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Co-Author: SkyyRyder
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Fallen Now is Babylon the Great
Chapter 1: Target Revealed
-Reid's POV-
"Caleb, can't you dosomething about Coach? You're the damn captain! I'm sick of swimming fifty fucking laps every practice 'cause he's in a bad mood and still not gettin' any." Pogue and Tyler both laughed at my comment and Caleb shook his head, tying not to show the half smile he had on his face. You think I'm funny Golden Boy. Just admit it.
"Sorry man, unless you're volunteering to provide yourservices, Coach is gonna be sexually frustrated for the rest of our high school careers," Pogue answered, slapping me on the back.
"Fuckin' gross," I chuckled, ready to make every Spenser girl's wet dream come true and hit the showers to wash the chlorine off of me. I finished pretty quickly, toweling off and slinging it over my shoulders, shamelessly strolling over to my locker in the clothes nature gave me. After all, I had absolutely nothingto be ashamed of.
"Dude would you wrap a towel around that?" Tyler complained as he pulled a t-shirt over his damp head.
"Envy's a sin you know Baby Boy," I teased my best friend while pulling my clothes out of my locker. I saw Aaron at his own locker a few feet away and he glanced over at me.
"Nicky's tonight Garwin?" he challenged, crossing his arms over his chest after slipping on his letterman jacket.
"I'm flattered and all but unfortunately for you, I don't swing that way," I shot back with a smirk. Aaron's smirk immediately disappeared. God, I love me.
"Chill Reid," Caleb warned. I didn't even realize both he and Pogue were over here, watching that intently. Then again, Aaron and I werea lethal combination on most occasions.
"Yeah, better listen to your boyfriend Garwin. We on tonight or what?" I'd made vague plans to play him at pool tonight and I knew half the school would be there to watch. The Sons versus Abbot feud is notorious in Ipswich, and everyone is just dying to see the epic saga continue. It's all a jealousy thing really. His on again, off again fling Kira would rather be fucking Caleb, but Caleb doesn't do girls of the dirty bitch caliber, which Kira is the poster girl for. Plus, I love egging Abbot on. It's always a guaranteed reaction.
"Just be sure to fill your pockets Aaron so I can empty them." I shook my head, pulling the rest of my clothes on and turned to my brothers, waiting for them to be ready to head out.
"Uh Reid, I thought you were going to the movies with Simone tonight?" Tyler reminded me. I smirked at the mention of the Brazilian beauty. I'd been told she was a hard shell to crack. Unfortunately, I found out that was false when it came to the Garwin charm two nights ago. It only took me two days, and I'd never even talked to her before that! Waytoo easy. Don't get me wrong, most of the time I love having things handed to me on a silver platter, but I need a challenge every now and again. And it'd been a long time since I'd had one. Hence the reason I'd decided to go after a Bible-thumping prude.
"Been there, done that. Besides, I have a new target," I told Tyler, but Caleb and Pogue, along with a few other guys in close proximity were all perfectly capable of listening in. I love attention and I really don't care if anyone knows. In fact, I wantthem to find out what I'm going to do to that snob.
"Oh God, who's the poor girl this time?" I scowled at Pogue's comment, but then smirked and crossed my arms over my chest.
"Babylon." All three of them stared at me like I was nuts and Pogue and Tyker started laughing.
"Good luck man. Babylon is notgoing to sleep with you. She has way too many morals… and standards." Tyler smirked at me, something he picked up from yours truly. "And she has way too much self respect for that. You wouldn't be able to crack her in a week or something like you do to all those other chicks. She's a church girl. They save it for marriage."
I slugged Ty in the shoulder playfully. "Fuck you first of all for having no faith Baby Boy. Yeah she's a church girl, but that doesn't necessarily mean she can't be seduced. I mean, have you ever seen anyone even try? I'm willing to work for it."
"Why Babylon? She doesn't really seem your type Reid. Kind of conservative. I mean, what was with kissing her in class today? Are you tying to humiliate the poor girl? She could probably sue you for sexual harassment if she wanted to. Back me up Pogue," Caleb tried to reason with me. God damn it, get that fucking stick out of your ass. Fucking Sheriff Danvers always has to put his serious face on when I'm trying to bask in my limelight and ruin the moment.
Pogue snorted and pushed his hair behind his ears. "C'mon Caleb, we all know femaleis Reid's type." His eyes shifted a little and he shrugged. "Besides, I mean... she's kind of a bitch. Kate can't stand her. She runs the yearbook and Kate says all she does is boss people around and end up changing everything to her liking. No skin off my nose if Reid fucks her. Maybe he'll distract her enough to get under a B on a test or two so I don't get fucked when the teachers grade on a curve."
Caleb sighed and rolled his eyes. "Maybe you should just leave her alone Reid." Not fucking likely.
"You're only saying that 'cause she's as anal retentive as you are." I chuckled as we filed out of the locker room together and I proceeded to put my trademark gloves on. "Of course, that means she'd be nice and tight wh— ow!" Caleb smacked me in the back of the head.
"Come on Reid, she's not that bad," Tyler chimed in on Caleb's side. I scoffed.
"Are you kidding? That bitch thinks she's so much better than every single person in this school. She runs every fucking club, gets A's in every fucking class and doesn't give anyone the time of day. She deserves it."
"Like she's the only girl in this school who's like that? Earth to Reid, this is prep school," Caleb pointed out.
"So what? She's a fucking tease. On her knees in front of me in class today. Seriously, she was waytoo into that play. She's just asking for it."
"She's the head of the drama club," Tyler told me, trying to be rational. Shut up Baby Boy.
"Yeah and she looked sothrilled when you kissed her," Pogue added sarcastically. Then he laughed a little. "That was awesome though. She was horrified."
"Yeah, well we'll see how horrified she is when she's choking on my—"
"Hey guys!" Sarah interrupted me as she and Kate met up with us in the courtyard. We made our way over to Tyler's Hummer and piled in, me calling shotgun, and made our way to Nicky's. Before I hopped in though, I could see the object of my current desires walking through the parking lot, head held high, as usual, that better than thou look on her face.
She'll get what's coming to her.
I headed over to the pool tables with Tyler once we got to Nicky's; I had to get a few practice games in before I schooled Aaron yet again. What a douchebag. I wonder if he's tired of me taking his money yet? Not that Mommy and Daddy Abbot can't afford it.
Tyler grabbed a pool stick and racked the balls for our first round. His blue eyes looked up at me and I simply lifted my chin grabbing a pool cue and letting it roll between my long fingers.
I don't know what it is but there's something empowering about having this in my hands, knowing that I was better than any person who stepped foot into Nicky's, any night of the week. Even men twice my age had to bow down at my excellence.
And yes, I am full of myself. But I'm Reid fuckingGarwin; can you blame me? That means a hell of a lot here in Ipswich.
I had just kicked Tyler's ass for the second time when a familiar snickering came from behind us. Aaron and his boys had shown up. I turned around slightly to catch a glimpse of him. He was smirking, certainly trying to match my own, and Bordy Becklin and Ryan Bael stood behind him, their arms crossed over their puffed out chests like good little cronies.
Faggots.
They were lackeys more than friends. I rolled my eyes at the trio and Tyler lifted his sharp chin in acknowledgment. The brunette came over and slapped his hands down on the wood of the pool table, grabbing my attention fully.
"So, I hear that you've found a new victim?" The corner of Aaron's mouth lifted into a sly grin. What is this motherfucker up to? That glint in his eye, I could see it from a mile away; he wanted in on this. I simply stared at him, my eyes giving him the answer. "Babylon?" His question showed his resentment towards the name.
I could feel my nose twitch as I kept the smirk on my face, keeping tight-lipped as Aaron grabbed a pool stick from the wall.
"Snobby, teacher's pet, Bible carrying Babylon, huh?" Aaron reconfirmed looking back at Bordy and Ryan.
"Yeah, one in the same." I shrugged a shoulder, trying to show that I really didn't care all that much about his interest in my own personal conquests. Nothing was going to stop me from my new goal… especiallynot Aaron Abbot.
"Good, it's about time someone put that bitch in her place," Aaron quipped easily. "It's gonna be quitethe challenge…" he mused and my eyes flickered in his direction.
Oh this was good; my smirk grew into a grin. Nothing like a bet to heat things up between Abbot and myself.
"Sounds like a bet is in order," I suggested, glancing over at Aaron. I was always trying to make a quick buck off of him, and he was always too easy to lure in. This would be easy money.
"Sounds like it." Aaron nodded his head as Tyler shot me a warning glance.
"It's cool Ty." I lifted my hand to him, and licked my lips as Aaron pulled out a wad of cash. "What's the deal?"
"Here it is..." Aaron stated casually letting his fingers linger on the wood of the table. "You have to get Babylon—" He paused and glanced around the filling bar. "—here by the end of this week."
I snorted and shook my head. What was this, child's play? Tyler lifted an eyebrow in interest and probably doubt. That couldn't be it. That was waytoo easy.
I had planned to nail her, but just to get her to Nicky's? Please. I could do that with my eyes closed.
"You can'tbe serious," Tyler stated as he walked up next to me.
"Oh, I'm not done." Aaron lifted a finger and his nose wrinkled. Douche. "You have to get her in bed by spring break. And that's giving you some leeway because she's sucha prude."
I stared at him like he was stupid. Are you kidding me? I laughed, literallyin his face. That gives me almost the rest of the school year to get this chick in bed with me. And like I said, even though she was an avid church goer and proud protector of her v-card, I still had no doubt in my mind I could charm my way into her panties and pop that cherry.
"Is this some kind of joke, Abbot?" I asked him, wondering what the hell he was up to. Is there some catch I'm not detecting here?
"Think about it long and hard Garwin." Aaron stated as he gestured to Bordy to rack up the balls on the table.
Okay, so I was thinking… but the thoughts that were coming together with his words were, I'm sure, not what Abbot was thinking about. At least… God I hope not!
"Hello?" Aaron waved his hand in my face, like I was stupid or something.
"That's just begging for me to take your money," I scoffed as Tyler furrowed his brow looking between the two of us.
"If you haven't forgotten, Garwin—" Abbot's smirk widened as my lips curled in to a scowl. "—she's a religious freak! She's probably saving herself for God or something!" Aaron laughed right back in my face.
I ought to punch the prick in his mouth.
But his words sunk in. He was probably right. She was probably saving herself for 'the One'. I laughed at the thought. How many of these sluts at Spenser had said they were 'saving' themselves? Toomany of them.
"You're on. It's a piece of cake," I stated sticking out my hand.
"What's the ransom?" Aaron questioned as he looked down at his wad of bills.
"Five hundred?" I suggested. We didn't usually play for that much, but this was a special case; high stakes, I you will.
I watched as a flash of doubt came over his face, but then he smirked and shook my hand. What a fucking idiot! He can't be serious. He's basically givingme five hundred bucks. He must really enjoy funding my videogame collection and wardrobe.
Loser.
"You sure about this, Garwin?" Aaron asked as he was flanked by his ever-present, no-good, second-string friends.
"Trust me, Abbot…" I grinned at him, glancing back at Tyler. "Piece of fuckin' cake." I grinned grabbing my pool stick and looking at Tyler who was giving me a doubtful look.
"Are you sure you want to do this, man?" Tyler asked me as he leaned over to grab his drink off of the table.
I snickered and shook my head, "He's basically paying me five hundred bucks to fuck the forbidden fruit of the school, which I was planning to do anyway. What could possibly go wrong? You know I'm gonna nail her," I stated. "He's giving me more time than I need to crack this cookie."
"He's got a point though. She's like the poster child for abstinence," Tyler stated as he eyed Ryan and Aaron who would be taking them on in their first battle of pool that night.
"Look Tyler, do you know how many of these girls at Spenser say that they're 'saving themselves for marriage'?" I asked him, using air quotes and everything to get my point across to my, sometimes, blonder-than-me best friend. "You know how many of them actually do?"
Tyler gave me a look that pretty much said he knew the answer. "Exactly." Don't let the boy fool you, he's more like me than most people care to believe. He may come off as innocent, shy and sweet. Ha! That fucker is a good actor.
"Don't worry about a thing, Ty. I will have that snobby bitch on her knees, praying to me like the Sex God I am."