Seeker (Completed)

Ruined Moments

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Chapter 5

We help ourselves to some pizza and then make our way towards the desert section that has ice cream and whipped cream available. I have an internal debate and then decide just to swipe a whole can of chocolate mousse flavor whipped cream in a can as I think: who's going to stop me? "The whole can...really?" I glance and Nick and shrug "Why not?" Is my only defense. We make our way over to Justin and Zack.

"Thanx for the necklace, Zack."

"No biggie." He replies with a shrug.

"I mean it, you're the best." Zack notices Nick and extends out his hand.

"Zack Dew." Nick looks at his hand like he's debating whether or not to shake it but finally slips his hand into Zack's. "Nicholas Frost." Justin is giving me a peculiar look. "You do know that you aren't allowed to take the whole can right?" I meet his gaze. "Who's gonna stop me? We both know that you'd end up flat on your ass if you tried." I comment. "And I've always wanted to spray it into my mouth in a really intense moment just to make things awkward and for all I know that moment could come later in this very meal." All of them give me an amused look. "What?" Zack shrugs and states, "You're just so different from most girls." Nick looks at me then Zack then back to me but doesn't say anything.

"So Layla," Justin says. "How you finding it here?" Really, I've been here like what 13 hours? I'm basically a prisoner and have no idea where the hell my family is, how the hell does he think I'm finding it? Instead of relaying my thoughts I answer, "I could use an I-pod and a doc but I'm coping."

"I'll make you a deal: you beat me at training and you can have mine."

"You can as good as kiss your I-pod good-bye." I can't stop the hint of arrogance entering my voice. "Well I hope you're as good as you come across because you have to be done by your 16th birthday." Nick raised an eyebrow at Justin. "You want to teach her what can take years to learn in a month?" Justin nodded. "Why?" but before Justin could answer a girl came strutting over with Taylor hot on her heals. She's beautiful, I'll give her that but she definably had a 'don't mess with me' sort of demeanor about her. If looks could kill I'd be dead with the one she was giving me.

It doesn't take me long to figure out that she and Taylor were partners. Justin's face splits into a grin, "Beth!" He gets up and hugs her. "Hi Taylor," he adds in almost as an afterthought. She beamed "Hey Justin." Zack pretends to bang his head on the table and I stifle a laugh, could Taylor make it any more obvious? Beth whispers in Justin's ear. "Oh this is Layla," He gestures towards me and her features turn venomous. "So.." she says loud enough for all of us to hear. "We still on tonight?" She shoots me another look. "Of course," Justin winks. She smiles a dazzling smile and leans forward. This is just too perfect! Nick grins as he guesses what I'm about to do, kicks back and puts his hands behind his head. Just as Beth and Justin are about to kiss I raise the can to my lips...SHHHHHHHHHH!

Justin sighed when Beth left, "Was that really necessary?" Zack and I are still in a laughing fit, Nick lounging back in his chair giving me an amused expression. "Come on! You just set yourself up for that one." I manage to say in between breaths.

Nick and I are walking to our rooms, with his hands in his pockets and that calmness that radiates off him he looks seriously hot, but I don't know whether to peg him as the quite sexy badass sorta guy or the hot playful sorta guy. "...don't you think?" I blink, he had been talking well I was perving over him. Oh, very subtle Layla, I criticize myself. "Huh?" Great, now I look stupid as well as perverted. "I was just stating that it must be pretty awkward that Taylor likes her partners boyfriend."

"Ya, that is awkward but she's a werewolf so her 'mate' will come along, well I believe that's how it works."

"Ya werewolves have mates."

"Is that even allowed? Guardians and werewolves, vampires etc.?"

"Ya, you can be with whoever you want."

Well, I wouldn't mind having you. I think but I say, "Oh, OK." We arrive at our rooms. "Well night Tinkerbelle." I say playfully.

He gives me a look to show that he isn't amused and I laugh. He shakes his head, "Night Layla." I randomly picture him in a leather jacket...definitely sexy badass.

I lay in bed but after an hour I accept that I'm unable to go to sleep and I head off to the library. I reach the beautifully engraved doors and sneak inside. My breath is momentarily taken away...this room is huge! Filled with rows and rows of stocked bookshelves that reach all the way towards the unnaturally high ceiling. Well if I'm here I might as well learn something so I pick out: Everything you need to know about The Quad, History on the Guardians, Magic made easy and a couple of fiction books. I have nine books, good thing no-one's around or I'd be serious nerd alert. "Hey Layla." I close my eyes and sigh, Karma what did I do to you in my previous life to piss you off so much? I turn around to find Zack, only wearing his pajama pants...what a body! He notices me staring, "Sorry, I didn't think anyone would be in here." He says self-consciously. I force my eyes back to his face. "Ya, me neither." I look down at myself to notice that I'm wearing tiny shorts as well as the biggest top I could find. I can honestly say that I've looked better. "You an avid reader?" He gestures towards my pile of books. When I nod he says, "Thank God! I thought I was the only person that used this place." He chuckles and I smile.

He reaches for 'The history of The Guardians'' and lets out a low whistle. "A little bit of light reading I see." He jokes sarcastically. I notice his blue vine with a J in the center. "Can I ask you a question?" Zack puts the book down. "Certainly Layla."

"I can't help but feel that Emma is intimidated by me. That if she didn't need me for some reason that she'd gladly slit my throat." Zack hesitates then says, "Sorry Layls, I'm not allowed to talk about it, in fact I'm not even supposed to know but Justin and I tell each other everything. I promised him not to tell a soul." I sigh. "OK could you possibly tell me why she looks so familiar? The more I think about it the more I feel like I've seen those eyes." He bits the bottom of his lip and then shakes his head, he knows though, he knows why she look so familiar. The question was a long shot but now I know there's more to it. I decide to drop the subject. "Fine then you have to answer how the hell you were able to get into my room to leave the necklace." He gives me a mischievous grin. "Well that's the million dollar question." He leans in slightly closer and I realize he smells like the sea. "To make up for not answering you're questions I'll give you a small piece of advice to help you win that i-pod. Justin has a weakness for pretty girls, a bat of you're eyes and he'll be as good as useless." He gives me a small wink.

I move to go collect my books and somehow end up face planting. I have come to the conclusion that I was a murderer in my former life, I just want to curl into a hole and die of embarrassment. I flip onto my back and see Zack trying to stifle a laugh. He helped me up, "Don't worry it happens to the best of us." I just nod, turning the colour of beetroot. "Let me help you with you're books."

We stake the books onto my shelf. I turn around to say thanks but he's right behind me so I end up whacking him. OK maybe I was a mass murderer, Karma there is something called mercy you know. I silently curse, "Sorry." "It's OK." He is very much in my personal bubble, almost chest to chest. I look up to get lost in his blue eyes as he tucks a piece of hair behind my ear. The door swings open and someone barges in.