Hell On Heels(67)

“Totally,” Thing One gasped, “I would never forget those. I want my wings to look like Dixie’s necklace.”
All eyes shot to my neck. Instinctively I covered my beautiful golden feather. These idiots didn’t deserve to look at it.
“God,” Thing Three said enviously through gobs of lip gloss. “Where did someone like you get something like that?”
“Walmart,” Myrtle said from behind me as she drew the attention to herself and away from my neck. “Are you going to ask her if it’s real and how much it cost next?” she snapped.
“Um, no, sorry,” Thing Three said, duly chastised by my skunk pranking fake cousin.
“Where have you been?” Lucy asked Myrtle as she wedged her little Demon body between me and a Thing.
“Having sex in the science lab closet with Timmy,” she said. She gingerly pushed my tray of animal chow away from her line of vision.
“TMI, Myrtle. TMI.” Lucy laughed and shook her head.
Myrtle shrugged and grinned. “Whatever. It was awesome. You should all try it sometime.”
The Things nodded in unison, hanging on her every word.
“I have to agree with Lucy on this one,” I groaned. “Definitely too much information.”
“You’re just jealous.” She shoved me. I shoved her back.
“Girls, girls,” Lucy spoke in an excited whisper. “Ten o’clock. Total hottie checking out our table.”
“Oh my God,” one of the Things said. They were becoming interchangeable. “Who is he?”
“He’s new,” Lucy whispered loudly.
I didn’t look. I’d have to turn completely around and that would be obnoxious.
“He’s not scoping our table,” Thing Three hissed. “He’s scoping Dixie.”
“Like every other guy at school,” Thing Two added under her breath.
“Shhh.” Lucy readjusted herself to get a better view. “She’s right.” She waggled her eyebrows at me. “Mr. Sex-on-a-Stick is burning holes in your back.”
“Whatever,” Myrtle said. “Dixie’s got a boyfriend and he’s hotter than sin.” She nudged me to make sure I got the Hell reference. Hades, she was an idiot.
“If he’s hotter than this guy,” Lucy challenged, “I’ll eat an entire vat of the Alpo they serve here.” Her eyes sparkled with mischief. I was kind of starting to like her.
“He’s walking this way,” Thing Three screeched, frantically smearing on more lip gloss.
“Oh my God.” Thing Two was near tears. “He is.” She began fluffing her hair.
What in the Hell was I doing? These girls were freaks. Lucy seemed okay, even interesting, but why was she hanging out with these imbeciles?
The feeling of spiders skittering down my spine halted my inner diatribe on stupid girls. Something was very wrong. I glanced at Myrtle to see if she noticed. She seemed tense. I needed to turn and scan the lunchroom. My stomach clenched and serious unease rippled through me. Were Rogue Demons in my college cafeteria? The Things were busy primping, unaware of impending danger, but Lucy’s eyes were on me.
“You okay?” she asked, concerned.
“Yep.” I smiled, which I was sure came out like a pained grimace. I slowly turned around to see what was freaking me out.
There he was. All six foot something of him. Eyes like midnight and hair as dark as mine, with beauty that made my heart skip. A warning voice whispered in my head and fear knotted up inside me. From across the cafeteria his eyes locked on mine and the world stopped for a moment. My breath left my lungs and an icy chill crawled through my veins. I was shaking. He was coming for me.#p#分页标题#e#
His scent was not human and it was definitely not Demon, which could only mean one thing.
I grabbed Myrtle’s arm in a grip that would have crushed a mortal.
“We have to go.” I hissed. I was panicked.
“What?” Lucy sensed my unease.
“Myrtle has. . .an orthodontist appointment. Now.” I was dizzy. Surely he wouldn’t try to kill me in a room full of mortals. I had to get the Hell out before innocent people started dying.
I dragged Myrtle behind me and moved as fast as I could away from him. I spotted an emergency exit in the far left corner. My fingers started to spark and it took supreme effort not to run with Demon speed. Without seeing him, I felt him pick up his pace. I was so not ready to die today.
“What’s happening?” Myrtle gasped as I yanked her along.
“An Angel,” I muttered through clenched teeth as I tried to avoid knocking all my classmates to the floor in my haste to escape. “An Angel is coming after me and I have to draw him away from here so the humans don't die.”