04

CHAPTERS 04

My eyes widen as my cheeks tinted pink.

« K-Killian, why ? » I ask nervously.

He flicks my nose, »you’ll see. »

I huffed, dissatisfied as we began walking up steps. He shrugged his shoulders and I looked at him.

« Or maybe not, he hardly even comes to school, » he told me.

I raise an eyebrow at him, »you seem to know a lot. »

He chuckles bitterly, looking slightly annoyed. I peer at him worriedly, as if I crossed bad territory I wasn’t meant to cross. I was surprised I was talking this well with him and actually socializing with another being that wasn’t family. Kai was just so…easy going, it wasn’t hard for me to speak with him.

« My sister is obsessed with him, » he breaks me out of my thoughts, »it’s insane how much she’s raves about wanting to suck his dick and be around him even though she knows how bad he is. »

My mouth forms an, O. Suck his what ? My face flushed as I remember what that vulgar slur meant. Since I was basically caged most my life, I wasn’t exposed to everything that was out there and that meant curse words and derogatory terms. I decided to teach myself the words that were out there, I shiver recalling what came up when I searched a few of the words.

« I think there’s more to him, » I mutter quietly, avoiding eyes.

He grabs me and spins me around to face him.

« Bolt, » he says seriously and I squirm awkwardly in his hold, »Don’t. »

« Don’t what ? » I look away from him.

« Don’t test your luck. I actually like you, don’t get yourself destroyed, » he told me letting me go and continuing to walk forward.

« You like me, » I smiled shyly and he turned around to look at me.

« That’s the only thing you heard ? » He tried to feign annoyance but he wore a grin.

I blush despite knowing he was being playful and we arrive in front of the classroom. I pause and freeze momentarily. My heart beat accelerated and I began involuntarily wiggling my toes in my shoes while my teeth chewed on my bottom lip.

« Bolt, » I look at him quickly, »don’t freeze. »

Laughing silently, I reply in an accent, « I never freeze. »

He smiled widely and opened the classroom door and I was grateful he lessened my nerves, though they were still very much there, I don’t think I’d collapse anymore.

We walked in and I instantly scanned through the classroom set up. The desks were lined in rows, five to a row and the teachers desk was to the front. My eyes secondly caught sight of the students who’s eyes stared at me as if I had committed a heinous crime. I twiddled with my fingers and looked down, I was beginning to shake as I did always when I felt I was the sole attention of the room.

« Your heavily late Mr. Coachman, » I could hear the casualty in the teachers tone, almost like this was a daily thing.

« Well can you blame me ? We have a new student and I was showing him around, principle orders Ms. Fidel, » Kai included lies in his truth.

The principle didn’t order he show me around but I was most definitely new. It was quiet and I assume the teacher was contemplating what Kai had said. I heard an annoyed sign from the woman.

« Take a seat Kai, have a seat Mr… » Ms. Fidel trailed off and I nervously looked up but didn’t meet her eyes.

« F-Finnick, F-Finnick Green, » I mumbled.

« What ? I can’t hear you, » She hollered louder than necessary and I became even more nervous as I heard snickers from some students.

« Has your age affected your hearing ? His name is Finnick Green, » Kai said loudly with annoyance and I shuffled with a red face.

Did he just stand up for me ? Is this what friends did ? I smiled lightly but felt bad for the teacher. I looked up for once and saw her glaring at Kai who rolled his eyes.

« I’ll deal with you after class, Coachman. I’m sorry Mr. Green, I’ll have to grow accustomed to your quiet voice but for now have the available seat beside Coachman and try not to grow close to him, he’s trouble, » Ms. Fidel grumbled.

I quickly waddled my way to the back of the class and to the desk that was beside Kai. I looked at him and he was glaring.

« Dumb hag, » he muttered.

« That’s disrespectful. What happened to respecting your elders ? » I reprimanded him and he scoffed.

« I’ll respect my ‘elders’ when they respect me, » he reached up to twist one of his curls between his fingers.

I pulled out my notebook and attempted to begin writing down the notes on the board but Kai kept throwing crumbled pieces of paper at me and kicking my desk. I grumbled and turn to look at him with a glare on my face in annoyance.

« What ? » I bark.

« Anger is not your forte, Bolt, you look like a kitten, » he laughed with amusement.

I blush and glare despite what he says. He shifts his desk so it’s closer to mine and I look at him with a confused expression. He leans into me and I back away with caution.

« Are you gay ? » He asks me quietly and my face flames red and I shove him away.

« N-no ! » I stuttered louder than I meant to causing a few heads to turn to look back. I blush even harder and mess with my fingers.

It’s not like I had anything against people who were gay or anything but I wasn’t gay. It was a misconception that guys who were shy and quiet and small were naturally gay. Thought I don’t have much experience with sexuality, the last person I had a crush on was a girl so I identified with what I knew well.

When he laughed I looked back at him.

« It was just a question, Bolt, » he snickered before shrugging, »I had a feeling you’d react exactly like that which made me ask you for that very reason. »

« Stop teasing me, » I mumbled as I grip my pencil tightly in my hands.