I Just Want You To Be Happy

Chapter 2

Val:

I just came home from school when I was greeted by my sister who was hanging out with her friends in the living room. Tori smiled.

“Hey, Val, how was school for you? Wanna hang with us?”, she asked.

“It was good and no… I will do my homework in my room…”, I simply said and was just about to leave without greeting her friends when Tori grabbed my wrist and stopped me.

She looked at me pouting with that puppy eyes she liked to make.

“Hey, no hug for me?”

I looked her up and down for a second. Does she know something? Did one of her friends see how the Trio bullied me? 

I raised an eyebrow but gave her her hug.

“Okay, now, I’d like to go.”, I said when we parted.

“Aw, we’d like to get to know Tori’s secret sister…”, someone said all of the sudden. 

I turned around and my eyes widened for a second. There on our sofa sat Cat Valentine looking at me with her chocolat coloured eyes and pouting a little. I blinked for a second and before I was able to say something another girl spoke up while coming straight towards me like she was a predator and I was her prey. I swallowed.

“So this is the youngest of House Vega?”, she asked raising an eyebrow while looking me up and down. 

I felt my cheeks getting warm. She was stunning and had exactly the style I always wanted to try out myself. But again just like dyeing my hair it was something I wasn’t confident enough for. The girl actually had colored strains in her long brown hair. There was a piercing above her eyebrow and another in her nose. Her clothes were mostly black with some highlights. 

“Like what you see?”, she asked with a smirk.

Again I swallowed. This girl is intimidating.

“Uhm… I like your style…”, I stuttered.  

“Seems like you’re the better Vega.”, she said still smirking and throwing Tori a glance who rolled her eyes.

“Stop teasing my sister.”, Tori said.

“Yes, Jade, stop teasing her sister.”, that cute voice from before said. 

Everyone looked at Cat who seemed a little uncomfortable with that attention.

“It’s not nice.”, she mumbled fiddling with her hair. 

This girl was so damn cute. How did I not notice that Tori is befriended with her?! How could I say no to hanging out with them now? I sighed.

“Fine. I guess I can stay for awhile.”, I said.

“Yay?!”, Cat seemed to be glad about it.

I put my schoolbag down near the stairs before Tori grabbed my wrist again and dragged me over to the sofas. 

That’s when I finally noticed the three boys sitting there as well. One of them had a puppet in his hand. I’ve seen him around in the halls before.

“Let me introduce you too my friends. So there are Andre, Beck and Robbie with Rex.”, Tori introduced the boys and that puppet. 

I smiled mildly as they all gave me an awkward wave with a smile on their lips. At least they seemed friendly. I hope they won’t bully me like the others at school.

“Beck is my boyfriend.”, Jade pointed out and walked over to sit in his lap.

“Noted.”

“The grumpy girl is Jade as you probably noticed already.”