Chapter Four Uncharted
~Corinne's POV~
I woke up to see Jackson was in the shower so I decided to lay down until he got out. When he finished he came back into my room in only a towel and was smiling at me. He laughed when I covered the side of my face as he got some of his clothes from my dresser.
"I can't believe you didn't give me back my clothes from when I spent the night over the summer." he looked shocked at how much of his clothing was in the drawer.
"At least you have something to wear now." I said getting up from my bed and walked over to the door. "I'm gonna take a shower. Are you staying for breakfast?"
He shook his head. "I have head home to get my stuff for school. I'll see you later." he kissed me on the cheek before closing my bedroom door so he could get dressed.
That morning I felt lazy so I just put on some gray sweatpants and a white tank with black vans and a plaid, black and white button up shirt that I left unbuttoned. I put my hair into a messy bun and only applied some concealer and blush so I wouldn't look like a total wreck. I grabbed my bag and headed downstairs to see Nathan was already eating and Nana was making me a bowl of lucky charms.
"Morning, Nana." I said kissing her on the cheek.
"Morning, Cori. You look very comfortable this morning." she smiled handing me my bowl.
"I didn't feel like going through all the effort to pick out something nice. I can wear this and still look hot." I said winking. Nana laughed and shook her head.
"Your exactly right. Your beautiful no matter what you wear, sweetie." Nana patted my shoulder and kissed Nathan on the cheek before heading into her office.
"Morning, Cori." Nathan said without looking up from his bowl.
"I don't know what happened to you last night but it scared the shit out of me, Nate. I don't want to be afraid of my big brother." I ate my cereal without looking at him.
"I can't explain what happened because I don't know. I just had a bad day and I took it out on you and-" I didn't let him finish.
"You had a bad day so you attack me? I couldn't breathe with you on top of me like that Nate! Don't you get that you really hurt me?" I looked at him and was trying not to cry remembering how afraid I was.
"Corinne, I would never hurt you on purpose. I swear it. I think you should know that Derek Hale is back in town."
I sighed. "I already knew that and don't change the subject, Nate."
"What? You knew and didn't tell me?" his eyes grew wide.
"You hate him." I said simply, finishing my bowl.
"You need to stay away from him alright? It's not safe to be around him." he stood up and walked over to the sink to put up his bowl.
I shook my head and put my bowl in the sink. "It's a little late for you to try to tell me who I can and can't talk to. You attacked me and I'm not over that, Nathan. When you get your shit together, then I might listen to you trying to play big brother." I grabbed my bag, poster, and keys then headed out the door without looking back.
~()~
I went to school and couldn't get my mind off Isaac. That was usually the case everyday but today it was different since we kissed. I hadn't seen him yet and I didn't know who to talk to about it. I went to my locker and saw Allison.
"Hey, you have a second?" I said in a hushed voice. I wasn't sure how to deal with the situation.
"What's wrong?" she looked concerned.
"Nothing life threatening, I just need some advice." Allison nodded for me to continue.
"Last night Isaac came over-" she cut me off.
"The guy you don't have a crush on?" a smile spread across her face.
"For the purpose of explaining my situation, yes I have a crush on Isaac." she giggled.
"I knew you did. Alright continue." I rolled my eyes at her.
"Last night he came over and Jackson-" she cut me off again.
"Why was Jackson at your house?" I groaned.
"Can you please focus? I will tell you that later but right now can we focus on Isaac?" she sighed but gave me the okay to continue.
"Jackson was being a jerk to him but Isaac didn't say much anyway. He got a boner looking down my shirt and then I walked him out. He asked if I didn't like him since I don't talk to him in school but I talk to the whole lacrosse team. I guess I could under-" Allison waved her hand in front of my face.
"Focus!" Allison said shaking my shoulders.
"Sorry. After he asked I didn't know what to say and my brain was yelling at me to do something and then when he looked up at me I kissed him." She smiled at me.
"I can't believe you kissed him before your first date." she joked and I rolled my eyes.
"Allison I need help. I don't know what to do when I see him today. I'm still shy with him and last night was unexpected. I haven't done that before so I'm not sure how to react."
"Neither have I. I think you should act normal and invite him to your party. When he goes then you guys can have a good time and you won't be nervous then." I opened my locker.
"That's a good idea but what do I do until then? I can't avoid him or he'll think something is wrong." I put the my textbooks in my locker before shutting it.
Allison and I headed down the hall to our class. "Just ask him to the party. If he talks to you about it then I guess you'll have to talk him but if not then you can just make small talk. You'll be fine." she gave me a reassuring smile as we headed into class.
3rd Person POV
Isaac went to the library during free period and saw Corinne sitting at a table working on math homework. Isaac watched Corinne carefully as wrote in her notebook. She was a beautiful girl and he was lucky to sit next to her when he did. She obviously didn't hate him but he was a little confused on what he should say to her about the kiss. Isaac took a deep breath before walking over he sat next to her and she had her ear buds in pretending not to notice.
"Hi." Isaac said staring into her beautiful blue eyes as she blushed again.
"Hey." she said pulling out an ear bud. She wasn't sure what to say back.
They sat in silence for a moment while Isaac thought on what he should say. He didn't want her to leave his life, she was too important to him.
"I'm sorry about last night." Isaac said hesitantly. As much as he wanted that kiss to mean something, he couldn't help but remember how she and Jackson acted with each other. She may have kissed him but Jackson was right, he wouldn't stand a chance. It didn't help that Jackson's friends told him to stay away from her that morning. He was lucky they weren't in the library then.
"It's fine. Your talking about your, um, situation right?" Corinne blushed a little and so did Isaac.
"Yes. And I'm sorry about the kiss." he ran his fingers through his short brown hair.
"Oh." Corinne hung her head trying to hide her disappointment. "It's fine. I don't know what I was thinking."
Isaac looked at her and felt his heart sink at how sad she looked. He didn't want to push her away but going against Jackson would definitely cause him more physical pain and he got enough of that at home and on the lacrosse field. They sat in silence until the bell rang.
"I gotta get to class." Corinne quickly grabbed her bag and hurried out of the library.
~Corinne's POV~
I felt miserable for the rest of the day. Isaac had basically rejected me and I wasn't really sure how to take it. I went to my locker at the end of the school day and wasn't too excited to see Allison. I was embarrassed and hurt that Isaac hadn't wanted to kiss me but I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I ignored him for years and then I just kissed him out of the blue.
"Hey, Corinne." she greeted me putting in some notebooks.
"Hi." I opened my locker and pulled out my chemistry textbook before closing it again.
"How did it go with Isaac?" I didn't look at her but I knew she was probably smiling.
"I don't really want to talk about it right now." I leaned my head against my locker
"Are you okay? What happened?" Allison put a comforting hand on my shoulder.
"Nothing happened. I'm just gonna head home. I'll see you later."
Allison nodded and I walked to my car. I wasn't in the mood to have a party anymore. I thought about canceling it but I was going to need a distraction from him anyway.
I finished my shift at the video store and headed home. Nana had gone out to walk the dogs so I started to work on some homework before texting Stiles to come over. I wanted to be alone but I needed someone to talk to. When he showed up I was in my living room with all the lights out watching Titanic. I had a huge tub of ice cream in front of me and I was wrapped up in a blanket. I was probably overreacting but for me this thing with Isaac was a big deal. It wasn't a heartbreak but it had hurt me pretty bad.
Stiles came in the front door using his copy of the key and sat next to me.
"What's wrong? Why are you stuffing your face all of a sudden?" I didn't answer him. I just set down my ice cream and buried my head in his chest. The tears came and Stiles rubbed my back.
"Is this about Isaac? I'll kick his ass for you. What did he do?" Stiles was completely serious.
'You can't kick his ass, Stiles." I said still crying. "It won't change the fact that he still doesn't like me. I shouldn't have kissed him."
"What?" he lifted my head up so he could see my face. "You kissed Isaac?"
"Yes. But it was a mistake. He wished it hadn't happened anyway and so do I. I wish I never kissed him."
Stiles was quiet for a moment but I didn't mind. I rested my head back on his chest and listened to his heart beat. It always calmed me down to listen to someone's heart beat. He started rubbing my back again.
"He doesn't deserve you. If he's going to reject someone as amazing as you then he's crazy. Your beautiful and smart and talented. You have an amazing smile and your a great person. He's missing out and he isn't worth crying over."
I sat up and wiped the tears of my face. "Thanks, Stiles."
He smiled and hugged me again before getting up from the sofa. "Don't you have a party to decorate for?"
"Yes," I got up and stretched out my arms and legs. "Are you still helping me?"
"I actually have to go help Scott with something. It's really important, I promise."
"Alright. I'll just call someone really quick." he nodded.
"I'm sorry about Isaac and that I can't help with set up but I'll definitely be there." I walked him to the door.
"Thanks. I'll see you later." I shut and locked the front door before turning on the lights and cleaning up the living room.
I called Danny and he was available to help out. Jackson and Danny arrived around 7 and they set up the speakers while I made cookies and put all the fragile things under cabinets and in one of the guest bedrooms. After cleaning the pool and making drinks, I tied trash bags around the door handles that led out to the pool. I pulled out my phone to call Nathan, only to get his voice mail. I rolled my eyes, he was supposed to help with setting up everything and I was feeling bad that Jackson and Danny were doing most of the heavy lifting by themselves.
"Alright, the speakers are all set up and I set up the tables for the food and drinks." Jackson said standing behind me as I took the cookie pan out of the oven.
"Thank you so much for helping." I turned to face him. "Nate was supposed to help but he isn't answering his phone and I'm not sure who else to call on such short notice."
Jackson smiled at me and pushed my hair behind my ear. "It's alright. Danny and I are happy to help." Danny walked up beside him with a smile on his face.
"I finished setting up the lights. This party is gonna be great." he gave me a sideways hug.
"Thanks, Danny. I'm gonna go change. If you guys brought your change of clothes you can go into Nana's room or Nathan's and change, just don't touch any of their stuff."
I gave both boys a small smile before turning on my heel and walking into my house. I went upstairs and changed into a white strapless party dress that came down to just above mid thigh. I had to adjust the dress a few times so too much cleavage wasn't showing then I straightened my hair and brushed a bang across my forehead. I put in black hoops and a small white hoop in my cartilage. I put on some new black pumps and my silver anklet before checking my make up and then adding a red belt and some red lipstick. I looked myself over in the mirror and then smiled. I had a good feeling about tonight and I was excited to have a great time with my friends.
The party was off to a great start as I had staked out by the door to welcome everyone inside. The music was booming and I was glad that Nana had stayed at her friends house for the night. I still hadn't seen Nathan and I was beginning to wonder where he was. I left my post for the millionth time to refill my drink and Jackson pulled me over to him. He took my hand and led me over to where people were dancing.
"Dance with me?" Jackson requested with a stunning smile.
"Do you even have to ask?" I said, eager to do something other than greeting.
I closed my eyes and listened to the music, starting to shake my hips. I lifted my hands in the air and then wrapped them around Jackson's neck as we danced with our bodies pressed against each other. Jackson had his hands on my waist as I tilted my head back to drink a cup someone handed me and I turned around with Jackson dancing behind me. I danced with another girl for a few seconds before going back to Jackson.
Jackson turned me around so we could continue to dance and I saw Scott and Allison. I grabbed Jackson's hand and led him over to the couple.
"Hey, you look great!" Allison yelled over the music. I smiled and hugged her.
"Thanks you too. I'm glad you guys could make it."
Scott gave me a friendly smile before the headed off onto the dance floor.
"I'll be right back." I told Jackson before releasing his hand then going into the kitchen.
I made myself another drink while in the kitchen. I felt better with all the alcohol in my system. I hadn't thought about him all night and when I did I would just have another drink. I saw Stiles walking into the kitchen. He had on a button up shirt and a tie with a black jacket.
"Your dressed really nice for a high school party." I told him giving him a hug.
"You smell like vodka." he commented sounding a little concerned.
"Normal people say, 'Hey, Cori, you look very nice in your dress.'" he gave a small smile.
"I'm not normal people. "
"I know. I like that about you. Are you having a good time?" he shrugged.
"I'd say so. What about you? You don't usually drink, especially not this much. Are you feeling alright?" I laughed.
"What do you think? You said I smell like Vodka. I know I don't usually drink but I just need tonight to just clear my head. Wanna dance with me?" Stiles hesitated for a second before nodding his head. I grabbed his hand leading him out of the kitchen.
When we got outside a slower song was player so I wrapped my arms around his neck and moved closer to him. He put his hands above my waist and I rested my head on his chest. We moved slowly and I closed my eyes just listening to his heart. He smelled wonderful, not like a cologne, but he smelled like Stiles. We danced like that until the song changed and was more upbeat.
"I love this song!" I threw my hands up in the air but pulled them back down when Stiles was looking around.
"What's wrong?" he shook his head.
"Nothing. I'll be right back." he took his hands off my waist and walked away.
I sighed then walked back by the door. People weren't coming in anymore but I decided to sit there anyway. I hadn't seen Jackson and Stiles just left. Danny was dancing with his boyfriend and Allison was with Scott.
Jackson leaned against the wall next to me. "So this is where you disappeared to." "Is there something wrong with me?" I didn't look up at him.
"Why would you think there was something wrong with you?" he sat next to me now.
"I don't know. I guess it's because I thought someone liked me so I kissed him and he rejected me. It's been driving me nuts lately."
He pushed my hair out of my face. "There is nothing wrong with you at all. Your perfect."
Jackson leaned in and kissed me, catching me off guard but in my intoxicated state I kissed him back. He put his hand on the back of my neck and pulled me closer to him. As the kiss intensified I felt someone put their hands on my shoulder and pull me back. I looked up and saw Stiles then looked back at Jackson.
"I think you should head back outside." he told me not taking his eyes off Jackson. They both glared at each other.
"I'm gonna go get another drink you guys."
Stiles grabbed my arm and Jackson pushed him back. "Keep your hands off her." he hissed.
"What's going on?" Lydia had come over and didn't look happy. I looked at Jackson and was thankful that my lipstick hadn't smudged.
"We're going outside." Stiles said grabbing my hand and leading me away. He led me to the back yard but then stopped when he saw Scott panting and trying to hurry out of the party.
Stiles looked conflicted for a moment before he released my hand. "I'm sorry. I'll be right back, I promise."
"What the hell, Stiles?" I groaned as he left me again. I saw Allison looking worried and Scott looked like he was freaking out. I watched as Allison ran out after him. I followed to make sure everything was okay. Just when I got outside he was speeding away in his car.
"Allison," we both turned our heads. Derek was standing there and I was surprised.
"Derek? What are you doing here?" I was embarrassed that he was seeing me like this.
He ignored me and continued to address Allison. "I'm a friend of Scott's. He asked me to give you a ride home since he wasn't feeling well."
"You know Scott?" I was a little confused but maybe it was the vodka confusing me. I missed part of the conversation and started paying attention again when Derek shook my shoulder.
"Corinne, what are you doing?" he asked me, his tone scared me a little.
"I'm throwing a party dumb ass. Can't you see all the teenagers in my back yard?" I gestured behind me and his face tensed.
"Your wasted. You need to go to bed." He started to pick me up but I struggled against him.
"The hell I am! Put me down! Where is Allison? Why are you at my party?" he hesitantly set me down.
"I don't have time for this. Corinne, you need to drink water and take it easy. I'll be back later to make sure your okay." he turned and left me standing in my driveway.
"Bye!" I called after him, not really sure what happened. I stood in my driveway for a while. I got left again and Stiles' car wasn't in my driveway anymore.
~(Next Morning)~
The party had ended on a great note, aside from how badly trashed my back yard was. I got up from my bed and went over to the mirror. I had slept in my dress and my hair was all over the place. I had a small hangover and I took some Tylenol to make it bearable. I walked over to my closet and changed into black cutoff jean shorts and a purple Love Pink sweatshirt that went off my shoulders. Under I had on a black tank top and had put my hair into a messy bun before heading downstairs to clean up. Charlie and Asia were gone and so was Nathan. I checked the clock and saw that Nana wouldn't be back for a few hours and I had to go to work soon. I sighed deeply before I started walking around with a big trash bag. I was amazed at how I put trash bags on the door yet no one decided to use them. I filled up the bag and headed over to the pool,using the skimmer to get cookies and cups out. Once the backyard was cleaned of garbage I put the trash in the bins and then started to take down the lights. That took forever since I was doing it on my own and finally came the stereo system. I knew I wasn't going to be able to do that on my own so I cleared the refreshments table instead and folded it up, storing it in the attic.
Going around the house I cleaned up the cups and food then put everything back in it's place before going up to my room. I called Nathan and he didn't answer, causing me to worry. I heard the front door open and I ran downstairs to see it was Nana. She brought Charlie and Asia in with her, both dogs running over to me.
"Hi, Corinne. How was the party?" she asked setting her purse down on the counter.
"It was fun. I have to call one of the guys to help me with the stereo stuff but other than that I cleaned everything up." I said giving her a hug.
"That's good. I'm glad you had a good time. I'm going to get started on work. Don't be late for the clinic alright?"
I nodded and gave her a small smile. She didn't know Nathan wasn't home and I had to get to work soon. I hurried upstairs and grabbed a black polo shirt and gray skinny jeans. I grabbed my keys and phone before heading to my car. In the back seat I had my black Vans and a pair of socks so I planned to change once I got there.
~()~
The weekend had gone by fairly quickly. I saw Scott once or twice at the clinic and I had heard from Stiles. Jackson was being forced to hang out with Lydia so I stayed home and worked on my assignments. I couldn't help it when my mind wandered back to Isaac. I was so confused as to why he rejected me. He had kissed me back and he smiled and everything. Was the kiss bad? I didn't think so, it was sweet and I had touched my lips remembering. Then my mind went to Jackson. I didn't remember much from the party but I remembered us kissing. I wasn't sure why that even happened since I knew I wasn't into Jackson like that. Jackson and I had kissed and I knew I liked it but maybe that was because I was hurting from Isaac. I had finally convinced myself that the kiss was because of the alcohol and I was just going to act like I didn't remember.
I got to school and went straight to my locker. Across the hall I could see Isaac at his locker. He was so cute and I just wanted to stare into his eyes or at his soft lips. I wanted to kiss him again but I couldn't. I couldn't kiss him because he didn't like me that way and I had put myself out there for no reason. I turned back to my locker and put my things away before closing it. I saw Jackson standing at his locker and I walked over.
"Hey, Cori." he gave me a small hug before turning back to his locker.
"Hey. Hows it going?" I asked leaning against the wall of lockers.
"It's going fine. What happened to you this weekend? I didn't here from you." he looked at me then added, "are you avoiding me or something?"
I chuckled. "I have never avoided you in my life. Why would I start now?"
"Because we kissed." he said bluntly.
"What?" I tried not to look into his eyes, if I did he wouldn't believe that I didn't remember.
"We kissed at your party. We made out, Cori. You seriously don't remember?" Jackson raised an eyebrow.
"Why would we kiss? Your dating Lydia and we are just friends." I fidgeted with the tips of my hair and Jackson smirked, he knew I was lying.
"Did you not like the kiss? You were pretty into it. Don't tell me you don't remember, Cori." Jackson put his arm by my head and we were face to face as he added, "Do you want a reminder of that night? I'd be more than happy to remind you of our kiss."
He leaned in and I put my hand on his chest to stop him. "Why are you doing this, Jackson?"
He leaned forward again. "You can't tell me you still don't have feelings for me. We were in love. You can't just act like it never happened."
"I'm not acting." I pushed him away but when I turned to leave he grabbed my arm. "Jackson, let go of me."
"Tell me you don't still have feeling for me and I'll let you go." He looked me directly in the eyes.
"I look at you as my best friend, not my boyfriend. I don't have those feelings for you anymore." my voice wavered and even I didn't believe myself. Did I really still have feelings for Jackson.
He gripped my arm tighter and pulled me close. "I knew it." he let me go then turned to walk in the opposite direction down the hall.
I rubbed my wrist and went into the bathroom, sitting in the handicap stall and dropping my things on the ground. Jackson still had feelings for me. He kissed me at the party and he wanted to be more than just friends. I couldn't handle that though, he was my best friend and I felt like if we were dating we would grow apart as friends. I closed my eyes and thought about how I felt. Maybe I did still like Jackson but that was normal. He was a very attractive guy with beautiful blue green eyes and he was my best friend. We had gone through a lot together, even come close to losing our virginity's to each other.
{Flashback}
Jackson's parents were out at some party so I decided to spend the night. It was eighth grade and me and Jackson were still together, at least for a few more weeks. We were laying on his bed talking and making out when Jackson got on top of me.
"I love you." he whispered in my ear before reconnecting his lips with mine for another sweet kiss.
"I love you, too." I told him between kisses.
He started to unbutton my shirt, showing my black bra underneath. I grabbed his hands.
"What are you doing? I'm still a virgin." I started to re-button my shirt but Jackson stopped me.
"I know. I love you, Corinne. I'm ready to go all the way with you. Your the only girl I want."
"I don't know. We aren't even in high school yet." I said nervously.
"Do you trust me?" he said kissing me again.
"Of course, Jackson but I-" he cut me off.
"I won't hurt you. It will be fine, I promise." Jackson leaned down and kissed the part on my neck that always made me moan.
"Okay." I agreed. I allowed him to removed my shirt and shorts and I took off his jeans, since he was already shirtless.
As the kissing intensified, Jackson's hands moved all over my body as I let out more and more moans. He went to unhook my bra and that's when I stopped him. I wasn't ready yet and even if I told him I was, I really wasn't.
"I want to wait." Jackson glared and me and yelled at me because I waited until the last minute to say 'no'. He told me to leave and as I was walking home I thought it was time for us to break up.
{End Flashback}
I sighed then stood up in the bathroom. I just wanted us to be friends, not having to worry about the drama of relationships. I might still be into him but I was more into Isaac even though he hurt my feelings. I was getting over it though and I tousled my hair before
leaving the stall.
I froze when I saw Lydia and she turned, giving me a fake smile.
"Well, look who it is. You can't take a hint?" I raised my eyebrow in confusion so she rolled her eyes before adding, " I know you and Jackson kissed. Your such a tramp and you need to stay away from him. I don't care if you two are best friends, back off."
"He's my best friend so I'll talk to him whenever I want. I don't know what kiss your talking about either." I lied. I wasn't in the mood to argue.
"Listen closely you boyfriend stealing skank, Jackson used to be yours but now he's moved on to bigger and better things."
"Definitely bigger things." I snapped. I didn't think she was fat and I wasn't the type to call people fat either, but Lydia was annoying and she was off her game today, her insults usually bothered me or were at least funny to hear but today they were just empty threats.
"I would say screw you but I don't think anyone wants to. Not even Isaac Lahey wants to be with you." My jaw tightened and Lydia noticed. "I heard from Jackson that you two kissed. How does it feel to get rejected by someone who's a bigger loser than your best friend. No wonder Jackson keeps you around, he feels sorry for you. Don't get too used it though, he's cutting the dead weight from his life and your number one on the list."
Before I couldn't say all the hateful words spinning around in my head, the bitchy red head flipped her hair then walked out of the bathroom.
A/N: Thanks to those who are still reading (: I'm not sure how I feel about this chapter yet and there wasn't much Isaac in this one but he's definitely in the next chatpter. I already have it written just have to edit it and what not. Hope you enjoy and please review :]
~EmoCupCake15