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 best company.’ Rylan cut in, glaring

Rylan, but they quickly

too good friend.’ Noah grinned

close to friends.’ Rylan spat,

something I didn't know about that

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

away from Rylan and his eyes landed on

smile spread across his grimy face as his eyes

"Hello, Mia."

from his mouth made me want

at him with all the

a great time the other day, I would love

at me, licking his

right there was enough to send

into fists and I probably would have decked him

with Noah's cheek echoed in

at the

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

What cowards.

from the collar of his jacket and brought his face right in front

forgot

Axel chuckled unamused.

that pretty one, I suggest you make yourself invisible.’

Mia again, I will make

going

laughed, blood escaping his

for yourself.’

going to wish I'd kill

noticed

is your last

letting go of Noah's collar which sent him falling back

"Let's go."

as he walked out the sliding double doors that

at Kina

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

mall, leaving Noah laying on the

was in that moment as I watch Axel's shoulder muscle move as he walked I knew I saw another side of him that I could have gone my whole life without

month ago would have probably started crying is

night at the warehouse,

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

enough to where he thinks this how he should live his life? To where being in the streets and getting into fights or threatening people is the only

gang leader thing was apart of him, but that wasn't all to

shell of his, there is a decent person under

regret

over at him as we got into

was bugging me and I

"Do you?"

over

I regret kissing him? "I asked you

resorted, not

at Axel, practically on the edge of my seat waiting for his answer, it looked like he

I regret

spoke, not missing

didn't affect

did hurt, I don't

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

"Why."

I pressed.

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

time, you are an insecure little girl, who has

and I can't believe I even kissed

He snapped at me.

That one stung.

mean

mean? Of course, I