Reputation - Henelope.

Penélope Park PoV.

Much of my life has been taught that the best way to be feared were demonstrations of power, plan b if people are too stubborn is to be aggressive.

As a civilized student at a normally refined school, excluding other houses, of course, my intention was never to go on the backup plan. The strange looks defined that afternoon, it bothers me, the lack of respect for my choices, the feeling that I could be attacked at any time.

- Keep your friends close, and enemies even closer. Whisper? - A brunette arrives from behind making such an infamous comment. Kalin Willies.

- That must be why it is so close. - I said sighing, pinning the witch. The presence of most Slytherins was paramount, the pressure for my next action. A Pierce-Park has to know exactly what the consequences of each of her actions will be.

- Is she your friend now? - Asked iconic, staring dark eyes at me so deep in a right judgment. - I remember two days ago you were talking about how she was a treacherous snake.

- I say a lot about many people. - I rolled up my shirtsleeves, imposing myself more on the shorter one. - We are from Slytherin, we are all snakes, you turned out to be one of the most poisonous so I supposedly turned against Jade.

Kalin is horrified by the size of the step that I was ahead of her, little did she know that I had used a weakness as a strategy.

- DO NOT NEED TO PRETEND THAT THEY ARE NOT TRYING TO HEAR OUR TALK. - I shouted in the middle of the common room, drawing the attention of everyone who pretended not to be glazed in my previous words. Hope Mikaelson was one of those people, talking to her brother, and another witch, but she returned her full attention when I got up on the coffee table in front of our luxurious sofa. - Some must have thought that you can use me against Jade, or on the contrary, it turns out, they are fools to think that our alliance would be threatened by a simple Gryffindor. Everyone who conspired against us will fall, and if one of you - I pointed in the direction of Willies. - Come after Jade, I will go after you. - I gave a friendly but sarcastic smile before getting off my private stage. The commotion of the comments that reached me inflamed my ego even more, because not even the wand I had to use to show that they shouldn't contest.

Jade was in a corner of the room, leaning against the wall with her arms crossed, she and my favorite snake were looking at me satisfied with such an act. Trust and reputation restored. It wasn't long before I went over to them, kissing Jade by surprise, and sneakily analyzing a reaction from Hope Mikaelson.

My last name had a weight that it carried with mastery for all that long time, basically since I was old enough to understand.

It meant among many things to give up certain desires to keep on top, which was where I had artfully put it. Slytherin was boiling, witches and more witches were talking to me about what happened, Jade was the only one who was confused about why the kiss at the end, which I justified as a drama that the moment needed, me and the blonde could be a power couple .

Jade Gillies had her attractions, although she didn't think much of it, she had been part of my sweet dreams, her blue eyes stand out by themselves, that damn accent, and the way she behaves, usually more elegant than me, being even impulsive. Which explained his relapse with me. It could have happened, it could be real, if I could be honest with myself at some point. The passion, which certainly existed even though it was repressed, had already passed, there was only regret.

What puzzled me was how I stood with my arms crossed, my face closed, and hatred in my heart as Hope kissed Lizzie in front of me, as soon as we left the classroom the next day. The celebrations between me and the girls were forgotten by me the moment I laid eyes on them, it was no longer a victory.

- Penny, hide it. Please. - Taylor scolds me realizing that I was not remembering to stop looking at them.

- She's a great motherfucker. - Committed turning to both. Clearly upset.

- Lizzie is vindictive, you knew that. - Jade reminded me, I look uglier at her.

- Shut up, you're dating your sister, not her, you don't have to defend. - Taylor attacks her for free, part of our friendship. Even though I didn't have much reason to continue watching that ridiculous scene, I stayed there, crossing my arms, leaning back in my chair.

- I'm not dating, thanks to Penelope. - Jade revelation. Which gives me an incredible idea, and it benefits me.

- Tay, you better not stay here now. - I smiled maliciously. - And since you're not dating, I have no reason not to kiss you now, do I?

- You mean use me, not kiss.

- Does anyone lose with this? - I pulled Jade by the arm to me, placing her between my legs.

- Hey, I'm here, I lose. You know what, I'm going out, the way Jade is stupid, you're really going to kiss, bye. - Taylor says leaving the room. There were only the four of us left, and maybe two of us did it by provocation, but it was like I said, no one loses.

I put my hand in Jade's hair, she was the best alternative for that, since it wasn't just any kiss, even though it wasn't so significant it was still a good experience for both, where no one else gets hurt.

- Do you want? - I asked already close to your mouth, instigating before kissing. - You don't have to do it if you don't want to.

- You are so beautiful, you just need to keep your mouth busy all the time. - Jade alludes to me talking a lot of bullshit, which I never denied. The witch smiles before I finally kiss her, starting something bigger than I thought it would be, Jade has personality, and god, a beautiful grip, my hands went to her face, hers held my body tightly, while her tongue shamelessly I tested my limits on how sexual a kiss could be in public.

The loud knock on the door that was already open signaled Caroline's entry into the room, looking angrily at all four.

- Great that they arrived early for class. - The teacher says passive aggressive, going to her desk. - But it's a pity they have hormones. If I see a scene with a person again, I will give detention to all of you, Penelope and Hope, you know that you will be close to an expulsion if you achieve this feat.

- In my defense, there is no rule that says we cannot kiss here. - I said teasing the teacher. Jade buried her face in my neck, hugging me with shame because her supposed mother-in-law was the woman who had caught us that way, I ignored the presence of the other two.

- Actually, there is a very specific one. You are not stupid, you know the rules. - Caroline sits at the table, analyzing the scene she had found.

Jade was laughing nervously, I hugged her a little harder holding on to the laughter too. Caroline was not going to stop liking me for what happened, if she didn't when I had sex on her other table.

- I need to disagree with your statement again, teacher, I should know what Penelope does out of your eyes. Hope pinned.

- I'm not grabbing her daughter by the corners, at least. - Pinned back.

- Hey, don't put me in the middle - Lizzie defends herself, even though before she was quiet under all the fighting she was creating and not around her.

- You've done it before, haven't you? With both. Hope pinned back, ignoring the blonde's previous speech.

I would say something like everyone had already fallen for my chat, or that she herself had, but she didn't want to give it to us, let alone say things like that in front of Mrs. Forbes.

- You never stop? - He asked. - Damn, every class or outside is attacking each other. - The teacher snorts. - I don't care who you kiss, but Penelope, don't pretend you have any morals, I was kissing my daughter's girlfriend. - Caroline attacked me. I didn't really feel offended. The feeling was not bad to stay there with Jade, it was very comfortable in fact, I had never been that way with someone before. Hope scoffs. Lizzie seems to want to be quiet about the situation.

- Hope, you have even less morals, I was kissing my daughter, ok, on second thought, they are in detention, all four. - Caroline revokes her initial sentence, frustrating us all.

- Mom, that's not fair, it was just a kiss. - Lizzie tries to defend herself.

- You are not from that class Lizzie, go to yours, we'll talk later. - Caroline commands, Lizzie complains a lot, and obeys.

Jade feels a little more at ease without the presence of her almost girlfriend's sister there, she stands beside me, resting her head on my shoulder, Hope looks angrily.

- You know, I was just like you as a teenager, maybe even worse at some point. - Caroline admitted. - I understood that, hormones, wills, but it is already getting difficult to understand who is dating whom since you all have been with each other. Good heavens.

- I'm new here. - Jade defends herself.

- Very funny. - Caroline comments unwillingly. - It's your last year, decide what you really want, if you want anything.

At the end of the day, on that long, funny and disastrous day, I concluded that I should be alone all that time, after all, I got along much better, that's how I was born to be. Getting in the way of finding love because I don't think so, or for fun, was not something I wanted to do. Not because I'm a good person morally, or ethically correct, but because Jade meant a lot to me as a friend.