Kathy and Jourdan

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Margo

I know how to drive!  We just kept driving around and around for three hours with Jemcerson gripping the edge of his car seat, and keeps on checking if he's safely buckled with his seat belt. He sat in the car with me for three hours and he didn't even complain, although, actions speak louder than words.

I could tell that he was tired but he didn't say so. Today is my first day of school. I am kinda dreading and anticipating this day at the same time.

"Your turn." Jemcerson's voice drifts through my ears and I look up. He just finished taking a shower. We don't shower together today. Why? That's because it's a school day and we don't want to be late. If we showered together, it'll probably take us an hour to "shower" properly.

I stand up and walk to the bathroom. Once inside, I strip my red, fluffy bathrobe and step under the cascading warm water.I let it wash over me and I couldn't help but moan with relaxation.

"You need to stop that, Margo. You're already giving me a stiffy here." Jemcerson's voice echoes through the bathroom, almost making me slip.I giggle and lather my hair with shampoo.Once done, I step out of the shower and wrap a towel around me and another on my hair.

I step out of the bathroom and look for something to wear. I tap my foot rhythmically on the floor as I scan my closet. And since it's my time to meet the people who used to make my life hell, I decide to wear a black sleeveless cotton top with "In Memory Of When I Cared" printed in bold letters in front. I wear it over my black Victoria's secret bra. I then tuck it in my faded shorts. I wear grey Vans and grab my sling bag and head for the door.

I meet Jourdan and Kathy in the hallway. "Morning!" I chirp and the return the greeting. "Did you bring the clothes?" Jourdan asks and I facepalm myself. "Right." Kathy chuckles. "Go get them." I smile and head for my room. I take my black Nike sports bra, workout shorts and a pair of black Nike sports shoes.I go outside, bringing the sportswear.

Jourdan raises her eyebrows at me.

"Aren't you going to put that in a bag?" I smile sheepishly at them as we start walking to the dining room. "I'll put them in a bag." Kathy just looks at my sportswear pointedly. "Jemcerson's bag." I smirk. They both throw their heads back and laugh.We get to the dining room and find my brother. He looks up at us and Kathy stiffens and heads to the kitchen, not even bothering to say hi to Trey.

Trey's gaze follow Kathy with longing and looks down at the floor. "I'll go now. See you at school." He mutters and smiles awkwardly at me yet I just stare at him with a bored expression. He just sighs and walks out, his shoulders sagging. I feel bad. He's still my brother.

"What was he doing here?" I ask Jemcer. "He just stopped by to inform us that there will be a social party tonight." He answers. Cailin, Maya, Jourdan and I look at each other and they all squeal in unison. "We have to go home early so that we would have time to prepare." Maya gushes. I roll my eyes and seat down to eat.

I munch on the delicious pancakes with maple syrup that Kathy's mom cooked for us. It is absolutely the best. Jemcer's dad talked to Jemcer and I last night. He told us that even though I could read everyone's thoughts, Jemcerson could still block me from entering his mind because we mated.

That's actually fine with the both of us. Now, his mind's walls are up. I don't know what he's hiding from me. I brush that thought off from my mind and focus on the conversations being exchanged around me. This is my family now and I am so happy. Kyle strolls in, holding a couple of folders.

"Here's your schedules guys." He says, smiling at all of us girls. He hands us our folders and we are quick to examine and compare it with each other. Kathy and I have the whole day together. "We have math, gym and history together." Jourdan tells me, smiling and I smile back.

"Kyle, You and I have Physics and English together." Maya chirps in. "Of course you would have the same schedule as Kyle." I tease Maya and she blushes. Kathy giggles at her expression. "You also have the same schedule as Jemcer." Jourdan says.

"Oh." I mutter, feeling happy inside. "He made sure of it." Kyle chirps in and then pops a mouthful of pancakes in his mouth. We brush our teeth and head for the garage. The other teen Aces greet me and ride the pack's Toyota Van. Kyle drives his Lambo to school with Maya in the passenger's seat. Kathy and Jourdan are in the Chevy and Jemcer decided to take the Audi R8 Spyder.

I buckle my seat belt as he turns the vehicle on. We take the short ride to the school and I couldn't help but feel nervous as we pass the familiar trees that lined both sides of the highway toward the school. The old looking building of bricks comes into view and I close my eyes as I try to dispel the unwanted painful memories that drifts through my mind

All the bullying.

The humiliation, The names they called me.

Pathetic.

Weak.

Scrawny.

Nobody likes you.

You're a waste of air.

Go die.

You will never be pretty.

You need to be sorry for being born.

I can't believe you're my sister.

My chest tightens as those words seem to ring endlessly in my ears, and they hurt. They still do. I could say that my wounds haven't actually healed completely. I went through six years of bullying. I went through six agonizing years alone.

Then, a warm hand clasps mine and my eyes open instantly. Jemcerson is looking at me sadly, with grief in his eyes. "I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that." He whispers and squeezes my hand gently. It's just a simple gesture. But it warms my heart. It touched me to the core. It reminds me that I'm no longer alone.

I have my mate with me and he won't leave my side and he'll always be there to hold my hand firmly in his ever single step of the way. "I'm here." He promises, his eyes looking straight at me and they are bluer than ever. His promise was literally dripping with sincerity. And, I believe him.

All eyes are locked on our car. I could tell that they couldn't see us clearly because the tint of Jemcer's car is really dark. Although maybe, the wolves could see a a little bit because of their enhanced eyesight.I take a deep breath and give Jemcer's hand a final squeeze before I let go. He gets out of the car first and through my enhanced hearing, I heard all the gasps that escaped the girls' mouths.

The whispers then starts to bubble across the school. Adelee, Becky and Miles are Kelly's new "best friends". They're practically undressing my mate with their lustful gazes and it makes my anger flare. How dare they?! "I bet he's single." I hear Adelee whisper excitedly. Oh, the bitchtroll. "Whoever gets to have him in bed first gets to do whatever she wants for a day." Miles even dares to suggest.

Their conversations make me sick.

"I hope he doesn't have a mate." Becky, the not-so-bitchy member of the "Whore Four" says. And then she shrugs and adds, "Nah, I don't care if he has a mate. He's so freaking hot I would totally do him. Anytime." Okaaay. Scratch my last thought about her being not-so-bitchy. I grab my bag and open the car door.

I put one foot out, revealing my long, slim legs and I could instantly feel all the students' eyes who are outside staring at my leg. Just my leg and I put a tiny crack on the walls of my mind and welcome the stream of thoughts that flow inside coming from the students. "Damn." A guy thinks. "Oh great, I'm going to be late again." Another guy thinks and it confuses me a bit. Why would he be late because of my leg?

Ohhh.

Eugh!!

Gross.

Bad mental picture.

Ugh.

He dares to imagine me while he masturbates.

I shudder and I hear a growl from outside. Guess like I'm not the only one who's mind reading right now. And so I push myself forward and step out of the car. I stand tall and hold my head high and survey the school as if I own the whole building. I walk towards my mate.

I purposely walk with confidence and instantly, I could feel a certain pair of eyes boring into my back. I look behind me and sure enough, Jake is there, staring at my behind. The nerve of him!

I stop in front of Jemcer and I slowly wrap my arms around his neck and pull him into a slow, passionate kiss that would surely bring chills down the spines of those who are witnessing this. A deep, murderous growl erupts behind me and I pull away.

"Was that really necessary?" Jemcer asks me, chuckling. "Yeah." I reply, grinning at him. "That was one mighty floor show." Ian says and I smile at him. "Girl, that walk you did there was just--wow. Have you seen the way Jake stared?" Jourdan says, making Me, Maya and Kathy giggle. 

"She's mine." Jemcer snarls and kisses my temple. Ian and Kyle chuckles. "Dang, man. You're whipped." Kyle teases and Jemcerson punches his shoulder playfully. "And you're not?" He counters, putting Kyle in a very delicate situation. If he says he's whipped, he'll sure suffer a helluva lot of teasing. If he says he's not, he'll suffer a helluva lot of time regretting if Maya gets upset. We all wait for his answer.

"Are you whipped, Kyle?" Kathy asks, making his brother squirm uncomfortably. Then the bell indicating first period rings, and even though Kyle's ability is healing, he sure reminded me of Ian's teleportation because in a matter of few seconds, he grabbed Maya's hand and walked hurriedly away from us, making all of us laugh. We enter the classroom and immediately gain the attention of the whole class. Some of the Aces are in the classroom and they smile warmly at me and I also smile kindly at them.

They're my family now.

We take our seats and I pick the seat at the front. The last chair that I sat on before I ran away. Before Jake rejected me. Before Trey abandoned me completely by turning his back on me. Before Kelly cut me with a silver knife. This chair that I'm sitting right now is the same chair that I sat on six months ago when someone tore my bag open with a cutter. I shake those thoughts off and listen to the teacher

The teacher dismisses us early and I really need to go to the bathroom so I stand up. "Where are you going?" Jemcer asks me. "Bathroom." I tell him. He worries too much. "I'll just wait for you near your locker, okay?" He asks and I nod. I kiss him and head for the bathroom, touching the familiar lockers that lines the hallways. Before, I walked with my head down, hoping nobody would notice me because I would be pushed around.

But now?

The students actually takes a step back just to let me pass. Society is sick nowadays. I enter the bathroom and do what I need to do-- Pee. Hihi. Once done, I wash my hands and get out, only to be grabbed and pushed against a locker. I look up to see a familiar pair of blue-green eyes staring longingly at me, and is filled with so much sadness I almost-- take note, Almost felt sorry for him

"Let go Jake." I snarl and try to push him away. "Just hear me out, Cassie. Please." He begs, his voice shaking. I take a deep breath. No, I must not feel bad for him. He's faking.

"Let. Me. Go." I snarl and try to push him away.

"I'm so so sorry Cassandra. I really am. I regret everything I said to you. Every single word I uttered. I regret them all. How I wish I could take them back." He says, looking directly at my eyes and I could see that there are tears brimming in his eyes. No no no, I must not listen to him. "Cassie, please. I'm so sorry. Just . . talk to me at least. Please." He begs once more and his voice cracks at the end.

I close my eyes as I feel a huge lump in my throat. I can't speak. My voice would surely come out as a sob. And so, I do what's needed to be done. I use my ability. His hands jerk without his permission away from my arms and settles on his sides. He seems to be shell-shocked as he stares at his hands. He looks up at me, eyes wide with shock and confusion. "What the heck?" He mutters.

"Just stay away from me." I tell him and walk away, leaving him standing there, staring at me longingly, the tears in his eyes are threatening to spill. I walk faster and head to my locker where Jemcer is, leaning against it and I smile. He's my mate now. He's perfect. "Let's go?" He asks, holding his left hand out for me to take. I smile and place my hand in his and we walk hand in hand toward our next class.

And before I know it, the it's already time for lunch. The time really flew by fast. I sit together with Kathy, Jourdan, Kyle, Maya, Ian and Jemcer and the other Aces are seated near us. I put my walls on and try to erase the memory of what happened earlier. Is Jake really sorry? Did he really regret what he said to me? Or he just said those things because I've changed? I shove that thought aside and concentrate on the conversation my friends are having.

Kyle and Kathy are fighting over who gets to eat the final slice of pizza. "Kids, stop that. Mind your manners. You're in a public place." Florian scolds them both playfully, while waving his index finger side to side like what a father does when he's saying "No no." To his son. We all laugh at the sight. "Listen to our big brother guys." I tell them and chuckle.

And then I hear a bang.

All conversations are stopped and we all look at Jake and Trey. Trey's fist is firmly pressed on the table. He pushes himself from the table and walks stiffly outside. He must've heard me when I addressed Ian as my brother.

"We're going to start training tomorrow." Jemcer cuts in. We all nod our heads in agreement. "Yeah. We shouldn't waste time. The rogues could be training right now too." Ian puts in. After our lunch, we head to the gym. Jourdan, Kathy, Maya and I look at each other pointedly. "You ready?" Maya asks us. "Ready." We all say together.

And so we head to the gym, bringing our bags. We get changed in our sports wear. Today, we are going to join the cheerleaders. And our plan is to take Kelly's 'head cheerleader' title and give it to Maya. It's time to make Kelly take her own medicine.

We fill out the audition forms and we dance, sprint, split, jump and twist in midair as the background song plays, rendering everyone who's watching speechless.

Kelly, Adelee, Becky and Miles are glaring at us enviously, their arms crossed in front of them. I walk over to them, swaying my hips side to side. I tilt my head to the side and smile at the "Whore Four". "I'm a cheerleader now. Yay!" I tell them in an overly sick girly voice. "This is just the beginning, Kelly." I tell her, looking at her directly and she tries to avert her gaze. "This is just the beginning." With that said, I put on a fake smile and walk away.

I feel like a total meanie. But I act this way toward her and the people who treated me like trash before. After gym, we head to our last period and head to the parking lot. Jemcer is really quiet today and it's quite unsettling. He's hiding something, though I'll just ask him what later.

Once at the pack house, we girls eventually get ready for tonight's social. I put on a White V-neck that fit me perfectly and black, skintight ripped jeans. I wear black high-heeled boots and put on a gold spiky2 bracelet. I put on mascara, line my eyes with Chanel eyeliner and put red lipstick on. I curl my hair and mess it up a little. "Damn girl, you look hot!" Kathy exclaims.

Kathy is wearing a purple dress that stopped just above her knees that shows off her gorgeous curves. Maya is wearing a sparkly tank top, skinny jeans and a pair of black pumps. Jourdan is wearing a tight pink shirt that has sleeves that stopped just above her elbows and a jean skirt that stopped at the middle of her thighs. She's wearing brown peep-toes and I can say that we are going to be friggin show stoppers tonight.

We all head outside. I look for Jemcer but couldn't find him anywhere. Hmmm, that's odd. This is seriously getting really weird. He's been really quiet lately. He hasn't let his walls down for the whole day. And now, he went to the social without me. What could be wrong?

I sigh and head to the clearing. There is a bonfire at the center and people from the Aces and from my previous pack are just hanging around, having a good time. There are huge sleek looking speakers farther away from us. And the DJ's area is situated near it. Then, there's a drumset, and there's a table with guitars. I guess they hired a band for tonight.

"Good evening everyone!" The DJ's voice booms through the speakers. "Let's have a wild night!" He hollers and the people around me scream as the music starts. I'm not really comfortable with this sort of stuff. I look around for Jemcer but he's nowhere to be seen. "Have you see Jemcer?" I ask Kathy. She shakes her head no.

"I haven't seen Ian either." Jourdan says. "Kyle's nowhere to be seen too." Mays says nervously. Something is seriously wrong. We turn our backs from the stage as we talk. Then, Trey walks toward us. "Hey, uhmm Kathy, can I talk to you?" He asks Kathy. Kathy seems to hesitate for a bit but relents. "Okay." She mutters. "See you later guys." She tells us and walks away with my brother, a huge space between them.

"Jakeson's coming." Jourdan whispers and sure enough, he's walking towards me. But then, he stops and looks at something behind me. Then, I hear girls squealing. I look at Jourdan and Maya. We turn around and see the three guys. Jemcer, Kyle and Ian on the stage. Ian holding his drumsticks, while Kyle and Jemcer are holding their own guitars.

Kyle takes the mic and speaks, looking directly at Maya. "Maya sweetheart, listen to this okay?" He smiles and Maya blushes profusely. Jemcerson is staring at me directly, smiling. So this is what he's been hiding. He grins at me from the stage and it's like the world just stopped spinning. He is just so hot.

"To my lovely mate." He starts, still looking directly at me. "Babe, this song's for you." He says in the most seductive voice I have ever heard and he oh my gosh. He winked!

(Author's note: Play the song to your right "Stutter" by Maroon 5 and imagine Jemcerson singing that. )

Ian starts hitting the drum rhythmically and Jemcerson and Kyle starts strumming away with their guitars. Without taking his eyes off me, Jemcerson starts singing the lyrics and oh my goodness. Holy fudge cakes. His voice is deep, husky, seductive, sexy and oh so amazing. And, he's mine

This time I really need to do things right

Shivers that you give me keep me freezing all night

You make me shudder, oh yeah

The girls are absolutely looking at him like he's the most gorgeous human being ever. And a shudder runs through me when he sang the word "shudder." He stops singing and lets Kyle have the spotlight. He too, never takes his eyes off his mate as he sings.

I can't believe it, I'm not myself,

Suddenly I'm thinkin' about no one else

You make me shudder.

And then, both of them sings the chorus, making the girls squeal and jump around. But me? I'm rooted to the spot. Stiff as a stick and staring at my man, not even bothering to blink.

And then the bomb drops when Jemcerson sings it.

"S-s-stutter."

Oh my gosh. I think I just friggin died. I know guys who stutters sound weird and lame but that. . . was just SO FREAKING SEXYY!

With a final strum, they end the song. "I love you babe." He tells me and I think my heart literally skipped a beat. My ears are starting to hurt because of all the screaming and squealing of the girls around me.

Jemcer opens his mouth to speak but then a loud crashing sound makes us turn our heads to the pack house. Then, a pack member of the Silver Crescent comes rushing towards us, his eyes wide with panic.

"Th... the.." Ironically speaking, he's stuttering. "What's going on?" Jake asks his pack member. He's still stuttering. "Could you please stop stuttering and tell us what happened?" Jake demands. He's standing beside me and Jemcer is still on the stage.

The pack member looks at me, his eyes filled with panic, it gives me goosebumps.

He then whispers a single word that made all the excitement I felt vanish.

"Rogues."