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Chapter Sixteen:
AJ is taken to a classroom. "Let me go!" AJ tries to wiggle out of the arms around her. "Randy!" She calls out.
"AJ, calm down everything will be okay." The person puts her down, but still in the person embrace.
"No it won't, Randy is hurt saving me. He needs help." She wiggles again to get out of the person's grasp.
"Randy is fine. Nothing is wrong with him he is with Jack right now." The person tries to calm him down.
"You're lying. Two football players tackled him into two pieces." AJ is still freaking out about it. She doesn't recognize the voice that is speaking to her.
"AJ, it is me, John. You know that I wouldn't be lying to you about something like this." He lightens his grip around her.
"John-"She looks at him. "John, we have to help Randy. Two of your teammates and Kourtney attacked him. Come on we were over there." She points to the hallway.
"AJ, Randy is fine; he is with Jack." John restates.
"How can that be? They weren't near us when it happened." AJ is in shock with a bit of relief by that information.
"I will tell you that after Randy and Jack get here."
"How do I know you're not really lying?" She still can't believe that Randy is safe. The last thing she saw was the two football players heading for Randy.
"Come with me." John shows them the situation after the collision. AJ sees the two football players on the ground with Kourtney with a shock face.
AJ covers in her mouth in shock looking at what could have been Randy's fate. She goes back into the classroom. "If Randy is not there, where is he?" She looks back at John.
John is getting a bit annoyed on answering the same questions. "He is with your boyfriend Jack." He once again answered.
"Oh Jack, I like him. He is cute and funny." She compliments.
"Well thank you AJ." Jack enters with Randy limping behind. He still has the injuries before the collision and refuses help for anyone.
"Randy, you are okay!" She yells out. "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you." She kisses Jack on the lips.
Jack chuckles. "You're welcome, princess." Jack pecks her one time back.
"Hey AJ, are you okay?" Randy holds his ribs only concern about his best friend.
"Yup, thanks to you, John, and Jack." She smiles in complete relief. Something in her mind couldn't fully be convinced that Randy wasn't in the collision.
"I am your protector that is what I do." He says with a smile on his face.
"And a very cute protector you are." Stacey enters with a peck on Randy's check. Ms. Silver follows afterwards to get a peck from John.
"Hi baby." John pecks her.
"You and Ms. Silver, are a couple, John?" AJ questions as she has blank memory spots.
"Yup, don't you remember?" John is concern that something is wrong with her.
"Oh right, Jack and I heard you one time. So, can you tell me how you escaped?" AJ asks innocently wanting to hear the whole story.
"Sure." Randy ponders a bit relieving it in his head. "Well, as you know Kourtney and the two football players surrounded us. They prepared themselves to tackle both of us. I pushed you out of harm's way so I could get the full impact. Just at the point of impact, someone grabbed in the nick of time." He looks towards Jack. "Thank you for that by the way."
"No problem Randy."
"I thank you too." AJ kisses Jack again.
"Okay, I think he has been thanks enough." Randy jokes being the big brother to her. He doesn't want his little sister doing PDA in front of him.
"Nope, never will I have enough." He is not complaining about the kisses he receives from AJ.
"Anyways-" He goes back to the previous topic. "I look at them collided with each other; it was brutal. Afterwards, I saw Kourtney with a shocked expression. I wanted to thank the person, so I turned around to reveal that is was Jack. Then I checked where you were, you weren't by the lockers, so I panicked until Jack told me where you were. Before he headed here, Kourtney gave us an evil glare. This was not how she planned the situation to end; with me un-harm." He story tells to AJ.
"Wait, how did John, Ms. Silver, and bestie know where we were?' AJ inquires.
"Well princess-" He wraps his arms around her. "We, Stacey and I, saw you two get confronted by Kourtney, so we tried to rush to you two. We were stopped by the gang along with Dawn." Jack rolls his eyes annoyed with that group.
"Bestie, Dawn is the one who knows about me being the recorder. The baby powder shower was courtesy of her. She gave me a chance to tell Kourtney or else Jack will get it." AJ hugs Jack close. "Apparently, Becca has a thing for Jack for awhile. I told them he is your boyfriend." Stacey speaks proudly as AJ smiles at her.
"That's right, Jack is my boyfriend, isn't that right?" She speaks proud to have him as her boyfriend.
"Of course, I only want you with me." He pecks her. "So, we had to deal with them before helping you two. I did hold them off until one was holding Stacey while the rest try to restrain me for Becca. They almost did with them unbuttoning my shirt, but someone crossed our paths."
"Let me guess, it was John and Ms. Silver." AJ mentions.
"Absolutely, it was." Sylva adds to the conversation.
"We actually crossed your path by accident. We were trying to find a bathroom to be alone." He clears his throat in nervousness. They have cut down the times they do it at school and didn't stop cold turkey.
"Wow John you are very persistent." AJ giggles.
"Yes I am."
"So I asked, what is going on here?" Sylva continues. "They all stop which made Stacey accept from their grasp." Sylva chuckles at the memory of their expressions.
"I explained to Ms. Silver that they were all trying to force themselves on Jack." Stacey includes.
"I couldn't believe it, so I told Jack to go to John to get clean up. He had kisses over his arms. After that, I told Stacey to stay with me so we can tell Mr. Michaels. Dawn tried to argue with me, but I told them they broke the rules. I order all of them including Stacey to follow to his office." She concludes.
"What happen with Mr. Michaels?" Randy questions.
"Since nothing really happen, besides the lipstick marks, they got off with a warning. Furthermore, they are on thin ice from now on." She informs them letting them know they probably have trouble with them in the future.
"So, now you have the whole story." John tells to AJ. "Now, can you calm down?"
"Of course, I am. I have been when I saw Randy enter. I just wanted to know how it happened." She smiles innocently trying to forget how she acted earlier. She let her anxiety take over quickly and powerfully.
"Why, what happened?" Randy asks concern. He always misses the fun stuff.
"John, don't say it." She warns.
"Sorry man, she has had a rough few days." John makes the excuse from telling him.
"Oh don't worry, AJ will tell me." He grins having a plan to have her tell him.
"Why would you think that?" AJ raises her eyebrow.
"Because I will tickle you until you tell me." He walks towards AJ. Every time he needs something out of her, he tickles her until she gives up. Most of the time, she does confess to make it stop.
"No Jack, help me." She hides behind him. Jack moves out of the way with a chuckle. "Thanks a lot." She glares at him. She tries again with John, Stacey, and Ms. Silver, but they all move out of the way. "Randy no, I am too old for that now." She tries to explain.
"Really, okay I will tell your parents that." He jokingly threatens still running after her.
"No, I like it when they tickle me. They tickle to put a smile on my face not to get an answer from me." She pouts.
"Wow, whatever happened to being always there for me. Always having my back." He stops to cross his arms. He winks to the others that it is just a ploy to get AJ.
"I do. Fine I tell you. I didn't know who the person was that grabbed me so I panic. I went all dramatic with my anxiety that you were hurt. I didn't know where you were. No matter what John told me you were fine I didn't believe him. I only believed him when you enter through the door." She huffs not wanting him to win.
"So you were concern about me, weren't you?" He grins.
"Of course I was. You are my best friend, my big brother. I am always worried about you." She sniffles.
"I am sorry I put you through that. Come here." He waves her over.
AJ goes into his embrace. "You scared me Randy. You could have been seriously hurt." She hugs him tight. Randy squeals in pain. "Sorry."
"That is okay, it is the good type of pain. I know I could have gotten seriously hurt, but I wouldn't forgive myself if anything would happen to my little sister. I always want to protect you from this the bad situations of the world.
"Yes I know."
"Oh, since you are in my arms." He smirks still having the intention to tickle her.
"Oh, no." She tries to escape, but it is too late. Randy tickles her as her laughter echoes through the whole room. The rest of them just watch enjoy the friendship that is being displayed.
They are now at John's backyard. AJ is sitting on Jack's lap; Stacey is on Randy's with Sylva next to John. Sylva doesn't want to do a lot of PDA in public with their relationship being a secret. They enter through the back fence door to pass by John's parents. They know he has a girlfriend, but hasn't meet her yet.
"So, what are we going to do about Kourtney and the gang?" John asks. "We need a plan. Both of them know we are on to them."
"John is right. I am sorry to say this but sis you need to tell Kourtney you're the recorder." Jack divulges.
"Do I really have to? Is that the only way?" Stacey is now very nervous about this plan.
"It is not the only way however it is the best, smarter way." Jack discloses to Stacey. "We can't play into their games. Dawn is doing this because she knows we won't tell Kourtney. On the other hand, Kourtney won't stop until she knows who it is. And of course there is her crush, I think, on Randy. I guess if she knows it is you, she might stop perusing him." He shrugs.
"Randy." She looks at him for some back-up. He mouths 'I'm sorry.' "Bestie?" She now looks at AJ.
"I am sorry, bestie. I just don't want anyone else hurt. If you tell her, she might stop." AJ explains. She is not fully convinced that this is the best option, but she really doesn't want anyone else hurt.
"What if she just goes after me after I expose myself? I mean I think she still think I am still her best friend. I could get the harsh part of her. You guys haven't seen the worst of it." Stacey is scared knowing fully how Kourtney is.
"Guys, she is right. I have seen Kourtney at her worst; it is not pretty." Jack warns being always had to put up with her for Stacey's stake.
"Baby, if she does that we will protect you. We will not let anyone hurt you." Randy wraps his arms around her.
"Randy is right. You are my bestie and my friend I won't let anyone hurt you. As you have seen friendship is very important to me." AJ agrees.
"That goes double for me sis." Jack smiles liking the odds that this friendship will overcome anything.
"Okay, if this is the best way I'll do it tomorrow." Stacey gives a small smile being still nervous on the inside.
"I am proud of you." Randy pecks her. Of course he is concern that there is a small possibility that this could make it worse, but they have to try. They just have to stick together and no one can break them.
"Thank you." She hugs him for some comfort and support.
"With that said, let's practice what you are going to say to her." AJ gets off Jack's lap to help. "I'll be Kourtney. You three will be the judges. You will judge on what are the best ways to tell her about Stacey being the recorder." AJ authorizes.
Stacey is going to tell Kourtney. How do you think it will go?