Pretty Flowers in the Dust; Part 5

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Hello again! So I updated pretty quickly, huh? Oh, and the picture you see to your left, is Colette. So this one isn't as action packed as the last one, but there is some fun in it.

Anyways! I hope you enjoy it, and stay on the lookout for part 6! Like I said, I would have updated sooner today, but I kept getting distracted and I was trying to think of ideas.

Created by: fireprincess1996
  1. "Nakia!" You scream, realizing people are beginning to stare. "Give it back!" She had taken your plastic bag that contained picture frames and antibiotics for your shoulder. Nakia smirked back at you, and you could hear {_______} laughing beside you. "Come on, Jae!" You yell, wishing she would not have done this outside. It was hot, than again, it was always hot where you guys live. She swings the bag back and forth, and you could hear everything hitting each other. She gives you a sly smile and winks before looking in the bag. "Oh, what's this?" You heart started beating faster. Would she say something about it now, or later? "Are these...." She paused for a long moment, a wide grin on her face. "Pregnancy tests?" Your mouth flies open, and your jaw drops. "WHAT? NO!" You say defensively. They are NOT pregnancy tests. Your face was extremely red, you could tell by how warm your face is. {________} stops laughing and you mentally curse yourself. "Come on, Jae. That isn't funny!" You say, extremely embarrassed. She begins to break out in loud laughter, and she has to lean against a pole to keep from falling. "You should see his face!" She says, pointing at {________}. You don't look at him, what if he really thought that. "Oh, guys. I'm just messing around! There isn't pregnancy tests in there!" 'But, I do want to talk to you later,' You hear her think to you. You nod, wanting to hit your head off the wall. She throws the bag towards you, and you stare at it wide eyed and rush to catch it. "That's not funny either!" You exclaim, though you can't help but smiling. "Not really, I knew you would catch it." She says and you shrug. "So, where to now?" Sam asks you and you shrug, trying to think of everything that was broken last night. "Uhh, we still need to find a clear glass vase and some flowers." You say and Phoenix starts to mess around with her phone, probably trying to figure out where to get some flowers, and a vase. "You guys need to get a car," Renee complains and you nod. "Yeah, well I don't think Raven will let us do that," Phoenix says, focused on her phone. "Why not?" You frown. Syllabell jumps in, saying, "Because, that's just one more thing she has to worry about. Where are we going to put a car, let alone learn how to drive one?" You almost laugh. "You guys don't know how to drive?" You say and they all frown. "Why would we?" Atreyu says. "Well, maybe not you or Nakia, or Alex, or Max or Fang or Phoenix. But, I expected Syl or Li or Sam to know!" You say, surprised. "Do you?" Fang asks and you nod. "I do, actually. And I'm going to teach you guys one day." Sam laughs, and Phoenix smiles. "Have fun with that," She says sarcastically. "Oh, thanks for the lack of faith." You say, just as sarcastic. You continue walking, letting the sun soak your skin, and your skin become slick with sweat. While everyone was wearing tank tops, you were wearing a t-shirt. So far, no one has said anything about it, and you had the perfect explanation if they did ask. "Okay, so we could go to Walmart, see if they have any vases there and than see if there's any flower shops near," Phoenix says and you say an 'okay' for a reply.
  2. You all were walking on a sidewalk, trying to fit and obviously failing. Children were playing in yards, and adults and some senior citizens were sitting on porches, yelling at the kids to stay out of the road, every so often. "Can't we just teleport there?" Renee's whining was really starting to get on your nerves. Everyone gave her a look that screamed 'Shut up'. "You really think we can right now with all these people looking?" You hiss, giving her a 'don't be stupid' look. She let's out an 'ugh' sound and continues walking. It was about around one in the afternoon by now, and you weren't sure if your dad was going to be back tonight, or tomorrow morning. You really hope you got everything covered up in time. "Did you guys know that a group more than two people of friends are considered a gang. So, if a cop were to drive by right now, we would automatically be considered as a gang." Phoenix says. "You were actually like that idea of being considered of being a gang," Sam says and Phoenix laughs. "You betcha!" You wish you had put your hair up before you left, because it was starting to stick to your forehead and the back of your neck with sweat. It wasn't a feeling you like. You guys cross a busy road, and than take a right. "Do we even know where we're going?" You ask, and Phoenix shrugs. You grumble out a 'great' and start racking your brain for ideas. "Don't you have a gps on your phone?" You ask, gesturing to her iPhone. How Raven pays for all these things were a mystery. Maybe she didn't pay for anything at all, maybe she has help from people. "Right right," She says and that asks Siri where the nearest Walmart was. You quickly got the directions and went in the direction that you were told. Once you were walking through the automatic doors of Walmart, you were all instantly hit with the bliss of AC. You swing your plastic bag from Dollar Tree back and forth and you all split up. "I'm going to find the bathroom," You announce and start looking at isles, or signs that point out the restroom. You finally find it and go into one of the stalls, you take out the antibiotic and began to read the instructions. You lift up the left sleeve of your shirt, exposing your shoulder. You begin to pour some of the gel onto your left hand and you begin to rub it onto your wound. You wince a bit, biting your tongue at the stinging your shoulder was enduring now. "Geez, that looks horrible!" April's voice echoes through the small bathroom, making you jump. "Couldn't you give me a warning sometimes?!" You say, sighing. Your shoulder was beginning to become numb and you slowly rolled down your sleeve, not enjoying the feeling of your shirt getting the medicine on it. "Sorry," she says, trying not to laugh. "It really does look like it hurts, though." "It did," You say, standing up and walking out. "What are you going to do, if that stuff doesn't work?" April asks, keeping up with your pace, as you walk out of the bathroom. You shrug, avoiding looking down at April. "I don't know," You say below your breath. You don't want people to think you're on drugs, even if you're never going to see them again. You pass a worker, and you debate on asking her where the vases are, if they even have any. You don't really go to stores, never have. "You're not going to tell anyone, are you? You're just going to try to take care of this on your own? That's stupid," April says and you stop walking and you kneel down, so you're face to face with her. "Look, they already know enough, and I'm this close," You held up your hand and pinched your thumb and pointer finger so that they were nearly touching. "To being considered a traitor. My friends are the closest thing I have to a family, and if you don't understand that, than try to understand that without them, I have nothing. I can't go back to my old family, I can't put them in danger like that. Plus, how am I supposed to explain why I've been gone for a year and three months now?" You whisper, trying not to be too harsh. April nods, and turns around and you stand up. "Now, help me find the others," You say and start walking again. You don't make it two steps when someone says your name. You turn around instantly, and you freeze. You can't believe who is standing in front of you.
  3. Her hair is lighter than you remember, a chocolate brown and her green eyes are darker in the artificial light. Her skin is paler, like she hasn't been in the sun. Your heart is pounding and your throat swells up. Panic, and relief mixes in and you don't know what to do. "Mom?" You say, not believing what your eyes are showing you. Of course she's not your birth mom. She's your mortal mom. "________," She says again, moving closer to you and you take a step back. Your body begins shaking and you shake your head. "I-I'm sorry, I just-," You fight to find the words to say. You want to run up to her, throw your arms around her and laugh and cry. "I, uh. I'm sorry," You say, and you start turning. "No, ________! Don't go, please!" Her voice is a plea and you have to bite your tongue to keep from screaming. You open your mouth, not looking back at her. "It's okay, momma." You say, calmly, afraid you'll begin to cry. What would she be doing here? Perhaps she was here looking for your dad, or maybe she moved here after you disappeared. "I'm okay, I just, I can't." You say. Her hand falls upon your bad shoulder and you flinch away from it. "I'm sorry!" You whisper loudly, not even noticing you had broke out into a sprint. You had to find everyone. You push past people and they yell rude comments after you. You turn behind you, to notice your 'mom' was quickly running after you. You scream in your mind and round an isle. You see The guys together, and you slow to a stop, trying to not run into them. "We have to go," You say out of breath. "What, why?" Alex says and you take in a breath. "Well, you see-," You begin but you're interrupted by your name being called again. "Uh, who is that?" Max says and you shake your head. "Forget the flowers, let's go!" You say, not even waiting for them answer before running again. You aren't sure why you were running. Maybe it was to protect your mom, or maybe you were afraid if you had hugged her and talked to her, you would want to go back. "Nakia," You hear Fang say and you look back to see him on the phone. "Meet us at the house." You run into a worker, knocking both of you to the ground. A knot of guilt bubbles in your stomach and you quickly stand up. "I'm sorry," You say hold out your hand. "I'm sorry, are you okay?" Once they were up, you started running again. You weren't sure if the boys were in front of you, or behind you, so you just kept on running until you reached the entrance/exit. You slowed down just in time for the doors to open and you raced through. As soon as you ran through the doors, arms wrapped around you and you were lifted off the ground. A shriek came from your mouth and you began to thrash around. 'Today was defiantly NOT my day', you think. "Ssh! Calm down! It's only me," You hear {_______} say and you stop trashing. You are set on the ground, and you glare up at your boyfriend. "What the hell, man?!" You yell and he starts to smile. "Come on, before she catches up, again," You say, lightly punching his arm. You were still out of breath, but you managed a jog to keep up with the guys. Once you were a fair amount away you all stop to take a breath. "Care to explain that one, now, _________?" Max says, not out of breath at all. "Mortal mom," You managed out, feeling like you were going to die. Sweat covered your face, and made your clothes cling to your skin. You felt gross. "So, we change your look," Max says and you start to laugh. "You're funny," You say, giving him a sarcastic look. He smiles and winks. "Thanks, but I already knew that," He says and you laugh again. "I think you said 'cocky' wrong," You say and than add, "I just won't go out for a while." He holds his hands up. "Fair enough," He says.
  4. "So, what are we going to do about the flowers and the vase?" You ask, now cooled down slightly. You guys had begun to walk again, settling in the shade whenever you were given the chance. "Nakia's taking care of it," Fang says and you nod relieved. "You know," You say, just realizing. "We haven't really hung out like this anymore. Just the four of us." They take thought into this. Usually it's all of you, or Sam, or the twins, or Nakia and Atreyu. "You're right," Alex says and Max adds, "Yeah, it feels kinda nice to have it be just us for once." You smile, feeling like you all really need this. "So, how are we going to make the most of it?" You ask, stretching. "We could go see a movie, go swimming, anything you want," Fang says and Max and Alex agrees. "Hm.. Swimming sounds better. But, first I wanna go ho-," You pause, realizing that home wasn't here. "I wanna go to dad's, and get a drink and change." You correct yourself. They all give you a look that made you feel weird. "What? Don't give me that look!" You say and they all look away, making you laugh a bit. After what seemed like forever of walking, you are sitting in the kitchen of your dads house, a glass of ice water in your hand. Your legs hurt from walking and running so much, and you chug down your water. You put your glass in the sink and make yourself a mental reminder to do the dishes before you leave. You open one of the drawers left to the sink and pull out the Saran wrap and a roll of duck tape and walk up the stairs slowly and sluggishly. You enter your room and go to the broken window and tear a large piece of Saran wrap off of the roller thing, and tape it to the window. You grab a fly swatter and begin killing what little bugs have entered your room through the window. You had to teleport the boys to the HQ to grab their swimming trunks. You already had a bikini here, so you just teleported back and told them to call you when they were ready. You quickly change, not used to the silence in the house. You pull on a pair of jean shorts and go down to the bathroom to pull your hair up. As soon as you step in front of the mirror you stop and mentally face palm yourself. Your shoulder, how are you going to hide it if you're going swimming?! "Stupid, stupid, stupid!" You say and slap a hand on your forehead. Than it hits you, you'll just throw on an old t-shirt and say you don't have any tops washed. "Brilliant!" You say to yourself, and race back upstairs. You search through your drawers and settle on a plain black shirt and throw it over your top. You hear your phone buzzing against your leg and you answer it, teleporting back to HQ. The first thing you notice is that you're in Alex's room. You know this because he's a huge fan of "The Lost Boys" and that's all his walls consist of; posters from The Lost Boys. "Where's your swim suite?!" Max exclaims with a pout. "I lost it!" You say, dramatically throwing your hands up, than back down. "But, don't worry. I got this t-shirt." You add and he gives you a smile. "It's not the same," He says and your mouth drops, suddenly get where he's coming from. "Max!" You yell, and Alex slaps the back of his head. "I was only kidding!" He yells and you crack up laughing. "So, where is it that we're supposed to be swimming?" Alex asks and you give him a look. "A swimming pool?" You say, sarcastically and he gives you a 'No-Duh' look and you smile. "Sorry, I just had to. But, there's a public pool uptown at my dad's." You say and you hold out your hands, and {_______} puts his hands on your waist. A flock of butterflies explode in a frenzy in your stomach and you close your eyes. When you open them you're at your dads. "Uh, I thought we were going to a public pool?" Alex says, giving you a weird look. "Hm.. well, I could just teleport us there in front of people, have them ask us questions, explain them what we are and how than have the government abduct us and run tests on us and use us as army equipment and we can cry ourselves to sleep every night and-," "Okay, okay! I get it!" Alex interrupts and you laugh, nodding. "Thought so." You go to the kitchen and throw the boys water bottles and you leave the house.
  5. You arrive there pretty quickly, using Fangs phone as a GPS. Technology these days, where would you be without it? Soon enough, you and the guys parted into separate locker rooms. You stripped off your shorts and grabbed a hair tie from off your wrist and tied your shirt back just above your stomach. You walk out with your shoes still on, and you saw the boys before they saw you. You jumped onto {________} back and gave out a little squeal while doing it, hoping he wouldn't drop you. You could feel his body shaking with laughter and he grabbed ahold of your legs, getting a grip so you wouldn't fall. You wrapped your arms lightly around his neck, trying not to hurt him. You let your eyes roam around the public pool, searching for a place to sit. The place was semi packed, but it was easy to find a place. "Over there!" You say pointing to an empty row of white plastic chairs by the diving board. You were beginning to get stares from a couple of girls around your age, and you felt smug with yourself. You had envied the girls who went places with cute guys, now it was you getting stares. Once you guys got to the chairs, {_______} set you down and you took your shoes off. You lay back and let your skin soak in the warmth from the sun. Your eyes were closed, and you could feel someone staring at you. When you open them, you find the guys looking at you. "What?" You say, frowning at them. "I thought we were here to swim," Fang says and you laugh. "So swim," You say and Max picks you up quickly and you shriek. You clung onto him, mentally cursing him if he dropped you. "Put me down!" You yell, hitting him playfully. "Nope," he says, and holds you tighter. "Max, I swear if you drop me!" You say, cracking up with laughter. You notice he begins to move towards the edge of the concrete and you start trying to get out of his arms. "No," You say, and out of breath with laughter. "Guys, help me!" You say, looking at Alex and Fang but all they do is laugh at you. "Are you ready?" Max says, and you shake your head. "No!" You say but it doesn't matter anyways. You feel him jump and you're both instantly under water. He lets go of you and you begin to swim up back to the surface. Once you get your breath back in your lungs you're laughing hysterically again. "I hate you," You say playfully and you pull yourself back up on the concrete. "Oh, you do not," He says flicking you. "Ow," You say still laughing. You ring out most of the water from your shirt and hair. You get chills from the breeze, and you stretch a bit. "Guys," you say looking around. "We forgot towels." "So?" Alex says. "So, I'm cold," You say, crossing your arms and giving him a look. "So get back in the water," He says, crossing his arms and giving you the same look. "But I don't wanna get b-," "HAVE FUN!" Max yells before pushing you back into the water, making you scream for a moment as you were in the air. When you came back up you splashed water at Max. Despite him throwing you in again, it was beginning to warm up.
  6. "God damn it, Max! Why is it me you pick on? Go pick on someone you're own size, like Fang!" Fang looks at you and begins to swim towards you. "No, no. Nonono. Nope." You say, beginning to swim away, trying to reach the closest ladder. "Ain't gonna happen!" You yell back at him, but it's no use. You feel his hand grab your ankle and pull you back towards him. "Nooooo!" You yell, though you were laughing. He dunks you underwater and gets on your shoulders. As soon as your head broke the surface of the water, you begin to feel the pressure of Fangs weight pressing down on your right shoulder, making it burn badly. You flinch Fang off your shoulders hearing the splash as he went under. You bite your tongue as tears well in your eyes and you begin to swim towards the ladder. "________?" You hear Fang call. "Are you okay?" "Yeah," You say, not looking back. You climb up the ladder, and face him a bit. "I just have to use the bathroom," You finish, mustering up a smile. You turn back and begin walking towards the girls locker room. Your arm is shaking from the pain, and you try to busy your hands by messing with your shirt. Once you're in the locker rooms, you go into the first empty stall you see and sit down on the toilet, trying not to imagine everyone else who could have sat there. With your left hand, you carefully lift up your sleeve, and examine the bite wound. You grimace. It's still swollen, the scab has peeled away and it was bloody. Tears streamed down your face, from the ache in your shoulder. You grabbed wads of toilet paper and began to dab at it. You flinch every time the toilet paper makes contact with the now open wound, and your whole body had now started shaking. 'Damn it, Fang!' You mentally think. Though you know it's not his fault. Maybe you should tell Raven.. But what will she do? Will she throw you out? Panic floods over you and you shake your head. You dabbed it a couple more times, waiting for the blood to stop flowing out. "You're supposed to put pressure on it, if you want the bleeding to go away," You look up, panic now turned into fear. April held out her hand, and you put your head down onto your knees. What if it had been Nakia? Or worse, Sam? She would have never covered this up for you! You feel her small hand cover the bite mark with a new handful of toilet paper. Pain seared through your arm and neck and you covered your mouth to keep from crying out. You keep flinching and twitching, a new set of tears rolling down your cheek. "I know, it hurts! I'm sorry!" She says, panicking. "You're just making it bleed more!" You say, louder than you intended. She let's up her hold and the pain reduces to a small sting. You let out what sounds like a sigh of relief, and you stand up, taking the now bloodied toilet paper from her hand and put it in the toilet. You flush and walk out, washing your hands from all the blood that soaked through. "So you're still going to go out there, even with that thing bleeding?" She asks, amazing. "Wow, you're one tough cookie." "First of all, I'm not a cookie," You say giving her a frown. "And second off, I don't have a choice. The blood will wash off in the water, or I'll just stay out. If it starts bleeding, my shirt will soak it up." She holds her hands up, as if to surrender. "Whatever, as long as you think you're doing the right thing."
  7. You walk back out to the boys, reminding yourself that this is supposed to be a day of fun. You aren't going to let a little wound ruin that. You sit on one of the white chairs, and watch as the boys horse around with each other. After about fifteen minutes they got out of the pool and joined you. "I'm hungry," Max says and you smirk at him. "You're always hungry," You say and stretch, popping your back. "Ew," Alex says and you roll your eyes. "Go get me food," Max whines and you push him gently. "With what money? Besides, I'm not your slave." He pouts, and you can't help but smile. You sit up, beginning to feel the suns rays beginning to make your skin red, so you decide to make some shade. You start tugging at Max's arm and he gives you a confused look. "Are you trying to beat me up?" He asks, jokingly and you shake your head. "I wish," You say, joking right back. "No, just stand up for me?" He does, and you stand up with him, and position him to where you will be shaded. You sit down, enjoying the coolness. "That's all you wanted me for?" He says, in mock hurt, moving. "No!" You whine, glaring up at him. "Not until you get me food," He says, making you cross your arms. "Well than I guess we're both S.O.L, because I don't have any money to get food." You love your and Max's relationship. He's like a best friend to you (Or more if he's the one you chose)and you two can be silly together and it isn't awkward. You and Alex get into it a lot, but that's only because he's just a tid-bit too over protective with you. That's only because he cares, though. You and Fang, well that was unexplainable. Sometimes, you guys get so close, than somethings happens and you begin to push each other way. You frown, thinking about that, and you turn to Fang. What was it about him, that he felt the need to hide away? You put away those thoughts and turn back to Max. "Well?" He asks and you frown. "Sorry, what?" "I said, couldn't you just teleport to your dads and make me a sandwich or something?" You shake your head. "No, you slave driver. If you want food, you gotta pay up." He makes an 'ugh' sound and gets up. "Fine," He says, walking towards the boys locker room. "We should have brought sun screen," You say, laying back. Minutes later Max comes back and hands you a ten dollar bill, which you gladly take. You stand up, and Max quickly takes your place. "Hey," You say. "You're getting up when I get back." He smiles at you, shaking his head. "You think that, but it's not gonna happen." You stick your tongue out at him and turn towards Fang. "Come on, you're coming with me," You tell him and you both start walking towards a group of tables and wait in line with people ordering food. "I'm really glad we all got to spend the day together today," You tell him. "It feels like it's been forever since it was just the four of us." He nods, a small smile on his face. "It's not that easy now when we have responsibilities." He says and you laugh. "Yeah, definitely." You say and move up in line. "We should do this more often. As much as I love everyone else, I miss it when it was just us. Even though I was probably the most annoying person to have to watch after." You confess and he frowns at you. "Not at all. In fact, you made everything more interesting." He says and you shake your head smiling. "Yeah, okay." You say sarcastically. You smile at the employee that was standing that the window, and you began to place your order. "I would like two hotdogs," "Better make it three, you know Max," Fang interrupts and you fight back a laugh. "Three hot dogs, please." You correct yourself and she gives you a nervous smile. "Nachos, a Dr. Pepper," Fang orders for himself. "A Mountain Dew for me," "And a Coke," Fang finishes. "Okay that'll be six dollars and eighty-three cents." She says and you hand her the ten. "Okay a ten," She says and hands you the left over money. "If guys will just wait over there, we'll get your food and drinks shortly." "Thank you," You say and you and Fang sit over at a table and wait.
  8. "Hey, _______?" Fang says and you look over at him, with curious eyes. "Yeah?" You ask. "I just wanted to apologize, for back than. If I ever made you feel unwanted. It wasn't fair on your part-," "Fang, it's okay. You don't have to apologize." You say and he shakes his head. "No, I do. I'm really glad that we got to meet, we probably wouldn't even be alive right now with you." He finishes and you smile a bit and punch his arm lightly. "Now you're just exaggerating." You wrap your arms around his neck and his arms goes around your back. You guys hug for what seems like eternity, until your food arrives. You grab the hotdogs and your drink and, and Fang grabs his Nachos and his and Max's drink and you head back to the two boys. You hand Max two of the three hotdogs and Fang hands him his Coke. "Where's mine?" Alex asks and you give him an apologetic look. Fang and Max begin to snicker and you bite your lip. "I'm sorry, I didn't think you'd want anything, you know?" You say, feeling bad. Alex laughs and shakes his head. "I'm just playing, hon." Your face goes red and you roll your eyes, smiling. "That wasn't nice. You made me feel bad," You say and you sit on the chair that was originally yours, but Max was still sitting in it. "This is my spot, go get your own," He says and you give him a look. "I could teleport you in the middle of the desert and leave you there, don't test me." You say, and take a bite out of your hotdog. He takes a large bite out of his and begins chewing. "Alright, alright." He says, with food still in his mouth. "You win." You make a disgusted face. "That's gross," You say and he smiles, shaking his head. You guys eat quickly, and you finish half of your drink before having to go to the restroom. "Hey, guys I'll be back," You tell them and head to the locker room. Once you finish, you wash your hand and decide to check on your shoulder. It isn't as bad as it was earlier, it's still puffy and red, but the bleeding has stopped. You notice you're slightly sunburnt. Yeah, you'll definitely bring sunscreen next time. You walk over to the rows of lockers and you open the one where you left your shorts. You get into the back pocket and grab your phone. First, you check the time, which would be 4:28 P.M. You than see a couple messages from Nakia asking where you were and if you guys were okay. You send her a quick reply saying you were at the pool and that everything was fine. She replys instantly telling you it wasn't fair and to be careful. You put your phone back and head out once again. The first thing you see is a couple of girls, talking to {_______}. You can see the smiles on their face, and how their hands skim his skin. Jealously runs through you, and you just stand there for a moment, thinking of what to do. You begin walking quickly towards him and once you're close enough you jump on his back, causing him to stumble and bit and you both fall into the water, splashing the girls. Once you both came up, you were cracking up with laughter. {_______} pulls you close and gives you a little kiss and flings water out of his hair. You turn your head away, and have the biggest grin on your face. You both just kinda of float there, enjoying the coolness of the water against your hot skin. "Nakia wants us home soon, which is probably a good idea, considering I don't know when Dad is coming home," You say and he nods, and begins to swim towards the ladder and you follow him. You ring out your hair and shirt and you grab your soda and you all begin to walk towards the locker room, and you head through yours. You dry your hands on your shorts and pull them on, with slight difficulty and you send Nakia a quick text, telling her you're on your way. You throw your shoes on and go out to the lobby, and wait for the boys. It only takes them about a minute or two to come out and you begin to walk back to your dads. Your skin feels dry, and hot, and after what seems like forever of walking you finally reach your dads house. "I'm so talking him into getting me a car," You say, and immediately go to the fridge for a water. "We're back!" You yell. "We're upstairs!" You hear Lilah yell back. "You mind teleporting us back to HQ so we can change?" Max asks and you shrug, shaking your head. "No, not at all." You say. Once you take care of that, you head upstairs, and check Renee's room. You see Lilah, Nakia, Syllabell and Phoenix and Renee sitting there, watching T.V. "Ooh, girl you're looking fine~" Nakia says, exaggerating the "fine" part. "Why don't you turn around, lemme see if she gotta booty." You laugh shaking your head and turning around, walking down to your room. "She doooo!" She yells and you crack up, and change into dry, comfortable clothes. You go downstairs, and take your hair out of the pony tail, and begin to run a brush through your tangles. It takes you about five minutes just to brush it, and you run your hands through it, making it look stringy. You hurry back upstairs and you fall down onto Renee's bed and let your chin rest down on your hands.
  9. "Soo," Syllabell says, giving you a look. "Soo?" You repeat, a smile upon your face. "Did you have fun today?" Nakia asks, smirking. "I did, actually. It's been forever since me and the guys had a day just to ourselves." You say, thinking about the events that happened during the day. "Yeah, well, I'm sure you and {______} haven't had a day to just each other in a while, too, huh?" She says, winking at you and you grab a pillow and throw it at her. "Shut up!" You yell, laughing. "What happened back at Walmart?" Renee asks and your laughing stops immediately. You clear your throat and start playing with strands of your hair. "My, uh. My mortal mom recognized me," You say, and everyone goes silent. "Oh, and how did that go?" Syl says and you give her a look that says, 'Dont-be-stupid". "Hm, well I got chased throughout the store and basically got chased out. I think everything went pretty well," You say sarcastically. "Hey, hey. Be nice," she says making you smile. "Anyways, I think it's safe to say I won't be going out in public for a while, as long as I don't come here," You say, and Nakia giggles, though it wasn't really that funny. "So, you guys tell me about your day? What did you guys do?" "Well, we got the vase and the flowers, and we've just been sitting around. Which reminds me, are we staying here again tonight?" Renee asks. "Well," You say, thinking. "Do you want too?" She thinks about that for a minute, and than shakes her head. "No, dad will probably want the house quiet when he gets home. He usually does." You nod. "We should probably find some Aloe for your sunburn, I'm sure it will hurt later on." Nakia says and you stand up, unsure of why she would have just you two go together. Than you remember this morning. Once you get down to the bathroom, you look under the sink and quickly find the Aloe, you hand it to Nakia and she starts by applying it to your arms first. "So, why did you have antibiotics?" she asks and a knot of guilt twists in your stomach. You hate lying to them. It made you feel untrustworthy. "I figured it was something my dad should keep here, in case one of us got hurt." You say, and you can hear her snort. "Come on, ________. I'm not an idiot. I'm your best friend, I already know about the necklace, you can tell me about this. You can trust me." You don't say anything, and the guilt grows stronger. She applies the Aloe to your right arm and she slightly lifts up your arm, creating you to wince at the sting in your shoulder. She gives you a look, and you chew on the inside of your cheek. It was something you always did when you were nervous. Nakia was bound to find out, she was your best friend after all. 'She's the only one I'm going to tell,' you decide. "Uh.." You say, trying to figure out the right words to say. Your voice is shaking, from anxiety, and you mess with the strings of your sweatpants. "She bite me," You blurt out and Nakia gives you a hard stare. "Who? Colette?" You shake your head, "No." You sigh, wanting to pull on your hair. "Janise, she bit me at the battle." You bite your lip, waiting for Nakia to say something. "________, the battle was a year ago. Are you sure it was from her? Shouldn't it have healed by now?" You look up at Nakia, trying not to yell. "Jae, it should have, yes. But, it didn't. Look, I'll show you." You say, and lift up your sleeve and let her examine it. "Geez," She whispers, and lightly runs her hands over it. "It looks like it just happened." She adds. "I know, and I don't know what to do about it." "Look, I know you don't want to do this, but you have to tell Raven." You shake your head. "Nope, not an option." "What is up with you lately?" She asks, frowning. "What's up with me? Okay, let's see. Hm, oh yeah! I got mind tricked into wearing a necklace that may or may not turn me into a psycho, and I got bit by a the vampire queen and I may or may not inherit some of her powers!" You hiss, and Nakias eyes widen. "Ah hell!" She exclaims and puts her hands behind her head. "What do we do?!" She asks, suddenly freaking out. You swear, sometimes she can be so bipolar. "We can't do anything," You say and she shakes her head. "We have to do something. God everything is just so screwed up!" You crack a small smile. You were the one with the problems and it was Nakia freaking out. "We can, uh, we can find a witch, see if there's a spell-," You shake your head interrupting her. "Why would a witch want to help me? Let alone, what spell would make this go away? I can't get myself out of this one with spells or healers or medicine." You say and she buries her head in her hands.
  10. "I'm sorry.." You say quietly and she looks up. "Why are you sorry?" "I'm sorry that I kept this from you, and I'm sorry that I keep creating problems for everyone. It's not fair on your guys' part, and I feel like I'm going out of my mind." You say and Nakia puts her hand on her cheek. "Honey," she says, a small smile growing on her face. "Stuff like this is bound to happen, no matter how screwed up. It's kinda of exciting in a way." She tells you and you laugh. "You are such a adrenaline junkie!" You joke, and she shrugs. "What can I say? It runs in my veins, and you'res too so be careful with what you call me." She says, laughing. All the tension just seems to have fallen away with a matter of seconds. That's one of the reasons why you love her, as a friend, or even family. You are so comfortable around her, though you are with everyone else, but you and Nakia have a strong connection. You heard a door close and a voice yell, "Anybody home?" "Ope, dad's here," You say and stand up, and open the bathroom door. "Hey, dad," You say, and head for the stairs. "Hey, hey, where you going?" You pause, and panic runs through you. Did he notice anything out of place? You turn to face him, and you smile, nervously. "Yeah?" You ask. His brown hair was streaks of grey in it, and he was just beginning to get the slightest of wrinkles. "Did you guys have fun last night? Where's Renee?" Just than you could hear the patter of her feet hitting the stairs quickly and she basically jumped into your dads arms, hugging him. A tang of jealously went through you for the second time today, but for a different reason. You longed to feel the protective arms of your parents, to feel young again. But, that wasn't possible, and maybe that was a good thing. "We had a great time last night, we were actually going to get everything cleaned up and head out," You say, and he looks up. "But, I just got home," He says and you let out a silent sigh. "Right, I'm sorry," You say and Lilah and Syl came down the stairs. "Hi, Matt." They say in unison and he smiles and says a 'hey girls' back. You remember Renee's words earlier, and you, Renee and your dad go to the livingroom while Nakia, Li, and Syl look for a snack in the kitchen. "So, dad," You say, trying not to smirk. "Oh god," Renee says and your dad gives you a questioning look. "Yes?" He asks. "Can I get a car?" You ask, straight up. He looks surprised at your question and you begin to open your mouth. "I already have my license, and I'll be extra careful-," "Okay," he says interrupting you. "And I can get another job and pay you- Wait, really?" You say, grinning. He shrugs, nodding. "I don't see why not. I mean, you're almost eighteen and with only the year I've known you, you haven't given me a reason not to trust you." He says and your stomach twists and your smile begins to falter. You quickly regain it and reach over to hug your dad. "Thank you so much!" You nearly yell and he laughs. "Yeah, yeah. I'll take you tomorrow to look. Just, let's not make it too expensive." He says and you nod. You begin to pick up a couple of pillows and a blanket, you teleport to your room at HQ, right there in front of your dad and when you return he has a look of shock in his face, and you frown at him. "I'm never going to get used to seeing that," He says and you laugh. "Sorry," You say. Nakia comes in and helps and you guys laugh each time you go back to your room. When you're done you give your dad a hug, and Renee does the same. You run up stairs, real quick and lift up your mattress and grab the necklace, you slip it into your pocket and you run back downstairs. "You guys ready?" You ask and they nod. "Bye dad," you say and Renee repeats it, but she adds a 'I love you,' to the end. It made you feel awkward, and you quickly got everyone out of there within seconds.

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