Salvager

Chapter 9

     We sat down with our little group of friends. Okay i shouldn't consider them my friends yet, their Jack's friends,  i cant claim them. The only friend i have is Zach and well Christian ish. Zach was nowhere to be seen like always, i swear he either blends in with the crowd which is hard to believe or, he can disappear into midair.

   Christian went with Zach and Dylan to get me lunch. I was left with Kara and Spencer,Spencer. I somewhat believe she hates me, or has something against me.

  "So, you and Christian." Kara said, in a way that was clear that it was awkward.

I nodded slowly, "yea, i guess."

   Spencer tilted her head. "What about that Chleo girl, I saw them together and I was thinking they were together." Spencer said. Spencer gives me this unnerving creepy feeling that makes me want to claw out my awes so I don't have to look at her, she is so disapproving.
"Yea I saw them together, I almost thought they were an item... Well until he dropped her and came to my aid." I said. Did they know about my situation or was it not part of their code.
"Christian would literally drop the world for you if it was possible." Kara said, Spencer's Wes started to twitch. It was unnerving.
She shook it off as soon as she realized something. "I can tell that you wouldn't care if Christian talked to any other females." Spencer was watching me closely, it was like she wanted me to falter, to make a mistake, and to say the wrong words. But lucky for her, I choose my words precisely,
Ever since I was little I liked to assume that I was making the right decisions, on my own behalf. Sometimes I would rub off naive.
"I wouldn't say I don't care, I mean I would care. It's just that I don't know where we stand the last time we really talked was when we went to the bar together..." By the looks on their face, it looked like they didn't know that their boyfriends went to a bar.
"I've never been in a relationship, this is my first time. So I want to explore my feelings, and if things start elevating then I have no choice than to just go with the flow." I had to sound unshaken, normal.
"I think we will be the best of friends." Kara had said, Spencer gave her the look of death.
I could tell that Spencer liked to be in control of everything. She's really possessive in a non symmetrical way. It was a bit profound.
"Hey." Christian said as he sat on the chair next to me. He slid me a pizza and even gave me a kiss on the cheek.
I never used to like food, when I was younger. I used to crave inhuman things; blood. I didn't want dead animal blood, no. When I was younger I used to chase small rodents or little mammals. Yea I was guilty afterwords but in the moment, I enjoyed it.
I would hunt, when my parents aren't watching me, I was the predator and it was prey, well until my dad told me eating things alive was inevitable. He also said if anyone see me doing something like this I would most likely be killed. Dad didn't say it in a harsh way, when I remember him saying those things, I saw fear in his eyes. And those signal of fear surged through me. I didn't want to die.
My teacher called my mom when I was in kindergarten that I was chasing a fox outside, a fox. Apparently I was scaring that endangered animal away. I actually saw as me doing everyone else a favor, yea foxes are scary and they can bite. Mom rushed me home and homeschooled me for a few years. She taught me how to control my eating and not let people in on what I would love to devour. Since then I haven't been seen doing anything strange.
"Are you doing anything this weekend?" Christian asked me.
"I don't know, I will have to-"
"She is free." Jack interjected. I scolded at him but he just winked at me.
"Cool, then can I pick you up Saturday night?"
"How late will I be there?" I asked.
"Not to late, and not to early." He said cooly. I just looked at him unsure if I should go.
"Formal, or informal."
"Hmmm, I don't know. Outdoors kind of seems a bit informal. But then dinner kinda seems formal so you pick." He smiled.
"Oh come on, don't keep the girl waiting." Dylan said. Dylan then turned to me, "if I was you, I would beg him to not be so discrete." I didn't mind, i liked a little surprise.
"No it's good. I like a surprise every once and a while. Amuse me." I said to Christian, his smile grew.
    With the corner of my eyes, I saw Zach walking past giving me a look.
   "Come." I heard loudly, it was Zach's  voice. When I was younger I picked up on a few things. Yea blood was one of the few, however hearing was another. I eaves drop, mainly because I can hear everything that is going on. I can hear someone from miles away, but only if I focus on that specific person. I can also heal myself, I picked up on that when I was 12 from a leg injury, if I couldn't have healed myself i think I would have been paralyzed. Mom said I shouldn't tell a soul and so did dad. They didn't even take me to the hospital.
I shot up out of my seat.
"Where you going?" Christian asked.
"Don't worry I'm gonna be right back." I said and I kissed him on the cheek. Wow this girlfriend thing is easy.
  I walked over to Zach who stood on the opposite side of the cafeteria from where we sat.
   "You heard me?" Zach asked.
"Heard you what?" I asked back, I played dumb mom said sometimes you have to play a certain way, so you won't be a suspect.
He stared at me obliviously, I just stared back nonchalantly.
  "Okay, whatever. The main point is, your banging out with the jock m/ hipsters. Where does that leave me?" I didn't know changes effected him the way it did.
"I didn't know that being around them was a problem, if I knew then I would have dropped them for you." I spoke before I could actually think. I schmoozed him, I wouldn't really drop them for him. I know, I know it sounds wrong but, I like Christian. I'm attracted to him, but my body shuts down at the thought of him. My blood shuts him out.
  "Then do it, leave them." He grabbed my hands. Fear was in his eyes, his heart's tempo rose as he spoke. "Leave them and go to Sebastian. Don't listen to them, with this civil war, their as dead as the former Alchemist." I didn't understand what he was talking about. "They have abilities but it isn't strong enough, go for the winning team. Rosalina, go for the winning team." He said.
  I was scared, to think Zach wouldn't be a part of this.
"I... I" I stumbled.
   "The awakening is coming soon, be prepared Rosalina, choose wisely."
"What does this have to do with you, and what's the awakening?"
   "I'm not allow to say or I'll be executed. I've been trying to help you enhance your difference from the world, with my difference." He was still holding onto my hands, and was actually shaking it.

"Rosaline, Rosalina." my name was being called repeatedly. Zach's lips was still moving, but there wasnt any sound. I just heard my name being called over and over gain.