Wednesday

Jade was woken up by a knock at her bedroom door minutes before her alarm had a chance to do its job.

"What?" She stifled a yawn as her door opened to reveal her older brother, Adam.

"A package came for you." He told her and motioned towards the cardboard box he was holding marked as 'FRAGILE'.

The young man at the door had short, brown hair, brown eyes and pale skin. He wore black jeans and a Suicide Silence t-shirt. Her brother was a couple of years older than Jade but like most people he knew to stay out of her way.

Jade stood up and walked over to her door so she was standing in front of her older sibling, picked the package up and shut the door in his face.

Jade sat back down on the bed and for a few moments just stared at the cardboard box in her lap. She reached towards her bedside table, grabbed a pair of scissors that happened to be there and used them to cut the tape sealing the package. Once it was open she peered inside and found a black and a red egg. It was wrapped in a small, plain black blanket and lay comfortably in a strange basket.

She groaned in pain as a burning sensation travelled up her spine before settling in her shoulder blades. The pain wasn't anything new; it had started a few weeks ago, just after her 16th birthday and while it wasn't frequent, it was definitely painful but luckily didn't last long.

She turned her attention back to the package when something caught her eye; a piece of paper was sticking out from under the egg. She hesitantly picked the basket containing the egg and placed it next to her and found a handwritten note.

The egg began hatching as she read the letter that would leave her with more questions than answers.

Jade West,

If you're reading this then it means you are close to changing. I assume you must be pretty confused at the moment so let me explain; My name is Scott West and I am your biological father. I don't know if you were aware of the fact that you were adopted and I'm sorry if you had to find out this way. The world isn't what you think it is... Humans aren't the superior species, we are and by that I mean the supernatural. The egg will hatch as soon as you read this but I'm not sure what creature will come into the world… For me it was a baby griffin, for your mother it was an eagle; the possibilities are limited to winged creatures for our family. You have to believe me when I tell you, you are not human. Whatever the egg will hatch into will be what you'll be able to transform into.

I hope one day your mother and I can see you again.

Scott West

Jade's mind was racing with thoughts. She didn't know what to think. 'Is this guy for real? Supernatural? Could he be my father? What the fuck is going on!'

The fact that this Scott knew about her being adopted made her skin crawl. No one knew, not even Beck. The few times people had met her father, they had always referred to him as Mr West and neither had felt the need to correct them.

She was drooped on the doorstep of this house when she was only a few months old with a note containing her name 'Jade West'.

She shook her head of her thoughts and finally returned her attention towards the egg and noticed the cracks covering the shell. She picked it up and placed the egg on her lap. After a few minutes of just cracking, pieces of the shell began breaking off and landing on her thighs. Jade was paralysed by excitement and fear. She held her breath as the shells turned to dust and revealed a small black creature with the occasional red splotches, tiny black wings and a bony tail.

A baby dragon.

She wasn't sure how she knew what it was but she didn't feel like questioning it.

The tiny creature looked up at its new owner and its lips twitched into a smile, showing its small and seemingly harmless teeth and huge, red eyes.

It took a few hesitant steps and head-butted her stomach before curling itself into a ball on Jade's lap and falling asleep, purring occasionally.

The Goth girl shook her head at how normal it all felt. 'I need a dose of normal.' She thought to herself as she gently scooped her new companion up and laid it on her pillow.

She went into her bathroom, took a quick shower before texting Beck, telling him to pick her up and then she began to get ready for school.

Half an hour later Jade, in black leather pants, black tank top under a green flannel shirt, biker boots and her signature leather jacket, was sitting in her living room with a cup of coffee, staring blankly at the TV, waiting for her boyfriend to arrive. Her mind wondered towards the Latina girl.

She began to loose herself in the memory of the girl's lips on her own, her body pressed flush against her own, how her tongue eagerly explored Tori's mouth. Her breathing was shallow and arousal had settled between her legs. Her hand began its journey towards the waistband of her leather pants, intent on relieving the ache slowly building, when suddenly a beeping noise, signalling she had received a text message, tore her from her lust filled haze.

'It was months ago! I shouldn't still be thinking about her! I'm with Beck. I love Beck…' She scolded herself as she checked her texts. It was Beck.

The writer grabbed her keys and left, shutting the door behind her. She took her time walking towards her boyfriend's truck as usual.

"Hey." The Canadian greeted Jade once she had taken her seat next to him, he started up the car and pulled out of her driveway.

"Hi." She replied emotionlessly as she turned on the radio.

They were both painfully aware that something had changed though neither could bring themselves to say something.

Jade spent the journey to school lost in thoughts about her new 'pet'. Strangely she wasn't freaked about any of it, that didn't necessarily mean she believed him but the fact that a baby dragon was currently in her room, hopefully still sleeping, made what she learned today more believable.

Beck pulled up to the school 20 minutes later, turned the engine off but made no move to get out. He took a deep breath before turning his body so he was fully facing his girlfriend.

"Jade?" Beck hesitantly called her name.

The girl in question turned her full attention to her boyfriend.

"I love you, you know that right?"

"Yeah, I l-love you too." The goth girl faltered which luckily went unnoticed by the young man in front of her. They shared a quick kiss before they got out of the truck and made their way inside and towards their lockers.

Jade punched in her combination and got out the necessary books, closing the locker when she heard a conversation that made her heart quicken.

"-n't get a lot of sleep." She turned around, yeah, definitely Tori's voice. Cat standing close by. The girl looked exhausted, but the smile on her face made it seem like she wasn't too bothered by that.

"Off with some guy?" André's voice snapped her out of it and she realised she was staring.

'When did he and Robbie get there?'

She watched Vega shake her head and then their eyes locked and Jade saw the Latina's content smile curve into a small, almost shy smile.

She joined the group, her eyes not leaving the singer.

Not long after Beck showed up and they went to class.

Her, Tori and Robbie had music and broke away from the group first.

The lesson went off without a hitch but wasn't too exciting.

As the bell as about to ring, the teacher got their attention.

"Before you leave your assignment for the week is to prepare a song to preform in front of the class with your partner. I've already assigned your partners. Mark you're with Jake. Robbie with Alex, Kate with Ryder, Tori and Jade… Your assignments are due next week."

Both girls sent each other nervous smiles before Jade approached Tori.

"So…" Jade trailed off.

"We should probably get together and pick a song." At Jade's nod Tori continued "My house? We could go after school and work on it?"

"Sounds doable."

"Great."

The rest of the day went surprisingly fast and before Jade knew it she was leaning again Vega's locker, patiently waiting for said girl to get her books so they could go.

Once Tori had everything she needed Jade grabbed Vega's wrist and dragged her to the parking lot, towards Trina's car.

The older of the Vega sisters was impatiently waiting near the car, her foot tapping on the floor. The three girls got in and soon the were driving towards the Vega residence.

Barely ten minutes passed, the air tense, before they reached their destination.

Jade and Tori got out and watched as Trina drove off again, yelling something about a text and a hot guy.

The half-Latina shrugged and walked up to her front door, unlocked it then turned to face the Goth.

"Come in."