Life in Hell:

Chapter 9:

WARNING: Some language.

C A D Y

The last hour we just spent hanging out.

Well, it's more of Faye, Ryder, Mason and Chrissy coddling Bella and Severus. Jax had went to do his own thing. Amos had found a book in the shelves that he had found interesting and sat down to read it. Tyler and Sam were sitting in front of each other, talking in hushed tones. And me?

Well...

Tyler looked up to Sam's head and where I sat behind him. He tried to hide a smile, let out a snort and then started cackling.

"What?" Sam was probably frowning, confused. Poor guy...

Still laughing, Tyler picked up a hand mirror from the small table and handed it to him. He held it in front of his face and stared at his reflection. He was speechless for a moment, then it turned to horror.

"Cherry!" Tyler laughed even harder. That caused the others to turn to us. Even Amos raised his eyes from his book.

"Oh heavens..." That was Ryder.

There was the snap of a camera as Faye whipped out her phone and snapped a picture.

"That is art!" Mason grinned.

He walked over to me and ruffled my hair tenderly, "I have mad respect for you, Cady." I blushed and gave him a smile. Sam scowled.

Mason saw that and grinned wider, "Hey, don't worry. I'm not trying to steal your lady, Sam." For some reason that made me blush even more.

I adjusted the blue bows on Sam's pigtails.

"Cherry," He whined, tugging on a copper strand that had come loose.

"What? You look cute with bows and pigtails!"

"Cadance, that's bloody awesome," Amos spoke from behind his book.

I bowed my head mockingly, "Why thank you, good sir."

"Why didn't I think of this sooner?" Chrissy asked no one in particular.

I met Tyler's eyes. He was still staring at me, as if deciding what to think of me. Then he smiled.

"I can tell you're going to be a wonderful addition to this already hectic group," He said, "Cady Carter, the girl who tied Sam's hair into a pigtail half updo complete with bows and frills.

"Obviously she's gonna do even more marvellous things that that," Sam said, "She is my Cady, after all."

I raised my eyebrows at that. He spotted my reflection behind him in the mirror.

"What? Do you not want to be?"

I swatted his shoulder, "Of course I want to be, you jerk."

I can't believe that over the course of nearly two days, I had grown fond of this... infuriating boy.

S A M

Cherry had been yawning a lot the past ten minutes we had been watching the movie, so I took it as a sign that she was tired and needed sleep.

"Hey?" I whispered to her. She looked up at me, blinking.

"Hmm?"

"You're sleepy, aren't you?" I slid my arm across her back and she leaned into me. For reasons I very well understood, my stomach felt like like someone had released a horde of butterflies in there.

She nodded.

"Come on," I stood up, gently straightening her as well, "I'll get you to the bed."