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I woke up still on top of Derek who was gently kneading my scalp. I groaned "What time is it?"
"Time for you to get to school," I groaned again and nuzzled deeper into his chest. I shot up into a sitting position.
"Did I drool on you?" I asked embarrassedly wiping my mouth.
"Yes,"
"You could have woken me up!"
"Eh, it was nice to know I can still make your mouth water." I groaned and hit him with a pillow as he chuckled then he looked at me seriously "What's going on with you and Stiles?"
"He thought, or thinks that I was cheating on him or something. I'm not actually sure. But he was being a huge dick about it. He said we needed a break and then proceeded to try and get into bed with the first girl who came onto him. The break is now official."
He caught one of my curls and tugged it "Hey, I am here for you always. Either as a friend….or something more." I smiled and leaned forward to hug him when the door burst open.
"Oh uh sorry. I uh didn't mean to…to-" I laughed and threw another pillow at a stuttering Isaac.
"You didn't interrupt anything. Now both of you get out while I change."
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"How are you feeling?" I questioned Isaac as we got out of Derek's Camaro.
"Weird," He told me honestly "I feel like I just had my brain shredded apart. And now….Erica is dead? I'm not surprised I blocked it out,"
I stopped him from walking and gave him a hug "You keep scaring the shit out of me Lahey,"
"I'm so sorry I hurt you,"
"Ha, you wish you could do damage to me, we all know who would win in a fight," He grinned at me.
"Yeah, yeah. So you and Derek?"
"No. It wouldn't be fair to anyone if I just kept jumping into different relationships," He nodded.
"Yeah well it's stressful," I looked at him questioningly "It's like being the child of divorced parents who may or may not get back together,"
I made a very unsophisticated guffaw "Awe my wittle baby Layhey, don't worry we would get joint custody of our pride and joy," I told him ruffling his hair, which he swatted away.
"All right get to class Celeste," He grumped at me walking away. I smiled at his back, glad that I had grown so close to everyone since I had been here. I watched as Stiles and Scott came through the doors in deep conversation as Lydia and Allison got out of the car together chatting. I may be mad at Stiles, but these people were the closest friends I could ever imagine having.
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We met in the loft around four to go over the plan. Stiles had figured out that his dad was the arresting officer of the bank robbery so he was able to get the information on how they had gotten in "Okay. You see this? This is how they got in. It's a rooftop air conditioning vent. Leads down inside into the wall of the vault, which is here. Okay? One of the robbers was lowered into this shaft. Now, that space is so small, it took him about 12 hours to drill into that wall, which is stone, by the way. Then throughout the rest of the night, they siphoned the cash up to the guys back on the roof through that one little shaft in the wall. Boom." He said smacking the paper triumphantly.
"Can we fit in there?" Scott asked concerned.
"Yes, we can, but very, very barely. And they also patched the wall, obviously, so we're gonna need a drill of some kind. I'm thinking maybe a diamond bit-"
Derek interrupted him which made Stiles frustrated "look, forget the drill."
"Sorry?" Stiles asked looking at Derek in disbelief.
"If I go in first, how much space do I have?"
"What do you... what do you think you're gonna do, Derek? You gonna punch through the wall?" Stiles asked facing him.
Derek looked slightly amused "Yes, Stiles, I'm gonna punch through the wall." I giggled.
"Okay, okay, big guy. Let's see it. Let's see that fist. Big, old fist. Make it, come on. Get it out there. Don't be scared." Peter and I shot each other exasperated looks, but he was actually being really cute "Big, bad wolf. Yeah, look at that."
"Stiles…" I tried to warn him but he just smirked and continued.
"Okay, see this? That's maybe 3 inches of room to gather enough force to punch through solid co-" Derek punched him from the three inches and Stiles was hit so hard he smacked into the table squawking "He could do it." Peter laughed as I went to Stiles to check his hand to make sure it wasn't broken. He smiled at me hesitantly and I tried not to smile at what went down. Derek shot me a look as if to ask if I was impressed and then turned to look at the plans again.
"I'll get through the wall. Who's following me down?" Derek asked and glanced at Peter.
"Don't look at me. I'm not up to fighting speed yet, and honestly, with Isaac out of commission, you're not looking at very good odds for yourself."
"So I'm supposed to just let them die?"
"One of them is already dead."
"We don't know that."
"Do I have to remind you what we're up against here? A pack of alphas. All of them, killers. And if that's not enough to scare your testicles back into your stomach, try to remember that two of them combine bodies to form one giant Alpha. I'm sure Erica and Boyd were sweet kids. They're gonna be missed."
"Could someone kill him again, please?" Stiles asked the room in general. Peter glared at him affronted and faced Derek again.
"Derek, seriously? Not worth the risk."
"What about you?" Derek asked.
"Yeah, if you want me to come..." Stiles said and I smiled again. As much as he said he hated Derek I knew he really enjoyed his company and vice versa. It was adorable to watch.
Derek was exasperated "Not you."
"Got it. Scott" At this, my head shot up.
"I don't know about Erica. But if Boyd's still alive, we have to do something. We have to try."
"But?"
"Who's the other girl? The one locked in there with Boyd?" He said curiously.
"It doesn't really matter at this point," I told him "You don't have to come, Derek and I will be enough for this,"
There was an awkward pause "Arielle you're not coming," Derek told me. I spun around to face him in disbelief.
"You have got to be kidding me. I thought it was a given that I was coming with you."
This time Peter spoke "Sorry angel girl, but the Alpha pack can't know what you are. And a human going on a rescue mission draws a lot of unwanted attention. Plus you haven't been in top form lately."
"Derek!" I said pleadingly as he tried to avoid my eyes. Even Stiles was staring at the ground, agreeing with the decision. "You're not going alone with Scott!" I said vehemently. Scott looked upset.
"Arielle, come on I've apologized a million times for last year. I swear I am going to look out for him." He told me. I was angry though and I decided to stomp out of the loft, I heard Derek tell them to let me go. Stupid boys.
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I felt chills as I walked carefully through the bank, I know they told me to stay away and I swear I was just going to watch from outside. Except….Allison's car was down the road and that was too much of a coincidence for me. So I went in to find her. I could hear fighting but I focused on her. I smelled ammonia so I opened a janitor's closet, her coat was there but she wasn't. The light fell on blonde hair, my breath hitched as I slid next to the body slumped over. I turned her over. Erica. I felt tears threatening to fall. I hadn't gotten the chance to know her, and now I never will.
I wiped my tears away and made my way toward the sound of fighting. Maybe she hadn't been able to stay away. As I turned the corner I saw her kneeling over something. I heard Derek shout "No! Don't break the seal!"
Allison didn't listen "Boyd!" she called. Boyd and another werewolf I didn't know went running past us. Derek grabbed her angrily by the arm.
"Don't touch her!" Scott yelled going after him, I blocked him, eyes glowing threateningly. He backed up but glared.
"What were you thinking?" Derek asked angrily. I grabbed his hands and pulled him off of Ally pushing her behind me, I haven't seen Derek this angry in a very long time.
"That I had to do something."
"She saved our lives."
"Yeah, and what do you think they're gonna do out there? Do you have any idea what we just set free?" Derek hissed at Allison.
"You want to blame me? Well, I am not the one turning teenagers into killers." She yelled back.
"No. No, that's just the rest of your family." Derek said. I reached behind me and grabbed her hand to lead her away. She turned back.
"I made mistakes. Gerard is not my fault." I rubbed her back as I pulled her but she stopped when Derek spoke.
"And what about your mother?"
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"Derek stop it!" I told him and he ignored me.
"Tell her, Scott."
"What does he mean, Scott? What does he mean?"
"We don't have time," I interrupted them "We have to find them before anyone else gets hurt, and Der I found-"
"Arielle," Derek growled in a warning. I turned to look at him "I told you to stay behind,"
"You're not my alpha," I told him. He looked wounded, it was sort of a low blow.
"Never mind. Take her home, and both of you stay there. I mean it!" He told me gruffly and then he turned towards Scott.
"Derek," I called, he stopped but didn't look at me "I found Erica," His shoulders slumped and he followed me to get her as Scott and Allison talked, it looked like they needed it.
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I felt bad but I had to leave Allison. Isaac had messaged me about where they were and I was going to go meet him. By the time I got to the part of the woods he described, they were long gone. I groaned frustrated. So instead of trying to track them down everywhere, I decided to go to the school parking lot and wait since it was more central.
I had to wait for about half an hour until anything happened. No one had bothered to call me about anything but I had the feeling they wouldn't need to. I saw a werewolf that had to be Scott dramatically flip off a bus and place a blinking stake into the ground that was letting off a soft noise which I figured had to be a higher frequency for him. Then Derek went in through the open doors on the other side waiting to corral them in. No one was at the back though so I ran for it. Sure enough, I heard them jump onto the roof. I ripped the doors open as much as I could and saw movement behind me. Allison was climbing onto a bus and hadn't seen me. I knew she could get them in and I could head them off. I heard flashbang arrows hit the concrete and positioned myself correctly. Cora and Boyd came running through the halls when Derek slammed into Cora not letting her go past. Then Mr. Argent came and blocked the other way as Scott joined Derek.
They knew they were trapped so they started to go towards Mr. Argent who looked less threatening. I jumped in front of him with my wings folded out making me look bigger than I was. I stepped forward threateningly as Scott and Derek called out to them "Come and get us." Then ran together down and into the boiler room. I sat tiredly on the steps ready to intervene if needed. Not a minute later they both had run out and slammed the door shut and locked it.
"Did that actually just work?" Scott asked panting.
"It worked." Derek kneeled on the ground tiredly and wiped the sweat from his brow. Scott stepped up to the door and put his ear on it. "What are you hearing?"
"Heartbeats."
"Both of 'em?"
"Actually... Three of them." Scott said surprised, both Derek's and my heads snapped up. Derek stood up and listened to what was on the other side. He grabbed the handle "What are you doing?"
Derek looked back at him "Close the door behind me and keep it shut."
"Derek!" I said in protest starting to get up "Don't be stupid"
"You go in there alone, and you're either gonna kill them, or they kill you," Scott told him anxiously.
"That's why I'm going in alone." He said and nodded in my direction. I didn't know what was happening until I had stepped forward to stop him and arms had come around my shoulders to stop me. I struggled against the weight as Derek gave me one last glance and jumped through the door. I was let go just as Scott slammed the door and locked it. I tried to push him aside.
"Scott, I can help him," I said frantically trying to get him to move. We heard snarls and the start of a fight. I had almost opened the door when arms wound around me again pulling me away, I started to kick.
"Ow ow, Arielle its Isaac. Calm down I've got you."
"Isaac let me go. I can help him."
"We just have to wait. He can handle this,"
I slumped against him "If he dies I'll never forgive you," I told him quietly feeling him tense and then relax. He turned me around and cuddled me closer.
It had only been an hour but Isaac suddenly perked up.
"Scott The sun's coming up. Scott! The sun's coming up!" Scott threw open the door and jumped in. Isaac and I separated running after him. Derek was kneeling on the ground all cut up and bleeding everywhere. Cora and Boyd were beside him either knocked out or dead. The boys had frozen but I pushed past them to slide next to Derek. I lifted his face so I could see his eyes.
"Derek?" I whispered and held his forehead against mine.
"There's a teacher." He said. "I'll take care of her. Get them out of here."
"I'll help you," I told him and he gently pushed me away.
"She's going to be confused enough without throwing a student into the mix." I felt hurt for some reason, especially as he got up and walked away not even looking at me. The boys had already grabbed the two knocked-out werewolves so I stepped forward to see what was happening. Derek approached her like she was a skittish animal. He helped her up slowly and they gave each other soft smiles. I suddenly felt like I was intruding and I scrambled back towards the stairs to flee the situation.
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I think Scott knew I was upset so he invited me to go along with him to see Stiles at the hospital. He told me he had called a ton of times saying he figured out something. When we got there Mellissa told us to go to the morgue. Stiles was just standing there staring at two figures under sheets.
He looked so sad. He saw us and pulled back one of the sheets. A blonde girl I could only assume by his expression was Heather had her throat ripped up and her head had dried blood covering one side. "They were strangled," He told us and covered her back up. I walked forward to pull him into a hug, he clutched me back.
"So Boyd and Cora might not have killed anyone?" Scott asked while trying to be sympathetic.
"You're gonna wish they did."
Scott and I looked at each other confused "Why?"
"I'm not exactly sure yet. The other girl who was out in the woods, Emily? Eventually, they're gonna find her. She's one of them. Emily, Heather... That guy Lydia found at the pool. All three were virgins... And they're all gonna have the same three injuries... strangled, throat slashed, head bashed in. It's called the threefold death."
"So if these aren't random killings, then what are they?" Scott asked and I had a moment of realization and had to let go of Stiles to run both hands through my hair stressfully.
"Sacrifices. Human sacrifices." Stiles told him. Well crap.
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I walked into Breakers, a coffee shop downtown, and just inhaled. I hate coffee but love the smell of it. I really needed to relax, and have a cronut. I gave my order to the barista and stepped aside to wait when I heard a throat clear behind me. I turned and smiled when I saw it was Aiden.
"Hey," he said after getting the coffee that the barista held onto for too long trying to get him to look at her.
"Hi, how are you?" I asked.
"Good, you look a little stressed," I pushed some hair out of my eyes and nodded my head.
"Yeah just a little, nothing unusual though,"
"Hmmm would you happen to have plans?" he asked me.
"Right now?" I asked him stepping past to grab my order. He pointed out a free table and we went to go sit.
"More like this weekend," He said watching me closely "Unless you have other stuff you're dealing with,"
I was surprised, not just about the weekend question but the almost too curious tone about the second part. "Actually….I have no plans. I was planning on binge-watching some Lucifer."
He smiled "I love that show, what's your favorite part?"
"Lucifer of course. Let's just say I have a cousin that is exactly like him, just not British," I said coyly. He nodded his head.
"Well, my brother and I were supposed to go to this festival this weekend but his allergies are acting up and are making him no fun. You think you would be interested?"
I nervously chuckled "What about Lydia?"
"Martin? She gave me her number but I saw you first. Plus you look like you wouldn't have a problem acting like a total dork with me." I thought about it. We had a lot going on…..but everyone had been ignoring my input since school started. Plus Derek wanted me to lay low because of the Alpha pack.
"Then yes." I accepted gracefully.
He grinned at me "How do you feel about leaving in 20?" I blinked in surprise at how fast this was going. I nodded my head.
"Let me just grab some stuff,"
"Want me to take you? I have my stuff on my bike already,"
"Yeah, that would be great,"
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"Mom? Dad?" I called once I got into the house, I heard someone say "Back here!" and I went to go find them. They both were laying in front of the TV trying to figure out where the new Roku plugged into.
"Hey kiddo," My dad said looking over his glasses at me while my mom started shoving plugs into random holes.
"Whoa, whoa, mom settle down!" I said taking the electronics away from her. She was not tech-savvy at all and was more likely to blow something up than fix it. I moved the TV and started to plug things in where they were supposed to go.
"Hey! That was our puzzle for the night!" She protested "Our reward was to watch a movie on it after we figured it all out."
I looked at her seriously "I think a real puzzle would be less hazardous to everyone's health," She suddenly laughed and leaned forward to hug me and kiss me on the cheek.
"Wait! I need to get in on this!" My dad said shuffling up to embrace us both and kiss the top of my head. "So kiddo how was school?"
"It was fine, didn't learn anything I didn't really know before but it was good. I actually wanted to ask…. Would you both mind if I went to a music festival in San Bernardino? I'd be going with my friend Aiden."
They looked at each other and debated silently for a second "When would you be back?"
"Sunday night, sometime after six," I told them. Honesty was the best policy in my family.
My mom smiled at me and touched my cheek "I know this summer was especially tough on you honey. Go have some fun, and be irresponsible for once! Just call us every night to check in okay?" My dad nodded in agreement.
"Thank you," I told them both, "I think I really needed this," They nodded together. I ran up the stairs to grab a couple of things. I sent a text to everyone that I would be back Sunday night and then turned off my phone. I threw on some torn shorts, a black bandage halter top, and a brown leather jacket. I threw my hair into a messy curly braid and grabbed some vans. I hope this weekend was amazing. I raced back downstairs and gave my parents hugs and kisses then called out goodbye as I went out the door. I grinned at Aiden feeling light and happy again as I swung my leg over his bike and threw on a helmet.
"Ready?" He asked and I shouted yes and then squealed in excitement as he took off super fast.
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I flopped on the ground exhausted later that night and Aiden flopped next to me. "I'm too tired! I can't go on!" I told him dramatically throwing my arm over my eyes.
He lifted my arm and peeked under curiously just to grin at my pouty face. He lay on his side, head propped up on one arm. "We haven't even gotten through three sets yet." He told me handing me some water. I sat up to drink it.
"You sir did not tell me we would be dancing like maniacs the whole time!" I refused to look at him laughing at me.
"How are you going to get through two more days of this if you can't handle five hours?" He questioned me.
"It's 11:30 at night!" I protested "I had a full day before this, how are you doing so well?"
He grinned smugly "I have great stamina,"
I felt tingly everywhere, it had been over four months since I had sex. I was getting weaker every time I used my powers and I was supposed to be "replenishing" at least once a week. I turned to him seriously "Can you prove that?"
He was caught off guard I could tell but then he nodded "I rented a tent…..do you wanna go there? Now?"
"Yes," I said bluntly. He jumped up and then leaned down to help me up. When he did I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him hard. His arms wrapped around my torso and I felt his muscle spasm when I bit his lip. He growled and released me, only to grab my hand and pull me through the crowd. We got to a tent with his name on it and he practically pushed me through the door.
I didn't waste any time stripping off my shirt and I began to take off my shorts when he swiped his leg behind mine so we both went tumbling down gently onto the cushions. I paused to look around "Wow this is a really nice-" I was interrupted by his lips smashing into mine. We fumbled with each other's clothes and were laughing at the struggles we were having. We hadn't even gotten to the good part and I was having fun.
When we were finally mostly undressed he leaned down to kiss down my body. I grabbed him by his hair. Stiles' hair is about this long now….wait crap don't think about that. I did stop thinking as he bit my nipple. I heard tearing as he opened a condom and put it on. I took that as an invitation to see what I was getting tonight. I was pleased, not quite as big as Derek but impressive nonetheless. I dragged his head back down to kiss him, reaching down and pumping his cock with my hand. He took the opportunity to touch my clit roughly, causing my back to spasm. I was overjoyed and relieved this was happening. I knew I was ready "Stop playing games and get inside me already," I groaned at him and he didn't waste any time. He didn't go slow or wait for me to get used to him. He just pumped into me roughly, just like he did with his fingers. I was loving every second. I bit him hard on the neck as he hit a particularly sensitive spot and he got revenge by flicking my clit. I came hard nearly seeing stars, I don't know if it was particularly good or if I was just out of practice but man did I feel great.
He let himself fall next to me panting. I honestly hadn't even known he had come. Apparently, I was being very selfish tonight. "Thanks," I panted laying exactly in the position I had just been in. Legs wide open and my arms holding onto the pillows around me.
"You're welcome," He chuckled as his breathing regulated.
"Ugh, we should do that again. Soon. Like in ten minutes." I said letting my head fall to the side.
He let out a laugh "Yeah you might have to give me a little more recovery time than that," I groaned but made a sound of agreement. I guess I could wait.
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We had gone at it twice more that night, not exactly the recovery time I had grown used to with Derek but it was a very respectable recovery time for a normal. Although I really have been thinking that he has to be some sort of were-animal. The next morning I was sore from lack of practice, so when he asked if I was ready to go to the next set time I waved him off mumbling for him to leave without me. I may be wrong but he looked pretty smug that I was so tired.
An hour later I was feeling more normal so I decided to look at my messages and call my parents. Luckily I had called them before I had hot sex with someone I barely knew. I got about 20 text messages asking me where I was and how I could leave at a time like this, with a killer on the loose. One from Isaac said if I didn't contact him soon he was going to assume I was abducted and would come to find me. So I hit number 3 on my speed dial for him and waited till he answered.
"Arielle?" he said frantically "Are you okay? What's that noise in the background?"
I chuckled "Who is being the overbearing mom now?"
"Ari, where are you? Everyone is freaking out," I sat up quickly.
"Why is someone else dead?"
"No, no one has gone missing since you left which is why we were all worried."
"Oh, well I am at a music festival right now," I told him and Aiden decided to return at that moment with food.
"I come bearing sustenance," He said happily and then looked embarrassed when he saw me on the phone. I just smiled and held up one finger indicating I'd be getting off soon. My smile got wiped off my face at the next part.
"Arielle who was that?" Asked a gruff voice that could only belong to Derek, and I heard a voice chime in in the back that was Stiles. My insides felt like they dropped.
"Isaac," I said in a warning tone "Am I on speakerphone? With the whole pa-group?"
"Um, well…you see….everyone just wanted to make sure you were okay!" He said knowing he was in deep trouble.
"Well, I am fine. I will see you tomorrow," I practically growled at him and promptly hung up. I let out a whooshing noise and thudded my head against the pillow.
"Friends of yours?" Aiden asked curiously and then handed me a breakfast burrito. My mood got undeniably better with this gift.
"Yeah, they are worry warts. With the killer around they are sort of freaking out," I told him.
He nodded in understanding and bit into his food. We went and danced together for a couple of hours and we'd come back to the tent to relax and enjoy each other again, and again, and again. Before we knew it the festival was over and we had to go back to reality.
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Aiden pulled up to my curb and held the bike still as I slid off. He leaned back looking at me "I had fun,"
"I did too, thanks for the amazing weekend," I told him, leaning forward to kiss his cheek. I looked up at my house to see my lights on in my room and a shadow looking at us. Aiden started to get off the bike.
"You want me to go in and see who it is?" he questioned looking at my room.
I laughed him off "it's Isaac. Sundays are movie night."
"Is he…your boyfriend?" He asked "I guess I should have asked before I stole you for the weekend. If you had one I mean,"
I grinned "No, he's my best friend. I was dating Stiles, you know this skinny kid that is always flailing his arms? Well, we broke up this last week,"
"You were going out with that kid? Isn't he…aren't you a little out of his league?" he asked me carefully picking his words.
"No of course not. He was being super jealous of someone and he did something stupid, but he is a good guy,"
He nodded "Derek," I stepped back in surprise.
"What?"
His eyes widened "Sorry, I asked some people about you after our bike ride. They said that you and the town bad boy had something going on,"
"I wasn't aware that people were so into my business,"
"I didn't mean to freak you out…. But isn't he like 25?"
"26 actually," I said narrowing my eyes and putting my hands on my hips.
He held his hands up in surrender "Okay I'm sorry, really. It doesn't matter anyway, can we hang out again sometime?" I relaxed a little.
"Yeah, that would be cool," I said and then jogged up my steps to the door. I waved to him as he pulled out. "Isaac! I'm home!" I called out as I opened the door. Even though I knew he had been watching and listening in to our conversation.
"You're late," he said pouting as he hopped down my stairs "Who was he? Where exactly were you? Do you know how worried I was? You can't just-" I covered his mouth with my hand and shoved him towards the kitchen.
"I already told you that I was at a music festival with a friend," I said pointedly as I put some popcorn in the microwave and grabbed chips and dip. "His name is Aiden, he's one of the new twins. Which I am sure you know because you were watching us through my window," I admonished him.
He threw me a devilish smile as he grabbed a glass and filled it with some lemonade for me and grabbed some sodas from the fridge "Ha…so you saw that? Well, I was worried still,"
"And another thing," I told him and brandished a spoon at him threateningly "What was up with the call being on speaker phone?" His eyes widened as he wisely got me my chocolate therapy ice cream for me to stick my spoon into instead of him.
"Everyone was worried and Derek all but ordered me to put you on speaker when he saw you were calling. You should have smelled the jealousy in that room. It was…..something," He told me as I loaded his arms with snacks and we walked to the living room.
"They have no reason to be jealous, or right to be!" I said indignantly as I sat by the DVD player and without looking caught the DVDs thrown my way. I glanced at them "Death Bed: The Bed that Eats, Prophecy, It's Alive. Nice." I said nodding my head and picking a random one to put in.
"Yeah well, those hickeys on your neck suggest there is a reason to be jealous even if they shouldn't be," He said nonchalantly as I plopped down on the couch with my head on his lap and feet over the armrest.
"Yeah, yeah whatever. They'll be gone by tomorrow. Hand me the popcorn!" I ordered as the opening credits rolled in "I like that the theme is classics tonight,"
"Yeah well we covered vampires the last time, I wanted to give us a broader range," I nodded in agreement. When we started hanging out at the beginning of summer we had both found out we loved B-rated horror movies. I mean I loved regular horror movies too but I think the past year was dramatic enough that some comedy thrown in couldn't hurt. So we did this every Sunday over the summer, and it was the perfect way to de-stress.
"Thank you, for everything," I told him.
"Always,"
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"Arielle! Isaac! Time to wake up guys!" A voice yelled causing us to jump up in surprise. I looked around and groaned.
"What time is it? Don't tell me we fell asleep again," I asked him blearily. He just groaned and threw an arm over his eyes.
"Hey kiddos, here's some coffee Isaac and Arielle your tea," Isaac perked up and smiled at my dad.
"Thanks, Mr. Celeste, you're the best!"
"I keep telling you to call me Drew, and thank you for fixing the cabinet door. I don't think I would have ever fixed it."
"Suck up," I muttered to Isaac as I sipped my tea. I got up to kiss my dad's cheek "Thanks dad," I pulled Isaac up and we started to clean the coffee table. My mom walked into the room.
"Hey, sleepyheads. We decided not to wake you last night. Isaac honey, you may as well keep some extra clothes here you sleep over so often," she told him ruffling his hair. He smiled embarrassedly.
"Sorry, Mrs….I mean Angela,"
She waved that thought away "Seriously though if you decide to, the spare room upstairs has an empty dresser. Feel free to use it. We have to go and so do you two. Don't forget you have track before school! Don't be late!" She called out as they left the house.
"I love your parents," Isaac told me seriously.
"I know, they love you too. Sounds like they've just adopted their second kid," I told him winking. When he thought I wasn't looking a huge content grin spread across his face. "Now you heard them, we have track!"