Story: Between the Twins (chapter 3)

Authors: JuliettInJapanese

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Chapter 3

Title: Hey there, Alice!

[Author's notes: I'm really sorry I couldn't continue this very often. It's been really hard here, but I'm finally getting some time alone to write this. Thank you for reading.]

I’m getting out of class and I see this freshman guy who was bothering me. He looks really… REALLY pissed off, and I think that’s because of the spit. Normally I would’ve been enraged. But I felt oddly calmed down, so I’m just shrugging it off and walk up to my locker. But of course he’s a newbie and a total idiot, so there he goes, walks up to me and closes MY locker. Okay so NOW I’m pissed; I feel the heat of my boiling blood reaching my ears and cheeks, my head feels warmer.

“You think you can piss me off just because you’re a girl? You better apologize…”

“WHOAH!” he tried to grab my wrist, but I slap his hand away and smacked on his forehead while taking a step back. I glare into his eyes, mines filled with rage and he sees it. I bet he can practically feel the heat of my rage, and I could see it, he was intimidated by me.

“What the hell do you think you’re doing, you scum? KNOW your place, it’s down the soles of my shoes, you little shit!” I tell him spitting venom in every word. I know I shouldn’t be this intense or fearsome, I have to calm down or else I could faint. He was about to say something when Blue comes into the scene. Being the overprotective brother he is, he recognizes my glare and steps between me and the asshole. He throws an arm around me and pushes the guy roughly.

“What’s wrong, sis? Is this bitch bothering ya’?” He says harshly. The guy just shrugged and mumbled some apology.

“Well, I don’t wanna’ see you near MY sister, or I'll rip you' balls and feed em' to my dogs"

He tries to push my brother but Blue is far stronger, bigger, quicker… You know the drill.

Blue grabs his head with his enormous hand and smashes his head against the opposite wall. He drops to the floor and I pull my brother far from there, for we have started to get some attention.

“Dude, thanks but you didn’t have to do that… I could’ve handled it myself”

“Ah! But I wanted him to see you’re not alone… So he doesn’t have to get his ass kicked by a girl” he smiled “I saved him the humiliation” he chuckles slightly and I grunt. “Hey, you’re still frowning, Red. Easy girl!” he ruffles my bangs and gives me a small kiss on the cheek.

“I’m calmed now Blue” I smile at him and continue to walk to our lunch period.

We enter the cafeteria and there are loads of kids. I was never one for crowds, so normally I just grab some candy and get the hell out of there with my loser friends. But then I saw her again, Alice.

My brother doesn’t notices her walking in, and he won’t at that time cause’ he hangs out with his soccer buddies at lunch. By the time I turn around he’s already gone. Well, it didn’t seem to matter right now because she’s looking right at me, she smiles and heads toward me. Geez, I still can’t get over her perfume…

“Hey there… I was uh…” Still shy around me, huh? “wondering if I could stick with you? Like, for lunch…?” She blushes and looks down. I swear she has multiple personalities.

“HA! New girl wants to be my friend?” I say with a raised eyebrow. I think I should take this chance to tease her, I feel that I won’t get this much opportunities in the future.

“W-well, if you want… that is…” Still stuttering… Poor girl, I should say something.

I chuckle a bit before giving her a VERY light tap on her shoulder. I’m never this open with someone, but I already know she IS my biggest exception. “I would love to, Alice” I say smiling and closing my eyes. Blue says I looked like a fox when I grinned like that. I could tell by the look on Alice’s eyes that she liked my smile. Geez, maybe I’m just imagining things. And why do I care if she liked my smile?

“Thanks honey. Uhm, is something the matter?  You’re frowning…”

“Oh!” I say, my frown fading away “You’ll get used to my frown… It’s uh… Involuntary”

“Red, you’re really cute” She says playfully but with a hint of seriousness. I’m starting to freak out, I mean, nobody was ever so straight forward with me-I don’t let em’. AH! The dumbass that I am! She probably doesn’t think it’s weird to say something like that.

“Thanks but, you are really something else… You’re awfully adorable”

She grins and blushes, and kisses my cheek. Okay so she might be my exception, but I was… I don’t touch people I don’t know, or get along with… That’s one of the reasons I almost freaked out by asshole freshman and his antics. So I kind of stiffen up and put some distance between us. She notices I’m uncomfortable and gave me a sad look.

“Uh I’m sorry I shouldn’t have…”

“Hey, now don’t apologize; it’s not your fault… I don’t do touching”

“What? Hell, you TOUCHED me last night, hun’!”

“Huh?” I turn around and saw my buddies.

I had three best girl friends and two males, Karen which is a cute, hyperactive and annoyingly straight forward kind of girl, she was small and pale; and had curly brown hair, shoulder length. Kristine who was a goth kind of girl, even smaller than Karen but had straight brown hair. Keira who has a very good sense of fashion, yet was the weirdest of us. She was into gore and violence, and very unusual fetishes. She is taller than Karen, yet not taller than me. Had straight long hazelnut hair and Angie Jolie’s kind of lips. She was really hot, but she was a closed kind of person; we had much more in common she’s my best friend of them all. Mike is a big, pale, brown haired dude who looks like a bear. And Joe, tan skinned, not so tall black haired dude. They are both like little kids, yet very mature when it was needed to.

“Everybody, this is Alice.”

“I’m Kristine”

“Karen” She says interested

“I’m Keira” She had a hostile stare towards Alice. I could say she didn’t like her much. Of course, Alice notices yet she doesn’t say anything about it.

“Alice.”

“Whoa! Hottie! The name’s Mike!” He says with enthusiasm

“I’m Joe” he says calmly. Out of everybody, the most mature and rational of us was Joe. He was called Priest by all his dudes, cause’ he was always giving advice and comforting other people.

“Hello guys… I hope we get along well” Alice says with a small smile. At this Keira just looks at her, like examining her.

“I bet you would like that” Keira says. Okay I don’t think she likes Alice.

“Whoa, K! Slow down! Alice’s new, we don’t want to scare her” I say gently, trying to ease Keira’s worries.

Keira just looked at me with a small frown and I stared at her confused. She must’ve realized I was getting close with Alice, for she just sighed and changed her frown for a small smile.

“Sorry Alice, it’s been a… bad day.” She justified her behavior with a very convincing lie. I know my friend too well.

“Ah, it’s nothing Keira, we’ve all had gone through that.” Alice says.

We hung out in the halls until it was time to get to class. Little did we know we’d end up being really good friends. But I can tell that Alice already likes me. I’m not sure in what kind of way she does, but I just can tell by looking at her face. I’ve always been really intuitive.

And did I like her too? I know I do. As a friend, though… I would never fell for someone that quick.

The last class is over; and I’m offering to walk her home. Blue already knows how to drive and I lent him the keys before the fifth period so he should be alright.

We start to walk towards her house which wasn’t that far from mine, but awfully far from school. And I’m not a walker kind of person, God! This was killing my feet already.

“Red, you sure you ain’t tired?”

“I’m… huh… not” I say panting.

She laughs, and the sound is really beautiful, delicate and melodious. “Whatever ya’ say darling” Oh… darling?

She seems to realize she called me darling and turns her head to the side.

“Red, you wanna’ be my guy?”

“Ah, you… what?” Am I hearing correctly? I’m mumbling nonsense again.

“It’s no big deal, just a game” She says looking right at me

“Why your guy?” I say more chilled out.

“Hahaha, you seem like… a really cute and girly boy”

“Girly boy?! How does that make sense?” I say laughing.

“There are some people that are like that, you know? Like, when this really cute boy just looks so feminine, he could dress like a girl and look…”

“WHOAH! Are you calling ME a transvestite?” I say laughing even more “Really, you’re the first person who tells me I look like a fag, and I mean, for me… I don’t look like one. True, I’m not girly, but it’s not like that either”

“I don’t mean to sound like that… I mean, you seem like a very protective person... And I know you’re really beautiful” I blush a bit at this… What’re you doing to me, Alice? “I mean, I love your long beautiful hair, your perfectly polished nails, and your curves…”

“Wait, THAT sounded awkward” I say grinning “Are you telling me I’m hot? Do you looooveee my hot body?” I say seductively, I may be shy and close but when I was close to somebody I could be playful. And with Alice, things were going really fast. I MEAN as friends. And this was only a game, right?

“Argh!” She grunts trying to sound upset, but failing hard as she laughed with me.

[End notes: Again, thanks for reading. Please review my story (:]

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