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"Don't touch me !" I yelled backing into the darkest corner of an alley way. I could hear the fear in my voice no matter how hard I tried to mask it with courage and confidence.

Being outside and alone at 1:46 am isn't the best idea~

"What cha' gonna' do about it sexy~" The guy smirked challenging me.

I couldn't make out all the details of his face but he looked to be in his 30's with a stubbled chin, busted eye, and horrible teeth.

Don't even get me started on his breathe~

I took a deep breathe giving him the deadliest glare I could make

"Ohh, I'm so scared," He teased, "Your look is gonna kill me~

He opened his mouth to continue when he fell forward with a shocked expression, as soon  as his head hit the concrete it was lights out for him.

It was too dark to see what had just happened before my eyes as I yelped, scrambling to get away so he wouldnt topple over me.

I looked ahead at the original spot he was standing to see a shadow dissapearing in the night. 

I wonder who that was ...

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That incident was a week ago, and during the duration of that time he/she has saved me about 4 times. 

Everynight I layed in bed wondering who that person was, or whether or not i'de see him/her again~

Maybe it's a he and he's tall with blue eyes and has gorgeous brune~ NO , blonde hair !

Yeah and he's been secretly watching over me my whole life because were soul mates...

Oh !! Oh !! Oh !!!

Maybe its a she and she's apart of some secret service who's mission is to protect me because I'm secretly adopted or~

I stopped living in my fake fantasy zooming back to the sad life that is reality.

I sighed.

"Laura, i've been calling you for hours~" Mom barged into my room looking worried with a hint of annoyed.

"What ? Sorry Mom..."

She sighed before walking over to my bed, sitting next to me.

"If this is about the mysterious person~ I wouldnt worry about it too much.."

Yeah, i told my mom.. I tell her everything,  and of course I got grounded for a week

"Whatever mom, what do you need ?" I didn't mean to sound rude but I desperately wanted to change the subject. The morning I got home she gave me a whole lecture about how the shadow was probrably just my imagination... I couldnt go through another round of her pitying me.

She stared at me for a couple seconds noy saying anything. Her expression was hard to read but the air around me was getting awkward.

It was like I was some mental kid going through a depressed fragile state and my mom was the sympathetic doctor always telling me I would be okay but knows I've only got a 1 in a billion chance of making it.

She noticed I was getting uncomfortable and her expression changed like it had never changed.

"You're gonna be late for school~ c'mon get dressed lets go !" I mentally thanked her for understanding I didn't want to talk about it.

In a way she was a cool mom.

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Getting ready and dressed for the day was always the worst.

Picking out an outfit,
Putting on makeup,
Doing your hair,
Putting on accesories,
Really, sometimes I just wish I were a guy~ i mean how hard can it be, all they do is wake up, spray on some deoderant or cologne, grab random pairs of clothing and they're done.

I walked out the door of my house but not before kissing my parents goodbye.

I lived about 4 blocks away from the school which wasn't exactly a good thing, but it wasn't necessarily a bad thing~

"Hey~ heard Ross was talking about you this morning" I rolled my eyes at my best friend as I took my books out of my locker.

Raini Rodriguez.

We've been BFF's since 4th grade after she stood up for me when people were bullying me about how I tied my hair.

"No, and no." Was all I said. It was all I had to say. Nothing more, Nothing less.

"But I~"

I couldn't deal with her drama this morning, all I could think about was that mysterious shadow who saved me...

"I gotta get to class~" I could feel her practically glaring daggers while strangling me as I walked away.

My class didn't start for another 25 minutes but I didn't care. For once I needed time away from my parents, my best friend, the other students, my bullies, and my teachers.

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I avoided Raini the best I could at break knowing she was tracking me down.

I have music next with Mr.S~ He teaches Music, a class I would very much enjoy if Ross Lynch wasn't in it.

He is THE most self-absorbed, seld-obssesed, most cocky, jerk, bully, and fake person ever to live on this cruel yet sweet place we call Earth. 

He's been bullying me since as long as I could remember, i'm even convinced he knew me in kindergarten and bullied me then too. Of course all I remember was him bullying me at the start of grade 2 until now, grade 11.

It's been 9 years and believe it or not me and him... yeah we've been stuck together through those years. We went to the same school, we were in the exact same classes together, he even lives right infront of me.

If that's not called being stuck together then I don't know what is.

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The bell rang signalling class started.

I, as usual, sat in the front, Ross however did the unthinkable, he sat in the front~ next to me.

I mentally facepalmed myself hoping he wouldn't turn or speak to me. The last thing I needed today were his stupid comments and insults about me.

"Psst-" Of course the odds werent in my favour.

I didnt dare look the way the noise was coming from. I knew it was from Ross's side of the room and yet I silently prayed it wasn't him .

"PSSSTTT !!!" There it was again.

I turned my heads towards him slightly. He had his legs leaned towards me, his body facing me, and an amused smirk on his lips.

"What !" I hissed.

"Feisty... " he was having too much fun with this and I wasn't.

"What do you want ~"

"I just wanted to say hi~ can't a guy say hi these days ?" He gave me an innocent smile that I did not by at all but for some reason i felt a strange vibe coming off him.

He was different today~ infact.. he's been different ever since last week... the day after my incident at 1 am.

I rolled my eyes, "Fine, Sorry. Hi.~" 

He smirked, "There we go~ Hey do you have a pencil ?" 

Usually I would have glared and ignored him. No, actually i would be too terrified to speak afraid my next comment would set him off but this time... no, this time I stared at him not backing down. 

What's his game ... ? 

What's he trying to do ? 

He almost seems nice...

"Well ?~" He motioned unpatiently 

"right~ um, yeah.. here.." I grabbed my pencil case taking everything out to find a decent pencil. 

I could have gaven him a broken pencil, or a pencil I never used but no. I, for some reason decided to lend him my lucky pencil, My favourite pencil, the awesomest pencil of all time~ to me that is. 

He gave me a thankful smile grabbing the other end. 

I told myself to let go in my mind but I couldn't let go. 

For a second we sat next to each other pulling on opposite sides of the pencil until he finally pulled it away muttering a thank you. 

I sighed turning back towards my books. 

Great... now I don't have my lucky pencil and were writing music today... 

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The day ended and I have to admit, that was one of the longest days of my life. Everything seamed to be in slow motion to me. 

The way people walked, the way people talked, the clocks seamed like they weren't moving at all, everything was in slow motion thanks to my mind. 

I couldn't focus all day~ I was too busy thinking about the shadow that took away my sleep. 

I walked out of the school getting ready to walk home when i realized Ross didn't give me back my lucky pencil. Maybe that's why my day seamed so slow... I know it's a silly thing but I believe in small things like that~ 

I walked back into the school hoping he was at his locker~ nope, he wasn't. 

I sighed walking around the whole school looking for him~

"Hey !! Laura!! I need your~" 

"HAVE YOU SEEN ROSS ?~" I didn't mean to cut him off or sound rude, I was just getting desperate. 

"What ??" 

I rolled my eyes

"Calumm !!!! Have you seen Ross ??!!!" I cursed myself for souding like a whiny baby 

Calum's Ross's best friend. 

He's not a bully, he's not a popular, he's just like me.. except maybe not so much of a nerd. 

I don't even get why there best friends~ there nothing alike yet he's Ross's best friend. If I never saw them together I wouldn't believe it myself but i've seen the two together and whenever Ross's around Calum he changes. 

He laughes more~ talks more~ he lookes like a regular kid who doesn't bully people ... he seams happier. 

"yeah~ he just went home I~" 

"Great ~ Bye~" I ran towards the front door of the school. 

I know I'm stupid~ getting worked up over a pencil but that pencil means everything to me... it has a past that i'm not comfirtable revealing yet. 

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I ran about 2 blocks when I got tired and slowed down. 

I had a cramp in my lower stomach that hurt so bad I couldn't stand up.

I stopped walking and slouched so I wouldn't feel so much pain~

"Wow~ I gotta work out more~" 

"Yes you do~" 

"Yes I know~ I just~ Wait who said that ?~"  

I turned around immidiately but no one was there 

"Great... now i'm talking to myself... great job laura~" I muttered 

I stood in my position for a couple of seconds before slowly getting up~ yes, my cramp was gone. 

I decided not to run not wanting my cramp to return and walked at a steady pace towards the Lynch household. 

A couple minutes past and I couldn't shake off the feeling that someone was watching me. 

I turned around a couple of times but no one was there so I ignored the feeling. 

I ignored the feeling but I didn't ignore my emotions~ I was getting scared and I wasn't sure if I was going crazy or not. 

I walked 3 blocks when I heard a noise behind me. Like someone stepped on something~ 

I turned around immidiately to see a shadow ducking into an alleyway just intime. 

Okay~ that I definitly saw

Could it be the person who saved me a week ago... 

I stopped walking stairing at the dark alley blocked so no sun got in. 

Maybe I should walk in ... 

But what if it wasn't the person.. 

"Just do it !!" 

"No Shut up ~" I demanded

"You know if you don't go in you'll regret itt~" The voice sang 

"You know what I~ ..." I sighed, "Great~ talking to myself again~" 

I took a deep breathe before walking into the Alley. 

It was dark but not dark enough so I couldn't see considering it was the daytime. 

I saw a body wearing black pants, black shoes, black gloves, and a black sweater with the hood up. 

The person stood away from me facing the end of the alley. 

By the way he/she was standing I guessed it was a man~

"H-hello..." My voice sounded weak and scared just like I had been a week ago. 

Suddenly I felt a bit deja-vu-ish, this situation was all too familiar, 

The person slowly turned around taking off his hood and sure enough~ it was a man. 

I didn't recognise him though but I suddenly got really scared. 

He had a scar underneith his right eye, a purple bruise on his lip, and eyes that made you mesmerized but scared at the same time. He was a bit bald with little sticks of hair beginning to grow out so it made his head look like it had a thin layer of dark brown skin ontop. 

"Hello pretty lady~" His voice sounded deep,scratchy, and hoarse. I hated it. 

"Oh~ I-I um... I'm sorry, I thought you were uh~ some-someone else..." I stuttered so much cursing myself for making things worse.

I slowly started backing away when he grabbed me by the arm turning us around so my back was faced against the wall and he was in my previous position. 

Okay- NOW I was REALLY scared. 

"What do you want with me !!" I sounded pathetic but It came out naturally. 

I will never judge those people on shows who ask stupid questions once they get kidnapped ever again~

He leaned forward like he was about to kiss me

"I want to get to know you~" He whispered seductively down my neck

I could feel the tears slowly start to form 

"Please.. Please no.. please...."

"Too late little~" 

Someone pulled him away from me knocking him to the ground. My eyes widened as I watched the person mysteriously dressed all in black from head to toe fight the man that just almost raped me. 

They fought and fought until the man fell to the ground blood and bruises all over his body. 

I sighed of relief. 

The mysterious person turned towards me walking faster~ 

"Do I really have to save you every time ~" He sounded so familiar, with a hint of tease in his voice. 

Where have I heard that before ?? 

He took off his mask and my heart stopped. 

Remember when i said today was the longest day of my life at school ? ... Yea.. I was right. 

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"NO... No your not the mysterious person  ! NO ! Your, your a jerk who only cares about himself... !"

The fact that Ross could be the mysterious person... my hero, never ever crossed my mind once and I'm not gonna lie. I'm shocked.

"Then how do I know every single incident that's happened to you. Face it Laura... i'm your hero... ur savior" the smirk he had on his face made me feel so much worse

"No... it can't be..." I said it more to myself than him in a whisper

"I'm your hero~" 

I stared at the ground wide eyes. My eyes travelled from the ground, to my feet, to his feet, then to the unconcious man on the ground knocked out by Ross saving me for the 5th time now if what he said was true. 

Maybe he's not so bad afterall... 

I sighed~ I guess I have to accept it. 

"You're my hero." 

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