Chapter one: Top besties

Bermuda High School, BHS.

Cole and Jayden walked into the school halls with the team behind them. They wore the school jackets.

Cheers and chants came behind them because of the games played on Saturday.

They weren't school seniors but they were popular. It was the last session of the 11th grade, they were few months away from the 12th grade.

"The Saturday's game was a success!" Jayden announced and the cheering increased.

They chanted "GO TIGERS!" continuously.

Cole stood there, watching the student jubilate. He was silent. He was so proud of this school. They kept supporting them on every game.

They were waiting for something, yeah the students we're waiting for something. Something that kept changing their entire lives.

Cole's signature grin #getthegirlsdrooling

Cole grinned widely exposing his clean dentition.

*Screams*

The screams were louder than screeching tyres. They were louder than that of a fox ready to mate.

The chants reduced as Cole was about to speak.

"Thank you all for supporting us. We couldn't have done it without you guys." Cole said, grinning cheerfully.

"GO TIGERS! GO TIGERS!! GO TIGERS!!!" A random kid started and everyone joined.

The team bowed but Cole's head shot up with that grin on his face.

*Screams*

He couldn't bear this one. He closed his ears.

"We love you Cole! " A girl's voice, definitely.

The grin on his face grew wider.

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The team had split up, Jayden and Cole were at their lockers.

"Where'd you go on Saturday after the games?"Jayden asked, while taking off his jacket.

"I went to see Michael," Cole replied, doing the same.

"What'd he say?"

"He won't be in town for a while," Cole replied, dressing his hair.

"Why?"

"Shut the fuck up! Call him and ask him yourself."

"Dick!" Jayden cursed.

Cole chuckled and closed his locker before turning to Jayden.

"By the way, where is Ashley?" Cole asked searching with his eyes.

"You mean my girlfriend?" Jayden touched his chest.

"No, I mean your whore." Cole said and laughed out loud.

"It's funny?"Jayden asked in a rasping tone.

That tone you would want to respect.

"Where's your girlfriend, Ashley?" Cole asked, smiling.

"She's on her way," Jayden said "besides why are you asking?"

Cole turned and gave him the" you really don't know" look

"Goddamn it Cole!" Jayden shouted "I told you to stop telling her to do stuff for you, do it yourself!"

"Brother," Cole placed a hand on Jayden's shoulder "you know I can't."

Jayden shrugged it off.

"Why? What's so hard there that you can't do?"

"Alot,"

"That's bullshit!"

"Quit shouting, I'm right in front of you."

"Cut the shit man! Do it on your own!"

"It's not that easy, you know."

"What's not easy, huh?"Jayden asked" I-like-you-Katniss, is that what's hard?"

"For the love of God, yes!"

Jayden sighed.

"I have never seen you go crazy over a woman like this before,"

"What the fuck, I'm not crazy." Cole defended

"Really?? It's been a year Cole! A year and you still have a crush on her."

"It's not a crush."

He'll never admit to it but he'll keep buzzing Jayden's ears.

"God! You are so impossible." Jayden was pissed.

"What if she doesn't like me back?" Cole's voice saddened as he dropped to the floor.

"Have you ever talked to her?" Jayden asked as he sat too.

"Oh you know I haven't,"

"Have you ever walked her home or do anything like that?"

"Maybe,"

"Have you ever sat with us during lunch?"

"No,"

"How the fuck do you expect her to notice you?"

Cole sighed,"I still don't know,"

"Talk to her first Cole, let's see what she thinks."

"That's the last thing I'll do right now," Cole refused.

"You've got to be fucking with me!" Jayden shaked his head.

"I'm not, alright?"

"Just tell her Cole!"

"I'm scared of heart break,"

"I thought you didn't have a heart," Jayden said, his voice laced with mockery.

Cole shot him a scowl. Jayden rolled in his lips to prevent himself from laughing.

"I really don't understand your plans for Katniss, just tell her that you like her, I did that and look at me now."

"That's you not me." Cole pointed out.

"So what's your plan? To buy a whole restaurant plus champagne and then propose?"Jayden asked with squinted eyes

Cole snapped a look at Jayden but this was different, he had an idea!

"Ah! I can do that." Cole stroked his chin

Jayden's lip turned up. He grimaced at Cole with the thought "what the fuck!"

Cole wanted to stand but Jayden pulled him back.

"Think twice you fool!" Jayden said"you've never talked to her before and you expect her to go to a restaurant where you guys are alone!?"

Cole sighed again, he was frustrated.

"I'll just take things slow." Cole finalized.

"You've been taking things slow since the 10th grade Cole, this is the 11th grade and we're a few months away from the 12th!"

"I know! I know! But as they say, slow and steady wins the race."

"What the hell have you done that you expect slow and steady to win the race, huh?"

Cole cracked his knuckles trying to figure out something.

Jayden's phone beeped and he pulled it out of his pocket.

His jaw dropped on the sight of his phone.

"Cole, where were you yesterday?" Jayden asked, his gaze not leaving phone screen.

"I went to a lot of places, what time exactly?"

"What were you doing at Madison street?" Jayden turned to him.

Cole's eyes widened, he snatched the phone from Jayden.

"Holy shit! How the fuck did they know?" Cole stood up and so did Jayden.

"Brother," Jayden placed a hand on Cole's shoulder" it's loverboard, the school app." Jayden mimicked Cole.

Cole's eyebrows furrowed at him.

"I hate this app!"

"What were you doing there anyways? You don't live there."

Cole turned and gave him that look again.

"No," Jayden shaked his head, he didn't want to believe it.

"I didn't know it'll go viral,"

"Dude! People know she lives there there's going to be rumours of you and her dating."

"Holy fuck!" He ran a hand through his hair.

"Look on the bright side, it's good, don't you think?"

"No, I don't think. I didn't want it like this, I didn't want it to be viral!"

"Bruh, you are popular. People watch you, besides you're attending BHS, what did you expect?"

"I hate that app!" Cole was frustrated

"You can't! You're the number one cute boy on the app" Jayden said and laughed at Cole's reaction.

"It's not funny, I-"

"COLE PERRY!!!" Ashley shouted from a distance.

"She's seen the update," Jayden whispered to Cole and pulled away.

Ashley walked to the boys.

"Hey Ashley," Cole greeted like nothing was up.

"Why did you go there? I said don't!" Ashley shouted again.

"Hold on, you knew about this?" Jayden asked.

"Kinda," Ashley responded, tilting her head from side to side, she returned her gaze to Cole"Katniss is going to freak out if she sees this."

"What am I supposed to do?"

"Find a way yourself, I'm done helping."

"Where do I start?"

"Get to know her... From her."

"What the fuck are you saying?" Cole asked.

"Don't ask me anything about her okay?" Ashley said and walked away.

"What the-" Cole was confused. He ran after her.

"What am I supposed to do then?" Cole asked.

"I can't keep telling Katniss about you, you should tell her about yourself."

Cole massaged his temples.

"Alright, just tell me what to do?"

"Now that's what I want to hear," Ashley smiled "Katniss won't notice you if she doesn't see you."

"Sooo?" Cole was asking for more tips.

"You should sit with us during lunch," Ashley suggested.

"Ewww! No!" Cole grimaced "I have to sit with the other guys. No! No! No! I can't do that."

"Then forget about it." Ashley flicked her hair and turned her back on him.

"Ok, Ok," Cole sighed "I'll do it." He nodded.

"Then we're on board," Ashley smiled

"Why are you smiling? I just have to sit with her then she'll like me?"

"No you dick, that not how love works," Ashley said" you'll have to do that often."

"Eeeh!" Cole's lip turned up in shock.

"Look if you can't sacrifice your fame for love, forget about it. Now, where is Jayden?" Ashley asked.

Cole looked beside him but couldn't find Jayden.

"Jayden," Cole called.

"Jayden," Ashley looked around.

"I'm right here," Jayden said in a faint voice while raising his hand from a different spot.

Ashley ran to him and so did Cole.

"What's wrong Jayden?" Ashley asked in panic.

"Yeah dude, what's wrong?"

"My girlfriend came to school and she barely noticed me," Jayden said, hesitantly.

"You son of a bitch!"

"Of course I did notice you," Ashley felt sorry.

"No! You were busy with my mother fucking best friend."

Cole chuckled.

"I'm sorry if I hurt you," Ashley hugged him and tiptoed to kiss him.

"Yuck!" Cole was irritated.

Jayden and Ashley laughed at his reaction.

Katniss walked into the hall with a bright morning smile but it faded when she noticed people were staring at her as she walked.

She touched her face but it was crystal clear. She stopped for a second and turned, they immediately averted their gaze from her.

"Okay, this is weird" She mumbled.

She took hurried steps till she got to Ashley.

"Hey bestie!" Ashley hugged her.

"Hey!" Katniss replied "Hello Jayden," She waved.

"Hey!" He waved back.

She turned to Cole and her words fell. She racked her brain ' what's his name again?' she asked her brain.

Cole saw the expression on her face.

"It's Cole," He finally spoke.

"Right," She pointed" Hey Cole!"

He just nodded.

Katniss noticed some students staring.

"Why are they staring?" She asked Ashley.

The three turned to each other and then to her. Nobody made a sound.

"You guys really don't know, because it looked like you did for a second." She said, creasing a brow.

"Have you not seen loverboard's update?" Jayden spoke.

"Dude!!!!"

"What the hell? Jayden!" Ashley hit him.

Jayden didn't respond to their scoldings.

"What's wrong with it?" Katniss asked searching for her phone.

The three stayed silent waiting for her to see them answers to her question. She scrolled through her phone.

Her jaw dropped as she looked closely at her phone.

Katniss looked up to Ashley and Jayden and her gaze return to the phone again.

'Where's my look?' Cole asked, inwardly.

She slowly lifted her head in Cole's direction and when their eyes met...

*Hiccup*

She closed her mouth with her palm.

*Hiccup*

It came again.

"Katniss are you okay?"Ashley stepped forward

Katniss eyes were still glued to Cole's like there was some sort of connection.

"Katniss!" Ashley shook her by the shoulder.

She turned.

"Are you okay?" Ashley asked again.

"Yeah," She nodded"yeah, I'm fine."

"Let's get you some water," Ashley took her away.

When they were far, Jayden turned to Cole.

"She hates me, doesn't she?" Cole asked

"I don't think so," Jayden shaked his head.

"She had two hiccups, two!!!! That means she's disgusted or something."

"Oh please. You and I know that hiccups are caused by a contraction of the diaphragm or something like that, she went into shock."

"That doesn't make sense!"

"Pull your self together. They're rumours of her dating you. Honestly, I expected a seizure."

Cole snapped him a look.

"Let's go!" Jayden walked but stopped when he noticed Cole wasn't following.

"Go ahead, I'll be right behind--"

Jayden already pulled him by his shirt.

DING-DONG!!

The bell tinkled. Classes were about to start, they all had the same class.

The air in the classroom was filled with noise as the teacher had not arrived yet and of course everyone had something to talk about, I mean the weekend just ended.

This is high school so they were the buff boys or hotties, the crackheads, the musicians, dirty-minded freaks, quick-to-anger, flirts, you name it...

The girls also had their own crew, quiet, rich girl with panthers, fashionistas, trending...

Unclassified were the couples.

"Cole!" Oliver said the name and everyone's attention was on him.

Cole looked at Oliver in some sort of slow motion.

'Why's this MF shouting my name.' Cole's inner mind asked.

"You didn't tell anyone you had a girlfriend, did you?" Oliver asked.

"Yeah! Not cool bruh." Elliot added, shaking his head.

"I don't have a girlfriend!" Cole said back.

"It's allover the news." Oliver said staring at his phone

"Loverboard is not an offical news. It's an app and it belongs to BHS, good lord!" He was frustrated, it wasn't the first time he told them this.

"Bruhhhhh! We're in School, this is our news."

"Fuck that!!" Cole showed them a finger.

"Guys!" The squeaky voice came and eyes averted "leave him alone." Maddie chipped in.

Cole frowned at the voice. It itched his ears more than screeching tyres.

"All I'm saying is good job," Oliver showed him a thumb.

Cole shaked it off and turned away, everyone was finally facing their business until...

"Oliver's done but I'm not," Elliot spoke.

God!!!

He had all the attention now.

"What's the matter, Elliot?"

"Well, you are the school's hottest boy and that means a lot of things."

"Talk properly Elliot!!" Cole was losing his patience.

"Ok!Ok! Popular boys aren't suppose to date girls,"

"Says who??" Maddie asked.

"Yeah I haven't heard that before," Julie said.

"Yeah," The class mummured.

"Ok but from Tv series, the hot boy play girls like a stack of cars. You know fuck-and-dump kind of things."

"Elliot shut the fuck up!" Zack spoke "You can't say that in class,"

"You shut up!" Elliot retorted" He's been secretly dating Katniss everdeen and he didn't tell us, The guys!" Elliot pointed at himself.

Cole searched for Katniss the moment he heard "fuck-and-dump"

Phew!

The headphones she had on prevented nasty words from penetrating. It was time to answer this pervert. He gave Elliot the deadliest stare ever.

"Don't give me that look, answer me!"

"What if we're dating?" Cole asked, angrily

Half the class gasped. Ashley's jaw dropped, she didn't expect this from Cole.

"Huh? Do you have a problem with that? Or do you like her?" Cole questioned

"Ewww! No!"

"Hey?" Ashley spoke up" you're the gross one not her, "

"Shut it you bitch!"

"Elliot! That enough now." Jayden was calm.

"Tell your girlfriend to shut it,"

"I said that's enough!" Jayden roared almost standing and he would've if Ashley wasn't sitting on him.

"First of all, why her?" Maddie asked

"She's the only option when it comes to girls in this class except Ashley though," Cole pointed, smirking.

Maddie scoffed.

"She's not your type!" Elliot adviced but Cole's glare sent down shivers.

Ashley noticed Cole wasn't responding to that last statement.

"Who's your type? Huh? You keeping saying stuff that doesn't make sense." Ashley was angry.

"Ashley you don't have to-" Jayden tried to calm her down.

"Be quiet! I'm talking!" Ashley warned as she turned to Jayden

Jayden could do nothing. He knew how Ashley was with Katniss. He couldn't stop her now.

"What'd you mean by - she's not your type - Huh?" Ashley asked pushing her head up

"You know, he's just stating a fact, it's not like he's lieing" Oliver said

"Shut your hole! You call your self dudes and then you bully girls." Ashley scoffed.

"Hey!! It's not bullying, okay?" Elliot said.

"It's just a joke," Oliver said

"It's too expensive." Jayden finally talked.

"You people are so annoying." Ashley was as filled with rage.

"It's not our first day in the job, you know that." Oliver pointed.

"Oliver makes a point" Daniel stood

"You too!!!" Jayden turned to him, shocked.

"Well yeah," Daniel shrugged " Cole could have told us he was dating someone."

"Hey!" Cole hit the table with a loud thud" I didn't want to tell you that's why. You're my friends not my boss,"

Cole was so loud and Katniss took the headphones off, she heard him roar. Cole didn't speak again.

Those who didn't care, cared. Those weren't listening, listened. They were still unsure if Cole was saying the truth or if he was just responding harshly. While some concluded with the fact that Cole and Katniss were dating, some couldn't just accept it.

Jayden knew Cole was out of moves the moment Katniss took the headphones off.

"Let him be guys!" Jayden said

"It's not over Cole, you'll have to tell us every thing about this situation." Oliver pointed to the floor.

"I think he's some kind of secret admirer or something." Elliot said causing the whole class to laugh.

Cole scoffed.

Katniss had just started listening to their conversation and yes, she was lost.

"Come on man! Why did you have to hide something--" Daniel stopped talking the moment the biology teacher, Mr Gibbins entered.

"Settle down students!" The voice was not nice. They scurried to their seats.

Something was off, Mr Gibbins was angry!

Mr Gibbins usually gives them something like a five minutes headstart before he comes to class just to make sure the students were extra prepared for his class but today's scene shocked him.

There were barely any books on the tables. Infact, the students were sitting on it when he came in. Not only we're they sitting on the desks, they were also noisy.

To top it all, the principal had scolded the teachers in the staff meeting to do their work properly and that angered all the teachers.

"We're having a pop quiz." Mr Gibbins said, crisply.

They groaned, grumbled and mummured but Mr Gibbins didn't respond to all that noise. He turned to the board and wrote down four questions.

"I want a detailed answer in 15 minutes." Mr Gibbins said as he sat down.

The rest classes were all the same with the teachers pouring out all the anger on them.

DING-DONG

That was the lunch break bell.

The coach had called Cole so he told the others to go first. The cafeteria was already filled with students when Cole walked in.

After he took his food, the guys were signalling him to sit but he shaked his head.

He had a love life to catch.

He spotted Ashley, Jayden and Katniss a few tables away from the guy's.

"Come sit Cole!" Zack said out loud, tapping the space beside him.

"I bet he wants to sit with his secret admirer." Daniel said and the guys laughed.

Cole's next move shocked the entire students. Cole turned Daniel's joke into reality.

He walked straight to Jayden's table and he sat beside Katniss. Katniss eyes zeroed on him.

"Why isn't he sitting with the boys?

Is that the girl from the news?

Why'd he sit there?

So he likes her

He was at her house on Sunday

He's cool as fuck..."

Katniss felt uncomfortable after hearing some mummurs, she turned to Ashley.

"Why's he at our table?" Katniss asked whispering into Ashley's ears

"I told him to sit here,"

"Why?" Katniss shouted in her whisper.

"Hey guys!" Cole greeted and Katniss faced her food immediately.

"Hey," Ashley waved

"What's up?" Jayden flashed his brows at him.

Cole was waiting for the last person on the table to welcome him.

Why was this girl not talking to him?

Ashley pinched Katniss from under the table.

"Ouch!" She frowned but Ashley ignored her.

"Oh hey Cole," She smiled "it's nice to see you again."

"Same." He smiled back with a nod.

After that, the silence that followed was awkward. Ashley and Jayden were giving Cole some signals that he purposely ignored as he sipped his shake through a straw.

"So," he put down the shake" what are your plans this summer break?"

"We have plans--"

"I wasn't talking to you Jayden," Cole eyed him" I'm talking to Katniss." he turned to her.

Jayden smile dropped.

"Me?" Katniss asked pointing at her self.

Cole nodded.

"Well err..."She scratched her head with Cole waiting for her response " I haven't made plans though but-"

"Great! We'll make plans together." he picked the shake up again.

"Eeeh!" Katniss pulled back looking at him.

He nodded.

Ashley has never been so proud. Cole was moving at the best rate.

Every phone in the cafeteria beeped except Cole's.

Their tables were starting to get stares, mummurs were rising.

"Ok, I'm starting to hate this app." Jayden frowned at his phone screen.

Cole chuckled.

Katniss placed her phone back on the table like nothing happened.

"It's cool, I like it." Ashley said.

"Besties is a feminine word, why use it for boys?"

"That's what you think,"

"What's the matter?"

"You have the school app, check it!"

"I don't," Cole said.

"He doesn't," Jayden repeated.

"Why?" Katniss asked.

"Irrelevant notification kept popping up on my screen when I was playing COD so I deleted it, " Cole shrugged" wasn't using it anyway."

"Well, if you must know, we're the top besties." Ashley stated.

Cole chuckled again.

"Why aren't you saying-what the hell-" Jayden asked.

Cole normally bursted when something was said about him on loverboard but today was different.

"Hold on, you're number one on the app, why delete it?" Katniss was still bothered.

"Number one on what?" Cole rolled his eyes

"Hottest, cuttest, most handsome," Katniss mentioned as she counted her fingers.

Cole looked at her. She was so cute doing that.

"So you think he's hot?" Jayden asked

"What? No! I mean you're not ugly either." Katniss was confused.

Cole was smirking.

"Or do you think he's cute or handsome?" Jayden asked again.

Katniss couldn't look at anyone in the eyes at their moment. She bit her lips, nervously.

'Don't do that!!' Cole's inner thoughts were screaming.

"I was...I was only mentioning," She finally spoke.

"Didn't sound like that," Jayden tilted his head as he replied in a haste.

Ashley and Cole were laughing silently.

They all bursted in laughter and the was when Katniss understood the whole thing.

She gave them glares but Cole found it cute.

"That's enough!" Ashley hit Jayden, still laughing.

"Just so you know, Cole's a rule-breaker, he did it consciously and he was fully aware of the consequences. He did it on purpose." Jayden said causing Katniss to giggle.

Cole still found it cute. Infact, he was staring at her as his jaw rested on his elbows..

Such beauty.

Katniss turned and Cole averted his gaze immediately.

"Anyways, I'll be coming over to your house tonight."

That was it!!

She choked on her food.

"Here have some water, " Ashley pushed the water towards her.

She drank and looked up to Cole.

"M-me?" Katniss hesitantly pointed at her herself hoping for a no but he said...

"Of course it's you,"

Her shoulders dropped. She wasn't against the idea but she hasn't had friends at her house except Ashley so Cole coming over was a different thing.

Her mom was not gonna scold or peptalk her, she just hadn't done it before.

Jayden was surprised, this is the boy who was so scared to talk to this girl.

'They grow up so fast.' Jayden wiped a fake tear.

"Who else would I be talking about? Jayden said he had plans tonight,"

"I did?" Jayden scratched his head.

Cole ignored him,"Ashley said she was busy,"

"When??" Ashley's eyes widened.

"This morning," Cole talked through gnashed teeth.

"Oh yeah, yeah I remember," Ashley nodded, pretending to remember.

"You're my last hope and Ashley said You're good at..."

He turned to Ashley and she mouthed "chemistry."

"Chemistry," he completed.

"Oh, I see." She nodded.

"Can you help?"

"Give me a... Give me a minute." She raised a finger and stood up,"Excuse me." She smiled and walked away.

"Dude! You're doing great I'm impressed. I mean, I didn't expect this." Jayden said.

Cole sipped his drink with his head high. He's just too good.

"If you keep moving at this rate, you'll be able to ask her out in no time."

"Naah!!"

"God! You are impossible." Jayden rolled his eyes.

Cole chuckled.

He was absent minded when Jayden and Ashley were still talking.

Cole was a very alert person, he knew when something was off and he had eyes at the back of his head.

...Note the sarcasm...

He had been watching Maddie's attitude since he sat at this table and he saw the nasty glares she was giving Katniss. Few seconds seconds ago Katniss stepped out and now she too was leaving. Something's not right.

He hoped that they weren't thinking the same thing.

"Cole!" Jayden's voice brought him back"What the hell are you thinking about?"

"I'll be back." Cole stood up and ran out of the cafeteria.

"Where're you going? " Jayden asked but he got no reply.

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"First, Ashley talks about him, then he sit with is during lunch and now, he's asking to come over." Katniss sighed.

Somehow, she found herself complaining to the bathroom mirror.

"What is going on?" She asked the mirror.

How was she gonna cope with all this?

"I can't believe I'm on the school news," She paced, shouting in her tiny voice.

The walls were soundproof...

She didn't hate this guy but she dating the school's hottest boy, that sounded awkward for her.

'Ashley told you' her conscience told her.

"Well yeah, she did but I didn't expect to wake up with the news that I'm dating the popular boy in school. Also, Ashley said nothing about this." She stamped her feets.

She heaved a sigh.

Pulling herself together, she rinsed her face and dried with a towel.

Walking towards the door, she heard a loud bang.

"What the hell are you doing in there? Giving birth?" She heard giggles after that question.

Maddie!

She wouldn't say she wasn't expecting this. Taking a deep breath, she pulled the door open.

"Thought you were dead," Maddie rolled her eyes.

"Well I'm not," Katniss smiled

Maddie found it annoying and scoffed," You think you're at the top now huh?"

"I don't understand," Katniss shaked her head.

"Don't act dumb, you guys are the top besties," Katherine did an airy gesture.

Katniss was not, is not and will never be the fighting type.

"I'm not doing this," Katniss tried to walk away but Maddie made her trip and she fell to the floor.

"You're so brave now huh? Dating the school's popular boy seems nice huh?!" She shouted.

Katniss sat up," What did I ever do to you?" Katniss asked with teary eyes.

They squatted.

Katherine grabbed her jaw roughly.

"Sistau, you don't have to cry," Maddie faked a pitiful voice "I haven't even started yet!"

She laughed and so did Katherine.

"I never liked you for one day you know," Maddie said.

"I'm aware but I don't care," Katniss stood up"I'm not afraid of you." Katniss wiped her eyes.

"Oh you will be by the time I'm done with you." Maddie smirked.

She tugged Katniss' hair, pulling it backwards.

"Ow!" Katniss whined" Let go of my hair!" Katniss yelped, trying to struggle free.

"I hear you guys are dating, how long?" Maddie whispered in Katniss' ears.

"Leave me alone! Let go of my hair!" Katniss yelled

Maddie tugged even harder,"Answer me! How long have you two been together?"

Katniss was still struggling with Maddie's hands.

"Stay away from Cole Perry! I won't repeat my self," Maddie concluded by pushing her to the floor and dusting her hands like she's done a chore

"Let's go!" Maddie said to Katherine

They turned to leave but Cole's figure stopped them. He had his hands in his pants pocket.

"You disgust me," Cole said, pointing at Maddie.

"Me! What did I do?"

Cole nodded, grinding his teeth.

"You little piece of shit!" His voice was so loud,so thunderous.

Katniss heard him and she pulled herself up from the floor acting like nothing ever happened.

Cole's eyes warped into a miserable black, that look up bitterness swept across his face. Anger curled hot and unstoppable in his gut, like a fire that wanted to burn him inside out.

Maddie and Katherine were shocked. Infact,they were scared.

He looked deadly!

"Err...she started it first," Maddie pointed at Katniss.

"Is that so?" Cole asked with a cocked brow.

She nodded in a haste.

Cole smirked and leaned forward," Just so you know, I got everything thing on my phone." Cole showed them his phone.

The two pair of eyes widened.

"You can't do that!" Maddie stamped her foot.

"Well I already did so..."Cole shrugged, rolling his eyes.

She let out a loud growl of annoyance and walked away with Katherine trailing behind.

"See you in the principal's office," Cole waved.

He turned to Katniss,"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, yeah I'm okay." She nodded.

They walked for a while but then she stopped walking.

"What's the matter?" Cole asked

"Do you mind deleting that video?" Katniss scratched her head.

"What video?"

"You said you had it on your phone, do you mind deleting it?" Her voice went from high to low at the end.

"I can't because I don't have it, I just lied to get rid of her."

That was the only burden on her mind and it was off her now.

"Can we move?" Cole asked and she nodded.

Cole started walking but couldn't find Katniss anywhere beside him.

"What the-" he turned and she was walking in the opposite direction" Where are you going?"

She immediately turned and ran in the correct direction.

Cole chuckled.

Walking into the cafeteria together was a bad idea because the gossips were rising again.

"Where did you go?" Ashley asked as they sat down.

"I went to the bathroom." Katniss replied.

"Cole where'd you go?" Jayden asked.

"I went to save her," Cole pointed.

"Hey!!" Katniss didn't want Ashley to find out.

"What'd you mean save? What happened Katniss?" Ashley asked.

"Nothing, just bumped into Maddie on my way. It's not serious," Katniss flung her hand.

"Tugging your hair isn't serious," Cole scoffed" God! You make me sick." He mumbled.

"Stop talking!" Katniss yelled at Cole.

"Hold on!" Ashley showed her palm" Did you fight with Maddie?" Ashley asked.

"Nooo." Katniss replied.

"Of course not, She didn't fight with Maddie," Cole said, Ashley was confused "Technically, Maddie bullied her." Cole smirked after what he said.

Katniss gave Cole they glare thet spelt "I hate you!"

Cole ignored it.

"Tell me what happened Katniss!" Ashley was definitely not satisfied with what she was hearing.

Katniss mumbled under her breath and tried to speak up but she didn't have the courage. Ashley gives ugly reactions to stuff like this.

"I will say something if you don't," Cole said. Her silence was eating him up and he couldn't take it.

He was neither angry nor sad, his emotions were undescribable. What was so hard to say there?

"Be quiet!" Katniss' vein popped out.

She was so sick of Cole's character, he wasn't like that before they got into the cafeteria.

"Cole shut the fuck up and let her talk," Jayden said and Cole relaxed.

"I met Maddie on my way out of the bathroom--"

"Technically she was waiting out there for you," Cole cut in.

"Shut uupp!" Jayden said.

"Maddie wasn't nice," Katniss continued" She made me trip and she tugged my hair, that's it. Are you happy?"

Ashley glare made her freeze.

"That's not all of it," Cole hit the table causing a loud thud that attractes some attention to them.

"I'm guessing Maddie told you to stay away from Cole," Jayden said.

The boys at this table are so annoying, God!

"Oh she fucked up," Ashley said looking at not in particular"That bitch fucked up!" She hit the table.

"I'm fine now," Katniss said

"Yeah, you'd be dead by now if I didn't show up." Cole was emotionless.

"Oh please," Katniss rolled her eyes" could have done it without you." She mumbled but Cole heard her.

"You're right, struggling with one grip and you say you could've done it without me." Cole scoffed.

"Technically, I didn't ask for you help."

"Well, I was passing by and someone was helpless."

"I wasn't helpless," Katniss shaked her head.

"Yes you were. Let go of my hair! Let go of my hair!" Cole mimicked Katniss.

"I didn't sound like that,"

"Oh yes you did,"

"I didn't," Katniss argued.

"Did you try listening?" Cole asked.

"Whatever!" She scoffed and look away.

The whole thing changed Ashley's emotions, somehow it was so fun seeing the fight and Jayden found it funny too.

"That's how you thank someone,huh?"

"Jsyk, I never asked you to help me which means you don't deserve my appreciation, okay?" She looked away again.

"Shut up, girl!"

"No you shut it, okay? God you're so annoying!"

"Speak of the devil," Cole said

"That's enough!" Jayden spoke " you don't have to fight over a meagre issue like this."

"She started it," Cole pointed.

"Me?" Katniss pointed at her self.

"I said enough!" Jayden warned them again "Not another word from the both of you," Jayden spoke like a parent.

They both mumbled to their selfs.

Ashley wanted to laugh out loud but she swallowed it.

"You guys are catching up, aren't ya?" Ashley asked but the glare she got made her mute.

Cole turned to Katniss," Am I coming over to your house or not?" He was rude.

"That's your choice to make!" Katniss shouted back.

And like that, the both exited the table in different directions.

"Wait! Where are you guys going?" Ashley asked but she got nothing not even a glance.