Every Which Way

Chapter 5- Skater Boy

"I've started fights for less asshole." I snorted from my private little space. Saying it the way he did made him sound like a corny-ass clown.

"So you're going to punch me? Right now? Is that what this is?"

Clown dude just shrugged his shoulders and Declan mirrored his action before saying, "Alright then," and sent his fist flying across the guy's face.

"Man c'mon," Declan's friend whined from the side and quickly took some other guy by the collar, throwing him to the ground and giving him a single kick in the abdomen. That was definitely a soccer player's kick.

It was hard to keep up with what happened after that because there were so many fists flying across the place and boys flinging themselves around and I couldn't even tell who was fighting who anymore.

Somehow, Declan had ended up on the floor, and there were two boys now standing over him. He tried to get himself up, but he was shoved back down. His friend was too busy with the boy he had on the floor to notice Declan's struggle.

"Hold him up," Clown dude said to his friend and so he did. Then, he plunged his fist into Declan's stomach, and I heard his grunt from where I was standing.

I noticed now that Declan was always smiling at something. Even being punched straight in the gut didn't keep the smirk off his face. Homeboy might be a tad bit crazy.

I didn't give myself any more time to rethink my actions before I stepped forward. They were all too busy being hotheads that nobody even noticed me.

I saw a skateboard on the ground, so I picked it up, raised it over my head, and slammed it against clown dude's back without hesitation.

The board snapped in half and he fell to the ground.

"What the fuck?" said the guy still holding Declan. His friend was groaning from the ground.

"Okay," I said suddenly feeling very nervous with my decision. I observed the half of the skateboard in my hands and the other half that landed on the floor. "So either your board was really old or really cheap, but uh... either way you needed a new one anyway, right?"

"Rowena," Declan snapped.

"What?" I yelled back.

"What the hell is going on over here?" so now security wants to show up?

I was distracted from the guard that I didn't even realize Declan had freed himself from his hold and was now running directly towards me.

My eyes widened and I almost screamed, not knowing what he was doing when he ducked down and lifted me off of the ground. I was thrown over his shoulder in the next second and he continued running.

"What the hell do you think you're doing? Put me down, I can run just fine by myself!" He just shushed me and looked back to make sure his friend was following us.

I stopped struggling when I noticed the security guard was now running after us. "Oh shit," I gave Declan a few pats on the back, "Faster now, giddy up!"

He probably ignored me, I wasn't paying much attention. I heard him pull some keys out, furiously clicking the unlock button, and I heard the sound of a car unlocking multiple times.

"Adam, catch!" He threw the keys behind his back and I saw his friend catch them. We stopped only for Declan to throw us both in the back of his car as Adam hopped in the driver's seat and started the engine. There was no hesitation from him to floor the acceleration and just like that, we were pulling out of the parking lot, leaving the security guard and the group of boys behind.

"So was I just fucking kidnapped?" I asked as we pulled into the main road.

"That's a bit dramatic," Declan said scoffing, and then his face went serious, "But yes, that's exactly what happened here."

"That's great and all but I need to go back home now-ish," I said checking the time on the dashboard. "I was sent to the store for cream and if I don't get this back to my dad within about fifteen more minutes, he'll probably roast me with the chicken."

Luckily, I didn't lose the cream. I heard it bouncing of Declan's back the entire time we were running. I was pretty impressed that I managed to keep track of it after all that.

"Who were those guys anyway?"

"Valley View jocks."

Valley View. The rich kid school. Skater boy must have blown through his allowance on something else to have a board in that condition. As much as I'd like to believe it, I wasn't strong enough to have broken that board on my own.

"Crazy move you pulled back there. A little too reckless for my taste, but it seemed to get the job done. You're Rowena, aren't you?" Adam was watching me through the rearview mirror as he spoke.

"Yeah," it came out more of a question.

"You're the girl that jumped me last year at that soccer game."

"And you're the boy that tried to fight my best friend, what about it?"

I heard Declan snort from beside me and I turned to meet his gaze, "You sure do have a unique way at introductions."

"Keeps life interesting," I said in unnecessary defense, "So anyway, I left a whole ass car back there, when can you take me back?"

"It would probably be best not to go back for another hour at least."

I slumped into my seat with my arms crossed. "Can you at least take me to my house then? I can get a ride back to my car from there."

"You don't have to be in such a hurry, do you?" Declan asked with an excited glint in his eyes that worried me. He had the same look when we were hiding from that teacher. It was a dangerous look.

And yet somehow I still found myself asking, "why?"

"A couple of us are going to the beach for a bonfire. You should come."

I pointed to the mirror where Adam looked up briefly from the road, "Considering I jumped you the first time we met," I switched my finger over to Declan who stared at it with his brows raised in amusement, "and I slapped you the first time, I'm going to have to pass on that offer."

"Well you did already get into a car with us-"

"I was actually thrown in a car with you guys but please, continue."

"My point is you're already here. We're cool," he said motioning between the two of us, "No hard feelings between us. Plus, Adam already forgave you for that thing in the past, didn't you Adam?"

"She literally broke a skateboard in half to save our asses, I have no idea what thing of the past you're referring to."

I hid my smile behind my hand. Declan looked to me with his eyebrows raised in question.

"Drive me home and I'll think about it."

A/N: I think we all know she already has her mind made up.

I still plan to update this Friday!!

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