28. TINY FIRE-SPITTING DRAGON

"Daniel was mad at me for getting him expelled from the school so he helped Primrose. She's been trying at me since sophomore year." I tell her.

"I can't believe it. This is downright pathetic. How could someone stoop this low?" She questions in exasperation.

I start to rub her arms in an attempt to calm her before speaking, "Daniel's dad's a politician. So when we filed a complaint against him, the bastard got out in less than 48 hours. But dad's one of three major investors at school so Daniel couldn't get a free pass from there. Now, he's back and getting under my skin just like before."

She sighs in annoyance and gets off of my lap, "Take me back to the school." She demands.

"Eliza." I warn seeing the stubborn look on her face.

"Please." She says with a frown.

"Why?" I question, staying rooted to my spot.

"You'll know." She counters.

"I wanna know right now, Eliza." I say in a stern.

"No, you can't do that. I am not going to let you talk me out of it." She rebels.

I stare directly into her eyes and she does not back down making me eventually give in with a sigh. I have no clue what she's up to but I can't say no to that face.

She knows it well and she's taken advantage of it.

I stand up from the bench and grab her hand as we start to make our way towards my car.

"Eliza, I don't know what's cooking in that brain of yours but I don't want you getting into trouble because of me." I say as soon as we settle inside the car and hit the road.

"I won't." She says folding her arms across her chest.

I click my tongue wanting nothing more than to take a U-turn but my hands are tied. The little vixen gets what she says.

"Nick." She calls after a while.

I hum in response as I see the familiar school ground come in view.

"It's Liza and not Eliza, for you." She corrects.

I bite back a smile, keeping a straight face, "Okay, Eliza."

The second I park my car outside the school, she takes off her seatbelt and hops out of the car. I quickly follow behind her and see the hallways crowded since the school was over.

She's walking fast for a tiny being and I quickly match my strides with her. I see Isaac, Finn, Anwyll, and Lily standing in the hallway looking directly at us.

I turn my head towards Liza and see her glaring at someone. I follow her gaze and find Primrose chatting away with her two minions and the worst part, she's standing just opposite to where our group was.

Before I could stop Liza, she had already reached there and was now holding Primrose's arm to turn her around. On one hand, I am worried for her but on the inside, I have this weird adrenaline rush to actually find out what she's going to do next.

Primrose appears to be shocked at the sudden interruption of her gossip but her face sets in a hard glare as soon as she sees Liza.

"What the fuck do you think you are doing?" She questions.

Anwyll comes to stand next to me, "What's happening?" He asks cautiously.

"I told her." I say.

"Fuck." He mutters under his breath.

By now, all of us know that no matter how much ever quiet and shy Liza can be, few things she will never tolerate are disrespect, forcefulness, and bullying.

"What do you think you have been doing? In the beginning, I thought you had some weird obsession with my boyfriend but it turns out you are just a brat who simply can't take no for an answer. You're so thick in the head." Liza lashes out.

"Are you psychotic? What the hell are you on about?" Primrose shrieks.

By now, a crowd has started to gather around us and everyone was curious to see what the shy girl had to say to the queen bitch of the school.

"You said Nick slept with you? How about you tell everyone how things exactly went down that night?" Liza retorts.

Primrose's face has lost all the color as soon as she hears that but she quickly composes her faltered stance and replies, "I don't know what you're talking about. You're just a pathetic, jealous girlfriend who can't stand the fact that her boyfriend slept with someone else."

I ball my fists and I am about to intervene but Anwyll stops and Liza scoffs loudly, "You wanna talk about facts? How about you tell everyone that my boyfriend did not sleep willingly with you."

I am half tempted to stop Liza from saying anything further because I don't want my girl fighting for me but she looks so fuckin' hot, right now.

"Oh please, he was drunk." Primrose says but her voice now is not as confident as before.

"Was he?" Liza asks quietly.

Primrose's face reflects sheer annoyance, "Get out of my way, you crazy bitch." She says and tries to move past Liza but she holds her in place by wrapping her hand around her elbow.

"You have some nerve calling me a crazy bitch when you're the one who slipped drugs into Nick's drink that night just to make him have sex with you."

The seconds those words leave Liza's mouth, a chorus of gasps and chorus is heard and Primrose's face looks like she's seen a ghost.

"What, you couldn't even get my boyfriend to sleep with you without having to drug him first. You have some nerve coming at me and my friends after the crappy stunt you pulled. Consider this your first and last warning, stay away from my Nick."

Liza turns her back to them when Primrose shrieks, this time with tears in her eyes, "I will not let this slide, you're nothing compared to me."

"That's rich, coming from you. At least, he'll sleep willingly with me." Liza remarks before taking my hand and dragging us out of there.

I had no idea whether I was proud, shocked, or turned the hell on by this side of her.

All of the above, probably.

Definitely, actually.

On our way out, we see Daniel standing at the end and by the look on his face, he has definitely been watching the scene unfold.

Liza stops, "And you, you're even more pathetic than I thought you were."

"Princess, you're not on our level. Don't talk like that." He spits out.

I open my mouth but she beats me to it, "Oh, I know. You stooped so low, you're practically invisible in the food chain now. Don't talk about levels with me, you could never reach ours."

Daniel's jaw clenches but Liza is on a roll, "Really sorry to hear that daddy politician couldn't buy dignity just like he bought votes last year."

The students in the hallway hollers at the last statement and I myself wanna laugh seeing the tiny fire-spitting dragon like that.

Without waiting for his reaction, she tugs at my hand and walks us out. From my peripheral vision, I can see the smoke coming out of her ears and an angry scowl is plastered on her face.

She stops in front of my car and turns to face me with folded arms. I pick her up by the waist and sit her down on the bonnet when our friends approach us.

"Girl, you're on fire. I am so proud of you." Lily claps in excitement.

"Nailed it."

"Serves them both right."

Isaac and Finn state simultaneously.

Slowly, her scowl is replaced with a small pout as she lets out a long sigh.

"She is a walking and talking ball of fire." Anwyll comments quietly.

I smirk and nod my head in agreement, "She's like that sometimes, yes."

Liza finally looks up at them, "Was I that rude?"

Lily groans, "Oh for God's sake Eliza, you did what's right."

"Absolutely." Anwyll reassures.

"Okay." She mumbles.

"Take her home, now." Finn says and I nod my head in response.

"Come on bambi, let's go home." I announce and we bid goodbye to everyone.

"No one's home. Will you stay?" she asks looking like a child.

I chuckle, "I will."

"Why did you laugh?"

"I am thinking how I got so lucky to get a girlfriend who can pull off two completely opposite characters so amazingly."

"Right." She mutters and looks out of the window.

However, I don't miss the light shade of pink that was now coating her cheeks making me smile in pride because I was the reason behind it.

When we reach her place, she takes me to her room where she changes into shorts and an oversized shirt after a quick shower. I freshen up afterward and walk out of the bathroom to see her already cozy in the bed. She pats the spot next to her and I lie down next to her.

She scoots closer and I wrap my arms around her, "I love you." I whisper before burying my nose in her hair.

"I love you, too. You're mine, right?"

"Mind, body, heart, and soul."

A/N: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 20K READS. TOOK US A WHILE, BUT WE'RE HERE. ALSO, I GUESS THERE WILL BE TWO OR THREE MORE CHAPTERS BEFORE I WRITE THE EPILOGUE. :)

WHEN I STARTED WRITING, I HAD ALREADY DECIDED THAT I WOULD WRAP UP THIS BOOK IN 30 OR SO CHAPTERS. I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THE JOURNEY SO FAR.