Something Like That

"So he got into a fight with Tyler because of me?" I asked Mara our school's journalist and she just nodded her head at me.

"See you in trig, Liv." She said before she walked away from me.

What the fuck? So he beat up two guys for vibing with me. That could only mean one thing. 

Cole has some serious anger issues.

I went into Mrs. Beck's class for my admin period. I took a seat at her desk because we're practically best friends.

"Hey, Livvy." She said before she sat down at her desk.

"Hey, Martha," I said tiredly and she frowned at me.

"I know that face. What's wrong?" She asked and I placed my head on the desk.

"Cole," I whined before sitting upright again.

"Your hot brother? How could something so right possibly be wrong?" She asked me and I rolled my eyes at her.

"Well he is annoying and he drives me up the walls," I said before groaning.

"Okay, Godzilla. I'm gonna send you to Mr. Pierce so that you can blow off some steam." She said with a smile on her face.

"That dude sucks," I said and she raised a single eyebrow at me.

"I'm not asking you I'm telling you, tell him that I want to discuss this term's lit test for the seniors with him." She said and I sighed before getting up from her desk.

I exited the classroom and headed to Mr Pierce's classroom. I knocked at his door and waited patiently.

"Come in." He said so I entered his classroom. "Miss Reed." He said and I already wanted to scratch his eyes out. 

Oh shit, Cole is here, ugh I wish I could wipe that smug smile off his face.

I heard a few boys in the back calling Cole's name and I tried really hard not to glare at them. I gave Mr. Pierce the message that Martha gave me and he smiled at me.

"Mrs Beck is the hot one right?" He asked me and I blankly stared at him.

"Easy, Dick," Griff said and I couldn't help but laugh. 

"Try not to tear the place down while I'm gone." He told his class before walking outside with me. "Nice brother you got there." He said and I rolled my eyes at him.

I went into my class and went to sit on Jade's lap. She placed a kiss on my cheek before continuing her conversation with some random girls in our class.

"Where did you disappear to last night?" She asked me and I shrugged not wanting to tell her what happened.

"Well, Cole got into a fight with Tyler because apparently, he broke their code," Jade said and I frowned deeply. "If it was up to me I would say that Cole is telling guys not to hang out with you." She said and I shook my head at her.

"He might be an asshole but he wouldn't do something like that," I said before standing up.

The bell rang just as I did so. Everyone exited the room and I headed straight for my locker. I took my trig notes out before closing my locker.

"Hey, Liv." I heard a soft voice. I turned around and found Paige standing behind me.

"Paige," I said with a slight frown on my face. Why is Crawford High's Barbie talking to me right now? 

"Do you have a minute to spare me? Maybe at lunch?" She asked and I tried to find the right words.

"Is it important? Cause I have so much to do." I said and she smiled at me.

"Of course, but yes it's very important." She said and I tiredly looked at her.

"Sure. I'll see you at lunch." I said slowly.

"That is so super awesome. Hey, isn't that your brother heading our way?" She asked and I looked to my left.

"Yup, that's him," I said in a bored tone.

Cole came to stand in front of me before placing his gaze on Paige.

"Hey." He said and it seemed like she was ready to faint.

"Hi," Paige said and I looked at them in confusion. Should I leave?

"Would you go on the senior trip with me?" He asked her and my eyebrows shot up in surprise.

"I mean yeah. I would love to." She said in a flirtatious voice so I walked away from them before rolling my eyes. 

I entered my trig class and prayed for it to end. This teacher has this sleepy voice, he just makes me want to fall asleep.

"Stop falling asleep," Jade said in a frustrated tone so I sat upright for another five minutes before the bell rang.

Thank God it's lunch. 

I searched my backpack for my lunch but it wasn't there. I think I forgot it in the car. 

I went into the cafeteria and spotted Cole and his friends sitting at a table in the center of the room. 

I headed towards them and watched how they nudged at his arms. He finally saw me walking towards him and one of his eyebrows raised.

"Hey, I need to get something from the car. Can you give me the keys?" I asked him and he looked at me in suspicion. 

"What do you need in the car?" He asked and I looked at him in disbelief. What if I needed a tampon or something?

"I forgot my lunch," I replied shortly and he clicked his tongue.

I briefly looked up and found his friends looking at me as if I was a piece of art. I looked back at Cole who ran his hand through his dark locks of hair.

"Take mine." He said and I looked at him in amusement.

"You're serious?" I asked him and he nodded at me. I grabbed his lunch before placing a kiss on his cheek and his body stiffened. I placed a loose strand of hair behind my ear while looking at him before pulling my bottom lip between my teeth.

"Thanks," I said with a smile on my face before leaving their table.

"That was hot." I heard one of his friends say.

"I got a boner just watching that," Chris said and I pulled my face in disgust before going over to the table Jade was sitting.

"How are you still alive after that? I thought the football team was gonna rip you apart." She said and I couldn't help but laugh. 

"I think they all have major crushes on you but how could they possibly make a move on you with Cole always in the room?" She asked and I rolled my eyes at her. 

"They looked like hungry predators." She added and I laughed loudly.

"Stop making stuff up," I said through my chuckles. "Look what I got." I sang and her eyes went down to Cole's lunch in my hand.

"Food." She said before she took the food out of the paper bag it came in. "It's tacos Liv. Could he get any more perfect?" She asked in fascination and I face palmed myself.

"Stop drooling over him," I said in annoyance and Jade just shrugged before she dug into her food.

I started eating a taco before I looked over at the football team's table and Cole was already staring at me. He averted his gaze from me and talked to Griff before smiling broadly.

"Can you believe my dad is organizing a trip for the seniors? Mr Pierce's class, the football team is in his class and we all know what that means." She said in frustration.

"It's an excuse for them to have sex with random girls away from home," I said and Jade nodded in agreement.

"That's exactly what I told my dad. Just not the football team." She said before taking another bite from her taco. "Why is Cole looking at us?" She asked me in confusion and my eyes widened. 

"He's probably just upset about his food," I said before laughing uncomfortably. 

"Probably because this is delicious." She said before looking up at me. 

"Can we leave?" I asked her and she frowned at me before nodding slowly.

"Sure, let's go." She said before she grabbed the food from the table and I breathed out in relief before standing up from my seat. Everyone was staring at me and I hate it. Can't they look at something or someone else? Jade and I left the cafeteria and the room dawned in silence until we were outside of it.

This is all because of that stupid hit list.