This whole drama is making my head spin, I just got into a new town, which turned out to be filled with mysterious creatures that were supposed to be a myth.
I was at the locker room still replaying Jennies transformation in the woods last night and her reappearance in school this morning in my head, it was crazy.
I opened my locker to drop my bag and take my note.
On opening, a mini pink paper flew out, I picked it and read, it said;
Meet me at the basketball court by 3.
-Jesse
My heart skipped, the letter was from Jesse and he wanted to see me, but why?
I was both excited and troubled at the same time considering the fact that the dude has always been rude to me.
I dropped the note back in my locker and closed it as I went to class, I tried not to entertain any thoughts as I was feeling overwhelmed by the letter.
After class, it was past three, and I was supposed to see Jesse. I felt reluctant and decided not to go. After all, he would probably just annoy me. But then, I became really curious about what he wanted to say, so I decided to give it a try.
On my way to the basketball court, I ran into Jennie.
She was good-looking and very attractive, and I still can't believe she's gay.
"Hello sweetheart" she licked her lips in a manner that made me uncomfortable "where are you heading?"
"Erm... The court" I said trying not to feel intimidated, she has an intimidating aura that can easily oppress someone with low self-esteem.
"The court? Don't tell me you're a fucking cheerleader" she frowned
"No" I said slowly wanting to see her reaction, she smiled still looking at me in an ungodly manner, she said;
"Hope you taste as good as you look"
I looked at her, shocked, unable to give a response then I saw Jesse coming towards the basketball court holding a lunch pack.
On seeing him, it felt like he's my knight in shining armour, saving me from Jennie.
When he saw me, he scoffed and that feeling disappeared immediately, he came to where we stood and smiled on seeing Jennie
"Hello Jennifer"
This was most shocking as it was the first time I've seen him smiled and it got me thinking, did he have a crush on Jennie?
This was unbelievable. In the few days I've known Jesse, I can tell that he's a jerk and somehow too heartless to even think he could love.
I watched the way he looked at her. What can I say? She does have an intimidating beauty, and I definitely don't stand a chance.
"Hey, Jesse, you look different"
He smiled.
"Tormenting the poor kid?"
"Nah, she's too delicious to be tormented" she said and I could feel my heart skipped a beat, what did she meant by that?
Then she winked at me,
"See ya later" and left.
When she was gone, I turned to look at Jesse and his expressions changed when his eyes gazed at me.
"You wanted to see me" I said trying not to feel inferior to him.
"I heard you went out at night" he said and I was surprised how he knew, did Eska told him or he saw me since he was out on the hunt too.
"And?"
"You almost got caught by a wolf"
"Don't tell me you're concerned" I said almost in a whisper and he laughed out loud
"I wished the wolf had snapped your neck so I don't get to see your ugly face around" he said and I frowned
"Seriously, what problem do you have with me?" I asked and he smirked.
He wanted to get going then I asked
"Is that why you called me? To tell me that?"
"I wanted to check if you were dead or alive"
"And what does that matter?"
"Well, you're alive" then he smiled "stop snooping, I won't always be around to save your butt" And left.
I hate that guy!
I wanted to just walk away, but then I heard music coming from the court and decided to check it out.
It was the cheerleading squad rehearsing some dance moves.
Turns out, the game is coming up next Saturday.
"Hey guys" I waved at them coming to stand next to Eska who stood at a corner watching.
"Roomie, welcome" Pink waved back and ran to give me a hug.
"Nice moves" I complimented.
"Yeah, I came up with the choreography" boasted Clary feeling so proud.
"Hey, how would you like to join us" Pink suggsted already giggling with excitement.
"Oh, thanks, it's just not my thing." I replied immediately then a piece of memory from Oxville flashed;
The spotlight was on me. I could hear the crowd cheering loudly, waiting for me to make the final move. I lifted my legs off the shoulders of the girls I was standing on and jumped as the cheers grew louder. Then, all of a sudden, everything went quiet as I landed on the ground. The girl who was supposed to make the winning catch flopped, and so did our performance.
...
"It's okay" Pinks voice crawled in as I snapped back to reality then she went back to organise her girls.
After she left, a blonde girl, slightly taller than I am, with fair skin, blue eyes, and a curvy figure, walked up to me.
"Hey" she waved feeling a little bit nervous then brought forth her hands for a hand shake "I'm Summer Blake"
"Terra Tunes"
We shook hands.
"I know who you are already, I'm just so excited to finally meet you" she giggled and went over to practice and I signed.
"What's wrong?" Eska who stood behind me asked.
"Popular already, this is not how I pictured my stay here to be" I said disappointed in my self.
"What's the problem, you don't want to be popular?" She asked and scoffed "you know, alot of people would kill to be in your shoes right now"
"Why do they want to fight over it, I can just take it off and give them to wear" I said then signed and left.
The weekends is finally here. Despite my plans, Pink has Her own agenda, she invited Eska and Clary over.
"Okay girl, I have today already planned out, we're going shopping" she announced already giggling and they whooped, "after which, we are going to watch the boys practice tonight"
"Oh, you've gotta be kidding me" I muttered to myself as pink began to distribute the shopping bags she bought.
All day, we were at the mall, shopping for clothes and other stuff after which we went to a restaurant to dine.
We exhausted the rest of the day at Clarys house watching movie till night then we went to school.
The basketball court was filled up with students both junior and senior, there were no teachers in sight.
I and Eska had our seat at the second row.
After much waiting, the basketball player began practising among themselves as some students cheered on them.
At one corner was the cheerleaders practising their moves.
I have to admit, watching them practice was really fun.
They played among themselves, dividing into teams, one as the opposing team and the other as the proposers.
"What sport are you into?" Eska asked starting a conversation.
"I'm not really into sport" I replied "what about you?"
"Tennis" she said with a smile.
"Wow, I could have guessed that"
We laughed
"So tell me all about yourself" she asked
"Erm..." I was lost, unable to say anything, just then, the lights started blinking, making a buzzing sound. Everyone stopped and began to mutter to themselves.
"What the fuck is going on?" One of the players asked.
Already tensed, I whispered to Eska,
"Whats going on?"
She signed and said, as if expecting the disturbance.
"Its Nemus, he sure do like to make an Entrance."
On hearing this, my heart skipped, he has finally caught up with me.
Then the lights went off and there was panic everywhere, some girls were screaming due to fright.
"Don't worry people, it's just a power outrage" Zack said this to reduce the panic arisng in the atmosphere.
He turned on the light on his phone and pointed it at the cheerleading squad, who were shaken with fear as they held themselves.
"You girls alright?"
They nodded.
He pointed the light at the players they looked terrified, then the light went off and the panic increased.
"No need to panic people, battery's dead" he announced then the lights came back on.
Nemus was seen at the umpire seat with his legs crossed, and by his side was a woman in a red hood. At each corner of the court stood two hefty men.
I was shocked and scared upon seeing them, so I leaned over to Eska and asked in a whisper.
"Who is the woman"
"That's Regina Blake, Summer's sister." Eska replied "she's half vampire, half siren."
Nemus entrance caused a stir as there was panic in the air.
"Hello Caveroop High" he smiled wildly "guess who's back."
He stood up and came to the centre of the court laughing evily.
The court was now calm, as everyone watched in fright to see what he was going to do.
"I told y'all that I'll be back" he laughed again.
As he laughed, his teeth grew long and pointy, his eyes turned pitch black, and black veins appeared across his face. He looked around with a wild smile.
Seeing this, my heart skipped a beat. Everyone in the court gasped, and a rising tension filled the atmosphere.
Then Eska drew near and whispered to me,
"I can feel your heart beating really fast, Don't panic, just stay calm."
But it was impossible to stay calm after witnessing this scenero.
Nemus was walking around the court, looking monstrous. Then he stopped and looked in my direction, and I could literally hear my heart pounding.
Just then, a woman appeared at the entrance of the court, wearing a black hood. She yelled,
"Hey asshole!"
Nemus drifted his attention towards her and smiled in delight
"Rejoice, oh how I've waited so long for a real match"
She smirked,
"I beat you once before Nemus and I'll do it again"
She began to walk towards Nemus as her eyes became pitch black like Nemus own and black veins appeared across her face.
"Okay bitch, lets see how it's going to end" Nemus sneered and Rejoice charged at him with full force, pushing him to the ground.
Then, with one hand, she lifted him up and struck him hard in the lower abdomen, tossing him to the other end of the court where the cheerleaders were.
They all screamed and moved away.
Nemus stood up spitting out blood from his mouth and laughed softly,
"You really haven't changed a bit"
He wiped the blood that stained his lip and looked Up, nodding at Regina, she smiled putting her hands underneath her hood and walked away.
"So have you" Rejoice said "still a pussy"
He laughed hard as he ran toward her.
She tried to grab hold of his neck, but he dodged and struck her from behind. She fell, and he kicked and stomped on her.
Rejoice coughed, but before she could recover herself, he lifted her and threw her into the air. Regina caught her, pinning her to the wall with a dagger.
Everyone screamed in fear at this scene. I could literally feel my heart racing, scared and wondering what Nemus would do to me once he found out I was the one eavesdropping.
He laughed, facing the crowd and everywhere fell silent again.
Before I could process what happened, he raced toward me, grabbed my neck, lifted me from my seat, and said with a distorted voice,
"Hello Terra Tunes."