Chapter 15
Ivy"s POV
I waited too long. I didn't him that I liked him. I didn't tell him!
And now I'm paying the freaking price.
"Got any...Blues?" Mallory asked from in front of me. I opened my eyes and suddenly that I was the hospital with him. We were playing Goldfish. Blues? Yep, I'm definitely blue right now. "No," I answered instead. Reach for that card. "Goldfish."
Owen. I reached for the silver necklace still chained around my neck.
"Hey, where did you that necklace?" He asked. My fingers immediately went for it, protectively.
"Oh, I bought it. Do you like it?"
"It's a wolf."
"Yeah," I said a bit annoyed. "So what?"
"Nothing, Ivy, I was just saying. Hey, are you okay?" He asked. I nodded. No I'm not. I'm not okay.
How much longer will I have to endure this torture? Oh yeah, forever. Oops, I totally forgot. I screwed up. And Mallory is completely oblivious.
"Have you gotten skinnier?" He asked. Not this again. "Here, take some of my lunch."
"No way, Mall, you eat. You need all your strength to heal," I said tiredly. I buried my face in my hands. I feel so...scattered. Parts of me everywhere. One part of me, a very small part of me, here and one at the park where we had our fight. Most of it, though, was with Owen, wherever he is.
"Ivy?" Mallory asked. I looked up.
"Yeah?"
"You don't want to be here, do you?"
"Of course I do! I love being here with my boyfriend!" I managed a smile. God, he is your boyfriend, Ivy! Pay attention to him. You like like him remember? Forget Owen! Forget his incredible lips. Forget his amazing scent. Forget his muscles. Forget his presence. He is no more.
"Hey, guys!" Bella opened the door. She had a huge smile on her face. "Ew, why is it so quiet in here?"
"I don't know. Maybe because there's only two of us in here?" I snapped.
"What?" She asked angrily, "What is wrong with you?"
"What does everybody keep asking me that? I'm okay. Geez, I just haven't gotten enough sleep lately. I'm not dying. So just chill out, okay?" I snapped again. I forced a smile. "See? I'm just crabby from exhaustion. So...Bella? What's up?"
She gave me a confused look before shaking it off and smiling again. "I met someone." Her cheeks turned pink and I couldn't help but smile with her. She never really gets so embarrassed about people she likes. She openly kissed a sophomore when we were in the 9th grade because they heard rumors that he liked her. She liked him, too.
"Who?" I asked. She blushed even deeper.
"Well, his name is Gerald. I know, it's a horrible name, but everyone calls him Gee. He has the sweetest smile ever," She gushed. "Where did you two meet?" I asked.
"In the courtyard at lunch. We are in the same grade and I never even knew it. I'm so glad I met him. He asked me out on a casual date. I know, I know. After only meeting him one time? I'm telling you it's a love-at-first-sight sort of situation. It's just a connection type of thing. You know what I mean?"
I do, I wanted to say. Like the type of thing Owen and I have. A special connection. Love at first sight. "Sure," I said supporting. Mallory only nodded.
"When are you going out?" He asked. For the first time in ages she looked at him in the eyes and didn't blush. "Next Friday!"
"Oh, gosh, Bella. You have to wait six days! Almost a week," I said. She nodded sadly.
"I think I'll manage!"
She stayed for a couple hours before saying she had to go to work. I stayed longer, trying to forget Owen.
"I love you," Mallory blurted out. He paled as soon as he said those words. He didn't mean to say it out-loud, I presumed. "I mean, I-I just think that y-you're super nice for staying with me for so long. I guess I must really matter to you if you're willing to stay here on a Saturday. I-I'm sorry. Forget I said anything."
I gazed at him, shocked at his embarrassment. We had told each other that we loved each other before, but that was only as friends. Now, it was a...couple! "Mallory," I whispered. He winced at the sound of his name. He must think that I'm about to freak out. "I love you too. Don't be embarrassed. I love you. Want me to say it again? I love you. I love you. I love you. I love-"
He interrupted me by pulling me in with a kiss. Sigh. It reminds me of Owen's kisses.
"I love you," I said again for added effect when we stopped to breathe. He smiled and kissed me again.
Suddenly someone cleared his or her throat behind me. I turned around and almost died when i saw who it was.
Owen.
"I came by to see if you were all right," He said to Mallory, not even glancing at me, "There was a lot of talk at school so I decided to visit."
An awkward pause filled the room.
"Um, thanks, man," Mallory said.
"I have to go," I added in. Mallory's eyes flickered over to me. I almost saw a tiny frown.
"Okay, see ya later Ivy."
I leaned into him and kissed him again making sure to look like I was enjoying it. "Bye." I walked past Owen, noticing his darkened and very angry face. I almost smirked. Almost.
"Bye, Owen."
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Emilie's POV
"So what are you going to do?" Chloe's voice filled my room. I closed my eyes in frustration. "I don't know," I replied. She held out her liitle mirror to check her reflecton. I had the urge to grab the mirror from her and check myself out.
"Ugh, Henry is driving me crazy! He's oalways grabbing on me." She did her signature pout. I traced a pretend tear down my cheek.
"Aww. At least you have the guy you want! Well, even if you two aren't mates..." I pouted along with her.
"Yeah, but that guy is always in the mood. It's like, hello, I'm not a sex machine. You can't put money in me and then get some" -she rolled her eyes-" Did Owen do that to you? 'Cuz if he did, then I am fucking claiming that all guys are compete and utter horn-balls!"
My chest tightened slightly at the sound of Owen's name. Why did he break up with me? Oh yeah, because I'm a "Bitch". whatever, he knows he loves me. "Chloe, he was the sweetest guy ever. And I miss him. Do you thinks he wants to gets back together?"
"Totally," she said as she texted. "He totally misses you. I mean, he hasn't been with anyone right? You guys are bound to get back together."
"Thanks, girl. This is why we are BFFs! We know everything about each other. And you know what? we can hit up all the parties now that school is out for the summer."
Suddenly the door burst open and in walked Rocky and his mate. What was her name? Iris... no. It was something about a plant, I think. Ugh, whatever. the point is that she is wearing freaking red gym shorts and a plain white T-shirt. Somebody call the fashion police...
"Where's Henry?" Rocky asked. His nerd-mate was clutching onto his arm, as if he was going to die. Pathetic.
"I don't know," Chloe replied, not taking her off of her phone. "I think he went out for a run or something." He nodded his thanks and turned around.
"Bye, Iris!" I called out. Chloe stifled a laugh, beside me.
"Actually, it's-" she began in her small voice, but i interrupted her. "Hey, Rocky, have you two mated yet. You know like physically?" Plant-girl turned bright red.
"Why?" Rocky asked suspiciously.
Because it's not too late to change mates, I thought. "Oh, nothing. Okay, bye."
"Iris?" Chloe asked once they left. "Isn't her name, like, Daisy or something?"
"Daisy? Yeah, Daisy sounds like a nerdy name to fit you. Did you see what she was wearing. A definite no-no even on the comfiest of days. Right?"
"Not attractive," Agreed Chloe. "I wonder how Rocky likes that."
"What are you going to do when Owen picks Henry as his Beta? You're gonna stay with him?" I asked her. She nodded. "What about you? You're willing to become Luna?"
"If it means staying with Owen, then yes. I will be Alpha Female!"
"But what if he finds his mate?" She asked. I could tell she regretted asking that.
"He can't be with her. He will not be with her! I will make they are not together. Ever. Fuck fate! I want him. That is not being selfish. It's called love! Right?"
"Yeah," She now said with a serious face. "Hey I've heard that there's places you can go and, like, do some sort of voodoo. I heard a human girl talking about it during Drama class. I don't really know if it really works, but I was thinking I could do it on Henry. And maybe you could do it on Owen. Who needs mates. Some sort of freaky attraction? No thanks. I would rather ave a regular boyfriend."
"What does it do?" I asked, now curious.
"It, like, makes the person you like, fall in love. It might sound crazy, but i would be willing to do it."
"Where is this place?"
"No clue." She was already back to texting again.
Don't mess with fate, my wolf put in. Things could get messy.
What about fate? I snapped mentally. You haven't done a good job of showing me where my mate is! i'm freaking seventeen years old! I have been shifting for over a year and still don't know where he is... Ah, you don't have anything to say, now do you?
You know who you are. If you mess with fate then a certain pack will be angry. Once the leader of that pack finds out you've been lying to him, he will probably have you killed. Himself/.
Shut up, wolf. Nobody will find out. I know what I'm doing.
Says the human girl that's been around for seventeen years. I, on the other hand, have been around for thousands.
Sometimes I wish I had a different wolf.
I always wish I had a different human.
Agree to disagree.
Agreed.
I opened my eyes to find Chloe looking at me with a curious expression. "Conflict with your inner wolf?" She asked.
"How did you know?"
"It happens to me all the time."
Later, we decided to look in the phone book for the voodoo shop thingy. The closest one was a couple hours away. "Do we have time to go there?" I asked Chloe.
"Maybe."
We grabbed a fresh patch of fat free, low calorie, sugar free, gluten-free organic brownies (gotta keep the figure) and rode off, leaving Henry at the porch with an angry expression. I guess he wanted alone time with Chloe. Whatever.
Two and a half hours and a batch of brownies later, we squeezed into a tiny parking lot. The shop thingy was tiny. It was made out of peeling mahogany wood. Huge windows on each side of the door. The sign read "Georgina's BODY & SOUL". In captions it said, "Wish for anything!"
I scoffed and said, "They can't be serious with that name. They might as well advertise themselves as a genie!" Insert Chloe's laugh here.
Inside, I gagged on the stench of burning candles. And with my heightened senses, my eyes watered. Chloe called out and coughed. We heard the voice before we saw who it belonged to.
"Helloooo. welcoome to Gerogina's Body and Soul. How may I help you?"
What is up with that accent. "Hey do you do that weird voodoo stuff here?" Chloe asked.
"Yes, but unfortunately-"
"Cool," I interrupted. "Help us with a spell."
She shifted her gaze between us as if she wasn't sure about something, but she shook it off. "Okay."
"Let's do the spell now," I ordered. The woman stared at me in disbelief.
"Excuse me young lady I-"
"Need to get a move on!" A new voice added. A middle aged woman stood at the doorway. "I have an appointment! It should have started ten minutes ago! Unless you show me your appointment slip, i 'd suggest you girls get you skinny butts out of here. Gerogina, I have been coming here for years. How could you have let this happen?"
Who does this fate bitch think she is! Hmm, that's why this human that puffy undereyes, thinning hair and rolls. "What about my spell?" I asked stubbornly. If I have to leave then that hag is not staying without a price.
"Chlid you have to set an appointment," Georgina said with fake sweetness. "Linda, do you mind waiting a couple minutes longer while I set an appointment for this girl?"
The hag- I mean Linda- sighed. "Fine. Please hurry." Don't think I missed the look she sent me. I made sure to mouth a few choice words as we left the room. After the appointment was set, Chloe and I made our way to her car. "I cannot belive we didn't get to do the spell. I was so excited after all that hype!" I complained.
"Yeah me too. I was expecting a Romeo and Juliet scene when we came back home. All my hopes and dreams have come crashing down," Chloe said melodramatically.
"Everyday is another chance of Owen finding his mate!" I screamed. "Alphas find em' quick! If he finds his mate then I promise you I will kill her." I clenched my hands into fists.
"Em, you have grown into the regular Ms. Evil," I couldn't help but laugh. "Careful, people are going to start calling you 'Girl of Death II'."
I frowned. "Ew, no! I swear if they start calling me that, I'll, like, punch them! Plus I'm the one that started calling Death- I mean, Ivy- 'Girl of Death'. Me. If anything I should be able to pick my own name!...How about dark Beauty?"
"Dark Beauty?"
"Yes."
After a couple of seconds I spoke up. "That was lame."
"Agreed. Let's never talk about this again."
"Deal. If you do, then I will take your prettiest phone covers!"
"Fine. I'll never talk unless you provoke me!"
"Okay."
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[A/N]:
Not the best of chapters. Sorry.
Question: Is summer going by too slowly? Should I start school soon because I feel like this story is goiing too slooow. Unless you guys like it!
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