Ding Dong
I groan and curse those who dared disrupt my binge watch of misfits
"Who is it?"
"I'm not physic" I remark sarcastically.
. I pause the show and head for the door, pulling it open to see Grayson, Kyle , Jace and in the middle, an annoyed looking Alex who seemingly didn't want to be here.
"Forget it" Alex shakes his head and turns to head back down the path. I roll my eyes and try to close the door.
"Hey hey hey!" The boys blurt objective words and grab Alex, while Jace jams his foot in the door. I sigh and re-open it, ignoring Jace's hiss of profanities.
"Alex wants to apologize" Grayson tells me, to which I raise a pointed eyebrow.
"Oh does he?" I ask in disbelief.
"No" Alex snaps and I scoff.
"Hey you're the one that hit me, okay cupcake?" he holds his hands up.
"That's because you" I jab him in the chest with my index finger, he makes an exasperated noise. "Decided to hurt my friend!" I scowl.
"You mean boyfriend?" He rolls his eyes.
"How many times do I have to tell you?!" I shout. Here we are, two minutes into a conversation and wanting to rip each other's heads off.
"What he rejected you then? You seemed to be ALL over him" Jace, who has much more experience with women, shakes his head and brings his foot down hard on Alex's, who jumps and curses.
Before I can get another sentence out, I'm joined at the door.
"Max whats taking you so long? Misfits will not wait forever!" Ethan jokes, pulling the door further open so he can see who is on the other side.
Alex tenses when he meets the eye of Ethan O'Donnell. "Of course you're here!" He raises his arms for dramatic effect.
"Alex-" I start, but he is already stalking down the path.
"What is his problem?!" I furrow my brows, clicking my tongue in frustration.
"It's not that hard to figure out Maxy" Kyle shrugs and follows the others, jogging to catch up.
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Not long after my encounter with Alex, I decided it was time for Ethan to leave. Of course, I'm not that rude, so I used the excuse 'I have lots of homework due tomorrow'.
"Meet me please?" I send the message to Alex Parker.
Seconds later, my phone buzzes.
"Where?" He replies and I'm surprised he didn't put up a fight or completely dismiss me.
"I'm coming to yours"
Approximately fifteen minutes later, I'm knocking on his door. He opens the door and moves to the side for me to step inside.
I walk into the living room and turn around when I'm in the center to face him.
"Listen, I don't know why your suddenly treating me like you used to...I guess if you don't want me around anymore then that's fine, just leave my friends alone" I tell him, he looks at me blankly and I swear to god if he starts I will definitely not hesitate to hit him again.
"It's..." he sighs. "It's not that I don't want you around.." he sounds awkward, like having serious conversations aren't really his thing.
"Then what is it?" I ask.
"Complicated" he mumbles to which I roll my eyes. How can it be complicated? What's complicated is Alexander Parker.
"Well...I miss Tara so.." I am not exactly sure what I should say, but he seems to be getting the gist.
"So you want us to get along again so you can see her?" He asks and I nod. He seems to think things through before nodding.
"Okay dork...is this because you have no other friends?" He plays.
"I have Casey" I grin.
"And when you said you miss Tara you mean you miss me.." he winks.
"You wish loser" I push him playfully.
We head down to Jace's house, exchanging light banter which is relieving since it hasn't been like this for a little while. However, this is so obviously a try hard way to get things back to our recent kind of normal.
I hop over the fence, which is much easier for me to do now than it was at the beginning of the month.
"MAX!" Tara tackles me into a hug as the boys all yell there greetings and harass Alex with questions about how we are managing to actually get along at the moment.
I sit in the spare seat next to Tara around the fire and take a beer offered to me by Kyle.
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"Never have I ever...walked in on my parents" Tara says, both Alex and Kyle down their shot of tequila.
"Ew" I crinkle my nose in disgust "that's gross"
"Alright my turn" Gray grins, being next in the circle beside Tara. "Never have I ever fantasized about someone around this fire" he smirks.
Tara is the first to down her shot, keeping hungry eye contact with Jace, who is smiling smugly. Kyle, Jace and Alex are next to drink their drinks and I sheepishly bring the shot to my lips, tipping the burning liquid down my throat.
"We all know who about aye" Grayson winks. I assume they mean Alex, but I shamelessly admit not only Alex, I remember wondering what it would be like to fall in love with Kyle and have him love you when I noticed just how beautiful he was...of course that was only once.
"Never have I ever...cried during sex" Alex smirks.
Everyone looks around the circle and Grayson sighs downing the shot quickly. "That was a secret man" he scowls.
"Seriously?" I laugh.
"I was drunk okay" he crosses his arms, his face all shades of red.
The game ends quick when Grayson becomes angry with the fact that Alex told us, although chances are he won't remember it tomorrow.
"Well we have school tomorrow so I should get back" I stand and Kyle objects pouting, he will definitely have a hang over tomorrow...that kid has done way too many shameful things.
"I'll walk you home" Alex tells me and I nod, clumsily dragging myself over the the wooden fence and watch smugly as Alex, who is way drunker than me, clambers over.
We walk down the street quietly and I ponder over breaking the silence "you're still being off With me" I look up at him, my pupils wide with intoxication.
"How so?" He asks as we walk at a snail pace speed.
"You're not insulting me" I shrug.
Alex raises his right brow. "You want me to insult you?"
"No" I answer and confusion molds his features.
"You make literally no sense"he chuckles, stammering along the middle of the empty road.
"I don't know what I want" I mumble in thought, barely sure if I said it out loud or if I just thought it.
"That makes two of us cupcake" he replies and his nickname for me echoes in my ears, lingering in my thoughts.
At what point did I stop despising being called cupcake?
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"Max" I stir and groan in frustration as two hands shake my shoulders.
"Max!" Alex's voice is louder and more stern than the first time.
"Whaaaat?" I drag the word out, squeezing my eyes shut against the unwelcome sunlight beaming through the open curtains.
"We're going to be late for school" he says and my eyes shoot open while I force myself into an upright position.
"What am I doing here?!" I exclaim. I was supposed to be home for eleven thirty!
"You came here for a little while and fell asleep...its okay you left clothes here from when you stayed" Alex assures me.
"Oh god oh god oh god! My mum is probably worried sick!" I scramble out of bed, take one look In the mirror and visibly cringe. Panda eyes, knotted hair, and smeared red lip stick that Tara had forced me to try
"I know, your ugly blah blah blah..get ready" he rolls his eyes.
~~~
I slip on the khaki green frilly top and a pair of black skinny jeans along with the converse I had on last night, brush my teeth with a spare toothbrush and tame my wild hair.
I rush down the stairs to grab a coffee before heading out and as soon as I turn into the kitchen, the sweet smell of bacon fills me, giving me a sense of happiness.
"You know, I'd appreciate the two of you not drinking on a school night. I hate lying to your mother Max...she'd have killed you if she found out you were drunk and didn't find your way home" Elaine tuts in disapproval and I bow my head in shame until she places a plate of bacon in front of me and I forget about my momentary guilt.
"You covered for me?" I ask hopefully, eating as politely as a I can in a rushed demeanor.
"Just this once." She warns me, probably before I get any ideas. "I told her you was here and fell asleep watching a movie" I grin, relief that I'm not dead meat coursing through my body. Ladies and gentleman...I just cheated death!
"Max we have to go" Alex urges me, opening the door and signalling me to leave the house. I nod and stand up, thanking Elaine and rushing to the door.
"Oh and Max?" I pop my head back around the door.
"Yeah?"
"Don't let it happen again" she smiles and picks up the plates, tucking a few strands of her curly brunette hair behind her ear that had fallen from her loose bun. I grimace and swing the door shut behind me.
~~~
"Here Miss!" I shout, quickly huffing as I burst into the science labs with Alex, who casually strolls in after me like he has all the time in the world and was not late to class.
"Mr. Parker and Miss Carrington why are you late?" Miss Adams scowls.
"She slept in" he points to me.
I raise my hand no higher than my head "I am she"
She stares at us for a moment as if pondering on why that would make him late, but Miss Adams' stare is not the one making me feel most uncomfortable, it's at least five girls in the class glaring daggers into my temples. If looks could kill aye?
"Take your seats...copy up from the board" she dismisses us and turns back to the computer. I take my seat beside Alex and the class chatter picks up once again.
"Way to make an entrance" Alex raises his brow chuckling.
I roll my eyes before answering "I could've sworn I heard her call my name in registration"
"Nah you just like being dramatic" he shakes his head and starts writing the information on the board into his book.
Miss Adams drones on for what feels like hours talking about the project we were to complete with our allocated partners. We were too make a small, fully working volcano, mixing the correct elements together to get the reaction of an eruption. I wasn't excited to do the project, I've never been all that good at experiments and I found them boring, though I am sure Alex Parker will make it not so boring.
~~~
"Fight fight fight fight!!!" I hear the chanting as I walk through the hall to the exit of the school, my bag in hand.
"Alex Parker is fighting again!" I hear some girls squeal as they rush to the doors.
Worry pangs in my stomach as I imagine Ethan and Alex fighting again. Alex could destroy Ethan if he really wanted to.
"Alex and Jace?! Dude I bet you 10 Jace wins!" A guy says to his friend and they hurry to the doors.
"You're on! Alex will smash him!" The other says loudly as they run down the steps.
I rush to the end of the hall, why would they be fighting?! This cannot end well!
I'd imagine it would take something serious to make Alex and Jace get physical, Alex loves Jace, and Jace is way more mature...for a bad boy.
I slip my bag over my shoulder so it hangs and push through the noisy crowd until I'm at the front, with a perfect view of the situation.
I'm confused when I see not only Alex and Jace in the circle, but Ethan too.
I tap the tall blonde boys shoulder beside me and he turns, towering over me. If I remember correctly, his name is Jeremy. "What's happening?" I ask.
"A fight...duh" he replies and shakes his head turning back to the scene.
...douche...
I watch intently, not knowing if I should get involved.
"Don't do this man" Alex warns, twitching nervously, something I've never seen him do with his friends. "I don't want to fight you"
Jace shakes his head, clearly pissed. "It's a really shitty thing to do, you don't get to treat people like that!" I've never seen Jace so angry, his jaw clenched so hard I want to cringe .
"Dude this isn't your problem!"Â The attention turns to Ethan and my stomach drops. Ethan steps far to close to Jace at this moment and they're soon violently shoving each other.
"Maybe you shouldn't act like such an asshole then, both of you" he jabs Alex in the chest and the cocky idiot speaks up.
"Oh so I'm an asshole?!" Alex challenges oh god oh god oh god.
Jace raises an eyebrow and nods once implying Alex was correct. Suddenly, Alex is spilling words that make me gasp. "At least I'm not the type of guy that cheats on his girlfriend" he snipes, I cover my mouth in shock. WHAT?!
Then, Jace is attacking Alex, both fighting for dominance and they scrag one and other by the collars and throw punches.
"STOP!" I yell, but I'm drowned out by the chanting of the crowd.
"Ethan stop them!!!" I scream and he shrugs helplessly.he dodges the two adolescents as they scream at each other and more or less roll around on the floor throwing punches. I see blood, though I'm not sure who's and my heart rate picks up tremendously, panic setting in that one of them is hurt.
What are they fighting about?! Jace cheated on Tara? Does she know?
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Aye I tried to make an interesting cliffhanger...I'm excited to write the next chapter so it probably will be up before the end of this week...hopefully!:) comment, vote etc! I love y'all xoxo