Thanks for all the reviews and I'm so glad you guys like the story. Here's chapter 2
Just so there's no confusion:
Deuce is played by ADAM Irigoyen
CeCe is played by BELLA Thorne
Rocky is played by ZENDAYA Coleman
Logan is played by LEO Howard
Flynn is played by DAVIS Cleaveland
Ty is played by ROSHON Fegan
Gunther is played by KENTON Duty
Tinka is played by CAROLINE Sunshine
Bella lazily sipped her cup of hot chocolate. Her tired eyes roamed around the living room, watching as her mother, Georgia, lay down on the couch still asleep. Her dirty blonde hair was tied into a ponytail, and she was in her nightgown.
If you were to look closer at her, you'd see little bruises and scratches on her face. She was sporting one black eye, and she was wearing a cast on her right hand. It bought tears to Bella's eyes and she couldn't stand it anymore.
She placed a blanket over her mother, and walked into Davis and Leo's room, where they were trying to complete a level of a video game before school with Adam. She smiled at them. All three of them made her feel safe.
Leo was always protective of her. After her abusive father had run away, Leo had taken up Karate lessons, learning how to defend himself and his family. He's become a Black Belt now, or as Davis calls him, 'practically a ninja'.
Davis is cute. He's had that same gelled up hair ever since he was little. Even though experiencing things an eleven year old shouldn't have, he's still funny,sarcastic and wise and loves Bella a lot. His nightmares are really getting out of control and he always runs to Bella because he doesn't want to wake his mother and Leo is just a real heavy sleeper.
Then Adam. Bella's best friend for a few years now. Adam can't say he's gone through what Bella has, but he does understand. Like Leo, Adam is very protective of his best friend. Since Bella has become super shy, Adam is the one who would talk for her sometimes. But he didn't mind. Bella loved Adam like she loved her brothers. As long as they were best friends forever Bella would always feel happy.
"Hey, ready to go?" Leo says, noticing her come in. Bella nodded. Davis shut off his XBox and grabbed his backpack, walking with his siblings and Adam out the of the room. Before they all went out the front door, they all took one more look at the mother. Satisfied that she was okay they walked to school.
Leo was in the lead, walking in front. Behind him was Davis listening to music via Adam's headphones, and behind him was Bella and Adam walking hand in hand. As they neared a corner they met up with Roshon, who was sitting on a low brick wall waiting for them. Then they passed an apartment where Kenton and Caroline were sitting on the steps.
That was how they always walked to school. You'd feel very sad if you saw these eight teenagers walking together. All of them have gone through so much pain and misery.
In their strange un-named country, Kenton and Caroline were to be killed because some villager said they were witches. But all the twins had done was play with some firecrackers and a cat happened to stroll by..and well, let's just say they had to escape the country immediately. Their parents were more than happy too. They hated that country because there was no goat milk or whatever. But the thing is, they had no where to run to. They knew no relatives since most of them were either in prison or dead.
But they couldn't stay there either, so they just got onto a boat and paddled their way out of the country. Kenton and Caroline never told their friends what they had encountered on their journey, but they did say it was quite scary.
Roshon desperately needs money for his aunt because she's sick and they don't have much money for medicine. He never knew his father nor mother, but his aunt told him both his parents were excellent dancers and sure enough, Roshon inherited the gift of dance. That's why he goes out to the mall or somewhere where there's a lot of people and he'd bring his stereo and dance to it. He actually makes quite a lot of money, and he's getting close to buying his aunt some medicine and a treat for himself.
Adam's eyes went from one sad friend to another. He weakly smiled and held Bella's hand tightly. As the group of teenagers walked to school, a police car drove next to them on the road.
Adam immediately stiffened, praying to whatever God he knew to not be arrested now. Or ever. But then he realised that the cops had no leads on the Irigoyen's. Adam let out a breath of relief.
Then something caught his eye.
At the back of the police car sat a girl. She had deep chocolate brown eyes, plump lips, long wavy dark brown hair, and perfect light skin. She's the most gorgeous girl Adam has ever laid eyes on. She turned her head around and both her eyes and Adam's locked. It seemed like the whole world froze as they two of them looked at each other.
Then she turned away, and world was back to normal. Adam watched the police car speed up down the road. The girl's face was fresh in Adam's mind. And he couldn't stop thinking about her.
"Hey, you alright?" Bella whispers.
Adam blinks twice and smiles at Bella. "Yeah, I'm fine."
John Hughes High School is a really big school. And it was one of the best in Chicago. Almost every kid who lived here in Illinois attended the school. The group of teens separated in the hallway. Bella and Adam weren't together until free period so they had all arranged times and looked at their schedules to see who was with her in each class. Since she was a shy person, she never communicated with anyone other than her friends and teachers.
It actually worked pretty well. As the bell rang, Adam let go of Bella's hand and gently pushed her to Caroline's side. "I'll see you at free period okay?" he says, kissing her cheek.
Bella smiled and walked off with Caroline. Adam walked off to homeroom and sat in his usual seat, back of the class. Adam didn't always pay attention in some of his classes. He would put on his headphones with his hood up and completely zone out, or he'd just draw random stuff on his notebook. Which is what he was doing now.
There was knock on the classroom door and in walked the principle. He seemed to be holding a teenage girl's hand. "Sorry to interrupt class," he says,"but we've got a new student joining our school. Come on, introduce yourself." He smiled brightly at the girl.
"Um, h-hi. My name is Zendaya."
The homeroom teacher, Ms. McCormick, smiled at the girl. "That means to give thanks in the Shona language doesn't it?"
The girl nodded. "Yup. My dad is African-American."
"Well Zendaya, I hope you get settled in well. Class be nice. It's her first day. I'll see you later Zendaya." The principle gives Zendaya a high-five. Then walks out the door.
"Okay Zendaya," says Ms. McCormick,"why don't you take a seat at the back beside the boy who never seems to pay attention." There was no response from the back row. "ADAM!" She yells.
Adam's head jerked up and he threw his pencil in surprise. He watched as it flew towards his teacher's forehead. She squeaked when it hit her. "Y-yes?"
His nose took in the smell of lilacs as the girl walked past him. She dropped his pencil on his desk. Adam looked up at her and gasped. It was the girl from the police car! And she looks even more gorgeous up close.
"T-thanks." Adam muttered.
The girl briefly nodded and took her seat. Adam's eyes lingered on her face for a little bit before returning to the page in front of him. The next thing he knew he found himself doodling her face. He made sure to add good detail on her long wavy hair. Adam was actually quite a good artist. He figured he must've got it from someone in his family.
His real family.
As the day went on, he had at least filled six pages with drawings of Zendaya. He smiled as he flipped through his notebook. He walked to the cafeteria and got in line. Today's special was Apple Parfait, and he never missed those. He got himself a tray and joined the other teenagers lined up.
He then noticed her again. Zendaya was right in front of him. She was wearing a blue jean jacket, over a pink knee high dress. It showed her long tanned legs with white socks and pink boots.
"Dude, you don't check out a girls legs in public!" Roshon laughs, coming up behind Adam. Zendaya turned around and blushed. Fortunately the line wasn't too long.
She turned around again to look at him and it was his turn to blush. "Um, I wasn't checking out your legs. I was just...merely observing your um, your boots." Adam stuttered.
Zendaya raised an eyebrow. "Uh, okay?"
Roshon chuckled and patted Adam's shoulder. "Real smooth bro." Adam shrugged Roshon's hand off and watched Zendaya walk off to a vacant table. He watched the way she pulled a stray hair behind her ear and take a long sip of her water bottle.
"Okay now your just a full on stalker." says Roshon. Adam glared back at him and got his lunch. He was thinking of joining Zendaya at her table to keep her company. But he also spotted Bella and the others on the far side of the room.
Roshon found Adam just standing in the middle of the room, so as he passed by him he gently pushed Adam towards Zendaya's table. Adam glared at Roshon's back, then turned back to the girl across from him.
"Can I help you?"
Adam shakes his head. "Uh, no. I just wanna uh, say..hi." He does a little wave. Zendaya does a little wave back. Adam thought of what to say, trying to strike up a conversation.
"So, I saw you in the back of that cop car. What did you get arrested?" He jokes.
She smiles. "No. My dad is police captain of the Chicago Police Department."
Adam stopped breathing for a few seconds. "Your dad, Curtis Coleman, is the police captain?"
Zendaya nods. Adam's heart stopped beating. Police captain? If Salvatore finds out, this girl and her family are dead. Salvatore's been thinking of showing the authorities who's boss. No one has any information yet. If Adam were to tell Salvatore he found the police captain's daughter, no doubt Zendaya would be kidnapped and held for ransom.
Salvatore can't know. But the problem is, he's got his henchmen everywhere spying on this city. And they're pretty good.
Adam knows what he has to do.
In order to keep this girl safe. He's gonna have to protect her.
When school ended, Adam sat outside waiting for his friends.
Protecting Zendaya Coleman isn't going to be an easy task. Oh no it wouldn't. But he has to. He can't imagine Zendaya tied to a chair with a dirty rag in her mouth, with Salvatore's henchmen teasing her and making her suffer.
He shuddered.
He can NOT let that happen. That's why he's making this is his own personal mission. But how is he going to protect her? Even her father can't do anything. This is just another reason why Adam hates his life. It's just a good thing Salvatore never thought about the President and his family.
He saw the police car pull up in front of the school. There was Curtis Coleman at the drivers seat. He had dark brown skin and grey short curly hair. He had a small scar on his left cheek and you could spot some wrinkles on his forehead.
But don't be fooled. He's really tough. Adam watched him on the news beat up a serial killer himself and the help of his fists of fury. He's a really tall man too. Everyone is afraid of him. Except the Irigoyen family. For some strange reason even Adam wasn't afraid.
Curtis' dark eyes searched for Zendaya. And there she was coming down the front steps of the school. Adam raised his hand and waved at her. "Bye Zendaya."
She smiled and waved back. "See ya Adam."
Adam watched her get into the car. He froze when her father's eyes glared at him. Adam thought he saw flames in those dark eyes. And he turned to look away. But he still felt the heat.
"Who was that boy?"
Zendaya rolled her eyes. "We met in homeroom. His name is Adam."
"What's his last name?"
"I don't know." She replies.
"Does he know your last name?"
"Probably."
"Then how come you don't his?"
"Dad, everyone in the United States of America knows my name."
"So?"
Zendaya sighs and gazes out the window. She was tired of these conversations everytime she moved schools. She got that her dad was overprotective of her. But he just took this to a whole new level! He got his officers to occasionally spy on her once in awhile.
Zendaya hated her life. She hated that her father is the best cop ever in the whole country, she hated that in his office he had surveillance cameras so he could see what's going in the city, and she hated the fact that there was a huge criminal out there somewhere in the mean streets of Chicago stealing money and selling illegal things etc..
She had no real friends. The only friend she had was her Giant Schnauzer of a dog named Midnight. She loved him but she just wishes she had friends who actually respond with words and not whines or barks.
"I don't want you near that boy. I don't like him. Understood?"
Zendaya turned to face her dad. "Oh come on, he seems really nice." And she really thought that. Sure she's only known him for a few minutes, but Adam did seem like a nice guy. He had warm brown eyes, and you could obviously tell he gels his hair a lot. Zendaya will admit, the way he dresses makes him look like a bad boy type.
But never judge a book by the cover right?
"I repeat, Understood?" Her dad's deep voice interrupts her thought.
Zendaya lets out a long sigh. "Yeah whatever."
"So I saw you talking to the new girl. Do you like her?" Caroline giggles, tugging on Adam's jacket.
He shakes his head. "No. I was just being friendly. First days at school aren't easy."
"She seemed okay to me. Frankie tried flirting with her and she completely brushed him off." says Kenton.
"Who's Frankie?" asks Bella.
"Some dude who calls himself a ladies man. But the only lady he's ever kissed was his grandma and even she didn't like it." Roshon chuckled, shaking his head.
"I hate that guy,"says Davis," he's bullied my entire grade and I think I might be next." said Davis.
Leo wraps his arm around his little brother. "Don't worry kiddo. If he so much as touches you, come get me and the guys." Davis smiled and fist bumped his brother.
"We really do have each other's back on things don't we." Bella whispers to Adam.
Adam smiles and entwines his fingers with Bella's. "Yeah we do. And don't ever forget that."
They all walked in a comfortable silence. Each one of them lost in thought.
