𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙣'𝙨 𝙋𝙊𝙑

The sun has fully set, the only light coming from the large screen in front of us and the moon shining above us as we watch the old movie.

Rafe, Topper and Kelce abruptly get up out of their seats and I look at them in confusion.

"Where are you going?" I question them.

"Don't worry about it" Rafe replies vaguely.

The trio walk away and I turn to Makoa who is frowning in confusion himself.

"That was weird, right?" He speaks up.

"Definitely" I agree.

"Should we follow them?" He then asks.

"I will if you will" I tell him.

"Deal" He grins.

We both jump out of our seats and head in the direction our friends went in, hoping to catch up with them. As we reach a bunch of trees before the back of the big screen, Makoa grabs me and pulls me behind a tree.

"Hey, hey! Chill out, Topper" I hear Pope say and I see the Kooks walking towards the Heyward boy who is stood with JJ.

"Yeah, that was some nice work you did on my boat" Topper spits at Pope.

"I don't know what you mean" Pope shrugs.

"Sure" Topper scoffs.

"Not so burly without a gun now, are you?" Rafe comments.

"Take one more step, I'll rip that prepubescent face off" JJ threatens.

"You feel good, stealing shit?" Topper asks Pope "Is your mom proud of you? Is your dad?"

Pope abruptly slams his head into Topper's face and I gasp in surprise, Makoa covering my mouth.

"Whoo!" Rafe whoops with a sick smile on his face that makes my stomach twist.

"Attaboy!" JJ hollers "Now with your fist, like this, okay?"

JJ throws his fist at Kelce, who recovers quickly and bulldozes into the blonde Pogue.

"Come on, Pogue!" Kelce barks.

"Let's go!" JJ growls.

I watch in anxiety as JJ punches Kelce in the face twice and Pope hits Topper, making the blonde Kook stumble backwards. Rafe grabs JJ and throws him at Kelce who holds him back.

"Hold him still, man!" Rafe demands.

"Bring it!" Kelce replies.

Rafe throws his fist into JJ's stomach and the Maybank boy groans in pain, doubling over in Kelce's hold.

"Hey, kick his ass, Top!" Rafe hollers to Topper and socks JJ in the face, making me grimace.

"Come on, Rafe!" JJ yells "That all you got?!"

"Koa, what do we do?" I breathe out worriedly, turning my head to see that my friend is gone.

"Hey, Cameron!" Makoa hollers and my head whips back to the fight just in time to see Makoa punch Rafe in the face.

"Attaboy, Ko!" JJ cheers happily.

Rafe recovers quickly and punches Makoa back, causing the boy to stumble back in surprise.

"Koa!" I shriek, rushing forwards as Rafe hits him again and again "Rafe, stop it!"

I throw myself between the boys and a fist connects with my face, my jaw flaring up in agony as I drop to the grass with a cry.

"What the fuck, Allison?!" Rafe yells at me in shock.

I look up through tears to see Makoa tackle Rafe to the ground, punching him repeatedly with rage written across his face.

"Touch her again and I'll fucking kill you!" Makoa growls out angrily.

Rafe kicks the raven haired boy off and punches him in the ribs, winding him.

"She jumped in the way. It was an accident!" Rafe argues.

"You okay, princess?" I hear JJ's voice and he helps me up to my feet.

"My face hurts" I whine and the blonde Pogue grimaces as he looks at me.

"That's gonna bruise" He tells me with a sympathetic pout "You poor thing"

He's abruptly ripped away from me by an angry Kelce and the two start fighting again.

"Let go of him, Topper! Fascist asshole!" I hear Kiara scream and I turn in surprise to see her smacking Topper with a backpack.

Rafe rips Kiara off Topper and hauls her away from the blonde who lays into Pope once again. Anger bubbles in my stomach at the way Rafe manhandles the girl and I scowl in rage.

"Oh, let go of me, Rafe!" She screams.

"Stay out of this, Kiara!" Rafe snaps at her, throwing her to the ground roughly.

"Kie!" I gasp, rushing towards the girl.

"Come on, man. Just admit it! Admit you did it, bitch!" Topper shouts at Pope as he strangles him.

I drop to my knees next to a dizzy looking Kiara and immediately brush her hair out of her face, looking her over in worry.

"Are you hurt?" I ask her.

"I'm fine" She tries to brush me off.

I hold my hand out to help her up but she slaps my hand away and hurt blossoms in my chest but I push it down.

"Don't be a bitch. I'm only trying to help" I snap at her.

"I don't need your help" She snaps back at me, pulling herself to her feet.

She stumbles woozily and I shoot up to my feet, grabbing a hold of her before she falls.

"I said I'm fine" She huffs, trying to wriggle out of my grasp.

"Stop being stubborn and just let me help you" I beg in frustration.

Kiara looks at my pleading expression and her stone cold facade falters, allowing her to cling onto me.

"We need to stop them" She chokes out.

"How are we supposed to do that?" I counter.

She stumbles out of my hold and drops to her knees next to the screen, rummaging through her backpack. The girl pulls out a lighter and starts trying to light it but the gas is practically empty, making it hard to get it to even spark.

I yank a lighter from the back pocket of my shorts and drop to my knees next to the girl, holding it out to her.

"Why do you have this?" She questions me, taking it from my hand.

"It's Koa's" I shrug.

She flicks it on and holds it against the screen, setting the material alight. It goes up in flames and I grab her, pulling her back from the fire in worry.

"Guys! Fire!" Rafe shouts.

"Get off of him!" Kiara snaps at Topper.

"Kelce, let go of JJ!" I scream.

"Let's get out of here! Let's go!" Rafe orders.

Rafe grabs Kelce and Topper, the three of them racing off and leaving me behind without so much as looking back.

My eyes turn to where JJ is helping a bloody but smiling Makoa up off the grass and then to Kiara who is fussing over an annoying looking Pope. I suddenly feel really out of place and I drag myself up off the ground, walking in the direction of my house.

"Hey, princess!" JJ's voice makes me stop "Where do you think you're going?!"

I turn to see all four of them now stood together and looking at me with smiles, minus Kiara who is staring at me curiously.

"Home" I shrug.

"You could hang out with us at the chateau" JJ offers and I glance at Kiara.

"I don't think that's a good idea. Rafe is probably looking for me" I state, wrapping my arms around myself.

"Rafe is probably two beers down and sniffing lines off a touron's tits by now" Makoa counters with a scoff and my stomach twists, knowing he's probably right.

I spin around without another word and start walking away, just wanting to curl up under my covers and let the world fade away. My arm is grabbed before I can get very far at all and I'm pulled around to face a frowning Kiara.

"Just let me go, Kie" I plead.

"I don't want to" She shakes her head.

"Why?" I question.

"Because I'm not ready to give you up yet" She answers simply.

"I'm only going to end up hurting you" I warn her.

"I'm yours to hurt" She replies, her hand smoothing down my arm.

"I don't want you" I argue, pulling away from her like she's burned me.

"I don't believe you" She declares.

"How many times do I need to tell you that I'm not gay?" I hiss lowly.

"Who are you trying to convince, me or you?" Kiara asks and my heart drops.

"Go fuck yourself" I sneer.

"Only if you'll watch" She retorts.

The thoughts rush through my head faster than I can push them out and I clench my thighs together, hating the way she gets me so hot and bothered.

"Just admit that you want me" She states.

"Leave me alone" I counter, swiftly turning and storming away from her.