Holy shit it has been forever since I've updated this fic. It's summer now. I'm slowly working on the next chapter. I have bits and pieces written here and there, so updating will probably still be very sporadic. But I am working on it, just very slowly.
Chapter 5
In Biology, the teacher was setting up the tables. I took my seat, watching him. From what I could see it looked like he was setting down little trays and instruments. As the other students began filing in, I had a sinking feeling I knew what was going on. I was nervous, if we were doing what I thought we were doing, it probably would've been better to skip class. Blood typing sucked. It wasn't the blood that bothered me, I just hated the needles. Soon, everyone but Jade was in class, and Jade was skipping (lucky her). The teacher stood at the front of the classroom, starting his lesson. Mr. Coli clapped his hands together, getting the attention of the students.
"Okay class, today we are doing blood typing," Mr. Coli said, pulling a pair of rubber gloves out of his lap coat and pulling them on with a loud snap! Sound, "There are instruments on your desk. One is an indicator card," Mr. Coli held up a white card with four squares on it, "Another is an applicator," Mr. Coli held up a what looked like a hair pick, only without the teeth, "And the final is a sterile micro lancelet," Mr. Coli held up a piece of plastic and split it open. The barb was invisible from where I sat, but that didn't do anything to calm me.
"I will be coming around with a water dropper to prepare the cards. Please do not do anything yet," Mr Coli said. He walked up to Gordon's table and took Gordon's hand, pricking a finger with the micro lancet. I started feeling woozy as Mr. Coli continued talking about the blood typing and what to do. I tried to take deep breaths through my mouth. I could almost smell the blood, feel the sharp prick of a needle. The teacher walked up.
"Are you okay?" He asked. I nodded. Next thing I knew, I fainted. I don't know how long I was out for, but when I came to, Gordon was carrying me, seemingly to the nurses office.
"You can put me down," I groaned. Gordon gently set me down, and I instantly laid on the ground, which was thankfully cold. I heard footsteps approach us.
"What are you doing here?" Gordon asked, sounding surprised.
"What the hell happened to her?" The familiar yet angry voice of Jade demanded.
"I think she's dead," a second voice, Maven, commented.
"She's not dead," Jade said, exasperation in her tone. "She's not moving. I think she's dead," Maven said matter-of-factly. "She's not dead," Jade repeated. "Then why isn't she moving?" Maven asked. "She passed out in biology," Gordon offered helpfully, "I was taking her to the nurse's office."
"I can take her," Jade said. "No..." Gordon began to protest. A arm suddenly pulled me up.
"I can walk," I protested.
"Holy shit! She's a zombie!" Maven exclaimed.
"Maven, she's not a zombie," Jade sighed.
"That is exactly what someone who likes zombies would say!"
"Maven, she's not a zombie, she is breathing. Zombies don't breathe."
"What's this about zombies now?" A musical voice rang out.
"She's a zombie!" Maven hollered.
"Maven thinks Bobbi is a zombie," Jade explained, "Though with how pale she looks, I'd be more apt to say she's leaning more towards vampire rather than zombie."
"OMG SHE IS A VAMPIRE!" Maven exclaimed, "BUT WAIT! WHO BIT HER!"
"Maven!" Jade and the other girl snapped in unison.
"She's either a vampire or a zombie," Maven said matter-of-factly.
"Maven, vampire and zombies do not exist. They are fictional," Jade said, a hint of...something in her tone.
"But..." Maven began.
"Maven, you can either help me get her to the nurse's office or you can wait at the car," Jade snapped. I opened my eyes to see Maven looking upset.
"Hey, be nice to Maven," I said. Jade exhaled a long breath.
"Maven? Please. Either wait by the car or help me," she said in a nicer tone. I looked at the other girl. She was blonde and pale. She held out her hand "Jamie Cortez" I shook her hand before immediately pulling back. Her hand felt like Alaska.
"What are you doing skipping class?" Jade asked her.
"Natasha was annoying me"
"About what?" Jade asked, her expression odd. Jamie's eye briefly flashed to me. Jade nodded, seemingly understanding whatever it was that was unsaid.
"So why are you skipping class?" Jamie asked. Jade raised an eyebrow.
"Blood typing," she said, "Bio was doing blood typing so I decided 'f**k that, I have better things to do'."
"That...Makes sense," Jamie said. Jade nodded, "'Sides, if it had turned out that Gordon had killed her..."
"You would've killed him?" Jamie teased.
"Shut up," Jade said, glaring at Jamie. Jamie laughed.
"I'll let you two head on to the nurse's office," she said before turning to Maven, "Maven, come with me."
"But!" Maven protested as Jamie grabbed his arm, dragging him off. Jade sighed and turned to me.
"I am very sorry about them," she said.
"It's uh...It's okay," I said. Jade reached over and lifted me back up.
"It'll be faster this way," she explained, walking off. Even with what she was wearing, I could feel an icy coldness seeping off of her skin. It felt nice, though. I still felt clammy from biology class, so her cold body felt nice. I turned my face into her neck, inhaling slowly. The scent coming off of her skin was indescribable. It didn't seem to take too much longer to get into the nurse's office, I felt the air get warmer as we stepped into the building.
"Oh my," I heard a feminine voice say.
"She fainted in biology," Jade said in a calm voice. I reluctantly pulled away from Jade's neck and opened my eyes. We were in the office. Jade walked right past the front desk and towards the nurse's office. The secretary rushed past Jade to open the door. I felt Jade sigh and mutter something under her breath. The nurse looked up, surprised, as Jade strode in and set me on the cot. Jade then when to stand on the other side of the room.
"What happened?" the nurse asked.
"She fainted in biology," Jade repeated, "There was blood typing in biology today."
"There is always one," the nurse said kindly. Jade snickered slightly.
"Just lie down, it'll pass," the nurse said to me.
"I know," I replied.
"Has this happened before?" the nurse asked.
"Sometimes," I admitted. Jade coughed as if to cover a laugh. The nurse turned to look at her.
"You can head back to class now," the nurse said.
"I'm supposed to stay here with her," Jade said, her tone rather authoritative. The nurse pursed her lips but said nothing. I stayed in the nurse's office for about fifteen minutes before Jade suddenly looked up.
"Get to the office," Jade said suddenly. I looked at her, but her expression was unreadable. The door opened and Gordon walked in with another kid from our class, Sunil Bakshi, who was looking pretty pale. I headed out before the door fully closed, Jade right behind me.
"You listened to me," she noted. I gave her a look, but Jade just laughed. Gordon came out and he didn't look happy. He gave Jade an annoyed look before looking back at me.
"You look better," he said, his tone accusatory. I just shrugged.
"So are you going back to class?" Gordon asked.
"Probably not. It won't be good if I do," I replied.
"Yeah yeah...So are you coming to the beach this weekend?" he asked. It took me a moment to realize what he meant by that. Then I remembered that Gordon and the others had mentioned going to La Push earlier.
"Uh...Yeah. I am," I said.
"We're meeting at my parent's store at ten," Gordon said. The way his body language was, turned away from Jade, made it clear that it wasn't an open invitation.
"I'll be there," I said.
"See you in gym," Gordon said before reluctantly heading off. I sighed, shaking my head.
"Gym," I muttered.
"I can take care of that," Jade whispered, speaking the words directly into my ear, "Go sit down and look pale." I nodded and took a seat, doing my best to look, as Jade put it, pale. Jade headed to the counter, speaking in a quiet voice. Whatever she told the secretary, it seemed to work.
A few moments later, Jade walked up to me, her lips curled up into a small smile.
"Let's get you home," she said. I nodded and stood, stumbling slightly.
"Can you walk or do you need me to carry you," Jade said, her tone somewhat teasing.
"I can walk," I said. Jade nodded and we headed out.
"So are you coming Saturday?" I asked.
"Where exactly are you guys going?" Jade asked, her tone somewhat reserved.
"La Push. First Beach to be exact," I answered. An...odd look crossed Jade's face and she smiled wryly.
"I don't think I was invited," she said.
"I just invited you," I pointed out.
"I don't think it's a good idea. Me and you, we shouldn't push Gordon any further, don't want him to snap or anything," Jade said, a mischievous glint in her eye. I said nothing about that, just frowned.
We were in the parking lot by now and I turned left, heading towards my truck when I was stopped by something holding onto the back of my jacket.
"Where are you going?" Jade asked, her tone oddly calm. Her question confused me.
"I'm going home," I said.
"I said I was going to take you home safely. I intend to keep that promise," Jade said.
"We can't just leave my truck here," I argued. Jade smiled slightly.
"I'll have Jamie drop it at your place when school is done," she said, beginning to walk towards her car, dragging me with her.
"You are very pushy," I told her as we stopped in front of her car. Like her siblings, Jade drove a very fancy car. I wasn't sure what kind of car it was, but it looked very sporty. Next to it was what I assumed was a car that I assumed belonged to one of her brothers, as I had seen the big blond one getting in at the end of the day. The two cars looked very similar, but Jade's was a dark blue color while her brother's was silver.
"That's a Volvo, it's Steve's," Jade explained, opening the passenger door to her's.
"And yours?" I asked, getting in. It took a few moments for Jade to answer, as she walked around the car, getting in the driver's side.
"Buick," Jade answered, starting the car. I nodded. Jade smiled briefly before backing out, heading out of the parking lot. Unlike my truck, Jade's car was incredibly silent as she drove it.
"So…" Jade said, breaking the silence.
"What?" I asked, looking up from staring out the window.
"What...What's your mother like?" she asked suddenly. I glanced at Jade to see her studying me curiously.
"We look alike...but she's older. She's irresponssible and eccerntric. Unpredictable with her cooking. But...but she's my best friend…" I stopped talking, it made me sad to talk about her.
"Bobbi, how old are you?" Jade asked, her tone frustrated. Jade had stopped the car, and I looked out to see that we were already at Ben's place. It was raining hard out, so hard that I couldn't even see the house.
"I'm seventeen…" I said, confused.
"You don't seem seventeen," Jade said, her voice taking on that odd tone again.
"My mom says the same thing. She always said I was more middle aged than anything...But someone has to be an adult...You don't seem a lot older than you are too," I said. Jade made a face and changed the subject.
"So why did your mother marry David?" she asked. I was surprised she remembered his name. I had only mentioned it once, and that was practically two months ago. I took a moment to compile my answer.
"My mother...she's young for her age. David...he makes her feel even younger. And she's crazy about him," I shook my head, their attraction was a mystery to me but who was I to judge.
"Do you approve of them?" Jade asked.
"Does it matter?" I shot back, "I want her to be happy….and he makes her happy."
"That's very generous of you...I wonder…" Jade trailed off, her expression thoughtful.
"What? What do you wonder?" I asked.
"Do you think she would extend the same courtesy to you? No matter who you chose to be with?" Jade looked at me, her eyes searching mine.
"I….I think. But she's the parent….It's different," I said, slightly startled.
"So no one too scary then?" Jade teased.
"Scary as in tattoos and facial piercings?" I said, smiling.
"That's one definition."
"What's your definition?"
"Do you think that I could be scary?" Jade asked, ignoring my question. I studied Jade for a moment, wondering if the truth or a lie would be better.
"I think….theoretically you could be if you wanted to," I said.
"Are you scared of me now?" Jade asked, her expression turning serious.
"No," I said quickly, too quickly. Jade's smile returned.
"So...what about your family?" I asked.
"What about them?" Jade asked.
"What...What about your siblings, your adopted ones…" I said. Jade glanced at the clock.
"My siblings will be quite upset if they have to stand in the rain," Jade said.
"Oh. Right. You have to go," I said.
"You'll probably want your truck back before your brother gets home...so you don't have to tell him about what happened in biology," Jade said, smiling slightly.
"He probably already knows. No secrets in this damn town," I sighed. Jade laughed.
"Have fun at the beach….it's supposed to be nice," she said, "Not like today."
"Aren't I going to see you tomorrow?" I asked. Jade shook her head.
"No. Annette, Natasha, and I are starting the weekend a bit early."
"What are you going to do?"
"Depending on the weather...either hike or shop. Maybe both," Jade said.
"Hike? Hike where?"
"Goat Rocks Wilderness, it's south of Rainier," Jade said. I nodded.
"Have fun," I said, going to open the door when Jade spoke up.
"Will you do something for me this weekend?" Jade asked.
"What?" I asked.
"Just….Stay safe. Please," Jade murmured.
"It's the beach….what could happen there?" I asked. Jade smirked slightly.
"Just….don't fall into the ocean or get run over or anything," she said. I glared at Jade.
"Fine," I snapped, jumping out into the rain. I shut the door with more force than I expected and headed inside. Jade was still smiling as she drove off.
Not sure when the next update will be, but here is this one for right now.