Blue Roses

Chapter twenty two

Chapter song~ Unbreakable by Fireflight

Watching her walk away, Ash is fuming mad. I put a hand on his arm lightly, he's literally hot, almost feverish he's so mad,

"Ash, please, calm down, it's okay, you don't have to defend me."

He relaxes his stance almost immediately but keeps one hand clenched into a fist and his face taunt, he says,

"I know I don't, but she has no right to say the things she said about you when she hasn't even known you for more than five minutes."

"It's okay, really it is.... I'm used to people doing that to me just because I'm a vampire, complete strangers hate me because of it, but I try not to let it bother me to much, I let it go. Now I'm sure if your sister gets to know me a little better, maybe she wont hate me as much."

"Maybe I can set something up to where I'll invite a bunch of friends to hang out together and she can get to know you... And honestly I'd like to get to know you better myself, you've got this mysterious vibe going for you right now. I'll invite some weres and fae, shapeshifters, demigods, the whole nine yards. I know this really cool satyr guy, and this overly nice banshee chick that would love you."

"Sounds interesting, and it'll help me get to know some more of the people here at school. Let me know when, and where."

He nods, and I sit back down, Ash sitting in the seat in front of me. Biology is boring, but then again when is it not.

When the bell rings and everyone stands up, Ash turns to me saying,

"Okay, so about the party-"

I interrupt him saying,

"Look, Ash, I appreciate that your trying to help out the new girl, and help me fit in, make some friends, but we both know not everyone is going to like me, even if one of those people is your sister. I'm okay with that and you should be too..... You really don't have to be so nice, and go out of your way to help me, I can survive on my own, you know that right?"

I immediately felt kinda bitchy for saying that, but he looks unfazed by my rude words, responding with a nod and says,

"Yes, I realize I don't need to be your tour guide, and I know that not everyone is going to like you, but I know how shitty it is being the new kid, in a new place, and I just really don't want you or anyone feeling like that, because it sucks. And by the way, I'm being nice because I want to, not because I feel obligated for some reason, plus I never really go out of my way, out schedules just happen to be similar.... My sister will like you, you just have to get through the outer walls of her personality, tough exterior, but a real softy inside, trust me, okay?"

I sigh softly and nod,

"Okay, I'm sorry, I feel like a bitch now."

He laughs,

"Please, you probably don't have a bitchy bone in your body..."

Now I laugh at that, surprising him by saying,

"Ha, nice joke, but trust me when I say this, one day you'll see a whole other side of me that rarely comes out because it takes a lot to get me mad enough to go that far, but as long as you don't cause it, your safe.... IF you stay out of the way."

I grin mischievously and walk out the door to my next class. Ash chuckles and follows walking next to me.