this math assignment…”
Lyssa grinned, “Fine, fine. We’ll do that.”
“Don’t you have to ask your parents?”
“They won’t be home tonight until really late, we’re on our own.” The lie rolled off Lexa’s tongue with ease. It was one of the standards the sisters used when dealing with nosy friends.
“Great! We’ll have a party!” Missy grinned, starting to pull out her phone.
“No,” Lyssa said softly but with power in her voice, “No parties. Homework, dinner and you can help me pick out an outfit. That’s it.”
“You’re no fun!” Missy pouted.
“Lyssa’s the responsible one,” Lexa shot her sister an adoring smile.
“One of us has to be.” Lyssa drawled.
Melissa busted out laughing. Anna broke into a small smile. Finally, Lexa thought, she’s loosening up. But, as soon as there gazes met, Anna looked away with a little frown. What was with that girl? Maybe food would work.
“Hey, Anna, what’s your favorite food?”
Anna looked at Lexa and smiled challengingly, “London broil.”
Lexa let the brightest smile she could touch her face as she replied, “I have a great non-traditional recipe for that. Can we go to the store on the way home, Lyssa?”
“Yes, we need some things anyway. And I want ice cream.”
“Yay! Ice cream!”
Missy shook her head, “You two are weird.”
With a smile, Lyssa said, “You have no idea.”
The warning bell rang and everyone rose. When Anna and Missy started for the door, Lexa called out, “You two go ahead. I wanna talk to Lyss for a minute.”
Once they were out of earshot, Lexa turned around, “What do you think of Anna?”
Arching a brow, Lyssa asked, “What do you mean?”
Letting out a frustrated sigh, Lexa continued, “Well she’s weird, isn’t she? I’m serious. She doesn’t like us and I don’t see any reason why.”
“And, you are telling me this because?”
“Look ahead.”
Lyssa frowned and her gaze screamed at Lexa that she was crazy, “Come again?”
“Go on, you know what I mean. Check it out. What if she’s a danger to us?”
Shaking her head in disbelief, Lyssa said softly, “I thought I was the paranoid one. I’m not going to force a seeing on some human just because you don’t like her. What do you think? She’s going to call the tabloids about us? It isn’t as if…”
“Please, Lyss, just check. I have a bad feeling about her. She’s not normal.”
“What is normal?” But, something must have been in Lexa’s eyes, because Lyssa immediately relented and sighed, “Fine. But not here. Who knows who is watching.”
“Wait! What about her?”
Lexa pointed to the redhead who was sitting and staring into space now that her food was gone. Lyssa guiltily put her hand on the girl’s shoulder and whispered softly in her ear, “You sat with the Stone sisters, they seemed nice but ordinary. You probably won’t sit with them again since they just weren’t into the same things you are.”
The girl nodded, rose and walked away. By the time she reached the door, the girl shook her head and headed out. The full effect of Lyssa’s influence having run its course, the girl would remember things as Lyssa had influenced her to. Smiling sheepishly, Lyss turned to Lexa.
Nodding, Lexa followed Lyssa out of the cafeteria and headed towards the bathroom. There were a couple of girls in there so Lyssa pretended to do her makeup and Lexa fixed her hair. Once they left, Lexa checked the stalls to make sure no one else was there. When she was sure, she walked over to the lock on the door and her hand hovered there for a moment until there was a click. She may not be as powerful as Lyssa by any means, but Lexa had her gifts.
“Ok, Lyss, do it.”
Lyssa
Lyssa grinned, “Fine, fine. We’ll do that.”
“Don’t you have to ask your parents?”
“They won’t be home tonight until really late, we’re on our own.” The lie rolled off Lexa’s tongue with ease. It was one of the standards the sisters used when dealing with nosy friends.
“Great! We’ll have a party!” Missy grinned, starting to pull out her phone.
“No,” Lyssa said softly but with power in her voice, “No parties. Homework, dinner and you can help me pick out an outfit. That’s it.”
“You’re no fun!” Missy pouted.
“Lyssa’s the responsible one,” Lexa shot her sister an adoring smile.
“One of us has to be.” Lyssa drawled.
Melissa busted out laughing. Anna broke into a small smile. Finally, Lexa thought, she’s loosening up. But, as soon as there gazes met, Anna looked away with a little frown. What was with that girl? Maybe food would work.
“Hey, Anna, what’s your favorite food?”
Anna looked at Lexa and smiled challengingly, “London broil.”
Lexa let the brightest smile she could touch her face as she replied, “I have a great non-traditional recipe for that. Can we go to the store on the way home, Lyssa?”
“Yes, we need some things anyway. And I want ice cream.”
“Yay! Ice cream!”
Missy shook her head, “You two are weird.”
With a smile, Lyssa said, “You have no idea.”
The warning bell rang and everyone rose. When Anna and Missy started for the door, Lexa called out, “You two go ahead. I wanna talk to Lyss for a minute.”
Once they were out of earshot, Lexa turned around, “What do you think of Anna?”
Arching a brow, Lyssa asked, “What do you mean?”
Letting out a frustrated sigh, Lexa continued, “Well she’s weird, isn’t she? I’m serious. She doesn’t like us and I don’t see any reason why.”
“And, you are telling me this because?”
“Look ahead.”
Lyssa frowned and her gaze screamed at Lexa that she was crazy, “Come again?”
“Go on, you know what I mean. Check it out. What if she’s a danger to us?”
Shaking her head in disbelief, Lyssa said softly, “I thought I was the paranoid one. I’m not going to force a seeing on some human just because you don’t like her. What do you think? She’s going to call the tabloids about us? It isn’t as if…”
“Please, Lyss, just check. I have a bad feeling about her. She’s not normal.”
“What is normal?” But, something must have been in Lexa’s eyes, because Lyssa immediately relented and sighed, “Fine. But not here. Who knows who is watching.”
“Wait! What about her?”
Lexa pointed to the redhead who was sitting and staring into space now that her food was gone. Lyssa guiltily put her hand on the girl’s shoulder and whispered softly in her ear, “You sat with the Stone sisters, they seemed nice but ordinary. You probably won’t sit with them again since they just weren’t into the same things you are.”
The girl nodded, rose and walked away. By the time she reached the door, the girl shook her head and headed out. The full effect of Lyssa’s influence having run its course, the girl would remember things as Lyssa had influenced her to. Smiling sheepishly, Lyss turned to Lexa.
Nodding, Lexa followed Lyssa out of the cafeteria and headed towards the bathroom. There were a couple of girls in there so Lyssa pretended to do her makeup and Lexa fixed her hair. Once they left, Lexa checked the stalls to make sure no one else was there. When she was sure, she walked over to the lock on the door and her hand hovered there for a moment until there was a click. She may not be as powerful as Lyssa by any means, but Lexa had her gifts.
“Ok, Lyss, do it.”
Lyssa
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