a girl just months ago, and she got off without a hitch! They didn’t even question the hag. “Thank you, Mr. Boyd,” I replied with a tight smile. Jaxx and I took our tardy and detention slips and left the office.
“We need to get out of here . Now ,” Jaxx decided. “I know this is your school and you think you belong here, day in and day out, but it’s not, Ella. Staying here is going to be detrimental.”
“ I’m starting to believe that.” I tangled my fingers with his as we moved down the hall toward the side exit that led to the parking lot.
“ Norms cannot know about us,” he reminded me, looking at my bewildered face and shaking bottom lip. He pulled me into his arms and stroked my cheek. “This is not your fault. I know that. You have to believe that also. You have not been trained, but we are going to fix that,” he assured me.
I nodded and smiled up at him. With a sigh I laid my head on his shoulder.
“If it’s important to you, you can always finish high school online, but you can’t be around so many Norms without better control,” he said softly.
“Jaxx, I know, a nd I’m so sorry. I don’t know what happened. You’re right, I need better control. I need to learn everything I can. Can your uncle help me? Will you help me?”
“We’ ll both help you, little raven.” He grinned. “I meant what I said. I love you, more than the moon. We are in this together, forever. I promise.”
We finally reach ed the lot and I found my bike on its side with WITCH scrolled across the body in white paint. That was the last straw! I couldn’t handle anymore! I just wanted to crawl into bed and pull up the covers. Jaxx saw my face and seemed to be able to tell what I was thinking.
“No, don’t do that, it’s fixable. Anything is fixable as long as we are together, Ella.” He pulled out his iPhone and dialed the local body shop. He spoke quickly, telling them what had happened and where we were located.
While he was on the phone I sank down onto the curb and stared at my boots deep in thought. Today was supposed to be a good one. A new me. Tough and unshakable, but it was too much. No fuck that! I can handle anything. I just have to keep picking myself up. I have something to live for now. Something to look forward to. I can do anything as long as I let myself be strong, I thought. After the show in the restroom, that proves I’m one fierce bitch! With that thought I smiled.
“What has put that smile on your face , little raven?”
“Just you. Always you. I’m so lucky, so much luckier than I ever thought I would be. You are my silver lining in a world of bullshit.”
“I could argue that I’m the lucky one. I have finally found my other half.” He took my hand and pulled me to my feet. “Let’s get out of here. My uncle knows the owner of the body shop. They’ll be here within the hour.”
“Jaxx , can I ask you a question?”
“Anything , little raven.”
“Why is it sometimes you speak like you are an eighteen year old from this time? But at others you speak like you are out of one of those regency novels.”
“I already told you that we are long lived. We are essentially immortal. We stop a ging when we hit our maturity, for most that would be at about twenty five years of age, although we come into our powers at eighteen.”
“Exactly how old are you?” I asked curious.
Jaxx looked pained. As if I wouldn’t like his answer.
“Come o n old man. It can’t be that bad,” I joked.
“ I am Two hundred and forty six years old,” he muttered.
My jaw dropped at that and I started to laugh. It wasn’t really funny, but the words that popped into my head, made me laugh and he frowned at me. “Cradle robber,” I snorted with laughter, and soon he was laughing also. “It isn’t fair that you’ve had to wait so long to find me, when I’ve only had to wait eighteen years to find you.”
“We all face our own trials before we find o ur other halves, little
“We need to get out of here . Now ,” Jaxx decided. “I know this is your school and you think you belong here, day in and day out, but it’s not, Ella. Staying here is going to be detrimental.”
“ I’m starting to believe that.” I tangled my fingers with his as we moved down the hall toward the side exit that led to the parking lot.
“ Norms cannot know about us,” he reminded me, looking at my bewildered face and shaking bottom lip. He pulled me into his arms and stroked my cheek. “This is not your fault. I know that. You have to believe that also. You have not been trained, but we are going to fix that,” he assured me.
I nodded and smiled up at him. With a sigh I laid my head on his shoulder.
“If it’s important to you, you can always finish high school online, but you can’t be around so many Norms without better control,” he said softly.
“Jaxx, I know, a nd I’m so sorry. I don’t know what happened. You’re right, I need better control. I need to learn everything I can. Can your uncle help me? Will you help me?”
“We’ ll both help you, little raven.” He grinned. “I meant what I said. I love you, more than the moon. We are in this together, forever. I promise.”
We finally reach ed the lot and I found my bike on its side with WITCH scrolled across the body in white paint. That was the last straw! I couldn’t handle anymore! I just wanted to crawl into bed and pull up the covers. Jaxx saw my face and seemed to be able to tell what I was thinking.
“No, don’t do that, it’s fixable. Anything is fixable as long as we are together, Ella.” He pulled out his iPhone and dialed the local body shop. He spoke quickly, telling them what had happened and where we were located.
While he was on the phone I sank down onto the curb and stared at my boots deep in thought. Today was supposed to be a good one. A new me. Tough and unshakable, but it was too much. No fuck that! I can handle anything. I just have to keep picking myself up. I have something to live for now. Something to look forward to. I can do anything as long as I let myself be strong, I thought. After the show in the restroom, that proves I’m one fierce bitch! With that thought I smiled.
“What has put that smile on your face , little raven?”
“Just you. Always you. I’m so lucky, so much luckier than I ever thought I would be. You are my silver lining in a world of bullshit.”
“I could argue that I’m the lucky one. I have finally found my other half.” He took my hand and pulled me to my feet. “Let’s get out of here. My uncle knows the owner of the body shop. They’ll be here within the hour.”
“Jaxx , can I ask you a question?”
“Anything , little raven.”
“Why is it sometimes you speak like you are an eighteen year old from this time? But at others you speak like you are out of one of those regency novels.”
“I already told you that we are long lived. We are essentially immortal. We stop a ging when we hit our maturity, for most that would be at about twenty five years of age, although we come into our powers at eighteen.”
“Exactly how old are you?” I asked curious.
Jaxx looked pained. As if I wouldn’t like his answer.
“Come o n old man. It can’t be that bad,” I joked.
“ I am Two hundred and forty six years old,” he muttered.
My jaw dropped at that and I started to laugh. It wasn’t really funny, but the words that popped into my head, made me laugh and he frowned at me. “Cradle robber,” I snorted with laughter, and soon he was laughing also. “It isn’t fair that you’ve had to wait so long to find me, when I’ve only had to wait eighteen years to find you.”
“We all face our own trials before we find o ur other halves, little
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