Sup ya all guess who's back after an eternity.... dum dum dum.... you've guessed it - ME. I love all the support and every comment and vote I got from you. That made me write now when I should be preparing for all the hardest exams. It is almost 3AM and I don't even know what I'm saying... anyways tell me what you think of the new chapter from the new older me.
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Layla's POV
"Rose", Adrian rudely cut me off. Does he just wait around for the most inconvenient time to pop up?
That little popsicle of strawberry blonde hair turned around quickly desperately looking for the handsome owner of that voice. He stood a few feet away from us with his hands in his pockets and a frown on his face. It deepened when he saw her. He looked genuinely worried. Somehow it made me like him a bit more.
He took a step towards us and she threw herself in his arms.
Oh, well. There goes my consoling role. Wasted and crushed down like a crunchy-looking leaf that wasn't crunchy in the end â just wet and disgusting.
"You're stone cold, Rosy", he said gently as he examined her face looking for God knows what. He gave her light kiss on forehead and hugged her again. "What..."
"Stop, please stop", the most irritating voice chimed in cutting Adrian off, "Have mercy on me with your cheesiness, I beg of you"
Adrian glared at Kayden and got his attention back at Rose. He tenderly ruffled her hair as he whispered something in her ear.
I sensed Kayden stopping right beside me with his shoulder almost touching mine. I looked up to him.
"Nerve wrecker", he greeted me with a nod and somehow made it sound formal. I narrowed my eyes at him and shoved him my middle finger.
"Rude", he said.
"It's not my fault that my middle finger gets a boner whenever I see you"
He gave me adorable boyish grin and looked at the love birds. His face twisted in incredibly funny disgusted expression. Adrian kissed Rose's nose and she giggled. Kayden rolled his eyes.
"I'm out", he said and turned around.
"Wait, wait", I said following him, but he just kept walking with no intention of slowing down - just abandoning me to suffer the PDA and the role of the candle holder, "wait, asshole, don't leave me here alone"
He didn't use his super-speed just his super-long legs. When I realized I couldn't tag with him just by walking, I huffed and ran.
"Is you deaf?" I asked as I finally caught up to him. He looked at me under his eyebrows and titled his head not slowing down.
"I don't think so, but it could be possible", he said and smirked, "Sometimes, I just can't hear absurd human blabbing, you know. Should I be worried?"
I laughed humorlessly and crossed my arms on my chest. He smirked and shrugged. He didn't seem like he's going to stop any time soon. There was no indication of him panting where I must've looked like a tired dog. I could feel the heat rising in my cheeks. I was running out of breath. Running was definitely taking its toll on me.
"You are", I took a breath, "incredibly funny"
"Thank you"
I speed-walked for a few more minutes and when my lungs started burning, I had to stop. I bent down and took a few deep breaths. I heard him murmur something as he stopped.
"I just love sporty girls like you", he mocked me, "They make me so..."
"Fuck off"
"...horny"
I looked up at him smirking at me. I shook my head and straightened my back. Breathe in â breathe out. My racing heart started slowing down and I could finally respire normally. I stretched my arms above my head and shook my legs feeling like my leg muscles were made of stone. I couldn't remember when the last time I went for a run was.
I looked around. There were trees everywhere. We were in the middle of nowhere. And how could we not be? I obviously ran a million miles. If I were anywhere near the region, I would be surprised. I mean I was still in a region, but not in the region.
A rustle that stood out in the smoothing forest silence attracted my attention. I jerked my head and saw Kayden getting out of his plaid shirt leaving him in just a tight, black t-shirt.
"What are you doing if I may ask?"
He lifted the end of the t-shit exposing his perfect v-line. His lips stretched into a crooked smile.
"Isn't this why you came after me?" he asked innocently. I frowned and blushed in anger that he could so easily wake up.
"Oh", he said and looked at me seductively, "You know you would"
I gritted my teeth and bent down. I heard him laughing as I untied my shoe. That little repulsive airheaded bugger. I took it off and got up. He looked at me questioningly. I raised my eyebrows and he narrowed his eyes.
In a swift motion I threw it at him. The shoe flew for a few seconds and finally reached him. Because his insanely quick reflexes, he succeeded to dodge it, but I was sure that it would do some damage if he wasn't Superman-type of person.
"Seriously", he asked honestly surprised.
I ran towards the shoe and took it. He was looking at me not believing.
"Yes, quite seriously", I said and directed towards him. He gave me amused smirk and backed away a few steps.
"I would suggest you to run", I said in my best threatening voice. He laughed genuinely.
"Well, that seems like a good suggestion", he said and took another few steps back, "You look very dangerous"
"I don't understand the use of the mocking tone in that sentence"
"Oh, goodness help me", he said smirking and stepping back again, "Why would I ever mock you?"
"Beats me", I shrugged and took a step towards him. He backed away until he hit the tree. I gave him an evil smile. He was trapped between the tree and my shoe, but he still refused to admit the defeat. He just tilted his head and watched me amused.
"Remember when I told you I'm going to kill you", I said and he nodded, "well, that's happening now and no one will hear your screams so deep in the woods"
I could see he was trying to contain a smile.
"Are you going to impale me on your magic wand you got for Halloween?"
"Yes", I said and his lips stretched into a small smile, "but I'll kill you first because I have to find it as it was taken away from me when you came so that will take too much time and I'm not really patient"
"I noticed"
Something was bugging me and taking my attention away from the shoe murder and it wasn't just his current cute facial expression.
I looked away and frowned.
There was something on my leg. I was feeling slight poking that was moving up. I closed my eyes. Dear God, please don't let it be what I think it is.
I hesitantly looked down. The moment I saw millions of little spider-like creatures, I screamed and jumped away. I stumbled a few steps and fell on my butt.
"Get it away, get it away", I kept repeating as I covered my face with my hands. Only a fool like me could step in an anthill with one barefoot leg letting those beasts eat me slowly.
They glided down my leg and I closed my eyes tighter. I will die. That is it. Die a horrible slow death... I always wondered how it would feel to be eaten alive. Guess I was going to find out soon. Goodbye world - you were good to me.
A moment later I felt a slight touch going up and down in a superhuman speed. Little monsters were flying away hopefully some place far, far away into their inevitable demise to be punished for their evil plans.
I opened my eyes as the touch slowed down and a hand stopped on my upper thigh. It stayed there and I spread my fingers so I could see.
"Are they gone?" I asked and Kayden smiled. He lifted his hand from my thigh and I removed my hands from my face. I raised my eyebrows still waiting for an answer. He moved a bit closer.
"Your eyes drive me crazy" his voice was deep as he locked his eyes with mine. I tilted my head trying to hide the surprise from my face. Only when I've actually done it, I realized that I've done his signature move. I shook my head.
"You're already crazy"
He chuckled and flashed me that adorable boyish grin. Unwillingly, I smiled too. Well, I had to â he was my savior.
"Help me get up", I said and stretched my hands to him. He took them, but instead of doing what I've asked of him he pulled me on his lap. He raised his hand and cupped the back of my head. Without a warning he lowered his lips on mine. He didn't press a lot â he used more of a feather-like touches. Tingles exploded and spread from there to my spine. I widened my eyes in surprise. I could feel his smile on my lips before he slightly drew away with his lips still brushing mine. I closed my eyes. Then he tilted his head to the other side, kissed me again letting it last a moment longer and moved away. We repeated that little routine of kissing and lingering between kisses until he got bored of its slowness and locked his lips with mine. He started lazily kissing me as he moved his hand slowly from my thigh to my waist.
On the other side, my hands were hanging at my sides like two limp fettuccini noodles. I frowned. He must've thought I've never kissed someone judging by my performance. With that thought on my mind I moved my head in more comfortable position and raised my hands slowly from his chest to his neck. I tangled my fingers in his hair and he smiled again. A moment later, when he locked my lower lip between both of his, he lightly run the tip of his tongue over it. The contact lasted less than a second, but it woke up the well-known fire inside of me. I opened my mouth a bit wider and he squeezed my waist. Tingles ran through my veins and my eyes were burning â but somehow it felt incredibly good.
Things were getting out of control pretty fast and he seemed to notice it too as he pulled away slowly. I opened my eyes and saw him looking down at me smirking. I raised my eyebrow.
"I really hope for your good that you didn't put any of those ants in my hair", I said as he glided his hand down my neck.
"I am very certain that I did not"
I gave him a skeptical look and slid off so I was sitting by him. He starched the back of his head and sighed.
"You know, this is the third time you've kissed me... next time you'll have to go and talk to my father first"
He moved his head towards me and smiled.
"Why would I need to talk to your father?" he asked confused. I smirked.
"Because you'll have to ask him for a permission to kiss me after you've explained your good intentions towards his only daughter"
He laughed. "What if my intentions aren't noble?" I tapped my lip with my index finger as I dramatically looked at the distance.
"Well, that could be a problem", I said finally.
He smiled lazily.
"I guess it's good that we've already crossed the line", he licked his lips, "I seem to recall four kisses"
I narrowed my eyes trying to remember. Scanning of all our encounters turned out to be in vain. I must have missed something. Where did he dig up that...
I widened my eyes.
"You are talking about that neck thing", I exclaimed and he smirked.
"Doesn't that count in?"
I looked away and narrowed my eyes. "I guess so"
"So", he said with amusement obvious in his voice, "you're living in sin"
I glared at him and crossed my arms on my chest.
"Why did Adrian and you come here anyway?" I asked impolitely, "Except to annoy me, of course"
"That was, of course, our original intention, but we also got some information about the bombing that Adrian was very eager to share with Rose"
I tilted my head, "The information you got by ripping hearts out?"
"Something like that"
I sighed. "What is it if I may ask?"
"Some high up Ultrrians were connected to it", he cleared his throat, "including Kael"
I shook my head. "That's impossible"
He gave me a questioning look. I scratched my nose. "Well", I drawled, "Daniel kind of admitted that he planted the bombs"
He sat up and shook his head frowning. I shrugged.
"What the f*ck?"
"I wouldn't really put it that way, but it is a what-the-f*ck situation"
"It doesn't add up", he protested, "Kael wouldn't work with humans to kill humans because humans wouldn't kill humans, right?"
I looked away and puckered my lips. He probably never heard of the countless wars that were led here.
"Right?" he asked again. I shrugged.
"Seriously?!"
I shrugged again. "But like... not in this situation", I justified, "I guess. I mean Daniel wouldn't do that to Rose even if he thought she was low-priced-inter-racial itsy-bitsy whore right now", he widened his eyes, "which she is not, ass"
He looked away from me and raised his eyebrows. "Everybody has a price, Lay"
"But this is different", I argued angrily as he shook his head dismissively, "stop patronizing me, I'm not stupid"
"Excuse me for not believing your danger sensors", he said and jumped up, "they don't seem to work"
"They work just fine", my take off wasn't nearly as graceful due to the muscle-pained ass that made a little hole in the ground for its comfort, "Thank you for your sincere concern, I appreciate it very much"
He shook his head and took a few steps ahead and just stood there with his broad shoulders.
In a fraction of a second he turned around and pinned me to a tree forcing the air out of my lungs. His eyes glowed dangerously as his hand wrapped itself around my neck pressing slightly.
"You wouldn't recognize danger even if it looked you dead in the eye", he whispered into my ear.
In a second he was gone. I wrinkled my nose and fixed my clothes.
"I'm not scared of your pathetic insecure stupid-ass face, bitch!" I yelled into the empty woods.
"Maybe I'm stupid like that", I whispered.