The Stolen Jewel of Hecate

Chapter 2

Emma looked at me wondering what I was going to do. The only threat I could really use and follow through on was to tell the teacher to get her out of my seat. "Emma, we have assigned seats. This is my assigned seat along with Ellie's. Could you please find an empty desk for you and this 'Logan' to sit." I asked as politely as I could. Emma frowned. "Well, I don't know how Logan is going to feel when he finds out you are bullying me." Emma says with a smirk. I look at her confused. What was she talking about? I asked her in the nicest way possible to move. She just looked at me and smiled which made me even more confused, and it probably showed. As if on cue the brown haired boy comes in that Emma was with before. Emma is one hell of an actor and cried on the spot. I just stood there with too many emotions hitting me like a wave. Shock, confusion maybe, and maybe a touch of anger. I took a closer look at the boy. He wasn't bad looking might I say. Dark brown hair, ocean blue eyes, pretty tall, muscular. He had everything going for him so my guess is he is going to be in the popular group. He gives me the deadliest glare I ever did see. Why would he give me this look? Don't tell me he is falling for this scam. He walks up to me and looks me dead in the eyes. " What the hell are you doing?" he says coldly. I'm so confused. Emma piped in. " This girl here is Sam. She keeps harassing me. I was sitting here minding my own business and she came here to pick on me." she said with those damn crocodile tears. I stood there frozen solid. What in the world is she doing? " That's a complete lie!" I shout. " This is me and Ellie's seat and I politely asked you to move. There is nothing wrong with that." Logan glared at me. " I better not catch you with Emma again. Now scram." He said. " This is unbelievable. Ellie, back me up here and tell, I believe his name is Logan, that it is the truth." I said annoyed. Ellie walked up from her hiding spot behind me and she seemed kinda scared. " Logan this really truly is our seat. Sam would never be rude to anyone. Emma is normally the one to pick on her." Ellie said in a shaky tone. Logan looked at her in disgust. " Why should I believe her? I never met her. She could just be your accomplice to cover up your lie." Logan said. I groaned in frustration. I have had enough of this. " Fine. Be my guest. Have our desks that are so rightfully ours and believe those crocodile tears. I'm done with this." I said with anger. The fact I got angry is probably seen as 'proof' I somehow hurt Emma. When Logan went to sit down Emma turned around when he couldn't see and gave us a look showing us she won. She may have won the battle, but I'm going to win the war. I grabbed Ellie by the arm and dragged her to an open desk that is never taken. I sat down with a huff and Ellie looked at me apologetically. " I'm sorry Sam. Emma was the star in the many plays we have. She really is a good actor." Ellie said. "I just want a sense of justice, you know?" I said. Ellie nodded in understanding and the teacher walked in. Mrs. Applewood never really was big on the rules so when we swapped seats she either didn't notice or didn't care. She gave us a bunch of questions on polynomials for the period and that was all we had to do. Ellie was struggling so I decided to help her out. As I was silently showing her what to do, I felt a pair of eyes on me. I didn't give into the urge to look 'cause it was probably Emma or one of her minions. I showed Ellie multiple times how to do it and she finally got it. She was happy with her new found knowledge and went to work on her own which left me to do my own work. Throughout this time I didn't feel the stare leave me. I couldn't take it anymore and looked up. It was Logan. He was watching me. I couldn't read his face. He had no emotion on his face. I gave him a creeped out look and went back to work, but his eyes didn't leave my figure. The bell rang and I went to pack my things. " Sam, Mr. Tough guy was watching you the entire class." Ellie whispers with a smirk and a cocked brow. I rolled my eyes at this gesture. " He was probably watching to see if I was coming up with plans to harass Emma." I said sarcastically. " Well, I'm off to English. I'll see you at lunch. That cool Sam?" Ellie asks. I gave her a slight nod and she went on her way. I was now alone until I heard footsteps behind me. I turned around to see Steven." Hey Sammy. looking amazing as normal." he says in his playboy voice. Yes, he has a voice when he flirts with girls. I roll my eyes and he chuckles. "What do you want Steven? Won't your friends think you're uncool if you hang out with the gamer nerd?" I ask sarcastically. He shook his head with a laugh. " No. Of course not. You should really hang out with us Sam. Some of them really want to meet you." he says in a begging tone. Steven always wants me to hang out with his group of buddies, but they just don't seem like my kind of people. " They don't seem like my kind of people, besides the new kid will have it after you if he sees you with me." I stated. He looked at me confused. I took that as a hint to go on. " Emma pulled off the best crocodile tears when Logan, I think his name came in the room. She was in my seat. I asked her to move and when Logan came, she tried to make it seem I waltzed up and harassed her and he got all pissed and now really doesn't like me." I said annoyed. Steven laughed. " The man really fell for her crocodile tears?" he said between laughs. "Exactly! He believed she was so innocent. She literally insulted me ten minutes before the incident." I said with my voice raised. " What did she try to insult this time?" Steven asks with disapproval. Every time this happens he offers to help, but they are just words. They can't kill me, and I don't want to bother him, and it really isn't horrible. " She wondered why I wear such geeky clothes. One of her original insults." I said in a bored tone. Steven frowns. " Sam I always tell you. I can deal with her for you. Just say the words." he says with a genuine smile. I love his genuine smiles. It isn't some stupid smirk and it's sincere. " I appreciate it, but really it's not a problem. Anyway, I have to go to the gym. I'll text you later alright?" I asked. He gave a slight frown that I objected to but was replaced with a smile, then a smirk. " How about I visit you and Ellie at lunch?" He says with hope in his voice. I give him an eye roll with a nod and he smiles at his success. It's only a visit. I won't embarrass myself in front of his friends. I walk with a smile plastered on my face all the way to the change rooms. I see the normal classmates and start getting changed. There were two different types of girls in this particular school. Normally people just get changed, but my school for some reason was different. There were either the sports lovers like myself that get changed as quickly as possible to get started or there are the girls that are comparing chest sizes in the corner. That is normally the popular girls. They don't care about the gym. They just take it because it's required. They literally hold their breasts together to make them seem bigger in front of one another to see whose is bigger. It was the stupidest thing ever. These are also the girls that always wear push up bras to gym and wonder why it hurts to do anything. I changed as fast as I could so I wouldn't get caught in that dilemma. Those girls try to compare to as many girls as possible to make themselves feel better. I quickly change and meet Ms. Mallek in the gym. She smiles and marks down I'm here for attendance and then I start to play around with a soccer ball. Class goes by in a blur with nothing exciting happening and now it's lunch. I change out of my clothes and walk outside the change rooms to come face to face with none other than Emma. She glared at me. I sighed in annoyance. " Can I help you with something?" I ask as nicely as I could. She glared at me for another uncomfortable five seconds then spoke. " You better stay away from him." she stated. I was confused. The only 'him' I talk to on a somewhat normal basis is Steven, and sure, he is popular, but Emma never cared about him. "Whose 'him''' I said using air quotes. She stared at me like I just grew three heads. " Logan you geek. He isn't interested in you so stop trying to get him to notice you." she said in almost a duh tone. I just sighed. " Emma I couldn't care less about him. You can flaunt your chest at him as much as you want." I said with sudden confidence. Her jaw dropped at my confidence rise. Her logic to a confidence rise was to knock me down. Literally knock me down. Emma took both hands, placed them on my shoulders and shoved me down on the floor. Her fake nails dug into my skin a little, and for a girl that looks like an anorexic stripper she was kinda strong. My ass hit the floor with a thud and Emma just left. I groaned and picked myself up. I hold my head high and walk to my locker. I walk to my locker to see Logan standing there. First how did he find my locker? Second, what was he doing here? Three why was there a group of some unknown kids beside him? I walk up to my locker trying to ignore his death glare. He huffed and slammed my locker shut. I jumped a bit and went to look at him." Can I help you?" I asked in a bored tone. He glared at me with a burning stare. " I saw you with Emma. At the change rooms. Thought I said I was to never see you around her." He said firmly. I backed up a little to gain some distance, but he just moved forward along with his group of, I'm assuming, friends. " Look, Logan. Emma came up to me and asked for an apology for earlier." I lied. I just want this jerk out of my hair. " I sincerely said I was sorry and it was to never happen again." I said. Logan stared at me with a gaze that said he didn't believe me. He didn't have proof that I apologized, he didn't have proof that I didn't apologize." Better be true. I may be new but I have my connections, if you couldn't tell." he said to intimidate me, flaunting off his big group of bodyguard friends. " If this is the part where I'm supposed to be intimidated, you failed. Now, if you will excuse me." I said quickly and rushed around him and his group of friends. I tried to be cool, but he did leave a mark mentally. In an almost sprint I ran to the cafeteria. On my way I ran into Ellie. " Oh hey Ellie. What's up?" I said catching my breath. " Sam what are you running from?" She asks. I caught my breath and told her what happened. Ellie was turning red with anger. " That boy has no right to mess with my best friend for no reason based on a stupid lie!" she said strongly. I just grabbed her arm and started walking into the cafeteria. " Let's just go Ellie. I'm hungry, and I'm trying to have this day end as soon as possible." Ellie gave me a sad look but obeyed my request. We sat down with sandwiches in hand and started eating. " Sam I need to tell you about this latest issue. It is so cool. Sarah finally got Emily to tell her she was Water Spiral and then Emily had to give up her powers cause she told someone and-" In the middle of her sentence there was a bang on the table. I looked up to see Steven. I thought he would forget his little visit. He sat down next to me across from Ellie. I don't know what the look in his eyes is but he has that look everytime he looks at Ellie. It's honestly refreshing. "Hey Steven. How was art?" I asked him. "It was good. your so called bully Logan is actually a pretty cool dude." Steven stated. I actually laughed. " What's so funny? He actually is pretty nice." I looked at him, waiting for him to say just kidding or something. It never came. " Steven you're kidding right? The boy full on threatened me when he fell for Emma's fake tears." I said confused. " I don't know what happened to you, but he is chill with everyone else." He said honestly. " If you are trying to make me feel better it's not working." I said with a growl. Steven backed up and stood up. He said his goodbyes and went off to his normal table. " Ellie do you not see that look in his eyes when he talks to you?" I asked. She slowly shook her head with a confused look. " I think he might like you." I said with a sing-song voice. She rolled her eyes at my accusation. " He flirts with every girl he meets. I doubt it." she says almost disappointed. She might like him back. They will be an interesting couple. "But-" Ellie said, breaking me out of my thoughts. " What about Mr. Tough guy? He was staring at you all throughout math, is following you, and is staring at you as we speak." She says with a cocked brow. I looked behind me and Ellie was right. Sure he averted his gaze but he was staring. " Ellie if I'm being honest he first probably hates me, second is probably making sure I'm not bothering anyone else, and three why would he like me? I'm a giant nerd who likes music and soccer." I said as a matter of factly. Ellie just shrugged with a hum and we kept on eating and talking to one another. Everything else was a blur and before I knew it I was on my way walking to work. I work at a small music store downtown. I love music and hope to have a store like the one I work at some day. I was almost there when I saw an older man struggling to hold his things. I put on a smile and walked over. " Hello sir. Can I help you with those?" I ask sincerely. The old man smiled at me. " Thank you young lady. Could you take these bags for me and walk me to my car?" He asks with hope in his eyes. I nod and take the bags. His car was a good block away, but I didn't mind. He unlocks his car and I put the bags in. " Thank you again. I must repay you back somehow." He says in a frantic tone. I shook my head with a smile. " Your praise and happiness is enough for me sir. Is there anything else you need?" I ask with a small smile. The old man shakes his head. " That is everything. Thank you so much. I hope I wasn't a bother." he says in a sad tone. " Not at all. Well I got to get to work. Have a good day." I wave goodbye and he copies the gesture. I was again off to work with a smile on my face.