Unknown (Darkest Powers)

Chapter 2: Meeting New Friends? Maybe...

Chapter 2

Andy

Chloe's nice. A little.. Too nice for me but its bearable. I could tell already the way she smiled was genuine and kind but I sensed fear in her as well. As if she were nervous. That's when the smell hit me. The smell that made the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. I swallowed hard coaxing down the territorial feeling I had. Chloe rose slowly from the position we were in. "Hi Derek" The boy she was talking to grunted something that sounded like a hi. I stood up never facing the boy. He was a werewolf. That much I already knew. If I faced him I was gonna growl at him. My territorial instinct spoke to me. He was too close. Chloe talked to him.

Just causal conversation. I sensed something about their conversation. Was she dating that werewolf? That's when I looked at him. His skin was obviously clearing up from acne. His eyes were pretty orbs of green and his black hair looked a little greasy but he wasn't unattractive at all. He was attractive but they seemed like a odd match. He looked at me and I don't know.

I felt threatened. Unbelievably threatened but not scared. Never scared. Chloe introduced us. And was right the boy was her boyfriend. Derek.

Derek was his name. I'm not too good with names so I had to repeat it in my mind. I did growl at him. Only slightly but I knew he heard it. I couldn't control it like I normally could. I swallowed a little to make it seem like something was wrong with my throat. That was a real growl.

A wolf's growl. Those were rare for me. I kept the wolf inside of me under control. It's something my dad insisted I practice. I thought I was beginning to master it. Apparently I wasn't.

I felt nervous.

I'm not a antisocial girl. Never was. But being around another werewolf made me uncomfortable. I felt threatened and socially unacceptable at the same time. He looked like a full blown werewolf not some genetically altered werewolf who was only 5'5. I'm way small compared to most werewolves in general. Not to mention I'm a girl.

If Derek wanted to take me out he might win. I'm a good fighter but damn when I say he isn't exactly "high school tall" he isn't. He's like 6ft exactly. Although most people wouldn't be able to tell. I knew under those baggy clothes, Derek was extremely muscular. I wondered how old he was and me, being blunt asked him, very bluntly. "How old are you? You look about 19" He stared at me.

I knew it came out wrong but I wanted to say the reason I asked before he could ask me why. "I'm sixteen. " He said dryly. "Oh sorry your just very tall" I said trying to sound like a typical absent minded teen.

Then I saw his look. Did.. Did he think I was dumb now? I am anything but dumb. I mean sure I may hate school but I'm good at it. I take some classes with juniors and seniors. I'm pass AP classes so they had to stick me in their classes.

See? So not dumb. Okay I may be blunt, arrogant at times, sarcastic and yes even a bit strange. But dumb I am not. I knew Chloe did something because his look kinda disappeared. Maybe this year at Hearst High could be better than the last schools. Maybe I'll have friends. I've had friends before

I'm not a complete lone wolf, pun intended. But, I want real friends not the I only talk to you at school friends. But real friends. It'd be nice. I miss friends like that at the last schools not this time. Not now.