Marie looks like she is drunk as she has a shameless smile on her face when talking about her love for Edward.
Marie : I mean like , he would make such a good father for my future kids. Oh i can already pictures us together.
She giggle like a drunk a person after a long party ,in her case , a long love dream . Lee slaps Marie in the face then shake her a few times which finally wakes Marie up .
Marie : Wait what ? who just hit me ?
She rubs her red cheek as she blinks quickly to see what is going on around her .
Marie : Lee , did you just hit me ?
Lee : Yeah , cause you were acting like a crazy lovestruck girl .
Marie is just confused as she looks around to find May by her side , the Kanker Brothers in the corner of the room looking at her after hearing the slap .
Marie : Yeah , but why ? wait , what was I doing ?
Marie rubs her cheeks to ease the burning sensation on her face as she looks at Lee , still a bit confused .
Lee : You basically just read your wedding vow for Edward to us . How good he will be as a father to your children, how wonderful he is , blah blah blah . Basically, you were crazy, crazy in love with him .
Marie's face turn red as she realized what she done .
Lee : Don't play stupid now , you lucky I didn't record it and give it to Edward . Speaking of the devil , he should be back any second now .
Marie grabs her friend by the shoulders and shakes her , begging her .
Marie : Lee , don't tell him what I said . I'll die in embarrassment if he is to find out .
Lee : Oh , about the father of your children or being a good husband. You pick.
Hearing Lee spells it out for her just make it even more embarrassing for her as she begs Lee to he amusement of May while the Kanker Brothers are just having a good time playing video games , cause they are boys . Over to Edward, he is just washing his hands after taking a leak when the school old infrastructure finally cave in as the faucet break ,causing the water to rain down on Edward, messing up his jacket and shirt as he flees from the scene. Knowing he can't get caught with wet clothes , he run to the lost and found room to finds some spare clothes to wear for the day . Taking off his clothes reveal his lean and ribbed body , not large with big muscles but more construction worker strong , medium in size but still pack a punch of steel in the most literal sense ( you get the joke if you have read all the chapters up to this point , which I must thank you for ).
His body is carved with well defined muscles line , a solid 6 packs with a wide body frame and decent muscles. At the front , smooth skins as his body shine under the light from the water splashed on him , showing some knife wounds by his ribs and waist . His biceps are decorated with tattoos of a flaming pentagram on both arms with thorn chains wrapped around his biceps that goes down to his elbow then wrapped into band . On his back lay a large tattoo that covers his entire back . A bleeding set of dark angelic wings that connects to his spine where a flaming rift lays . The trouble he went through to get these tattoos are just part of his old job . Taking odd job order from fixing cars to straight up mafia style protection, Chuck really thought he had found his right hand man in the making but Edward's heart is always at the right place so Chuck let him go before he gets too deep. He dries off his hair and sees it has lost more of it color by the day as it turning white like Tessa . He quickly gets dress and puts his hat on to cover his hair , not letting anyone make that connection to him . Luckily for him , his jacket remains unharmed to cover his arms as his new old shirt is just too short to cover his tattoos . He zip up his jacket high make sure no one sees it as he returns to his lair . On the way back , he comes across some old acquaintances, Rolf and Johny. The two are by their lockers talking about Rolf new crop harvest at the farm and Johnny upcoming adventure in the boy scout . Both are of no concern for Edward as he casually walks past them without even making a sound but Rolf immediately picks up on his scent ,turns his head to where Edward is and greet his old enemy.
Rolf : Long time no see Double Edd boy , you have grown into a strong man I see . Still smaller than your brother big Ed but strong nonetheless.
Edward grunts in annoyance at Rolf but still he returns the greeting since Rolf is Ed's best friend and teammate on the field so a little respect will be fine .
Edward: So do you, Rolf . Hope my reputation doesn't scare you off .
Johnny: Ah shut , don't give us that big man talk . People don't know how far back we three have known each other , how far was it, 2nd grade .
Johnny joins in the conversation, appears to still keep his ever lasting optimism even after losing Plank to one the big bully two years ago .
Edward: Still keep that necklace I see.
Johnny: Oh this .
He pulls his pendant out , containing a piece of Plank inside .
Johnny: How can I not , you brought it back to me in blood ,remember?
Edward: Yeah, Rolf calls me in for a favor in exchange for some fresh produce.
Rolf : I'm a farmer and a warrior , Edd boy . I can't stand by helpless when the weak is picked on .
Sounds offensive but knowing Rolf , may be he is just oblivious to it .
Edward: Well, it did feed my family for weeks so I will say it was worth the troubles . The amount of blood I spill that day was still fresh in my mind , for the wrong reasons that is .
Rolf : Cause your special lady Marie caught you in carnage wasn't it . She told me after I met her running from the scene . Don't worry about it , me and Johnny explained to her everything.
Edward: Wait, what ?
Edward is genuinely surprised and curious.
Rolf : After I told you where you could find the hockey team , I found out Marie overheard our conversation a bit as she follow you shortly after . When we found out about it thanks to Fred and his tracking skills , me and Johnny vouch for you after we found her .
Johnny: Yeah , she went from terrified to amazed like me after watching a magic trick .
Edward: Wow , I actually never knew that .
Rolf : Don't sweat it Edd boy , we are friends after all . Now , would you excuse me , I need to collect the waste food for Fred . He is quite hungry since he is a big boy now .
Johnny: I want in . Again , thank you Edward.
The two boys wave goodbye as Edward watches them leave with a smile on his face but it went away after he hears a familiar sinister chuckle .
Edward: Tessa .
He curses her name and she appears out of the corner from behind .
Tessa : Oh my little hero , didn't expect you to be so weak when you were young .
Edward turns around to face her , not amuse at the slightest of her presence.
Edward: Helping other doesn't make me weak unless you want to test my patience, sister .
Tessa : That day will come , I can promise you that but for now you better stay on your guard cause I already have your heart in my hands .
Her grin turn malicious as her hands are grasping slowly, back and forward like a beating heart but it's not Edward.
Edward: Marie .
Tessa : always so perceptive yet so short sighted . I must admit , your tactics of running this school are most impressive. Neither the school nor the police will intervene, although it does make you vulnerable if they found out about the one you care the most . Like what happened this morning, it was easy making those girls get jealous of Marie .
Edward: I knew you have your dirty claws in this . Must be using father tactics of not getting your hands dirty .
Tessa: Don't be so harsh on father , you are more like him than you know . Except for your taste in woman , he and I prefer different type of woman . You on the hand , quite bland to be honest .
Edward: I pray for the girl who have to keep you company at night .
Tessa: So funny you , although her scream in bed always make me sleep better .
Edward rolls his eyes at his sister words.
Edward: I will pray harder then .
Tessa : Anyway, hope you have a good time hunting for those who are after Marie . Be a good brother and make sure to spill some blood on your way as well , It will make your little half sister very happy if you do so .
She giggle as she disappeared around the corner where she came from and Edward sighs as he returns to the lair .Walking down the stairs, he can hear the noise coming from the inside . He can't make out what they are saying so he quickly opens the door to investigate only to Marie and Lee ,apparently are wrestling each other . The two girls turn and stare at him , pausing whatever they are doing while Edward just make a confused face since he has no clue what is going on in front of him .
Edward: I'm sorry that I stopped your bonding moment. I will be back later .
He slowly close the door to back away from the situation but Marie sprung out of the hold and rushes to the door , sticking her hand between to prevent the door from closing. Edward stops and Marie took the the chance and slide through the door , closing it behind as she slump down to catch her breathe before standing back up , a bit frantic and jittery but seems fine now after fainting.
Marie : It's not what you think .
Edward: It's not ?
Edward is a bit confused but starts to piece together as he figures Marie thinks he overheard something embarrassing about her .
Marie : I'm all down on us being together and possibly married after high-school if you are down for it but I have to tell you that I told Lee all those things about you because I genuinely feel that about that you, ok ? I really love you and this is not some sort of high school crush that you think I'm under the thinking off , alright? you got that , I love you . Wooh .
Marie smiles then sighs as she basically come cleans and clear out any misconception about her feelings to Edward.
Edward: OK then .
Marie : huh ?
Marie raise an eyebrows as Edward swoop in and gives her a passionate kiss . Marie melts in Edward's arms as she slowly loses strength but Edward holds her tight in his arms till the kiss is over . They break apart , breathing heavily as the two stare into each other eyes .
Marie : Wow , that's better than the time i dreamed about it.
Edward raises an eyebrows with a cheeky smile on his face .
Edward: You dreamed about it ?
Marie leans into his ears .
Marie : among other things .
Edward shivers in excitement as Marie leans back .
Edward: This is quite unexpected from you .
Marie : I had a lot to think about in my sleep . I just want to be honest with you and I see how much happier I'm now .
Edward: Me too . How about we have some lunch together?
Marie : I would love that .
The two joins hands then Edward gives her a quick kiss on the lips before opening the door and head back inside ,not knowing up the stair case that lead to the hide is Tessa hiding , with the same wicked smile on her face as before. She leaves the scene and make a quick call to her father , informing him on her mission .
Tessa : Father .
Her voice is firm yet smooth ,indicating she is comfortable with her father .
Father : How is your mission so far ?
Tessa : Excellent, you were right . He is only half of you . The bloodlust and brutality are there yet lock away in fear and hatred for you.
Father : Must be his mother side that made him like that . Good , have you engaged with him ?
Tessa : Verbally, not physically, yet , I hope I will have the chance soon .
Father : Fear comes from love , finds what he loves the most and he will fight you with all his might . Make sure to take your time as well , we can't have people suspecting on your identity if you simply disappeared again .
Tessa : I will , Father .
Father : Good , my daughter . Enjoy your time getting know your brother , if you need anything for the mission , let me know .
Tessa : Thank you father , I will certainly have a good time here.
She ends the call and head back to the hall to fetch her books , returning to the normal girl facade to blend in . While she is about to put in the combination on her lock , she senses something which make her grin like the devil as she stops what she was doing and goes to the bathroom. She closes the door behind her and not long , a group of girls follow after her into the girl bathroom. The girls begin to check the stalls one by one but after checking all of them and finding nothing, they get confused as they clearly saw Tessa walk in . As they are dumbfounded in the bathroom, over to the gymnasium Sarah sits as she waits for the results that will never come . She sits waiting for the news of Tessa getting humiliated but instead of that , Tessa finds her with that deviously smile as before . Sarah is startled by Tessa presence but before she could even talk , Tessa grabs her by the mouth then lock her in hold and drags her into the locker room . Once inside , Tessa flings Sarah into to shower as she locks the door behind her tight .
Sarah , a bit dazed after the hit , slowly getting back up but before she could do so , Tessa appeared once again , holding her by the neck just strong enough to restrain her but not enough to leave marks .
Tessa : I must say , you certainly have the talent for manipulation but you are too weak compared to me . It's too easy to find you and escape from your little hunting pack . Although I might not be your primary target since we both know who are you really targeting and who you are trying to win but I will say this , you are out of your league and so , I will make you mine to serve me .
Sarah's eyes widen with fear as she can't remove Tessa's hand off of her . Tessa starts to laugh like a mad woman as she pulls Sarah close to her and Sarah could only scream with little oxygen she can breathe in.
