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"Let it hurt, let it bleed, let it heal, let it go"

~Pinterest

Claire's POV

"Best Friends" he replied, in a voice that was deep and husky. A voice that held so many secrets, so many things that were waiting to be spilled.

An aura of uneasiness floated in the air amid us. Even after making up, why did I still feel so empty inside?

It felt as if my heart was trying to reach out for something. Something I couldn't quite understand. But whatever it was, it was out of reach. No matter how much I stretched my arms, even to the point that they hurt, I couldn't attain it, couldn't comprehend it.

Logan was all I wanted at the moment and he was in my arms right then, but there was still a dark, never-ending void in my heart.

I rhythmically tapped my fingers on his lips – the same lips I had once kissed, and I never regretted it. A smile formed on those lips, responding to my sudden gesture. I leaned forward to nuzzle our noses together until my heart was pounding a tattoo against my heart.

The sweet sound of his giggle reached my ears and I felt his fingers lovingly tuck the strands of my hair that fell over his eyes, behind my ear.

I shivered as I felt the tips of his fingers lightly caress the skin behind my ear. His hand trailed down my neck to grip my face as he pulled me closer, his nose tenderly nuzzling my cheek all the while.

We weren't smiling anymore, we were only feeling.

His loving touch ignited a fire in my heart, a blazing inferno that was impossible to put out, until I was left asking for more, and more, and more.

He brought his face closer to mine until his lips lingered a few centimeters away, our hasty breaths mingled, our pounding heart beats aligned. He leaned down closer.

And we suddenly heard the clink of the lock from a distance away.

The door of the bedroom abruptly budged open and we quickly sprang away from each other.

"Logan!" his mom had entered the room "How much do I – Oh hello Claire honey! I haven't seen you in a while, how have you been?"

It took me a few seconds to calm my racing heart down and to try to figure out what Logan and I were doing.

"I-I've been g-great, Mrs. Walker" I stuttered through my throbbing mind and trembling lips.

Her tall posture stood at the door smiling at me, her hands on her waist, glaring at us consciously until Logan broke the silence.

"Do you need something, mom?"

His voice trembled, just like mine. I looked over at him and his chest was heaving, his entire face had turned red.

"Oh right!" Mrs. Walker snapped her fingers in remembrance "There's someone at the door for you, she says she's your friend but I never saw her so I asked her to stay there"

It immediately clicked me.

Natalie bitch.

It had to be her.

Logan and I made our way downstairs. He walked up towards the door while I waited, hiding in the corner.

Sure as hell it was Natalie, wearing that cheap excuse of a crop top and shorts smaller than her stupid face.

Her expression lightened up when she saw Logan and she practically jumped on him. My inner beast felt like punching her perfect teeth.

They chatted for a while and Natalie kept flirting with him, running her hands down his arms or occasionally pulling him closer. I just wished this would end soon.

When they were done, Natalie pouted sadly, kissed him on his cheek and walked out of the door.

When I asked Logan what she was up to, he replied "She and her friends were going out so she wanted me to hang with them"

"So, what'd you say?"

"I said 'no' of course!" he rolled his eyes and sighed.

"That means, you guys aren't dating?"

His expression suddenly twisted into confusion. Coming closer, he cupped my face, sending tender touches of his thumbs on my cheek "No, not at all, we're just friends. And, Cupcake, I will never choose any other girl over you. You're my first priority, you always will be"

And with that, he gave me a loving kiss on my forehead.

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Next Friday, I found myself strolling gleefully down my school corridors, greeting every single soul that came in sight.

I was bursting with joy that day.

But little did I know, a few hours later, something was going to happen that would leave me completely shaken up.

After school, I waited for an extra class to clear all my doubts in math while Logan waited in the multipurpose room for me, reading his novel.

I was making my way, down the empty hallway, from my class to the multipurpose room when on my way, I stopped beside my locker and saw the most horrible sight.

There were numerous sheets of paper strewn all over the floor, most were crumpled, some were torn into bits while others were stepped on, leaving shoe marks on them.

I, meticulously, picked up the paper closest to me and examined it. To my surprise, it was my handwriting. It didn't take me long to realize they were my notes.

My heart did a flip, my hands turned cold with fear. All the notes that I've been making so far, staying awake all night, waiting after school for extra hours, researching until my eyes begged for sleep, all those notes were there – torn, destroyed.

Tears pushed through my eyes, spilling down my cheeks. I blinked uncontrollably, staring at my hard work burn to dust.

Who would do such a horrible thing?

And why?

I heard claps emanate from behind me. I whirled around to see Venetia Gray appear from behind the lockers along with her current boyfriend Cade Nickerson.

She clapped slowly and placed her hand on her waist, staring at me with wild brutality "Damn you look broken, what happened?"

My teeth chattered and my head throbbed. I wasn't able to speak or think; my chin trembled as I tried to stop my tears.

"Hey Cade?" she tapped his shoulder; seductively "Do you know what happened to her?"

He laughed mockingly, shaking his head in response "Venetia baby, I think you ruined her notes"

"Oh did I?" she replied, faking her shock. She placed a hand on her chest "I'm so sorry honey, it was an accident. Cade accidentally opened your locker and we found your notes – it wasn't my fault. That was so rude of you Cade, you shouldn't have done that, look, she's crying now"

Painful whimpers left my throat "Why are you doing this?" I yelled in agony "Why do you hate me so much? What did I ever do to you?"

I stopped in my tracks when Cade walked up to me until his massive figure send chills down my spine "Don't ever talk to my girlfriend with that fucked up attitude of yours or I'll break your face...nerd"

"Oh really?" someone spoke from behind us.

That voice didn't belong to any of us. I turned around to spot Logan standing a few feet away.

I began to see the beast in him materialize on his face. He glared at Cade, shooting daggers at him through his eyes. He clenched and unclenched his fists and gritted his teeth hard until I could see veins popping on his neck and his arms.

He strolled towards us and stood between me and Cade.

Both the boys glared ragingly into each other's eyes and I knew that hell could break anytime soon if they're not stopped.

"Stay out of this douchebag" Cade muttered "You're nothing but attitude from outside, but from inside you're weak as fuck. Don't even think of messing with me ner–"

Before he could complete his sentence, there was a fatal punch across his face that sent him flying down the corridor and collapsing on the floor, really hard.

My jaw dropped open; all the hair on my arms stood up as Logan lifted his fist up and massaged his knuckles.

"Cade!" Venetia yelled, running over to him and picking him up from the floor.

When he pushed himself off of the ground and sat on his knees, blood was visibly spilling out of his mouth. The punch was so hard that it left a pale blue bruise on his cheek. I had no idea Logan was capable of causing so much injury.

"Call us 'nerd' again and I'll kill you" Logan murmured through clenched teeth.

Hastily, Cade got up from the ground, as confident as ever "Nerd" he uttered.

He was really testing Logan's patience now and I knew he had pushed the limits.

"Oh, I see how it is" Logan replied, taking is hoodie off, exposing his built up muscles underneath the thin black Tshirt he wore. I caught his arm to stop him but he ushered me away "Claire, stay out of this, I have to end this"

And then it began.

At first Cade would try to push Logan backward but Logan quickly caught on pushed him harder at the lockers. He pinned Cade roughly and started to pummel him continuously.

Logan possessed so much anger so much rage that I feared to get close to him. I knew exactly where all this anger was coming from. It was coming from the days he spent worrying about his social life, it was coming from the hours he cut trying to treat his wounds; it came from all the years he lived in darkness – scared, hiding, wailing.

But I had to stop him or else he would kill Cade.

"Logan, stop!" I sauntered towards him. Grabbing his arm, I attempted to pull him off of Cade. He didn't even budge.

"Logan, please!" I begged, tugging on his shirt, his arm, "Please stop! This is wrong!"

I felt him calm down under my touch. He gave him one last punch and stepped away from him. Cade fell towards the floor, dropping feebly.

I looked at Logan in his blazing eyes and he looked back at me. His chest was heaving heavily, his breath came in gasps.

I placed both my hands on the sides of his face and touched our foreheads together, endeavoring my best to calm him down.

Tears were forming in my eyes as I glared helplessly into his beautiful eyes "No Logan" I caressed his face and his jaw tenderly "This is wrong, very wrong, you shouldn't have done that"

His eyebrows furrowed together, his eyes screaming guilt and regret as he stared at Cade, laying unconscious on the floor.

"Look at me" and turned his face towards me "Removing anger out on them isn't going to make us any different from them, understand?"

He fluttered his eyes close and wrapped his strong arms around me.

Instantly, I felt safe and protected.

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Phew *wipes imaginary sweat* this double update thingy is exhausting...but I did it! Yay me!

Btw, what the hell did I just write? XD

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Love, K

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