"What if Destiny was wrong? What if the invitation is in her car or her purse?"
"What if the moon hits your eye?" Peter replied to Roman sarcastically. The group of friends sat in Roman's car across the street of Lisa Willoughby's home. Selena thought it was a bit stupid to take the red car as it was ostentatious and immediately called attention to them.
"What if it was an e-vite?" Roman continued. Selena rolled her eyes as she could tell Roman was frustrated with staking out the house. No, frustrated wasn't the right word. He was impatient.
"Then the Order of the Dragon will have to find a new adventure," Peter chuckled.
"Suck a bag of dicks. I never called us the Order of the Dragon," Roman replied defensively.
"Yup," Peter laughed. Selena chuckled at their banter, amused at the two boys.
"What's with this guy?" Roman asked as they sat waiting in the car. His friends looked over to see an old man struggling to walk.
"He's just old," Peter replied.
"Gross," both Roman and Selena said unanimously. They laughed at the fact they'd thought the same thing. Peter rolled his eyes at their giggles. Getting old was something Roman and Selena both didn't like the idea of. Luckily for them their people didn't seem to age past middle age but Selena was sure Roman hadn't exactly figured that out yet. Nekojin were immortal with very few ways of dying. Upirs were the same. Peter sat bitterly as he realized that he would be the only one of them to age. Sure it would be slower but eventually he'd be an old man.
"How old's your mom anyway?" Peter asked. Selena was intrigued at the question because she knew Olivia would never tell her real age.
"Why don't you ask her that?" Roman shot back. Peter was sure that Roman didn't know how old his mother was. Olivia kept too much to herself. Selena watched as they continued to argue before Roman stormed out of the car and strode towards the house. She and Peter rushed after him telling him to wait. He refused to listen as he knocked on the door and a man opened it questioningly.
Selena crossed her arms and looked away not wanting to see the exchange. Peter did the same. After a while Roman signaled them to come inside.
"Just in case you were wondering, cops call this shit breaking and entering," Peter informed obviously upset.
"Was it ever going to be anything else?" Roman asked. Selena frowned admitting he had a point.
"I'm just saying. There's the right way and then there's the foolish way. Don't ever do it that way again."
Roman rolled his eyes and led them into the house. Selena followed but couldn't help but wonder if Roman had ever confronted his mother about his powers. It was obvious he wasn't a normal human being.
"Does that hurt?" Selena asked as Roman cleaned the blood that dripped from his nose.
"You wouldn't notice if a bus hit you," he replied, quoting Peter's words about his transformation. They chuckled before focusing on the task at hand. Eventually they found Lisa Willoughby's room and began to rummage through her belongings.
The room was too purple for Selena. It felt like a fashion magazine had thrown up all over it and she cringed at the fluffy pillows everywhere.
"Ohh. Hippity Hop." Roman said as he pulled out underwear with a bunny tail on it.
"Nice." Peter commented before returning to the drawer he was sorting through.
"You're disgusting," Selena said as she watched Roman sniff the pair of underwear.
"These would look cute on you," Roman replied as he tossed them to her.
"No thanks. I've got my own tail," she said as she expertly tossed them back. Roman stuffed them into his pocket when they weren't looking before picking up a notebook. Selena walked over to take a look when she noticed drawing on the pages. They were all drawings of naked women.
"Weird," she said. "Lesbian or just obsessed with female anatomy?" She asked Roman. He shrugged as they continued to turn the pages.
"Cool." A voice said causing them to all jump up. Roman immediately threw the notebook down and they turned to see a young girl standing at the door. "Roman Godfrey in my house. And Selena," she added. Selena gave her a confused look. It was normal for everyone to know who Roman was but she didn't expect anyone to recognize her.
"How do you know my name?" She questioned.
"You're only like the hottest girl at school right now. Everyone knows you. And you're like Roman's girlfriend right?," she replied as if it was obvious.
"Right," Roman replied before she could say anything. Peter scoffed, annoyed that everyone thought they were a couple. He was also slightly annoyed that the girl ignored his presence overall. His scoff got her attention though, as she turned to give him a look.
"Um, we're looking for some mail that may have come for Lisa," he explained.
"Why?" Selena felt weird that this girl acted so calmly when they had clearly been breaking and entering her house. There was something off about that.
"We think someone might have killed her," Roman replied, earning an elbow to the stomach from Selena. He gave her a confused look as she shook her head incredulously. That wasn't something you went around saying.
"Oh, someone like you," she said as she examined them.
"Touché," Roman replied.
"Shut the fuck up-" Peter and Selena both said, exasperated at his naivety.
"Were you the ones who dug up my sister? I don't care." Selena definitely thought there was something wrong with this girl now. She shared a look with Peter who seemed to be thinking the same thing. The girl went on explaining how their dog was getting put down with a sarcastic tone that made her feel uneasy.
"This what you're looking for?" She said, handing them an invitation. She explained how she thought it'd been an invitation for a rave and her sister refused to take her. "So I looked at her, so fucking pretty, and I said that I hope she ends up in a dumpster."
Selena wanted to throw up. This girl was beyond messed up. If she weren't so sure it was a vargulf killing people, she would've thought this girl made a good suspect.
"What the hell is Castle Godfrey?" Peter asked as they looked at the invitation. Roman looked concerned.
"The mill. That's what people call the old steel mill."
"Alright. Thanks for this. We should go," Peter said already making his way towards the door.
"Why do you care so much?" The girl asked them.
"Because when we find him, he'll be joining Gary," Roman said with a wink to the young girl. Peter stood, looking upset before finally following Selena out.
"That girl is fucking insane," Selena commented as she took a bite of her burrito. They'd all stopped to get some Mexican food and now sat on top of Roman's car eating. Their stomachs happily accepted the food after hours of staking out.
"You can say that again," Peter agreed. He'd never met someone who wasn't grieving over the loss of their own sister. She'd seemed strangely pleased at the fact she was gone.
"She was okay to me," Roman said with a shrug. Peter and Selena both looked at him as if he'd grown a third head.
"Yeah because you're a psycho too," Selena joked as she nudged his shoulder. He scoffed but didn't reply.
"This is serious guys. We could go to jail," Selena told them. What they were doing wasn't exactly legal and with two of them having gypsy backgrounds, getting caught wasn't a great option.
"If we go to jail, I'd rethink that hair," Roman joked as he pointed at Peter.
"I'd just point them towards your lips," he retorted with a smile. Selena laughed at their jokes as she enjoyed the friendly atmosphere for once. She was glad they were getting along and was relieved when there was no tension between them today. It was almost as if yesterday never happened.
"What's that?" Roman asked as Peter's phone went off. They watched as he read a text. Peter saw the text from Letha and struggled to keep his face blank.
"Uh Lynda. Needs some help back at home. Water heater or some shit," he replied putting his phone away. Selena raised an eyebrow at him but he simply avoided her gaze. She immediately knew he was lying. "We'll reconvene? Meet at the mill later?"
Roman agreed and they all hopped off the car making the drive back home. The car ride was pretty silent besides the radio playing and Selena found herself wondering what Peter was keeping from her. She thought that the two of them were close enough that there wouldn't be any secrets between them.
"Why don't you hang out with Roman?" Peter asked as he got out of the car and shut the door behind him before Selena could get out.
"What? Doesn't Lynda need help?" She asked confused.
"I've got it. You guys hang out," he insisted. Selena gave him an accusing look knowing he was lying about his mother needing help. He was trying to get rid of them.
"Don't have to tell me twice," Roman said with a smirk. He pressed on the gas before she could protest leaving Peter alone.
Roman and Selena were once again back in Roman's room. They were playing Scrabble of all things, Selena having caught sight of the game tucked away underneath his bed. She didn't expect him to have such games but he explained that Shelley loved to play board games. They had been playing for nearly two hours, already on their third game and Roman was beating her by twelve points. She was in the middle of accusing him of using a fake word when Shelley walked into the room surprising them both.
"Hey Shelley," Selena greeted happily. The girl waved before typing into her phone.
"Mom fainted. Uncle drove us home." the voice came from her phone.
"What?" Roman asked as he stood abruptly and ran downstairs. Selena turned to look at Shelley.
"Is she okay?" Selena asked.
"Yes." Came the same robotic voice. She watched as Shelley typed some more. "How are you and Roman?"
"Me and Roman?" Selena repeated surprised at the question. "We're good. We're good friends now. Your brother is actually pretty amazing." She said with a smile.
"I know." Shelley's phone replied.
"Hey," Roman said as he came back to the room. "I gotta give my uncle a ride back home. Come with me and I'll give you one too."
Selena nodded and said her goodbyes to Shelley before following him out the door.
"Uncle, this is Selena," Roman introduced.
"Nice to meet you ," she greeted politely as she shook his hand. Norman smiled at the young girl as Roman wrapped an arm around her waist.
"Roman, I didn't know you were hiding such a beauty from us," he chided as he took in the two together. Roman looked happy for once and it was nice to see someone in his family attempt a normal life. Selena left Roman's hand on her waist because she didn't want to be rude in front of family, although she did shoot him a look that silently asked what the hell he was doing. He nearly grinned mischievously and led them all to the car.
Selena found herself enjoying the car ride because she instantly liked his uncle. He was funny and sweet and seemed like a great guy overall. Godfreys weren't as bad as everyone made them out to be.
"Is this who you were with last night?" He asked Roman.
"Yup," he replied. "Was it really so bad that I missed the Gala?"
"Nah. I would've missed it too if I had someone as beautiful as Selena here asking to see me," he replied with a smile. She blushed at his compliment and sat quietly for the rest of the drive.
"Is that-" She started as they finally drove up to her home. They had dropped off Roman's uncle a while ago and she wasn't surprised to see Peter exit the car parked in front of their house. Roman immediately recognized the car. They both frowned as Letha stepped out of the driver's seat. So this was where he was.
They stepped out of the car and Letha greeted Roman with a hug. Letha simply waved at Selena which she returned politely even though inside she felt like clawing the blonde girl's eyes out.
"We ran into each other in town," Peter explained trying not to my make eye contact.
"Town? What happened to helping Lynda?" Selena asked through slit eyes. He avoided her stare.
"She'd gotten it done when I got here," he answered. Roman stared at the two, not pleased that his cousin was spending time with Peter. He'd always felt an unnatural possessiveness over her and he felt as if he had no control over this situation.
Letha had been elated at her meeting with Peter. Her crush continued to grow and it seemed to her as if Peter and Selena weren't actually a thing. Instead she'd heard that the gypsy girl had been spending time with Roman and was happy to have her out of the way.
"I better get going. Keep out of trouble, okay?" Letha said as she walked back towards her car. They all stepped back to allow her car to pass.
"It was just a ride home," Peter said to Roman although his eyes stared straight at Selena. She gave him a disbelieving look that caused him to frown.
"Yeah, got it. Got a flashlight?" Roman replied attempting to seem calm. Peter nodded and disappeared into the house to grab his things.
"You alright?" Selena asked Roman as she noticed how stiff he'd gotten. Roman turned his attention to her and looked her up and down. This was the first time today he was actually taking her in. She was wearing a short black dress with a flannel thrown over it. She wore ankle boots with barely any heel. He looked over her slender figure and pulled her close. She yelped in surprise before he crashed his lips against hers, forcing his tongue into her mouth. She returned the kiss before abruptly breaking away.
"You have to stop doing that," she said as she wiped her lips. He smirked at her flustered look.
"You kissed back," he stated smugly.
"Did not."
"So did."
"Shut up," she demanded as Peter reappeared. He took a look at the two and raised an eyebrow. Selena stood feet away from Roman with her arms crossed and annoyed look on her face. Roman on the other hand was beaming and looked pleased with himself.
"Okay... Let's get going."
"What's it like to have your name on everything?" Selena asked as they pulled up to yet another Godfrey owned place. This time they had driven a couple miles out from the town and stopped in front of what looked to be an old factory.
"Like a fucking pimp," he replied. Peter rolled his eyes at his friend's arrogance but Selena barely batted an eye. She'd come to expect these sort of answers from him. She waited as Roman opened the gate to the mill and followed behind Peter.
"This place is giving me bad vibes," she commented as she walked with them.
"What? You scared?" Roman teased.
"No. We listen to her vibes," Peter said seriously. He looked at her knowingly. Selena was almost never wrong when it came to energies and if this place didn't feel right to her there was almost certainly something here.
"Yeah whatever," Roman replied blowing off what they said as he unlocked the door. They entered into the deserted mill and were immediately met with old rusted machinery.
"Did you ever see this place when it was up and running?"
"My old man shut it down before I was born. A lot of people died here-workers and shit." Selena frowned. It might as well have been a burial ground with the vibes it gave off. The place was a complete mess and it was evident that no one bothered with upkeep. There was water everywhere from leaky pipes and she groaned as her shoes got soaked.
"Left or right?" Roman asked when they reached a middle point.
"I don't know. Let's split up. I'll go this way," Peter gestured. "Come on Sel."
They made their way through the factory searching every corner for something to help them with their case.
"This place gives me the creeps," Selena said as she flashed a light over some rubble. Peter agreed as he opened a door leading into a dark hallway. The young cat followed behind him cautiously, not liking their surroundings.
"HA!" Roman shouted as he jumped out at them. Selena let out a terrified shriek and Peter flinched.
"Fucking christ, Roman. I hate you," Selena said as she doubled over to catch her breath and steady her heartbeat. He chuckled at their frightened state.
"Find anything?" He asked. Peter gave him an annoyed look. He wasn't taking this seriously.
"No. Come on, let's go." He ordered, motioning for Selena to follow. She stood and walked past Roman who reached out to grab her. She pushed his arm away still mad at his joke.
"Asshole. I could've had a heart attack," she said as she glared at him.
"Sorry," he muttered immediately intimidated by her glare.
"Can we go now?" She asked as they were once again out in the open. This place made her uncomfortable and her wet shoes weren't helping.
"But we haven't found anything yet. Let's keep looking," Roman replied as he led them past rats. A rancid smell filled her nostrils causing her to gag.
"Do you smell that?" Peter asked as they got nearer to where the foul smell was originating from. The smell became worse, overwhelming her completely and causing her to throw up her stomach's contents.
"You okay?" Peter asked as he bent over her. She wiped her mouth and nodded.
"Yea. That smell is human. Rotting human," she told him. He nodded as he had identified it too. They both had sensitive noses but luckily for him, Peter's stomach was stronger than hers was.
"What the fuck is that?" Roman called out in disgust. The two joined him and Selena nearly threw up again. There was a rotting leg being chewed on by rats among the rubble.
"That's Lisa Willoughby." Peter stated.
"I'd like to go now," Roman announced and Selena couldn't agree more. They were almost out of the building when they heard a police siren.
"Shit," Peter said as he realized the police were going to find them.
"I'll deal with it," Roman assured nonchalantly.
"Just do it. Don't fuck around," Peter demanded. Selena stood nervously. This wasn't what she had signed up for.
"Where? Where did you run into Letha?" Roman demanded to know. Selena's eyes widened at his sudden outburst as Peter gave an exasperated sigh. "Or was she helping out with the water heater too? Should've told me you were into the pregnant thing, I could've hooked you up" He said in manic amusement. Selena understood Roman's feelings but now was not the time to address this issue.
"Roman she's your cousin!" Peter replied, trying to get some sense into him.
"I don't like secrets."
"Roman," Selena interjected, throwing herself between the two. She placed a hand on his chest in an attempt to calm him. He looked down at her angry that she was shielding Peter. "Now is not the time. Please Roman," she pleaded. "Just get rid of them."
Roman stared at her frail face debating what to do. He wouldn't mind seeing Peter locked up at the moment but Selena hadn't done anything wrong to him. If Peter went down, she would go down with him. Finally he nodded, accepting her plea.
"Only because she asked me to," he spat at Peter. They both sighed at their friend's temper as he disappeared to deal with the cops.
Peter made his way to a window and watched him deal with the older men.
"Come on. Do your creepy roofie eyes," he said to himself. Selena sat tiredly on a pile of wood. These boys literally drained her of energy.
"What the fuck are you doing?" Peter yelled as he stepped away from the window. Selena stood and looked out just in time to see him being put into the police car in handcuffs.
"He's throwing a tantrum the only way Godfrey's know how. By calling everyone's attention to them," she said simply. Peter let out a frustrated yell before running out of the mill. Selena watched as Peter continued screaming when he realized Roman had taken the car keys.
"You know what? I'll see you later. I can't handle either of you idiots right now," she said harshly. He looked at her in surprise and realized she was stripping down. She handed him a pile of her clothes and shoes as she stood naked. "Don't fuck my clothes up okay? I actually like those." He watched as she transformed into her cat form, running off the same way they had come.
A/N: Again, thank you for reading and your feedback! I was asked why she couldn't simply have both (Like Miranda did) and the simple answer is that she isn't Miranda. Selena is a completely different character, one who I as a writer feel wouldn't want to be in that sort of relationship. I understand that this could bring sadness to some of you but please bare with me as I try to finish this story to the best of my abilities. I'm sorry if I've upset you, feel free to let me know if you have any ideas or requests at all (example: a sweet moment between Sel/Peter, argument between Roman/Sel, anything of such sort)