It's Dark

Chapter 5

-Shana's POV-

I shook my head and walked down the halls that were slowly clearing a frown on my face. Opening my locker I checked my makeup putting a dap of clear cotton candy flavored lip gloss on and then a little blush. Not alot though. I mean I had light skin for an African American but too much blush I hated on my skin. Not that I didn't like Being black of course I was proud of who I was and had no wish to look like anyone else but me.

I did a checkup on my eyelashes and decided they looked good. Not to brag but even I knew I had beautiful eyelashes. Shrugging I closed my locker and let out a yelp when I saw James standing there with a single yellow rose. I raised a brow. "I'm sorry for the way I acted early." He tells me with a small lopsided smile handing me the rose. I giggle tucking a peice of hair behind my ear. "It's no big deal I wasn't even upset." I told him looking at the rose with adorashion probably written all over my face.

"Look shana . . . The reason I kept my distance is because I'm not...single." He says in a weird tone almost as if he thought of it on the spot. My heart gives a thump and i bite my lip knowing the rose was out of pity. "Oh." "I just want you to know that if I wasn't single I would ask you out." James tells me and my stomach does a dip. I squeezed my eyes closed then opened them quickly. This was great... I was turned down by a boy who I just met and it was....embarrassing was the only word for it.

I had never been turned down once in my life. Boys had to fight for my attention, honestly... This was actually really embarrassing for me. "I understand." Was all I said and that came out as a squeak. James looked like he wanted to say something. "But we can be, friends I mean we can get to know each other and be friends he says." Voice a little..hmm I wouldn't say desperate but maybe a little pleading to make this work.

"Sure.. I'd like that..." I say and a small Grin breaks across my face and I hold out my hand for a shake and he gently takes it into his but then grunts and I feel electricity shoot from his palm to mine and he falls to his knees a cracking sound coming from his back. I scream and get down beside him the halls were empty as I called for help.

"No! Shana please, run!" He tells me and another crack I hear as he convulses on the floor. "No I'm not leaving." I say and it's not that I didn't want to but it's like an invisible tether was connecting me to him not letting me leave his side while he was in pain. "Shana I said go!" He tells me voice changing almost a back now but I could still hear the worry. Another crack came from his face and it started to morph into a different shape.

I heard Dylan call out my name as her and Riley ran towards us. "Holy Hades," Dylan murmers refusing to say a bad word in all her life and I want to roll my eyes at that but I couldnt all I could do was stare as James was in pain. Riley moved lightning fast pushing me against a wall. "What in gods name did you do." He accuses me and I gulp. "I don't know!" I say loudly and then a bark emits and I see a huge dog almost horse sized but not really. "Oh my god!" I screamed and so did Dylan as the dog tackled riley.

"Get away from her!" I heard and it was james's voice In my head. I grabbed my head and then looked into the eyes of the dog growling at Riley and I saw memories. Every memory James held I held every memory I had he had. Are minds synced together and every fear every touch every excitement I'd ever felt circle around us and all I saw was james'a face before a darkness took me and I felt a dog licking my face.

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I awoke a later to James sleeping on the floor near Dylan's bed and Dylan in the chair freaking out. "No, no, no,no." She mutters to herself and tears fall down her face. I sit up. "Dyl?" I ask and Dylan shakes her head wiping away her tears. "Hey shana how are you?' She asks an I hyperventilate. "S-shana." She asks and wakes James up. I reach for James and instantly feel better when my hand meets his. "Seperation anxiety." James mutters sleepily crawling in the bed next to me. I lean against him was rest into it perfectly on his chest. Dylan raises a brow an I blush wondering why I couldn't pull myself away.

"Dylan can I have a minute alone with shana?" James asks and Dylan nods forcing a smile she walks out the room and I look up at James pulling away a bit so are faces were a couple inches apart. "You've been asleep for three days." James murmurs and I gasp. "Oh my god! Oh my god all the homework ill have." I say in horror and James points to a stack of finished papers." I did it don't worry." I relax. "Why....?"

"Because.....I.... I bonded with you." James says blushing deeply and I search my brain the memories coming back but they weren't all mine. I saw things through james's eyes and I hit hi in the chest. "Why didn't you stop me from touching you." I yell and James flinches. "I wasn't thinking okay... You smelt really really good and I just I was wasn't thinking. I bang against his chest once more and then get up but stumble and sit back down. "Relax," James tells me I turn to look at him as he sits up.

"Being bonded is not what you think shana. We don't have to be together. I just means we can't be apart too long and I have to take care if you." James tells me and I shake my head. "James that's not why I'm mad, I'm mad that I didn't have a choice." I rub my eyes. 'Look can we just talk about it later I have a killer headache from all your freaking memories still trying to find a place I my head. "Same." James mutters and we both collapse back onto her bed staring at the ceiling in silence. I whimper and rollover head against his chest and sigh I relief when he hugs me to him. "It won't always be like this will it?" I worry and James shakes his head. "No. Well get used to the bond and it won't be as hard to stay away from each other but it will have the same mental effects."

I shake my head not having the strength to be angry anymore I close my eyes and count sheep until I fall asleep once more.

Author'a note:

okay I know this chapter is a little weird but I had to put it in because its really important to the story I realized and your gonna be seeing alot more of shana's POV but more will be of Dylan's since she is the main character