CHAPTER SEVEN

STEPHANIE'S POV

After school was over I went down to the abandoned house, just because mason was out of town doesn't mean I should stop going there, it was like a tradition so I can't just stop for any reason, I was still mad at him for how he spoke to me earlier but am sure it would wear of somehow.

" hey barbie," mason said as soon as I stepped in, I was surprised to see him

" When did you get back," I said trying my best not to sound how happy I felt, I masked up my excitement with a bored tone and sat on the floor next to an old dusty TV

" this morning" he answered

" uh-mm,... nice," I said putting on my headphone and played home by machine gun kelly, I felt his hands on my shoulder as he sat next to me he locked our hands together but I pulled out of his grip, he took of my headphone and disconnected it from my phone

" what was that for" I complained trying to get it back from him but he refused to give it up

" am sorry about what I said, you can't seriously still be mad at me, I should have called you I admit w I was wrong but best friends always forgive each other right" he smiled

" I hear you," I said ignoring his question and still trying to get my headphone, he held my hands and pushed back my hair out of my face with his other free hands, I took off my hoodie when I got here, my hair feel back so he let go of my hand and tied my hair into a bun

" you should keep it up like this, a guy might just steal you away from me, if I let him" mason smirked

" Not gonna happen," I said losing the bun and letting my hair cover my face again, I liked it that way, I bit on my lip ring letting it hit my teeth

" come on Steph, I know you want us to be more but trust me when I say you would regret it, am really insecure about a lot of things and I don't wanna hurt you or break our friendship, I care about you a lot and you are the first girl I feel that way about, but it's best we stay friends," Mason said, I really wasn't in the mood to have this conversation again, but he wasn't wrong I too am very insecure and I won't want to do anything to hurt him I can never know when my dark sister feels it time to take control of me and he's the first and only guy I have eyes for, I don't want to lose him

" Whatever you say Ryan" I finally said

" did you just call me Ryan," he asked clearly surprised

"maybe I did" I managed a smirk

" you have never called me by that before"

"There is always a first time for everything"

"come here," he said pulling me closer to his side and placing a kiss on my lips, for a guy in a gang I have way more piercings than he does. Once we pulled out from the kiss I used my fingers to trace his inky skin, some of his tattoos matched mine but I stopped at one on the upper part of his arm almost by his shoulder, I hadn't seen it before, it was a flower with m&s written in the middle

" whats m&s," I asked making a smirk grow on his face I looked at him with confusion clearly written on my face

" it stands for mason and Stephanie" do you like it

" I don't know, when did you get it"

" Some nights back, I was just thinking about you and decided to get it to assure myself that you where actually real and that our friendship would never break, you are the closest thing I have to family" he smiled, I wonder how humans smile so much, theirs nothing good about life, to hell with mother nature, all she does is take away those you love the most, mason lost his dad in a plane crash when he was twelve he was the only that survived, he never meet his mom, he grew up among gang members, that's one of the reasons why he is so insecure. I fell bad that he tells me everything but I can't even tell him one truth about myself, he doesn't know the real me, I really do wish I didn't have to lie constantly to him but around here you can't trust anyone not that am saying I don't trust him it's just complicated

" you act like a guy in some sappy high school movie, nothing will ever happen to us I promise" I finally said "maybe I would have gotten a tattoo for you but there is no more space, and am definitely not getting one on my butt," I said rolling up the sleeve of my hoodie, the scars from this morning were still on my hands, usually it doesn't stay that long

" whats this" mason said taking a hold of my hands and looking closely at the mark on my hand

" its nothing," I said pulling my hand from his grip and rolling the sleeve down

" don't tell me you are back to cutting your self you promised to stop," Mason said looking disappointed, in the past, I saw cutting my self as a means of easing my pain(don't judge I told you am not normal) and mason saw me do it once and made me promise not to do it again

" am not okay, Luka saw it as a way to mark me or something he hates my guts but its nothing really, I lied

how was I supposed to tell him what really happened

"I will kill that boy one day for messing with what is mine, I don't care if I end up In jail, just to clarify its that dude we saw the other night right"

" Let him be, he isn't worth your time and thinking of it I don't belong to you"

" Yeah you do"

" What makes you say that

" Well, for starters you are my family and friend so technically you are mine" he smirked I was about to say some comebacks when I heard a voice I dreaded

" so this is your little hideout, am not surprise its as freaky as you are," Luka said stepping in, how does he know this place, and what is he even doing here

"stalk-ish much," I said getting up from where mason and I sat

" What is your problem men, why do you keep bothering her, if you don't stop I swear to God I will make you regret ti, besides this is private property and you are trespassing," mason said standing deadly close to Luka, I could tell he was trying to control his anger

" whoa, come down man I am simply payin5g an old friend a visit, and plus this doesn't belong to you, so you are the one's trespassing"Luka smirked mason reached to hit him but I came between then almost taking the punch

" This place belongs to Mason and me, it would be best that you leave"

" you heard her get out," Mason said

" I don't think you have that right I don't see any document that says this building belongs to you

" I am in no mood for your shit James, so go ahead call the cops, but I have warned you to stay away from me and if you don't start listening I promise to make you regret it" I could feel the darkness struggling to consume me but I held back I can't let Mason see me like that he never has and am never going to let it happen

" listen up funky stay away from Steph, or else y-----" what ever he was about to say was cut off by the vibration of his phone he looked at it and unease filled his eyes

" am so sorry Steph I have to go, hope you will be okay"

" Yeah, why not"I replied stopping out of his way

" the next time you think of hurting her will be the last time you would ever get to walk"mason threatened before walking out. I turned around and took a seat on the sofa letting out a sigh

" isn't that strange am, sure this is not the first time your boyfriend left you hanging"

" he is not my boyfriend and that shouldn't concern you plus I never said you could come in" I snapped

" I really don't need your permission to do anything," he said coming towards the sofa, I stood up and faced him

" get out," I said I could feel the usual twitching of my eyes as my hair did blood red

" What happens if I don't" I could see Luka was trying to get me to react and I played into his trap like I loyal dog, I wanted to hide my hair but the darkness was far stronger then I was

" I said to get the fuck out"I yelled I couldn't stop my self as I felt a release of energy and Luka went flying out of the house

" oh God, I said racing towards Luka as the realization of what I had just done hit me that action could have paralyzed him but I quickly placed my hand on him healing him slowly

" get away from me," Luka said getting up and moving away from me the healing process wasn't complete so it left Luka limping

" I didn't mean to hurt you," I said trying to hide my pain I know its Luka but I could never intentionally hurt someone except during a game, I couldn't recognize my voice

" There is something really wrong with you Andrews, really" he turned around and limped away, he did deserve to be limping but then again I felt sorry.

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