Thanks to tomfeltonlover1991 for helping with decisions and stuff as always.
Ch. 14 Listen Girl
(MAYA)
After Bianca tells us she and Drew are coming to the next tournament I notice that we're leaving school. I think Owen is going to find Clare and he must know she's eating at the Dot. We don't even make it to the Dot before we see the misfits walking back to school and therefore toward us. Clare is talking to Eli and doesn't notice us but Adam seems to see our group and how outraged Owen looks! Adam gently taps Clare and she looks over to see us but focusing on Owen. She speeds up as do the boy misfits, as soon as she's within arms reach Owen reaches out and enfolds her into his arms.
"What's wrong?" She asks.
"Why the hell didn't you tell me Dallas was threatening you?!" He demands and then kisses her passionately.
Since we're in such a big group Luke and I move closer to each other and to the back of everyone taking each other's hands behind our backs.
"What the hell do you mean Dallas is threatening?" Eli and Adam question at the same time.
"Guys it was nothing, he was trying to scare me so I would tell you and you would fight with him which I'm guessing you already did." Clare replies.
"He threatened to hurt you to get to Owen," Luke speaks up.
"He did what?" Adam inquires.
"Owen's already fought with him now he'll probably go whine to the coach and get you in trouble. Please just leave it at that Owen let it be done, no more fighting." Clare insists and then kisses Owen to get him to agree with her.
"Funny I've heard that before," Eli remarks.
"Yeah and I seem to recall that ending in a dark hallway with a knife being pulled on you Eli," Adam comments.
"I do believe you're right Adam," Eli says sardonically with a smirk.
Clare stops kissing Owen to glare at her male counterparts.
"They have a point Dallas does have a lot of Fitz's qualities." Bianca says.
"Dallas is not like Fitz he…" Clare begins when Owen cuts her off.
"Dallas is exactly like Fitz!" Owen says.
"Who's Fitz?" Luke, Zig, Nicole and I all question.
"He was a buddy of mine and Bianca's," Owen tells us.
"It's a long story," Bianca says.
"I hate to agree with Owen but he's right you should have told him." Eli speaks up and Clare shoots him a look.
"Yeah and stay far away from him," Owen tells her.
"Oh god you guys the only thing Dallas does to me is talk vile and try and fight with you and Luke so don't provoke him. Now come one we have to get back to school." Clare commands grabbing Owen by the hand, pulling him toward school and the rest of us follow.
"That's not all Dallas has done Clare he got you drunk and tried to have sex with you at Drew's party." Bianca reminds her.
"Yeah and Cam was kind of sweet before Dallas got his hands on him." I point out.
"Okay fine Dallas is jerk I agree but you and Luke and even Drew have fought with him and you guys can tell the coach at tomorrow morning's practice." Clare says getting annoyed with this conversation.
"Yeah and I'll tell Mom when she gets home," Adam speaks up.
"Audra's much scarier than any coach or fighting with any of you," Bianca remarks.
"There see Audra will censure him and ground him so no more fighting," Clare insists.
"If he threatens you or Maya or anyone again we better hear about it," Luke says.
Clare just gives an annoyed growl in response but smiles when Owen puts his arm around her. Luke and I have drifted a little behind the group still holding hands behind each other's backs. We release our hands once we're near the school and go to opposite sides of the group. Walking into school just as the bell rings we split up to go to our individual classes. Cam is absent today so he's not in social studies or science, Tori however is in science and glares at me and Zig when we come in. Given her insanity this morning I decide to taunt her a little.
"Wasn't Ottawa fun Zig, that tournament was great! I bet you and Nicole had such a good time, like Clare and Owen did." I smile.
Everyone at school knows Clare lost her virginity to Owen at the tournament it had spread over the school by morning break. Zig looks at Tori and smiles at me catching on.
"Yeah we had great time, not quite that good but there were a lot of romantic places at the tournament and Nicole loves to make out. She's a really good kisser too and she loves when I run my fingers through her hair while we're kissing." Zig says and we can hear Tori huff.
Class starts and we ignore her for the rest of class when the bell rings we walk out together without even looking at her.
"Well gotta go meet Katie to take Mom to her appointment, although they're just going to make me sit in the waiting room so I don't see why I have to go." I complain.
"Sorry Maya, I'm going to watch Nicole at cheerleading practice and then we're going to do homework together at the Dot." Zig tells me.
"Aww you guys are so cute see you tomorrow Zig," I smile and wave as he runs off.
"Later Maya," he says turning to smile at me.
I start walking for the front entrance to meet Katie on the steps but as I pass the music room I'm grabbed and pulled in. The lights are off but I already know it's Luke by the scent of his after shave. His arms go around me and our lips meet in a heated kiss, his tongue licks my bottom lip requesting to be let in and I grant the request. My arms loop around his neck bringing myself up a little and deepening the kiss. I would very much like to kiss him all afternoon but I have to go meet Katie and he has a math test to retake so reluctantly I pull away.
"You have a math test to take and I have to go meet Katie," I remind him.
"I'll try and sneak over later," he says and leaves the music room.
I wait a couple minutes and then leave going to the front steps, Katie is waiting for me on the steps and she looks very annoyed.
"Where the hell have you been Maya come on we're going to be late!" She snaps at me grabbing my hand and dragging me behind her to the car.
She proceeds to lecture me on the importance of promptness all the way home and Mom is waiting for us. After we help Mom into the car Katie starts driving to the medical plaza where mom's neurologist is. Just like every other time they don't let me go back with them but they still made me come. They always say I won't understand the doctor and they don't want to scare me but they never tell me anything which is also scary. After looking at all the magazines and not being interested in a single one I pull out my English homework. About halfway through I start getting picture messages from Tris of him and Owen tossing a football in the park. I go back to homework for a while and then get another picture this one is Owen with ice cream all over his face and it makes me laugh as I text Tris back.
Maya: Attractive did you send that one to Clare?
Tris: Hey good idea! You still at your mom's dr. appointment?
Maya: Yeah in the waiting room like always and bored out of my mind.
Tris: You want to come over after? I'm sure Owen will pick you up and you can tell your mom we have French homework or something. You could stay for dinner and Owen can drop you off after.
Maya: Yes that sounds great.
Tris: Cool Owen said to text when you're headed home and we'll meet you there.
Maya: Thanks I will.
I go back to homework, Mom and Katie come out a short time later and as soon as we're in the car I text Tris again.
"Mom Tris and I have French homework we have to do together so he and Owen are going to pick me up. They said I could stay for dinner and then Owen can bring me home after." I tell her as Katie starts driving home.
"Well okay Maya but it's a school night you have to be home no later than nine and all your homework better be done." Mom stipulates.
"Yes Mom," I reply. We get home and help Mom in then I hear Owen's car. "That's them see you later," I call and leave the house. Tris gets out and hugs me then offers me the front seat which I take. "Thanks for the pictures Tris I was dying of boredom in the waiting room I especially liked the one of you with ice cream all over your face." I remark when Owen starts driving again.
"Dude you sent her that one?" Owen scolds lightly looking at Tris in the rearview mirror.
"Yep and Clare too," Tris laughs.
"Awesome you sent one to my girlfriend that makes me look like an idiot," Owen gripes.
"I'm sure Clare will think it's adorable," I assure him and then his phone rings.
"Is that the girlfriend now?" Tristan asks as Owen drives with his knees to fish his phone from his pocket.
"No it's Luke," Owen says and then answers, "Yo what's…on our way with Maya what…THE FUCKING ASSHOLE DID WHAT?" Owen yells into the phone and presses down on the gas pedal a little more. "We'll be at my house in two minutes." Owen says and hangs up the phone.
I look back at Tris both of us curious as to what happened but Owen is beyond livid and I'm afraid to ask just now all I know is we're headed to his house at about ten miles over the speed limit.
(CLARE)
"Okay Clare that's enough go shower and go home, I have to go check on Luke and see how he did on his math test. By the way I enjoyed your first article about the tournament and I'm looking forward to tomorrow's." Armstrong says as I drink some water.
"Thanks Mr. Armstrong," I smile grabbing my stuff and walking back to the locker room.
I set my water down by my locker and take off my sweaty gym clothes walking back to the showers. I turn on the water and hang up the towel, the warm water does feel good but I need to get home to do homework and write up my next article so I only stay in a few minutes. Turning off the water I wrap the towel around my body and walk out to the lockers again. Standing in front of my locker I begin turning the lock and then freeze when I think I hear footsteps, barely anyone is in the school and no one else should be in the girl's locker room.
"Hello?" I call and it echoes in the locker room but otherwise there's silence. I shrug deciding I was hearing things and turn back to my locker but again I hear footsteps and this time from the corner of my eye I see a looming shadow. My chest becomes tight and I turn with a gasp to see Dallas giving me a licentious look as he continues walking toward me. "Dallas this is the girl's locker room get the out!" I demand pointing to the doorway.
"Why would I when I know you've been begging to be fucked by a real man and you're all ready for me." He says with a husky and lecherous voice as his eyes rove over my body draped in nothing but a towel.
I realize he has every intention of raping me, I see it in his eyes but I'm not about to show my fear. Pushing away all thoughts of Darcy and how she was after a rape she didn't even remember I stand firm.
"I have been made love to by a real man Dallas and I know he was better than you'll ever be now get out!" I demand again.
"You need to shut your mouth Edwards and your second string boyfriend needs to learn not to mess with me." Dallas says.
He's not going to leave so my only option is to run, get out to the hall and scream and hope someone else hears me. Dallas is blocking my way to the door so I step up on the bench to get past him but he runs up and catches me.
"LET ME G…" I start to scream but stop when he slams me down on the metal bench and it knocks the wind out of me.
I get dizzy, start coughing for air unable to breathe or move for a minute all I can do is lie there while Dallas opens the towel.
"Don't worry you're going to love it," Dallas says in skin crawlingly sleazy voice.
I take in a big breath and can finally move and I fight! "Get away from me you pervert!" I shriek while I start kicking.
I want to scream it but I can't breathe well enough to do that yet. Dallas doesn't get away in fact he's trying to open my legs. I try to sit up and he pushes me back down. He kneels on the inside of my thighs, his knees digging into my flesh and it feels like being stabbed with dull knives. Then his legs open which force mine open against their will as his arms put his weight on my chest making it hard to breathe again but I'm not done fighting yet. I start squirming, moving as much as I can under his weight which isn't much.
"Dallas GET OFF!" I scream getting in just enough air and then coughing after because I can't breathe.
"You really need to shut up," Dallas responds and then mashes his lips to mine.
He's kissing me way too hard and his tongue forces its way into my mouth. One of his arms leaves my chest and his hand goes down between my thighs, his fingers have almost reached their destination but I'm not about to let that happen so I bit down on his lower lip as hard as I can and let go when I feel that I've drawn blood.
"Ow fucking bitch!" Dallas growls but I smile seeing the blood on his lip. "You're going to pay for that I was going to get you ready but now I'm just going to fuck you dry!"
He starts to undo his jeans and I try to sit up to get away but he pushes me back to the bench with one hand on my chest.
"GET OFF!" I scream again.
I start hitting him, scratching him and try to scream until his hand comes to my neck! Then Dallas is hauled away from me, picked up and tossed into the bank of lockers across from me.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?" Luke yells as Dallas stands wiping the blood from his lip.
I grab my towel, sliding off the bench and wrapping the towel around me again as I sink to the floor below my locker. This whole time I haven't shed a single tear, not from pain, not from fear not one tear but now that Dallas isn't hovering over me, now that he's not about to rape me, now that I've been saved I start crying hysterically, my whole body shaking violently and I curl into a ball as I hear Luke yell at Dallas again and a fight ensues.
(LUKE)
"You did a little better this time Luke, not great but enough to pass and you'll be able to keep playing." Armstrong tells me after grading my test.
"Thanks Coach, Clare said she'd help me with math." I tell him since she offered to do so this morning.
"Great, Clare would be a good tutor for you. Alright get out of here see you tomorrow." Armstrong says.
I grab my backpack and leave the classroom walking quickly to the front so I can get home to do homework and then later tonight I can sneak over to Maya's. As I'm passing the locker rooms I hear a scream, it sounds like a girl screaming get off but it's fairly muffled by the wall and door. I go in to check it out and hear the sounds of a struggle and Clare's voice! I drop my backpack and take off running coming around the corner to see Clare naked on the bench in front of the lockers with Dallas on top of her! He's holding her down with one hand on her neck and with the other he seems to be undoing his jeans. He's actually about to rape her! Fuck that I'm about to kill him! I run over grabbing him and pulling him away from her using my adrenaline to toss him across into the other lockers and he hits with a metallic sounding thud making the locks rattle against the metal doors.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?" I bellow at our team captain.
Dallas stands wiping blood from his lip which I'm guessing Clare did. "She and Owen asked for it." Dallas responds spitting some blood on the floor.
"SHE DIDN'T ASK TO GET RAPED YOU BASTARD!" I holler going over and punching him in the face in almost the same place as Owen did at lunch.
I start throwing punches and so does Dallas soon we're on the floor rolling around, each of us trying to get the upper hand. I manage to get on top and punch him hard in the face but he uses the opportunity to punch me in the stomach. I wheeze a bit and double over, he grabs my jacket and starts to roll when we hear voices and stop.
"Baker, Dallas knock it off!" Armstrong yells.
"What are you two fighting about in the girl's locker room?" Principal Simpson demands as Dallas lets go of me and we both stand up.
"I heard Clare scream and came in to see that he was about to rape her," I inform them motioning to Clare who has become a trembling, silently sobbing ball.
Both the teachers look at Clare as I walk over to try and comfort her. I put my hand on her arm and she flinches away a little. I sit next to her putting an arm around her shoulders and I guess she knows it's me this time as she leans on me and grips my jacket.
"Luke I think you better get Clare home I'll talk to her tomorrow but she doesn't need to come to school if she doesn't feel up to it. I'll talk you tomorrow as well. Coach Armstrong could you fetch Officer Turner please and ask him to join us in my office?" Principal Simpson requests and I see Armstrong nod and walk off then Simpson looks at Dallas. "Come along Dallas let's go call your coach and Mrs. Torres." Simpson says taking Dallas by the jacket and pulling him away.
"He's gone Clare, come on let's get you dressed and I'll take you home." I tell her in a calming voice as I gently rub her back.
She takes a deep breath and looks up at me. "Thanks," she says quietly between sobs.
I just smile at her standing up and helping her to stand, she's not crying as hard but she is trembling still. She pulls on the pad lock on her locker and it opens, she reaches in to get her clothes but her towel starts to fall and she grabs starting to shake more violently and sobbing a little harder.
"Sit down, I'll get it," I insist guiding her to sit on the bench so she has no choice.
I get out her clothes and help her get dressed as much as she'll let me. I close her locker and put a hand on Clare's lower back guiding her to the door, she's shaking so bad she can barely walk and I don't think she can see through her tears. So after grabbing my backpack I pick her up and carry her out to my car. I set her down opening the car door and she sits in the passenger seat but then catches my arm.
"I don't want to go home," she tells me.
"I'll take you to Owen," I assure her and I see her relax just a little. I close the car door going around to the driver's side but don't get in just yet I better call Owen first and make sure he's home. I pull out my phone and find his contact.
"Yo what's…" he says when he answers but I interrupt him, no time for pleasantries now.
"Are you or your brother at home?" I ask him.
"On our way with Maya what…" He's saying but I cut him off again.
"Dallas carried out his threat and attacked Clare in the locker room; I'm bringing her to you." I inform him.
"THE FUCKING ASSHOLE DID WHAT?" Owen yells into the phone so loud I have to pull it away from my ear a minute. "We'll be at my house in two minutes." He tells me and hangs up.
I put my phone back and get in the car; at least Clare's come around enough to buckle her seat belt. "Owen and Tris will be at their house when we get there and Maya's with them so we'll all be there." I tell Clare and she nods.
For the entire drive to Owen's she takes deep breaths probably trying to calm down and control her crying and shaking. It doesn't really work however and I pull up to the Milligan house about five minutes later. The second Owen even sees my car approaching he runs over and as soon as I've parked but before I've turned off the car he has her door open. As soon as Clare sees him she breaks down all over again, crying harder and shuddering so badly she looks like she's having a seizure. Owen unbuckles her seatbelt and picks her up into his arms. I can see the sense of relief she has being in her boyfriends arms, she puts her head on his shoulder, her arms go tightly around his neck and he holds her tight. Tris and Maya look at us with confused and frightened faces. I get out closing my car door and hers then following them inside. I close the front door behind me as Owen sits on the sofa putting Clare on his lap. Tris sits on one side of Owen, putting a hand on Clare's back and Maya sits on the other putting her hand on her arm and gently stroking. I sit right next to Maya sliding an arm behind her. I don't really care if Tris sees at this point but after watching Dallas so set on raping Clare you can't blame me for wanting to hold my girl close right now.
"What happened beautiful?" Owen asks pushing one of Clare's curls behind her ear. Clare only shakes her head removing her arms from around his neck and gripping his shirt tightly so Owen looks at me. "What did that fucker do to her?" He asks me with a tight jaw and harsh voice.
"He was about to rape her," I tell him and Clare cries a little harder.
"The fuck do you mean he was about to rape her? Where was she?" He demands loudly and Clare jumps a little so he wraps his arm around her a little tighter.
"She was in the locker room; she must have just finished showering after making up that gym class. I don't know everything that happened I heard her scream and ran in to see Dallas on top of her on the bench. She was naked with a towel underneath her; Dallas was holding her down and undoing his jeans with the other. I pulled him off of her, yelled at him and he said you and her were asking for it. I started fighting with him and then Simpson and Armstrong came in stopping the fight. Simpson told me to get her home but she didn't want to go home so I brought her here and last I heard Simpson was taking Dallas to his office and was going to call coach and Mrs. Torres." I inform him.
I can see the fire in Owen's eyes, the anger rising in him and he looks like he's about to rupture with rage. Before he does he kisses Clare on the forehead then he stands up and sets her on the sofa, she curls up again as Tris and Maya hug her together. Owen walks around the sofa heading for the door, I let go of Maya and hop over the back of the sofa stopping him just as he reaches the door.
"Where are you going?" I ask putting my hand on his chest to stop him.
"To rip that mother fucking assholes head off and shove it up his ass!" Owen replies trying to walk past me to the door and I grab his jacket preventing him from doing so. "Let me go dude I need to go kill him a lot!" Owen demands.
"Dallas needs to die there's no question about that and we will kill him a lot but right now Dallas doesn't need to die as much as she needs you." I assert turning him to look at Clare.
Owen sighs relaxing a little his fists unclench and turns walking back to the sofa, he picks Clare up again setting her on his lap. He holds her tight and kisses her again; she calms a little and clutches his shirt. I'm about to go back to the sofa and hold Maya when the doorbell rings, since I'm still standing by the door I open it and a very worried and angry Adam comes in going straight over to Clare. He sits on the coffee table in front of her, touches her arm and she turns from Owen to hug Adam tightly. I sit on the sofa behind Maya again putting my arms around her, everyone's so focused on Clare they aren't paying any attention to us.
"Mom's gone nuclear and I called Drew and Eli they're pissed and Bianca was all in favor of castrating Dallas." Adam says to her when she releases him.
"Castrating him sounds good," Clare says finally speaking and calming a little more, she doesn't hide in Owen this time but clutches his jacket, leaning against him.
"He'll pay I promise you," Owen whispers to her but we all hear.
"Officer Turner is going to talk to your mom when they're done with Dallas." Adam says to her cautiously.
"Awesome I'll probably be shipped off to Africa," Clare says rolling her eyes and nuzzling into Owen more.
"Beautiful please tell us what happened," Owen pleads.
"I showered and went to my locker then Dallas came in, I told him to get out but he wouldn't leave and I knew he was going to try and rape me. I tried to run but he caught me and slammed me into the bench, I was only wearing a towel and he opened it so I wasn't wearing anything. When he slammed me into the bench it knocked the wind out of me, I couldn't scream at first but I was fighting. Dallas kissed me and bit his lip," she's telling us.
"She got him good when I got in there his lip was bleeding a lot." I tell them and everyone smiles a little.
"That's my girl," Owen smiles kissing her temple.
"He got really angry holding me down again and saying something vile. I screamed and started hitting him and scratching him and that's when Luke came." She says.
None of us know how to respond and we all just look at her, Owen holding her a little tighter. We're silent for a few minutes then the door opens and Mrs. Milligan comes in.
"What happened why do you all look angry or horrified? Clare sweetie have you been crying?" Mrs. Milligan questions closing the front door.
"Our team captain tried to rape her," I enlighten her.
"What?" She says astonished.
"I told you Dallas was a jerk," Tris says.
"Mom Clare doesn't want to go home can she and everybody else spend the night? We can all sleep in the family room." Owen requests.
"Of course Honey that's fine with me, I can certainly understand Clare wanting to be surrounded by friends. Everyone call and get permission from your parents. Tris come help me get the family room set up." Mrs. Milligan says and Tris gets up following her down the hall.
"My mom said to be with Clare tonight so I already have permission I'll go help." Adam says getting up and following them.
I let go of Maya to call home, after explaining to my mom what happened she says I can stay at Owen's but of course tells me she expects girls and boys to sleep in separate rooms. Maya tells her parents and that she's sleeping at Tristan's, they seem to give permission but she isn't happy when she gets off the phone.
"I can stay and Becky says to hug you for her, which I will if Owen ever lets go of you again." I tell her.
"Not likely," Owen replies.
"I can stay too but I got a bit of a lecture from mom," Maya says.
"Okay the family room is set up, Tris and Adam are already settled in you kids go back and I'll order you guys some pizza for dinner. Did you two get permission to sleep over?" Mrs. Milligan asks.
"Yes," Maya and I say together.
Owen picks Clare up and carries her back to the room, Maya gets up and out of my arms following them and I follow her. A sofa bed has been set up with four smaller beds set up around it, made of air mattresses, camping mats or piled up blankets. Adam and Tris are sitting in two arm chairs and one of them has already put on a movie.
"What are we watching?" Owen asks sitting on the sofa bed and putting Clare between his legs with his arms around her.
"Lost Boys," Adam replies.
"Yay vampires," Clare smiles a little.
"Mmm I'll give you a vampire fantasy," Owen says kissing her neck. Adam gets up and smacks Owen on the head before sitting down again. "Ow you hit hard," Owen gripes.
"Dude not now," Adam admonishes while Clare looks at me and Maya.
Given how hysterical she was right after the attack which was just an hour ago she's amazingly calmer now.
"You two here," she orders patting the empty space in the bed next to her and Owen.
I sit next to Owen opening my legs, Maya crawls in sitting between my legs and I wrap my arms around her holding her close, Clare smiles at us.
"Ummm," Adam says with his eyebrows squeezed together when he sees us and Tris looks over.
"Whoa why do you look so…coupley?" Tris questions.
"Because they're a couple aren't they adorable," Clare says.
Tris and Adam look at her then us, then Owen, then us again, then each other, then Clare and then us again.
"Yeah I guess, he is good to you right Maya?" Tris asks.
"Yes very," Maya smiles craning her neck up to kiss me.
"This explains so much," Adam says smiling a little, "so how long have you two been dating?"
"A month," Maya replies.
"Wow you've been keeping secret for a month?! So when are you going public?" Adam asks.
"We don't know when we're going to go public but you guys know and so do Zig and Nicole just please don't say anything to anyone else. We know that most people won't take it so well," I tell them.
"I won't say anything," Tris assures us.
"Me either I know how to keep a secret." Adam tells us.
"Yeah no kidding," Owen remarks.
"Thanks guys," Maya smiles.
Maya turns to kiss me, long and passionately then she settles into my lap to watch the movie.
Update soon including the aftermath of Dallas' attack, some Luke/Maya sexy time and the secret romance getting a little closer to not being secret.