When Love Takes Over

Chapter 3: Guarded

Terrell, who was staring at Ms. Duncan crying at her desk, gradually turned. Avoiding being bumrushed by Principal Osborne, Terrell walked stiffly, but slowly, that desk....

Up the row he went...wait--OH MY GOSH! That's right by Claire!! Why her? Why? WHY!?

But Terrell hates the back-well, unless him and Claire were passionately making out in the dark-but that's IMPOSSIBLE! Well, hard to believe now that it's HAPPENING. Maybe he wouldn't notice her...just maybe.....

Oh fuck! As if in sync with her thoughts, Terrell just HAD to look dead. at. HER! He glared at her shoes, worked his way up her thighs and semi-flat, athlete chest, and finally..her face. When their gazes locked, Terrell's eyes softened. Claire could see the emotions in her eyes reflecting in his. Shock, anger, and something else she couldn't catch...

"Terrell. Sit down. Right now," Principal Osborne hissed.

Terrell walked up beside Clarity and sat down, severing that small spark of hope. Claire let out a breath she didn't realize was being held in, and turned to stare straight ahead.

"Karol. Do something useful with these kids FOR ONCE! Will ya?"

"Y-yes s-sir."

He muttered something about women and was gone......

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.....Months later.....

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"Just as review. Shaun, what is Expectation 3?"

Why we are going over this procedure AGAIN? Nobody fucking knows! It gave Claire more time to think, and Terrell more time to stare at her doing it. Every. Single. Freaking. Day. Like everyday, Claire would stare ahead counting the same 9 bald spots on Wally's head. And like everyday, Terrell will stare her down all hour, soundlessly communicating with his eyes. Willing -no, begging-her to turn her head or even glance for a mere second. But she never turned...or glanced...or flinched!

RRRRIIIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGG!!!

As usual, Clarity was the first out the door and on the bus. Terrell sighed at her behavior. One of these days, he will tell Clarity the truth. One day, she'll be his again...

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...Later at night.......

Clarity fell off her bed and gasped, waking from her nightmare once more. Why the fuck is she dreaming of Terrell? Well, fantasizing's a better word. Even then, once or twice in a blue moon is understandable, logical maybe, but EVERY NIGHT?!

That's freaky.

Flopping back onto her bed, she sighed. Silently staring at the ceiling, collecting her thoughts.

Then she heard it..

Claire shot up and headed towards the window. It was a beautiful night outside.

The cloudless sky mingled with the twinkling stars of the night. Winds whispered its cool breath onto all it encountered. She marvelled at the sight before her, straining to hear the distressed sound once more.

Well maybe I dreamed that up too. I've gotta cut down on watching Twilight. Yeah, like THAT will ever happen...right.

Clarity was about to go to bed....

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HHOOOO-OOOOOOOWWWWWLLLLL!!!

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She rushed back to her window and tried to find the source of the sound. Whatever that thing was sounded in agony. Like it lost something and was trying to find it.

Clarity's knees suddenly buckled from lack of sleep. Lightheadedness sparkling her vision. Sighing, she gave up for the night and plopped down onto her bed. Once she crawled across the floor to get there.

Just forget it!!!

Hoping that whatever--or whoever--it was looking for would pop up so that thing can SHUT UP! Jeez its 2:30 IN THE MORNING!! With that thought in mind, Clarity was knocked out. Praying her next dream wasn't a nightmare...

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Meanwhile, the creature stood there watching her every move. Before Clarity left her window and every second after til the break of dawn. And she was right. The beast was looking for something; that something just happened to be.....her. Its pain was evident in each and every howl. For each night, it came here to watch her from afar. To protect her, make sure she was safe, while craving the one thing that would be nearly impossible to grasp... her heart.

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Awwwww! That last line is romantic!!

Who or what do you think that think might be?!

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