''Isaac! Over here!'' I called as I saw the tall boy looking at his old table in the cafeteria. I guess he didn't think he should sit with me because of the twins, but they're all gonna have to get over it. I could see Isaac's face visibly light up when I called him over, apparently glad he didn't have to sit alone. As he started walking over, I saw the quick jerk of his old table's heads now looking in my direction. Allison furrowed her brows in confusion. Lydia's mouth downturned at the corners. Stiles' jaw noticeably dropped. Scott had fire and hatred behind his eyes. I could almost feel the flames as we looked each other in the eye from across the cafe. When Isaac reached our table, I shot Scott a smooth wink and scooted over for Isaac to slide in.
We sat in silence for a few minutes. The twins were unbelievably tense, so much so that even the human eye could tell. Isaac had his head down slowly picking at his food to pass the time. I couldn't believe that they couldn't just get over their issues already.
"What are you laughing at?'' Ethan asked, glaring at me.
"You three idiots! Look, it really doesn't matter anymore that they got you detention and locked you in the closet,'' I said, looking at Isaac. I could see Aiden's lips curl into a smile at the memory. ''And you two need to get over him messing with your precious motorcycles!'' I said to the twins. Now it was Isaac's turn to relish in the memory. Still neither party responded to my statement, and the silence began again.
"Blair's right,'' Ethan finally said, dropping his fork to his tray. ''It's all in the past and since we obviously aren't getting rid of you anytime soon, I'm willing to call a truce,'' he concluded, holding his hand out. Isaac stared at it as if it were coated in a skin-disintegrating acid for a minute before finally reaching his hand up and shaking Ethan's, officially calling a truce between the two. Aiden scoffed and Ethan and I shot him a death glare.
"Aiden, get over yourself, okay? You're now the only one still holding a grudge for petty problems,'' Ethan said, causing Isaac and I to crack up at Aiden's expression. Ethan was never really one to stand up against his brother, so this act of defiance came as an absolute shock to Aiden, which was completely priceless. His jaw had dropped for a second, but he quickly regained it and shot Ethan a 'we'll talk later' look before getting up from the table and leaving.
"So immature," I mumbled as we started eating our lunches again.
"So you ready for the meet today, Isaac?" Ethan questioned, trying to make small talk I guess. But hey, whatever works.
"Yeah, I'm ready. Too bad Aiden won't be there,'' he responded. I was honestly taken aback by what he said for two reasons.
"Wait, why won't Aiden be there and why do you care anyway?" I questioned, suspiciously.
It was Ethan who responded to the first question, ''The idiot's failing like three classes, which means athletic suspension."
Isaac nodded his head, "Yeah, and as much as I hate to say it, he is our best runner. Probably because he's the only one of us that will actually risk exposing ourselves by being noticeably a lot better than everyone else.'' I scoffed at this. Of course Aiden didn't care about that as long as he was the one coming out on top. "Typical Aiden," I mumbled under my breath before getting up to throw away my trash and go to next period.
"So am I punished to the backseat again?'' Aiden called out as I walked up to my car at the end of the day. "Cause ya know, I really don't mind the backseat,'' he started, wrapping his arm around my waist pulling me close to him and whispering in my ear, ''as long as you're back there with me.''
"Why can't you act like this with Isaac around? I mean, sure you're obnoxious now but at least you talk."
"Uh Blair, I'm not sure if you've forgotten, but Ethan is the gay one, so obviously I wouldn't act like this around Isaac." I laughed and rolled my eyes at him as we got in the Prius and pulled away from the school.
"You know what I mean, Aid. Why can't you just get over your past problems with Isaac like Ethan did?"
"Because Ethan isn't completely jealous of him." My jaw literally dropped at Aiden's confession.
"You're jealous?! Are we talking about the same Isaac Lahey here, Aid? Ya know, the orphan beta who goes into fits of PTSD every time he's in an enclosed space? Because that doesn't seem like much to be jealous of..."
"I'm jealous of how you're acting with him. I mean you barely give me the time of day sometimes, but you're all over Isaac babying him all the time now." I honestly couldn't believe what I was hearing!
"I don't baby him! I just had to get him to join our pack someway and his mind was craving comfort! So that's what I gave him!"
"Well he's already in the pack now, so why are you still coddling him like some infant?"
"Maybe because I actually have human emotions and sympathize for him?"
Aiden snorted at that, "You're getting soft, aren't you? Falling for our enemy? At this rate, I won't be surprised when you start to feel bad for Derek too."
"Kill him! Do it now or I kill him and you!"
"Victor! Stop it! He didn't do anything wrong! I'll leave with you! I'll do whatever you want! Just let him go!"
"You're right...He didn't do anything wrong, you did! Now you have to learn your lesson so this little mistake never happens again,'' he yelled, tightening his grip on Alexander's neck before throwing the bruised and bloodied boy at my feet.
''I'm so sorry, Alex..." I whispered as I drew my hand back. The look in his eyes was pure, honest terror. Usually, when I had seduced a man and the time had come to kill him, he was still under my spell and didn't fear the death that was imminent. But in this case, I hadn't kept Alexander under my spell the whole time. He hadn't fallen in love with me against his will like the others. We had fallen in love quickly and truly. I tried clearing that from my mind to no avail. I knew I had messed up. I wasn't supposed to love anyone, let alone my victims. This was all my fault and now it was my problem to solve. I looked into his terror filled eyes once more and let a tear fall from mine as I swung my hand forward, tearing deep into his throat.
"Get out," I demanded as I pulled the car over to the side of the road. He looked at me with narrowed eyes, but there was shock behind them also.
"Stop being so emotional, Blair. Just get back on the road and drive."
"I said get out!" I yelled, my hands gripping the wheel so hard it nearly cracked in half. "Now!" I saw him shake his head out of the corner of my eye before opening the door and stepping out. I sped off quickly, kicking up gravel as my tires screeched against the dirt road. Evidently, I got back to the apartment in record time from driving close to 100 mph down all the back roads.
The second I stepped in the apartment, I ran to my room and changed into my yoga capri pants and a sports bra and went to the training room. I needed to get the memories cleared from my head again and the only way I knew how was working them out. In a little under an hour, I had broke a few knuckles bones, destroyed the punching bag, and was now up to one of the highest settings on the treadmill.
"Real classy, Blair. Do you even want to know how many homeless men or drug addicts tried to mug me when I was walking down the alleys?" Aiden said as he walked into the training center to find me drenched in sweat.
"I guess you learned your lesson then,'' I casually replied.
"My lesson? I didn't know there was one to learn. All I know is that you went all crazy bitch on me and made me walk home," he growled out as he slammed the 'stop' button on the treadmill, causing me to fly forward at the sudden stop of speed. The only good thing about having him here at this moment was that he caught me before I could fly over the treadmill to the concrete floor. Actually, if he wasn't here at all that wouldn't have happened in the first place.
"Whatever, Aiden. Forget about it."
"No, Blair. I'm tired of you being so freaking mysterious about every single thing. I know next to nothing about you, which doesn't feel very safe to start with. Then I see you and Deucalion plotting without the rest of the pack and you bring Isaac in? What the hell is that? And now, I saw one little criticizing thing to you and you act all crazy and kick me out. Pack members are supposed to trust each other, and as much as I may like you, I don't trust you."
"Well maybe I don't trust you either, Aiden! Maybe that's why I'm not opening my personal life up to you! Did you ever think about that?!"
"Yeah, I actually did. But frankly, I don't think I've done anything for you not to trust me. In fact, I've tried to help you multiple times and you just shut me down every single time!" I knew he was right. I couldn't argue that. I just didn't want to trust him and get close to him. I know I'll have to leave at some point, and I know I couldn't leave him behind if I got to know him. "Blair, I don't want to fight with you. I really don't. It's just hard to accept that I barely know you and now you're already turning my world upside down..."
"I'm so sorry, Aiden..." I'm so sorry, Alex. "I'm just trying to survive here..."
"I know. I know you're scared of something, and I just wish you'd open up to us, or at least me, and accept the help you're offered."
"I'm trying, Aiden. I really am. That's why I'm here. Deucalion is helping me. I just have to help him too...I don't want to flip your world, but I had to do it. I had to bring Isaac in. It's what Deuc wanted, and I owe it to him."
"I wasn't completely talking about Isaac joining the pack being what flipped my world. I was talking about you. Not your actions, just you in general..." No, this cannot be happening again. No no no no no.
"I don't know how I ever lived without you, Blair..." Alex sweetly whispered in my ear as we laid curled up in each other's arms. "Ever since I met you, my life has changed in every way possible. It's been completely turned upside down, and I love every second of it."
"Blair, are you okay? Did I say something wrong...?" Aiden timidly asked.
"No. Uh, no, you didn't say anything wrong. I'm fine," I muttered out with my head down, trying to hold back any tears that were threatening to form. I felt Aiden's hand slip under my chin as he gently lifted my head to face him. I could sense what he was about to do probably before he even actually knew what he was doing. His face was slowly inching towards me as if he was making sure it was okay with both of us. Before even I knew what I was doing, my hand was rested on his cheek as he brought his lips to mine so softly it felt as though it never happened at all. "Aiden...we can't..." I whispered.
"Trust me, Blair. Just have a little faith in me and yourself," he whispered back before connecting our lips again. My body felt as if it it was on fire. I hadn't kissed anyone like this since Alexander or even before him. I never let myself feel like this for another person, but right now it felt so right even though my mind was screaming how wrong it truly was.
I felt a cold rush of air where Aiden's lips had been on my mouth as he started kissing his way around my jaw and neck. Each kiss received left a tingling sensation behind in its wake. I was starting to breathe heavier, overwhelmed by what was going on and the feelings it was bringing with it. Aiden stopped for a minute to look up into my eyes. His mind was hazy and I could tell how hungry he was for this. I don't know what he saw in mine, but his face softened entirely before he placed another gentle but passionate kiss on my lips. "Do you trust me?" he whispered into my ear, hot breath flooding over it. All I could do was nod my head quickly and kiss him again. At this point, I felt as though I had no control over my body or mind. I imagine this is what it feels like for those I put under my spell. I knew what was happening, but I couldn't clearly comprehend any of it. It was like being under anesthesia, but not enough to fully put you out. I felt his hands rubbing up and down my sides. I felt him placing kisses all over my chest and then hoisting my body up into his arms while he secured me between his body and the wall. My hands reached over without my will and pulled his shirt over his head then went for his belt buckle. He returned the favor by slipping down my capri pants and underwear in one fluid swipe. Before I knew it, I was moaning out his name in gaspy breaths. I felt a tightening burn in the pit of my stomach. I knew what it meant and I couldn't control it. Everything went blurry then dark as my body completely gave out and I fell limp into his arms.
I woke up a little later in my bed. I was in a pair of shorts and a baggy shirt which I knew was not mine. Aiden, I thought, as the scent from it traveled up to my nose. Then I remembered. Aiden. I had sex with Aiden. Oh. My. God.
"You're up," I heard a male voice comment as my door opened then shut again. It was none other than Aiden who sat on my bed next to me. He had a coffee in his hand and placed another on my nightstand. "Want any?" he asked, holding the large black mug out to me. I nodded my head and sat up, shakily taking the mug from his hands. The hot liquid felt incredible streaming down my throat, awakening my dulled senses, as much as they could dull anyway.
We sat in silence for a few minutes before he cleared his throat and spoke. "Blair, I uh wanted to apologize for before..." Apologize? Why would he apologize? "I shouldn't have pushed you into it..."
"Aiden, stop. You didn't. I wanted it just as much as you did." He looked at me as if he were unsure whether to believe me or not.
"I just thought that maybe you were too overwhelmed and panicked and that's why you blacked out..." I smiled to myself a little, knowing that he was concerned.
"No, it's just that...uh well I'm not used to doing ...that...with someone who I actually care about. It's a lot more for your senses to take in when you actually have feelings for the person. Every other time I've had sex, it was just to gain power over the guy, ya know? To do my job and all that...'' I saw Aiden's face drop and scrunch up that, clearly he didn't like that I did that, neither do I. "I don't want this to change things between us, Aid," I admitted. Sex always somehow had a way of changing the dynamic of a relationship. One person always cared more than the other. One person always got hurt.
He smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry, B. It won't, trust me." If only I could.
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