Laci sat quietly beside Lucas, slightly smug due to the fact that he had given her the passenger seat, even though his brother had gone for it. Although, for some odd reason, the idea of being apart from him stuck her with pain. Even just being out of his direct line of vision. She felt like she needed to be near him. And the more time she was spending with him, the more that need grew.
She silently listened to Stevie direct Lucas to her house. She chuckled, seeing him raise a brow at the sight of her house. Stevie and her both came from rich families, and that was always just sort of known in this town. A lot of the students at the school were quite wealthy, like them. “If anything happens to her your dead.” Stevie gave Lucas a dead serious look, that she had seen before. It generally wasn't directed at her, but she knew how serious her best friend was. She turned, and gave the girl a comforting smile that said 'Don't worry'. “Will meet you at the game, I’ll drive me and Danny.” Stevie stated, and she nodded quietly. Lace waved to her friend as she left, giving her another smile.
“Alright, where to?” Lucas asked, and she turned her gaze onto him. "I'm right next door. But we both own a few acres, so it's a little ways down." She softly instructed, and couldn't help but smile a little at the sheer normalcy of it. For a minute, she could forget the fact that her entire world had been turned upside down. It almost felt like he was just a normal guy driving her home.
When they arrived at her house she looked over at him with a little smile. "Well, this is it."
She bit down hard on her lip when she got out of the car, and saw that her father's car was here. If she brought him inside, her father would either tear him apart or just leave it, then as soon as he was alone with her beat her into a pulp. Even worse than he already was going to, just for sleeping somewhere else without telling him.
"U-uhm, you should probably wait out here. And don't come inside, even if it sounds bad in there." She told him as they reached the door, not quite meeting his eyes. "I'll be right back for you, and smuggle you inside somehow. My father is probably waiting right by the door." She offered him a halfhearted smile, and took in a deep breath before entering her house.
She didn't see her father, so she quickly hurried upstairs. But before she could shut her door, she heard his thundering footsteps behind her. She slowly turned around, only to receive a hard, stinging slap. She quickly fell back, shoved onto her knees due to the sheer force. Laci trembled fearfully and touched her cheek, knowing what was going to happen next. He kicked her hard in the side a few times, before grabbing her arm tightly and jerking her back up. He continued to strike her, and she felt the wound on her shoulder open up again. She was in so much pain- and little did she know, Lucas could feel it.
Danny sat in the back next to Stevie, a little sulky. He had realized after that it was probably a better idea for him to be next to his changeling anyways, but still he always sat up in the passenger seat and now his brother had gone and given it away to his little changeling. Hmph. He didn't question it, though. He would never admit it but he knew his brother was right.
Dan felt the energy pulling him towards Stevie, just while sitting next to her. He felt the urge to pull her closer, or to move closer, but resisted it. He listened to her order his brother, grinning a little. He was usually quiet for the ride, but really he was just soaking it all in. For who knows how long, these changelings were going to be their responsibilities. they were going to have to hold them while they screamed in pain before their first change, she them how to walk and communicate as wolves, and care for them. But he was afraid of getting attached- sooner or later, they were going to have to come back to reality and rejoin their pack.
When they arrived at Stevie's house, Danny nodded in approval. "Not bad, pup." He commented as he got out of the car. He paused, seeing her stop to talk to Lucas. He saw her glance at Laci, and he chuckled. She was probably warning his brother not to hurt her. Bu he knew that Lucas would never hurt Lace- just like he would never hurt Stevie. He would rather break his own hand than raise it to strike her.
Shoving his hands in his pockets, he followed Stevie into her house. When they entered, it was eerie quiet. If there was someone home, they didn't bother to greet them. Dan half followed, half lead the way to her bedroom and entered before she could stop him. Bedrooms always have the strongest scents, and it was very easy to find her room. He plopped down on her bed, and grinned at her. "Nice place, beautiful."