Chapter 13//"If you don't shut up I'll pop your cherry"
"NO" I shout at Daniel.
"How dare you even ask that question. Are you mental, or are you completely out of your god damn mind" I grab my pillow and throw it at him. I also lift up a pile my teddies that I've had since I was a little girl. I chuck them at him as well. I throw my duvet on the floor like I'm having a tantrum.
I don't see anything else around so I pick up a glass, my anger is vibrating through my veins "Please Crescent please do this for me"
I hold the glass in mid-air, ready to throw it at his skull, maybe it will help him rethink his question.
"There are so many girls in this school, there are so many girls in the whole world"
"But I have only one sister who would do this for me" He pleads.
"I really like her".
"But why can't you choose someone else for me, why him, you know how much I hate him?" I yell at him.
How could he be so stupid?
"Because he's my best friend and I couldn't live without him" I already knew that. Since they were toddlers they were impossible to separate.
"You know I've never gone on a date with anyone before and you're making me do this" I sigh.
"It's a fake date!" He adds. Fake date or not it will be my first.
"No" I growl at him. "Never in a million years will I go on a fake date with him. You can drag me or kidnap me I will never leave this house with the intention of going on a fake date with Elliott Grayson." I cross my arms and stomp my foot overdramatically.
**
"You look so fuckable Crescent," He whispers in my ear. I elbow him right in the ribcage, which makes him groan in pain; he was enjoying this too much.
"This will be the best fake date ever" He smiles happily, his happiness is starting to piss me off so I completely ignore him and walk out the front door and open the door of the car to get shotgun.
"No" Daniel shouts at me from the front door of the house.
"What, you want me to sit on the top of the car, or better you want me to sit in the boot?"
"No, you're sitting at the back with Elliott"
I don't even bother to argue, it's not like I'm going to get my way.
Elliott opens the car door and grins at me as he's waiting for me to go before him. Instead, I walk to the other side of the car and hold the door open myself.
I put my seatbelt on (safety first) and tug my dress down trying to cover my kneecaps. Elliott enters the car and I'm hit with the strong scent of lemon and honeysuckle. He, funnily enough, decides to sit in the middle of the car and leans towards me as I squash my body against the window of the car.
"Daniel, Elliott is too close to me" I whine.
"Move away from her Elliott I asked you to pretend to go on a date with her, not get her in your bed" Daniel mutters while he drives the car down the dark road.
"Crescent just kicked me," Elliott says in an overly girly voice
" I did no such thing "I lie.
"Oh my god, she's going to dump me the second she meets my best friend and my sister" Daniel sighs turning in to a road full of houses.
"I hope she isn't a little bitch" I mean to say it under my breath but it comes out louder than I expected.
"She's not" Daniel snaps. Well how was I supposed to know, they usually are.
We stop in front of a perfectly mowed lawn. A girl walks out with dirty blonde hair wearing a gorgeous blue dress. I look down at my self and feel somewhat overdressed, actually I'm the one that looks horrible. Stupid Elliott forcing me to choose this dress.
As she comes closer she smiles in my direction and Daniel kisses her on the cheek.
"I'm Charlotte" She smiles towards me her blue eyes crease in the corners as she turns her head to look at the back of the car.
"I'm Daniel's sister Crescent" Up close she isn't hot, I mean she isn't every girls dream weight but nonetheless she's gorgeous anyway.
"I know, I've heard a lot about you" I raise my eyebrows at Daniel but he turns around and continues to drive the car.
Throughout the journey, Charlotte and Daniel casually talk, as when Elliott tries to talk to me I give him a one-worded answer and try not to bite his head off.
As we pull up in front of the fancy restaurant Elliott puts out his hand for me to hold. I put my hand behind my back childishly.
"Come on Dawson I don't bite" I take a deep breath and place my small hand in his familiar palm as I think back to a day when Elliott and I were kids.
'You have to hold my hand" The 6-year-old Elliott Grayson tells me. The boy with pretty eyes but a mischievous smile. That's the description I noted to myself when I first met him.
I told myself to stay away from him. Mummy said boys like him would get me in trouble and she must be right cause Elliott is always in trouble
"But boys are yucky," I say back to him, he is already full of mud and I want to keep my dress clean.
"Well you have to" He snaps cheekily. I put my hand near his trying to not touch it but make it look like I am actually holding on to it. Instead, he grabs my hand tightly, which takes me by surprise.
I hear him whisper something under his breath along the lines of "You're not being nice today"
Well, I don't want to be nice to him, he takes my brother away from me and makes fun of my only and best friend, Winter.
As the class walk towards the park Elliott casually swings his hand, that is clasped with mine as I hum a song from the lion king.
Okay, maybe Elliott isn't so bad.
"Look over there" The small Elliott points to a tree. "I don't see any...."
But sadly before I can finish my sentence Elliott has pushed me into a corner of sticky mud. Not even like a light push, but completely knocked his shoulder into me, sending me flying.
I feel my arm burn and I look up and see everyone is laughing and pointing at me, I can feel the harsh tears bubbling in my eyes, looking over at Elliott, I see he is laughing too. I looked at the boy with once light brown hair falling into his dark blue eyes and I knew I hated him.
"Don't push me in the mud again" I tell him as we walk down through the car park. I see him looking in front with surprise in his eyes. His face has slightly paled and his grip on my hand tightens.
The bright light burns my eyes as we enter the restaurant that is quite crowded. A waitress guides us towards a table for 4.
I sit next to the devil and across from Daniel. I lean on my hand as I glance through the menu.
"Babe what are you ordering" Elliott flirts.
"I don't know honey bunny what do you think"
"There's a nice cream salad," He suggests.
"I'm ordering that it's really nice" Charlotte chirps.
When the waitress arrives she takes their orders and when she reaches me Elliott opens his mouth to say something but I get there before him.
"I'll have a steak with extra chips and fried mushrooms, then I would also love a raspberry heaven smoothie" I smile at her. Around me, Elliott and Charlotte's mouths are hanging open, as Daniel doesn't look surprised in the slightest.
"Honey can you eat all that? " Elliott asks confused.
"Of course and I'll eat your left overs if you have any"
"So where did you two meet Charlotte?" I ask making conversation.
"In walmart...." Charlotte Replies
"In a park..." Daniel replies simultaneously with Charlotte.
I look between the 2 of them who both answered me differently. Charlotte snaps her mouth shut as Daniel tries to make up for the confusion.
"...We saw each other in the cue in walmart then started in talking in the park" Daniel explains.
"Okay" Is all I reply.
"Elliott stop sniffing the pepper" I snap at him.
"I was just checking if it was really pepper wouldn't want salt to come out instead"
"You shouldn't sniff things it's not good for your nasal passage"
"Please Dawson I have sniffed much worse" It takes me a moment to understand what he means.
"Elliott! Since when were you sniffing drugs" Elliott's face had a look of pride while Daniel looks slightly guilty. Oh my sweet Jesus!
I slap him with the menu "Do you realise how bad that is for you, you could ...die" I state.
He smirks at me "And would you miss me if I died"
My jaw tightens, as I don't know the answer to that question. For the sake of this stupid fake date, I answer, "Of course I would Hunny bunny" But instead my eyes are burning holes into his skull.
Something feels weird inside me, why am I caring if he was sniffing certain substances; I should be happy if he died, I wouldn't have someone making my life a living hell every day.
But when I think about it I feel there would be an unfillable empty hole in my heart if Elliott ever left me. Even if he is a pig 99% of the time. There is still that 1%.
"So tell us how did you two meet," Charlotte asks curiously. Elliott runs a hand through his hair smiling; he looked like he was going to have fun telling this story.
"It all began one rainy morning me and Conner were walking towards the opposite direction of our next class and suddenly a brunette ran into me, at that current moment she was reading a book and she fell gracefully in my arms"
I looked at Elliott with a confused expression, because that did happen 2 years ago, I was late for class and I wasn't looking where I was going, that was a few days before Elliott suddenly disappeared for 6 months. That's when everything changed.
"And the second I saw her angelic face I knew it was love at first sigh"
I look at him with surprise he probably recites this story at every fake date he participates in.
"But Elliott if it was love at first sigh then why did you drop me and I went home with a serious concussion"
"Crescent you were just so drop dead gorgeous, anyway you were the one who was desperate for us to date"
"Elliott, sweetie don't you remember when you were standing outside my house throwing rocks at my window confessing your undying love to me"
Well actually that story went a little bit differently actually I had locked myself in my room to stop Elliott from chasing me, and he was forcing me to come out my room by trying to smash my window.
"Do remember that time you sucked my dick in Walmart" He comments really loudly. People give us disgusted looks and some people 'tutt' at us.
"I did not just hear that" Daniel says looking at the table looking a little bit embarrassed.
"Do you remember when you wrote me that poem 'Cress I love you with my cold unbeating heart... you are the cherry to my sundae'"
"If you don't shut up I'll pop your cherry" Elliott's comment makes Daniel groan and put his head in his hands.
Suddenly the waitress walks up with my delicious meal. My mouth waters as I look at the meal; this is real love.
The waitress bends down a little too much when she puts down Elliott's meal, she shows off her cleavage to him.
Discreetly she hands something to Elliott. As he opens it he jumps with rage "Can you not see I'm here with my gorgeous girlfriend, this is ridiculous and next time you serve food pull your top up there are all sorts of pedos around"
My mouth hangs open and people glance at Elliott due to the huge scene he just created.
The waitress dashes away before Elliott can embarrass her any further.
I suck on the straw of the heavenly smoothie trying to not look at Elliott but it makes a slight slurping noise. "I have something else you can suck on tonight babe" I hear Charlotte choke on a piece of lettuce and Daniel snorts out his Coke.
"That's my sister" Daniel coughs.
"She's my life partner" Elliott replies casually, which makes me blush, how does he pretend so easily? Oh yeh he probably does this every weekend.
"Wow he's a Keeper" Charlotte winks at me.
"Lucky me"
"So are you not going to let me try some of your meal," he asks.
"No"
"Please"
"No"
"Why"
"Because I don't want your germs on my fork"
Elliott sniggers at me, which makes me realize how stupid I sound.
I put some steak on the fork and shove it towards him
"Mmmh Cress " Elliott moans so loud that half the restaurant are looking at us.
"Crescent are you giving him a handjob down there"
"No" I blush completely embarrassed.
"Oh she gives a good handjob"
"I'm trying to eat, Elliott" Daniel tells him off.
"Elliott if you talk about your D one more time I will kill you"
"Oh you like it feisty don't you" He grins at me trying to make my comment sound sexual.
"Do you want some chicken, honey?" He asks.
"No I don't want any of your chicken" I reply.
He begins to make weird chicken noises.
"Elliott shut up before I stab you with my butter knife"
"Are you too scared?" he asks.
"What of chicken, of course not"
"Cress is scared of chicken"
I take a bit of the chicken in my mouth when my mouth begins to burn.
"Elliott what is this?" I cry as my mouth burns like it is filled with fire.
I swallow my smoothie as fast as I can.
"Its extra hot chicken, just as hot as me"
"That's hot" I cover my face feeling my self-burning up.
"I know I'm hot" I ignore him and take his water gulping it down trying to get rid of the flame from my mouth.
"You tried to poison me" I cough lightly.
"How did I know you didn't like spicy food"?
I show him my middle finger. For the rest of my meal I keep my mouth shut. I listen to Daniel and Charlotte have a normal conversation that doesn't include any sexual jokes.
In the middle of my dessert Elliott puts his arm around my back and forcefully pulls me towards him. He tightly hugs me and rubs his cheek on top of my head.
My eyes are wide with shock but I try and mask it as Charlotte looks over at Elliott and I. Daniel also looks over and the spoonful of chocolate ice cream he just placed in his mouth falls back out as his mouth hangs open.
"I'm sorry I tried to poison you" Elliott whispers his hot breath making my ear tingle.
Alert! Alert, a certain hot bad boy is too close to me!
"It's okay" I mutter but really I want him to let go of me. He keeps a single arm around me till the bill comes and I pull out my purse.
"No I'm paying" Elliott snaps at me putting his hand in his back pocket.
"As if" I scoff unzipping my purse.
"Crescent put your stupid purse away I am paying"
"Shut up Elliott and fuck off I can pay for the meal just cause I'm feminine doesn't mean I can't pay for my food"
"This isn't about feminism"
"So it's about your manliness," I laugh coldly. "Sorry to say but there is nothing manly about you"
"I'll have you know every girl I have had in bed with me always compliments my manliness. But you wouldn't know because you're such a prude"
I gasp at him "I am not, just cause I don't walk around looking for sex doesn't mean I am a prude"
"Crescent I bet you've never seen a dick"
"Can we go now?" Daniel looks bored and I realize him and Charlotte are standing up having already paid the bill.
Elliott walks ahead with Daniel and I can tell by Elliott's expression he is making fun of Daniel.
Charlotte looks in Elliott's direction "You're not dating him are you?"
"Why would you say such a thing?" I gasp trying to act appalled.
"Because no couple fights like you two do, he's always teasing you and you're always telling him off" Well I couldn't say she was wrong.
"And he has this gleam in his blue eyes, whenever you talk he stares at you like no one is looking, he looks at you like you're the only important thing around him and he only cares about you"
"What do you mean by that," I ask shocked by her statement.
"He might make you uncomfortable and embarrassed but he has feelings for you, or he's developing them"
"Feelings?" I ask trying not to laugh "Have you met Elliott he doesn't know what a feeling is"
Elliott having feelings, yeh right I think someones drugged her drink cause she isn't thinking straight.
"I'm sorry for making fun of you" I hear Elliott tell Daniel. "How about I give you a kiss?" Elliott suggests.
"Get in the car Elliott" Daniel shakes his head
"Such a party pooper " Elliott sighs.
*
"Night Daniel baby thanks for the lift" Elliott throws my twin brother an air kiss. I give Elliot a weird look, of course, Daniel would give him a lift, he's our freaking neighbour.
Elliott is acting weird, overly happy. And I'm pretty sure he hasn't had anything alcoholic to drink in the past few hours.
"Well see ya Elliott" I tell him.
It is too fast for me to see what he is doing, in the blink of an eye, he is standing directly in front of me. His arms on either side of my head, as the palms of his hands, are on Daniel's car. I am trapped between his body and my brother's car. I look up into his eyes in shock.
"Crescent, I didn't mean it"
I look at him in confusion, he has the most pained expression on his face as he intensely looks at me. I shake my head not knowing what he's talking about.
"When we were really young, like 5, we were really close. So close, I considered you my best girl friend"
I look at him curiously, I don't really remember much about Elliott from before the mud incident, I just remember he was really close to Daniel.
"That day when we were walking to the woods when we were 6. Winter was sick and didn't come, you were really upset and I overheard you tell some girl in the class that you had no one else to sit next to. I made it my priority that I would be your partner. Also that day Finlay Green and Aiden Parker, decided it would be funny to chuck clumps of soil from people's gardens at each other"
"Just before reaching the park Finlay picked up a wet pile of soil, containing a variety of insects, and aimed it for Aiden's face. Except he was laughing so hard that his aim was completely off"
I try and remember how to breathe as Elliott is so close to me, his chest nearly touching mine. He brings his face closer to me, as his eyebrows crease as he cringes at his memories.
"All I could think about was you dodging puddles to make sure you're shoes stayed clean and I saw your pretty little dress, then imagined what would happen if you were hit by Finlay's delightful soil ball. So I pushed you out the way. Fuck I knocked you off you're feet Dawson"
My heart ached, I always referred back to that memory as the reason I began to hate Elliott, that he was a truly cruel human. I mean he did other stuff to make me hold on to that hate for him, but that was the start of it.
Shit, he didn't mean it. I have held it against him for such a long time yet he never meant it. He tried to save me not hurt me.
"And after that, you were no longer my best girl friend" He states sadly.
"Not going to lie, Dawson, I think about that memory more often than I would like to admit"
I bite my lip trying to come to terms with what he just told me, he looks down at my lips and it's as though all the traffic around us stops. I just want to wrap my arms around this stupid annoying, and amazing boy and just hug him forever The wind stops howling around us and my heart picks up its pace. His face is mere inches from mine, maybe if I tilt my chin up.
"Cress..." He breathes.
"Let's start over Elliott" I blurt out. He looks at me dazed, well I just ruined the moment.
"Huh?" He asks.
I put my hand out in front of him. "Let's start over Elliott, I won't hate you"
He looks at my hand for a long moment. "You won't hate me anymore?" He asks.
Oh for godsakes Elliott, you must know I haven't hated you for a long time.
"I promise"
Instead of shaking my hand he links his pinky with mine.
"You can't break a pinky promise Dawson" He grins at me. I shake my head laughing.
"Good night Elliott Grayson"
"Goodnight Crescent Dawson, don't dream about me too much" He turns around but I can't help but catch the grin fall from his face, and see a certain sadness cover his expression.
Author note:
How gorgeous is the cover by DelaKnight. I adore the cover soooo much.
Ohhh and I love this chapter too much!
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