Chapter 18// "Get off my girl!"
The tips of my shoes gently touch the ground as I quietly creep forward.
The air is exceptionally chilly to a point where my nose feels numb. I have my hands stuffed in my mauve hoodie and my tan uggs gently roll through the bunch of brown leaves; I keep my hood down as I follow in their direction.
My teeth are chattering, I don't know whether it's in fear or it's because I'm cold.
My distance is far enough to just see their shadow, god I'm such a stalker, nonetheless, I feel that I'm obligated to do this.
The fact that I didn't imagine they would be walking down a dark alley late at night, I know he gets up to some dodgy stuff, but maybe not this dodgy.
There are loud thumping noises coming up ahead and a shiver runs through my veins as my chest tightens at the fear of what is beyond me.
I look ahead at Conner and Daniel and discreetly follow them both and think back to the conversation I heard mine and Elliott's mom having the other night.
"I'm worried about Elliott, he's going out late at night, then sometimes not coming back until a few days later" His mother sighs into her cup of tea as my mom rubs her back soothingly.
"I just don't want him to do something he'll regret, I don't want to ask either. You know it's complicated with him choosing to live with me instead of his father"
I peek through the door; I'm currently holding a bar of Cadbury chocolate in my hand, a small midnight snack to heal my period cravings.
"I'm scared that if I don't give him enough freedom then he'll go back to him...he'll go back to live with his father, and I can't lose him" His mother explains.
We reach the gigantic arena, my eyebrows furrow in confusion, why a bowling arena, or maybe there's also a bar inside. Actually, I'm pretty sure this place has a casino.
But instead of heading for the lights blazing up the whole street, they walk in the direction of pitch black.
Their steps become swifter as I attempt to keep up, instead of walking up to the front doors they swerve to the right and begin to walk around the building, I cautiously follow the pair of them till we reach a brown wooden door that looks slightly moldy.
The figure that looks like Conner uses his shoulder to shove the door open.
That's when they walk in to what looks like hell and I willingly follow.
My mom tries to reassure Elliott's mom but I can tell she is equally worried about Daniel who has also been disappearing then coming home late with cuts and bruises.
"If only Giorgia was here, she'd always know what to do. She always wanted kids of her own and when she finally got them they were taken away from her"
Giorgia. My mom
You know that feeling when your nose goes all fuzzy when you feel like you're about to cry, well that's exactly how my nose feels right now.
I silently walk up the stairs towards my bedroom, inside I open my drawer filled with my sweaters and pull out a small image of young women.
She has vibrant blonde hair and bright green eyes, but what stands out is her smile. Daniel and I look nothing like our mother but we are always reminded of how our smiles match hers.
I lie in my bed thinking about Mrs. Grayson's words, as I clutch the picture of my mother, wishing she was here.
Maybe it wasn't just the fact that Elliott's mother was worried about her son, but I also have suspicions about my twin brother.
And wherever Elliott was Daniel usually followed.
It's complete darkness. I start contemplating whether or not to turn back now. My inner devil takes over and forces me to continue walking. I'm almost blinded by the atrociously bright light, what are these people trying to do, blind the unwanted.
Entering in to a large crowded room of people, that's when I realize where I am, a boxing arena.
I flip my head from side to side as I try and find Daniel and Conner.
"Where are you off to?" I ask concerned as to why he's leaving the house after midnight dressed like a burglar.
"Me and Elliott have to attend something important"
I scoff at him. "Are you going to go attend a funeral, because if it's Elliott's funeral I will gladly join you. I'll even buy flowers for the occasion"
Obviously I'm only joking but Daniel's expression turns sour.
"Crescent shut up before she hears" He snaps implying towards our mom who is sleeping on the living roam sofa.
"Don't call her she, she's our mother."
It's his turn to scoff now "Sis you can play happy families but you know fine well she is neither of our mothers"
"Let me come with you" I insist, "I'll grab my jacket"
"NO!" He instantly replies and before I can argue he has flown out the house.
I blend in with the crowd of people who are watching two people skip around the inner perimeter of the ring.
I shove through the crowd trying to find the both of them. A bunch of dark strands of hair catch my attention, his posture is tight and uncomfortable likes he's ready for an attack at any second. The male whips his head slightly to the right; Elliott.
I swiftly walk around the edge of the arena, trying not to catch any attention from these dodgy looking strangers.
My mind is yelling at me that this is a really bad idea, but then something else is telling me that if either Daniel or Elliott are in the building, they won't let me get hurt.
The door clearly states inbound letters Members only.
Well if I've already come this far a stupid sign is not going to stop me. Members only... What are they a part of?
I feel like a rebel for entering the room but I'm confused with what I find inside, it's an empty room filled with equipment, from punch bags to who knows what.
Also the room doesn't smell pleasant either.
And here I am hoping to find a round table. Or maybe some sort of experimental lab. Maybe a room filled with knives?
So Daniel's into boxing, why wouldn't he tell me, I am his twin for god sakes.
A load of noises and hooting coming from somewhere between the walls. A sudden thump rings through the roof and my shoulders jump in surprise.
I creep towards the half closed door and peek through, I'm getting quite good at peeking through doors lately.
There's a mini version of the ring that was in outside of the room.
Standing in the ring are 2 people.
Elliott.
And some other guy.
My suspicions were correct, at the corner of the outside of the ring stands Daniel.
My eyes drift towards Elliott who is skipping around the ring like a predator. I really can't describe how attractive Elliott is, from his perfect v-line to the way the corner of his lips quirk up in humor when he's smirking at you.
I try and look away until Elliott steps forward and lifts his arm up.
There is a deadly bruise lying on the skin of his ribcage and every time he flexed his muscle it looks worse.
All these horrible ideas are spinning around in my head and I'm absolutely sickened by the sight of the bruise and who would do that to him.
A sudden tight grip lands on my shoulder, I want to let out a scream but the grip spins me around and all the air leaves my chest.
My stomach churns in fear as my back slams against the wall.
For a second there's silence; nothing is moving  so I slowly open my eyes and I'm looking back at a pair of green eyes that I have never seen before and I know I'm in trouble.
"Let me go," I struggle against his grip on my shoulder, his body is too close for my liking.
"What's a pretty little girl like you doing here, in a place like this?" He raises an eyebrow at me smirking.
I try and use my shoulder to shove him away, but he is strong, really strong.
"Come on have a little fun with me, if you have a boy back home he will never know"
"I don't have a boy back home...."
"That's even better" He smiles devilishly.
I know I'm in trouble because he has this sort of devilish grin that Elliott has. But there is something so evil about this boy.
"You make me sick you bastard" I warn which only makes him chuckle.
"You know you look familiar" He shakes his head. "Do I know you?" Â I shake my head furiously.
He looks at me intensely "Are you sure we haven't at least kissed before?"
"Fuck off" Is all I reply. I mean I think I would remember kissing this guy.
The music from the other room is blazing through the building, no one would hear me if I screamed. My hands are flat against the cold wall, I just wish I stayed in my bed.
I'm going to kill Daniel if I ever get home, what the hell is he doing here with this bunch of mentally unstable idiots.
That's when I make a split decision to hurt him in the most vulnerable place a guy has on his body.
He yelps in pain when my knee hits him in his... well his private parts.
I try and make a spilt for it, but my head hits off the wall, and my vision goes all blurry and hazy.
"Ah babe you shouldn't of done that" He snarls in my ear. The touch of his breath anywhere near me make my stomach churn in disgust. I have no choice but to look directly in to his eyes.
His gaze is locked with mine and there is something threatening about the look.
"I can't let you leave here"
'Oh god' I begin to pray inside my head 'Please let an angel save me'
My nails dig in to the palm of my hand and a warm tear slips down my cheek. This is it, he's either going to kill me or do something just as worse.
Suddenly the breath that is fanning my face is suddenly cut of by a loud thump.
"Get off my girl!" The voice snarls in pure rage.
I dare to peel my eyes open and in front of me is standing a certain dark haired shirtless boy.
Elliott Grayson.
His stance is somewhat protective, blocking me from the view of the guy with green eyes.
"Oh come on Elliott, you could never get a girl like her, just let me tap her" The guy says to Elliott with a devilish smirk on his face.
Before I can even blink my eyes, Elliott swings a punch at him; I can hear the sharp knock of his jaw dislocating.
The green eyed guy, spits blood on the floor.
That's when Daniel decides to show up in the doorframe, he looks between Elliott and the guy lying on the floor. But when his eyes reach me, well I know I'm definitely in a lot of trouble when I get home.
"If you say anything like that ever again, I will hit you so hard, you won't know what your right is from your left"
"Oh come on, you know I wouldn't have done anything to her unwillingly. I don't imagine what she could see in you anyway. Or if she's into you, well I'm just a better version of you"
Elliott is ready to swing at him again, but he's also fast.
"Nonetheless, it's my responsibility to take her to you know who" Who is this green - eyed boy talking about?
Elliott practically growls at him at the mention of this stranger, I can see the muscles in Elliott neck tightening. He's furious.
I hear the guy laugh at Elliott. "Come and get me Grayson"
Obviously I know what happens next, Daniel jumps in and that's when I am unable to keep my eyes open and I turn my head around closing my eyes so hard that it actually hurt. I feel tears burning in my eyes for being so stupid.
Someone comes and stands beside me but the figure doesn't do anything to comfort me, not that I would want them to.
There's shouting and a few moments later I peel my eyes open and I catch a small glimpse of someone dragging the green-eyed monster out the room.
You could feel the heat and the tension rising in the room. A few centimeters in front of me stands Elliott, who is breathing harshly, he brings his fist up towards the corner of his lip as he wipes the oozing red blood away from the corner of his mouth. Something inside me wants to run up to Elliott and hug him for saving me, but I really don't think this is the right time.
Daniel comes towards me in storming rage; he stands directly in front of me his brown eyes pitch black with severe rage.
"What the fuck are you doing here Crescent?"
My jaw tightens as I try and come up with a suitable answer, nope nothing.
"Why the hell are you following me and what were you doing with that bastard"
I open my mouth to reply, but I feel Elliott's gaze on me. His blue eyes meet mine, and they're a cold, harsh blue, as compared to his usual bright blue eyes. His glare makes me heat up inside with rage.
He bends down to pick up a light gray jumper and pulls it over his head.
"Me what am I doing here? Well I followed you, now please explain to me why you're here, are you fucking suicidal. Do you realize how worried I am every single time you leave the house without telling me where you are going, I sit at home and worry for you"
"Well it's got nothing to do with you Crescent, you're not my mother, my mother is dead and you're just my stupid sister"
"I might be your stupid sister but if I don't look out for you who will? BECAUSE WE HAVE NO OTHER REAL FAMILY BUT EACHOTHER" I shout pouring my heart out with all the rage I always feel towards him.
"Daniel I just wanted to check if you weren't in any sort of trouble" I say more softly.
"Well Crescent how is that working out for you cause it looked like you were the one really in trouble" He scoffs harshly, I can feel the tears brimming in the corners of my eyes.
"Come on Dan don't be too harsh on her," Conner says from beside me. Daniel takes a single step closer and looks me straight in the eyes. Then out of nowhere he uses his right hand to shove me. I stumble slightly backwards.
"You are a shallow, hasty and irresponsible person"
I balance myself and try and shove him back but he doesn't move an inch.
"Just go home, Crescent I can do whatever I want"
"I won't move from here until you come home right now!" I stomp my foot down stubbornly. Daniel gives me one last glare before turning around and leaving the room. Shortly Conner follows.
This means that Elliot and I are left together, he's still looking at me. I can't stand that his perfect face has been messed up by my curiosity.
Well Cress curiosity killed the cat.
"What are you going to shout at me too, well get it over with then"
He takes a step closer to me and I try and act casual when everything inside my head is in crazy mode right now.
"Dan is right you are shallow, you run in to stupid situations without thinking and you don't care if what you say hurts others, you speak your mind. You are hasty, if someone told you not to do something there is a 100% chance you will do it"
"Do you know if he touched you in any way I would have blamed myself forever?"
"Elliott..." Is all I can reply.
I shrink back, not able to look him in the eye.
"Look at me Crescent" He uses my full name that makes me unwillingly glance in to his eyes. His gaze holds me in place for a few seconds.
That's when I see his lip quirk up slightly.
And he just shakes his head, all anger and disappointment leaving his expression.
"You're so stupid Cress, but what can I say, I would probably have done the same. The main thing is, I guess that you care about Daniel so much you don't want to see him get hurt"
"Really?" I ask him "So do you usually stalk me?"
"Occasionally" He jokes.
"So are you going to tell me what you do here, is this like some sort of secret gang you have. Are you all spies, or maybe ninjas training to fight?"
"No" He replies.
"Are you going to tell me who that guy was?" I ask more quietly, Elliott tenses up but still looks at me calmly.
"Nope"
"And one more thing"
"You're full of questions today"
"You said I'm your girl. What did you mean by that"
"Did I really say that" he asks completely avoiding the question.
"Okay seeing as you're being so secretive, can we get ice-cream on the way home. You are going home right, or are you going to leave me to walk down a dark mysterious ally"
He rolls his eyes as he wipes more blood of his lip.
"You're paying"
"As if Grayson"
"Don't think you're not in for it Cress, you are in so much trouble tomorrow"
"Yeh yeh whatever, and Elliott I left my bag at home, so I'm all out of cash"
"You're so annoying did you know that?" He sighs leaving the room. I quickly catch up with him.
"I like anything that contains chocolate"
"The dark ally is sounding pretty good for you right now" he says playfully shoving me. And I shove him back.
Author note:
I know its been ages but guys can we take a minute out to appreciate the fact that this is 10 freaking paged long. I have had it written for ages but decided it's right to fit it in here. Like I can barely write a English essay. And here I am writing 10 bloody pages.
Tell me what you think and don't forget to vote. Sorry for the tons of spelling and grammar. I'll probably fix it.... never.
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