The Broken Bad Boy

Chapter 12

Raven's POV:

I went back home at 5 in the morning. We have school today so...

When I got home, I saw Callum all dressed up and standing there with Hunter and some.... luggage? Okay...?

"What is going on?" I asked them. I'm super confused right now.

"Well, you might know that our birthday is on Saturday. And Hunter here decided to show up at our house at 2 AM. He said he has planned a surprise trip for my birthday and is taking me away. We were just waiting for you to show up so I could tell you all this in person." Callum explained to me and I nodded. He gave me a hug and kissed my forehead. "Take care." he said and we pulled away.

"Venny can we talk for a sec?" Hunter asked me.

"I'll wait in the car." Callum said and left with both of their bags.

"You see there is some stuff going on with Aiden and I did not want to leave him alone. I've been planning this for a few days now, but with Aiden not being okay, I wanted to cancel it. The guy literally forced me to leave. Can you please stay with him for these three days? We will be back on Sunday. I know it is a lot the ask but Aiden does not warm up to people easily. But he is quite comfortable with you. He will tell you about everything when he is ready. I'm sure he will. But for now, can you please just stay with him?" 

Hunter requested and I could see how much he cared about his best friend.

"I will go now. Aiden is my friend and he needs me. I'll stay with him. Don't worry and enjoy your trip. Hope I can trust you for some details." I winked playfully and he smiled and nodded.

"Thanks, Venny." He said and gave me a tight hug.

"Now go before Dove flies away," I said. He smiled and left.

I went up to my room and took a shower. I got dressed and packed my bag for the next few days. I took clothes and essentials.

I don't wanna go to school anymore. I got straight A's. I'm sure they'll let this one slide.

I drove to Aiden's place and rang the doorbell. I saw the door open and walked inside. I sight in front of my eyes shocked me. 

The living room was a mess. All of Hunter's Trophies were on the floor. The coffee table was flipped over. The place was literally thrashed. 

I went upstairs to Aiden's room and got inside. His privacy was the last thing on my mind right now.

And then I saw a heartbreaking sight. Aiden was sitting in a corner, his head on his knees and he was shaking and crying. 

"Aiden?" I asked softly. He looked up at me and I gasped. His eyes were red as tears were rolling down his cheeks.

"No! Please don't hurt me. I won't do it again. P-p-please j-just leave me. Pl-please. I b-beg you." Who is he talking about? He was shaking and crying. I took a step towards me.

"Hey it's me, Raven" I said softly.

"No you are not Raven. My Raven is not here. You are just pretending to be her. You are going to hurt me. Go away." He said while shaking his head. I don't know who this person is, but I know for sure that they have hurt him very badly and scarred him for life.

"It's me Aiden. See? I'm Raven. I'm here. You are safe." I said as I took another step towards him.

"You are not the monster?" He asked me and I shook my head.

"No it's me. Nothing will happen to you. I promise." I said in a comforting voice.

"P-please don't hurt me" He begged in a weak voice and my heart broke. Aiden is always so strong. Even back when we were in Middle School, he never even shed a tear. But, now, seeing him like this just hurts. 

I sat beside him on the floor.

"Aiden? Baby please look at me?" I said in a soft voice. 

He turned to me. 

"Raven?" He asked in a small voice.

"Yes it is me." I said.

"C-can you p-please hold m-me? P-please?" He asked weakly. I quickly wrapped my arms around him and hugged him. He put his face on my shoulder as he kept crying and I kept saying sweet nothings in his ear.

I feel this strong urge to protect Aiden. I want to protect him from all the possible harm in this world. I want him to feel safe. I want to save him from his demons.

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Aiden stopped crying after about half an hour. I held him through it.

"Kitten?" He asked after a while. I hummed in response.

"Can you stay here with me? I don't get any nightmares when you are around me." He asked me, pleading with his eyes.

"I'm gonna stay with you. Hunter asked me to. I'll stay until he comes back." I said as I ran my fingers through his hair.

"Okay. Thank you." He said with a smile.

"Kitten? Can you read to me please?" He asked me after a while.

"Of course" I smiled.

Just as I was about to get up, Aiden held me tighter.

"No Please don't leave me." He begged vulnerably and it made me sad. I can't not be sad for him. God knows what me must have gone through.

"Aiden, I'm just bringing a book. I promise I'll be back in a moment" I said and he reluctantly let me go.

I quickly went downstairs and came back with 'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green

We both sat on his bed and Aiden placed his head on my lap. I had been reading this book to him last week and we got carried away and read a lot of it actually.

I read for him. I loved this chapter to be honest. I read for about 15 minutes but then Aiden got up and sat beside me. He gave me a look that said keep reading.

"Augustus Waters," I said, looking up at him, thinking that you cannot kiss anyone in the Anne Frank House, and then thinking that Anne Frank, after all, kissed someone in the Anne Frank House, and that she would probably like nothing more than for her home to have become a place where the young and irreparably broken sink into love. "I must say," Otto Frank said on the video in his accented English, "I was very much surprised by the deep thoughts Anne had." And then we were kissing." I read. I felt someone's stare on me.

I turned to look at Aiden only to see him looking at me. He placed his hand on my face as his thumb caressed my cheek. He looked deeply into my eyes. His deep ocean blue eyes were full of emotions. We were looking at each other with so many emotions flowing through us.

And then we were kissing...

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Ah I hate cliffhangers. But they finally kissed. What do you think haunts Aiden? And about the times when Raven called Aiden 'Baby', it was in attempt to comfort him, nothing else... or was it something? :) 

We'll talk about Aiden's past in the next chapter.

Until then,
Stay tuned ;-)

XOXO,
Akshita