~Chapter 1~
"Ughh! And this is my favorite shirt too!" Alexandria Knight yelled while sticking her two of her fingers through the hole in the right armpit of her Three Days Grace shirt. It's like her fingers are laughing at her as she wiggles
them.
Her mothers annoyed voice called from the other end of the door,"Whats wrong now?"
"There is a hole in my Three Days Grace shirt!" She whines. Damn thing. Cost me thirty bucks at Hottopic. She thinks to herself. Oh well, things happen. She slips the shirt over her head and over her blue tank top.
Alexandria walked over to her bedroom door and opened it up to find her mom still waiting by the door. "Let me see." Her mom said. Alexandria sighed and turned to lift her arm. "Its fine. I will see if your grandmother
can sew it. Now finish getting ready don't want to be late for your first day as a junior." Her mom was saying as she walked down the stairs.
Alexandria walked to her bed and sat on it pulling on her favorite pair of blue checkered high top converse. She stood and went around the other side of her bed to grab her bag, while doing so a movement outside
of her window caught her eye. She smiled as she neared the window to watch the shirtless boy practice his kick boxing on a punching bag they put up together three years ago. She still remembers that day as if it was
yesterday.
"Be careful! I can't have that thing fall on you and your dad after me." The fifteen year old Derek Smith said as the fourteen year old Alexandria was holding it up as he tied it to the thick tree branch.
"I am but this thing is heavy!" Alexandria answered. She could feel her arms start to shake as fatigue seeped in.
"Ok there and...done. Let go." Derek told her. She slowly dropped her arms and started to step out from underneath it. Crack! They both look up at the same time to see the branch starting to give. "Alex! Move!" Derek
commanded. But Alex was frozen as the hundred and something pound bag started to come down. She felt strong arms wrap around her and then she was being thrown back just as the bag came crashing down. She felt
a sharp sting above her left eyebrow making her hiss through her teeth.
"Oh my god Alex. Are you ok? Damn you cut your eyebrow. Man..." Derek's voice carried on but Alex can't hear she is to busy staring up into his icy blue eyes. At that exact moment she realized she was in love with
her best friend since first grade when he was a second grader and pushed the first grader Rylan Makery down for stealing her favorite bracelet and hiding it. Derek made Rylan apologize for it by pinching him so
hard on the arm there was a bruise for almost a month.
Now while she watches him, the muscles flex beneath his smooth skin, she reaches up and traces the scar on her left eyebrow.
While opening her window she leans out and yells, "Hey, kicks! It's a quarter till! Get you rear ready!" She calls using her nickname for him.
Derek gives the bag one last blow of a fake left hook then a straight right hand jab before turning to look up at her his smile beaming up at her. "Thanks Alex! What would I do without you?" He teases.
Her gaze flicks down to his oh so yummy six-pack before answering, "You'd go mad." Before she shut the window she let her gaze travel to his abs and to the perfect sculpted 'v.' Finally she closed her window, grabbed her
bag from her bed and walked downstairs to the kitchen. Her mom was standing by the stove making eggs. "See you later mom." Alex said as she grabbed a granola bar and orange juice.
She looked over to see Derek getting in his, black 2012 Chevy Camaro in one swift motion. As he was backing out he seen her and waved before driving off. Alex watched the truck until it turned. Sighing she opened the
door of her beauty a blue '67 chevelle ss. She saved up a lot of money for it by detasseling, babysitting and tips from working at the local café. Come to find out she was two hundred short but the gentleman who was
selling it was kind enough to take the money she had that day.
The car purred to life making Alex smile. She never got tired of that beautiful sound. Backing out of the driveway she fiddles with her radio and lands on an upbeat tune. Alex taps her hand against the steering wheel to the
beat all the way to school.
As Alex pulled in the school parking lot she spotted a familiar black Camaro, Derek getting out of the driver side while the passenger door opened revealing a girl with long sleek brunette hair, and short shorts supporting
her heeled shoes. Derek smiled his killer smile at her before grabbing her hand. They walked hand in hand to the side entrance. A pain in her chest crept to her chest as she watched the boy she loved walking with a girl who
has the looks ANY girl would kill for. Alex parked next to her friends gray Ford Escape. Sighing Alex shut the engine off and stepped out. The humid of the day gave her a rude slap in the face as she left her little cooling
chamber.
"Whats with the face?" Her friend Katie asks while stepping out of her car. Katie's' blue eyes look down on her.
"This is my normal face." Alex says as she walks toward the school.
Katie snorts, "Yeah ok for you. By the looks of it, you still have not told Derek yet." She guesses. And correctly she guesses.
Alex felt her heart skip a beat but she ignored it by quickly opening the doors to school and feeling the cool air-conditioned air welcome her. "Yeah. It's just...I mean look at them! They are perfect together. She is got it all!
The hair and the size five body. While my size thirteen body over here has nothing!" Alex complains shooting a glance over at the giggling girl who is leaning against Derek. Who is smiling his killer smile at her.
Alex looks over at Katie who rolls her eyes. "There is nothing wrong with you Alex. Hell I would choose a my size fourteen body any day over her size one. You know how annoying it would be if EVERY guy
would stare at you like meat?" Katie asks as the get to their locker.
Alex just sighed as she put in her combination. "Yeah. I am sure it could get annoying." She mutters. She switches out her books and takes another look at the boy she loves with the other girl. Her heart gave a squeeze when
she seen him bend down and kiss her. For a moment her mind wondered what it would feel like to have those lips agianst her own. Would the be soft and warm or possibly even rough and warm?
"Alex!" Katie snaps her fingers in the other girls face.
Alex blinked a couple of time noticing everbody was moving making her realize the bell rang. "Huh? Oh yeah see you later." And with that they went thier seperate ways.
While walking to class Alex looked down for just a moment only to collide with someone. Making both of them stuble back a little with an 'oof'.
"Oh my gosh! I am so sorr-" Alex stopped when she realized it was the girl that was with Derek earlier, who was now snearing.
"Watch where youre going, bitch." She snapped before walking away with the 'click clock' of her heels. Alex stood in shock watching the retreting form of the girl. When Alex got to her first hour class she sat in her assigned
seat and kept replaying what the girl said in her head over and over again. Now it would not have bothered her if it was any other person but it was the girl who Derek drove to school. Kissed in the middle of the hallway.
He would never go for a girl like that. Hell he HATED girls who were like that.
Before Alex knew it the bell rang dismissing them to second hour class. She stood in a daze and collected her belongings. Walking out of her classroom she looked to her right to make sure she would not run into queen
bitch again. When the coast was clear of her she hurriedly walked to her locker seeing Katie was already at her own and switching books out.
"Dude! You are soo not going to believe what happened to me." Alex rushed out as she put her combination in.
"You got abducted by aliens but were brought back once they realized you were annoying?" Katie asked. She closed her locker and leaned against it.
Alex rolled her eyes, "Funny but no. Queen bitch over there ran into one another and as I started to apologize she but cut me off with a sneer and, 'watch where you're going bitch.'" Alex said with a jerk of her chin to the
giggling girl all over Derek.
"Melissa. Her nam is, Melissa." Katie said. "And really? I thought Derek hated girls like that." Kaite finished shocked.
"I did too! But apparently, 'Melissa' forgot to point that out." Alex huffed and slammed her locker shut.
"apparently." Katie muttered. They both got quiet when Derek and Melissa walked by hand in hand. Derek laughing at something making Alex's heart flutter. His deep laugh rumbled in her chest.
When they passed Katie looked at Alex then back to Derek. "Ok I have to say this...he has a nice ass." Katie points out. Alex could not help but smile at her and then nod as they both watch the very nice bum walk away in
snug black jeans.
Later on throughout the rest of the day went well, and fast like always on the first days back from summer break. Alex and Katie walked were walking back to their cars, still laughing from study hall.
"Did you see his face when he caught us looking? It was hot, I mean how is that even possible?" Katie gasps between giggles as she talks about one of the very good-looking seniors that share our study hall.
Katie has the hots for him. And I dont blame her he is hot but just not my type. "I mean when Josh bent over in front and you smacked me to get my attention, by the way good smack, and we were both staring so hard
we did not notice he stood. Oh and that wink he gave us when he caught us stareing...seeexxyy." She dragged out.
"Haha! I know!" Alex laughed out again. She and Katie stopped at one another cars. They both finally stopped laughing to look around as they watched the other juniors leave as with the seniors. She spotted a familiar
broad figure walking out of the school she smiled at Derek but she felt it fall straight to a frown when she saw what was walking behind him holding his hand. Melissa walked out next to him her hair bouncing with every
getting her the attention from everyone. Derek smiled at her and gave her a small kiss to the lips. Alex started to turn in disgust but stopped short when Derek looked over at her and waved. She waved back while
he looked over at Katie and nodded to her who nodded back. Derek was always nice to Katie. When he found out they became friends in the sixth grade because their lockers were assigned next to one another. Though
he is not as close to Katie as he and Alex are of course but just enough that he already told Katie one day when the three of them were hanging together at Alex's' house one day that if she had a problem with any guy she
should tell him and he would 'take care of it.' Katie just smiled a small smile and said her thanks.
"You already know that I will kick some dudes ass for you Alex. I don't need to remind you." His icy blue eyes bored into hers. She just rolled her eyes and nodded to cover up her blushing cheeks.
Later on that night she and Katie were over at Alex's house in her room sitting on her bed and looking at her laptop while they had her iPod hooked up playing 'What Makes You Beautiful' by One Direction who might
she point out is the hottest British/Irish boy band. Alex's' parents where out for the weekend. They are staying at her moms sisters in Ohio. Both her parents and Katie's agreed Katie can stay the whole weekend, as long
as they would have Derek on speed dial. Yeah her parents approve of Derek, they almost did a happy dance when they found out he defended her that day in first grade.
"Oh its my husband singing right here." Katie points out. She stands up from the bed and starts singing, not really just mouthing the words, as Harry's solo came on.
Alex let out a whoop and laughed as her friend pointed at her when their favorite lyrics came on.
They start laughing when the song stopped filling the room with silence. Alex looked out the window when she saw headlights sweep her room. Alex looked over at her clock to see the time flash in yellow 11:00P.M. She
looked over and watched as Derek climbed out of his Camaro and look up at her. He made a motion to her telling her to open her window. When she opened it the warm night slipped in her cool room.
"Everything going alright with you two up there.?" He asked walking closer so he did not have to shout that much. Alex was fascinated the way he walked. He walked with grace like and animal careful and steady, yet ready
to strike at anything threatening.
"Oh yeah you know just listen to music doing each others hair, drooling over boys." She says smiling. She looks over at Katie who made her way over to the window as well.
"Yeah you're welcome to join us. I can do your nails while she does your makeup." Katie goes along.
"Haha. Yes I can put some brown on your eyes to bring out your blues cause, dark colors looks good on you. I-I mean in makeup term." Alex mentally kicks herself. Thankful he can't see the blush creeping up her neck she
hear Katie laugh next to her. In one swift motion Alexs' foot connected with the back of Katie's calf. She smiled satisfied when she her Katie hiss under her breath followed by a 'son of a bitch.'
Derek chuckled his deep laugh again making Alex practically swoon, "Maybe next time. I am going to bed had a long day and night, my phone is on high so if you need anything do not be afraid to call. Got me?" He
asks them both but he looks directly at Alex.
"Yes sir." She smiles and salutes.
"What she said. Night Derek." Katie said as she walked away Alex could hear her bed squeak a little as Katie sat on it.
"Night Katie. Again please call me if anything happens." Derek said in a stern voice. Alex just nodded. He stood there for about another minute looking up at her, she could faintly see his blue eyes staring at her in the dark
of the night. Giving her one last wave he turned and walked toward his house. Sighing she closed her window once he was inside.
"Alright next song. What should I play?" Katie asks as she scrolls through Alex's' iPod. "Ohhh! Yes, this one!" She says and hooks it up. A minute passes when Paradise City starts to play.
"Haha! Yes!" Alex agrees.
As they start singing Katie stops short and runs over to the window facing Derek's house. "Sweet mary mother of all that is mighty! Alexandria hurry your little ass and turn off that lamp and get over here." She commands
using Alex's full name meaning she spotted something big.
Alex did as she was told and hurriedly moved toward the window next to her friend stubbing her toe along the way. "Son of a-Sweet baby jesus!" She says once she realized what Katie called her over for.
Derek was standing in his room with nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist, hair wet and mused looking from a shower and showing off his oh so yummy body. He turns around and before the two girls know it drops
his towel revealing a very, very nice bum. As he slipped on a pair of black boxers, he stopped for a second and turned toward the window the two girls were watching from. Both girls squeaked before dropping to the
floor, them not noticing the smirk he gave when he seen them.
"Did he see us?" Alex asked, a little flushed.
"No I dont think so. No. The lights were off, duh." Katie tells Alex, though sounding like she was trying to reassure herself.
They both are quiet and just sit where they are at on the floor and listen to the come to its end. Alex broke the silence, "Well I am tired. Wanna watch a movie?" She asks.
Katie gives her a nod and the both stand slowly glancing over at the now dark room next door. Both give a sigh of relief.
"Sure. Can I pick it out?" Katie asks, while walking toward the collection of DVDs.
"Yeah. That's fine. I am going to go make some popcorn." Alex says as she walks out. She walks down the dark hallway to the stairs.
She steps down on the first step when she hears it at first. Stopping she strains her ears to listen but hears nothing. Shrugging, she finishes walking down the steps and rounds the corner to the kitchen. Practically sexually
massaging the wall for five minutes to find the light switch she finally finds it and turns it on. The sudden bright light makes her squint as she unwraped the popcorn. As she places the popcorn into the microwave she hears it the
noise. The rustling sound outside the kitchen window.
"Its just an animal, Alexandria. Sheesh get so paranoid." She mutters to herself.
The microwave goes off making her jump and press a hand to her now a mile a minute beating heart. Grabbing the bag and two bowls she hurriedly makes her way to her room where she can hear the movie already starting.
"I picked Avatar, even thought I only seen it a thousand times. Thanks." Katie says as Alex hands her a bowl of popcorn.
"That's fine. I will probably fall asleep anyways." Alex admits while munching on her popcorn.
They both focus on the movie for a while until they get to the part where the guy wakes up in the body of the avatar for the first time when Katie spoke up.
"Ok I have to say this, that ass is now burned into my memory." Katie says with a huge grin on her face.
"I agree with you one hundred percent. But seriously do you think he saw us?" Alex asks again while setting her empty bowl beside her bed.
"No, remember that's why I made you shut off the window so he wouldn't see us." Katie answers again.
Alex just mutters a 'oh yeah' before rolling over on her side. "Night." She says.
"Night." Katie replies simply still munching on her popcorn.