Helena

chapter four: you verbally attacked that kid! why cant i do things like that?

I only got half way down my street before I was thrown into the air and hoisted onto someone shoulder.

Oh hell...I'd bugged him.

"bugged me? severely pissed at you would be more accurate" Caine argued with my thoughts

"what for?" I asked innocently

"you ran off and I heard what you were thinking. rude, liberty taking bastard being the choice fraze here" Caine told me, I could hear the scowl he had on his face in the tone of his voice

"sorry..." I mumbled unsure of whether to speak or not

"you better be, or I might have to make you.." he said trailing off

"get in the car and please for the love of all things good in the world DO NOT ARGUE" he said exaggerating the last three words and putting me down

"fine" I grumbled, I didn't want to push it.

I stepped out of Caine's black ford mustang after everyone staring at the car and blushed, everyone and I mean EVERYONE stood gawping because it was 'that freak kid' that got out of the 'proper flash' car as one kid called it as I got out. They all stared even more when Caine got out locking the car and slipping on his black leather jacket.

There were a few choice words from a few girls about a few choice places on Caine to say the least.

Now that made me upset, Caine could tell it did and he came over after putting on some dark black ray bans and rested his arm around my shoulders "don't worry. not interested...although, I will play along, playing games with girls like these can be very entertaining" he said quietly, I started smiling, now this would be amusing.

we started walking and I looked down, I wasn't used to attention but quite clearly Caine was, he smiled at girls as they giggled when he walked past, there was just one girl, a very tall blonde with model looks and a short floaty peach coloured dress, her hair was curled and fell just past her shoulders and her eyes were a bright crystal blue, not quite the same shade as Caine's. she gave him a respectful nod which he returned. Who was this girl? I'd never seen her around before...I thought it was most likely something to do with Caine.

So I questioned him when we got inside and into a corridor that was not yet populated by students

"who's she?" I asked, I noticed my voice was drowned in jealousy...what the hell? I wasn't jealous, I didn't want to be anything like her, so why?

"one of my oldest friends. she's here to keep the vampire slags in check. and me.." Caine said with a grin "what's wrong?" he asked me

"I'm jealous and I have no clue why" I told him truthfully, no use in lying he could hear my thoughts anyway

"bonded remember. Any sign of someone I might go for and you'll get that jealous you'll probably feel like murdering the girl and burying her in the woods...if you care about me" Caine said shrugging although his face seemed to light up at what I'd said

"if I care about you? well then I guess deep deep deep down I do then" I said then giggled, then I heard the voice behind me I always hated hearing...Jess. Jess Woods. Oh that girl. How I felt like rubbing her face across the floor.

"how'd you get a guy like him? what did you do pay him?" she said her little annoying friends giggling behind her, I turned around and before I could say anything Caine spoke up and said the most hilarious thing I'd ever heard

"calm down, look on the floor and try to find your IQ, then, whilst your down there, close your legs because they aren't a door" he said casually, like they were actual instructions that he wanted her to do, I stifled laughter feeling my face going red, Jess just looked at him a bit stunned

"well, you just keep your little freak girlfriend and forget about what you could have had" she said frowning flicking her hair back

"meanwhile your face looks like it was drawn with my left hand, I'm right handed. now run along and go bug someone who might actually be interested in what you have to say" Caine said, he turned around grabbing my hand and leading me down the hallway and upstairs to another corridor that was yet to be filled with students. that's where I let out the biggest snort of laughter I think I'd ever done and collapsed into the wall

"what the hell! where did you get that from! that was awesome!" I told him grinning calming down a bit

"I just looked at her makeup crusted face and it came to me" Caine said with a cheeky grin, he took my hand again and lead me into the classroom that our next lesson was to take place in.

I was starting to enjoy Caine's company a lot more than I expected I would.

I kind of blurred through the day wanting to go home and finally meet this girl Caine had said was his friend, he'd told me that his friend (who I was still yet to discover the name of) had my address and shed meet us there. I felt a bit weird of someone going in my house whilst I was out, but Caine had explained that she was even more trustworthy than he was, it wasnt right for her to not be. he didn't explain that either though.

Eventful times were ahead and I kind of started to wonder what all of this was about, I came up with three questions that I knew I needed to remember and ask.

Why had it all happened now?

Why were there suddenly vampires in my school and why did I have to have protectors?

Somehow I came to the conclusion on the ride back to my house that I would find out the answers very soon.