All too soon, our summer comes to an end. Only two weeks after the Fourth, we head back to school.
Seth, Rachel, Mazzlie, and I go back to school shopping the weekend before school begins. "I can't believe we go back earlier than everyone else. This is so unfair." Rachel complains.
"Yeah, but we also get shorter school hours." Mazzlie points out as we walk into Aeropostale. I walk to the shirts to pick out a tight white hoodie with 'Aero' written in pink. I scan the rack to find a purple shirt with one button at the top and some skinny jeans. While heading toward the changing room, I notice Seth walking the same way. I step inside the small closet while he stes into the one next to me. I pull on the jeans with faded spots, then pull on the shirt. I'll put the jacket on after reviewing the shirt. I slip out just as Seth does. Mazzlie and Rachel walk by, and I fight a growl as Rachel eye rapes him. I'd like to be under him all night long She thinks with a smile. Seth smiles at me, knowing we both heard the thought. For the first time I look at Seth, finding him shirtless. Just wearing loose blue jeans, he looks amazing. I smile at him as I spin so he can see the full me. His smile widens as I unbutton the button on the top, showing more cleavage.
"Buttoned or unbuttoned?" I ask and he laughs.
"I think you know the answer to that, Cat." I laugh too as I pull on the jacket and zip it up. It matches my curves and makes my boobs look bigger, which is what I need. Sadly, I have been made with small breasts. My ass is big, so it makes my boobs look smaller. I spin around again to find another wide smile.
"That good, huh?" I ask and he nods. "Good, because at school, if you haven't noticed, I wear jackets most of the time. Unless it's hot outside anyway."
I go into the closet to change back, coming out with the jeans, the shirt, and the jacket draped over my arm.
I consolidate Seth's jeans into my bag as we wait for Mazzlie. When she finally comes out, she has a girl by her side. "This, ladies, is Crimson" She sends a glance at Seth, who was obviously taken by her beauty. Her dark side bangs shower over her right eye. Her eyes are green, but can turn black whenever she wants them to. She's skinny and average hieght, and today, as always, she wears her necklace. The necklace is from her father, Satan, and has a star with four ancient symbols around it in a circle. She wears white shorts and a red tanktop today, tied together with black flipflops.
"Hey Crimson!" I say and hug her, being friends up until this summer. We just haven't talked. I know it will change, and she will now become one of the group.
"Hey, I heard you and Seth here are soul mates now." She says and I nod. "That's great, Cat!"
I glance over at Seth and notice he's still in awe. She is beautiful in ways I can never be, so I understand his shock and amazment. For the first time since age ten, I'm self conscious about myself. It's strange how one week I'm queen of the world, then the next I feel like the uggliest girl ever. I'm just a plain girl with auburn air and small breasts, while she has dark hair, and a perfect face. Big boobs and snake bite peircings just add to her stunning beauty.
"We were just about to head to the food court. Wanna join?" Seth asks, and I suck my stomach in. It's something I do when I'm nervous, self conscious, or want to sink through the floor. This time it's nerves that get me. What if he doesn't want to be with me anymore because he realizes there's better in the world?
We walk to the other side of the mall, and I just listen as Rachel, Mazzlie, Crimson, and Seth chat about their summers. Seth hasn't held my hand or put his arm around my waist or anything since we met her, and that's unussual. We reach the food court and get what we want before sitting at a corner booth. Seth sits in the middle of Crimson and I while Mazzlie and Rachel share the bench across from us.
