by Sharlay
“Oh, so now we're doing the silent treatment; nice. I like quiet girls, they're always the ones with erm...hidden talents,” he said as he took a few steps towards me, so that I could feel his breath on my face, which smelt like cookies, may I add. If I go down to the cookie jar and find one missing, he will have at least two broken fingers by this time tomorrow.
“Get out,” I repeated.
“Oh, so we're talking now? Good, I need a towel so that I can jump in the shower,” he said as he smirked at me. I couldn't quite shake the image of him in the shower, out of my head, so I cleared my throat in an attempt to compose myself.
“Tough, find it yourself,” I said as I turned back around to walk towards my bed.
“Are you sure that you want me to do that?” He asked as he grabbed hold of my wrist.
“Yes, and get your hand off me,” I growled.
“Ok, well I’m just warning you that I get impatient, so if I can't find one then I'm more than happy to walk around naked,” he said as he kept a hold of my wrist and began smirking. Naked? No, I can't cope with that on any level right now.
“Fine, this way,” I grumbled as I pulled free of his grasp and headed towards the bathroom.
“Yes, maam,” he said in a southern accent as he followed behind me, enthusiastically.
“Here,” I said after pulling a cream towel out of the white cabinet, next to the sink.
“Thanks,” he said as he placed his hands either side of me, trapping me between him and the sink.
“What are you doing?” I said as I looked at him with venom in my eyes.
“Just wanted to talk,” he said as he casually shrugged his shoulders and began smiling at me.
“What, with your hands around my waist?” I asked, sarcastically.
“Yeah, might as well break a few boundaries, since we’ll be living together for so long.”
“Move,” I said in a stern voice.
“Make me,” he whispered as he moved his lips right next to my ear.
“Do you really want to ride this train?” I asked in my fake, sweet voice.
“If you're the driver, then yes,” he said as he moved his head back slightly and winked at me.
Ok, he asked for it. I lifted my knee with great force, ready to get him right where I knew that it would hurt. Unfortunately, my plan came to a halt when he blocked my knee with his hand.
“One thing that you'll learn about me, Princess is that I'm always one step ahead,” he said as his hot breath filled my ear.
“Yeah, and I'm always two,” I said in a husky voice as I took the bottle of mouthwash - that I'd taken from the sink, and been sneakily unscrewing - from behind my back and poured it over his head.
“See you later, Minty,” I said as I walked out of the bathroom with a smirk on my face. The look on his face was priceless!
* * *
After Caleb had finally emerged from the shower, I got the chance to have a nice hot shower myself, so that I could get ready for the party. I had decided to wear my black, skinny jeans with a white tank top and flat, white shoes. My dark brown hair was straightened, and I added a bit of mascara, eye liner and lip gloss to finish off my look. No one really made a huge effort to dress up for Rick's parties, apart from some of the cheer leaders, who, despite their stereotypical image, were actually really nice. Once I was completely ready, I picked up my phone, to read the message that Courtney had sent me while I was getting dressed.
Have you asked him yet?
As I read the message, it suddenly dawned on me that I hadn't yet asked Caleb to come to the party. I was not happy about this at all but I needed him in order to actually get a few decent hours of dancing in. Since it was already quarter past eight, I needed to move fast.
“Hey,” I said as I walked into the kitchen, to find Caleb searching through the refrigerator. Suddenly, this conversation just got ten times harder. One, I was about to grovel to the jerk of the century, and two, I was also faced with a topless Caleb, whose six pack was screaming ‘look at me’. Yes, teenage hormones are a definite killer.
“You finished? I know that this is probably the closest bit of action that you've ever had, Princess but you only have to ask, and I can change all of that in a couple of hours,” He said as he watched me staring at his chest, with a smile on his face.
“Don't flatter yourself, I came to ask you a question, actually,” I said as I followed him into the living room. I had to bite my tongue as I watched him throw himself into the chair, put his feet up on the coffee table, and open a can of soda before turning on the TV. Be nice Addy, be nice.
“Fire away, Princess,” he said as he continued to stare at the TV.
“It's Addy. I came to ask you, if you wanted to come to a party, tonight?” I asked as I tried to avoid eye contact with him.
“With you?” He asked as he turned around to face me, with an amused look on his face. I took a deep breath in order to calm myself down, so that my fist didn't make contact with his arrogant face.
“Yes,” I said as I took a deep breath, “with me,” I continued.
“Tonight?” He asked.
“Yes, tonight,” I answered, impatiently.
“No,” he said, simply, before spinning back around to face the TV.
“Why the hell not?” I asked as I stood in front of the TV with my hands on my hips.
“Because I don't want to,” he said, simply.
“There will be girls there,” I said, trying to sound enthusiastic.
“No,” he repeated. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes.
“Please,” I managed to mutter.
“Pardon, I didn't quite hear you?” He asked with a smug look on his face.
“I said, please!” I shouted.
“Why do you need me to go so badly?” He asked as he looked up at me. I didn't miss the fact that he was checking me out either but I tried to ignore that.
“Because it'll be nice for you to meet some people from school, before you go in on Monday,” I lied. Suddenly, he burst out laughing.
“You're a terrible liar, you know that, right?” He said.
“I'm not lying!”
“Well, then I'm not going, now, if you don't mind,” he said as he waved his hand, telling me to move out of the way of the TV.
“Fine! I need you to go because my dad said that my curfew can extend to two, if you come,” I finally gave in and told him.
“Now we get down to the gritty truth,” he replied.
“So, will you come?” I asked, now more frustrated than ever.
“What's in it for me?” He asked.
“Knowing that you helped someone other than yourself,” I grunted as I rolled my eyes at him.
“Not good enough, Princess” he said as he smiled at me.
“What the hell do you want?” I asked in an angry tone.
“Mmm, good question,” he said as he walked towards me and flickered his eyes down at my lips.
“Don't be too hasty in forgetting what happened to you, the last time that we were this close. By the way, you smell minty fresh,” I said with a smirk on my face, as I caught a slight scent of the mouthwash still on him.
“Yeah, that was a nice move by the way but just so you know, payback's my best friend,” he said as he moved his lips right next to my ear.
“Yeah, and she's my cousin, and you know what they say, blood is thicker than water,” I said as I pushed him to one side, and walked towards the door.
“Where are you going?” He asked with a look of amusement on his face.
“To the party, where do you think?” I asked in an annoyed tone.
“I thought that you asked me to come?”
“Yeah, well you-”
“Changed my mind, yeah, I'll be down in ten minutes,” he said as he headed upstairs with a smirk on his face. I did not trust that boy one bit.
* * *
“No, we are taking my car!" I screamed, for the fifth time as I stood outside of my house, scowli
ng at Caleb.
“No, I'm not squashing up in that stupid little mini!" He said in an annoyed tone.
“And I'm not turning up in some beat up old truck,” I growled at him.
“Then I'm not going,” he said with a smile on his face.
“Fine, then don't go,” I said as I stormed into my car, pushed the key into the ignition before driving off towards Courtney's house, like a maniac.
* * *
“Hey- wait, where’s Caleb?” Courtney asked, interrupting herself as she slid into the passenger’s seat.
“At home,” I said, simply, before driving towards Rick's house.
“What do you mean, he's at home?” She shrieked as she looked at me as though I were a crazy person.
“Exactly what I said; he's at home.”
“Yeah, I got that bit but I'm asking you why, Einstein?”
“Because he was being a jerk, that’s why. He said that if he couldn't drive then he wasn't coming, and I was not going anywhere with him in that truck, so I drove away, and left him,” I said, angrily.
“Great, so we're the losers with the early curfew?” She asked in a frustrated tone.
“No, I am, so if you want to stay all night then you can, don't let me stop you.” I replied in a frustrated tone.
“Don't be silly, we're ride or die chicks, I go where you go, my angry little amigo,” she said as we both burst out laughing.
“Sorry but that boy just gets under my skin,” I said as I thought about Caleb, and his annoying smirk.
“Mmm, I wonder why,” she muttered.
“There is no reason why, other than the fact that I just don't like him, now get out of my car,” I said as I pulled up outside of Rick's house. Why I bothered driving, when all of my friends lived like five minutes from me, was beyond me. I guess I just liked the idea of the responsibility that came with it.
“Your outfit's nice, by the way,” I said as I scanned what Courtney had on. She was wearing a pair of denim shorts, a red tank top with a red shirt over it, and some red shoes. Although I don't like the word, I couldn't think of any other way to describe her outfit than, cute.
“Thanks, you look hot too, by the way,” she said as she winked at me, causing us both to start laughing. As we walked through the door, the party was in full swing, and everybody looked like they were having the time of their lives.
“Hey, sexy ladies,” Keeley said as she walked up to us with a cup in her hand, looking a little more than happy.
“What's put a smile on your face?” I asked as I watched her smile increase.
“Ok, have you not seen the hottie in here, yet?” She asked.
“Kee, there are a lot of hotties in here, care to be more specific?”Courtney replied.
“No, I mean the new guy. Apparently he's transferring to our school. He came alone, but said that his friend told him about the party, and he seems to be a hit with both the guys, and the girls,” she said as she giggled away. Either this was a complete coincidence or Jerk Face was really here. As Keeley walked away, Courtney turned to me with a knowing look.
“On a positive, if it is him then at least our curfew is extended,” she said as she smiled at me.
“Oh yay, lucky me,” I grumbled. As I walked through the games room, in Rick's house, all of my suspicions were confirmed. There stood before me, was a 3d version of all of my problems.
“Hey guys, look who's here,” Keeley said as she pointed towards me, and Courtney.
“Hey, beautiful,” Rick said as he came and threw his arms around me.
“Hey, Rick,” I said as I struggled to stop glaring, at a now smirking Caleb.
“I want you to meet someone. This is-”
“Caleb, yeah, I already know,” I interrupted, causing everyone to start staring at me.
“You already know him?” Rick asked in a confused tone.
“This is the friend that I was telling you guys about,” Caleb said as he smiled at me before throwing his arm around my shoulders.
“Friend,” I sniggered to myself as I pushed his arm away from me. He wished.
“Oh my gosh, so that means that he's staying in your house?” Keeley said with excitement lacing her voice. Believe me, sweetheart there is nothing exciting about living with a monster.
“Unfortunately, yes,” I grumbled as I watched the uneasy look on Rick's face that he was trying to disguise. Rick and I sort of had a thing going on for a while but I decided that we would be better off as friends, since I wasn't really ready for a relationship with him. The truth was that I did really like him, just not as much as he liked me, and that wasn't fair. So, now here we are, him still giving me that 'take me back' look, and me trying to be a good friend and not hurt him.
“Now, now Princess, I thought after our little bathroom incident, we had sorted things out?” Caleb said with a smug look on his face.
“Bathroom?” Both Rick, and Courtney said in unison.
“Ignore him,” I mumbled before turning to glare at Caleb.
“Can I have a word, please?” I said, faking innocence.
“Whatever you say, Princess,” he said as I dragged him away from the crowd, that was staring at us, like we were aliens.
“It is bad enough that I have to put up with your obnoxious and arrogant ways at home but right now, I am with my friends, and I would like a night off,” I said as I glared at him.
“Oh, is that right?” He said as he smiled at me.
“Yes, it is. All I want is for you to stay away from me, and don't talk to me. In fact, just pretend that you don't even know me. Now, do you think that you can manage that?” I asked, sarcastically.
“This isn't about your friends. This is about lover boy next door, isn't it? Can't he handle a little competition or do you have to fight all of his battles, or is it just the ones concerning you?”
“You really do think that your God's gift to women, don't you? Look, I am in no way interested in you. Rick is a friend, and even if he wasn't, you would never be competition, believe me,” I scoffed as I went to walk away, back into the games room. Unfortunately I was stopped in my tracks as he grabbed hold of my wrist, and pulled me back towards him.
“That's funny, I didn't mention any names and yet you knew that I was talking about Rick. One thing that I love is a challenge though, so, if he wants to create one then I'm game and guess what, I haven't lost a challenge to date,” he said as he winked at me and then walked back into the room, with a proud smile on his face. Caleb may be used to winning but he has no idea who he is dealing with, so if he wants a war then believe me, he will have one!
* * *
An hour had gone by since mine and Caleb's ‘little conversation’, and he seemed to be on his best behavior, which only made me nervous. I didn't trust him, and him being nice, just added to my suspicions. I also had no idea how he knew where the party was and to be honest, I didn’t even want to know.
“Hey guys, I'll be back in a minute,” I said as they all continued laughing, and joking about different things, that I had honestly stopped paying attention to about thirty minutes ago.
“Where are you going?” Courtney asked, interrupting her conversation with Rick who had been watching me all night.
“Restroom,” I said, casually, before slipping through the door and heading towards Rick's stairs.
“Mmm, look at that, wouldn't mind a ride on that rollercoaster,” some sleaze ball said as I walked past him, and his laughing friends as I headed towards the stairs. Normally, I would have turned around, kicked him where it hurt and then continued on my journey, but since my dad told me to stay out of trouble, I decided that it would be best to keep walking.
“So, what's your name, doll face?” He asked as he grabbed hold of my arm.
“Look, I'm really not interested, so could you let go?” I asked as politely as I could, considering I was having visions of me clawing out his eyeballs right now.
“What if I don't want to let go?” He said in a threatening vo
ice.
“Dude, chill, she's not interested,” one of his friends said, saving his life, since I was two seconds away from turning my vision into a reality.
“She's probably easy anyway,” he said, causing my blood to boil. I froze for a second, took a deep breath and then continued walking up the stairs. My dad would be so proud of me.
When I reached Rick's restroom, I shut the door and took a look in the mirror. I quickly ran my fingers through my brown hair and took a deep breath. I reached into my purse, grabbed my lip gloss, applied a small amount and then placed it back inside of my purse. As I walked out of the door, I let out a breath of frustration as I watched the sleaze ball from downstairs, leaning against the wall, and staring at me.
“That was quick,” he said as I walked past him and ignored his comment. “You know, it's rather rude to keep ignoring someone when they are trying to be nice to you.”
“Is that what you call it?” I said as I sniggered to myself.
“A girl like you should be happy that I'd even pay you any attention,” he said as he gritted his teeth. This, of course caused me to stop walking and turn around. I think that I'd done well up until this point, but hey; a girl can only take so much especially a girl like me.
“Yeah, and I would be more excited if a one legged pig, covered in mud was trying to hit on me,” I said with a smirk on my face. Now, since I don't know this sleaze ball's name, I'm going to refer to him as 'the idiot'.
My comment clearly caused him anger, and I watched as his smile turned into a small frown.
“Did you need me to explain that to you again, you look confused?” I asked in a sarcastic tone.
“No, I got it just fine; I'm just wondering if you know who you are messing with?” He asked with an angry expression.
“Oh, I know this one, I know this one, wait, wait, don’t tell me, erm...Babe the pig, no, wait, it’s Bambi, isn't it-”
My sarcastic rant was finally brought to an end as he slammed me against the nearest wall, and pressed his body against mine.