Jealous Minds Think Alike

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Roxy let out a silent laugh behind me and wrapped her arms tighter around my waist, leaning up to bend her face into my neck so that I could feel her lips grin against my skin

"That's the famous Kelly?" she asked looking up at Celia with an amused grin.

I ignored her and watched Kelly slowly approach us, looking like she wanted to snap Roxy's arms off. I considered maybe getting up and sitting in my own chair. But then again why should I? I wasn't with Kelly. She didn't own me. And by getting up I'd only make it look like I still had feelings for her. Which I didn't.

Liar, my mind sang while my eyes reluctantly left Kelly and settled back on Roxy when she leant up to my ear. I didn't care what my stupid brain told me. I was refusing to let Kelly in again.

"Hey belle?" Roxy whispered pulling me down to her with a small smile, "Big news, she doesn't scare me"

I laughed at her and smacked her arm

"So why am I summoned here Fritton?"

I looked up at the sound of her voice, it was tired and cracked like she hadn't used it in a while. Although her face refused to show any emotion her eyes held tiny sparks of fury as she looked down at us. I gave her a cold stare back and pointed at Lucy's computer with a grim smile

"Care to explain?"

She frowned at me before turning to the computer screen, her eyes deepening with concentration as she watched the intruder walked quickly down the school's long drive. I watched her intently, searching for any signs of recognition or guilt in her expression while she watched the man get closer. It was a wasted effort though. Like aunty Kelly had perfected her pokerface. I wouldn't be guessing the truth from her mask anytime soon.

"Who is he?" she muttered to herself reaching across Lucy for the mouse and clicking on another camera link. I frowned at her. She didn't know him?

"You don't know?" I asked keeping the accusing bite out of my voice and matching her small smirk with my own impatient smile. Her eyes grazed over me quickly, switching behind me to Roxy before looking away, disgusted. I narrowed my eyes at her. What was with that?

Then it hit me. On the roof I'd basically told her I'd found someone else, and now I was sat on the lap of a girl she didn't know. I couldn't stop a smile rising on my lips. Kelly was jealous. Even after all this time she couldn't handle seeing me around other girls. It was kind of cute

Cute? Get a grip Annabelle!

I shook my head and focused back in on the conversation Kelly was having with Lucy, frowning when she suggested someone go out and scout aound in the grounds

"And get attacked by that brute? I don't think so. None of these girls are going out there" I told them firmly.

The girls nodded at the authority in my voice, knowing better than to disobey and smiling with relief at not having to leave the dorm. Kelly however looked back at me with a smug smile

"Good thing I'm here then. Sit tight girls"

She straightened up and turned around to leave. My hand snapped out suddenly, surprising both of us, and wrapped around her wrist to hold her back. She looked down at my hand then up at me with a confused tilt of her head. I scrambled around in my mind for a good enough excuse to give. The truth was I wasn't sure why I'd done it. Maybe it was because I didn't like the idea of sending her out on her own against this strange man. I avoided her sudden smug smirk knowing she was speculating it. I looked away from her widening smile, wanting to punch it off her face.

I'm getting way too aggressive lately...

I looked up at her smile again and rolled my eyes...Then again I doubt it counts as aggressive if it's her I'm killing...I felt Roxy's arms flex around me and grinned to myself. I knew exactly how to wipe that smirk off her smug face. I let go of her wrist, trying hard not to smile at the flash of disappointment in her eyes when my fingers left her skin, and dropped it down to tap Roxy's knee. Kelly's eyes grew even colder

"Hey Rox can you play that song you wrote the other day? About that girl?" I asked turning back to her with a pleading pout. She grinned at me and nodded, eager as ever to show off. I climbed off her lap and stood up, turning my back on Kelly and watching Roxy pick up her guitar

"It plays guitar? Brilliant" I turned back to hold a hand up at her in warning with a glare

"Jealous?" Roxy called to her before striking a chord.

Kelly scoffed at her and crossed her arms over. She gave Roxy a pointed glare, silently telling her to get on with it. I held in a smug smile and turned around again as Roxy started playing, only too aware of how close Kelly stood. I could practically feel her chest rise and fall as she breathed in. I repressed a shiver and focused back on Roxy, only just noticing that she'd started singing and was already on the first chorus

Kelly got bored halfway through and bent back down to the computer, her eyes narrowing at the man. She'd occasionally swear under her breath as he dodged yet another trap and carried on getting closer to us with every second. I couldn't help but smile at her. She'd left this place behind sure, but even after all this time away and with no real ties to it anymore she was still willing to protect it.

You might wear the badge Fritton, but she's the real head girl here

"Will you knock it off with that bloody song already? I'm trying to concentrate!"

"Why? Your mate there knows his way around, he's not likely to get lost" Roxy snapped back at the ex head girl continuing with her playing.

I flinched at Kelly's replying glare, the fury in her murderous dark gaze was enough to send a violent shiver up my spine. I stepped forward between the pair of them with my arms spread out to keep them apart. Kelly shot me a furious frown. Did she think I was standing up for Roxy? I sighed. Kelly shook her head disbelivingly before turning back to the computer and ignoring us completely. I let out a silent breath of relief, thanking every star I could name that Kelly had backed off. I'd seen enough of Taylor and Andrea's fights in the past to know the damage it caused. If Kelly and Roxy had clashed I'm pretty sure one of them would have left the school in a box.

"You should learn how to chill out Kelly"

I turned back to shoot Roxy a warning look. She nodded at me and lowered her eyes back to her guitar, playing despite Kelly's continuous murderous glances. I sighed. Roxy was doing it on purpose to provoke the ex head girl. Beside her Celia laughed and we all looked up in time to see her throw back a couple of pills with a lazy smile while holding one out in her palm to Kelly. I rolled my eyes and turned my attention back to the computer, catching Kelly do the same. I smirked at that. We were too alike sometimes

She's still beautiful, I silently sighed to myself and ran my eyes all over her while she leant down to peer at the computer screen, a small frown marring her face. I'd always hated seeing her frown. It didn't look right on her. Kelly was the sort of person who lit up the entire building with her smile. She shouldn't be allowed to not wear one.

Someone's still whipped, my mind teased while my eyes rolled over the smooth arch of her back to her pale neck. Her hair, considerably longer now, hid most of it from view but my gaze still seemed to burn through it while my mouth watered slightly at the thought of tasting her skin. I shook myself and forced my eyes away to look at something else. Anything else besides Kelly. I felt a frown tug at my mouth when she shifted slightly making her hair fall away and reveal three scratches running along the nape of her neck. How had that happened? I searched back through my memory, forcing it to go back to the conversation on the roof. I was pretty sure they weren't there then. Roxy kicked my shoe and I looked away fromKelly to give her a questioning frown. She simply grinned back at me before singing her next verse. I wasn't really listening though, I was far too busy trying to figure out what had caused those scratches on Kelly's neck.

"If you don't knock it off with that moronic music I'm going to wrap that guitar around your bloody head!"

I jumped at the sound of Kelly's voice and looked down at Roxy as she put her guitar up, watching Kelly cautiously incase she tried to make good on her promise to destroy it. My eyes flitted back to the ex head girl, giving her a confused but mostly angry stare. What had sparked that one? Celia caught my gaze and shrugged. Kelly let out a deep breath before looking back at Lucy and asking what traps were where outside.

Chelsea strode in while they were going through the first year's puddle prank, looking confident and bright as ever. I gave her a small smile when she took in Roxy's glaring at Kelly's turned back before shifting her eyes to the ex head girl herself. I watched with narrowed eyes when the totty's smile widened and a tiny blush worked its way onto her cheeks. Why was she looking at Kelly like that? I could feel something nudging my brain, trying to get me to fit the pieces together but I didn't want to. I didn't want to even consider Kelly had done something that bad, just to get back at me. So I buried my anger and gave the totty a friendly smile that cut the corners of my mouth, while silently trying to murder them both with my mind.

Kelly turned back to me with a tired smile, one that dropped the instant she saw Chelsea standing beside me. I watched her eyes cut between us before a flash of guilt and regret ran through her dark eyes. It was all I needed to move back and sit back on Roxy's lap, giving her a wide grin as she wrapped her arms around me again. Obviously she'd picked up on the awkward tension between the three of us and wanted to rub it into Kelly's face. I watched fury return to Kelly's expression while I moved my hands down to play with Roxy's on my stomach

"I need to talk to you" Kelly told me, her voice wavering out of control when I twisted my fingers through Roxy's, "Now Belle. And without the monkeys" she added looking up at all the girls with a threatening dark look.

The girls shifted under her glare, not sure whether to obey the ex head girl or their current one. I let out a sarcastic laugh and looked up at her with a shake of my head

"You don't get to talk to my girls like that, Kelly. Now do us all a favour and leave"

"Drop dead Fritton" she snarled back bending down to the screen.

I leapt to my feet and shoved her, putting all my insecure anger into the push so that it forced her to stumble sideways. She caught herself and let out a long breath before turning back and stepping up so that we were almost chest to chest, the warmth of her body sending my mind into overdrive. I watched her breath deeply in and out while her hands shook by her side. She looked absolutely furious. Her eyes snapping behind me told me Roxy had climbed out of her seat to back me up while Chelsea placed a hand around Kelly's wrist. We both ignored them, too busy staring each other down. I watch the anger set fire to the black in her eyes as she glared at me, and I couldn't help but think that I was going to die