A/N: Helloooo! Yes lol I'm back and I'm still alive.

So I've put a song above, it's not related to the chapter/book (well unless you wanted it to be👀) I love it so much, Conan Grey is so incredibly talented, and the song is amazing aah!

 Anyways sorry for the delay, I hope you enjoy this chapter! <33

RECAP....

"As I walk to class I stop at the washroom to wash my hands, and as I'm leaving I see something scrawled on the back of my shirt with a black sharpie.

'PROPERTY OF RYDER SCOTT.'

OH HELL NO."

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THIS IS NOT HAPPENING RIGHT NOW OH MY GOD. NO! What is with boys wanting to objectify women all the time?

Yeah but you know you love the whole protective Alpha Male th-

No I don't shut up!

This is when I realize I probably look like a creep since I have been standing in the hallway thinking to myself. I groan as I think of walking into class and all the jealous stares I'm going to get from all the girls. It's only my second week Jesus, can a girl catch a break?

 No no no why does Ryder have to be so hot.

STOP we're not thinking of that right now, he's an asshole, t-shirt thing remember!

Okay I've gotta stop the whole talking to myself thing, I'm surrounded by enough insane people as it is. 'Bloody Ryder Scott' I think to myself as I brace myself to walk into class.

I don't know, apparently I'm british now

I walk in and see the lights switched off and a video playing from the projector.  The whole class is quiet until I clear my throat and the professor looks up. "May I ask why you're late Miss?"

Yes you may ask, but I may not answer you. But of course I don't say that and walk to his desk to hand him my slip. A loud murmur and some hisses pass through the class and I'm confused until I remember. Me stepping to the professor's desk put me right in front of the projector, so now it's like I was standing under a bloody spotlight. 

Hooray.

Remind me to kill Ryder please. And maybe Nick along with it, for making me go to the guys locker room in the first place.

I keep my head low as I walk back to my seat, making sure to lookout for any legs this time. I breath a sigh of relief when I see Troy at the back of the class, waving to come sit next to him. "New style huh?" He asks grinning, nodding to my shirt.

 "Don't, just don't." I say shaking my head, giving him the best murderous look I can muster. This just makes him laugh more, and he buries his face in his hoodie, to stifle it, but over the loud noise of the video he wouldn't be heard anyway. I drop my bag next to him and dramatically hit my head on the table, trying to ignore the not-so subtle looks of jealousy, hatred and venom from all the girls around me. 

Jesus, it's one guy what's so special about him?

"You know if you were a little nicer to me I would've given you my hoodie" I bolt upright like I've been shocked, as Troy whispers in my ear.

 "You would? Okay I'm very very sorry, I'm so sorry I will get to my knees and beg forgiveness, just give me your hoodie, I can't take these stares anymore I'm going to die from the  toxic radiation around me." I say as I fake a loud sigh and put my hand to my head dramatically.

Okay so the last line sounded a lot like Kourtney Kardashian.

Troy just rolls his eyes,  and says, "You're very dramatic you know?" 

"What me! Dramatic! How could you! I'm literally the calmest person ever" I say putting my hand to my heart in mock indignation.

Okay so maybe I'm a little dramatic.

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It's finally lunch and I have been trying to collect confidence to go speak, no, sorry YELL at Ryder, for subjecting me to such dire humiliation. Okay so maybe I was over reacting ya know, just a teensy bit, but still.

I slide down the bench next to Bella and fill her in on the events of the day, and when I lift my sweatshirt to show her the shirt beneath it, she erupts into a fit of giggles while I just roll my eyes and continue eating my peri-peri fries. Troy's eyes widen as he looks behind me and nods his head, I turn around to see Mr. Grumpy Joe as I will now refer him, walking in. 

He walks a few steps, his eyes scanning the room with an expectant smirk on his face, until his eyes land on me. All traces of teasing drop from his voice as he walks over to our table, his eyes trailing down my face and resting on my hoodie, his face suddenly rigid and his jaw set. Surprised by his sudden mood swing I just stare as he comes and stands behind me, saying hello to everyone like he usually does. 

He either waves or nods to everyone except me. I just go back to eating, only leaning back a bit to lift my leg and tie my shoelaces, and I feel my back hit something hard, and rigid. His hip. I feel him tense behind me, but he continues talking, before saying goodbye and walking off.

He didn't say hi to me, and he didn't even attempt to steal my food like always. It felt wrong. Was he annoyed? I toyed with the strings on my, well Troy's hoodie as I bit the inside of my lip, a nervous habit. Well I planned to keep his hoodie anyway, Troy was 6ft tall and well built and broad, making his hoodie fall to my lower thigh, not to mention it was soft and comfy.

 I shook myself and shrugged off all thoughts of Ryder and instead focused on  Bella and Will talking about the upcoming football match, until I remembered I needed to return the book I had borrowed to the library.

"Hey guys, I gotta run to the library and return a book, but I'll see you in free period" I said, excusing myself. Will waves to me, but Troy was too busy gawking people at the football/ cheerleader table to even notice. 

"Okay but I'm stealing your leftover fries please, okay thank you!" yells Bella, not even waiting for me to respond as I laugh walking out the door.

As I attempt to navigate the huge school, I get lost, I've only been to the library twice and all the corridors look the same anyway. It's so confusing! As I rush down a seemingly deserted hallway, I turn the corner finally glad to see a class I recognize, until my gaze lands on them. More specifically, him.

There stood Ryder holding a blonde haired, short girl against the locker, as he stuffed his tongue down her throat. He was kissing her with so much aggression that they look like crazy, deprived animals. I watch suddenly helpless, as he pins her against the locker moving furiously, his hands sliding up her skimpy tank top, as a vein pops in his neck. 

That was when I should've walked back like a normal person, but of course, me being, well me, I stood there in utter horror, suddenly paralyzed and unable to move. It was then that Ryder saw me out of the corner of his eye, and stopped what he was doing, his mouth dropping open, running a hand through his disheveled hair. 

He looks so hot, absolutely del-

Not the time!!!

We both just stood there eyes locked for what seemed like ages, until the blonde girl tugged at his arm forcing him to look away. I regained my senses and walked out of there fast.

 I needed bleach to wash out my eyes and remove that mental image ugh. 

So this was what he did when he disappeared during lunch? 

And doesn't a vein popping in the neck mean you're annoyed? Why was he annoyed? What could've happened in the span of when we last saw him and now? Unless nothing else happened.

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A/N: Hiiii it's been so long, wow! So I was suffering from terrible, terrible writer's block, not to mention I'm lazy as hell. My current online exams are honestly just the cherry on the cake ugh.

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Why do you think Ryder was so annoyed?

What are your thoughts on Troy?

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