Nevermore

Chapter Two: the bully

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                                                                        Time: 2:00 AM

                                                              Place: Lesmurdie Highschool

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                                                                   Ellie's point of view:

"Today is gonna be like every other day" I said to cassie frowning. "we're going to walk into Ms.Peele's room and sit down.. draw stuff and watch her pour gallons of paint onto herself on 'accident. I think she does it just to be funny." I started to whisper as i walked into the class. Ms.Peele was on the phone. "Cass, who do you think she's talking to on the phone..?"

"I donno," cassie whispered to me. looking at me weirdly. I smiled and continued listening in on the teachers conversation.

"Yeah....uh-huh... a new student?... Josh huh?.... okie thanks! Buh-bye!" Ms. peele hangs the phone up and i turn to cassie, who wasn't paying any attention to the teacher and was finger painting wildly.

"Cassie..?" I poked her to get her attention and smiled. as soon as she looked at her I beamed and whispered

"New student".

We both stared at the door waiting for this strange intruder to walk in.

Girl?", she asked.

"Boy" I answered beaming brighter.

"Really now? this might be fun, well unless he's ugly or fat or something" she jested while looking at her fingers which were covered in multiple layers of paint.

"I wonder if he's foreign, that would be really cool right?"

"Yeah. but what kind of foreign are you talking about? Like-"

The door shot open and the room went silent.

"Ah yes, Mr. Josh? you never gave Ms. Manson your last name. by the way, she called a ew minutes ago telling me to expect a new student.. so your name is?" she asked curiously.

"Josh Ryder" he answered. cassie let out a deep sigh that almost synchronized with every other girls besides me. but all i could do is stare. he looked at me as if he knew that i was looking at him and my eyes shot away as i started to blush a little.

she smiled "Well nice to meet you josh, im Mrs. Peele. where are you from? you sound American."

"you guess correctly Mrs.Peele, im from North Carolina." he smirked. he had pointed teeth on one side.

"kinda like me." i thought accidental staring at him again.

"well class any questions? Only two please" Miss Peele asked and almost every hand shot up including cassie who was about to flip her desk over if she tried to swing higher. he pointed at her and she stood beside her desk and blushed.

"Hi, im cassie, i was just wondering.. why did you come to Australia? i mean, no offence but theres the whole world to go to, why here?"

Miss peele and I Glared at Cassie. Why the hell do you ask the new guy why he came?! Josh didnt seem effected by this question.

"well, i came to australia because i wanted to know what its like, in America you never hear about Australia, ever. so i wanted to see what it was like."

she nodded and blushed as she sat down.

"I like him" she whispered to me and i laughed.

"I think i do to" i looked at her smiling.

Josh took his seat in front of me, i stared at his head for a few moments, then looked down at my half drawn rose and continued to work. a balled up peice of paper flew through the air and hit josh in the side of the head and a kid near the back of the class with a few other boys laughed.

"Dude.. we have a yank in Lesmurdie, lets show a bit of respect!" the boy in the middle of the group shouted, balling another peice of paper then throwing it, hitting josh again. Ms.Peele seemed to sigh and just ignore it.

josh looked like stone. i thought i could hear him whisper somthing.. whatever he was whispering, it was weird... why didnt he stand up for himself.. is that why he moved here?

I hope he'll toughen up a bit.. i dont want to see him get picked on by eathan and his posse.

                                                                       Josh's POV:

  the first peice of paper flew through the air and hit me in the head.

"one..." i whispered ever so quietly, school punk huh?  ill show them why i was nicknamed the demon of two bloods in america. i snickered  to myself as the second ball of paper hit my head, 

 "two..."

the bell ringed and the blonde kid who was the leader passed me, shoving me with his shoulder as he passed, i sniggered and got up, Ellie passed right by me and i swore she looked at me as she- No no no! concentrate on whats important for christ sakes! i swore to myself and made my way out the door. the blonde kid was waiting there. his eyes blue but they seemed stained, 

that vampiric look of bloodlust...

he brushed past me and said "After school, me and you." i laughed in his face and the grow of bloodlust in his eyes grew even more. 

this guys a vampire i just know it! 

he walked off without a sound afterwards and i hauled ass to lunch, only to round a corner and almost run face first into ellie. she was easedropping on me.. and... why was she easedropping on me..? i blushed slightly and quickly tried to pass her but she stopped me by grabbing my arm. her hands were warm, another traitt we half breeds carry, warm blood.. yet its undrinkable to other vampires, we get the better of both worlds.

"Why are you letting him run all over you" ellie asked

I just stared at her and tried my best not to look away from her, she was concerned about blondie. i dont blame her, he seems to be the big bully of the school, and i