Name Of The Past – Chapter Four
Name Of The Past – Chapter Four.
Izzy swam to the deep end of the empty pool and let herself fall to the bottom, folding her legs on the concrete floor. She closed her eyes and let the worm water soothe her aching muscles. The week had been long and it didn't help that she hadn't been able to sleep since she had gotten her room back to herself. It was if someone was constantly watching her, she had even gone so far as to search the room for hidden cameras or worst peep holes. That's why she was swimming at the ungodly hour of five in the morning, she needed to get out of her room before her growing paranoia got the better of her.
She unfolded her legs and floated to the top taking in needed air, she turned around quickly to the direction of the school's pool entrance and eyed three boys up coarsely. She watched in silent as they made their way over to her and to the edge of the pool she was holding on to, she smiled polite at the three mirroring their greetings to her. "why you up so early?" Tyler directed at her, knelling down to be more to her eye level.
"Couldn't sleep, sorry am I disturbing your practicing now?" she asked her cheeks reddening slightly as she finally took in the guys in their small trunks, their well toned bodies gleaming at her in the spot lights above them.
"yeah in about 10 minutes" caleb glanced as his watch and then back at her, making her gulp as he gave her his winning smile, "but you can carry on, the couch doesn't seem to-" he turned around like the rest of them as they were interrupted by the locker room door being slammed open.
"you know you guys really don't have to wait for me before-" the blonde one stopped when he realized his brothers weren't alone, "well hello there Izzy" he sung watching her as she took in his perfectly shaped chest automatically taking in the edge of her bottom lip , he chuckling slightly as she meet his eyes blushing, knowing that she had been court out.
"I should really go" she mumbled as she made her way towards the steps, but froze when Reid moved to the top of them, "oh no, please." He began, holding his hands out, "its not every day I get something to look at while I wait" ignoring the growls from his friends he kept his eyes firmly on the girl who was every day increasing in his admiration.
"right" she rolled of her tongue before taking one last breathe and pushed herself to the bottom ones again and made her way to the other side of the pool feeling the cold surface below her brush against her bare midriff. Pulling herself up and out of the pool in one clean movement she made her way towards the girls locker room, ignoring the boys as she shut the door behind her.
The boys had made their way to the top of the benches when they saw the brunette come slamming out of the locker room, smoke coming out of her ears as she made her way towards them. "where the fuck are my clothes Reid?" she shouted pounding her feet on the steps as she got closer to them, "I don't know how you did it, but I want them back" she cried in his face as she stopped in front of his sitting body and leaned into him slightly.
"what are you talking about?" he asked as he glanced at her wet body dripping in front of him and moved his hands slightly to cover his lap.
"well, when I was here alone my clothes were in there" she pointed at the door never letting here eyes leave his confused ones," and when you got here they—" she spun round as she heard the sound of a low crash come from the room she had just pointed at, not waiting for the boys to follow she ran towards the door and slammed it open, she breathed in with disbelief as the mirrors around the sinks were smashed on the floor, she let her gaze moved to the one that was still in tacked, her scared face coming in to view. She moved closer when she stopped and watching the writing appear on the surface next to her horrified faced.
If only they knew,
sweet dreams Izzy.
C.xx
she tried to scream but was frozen silent as the mirror vibrated against the wall, she felt the cold air of the door being open behind her and arms being wrapped around her waist and pulling her back just as the now clean mirror fell of the wall and landed broken inches at were she ones stood.
"what the hell just happened?" she felt Pogue's voice against her ear as he kept his hands around her and pulled her out of the smashed up room.
"I have no idea" she mumbled softly as she pushed herself out of his grasp and made her way quickly towards the exit and to her dorm, more importantly who the hell is C? she asked as she once again ignored the boys calling after her.
"Mate eyes on the game" came the voice of Pogue Perry as he softly hit his blonde best friend with his pool stick. "By the sounds of things she is the one girl you are never going to sleep with" he added as he looked over towards the bar and at what was keeping his friend so preoccupied.
"Who may I ask is doubting my abilities" he asked a smirk tugging on his lips as he finally put his gaze back on the biker boy in front of him.
"Tyler talks to her man, she hates you" he said with a laugh as he watched Reid take an easy shot and miss.
"Tyler is just pissed that he couldn't keep her" he bit back, hitting himself for missing his last ball.
"Oh and you could keep her?" Pogue chuckled back at his friend, leaning on his stick.
"Now your doubting me?" he asked leaving the game they were in the middle of in the distance and folded his arms over his chest.
"no I just don't think ive ever heard you talking about keeping a girl before" he smirk, giving his friend a once over, "could it be that my little brother is finally growing up a bit?" he asked trying hard to stop the tug on his lip from coming to the surface.
"hey I can keep girlfriends you know" Reid spat back defensively, hating the spark in the eyes looking back at him, if Pogue as much as sniggered at him, he would pounce.
"really name one girl you had in the girlfriend category?" Pogue held up one finger, smiling slightly as he watched his brother try frantically to think fast. "and I don't mean the once you date for a month just to get laid"
"Stacy homes" Reid looked around him slightly, throwing glares at the people who suddenly look over to his direction, ok maybe he had shouted it a little bit to loud, but he was to busy putting his laughing brother in his place to care that he had just shouted out a girls name, "we dated for like two years" he finished lowering his voice to his normal level.
"you where both eleven at the time" Pogue commented laughing, "and you only did it because your mom thought it was cute and let you get away with murder"
"fine" Reid sighed, bringing his arm around his chest and began taking his fingers on his chin as he racked his brain for an answer, "Kelly Livingston" he stopped tapping and pointed at his brother, "we dated for almost two months, and I don't think ive ever slept with her"
"Ooooo almost two month, Jesus Reid how you didn't ask her to marry you after so long is beyond me" Pogue scuffed following his gaze to the girl at the bar once again and moving to the side of Reid. He took a moment to watch what Reid was watching, before placing his arm loosely around the shoulder of his distracted brother and leaned closer towards him, lowering his voice, "mate wanting a girl for more then just sex isn't a bad thing" he sighed leaving the cue on the edge of the abandoned table they were both now ignoring.
"isn't it?" Reid asked giving his brother a sideways glance before looking back at the bar, feeling his stomach tighten as he heard her soft laugh erupt round him as she carried on talking to the big older man on the other side of the bar.
"nah man its natural. True emotions and all that crap. Just if your going to act on them, do it before someone else does" he nodded to the curly hair boy on the other side of the bar, and tighten his grasp of his brothers shoulder as Reid followed his nod.
"Aaron" Reid felt his body tighten as Pogue pulled him closer towards his body, stopping him from moving towards his enemy who was to busy looking over at the girl who had held their attention with a drawling look. "she wouldn't go for him" he said threw tight lips. This wasn't the first time he had seen Aaron look at Izzy with that smirk and he sore as hell didn't let him get away with it the first time.
"good then there is no reason to go after him is there?" Pogue warned his brother, slowly taking his arm from around his shoulder as he grabbed the abandoned cue stick.
"I bet you I can get her before Aaron does" Reid turned round to his brother suddenly, his famous smirk back on his face as he broke the fallen silence that had fell on them.
"everything is a bet with you Reid isn't it?" Pogue copied the famous smile with his own and grabbed his wallet out of his back pocket, "50 says she burns you tonight" Pogue laughed as he slammed his money down on the side of the pool table in front of them.
"is that it?" Reid sniggered pulling out his money from the inside of his fingerless gloves and placing it down on top of the rest. "do you have so little faith in me brother?"
"I have more then enough faith in you Reid as a brother" Pogue rolled the repeated word of his tongue as he grabbed the money and placed it in his pocket, ignoring the looks Reid was giving him, "but as a potential boyfriend? No faith at all mate" he finished slapping him on the back playfully.
"the bet is between us ok?" Reid suddenly fell serious glancing at his two other brothers sitting on the other side of the bar before looking back at his older one.
"yeah man no worries" Pogue answered instantly looking over to the table, nodding his head as a hello as they both looked back to them, he knew Caleb hated them betting, no matter what the subject was about. And Reid had promised Tyler he wouldn't go near Izzy, if Tyler found out he would crucify the both of them. for his own sake as well as Reid's he would keep his mouth shut about their little exchange. "hey man where the hell are you going?" Pogue suddenly asked as he watched his brother move away from him.
"going to the bar for a drink" Reid replied smirking at his angry brother with a wink.
"but we had a bet" Pogue whined knowing that as soon as Reid starting talking to his pray his pool game would be deserted.
"Yeah and now we have a new one" Reid spoke grabbing hold of his beanie and moving it slightly making his fringe fall over his eyes devilishly.
"but I was winning" Pogue whined again as he look over at the pool table and saw he only had two balls to Reid's 4, left.
"Pogue when are you going to learn. I will always win" Reid laughed with his brother before he left him in the dust and moved towards the bar.
"Just because you had a bad day Beth doesn't mean im going to give you alcohol" came the deep voice of the beaded man from behind the bar.
"Oh come on Nicky, this isn't like the first time ive asked for it?" came the pleading voice of Izzy, as she looked up at her favourite adult with puppy dog eyes.
"Yeah and ive always said no"
"Oh please, you can never say no to me. Remember the other night? You shoved me a vodka shot, don't deny it"
"You kicked Abbots ass, you needed it" he said as he moved out of the way to grab the order that was just shouted at him.
"So if I do it again can I have another one" she asked a smirk growing on her lips as she toyed with the man in front of her.
"No that was a one time offer, and you took it" he said as he lent down on the bar and looked at her, "now come on Beth stop bugging me"
"Oh so now I bug you, jeez Nicky, I thought we were friends?" she faked hurt as placed her elbows on the counter top.
"And why would I be friends with a crazy lady like you" he said as he grabbed a clean glass from its holder above him and shove it under a tap, "there coke on the house. Now I don't do that for just anyone" he placed down in front of her, rubbing his hand over her hair, laughing at her trying to swat him off.
"You don't give free drinks to me" came a gravelly voice from behind them, as an arm came to rest on the brunette girl sitting at the bar.
"Your tab is bigger then my rent Reid, and your not pretty" Nicky grinned as he shuck the hand of his local bad boy in a greeting.
"What you don't think im pretty, man im hurt" Reid touched his heart with his free hand.
"Here, "he grabbed the glass he had just put down and held it out to the smirking blonde "there on the house you big girl"
"Hey that was mine" Izzy finally butted in, shoving Reid's arm off her shoulders and moving to grab it.
"You snooze, you loose Beth." The bar tender smirk at the pouting brunette, "no fighting tonight Reid, or your out for a week" he finished giving the guy a stern look and walking down the bar to where his name was getting called from.
"soooo...Beth, how you doing?" Reid turned his attention to the girl beside him as he slowly moved her drink to his mouth.
"Don't call me Beth" she snapped back eyes flaring back at him as she made another move to take back her coke.
"Why Tyler and Nicky can" he stated back as he moved the glass behind him, making her arms snake around his side.
"Tyler and Nicky are good people" she said straightening up and forgetting her ones free drink. "Now your have got what you came for, piss off before some one sees me talking to you" she finished swatting her hands in a shoo movement.
"This isn't what I came for" he leaned in, whispering in to her ear, "it was you"
"Well seeing as im not sold at a bar, you're out of luck" she replied back annoyance laced in her voice pushing his body back.
"You know what lets make a bet." He said slamming the now empty glass back on the counter, "you play pool right?" he asked pointing to the table behind him.
"Ive played" she answered simply, eyeing him up suspiciously.
"Well ok then, we make a bet," he stopped, watching her move her hand in a gesture to continue, "cool. So if I win, you give me a chance to let me know you better..."
"Im not going on a date with you!" she said sharply as she stiffened her back.
"Did I say the words date? No, don't think I did. So let me finished" he bit back harshly before he continued, "so if I win, we get to have the chance to know each other without you judging me for my hobby" he said with a smile
"And why would I want to get to know you? I already know as much as I want to. You make girls fall for you then you drop them like a bad smell, you know your hobby" she said getting up and standing in front of him, "ive seen it happen to enough girls Reid" she finished letting an inch of sympathy etch her voice.
"and if you win," he came closer to her, ignoring her last comment and put his hands on shoulder, "I will leave you alone" he watched as she raised an eyebrow at him, "oh come on it's a good deal, you win both ways really" he added as he pulled his hands away from her frame and push them into his jean pockets.
"Really and why would I be happy if you won?" she asked pulling her wallet from the counter and pushing it into her back pocket.
"look at it this way if im as shallow as you think I am, then its not going to take you too long to get to know me is it?" he asked his face clean with honesty.
"true" she paused finally looking up and into his piecing blue eyes, " ill agree if you promise that when I win, you make sure that not only will you leave me alone but you make sure every class that we sit next to each other in your move" she offered out her hand and watch him contemplate her added agreement.
"Well ill just have to make sure I win then wont I?" he said smiling as he grab her hand and dragged her unwillingly towards the table and towards his 3 brothers