Mated With Five Boys

"I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant.- Markus Zusak 

Sometimes I think the universe has a way to pick the worst day to knock us down.

Like oh, this person is having a bad day, it would be a shame if something even worse would happen.

For example, when I was in the Sth grade our teacher, Mrs.

Clarke sent us off to our seats to independently read.

I was just about to dive into my book when suddenly I sneezed causing me to fart the exact same time.

The room that was once dead silent due to everyone already reading their books was now filled with roaring laughter and I wanted nothing more than for the ground to swallow me whole right then and there.

And if that wasn't enough later that day when I was coming back to the third foster home that year, there were already social workers waiting for me when I arrived.

They told me I was going to be transferred to another house and that I should go pack my things.

I begged them not take me from Ada, but it was no use.

They said she was unfit to take care of me anymore.

Ada was in her late sixties or early seventies I can't remember now.

What I do remember is I actually enjoyed living with her.

She was the sweetest lady I ever met, she gave me hope that maybe not everyone in the system was horrible.

I was devastated, to say the least.

And from that moment on I knew the universe was against me.

"Wake up, sleeping ugly, Wyatt shouted, barging into my room.

"I'm already awake"

I offered him a small smile, running the brush through my hair.

"Great, you're coming with Phoenix, Indy, Kina and I after school to go shopping-"

He declared.

Go shopping? How was I suppose to go shopping without any money? I mean it would be nice to get out of the house and explore the town.

I looked up at Wyatt and saw his bright blue eyes shining down at me with excitement.

I couldn't go even if I wanted to though, I was supposed to go with Axel after school so he could teach me how to fight.

And if I cancel on him, he probably wouldn't give me another chance, seeing as he didn't want to in the first place.

"I--I can't"

I knew he was going to be disappointed.

"And why in the hell not?"

He asked confused.

"I have plans after school, I told him, which wasn't exactly a lie.

"And those plans would be?"

He dragged out, not accepting my answer.

"Lum, I joined the book club." I lied.

"Yep, book club,’ I repeated to myself.

I mentally facepalmed, I was useless under pressure.

But I couldn't tell him the real reason, especially the whole Axel teaching part.

I feel like that wouldn't end well for anyone.

"We have a book club?"

Wyatt asked confused, making a face.

"That's a good question,’ I muttered under my breath.

"You say something?"

Wyatt looked over at me.

"Yeah, I said can I take a rain check? You know when I money to go shopping?"

I covered for myself.

"Oh did no one tell you?" He spoke out.

"Tell me what?"I asked.

"Rose put a hundred dollars and one of her old phones in the nightstand"

He said walking over to my bed and pulling out the phone and money.

"she knew you were coming here with literally nothing but the clothes on your back.

So she thought you'd want to buy yourself some clothes, ya know?"

"That's so kind of her,’’ I said shocked, no foster parent has ever done anything like this for me before.

I wanted to give them back to her and tell her letting me live here was way more than enough, but I also didn't want to seem rude.

I remembering mom always said it was impolite not to accept a gift that someone went out of there way to give you.

So instead I'll tell her how grateful I was the next time I see her.

"Here, Wyatt said handing me the phone.

It was a black iPhone, I wasn't sure what generation it was and I didn't really care either.

It was thin and looked very fragile.

I never had a touchscreen phone before, it was fancy, to say the least.

I didn't understand everyone's fascination with iPhones or even smartphones in general, they can call and text like any other cellphone the rest is just unnecessary.

"Everyone's number is already in it.’ He explained.

"I don't know what to say."

I was in shock, not understanding why Rose would go out her way to do any of this for someone she just met.

"Well, I'll be downstairs.There is an hour before school"

He told, giving me one last look before walking away.

Apart of me really wished I could have gone with them but the other part of me knew I didn't like shopping.

Has much as I wanted to be like them: cheerful, full of life, but above all...happy, that just wasn't me.

Well, that used to be me, you know, before my life spiraled out of control.

How do you feel happy when everything that made you smile is gone? I looked at my reflection of myself in the mirror, I definitely looked better.

The usual dark circles around my eyes were still there but they weren't as intense as they had been.

I was bathed and dressed in clean clothes, which was a great change from what I used to.

My hair was brushed and there was no dirt under my nails.

You never noticed the little things in your everyday life until they are taken away from you.

I was surprised to see my cheek hadn't bruised from Noah's attack, it was just a little red.

I now kind had wished it would have bruised just so I could show Camila and prove I was telling the truth.

And to say I wasn't terrified to walk downstairs would be a lie.

I wasn't sure what was going to happen, did Camila already tell Rose? Or anyone else for that matter? Maybe I should tell Rose the truth, maybe I'll have a chance to explain before Camila tells her a bunch of lies.

A deep sigh left my mouth as I sat down my brush on the dresser, I grabbed my notebook and pencil, turned around and looked back to the room, making sure I wasn't forgetting anything.

I knew I was stalling so I walked out of the room, shutting the door before I changed my mind.

I slowly walked down the stair looking to see if they were waiting for me with torches and pitchforks at the ready.

"You better give me that last apple or I swear to God I will cast your soul into Davy Jones’ Locker!"

Wyatt said threatening Phoenix who had the apple behind his back.

He was desperately trying to reach behind Phoenix to grab it but it was to no avail.

I watched Indy walked behind her older brother and grabbed the apple out of his grasp, and took a bite of it.

"Hey!"

They both said in unison.

"Problem solved"

She shrugged, taking another bite.Wyatt and Phoenix both held pouty looks on there face as they watched Indy eat their apple.

"Oh stop looking at me like I stomped on your sandcastles’"

She rolled her eyes walking out the kitchen.

"No worse! You stole my food!"

Wyatt shouted at her.

"Um actually, it was mine,’ Phoenix said, pointing at himself.

"We both know you would have given it to me honey; Wyatt said, patting him on the chest before retreating out the kitchen.

It was now Phoenix's turn to roll his eyes at his boyfriend.

Watching the two of them together I couldn't help but smile, they were so good together.

Their love was pretty much undeniable, I wanted what they had someday.

"Hey, Mia."

Phoenix smiled as he walked past me.

"Hey: I returned his smile.

"Oh, by the way, Rylan wanted you."

He told me before walking into Wyatt's room.

I walked further into the hallway and knocked on the door across from the room Phoenix had just walked in.

I was guessing this was Rylan's room, It was either his or Rose's toom according to what Camila had told me the first day I moved in.

"Please be Rylan's room; I muttered to myself.

"It's your lucky day Sugarplum"Rylan greeted me with a grin.

"I heard you were looking for me?"I questioned him.

"My whole life."He said, moving aside from the door, silently telling me to come in.

I rolled my eyes at him, walking into his room.

It was actually rather clean for a teenager, I was expecting to see random pieces of clothes thrown around or papers scattered about but there was nothing of the sort.

"Here;' Rylan said, handing me a black Nike backpack.

couldn't see any signs of wear

really sweet; I told him

know.’ I watched as his cheeks turned a light shade

figured you needed it more than

said rubbing the back of his

to do that,’ I told him,

Rylan smirked at me, wiggling his

do you suppose

giving

high

awkwardly, seeing that his

high five to the face,’ I

the

least get a

giving me puppy

shot Rylan another weird look,

on, I don't bite.’

I bite harder,’ I said, awkwardly walking into

around my body holding me close to

a little and patted his back a few times, trying to silently tell him, "Okay I've had enough now: "Are you ever going to tell me what happened

asked, letting go

wanted to tell him, I really

wasn't how he would handle

on to Noah? Or worse,

to work it out for myself first; I told him, avoiding his

nodded his head in

get going,’

my head, following

the front

"Hey, guys!"

sadly as she watched us come out of Rylan's

bright blue eyes

her, she was totally into him but I

should probably talk to her and let her know nothing is going

following Rylan out

school was silent

I was hiding something from him and I wasn't sure how long I could keep the

won't be needing a ride home;' I told him as we pulled

"Why not?"

look "Book club meeting,’ I told him as

the book

Rylan laughed.

nodded my head at

nerd.’ He smiled at

are you getting home then?"

Rose gave me this cellphone and I programmed the address into

the slim phone out of

I noticed I had one unread

quickly unlocked the phone, my curiosity getting the best

nobody knew I had it other than Rose, Wyatt and of

widen at

meet you outside of Mr.Hipp's class after

at least three

was shocked he actually

text message, calm

know I could just come back and pick you up,’ Rylan

to explore the town

I lied again.

was digging myself deeper and

and opened the door

him, I didn't want to walk around the school

starting twisting thinking about walking into first period and

to switch

only solution I could

wonder if they have cameras around the building? If I try to tell the

"What's wrong Muffin?"

noticing

jitters, I explained,

got me.’ He smirked, playfully hitting

makes me feel

rolled my

was still a good ten minutes until class

sent silent prayers that Noah wouldn't be

least Axel was in that class as well, but now that I think

I carelessly opened Mrs.

readjusting the straps on

that I wasn't

snapped back to the back of

saw Axel

I walked over to my seat,

seat and tried to

did I

in my

ever tell you staring

I asked him annoyed.

not staring at

deadpanned, clearly

course not, you have X-ray vision and you're looking through me;’ I said sarcastically,

Axel infuriated me, even though he was extremely intimidating I felt a boiling need to pick

probably isn't the

the high-pitched screeching noise

closer until he was right in

his elbow on my desk, putting his chin in the palm

chair, trying

I'm staring

watching

it if you

to get

steady but it was like I

my nose with the spices of

thing, Angel, I'm the bad boy.I do what I want when I

so smoothly, his pink lips moving

"What do you want?"

I breathed out.

an utter

say something but before he had the chance the bell started

"Saved by the bell"

standing up straight and walking back to his own

when I thought I knew who Axel was he goes and does something completely

into the room, taking

to walk through the door

looked over my shoulder towards Axel, his brown eyes met my

faint smirk

he knew why Noah wasn't here today, not that I

of the day passed in a blur, which

got out of

period was filled with Camila glaring evil looks at my direction while Axel spent his time glaring right back at her, and then you had Rylan who was looking between all

rang through my ears,

Hipp's class.

moments letting the majority of people leave

Axel already waiting for me, leaning against

flatly, walking down the

followed behind not knowing what to say to him, he wasn't much of a talker but I

much of

got to his car he wasted no time turning the car on and pulling

are we

said unbothered,

somewhere?"

stop asking so many

over at me

stop

shot back,

telling me to shut up, I quickly

behind us one was a red four-door

Axel made the two

"Axel.”I panicked 

a lot calmer

"We are being followed!"

stated, looking at the side mirror at the

told me,

are uhh, those are my friends."He

have

less than amused, but I

we

cars on the road other than us

overgrown and trees were scattered

still

another 10 minutes, a building in the distance finally

like a warehouse or a factory,

into the gravel parking lot in front of

I could definitely tell this use to be a

focused my attention on the cars parked right next to

least two guys in each car, the two in the red car opened their doors and got out, I watched them closely, one had curly dirty blonde hair and brown eyes and the other one had light brown hair and hazel

two in the SUV soon joined their friends whispering something

directed my attention to

was probably the scariest looking one out of all of them,

in a black leather jacket and jeans just

odd, but I was the last person to be talking

scared Angel? Axel spoke causing my attention to snap to

goes with that nickname

"I'm not."

out of

head amused, I think he knew

the door’ Axel told

"Sure thing boss"

boy obeyed I shot Axel a confused look,

him, wanting answers but of course he just shrugged his shoulders and walked to his trunk

him as he

the warehouse, it was huge! The room was

of the warehouse was a giant boxing ring sat up, that must be where Axel learned how to

a door that probably led somewhere in the back, leaving Axel

gym is this?"I blurted

"Mine"He said casually.

you pay for this stuff?"I

your

asked in the first place, I knew he wouldn't have told

"Come on."

on to the ring, pulling the

held his hand out for me to

in his, Axel's warm hands engulfed mine, sending little lightning bolt through my

my foot got stuck on the rope, sending

to be harder

but he wasn't fooling anymore, I

myself blushing in embarrassment, my cheeks felt like they were

up, brushing

are your opponent is going to be twice your size, so trying

to fight more defensively, therefore go for the

told me

groin, or

I nodded my head.

but he quickly washed it off

like he

"But I ca-"I begin.

said.’ He

Axel taunted

he