(7): Zorro

Where is he? I'm starting to feel very anxious because Kyle is still not back. Everyone else is occupied and I don't know what to do with myself except take a sip of my beer.

"Why's the pretty lady standing all by herself" I look up to see a freakishly tall but cute guy looking amused at me. He looks a bit familiar. But at least he doesn't look old enough to be my dad.

I shrug "All my friends ditched me"

"If I was your friend I'd never ditch you" He flirts and I can't help but giggle "What's your name, sweetheart?"

"Chelsea. What's yours?"

"Zorro"

I remember Winnie mentioning a Zorro who always takes turns with Nathan to come second after Kyle.

"Were you one of the racers?" I fake curiosity.

What? I need someone to talk to. I don't want to be all alone again.

He nods but a small frown plays on his lips "Yes but today wasn't a good day. Maybe if I met you before, I would've done better. A pretty girl is always the perfect motivation"

Oh he's smooth.

I giggle yet again because apparently tipsy me likes giggling at stupid things "Hate to break it to you but this pretty girl has a boyfriend"

"Pity" He tseks.

"You look familiar" I blurt looking closely at him even though it's starting to be blurry "I don't know. You look like someone I know"

He raises a brow "Well, who do you know?"

"Not a lot of people" I snort unattractively but I don't really care "I'm what you call socially awkward"

"You?" He asks looking shocked "Well you're doing pretty well with me. Does this mean I'm special?"

"I think it's cause of this" I laugh raising the beer so he can see "I'm not normally like this. I'm usually boring"

"Nah, I doubt it"

"Get away from her" That's definitely Kyle's voice and it sounds very angry. Who is he talking to?

I turn around to see him narrowing his eyes at Zorro. What's happening?

"What's wrong brother dearest?" Zorro mocks menacingly sounding very different to the sweet and charming him I was just speaking to.

Wait... Brother dearest?

That's who he looks like. Kyle. Yes! The resemblance is small but its definitely there; no one can miss it. They're brothers?!

"What's happening?" I ask confused staring between the very tense looking boys.

"This assface right here is my little brother" Zorro replies looking at nothing but Kyle "And I'm guessing you mean something to him or otherwise he wouldn't give a fuck"

So they're really brothers.

"I don't have time for you games right now, Zach" Kyle snaps impatiently, clenching his fists "Leave her alone and don't ever talk to her ever again"

"Now you're just daring me to not leave her alone" Zorro smirks bitterly before looking at me "We were having such a nice conversation, weren't we, kitten?"

Suddenly he doesn't make me giggle anymore.

"Kyle, can we go?" I'm almost shaking because of how evil Zorro looks at this point. What happened to that sweet guy I was talking to?

He walks to me and takes my hand in his "I will kill you if I ever see you again, 3rd place"

At this Zorro absolutely snaps but a guy pushes him back before he can pound on Kyle. I doubt he'd win though. He may be tall but Kyle's got all the muscle.

"You watch your back, kitten" He shouts after me and I look behind me to see him blow me a kiss which I wish I could throw in fire and watch it burn.

Who is that guy?

"I told you not to come here, but no you had to be a stubborn little bitch" Kyle scolds as he opens the door for me and waits for me to enter.

"How was I supposed to know your psycho brother would be here and acting like the Grim Ripper?"

I blame the alcohol for my choice of words.

He drives away "I swear to God, you annoy the living hell out of me. Just shut up for the rest of the ride and don't ask me any questions"

"I want to know who that guy was" I snap "You owe me answers, Chambers"

"I owe you nothing. I told you to go home"

I groan loudly, my head feeling lighter by the second "Did you tell Kat I left with you. I don't want her to worry"

"I told Nathaniel to tell her"

"So that's your thing, huh?" I snort amused and he raises a confused brow "Calling people by their full names?"

"What?"

"You call Nathan Nathaniel. You call Nico Nicholas. You call Kat Kathrine. You call Winnie Winona. I'm guessing you call Dee Delilah or something"

"Nicknames are lame" Is his response

Typical Kyle Chambers.

"Whats your full name, mister?" I ask.

He makes a turn "Can you please shut up? I'm really not in the mood for a conversation. Especially with you"

"Are you ever?" I mutter because my mouth can't stay closed when I'm like this "Can we please make a stop at McDonald's. I'm craving a McFlurry"

"No"

I make my best puppy dog face when he glances for a second "Please!"

"No. Fucking hell" He response irritated.

"I'll scream" I threaten. He must think I'm joking because he just ignores me "KYLE CHAMBERS! I WANT SOME MCFLURRY RIGHT N"

"Okay okay!" He scream as loudly "Fine I'll get you your stupid McFlurry. Jesus!"

I grin happily as he drives to McDonalds. We drive to the drive thru and he impatiently asks the waitress for a McFlurry. Luckily by the time we reach the receiving window it's already there. He hands to me I grab it happily.

"Wank you" That's what it sounds like because my mouth is already filled with it.

"Jesus. I wonder how your boyfriend puts up

with you" He mutters looking at me but I hear him loud and clear.

I point my spoon at him "I'm very happy right now so don't say anything to kill my mood."

"Gladly."

A few minutes later we get the apartment. We make our way up the stairs with me stumbling every now and then but holding on tightly to my ice cream.

"If you throw up in my house, I will kick you out" He threatens when we enter.

I dispose of my ice cream cup when I'm done and look at Kyle "Your eyes darken when you're annoyed or angry. Have you ever noticed that?"

"You will wake up with such a hangover tomorrow" He tseks ignoring my previous statement "I think you should sleep now"

I shrug because I am quite sleepy anyways "Yeah, that's the best idea you've ever had. I'm proud of you"

"Nicholas owes me so much for this" I hear him mutter. He always says that when I annoy him.

"Night, Chambers" I shout as I close my door.

He doesn't respond but I'm too drunk to care. I collapse in my bed with a huge smile. I don't really know why.

****

Drink this. Or don't.

I see a tall disgusting looking glass when I get to the kitchen with that note. I'm guessing it helps with a hangover. I woke up with such a throbbing headache but that shower really helped, although not completely.

Unfortunately I remember everything that happened last night.

Zorro. Him flirting with me and then him and Kyle having some scary staring contest. And then finding out they're brothers. Bothering Kyle and screaming for him to get me a McFlurry. I can't help but giggle when I think about that specific memory. It's a miracle he didn't kill me last night.

I sigh defeated after staring at that disgusting glass. I have no other choice so I hesitantly place it my hand, block my nose before gulping it all down. I can taste raw eggs, celery, ketchup, and some other disgusting things. I run to the bathroom and gurgle with mouthwash after.

I hope it works.

"Chelsea"

Wait, am I hearing things? That's sounds like Noah. But what is he doing here? He's never seen where I live.

"Noah?" I walk out of the bathroom and into the kitchen and yep, it's really him. "Hey... what are you doing here?"

"What am I doing here?" He snaps impatiently "I've been calling you for the past 3 hours"

I widen my eyes "You have? What's the time?"

"Almost noon" He replies exasperated "Did you only wake up now? Where were you?"

Before I can reply he sees the now empty glass but I know he can guess what was inside it "A hangover cure? You were drinking last night"

"I thought Kat told you" I try to defend.

"She just told me that Nathan had a surprise for her and you were tagging along. Nothing about getting drunk. Care to explain yourself?" He asks demandingly. He's very annoyed right now and I honestly don't blame him.

"We just got carried away" Is my wonderful excuse.

"Wow" He laughs sarcastically, shaking his head "It's like I don't even know who are you are anymore since you've been living here"

"Excuse you, Noah, but you're the who's been too cool for me lately" I reply defensively, raising my voice a bit.

"Too cool for you?" He snaps running a hand through his hair "What the fuck does that even mean? I told you that I'm busy"

"Okay, whatever" I shout "I don't care anymore, okay! Just whatever. Your books are way more interesting than your own girlfriend. I get it. It happens"

He shakes his head even more "So you really want to pick a fight with me right now? When you're the one in the wrong?"

"I said whatever. What-fucking-ever" I enunciate every word so he can hear me clearly.

"Feel free to return my hundred phone calls when you've stopped acting like a fucking bitch" He replies harshly before walking out the door.

Woah. He never swears at me.

I can't help but cry at what just happened. Have I really pushed away the one person I love over nothing? Why do I have to be so defensive all the time? I could've just apologized and left it at that.

"Woah, who was that guy? He looked pretty angry and a"

Thank goodness Kyle wasn't home to hear all that. He only got here now and after seeing my sobbing face, he groans "Please don't tell me you're crying. I seriously don't want to deal with this right now"

"That was my boyfriend, you jerk" I sob covering my face "We had a fight and- and - and ugh..!"

I can hear Kyle sighing loudly as he steps closer to me "Okay, please stop crying. I'm not sure what exactly you want me to do."

This makes me cry even more.

"Okay, I'm going to take a shower" He announces sounding flustered "Feel free to cry all you want. That's what you want, right?"

He's not even going to comfort me? Jerk!

"Oh no no, what's happening here?" That's Winnie's voice. I make a gap between my fingers so I can confirm my suspicions. I didn't even hear the door open "What's wrong?"

"Noah" I hiccup breathless.

"Who's Noah?" She rubs soothing circles on my back, taking a seat on the kitchen chair next to mine.

"My boyfriend" I cry covering my face again "We had a fight and I don't know what to do"

She continues with the circles, making me cry it all out. Finally I think I'm fit enough for a conversation without bursting into tears.

"Better?" She asks concerned.

I nod "I think so"

"Do you want to talk about it?" She asks warily, scared to ask the wrong question in case I start crying again.

"No" I shake my head stubbornly "Sorry you had to see this"

She smiles "It's okay. I know we don't know each other that well but I'm here for you, okay. I have a feeling our friendship is going to grow"

"I have that feeling too" I admit, smiling a little. "Do you want anything to eat or something?"

She shakes her "No, actually I just came here to have a quick word with Kyle but I'm glad I bumped into you"

"Oh, he's in his room"

Speak of the devil...

"Winona. How may I help you?" He emerges with long grey shorts and a black T shirt. His hair is a bit wet making me drool a little.

Snap out of it.

"Your psycho brother almost got everyone busted last night" She informs him and I can hear him groan softly "Right after you guys left"

"What the fuck is wrong with that guy?" He runs a hand through his slightly damp hair "What did he do?"

"He wanted to call your old man and tell him to call the cops. He said he was sick of your shit and you deserved to pay" She explains "You know how he is when he gets all crazy. Luckily his guys stopped him before he could"

"Fucking psycho" He grumbles.

"Anyone wanna enlighten my on the situation" I chirp looking between the two of them.

"No. I don't want you involved in this" Kyle basically growls looking at me "Just tell me if he makes any sort of contact with you"

I roll my eyes because I don't have the energy to argue with him "Fine"

"He knows her?" Winnie asks almost shocked.

Kyle dreadfully nods "Yeah they were having some conversation before I came. Now he's after her cause he knows she's somehow involved with me"

This is the most I've ever heard him speak.

Winnie looks at me "You need to watch your back. Zorro is fucking crazy"

I nod shakingly. I'm in danger? I've never been in danger before. What happened to that peaceful and simple life I asked to have forever?

"What will he do to me?"

"Only God knows" Is Kyle's response.

How reassuring.