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Okay, when I say the whole atmosphere around us changed, I mean it. Literally.
Judah stood up abruptly, almost making me fall over, and sneered, "I could ask you the same thing."
The boy wrapped his arm around the girl and smiled sardonically, "You see, she's my girlfriend."
"What the fuck!" Pyper shrieked and I almost wince at her vulgar use of the swear.
"Is there a problem?" The boy asked, tauntingly.
"Why are you being an arsehole?" Pyper spat.
"Why are you being a bitch?" The boy bit back.
"You know what? Fuck you, Phoenix, fuck you." Phoenix. That's a sexy name. It sounded hot and definitely bad ass. I shake my head to clear my thoughts and in response to Pyper, Phoenix scoffed and rolled his eyes. Yet, his said girlfriend and him took a seat at the table. Judah sat down too, right next to me, snaking his arm on my waist, causing Marlowe, Talon, and Pyper to smirk at us.
"That's my brother for you," Pyper muttered after a while, looking down on her phone. Hold the frack up! Did she just say brother? Holy shiitake.
"H-he's you're brother?" I whispered.
"Yes, and an asshole he is of a brother," she replied, rolling her eyes.
I could feel Phoenix burning holes in the side of my head and it didn't feel good. At all. And the fact that Judah had his arm around my waist didn't make it any better.
We sat in death defying silence, and all attention was on me, and Judah's hand on me.
"So, Adrianna! When did you move here?" Pyper asked, breaking the silence, for which I sent her a grateful smile.
"May 25th, yet neither my dad nor I have actually unpacked the boxes," I replied, feeling heat travel up to my cheeks.
"I'd totally love to help!"
"Oh! No, n-"
"And I second that," Marlowe piped in.
"And I third," Judah whispered in my ear, winking when I looked at him. He's reaaally attractive.
Yeah, but Phoenix is more attractive, the other voice retorted. I felt hot all over and I probably looked crimson.
"No, that's not really necessary," my voice small.
"Adrianna," Pyper sighed dramatically, "You're apart of us now," she said softly. The mere thought of being apart of them made me ecstatic.
"Oh, thanks," I murmured joyously, but the stupid grin was plastered on my face.
"What are we doing later?" Judah asked, his head still buried in my hair.
"We don't have anything planned," Marlowe stated nonchalantly.
"Adrianna?" Marlowe turned the spotlight to me. Wonderful.
"You see, I don't have anything planned, but I was thinking of wandering the strips and finding myself a job."
"What type of job are you looking for?" Talon voiced.
"Uh, I was thinking of a coffeeshop and surfshop." You also said you were going to look for a photography course at a college.
Oh yes!, the other voice said.
"What are you thinking about, beautiful?" Judah murmured for only me to hear. Oh wait, he just called me beautiful. Oh my lord! Yes, yes, yes!
What the hell is wrong with you? Damnit, that one voice just loves to kill me.
"Nothing," I said faintly, smiling lightly.
"That's pretty cool, Adrianna, I can come with if you'd want," Talon continued, flashing his white pearls.
"Sure," I chimed back, smiling cheekily.
"Why the fuck are you even going with her?" Phoenix asked, his voice full of venom. The frack did I do?
"Why the fuck do you have her under your arm?" Talon bit back. And the girl under his arm just sat there looking unfazed, staring at her nails.
"Adrianna, we could all go and then we can take you out for ice cream at the best ice cream parlour. Just not with Phoenix and his girlfriend," Talon looked back at me, not paying any mind attention to Phoenix. Well he's an asshole!, a voice snaps in my head.
"Oh no, no, no. You guys can do whatever it is you do. I'm fine by myself," I replied, shooting him a warm smile.
"Bullshit!" He practically yelled, "Just because Pyper's brother is being an asshole doesn't mean we're gonna side with him."
"Exactly!" Pyper praised him, narrowing her eyes at her brother.
"You don't even fucking know her," Phoenix responded, narrowing his eyes back.
"Oh please, for fucks sakes, we don't even know her!" Pyper yelled, pointing to Phoenix's girlfriend.
"She's a backstabbing bitch! And yet you still go out with her," Judah said, in a way too calm voice.
"Oh really, you want to go there," Phoenix raised an eyebrow, daring Judah.
"Adrianna's first day, and you're already looking to fuck her," Phoenix continued on in a sardonic voice. Oh hell to the fucking no.
"Your one to speak, dear Phoenix," my voice sounded sardonic, "At least I'm not fucking fake and caked with makeup."
"Excuse me," his girlfriend sassed and raised an eyebrow. Bitch, my eyebrows are hella neater.
"How much plastic surgery did you go through." I deadpanned. Hell, I didn't even ask. It was a fucking true statement and everyone knew it.
"How dare you," her voice was so pitched. Goddamn.
"We all know it's true," I snarled.
"Oh my god!" She shrieked and walked away.
Everyone stared at me with shock and awe. I didn't even do nothing.
"And here I thought you didn't swear. Y'all grow up so fast," Marlowe said, wiping fake tears, which caused me and everyone to laugh. Except Phoenix. His gaze was burning me, fire burning in his eyes. Oh for fucks sake, get over yourself.
We all calmed down after a while and enjoyed the light breeze. That is, until Pyper started reaching for my turquoise anchor notebook.
"Oh, hell no," I said, dangerously low, sending a lovely death glare her way.
"It's a beautiful notebook," she said lightly, "What's inside?" Her words were faint and I trusted her. Just not with my notebook.
"All the unpublished chapters of my life. I believe you truly have a chance of seeing the insides one day, Pyper. Just not today."
"She probably has fanfictions about guys written in there." Phoenix.
My head turns in his direction so fast, I'm surprised I didn't get whiplash.
"Phoenix, will you shut the fuck up!" I yelled, and I could care less. He was fucking irritating!
The guys whistled and sent death glares Phoenix's way. Damn straight he deserved it.
"Fuck you Adrianna."
"Go to hell Phoenix."
———
School's finally out for today and much to my unlikeness, Phoenix and I share all our classes together except for first block on Maroon days. I also have every class with Marlowe and Pyper, three classes with Judah and Talon. And there's this other guy I met, Blake, and we share two classes together.
"Adrianna!" Just as I close my locker, someone calls my name. I whirl around to see Judah, standing in front me. Everyone's staring at us. More like the guys are staring at me and girls are staring at him.
He holds out his hand for me to take, "Let's go! I believe we have some strips to go wander." His eyes twinkle with adoration and happiness. Nonetheless, I take his hand and let him take me outside school.
We meet Pyper and the guys in the parking lot, all of them conversing in small talk. Even Phoenix is there, laughing at something Talon just said. His laugh was sexy, it made him look younger and carefree. Sadly, he hates me. And I don't even know what I did.
At some point, Judah had snaked his arm around my waist. And I hadn't even realized!
Everyone's attention turned to us and the guys smirked while Pyper winked. Oh my god! Phoenix, on the other hand, looked like he could kill. I'm not really sure if it was directed at me or Judah. Probably you smart one.
"Adrianna! Judah! You're both here, are we gonna get going?" Pyper asked, her eyes wild.
"Sure, where do we meet?" I asked.
"Where are you going now?"
"I was going to drop by my house and then head out to University Drive. I mean, unless you guys know local famous strips," I replied, biting my bottom lip.
"Okay, you head to your house and then drive over to ours. I'll text you our address and we'll go from there," Pyper laid out.
"Sounds good!" And I headed for my car. Judah stuck by my side, and when I looked over at him, he offered a lopsided grin. He's adorable, my inner fangirl squealed.
The frack? Phoenix is better., the other voice said.
"I'm coming with you," he breathed out and then his eyes widen at the sight of my car.
"Y-you drive a Porsche?!"
"I'm not sure if it's a blessing," I stated nonchalantly.
"Holy shit, it's beautiful.
"Just like you." He replied and winked. Smooth.
It caused me to laughed uncontrollably. And I would've fallen if it wasn't for Judah's arms around my waist. Oh my god.
"Okay, okay! That was smooth Judah." And there were legitimate tears in my eyes. I can't even right now. Oh my god! I look up at him through my teary eyes and see him looking down on me with disbelief. Just like Adrian. I officially declare Judah as drama queen number two.
"Adrianna, it was not that bad," he whined, which only caused me to laugh harder.
"Okay, sure!" I retorted, causing him to huff in annoyance.
———
There is no denying what we're made of
See how your eyes reflect the moonlight
Feel how your instincts come back to life
Judah and I were practically screaming out the lyrics, cruising down the streets to my house. We were both singing terribly out of tune, but who gave a shit?
A few minutes later, we pulled up in my driveway and once again, Judah stared, completely mesmerized.
"Your house..." he trailed. I wouldn't blame him either. Our house is huge, more like a mansion.
"My dad's big in the business industries, thus making us rich to some degree, blessing us with this mansion," I said, narrowing my eyes at the house. I mean, I love it, but I've always loved small, cozy houses, or apartments better. Yeah, I'm really Tumblr.
He looked confused, I could tell the hella questions he had in his head.
"What's your dad's company?"
"You don't know my last name?"
He looked even more confused and like he was internally conflicted. Nonetheless, he shook his head no.
"Vasiliev," I said, a mere whisper.
I watched as so many emotions ran through his beautiful gold irises and then he looked over at me with soft eyes. They were liquid, so easy to get lost into.
I had no idea what was happening until I felt his warm breath fanning over my lips. My eyes fluttered close, I leaned in and so did he. In just a matter of mere seconds, his lips were on mine. He tasted of lemons and basil, his lips so soft. The kiss was short, but it was passionate. Our noses brushed and I felt him smile against my lips.
We pulled away slowly, my eyes fluttering open. I look to see Judah already staring at me, softly smiling his white pearls.
"Adrianna," he whispered, his right hand cupping my my cheek. I couldn't help but lean into his touch.
"Mhm," I responded, letting my eyes close again and enjoying the moment.
His thumb traced my lips, "You're so beautiful," and his voice nothing above a whisper.
"I beg to differ," I whispered back, chuckling softly.
"Adrianna's first day, and you're already looking to fuck her," Phoenix's words rang through my head. Holy shit.
My eyes shot open and my left hand took a hold of Judah's wrist.
"Is it true?" My voice a slight tremble, still a whisper.
His eyebrows crinkle in confusion, "What are you talking about?" His voice was the same tone as mine.
"What Phoenix said at lunch, about you... and me."
Anger flashed through his eyes but disappeared just as fast.
"No, it's not, Adrianna. Phoenix and I have just had problems with each other for as long as forever. But that's another story for another time."
"Oh," I replied, leaning into his hand again, closing my eyes and relishing in happiness.
* d i n g * * d i n g *
from: pyper💞🐘
adrianna! our address is 79153 Troy Drive.
see you then love❤️ oh yeah, and make sure to tell me all the little details about you and judah😉
Seeing it was only Pyper caused me to laugh lightly and shake my head. But the last line definitely caught my off guard. This girl.
"Let's go inside for a little, let me freshen up, and then we'll head over to Pyper's, yeah?"
"Sure princess," Judah responded coolly, making my face heat up. I'm either crimson or vermilion.
———
When I get back to California
"You're not going back."
I'll see my sister and my momma
I'll tell my friends about my fast life
Because they know me from my past life
"What past life?"
When I get back to California
"You are not fucking leaving, Adrianna!"
I'll smoke a pound of marijuana
"You don't smoke."
I'll sit inside and watch the sun set
All by myself in my apartment
"You don't live in an apartment."
Oh, I'll take the long way home
"The only way home is with me."
When I get back in California
"For fucks sake!"
I hope to put my paranoia
"You have paranoia?"
On pause, because I'm not a god
"Obviously not because I'm a god."
"Oh shut the fuck up will you!" I practically scream, narrowing my eyes at Judah.
See, Judah offered to drive us to Pyper's house. So, here I am, sitting in the passenger seat, screaming out lyrics while Judah drives and interrupts my song. Every fucking line!
And you know what this asshole does? He laughs wholeheartedly, throwing his head back and all. I swear, I'm going to smack him sometime soon.
A while after driving through the beautiful blocks of Fort Lauderdale, Judah pulls up in front of this mansion. A beautiful mansion.
"And this Adrianna, is Phoenix and Pyper's house."
Holy shit.
———
+via thelovejournals
"he knew why we wanted to kiss her. because she was beautiful. and before that, because she was kind. and before that, because she was smart and funny. because she was exactly the right kind of smart and funny. because he could imagine taking a long trip with her without ever getting bored. because whenever he saw something new and interesting, or new and ridiculous, he always wondered what she'd have to say about it—how many stars she'd give it and why."
«author's note»
whassup guys ? whaddya think of this chapter ? judah and adrianna, hmmm. thoughts on them ? i don't know if i like them together. (massive spoiler^^) oh, who do you think is a possible love interest for pyper ? who's blake ? what's with the worthington's house ? or is it mansion ? oh yeah, the songs in this chapter are my absolute favorite !!
until next time,
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