A Little Too Late For Valentines

[Heath James]

Heath James had had an interesting first year at Hogwarts, and he was not just saying that because it sounded good. He had formed interesting relatinships with people in and out of his house. Heath would not say that he made any friends. All the people he had met were more like aqcuaintances. Ai was a different story. He just could not describe their relationship. She was a girl he liked to have in his presence. She was fun to have around, and they had interesting conversations. Satsuke was his best friend. He did not hide anything from him. He couldn't. Heath trusted Satsuke with his life. Epiphany was like his mentor. She said they were friends, but Heath felt like she was more of a mentor that called when she wanted him around. He had no problem with that. He was actually cool with it.

There was one person that he had not seen around much. Cleo Silver. Heath knew that she had not gotten sorted into Hufflepuff. He was glad about that. Then he would have to feel sorry about yet another brilliant mind. He sat down on the floor againgst the wall. He did not want to sit in a chair. He had enough of those inanimate objects. He wondered how the girl had been doing and what she had been up to. Cleo was the only girl he knew that he had not made cry. That made him feel better about himself. Heath never meant to make Epiphany and Ai cry. He gained nothing, but a bad reputation, from that. Heath started to make lines on his hand with his pen. He was seriously bored out of his mind.

 

[Cleo Silver]

Cleo had made a total of one proper friend while at Hogwarts so far, which wasn't very good since it was nearing the end of the year all ready, the Blonde sighed as she trudged into the Student lounge with a rather large book in her arms, she knew she would never make friends carrying a book like this around, the first friend she made out side of school was Heath and she hadn't seen him since really and since then she had made a proper friend with Deme and even then they met when she tripped over while wearing ridiculous shoes and hurt him a little bit. Cleo sighed as she tried to silently creep around the Student lounge wearing more comfortable Ballet Flats this time around. Cleo had developed her own style other than the one her sister picked out for her, she felt more comfortable but she still hid behind her glasses a lot. The Half-Veela walked up to a table and dropped her book on it not expecting the noise to be so loud she squeaked a little, the same squeak which made her Sister.. well half sister call her "Mouse" as a Nick Name.

Cleo looked around hoping she hadn't drawn to much attention, Cleo looked around for some parchment she saw some on a shelf and she made her way too it but her trip was interrupted by... well a trip. Cleo Stumbled when she kicked something by accident which send her sprawling towards the floor. 'Wisely and slow. they stumble that run fast' she said quoting some Shakespeare to herself. Cleo picked herself up off the floor she seemed to be so eager to kiss and turned herself over to sit on her butt, her long legs stretching out in front of her, a nice light tan which she was starting to regret since she could only assume her Veela mother gave her since her half siblings were very pale. Cleo looked to see what she tripped over when she realized that she had kicked a pair of legs 'Oh Gosh, I'm so sorry' she said with a small Squeak as she looked down to hide her face behind her hair to hide the fact that she was blushing.

 

[Heath James]

The lines on Heath's hand ended up forming into a house. He had been thinking about home lately. The year was almost over, and he would be back at home with his sister. He was lookng forward to it. He had become homesick. He missed his sister baking and cooking. The food the house elves food was not as satisfying as his sister's food. He missed playing computer games in his room alone. He missed the privacy of home. He really could not wait to hop on the train and run all the way home. His sense of direction had gotten much better, and he did not get lost as easily as he did at the beginning of the school year. Heath put his black pen in his pocet and pulled out his red one. He wanted to make the door of the all red. Like his parents home, which was all white with a red door. He had not thought about his parents since he was in the Hufflepuff common room with Ai.

Heath had thought about crossing his legs, since they were so long, but he did not. If someone tripped over his feet it would be because of their own stupidity for not checking the ground first. Heath looked up from his hand and looked up at the person who had tripped over his feet. He knew it would happen sooner or later. "You should really watch where you are going." he said and looked back at his hand. He paid not attention to the girl's apology. He did not really care, but her voice sounded familiar to him.

 

[Cleo Silver]

Cleo stiffened slightly when the boy had an attitude towards her, she didn't mean to trip over his legs, if he sat on a chair like a normal person she wouldn't have fallen over him. Cleo calmed herself down 'Angry Brain is an Unfocused Brain, Walking and think, moving with the motion' she thought to herself, rambling in her hair of things which made her brain calm down. Cleo looked at the boy and she thought she knew who it was, the Scowl wasn't familiar. Cleo rubbed her legs and stood up, she wished she had the confidence to stand up for herself sometimes but when the moment came she seemed to just squeak like a little mouse and run off, a Great Half-Veela she is she couldn't even use her mother's gifts. 'I'm Sorry, I'll try see into the future next time' she said finishing her sentence rather softly so it would be hard to hear. Cleo tugged her skirt down and straightened her shirt, her long blonde hair was in a bit of a tangle over her glasses but she quickly smoothed it out so she looked normal again.. Well her new look normal.

Cleo felt weird she turned around but she didn't seem to want to walk away until the boy understood she was sorry 'Make Friends, not enemy's Cleo... good job you've only made one friend... Stupid Mouse' she thought to herself, the last word she said to herself in her sis... half-sister's voice.
Cleo turned around 'I didn't hurt you did i? I'm really sorry' she said softly looking down at the boy, she couldn't quite figure if she knew him or not

 

[Heath James]

Heath ran the pen over his skin gently. The picture was kind of ruined by all the freckles on his hand. Heath had freckles everywhere. On his face, arms, fingers, and legs. He could not get rid of his freckles, but it was not like he wanted to either. His freckles were apart of him, and he was not going to erase them. He chuckled. The girl had glasses, and she still could not see properly. It was sad. "Your glasses obviously aren't helping if you're still tripping over stuff." he muttered loud enough for the girl to hear. She had started to walk away. He did not mind. He was not in a very bright mood anyways. Heath found it strange that she stopped and looked back at him. He looked closer at the girl. He then remembered who she was. He couldn't believe that he had not noticed her before.

Heath shook his head. "Your name is Cleo, correct?" he asked. He wanted to make sure. She had definitely changed from when he first met her. She dressed differently, and the glasses were definitely not there before. He looked back at his hand. He had finished coloring in the door. He felt like he had achieved something. "My name is Heath James. We've met before." he said looking back up at Cleo. He was sure that the girl was Cleo. He was positive. It had to be her. He did not feel like he had to apologize for his rude behavior, even if she was his friend. If she was his friend then she would turn a blind eye on his behavior.

 

[Cleo Silver]

Cleo bit back her anger at the boy when he made a comment about her glasses she snarled quickly that it was almost non-existent but she shook it out. Cleo Blinked a few times when the boy said her name, she was confused, had she met him before? She didn't know if she had made any rude friends, apart from Deme and the boy she met before school she didn't know anyone else really. She had a small internal panic attack when she thought that people might be spreading rumours about her behind her back, what had she done?
The Boy introduced himself and she instantly remembered who it was, but she never remembered him this way 'We had smoothies' she said remembering the boy, she was a little bit less shy now, but you couldn't tell really.

Cleo looked at the boy Silently, he might be a bit more kind to her now but she wasn't sure, he didn't seem that nice, he seemed nicer when they first met 'My Glasses are fine, I didn't see you sitting on the floor causing a hazard, unfortunately they don't have hazard signs here in Hogwarts, they 'ought to have them how ever' she said thinking about why Hazard signs were made.

 

[Heath James]

Heath did not feel offended that Cleo did not remember him. His hair was much longer, down to his shoulder. His attitude had changed a lot too. He was much more apathetic. He was definitely more of a jerk. He was rude to almost everyone he met. That was just him now. He did not care what Cleo currently thought of him now. He was much different from when he first met her. He was not innocent. Epiphany had completely squashed that. He was not scared of magic anymore. Eppy was to thank for that as well. She said magic was great and he believed her. It was simpler than going against her. Heath simply nodded.

Heath shrugged and looked back down at the house on his hand. There weren't hazard any hazard signs because there were no hazards. If she would have just looked around, saw his legs, and avoided them none of this would have happened. It was that simple, but Cleo obviously didn't see it that way. "Even if there were hazard sign I don't think you would have saw them." he retorted. He switched his red pen with his black pen, and he decided to draw little people.

 

[Cleo Silver]

Cleo watched the boy, he seemed to have changed quite a bit and was no longer the same boy, she pondered to herself maybe he had been bullied since school started or falling into a state of depression and would need to seek medical help, Cleo tried to think of clear signs of Depression to see if she should inform his HoH Cleo suddenly realised that she didn't know who his Head of House was or what House he was in, He had an attitude of a Slytherin but he only developed that after joining school she assumed since he was nice before school started, He seemed to have the brains of a Ravenclaw but any Ravenclaw wouldn't let themselves get pursuaded and bullied, Well Cleo was just ignored which was a form of Bullying but she never lets it get to her and he didn't seem brave enough to be a Gryffindor and Hufflepuff just didn't suit him. Cleo couldn't think of a house she would allocate Heath into, maybe a mixture of Hugglepuff and Ravenclaw.

Cleo crinkled her nose when he had an attitude towards her, normally she would avoid them but since she knew Heath she put up with it. 'Hazard signs are designed to be striking and noitcable for all near it' she retorted back to him as she lifted a book off the shelf near him and hugged it to her chest in a defensive way, Heath didn't seem like the boy who she met before who was shy like her, she didn't see him being someone she would make friends with more like someone who would tease her, which he was doing right now.

Cleo waited to see what he would say.

 

[Heath James]

Heath rolled his eyes. "My legs are also striking and noticeable. Instead of moving around them you tripped over them. I find that to be quite pathetic and and annoying, so I still stand by what I said earlier." he said. He was getting very, very agitated. He was actually kind of happy he was not sorted in Ravenclaw because he would have had to deal with her and her blindness all the time. She was not like this before. She was interesting before, and now she was dull and kind of pathetic. She took a book and and hugged it close to her like it was going to protect her. He stuffed her pen back in his pocket and stood up. He stepped closer to Cleo and looked down on her. Epiphany said his height was valuable. He decided to believe her. She was his mentor. She told him what he was supposed to be and he would be it. "Is that supposed to protect you in some way?"he asked. He grabbed the book and took it out of Cleo's arms. He was starting to have fun. He looked at the book and then back at Cleo. He wondered what she was going to do next.

 

[Cleo Silver]

Cleo crinkled her nose again, she didn't know why this boy was teasing her, she didn't know what she was doing but it was obviously something to really frustrate him. Cleo continued to smile sweetly as the boy stood up and looked down on her, Cleo adjusted her standing so she matched his height and watching him, he took the book from her and she scowled she hadn't decided to say anything just as yet since she knew what bullying was like since her brother tried to bully her all the time.

Cleo looked at Heath curiously 'Interesting, you don't seem to have any scars' she said as she took a step to his right to walk around him as if to study him as a specimen 'Do you often get mood swings?' she Asked as she took another step around him, she was trying not to let him get to her. Cleo paced some more and picked up a Quill and ran the feather down his jaw line. Her sister always said a mans weakness was woman. Cleo dipped the end of the Quill under his. Collar line and pulled down 'no Scars on your neck either ' she added as if this was an examination, Cleo watched the boy, her Blue eyes Bright, this wasn't the Heath she remembered but she was curious if he still existed. 'you can keep the book, you'll find chapter 20 interesting, it's about werewolves and you have an attitude of one' she quipped and she tapped the book with her Quill and resumed her position Infront of him, matching his Height easily.

Cleo waited for Heaths abuse back to her, she guessed she could handle it, as far as she could tell Heath wasn't a werewolf so he couldn't be as Bad as her Brother who was a werewolf... Could he?

 

[Heath James]

Heath was not expecting what Cleo did next. He did not show this of course, but him analyzing him like was some sort of freak was what hurt his feelings. He knew where Cleo was going with all the questions. Even if Heath was a werewolf he would not apprieciate being tried like a test subject. He found it to be highly rude. Werewolves were probably more human than any of the students and people at this school. But, Heath really did not like being compared to one. Heath rolled his eyes. "Most werewolves feel that they are cursed and diseased, my dear." he dropped the book and stepped even closer to Cleo. He looked into her eyes and caressed her face with his large hands. Touching the girl kind of disgusted Heath, but he was trying to make a point. "You would not be this close to me if I was a werewolf." he removed on of his hands and gently stroked her hair. He glanced at Cleo's hair and then back to Cleo. He did not understand why he was being so rude before, but he felt all feelings of frustration had left him.

 

[Cleo Silver]

Cleo could feel some tension pass through his body but it was quickly masked, she hadn't tried using her "Veela" Powers she would call them yet and she wasn't sure if they were working or not... or how to use them. Cleo heard his comment about Werewolves feeling cursed and Diseased and she tried to hide a smirk, she knew exactly how Werewolves felt more than he would ever know 'You have been Studying, Good' she said with a slight hint of Mock Praise. The Blonde Girl didn't back away when he stepped closer to her and put his hand on her face, this was making her feel uncomfortable but she wasn't going to show it, she could feel a calming sensation in her gutt and it seemed to want to radiate through her entire body. He told her that she wouldn't be this close to him if he was a werewolf, she felt her head wanting to drop to allow her hair to curtain her face but she kept her hold. 'I'm a Very curious person Heath, you never know' she said smoothly, he was stroking her hair and she could only guess it was her Half-Veela working which made her slightly upset, the only reason someone would want to be near her was because of her Half-Veela Charm. Cleo took a step back from Heath and turned around to face away from him wondering if he would try follow her 'Werewolves aren't all as bad as you think' she continued as she walked around him and picked up the book her dropped and flipped it open to Chapter 20 'Before their Transformation they get moody but other than that they are regular people just bearing the burden of being infected' she said holding the book to Heath wondering if he would take sudden interest in what ever she was telling him, if he did this would mean she would be able to help people study which she was thrilled about.

Cleo smiled sweetly at Heath, he didn't seem to have an attitude at the moment which was making her more comfortable, she waited to see if he would respond or not.

 

[Heath James]

Heath let Cleo pull away. He had already read up on werewolves. He did not need a lesson on them. There were a few things that magic world had that interested him, and werewolves were one of them. He had found out that werewolves were nothing like Jacob Black. He thought that was good because he hated Twilight anyways. He walked up behind Cleo and looked down at the book. "Are you going to tell me about Wolfsbane next?" he asked in a unenthusiastic tone. She may have been a Ravenclaw, but that did not mean she knew more about werewolves than he did. He was kind of happy he had not been sorted into that house. He felt it was full of 'know-it-alls'. Normally, Heath would not be this close to someone. He hated physical contact more than anything in the world. It was strange that just a few seconds ago he was touching Cleo. What was bringing him close to her? He started to think through what Epiphany had taught him, but his thoughts kept going to Cleo.

 

[Cleo Silver]

Cleo picked up on Heaths Unenthusiatic tone, he also moved closer to her which she was expecting, she hung her head slightly before turning around to put the book on the bench, he seemed to give off the idea that he knew a lot more about werewolves than she did, flipped the page 'If you want to learn about it, it's on this page, Have you ever made a Wolfsbane potion before?' she asked testing out this Veela Magic she had, Cleo had watched her Sister flirt a million times before so she thought she was doing something right... hopefully, or maybe he was just following her around due to the Veela-ness.
Cleo tapped the page for Wolfsbane, she had made it quite a few times for her brother and it worked because he was subdued.

Cleo flicked her hair over her shoulder slightly and leaned on the bench running her finger along the page 'Werewolves are really fascinating' she said as she pointed to the picture of a werewolf 'But they don't always look like that, some are brown and some are grey depending on the Human who is infected' she said remembering the one her Brother ran into when he was 9 was Grey but he was brown. Cleo tilted her head slightly and realised she had exposed her neck, she felt as if Heath was too close and quickly stood up and brushed her hair over her shoulder She quickly lost her focus and wondered if this would lapse with Heath, she couldn't feel the strong sensation in her gut it was only a tiny flicker now. 'So, Uhmm Have you made many friends since school started?' she asked curiously trying to regain the control again.

 

[Heath James]

Heath stepped back from Cleo. He did not feel right. To him it seemed like she was testing something out. Heath felt this unusual attraction to her. It was like he had to impress her. It was strange, and he did not like it. Epiphany had definitely mentioned something like this to him. Veelu? Valor? Veela! Cleo had to be something veela. She had not tried to do something like this before. She must have not known back then or something. Heath felt like he had achieved something big. "Nope. Not at all, and, hopefully, I will never have a reason to." he told her honestly. He was not going to accuse Cleo of being a part-veela. He thought that on some level that would be rude. He decided to approach it another way. "There is something different about you, Cleo." he said.

Heath narrowed his eyes at Cleo a little. She seemed to have a strange interest in werewolves. He only knew what he had read, and he did not want to know anything more about them. He just thought they were cool, but he found the Head Girl to be a freak. She just was, and he was surprised that she had not gotten expelled from school. He had heard that there was a time that she did not take her remedy. Wasn't that dangerous? Heath shrugged. "Satsuke Nakamura. Do you know him?" he asked her. He hoped that he was not giving himself away as a Hufflepuff. He still hated his house with a passion. HE did not think that he would ever love his house. He and Satsuke were strange best friends. They had been told that they looked like a couple. That's what they wanted it to seem like to everyone, but the two were seriously just friends. He would never date a guy, and Heath was confident that Satsuke would not either.

 

[Cleo Silver]

Cleo shrugged when Heath said that he hoped that he would never have a reason to, she thought it would be for curiosity, another skill gained is another defence in case the dark wizards came to power again. Cleo squeaked a little bit when he mentioned that there was something different about her, she shook her head 'I'm Taller, I have new Clothes?' she said innocently trying to push the innocence into her words as much as she could, she wasn't completely lying, both facts were true she was just trying to cover up something else.

Cleo flipped the book shut and pulled it to her chest again, she wanted to hide now, he seemed to be prying a bit and she didn't like it, she tilted her head down so her hair covered her face. The boy asked about a person and if she knew them and she shook her head 'I don't know many people' she said wondering what Satsuke had to do with the situation, she took a deep breath and tried to regain her control, she enjoyed that brief moment of power and control, something she thought that she would never have. 'Who is Sasuke Nakamura?' she asked quietly not quite sure why Heath had brought him up, he didn't seem to have any point in this topic. She waited patiently for Heath to answer her, he seemed to be thinking to himself quite a bit.

 

[Heath James]

Heath looked at Cleo suspiciously. She was trying to sound innocent, but it was not working on him Heath used to be innocent, but now he was everything but innocent. Heath did not reakky care about height or clothes. He was already six feet tall, so seeing someone taller than him would be a blessing. He hated always having to look down at people. It was irritating most of the time. "I don't think it's that, Cleo. When we first met you weren't as....charming, as you are now." he said. He started to twirl a strand of hair with his index finger. His hair twirling habit had not gotten worst since coming to Hogwarts. He had actually learned how to not do it subconciously, as he did before. Epiphany had broke that habit of his too.

Heath shrugged. Cleo did not need to know who Satsuke was. He did not believe he two would be good friends. At least, that was what Heath wanted to believe. He was possessive when it came to Satsuke. He was such a social person that Heath could be bumped to the background, and he was not going to let that happen. "A friend of mine. No one you really need to know." he said and crossed his arms over his chest.

 

[Cleo Silver]

Cleo looked at her feet when Heath said she wasn't as Charming as she is now, she wanted to squeak but decided not to, she had to keep her cool. Cleo watched him twirl his hair like a love struck teenager in those TV shows Phoebe described to her. Cleo nervously played with her thumbs, she felt so confident before and it was snatched from right underneath her, she never thought she would feel so confident but she was not that long ago. Cleo wondered if Heath had figured out that she was Half-Veela, she didn't doubt with his new powerful friends he seemed to have that he would figure out sooner or later and she would probably have to take refuge in the Library with her Aunt to escape bullying she thought.

Cleo tilted her head slightly when Heath had asked who Satsuke was then ripped any chance of knowing who this person was like a bandaid. She cringed her nose, he was getting defensive and she could feel her self wanting to sink lower and lower into the ground to escape, no Mouse holes around here.

The Blonde pushed her glasses up her nose again and tried to stand tall and be confident again but her chest was fluttering like a box full of butterflies. Cleo took a deep breath and stood up tall again 'Why don't I need to know them? Are they a bad person' she said trying to collect that confidence she once had.

 

[Heath James]

Heath narrowed his eyes at Cleo. She had gotten quiet. He saw this as a success. He thought Ravenclaws were supposed to be witty and smart. Cleo was not much of either right now. She let her control slip away to quickly. Even when Heath felt like he was not in control he acted like he was. Another thing he learned from Epiphany. He had learned a lot from the child genius, but he made sure to avoid her fiance. He thought that Luthor kid was creepy. Heath shook his head. "Do you think before you speak, Cleo? Satsuke is one person, not two." he told her. He really did not understand how Cleo got into Ravenclaw. She did not even speak right. Was she scared or something? "You don't need to know him because I said so. You should make your own friends." he told her fiercely. She was getting nosy. He did not like nosy. He really did not.. He thought it was pathetic, and if she really wanted to know who Satsuke was then she would look for him herself. That what a non-pathetic person would do.

Out of Character:

I can edit if you want me to.

 

[Cleo Silver]

Cleo felt a lump grow at the back of her throat, she had hardly felt this under pressure and scared before, something about Heath had certainly changed since she last met him, someone had influenced a different side of him to appear and it was terrifying. Cleo brushed her long blonde hair over her shoulder and played with it nervously 'I never said he was two people Heath, That would be very strange unless there were two people named Satsuke but knowing the population of the world the possibility is rather high.' she said as she tried to pull back her confidence, she felt like she was trying to shuffle through her stomach like pages of a book trying to find where it said "Veela Power & Confidence" but that Section was proving hard to find.

Cleo tried to stand tall, but she couldn't help but keep on reverting into a little ball, she squeaked softly when he made a stab at her making her own friends and she tried to stand up tall again 'Friends are hard to find' she said still trying to sound strong, she could feel a small tug in her gut but she wasn't sure if she should try using her Veela-ness again. Cleo felt like heath was coming down on her like a load of bricks, she picked up the book again and clutched it to her chest tightly. 'If i don't need to know him why did you bring it up?' she question trying to muster her own confidence.

 

[Heath James]

Heath was getting bored. Cleo was not much fun anymore. Before she had been fun to mess with, but now she was not. She was getting predictable in her reactions. Heath decided to try and get a different reaction out of Cleo. "The way you phrased your sentence said that, Cleo." he said while rolling his eyes. It was like she did not know how to hold onto her confidence. Heath was not confident about much, but he was confident about how he could make people hate themselves. He was not a bully all the time, but there were times where his inner bully came out.

Heath shrugged. "For hermit crabs, like you, they are." he said clearly. He wanted to make sure Cleo heard him. He did know how she would react after he called her a crab, but that was what he liked. He liked not knowing what a persons next move would be. "I just wanted to bring up something I knew you wouldn't know about." he said with a smirk. Cleo did not stalk his life, he hoped, so she would not know about Satsuke and his' 'relationship'.

 

[Cleo Silver]

Cleo felt her mouth gape a little, she usually was good at outsmarting someone in a battle like this one and they would leave her alone but she was struggeling to keep up, her brow seemed to give away her loss, she seemed very confused, she wasn't sure how to combat Heath, usually people give up on her but he seemed persistent to make the torture last. Cleo bit her lower lip and played with her hair a bit more frantically. 'Uhmm.. I..' she said when he made a comment on the was she phrased her sentences, she felt stupid, she was starting to doubt the Hats decision in putting her in Ravenclaw when she wouldn't even handle herself right now. Cleo squeaked slightly, her confidences was slipping away like a bar of soap. Cleo was frantic to catch it again.

Heath made another remark about her making friends and called her a Hermit Crab, she opened and shut her mouth a few times trying to figure out a way to say something and she was almost positive that she looked like a fish. Cleo didn't know what to say to anything she felt frozen solid, her brain had become sluggish, maybe she was a slug. 'I can't know everything Heath' she snapped, Half shocked at what came out of her mouth, she wasn't a snappy person 'It's not my Fault you feel like you have to be superior to me just because you can't match anyone else that you have to pick on the weak' she said could feel her gut tighten and a lump in the back of her throat grow bigger, she was full of emotion she just wanted to explode. 'How do I know that this Satsuke Character isn't a made up person you want to create to make it seem you have friends' she snapped again still playing with her hair. Cleo felt strange, she wasn't an angry person but Heath was making her very frustrated, She felt the pull in her stomach strengthen she felt like she could make anyone do what she wanted 'Leave me Alone Heath, I don't want to spend time with Pathetic Slugs like you' she said with force in her voice, Cleo dropped her hair and wrapped her spare arm around the book she was holding and clutched the book to her chest tightly and pushed him away with her shoulder as she marched past him, she felt her face go hot so she picked up her speed, she didn't want Heath to see her upset, that would give him the satisfaction he wanted. Cleo pushed her way out the door, she wondered if Heath would follow her or if this was what he wanted to upset people, she didn't care she wanted to beeline for the nearest Girls Bathroom, hide in a cubicle and be alone.

 

[Heath James]

Heath smiled. Cleo seemed to snap. He was not expecting her to say half of the things she said. Most were true. He felt like he needed to act superior because of his blood status. He felt that his blood status made him inferior. Heath needed to prove himself somehow, and making people feel small helped him do that. Cleo was smarter than he thought. Right when he opened his mouth to say something Cleo told him to leave her alone. What was she without him? What friends did she have? She had none, and without him she would be a loner. She would be a loser. Without him she was nothing. He did not know how she made it without friends for so long, but he knew she wouldn't make any friends without him. She just wouldn't, right? "You're nothing without me, Cleo!" he said as she left the room. He stomped his foot on the ground. She would not get away with calling him a slug. He was taller than her! She had no idea that she was dealing with a who new Heath. He walked out of the Student Lounge and the opposite way from Cleo.