𝑷𝑳𝑨𝒀 ╱ 𝘉𝘖𝘠

it’s not strange that haylee is at his house , when it’s not lux is her and it’s almost routine. he lifts his head up from his phone as he sees the raven haired femme ❛ darmali you still here ?  ❜ getting up he walks over to the kitchen island and leans on it , his chin resting on his hand ❛ can i ask you a question ?  ❜

street racing wasn’t anything new , the adrenaline rush of racing knowing you were going to win was everything to him and the money he made always was a bonus. seeing the strawberry blonde he smiled seeing her come with apollo  ❛ so you decided to finally join the dark side , huh maverick ?  ❜

he promises apollo he is going to kill him , after he comes out from his stupid practice . he walks over to the locker to see the brunette open her locker that had a little keypad on it ❛ they give all the blind kids the cooler toys .  ❜

raine snorted at his reaction of surprise. “I’m not a damn cow Jax.” She sighed, looking at him, nervous to tell him the truth. But she wanted to be happy, so following Apollo’s surprising wisdom, she decided to tell her friend. “I need to tell you something, but I’m afraid you’ll be pissed and hate me, and I really don’t want that because you’ve always been there for me and I don’t want to ruin our friendship.”

❛ never said you were a cow and ass maybe nut not a cow .  ❜ a chuckle escapes past his lips as he looks at the brunette . her words catch him by surprise and he doesn’t know what she’s going to tell him but he can see the change in her features ❛ raine . come on what is it ?  ❜ raine wasn’t even his friend , she was family . she had been there for him in more way than he could count and he was there for her ❛ you’re like my sister raine , like joss. i could never hate you and josslyn would never let me . what’s wrong ?  ❜

“touchy subject eh? you just want to dish it out for everyone but you can never take it back. typical ‘tough’ guy” she used her fingers for air quotes and rolled her eyes. “you dont know if people are different until you give them a chance otherwise you’re just living in a bubble. which isn’t realistic whether you like it or not. no no one can promise that. that’s life. you’ve even hurt her after she’s made mistakes. so clearly things are unpredictable.”

❛  shut up ! ❜ he tells her once again as he nudged her softly and throws her the keys to his car ❛  you’re driving, come on . let’s go get something to eat , my treat . ❜ he says as he looks at the blonde and walks beside her , her words echoing in his head ❛  for what is worth I think she ended it but if he really likes her as much as he told me he did , then I’m sure I’ll see him soon enough . ❜

“ because they want to, because they don’t want to be handed anything. You should know that feeling better than anyone, you never let anyone give you anything. You didn’t do that for them, you did that for you, because you have to the boss if everyone and run everything.” She shrugged.“ Here’s my phone, call my mom and complain to her, I wanted to be the one to talk to him but she heard me to it.”

❛  you’re right I didn’t do that for them , I did it for you ! ❜ he says as he points at her ❛  everything that I do now it’s for you , I don’t even do shit anymore if you’re not okay with it ! ❜ he snaps at her and shakes his head ❛  i don’t need to call anyone ! ❜ he was mad and tired and cranky and he didn’t want to this at one clock in the morning ❛   maybe you’re mom is right , what’s the rush now ? ❜ he knew that he sounded sketchy and maybe he was , he wasn’t ever going to do the right thing every time and he didn’t want to . ❛  foods here . ❜ he says as he makes his way down the stairs then back with a brown bag placing it on the bed ❛  what do you want to drink ? ❜

“Absolutely.” She said simply before closing her book.“First of all I didn’t tell him my mom got drunk and told him so call my mother and talk to her like that because I didn’t do anything. I have barely spoken to my father since you gave him this job because you pitied him.” She said putting her stuff away. “ Second he is not against it. He just wants to see how I’m going to deal with it." 

❛  why the hell are you even upset now and hold up just a minute . I didn’t give the job to your dad because I felt sorry for him . I did it do they they would be okay . you tell me all the time how he is busting his ass and so is your mom . I just wanted to give both of them a little relief but damn if you think that I’m so horrible then I must be right ? ❜ he was made , he was sober and he had just declined a big drug push that would have made him a shitload of money ; it was all for her . because he promised her ❛  i never said that he was against it . I just wanted some time before he made his mind up about anything . ❜

“its not an insult, it’s the truth. you just happen to be insulted by it,” the blonde explained with a shrug. “anyone can fuck up. thats the way of the world, life isn’t perfect, people aren’t perfect. you think shes going to live her life in total isolation? you’re an even bigger moron than i thought.”

❛  shut up . ❜ he snaps at her and turns around leaning against the locker ❛  I know she’s not . I know she gave me a whole speech on how he was different but that’s what she said about the last two . ❜ he knew that his sister wasn’t careful when it came to love and he was the one who had to pick up the pieces every time . ❛  can you tell me that he won’t hurt her , can you promise me that lux ? because if you can I’ll tolerate him , I won’t like him but I will tolerate him . so you tell me . ❜

“I’m not wasted and there is a better way to turn me down than that.” She said with a attitude and hopping in the shower. After getting dressed,she took out the book she was supposed to be reading. “Sure.” She said moving from his arms to the bed. “ I texted my mom told her I was here, dad said he’ll leave early do me and him can grab breakfast together, he wants to talk about the living together thing.”

he sees as she moves from beside him and he rolls his eyes ❛ are you really pissed at me right now ? ❜ he knew how she got when she didn’t get her way but he didn’t think that she would be this annoyed with him. hearing how she had told her father about them moving together he throws his hands in the air ❛ the fuck cici, I thought we agreed that we were going to tell him when it was time . like do you even consider talking to me before you make your choices ? ❜

shes already yanking her arm back and shoving him away from her “dont fucking touch me. ever. its not your place to tell anyone anything. why do you think that YOU can tell anyone what to do. the only person you control is yourself. get off your power trip.” she couldn’t help but laugh, “loser? theos got more potential in his fucking pinky than you’ve got in your entire being. there literally isn’t anyone better.”

❛ then stop saying stupid shit . ❜ he spats back at her as he hears her words ❛  is this where the fuck where at lux , throwing insults at each other because something is going wrong your life ? ❜ he didn’t take her words offensively , he’s lived with joss who could be more hurtful than anyone he’s ever known ❛ tell me something , when he fucks up and he will because he is a guy and you know he will , where does that leave my sister , are you going to be there to pick up the pieces . I mean it’s pathetic the way she hands off her heart to every man with the penis , I mean with all the trial and errors, I’m hoping she would have learned   by now . ❜

“for starters, if im buying shit from you, its not your place to tell anyone else that, that makes you a real shitty source.” she was referencing him opening his mouth to adonis but of course wouldn’t use the word dealer, not on school property. “and secondly, stop with your whole papa bear thing, joss is your sister, not your kid. you think bad shit happens here. i can promise you worse happens in the city. far worse. but if you want to send her off to a dangerous hub of filth, your’e not nearly as smart as you think you are.”

he grabs her by her arm and moves her to the the small alleyway behind the janitors closet ❛ I told adonis because you were in souls going through something and it seems that both of you are on speaking conditions once again ❜ yet the talk about his sister took him out for a loop and he got closer to her ❛ why the hell does everyone think that they can tell me what I can and cannot do with my sister , she is my sister and you aren’t even speaking to her. maybe if she could talk to you she wouldn’t be locked in her room and don’t think I don’t know that you were the one who had the brilliant idea to introduce her to that loser , I am earning you lux , tell him to stay away from josslyn or he’s going to have to deal with me . ❜

he closes his locker and turns around to see the brunette standing in front of him ❛ gah —❜ he places his hand in his heart ❛ shit raine , what the hell is wrong with you . I need to put a damn bell around your neck . ❜

“ of course I know where home is.” She said softly stepping out of her clothes and into the bathroom. “My parents aren’t home, they went to the club and I got bored so I went out.” She shrugged. “I texted my mom but my dad won’t be back until after I leave for School.” She said stepping into the shower. 

❛ alright well I’ll order some food and the answer is no . you are wasted and I am not going to join you in the shower, so shut down that idea . ❜ it was rare for him to turn her down but she was drunk and it wasn’t something that he was going to do. making his way down stairs he calls the nearest sushi place and places an order along with some egg rolls for her and makes his way back up the stairs , his arms wrap around her from behind ❛ feel better ? ❜

the blonde shook her head and sighed.“ You’re making me second guess my decision, now I feel dumb as fuck giving him a second chance."she sighed loudly. "Maybe I should just stick to my dealer, he only See’s me for five seconds and I’m happy after.” She looked up.“Absolutely, but if you don’t let her go before you break her heart Jackson.” She looked at him and shrugged.“the first time it was close to three weeks and this time maybe 16 hours. I never wanted to get so high before in my life.”

❛  wow relax alexis, I’m not making you do anything ❜ he says as he shakes his head ❛ look the only thing that really matters here is this —— do you love him and I’m not saying because he is who he is but do you actually can’t be without him then I don’t think that you should go back at all . ❜ look at him who the hell would of thought that he would be giving dating advice to the girl that he cheated on so horrible ❛ but for whatever’s it’s worth apollo or no apollo, is till think you’re pretty awesome . ❜

the blonde tapped her chin in thought,“Everyone, you know how I get when I want to do something and I know if I let one of the guys on the baseball team give me a ride you would of been upset…sooooo I’m here."she said taking his shirt. "Yes please.”

❛ well , i am very glad that even when you are wasted you take in consideration not getting into some dudes car . ❜ he grabs a clean towel and gives it to her as he walks into the bathroom and begins to turn on the water for her ❛  the waters ready and i’ll order some food, i’m guessing your hungry and please text or call your mom and dad . i don’t need them worrying okay ? ❜ 

“ you cheated on me multiple times with the same person, he cheated once and I do hate him so much but I love him too. I don’t know sometimes I feel dumb fir not making it harder for him but then I realize I love him. ” She shrugged. “She offered to steal his cars and take them to chop shops and I realized you two are perfect for each other.” She chuckled eating a fry.

❛  i thought that we were friends . ❜ he says as he looked at the blonde before him as he put his hands up as an action of giving up ❛  look, apollo is conflicted and he’s ---- he’s used to getting everything that he wants . listen i love the man like family but he fucked up and maybe you should make him work for it but if there is anything i know is that if you make him wait too long , he will get bored and you deserve better than that . so you better tell him that this isn’t a game to you . ❜ he grabs a sip of the water , since cici wasn’t living with him , he had plenty of time to hang out with people ❛  what so you think crazy times two is the perfect match ? ❜  he says as he rolls his eyes ❛ so how long did you quit ?  ❜ he knew she was on edge , he knew her so well it was scary sometimes .

he hears the people talk about the voting poll once again and a few people were scared and he rolls his eyes , bringing the water bottle to his lips , taking a sip . ❛  y'all do realize that they cannot track every single one who votes . just stop being scary about it and vote and call it a day .  ❜