Mated With Five Boys

"Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.’ - Albert Einstein 

"Sorry to interrupt but we need to go.’ Rylan's voice sounded on edge.

"Why?"

I asked, my cheeks burning with embarrassment.

"Noah's here.’ He looked up at Axel, silently having a conversation with their eyes.

"Camila's boyfriend?"

Kina asked confused.

Nobody answered Kina's question but Rylan looked down at her before looking back to Axel.

"Come on, we need to go."

Axel's voice was now hard and unattached.

Since the kiss, Axel has yet to look at me and I get the feeling he regretted kissing me.

I Know I'm not the best kisser but I didn't think it went awful, in fact, I thought it was the opposite of awful his lips were so soft and strong and the way they felt against mine was unexplainable.

I'm not sure what possessed me into letting him kiss me.

I don't understand why my skin doesn't crawl or my stomach clench when he touches me.

I'm confused by the way he looks at me, I can't tell if he likes me or hates my guts.

One minute he has me in a chokehold and the next he's kissing me, one minute he's saving my life and the next we are running away from the police.

Everything about Axel Deacon confuses the living hell out of me and I'm not sure I can handle that.

We started making our way to the nearest exit of the mall when a deep voice from behind us made us all stop dead in our tracks.

"Leaving so soon?"

His voice was cocky and crude as I remember it to be.

My heart started thumping faster and the memories started flooding back.

Axel was the first one to turn around and face him, then Rylan, followed by Kina.

I didn't want to turn around, I didn't want to face him.

"Exactly, we are."

Axel's voice was low and intimidating.

"Not on my account, I hope."

I could hear the smirk that was painted onto Noah's face.

I finally turned around to face Noah and the longer I looked at him the angrier I got.

My blood was boiling, I want nothing more than to punch him square in the nose but that probably wasn't the best choice with his 3 bodyguards standing behind him.

That's when I realized this was the first time I've seen Noah since my first day of school.

I could tell his left eye was bruised but it was almost fully healed now and he had various cuts scattered around his less than perfect face, but other than that he looked like his usual rotten self.

Remembering how helpless I felt with his hands on my body made me shaking in anger.

It scared me how much rage I was carrying with me, despite everything I was never was a violent person even though I had plenty of reason to be.

I think I was too scared to stand up for myself.

I was too scared of making things worse, I guess deep down I thought they were right, I was nothing more than a waste of space that deserved everything I got.

But something has changed, something about me has changed.

I didn't feel scared anymore, it had been replaced with a new but familiar emotion: Rage.

my mom left me, the same rage that left me screaming into a pillow for hours straight, the same rage that plagued

company.’ Rylan cut in, glaring

at Rylan, but

you too

to friends.’ Rylan spat,

was definitely something I didn't know about

murderous looks in their eyes and I knew it couldn't be just because what Noah

carelessly looked away from Rylan and his eyes

smile spread across his grimy face as

"Hello, Mia."

made me want to get sick but

there staring at

the other day, I would love to have

smirked at me, licking his

there was enough to

and I probably would have decked him tight then and there if Axel hadn't had beat me

Axel's fist connecting with Noah's cheek echoed in the empty

in shock at the scene in

ground from the blow he just took, his gang members stood there in shock for

What cowards.

jerked Noah off the floor from the collar of his jacket and brought his face right in front of Noah's now

you forgot

Axel chuckled unamused.

you don't want another black eye to match that pretty one, I suggest you make yourself invisible.’ Axel seethed

if you so much as talk too, touch, or even look at Mia again, I will make your life a living hell’ He threatened Noah, his

are you going to

blood escaping

slut for yourself.’ He

going to wish I'd kill

steady, I even noticed the grin that started to form on

is your

which sent him falling back to the hard tiled

"Let's go."

walked out the sliding

Kina

like? Scared and clueless? I don't want to be like that anymore, I

Axel out the mall, leaving Noah

I knew I saw another side of him that I could have gone my

from a month ago

Axel after the night at the warehouse, not after he helped me be somewhat okay with

I stared at his back I couldn't help but to wonder what happened to Axel? What happened to him that

should live his life? To where being in the streets and getting into fights or threatening people is the only way

knew that the whole gang leader thing was apart of him, but that wasn't

underneath that hard and rough shell of his, there is a decent person

you regret kissing

looking over at him as we got into the

I just needed to know

"Do you?"

looked over at

kissing him? "I

not knowing the

waiting for his answer, it looked like he was waging a battle with himself and when his face went blank, I knew which side

I regret it,

not missing

had said didn't affect me or didn't hurt,

it did hurt, I don't know why it

rejection that hurt? Or maybe the disgusted look in eyes? It shouldn't hurt, I shouldn't care what he thinks, but

"Why."

I pressed.

knot in my throat forming but I refused to let it stop me

are an insecure little girl, who has

and I

He snapped at me.

That one stung.

mean that,’ I said

do you mean? Of course, I