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BAD CUPID

Created By: Snow Marisvega

Chapter 99B (second part)

Dylan's P.O.V

Monday, I was back to school, Henry had taken me on a car date during the weekend and it was beautiful, Mary still had not told Henry and I didn't want to keep this from me cause he'd be mad that I knew and didn't tell him. He wanted peace, his mom wanted war and there i was, in the middle.

Dang it.

I walked into those doors with Jaxton beside me, It oddly felt good to be back in this crazy school and it made me smile. There was no more Johnathan here but that didn't mean there was no bunch of crazies here, once Jax and I started walking to our lockers, whispers started that the dark angel was back to school and yeah, it wasn't so bad anyways. Students I didn't know walked up to me to ask how I was doing, showing their concerns and it really was nice to know people missed me.

Tyler tackled me into a hug once he saw me, leaving Christian behind and running to me during lunch and I swear that kid talks a lot which is sort of cute.

"Tyler, I'm fine." I said and he nodded.

"Welcome back," Christian said as he walked up to me, I smiled and gave him a hug.

"Hi,"

"You don't look that bad."

"I had time to look more like Dylan and less than a zombie." I said and Tristian laughed.

"We'll see you around?"

"Of course," I said before walking over to my table where everyone I loved sat, Raven, Jaxton, Jon, Gwen, Zach now even sat on this table and Henry too. "Scoot bitch," I said to Zach as i sat in between him and Henry.

"Hey hey, look who's the topic of today!" Gwen said and I grinned.

"I know, I know." I sighed dramatically. "It feels so good to be popular for the wrong things." I said with a hand on my chest and they laughed.

"Doofus." Jaxton said and shook his head.

I had been getting a lot of attention and no anxiety yet but being in the cafeteria and having all these eyes, made me feel uneasy.

"Good to have you back, love." Gwen said and I cleared my throat.

"I want to give a speech!" I said and held my apple juice box up. "Everybody hold your expensive champagne." I said and everyone grabbed their juice box except Henry and Zach who was drinking his.

"It really feels good to be back on this royal table, who would have thought we would be this many? This table goes way back, it started with Raven and I, that is Raven right there." I said and pointed at her and she did a small wave. "She got us this table with her powers and then jaxton joined the table, please give it up for jaxjax." I said ad Jon, Raven and Gwen clapped for him.

"I'm gonna cry." Jax said and I held back a laugh.

Henry covered his face with his hand probably asking himself how he ended up with me.

"Anyways, during the days I was crushing on Mr. Ashcroft, this table was our secret everything. Then Jon was the next member since everyone in the school hated his guts anyways and he wasn't so popular anymore,"

"Fuck you, babe." Jon said and gave me the middle finger.

"Then Henry my boyfriend, the king of the seven seas and the Demi god sent to earth for this very white haired boy, the hottest Hebrew creation and he isn't even Hebrew, the god of hotness and the god of-"

"Dylan, we get it." Raven said and Jax nodded.

"I swear to god, if you continue, I'll kill you." Jax said and I sighed.

"He was the next on this table and then...Gwen was, I'm assuming?" They nodded. "She is the queen of Atlantis, literally." I stated and Gwen flipped her short hair dramatically. "And then this dickward with an IQ of a cement was next."

"Seriously, bitch face?" Zach said and Henry stiffened a laugh.

"To us." I rose my juice box higher. "This table is forever ours and to this friendship even though some of us needs to be buried alive, I'm not calling names." I said and coughed in my fist. "Zach." I sniffed and Jon was dying of laughter, clutching his stomach while Jaxton rested his head on Raven's shoulder, his body shaking from laughter while the girls giggled without a shame.

"We could all hear that," Zach said. "You waste of oxygen."

"Whatever is said on this table must not leave this table, I'm thankful to you table for all these get together, to us. To table!" I said and they rose their juice boxes and cheered before laughing as they drank.

"That was good, yeah?" I asked Henry who was laughing.

"So good." He said and kissed me.

"Okay, Jaxton can you come over today with your calculus book? Study section later today?" I asked with a big smile.

"Sorry, date with Dominic." He said and I groaned.

"Raven?"

"Cheerleading practice, sorry."

I grinned. "Jon? Gwen?"

"I'm in the cheerleading team too, so." Gwen shrugged.

"We have practice after school as well." Jon said and Henry nodded.

"For the love of God, am I the only one without plans?"

"Yes." They all answered.

"Dylan, OMG." A high pitched voice called out and Raven rolled her eyes in disgust, I turned and walking towards our table was Quinn. She didn't look so bad, her hair was long and I couldn't tell if it was extensions or they actually grew. She was wearing black leather pants, stilettos and a white top that she tied around her waist and a leather jacket.

Pretty.

"Hey, Quinn."

"Like no way, oh emm gee. You are actually here,"

"I am."

"I heard the rumors and oh, I am so sorry about what happened, I mean Johnathan is such a mental case."

"Yeah and you dated him." Raven muttered, Quinn looked at her and snorted.

"So did you, sister. So did you." She shot back and turned her attention back to me.

"FYI, I am so glad to see you and I am tots happy that you got out of that coma, if you had died then Eastwood high would have been a bit boring, and like a dark shadow would cloud this place and I mean, like Eastwood high wouldn't be the same without you."

I gave her a small nod. "I didn't die."

"Thankfully," she flipped her pretty hair backwards and giggled. "When I heard you got shot, first I was like 'no way' and then you were in a coma and I literally did a prayer something for you."

"You did?"

She nodded. "Legitly."

My eyes widen. Legitly? The fuck?

When is she gonna stop acting like she's dumb?

"Oh well, if you like, ever need me or like, my company or something, I'm here for you and maybe we can like go shopping and talk."

I nodded and faked a smile. "Thank you, Quinn."

Quinn nodded. "I'm glad you're okay." She said and in those words, I could tell she was sincere. She then put on a smile and looked at Zach before waving. "Hey, Zee."

Zach looked up from his food and flashed her a smile. "Hey."

"I'm gonna go now, see you girls at cheerleading practice. Later." Quinn waved with her fingers and turned rapidly, her hair bouncing as well before walking away.

Raven gagged. "Fucking bitch."

"Is it just me or does she look like shes glowing."

No one said anything and Raven shot me a look and I fake laughed. "What? It's true."

"Oh," I looked at Zach. "Hey Zee? What was that all about?" I asked as I ate.

"Nothing." Zach said, the same time Henry said the words-

"Blondie is crushing on Zach." He looked at Zach and his eyes widen. "Was I not-supposed to say?"

"No." Zach said with a forced smile and the boys began to talk.

I looked at Raven who pretended to be on her phone while biting her nails, I looked at Jax and once his eyes met mine, I looked back at Raven and arched my brows at him.  He followed my gaze before looking back at me.

"What?" He mentally asked.

"Obviously jealous." I widen my eyes and looked at Zach.

"Why should she be jealous?"

"She fucking likes him!"

He looked at Raven and back at me. "Her fault." He mouthed.

"What do you mean?"

"I'll tell you later."

We all have that friend whom we can have a telepathic conversation with, it just happens and we know exactly what the other is saying or thinking without words.

"I have to go, Cassie needs my help with this boy!" She said rather angrily and picked up her bag before storming off.

"Um, bye?" I said once she was gone and the table was silent, Zach watched her leave and turned his attention back to Henry.

"As I was saying-"

"Um, pause your rather irrelevant argument." I said and he frowned at me. "Why does it feel like you and Raven haven't started dating even after I gave you both my blessings?"

Zach shrugged while Jaxton answered. "She doesn't want a relationship,"

"She just wants sex." Zach finished.

"Or she's just worried and trying to protect you and her feelings, but boys being boys wouldn't understand when a girl clearly likes them" Gwen said and stood up. "I gotta go babe, I need to go do something." She kissed Jon and took off. "See you boys, later."

"Your girlfriend clearly knows something." I said to Jon and he snorted.

"Gwen? No."

"I should ask her."

"Don't harass my girlfriend." Jon pouted. "If she knew anything, I'd know."

I snorted. "You've been on this table for how long now and you don't still know that it's people on this table who keeps secret from people on this table?"

Jaxton chuckled. "True that."

"I'll ask her myself, let me do the talking and figure it out, okay?" Jon said and I smiled.

"Of course." I said and looked at Henry with a smirk and he gave me that knowing look.

"You're not going drop this, are you?" He whispered into my ear.

I smiled at him. "I promised Jon that I would."  

***

Gwen shut her locker and gasped once she saw me resting on the locker next to hers, clutching her chest she let out a sigh of relief.  "Jesus, seriously?"

"The name is Dylan, not Jesus."

Gwen rolled her eyes. "Shut up, Draco."

"What do you know?"

"Excuse me?" She said in a blank tone, arching her brow.

"Raven's clearly into Zach but she's not in a relationship with him because of something, what is it?"

"Why do you think I know?"

"Because you do, Barbie. Spill."

Gwen sighed and rolled her eyes, holding her books against her bossom. Now if I haven't said this before, Gwen is one of the hottest girls in Eastwood high, she's actually the hottest if I must say.  She had the guys crushing on her because she was hot but Jon was the lucky one, thankfully. Her long red dreads packed in a pretty ponytail, her lips red and her knee length dress black with long sleeves and fitted to her body.

"Okay fine," Gwen said as she rested on her locker. "Raven's parents are.....something. Raven doesn't think Zach would be accepted by her parents and honestly he wouldn't, they will teeear him to pieces if they wanted. They sort of already have things figured out for her," Gwen shrugged. "Or have the sort of boy they picture her with."

"You mean not black?"

"I don't think it's that, but she wouldn't say." Gwen shrugged.

"I'm confused."

"She is worried about Zach's feelings and Raven's been in a lot of relationships, but the witch has not felt what she feels for Zach for any one of them." Gwen paused. "Raven is worried things might take a turn and in a few months they'd be over, the Raven curse."

I frowned. "What is the Raven curse?" I asked, adding an effect at the end.

"She never dates someone for more than four months, she gets bored of them and gets a new boyfriend, she's scared of feeling. And she is protecting Zach by trying not to feel stuff but then," Gwen sighed. "Zach is also sort of making it hard for her too when he flirts with every girl just to get her attention."

"So, let me get this straight, you're in favor of Raven not dating Zach?"

"No, I'm in favor of Raven not getting hurt and being happy."

"She sure did look happy when dumbiana said 'hey zee'." I rolled my eyes.

"Zach is flirting with every thing with a skirt or a vagina to probably piss her off, how is she supposed to feel about that?"

"Raven can't get bored of Zach, Zach isn't other guys. He's funny and smart and he's not boring so, he's totally her type." I said and grimaced. "Eww, i did not just compliment Zach."

"Well, if you find a solution which I know you will because this is your type of stuff, come find me. I've tried to convince her to the point that she convinced me." Gwen said and tucked her hair behind her ear.

"I'll think of something."

"Well, dark angel. I have English now, I'll see you later, Dylan." She said with a smile.

"Yeah, oh and don't tell Jon we had this conversation." I said before she walked away, she frowned, looking at me suspiciously.

"Why?"

"Trust me on that." I said and she gave a slow nod.

"You weren't supposed to ask me, were you?"

"You are so smart."

Gwen chuckled. "I won't tell, but then you owe me." She said as she walked away.

I chuckled and was about to go when my name was called through the speakers making me jump in fear and clutch my chest.

"Dylan Dexwell, report to the principal's office. Dylan Dexwell."

"What the fuck did i do?" I asked myself as I ignored the eyes and made my way to principal Evans office.

"Hi Hi." I greeted as i walked in.

"Dylan!" He grinned.

"Principal Evans, what did they say I did?"

"Huh? Oh, nothing. I just needed to speak with you."

"Could have sent someone." I said and sat down.

"How are you, Dylan?"

"Good, I guess."

"Your first day back?"

"The attention was nice, until it wasn't anymore."

Principal Evans chuckled. "Understandable."

"So what's up?" I asked, resting my back against the chair. Principal Evans and i were close, like buddy-wise close so it was okay to say 'what's up' instead of 'may I know why you called me, sir Lancelot.'

"Yeah, uh, I was gonna talk to you about taking some sports."

"Oh no, thank you, I'm fine, thanks for the offer but i enjoy not doing any sports." I smiled.

Principal Evans chuckled. "It's not a request."

I chuckled as well. "What does that mean?"

"If you want to graduate you have to join something. Play sports, join a club." He insisted and I frowned.

"Why? I mean, there's no cult here, I could have joined that, can I start one, maybe?"

"Uh, no. Thank you, Lucifer." He said, hastily. "What kind of sports do you do?"

"Archery."

Principal Evans froze for a few seconds and blinked. "Um, fortunately we don't have to that."

"I play basketball."

"Aha! That's better." He grinned.

"But I don't want to." I said and his grin vanished.

"Trust me, Dylan. You'd want to join a club at least."

"Why?" I asked, curiously.

"It will help in your resumes and college applications," he said with a shrug. "They open up scholarship opportunities as well." He explained.

"What does Jaxton do?"

"He runs the LGBTQ club and is in music class as well, he started the LGBT club here and that will help his application so much."

"I can be in music class." I shrugged.

"Try drama. That fits." He muttered.

"Throwing shade now, principal Evans?" I asked, arching a brow.

"What? No." He huffed. "Join the drama club and go act as Shakespeare's love interest." He smirked. "I heard there's gonna be a play soon, you should join now. You would be the star of drama class, you're a walking drama."

"Seriously?"

"Yeah, seriously?"

"Aren't you gonna think about the cult thing?"

"Not even for a second." Principal Evans shook his head.

I sighed. "I swear if I have to kiss anyone who isn't Henry-"

"Oh, you won't." Principal Evans said with a smirk and i gave him a confused look.

"Why are you smirking? Are you allowed to do that?"

He stared at me in confused and grimaced as if he had read my mind which he did. "Dylan, Jesus! I am the principal of this school who cares for you guys, not a pedophile!"

"They don't write those stuff on people's foreheads."

"Alright, get out."

"Gladly." I said with a smile and stood up.

"Make sure you join!"

"Mmhmm." I replied as I walked out of his office.

Once I was out of the office, I saw myself standing on the street and it was suddenly dark and I was wearing different clothes, I frowned and then I heard Henry shout and I flinched, turning to him sharply. He was standing next to me and staring at something or someone right In front of us, and so I looked, only to see Johnathan pointing the gun at him.

"Go get help, run." Henry whispered to me and i shook my head.

"Oh my God, Henry!" The tears fell from my eyes as my heart began to race.

"Hey, hey," he whispered as he wiped the tears I didn't know were rolling down my cheeks. "I'll be fine, babe. If he shoots the gun, someone would hear and call the cops."

"No, no, no, no." I shook my head, my heart racing. "What is happening? No, no!"

"Dylan, MOVE NOW!" Johnathan snapped.

"No!!" I yelled, turning to him.

Next thing I knew, Henry pushed me further to the ground real quick and glared at Johnathan. "DO IT! YOU FUCKING PRICK, I'D DIE BEFORE I SEE YOU WALK AWAY WITH DYLAN, SO FUCK YOU! SHOOT ME!!" Henry screamed at him.

"No." I muttered in fear.

Johnathan smirked and finger went to the trigger, I had seen this before, he was going to shoot. I quickly got up and let out a scream as i ran and stood in front of Henry but this version was different, it was like Johnathan knew I was going to jump in front of Henry cause his smirk deepened and then he pulled the trigger and I screamed at the pain I felt.

I felt like I was burning from the inside. I let out a cry as the tears fell from my eyes and I stumbled backwards. Henry caught me before I could fall, his breathing heavy.

"That wasn't for you." Johnathan said calmly and rose the gun again, but this time at Henry and my eyes widen.

"No!!!"

He aimed for the head and pulled the trigger, Henry's head flew backwards with the force before he fell to the ground and I let out a heartbreaking scream as I stared at my dead boyfriend. I screamed in pain and cried my eyes out as I pulled him, trying to get him to wake up.

I was filled with enormous pain and all I did was scream. He couldn't be dead.

Someone touched me and I flinched, turning rapidly and there stood Johnathan with a smirk. He rose his leg up and placed it on my wound,  pressing it in. I screamed, trying to get him off cause it hurt so bad, I wanted to die.

I was suddenly pulled to the left and my eyes snapped open.  I screamed in fear, but found Henry holding me. "Dylan! Dylan, it's me! Relax."

My heart was racing and my eyes wet, I looked around and my friends were all around me, kneeling next to me; Raven, Jaxton, Jon, Gwen, Zach, all with worried faces and everybody in the hallway was watching. Principal Evans was also by my side and when I saw Henry, I quickly hugged him, I hugged him tight.

"You're okay. I'm here." Henry said as he held me tight. "Can you stand?"

"I'd rather not." I muttered.

Henry picked me up bridal style and I wrapped my arms around him, hiding my face in his chest.

"Want a popcorn to go with the movie?" Raven yelled at the students and they all shuffled.

"Everybody get to class! Now!" Principal Evans shouted.

"Can I take him home." Henry said and I didn't know what their expressions were, but I was ashamed.

"Yeah, okay....He probably shouldn't have been in school today." Principal Evans replied, his tone filled with concern.

"C-Can we go with him?" Jaxton asked.

"You guys go back to class, you can go after school." Principal Evans replied.

"Seriously?" Jon asked.

"Dude, he's our best friend, I-"

"Buh!" Principal Evans shut Raven up. "I'm not your dude, I'm your principal so get back to class and I'm sure Dylan doesn't need everyone up in his business."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Gwen asked.  "We're his friends."

"Exactly!" Jax said.

"What I meant is-"

"Guys," I called softly and they all shut up.  "It's fine, I'll see you all after school?" I asked, looking at them and they nodded.

"You heard him, get to class." Principal Evans said.

"Take care." Jon said as Henry began walking away.

"I'll call you guys." Henry said.

"Principal Evans, this is all your fault." I heard Raven scold.

"Me? What did i- you know what? Detention!" I heard him say.

"What?!" Raven yelled.

"All of you!" He replied before their voices disappeared.

Henry took me to his car and gently placed me in the passenger's seat and fixed my seatbelt, he shut the door and got into the driver's seat.

I still didn't say anything.

Henry started the car and held my hand, driving with one hand and I squeezed his hand as my chest tightened and I began to sob silently.

I sighed when we were outside my house, still in his car. "Principal Evans probably called my mom." I muttered.

"Well now she knows so, you've got to tell her." Henry said and I nodded.

"Yeah,"

"Him again?"

I nodded. "God, I can't believe this happened at school and now everyone probably thinks I'm a descendant of mother confessor and unlocked a new level of confession candy crush or.... psycho...god of war." I sighed.

"It's okay." He said and held my hand again. "You're still shaking."

"I took the bullet for you and he still shot you. We were back to where it all started and he fucking shot you right after he shot me! No remorse, no nothing. Am I supposed to feel okay knowing you died? Again. In my head" I swallowed.

"Come here." He said and pulled me closer, kissing my forehead. "I'll cuddle you tonight and we'd talk about it."

I nodded. "If my parents decide to drop the topic." I said before getting out of the car, Henry got out too and walked over to me, he instantly hugged me without saying a word for a while and I felt myself break and I cried again, I really did need that hug.

"I'll help you through this." Henry said and kissed my forehead again, wiping my tears afterwards before holding my shaky hand and leading me to the door.

Mom was gonna say something between the lines of  I told and you so. Just watch.

Henry knocked and it wasn't long before the soor opened showing a worried mother. She pulled me into a tight hug and I hugged her back.

"Oh my baby! I hate to say this but I told you so! I told you, you weren't ready to go back to school but you insisted." She cried as we walked into the house.

"Mom, I'm fine."

"No, you're not, so shut up! You had a panic attack. No, you had a....what do they call it? Day dream? Has this been happening or was this the first time?" She asked and when I didn't respond, her eyes widen. "My goodness, Dylan!!! This has been happening? What the hell?!!"

"I'm sorry!"

"How long!"

I didn't answer.

"How long, Dylan!"

"Since the hospital."

"W-What? You said you weren't having any nightmares!"

"I don't want therapy, mom! I don't want that! You don't know what it's like and if I had said yes then you'd have taken me to someone called Doctor Julia or Doctor Einstein or something like that and I don't want that!"

"That would have been better!"

"No! I'm sorry mom but I'm not going to any therapist to talk about how life is when I'm masturbating!" I yelled and winced once my head started to hurt.

"Dyl, are you okay?" Henry asked as he placed a hand on my shoulder and I nodded.

"Just a headache."

"I'll go get you some pain killers, could you help me take him upstairs, please?" Mom asked and Henry nodded and led me to my room.

Mom came up seconds later with some pills and a glass of water. "Have this, it's paracetamol, should help with your headache and the pills for your anxiety." She said and handed it to me as she sat next to me on my bed, I put them in my mouth and drank the water, using it to swallow the pills.

"Thank you," I muttered.

"Dylan, I know you don't want to see a therapist and I know it scares but you they aren't all bad, they are only trying to help and that's all they want to do, you're gonna have to see one and talk about these.... nightmares and daydreams you're having." She said, trying her best not to cry. "we just want what's best for you."

I nodded. "I'm sorry, mom."

She nodded and kissed my forehead. "Get some rest." She said before standing up from my bed and leaving, closing the door behind her. 

"I hate this." I sighed.

"She only wants what's best for you."

If only I could just see him.

"You should head back to school." I said and Henry chuckled, taking off his jacket and his shoes.

"And leave you here? Yeah, sure." Henry said and got on my bed, laying at the end, I took off my shoes as well and got on the bed.

"Everyone probably thinks I'm a freak now."

"You are not a freak."

"You're my boyfriend, you're supposed to tell me stuffs like that."

"Well as a person too, you are not a freak. Bruce is a freak."

I laughed.

"He's so stupid."

"Bruce is not stupid; he's possessed by a slow ghost." I said with a shrug and Henry laughed.

"That was funny."

"I'm not trying to be mean, it's just what it is." I shrugged again.

"Yeah, sure." He snorted. "You should rest."

"Yeah no,"

"You are day dreaming a lot which could only mean you're not sleeping at night."

"I am."

"Dylan,"

"Maybe not alot."

"What do you want to do?"

"Watch something. Let's go on YouTube and watch gay guys teach sex positions, maybe a new one's out we could try."

Henry chuckled. "Doesn't sound like a bad idea." He said and took out his phone.

***

"Oh my God, Dylan." Raven walked up to me in the kitchen with Jaxton, Jon, Zach and Gwen behind her. I was resting against the sink while Henry was sitting on the counter, Raven wrapped her arms around me, pulling me into a hug. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." I said as I wrapped my arms around her. Jaxton joined in the hug, wrapping his arms around us and soon Jon did the same. "Guys, I swear I'm fine." I chuckled and they pulled back.

"You were in another universe for like five minutes." Jon said and I smiled at him.

"Flashpoint."

"Don't joke with that." Jaxton said with a sigh.

"Sorry." I mouthed.

It was past eight when my friends all ended up showing up here, some in different clothes from what they wore earlier.

"How do you feel?" Zach asked as he walked towards me.

"Alive. That must really suck for you, doesn't it?"

"Oh, you have no idea how much I want to stab your eye right now."

"That is so hot." I said as he smiled.

"Hugs?"

I hissed. "just three seconds."

He nodded and we hugged. "I'm glad you're okay." He said and I smiled, patting his back.

"Thank you, Zach." I said and then pushed him away. "That's three seconds." I said and dusted my body.

"I think I'm gonna puke from that hug." Zach said and pretended to gag.

"I already threw up in my mouth." I shrugged.

"You both are really crazy." Jon said with a chuckle.

"We were so scared, you have no idea what it was like seeing you on that floor." Jax said all of a sudden, looking scared.

"Yeah, I'm...I'm sorry. I didn't plan to just space out and relieve the gunshot incident." I chuckled.

"You should see a therapist." Jax said, folding his arms. "And I know you don't want to but you will!"

"And he is," Henry said from where he sat. "Bonnie found out and she's going to make sure he goes to therapy."

I swallowed.

Not unless I stop it.

"So, what are everyone saying about me at school?" I inquired and Henry shouted.

"No! Don't tell him!"

"Tell me! It's my life, I deserve to know!" I said and everyone suddenly became quiet, exchanging looks before Zach spoke.

"They think you're crazy."

"Zach!" Henry scolded.

"Go ahead." I said.

"Not everyone!" Jon glared at Zach. "Some just think you are traumatized."

"And they are sort of calling you....Rogue now." Gwen said, shrugging.

"Rogue?" My brows furrowed.

"Yeah, but I'm sure it will die down soon enough." Jax said with a nod.

"Dark angel didn't." I rolled my eyes.

"So I'm the crazy, traumatized, rogue." I chuckled. "That isn't so bad."

"And they think you might have what Johnathan has." Raven added and I frowned.

"Over my freaking cold corpse." I grimaced. "I don't have what Johnathan has. I'm just.... traumatized and soon enough it will be gone like the doctor said."

"He said you need therapy." Henry said and I rolled my eyes.

"And I didn't ask you now, did I?" I shot.

"Woah!" Jon frowned.

"Sorry, I'm just....tired."

"When last did you sleep?" Jaxton asked.

"Last night." I shrugged before looking at Henry who was staring back at me. I had fallen asleep in his house after our hot sex but yeah, he had to wake me up because of the nightmare i was having.

"Well we all have detention now and so, you might be seeing us less." Raven groaned.

"I'm sorry guys but look at it from this angle, Henry and I already had detention months ago, it's your turn. Yay."

"Fuck you, Dylan." Zach snarled.

"So you're ready to stick your dick in my ass?" I asked and he flinched, choking on air all of a sudden. 

"Wow. Wow." Jax blinked.

"Too much!" Gwen said while laughing, Henry was also laughing why Zach looked traumatized.

"You need water, bro?" Jon asked, teasingly.

"Or a condom." Raven said, holding back a laugh.

"Screw you guys!" Zach barked, his face getting red.

"I am taken." Jax said and Jon nodded.

"Me too, Zach."

"You are not really my type." Gwen tsked. "Jon is." She said and Jon blew her a kiss.

He was so head over heels in love with her and it was cute.

"I'm in for it. As long as you know where my postrate is." I said and everyone made noises.

"Dylan! Stop!" Jon screamed.

I loved how uncomfortable Zach looked and it made me want to laugh.

"Oh great, a party in my house." Mom said as she walked down the stairs.

"Hey, Bonnie." Jaxton smiled at her, everyone said their greetings and she just smiled. She was wearing black comfort huge pants and dad's shirt.

"Hey kids, what are we talking about?"

"Life." Raven responded.

"Then why does Zach look like he saw a butt that isn't his for the first time?" Mom asked and we all laughed because she unknowingly related it to our previous discussion.

"I don't even know why you all are laughing," mom said and Jaxton shook his head.

"It's nothing."

"Well, since you all are here and it's late, how about having dinner here so I can make something delicious for you guys?"

"I love you, Mrs. Dexwell. " Jon said to her and mom chuckled, pinching his cheek lightly.

"I know, love. Anyone wanna help?"

"Yes!" Jaxton said as Raven took off her jacket.

"Me too."

"I don't even know what I'm to do." Gwen laughed.

"I call dibs!" Jon said and Zach snorted.

"You can't do that."

And they started arguing, making me smile as I walked over to where Henry was. Everyone loved mom's cooking, my friends loved my mom and she won their hearts with her looks and her food and my friends were like her friends too and I liked how she treated them like her kids too. She told them all to relax because everyone can help and I knew the reason they wanted to help was to keep tasting the food or get a big share.

"Your mom is a super mom." Henry whispered to me and I chuckled.

"I know." I smiled. "And your mom is a super mom too, she's in a wheelchair but she still teaches me how to make some of your dishes." I grinned.

"Yeah, I guess she's a super mom." He said and I laughed, before remembering Mary.

"How's Mary?"

"She's good, I mean she's trying not to get sad over the fact that my mom hates her guts and even wants to leave the house and stay in another house of ours downtown but I told her not to, we'll fix it together, right? We'll explain to my mom that it wasn't Mary's fault."

So, I guess she still hasn't told you.

I smiled. "I....will come over tomorrow." For Mary.

"Thanks," he smiled and kissed my cheek.

"Aren't you boys gonna help?" Gwen asked and we both shook our heads.

"No, we're fine, thanks for asking." I said, smiling at her.

"Come on, let's just help them. I don't want Jon to take my spot in your mother's heart." He said as he jumped down from the counter. 

I laughed. "Oh my God, you are so jealous."

He pouted and turned to me. "What am I supposed to do, he keeps calling you babe and kissing your cheek and doing all those stuffs and i just want to break him."

I laughed the more. "Aw, you are so cute."

"Stop hurting my masculinity and stop laughing."

"Sorry." I said while laughing and he rolled his eyes. "Jon can't take your place in my mom's heart, my mom's heart is way too big and everyone has their own space and I'm sure yours is like....huge, like...dickwise huge."

"Oh, oh really?" He asked as he leaned closer.

"Yeah, yeah really." I smirked and bit my lip before kissing him.

"Um, can you not have gay sex on my counter, please?" Mom yelled and Henry quickly moved away.

"Sorry, Mrs. Dexwell." Henry said while trying to stiffin his laugh.

"Seriously, mom." I chuckled.

"Yeah, I mean it." She said pointing a spoon at me while my friends tried not to laugh. "Now, Henry sweetie, don't let Dylan seduce you, come help me."

My jaw dropped. "I wasn't even-"

"Yes ma'am, he indeed was seducing me right in front of you." Henry said with a sigh and walked over to her.

"Wow. Are you...Are you serious?" I blinked. "You should be the one in drama class." I muttered and folded my arms.

****

Two days later and the name 'Rogue' was still in people's tongues and filled the halls, I was walking side by side with Raven and Jaxton, letting out a heavy sigh once I got to my locker.

"People really need to stop gossiping and get a hobby." Jaxton said and I agreed instantly.

"Right! I swear I have heard the name Rogue like forty times since yesterday."

"Marie and Riri were talking about you yesterday and I love them but I had to give them suspension for still talking about the incident." Raven said as she put on her red lipstick, using a small mirror she held.

"Who are they?" I inquired.

"Cheerleaders." Jaxton answered. "Are you...even allowed to do that?"

Raven smirked. "Head cheerleader, coach knows my decisions are always the best and she didn't even want to know what they did."

"Wow, you have a huge power." I said and she smirked the more.

"That's why that bitch Quinn fights me for it. Anyways , I gotta go." She said as she tied her hair into a ponytail to fit her cheer uniform. "See you in third period." She said and walked away.

"She needs a boyfriend, seriously." Jaxton said as we watched her go.

"She needs Zach but she can't have Zach."

Jaxton frowned and turned his gaze to me. "Why?"

"Because, she's scared."

"What does that mean?"

And then i told him everything Gwen told me and he made a lot of facial expressions.

"Oh, that explains it. Damn, it must be eating her up."

I nodded. "That is why we are going to help her with Zach."

Jax frowned. "We? W-We are interfering?"

"Of course. I got you and Dominic together, I got Jon and Gwen and started the Tristian ship and so, yeah. I'm interfering in this one."

"Wait, wait. You made Tristian happen? Wait, you got Dominic and I together?"

"That is a story for our children." I said and patted his shoulder, I looked behind him and coming our way was Bruce and two other guys walking by his side. "Ugh, infections." I grimaced and Jaxton looked behind his shoulder and frowned.

"Oh God." He turned back to me with an unimpressed look while I opened my locker.

"Yo, Rogue."

I ignored his existence and continued what I was doing.

"I am talking to you, hey." He said and I looked at Jaxton with a frown.

"Jax,"

"Yes, Dylan."

"Do you hear anything?"

Jaxton pouted. "I'm not so sure, why?"

"Oh nothing, I thought I heard something like i troll." I said and closed his locker before turning and gasping dramatically. "Bruce, oh hi. Well what do you know, I actually did hear something."

Jaxton stiffened a laugh and folded his arms.

"You should be six feet under, would have done us all some good."

"As if a bullet could kill me." I snorted. Bruce had gained some extra guns during the summer and I couldn't help but wonder why.

Oh wait. Bully. To create fear. Of course.

"You guys are gonna need more than bullets to get rid of me. I have more than nine lives, hunnay."

"Don't call me that, fag."

"Bruce, seriously. What do you want?" I yawned. "Calling me a fag doesn't even faze me because I am no cigarette, I'm a hot gay man...boy. Whatever." I shrugged.

"You shouldn't have returned to Eastwood high."  He growled and something about the way he spoke, made my hands sweaty and it's like suddenly all my confidence boost went out the door and my heart started pounding.

What the fuck?

Why am I-

"You're a fucking fag and you are annoying and I will get rid of you."

I said nothing.

"Oh come on, Bruce. Don't you have something to do like make out with a tree or learn the alphabet?" Jax attacked and Bruce turned to him.

"I'm not here for you, Jaxton."

"Oh look, he knows how to pronounce my name, I guess the brain does work." Jax said in a dry tone and just as Bruce faced him, I held Jaxton's hand.

"Let's go." I said, Jaxton didn't argue because he must have sensed that my stupid whatever was taking over, seeing a huge Bruce and his boys and how he sounded was making me feel like I was so unimportant, like I should just crawl under a cave and this boy wasn't Dylan dexwell, I was someone else.

I was about to leave when Bruce slammed his hand on the locker where i was about to walk pass and I flinched, taking a step backwards. "Bruce, l-let us go."

"Wait, are you..." He smirked. "Are you scared?"

"Like hell I am." I responded and Jaxton held my arm.

"Bruce, get away." Jax warned.

Was I about to break down?

Bruce grabbed me by the arm and pulled me closer to him instantly and i gasped in fear as my books fell.

"I like this pathetic you, you should know who you talk to and how you speak to me!" He growled and I swallowed, students were staring and i just wanted to disappear.

"Bruce! Seriously, fuck off!" Jax yelled and he slammed me against the locker before smirking in victory and walking away after spiting on my shoe.

"Shit, Dylan, are you okay?" Jax asked and I nodded.

"I'm fine." I said as I began to pack my books with shaky hands, Jaxton began to help me and touched my shaky hand.

"Dylan," he called in concern and I just left everything there and walked away before I would cry like a damn baby. I quickly made my way to the boys bathroom, i ran a hand through my  hair as I paced around, breathing hard and fighting the urge to scream and cry but I was failing in the crying part.

Who was this guy born after the coma? This wasn't me. I didn't like him. I needed to get rid of this fear, this fucking anxiety and nightmares. I needed to get rid of this version of me because it was pathetic like Bruce said.

My hands were still shaky as I stared at them, trying to stop them being being sweaty and from shaking but what could I do?

Exactly! Nothing!

"Dylan!" The door opened and Jax rushed in, and when he did, the tears fell and I started to cry.

"Something's wrong with me, Jaxton." I said and he quickly made his way to me and wrapped me in a hug.

"Shh! Shh! It's okay, it's okay! Just breathe."

I held him tight as I sobbed like a fucking weakling, I fucking hated it.

I hated me.

***

"I cannot believe that I was scared of Bruce fucking low budget, camweb Wayne of Eastwood high."  I sighed as I ran a hand through my hair.

"It's the anxiety shit, babe. You'll get past this." Raven said and placed a hand on mine.

We were all at H.O.E, sitting on one big booth, Jaxton had told them about what happened earlier and the boys were all ready to best the shit out of Bruce and I mean it but I had to stop them because then it would look like I couldn't fight my own battles and called Zach, Jon, Jaxton and Henry to do it for me, they were so mad but they fucking had no choice.

Dominic had been working extra hours and that was why we barely saw him but he was given few minutes break and so he sat with us with Jaxton resting his head on his shoulder. On the other booth which faced us was Dominic, Jaxton, Jon and Zach while Raven, Gwen, Henry and I sat on the other.

"I just wish we could drown him," Gwen said in the calmest tone. "It's not your fault,  Dylan." Gwen said, offering me her warm smile.

"You didn't see me trembling, Gwen. I was so embarrassed." I chuckled, nervously.

"You should have let us break his bones." Henry said, grumpily. He was still mad, no doubt. He had been frowning all through and his fists had been clenched and the look on his face wasn't just a frown, it was a murderous look.

"Babe, I couldn't let you guys do that." I said as I looked at him. "you need to understand." I said and kissed his shoulder.

"Dylan does have a point," Dominic said. "I really hate that Bryce Walker kid but then Dylan would look like he couldn't handle his battles himself."

"If we don't teach Bruce dumbfuck a lesson then he's gonna come after Dylan again!" Jon said, angrily.

"Facts." Raven said with a nod.

"Guys, I don't want this, okay? So let it be." I said, tired of dragging this. Henry looked at me and kissed my cheek right before I rested my head on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry about what happened, Dylan." Dominic said and I flashed him a smile.

"I miss hanging out with you."

"We all do actually." Raven said and Dominic smiled.

"I've earned enough from working double shifts, I'm done with that so you'll see more of me."

"Yess!!" Gwen grinned.

"Don't tell me you're crushing on him." Jon frowned at her.

"Like I could ever when you're still alive." Gwen said and I laughed, everyone did.

"You know what we need?" Jon said as he looked at all of us and Jaxton frowned.

"What do we need?"

"To have fun and forget about-"

"Cinema dub Doomsday?" Raven finished with an arched brow and Jon smiled.

"Exactly." He snapped his fingers.

"He's kinda right," Zach said. "I really want to break all his teeth but Dylan won't let us, so...I guess we need something to cool off."

"Like what?" Jax asked.

Raven smirked. "Well, I do have a swimming pool, so?"

Jaxton smirked as he sat upright. "Let's do it!"

"Woohoo!!!" Jon rose his hands up with a big smile.

"Dylan? What do you say? Live to forget?" Raven asked and I looked at Henry who was looking at them like they were nuts and i nudged him.

"It wouldn't hurt to be happy." I said and he rolled his eyes, I looked back at the crew. "okay! And Henry said he's in too."

"No, I did n-"

"You really don't want to see me half naked in a pool?"

No words left his mouth no matter how hard he struggled before he gave up. "fine."

And everyone cheered, I laughed.

"Wait, what about Dominic? He can't come if he's working." Jax said and Raven smirked.

"Leave that to me," she said and looked at Gwen. "I could use your assistance, Barbie."

Gwen smirked. "Of course." She said as she stood up. "Time to work our charm," she said and rose her pants up a bit before following Raven to the counter. Both looking like supermodels.

"What are they up to?" Dominic asked, confused as fuck.

"They are saving you." I replied.

About three minutes later, Raven returned with the manager and Gwen and he gave Dominic a smile.

"You have the rest of the day off." He said and Dominic's eyes widen, we were all shocked.

"W-Wait, for real?"

"Yeah, we'll see you tomorrow. I'll have Carter cover up your shift." He said and Dominic grinned.

"Thank you."

He nodded, smiled at us and walked away.

"What did you do?" Jaxton asked her with an amused smile.

"A hoe never reveals her secrets." Raven said with a smirk and half the table laughed.

"Now, shall we?" Jon asked as he drummed on the table.

"Yeah, Zach's paying." I said as I stood up.

"I'm not." he argued.

"Bitch, you're rich, don't fight me on that!" I retorted and he smirked.

"True. I am rich but I am not paying for your smoothie."

"So rich he can't afford to pay for my smoothie?" I shot and Zach gave me the middle finger.

"Ugh, such babies." Raven complained and dropped some cash on the table. "Let's go now." She said and walked ahead.

"You let a girl pay, shame." I said to Zach as I followed.

***

We all arrived at Raven's house with a smile, everyone was excited about having some fun even before we started. She took us to the pool at the back of their house and it was one big pool, we all started taking off our clothes even when we knew we didn't have spare boxers or briefs. Once I took mine off and turned with a big smile, I saw the others looking at me and for a second, I wondered what they were looking at, until it hit me that I had a scar from the gunshot I took for my baby daddy.
we just jumped in with the ones we were wearing and the girls in their bikinis.

"Can y'all not look at my pretty cool scar?"

"Sorry," Raven cleared her throat and looked away.

"It's okay, I think it is pretty cool." I shrugged.

I didn't think so.

I jumped in.

Gwen bikini looked expensive and I didn't know how I could just tell that from seeing it but damn she was fine af!

"Jon, I swear to God, your girlfriend is the hottest thing on planet Earth." I said out loud.

"Agreed!" Raven said. "I mean look at that body."

"Well she's all mine." Jon said, proudly. Gwen walked into the pool and to her boyfriend with a smile, kissing him.

Hanging out here was fun and we actually did forget, we played around like kids, like we did back in Eastwood and it took my mind off things. We splashed each other water and threw each other deep into the pool and even raced and now we were playing this game of who was going to fall into the water first. Henry carried me on his shoulder while Dominic carried Jaxton  and the other cheered us, Jaxton was laughing like crazy and so was i as we tried to push each other down. Dominic was stopping Jaxton from falling and he was our biggest competition and so Henry and I decided to use our plan and when Jaxton pushed me, Henry held my lap tight and i pretended to fall but only bent half way while Jaxton rejoiced without even care and when i saw he was off guard, I rose back up and I pushed him off Dominic's shoulder before Dominic could warn him and i screamed in victory.

"Fuck! How are you so flexible?!!" Jaxton yelled, laughing as well.

I did a victory dance and stuck my tongue out in a Cardi B way. "Like Henry's mom would say, it's in the DNA."

The next thing i felt was hands on my back, pushing me. I screamed and fell into the water but quickly got up and saw Jon and Raven laughing and giving each other high fives.

"Oh, you think it's funny?" I asked as I began to chase them in the water and the next thing i knew, we were playing tag. A bunch of eighteen and seventeen year olds, acting like toddlers.

I pushed Raven into the pool when I had the chance and she fell with a scream and while i was laughing, Henry fucking pushed me in.

"Fuck you, boyfriend!" I yelled at him before laughing.

And then Amanda brought us snacks and drinks, when i saw her i jumped out of the pool to give her a hug even when I was wet and she tried to dodge me, because i had missed her and she faked being mad only to laugh later.

Henry and I made out in the pool and next to us was Daxton making out as well and Jon screamed. "Go, gays!!" Making me laugh while kissing my boyfriend.

"I'm sorry, that was funny." I told Henry who was smiling like crazy, his hands around me.

"Do gay people make out all the time?" Raven asked and i gave her the middle finger.

"Get a boyfriend and let's see how long you can stay without sex! Oh look, Zach is very single." I said wih a smile. "I'm sure he wouldn't mind."

"He's right, you know?" Jaxton said and turned to face her, his back against Dominic's chest.

Raven's mood turned sour but she tried to hide it. "whatever. I'll be right back." She said and got out of the pool and went inside.

"I need to use the bathroom." Zach said ans got out, taking an opposite direction.

"What are you up to?" Gwen asked once they were out of sight and I smirked.

"It's simple. Break her till she goes to him and explains to him why she's breaking his heart, I'll make Zaven a thing."

"Zaven," Jaxton gasped. "I love it."

I smiled. "Well thank you." I said, wrapping my arms around Henry's shoulders.

"Ah, I feel so alive." Gwen said with a sigh, I couldn't stop admiring Gwen's body, not that I'm straight because if gay was a country, I'm sure I'd be the president, but Gwen had a really gorgeous body, Jon was lucky he was dating her, I appreciate girls like this and not cause they were skinny but the efforts they put in looking and staying that way, I was glad I was friends with her.

"You know what? Let's go see Henry's mom." Jax suggested.

"Yeah, that's true." Jon agreed.

So our friends have met Catherine a couple of times, before i woke up of course and twice since i woke up so yeah, she knows all of them and loves them but she loves me the most.

"No." Henry shook his head.

"Absolutely," I nodded and got out of the pool. "Let's go see mama Ashcroft and she might show us Henry's baby album."

"Ha ha not happening." Henry said as he got out too, I smirked at my hot boyfriend's wet body, feeling turned on.  "We'll go guys, we need ten minutes." I said and grabbed Henry's hand and led him away.

"Sex? Really?!!" Jaxton shouted as we walked away.

"We just want to talk without talking!!" I yelled back while Henry smirked.

***

Everyone got out of the cars they were in as we approached Henry's house, Henry held my hand as we walked in. We were all talking at the same time, arguing about something stupid; well except Henry of course.

Henry opened the door to his house and we all ran in, Daniel was no where to be found because he was at work, thankfully.

"Catherine! Hola!" Jaxton ran to where she was and gave her a hug, everyone had gone to where she was while Henry and i were behind, I walked over to Catherine and gave her a hug.

"If they give you a headache, tell me and I'll kill them all." I whispered and she laughed.

"Oh sweetie, you don't need to. I'll just drug them." She whispered back and I laughed.

"I heard that!" Raven said and Catherine smiled at her.

"You know i would never."

"Okay, so, Catherine. We need to see Henry baby photos!" Jon said and we all agreed.

"Uh, no!" Henry protested.

"Uh, yes!" I said and he frowned.

"Mom, no."

"Why not? You were a cute baby." A voice said and we all looked in front of us and saw a girl with long dark hair, she was wearing a white crop top and black skinny jeans, a smile on her face.

"Who the fuck is that?" Raven asked in a whisper and i shrugged.

"Claudia?" Henry and Zach called at the same time and we both turned to the guys we liked with a frown.

"I was about to tell you boys." Catherine said, smiling.

"No shit." Zach chuckled.

Henry walked over to her with a smile and she ran to him and hugged him tight, he even carried her up.

"What the hell?" Jax muttered.

Henry looked so happy so see her, she hugged Zach next and Raven scowled.

"Wow! What are you....doing here? You didn't call me! You don't even have my number so, but I.... I didn't know you were..."

"Henry," she laughed, beautifully. "It was a surprise, duh. I came to surprise my boys." She flipped her hair and I swear I watched it in slow mo.

"How many years has it been? Five?" Zach asked with a chuckle.

"Five." She nodded and turned her gaze to Henry. "Oh my God, you're hotter now."

"Dylan, protect your man." Jax whispered in my ear and i elbowed him.

"Shut up. Don't overreact."

"And Zach, you grew muscles, that's cute." She grinned. "I have two hot boys." She said and Henry laughed.

"You are one to talk, you are damn gorgeous." Zach said and Raven glared.

She looked behind us and said a small hello and we all waved at the same time, saying hello at the same time as well.

"Oh my bad," Zach chuckled. "I should probably introduce you guys, guys this is Claudia,"

"No shit." Raven said in a bored tone and zach rolled his eyes. "Ex girlfriend, maybe?" She asked as she cocked her head to the side. 

"No. She's our childhood friend, we've known her since we were practically children, that's what childhood friend means." Zach said and Raven rolled her eyes. "She was part of our circle until she had to move to New York."

Jax's eyes widen. "New York? Wow. That's cool."

She grinned. "Thanks." She said and looked at me. "Nice hair."

"Thanks," I replied, smiling.

"Uh, Claudia." Zach continued. "This is Jon, the goofy one, his girlfriend Gwen, the pretty one." Gwen waved while Jon smiled, Zach continued. "Dominic, he's badass and that is his boyfriend Jaxton." Jax flashed her a small smile. "He's the half cute, half crazy one now, thanks to his best friends."

"He looks cute." She smiled at him. "You got yourself a keeper, Dominic." She said and Dom smiled.

"Uh, that's...Raven and-"

"What? I don't get any bio?" Raven asked with a blank face.

"The bitchy one seems to do it." Claudia said with a smile and everyone's faces had a shocked expression on it.

That was...harsh.

Raven arched a brow at Claudia, taking this as a challenge but then Claudia laughed. "I'm kidding, you're pretty." Raven didn't reply and just stared at her blankly. "No boyfriend?" Claudia asked, cocking her head to the side.

Raven laughed. "Single. What about you? No one to love you?"

I faked a laugh and put my arm around Raven. "She's just....so funny." I said and Jon joined me in fake laughing.

"Her humor is.....thick." Zach said and Claudia just smiled.

"A-And that is Dylan," he smiled at me. "The stupid one."

"I'm smarter than your entire generation, Zachariah!"

Catherine laughed and leaned closer to me the minute Zach gave me the middle finger and I returned it, she whispered.

"Raven doesn't like her, does she?"

I shook my head in response and mouthed the word. Hate. And she did the sign of the cross making me laugh silently.

"They all seem nice." Claudia said, smiling from ear to ear before turning to Henry. "Oh my God! I have missed you. You both! Wait, tell me! Any lucky girl?" Claudia asked Zach and he shrugged. "No." And I felt Raven stiffen where she was. "Fuck boy much?"

"Claudia!" Catherine scolded.

"Sorry , auntie," she said and looked at Henry. "What about you? Any lucky girl?" She asked and he chuckled.

"No." Henry smiled.

"You too? Why don't you have any girlfriend?"

"Not girlfriend!!" Jaxton said out and I almost smacked him.

"Actually," Henry stopped her and looked at me, I smiled. He walked over to me and pulled me up gently, taking me to where Claudia stood. "I'd like you to meet my boyfriend, Dylan."

The way he said boyfriend made me feel a tingling inside and not the horny kind.

"Hi." I smiled and thrust my hand out, trying to be as nice as i could be. "Welcome back to....Eastwood."

"Boyfriend, huh? Oh my God, that is so cute." She said and I blinked. "I love gay people and you are adorable." She said and hugged me. "Nice to meet you."

"S-Same." I said before pulling back.

"So you swing the other way huh?" She teased him and he smiled.

"Only for Dylan," Henry replied.

"So cute." Jaxton awwed loudly.

"So, what do you do, Claudia?" Jon asked.

"Oh, I'm a runaway model and still a highschool student, graduating soon though." She gave her million dollar smile.

"Runway?" Jax blinked.

She nodded. "Last year cover girl face." She smirked.

"Interesting." Gwen said in the most boring tone.

"Oh Henry, we have alot to catch up on, I need to tell you what it was like coming here and what New York is like, since we lost contact." She said, locking arms with him. "Zach, you too."

"Gwen dear, could you help me to my room so I can change my clothes and bring the photo album?" Catherine asked and Gwen nodded. "Sure," she replied and helped her into her wheelchair while Claudia went away with my man.

"Be right back," Gwen said as she wheeled Claudia to her room.

"Dude, she's here for Henry." Jaxton said as he came to stand beside me. "I don't like her even though she's so fucking perfect!"

"Me neither." Raven said as she stood at my right. "Keep an eye on your man, boy, that girl is a serpent."

I rolled my eyes. "You guys are overreacting and you already hated her the second you saw her."

"Because I didn't like the aura coming from her." Raven defended.

"She's his best friend and she's back in town and they are just catching up, you guys are making this a big deal." I rolled my eyes.

"Are we?" Jax's brows flew up.

"Guys, stop trying to get him worked up. She's just a girl who is happy to see her best friends." Jon said and I nodded.

"Exactly!"

"She's gonna steal him from right under Dylan's nose." Raven whisper yelled.

"Didn't she say she shipped it?" Dominic asked and Jaxton turned to him.

"Babe, you're smarter than this, don't say that." Jax scolded.

"I'm just saying." Dom rose his hands in surrender.

"Dominic and Jon is right, don't make me start to get jealous and have to do something Henry will get mad at me for."

"If you say so," Jax shrugged. "But I'd die before i let the Denry ship sink. I mean what the fuck is a Claudia?" Jax huffed before walking back to Dominic.

"What if she was after Zach?" I asked Raven, quietly.

She snorted. "Bitch has her eyes on your man, if it was Zach, I'd have cut off her hands."

"Then why not go on a date with Zach?" I asked and she sighed.

"Because I'm trying to protect him."

"And you're scared too." I added. "You're hurting him, Raven."

"I am doing what is best for him." She whispered. "My father hates black people."

"Then make him like black people."

"It's not that easy, Dylan. You should see the way he treats them. He's as racist as they can be."

"He doesn't have to know you are dating Zach."

"He'll figure it out one way or the other." She sighed.

"Then stop making out with him or having sex if you are not gonna date him "

"What do you think I should do?"

"Go out with him! Make him promise not to cheat on you or Quinn will steal your man."

"Quinn? Oh hell no."

"Then do it or you will sit at a corner and watch your man make out and treat a girl the way he should have treated you but couldn't because you were too scared to be in a relationship and couldn't stand up to your father for the boy you really liked and it will hurt you, it will break you, and nothing will be able to take the pain away, you will wish for death, you will cry every night and then die of starvation or probably suicide since you can't live with the thought of Zach being with someone else since you obviously like him and you've become insane, and when you die, Quinn will become head cheerleader and you will be forgotten by Eastwood high students." I said quietly but in a warning tone.

Raven swallowed. "Damn you, Dylan, you can be so creepy at times" She sighed. "Fine,  I will speak with him later about it." Raven said and I smiled.

"Good girl."

"Now you watch your man." She warned.

"I don't need to. She's his friend and I trust Henry."

"Yeah, but can you trust her?" Raven asked before making her way to Henry's fridge.

"We are back!!!" Gwen said with a smile as she wheeled Catherine back to where we were, a photo album on her lap.

I forced a smile. "Let's begin,"

Author's Note

L

Gwen.

Thoughts on CLAUDIA? 🤭

Favorite/Iconic pair and thoughts on these pairs;

DENRY

DAXTON

JOLAN (Jon & Dylan)

GWON

ZAVEN

TRISTIAN

Raven and Dylan.

Jaxton and Dylan

Henry and Zach

Zach and Dylan

Raven and Gwen

Dominic and Dylan

Henry and Jon

Bonnie and Dylan.