I don't understand why our band of misfits are seating together at the same table for lunch. I understand Daph, Kome, Sailem and Malik cause we're all juniors but Aaron, Erik, Angela, Lanna and Chris I do not understand since they are all seniors.

I turn to face Kome as I'm clenching my napkin with force, "explain to me what they are all doing at our table?" I whisper into her ear with clenched teeth.

"Well I invited Daphne and she invited Sailem and of course he wouldn't eat without his twin Malik who then invited Erik who invited Lanna who invited Aaron who grumbled and was followed by Angela" Kome answers and smiles as she pats my hands tenderly like she understands my pain.

"What about the other dude?" I ask pointing at a guy who in engrossed in a movie on his phone.

"That's Erik's best friend" Kome says, "he was part of our group in Mexico"

"What are you doing here Lanna?" I ask as I give her my full attention.

"I wouldn't miss an opportunity to skip Algebra" she says and smirks, "Plus I enjoy spending time with you Ariel and I'm sure you feel the same"

I laugh nervously and all I want to do is face palm myself, I've been trying to avoid being in the same space with Aaron and now I am forced to share the same oxygen circle with him and not just him alone but Erik as well who hasn't stopped smiling since he got here.

Daphne is sitting next to Aaron and is chattering like a parrot while Aaron is ignoring her, I wonder why he hasn't killed her yet for being so noisy.

"What you thinking about Princess?" Sailem asks as he steals fries from my plate and it makes me want to dip my fingers into his eyeballs.

"The best way to kill you" I say and slap his hand when he attempts to take more fries from me.

"Did you even wash your hands?" I ask him and scrunch my nose in disgust when he smirks at me, "gross"

"Why do you call her princess?" Erik asks.

"Cause she was named after the Little Mermaid princess Ariel" Sailem says and shrugs his shoulder like it's common knowledge that everyone should understand at this point of their lives.

"Shut up Sailem" Kome and I say at the same time.

"There it is" Sailem says and points between Kome and I, "that stuff that I was talking about that only you and Kome do" he laughs and claps his hand, "are you sure you guys aren't dating?"

I kick his ankle under the table and Kome hits him over the head, he exclaims loudly and the whole cafeteria is lively before it descends into silence.

"Why is it so quiet in here?" I whisper into Kome's ear.

"I think someone just loudly mentioned Aaron's name in a conversation and it was really loud" Kome whispers back.

"When did that happen, I didn't hear a thing" I say and turn my head around to look for the perpetrators table.

"Because you zone out whenever you're engrossed in something" Kome whispers and turns my head in the right direction and it's a bunch of girls from my first class this morning where Aaron beat up that guy to a pulp.

"What are you skanks talking about just now?" Angela asks and pushes back her chair with so much force that it falls over.

"If it isn't the boot licker Angela coming to pick a fight again" one of the girl says and also stands up from her seat.

"Why do they call Angela a boot licker?" I whisper into Sailems ear.

"Because she's always following Aaron around plus her dad is called the Smith's dog" Sailem whispers back and I nod my head in understanding.

"Who gave you filthy hoes the right to mention Aaron's name?"
Angela asks and she flips over the table that the girls were sitting at and it flies across the cafeteria and hits the wall with a loud thud.

"This is what happens when you seniors interfere in us juniors lunch period" Kome sighs.

"All I said was that no matter how much you try to get his attention he has never once batted an eyelid at you" She smirks, "Even right now he seems to have his eyes on someone else"

She looks in my direction and our eyes make contact, her smirk deepens and I feel another chill run down my spine, "What's her name again, it's funny cause her name is right at the tip of my tongue"

I stand up from my seat and it scrapes against the tiles and everyone looks in my direction, I grab my bag from the back of my seat and walk out of the cafeteria as fast as I can.

I keep walking till I reach the school car park, I open the passenger door of my car and toss my bag in before jogging to the other side and entering in swiftly.

Take deep breaths Ariel, deep breaths, I can't be like this right now. I need to get away from here and away from Aaron before more people catch on to the fact that I've become yoked with the devils spawn.

I press the start button by my steering wheel but it doesn't turn on, I keep pressing and pressing but the engine doesn't start and only keeps sputtering.

I hit my head on the steering wheel multiple times in frustration, why is this happening to me right now, why can't I just have a clean getaway from this hell like they do in the movies am I not female lead material that the heavens have decided make me suffer.

I pull my bag from the passenger seat and slam the door shut, I pull out my phone from my bag and realize that it's been vibrating for a while.

There are multiple texts from Daphne and Kome, asking me where I am and if I'm okay. I send them a short message on the group that Daphne created for us to gossip and do 'girly things'.

I walk out the school gate and head for the bus stop, a car pulls up beside me and the window winds down. I stop mid step but decide to ignore the car and keep walking because I already know the cars that Kome and Daphne drive and this one is definitely not one of them.

"Get in" a voice commands and I stop walking because the voice sends deep chills down my spine and makes me want to disappear. I turn sideways and Aaron has a full on glare and his eyes are indicating that I should get in the car before he makes me.

With trembling hands I open the door and slide in, "put on your seatbelt" he orders and I do so immediately.

I clench my hands on my thighs, praying that he doesn't drive his car like those guys in the Fast and Furious franchise.

"Where are we going?" I ask him and he doesn't respond nor does he take his eyes off the road.

"Somewhere" he replies after a while and I begin to shake because just the sound of him saying 'somewhere' makes me feel like he's taking me to some deserted alleyway where he will slit my throat for being such a major nuisance to him.

"Why are you shaking?" he asks, "are you cold"

No" I respond immediately but my body can't stop shaking even though I command myself to stop multiple times.

"Then why are you shaking like a leaf?" he demands and I flinch.

Tears begin to sting my eyes and I feel like they'd start leaking like a broken dam very soon, "because I don't want to die" I whisper.

"What makes you think I'll kill you?" he asks and the tone of his voice is sharp that I end up whimpering.

He abruptly stops the car and my face almost collides with the dashboard if not for the seatbelt that holds me back and saves me from getting a massive bruise on my forehead.

He slams the door shut as he disembarks from the car door, and I begin to fumble with my seatbelt. My palms are sweaty and shaky and I find it impossible to unbuckle the seatbelt.

The door on my side open and Aaron leans in and unbuckles the belt for me, the force of unbuckling it makes the metal hook of the belt hit my hand and I try my best to swallow my yelp.

"Get out" he orders and I do so immediately, I keep telling myself to breathe because I can't afford to pass out here and then heavens knows what he might do to me then.

"I'm sorry" I say quickly when he turns to look at me and his expression turns from frustrated to confused.

"For what?" he asks

"For just everything" I say and bend my head down, heavens knows I just want to go home and be in the comfort of my bed and my teddy bears.

"Do I scare you?" he asks and I want to nod but that might just equal to me signing my own death certificate.

"Y-y-you don't" I stammer.

"Then why have you been shaking and avoiding my gaze" He asks.

"Because your beauty is so dazzling that I find it hard to look at your face for fear of going blind from how ethereal it is" I blurt out immediately and when he snorts I feel my face go red and I just want the ground to open up and swallow me whole.

"You say the most funny things sometimes" he laughs and I see his shadow approaching mine and I take an involuntary step back. "Have you ever had a boyfriend before?"

"Two in the past" I answer immediately.

"Is that so?" he says and laughs coldly, "have you kissed any one of them?"

"None" I answer immediately and embarrassment takes over because I've never told anyone beside Kome about it. I never really liked the guys I dated and only did it for appearances sake, so that I wouldn't be bullied for being the odd one out.

"That's good" he answers and he pushes a stray hair behind my hair and his thumb begins to stroke my chin in a tender manner and it feels like he's marking the places where he wants to dig his knife into.

He lifts my chin up so that I'm looking at him and I can't help but be fascinated by his violet eyes that sparkle under the afternoon sunlight. He pulls me closer to him and I close my eyes in anticipation of the knife that he is about to plunge into my stomach.

Nothing happens but I keep my eyes closed just in case he's like all those predators who like savoring the fear of their prey before killing them.

"How amusing" he says and let's go of my face and my waist. I stand there staring at him blankly and his eyes are twinkling and I find them extremely beautiful, "I was thinking of letting you go but now that I see how amusing you are, I don't think I can do that anymore"

He smirks and walks back to the car before slinking in, "Get in" he orders and I do as I am told without a moment's hesitation.