Chapter 12: It's What Rebels Do
After they finally broke apart the two reunited couples, the gang headed to Cooper's apartment for the night. It was pretty big for just one person living there. He had a lot of their old instruments there for safekeeping. Everyone hung out for a while relieving old memories. Everyone else went to bed, leaving just Alex and Kristina awake.
"This sucks!" Kristina complained. "Everyone here is happily in love and I haven't been on a date in forever."
"I know how you feel. The girl I love is in California and has no idea how I feel about her." Alex said. "And you're telling me all that time in LA and you haven't met one guy you like?"
"Not one, the last guy I had feelings for was...uh..." Kristina started to say.
"Who Kristina?" Alex asked her.
"You know that guy from Amigos, Ryan Gilmore. Well, it's a long story and he broke my heart and..." Kristina said.
"That Gilmore kid? He was a total douche." Alex said. "What'd he do to you?"
"He...uhh...he was abusive. He punched and hit me a lot. He always told me that he didn't deserve me and that he only kept me around so he could push me around." Kristina said, starting to cry talking about it.
"WHAT?!" Alex yelled. "I'm gonna kill him!"
"Alex...no...just..." She said but she couldn't stop crying. Alex calmed down when he saw her crying. He sat down next to her and put his arm around her. She started to cry into his shoulder. They heard footsteps come down the stairs and Rosalina appeared from the darkness of the hallway.
"What's wrong?!" She asked them.
"Do you know about Ryan?" Alex asked her as Rosalina sat down on the other side of Kristina.
"Of course I know about that piece of crap. He almost killed my best friend!" She said. "Is that what she's crying about? Hon, what about him?"
"You know, when we first got here and you and Thomas, David and Qaasim went to the cafeteria after I fell asleep. Well, he...woke me up and told me that I had to go with him to do you know, in the closet. And I said no, and he said he was gonna kill me and I don't wanna die!" Kristina cried. Rosalina hugged her tight for a long time.
"You're not gonna die." Rosalina told her soothingly.
"He's the one who's gonna die.." Alex muttered. "I'll take care of him K, don't you worry about a thing."
"Alex, you're still the same guy." Kristina smiled. "Always trying to be the big strong one and trying to protect us."
"It's was rebels are supposed to do." He winked. He gave her a hug. "You're my girl Kristina. Nobody's gonna take that from me. Well, unless I approve of course."
"I love you Al." Kristina smiled.
The next morning
"Morning love!" Nat grinned when Rosalina walked in the kitchen. He and everyone else were all gathered around the counter island in the kitchen with coffee in hand.
"Huh?" She said with a yawn. "Wait, you mean yesterday wasn't a dream?! I really am back together with you!?"
"Haha yeah you are!" Nat smiled, putting his arm around her and kissing the top of her head. She smiled and took a sip of his coffee.
"So, since were all up, let's head to the hospital." Qaasim said.
"Ohh, well, me, Abby, Taylor, and David are gonna head to the airport to pick up Abby's brother." Thomas told them. "We'll meet you there after. Anyone else wanna come?"
"Uhhh I will." Kristina said. She had told the rest of the gang about Ryan and they were all furious and promised to protect her.
"Okay, cool. Let's head out then."