Cross My Heart I'm Dead

Chapter 28

----Alexis' POV----

It's been around a week since I went into foster care and Derek has come by every day! A few people have come looking for adoption but none took an interest in adopting me which I'm not sure if it is a good thing or bad. Should I be sad? Insulted? Or happy that I can get through this normally and stick to the family I have. Sort of.

Today is Monday which means Derek should come by to teach me. ?Yay! Not. As much as I love Derek I despise school. Even if he's the one teaching me. Sure, 's fun but now I can't really mess around or get in much trouble which strangely I miss. I'm not one who gets down and studies. Sure I'm good at school - its easy. They practically give you the answers. But I like to go off and do what you're not supposed to. It has some kind of thrill to it that I just can't explain.

"Hey." I looked up to the door of the room that I shared and smiled as I saw Derek. There were a few other people here but most of the kids and teens are at school. Actually, I like this better than school. What the hell was I thinking before?

"Hey." I replied. he came and sat down on the floor in front of me.

"What's the time?"

"Um.. 9:15.. why?"

"Okay. 3 hours of work then we can go out," he said with a smile and I grinned.

"How about you quiz me and if I get most right then we go out straight away."

"Okay. But the quiz is on anything I choose." He accepted and I nodded. "Okay, practice question. Am I awesome?"

I grinned and shook my head at him. "No."

"Wrongggg."

"It was a practice," I said with a cheeky smile and he just shook his head at me but I could tell he was holding in a bit of a laugh.

"Okay, seriously now. How was the War Of The Roses ended and which families was this war between?"

"The War Of The Roses was a war between the Lancaster family and the York family. It was ended when Henry VII married Elizabeth of York but it didn't just stop suddenly."

"Ok.. I think that's right.."

"You think?" I I questioned.

"Whatever. Edward V was murdered in the tower of London in the year 1483. On whose orders was the murder believed to be?"

"It's a belief that Edward V was murdered on the orders of Richard III."

"Correct.. Which 3 people were involved in the Norman Conquest?"

"Harold Godwinson, an English Noble. William of Normandy and Harold Hardrada, king of Norway."

"Why did these wars start?"

"Because Edward Confessor died and the witan agreed that Harold Godwinson should be the next king. He was also Edward's brother in law. William of Normandy claimed that Edward had promised him the throne and the other Harold saw this as a chance to takeover England as it was a powerful country."

"Well that's History done. Maths and then we can go. What's 13 squared?"

"169."

"Square root of 196?"

"14."

"If b is 2 and c is 3 d is 4 and so on. What is abc+d?"

"1x2 is 2. 2x3 is 6. The answer is 10."

"Good. Umm.. I can't be bothered, lets go." I smiled and jumped up to follow him out of the house.

"So where are we going?" I asked him as I caught up so we could walk side by side.

"Ice cream?"

"Boooooo. Ice cream is boring," I pouted whilst he chuckled.

"Okay. Ice cream then the skate park."

"Crap. My skateboard is at home with Jed." I sighed and Derek just shook his head.

"Then we'll go get it. Okay?"

"Kk."

By the time we got to the Ice cream shop it was almost 10 o'clock so it should be open. Derek got us here by his motorbike which is still awesome! I love that bike. 

"So.. Which Ice cream?" Derek asked me as we got to the til.

"Chocolate pweasssse." I begged like a child and he chuckled.

"Two chocolate ice creams please." He asked and I went to find a seat. I sat down at a table that had two stools as I waited for Derek and our ice creams.

"So how's life?" He asked as he sat down, handing me my ice cream. I rolled my eyes but still answered.

"Well, I don't know. Iv'e only been alive for more than a week." He chuckled and we ate our ice cream in a comfortable silence. When we finished and walked out a question came to mind.

"How's stuff going with the gang?" I looked at him and he sighed.

"As good as it gets. You know I don't really like talking about that stuff."

"Yeah I know, sorry." I smiled and he kissed me. We walked to his bike in another comfortable silence and he drove us to my old home. When we got there, there was only one car parked in the drive so I don't know who's home.

"C'mon, lets go through my window." I said as I got off his bike.

"Wait.. Don't you lock it?" 

"Nope." I smiled and he shook his head. I climbed up the wall and banged on my window so it would budge open - which it did. "Come on!" I said to Derek who was about to climb up. As I looked around my room for what could be the last time, I noticed that I had left my favourite hoodie. My MCR hoodie. I grabbed it and pulled it on just as Derek climbed through.

"Do you have a spare skateboard?" He asked me as I walked over to the door to check if anyone was there. 

"Yeah, come on." I said as we walked out and down the old steps. I caught a glance to Jed's room and for once his door was open. I saw someones back and heard talking so he was either with someone or on the phone.

Quietly we walked over to the garage and I unlocked the door. Walking into the cold outdoor room I looked around to find where I had last left them. In the corner I saw a black motorbike that was lazily covered with a sheet. Probably Jed's.

"There." Derek pointed somewhere else in the room where I found five skateboards. 4 mine and 1 Jed's. I grabbed my favourite black dragon one and Derek got the one next to it which had no design.