Why couldn't he just punch the boy's face in? Why did Allana just have to step in the way? Didn't she think he could handle himself? Maybe he couldn't, that wasn't the point. It was none of her business. His thoughts stopped as he found Rogue sitting on the hood of his car. What should he say to her? How would he explain his being there? She didn't seem to notice him. As if she were deep in thought. She looked up at him and sighed deeply. His heart started to pulsed faster than normal. She looked so sad.
"Ah'll get Allana." Rogue whispered sliding off the hood and handing him the keys. He nodded and got inside the car. He just prayed that Allana didn't say anything, at least in front of Rogue.
Not a minute later Rogue came running out and jumped in the car. Before he could open his mouth she simply yelled, "Drive." He didn't question her and started the car and pulled out of the parking lot. The last thing he saw was Allana and Peitro running out.
Neither said anything for a long time. Why was she so upset? Is this the part where he held her close and told her everything was going to be okay? Did Peitro do something? Man, he should have knocked him out when he had the chance. The silence was getting to him so he finally broke it.
"What happened back there?" He glanced over at Rogue.
"It was a bet... it was all a bet." She mumbled as she brushed at a tear.
"What was a bet?" He was confused.
"Peitro nevah liked me. It was just a bet between him and Allana." She sounded as if he wasn't even there. Like she was talking to himself.
"They made a bet?" He was even more confused. How could Allana do that to her? He thought that she wanted to help Rogue. Had this been for the purple haired girl's sick-twisted amusement? Was this some kind of joke on him too? He could understand Allana wanting to mess with him... but why Rogue?
"Ah thought she was mah friend... how could she do this to me?" She was getting even more upset and Scott was getting even angrier.
"Some friend." He mumbled more to himself then to her. First she tells Rogue there's no hope, next she's playing jokes on her. To think he was actually starting to be fond of her aggravating way of protecting him from himself.
"Yeah, some friend," Rogue echoed as they pulled into the mansion's drive. "Her and Peitro making bets 'bout me. Ah was so stupid to think that Peitro actually liked me."
"I should have punched him when I had the chance." Scott blurted out loud.
"What were ya doin' there anyway? How did ya get there?" Rogue turned to face him.
"I took Tobias's car... I left the keys for Allana on the table." He hesitated not wanting to answer her other question.
"And why were ya there?"
Um..." Oh crud. How did he explain this? Should he lie? It was certainly was far better than the truth. Which was, that he was spying on her. "I was hungry... I... I went to get something to eat." He sputtered lamely as he opened the door to the car ready to escape.
"The last thing Ah need, Scott, is another lie." Her hollow voice stopped him from moving any further from the car.
"Truth?" She nodded and he sighed practically slamming the door shut, "I was spying."
"Ya were spyin'?" She looked at him questioningly.
"I didn't want to see you with Peitro, because I..." He trailed off. Exactly how did he explain why he didn't want to see her with Peitro? Of course he liked her... but he couldn't out right tell her that... Anything else would look like he was trying to control her. Again.
"Because ya...?"
"Because..." He strained his mind for anything else to say besides that he liked her. Suddenly Tobias's car pulled up beside his with Allana behind the wheel. Thankful for the distraction, but not for the way it came, Scott sighed with relief.
"Rogue, we need to talk," Allana started.
"Ah think enough was said don't ya, Scott." She hopped out the car and headed into the mansion. Allana jumped out of the car and started to go after her, but Scott who had already gotten out of his car, grabbed her by the arm and pulled her back to face him.
"Rogue told me what happened." Scott knew that his tone was harsh, but he was angry.
"It's not what you think." She wasn't even looking at him rather where Rogue had gone.
"Oh it's not? Then what is it?" He unconsciously tightened his grip on her arm. She looked at him with a mixture of annoyance and pleading.
"You don't know what's going on, Scott."
"I know that Rogue is upset, that's all I need to know." He spat.
"Before you get angry, you should get the facts." She yanked her arm out of his grip.
"And the facts are what exactly? That you made a bet with Peitro about Rogue?" He crossed his arm.
"Nothing I say will make you understand so I'm not even going to try." She looked back at front door.
Scott's mind reeled. No lame excuses. She wasn't going to fight with him. Now, more than ever he was confused. Exactly what was happening? Allana gave him one final look than ran to the front door. He shook his head and ran after her, determined to figure it out.
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J.C. Thomas here... I know... a little out of pattern, but do you understand why I did it like this? Jessie helped me with this... in fact all of this chapter... hehe... anywayz... Scott is not happy with Allana... Do any of you think that this was just a trick or something more? Hmmm... we'll have to see... Later!
"Ah'll get Allana." Rogue whispered sliding off the hood and handing him the keys. He nodded and got inside the car. He just prayed that Allana didn't say anything, at least in front of Rogue.
Not a minute later Rogue came running out and jumped in the car. Before he could open his mouth she simply yelled, "Drive." He didn't question her and started the car and pulled out of the parking lot. The last thing he saw was Allana and Peitro running out.
Neither said anything for a long time. Why was she so upset? Is this the part where he held her close and told her everything was going to be okay? Did Peitro do something? Man, he should have knocked him out when he had the chance. The silence was getting to him so he finally broke it.
"What happened back there?" He glanced over at Rogue.
"It was a bet... it was all a bet." She mumbled as she brushed at a tear.
"What was a bet?" He was confused.
"Peitro nevah liked me. It was just a bet between him and Allana." She sounded as if he wasn't even there. Like she was talking to himself.
"They made a bet?" He was even more confused. How could Allana do that to her? He thought that she wanted to help Rogue. Had this been for the purple haired girl's sick-twisted amusement? Was this some kind of joke on him too? He could understand Allana wanting to mess with him... but why Rogue?
"Ah thought she was mah friend... how could she do this to me?" She was getting even more upset and Scott was getting even angrier.
"Some friend." He mumbled more to himself then to her. First she tells Rogue there's no hope, next she's playing jokes on her. To think he was actually starting to be fond of her aggravating way of protecting him from himself.
"Yeah, some friend," Rogue echoed as they pulled into the mansion's drive. "Her and Peitro making bets 'bout me. Ah was so stupid to think that Peitro actually liked me."
"I should have punched him when I had the chance." Scott blurted out loud.
"What were ya doin' there anyway? How did ya get there?" Rogue turned to face him.
"I took Tobias's car... I left the keys for Allana on the table." He hesitated not wanting to answer her other question.
"And why were ya there?"
Um..." Oh crud. How did he explain this? Should he lie? It was certainly was far better than the truth. Which was, that he was spying on her. "I was hungry... I... I went to get something to eat." He sputtered lamely as he opened the door to the car ready to escape.
"The last thing Ah need, Scott, is another lie." Her hollow voice stopped him from moving any further from the car.
"Truth?" She nodded and he sighed practically slamming the door shut, "I was spying."
"Ya were spyin'?" She looked at him questioningly.
"I didn't want to see you with Peitro, because I..." He trailed off. Exactly how did he explain why he didn't want to see her with Peitro? Of course he liked her... but he couldn't out right tell her that... Anything else would look like he was trying to control her. Again.
"Because ya...?"
"Because..." He strained his mind for anything else to say besides that he liked her. Suddenly Tobias's car pulled up beside his with Allana behind the wheel. Thankful for the distraction, but not for the way it came, Scott sighed with relief.
"Rogue, we need to talk," Allana started.
"Ah think enough was said don't ya, Scott." She hopped out the car and headed into the mansion. Allana jumped out of the car and started to go after her, but Scott who had already gotten out of his car, grabbed her by the arm and pulled her back to face him.
"Rogue told me what happened." Scott knew that his tone was harsh, but he was angry.
"It's not what you think." She wasn't even looking at him rather where Rogue had gone.
"Oh it's not? Then what is it?" He unconsciously tightened his grip on her arm. She looked at him with a mixture of annoyance and pleading.
"You don't know what's going on, Scott."
"I know that Rogue is upset, that's all I need to know." He spat.
"Before you get angry, you should get the facts." She yanked her arm out of his grip.
"And the facts are what exactly? That you made a bet with Peitro about Rogue?" He crossed his arm.
"Nothing I say will make you understand so I'm not even going to try." She looked back at front door.
Scott's mind reeled. No lame excuses. She wasn't going to fight with him. Now, more than ever he was confused. Exactly what was happening? Allana gave him one final look than ran to the front door. He shook his head and ran after her, determined to figure it out.
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J.C. Thomas here... I know... a little out of pattern, but do you understand why I did it like this? Jessie helped me with this... in fact all of this chapter... hehe... anywayz... Scott is not happy with Allana... Do any of you think that this was just a trick or something more? Hmmm... we'll have to see... Later!