Chapter 23: Chapter 23
New Me Pt 2
CATALAYA'S POV
"Why did you let her go alone!?"
"Dude chill she just went to get her books calm down its not that serious" Brooke says
"Is not that serious, are you crazy? this school is filled with people who hate Cat anyone of them could attack her"
"She can take care of herself your acting as if she's some defenseless child"
"It doesn't matter, the point is she shouldn't be in a situation where she has to fight it's our duty to protect her"
"What's going on?" I ask interrupting the argument going on before me
"Cat!" The three people standing at the water fountain exclaim
"Are you ok" dre asks instantly searching me for injuries
"Am fine why wouldn't i be?"
"That's what i keep telling him but he insists on having a hissy" brooke says
"If i hadn't sensed an ominous aura i wouldn't have came here in the first place" dre retorts
"What ominous aura? we didn't sense any" Freya says
"That's because the both of you were too busy not paying attention"
"Or maybe your just paranoid. Look dude we know she's your girlfriend and you wanna protect her but there's no need to be so overbearing" freya tells dre
"Yeah you're right she's my girlfriend not yours so back the hell off"
"Excuse me? She has only been your girlfriend for a few days she has been my best friend for years so don't come here acting like you're all that"
"Oh really? So your proud to boast that she has been your best friend longer than she's been my girlfriend, a best friend you watched get tormented for years and did exceedingly well at failing to do a damn about it"
I saw Freya's face change from anger to shock then sadness before tears gathered in her eyes. She opened her mouth to defend herself but simply closed it before a tear slipped down her cheek and she walked away, i myself stood there in shock not believing what was happening, mainly because I've never seen freya shed a tear before, not once. I soon recovered from my shock though which turned into anger
"Smack!"
"What fuck! Cat what was that for" dre yells holding his cheek where i slapped him as brooke looked on in disbelief
"That's for being an ass to my best friend" i retort glaring at him then walked away
"Wha- i didn't, Cat wait"
"I don't want you anywhere near me for the rest of the day Andreas unless its to tell me you've sincerely apologized to Freya"
I had like a minute to get to my math class on the other side of the school building, i also wanted to find Freya but time simply wasn't on my side. Sighing in defeat i decide to just head to class and talk to Freya after. How could dre say that to her, it was such a low blow even i felt like i was punched in the stomach when he said it and it wasn't even directed at me. It's not like they didn't try to stop the bullying they reported it to their parents and tried to stop the other kids themselves but they can't fight against a whole pack plus the elders were in on it too and they had more power than my friends.
I walk into my math class to see Merlin and Eric sitting next to each other surrounded by nearly the entire class who kept asking them questions. Some of the girls shamelessly pushed their breasts up trying to get one of the boys attention while others tried to 'discreetly' touch them. On the other hand the guys were asking questions like if they wanted to sit with them at lunch or invite then to a party and one disturbing question that kept repeating was if Merlin or Eric could hook them up with one of us girls.
Heavily annoyed i walked up to the crowd and say "Excuse me" however they all ignored me like i wasn't there
I knew they heard me since i was close enough and most of them were supernatural creatures some of which are from my former pack. Clearing my throat i shout
"Excuse me!" Since we were playing the hearing impaired challenge
This time they all stopped talking and turned to look at me. Some had looks of expectancy as if i was bothering them, some had looks of confusion and others, annoyance. One girl especially had her lips curled up in a hideous sneer, she looked me up and down before asking
"What do you want?" With an attitude
"I want you to move out of my way so i can get to my seat" i tell her
"If you're trying to weasel your way here to get attention from the guys then don't bother because there is no way they'll wanna hang out with you"
"Look I'm really not in the mood for this ok just get out my way so i can have a seat before the teacher who is already late, gets here"
"Or what?" The plastic barbie had the nerve to ask
"Or.... I'm gonna fist you in the fucking throat and watch you fall to the ground trying to catch your breath before walking to my seat" i reply
"Do you know who you're talking to obviously you don't because if you did you would have known that i run this sch-"
Punch!
"I don't give shit who you are or what you run if i tell you move the fuck out my way you move" i tell her as she holds her throat
I pushed her out the way before walking to my desk between Merlin and Eric as the crowd moved to give me space before slowly dispersing with scared looks and whispers.
"So what have you guys been up to" i ask looking at them both as they stared on in shock
"What?" I asked when they didn't respond and kept on staring
"Ok who the hell are you and what have you done to Cat? Eric asks
"Maybe it's legacy in control" Merlin says to him
"You're right" Eric agrees with a look as if they've just solved the world's most difficult puzzle
"Or maybe the both of you are idiots" i tell them
"Well excuse us for being shocked that sweet innocent Cat who wouldn't hurt a fly just a few days ago is now punching bitches in their throats" Merlin says
"Yeah well maybe sweet little Cat realized that being soft is only gonna give people the opportunity to take advantage of you, and decided she isn't gonna be that way anymore" i retort
"Well its about damn time" Eric exclaims making me look at him with a raised brow
"What's that suppose to mean?"
"Not that i don't love the sweet kind princess you are but if you're going to conquer your demons like you said you wanted to, you need to be more ruthless"
Before i could reply him Mr Schmidt walks into the class with a stack of papers in hand. He carefully places them on the desk before taking off the bag he had on his shoulders and hanging it on the chair by the strap.
"Good morning class sorry I'm late i had to rush back to my car for these papers" he tells us
"Sir please don't tell me your gonna give us a test on the first day of school" a student says
"No I'm not giving a test on the first day of school I'm not crazy" Mr Schmidt replies
"Sir the fact that you gave us a pop quiz on the last day of school placed you in the crazy category" Merlin says
"A move you'll thank me for later" he throws back
"Since most of you did well on the test I'll give you the opportunity to use it as a make up grade for one work of your choosing this year. So if further down the line you get a test or assignment and your grade isn't as good as it should the quiz grade can be used in its place. For example if i gave you a test tomorrow and you get a c- but on the quiz you got a b+ you can swap out the c- with the b+ however you can only do this once obviously and you have the choice of which work to swap it with" he explains
"Whohoo Awesome" the class cheer
"Ok then, now that we've discussed that, I'll be giving back the quizzes, when i call your name come collect your paper"
"Mickayla Ardent" he calls the first person
A girl I've seen around but never actually spoken to stood up from the front of the class, that's when i saw a faint yellow glow around her which is strange since i thought she was a human but the aura she's emitting clearly states shes supernatural. She doesn't smell or have the aura of any of the other creatures here in fact she doesn't have a scent at all if it wasn't for the glow i wouldn't have noticed, which leaves me to question, what is she. When she turned around our eyes met, i saw hers widen before she turned away and went back to her seat.
I'm very curious to find out what she is because i know there are a lot of supernatural creatures out there that i don't know about, most of whom fell through the cracks because their numbers are small or because of other circumstances and if she's in that category i wonder if there are others here at the school like her.
"........man, Catalaya!" Mr Schmidt shouts
"Y-yes sir" i say being pulled back to the land of the conscious
"Ms freeman please collect your paper i don't have all day"
"Uh yes sir sorry about that" i apologize sheepishly as the class laughs at me
"And its Morningstar not Freeman" i say
"Excuse me?" He asks
"My name sir, its Catalaya Morningstar not Freeman, there should have been a change at the office" i tell him
"Well until that change is given to me by the office I'll be addressing you as Catalaya freeman" he retorts
Not wanting to argue with the insufferable man i sighed and went to get my paper as he moved on to the other names. I decided not to argue with him and just go check it out at the office. Math class went by after that and soon enough break had come around. I, along with merlin and Eric grabbed our stuff and walked out the classroom
"Where were we suppose to meet the others?" Eric asks
"At the fountain" i tell him
"By the way where were you guys earlier I thought you were gonna wait on me" i say to them
"We were waiting but Andreas told us to go and that he was gonna meet you at the fountain and walk you to class, didn't you see him?" Merlin asks
"Yeah i saw him but we're not on the best of terms right now"
"Problems in paradise already?" Eric asks teasingly
"You be quiet before i have to tell aqua about those girls who were pushing their boobs in your face today" i threaten
"Whoa whoa it wasn't like that and i certainly wasn't entertaining them and you know it"
"Hmmm, do i really know though? I mean i was late for class and when i walked in they surrounded you"
"Us, they surrounded us. Both me and Merlin and it was boys and girls not just girls. Besides they were just welcoming me to the school and wanted to be friends" he defends
"Oh they wanted to be friends alright especially that botox face bitch she wanted to be really close friends"
"Why do you want to see me dead huh its bad enough my sin gives her reasons not to trust me don't say such things i do not need the princess of atlantis trying to kill me" Eric pleads as merlin and i try to hold our laugh
Not being able to hold it in any longer we bust out laughing like crazy as we come up to the fountain where everyone else stood waiting
"What's got you guys laughing so hard" aqua asks
I could see Eric pleading with his eyes for us not to say anything, not that there was anything to tell since he hasn't done anything wrong i just love messing with them like they've done me countless times.
"Oh you'll love this" i say to aqua in a tone that was sure to have Eric sweating
"What is it?" She asks curiously
"Eric trip and fell over mr Schmidt's bag and all his stuff fell out including a playboy magazine" i say
"Oh my gosh are you serious" she asks eyes wide
"Serious as a judge"
"Hahahaha i don't believe this, i always knew that old man was a perv " she howled in laughter
Both Eric and Merlin gave me a look like what the fuck!? But i just shrugged
"Where's Dre i ask?"
"He and freya went to some italian restaurant" lucy says
"Why?"
"Well it's his way of apologising to her. We were all here waiting when he showed up and began apologising, freya explained to us what happened then told him that if he wanted her forgiveness he'd have to buy her Italian food" lana explains
"I swear that girl is obsessed with italian food how is she not sick of it yet" i say
"It is physically impossible for Freya to get sick of italian food" harley says
"Well while she is drying Dre's pocket lets go to our tree am sure she'll know where to go when they come back" i tell them
We all turn towards the school doors to head outside to the school yard to the tree we'd spend all our free time since we started school here so we deemed it our tree and everyone knows not to go there without our permission. As we walk through the doors and out to the lawns of the school grounds i heard a voice call my name that gave me chills and not the good kind, my skin literally crawled when i heard it and my stomach churned almost making me vomit, what i felt was pure disgust and I hate to admit but also a small amount of fear.
We all turned at the sound of the voice to look at the person, my friends with anger radiating off them that was enough to burn you and the sins had confusion due to their reactions
"What the fuck do you want" lana asks seethingly as she conjured her sword
"Calm down sis i just wanna talk" noah says putting his hand up
"I am not your sister my brother died a long time ago Noah" lana spat
"Wait this is Noah?" Liam asks
"Yes" i say barely able to answer as i stared at him
He didn't look any different from the last time i saw him but something was different i had no idea what but i could feel it and it made me extremely uncomfortable.
"You have two seconds to get out of here before i rip your heart out" Jace says releasing his claws
"Wait just calm down ok, we already got our warning this morning to stay away from her" Noah says
"Then what are you doing here then huh?" Harley asks
"I just wanted to say something to Cat"
"There is nothing you need to say to her and the only reason my sword isn't buried in your chest right now is because this is neutral ground and there are humans here" lana says
"I can always fix that with a spell" lucy interjects
"Please just give me one minute that's all i ask" Noah pleads
"No!" Aqua yells
"I just wanna talk" he insists stepping closer
Next thing i know he's body slammed to the ground by Liam
"What the hell is going on here" freya asks appearing suddenly
Her sudden appearance brought me out of my shocked state allowing me to say
"Liam get off him i don't want us getting into any problems"
"Wait, Noah" freya says in shock when liam moved then she grabs him by the throat and slams him into the ground yet again
"Am gonna kill you you piece of shit" she spat
"Freya stop" i shout
"Jace go get her please" i say to jace who rushes to pull freya off a suffocating Noah
She resists cursing insults at Noah but jace manages to hold her back. I walk from behind my friends as Noah stands up massaging his throat
"Its ok i deserve that" he says
"You deserve much worst" harley retorts
"Guys please just calm down" i tell them though in the inside i was boiling mainly due to legacy but we are one so its still me
"Cat i know I'm not suppose to be near you but you did something to Joshua and i just wanted ask what you did because it seems irreversible"
"So that's what you came here about?" Aqua asks in disbelief
"Besides Cat didn't do anything to your goon maybe all those whores he's been fucking finally gave him an STD"
"He said she was the one who did it, i didn't believe him at first either but there's no one else who would attack him"
"Attack him? Is that what he told you?" I ask
"Yes. And quite frankly i was surprised since he's injured so badly"
"Look i know Josh and i did mean things to you but still you didn't have to attack him for no reason we were told to stay away from you and we're keeping that promise so why'd you have to do that"
The more noah speak whatever fear i had quickly turned to boiling rage and i could feel my eyes changing colour as legacy fought me for dominance, she was itching to rip his throat out. Suddenly i felt a hand on my shoulder causing me to jump and scream in fright
"Whoa babe are you ok" Dre asks
"Yeah am fine you scared me that's all" i reply trying to catch my breath
"Why would you be scared and what's going on why are you guys just standing here" he asks
"N-nothing we were just about to go over to our tree" i say
"Oh ok. And i came to tell you i apologised to freya and now I'm here to apologise to you. I'm sorry i was such a jerk it's just that am worried that something might happen and am not there to protect you"
"I know and am sorry i slapped you" i say gently rubbing his cheek
"Nah its ok i deserve it"
"Just a little bit" i say making him laugh
He pulled me into a hug securing me tightly in his warm embrace, i inhaled his scent that calms me immediately and i almost forgot about the nuisance that stood a few feet from us
Almost.
"Uhm hello I'm still here you know and who the hell is he" noah says interrupting Dre's and i moment
"Who are you?" Dre asks annoyed he interrupted us
"I asked the question first buddy and i wasn't talking to you i was talking to catalaya" Noah retorts
"Ok, I'm andreas. Now who are you and why the fuck are you tryna talk to my girl"
"I'm Noah and what do you mean by trying to talk to your girl"
"Its means exactly what i said, you say you were talking to Cat and she's my girlfriend what's so hard to understand"
"Your girlfriend?" Noah asks in disbelief
"Yes that's what i said idiot" Dre snaps
"Funny since last i check she was my mate" Noah says bringing back my anger as if it never left
"Excuse me!? I am not your fucking mate you little shit you rejected me and i accepted did you forget or did the two braincells you were born with finally deteriorate" i say
"Wait this is him?" Dre asks as i felt him tense
"The one and only" freya says glaring at noah but was now calmer than before
"And why is he still alive?" Dre asks looking at the other sins
I saw his eyes turn blood red and his skin changed to the same dark colour it had the day i went to his faction of purgatory. I knew what was about to happen and so did the other sins based on the scared look they had on their faces and the way they pulled their mates behind them. Dre's fingers turned to long claws and i felt his body begin to change so i quickly grabbed on to his hands and pulled his face towards me
"Dre calm down you can't change here in front of everyone" i tell him
"I don't care I'm gonna make him rue the day he decided to mess with you" he says
"Baby look at me. Look at me dre look into my eyes"
He turns his head to me and looks into my eyes
"Please just calm down ok"
"I can't"
"Yes you can do it for me please" i say pulling him closer before bringing our lips together
I gently kissed him as i slowly run my hands through his hair to calm him down. I was in total control of the kiss as i sucked on his bottom lip the swipe my tongue across it asking for entrance which he instantly grants. I use my tongue to slowly and thoroughly explore every crevice and corner of his mouth. I hadn't even realized how heated our kiss was until Dre groaned and i felt his little friend down south poke me. I quickly pulled away trying to catch my breath as did he, i looked up at him to see that he had reverted back to his human form but i could still see the rage in his eyes. Not wanting him to start a bloodbath i turn to Noah and say
"I didn't attack Joshua he attacked me not that i expect you to believe me however I'll say this i stabbed him with cursed daggers a curse that is said to be unbreakable i don't know how true that is but even if the curse was broken he'd still die"
"How come?" Noah asks
"Because after i cursed the daggers i laced them with the blood of Cerberus"
"You mean the guard dog of the underworld?" Noah asks in disbelief
"Yes him and i wouldn't call him a dog if i were you he gets insulted by it"
"You stabbed my best friend with the venom of a fucking hellhound?" He yells in anger
"Not just a hell hound, the hellhound. The biggest and baddest of them all and the only way to cure that is to use the same blood as an antidote. Its almost ironic isn't it? his blood is both a killer and a cure"
"You evil bitch I'll kill you" he roars rushing towards me only to me flung back by an invisible force
"Am sorry but this circle is hellions only" lucy says mockingly
"Fuck you demon scum" noah curses
"Uh no thank you boo your not my type" lucy retorts
"Oh please I'm everybody's type" he boasts
"You mean you wish you were"
"Just admit that you want me i wont blame you no one can I'm just that irresistible"
"As if!" Lucy scoffs in disgust
"But I'll tell you who is my type though" she says with a sinister grin
"Who" Noah asks raising a brow
Lucy didn't give him an answer though she just turned to lana and planted her lips on hers. Noah gasped in shock and disbelief as he watch his sister make out with another girl. Lucy and lana on the other hand were enjoying themselves as they kissed each other fiercely like they were the only two persons in the world right now.
"What- wait, how?" Noah stutters
"They're mates you idiot" Liam spat
"Mates!?" He says in further disbelief
"Yes we are mates got a problem with it" lana asks breaking away from the kiss
"Yes! That's disgusting" Noah yells
"No one asked your opinion though" lucy tells him
"I should have expected as much from you Alana first you befriend that freak and now this, no wonder you were never good enough to be archangel"
I saw pain and anger flash in lana's eyes and i knew Noah's words were a blow to her. I grabbed the last dagger from my shoe threw it at him aiming for his right shoulder
"The fuck" he yells when the dagger pierced his skin
"That was the last dagger i had so now you not only have to find a way to save Josh but also yourself" i say walking up to him
I held my hands out before moving them in a grabbing motion, noah immediately started choking as i said to him
"Go back and tell your pack your dad or anyone else you wanna. This is your final warning stay the fuck way from me and my family because if you don't the flames of hell will be the last thing you all see and feel as my wrath burns you all to nothing"
I let go of him then held onto my dagger before kicking him to the ground separating them. I raised my hand putting up a barrier and transformed into my demon channeling all the hellions, a huge holographic eye appeared over us as i said in a voice merged with all of my people
"We are legion, we never forgive and we never forget if you tempt us the earth will never know peace this is a promise, We are always watching"