Loving Insanity

Chapter 1

Lamia's P.O.V.

I was home alone because Danielle was at work. I groaned.

" I'm so bored." I complained to myself as my tail swished from side to side. I heard a knock on the door and quickly willed my ears and tail in. I answered the door to see my best friend, Adrian. I smiled and invited her in, hoping Danielle won't mind.

" Oh my God," she said, noticing some of my fur from my tail on the couch. " You have a cat!" she squealed, excitedly. I froze.

" No," I said, quickly. " We had to cat-sit Danielle's sister's cat. But she went back home this morning." I lied. I hated lying to Adrian but I knew I had to. She frowned and nodded, buying the lie.

" Okay." she then smiled. " Let's go to the mall." I laughed.

" I gotta ask Danielle first." I said as I pulled out my phone and dialed her number. Adrian ran up to my room, most likely to pick out my clothes.

" Nothing to girly!" I yelled up to her.

" No promises!" she yelled back and I laughed as I held the phone to my ear.

" Hello?" Danielle answered.

" Hey Danielle," I started. " I'm not bothering you, am I?"

" No." she assured. " I just went on break and I was about to call you anyway." she chuckled.

" I was wondering if I could go to the mall with Adrian."

" Sure, just be safe. That guy is still out there." she told me. I groaned.

" I hope he gets caught soon."

" Me too." she said. " I gotta go now sweetie. See you at home."

" Okay. Bye" I said before I hung up.

" Lamia!" Adrian yelled.

" Coming!" I yelled back and ran upstairs to my room. Adrian was holding a pale blue strapless sundress.

" How come I never knew you had this?" she asked as she tapped he foot impatiently. Uh-oh.

" Well... You see... The thing is... " I struggled to come up with a good answer. Adrian knew I despised dresses. There was something about this one that sort of... spoke to me.

" Put it on." she demanded. I sighed and took the dress from her. I went over to the bathroom across the hall and put it on. I glanced in the mirror and frowned. I looked like my mom. I have her chocolate brown eyes and blonde hair. A tear slipped down my cheek and I quickly wiped it away. I walked back to my room and Adrian immediately noticed something was wrong.

" What's wrong, Lamia?" she asked.

" I was just thinking about my mother." I explained and she hugged me.

" She would be so proud of you. You're smart, kind, and beautiful." I smiled at her compliment.

" I just wished that I could have saved her and my father." I let out a sad sigh. " If I ever run into that lowlife, I'll make sure he feels my wrath." Adrian gave me a confused look. Then I realized what I said and my eyes widened a bit. I shook my head. " My parents were murdered when I was 5." I explained. She nodded.

" Hey, why don't we go to the mall now. We need to cheer you up." she exclaimed.

" We?" I asked.

" You'll see~" she sang. I frowned and slipped on my flats.

" Okay, let's go!" I exclaimed. Adrian laughed as she walked downstairs and out the house. I followed her, locking the front door behind me. We got in Adrian's car and drove to the mall. In the car we joked around and I tried to get Adrian to tell me what she's hiding. She'd always say "you'll see" or just change the subject. We finally got to the mall and parked the car.

" Let's go shopping!" Adrian exclaimed. I laughed as we got out the car. We started walking towards the mall. Suddenly, I was picked up and put over someone's shoulder. I elbowed the person in the back of the head and they dropped me. I landed on my feet and spun around to confront the person. I stopped when I seen familiar red and black hair.

" Ethan," I said, shocked. " I thought you were going to see your dad in Florida." he chuckled.

" I was but he ended up coming here soooooooooo." he explained.

" We planned this whole thing out." Adrian laughed. I glared at them both.

" You could have told me. " I argued.

" And you could have told me you had a dress." Ethan fired back. " Speaking of which, you look beautiful." he winked at me. I punched him in the chest and started walking away to hide my blushing. They both caught up to me.

" Okay, so we each will pick one store and we all go in." Adrian declared.

" Who died and made you Queen." Ethan sassed.

" I agree with Adrian." I said and she thanked me. We let Ethan pick the first store.

" Bass pro shop." he said, almost immediately.

" Boys." Adrian scoffed. I chuckled as we followed Ethan. We made it to our destination. Ethan ran off to God knows where as Adrian and I went towards the knifes and guns. " You sure do love knifes." I laughed and scanned through the knifes. None of them were good enough for me.

" What are two hotties like you doing in a store like this?" I turned around to see a boy with dark brown hair. He was a bit taller than me but I know if I need to I can bet him to a pulp. He smirked and I held back a scoff.

" We're waiting on our boyfriends." I lied, smiling politely. He frowned.

" Where are they?" he asked. I looked around and spotted Ethan looking at some clothes.

" Oh," I said as I grabbed Adrian's arm. " I think I see one of them now." with that I dragged Adrian to Ethan. I sighed in relief when we made it. I hugged Ethan. I looked over to see the guy walk away.

" Thanks Lamia." Adrian said.

" Anytime." I replied. Ethan gave us a confused look.

" What I miss?" he asked. I explained what happened and he seemed to get angry.

" Where is this jackass." he growled.

" Calm down, he's gone. Thanks to Lamia's quick thinking." Adrian said. He seemed to soften a bit. We left the store and it was Adrian's turn to pick a store. She picked Macy's. She ran off and I chuckled. Ethan and I were left alone and I took this as my chance.

" Don't worry I won't tell Adrian." I chuckled and gave him a smug look.

" What are you talking about?" he asked.

" You like her, don't you?" I asked. His face turned a bit red.

" H-how did you know." he stuttered.

" I have my ways." I replied and looked at some graphic tees. I picked out a few and went to find Adrian. When I found her we payed for our stuff. It was my turn to pick a store.

" Can we just go to the café Danielle works at?" I asked. " I'm hungry."

" Sure." Ethan and Adrian said in unison.

" Jinx!" Adrian shouted then giggled. Ethan tried to signal for me to say his name three times. I just shrugged and headed to the car.