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I caught Fang staring at me multiple times today.

Turning again, feeling eyes drilling holes in the back of my head, I ended staring into Fang's eyes for the fifteenth time today. I groaned loudly, causing J.J. to bring her eyes to rest on me. "What's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing. Just that stinking dick watching again. Will that stalker ever stop?" I complained. I don't usually complain but it was necessary in a time like this. When I felt like there was no privacy in the world left for me.

"Dunno," was J.J.'s solution to my problem. Very helpful. "He doesn't usually do this sort of thing. But I guess no one has ever turned him down." Ella had told practically everyone about what had happened yesterday. And that thing about me rubbing his ass in the dirt was still going around. "How did you reject Fang anyway? I am in love with the guy, but he never even looks at me. And look at you, he can't even stop."

"Don't like him." We weaved our way through the hormonal teenagers surrounding us. I could see J.J. smiling out of the corner of my eye as I looked down at the dirty tiles. My footsteps echoes through the halls.

I closed my eyes for one second but somehow ended up walking straight into someone.

J.J. sucked in a breath. I heard Ella beside her whisper "Oh, god" and the whole school go silent, conversations cut off, waiting for something to happen.

Someone caught my around the waist, touching the bare skin where my shirt had ridden up. Tingles were sent through my body. The large hands holding me were doing this. How? I didn't know but I've heard this is what happens when you find your soul mate. I don't want a soul mate, but it was just too tempting to see who it was, so I looked up.

I wish I hadn't.

Fang stared into my eyes in amazement. I knew he could feel the sparks too. I knew that he was just being a gentleman for once when he had caught me. He wasn't being a player when he done this. I hated how I suddenly knew these things about him. It didn't seem right.

I pulled back harshly, regaining my balance. "Don't touch me," I growled. Not as angry as I wanted to sound, but just enough.

He looked at me like he was hurt. I acted as if I didn't care. But I suddenly did.

But I made a promise to myself. I would never like him. I would never fall for him.

Impossible. I would make it impossible.

I walked away with my head held high

...

"What happened back there?" Ella and J.J. asked. It had only been at least ten minutes after the incident. Nobody but these two had noticed the pause that occurred. But I couldn't let them know what had happened, because I will not fall for this guy. That stupid wanker doesn't deserve love. Neither does his brothers.

"Nothing." They looked at me unsure but left it there. "Um, do you think I could be alone for a while? Just for a while?"

They nodded and smiled at me, leaving me to be alone with my thoughts. Exactly what I wanted.

...

Fang approached me later that day, while I was still alone and thinking. About Nudge and Angel. About my dickhead of a dad. About everything really.

I opened my mouth to tell him to piss off, that he wasn't wanted at this moment in time. But he slapped his hand over my mouth and I unhappily shut up. "Look, you said you wouldn't fall for me, but you never said we couldn't be friends. Can we please be normal friends?"

I crossed my arms over my chest, still waiting for him to remove his hand. I looked at him expectantly. If he wanted me to answer I could. He finally got what I was saying with my eyes and shifted his hand.

"Maybe," I said and walked away.

Why had I said maybe? Why hadn't I said no?

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