Eden High: Series 1 (Eden High 1-6)

He was one of the guys who had eyes on what’s mine. I’m gonna have to deal with him soon, since his eyes seem to be permanently attached to some part of her body whenever they were in the same space.

Total disrespect, and not something I was willing to take. If he wanted to bring our little dance to a head he was on the right track

One good glare and he turned around in his chair with a smirk. He wouldn’t want me smashing up that pretty face of his, he knew I could kick his ass, but I knew he would keep pushing.

She came back into the room and stopped at her old table where Belle, Tammy and Cassandra were seated, before making her way back to me.

“Why are your girls not here with us babe?” I looked over at the table where her friends were looking at us a little longingly I might add.

“I don’t know, I guess they’re waiting for an invitation from you guys since they’re not accustomed to sitting at the head table with the jocks.”

“Cute.” I pulled her hair and she poked me in the gut. I hadn’t given her girls any thought when I was handing out assignments, but I have to use my head here.

If Mandy did anything, she might not come at me directly, which means she might go around Sian and harm her friends to hurt her.

I sent one of the guys to get them and bring them over. “Okay ladies, from now on you sit with us, you don’t need to ask.” I informed the three very appreciative girls as the guys made room for them at the table.

It was only then that I realized I might’ve been part of the problem in the past. My eyes landed on little Cassandra and I felt a slight twinge of guilt. Then I followed her gaze across the room and got a strong case of ‘oh shit.’

If the look Mandy threw me was any indication there really was trouble on the horizon. But if I was right, I had more than one person to protect from her venomous ass. Shit. I hope I was wrong and that the kid didn’t know anything, if she did then…fuck!

Sian really likes this kid; I don’t know her that well, but I like her too. She’s nice and quiet and nothing at all like most of the others around here.

It didn’t escape my notice that Sian had chosen the least popular girls in the school to befriend. It said a lot about her character.

I didn’t even think about what I was doing, or that I was about to do it in a room full of people. I turned her face to mine and kissed her, long and hard to the cheers and applause from half the room.

TAMMY

All this new stuff is going way too fast. Well not too fast in a bad way, just…there was no warning.

One minute Belle and I were plotting escape routes for when the new jock showed up, and the next, we were sitting at the head table.

Even more than a seat with the cheerleaders, a seat at Jace’s table was coveted. It was a blessing and a curse.

I got to be close to Shane and…I got to be close to Shane. The only time I was relaxed around him is when I was tutoring him, then I felt like we were at least on even footing.

But sitting here next to him with everyone else around, I felt exposed. “You okay Tam, you’re not eating.”

Tam, who would’ve thought being referred to as a Scottish hat could be so sexy?

“I’m fine just a lot on my mind that’s all. I did something really stupid today; well not stupid exactly, I don’t regret dong it, but I know they’re gonna come after me now.”

“Who’s gonna come after you and why?” he asked the question as his gaze went straight to Mandy’s table.

I was too chicken to look but I could imagine the look on their faces. The fat nobody was sitting where they wish they could be.

“It’s not important, forget I said anything.” I tried to pretend an interest in my salad so that he would take the hint and drop it.

He studied me without saying a word, but I could tell he didn’t believe me for a second. I wish he wouldn’t look at me like that, like all his focus was on me.

There was no way this would ever happen. I wasn’t one of them, something the twit brigade as Belle called them, had never let me forget.

I was the poor daughter of one of the faculty who was here on sufferance.

I wasn’t Hollywood pretty, not even close, and I had no real interest in the things that made this town run.

All of these things worked against me I know, and it’s never really bothered me before, because I’ve never really wanted anything they had. Not since I was thirteen at least. Until now! I’m ever the over achiever.

I saw him exchange a look with Jace and wondered what that was about, but of course wasn’t brave enough to bring it up.

“The other day, in the lot; those girls were trying to hurt you weren’t they?”

Please don’t look and sound like you care, or I’ll make a fool of myself. I pleaded with my eyes, or at least I think I did, but he didn’t let up.

It was the slamming of a tray across the room that jerked me out of my stupor when I got caught up in his eyes. He has this way of looking at me like I’m the only one in the world.

Liz had slammed her tray down hard before flouncing out of the room; my life is going to be hell for the next few days at least.

My eyes stayed glued to the doorway where she’d just gone and I almost jumped out of my skin when I felt his hand cover mine.

Chapter 4

SIAN

I can’t believe it’s sleepover time already. We’d postponed the first one because Cassandra had something come up, but now we were back on.