A/N-I DO NOT OWN THE NAKED BROTHERS BAND!
Hey guys!
Well, most of you wanted "Keep Your Enemies Close" so here it is!
Don't worry though, for those of you who wanted my other story "Just A Face In The Hall" to be posted it will be posted soon!
This story will switch off between Nat and Rosalina's POV but this first chapter isn't in anybody's POV.
I hope you all like this story! (:
Enjoy!
"You're such a jerk, Wolff!"
"It takes one to know one!"
"Oh don't talk about your best friends that way! I bet David, Thomas and Qaasim are much nicer than you!"
This was how their usual conversations went. Everyone knew it. Nat Wolff and Rosalina Tai hated each other. Nat Wolff was the jerk of the school, and despite his age, ruled it. And even if he was a jerk, everyone liked him. Everyone knew that you were either Nat's friend, or you were on his hit list. (Most people chose the first option.) His down side was that he always "got with" every girl in the school, and then dumped them maybe a week later for someone else. He'd break their heart, and…you don't want to know what else. He'd been with almost every girl in school because, what girl didn't want to date the most popular boy? Even older girls wanted to date Nat. But there was one girl who didn't fall for his undeniably amazing smile or his smooth sweet talk. That girl was the only one who hated him, the only one who didn't put up with his jerk-ish ways, the only one who didn't care if he hated her back. That girl was Rosalina Tai.
Because she hated him, and was perfectly content with showing it, not a day went by at Amigos High School without Rosalina and Nat having a yelling match in the hallway. And even though they yelled and screamed at each other, neither would lay a hand on the other. No one knew why it never escalated physically, but no one really wanted to see what would happen if it ever did either.
"Hate to break it to you, but I was talking about you!"
She rolled her eyes. "And I hate to break it to you but your girlfriend probably only likes you because she likes to sleep with every guy in the school!"
He glared at her. "Whatever." He pushed past her and continued down the hall.
She glared over her shoulder at him and continued walking in the opposite direction. God, she hated it when he decided to pick a fight. She hated having to even look at him, let alone fight with him. She would never understand why anyone would want to date that.
…
That night, she was at her friend's party. Almost the entire school was there, and already half the kids were out of it, passed out, or almost there. She was standing off to the side, watching a group of kids dance when someone tapped her on the shoulder from behind. She was shocked to see Nat Wolff standing behind her. "What do you want?" She asked, glaring at him and crossing her arms over her chest.
"I need a favor. A huge, huge favor."
"Why would I do you a favor?"
"I know, and I wouldn't ask if I wasn't desperate. The last thing I want is to be mistaken for a friend of yours."
"You're just giving me more of a reason to turn you down so…"
"Wait. Look, this girl is following me and she has got to go. She's been clingy and it's way too much for me."
"How would I help you get rid of her?"
"Pretend to be my girlfriend."
"Oh God no," She said, turning to walk away.
"Rosalina, wait, please," Nat said, grabbing her wrist.
"Why would I help you with your problems? What have you ever done for me? And besides that, you don't deserve it. And I'm definitely not going to help you crush some girl's heart!" She wrenched her wrist away from him and walked away.
Much to her dismay, he followed. "Rosalina, c'mon. I'll do whatever you want. I just really need this favor. You'd want to get rid of her too if you knew her."
She sighed, and looked down. Should she really do it? Maybe the "whatever you want" could be to leave her alone for the rest of her high school life. She looked up at him.
He was staring at her hopefully.
"What do I have to do?"
He gave her the undeniably amazing smile. "Half these idiots are already drunk," He said.
"What else is new?" She asked, glancing at the people surrounding them.
"So lucky for you, they probably won't remember half of this anyway."
"Remember wha–,"
She was cut off as he leaned in and kissed her. And it wasn't any ordinary kiss, he was basically making out with her. He gently pushed her up against the wall, and put a hand on her shoulder. As the minutes ticked by, she found herself slowly beginning to actually like it. Might as well make this look believable. She ran her fingers through his hair.
He pulled back after a few more minutes. He smiled at her again. "Wow, you seemed like you were actually into it."
"Yeah…well…"
"I'm going to get a drink. I'll be right back."
She watched him walk away, in a slight daze. What just happened? How did she get roped into making out with Nat Wolff? And more importantly, why did she like it?
"Hey Rosalina," Caleb, a boy who was on the football team, said, coming up to her. She could tell he was slightly drunk too, but didn't say anything about it.
"Hi Caleb."
"I saw you making out with Wolff," He said. His breath wreaked of alcohol.
"So what?"
"Maybe you and I could have some fun too…" He said, stepping closer to her.
"Um, I don't think so."
"C'mon…" He roughly pushed her against the wall and began kissing her neck.
"Caleb, stop it." She tried pushing him off.
He didn't budge.
"Caleb, cut it out! Get off me!" Rosalina yelled. She didn't like Caleb's kissing at all. He was rough and forceful, unlike Nat who was gentle and…wait. Was she actually thinking this?
Out of nowhere Nat appeared. "Hey, she said get off her!" He yelled, shoving Caleb aside.
Caleb stumbled, but didn't fall. "Maybe she likes it," He said.
"Yeah, right," Nat said.
"Maybe she wants to come back to my place so we can get to know each other better…" Caleb stroked Rosalina's cheek, causing her to flinch away.
"She said cut it out," Nat said angrily, as he punched Caleb in the nose.
This time Caleb fell to the floor, clutching his face and groaning in pain.
Nat grabbed Rosalina's hand. "C'mon, let's get out of here." He pulled her through the crowd of kids that had gathered around to see what happened. He led her out of the house and down the block. Once they were far enough away, he stopped. "Are you okay?" He asked.
"I'm fine…a little freaked out but I'm fine." She noticed his hand was bloody. "Your hand…"
Nat looked down, and hid his hand behind his back. "It's fine. I'll be fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Drop it," He told her firmly. "Did you drive here?"
"Uh…I…uh, yeah, I drove. My car is around the corner."
He shook his head and reached into his pocket. "You're not driving, I'll call my friend."
"What do you mean? I can drive. It's not like I've had anything to drink."
"You're not driving, you're too shaken up. You can get your car tomorrow."
"Says you!" She shot back. "You can't even drive yet!"
"Which is exactly why I'm calling my friend, now calm down."
Rosalina rolled her eyes and ran a hand through her hair as Nat dialed a number on his phone. How did this happen? How did she get wrapped up in this?
"Okay, thank Jess." Nat hung up his phone. "Okay, a ride's coming."
"Whoopee," She said unenthusiastically, sitting on the curb.
"Look, I'm sorry that happened," He said, sitting next to her.
"It's not your fault."
"It kind of is. If I didn't force you to help me, Caleb would've never gotten any ideas."
Rosalina shrugged. "Thanks…for defending me back there."
"It's nothing. Don't mention it…seriously."
She laughed without humor. "Oh trust me, I wouldn't dream of it."
"Maybe you're not so bad after all, Tai," Nat said, looking at her.
"Don't go all soft on me," She said. "Wouldn't it risk your reputation?" She stood up from the curb and walked down the block further.
"What are you talking about?" He asked, getting up to follow her.
"I don't know if you're aware, but you're known as the school jerk."
"I'm aware. What about it?"
"Doesn't that bother you?"
Nat shrugged, glancing at his feet. "It's just a label. I know who I really am."
"And who is that, Nat?" She asked, looking at him intently.
He shook his head. "You wouldn't understand."
"Oh really? Try me."
A car pulled up to the curb and Nat looked at her. "C'mon. Let's get you home."
A/N- So maybe I'm not getting better at endings...? But that's the first chapter!
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