Chapter 4-Mary VS Bigby

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(Update! I love that picture XD. I felt like I needed to post this today, but I might not post tomorrow. Enjoy!)

|Snow|

I picked out my red dress for tonight. It was about knee length, and sparkled in the light. It was a good dress. I had worn it once at Briar's party, which was a crazy, amazing party but I couldn't remember much of it honestly. I do, however, remember Cindy falling down the stairs when she was messing around with Crispin Cordwainer. What a party.

"Are you ready yet sis?" Rose shouted from downstairs. I was doing my hair and makeup when I heard someone knocking the door.

"Can I come in?" Before I got the chance to answer, Mum invited herself in anyway and examined what I was wearing.

"Put on a cardigan or a hoodie Snow. It's cold tonight," she rummaged through my drawers, looking for a suitable covering. Mums seriously worried too much about the weather. It's not like it was a snowstorm outside.

"Okay," I put down the curlers and walked over to put my black leather jacket on.

"Look after Rose, Snow. Being the older sister, you have to take care of her. She's the crazy one after all," she said sternly with a serious look on her face. She was definetly worrying too much, but I wouldn't want to argue with her.

"I promise," I replied with a quick smile. I grabbed my small handbag that carried the small things you needed on a night out - makeup and pepper spray. I knew how to fight but I didn't want to have anyone trying anything.

"Does my hair look good?" I queried, staring at the mirror. No sign of Mary this time at least which made me sigh in relief.

"You look beautiful Snow," she complimented and hugged me. I hugged back but pulled away when Rose sprinted up the stairs, looking impatient.

"Hurry up Snow! And you say I'm the slow one," she muttered, shaking her head.

"Let's go Rose."

*

The Trip Trap wasn't too far away from our house. Just a ten minute walk to get there, but when you had Jack and Rose walking with you, it took twice as long. Rose was hanging onto Jack with his arm around her while they locked eyes muttering things to each other which I couldn't really hear.

"Now who's being the slow one?" I muttered impatiently as I sped ahead. Nerissa and Cindy were coming, which was good so I wouldn't be completely alone. I wasn't bothered waiting on those two behind me because I literally had no patience tonight.

I stormed in and took a seat next to Cindy, who stared at me with a blank expression on her face.

"Whoa what an entrance!" She joked.

"Rose was taking forever so I walked on without her. Seriously though, I really need to relax after the day I've had," I fake-smiled, looking round the table. Gren and Holly were there, with Woody and Red sitting together and Bigby and Ambrose in the corner, laughing about something. He just had to be here, didn't he?

"Where's Nerissa?" I asked after ordering smoothies.

"She went to the bathroom," Red replied with a smile. She was nice, but we barely ever talked, and when we did actually talk to each other it was only about schoolwork. Gren had barely ever spoken to me, but when he did, it was usually asking for a pencil or something like that. Holly was sometimes a bit callous, but she was nice most of the time and we had spoke on some occasions. I didn't know Woody all that well, heck they were all really Rose and Jack's friends. I just tagged along because I needed a night out. I'm surprised I haven't collapsed from tiredness already after the day I've had.

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Suddenly, Bigby got up and walked out. Where was he going?

Rose and Jack walked in about five minutes later. She sat with us while Jack went up to the DJ stand and put on Sia's 'Chandelier' where he grabbed Rose and they started dancing. Then everyone joined in, except for me. I wasn't much of a dancer, and no matter how many times Cindy gestured for me to join, I stayed where I was. I couldn't handle it in here anymore so I walked out to take a breather, only to find Bigby outside smoking a cigarette.

"Couldn't handle the music?" He smirked as I gave him a cold stare.

"It's really claustrophobic in there. And way too hot," I said as a car drove by. Silence. I had to say something to break the awkwardness.

"I didn't know you smoked," nice conversation starter Snow. Now I probably sounded like his mother or something. Just goes to show how much we knew about each other. I stared at the cigarette as he took a huff of it.

"Yeah well I do, but I do it for a very good reason."

"Oh really? Well it must be good excuse, because all the excuses are either depression or anger," I crossed my arms and leaned against the wall.

"No, I'm not depressed or anything, it's just that - well you wouldn't believe me if I told you," he sighed as another car flew by.

"I can't believe that my sister is dating Jack. I don't think anything will surprise me at this point," he gave me a small smile and crushed the cigarette under his foot.

"Alright, but I'll only tell you if you tell me something," he stared at me with gleaming hazel eyes.

"Ok, deal. Tell me."

"I have a very good sense of smell. I smoke to block out everything. Crap brand, but it gets the job done," did he mean Huff N Puffs? How I knew the name, I will never know.

"Wow, you must have an amazing sense of smell then," I smiled, impressed. Does that mean he could smell me? What am I thinking, of course he can't, right?

"Yeah. What about you?" I thought hard for a second. What could I tell him that he didn't already know? Considering I was one of the "popular" girls people had done a lot of digging to find out my worst secrets. Either that or Charming opened his stupid mouth.

I sighed, "You're probably going to think I'm crazy..."

"Seriously? Nothing as crazy as what I said?" Fair point.

"Well...I saw that girl, Mary, in my mirror today. She was there for a few seconds, just staring at with that creepy smile, but when I blinked I just saw me in the mirror again. It was the strangest thing..." I admitted, rubbing my head in angst.

"No, I've heard stranger things," he grinned.

"Really? My sister would probably try to put me in an institution if she knew I was imagining people." True fact even though she was dumber than I was.

"I don't think you're crazy, but if she...ever does anything, then tell me ok?" What was that supposed to mean? Bigby was unaware that I could clearly take care of myself, and to prove that Mary didn't intimidate me I rolled my eyes. She didn't scare me...much.

"What do you mean?" Why the heck does he care so much? It's not as if I'm his property or anything, and the only only real conversation we've ever had is me asking to borrow a pencil in Middle School.

"Well, I've known Mary for awhile now, and she was staring at you for so long, she's just...crazy. I mean, you saw what she did to that guy right?" He gave me a concerning look. I nodded slowly.

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