eleven | espionage.

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That same day, you were waiting outside for the guys when you saw that you were trending again. You had fallen a couple places on the board, but you were back up to number one.

You clicked on your name, Chase, that was, and saw three pictures circulating: one of you and Jacob holding pinkies, one of you and Emiko in the music room, and one of you outside your apartment.

That good mood dropped completely.

You shut your phone off and tried to talk yourself out of finding Emiko. You were far beyond the point of rage, not even because the pictures were circulating, but because she couldn't mind her business. The one of you and Jacob bothered you the most - she completely ignored the fact that, maybe Jacob didn't want to be part of a trending topic. The picture of you in front of your complex didn't have any identifying details, but it was still wrong.

You stood up and went back inside. The halls were empty, so you didn't have anyone staring at you, you were just on a mission to get to Emiko. You passed a few hallways, then heard her laugh and stopped in your tracks.

You didn't even see the guys walking behind her, you just saw her. You walked towards her and the boys stopped in their tracks, unsure of what to do. Should they stop you, should they let you get it out of your system?

They decided on the latter. You grabbed her arm and made her jump, and your expression made her shrink. "Let's have a talk, kitty cat."

You backed her into the lockers and loomed over her once more, just like you did at the basketball game. "Talk about what?"

"Do you think it's funny to post pictures of people without their permission?" You bit. "With people that I'm friends with, me at my home?"

She rolled her eyes. "Penthouse, you mean? It's not like anyone can tell where it is."

You took one step closer to her. "That's not the point, Emiko. The point is that not only did you invade my privacy, you invaded Jacob's. You know how people are nowadays, if they see someone in a picture like that, they go crazy. They go on a manhunt, and I can almost guarantee that Jacob didn't want that. I know I didn't. I don't care what was going through your head when you posted those, I don't care why you posted those, but take them down."

"No."

"I wasn't asking." You whispered. "You can manipulate me and make me look bad, granted not for very long, because I don't let people do that to me. One thing that you won't do, is involve people who didn't do anything to you. Am I clear?"

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