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.

into a pillow for hours straight, the same rage that plagued my heart with

the best company.’ Rylan cut in,

at Rylan, but

to see you too good friend.’ Noah

to friends.’

I didn't know about that happened between

and I knew it couldn't be just because

carelessly looked away from Rylan and his eyes

wicked smile spread across his grimy face as

"Hello, Mia."

coming from his mouth made me want to get sick but stood still, I didn't flinch

standing there staring at

a great time the other day, I would love

smirked at me, licking

there was enough to

probably would have decked him tight then

Noah's cheek echoed in the empty hallway of

gasp in shock at

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

What cowards.

of his jacket and brought his face right in

forgot who's in

Axel chuckled unamused.

you don't want another black eye to match that pretty one, I suggest you make yourself

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

you going to do?

laughed, blood

for yourself.’ He continued, coughing

going to wish I'd

steady, I even noticed the grin

your last

said before letting go of Noah's collar which sent him falling back to the

"Let's go."

towards us as he walked out the sliding double doors

over at Kina

help but wonder: is that what I used to look like? Scared and clueless? I don't want to be like that anymore, I don't want to be

the mall, leaving

muscle move as he walked I knew I saw another side of him that I could have gone

was strange, the Mia from a month ago would have probably started crying is she saw what just

as it sounds I couldn't be afraid of Axel after the night at the warehouse, not after he helped me be somewhat okay with

his back I couldn't help but to wonder

this how he should live his life? To where being in the streets and getting

leader thing was apart of him,

underneath that hard and rough shell of his,

you regret

asked looking over at him as we got into the

was bugging me and I just needed to know

"Do you?"

over at

regret kissing him? "I

not knowing the

practically on the edge of my seat waiting for his answer, it looked like he was waging a battle with himself and when his face went blank, I knew

only do I regret it,

spoke, not

that what he had said didn't affect

I don't know

eyes? It shouldn't hurt, I shouldn't care what

"Why."

I pressed.

but I refused to let it stop me

you are an

average and I can't believe I

He snapped at me.

That one stung.

you don't mean that,’ I said

you mean? Of