Okay, this chapter is probably the shortest thus far, and for that
I am sorry, but it was really just to give a buffer and show how she
is getting along with the other Peach Creek kids. There are a lot
of movies mentioned in this chapter, all of which are really good.
Next chapter will be a little more interesting and fun, I should have
it up soon, by the end of next week. If you want to see a visual of
Nazz, Marie, Kevin, and Edd's outfits my polyvore username is
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"Tell me what you thought about when you were gone and so alone. The worst is over, you can have the best of me." Marie's voice was low as she walked to school singing the song she had stuck in her head since the ride home from Nazz the previous day. When she had entered the trailer after arriving home she was met with her sister who seemed to have a good first day, but she barely heard anything May had said, eventually provoking annoyance from the younger girl. The rest of the night happened without incident, their mother came home around eight, practically swallowed what was on her plate whole and took her spot on the couch watching what prime time television shows were on and laughing loudly well into the night. Marie and May learned very early on in their lives to just ignore it and after a warm shower and a change of clothing Marie had fallen asleep with relative ease, the Excedrin she had take quelling her throbbing ankle.
A small beep from behind her made Marie just about jump out of her leather jacket and as she turned on her heel a silver Honda came into her view, slowing down to roll into place next to her. Nazz was smiling widely from the drivers seat as Marie bent over to look through the passenger's side window. "Are you trying to send me into premature cardiac arrest or are you just that happy to see me?" Marie joked, the window was now rolled all the way down and she could feel the heat from the vents on her face.
"Well, this isn't a banana in my pocket, if you know what I mean." Nazz's retort caused both the girls to deadpan and Marie instinctively caught herself glancing down at Nazz's lap, a movement the blonde didn't miss. As their eyes fell back on one another they both burst out in laughter. "Sorry, sorry. Nat rubs off on people pretty easily, he's the king of charisma after all."
"I thought it was the king of crystal meth but whatever, I've been wrong before." A new set of laughs erupted between the two and Nazz moved her hand to unlock the passengers door from the panel on the door of her car.
"Get in, I'll give you a lift." Marie didn't protest this time, her clothing was clean and she was sure the only thing arguing would do is waste time. She slid into the car with ease, her leather jacket making it hard to lift her arms and buckle the seat belt. "Hold still, I'll get it." Nazz unbuckled herself and leaned over the blue-haired girl, reaching for the seat belt and causing her hair to fall out from behind her ear. Marie could smell whatever scent Nazz was wearing, it was obviously expensive and there was a subtle hint of pomegranate and passion fruit, but before she could fully place it she heard metallic clinking as she was buckled in followed by its mirror as Nazz re-buckled her own. "Doesn't it suck when designers pick fashion over function?" Nazz smiled as she shifted the car out of park.
"Oh yes, I absolutely loathe when that happens." The sarcasm was evident in her voice and she moved to unzip the black jacket and pull her arms out of the sleeves. Nazz's fashion comment caused Marie to look over the driver for the first time since she got into the vehicle, it was clear from the first glance that Nazz was up on the current trends and she looked as though she jumped out of an advertisement for GAP or American Eagle. The blonde had her bobbed hair tucked under a black bowler hat, she donned a printed long sleeve top with outlines of birds across her torso over which she wore a burgundy blazer, a pair of gray corduroy skinny pants graced her legs and on her feet black heels, her make up pulling the outfit together with eye shadow that matched the blazer in color and black mascara.
The high school came into view in a matter of minutes and Nazz pulled into the same parking spot she had been in yesterday when Marie found her trying to start her car. Not many people we buzzing about outside and a glance at the clock on the dashboard before Nazz pulled her key out of ignition told Marie there was still over a half an hour before the first bell would ring.
"Hey, thanks for the ride." Marie's left hand went up and she rubbed the back of her neck as the two girls walked toward the door leading into the school, her leather coat draped over her right arm. They made their way towards the cafeteria, stopping at their respective lockers so they could organize their stuff for their first period and ditch the bulky coat. When they finally arrived Marie's eyes scanned the growing wave of people as Nazz guided her toward their destination, and it wasn't until Marie heard a familiar groan that she realized exactly what that was.
"Did you have to bring her, Nazz?" Kevin's lips pulled down into a scowl as he spoke and his arm moved protectively over Edd's shoulders and Double D smiled greetings at the two from under Kevin's arm, fixing his beanie.
"Did I miss a memo or something?" The voice came this time from behind Marie and before she could turn Nat plopped down next to Kevin, eyeing the three black hats atop Nazz, Edd, and Kevin's heads. "Are we starting a new faction of the mafia or something? Can I be the Godfather?" Laughs erupted from the five teens as the girls moved to take the remaining two seats, Marie opting to put Nazz between herself and Kevin. "So, I heard our resident smurf made the team, how does that make you feel?" Nat held his hand out in front of Marie, a pen standing in for his imagined microphone, and he contorted his face into one of mock seriousness as he waited for an answer.
"Smurfs don't even have blue hair y'dick, did news of tryouts really travel that fucking fast?" Marie's face sours and Nat pulled his hand away, chuckling like he remembered a funny joke or anecdote.
"Nothing is sacred in high school, Marie, didn't you know?" Edd chimed, still pulled against Kevin's side. "Kevin knew before we said our goodbyes for the evening, apparently you've made quite a name for yourself already, Wesley's rather perturbed by it." Marie rolled her eyes, leaning forward on her elbows at the table as Nat proceed to question and dissect every part of Kevin and Edd's evening causing Double D to retreat into his hat and blush furiously.
At first Marie wasn't sure how she ended up on the floor, her butt meeting the tile with a small jolt of pain and the metal legs of her chair scraping as it slide out from under her, but when her eyes fell on the thick boy standing over her she grimaced. Wesley looked eight feet tall from her current position on the floor when in reality he was just over six foot, he had a broad face and deep set eyes with a hairstyle that looked way overdue for a trim. His face contorted into what Marie assumed was a menacing scowl.
"So, you going to drop your pants right here and take a shit or do you think you can make it to the bathroom without incident?" Marie pulled herself up with ease, Nazz was glaring at the lacrosse player and Nat and Kev were trying to stifle their laughter unsuccessfully, Edd looked horrified. "I don't have time for your shit, what do you want?" Marie shifted her weight as she spoke, crossing her arms and trying to look uninterested. Truth was she was shifting her weight off her ankle, when she met the tile the way she did it caused her ankle to bounce off a leg of the table hitting the bruise that had formed overnight. Wesley just laughed and turned to rejoin other members of the lacrosse team who were cackling a couple tables over as the bell rang.
"What a dick." came Nazz's voice after they bid farewell to Nat, Edd, and Kevin. Kevin had class with them but insisted on walking Edd to his class first, asking Nazz to cover for him with the teacher if he was late. Before Marie could respond they had already reached the classroom, and it wasn't long after that class began.
"So, where's Ed and Eddy?" Marie asked as Edd sat down at the table. Kevin and Nat were in line to get food, something Nazz and Marie had already done. Edd placed his lunchbox on the table and began to meticulously arrange his food before opening the many vacuum sealed containers.
"Eddy's lunch isn't at the same times. Being that the cafeteria's capacity cannot hold all students at once they were forced to include two lunch periods, one for ninth and tenth graders and one for eleventh and twelfth graders." Edd explained, pulling a slice of pear out of one of the containers and inspecting it before taking a bit. "As far as Ed goes, he is transported to a separate school. His inability to focus proved too much for the staff on hand and his parents opts for a facility more equipped for his particular needs. With the extra attention his grades have skyrocketed and I believe he is an asset to their wrestling team."
"So, football practice was cancelled, turns out the coach's kid is sick." Kevin announced as he reached the table with Nat. "So, me and Nat- sorry, Nat and I have the afternoon off." The ahem from Double D did nothing to distract from the conversation and Kevin automatically corrected his grammatical error without missing a beat.
"Awesome, we should go to a movie or something, it's not often we all have an afternoon off." Nazz was picking at a turkey wrap as she spoke, removing the tomato before rolling it back up and taking a bit. Nat nodded enthusiastically at the suggestion, his mouth too full of a burger to voice his agreement.
"That sounds like an excellent idea, Nazz. I had already scheduled to watch Kevin and Nathan practice, so my afternoon is free as well." Double D added, struggling to open the bottle of juice he pulled from his bag. Kevin reached over automatically and opened the container, handing it back without looking at the blushing male.
"What about you Marie? You can come, right? Don't think you can leave me with these three on my own." Nazz looked up at Marie, who was just about to finish the piece of pizza on her tray, and Marie couldn't help but nod under Nazz's gaze. Something about the fashionable teen made it hard to say no, something Marie couldn't quite put her finger on, and as Nazz clapped her hands together and ran through the titles of currently playing movies with the other Marie couldn't help but look at the animated way she spoke, or how her nose wrinkled a little when she smiled and laughed.
"Earth to Marie." Nat's voice chimed snapping her out of her daze, when she looked up she had four sets of eyes on her. "So, does Mama work for you too?"
It took Marie a minute to comprehend what Nat was asking but when it did click she nodded hastily, she had been very interested in seeing that movie and she loved Guillermo Del Toro's work, especially The Orphanage and Pan's Labyrinth. The conversation continued to plan out that afternoon's excursion and Marie soon noticed that even Kevin seemed to be getting use to her presence as they decide who would ride with who, which horror movie was the best, and the reason why The Evil Dead is such a cult classic. By the time the bell rang to signal the end of lunch and beginning of math Marie could hardly believe the time passed as quickly as it did, Marie still insisting that Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs was superior in all ways to his more popular Nightmare on Elm Street.