The Amendment

Chapter Eleven

It's been three days, of merciless worry and stress from thinking about Dixon. His message about being unprepared is giving me goosebumps every time I think about it, and it's hard not to show Jerod I'm almost losing my mind.

It's around one in the afternoon, after Clarissa came over for breakfast again, and Jerod and I are heading out to go to our secret place.

I sit patiently in his Mitsubishi as he is in the bathroom, and I mumble to myself, "Dixon is picking me up at night. How can I possibly be ready? He was right about me being unprepared."

I bite my lip in fear as Dagon flashes through my mind, his blazing blue and white eyes in the darkness of my dream, absolutely horrifying.

I shake my head and then smile falsely as Jerod gets into the car. He looks at me with a relaxed smile and asks, "How are you? You look tired, Amethyst."

I smile back at him as I think about my sleepless night; I was up all throughout the peaceful evening, thinking about Dagon and what my punishment is going to be. My wings were wrapped around me, and I was almost suffocating because they were so tight. They were twisted around me, trying to protect me, because they knew I was in distress.

"I didn't have the best sleep. Again." I laugh, trying to be joyful for Jerod's sake. He smiles sadly and then says as he speeds out of the driveway and to our destination, "Well, hopefully this will cheer you up."

I nod at him and then mumble as I twist sideways, "Hopefully."

We arrive shortly in the empty gravel lot that is empty except for a few birds that are picking on some seed in the pebbles. I get out of Jerod's car and step into the rocks as my Under Armour shoes crunch against the ground, and my eyes automatically shut as I breathe in the rain forest smell.

I hear the soft flapping of birds, and my heart leaps into my throat as my eyes pop open. I see a dark flash that rockets into the trees, and I feel my heart start to pulse madly.

"Hey! Amethyst!" Jerod calls before I jog to catch up to him, and I stand by his side. He's tall, and I don't mind. I'm just glad to have my brother for the rest of the day, and I intend to spend it well.

"So, how was Clarissa this morning?" I question lightly as I start to hear the sound of water, and Jerod replies with a wide smile, "Good! She let me see her in her Triger form, and then I gave her a change of clothes because she was bare after."

"Ah, I see." I nod my head as I step out to were the small waterfall is. I smile at the beauty of such a creation, and I take another relaxing inhale. I tilt my head downwards as Jerod goes down the small foot steps, and I follow him down to the grass. I sit down on the green ground as Jerod lays on his back beside me, both of us in black shirts and shorts so we don't get grass stains.

"It doesn't get much better than this, hey?" Jerod states with a wide grin, his arms behind his head. I nod and smile at him for his well being and reply, "No, this is perfect."

I look down through the trees, and my eyes instinctively look for any Slytherins. I have no idea where the sound of birds went, but I can feel eyes on us. I swallow softly though I feel like I'm going to choke, and I just decide to quit my worrying. I should be enjoying this time with Jerod, which will probably be the last time I see him in my life.

"So, what do you think of Clarissa?" Jerod questions as I twist to look at him, laying on my side with my elbow propped up and my palm supporting my head.

"Do you want me to be honest?" I ask with wry smile, and he laughs before answering, "Yes. You can tell me anything."

My gut tightens painfully as Dagon's eyes flash in my mind, and I say through gritted teeth and a smile, "Well, I think it's definitely too early to call her your girlfriend. You barley know her, but she seems friendly. If I was going to tell you what I thought of her, I would say kind but a little quirky."