W.A.R.M.T.H: The Prologue

A Wounded Snake Can Still Bite

Amora

     AJ's eyes are locked on mine and it fills me with a warm feeling.The connection here is special, but why is it telepathic? I hear a loud yell other than the ones AJ's dad so generously graced us with. Automatically recognizing the voice I laugh. How did she find me? How did she find him?

"Oh! Would you please shut up?! They're obviously not listening!"

"Who the hell are you!!" his father shouts, predictably.

"Ugh, bored." Raven says, I hear a sound of strained pain, a loud 'thunk!' sounds soon after. A small knock that can only belong to her.

"C'mon, what're you guys doing in there? Frenching? I swear Amora, if you decide to lose your virginity and he's the first to know, I'll kill him. It's not like I don't already want to."

I roll my eyes and open the door, "I promise, when and if I ever decide to lose my virginity; you'll be the last person to know."

    She stays on the other side of the door, as if she can sense that this is AJ's sanctuary. Which wouldn't surprise me, she's brilliant when it comes to people. She places one hand on her hip and raises one eyebrow at me

"Oh really?"

"How'd you find me?"

She shrugs at me, "I asked Ren."

I narrow my eyes at her, "Raven, you know you're a horrible liar, right?" now she rolls her eyes.

"I may or may not have placed a tracking device in AJ's jacket that I stole from Ren last night while he and were making out in an alley...."

"Seriously! You told me you were done with pickpocketing and then framing other people!"

She smiles "Guess I'm not actually that bad at lying then. Anyway... I need to talk to you. Woman to woman?"

AJ snorts, "Woman." He says

. "I'm one hell of a woman and you know it. intimately." She looks him up and down, he gives her an irritating smile that rubs me up the wrong way. I step a few steps away from him as he says,

"I've never met a woman who quivered at a whisper in her ear. Wait, no. I take that back." He smiles to himself, as if reliving a memory he holds fondly.

Raven rolls her eyes, "Ugh, why did I ever find you attractive? you're such a man whore. Which isn't usually my type...I'm extremely disappointed in myself." Raven grimaces.

He directs the smile towards her, changing it into something of darker intention. "You liked it." he says simply. Alright I've decided enough of this, I already felt them earlier I don't want to hear their foreplay.

"Raven, why are you here?"

she tears her glare away from AJ and gives me a softer, pleading look.

"I need to talk to you, if you're not too busy?" I shake my head, "I think we were about done here?" I look over at AJ for confirmation and he nods at me.

"Have fun with your woman to woman talk I guess."

    I reach out for Raven, my hand gripping hers as she pulls me out of AJ's breathtaking art room. I cautiously step over Mr. Collins' limp body, careful not to wake him up. I hope he doesn't come to anytime in the near future, he'll only give AJ another bloody nose or black eye, or burn mark, or broken bone, etc. etc. etc. Bastard. I almost wish Raven killed him. But not even I am that horrible.

"Let's go." I say to Raven as I loop my arm through hers.

"Amora, wait."

AJ says. "Yeah?" I ask. He gives a response that comes across as extremely awkward.