Hello, I am back with chapter four!
Chapter 4: Why Me?
After our first class Alexa and I had gym. It was awful, I have always been clumsy so every time the volleyball came to me I hit it in the wrong direction then fell down. It didn't help that all the guys were staring at me like idiots and that the girls were staring at me like they were trying to plan something. When we went to the changing room I changed back to my normal cloths then put on to sprays of Dark Kiss. After gym, Alexa and I headed off to choir, choir was my favorite class. I walked in and introduced myself. I told about my past with choir and I also told them about how the kids in my old town would put on music shows. I always did a Yellowcard song from my favorite album "When Your Through Thinking, Say Yes". I mostly sang my favorite song, "Sing For Me", but I always did it a cappella. The choir teacher asked if I could sing a song, so I stood in front of the class and after a second, I closed my eyes and began to sing.
Look at me
And listen close
So I can tell you how I feel before I go
Just a year
It's not much time
For me to show you I am proud that you are mine
I wish I had known the future in my heart
Was just about to start
Say tomorrow
I can't follow you there
Just close your eyes and sing for me
I will hear you
Always hear you
And I'll give you the words just sing for me
Every lock
On every door
I put them there to try and hide you from the world
And you kicked
Yeah, you screamed
You never understood, you're everything to me
I just hope you know, the future in your heart
Is just about to start
Say tomorrow
I can't follow you there
Just close your eyes and sing for me
I will hear you
Always hear you
And I'll give you the words just sing for me
No looking back when I am gone (sing for me)
Follow your heart it's never wrong (sing for me)
No looking back when I am gone (sing for me)
Don't second guess the note you're on
Out of time
All out of fight
You are the only thing in life that I got right
Say tomorrow
I can't follow you there
Just close your eyes and sing for me
I will hear you
Always hear you
And I'll give you the words just sing for me
Just close your eyes and sing for me
Just close your eyes and sing for me
I opened my eyes to gawking faces. I looked at my teacher and she was dumbfounded.
"Have you considered trying out for the Single Singer Competition coming up?" she asked at those words a girl with really really short-shorts and a white see through sleeveless shirt hoped up. she was obviously a slut.
"But only one person from each school can compete! And you already told me to do that!" she said sounding like a mouse.
"Yes I did, but Ivy has a wonderful voice, if I remember correctly you went last year Melissa."
"So just because I went last year you're giving a newbie that position!"
"How about we leave it to the school to decide. We can put up a song vote so the school can decide what songs for us to sing. I'll even let Melissa chose what song she wants to sing out of the two then I'll sing the other one." I said
"You know what Ivy? That's not a bad idea." Our teacher said
"That's not fair! I don't want to." The mouse said. Great she was one of those girls, good thing I knew how to take care of them.
"What Melissa, are you to chicken to think that you can't beat a first year." I said
"Fine I'll do it, just so I can show you that an arrogant little bitch is just some girl who got lucky for a first day."
"Bring it." I said
The teacher knew what I was doing, I could see it in her eyes.
"Come now girls, let's get on with the class. During lunch break I'll put a bowl in the front office with some paper. When students pass by they can write down and put the paper in the bowl. Then we'll take the two most popular songs and get you two the music so you can practice."
"Ok" we both said
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After our classes Alexa and I went to the cafeteria for lunch. We got in line for lunch and I looked around. Everyone was pretty spread out except for two tables, one was completely girls which I saw Melissa, and the other was completely guys. After we got our food we went and found an empty table. We talked about little stuff but when I noticed her constantly looking at the guy table I decided to ask.
"Are you looking for someone?" I asked
"Um, yeah actually. Is your brother here today?"
"No, my dad took him to a doctor last night after he got really sick."
"Oh…do you know if he's alright?" she asked
"I don't know, he hasn't come home and neither has my dad. I want to ask you one thing though."
"What?"
"Do you have a crush on my brother or something?"
"Yeah, a little." She said blushing a deep red
I laughed "I don't mind, if he ever gets a girlfriend I would rather it be you then Melissa."
"Really? Thanks so much." She said with a huge smile.
For the rest of lunch we just chatted.
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It was the last class of the day and it flew by. I went to the front office so I could show them that I got my slip signed. I went out the back door and I felt someone following me. I turned around and saw a scrawny pale boy looking at me. When he saw me turn around he ran up and pinned me to the wall. He began sniffing my neck but he stopped when there was a voice
"Get off her Riley!" it yelled the guy ran away and I saw a guy with black hair. He had warm brown eyes and russet skin. "hey are you alright?" he said
"Um…yeah. I just feel a little violated. Thanks for helping me. My name's Ivy." I held out my hand
"Mine is Ricky. Do you want me to escort you to your car?" he said shaking my hand
"Yeah that'll be nice."
"You know, I thought it was pretty cool that you stood for yourself in front of Melissa. No one ever dose that."
"She's a jerk, I wouldn't let her mow me down in a hundred years."
"That's the spirit." He said
I looked up and saw my mom waiting. "Hey, I got to go. See you tomorrow?" I asked
"Sure thing." After that I took off running to my car
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When we got home I was happy to see Daniel and dad sitting at the table. When Daniel saw me he smiled and stood up. I burst into tears and then ran into his arms.
"Hey come on Ivy, I wasn't even gone for 24 hours. I'm fine now." He said hugging me back
"I had no idea where you were. I had no idea if you were alright, I missed you so much."
"Aw, it's nice to know that you care about me, now come on. Tell me about your first day of school."
"Oh my gosh, I totally forgot to tell you guys." I said
"What is it Ivy?" my mom said
"When I was I choir, my teacher asked me to sing for the class. I did and she offered me a chance to do a singing competition. But this idiot girl named Melissa was all like 'No, that's my spot. No one else can have it.' But then I challenged her and called her a chicken. So now the schools going to pick two songs, I'll sing one and she'll sing one. The person who gets the most student votes will be the one to go to the competition."
Daniel pulled me into a big hug and spun me around. "God sis, I'm so proud of you. Plus you stood up to the jerkiest person in the whole entire school."
Then my mom came and pulled me into a big hug "I'm so proud of you, it's your first day and you've been recognized as one of the best singers in the school." Just then both my brother and mom pulled away. My dad came up and pulled me into a hug. I was surprised for a moment, then I hugged back.
"I'm proud of you Ivy." He said.
"Thanks dad." I said tearing up.
"Come on, let's go to dinner. I'm sure every ones hungry."
We all headed into the dining room for dinner.
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After dinner I went up to my room to do some homework. My room had dark purple walls and black trim. My comforter was a mixture of dark purple and dark indigo squares, and my lamp and curtains were black. My pillows were also black. When you walked into my room you could see my bed in the middle of the room and my desk by the window which was to the right of my bed. Then my closet was right across from my bed. I was lying face down on my bed reading a book with my hands on the pillows. I heard a knock at the door and I turned around to see my brother.
"Hey sis, what are you up to?"
"Not much, I was just reading some Fablehaven."
"Oh, which one?"
"Keys to the Demon Prison."
"That's the last one right?"
"Yeah, it's my favorite one."
"Um…I know Melissa, she's actually pretty good. I don't want you to be embarrassed."
"So you don't think I'm good enough?"
"No! I didn't mean it like that. I'm just saying, if you do I don't want you to get hurt."
"Why the heck would I get hurt? If I lose I'll know that I did my best and that it just wasn't good enough. It's just to see who's better. If she beats me I'll have more respect for her, because you're trying to not show that you would rather have her win that me!"
"I'm not doing-"
"Get out, I don't want to talk about this." I said starting to cry. I flopped face down onto my pillows and pulled one over my head.
"Ivy-"
"Daniel, just do it. I'll talk to her." I heard my dad say
I head Daniel leave and close the door. I sat up and looked at my dad.
"Ivy, he is rooting you on, trust me. He's just going through some hard times right now."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"He used to have a crush on her. His best friend ended up going out with her. He still is, but the thing is she's been cheating on him. Daniel doesn't know whether it would be best to tell his friend or not tell him. And also it's a little weird having his sister come back into his life after ten years."
"So you're saying that he's rooting for both of us?"
"No, he hasn't heard you sing so he doesn't know if you're any good or not. None of us have heard you sing actually."
"Once we get the music could you guys help me practice?"
"Sure," he said pulling me into a hug "but for right now you need to put your pillow case in the washer and clean off your face. Your crying smeared your mascara."
"Thanks dad, I'll get on that but…can I ask you one thing?"
"Sure."
"Why were you so angry that I came back?"
"Well, I was a little angry, but I was mostly surprised. The reason I chose to send you away was because there are some things that are here that I didn't want you growing up with. Also when you were kidnaped I didn't want it to happen again. It was all my fault."
"It wasn't your fault that I got kidnaped. It was mine for getting on his back."
"Don't say that-"
"It really was dad! I could have died because of my choice." I started crying. Why was I crying? I forced myself to stop. I looked at my dad and he must have seen the confusion on my face.
"Go wash up, it might help."
I went to the bathroom and began to wash my face off. When I looked up my eyes widened. Next to me was standing a russet skinned guy with black hair and laughing brown eyes. I looked next to me but he wasn't there. I looked back in the mirror and he looked a little sad. He put a hand on my shoulder and I shivered, it was like he was actually here. He lightly kissed my cheek then disappeared. And then it came back again. I held my head in my hands as pained memories came.
"Seth, tell me you didn't imprint on Ivy!" Leah yelled
I saw Seth look a little sad. Leah ran towards him but Jacob stopped her.
A little while later I head Leah say it again to my dad.
"Embry! Don't do this!"
"It has to be! I can't let her grow up in fear of being attacked. And I can't let her grow up knowing and know what imprinting is!"
"You just don't want her to get hurt by one of us getting angry and going wolf on her do you?!"
I screamed and then I blacked out. That look on Seth's face was the same in the mirror. He looked ashamed. I felt a little colder but I got used to it and it disappeared.
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