^^ picture is for @PrajwalaDontineni I promised another pic of Jordan so here you go ;)
Waking up, I knew I was screwed. Not only had I spent the majority of the night overthinking the kiss, I had woken up with one thought on my mind- I can't wait to see Cole again. Groaning, I stuffed my head into my pillow, trying to block out the images of Cole in my head. Ugh, this is why I hated feelings! Rolling out of bed, I forced myself to get ready for breakfast and to see my brothers. Cole will be there a little voice sang in my head. I scowled- my inner self really needs to shut up sometimes.
Taking the stairs two at a time, I ran downstairs and peeked round the door of the kitchen, panting slightly.
'God, you should really work out if you're out of breath from walking down from your room,' a voice spoke, their mouth right next to my ear. Letting out a shriek, I spun around to be faced with Dylan.
'You scared me, you idiot!' I said, shoving him. He laughed, 'Hey, it's not my fault you were peeping round the corner like an idiot.'
I blushed, embarrassed to being caught, 'I wasn't- I just.... ugh, whatever!'
Dylan's laughter still echoing down the hall, I ran away from him, launching myself into the kitchen where the others were looking at me in amusement. Refusing to catch any of their eyes, I looked down as I poured myself some cereal and began to eat it.
'Morning!' A voice yelled in my ear. Glancing up from my bowl, I was met with Jordan's grinning face.
'Morning,' I replied with a smile. I casually glanced round to see if Jordan was with a certain someone, sighing when I didn't see him. Just as I was about to speak again, a hand sneaked round my side, stealing my awaiting spoonful of Cheerio's. With lighting speed, I turned around, a murderous glare on my face- nobody steals my breakfast. There- my spoon is his mouth- sat Cole, a shit-eating smirk on his face.
'Hey, Alyssa. Sleep well?' He asked, reaching into my bowl to gather some more cereal onto my spoon. I looked at him in disgust, prying his hands of the spoon as I spoke slowly, 'I slept fine.'
He rolled his eyes as I cleaned the spoon on the corner of my shirt- so what if we'd kissed, he probably hadn't brushed his teeth yet- and an idea of revenge sparked in my head. Smiling slyly, I stared Cole dead in the eye as I licked my lips, raising the spoon to my mouth. Swallowing the spoonful, I moaned slightly, still looking him dead in the eyes. I had to contain my laughter when I saw him gulp, his eyes darkening as they watched my lips.
'Well,' I said, standing up abruptly, 'That was lovely, thanks.' Sending one last smirk Cole's way, I walked out of the room, aware of an extra pair of eyes watching me leave.
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Walking into school, I made sure to stick next to Jared in an effort to stay away from the lingering stares that Cole were sending my way. Sure enough, I managed to avoid him, squeezing my way through the crowds (perks of being small) after sending him one last middle finger.
Grabbing my books from my locker, I went to my first class which was English. Luckily, Willow and Lyra were in this class and I sighed in relief when I saw them, planting myself down in-between them. They both stared at me with wide eyes, Lyra's mouth hanging open while Willow looked at me unimpressed with her arms crossed.
'What?' I asked, touching my face self-consciously, 'Why are you looking at me like that?' Willow shook her head at my question, giving a nod to Lyra who looked so worked up, there might as well have been steam coming out of her ears.
'WHAT?' Lyra practically screamed at me. I paled- damn, this was nearly as scary as when Wyatt was mad at me. Lyra mumbled incoherently before taking a deep breath and jabbing her finger at me.
'Don't you act surprised, young lady. FIRST, you just left the fair without a word, nearly giving us all a heart attack when we hear rumours of 'oh Alyssa was raped' and Hunter being in legit HOSPITAL. And then...oooo don't even get me started on what happened next. THEN, we text you on the group chat and you don't even reply. So feel free to tell us what happened, would you?'
I blinked at her, shocked with her rant and quickly whipped out my phone. Sure enough, there were about 100+ messages from our group chat, the latest one saying 'I hope you like lilies for your funeral bitch'.
'Fuck. I'm so sorry guys- last night was so hectic I literally forgot to tell you guys. I'm really sorry.' I pleaded at them- it was true I had completely forgotten but I still felt a bit shit about it.
'It's fine,' Willow smiled at me, hugging me with one of her arms. I looked at Lyra, giving her my best puppy eyes. She sighed, 'Of course. But you have to tell us what happened.'
I laughed, punching her lightly on the shoulder, 'Right. Well, when I went of with Cole at the start, I may have...you know, kissed him,' I grinned as Willow and Lyra both let out small screams, earning glances from other students around the room. Slapping my hand over their mouths, I spoke fast, 'Before you say anything, let me finish, yeah?'
They both nodded, eyes wide and eager as I continued, 'Yeah so that happened. And that's when it started to go downhill. Long story short, Hunter couldn't take no for an answer, I sprained my hand tryna get him of me, Cole beat him up and then Jared dragged us away. So, obviously, I was shitting myself because I thought he'd be mad- I thought all my brothers would be. But they were actually more pissed of at Hunter. So, yeah. Oh, and um well at the end of the night Cole may have come into my room. And he may have pinned me against the wall. And he may have kissed me again.'
I blushed, covering my cheeks with my hands as I tried to gauge their reactions. Willow was smiling in a way that a mum who had found her daughter had her first boyfriend would whereas Lyra was practically bursting with excitement.
'Okay, firstly, fuck Hunter. But thank god you and Cole got together. Man, I can already imagine your babies.' Lyra gushed as me and Willow stared at her in amusement.
'Who's having babies?' A voice asked from behind, Xavier coming to sit beside us.
'No! No babies. Just Lyra overreacting.'
'Yeah because she KISSED Cole.'
'Exactly. Kissed.'
'Babies come soon after, everyone knows that.'
I gave up, resting my head on Willow's shoulder as Xavier sat there with a confused expression. Lyra soon launched into the explanation of what happened to me, Xavier only inputting with laughter when he heard how I'd sprained my hand punching Hunter. I sulked in the corner; I was never going to live that down.
I tuned back in at the mention of holiday plans. Thankfully, we were nearing the summer which meant that school was finally coming to an end, the teachers putting on movies instead of lessons and everyone becoming way more relaxed. I didn't know what my plans were, although I had heard Jordan talking about some annual trip to Hawaii that they go on every year with the family.
The starting bell rang, ending our conversations and making us pay attention to the lesson at hand, only managing to talk in whispers throughout the rest of the class. The rest of the day went quickly, my avoiding of Cole going successfully. Well, more like me running away from him whenever I caught a glimpse of his head. I had seen the look in his eyes this morning and, to be completely honest, if I saw him, I don't know if I would be able to resist the urge to kiss him. Whenever I saw him it was like my eyes had a fucking magnet to his lips or something.
Sprinting to Dylan's car with the knowledge that he leaves literally a minute after the bell rings- hence neither Jordan or my Cole would make it in that time- I scrambled into the front seat, panting. Dylan glanced at me, a slightly concerned look on his face, 'You good, little sis?'
'Yeah, yeah. Just drive, please?' I asked, sinking in my seat as I watched the swarms of students flood out the front doors. Dylan grunted, 'Alright but you're telling me what this is about after.'
I rolled my eyes, not taking his threat seriously. It wasn't until we arrived back at the house and I tried to leave the car did I realise that Dylan had actually meant what he said. God, I hated whoever had created child lock.
I turned back to him, raising my eyebrows, 'I don't even have anything to tell you.'
'Sure, you don't.' Dylan crossed his arms intimidatingly, doubt clear in his voice. I stared at him; frustration laced in my expression. He stared back, shrugging nonchalantly, 'Keep staring. I could stay in here all day.' He gave me one last smirk before placing his feet on the dashboard in front of him, closing his eyes as he leaned back on the headrest.
I groaned in frustration- it was obvious that Dylan was stubborn enough to stay here the rest of the night or until someone came and got us. Weighing my options, I decided to tell the truth. Well, a slightly altered version of the truth.
'Fine...' I sighed, watching with anger as Dylan smiled and opened his eyes, 'The truth is I have a crush on someone. And I really wanted to avoid them because...well because I just did. You know how it is to have a crush. Well, actually, you probably don't. But that's all it was so you can let me leave now.' I waited in suspense for Dylan's reaction. To my surprise, he looked quite calm which only made me more suspicious- no way could he actually be chill about this.
'Eh. Okay. Who is it though? You know, so I can keep an eye on this kid. Or just make me leave the school.' I huffed at his answer. Of course, that was his reply.
'I'm not telling you his name! Please let me out. Please, please, please,' I begged him, using my best pouting face. Dylan rolled his eyes, shielding my face from his vision with his hands, 'Don't use that annoying face! Whatever, just leave.' I smiled evilly, hopping out the car and running away.
'I will find out who!' He called after me, my laughter echoing through the garage. Nope I thought to myself They are so never finding out.
Hellooo everyone! First of all, I just want to apologize for my shitty uploading recently- I've been kinda unmotivated lately for some reason and have just had a lot going on but I'm back and I'm gonna try uploading more regularly now! Anyways, I have a few cool ideas for the next couple chapters and maybe some different POVs as well :))) As usual, a big thank you to all the kind comments and everyone voting or just adding to their reading lists, it's so cool but weird every time it happens ahahah. I hope you liked this chapter, it's more of just a builder for other ones. Thank you again, love you and hope you have an amazing day!! <3