MC:SM Rewritten: Book 1

Chapter 6: Wither We Like it or Not

Oh, look, my first half-decent title. How'd I do? Too cheesy? Forced? XD IDEK anymore bruh

Petra's POV:

That was the funniest thing Petra had ever seen, Jesse flopping on his stomach and smashing the glass pane with his head like that. She was afraid she had distracted him by waving back, but at least he wasn't hurt. She made it up to him by helping him up. Jesse looked red in the face as he got up and quickly dashed away. Was he angry? Or embarrassed? Petra wished she could tell.

The group ran inside the hall, but they didn't see Ivor, only a few early arrivals. "Where'd he go?" Petra wondered aloud.

"There! Through that door!" Jesse alerted the others, pointing to an oak door, which was a crack open.

"What do we do once we catch him?" Lukas wanted to know as everyone was at the door.

"Whatever we have to," Jesse stated blatantly.

"You're way more intense than I gave you credit for, Jesse," Lukas complimented, echoing Petra's own thoughts.

Everyone streamed in, Jesse and Petra leading them. Nikki collided with the door frame twice before entering. That black eye sure was affecting her. As they walked down the steps, Petra tapped Jesse's shoulder, wanting to voice some of her thoughts. "Jesse?"

"Hmm?"

"Thanks for doing this. You're a great friend,"

"Oh. Well, I...I'd do anything for you. I mean, that's not because I like you or anything—I mean I DO like you, but I don't love you—Wait, no, that's not what I--"

"Are you TRYING to make him hear us?" Nikki fiercely hissed lowly back at her brother. "Shut up!"

"Sorry..." Jesse whispered back shyly. For a brief moment, he and Petra locked eyes, but she looked away, feeling awkward for catching his gaze. Why did she always act so wary around him? That wasn't like her at all. What was it about Jesse that she found so...intriguing?

Nikki's POV:

Nikki peered around the stone brick wall at the end of the staircase. Her friends peeped right behind her. Zephyr flapped around the odd lab they saw behind it, then squeaked at Nikki from a bookshelf.

"Well, thank you, Captain Obvious!" she replied sarcastically. "He must've gone out another way."

"Can you even understand what he says?" Jesse inquired.

"Visualize him as the Reuben to my Jesse. It makes it easier to answer that question yourself," she said, reminding him of how he seemed to understand every oink that came out of the piglet.

"I'll bet you anything I'll find my wither skull here," Petra said.

"And if we find anything else, it's finders-keepers, right?" Axel asked hopefully.

"Axel, that's not what we're here to do,"

"Jesse DID say do whatever we have to..." Nikki added, revenge a tempting thought.

"And if this guy's not here, what we have to do is steal, right?" Axel clearly wanted to take something.

"I don't want to stoop to his level," Petra said.

"Let's just find the skull," Jesse agreed.

"No one ever lets me have any fun," Axel complained, walking off.