Chapter 34

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"Kace, I'm gonna pop to the supermarket, do you wanna come?" Carol asked Kacey, who was watching tv on the sofa.

"No, I'll stay here." Kacey replied.

"Are you sure babe?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine, honestly." Kacey smiled.

"Okay, I shouldn't be longer than an hour." Carol kissed Kacey's forehead before leaving.

Kacey POV

I got up and got a glass of water, then walked back into the living room and continued to watch tv. I tried to distract myself from thinking about Danny, but somehow I couldn't. I was starting to regret not going to the shop with mum.

Paisley POV

The first two lessons went by really quickly. When it was break time, I kept to my word and went to go and see Kacey. I had to force Danny to stay as he really wanted to see her. I practically ran to Kacey's house, knowing time was very limited, I pressed the doorbell.

Kacey POV

The doorbell rung and I expected it to be Mum so I got up and answered it. However, it was Paisley. She smiled at me.

"Alright Kace?"

"What are you doing here? Why aren't you at school?" Kacey asked.

"I wanted to make sure you were okay." Paisley answered with a smile, walking into the house.

"Well, I'm fine, just a little upset." Kacey replied.

"Kace, I don't believe ya, you're not fine, otherwise you'd be in school." Paisley pointed out, taking a seat on the sofa.

"I felt ill." Kacey said in a small voice, knowing she couldn't fool Paisley.

"Well, good thing I'm here, to make you feel better!" exclaimed Paisley.

"I hate him, Pais." Kacey sighed sadly after a while, laying down on the sofa, her head rested on Paisley's knee.

"Aww, I'm sure you don't." Paisley said softly, stroking her hair.

"But I love him too."

"See, I thought so, Kace."

"It doesn't matter though, because if he loved me, he wouldn't have hurt me." Kacey's voice broke off in the end.

"Kace, I don't know why Danny took the drugs, but I do know he loves ya." Paisley rubbed Kacey's arm to try and calm her down.

"No, he doesn't. Because if he did, he wouldn't have done it, and I wouldn't be so upset now." Kacey started to cry.

"Aww, Kace, I'm so sorry you're feeling like this." Paisley said gently, stroking Kacey's hair.

"Why are you sorry? It's Danny that's done this." Kacey sobbed.

"There's no way I'm going back to school now, I'm gonna stay right here, with you." Paisley smiled.

"Aww, Pais, you don't have to, Mum will be home soon." Kacey answered.

"Well I'm staying until she comes back then." Paisley said firmly, showing Kacey that either way she wasn't leaving.

Paisley POV

Kace continued to cry, but silently, I could feel her tears soaking my jeans though. Just before Carol got home, Kace drifted off to sleep. I laid her down carefully and put the blanket that was hanging over the back of the sofa on her. I was about to leave when Carol arrived.

"Oh, Pais, what are you doing here?" Carol asked, slightly startled to see Paisley in the house.

"It was break time at school, I thought I'd better check on Kace and make sure she was okay." Paisley explained.

"Oh, alright, is she okay?"

"Yeah, she's asleep now, when she wakes up, tell her that if she needs anything, I'm always here." Paisley smiled.

"Of course babe, don't know what she'd do without ya. See you soon." Carol smiled back.

"Yeah, bye." Paisley waved goodbye and exited the house.

"Mate, are you and Kace okay?" Jared asked Danny, while it was break time.

"Why do you ask? Has Paisley said something?" Danny asked, on edge slightly.

"No, Kace came into our dance session yesterday in floods of tears, she said it had something to do with you." Jared explained.

"Jared, can I ask you something?" Danny asked, trying to change the subject slightly.

"Yeah, sure man, go ahead."

"You love Paisley right?" Danny asked.

"Yeah." Answered Jared, unsure of where this conversation was going.

"And she loves ya back." Danny stated, knowing full well that Paisley felt deeply about Jared.

"Yup." Jared grinned.

"But, say you did something, in the past but it comes back up to haunt you. Would Paisley be mad?"

"Firstly, it depends what it was. Secondly, yeah Pais would be mad, but she'd get over it."

"She wouldn't stop loving you?" Danny questioned.

"I doubt it, me and her have been dating for a long time. It would be hard to lose all those feelings so suddenly. Why you asking anyway?" Jared asked genuinely.

"I did something stupid back down in London, now Kacey's at home with a broken heart and it's all my fault." Danny sighed.

"What, when you's went to see your Auntie Gemma?" Jared enquired.

"No, before then, before Kace and I were together."

"Well, you obviously didn't cheat on her, so it can't be that bad. Just give Kace some space, I know that she really loves you. And like I said, it's hard to lose all those feelings so suddenly. They're still gonna be there." Jared patted Danny's back gently, before getting up.

Paisley POV

By the time I got back to school, the bell had gone five minutes ago, I had miss Mcfall now, so I wouldn't be in too much trouble. I knocked on the door.

"Come in." Audrey called.

"Sorry I'm late, miss." Paisley put on her signature sweet smile.

"You're five minutes late Paisley." Audrey informed.

"Yeah I know, that's why I just apologised for being late." Paisley answered in a 'Duh' tone. The class giggled at Paisley's comment.

"Sit down Paisley, and I expect hard work all lesson." Audrey told her.

"Okay." Paisley smiled before turning around and walking to a seat, rolling her eyes. She sat down next to Danny.

"How's Kace?" was the first thing Danny asked once Paisley was seated.

"Not too good." Paisley didn't bother to sugar coat it.

"What did she do?"

"Mostly cry, she said she hates ya," Paisley looked at Danny who's face dropped. "But, I suppose it doesn't matter seeing as she said she still loves ya." Paisley raised her eyebrow, smirking at Danny.

"She, she what?" Danny asked in shock.

"Look, don't get too excited, she's still hurting, badly." Paisley answered in a serious tone.

"She wouldn't be so upset if I went and saw her. Held her in my arms and repeatedly told her I loved her." Danny argued.

"Listen Dan, I mean what I say, and I say what I mean, give her some space, let her get over this in her own time."

"I just can stand the fact that she's hurting because of me." Danny complained.

"Dan, it's not you, it's what you did, remember that, okay?" Paisley put her head down and began her work. Unknown to Danny and Paisley, Zoe was sitting behind them and was listening to their conversation.

"Oh, how sad, Kacey's being a baby and crying over Danny." Zoe said loudly, so that quite a few people heard.

"You what?!" Paisley spat, turning around already feeling the anger in her body.

"Leave her Paisley, she's far from worth it." Danny said, grabbing Paisley's waist and pulling her back.

"Should have known to be honest," Zoe continued her voice full of amusement. "Danny is way out of Kacey's league." the whole class burst into laughter, except Danny, Paisley and the rest of the gang.

"That's funny, because your relationship didn't last very long with her either!" Danny shot back.

"Yeah, that's because I dumped her, I mean, why should I lower my standards?" Zoe had a smirk planted on her face.

"You bitch!" Paisley screamed, getting out of her seat and grabbing Zoe's hair, dragging her to the floor. The whole class ran over trying to get a good look at the violence unravelling before their eyes. Audrey ran over.

"Girls, stop this nonsense right now!" Audrey shouted, but it didn't matter, as they continued fighting and it was obvious that Zoe was losing.

"You don't know when to stop, do ya?!" Paisley yelled, her face very close to Zoe's.

"I could say the same thing about you, only your problem is that you can't say no to boys, you probably screwed Danny and that's why Kacey's upset!" Zoe was purposely trying to annoy Paisley and it definitely worked.

"Say it again! Go on, I dare ya!" Paisley was on top of Zoe, she put her arm on Zoe's neck, restricting her breathing.

"Stop, Paisley please, she can't breathe!" Audrey sounded as if she was going to burst into tears. Paisley was far too enraged to listen to Audrey's desperate cries. In the end, Jared and Danny both pulled Paisley off of Zoe, and she gasped for air like she'd been underwater for minutes.

"Cooler, now!" Audrey ordered.

"Gladly." Paisley smirked, before grabbing her bag and strutting out of the room.

"Zoe, are you alright?" Audrey rushed to Zoe's side.

"I think so, just a bit shocked." Zoe said in a small voice, trying her best to look vulnerable.

"You're buying that?!" Grace spat, glaring at Zoe.

"Grace, don't cause more trouble than there already is." warned Audrey.

"I'm just saying, Paisley better not get all the blame when it was Zoe who sparked it. Or are you too old and deaf to have heard anything she said?" Grace asked, folding her arms.

"How rude! Get to the cooler now too!"

"Pathetic." Grace muttered under her breath before grabbing her bag and walking out of the room.

Paisley POV

I walked to the cooler, okay yes, maybe almost strangling Zoe to death wasn't the best way to handle the situation. She just really gets on my nerves, she starts all sorts of shit and doesn't pay for it. And just my luck, Mr Lowsley was on duty.

"What have you done this time Paisley?" Mr Lowsley asked, it wasn't a surprise that Paisley was in the cooler.

"I got into a fight." Paisley sighed, taking a seat.

"With who?" Simon questioned.

"Zoe." Paisley rolled her eyes, and so did Simon. This was the first of many times they'd gotten into a physical fight.

"Right, so why is Zoe not here too?"

"I may have sort of strangled her, only slightly though!" Paisley quickly defended herself before Simon could explode on her.

"You what?! Paisley, you could have killed her!"

"Please, it wasn't that bad." Paisley answered, rolling her eyes in a carefree manner.

"What caused you to attack her anyway?" Simon asked, Paisley was about to answer but Grace walked in.

"Alright Sir? Pais?" Grace smiled and took a seat, looking smug.

"Babe, what did you do?" Paisley asked, turning away from Mr Lowsley.

"Stuck up for ya, told Mcfall that you can't get all the blame cos it's mainly Zoe's fault."

"Aww, really?"

"Yeah babe, of course." Grace grinned.

"Erm, let's focus here guys, you're both in serious trouble." Simon spoke.

"Yeah, we know, but the important thing is, what's gonna happen to Zoe?" Paisley asked.

"Well, what did she do?" Simon took a seat in front of the two girls.

"She said some things about Kace, accused me of sleeping with Danny and then had that annoying smug look on her face to top it all off."

"And you thought that was a good enough reason to strange her?" Simon asked, obviously wanting an answer but Grace cut in.

"Hang on, she didn't exactly strangle her, she just restricted her breathing slightly." Grace explained.

"Right, so strangled her." Simon answered, feeling as if he were talking to five year olds.

"So, nothings gonna happen to Zoe then?" Paisley asked annoyed.

"We'll sort that out later, Now Grace, you really shouldn't have answered back Miss Mcfall."

"She wasn't going to do anything to Zoe, so I told her that maybe she's too old to hear what Zoe was saying."

"That was very rude though Grace." Simon said sternly. Audrey walked in then.

"Are you dealing with these two very rude girls?" Audrey asked.

"Yes, Audrey I am." Simon replied, thinking that it was obvious.

"Paisley should be excluded, right now! She arrives late to my class and oh, did she tell you that she strangled Zoe?"

"Yes, she did." Simon sighed, already starting to get annoyed by Audrey.

"And then Grace, being completely rude and-"

"Yes Audrey, I know! The girls have told me what's happened and I'm dealing with it. Don't you have a class to teach?"

"Yes, yes. I'll be going now." Audrey stuttered, turning to leave the room.

"And send Zoe down here, please." requested Simon.

"But why?" Audrey whined.

"Because, she has as much to do with this as Grace and Paisley do."

Paisley POV

Miss Mcfall looked defeated and turned around and left to go and get Zoe. She better get in a lot of trouble! The good thing about Mr Lowsley is that he listens to both sides of the story, not like Miss Mcfall who only cares about who looks the most vulnerable. Zoe walked in then, taking a seat.

"If I've come here to listen to her apology, I don't want to hear it, I want it in writing." Zoe said smugly.

"Enough with the attitude, Miss Foster. Now, answer me this, did you in any way provoke Paisley?"

"No." Zoe answered, smirking at Paisley, hoping she'd lash out and hit her again.

"What?! Sir she's lying!" Grace exclaimed.

"Don't worry Grace, because I can always go to your class and ask them what they saw. And let's hope for your sake Zoe, that they didn't hear what you said."

"Sir, that's like blackmail!" exclaimed Zoe pathetically.

"No it's not, just tell me the truth."

"Okay okay, I said some things that probably annoyed a few people, then some stuff to Paisley. But she should control herself and not strangle me!"

"No, you need to learn to control your mouth!" Simon shot. "You're all going to be punished, you have a lunchtime detention."

"Okay." sighed Paisley. Grace and Paisley got up and headed for the door.

"No confrontation in the corridors girls!" Simon warned, Zoe left a little after the two girls had.

Kacey POV

When I woke up, mum was back home, she smiled at me.

"You feeling any better now?" Carol asked.

"A little, how long has Paisley been gone?"

"Quite a while now, are you hungry? Do you want me to make you anything?"

"No, I'm alright." Kacey smiled weakly.

"Paisley said that if you need anything, she's always there." Carol told Kacey.

"Aww, that's nice." Kacey smiled to herself.

"Yeah, it is. So, do you think you're going to go into school tomorrow?"

"Yeah, maybe." Kacey answered.

"Good." Carol smiled.

Paisley POV

Luckily the detention only lasted fifteen minutes, Once we were allowed to go, Grace and I headed to the canteen. We sat down with our mates.

"Hiya guys." Paisley smiled.

"Hi you psychopath." Harley joked.

"Oi, don't call me that!" Paisley laughed.

"It's true though, Pais. You're flaming crazy!" Jasmine exclaimed.

"Hey, she was sticking up for Kace, what's wrong with that?" Grace defended Paisley.

"Exactly." Paisley agreed.

"Pais, people are going around saying that you almost killed her!" Jasmine hissed.

"Almost? Hmm, well I probably should have tried a little harder then." Paisley looked smug.

"Paisley, are you okay?" Danny asked worried.

"God, guys I'm only playing with ya! I was just so angry I didn't even think about what I was doing, I know it were wrong to strangle her, okay?" Paisley looked at all her mates, waiting for a reply.

"She kind of deserved it any way." Jasmine smirked.

"Now to the bigger picture, what the hell has happened between you and Kace?" Grace asked Danny.

"Nothing." shrugged Danny.

"So, what was Zoe going on about then?" Lula asked.

"Dunno, the girl's crazy isn't she." Danny answered, already not liking all the attention on him.

"Guys, stop interrogating him." Jared spoke up on behalf of his mate.

"Look, Dan, we just wanna know so it's not too awkward when Kace comes back." Harley said.

"Okay, Kacey and I are not dating anymore, and we probably won't again. Happy now?!" Danny shouted. There was silence for a few minutes before Paisley started laughing.

"What's so funny, babe?" Jared asked.

"This! This whole situation. I've strangled someone today, you's are here interrogating Danny and it's just kind of funny."

"How?" Danny asked, his voice still laced with anger.

"Look at us, we're all friends yet we've had crushes on one another, screwed one another, or we date," What Paisley was saying was correct. Grace had a crush on Danny, Jasmine and Harley were sex buddies even though they're not in an actual relationship. Jared and Paisley date, and Danny and Kacey dated. "What I'm trying to say is, we don't have to worry about if it'll be awkward when Kace comes back, because we're all mates, okay?"

"That was strangely beautiful." Jasmine laughed.

"Why thank you." Paisley put on a posh voice.

Paisley POV

After lunch, all of us, except Danny and Lula of course, had a dance practice with Miss Raine. While she was working with Grace and Abigail, Harley and I sat down to get a drink of water.

"Great news isn't it?" Harley spoke, excitement in his voice.

"Sorry?" Paisley asked confused.

"About Kace and Dan." Harley explained.

"How?" Paisley asked rolling her eyes.

"Kace is now single, that means I could have another chance with her." Harley exclaimed excitedly.

"Seriously Harls? You're not over her? It's been like four months."

"So?" Harley challenged.

"So, what are you gonna tell Jasmine?" Paisley answered.

"Excuse me?" Harley asked, sounding surprised.

"Oh don't play dumb Harls, I know you two have been back on the sex game." Paisley raised her perfectly groomed eyebrow.

"What?! Jas and I haven't been doing anything." Harley defended.

"Harls, I'm not having a go. You obviously have feelings for both of them. You like Jasmine when you want some pleasure so you just call her and she'll drop to her knees giving you what you want. Or, if you're in the mood for cuddling and snuggling, then that's when you like Kace."

"That's not true." Harley said, even though it was true.

"Kace thought she was in love with ya, but she were wrong. Because she's in love with Danny, and you can't change that."

"So why aren't they together then?" Harley persisted, clearly not wanting to give up.

"They're just on a little break." Paisley answered, before getting up and walking over to Jared.

Kacey POV

Dyn came home, bringing Kevin with her. Mum said she was gonna order pizza. Paisley phoned me to check on me.

"Hey, how you feeling?" Paisley asked.

"Okay, I guess." Kacey responded.

"Good, so listen, so much has happened at school today!" Paisley exclaimed.

"Yeah? What's happened?" Kacey asked, happy that they weren't talking about Danny.

"Well, I got into another fight." Paisley started.

"With who?" Kacey asked even though she had a faint idea of who it'd be.

"Zoe." Paisley said sheepishly.

"Zoe, again?! Pais, how much damage did you do?" Kacey half laughed.

"Damage? Me?" Paisley replied sarcastically.

"I know you Pais." Kacey said.

"Okay, so I kind of strangled her." Paisley stifled back a laugh.

"Strangled her?! Pais, you're crazy!"

"It wasn't like I proper strangled her, I was on top of her and I put my arm across her neck and pushed down on it slightly."

"Oh, okay, that just makes it so much better!" Kacey exclaimed sarcastically.

"Shut up." Paisley laughed.

"So, was that all the drama?"

"Um, no, on a more serious note, everyone knows about you and Dan."

"What?! How?" Kacey asked, suddenly her heart rate increased.

"Danny and I were talking in history, and Zoe was flaming listening, and she ranted it out to the whole class." Paisley explained.

"I can't believe her! Great, so now everyone knows my business!"

"It's not like I didn't make her pay for it though." Paisley added.

"So everyone knows about the drugs?"

"No, they just know you're not together, look Kace please don't worry babe, it's sounds worse than it really is."

"Okay." Kacey sighed.

"I'm gonna go now, I'll see you tomorrow, yeah?"

"Maybe." Kacey teased.

"I'll drag you to school if I have to!" Paisley laughed.

"Whatever, bye."

"Bye." Paisley hung up, and Kacey put her phone down, getting up and going downstairs.

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