AN: Okay, so someone wanted angst, so here's my best shot. Probably not in the way you'd expect though. This chapter is a little darker than others but I hope you enjoy it.

Chapter Nine

The school term was passing quickly, much quicker than I had anticipated. Axl and I were still going strong, Brittany and Ashely were still my friends and I had joined the swim team. All in all the move was a lot better than I had ever imagined it would be.

One lunch time I was just getting out of the pool when there was a commotion on the sidelines, Axl and another boy were shouting at one another. I gaped at the two of them and hurried over, grabbing my towel on the way and wrapping it around me. Axl grabbed the other boys collar and slammed him up against the bleachers.

When I got closer I spoke, "Axl what are you doing?" I hissed.

Axl turned his head to face me, "He was taking pictures of you." He slammed the boy up against the wall again when he tried to break free. It was then I saw the phone in his hand, I snatched it off him and scrolled through some of the pictures. There were quite a few of me just before I was getting into the pool, lounging around. There were also some that were zoomed in and I started to feel sick.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" I snarled at the boy, he started to shake, looking between the two of us, obviously knowing he was caught and there was no way out of this. "What are these?" I showed him one of the pictures, Axl caught a glimpse of it and glared at the boy with so much hate that I was so glad he was on my side.

What would have happened if he wasn't here, this perv would have taken these pictures with him and done god knows what. I shuddered to think. I made a move to delete them.

"No, don't." I looked at Axl disbelievingly. "We're gonna need proof when we take this asshole to the principle."

I nodded and reluctantly pocketed the phone. Axl hauled the guy off the wall and I followed him as he marched him to the principles office. Axl ignored the secretary and opened the door, practically throwing the guy in as we both walked in behind him. The principle sat there looking stunned as Axl kept his hand on the guys collar and made him sit down.

"What is going on here?" Principle Cameron spoke, looking confused as Axl glared down at the guy, before turning to look at the Principle.

He looked absolutely incensed, I stood there slightly behind and feeling increasingly uncomfortable as Axl began to speak. "This sick bastard was taking pictures of my girlfriend while she was swimming in the pool."

Principle Cameron looked aghast, turning to look at the boy who now looked close to tears. "Is this true Mr Hugle?" Hugle closed his eyes before nodding.

"I have his phone." I spoke in a shaky voice, handing it over and turning red as I saw him take a look at some of the pictures. He calmly closed the app and put the phone to one side.

"Mr Hugle this is a serious offence, I hope you know I'm going to have to call your parents, as well as yours Miss Beems and yours Mr Heck." I nodded and shyly crossed my arms over my chest, realising I was still just in a towel and dripping water all over the office.

"Can I go now?" I asked, motioning to my situation. Cameron nodded and waved me and Axl off.

"Yes you two may go, Mr Hugle I'd like to have a chat with you."

Axl wrapped an arm around my shoulder and walked me out and back to the pool, hurrying me into the changing rooms and leaving me to get changed. I felt really awkward being in here, suddenly feeling paranoid about getting changed, I didn't bother with a shower simply going into one of the stalls and getting changed in there instead. I had looked around to make sure nothing was in there that could record me or anything weird before I even took the towel off.

I got changed quickly, packed all of my stuff up and met Axl outside. I hugged him, burying my head into his chest as he patted my still slightly damp hair.

"Hey it's alright, I got the bastard." I smiled up at him.

"What would I do without you?" I asked, resting my head on his shoulder as we continued to hug for a while before we heard over the PA system.

"Would Samantha Beems and Axl Heck please report to the Principle's office immediately." We looked at each other before leaving, everyone else who had seen what happened earlier were whispering to one another, the coach was still nowhere to be seen but we ignored this as we walked together, hands clasped.

Opening the door to the office I saw the Hugle guy was still there, I gave him a glare before running over to my mom and hugging her. She patted me on the back and stroked my hair out of my face, wiping away a few tears that managed to escape. "Are you okay sweetheart?" I nodded and hugged her again. I let her go and hugged Axl again, who had stood in a way that Hugle couldn't see me.

Principle Cameron addressed Hugle's family. "Your son has been found to be taking pictures of a member of the swim team, this is a serious offense and I have no choice but to expel him from this school. It is a serious invasion of privacy and he has admitted that he would have shared the pictures with other people, which makes it even more serious." Mr and Mrs Hugle looked devastated and angered by the news, his mother leant down to whisper something in her son's ear, looking even more devastated when he nodded.

"Andrew, what possessed you to do such a thing?" His dad asked, looking extremely disappointed with his son. Hugle shrugged is bony shoulders and smoothed his oily hair back.

"I wasn't the only one." I gaped at him.

"What do you mean?" Axl hissed. The Principle looked intently at the geeky looking boy who looked even more nervous, obviously regretting letting that information slip. He shook his head, and buried his head in his arms.

I looked at my mom who was tearing up, she took me back into her arms as she stroked my hair. Mr and Mrs Heck were just silent throughout this ordeal, clearly not knowing what to say.

Hugle looked at me, quickly looking away as Axl growled at him. "I was being paid to take pictures of her." He admitted, shrinking down in his seat as his parents gasped.

"Who was paying you?" My mom demanded. Hugle gulped as she bared down on him.

"Lots of boys fancy her." He said, twisting his hands in his lap. "Anyone would pay for a picture."

I blinked rapidly, trying to process this information. "How long?" I asked, my voice shaking.

"Since you joined the swim team." He admitted.

Axl had balled his fists tightly down by his side as he listened to Hugle, I grabbed one of his hands and held it tightly in my own, his hand uncurled and he threaded his fingers through mine.

"Who has been buying the pictures from you?" Principle Cameron asked. There was a tense silence as Hugle debated whether to answer.

His dad pushed his shoulder. "Answer the man."

Hugle closed his eyes and sighed, before taking a book out of his pocket and handing it over. The Principle opened it up before slamming it shut.

"What is it?" My mom asked, fury in her voice.

"It's a request book." I sniffled and started to cry. I buried my head into Axl's shoulder again, he rubbed my back soothingly and tried to comfort me in his own way. "There are no names though, who is buying the pictures from you?"

"It's anonymous." Hugle said. "Just in case something like this happens."

"So you thought of everything huh?" Axl spat.

"I'm sorry." Hugle finally broke down. "I'm so sorry. I didn't think I was hurting anyone." He started to cry, but no one comforted him.

"Well you were wrong, I can't believe you used my daughter like this." My mom hissed at him. "You had no right."

There was a knock on the door. I turned to watch as a police officer came through the door. Principle Cameron stood up. "We had to get the police involved, Mr and Mrs Hugle if you'd like to accompany your son to the police station."