Finding Frost-Chapter 4

You and What Army Part 2

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Tanner sighed and looked at me with an emotion foreign to me, "Well we'd better get to drama class."

I nodded and led him to the classroom where I promptly spent the class ignoring him and many text messages that I obviously knew were from him. When class was over I left with him and made my way to the cafeteria, making polite conversation with him. I have to keep up appearances right?

We bought our lunch and sat down with our friends, we acted as if nothing were wrong. Were in the limelight too much, our personal lives and problems are for behind closed curtains.

"Are you listening to me Gwen?" Geneva asked and I looked over at her and nodded.

"Hot, trap, Jack, seduce, missing, I got it." I told her before turning away, only listening to half of what she said as she rambled.

"Anyway I was thinking.........." However she suddenly trailed off and looked behind me. I looked up, she wasn't the only one acting weird, the cafeteria was silent.

I turned around and was met by a formation of five people, all unearthly beautiful. Oh no he didn't.

Jack stood in the very front staring right at me smiling, "You said I'd need an army so here they are."

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"Jack..............." I trailed off, this was too much. Every single eye was on us including a very irritated Tanner, then again why wouldn't they when a commotion starts with the most popular girl in school and five drool worthy new comers, one of which went MIA yesterday.

Tiff squealed and ran over to hug me, "I haven't seen you in forever Gwyneira!"

I sighed and detached her from me, "It's Gwen now." I watched as the smile left her face at my cold demeanor, "But I mean if you want to call me Gwyneira?"

Her face brightened at the softer tone I used, "No I think Gwen is better than always calling you Gwyneira, it's such a mouthful."

Nick and Coop came over, Nick bounding and Coop calmly strolling, and sandwiched me in a hug. I fought the giggle that threatened to push itself out. That was so like those two, total opposites but best friends to the boot.

"You two had better let me go or I'll contact the authorities. Again." I told them both, my face displaying all seriousness but a hint of a joking in my tone.

Nick groaned and pouted at me, "Please don't, I don't want the future Mrs. Claus to meet me with a criminal record."

"Don't worry you'll find her soon and if you have a criminal record, then she'll be into that stuff Nick." He picked me up and spun me which seemed to infuriate Tanner enough to make him come over to investigate.

"Hello Gwyneira." Sandy came over to size me up but stopped, obviously unhappy that I had filled out so much. Much more than even her, without it looking like it was too much. What can I say, I have the perfect figure?

"Sandy it's been a while. How's work? Still giving guys wet dreams or do you swing the other way again?" I sneered and she made a move towards me. Coop held her back however, preventing her from clawing my eyes out. Everyone around us was avidly watching, as if our meeting were some kind of bad soap opera.

I sighed but the whole thing made me smile. Sandy was again sizing me up, hoping to find some kind of flaw to bring her self-esteem back up and inflate her ego back to its average size. Coop and Nick were flirting with a couple of girls at a nearby table, successfully getting all six of their numbers of the girls. Tiff was fluttering around, not literally but close to it.

Jack was just looking at me, as usual, a grin gracing his face.

Tanner had finally reached us and he reached out to grab my arm, to pull me back to our "friends" but I evaded his touch. That caused a stir in the lunch room so I decided to push past him and make my way over to our table.

But I stopped and turned to Jack and his "army", "You guys should sit with us."

"Really?" Tiff squealed and latched on to me.

"Gwyneira, it's alright but thanks for the offer. We wouldn't want to intrude." Coop smiled and led everyone away.

"I thought we were supposed to call her Gwen?" Tiff asked Nick as she and the others walked away. Nick just shrugged and ushered her towards the last empty table on the outskirts of the lunch room.

Tanner seemed to be much happier now that Jack and the rest of the gang were far enough away from us. He slung his arm around my shoulder and guided me to the table where everyone welcomed me with open arms.

Of course they had their questions and Geneva was obviously the first, "So how do you know all of them?"

She sounded slightly jealous but that was only because of the three gorgeous boys in that group, "I was close to them when I was younger."

"Oh, okay so why did you act as if Jack was a stranger or something?" Geneva asked giving me a look as if I was an annoying little mosquito she wanted to squash.

"Yeah and why didn't you tell us that such gorgeous guys-" Kara began.

"And sexy girls!" some football player who sat with us yelled. Kara shot him a look that turned into a pseudo-seductive smile and wink.

Kara then cleared her throat and finished the sentence, "-such sexy guys were coming here! I mean I would have worn something much sexier today. Now I've made a bad impression on them, especially that sexy brunette. What's his name?"

"Nick but trust me, you are not his type. He's not into naughty girls, he likes them more wholesome and... nice than that." I explained but Kara just laughed.

"Trust me, I can tots make him fall for me. He seems like an easy catch."

"Kara, I know Nick and I know how he thinks and what he's looking for. When you fail, don't feel bad, women better than you have tried and failed miserably." She stuck her nose up in the air and turned away from me.

"To answer both of your questions, I acted as if Jack and I were strangers because we didn't part on the best terms when we were younger. The reason I didn't guy you guys a heads up on their arrival was because I was as much in the dark as you all were."

"Well you and Jack seem...close." Tanner commented looking even more jealous than before.

"We were the best of friends when we were young. It can't be helped that we gravitated towards each other, even if it is for only a short while." I explained.

"It's strange that you let that go on so long. You're usually one to keep all scandal out of the public eye and settle those things in private." Tanner sneered letting out a little laugh while he looked over at Jack's table.

They all looked so happy, so free and so young. They looked like teenagers unlike us, we looked like the sullen, ageless, unearthly being that they were supposed to be. Even Sandy looked happy but that may be due to the fact I am nowhere near her.

"I have to agree with Tanner. You've been acting strange ever since Jack appeared. Tanner even told us you went missing for two hours, you NEVER do anything so reckless and stupid." Geneva lectured and I felt as if she was a mother and I was a star-struck teen who stayed out late at night with some semi-attractive testosterone filled teenage boy.

"Wait moment..." Tanner trailed off and then turned to me pointing an accusing finger at me, "That day, when you basically fell off the face of the planet, you said you were with a friend. Then you let it slip that it was a guy and we just found out you and Jack are "friends". Is Jack the prick that you disappeared with?"

"So what if he was? Jack is a childhood friend and I don't see a problem with that and so what if he's more? This a business relationship right? You and I are together in this mutually symbiotic relationship so that we can mature and climb up the ladder of success together and live a content life without the emotion that is so sought after.

"Love as it is known. However you and I know that no such thing exists. Right Tanner dear?" I asked venomous and I watch as he calmed down and nodded in defeat, having nothing else to counteract my words.

I caught the image of Jack in the corner of my eye and couldn't help but notice the sadness and disappointment in his beautiful blue eyes.

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Okay so I know this sucks and that it seems rushed but this chapter had to happen because she needed to be kinda bitchy and Tanner had to express his interest in her. Okay and I know you're like it's been two days and six chapter but the next will be a fast forwardish. This chapter sucks and i'm sorry alright so i don't want to see that in the comments plus this is the second half of the chapter so it makes sense.

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