The Ember In The Dark novel Chapter 7

The bell rang releasing us to our last period of the day. It's been a really long first day, so this class couldn't come sooner. Yet I also didn't want it to come at all, knowing Toni will be there.

The teacher was waiting to greet us by the door. She was a younger teacher, probably mid 20s. She had long straight brown hair with naturally blonde streaks. She had a sweet smile and pretty dark brown eyes.

"Hi there, are you my other new student?" She asked me. Her voice was sweet as honey.

"Yes ma'am. Ember Viseron." I introduced myself.

"So nice to meet you Ember. Welcome to the school. I hope it's been a good first day. My name is Mrs. Allen. Please come in and take a seat. There should be an empty chair at one other table. We sit in groups of 4 in my class." She explained and I nodded my head.

I walked in and saw Ash sitting at a table with Rachel, Leti, and one other male student. I looked around for that one empty seat and of course it's in front of Toni and beside Josh, and let's not forget queen B herself, Myra.

'Traitor!' I mind linked Ash and he just smiled at me.

'No way I'm sitting by her. I've heard stories from Toni. I'm staying clear.' He explained, and I guess I could understand that.

I drug my feet as I walked to the empty chair. Toni noticed me right away giving me that sexy crooked smirk. Myra rolled her eyes at me and Josh still wasn't aware of my presence. He's gotta be just human. I plopped my things down before taking a seat.

"Hey, if it isn't my girl Ember." Josh greeted me. He held out his first for me to bump and I did awkwardly. Toni stiffened in his chair. "Dude, I had no idea you were in this class." Josh smiled at me.

"Well I do need English class." I took my seat finally. I tapped Toni's foot purposefully, trying to give him some type of hidden attention to calm him. He relaxed a bit at that.

"Happy you could finally join me." Toni smiled at me and I rolled my eyes, but couldn't help the corner of my lips twitching up.

A hand suddenly touched my shoulder, an unwelcome one. Toni tried hard not to growl.

"Hey, it's Ember right? Remember me from this morning?" Micheal asked, his hand still on my shoulder.

"How could I forget? Now remove your hand before you lose it." I seethed, but he didn't take me seriously.

"I would do what she says, Micheal." Toni added through gritted teeth.

Micheal finally removed his hand.

"Listen, my folks are going out of town this weekend and I'm throwing a rager at my house. You should come. It would be a lot more fun with you there."

Josh laughed beside me, lightening my mood.

"Of course, because without her there it would turn into more of a bro fest. No girls ever show up to your 'parties'." Josh shook his head.

"What did you say emo?" Micheal got mad.

"Are you deaf now too? Maybe you should stop taking too many hits to the head in football." Josh retorded. Oh I very much like Josh. He's very entertaining.

"Sure, sure." Rachel said sarcastically.

"Ready?" Ash asked me.

"Yup let's go."

"We need to hurry home. Mom's gonna flip." Ash said excitedly. I elbowed him in the side.

"Hush." I warned him.

"We'll see you guys tomorrow." We both waved as we stepped out.

"Ember wait!' Toni called out to me in the hall. I sighed, but I waited for him. "I decided to ask this time. Can I please use you to calm Reep down? Just one more time before you leave. Please."

Toni sounded so desperate when he asked, his eyes pleading with me. There aren't many people around right now so no one would really see. I contemplated for a moment before nodding my head.

He quickly closed the space between us, his strong arms wrapping around my waist. His nose tickled my neck as he inhaled me more. He did it for a lot longer this time than the last two. My face felt hot, unable to fight the blush. I almost lost it when his lips lightly grazed against my neck. I immediately pulled away, feeling too much of a pull to him.

"I'm sorry." His eyes were wide with horror. He couldn't believe he had done that. I just shook my head at him, grabbing Ash's hand and leaving.