A/N as I said initially you will be rewarded for reviewing. Short chapter. I have only spell checked and I know this chapter isn't great but it's kind of a transition chapter
Kyle POV
The crowds were surrounding the door when the police arrived. Everyone who was sitting at my table stood up and moved to the left of the grand hall. Alicia and Jesse joined us as they returned from there failed heart to heart and soon the rest of the PC followed along with Cam and Derrick's group.
"What's going on?" Kristen whispered to me.
"I don't really know, did we do anything illegal?" I asked Jesse. Jesse shrugged.
Then they started calling out our names. I had a feeling in my gut that mine would be called, and so did Kristen as she reached for my hand.
"And Austin XXX" the cop concluded. I sighed a breath or reliefs until it dawned on me that ¾ of my best friends were arrested. As Mr. Rivera and the boys left all the teenagers in the room, including, as Massie would say "LBR's", sat in the living room, waiting for news. We sat on the huge U-shaped leather couch with a fire roaring on the wall and the sheepskin rugs on the floor.
Massie was eyeing Addie menacingly. After Massie returned from London she was a little more tame than usual. A little. But the way she was staring at Addie gave me a feeling that the old Massie had her claws out and was ready to pounce.
Nicky spoke up first. It was weird that she had so much attitude when she only knew one person in the room, "so what did they do exactly?"
Jesse spoke without looking up, "the prank I guess."
"I know it wasn't my folks, but man that was a harsh prank, it didn't get me, but my dad isn't even here because his skin is blue. Like some avatar freak or something," Derrick said. He looked kind of conflicted, half of him wanted to hate us but the other half knew the situation just sucked.
"I didn't really know much about it, what did they steal?" I asked.
Nicky, who was one of the creators of the big scheme spoke up, "do you honestly think they can get enough dye to contaminate 5 swimming pools in one night by Fed Ex? They stole it from your chemistry labs. Apparently every student in the school does some shirt dying lab…"
Cam mumbled, "yeah freshman year, we all do it before Winter break. So they stole the whole supply?"
Kristen threw in, "all the peer tutors have access to the lab equipment, but it's weird that Andrew would just steal it."
"He did go to public school…" Josh said innocently as Dylan, Alicia, Derrick, Cam, and most of the room nodded in agreement.
"Wait hold up," Addie said. "Do you think we are all like kleptos or something?"
"Given…" Alicia stated like the answer was dead obvious. She flipped her dark, glossy hair and continued. "I heard that the girls would steal rich people's lunch cards and sell them back for like 100 dollars… everyday!"
"Yeah, and that is nawt acceptable, I mean I need my food or else I just feel like crap" Dylan put in taking a handful of the Jelly Beans on the table.
Nicky and Addie looked at each other, "are you two dumb or something?" Nicky said.
"Drop it," Jesse growled at Nicolette.
"Oh yeah. Because it makes perfect sense that you are going to the Grayson, when you can hardly read."
"Fuck off," Jesse snarled. "You don't know anything about me and don't fucking judge me because my father can actually afford shit."
"Well you're judging us. Our school, our friends, our family, so excuse us if we are defensive about our lives," Addie answered diplomatically. I put my arm around Jesse and pulled him back onto the couch. He just stared at his hands while Alicia was staring right at him.
"Listen Ahd-i-sin, you are intruding in our lives now. So control you're um…" she eyed Nicolette menacingly, "minion. We do nawt want you here and the fact that your family isn't here shows the Jackson's don't want you here either."
Addie snorted, "This is the reason why I left OCD. I left your world. Because you are all blue-blooded, elitist brats!"
"Then why are you here with Austin? You obviously want in, or else are just dumb," Massie was smirking but kept her voice level while Addison's was getting louder
"I like Austin! That is the only reason! And as I said I left your world! By choice… because… because… it sucks!"
"Hold up, you went to OCD?"
Addison looked slightly embarrassed, "I was in your class. I left 5th grade do you seriously not remember me?"
After an awkward silence Dylan clapped her hands, I remember "Masculine Addison! We spent forever trying to find a word that rhymed with her name in like 4th grade!"
Alicia giggled into her hand and pointed at Kristen, "didn't you come up with that?"
"Yeah because she wore the studded black boots remember?"
For a second Addie looked like she would cry. All the guys were a bit uncomfortable, I mean the PC didn't start it but they had a hell of a way of finishing it. I knew they could be mean but this was a front row seat to a massacre.
"You are just such a bitch. I thought I wanted to go to your school, but now I just don't…" Nicolette put her arm around Addie.
"Explah-nation puh-lease," Massie said rolling her eyes and smiling at the girls.
"What?" Nicky asked in disbelief.
"You called us bitches when you started everything!"
"No I called you a bitch. You are the controlling, manipulative one. I've heard about you Massie Block. You tell who you're friends who they can hang with, what they can wear and whom they even date. For example, Alicia, why aren't you dating Jesse?"
Alicia glanced at Jesse who was still looking down at his fingers, "I'm not with him because I want to be single."
"You do know that when you're single you're supposed to hookup with more than one person. Andrew told me that you have been hooking up with him every chance you get and nobody else."
"Yeah… but, I don't want to be tied down. You do know that Jesse... and Josh are both in the room right?"
"I know, but whatever… Do you like Jesse?"
No one talked or answered and then Addie continued, "So why aren't you dating him if you like him?"
"I was told that I should just have fun for a while…"
"Who told you that?"
Once again an awkward silence, literally I felt people were recording this and I couldn't help smile at Jesse- who for once was lost for words.
Massie spoke up, "my friend told me she didn't like her boyfriend and started liking a new guy. A guy who didn't take anything seriously. No offense Jesse, but come on! They say don't get off a boat until you have a foot in the next one, but I say you should swim around a little. "
"Like you didn't try and get with Austin."
"No I didn't. I got dumped by the Blondie to your left and I waited and waited for him, but he never acted."
Jesse cleared his throat before Addie could talk again. "Umm… It's hard to know if someone actually likes you. I mean in Austin's defense."
Alicia caught Jesse's eyes as he made a quick glance, "why didn't you ask me out after the party?"
"Umm…"
"I took ALL the initiative in the relationship, Massie was right, I'm glad I played single. I tried to give you a chance to make a move, but sure enough I had to."
"What're you talking about?"
"I set up our first hang out, I kissed you first at your house, and again at the party, I dumped josh and I initiated us hooking up."
"You hooked up with him while we were dating?" Josh asked dumbfounded and hurt.
"Josh you knew…"
"But you just said at his house. You were lying to me!"
Alicia covered her face in her hands; I guess she forgot Josh was in the room or something. Josh hurled himself at Jesse.
He knocked him backwards against the couch, grabbing the collar of his shirt. Josh pulled his fist back and hit it as hard as he could into Jesse's eye. I immediately pushed him off on top of Dylan who was next to him and Derrington pulled him off and out of the room.
"You cheated on me?!" he yelled as he was dragged out of the room. Alicia had her head in her hands and was shaking them back and forth as the girls around her were rubbing her back and hugging her.
The room broke out in side whispers, "dude just talk to her." I told him.
Jesse nodded and walked over her part of the couch. He kneeled in front of her and put his hands on her thighs, not in a lustful way, but a caring way.
"Ali, will you come out in the hallway and talk to me."
"Why didn't you make a move?" she asked, I could see her big brown eyes filling with tears.
"I was scared. I thought that if you liked me you would break up with him right away. And then I asked you out and…"
"When did he ask you out? Leash?" Massie asked kind of excitedly as Alicia started to smile and the girls went all gaga.
"Ali, I'm crazy about you," oh god! He was completely pussifying himself, in front of the whole PC and whoever else was eavesdropping, but I still saw Alicia cup his face in her hands as her face broke into a HUGE smile. "My friends are in a bunch of trouble and I got to go and have their back, but when I get back we'll talk okay?"
Alicia nodded still smiling, still with a few tears on her face and grabbed Jesse around the head and hugged him. Due to him being on his knees as she was sitting on a couch she crunched his face into her boobs, but I doubt he was unhappy about that.
"Okay, now that the soap opera stuff is sorted, let's go down to the jail and figure things out okay Jess?"
Jess separated himself from Alicia and nodded. He gave her a peck on the cheek and followed me out of the room, turning around to look at her after almost every step.
Once we started walking towards the limo I started, "Will you be my girlfriend Alicia? Oh Alicia I was scared to ask you out! Oh Alicia…" He shoved me into the snow.
"Your just upset I'm not in the man whore club anymore!"
Ouch. I mean I guess he didn't know that I haven't had sex in over 2 months; I figured I had to tell somebody and the walk to the limos would take at least 10 minutes without the snowmobiles we were all brought in with.
"Dude I knocked up a chick, I haven't had sex in forever."
Jesse stopped in his tracks. I turned and saw a different side of the guy I knew. He didn't have his signature smile stamped on his face, or his short blond messed up. I mean he did, but all I saw was this other guy, his light brown eyes seemed to show empathy and understanding, and even his bright red nose from the cold or red sox beanie, seemed to show me support. We started walking again and after about a minute Jesse said, "you know the same thing happened with my parents. I mean it was Tanya the Townie right?"
"Yeah it was."
"Don't abandon your kid man. My dad didn't abandon me, but Ken's parents did. I know it's tough and stuff but you got to be there for her and for the baby. Even if you don't see them everyday, or every month just being part of his or her life…"
"I know man, you're the first of the guys to know. Kristen works at the hospital so she knows and we're pretty good buds now."
"And your parents right?"
"No I haven't told them yet." Jesse stopped walking again, but I felt an arm on my shoulder. "I'll go to the jail to check on the boys, you go in there and talk to your parents."
I looked into his eyes and nodded. I didn't want to tell them but I knew it was time. Especially since my dad thinks highly of me now that I'm not in jail and stuff… Jesse continued to trudge towards the limos as I jogged back into the house. I opened the door to find the Pretty Committee gushing about guys or something when I saw my dad. My dad, such as myself was only about 5'9", but I asked him to talk to me. I told him everything. With every word I saw his face aging, but felt I was taking part of the weight off my shoulders and onto his.
"Well," he scratched the back of his neck, "we have to tell your mother and that'll… be tough, but…" he wasn't smiling… my dad always smiles, but he seemed to be okay.
"We'll get through it? Do you still umm…"
"Of course I love you Kylie." He said pulling me into a long hug. I allowed myself to rest my head on his shoulder and allow him to hold me.
Austin POV
It never got to mug shots, but after me blanking out and Mr. Rivera trying to strike a deal, it was all figured out.
"Okay kids this is the deal. No one is pressing charges if you comply," said the detective. "Covering up the graffiti cost $75 per house, the pool restorations and cleanup will be about $460ish each and replacing your schools supply of dye will be well… the school has a different punishment."
I looked at Mr. Rivera and he added in, "the school wants you to earn $2,000 with fundraising. You will be able to be creative in your choice of earning back the money, as long as it's legal of course, and you will be given Mr. Jacobson as your supervisor."
Well, that wasn't so bad. I mean my dad can earn more than that in an hour. We all walked into the lobby. I was relieved to be leaving, but Andrew looked terrified, his typically healthy completion has pale.
"Don't worry man!" I said encouragingly, "It won't be on our record or anything."
"I've lost half my scholarship."
"Huh?"
"Mr. Rivera told me that since I was on the honor system I am losing a third of my funding. How am I going to go to school?"
"Okay how much do you need?"
"My family can pay for a couple thousand, but our school costs as much as some colleges."
"How much do you need, Andrew?"
"3,000 bucks, but you can't just give it out me man, I'm not a charity…"
"Chill your boner bro, we're going to fundraise more than $2,000, we will up it to $5,000"
Yeah but the guys…"
"They won't know. I'll tell Ken that the school upped the charge and I'll tell Mr. Jacobson. No one will know."
"Are you getting all the guys to participate?"
"Yes. The prank was for all of us and we are a team."
"Okay I get it. Thanks man, I really really really appreciate"
We all hugged our families and umm… Jesse who was there for some reason, but I was happy to see him. When Ken came up to me, "I've got an idea!"
"Yeah? Don't say bake sale."
"Kissing booth"
*A/N I know some characters didn't get a lot of stuff happening for them, but in Andrew and Austin's case they will get a huge POV in the next chapter (already written), and I'm thinking of making this a series, but I do need inspiration and ideas and for an author: reviews are what make this fun. Also I have a challenge for everyone. Give me an idea for one character that isn't yours! Also for the next chapter you review who gets a scene, such as an Addie/Austin scene or an all the boys group scene. Also maybe not the next chapter but the one after I'm considering adding a few M rated scenes. What do you think of that? Ok 3 things!
1. Idea for another character
2. Who do you want to have a scene together?
3. Sex scenes? *
