Inject Me Sweetly / Dusk Until Dawn

:Inject Me Sweetly: Chapter Twenty

            “My hair!” I snapped angrily, yanking down my visor to use the mirror to fix my hair. “Ugh, it looks like crap now.”

            “It looks fine, stupid.”

            I glared at him from the corner of my eye. “No it doesn’t, you jerk.”

            “Whatever.” He shrugged, looking out the window again, an amused smile on his face.

            After huffing out a burst of angry air, I tried to repair the damages he’d done to my hair. Fortunately for him, I was able to do so more easily— otherwise I would have murdered him. Even if I didn’t exactly know how to do so. My gaze wandered back to the school building, where class was probably already in session. Mr. Don’t-wake-me-up-early-unless-you-want-to-die had slept in for half an hour, causing us to be half-an hour later. And now we had to wait for Fiona and Joel, who were also running late. It was an awkward five minutes of silence before an unfamiliar, black BMW rolled up next to us. As I peered into the driver’s side window, Joel’s face suddenly appeared in it, his nose squished to the glass as he grinned at me. I jumped back in shock, not expecting it.

            “Finally,” Vincent groaned, unlocking the doors.

            “That’s really inconspicuous,” I mumbled sarcastically, feeling as though my out-of-date Mitsubishi was trash compared to his car.

            Vincent paused, his door on the handle. “What is?”

            “Your cars. They’re so fancy. How Twilight.”

            “If you were around for thousands of years, you’d be rich too,” he retorted, wrenching the car door open. “It’s okay to be jealous.”

            I ignored his comment, pushing my door open as well. Not even five seconds after I climbed out of the car, Fiona nearly tackled me to the ground in a hug. “I’ve missed you!”

            “I’ve missed you too,” I replied honestly, squeezing her tightly. It’d only been one day, and yet it felt like forever. Sebastian floated through my mind for a moment, causing my heart to clench. Who knew spending a week with people could make you feel so strongly about them? “How’s Sebastian?”

            Fiona chuckled, releasing me. “He’s good. He says the mansion is too boring without you.”

            “That’s what I said,” Vincent interjected, an annoyed expression on his face.

            Joel elbowed him in the ribs. “Aw, you jealous?”

            “No,” he said, shoving Joel away from him and into the BMW.

I winced, expecting a dent. “You can’t do that in the school, Vincent.”

“I’m not stupid.”

“Vivi!” Joel cried, looking at him in mock horror. “You’re still insulting her? You’d think after your first night together you’d—”

Fiona gasped. “First night together?”

“Not like that!” Vincent and I said at the same time, my eyes giving Joel and accusing look.

Vincent was a safe distance away from me at night— not that I thought he was going to kill me in my sleep or anything, but my dad thought he might try something, so he placed a lock on the guest room door. I covered my mouth quickly to stop myself from bursting out laughing. Vincent was not happy with that. We both knew he could easily break the door if he wanted to, but it was still amusing. He wasn’t allowed to leave his room at night.