To stand by him

Hey everyone, so here's the chapter its a little short, because I went and got surgery so I'm on pain killers that make me loopy and tiered but I got it done :)

Hope you like it cause I actually spent quite a bit of time on it.

Enjoy :)

(And a big thank you to my favourite reviewer Mrs. Ace Merrill, you're awesome thank you so much for all the reviews and keeping me motivated :) 3)

Chris and I's relationship wasn't perfect, in any way. We were both pretty messed up kids, being beaten and battered all our lives made us both not able to trust easily and it showed everyday how hesitant we both were to opening up. Chris was an overprotective stubborn nut, he constantly wanted peace and living in this town gave him plenty of opportunities to try and create peace. He would throw himself in front of people that were fighting and try to break it up and reason with people. Most of the time he was successful but the odd time he got his ass kicked too. Then there was me, I was a aggressive headstrong however timid girl. My smart mouth and street smarts got me into dangerous situations. I was always on my own and Chris drove me insane when he demanded that I stop with the cons and tricks, I wasn't used to being told what to do by anyone other then my father, I had freedom when he wasn't around and I intended to keep it whether chris liked it or not.

Mixing us together probably wasn't the best choice. I always expected myself to be along or be with someone who was rich and stuffy. Like my dad had wanted when I was older. Chris I was sure expected to be with someone delicate and sweet, cried over his wounds and wanted to be with him always.

But somehow we found each other, and although we didn't agree on anything, other then that Ace and our dads were assholes, we were together.

We fought constantly, I don't think a moment went by that we weren't arguing. I liked Chris a lot but most of the time I wanted to stab him in the neck with a fork.

Most of our arguments were about nothing, but no matter how much he drove me insane or how frustrated I made him, even though there were a thousand reasons for us to break up, we kept searching for that one reason to stay together.

"Get the hell away from me!" I screamed at him as I stomped down the dirt parking lot at the take out.

"Would you stop being such a stubborn bitch?" I stopped dead and turned on him he was close behind me and stumbled back when I turned sharply around.

"What did you just call me?' I demanded.

"You heard me."

'No I don't think I did." I snapped getting right in his face. He glared at me and I glared right back.

"I called you a stubborn bitch."
"Take it back Chambers." I demanded.

"Stop being a stubborn bitch and I may."

Chris didn't want me to go home, my dad was having another party and Charlie was sure to be there. Charlie didn't remember much from the night before because of how drunk he was and that was good for me because my dad only gave me a light beating for the damages done to his friend, but also not so good because I also knew that Charlie would come at me again.

Chris was angry when I told him I was going home and he wasn't aloud to come, I didn't want him doing that again, I'd just stay out down stairs where there was an audience even though Charlie being a total creep he wouldn't do anything with people around.

Chris wasn't happy with my answer and demanded that I stay away from the house sleep over at Marcie's or let him come.

The argument escalated to us screaming at each other, him calling me stupid me calling him a bastard and it went on like that until I stormed out of the take out.

"You don't own me, I can make my own choices." I snapped at him.

"Aha yeah, and since your choices are completely idiotic, I'm not letting you do it." he said laughing humorlessly and crossing his arms over his chest.
"Your not letting me?" I was giving him a chance to correct himself, say something else, but he didn't and I knew he wouldn't he was too stubborn. "I don't need a damn baby sitter." I hissed at him.

"No you need some common sense, are you really that stupid?" my had flew before he could blink and slapped him across the face with an open palm, the sound echoed through the parking lot, and it seemed to grab more peoples attention then our yelling did. I began to stomp away from him again when he caught me around the waist.

"Let go!" I said through clenched teeth trying to remove the iron grip his arms had on me. He spun me around and kissed me firmly on the mouth.

In no way was this a time to be kissing me, I shoved him off me and continued to walk again.

"Anna Winston!" Chris said in a rather scolding tone.

"Don't call to me like I'm a dog Chris!" I snapped. "I don't want to see you."

"Oh so now you're stupid and a liar? You know you can't stay mad at me about anything."
"As a matter of fact Chambers I can!" I called over my shoulder.

"We'll see about that." his angry tone was gone, and again returned his usual cocky tone.

He ran to me and caught my hand spinning me around to face him. His lips crushing mine in an imperfect kiss. I struggled against him again, trying to slip from his grasp but he was quicker and snaked his arms firmly around my waist and hugged me to his lips.

Slowly and as suspected of me I stopped struggling and melted into him.

I didn't want to kiss him in the middle of arguing but Chris knew I was a hot head and he was what cooled me down.

"Please don't go tonight." he whispered against my lips before kissing me once more.

"Chris."

"Come on lets get out of here." he said and grabbed my hand leading me to his truck.

Chris drove us to a park one with a very big hill all the kids liked to roll down. We sat at the top just sitting there.

"Just in time." Chris said as his arm snaked around my waist.

"What?" I asked.

"The sunset." he said pointing to the pink, orange and purple sky. It really was pretty.

"It's beautiful isn't it?" he asked.

"Chambers, likes sunsets?" I asked raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah he also held a knife up to Ace's gang in order to protect you, you have no right to judge." I smiled and laid my head on his shoulder, looking at the beautiful sky.

"I just remembered I'm still mad at you." I said snuggling closer to him.

"For what?" he asked resting his head on top of mine.

"Not too sure anymore." he chuckled and kissed the top of my head. I don't know how Chris managed to make me forget things I was angry about, he was always pissing me off but there were small moments like these that made me forget why I was mad and just enjoyed his company.

"I bet I learned more about you in two days then anyone in your life would learn in a lifetime." He said to me suddenly, his voice soft and smooth his hand lightly running up and down my side. It was true, Chris figured me out in two days, he broke me open and had me spill my guts in two days where I had kept everything inside for my whole life.

"Why is it like that?" I asked.

"We're easy to talk to, it'll always be that way, you don't plan it, it just comes out because we know that the other will understand and we just need to tell someone, we get each other." he said back .

"It would have been better If we didn't have to get each other in this kind of way."

"I don't think so." he said. I pulled away slightly to look at him and gave him a confused look. "If we both had a perfect life, There wouldn't be any reason for us to meet cause we could have met anyone else and been happy, I don't think I could be happy with anyone else then you."

"That was sweet, Corny, but sweet." He smiled and kissed my cheek.

"I'm serious." he muttered before kissing the healing scab from the burn the cigarette gave me. "When I first met you I never thought you'd be so important to me, I've never wanted to be with someone so badly." I smiled and ran my fingers through his short hair.

"Please stay with me tonight, you'll be safer in my house."

"Chris my dad will wonder where I am Chris."

"He'll be so drunk he won't even notice you're gone. Come on."

"I dont think so Chris."
"Come on." he said poking my side, "Come on, come on." he began to tickle me and I was lost in laughter, laying on my back as Chris hovered over me tickling me.

"Chris st-stop."

"Say you'll stay with me tonight and I will."

"Chr-chris I c-cant, you know th-that."
"Wrong answer." he said attacking my sides again I have a huge problem with being Tickled, I hated it.

Short of breath I was kicking out and begging Chris to stop until I agreed.

'Okay okay you win!" I yelled out. He stopped immediately and smiled a bright obnoxious smile. I glared and tackled him gripping his shoulders and pushing him back.

Unfortunately I forgot we were on a hill and we both went tumbling down the hill.

We landed at the bottom sliding a little bit before stopping.

We were both laughing loudly until he rolled over leaned on his elbow beside me.

"Was that necessary?"
"Yes." I smiled he rolled his eyes and got up before helping me up as well. He locked my eyes in his deep blue gaze before dipping his head and capturing my lips in his. I smiled into the kiss and slipped my arms around his neck. His right arm went around my back and his left held the back of my neck. When he separated he smoothed my hair and ran his hand down my arm and rested on my waist.

"You're really stubborn you know, and so I'm sorry."

"For what?" I asked.

'This." he smiled and then my feet were off the ground. My front half hanging over his back, his shoulder digging into my stomach. His arms holding onto my legs.

"CHRIS!"

"Sorry babe, but you're a con artist and I am not taking any chances in you changing your mind about coming to my house."
"Do you want to fight again? Cause man handling me is a step in the right direction!"

"I'll worry about that when you're safe in my house.'

"I will scream bloody murder Chris!" I threatened.

"Go ahead, the cops will come, they'll take you away, call your dad, he'll find out you left the house, and I think we both know what will happen then." he chuckled. I smacked his back as we started walking towards his truck.

"Is this how you used to get girls?" I asked.

"No." he laughed. "I used to hog tie them to the hood of my truck."
"You better not do that to me!" I said.

"Would be fitting, I've seen you eat, you pig." he joked. I smacked his back again.

"I do not!"

"You eat snails and fish eggs, need I say more?"
"Are you seriously bringing that back up again? Why does it bother you so much?"
'It just does." he laughed before opening the truck door and throwing me inside.

He jumped into the drivers seat and started the truck.

"You know this kind of reminds me of the beginning of a murder movie." he smirked and looked over at me.

"Will you just relax, you're not gonna die."
"I was just carried to a tuck and thrown into it."

he rolled his eyes and kept driving.

"You're safe."

the thing is that I knew that I was safe with him.

What I didn't get though was why he thought going to his house was safer then mine. Chris came to meet me with new bruises after going home all the time.

Guess I'll find out.

Okay so that's the end of the chapter, it will pick up in the next chapter because they'll be spending the night at Chris' house, I have a lot of Drama lined up from here on out. Have a great Day Comment and Review please :)