4: Going Down Again

After about a week passed Daniel came back to school. I didn't go back till he did. I told him everything. He understood. It's like he's lived the same life to understand everything from me. He also invited me to his house to get away from my house and stress.

Bree and Lily weren't at school that day, so we were good.

During lunch and all our classes, he's been going to the bathroom or sneaking off a lot. He also comes back smelling like peaches or cheap mint. Since we have a unisex bathroom, I decided to follow him soon.

In math class and he asked to go to the bathroom, for the 3rd time. I bet the teacher thinks he has a bladder infection.

I raised my hand and the teacher asked impatiently, "what do you need?" putting her hand on her hands on her hips.

I put my hand down, "May I go to the bathroom?" emphasizing 'may' so she didn't correct me with the practical teacher joke.

She shook her head no. "When Daniel gets back." She turned to teach till I interrupted.

I played the period card. "I guess you want blood on your seat" I also smiled like I won while the class laughed. She pointed at the door with a disturbed face and I left and went to the bathroom Daniel went to.

I saw him sitting on the floor with a metallic pen looking thing in his hand, but I knew what it was. A vape.

I stood there in shock. When he looked up and saw me, he freaked out and jumped up "Kaylee! It's not what you look li-" I cut him off.

"do you have more?" I looked town sighing and a bit embarrassed.

He looked at me "I always have 2 on me but aren't you mad?" he took it out his pocket confused.

I put my hand out for the other one. He handed it to me still confused sat back down. I sat down with him and hit it. Not too much though.

The same day when we got on the bus, we instantly fell asleep, and woke up just in time for our stop.

We walked to his house at the end of the street. I got tired and my legs were so weak he had to carry me.

His parents weren't home because they work late shifts so we had the house to ourselves.

I bet some people at school think me and Daniel ae dating. It seems like we're that close. I've never been so close with anyone. At times I feel like I'm dating him.

We put our stuff down by the door and I plopped on his bed and relaxed for the first time I have in 9 hours. He giggled and laid next to me. Why is his laugh so cute?

"Want to put on a movie and get some snacks?" I was so hungry, so I kept pleading when he said no.

He finally accepted and I ran to make popcorn and get his favorite food from the pantry.

I came back with a big bowl of popcorn and a ton of other stuff that was about to fall. "Woah!" He caught it and laid it on the bed. I sat down and pulled him to close to me, cuddling. I could feel him smile and pull me close to him.

About half an hour later I was asleep.

I woke up at about 5. I was asleep for about 2 hours.

I saw him asleep and I smiled knowing I finally have someone who cares about me after everything I've been through.

I cuddled closer and felt him wake up and see me. He kissed my head and I smiled.

I got up and looked around the house to see if his parents are home and they weren't.

I went back to Daniel and sat there again not knowing what to do. I looked at Daniel and he looked at me, but my lips. I knew what was about to happen.

He looked at me, pulled me to him kissing me, and to be honest, I enjoyed it. We stopped and I smiled.

"What was that for?" I asked giggling and blushing. He giggles and cuddles me again and I looked up at him. "Silent?" He giggled and held me closer.

At school the next day once me and Daniel got off the bus and split to our friends, I saw everyone whisper as I passed them or as they saw me.

The Barbie squad ran up to me and lily slapped me as hard as she could. I knew that hated me but holy heck that hurt! "What the hell?!" I yelled holding my cheek in shock.

"Don't be stupid! You know what you did!" Bree yelled in my face spitting on me.

I teared up a bit as I wiped off the spit from my face. It's something to be slapped but something else to be told 'you know what you did' and not knowing personally.

I heard people running behind me and there were some people getting behind them. At first, I thought people were huddling around because a fight was about to go down or to help Bree and lily.

But I looked and they were my group of friends and surprisingly Daniels too.

My best friend, Annaliese came up behind me and she looked them in the eyes like she wanted to kill them as much as they wanted to kill me, like a mirror. I felt someone else behind me too. Daniel. I knew it was him by the touch of his hand on my shoulder.

"Lay off." He said it in the sternest voice I've ever heard from him. I got a bit scared myself.

Daniels friends pushed me to the side gently and fell into Daniels arms.

He grabbed me as I collapsed on the floor crying and shivering. He knew what was happening.

He grabbed my hands, and I rested my head on his shoulder trying to drown out the fight happening beside us.

"5 things you see" he said it just like the nurse. It reminded me of Jax.

I couldn't answer though. I felt like time stopped and I was stuck.

I came back to my senses and heard him saying my name shaking me a bit. "You!" I bursted out staying silent after. That's all I said though.

He hugged me close and I hugged back till I felt a hard yank come from my shirt. I was pulled on the pavement and shoved in Bree's face.

"Stay away from Daniel!" I looked at her for a second. "Hell no!" And then got I punched in the nose and then I kicked the person who was holding me up, lily, and fell on the floor and tried to run. I felt Daniel push me onto his back and run as fast as he could.

Next thing I knew I was at Daniels house, in his jacket, with a towel on my head, ice on my eye and I saw Daniel at his desk, and I said "hey" I said quietly "what happened?" as I lightly tapped my eye jerking back in pain

He looked over at me "lily and Bree got detention, you passed out as I got to my car after getting punched in the eye by Bree. getting away from the fight. I guess stress."

"yea, thanks" I looked around remembering the long the fight. "What we're they mad about again?" He looked at me like I'm crazy, "they stalk me...they saw us kiss"

I forgot about that till now.

"good" I smirked at him. right as I said that he was confused and shot a look at me.

"I want them to be pissed" I grinned a bit.

"Why is that?" he looked at me still confused. He got up from his chair and stood above me.

"they deserved it" I sat up looking at him.

He leaned over me going for the window. I was confused for a second when he went for the curtains and opened them all.

Then he went to me and kissed me, actually made out with me. I knew what he was doing. I went along knowing Lily and Bree were by his window. He pulled me closer by the waist and I relaxed my arms on his shoulders still wrapping my tongue around his.

We knew they were gone but we kept going, enjoying it.

He stopped and put me back down on the bed.

"You're not a bad kisser" I giggled while getting comfertble on his bed again.

He giggled and mumbled "I thought you knew from the last time, but you're not bad yourself.", he closed the curtains "did you hear their screams out there?"

"Yea" I giggled again.

I felt tired again with a headache. I put my arms out for him to come and lay down and cuddle me. He had a slightly different plan. He picked me up, put me on his lap, and pushed me down to where I would lay down on his chest where He covered me with a blanket, then fell asleep.

I could feel him brush his fingers through my hair as I cuddles and moved closer to him feeling safe for the first time since Jax left. Finally.