CHAPTER 63

Y/N'S POV

After surviving the first day of high school and keeping my true identity hidden, I spent the rest of the day locked in the room reading. I didn't feel like talking to anyone, especially because I would have to remember that from that moment on Brooke would be part of my everyday life again. I hated it, I hated having to see her. Why her and not Enid? My God, I'd rather have met Yoko a thousand times than that traitor. But life is unfair, it always was, and I had no choice but to endure it.

The next day in the morning, I got up early and connected to zoom to make a video call with Enid. Talking to her would give me the patience and courage to endure one more day in that hell full of teenagers, plus I had to tell her about Brooke. I made a research about long-distance relationships and the key was to maintain constant communication as well as honesty.

Y/N: Hey... Did you just wake up? - I smiled.

Enid: Yes - she yawned and pushed her hair away from her face - It's three hours less in San Francisco. Do you remember?

Y/N: Ah it's true - I said nervously - I'm sorry I woke you up, I just wanted to talk to you. You can go back to sleep if you want, it's nothing important - I dissembled.

Enid: No, no, no - she sat up - Let's talk, I like to hear your voice - she smiled - How are things going over there?

Y/N: Wedns and I have started high school - I sighed - It's horrible, I hate that place.

Enid: I don't think there's a teenager on Earth who enjoys going to high school - she let out a giggle - At least you don't have to deal with hunter attacks and stuff.

Y/N: No, there are no hunters. But... Turns out Brooke's at our high school.

Enid: What? !! - she frowned - Are you serious to me?! - she said in an annoyed tone.

Y/N: I wish it was a lie, but it's reality - I rolled my eyes - And on top of that I'm forced to restrain myself, I can't get my claws or fangs out. And it's seeing her and feeling an inner rage... It's too hard! - I growled and pulled out the fangs - I wish you were here, Enid. This is hard, very hard.

Enid: - she smiled tenderly - It sounds difficult, but if it comforts you... I'm also attending a "normies" high school - she said excitedly - It's hard to hide our identity sometimes, but I'm usually coping pretty well. I've met a lot of people who like Seventeen, so we spent the whole recess listening to their songs - she was excited - But, I wish you were here - she said staring at the camera - I miss you, the nights get too long if you're not with me.

Y/N: I wish I had the teleportation ability - I smirked - I would show up in your room right now.

Enid: Please don't, it's too messy - she said shamefully - I'd better go to yours.

Y/N: I share a room with Wednesday, we would be in the same situation as in Nevermore - I smiled.

Enid: It would serve us already, I just want to have you in front of me and be able to touch you - she commented before yawning.

-Wednesday: Y/N, we have to leave now or we will be late for classes - she looked at the screen - Enid, even from miles away you are still a distraction.

Enid: Hello to you too, Wedns! - she laughed - I guess we'll have to continue our conversation another time - she said dejectedly.

Y/N: - I nodded - I'll get back to you soon, until then... Stay still hugging that sweater of mine - I said smiling burlesque.

Enid: Wait... Have you seen the sweater? !! - she said embarrassed - I thought you wouldn't notice.

Y/N: It's one of my favorites and I didn't find it when unpacking - I said amused - It's obvious that I would notice, besides that when you said that your room was messy, you implied that you were hiding something - I smiled - You can keep it for now, when we meet again you give it back to me. Okay?

Enid: - she nodded shyly - It just smells like you, I like sleeping with it - she smiled - Well, I hope you get through better today. I love you.

Y/N: I love you - I said before hanging up the call and letting go of a big sigh.

I took my coat, my backpack and got ready to follow Wednesday to high school. How long would I have to endure that situation for? Honestly, I would have preferred to stay in Jericho and help the sheriff arrest the rest of Hunters. I didn't fit at all in New Jersey, nobody knew me, nothing tied me to that place, and on top of that there were people I didn't want to see. The morning classes went painfully slow, until recess came and we got back together with Brooke and her friends.

- Sadie: Make way, the Addams have arrived! - she announced when she saw us appear - Sit down, eating standing up will make your food taste badly - she smiled.

-Y/N: Any, it will make us feel bad - I said sitting down next to her and starting to eat.

- Maddie: Are you guys always so sarcastic? - she asked looking at Wednesday - Who is the most sociable of you?

- Wednesday: Sociable? Do you see us as some kind of pet to interact with? - seriously questioned - If you mean who has better skills to relate to strangers, I would say right now... - she looked at me - Surprisingly it's me.

- Sadie: - she ran her hand around my shoulders - Really? Y/N seems to be much more sociable, she talks quite a bit more than you in class.

I stopped chewing and tensed my muscles at the sight of the constant physical contact with the redhead, I closed my eyes for a few moments and tried not to pull out my claws. I looked at Wednesday for help, but the very fucking annoying one just ignored me and kept talking to her new blonde friend.

-Brooke: Uhm Sadie, Y/N needs to go to the bathroom - she lied when she saw my uncomfortable face - You should let her go.

- Sadie: Oh sure, sorry - she smiled at me - You could have told me. Do you want me to accompany you?

-Y/N: No, as far as I know, I'm able to pee on my own - I said moving away from them.

I hated to admit it, but Brooke had helped me quite a bit in that circumstance. If not for her excuse, my claws would have appeared and I would have gotten rid of Sadie's grip through brute force. And no one would have wanted to witness that scene, it would have been too violent for the eyes of those "normies". So I went into the bathroom and got ready to wash my face with cold water to try to calm down.

It wasn't the first time it happened to me, but when I looked up at the bathroom mirror, I saw someone else reflected from behind me. It was difficult for me to see clearly because the drops falling from my eyelashes made it difficult for me to recognize the mysterious figure that had been haunting me for a long time. I remained still and brought one of my hands to the mirror as if I was being hypnotized, and just at that moment, I felt an electric shock that pulled me out of the trance I was in. I looked around confused and there was no one there, but I was sure that there was someone behind me moments before.

-Y/N: I don't understand anything - I sighed as I leaned on the sink.

-Sadie: Me neither - she said leaning from the door frame - I thought you were coming to pee.

-Y/N: And I thought I had made it clear that I didn't need you to come - I frowned - What do you want?

- Sadie: Nothing... It's just that I find you interesting - she walked around me a couple of times - Are you from New Jersey?

-Y/N: I grew up in Japan - I remained impassive.

- Sadie: Ahh... Is that where the problem with physical contact comes from? - she raised an eyebrow - I know that in Asian culture that is a sensitive issue.

-Y/N: It has nothing to do with that - I rolled my eyes - I just like to preserve my personal space, without intruders - I fulminated her with the look.

-Sadie: I see - she nodded and started walking beside me - I guess you'll make exceptions from time to time. Right?

- Y/N: Hey... Save yourself the interrogation with the weird girl and go with your friends - I said seriously - I know perfectly well that in reality everything I tell you will only help feed your ego of superiority - I pushed her slightly and got ahead - Fucking normies.

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