Bite me.

Chapter 8

"W-what do you mean we're ditching s-school?" I ask in panic, looking from left to right if there's anyone  who can see us. "is this really o-okay? Gideon needs me, I was asked to-"

"Relax, sweetie we're just gonna eat outside. Gideon's old enough to take care of himself, pretty sure he could survive the day without you." she argues, pushing me to the passenger seat.

 I don't know much about cars but hers looks like the car that barbie drives, the one with no roof. It has a gloss coral pink exterior and has white leather seats, the interior was very clean and has lots of control. Can this thing  even drive itself?

"Besides, charming's worst case scenario was being eaten by Adi." she chimes while starting the engine. "I bet he would enjoy that." she adds looking at me while wiggling her eyebrows suggestively.

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By the time she finished parking the car, I release the seatbelt and quickly got myself out of the car as fast as I could. My insides are trembling with fear, I wanted to puke. 

"Don't be so dramatic. We're still alive, aren't we?" she said trying to justify her crazy driving. Dramatic? She was driving like a maniac, we almost died three times! We passed every red lights, I'm no driver but I'm pretty sure red means stop, overtaking left to right. I'm quite surprised we didn't got pull over by cops.

Trying to take in where we are, this was actually my first time being on the other side. When she said we're going to eat outside she really means outside as in out of the city outside. Looking at her back, I notice that she has quite a figure, she's like a couple or three and a half shorter than Queen with a shoulder length hair and glowing skin specially when hit by the sun. She has quite a figure but not as toned as Queen's, tho she has the right curves on her body, I'll give her that. 

(Like you're the one to talk, you're pretty much a pole in human form.)

Just by thinking about Queen I'm already having chills all over my body. I wonder. 

My observation was cut short when Val suddenly stops causing me to hit her back. She then turns around to face me and lift up my chin. "Stop worrying, I already texted Gideon and he's totally cool with it just bring him something when we get back." 

She took my hand and pulls me to a nearest boutique.

Wait. Boutique? I thought we're going to eat, not that I'm actually expecting her to treat me but I'm famished after all the tension earlier and my near death experience with her.

"I'm just going to get us our outfits first for the party later and then we'll eat." she must have notice my grumbling stomach.

"W-what do you mean our outfits? and w-what do you mean p-party?" she just casually shrugs my questions and proceeded to pick out clothes. 

Don't I have a say on anything? Like at all? What does she mean party? I've never been to one and I'm not planning to start now. What if the cops were there? 

Is she planning something? Is she trying to humiliate me? 

How am I even gonna explain this to the principal?

Sorry principal I have sinned, I ditch school with Valentine? Like that would make me less of a sinner.

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Time went by so fast, we never went back to school. Val told me that she would pick me up at eight, I tried reasoning out with her but she won't take no for an answer. I'm frustrated enough to missed school and now this. 

Seeing my reflection in the mirror, it brought me back the last time I've been to a party that was when I was a kid, on my seventh birthday to be exact, and nobody showed up. Not even my teachers showed up, no surprise there, ever since then I've always been a nobody. I would probably die as a nobody too.

Tick.

Tock.

Tick

Tock.

Every passing second my heart beats faster and louder, I started walking forward and back trying to calm myself not leaving my gaze to the clock. I can't do this. I could pretend having a diarrhea or a migraine or maybe an emergency assignment, right? 

*Beeeep**Beep*

Oh, shoot! 

She's here! 

Already?!

I thought we're gonna leave at ei--my eyes grew wide as I check my phone only to see that it is already 8:23pm, I grab my bag and had one last look at my reflection then rush my way downstair.

Valentine kept honking until I got in her car which by the way has a roof now. I guess it makes sense since night time is a different type of cold. 

 "What the hell are you wearing babe?" I was greeted by Valentine's confused face. "I told you to wear the one that I bought for you."  

"What do you mean?" Now I'm confused too. "I am wearing it, underneath. Do I look that bad?" I argued.

"Oh, sweetie." she looks at me funnily. "You're supposed to wear only that." She added, amusement evident on her face. 

What?! There's no way, I repeat, no way I'm going to wear just a bra outside, even more to a party where a bunch of people that goes to our school will be there. 

"Oh, no no no no!" I know that look. "Stop!" I warn her, trying to stop her from taking my shirt. 

"Val! G-give me back my shirt, please." I pleaded. "I don't even want to attend this party." I added, crossing my arms to my chest trying to cover myself up from this embarrassment.

 "Come on, I saved you many times" she said as a matter of fact. "Just come with me this one time and we're even." She lean at the back of the car and got a  fitted see-through long sleeve and gave it to me. "Wear this so you won't have to crossed your arms the whole night." 

We are now driving in silence, you can only hear the sounds coming off the radio. I look outside to see the beautiful streetlights shining along with the moon.  .

"A-are you sure about this Val? I have never been to a party and what if they won't allow me inside? I don't even know who's party is it." 

"Oh, you didn't know? Niklaus is back."