Not until you tell me the truth," I replied.
"In that case...I hope you enjoy disappointment." We glared at each other for a moment. Despite her obvious anger, there was something hiding behind her green eyes. I spoke first to keep from losing my cool.
"Why did you go through the hassle to save me if it causes you this much pain?" I asked.
"I don't know," Jade admitted, looking oddly vulnerable. Ben suddenly appeared, an older man with him. The man had dark hair and dark eyes and was eerily pale...like a dead body...like Jade. I assumed they were related and Jade's words confirmed it.
"Hey Dad," she said. The man, Jade's father, smiled.
"Ready to head home?" He asked Jade. Jade nodded. The man turned to me and extended his hand.
"Kenshi Okaia," he introduced, "You must be Bobbi. I work with your brother." I shook his hand. It was as ice cold as the others. Kenshi looked at Jade, "I have to interview some witnesses, but your mom is out there to pick you up." Jade nodded and left without another word, or even a glance, to me. Kenshi nodded at my brother before walking off. Ben led me to his car.
"You should call Mom," he said.
"You told Mom!" I exclaimed.
"Sorry," Ben said apologetically. Once we got home, I called Mom and assured her I was fine. After convincing Mom I was okay, I went to bed. That was the first night I dreamt of Jade Okaia.
BOOM! CHAPTER 3 DONE! Yes it is 10:12 at night for me. No, I do not care. I think this was the longest chapter so far. On a side note, Jean Grey is Jean Grey from the X-Men and looks like the Jean from the first X-Men movie (the 2000 one with Famke Janssen). Interesting to note, in the X-Men movies, Jean Grey is a doctor, which inspired her being the doctor here since Kenshi is a cop and Syndel is a prosecutor. Anyways, read and review and hopefully the next chapter will be soon!