"Is that..?"
Ashu looks back to see Eric and Isabella laughing near the bonfire. What the fuck? He told me he wasn't feeling well!
"Ashu!"
Ashu snaps her gaze from me to Arin, "Gotta go. Let's hang out sometime, yeah?"
I nod as she makes her way to Arin and Adrien comes up to me with my beer. Wow, that was quick.
"I'm sorry that took so long. Arin had an emergency and wanted my advice," Adrien tells me as he hands me the beer.
I'm fucking fuming, my eyes are still fixated on Eric who has no idea I'm here. "It's fine," I wave Adrien off.
How dare he lie to me? What the hell is his problem? Why didn't he just tell me he was going to a party? I feel so offended and betrayed.
"I'm going to give him a piece of my mind!"
Adrien gives me a half-weirded-out half-scared look, "I already said I'm sorry..."
I roll my eyes and stomp away from him and towards Eric.
"Hi, Eric!" I tell him with a gigantic smile.
The color literally drains from his face, he is stunned to silence. "Fancy seeing you here! Looks like you're feeling all better," I tell him enthusiastically.
Isabella turns to face me with a smile. "Uh... Yeah. I'm feeling better," Eric mumbles.
"Hi, you must be Minty! Eric told me so much about you," Isabella tells me sweetly.
I frown, what the fuck? OH, HELL NO. HE DID NOT TELL HER MY GODDAMN NICKNAME.
"I don't think we've officially met, I'm—"
"I know who you are," I snap bitterly.
Her bright blue eyes widen slightly at my harsh tone of voice, Eric grimaces uncomfortably.
"Can we talk?" he asks me.
"No no, stay with your girlfriend. I wouldn't want to intrude or anything, just thought I'd say hi," I tell him with a fake smile.
He sighs and turns to Isabella, "You mind giving us a minute, please?"
She looks at us and shrugs. "Sure," she says as she walks away.
"Minty, come with me."
"No."
He rolls his eyes at me and picks me up again, throwing me over his shoulder. "LET GO OF ME, FOR FUCK'S SAKE!"
He doesn't listen to my threats and keeps walking until we're hidden from most of our classmates. He puts me down.
"YOU HAVE GOT TO STOP DOING THAT! WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM?"
"As if you would've come with any other way," he says, "We need to talk."
I'm raging. "Yeah, you know what Eric? I don't give a shit what you do anymore. It's evident you didn't want to hang out tonight, and you fucking lied to me about it. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE BEST FRIENDS! THIS SHIT ISN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN! You're meant to be honest with me at all times!"
He clicks his tongue in irritation, "That's rich coming from you."
I frown, "Excuse me? What the fuck is that supposed to mean?"
"It means that you're not being honest. I didn't tell you about tonight because I didn't want it to be weird for you. I know that we had a thing or whatever, and you're my best friend. I didn't want to hurt you—"
"ARE YOU SERIOUS?" I snap, "YOU THINK I'M JEALOUS OR SOMETHING? I am fine with you dating someone else. We've been through this! You're acting like a prick right now. As though I still have feelings for you—"
He flinches in pain, "You do, Minty... And that's fine, I'd be lying if I—"
"WHAT?" my jaw drops. Is this boy fucking serious?
His face falls, "I didn't mean it like that, shit—"
"OH HELL NO!" I've lost it, "SO YOU THINK I'M JUST THIS PATHETIC LITTLE GIRL WHO'S STILL HUNG UP OVER YOU? OH MY GOD, ERIC! GET OVER YOURSELF! I AM NOT INTO YOU, DICKHEAD!"
I'm so angry that all I'm seeing is red. I push past him, towards our classmates and the party. He calls after me a few times, making me pick up my speed. I don't want to be anywhere near him right now. I'm going to break his fucking nose.
I walk up to Adrien, who's standing with Ashu, Arin, and some other guys from class.
"Minty, wait!"
My blood freezes over, I glance back to see Eric a few feet away. A few people have shifted their attention to us, and he notices. He seems hesitant to take a step forward now that everyone's watching. I snort and turn back to Adrien, letting my instincts take a toll on my body. I'm absolutely raging.
The only thing I want to do right now is to prove Eric wrong. I pull Adrien in for a kiss, which earns me a shocked response from both him and Eric. A look of confusion forms on Adrien's face, but soon enough he goes back to thinking with his dick and slides his tongue along my lower lip.
His hands make their way to my hips and his lips mold with mine. Holy shit. I'm kissing someone. I just wasted my first kiss! Who am I kissing, again? Ah, right. Adrien... Huh, it could be worse. The kiss is surprisingly nice, his lips move in sync with mine.
Our lips part slightly and I taste tobacco on his tongue. My body immediately backs off and I breathlessly pull away in sheer panic.
Adrien seems dazed. "Everything okay?" he caresses the side of my face. I snap out of it and clear my throat, turning away from his touch. "Yeah, everything's fine. Sorry, just needed some air," I turn back to meet Eric's eyes.
He stares at me in hurt shock. Seeing him hurt hurts me, despite me doing this exactly to hurt him. Fuck's sake. His expression is pained, and I feel a stab of guilt. I decide to bury that guilt deep down, why should I feel guilty? He's in a relationship. I can kiss other people.
"Clem?"
I snap my head back to Adrien in surprise, "Sorry, what?"
He smirks, "I was just wondering if you wanted to go out sometime."
I pause and examine Adrien, he really is hot. This is it, my chance to move on from Eric. Adrien's nice, sort of funny, charming, attractive, and he was my first kiss. I owe it to myself to see where this can go, right?
"Sure, Adrien. I'd love to."
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Teen Fiction"Clementine..." his voice is gentle, as though he's reading my mind. He searches my eyes, concern seeps through his features. I swallow the lump in my throat. I don't like this display of affection. I can take care of myself, I don't need his or any...
