HERS

4. Two Summers back

"Danica!"Avery yelled from downstairs. "Get your lazy ass down here this instance."           

"Danica," her mum said from the other side of the door. "Get up now or Avery's coming up."          

 "Danica!" Avery yelled, barging into the bedroom only to find Danica fast asleep on top of her duvet. "Danica, what's wrong with you? Get up now we're going to be late, again. It's only been two weeks back to school and this is probably the tenth time were late!"          

 Danica waved an arm as to tell her to shut up. "Go away," she muttered sleepily.          

 Approaching footsteps came toward her stopping at the foot of the bed," Danica I'm warning you."           

"Go away."           

"You asked for it," Ave muttered, pouring a bucket of cold water getting Danica to jump out of bed.           

"You f*****g b***h!" Danica Screamed. "Was that f*****g necessary?" she asked getting out of her wet bed, "Hate you," she muttered to Ave walking past her into the bathroom joined to her bedroom, slamming the door shut.           

"Love you too," Avery called out in a sing song voice.           

Danica hopped into the shower cleaning herself, then stood there warming up her body with the hot water that came pouring out of the shower.           

"Hey, Dan we don't have all day, hurry up."           

Danica came out of the shower shortly after, wrapped in white fuzzy towel muttering curses under her breath.           

"You know I can hear you."           

"Good." She blow dried her hair and the pulled it up into a messy bun, her fringe came out framing her face.           

"Here put these on," Avery handed her a pair of black skinny jeans with a chiffon white blouse which Danica paired with her red and white converse. "Stay still," she ordered her friend as she applied eyeliner on her and handed her lip tint. "There, now let's go."           

"Wait," Danica said getting her red leather jacket. "Now we can go."           

"How are you planning of getting there, Einstein?"           

"Follow me," Danica led the way to the garage. "My parents are busy and Chris is clearly at the school since he's teaching so that means..." Danica wondered around the garage coming to a stop in front of the covers vehicles and uncovered the vehicle in one swift movement revealing the shiny motorbikes that hid under. "These babies." Danica gave Avery a mischievous grin.           

"Danica are you crazy?" Avery asked.           

Danica showed with her pointing finger and thumb how crazy she was. "Just a little."           

Danica put on her Helmet and handed one to Avery, who shook her head, "No, you know your mum would flip not to mention the Alpha and Chris's reaction."           

"Chill," she told her friend swinging her leg over her Motorbike, starting the ignition as she opened the garage door. "Hop on, it's going to be fine, I promise you won't get in trouble."           

"Dan,-"           

"Ave, you can always walk to school being even more late than we already are."           

"Fine," Avery mumbled putting the helmet on and getting on the back of the motorbike, it wasn't her first time on it Avery and Danica use to sneak out with the motorbikes and ride around all time.           

"Let's go!" Danica cheered revving the engine. She pulled out of the garage and onto the road, speeding all the way down the road until she hit traffic loving the feel of riding the motorbike every time, the adrenaline that pumped though her at the very moment was an amazing feeling, it felt as if she could do anything, she zigzagged out of the traffic and approached the school grounds shortly after, to her dismay.           

The bright idea of riding around the track came to her and quickly followed through, riding around the track getting everybody's attention, she could hear the cheers of encouragement she was receiving knowing very well only a handful knew who it was as both their helmets were black and tinted only allowing Danica and Avery see them. She stopped and revved the engine before riding off to  the car park. She turned off the ignition. Now she had a crowd surrounding the two, most of the post-16 students were surrounding them and anyone who was training today was there, including the teachers were watching to see who was behind the mask.           

Avery and Danica both got off the bike taking off the helmets, to the crowds surprise it was two girls, a cheer erupted from the boys and wolf whistles let out. They could here James shouting their names from the crowd and cheering them on.           

"Danica!" Chris shouted, parting the crowd as he made his way over to her, standing over her.            

Shit! was the first thought that came to mind, how the hell could I forget about him! How the heck am I going to talk my way out of this? She looked at her friend for support who only gave her the I told you so look. She gave Chris a small smile. In return he shook his head telling her not to try anything.           

Chris turned his attention to the crowd, "Get back to practice," he ordered. James lingered behind trying to talk to Danica. "James you too." James was about to say something but the tone Chris was using made him shut his mouth and walk away not before mouthing 'good luck' to the girls.           

"Eenie meenie Miney Moe, let's see who's to blame?" Chris said as his finger landed on Danica. "Avery, I'm guessing from her past of getting into trouble she somehow talked you into it." He didn't have to ask, the proof that he was right was written on their faces. "Danica, what am I going to do with you?"           

"Love me" Danica answered. "and Let me off?" Her response almost made Chris laugh, but he held it in she could see it, her eyes landed on the figure behind Chris, Mr. Mickelson who was trying hard not to laugh, he met her gaze and gave her a smirk, which made her heart expand and heart beat fast.  Trying to control her features and not let it show the effect Mr. Mickelson's smirk had on her she face her brother.           

"Danica?" Chris snapped his fingers in front of her.           

"What?"           

"Were you even listening to me?"           

"Y-yeah, course I was."           

"You're so much trouble,"           

"But worth it," she finished off his sentence.           

"Danica I'm being serious here, you could've been logical and walked to school"           

"Where's the fun in that?" Chris gave her a warning look," Jokes, bro chill. In my defence we were late and the bus was long gone and mum and dad are busy."           

"Why were you late?"           

"Well...here's the thing," she began only to be cut off.           

"You woke up late again weren't you?"           

"Maybe?" She stretched out the word.           

"Girls listen carefully you are not to ride the motorbikes anymore, not without permission at least."           

"But-" Chris shot Avery a don't bother look that shut her up.           

"But that's not fair!" Danica Complained. "It's not like we're going out and doing stunts!"           

"Two summers back how did James break his leg and you end up with an broken arm, Nic?"

"Fine, okay." she sighed.           

"You're so stubbo5rn," Chris muttered.           

"It's a quality."           

"You two go with Mason, I mean Mr. Mickelson and he'll set you two up and don't think you're off the hook after school you will be helping pack up the equipments as a punishment, do so without a complain and no one will find out about your joy ride."           

"Wasn't joy riding it was an exciting means of transport!" Danica and Avery called out together.           

Mason led the two back towards the fields, trying not to chuckle.

"Dan, what happened two summers ago?" Avery asked, Mason too wanted to know.

"You and your family went aboard for the holidays then, and me and James learnt how to ride motorbikes during that time," Danica took a deep breath as she has never spoke about what happened two summers ago. "One evening we snuck out and took the motorbike from the garage to this empty clearing where we built our own stunts and starting doing them we started out small then the stunts got bigger and bigger, then I came across this ditch and I wanted to jump it, but James didn't agree but I talked him into it like I always do. When I got him to go along he said he'd allow me to do it if we both do it together so yeah I agreed reluctantly because I really wanted to jump that ditch.

The ditch was bigger than expected, and we didn't use enough power and we fell in the ditch. James had it hell lot worse than me, heck, at one point I thought I was going loose James forever, luckily his wolf healed most of his injuries which I was thankful for, his wolf was worn out by the time he was done, which caused James to fall into a coma which he woke up from after a week.           

When the doctors examined him they only found that he had broken his leg and that was it. I spent every day praying he would come around, and spent that summer in the hospital waiting for him to wake up. I on the other hand only had a concussion and broken arm, and that was about it, from then on I cursed everything for James was put in that position rather than me. If James didn't make it through then I didn't know what I would do, knowing I was the cause would've killed me."           

"s**t, Danica." Avery said, pulling her into a hug.

"I didn't mean to upset you."           

"What are you on about?" Danica asked hugging her friend back.           

"Dude, you're crying."           

"Really?" She wiped her face to find it wet with tears. "I never spoke about that summer to anyone, other than James."           

Mason listened to her story silently, hating that she was hurt physically and emotionally. They had reached the changing rooms, "Girls, first you need to change into more suitable clothing for training. Once you're done come out and I'll give you your task."