Cherry Syrup

Chapter two- New friends

"I never really knew her, I always thought she was mean. When I first met her I just assumed she hated me. But then again isnt every high school girl a raging bitch." Claire said at the lunch table, across from her sat Alex, he laughed.
"Yeah I guess so, but Nessa is an odd case, I heard she's really nice." Alex said with a smile on his face.
"Alex stop thinking with your dick, I'm telling you Nessa isn't all sunshine and rainbows...the way she walked into class like nothing happened...it doesn't sit right with me."
"Claire you're overthinking about this, I guarantee it's all a hoax so the media actually has something interesting to talk about." Alex said with a sigh, he could tell Claire was uncomfortable.
"Look Alex, nice girls don't just disappear and leave a bloody mess in their room." Claire exclaimed looking down at her half eaten lunch.
"Maybe she was just on her period and realized she didn't have a tampon and left the house to get one." Alex joked, lightly tapping Claire with his foot under the table. "Now Just eat your lunch and stop worrying about her. It's not like she's relevant in your life-" Alex spoke but his words trailed off as James and Nessa approached the table. Nessa looked Claire up and down and sat down next to her.
"Hey babes, just thought I needed a change of scenery. Mind if we sit here?" Nessa said applying a red lip gloss.
"Um yes actually-" Claire was about to say before she was cut off.
"YES- I mean yes you can both sit here!" Alex said eagerly, Nessa gave him a wink. The four sat in silence for a few moments before James slid a paper into the middle of the table.
"A Halloween party? Really? You're inviting us to a Halloween party. Am I going insane or did James Graham and Vanessa Beckett really just invite us to a party?" Claire said in disbelief, she had never gone to a party and was hesitant.
"Claire give me your number I'll pick you up at 6:00 we're gonna get ready at your house." Nessa said passing Claire her phone. Claire reluctantly typed her number in.
"But I don't even have a costume..." Claire sighed, she looked at Nessa who was staring into her soul.
"Claire...I got you covered! You got the body we just need to show it off now. Trust me you'll have a boy wrapped around your cute little unmanicured finger by the end of the night." Nessa said with a smile revealing her teeth that happened to be stained red. Claire gasped and handed her a compact mirror. Nessa gazed at her self in the mirror, she smiled at her beauty, the joy from her face faded quickly realizing the red tint to her teeth. She smashed the mirror into bits on the table. "Sorry I uh- I drank red Gatorade after gym." She rolled her eyes and scrubbed her teeth with her finger, Nessa grabbed her bag and stormed off, James followed her.
"Sorry about that I'll pay for a new mirror Claire." James gave a nervous laugh and patted Alex on the back and waved to Claire. "Nice talking to y'all, I'll see you tonight. Alex I'll pick you up at 6:30 we can let the girls get ready on their own." He said before running after Nessa.
"What...was...that" Claire said in shock, suddenly she flinched as the bell rang and everyone filed out of the cafeteria.

The door bell rings, a silence falls upon Claire's house, she turns her head to look at the clock. 6:00 it reads, and another ring at the doorbell follows as Claire approaches the door. She opened and there stood Nessa, dressed in revealing black dress . To finish the look she added bat wings and was covered in blood. Claire stared in awe, she looked beautiful, horrifying yet alluring. The blood looked so real she could almost taste it. "Hey babes!! Get ready for the best night of our lives!!!" Claire smiled as Nessa laughed, she ran inside with a bag in hand. "Oh- I almost forgot to mention...you're dressing up as a fairy...and don't worry I got some of the clothes from Spencer's with my moms credit card." Nessa joked as she began pulling the brightly colored fabrics out of the bag, the material shimmered and caught Claire's eye immediately. Soon enough Claire was ready and they sat in her bathroom, Nessa sitting behind Claire curling her hair.
"Thank you...for all of this, you're not who I thought you were." Claire sighed.
"Many people say that..." Nessa said, she put down the curling iron, she positioned Claire in front the mirror. "You look stunning...let's go"