Lesson Thirteen - The Secret To Having It All Is To Act Like You Already Do.
There was absolutely no other way to describe how I was feeling, other than I was hungover and pissed.
When I was finally able to get my mind to think I thought about the situation last night. Everything was calm in our very fucked up but rich City. I might not have known about Riker's family but at least it was under the radar and they kept it under wraps. I had far more respect for that than I did Zane's family.
The boy was just home and he was already causing shit.
Shit that I didn't want to deal with but I knew fine righty I would be dragged into in no time at all.
Actually screw that, I was already dragged into the middle of it.
Slamming my brothers car door closed with so much force Damon looked at me with a raised eyebrow.
If it wasn't for the fact that I was the one that did all the work on his car he probably would've yelled at me. Just last week I watched him lose his shit at some football player who almost missed a catch near his car.
Was waiting for dad to have to cover up another law suit thanks too my twin brother.
"I know your dying but there's no need to take it out on my car." Frankly this was probably the first conversation me and Damon have had since he told me about his secret little life.
A secret that I was still a bit pissed that he kept from me but life was too short to not move on. Didn't mean I still couldn't act like a little brat just to be annoying when I wanted to be.
We were twins after all.
"Shut up." Was all I said as my brain was processing to many thoughts to come up with anything smarter to say.
Damon sighed as we walked side by side into the school. "Are we going to talk about what you found out?"
Looking at him through my sunglasses, they were the only things stopping my head from exploding in the sun. "What about it? Your not the first person to be up to something with Zane Knight, and you won't be the last. Just keep me out of it."
He nodded with a smile on his face, he knew I wouldn't stay pissed at him for something like that. "I knew you couldn't be mad at me."
He grabbed my head and put me in a headlock as I tried and failed to get out of his grip. Kicking him in the back of the leg and he was quick to let go almost crying in pain.
"I can't be mad at you, you idiot." I glared at him as I started to fix my hair. Not that I had put much effort into it today anyway. "I was annoyed that you didn't trust me enough to tell me in the first place but I wasn't mad."
"Sorry about that." He looked down at his feet as we walked in through the school doors. He did look genuinely sorry that he hadn't told me something but at the same time I understood why.
It sometimes wasn't easy to tell someone something when you didn't know how they would react.
"It's fine just don't keep anymore secrets from me." Shoving his shoulder I kept the mood as light as possible, showing him that I didn't mind really.
It seemed to really bother him.
"Of c-"
Damon was cut off short when we heard people cheering only a few mere feet in front of us. I pulled my sunglasses off and set them on top of my head in order to get a clearer picture.
Just by the atmosphere I knew I wasn't going to like what I seen.
People were crowed around a fight I had gathered that much but there was something off about the situation. The teachers were just standing there looking uncomfortable almost like they didn't know what to do. That's when I pieced it together.
Riker and Zane.
Damon must have worked it out as well because he sprinted off in the direction of the fight and I took off after him but at my own pace.
Everything about me screamed that I wasn't in the mood for this shit and I'm sure everyone else could see it. Cause while Damon pushed people out of the way, one glance at me and they had stepped out of the way making sure to give me plenty of room.
Knowing I was right when I seen the two of them trying to catch their breath as they stood and looked at each other. Zane had a spilt around his eyebrow and a eye that looked like it was going to swell up by tomorrow. Riker on the other hand had a busted lip and his knuckles were bloody.
He had gotten in more hits.
Watching as they went to go at each other again, Damon grabbed Zane from behind and two random guys grabbed Riker. I guessed they were his friends. I doubt anyone would be stupid enough to touch Riker.
When I seen the struggle the two of them put up against the guys that were holding them I rolled my eyes at the sight almost wish I hadn't.
It had just made my headache worse.
Just about to leave them to it something caught my eye. Zane had swung his arm back and hit Damon in the jaw and that had me all but crack at the sight in front of me.
I was sick of their shit.
All of them.
"Enough!"
The two boys turned and looked at me, in fact I was pretty sure the whole school turned to look at me. I watched as Riker shook the two boys grips of him and wiped the blood that was around his lip on the back of his tattooed hand. I wasn't going to lie he looked hot right now.
He must have noticed the look in my eyes because he sent me his infamous smirk as he bit his bottom lip. Breaking eye contact first I turned to look at Zane before I did something I would regret.
What can I say I'm still a woman.
Everyone was still standing and watching but Riker gave them a warning look with his gaze alone they were soon quick to move on.
At the end of the day even the teachers in this school knew the pecking order around here and they most definitely weren't at the top.
Soon it was just Zane, Riker, Damon and me in the hallway. Sometimes it worries me how much power we had over this school. No seventeen year old should be able to do the stuff we can.
But we aren't normal teenagers.
We live a life some could only dream off.
"Lyra-" but I cut Zane off before he even got a chance to finish thinking never mind speaking.
"Did I say you could speak?" I snapped out officially done with all this. I don't care who they were and what they did.
The only person in charge of this school was me and it was about time the two of them remembered that.
This was my playing field no matter what they thought.
Zane's brown eyes glared at me but they had no effect on me and he said nothing else. I knew he wouldn't stand up to me, it went against everything he was taught in life to back down. But he knew just as much as I did what he has put me through, he was a part of the reason I am who I am today.
He knew fully well what I was capable off and even his pride wouldn't let him cross me.
He owed me and he knew it.
"Now will one of you tell me what the hell is going on?"
Carefully I watched as Damon shifted uncomfortably and instantly I knew my brother knew what they were fighting about.
Of course I wasn't going to make him tell me.
That would be to easy.
The two Heir's to their own families Empire needed to tell me and they needed to tell me now.
"He attacked our hideout last night. He ordered the attack." Riker took off his white top that was now covered in blood and wiped his busted lip on it winching in pain. It would be a lie if I didn't say I was checking him out.
Turning my attention to Zane I noticed he was staring at me with a hard look. He seen me check out Riker. I didn't care, we were long since done and it was about time he got over it. He was the one that fucked it up.
He had nothing on me while I had the world against him.
"Because they need to be reminded who's the boss around here."
This time Riker glared at Zane with a hard look and if looks could kill Zane would already be dead. This wasn't going to end well when I seen the challenging look that past through their eyes again so I did what I was born to do.
Be the big boss.
"You could've got me killed last night."
Zane looked at me carefully, almost like he was trying to pick his next words carefully.
My face was blank, I'd be damned if I showed him a weakness.
"I didn't know you were there." Scoffing at the fact that was the best that he could come out with and I seen him winch.
"No, I'll give you that one because your men were pretty surprised to see me last night."
"Doesn't matter if the princess was-" Riker had finally decided to speak up but I was quick to cut him off too.
"You can shut up to." Looking at Riker I gave him a bored look, showing that if Zane had to shut up he did too.
The two of them were really starting to piss me off. I could feel my head banging more and more from the hangover by the second and this situation wasn't helping.
This is what a parent of two unruly teenage boys felt like and I felt bad for every parent that had them.
"Now." I said looked at the both of them making sure they were listening. "I don't care what the two of you do outside of here but this is fucking school. I know you two are so far ahead of life that you don't care but for the rest of us we do and we don't need this shit here. We all have a future to live up to outside of this place and we don't need the two of you ruining the one place we can be ourselves."
Riker looked at me carefully almost like he was trying to work something out. I wasn't scared of him like the rest of the world, I had no need to. There was a side to these two guys in front of me that I've only probably ever seen so I knew they would listen even if they didn't want too. I also knew they couldn't lie to me.
After a while they didn't say anything and I was satisfied with that outcome. So I spoke up once more.
"So are you both going to wise the fuck up and keep the Mafia life outside of here?"
Zane and Riker stared each other out for a few seconds before nodding. "I guess we can keep the piece inside but that doesn't mean anything for outside of here."
Nodding I put my sunglasses down back over my eyes. "Good I don't give a flying fuck what you do outside of here." And with that I walked down the hallway not looking back.
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"We need to talk."
Not even looking up from my table were I was having a nap I knew who was speaking. The cover teacher had headphones in and was ignoring what we were doing. When a classroom got cover it was almost like having a babysitter. They didn't care what you did as long as you didn't burn the place down.
Actually they probably couldn't even care if you did that.
Finally looking over I seen Riker who was sitting down at the table beside me, in all honesty I didn't even know when he got there. Apparently this whole time I had been lost in my own word. His eyes were hard and focused on me. It was almost like he was trying to work something out.
"Then speak." I said putting my head back down on the table. This hangover was still killing me and I thought my brain was going to burst out and run away on me. I don't know why I came here in the first place when I knew this was going to be the outcome.
"You have some control over that bastard." Instantly I knew he was talking about Zane. It didn't take a genius to work that out.
If only he knew I had control over him too.
"I don't have control over him. I have control over you all so get it right."
Once again my tone was bored as I tried to workout where he was going with this.
"What are you on about?" For the first time ever Riker properly narrowed his eyes at me. I sighed and sat up straight thinking it was about time I spelled it out for him.
"Why don't you think I fear you or Zane like the rest of this school?"
My question seemed to catch him off guard and he seemed unsure what to say. Maybe even a bit
afraid to know the answer.
"Why?" He finally asked.
Leaning closer to him I was making sure I got my point across. His eyes gazed over my face and stopped on my lips. "Because I don't give a flying shit." I leaned back once more he seemed to snap out of his daze.
"What?" He asked once more not seeming to understand making me roll my eyes in annoyance.
"If I don't care then what control do you two have over me? I owe you both nothing, in fact Zane owes me far more than he would like to admit."
"Zane might not make a move to ruin your life because of this hold you have on him but you have nothing on me princess."
Laughter bubbled at my lips and for the first time my headache seem to disappear. Properly looking at him I could see the certainty on his features but his eyes gave him away. He probably didn't even know it himself.
Getting up I walked over to him not even caring who was around us watching. Swinging my leg over him I made myself comfortable as I sat on his lap. His eyes glazed over once more and I watched as his fingers danced dangerously close to my waist. It was taking everything in him to control himself.
There was no doubt I was fully aware that the whole class was watching us but I didn't care. It wasn't like they haven't seen worse at any party they've been too.
Wrapping my arms around his neck I lend in closer to him with our hips touching. When I moved I could feel him trying to old back a groan. I felt his hands grab my hips to keep them still when I went to do it again. Earning a glare from him that time but I could see him try to work out what I was playing at.
"I know I have an effect on you." I whispered in his ear making sure he was the only one that could hear me. "And let's face facts you want everything I could offer you." I grabbed his hands that were rested on my hips and pushed them behind me and into my back pockets. This let me move my hips slightly not enough for the rest of the class to see what I was doing but enough for him to feel it. I heard a deep rumble in his chest and smirk when I seen the effect I had on him.
Finally I pushed him away and stood up lifting my bag in the process. He was watching me carefully and I smirked knowing what he was thinking.
Leaning in I whispered in his ear again. "I know how to use what I've got and trust me I'd be damned if I didn't use it."