Chapter Seven

Dana sat at the back of the bus, her hair draped over one shoulder and her eyes glittering happily. Today had been simply perfect. Ben had his feet propped on the seat in from of him, Cinder had pressed herself into a corner and Tyler was yawning from beside Dana. She wondered how they had become friends - so different, they all were! But she loved it. She adored being able to hang out with her friends.

Just as she opened her mouth to speak to Tyler, her sister and that boy.. what was his name?... swung onto the bus. Ivy looked like someone had shoved a stick up her butt.

"Hello, sister." Dana beamed cheerily. "Good day?"

Ivy stared back. The red-haired boy beside her shifted uncomfortably. "It was just wonderful, thanks." Ivy responded in a robot-like tone.

"That's good!" Dana nodded. "Well, I made it into the Spirit Squad! I cannot wait for Legacy Day!"

"Really?" The red-haired boy raised his eyebrows. What was his name again? Dana shrugged. "I can't believe you of all want to go to this thing!"

Dana pressed her lips together. "What's your name again?"

The boy blinked rapidly. "It's Finn. We've known each other for about five years now."

"Oh. Well, you can't be that important if I've forgotten you." Dana grinned.

Ivy glared back at Dana, who shifted away from her gaze. The bus rumbled into a start and numerous conversations began circling the bus. Dana and Tyler immediately leapt into a conversation about Legacy Day, Ben was boasting about try-outs and Ivy and Finn were rolling their eyes and trying not to send provoking and sarcastic comments to the people around them.

"How was school?" Whitney peered out from the kitchen, pale blonde hair pulled into a messy ponytail and green eyes bright. "Anything interesting happen?"

Dana trotted into the house with her typical feminine flaunt, flicking a piece of hair from her eyes as she went. "Hi, mum!" She smiled. "I have so much to tell you, today was so amazing! I made the Spirit Squad and I might join the decoration team for Legacy Day-"

"I had such a great time as well." Ivy rolled her eyes. "Yeah, I mean having a one-thousand page book thrown at you is my idea of fun, totally."

"Please be serious, Ivy." Whitney shook her head slightly. "Did you really have fun today or not? Honest."

"No, I really did not enjoy myself." Ivy breathed, before turning on her heels and jogging up the stairs, leaving her mother and sister with symmetrically confused expressions.

Dana shrugged after a few moments of shock. "She's fine. She'll get over it."

Lionel shoved the door of his home open, a gust of cold air sending multiple pieces of paper up into the air. "I'm home, guys!" He called.

Wandering forward, he found his father, Brendon, flat-out asleep on the sofa. Lionel padded forward and poked Brendon several times before giving up. He knew that Scarlet would still be at school and Jace should already be home. So Lionel rushed up stairs and pushed open his brother's room, to find his blind brother halfway under the bed, scrambling around wildly.

"What on Earth are you doing?!" Lionel remarked with raised eyebrows. There was more scrambling, followed by a yelp and then Jace appeared.

"I thought you were Dad!" He gulped. "I was just looking for something-"

Lionel chuckled. "What were you looking for? I could help if you want..."

"No, no!" Jace pulled himself up onto his bed. "I'm fine, it wasn't important, anyway."

"Okay." Lionel shrugged and settled beside Jace on the bed. "How was school.. and Aunt Leah?"

Jace didn't reply for a moment, seeming lost in his own thoughts. "Oh, yeah.. it was alright. Aunt was annoying as ever, the students as stupid as ever- You know, I had someone come in because they had a paper cut and they thought they were dying."

Lionel burst out laughing and had to hold his sides. "That was Finn, he thought he'd prank you and Leah, so he got some ketchup from the cafeteria and squirted it on his finger."

"You have got to be kidding." Jace groaned. "I actually put a plaster on his goddamn finger!"

"And I thought you were smart." Lionel poked Jace's arm. "I made the rugby team, you know."

"Congrats." Jace clapped. "When are the next tryouts, I was thinking of joining."

After a moment of thinking he was actually serious, Lionel burst into laughter again. "Yeah, good luck with that, JJ."

"Don't call me that, Bertie." Jace sniggered.

"Bertie? Where the Hell did you get that from?" Lionel blinked several times.

Jace shook his head. "That's for me to know and you to find out."

"Do you have any classes with me tomorrow?" Ivy spoke into the silver phone. "I, like, need to be with someone I actually get on with."

There was a hum on the other end of the phone. "I think I have Science with you." Finn replied. "Nope, Maths, actually."

"Well, you're good at Maths, aren't you?" She asked.

"Not at all." Finn's voice crackled a bit on the phone.

Ivy paused. "But don't you need to be good at Maths to measure ingredients and all for your pranks?"

"Ha, ha." Finn coughed and cleared his throat. "I just guess."

"That's great, real great." Ivy rolled her eyes, even though she knew he couldn't see it. "I guess I'll see you in Maths, then."

"Yeah, you too, Falleh." He hummed again. "See you on the bus tomorrow?"

"Yep." Ivy hung up and pressed her phone onto the bedside table. She let herself fall back on the bed and she yawned. "I hate school. I really, really hate school."

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