Battered and Bruised.

January: entry 10

A/N: The number shown is no number I know, I just hit random numbers, do NOT call that number and ask for Drake. Not cool.

~Justine's P.O.V.~

Xander had his arm around me with such pride, it made me fall even harder for him. "That jerk doesn't deserve you..." Xander said. I looked at him, "I have no idea anymore...I feel like he saved me..." I said. He did, he just came to Manor-Way and assured me about Alice, telling me to keep my head up... of it weren't for him, I probably would have killed myself. "I'm so sorry, I had no idea Alice was going to do such a thing. I was so terrified that I couldn't move, or speak,I shouldn't even have my arm around you right now I'm just-" I cut him off, "Xander, calm down, it's not your fault, it was Alice..." I said, he smiled down at me, I always feel so short, especially next to Xander's 6"3 height. "I just care about you too much..." he said, I was shocked, HIM caring about ME? we went into my house, it was actually spic-and-span clean. we sat down on my couch, turning the T.V. on, but of course, we were so tired that we fell asleep in each other's arms.

~Chase's P.O.V.~

"So she actually tried to..." Liz said, getting choked up. "Yeah." I cried a little more. "Now she's with..." Hana said. "Yeah." I said again, tears just flowing out now, I couldn't keep them back. "Chase..." Hana said, patting my back. "I hate this. I hate everything." I said. I was so angry. "Don't talk like that, we all know she'll end out with you in the end." Liz said. "But what of she doesn't?!" I asked, getting a little loud, I took a deep breath. "She will. You have her phone." Hana laughed, attempting to cheer the mood up, plan-failed. "I,m just so angry, it's like, I'm so angry that I can't even feel it, its almost-" I got cut off, "Numb?" Liz asked. "Yeah..." I said. I turned my phone in my hands, suddenly feeling it vibrate, it was a call. (481) 371-7391 it read. "Hello?" I answered. "Chase..." it was Drake, "Drake, what's up?" I asked. "Why is Justine with that Xander guy? My friend is her neighbor and I just saw them walk in together...." Drake said. "Drake, do you have her house phone's number?!" I asked. "Yeah, its right here on the fridge..." Drake said, "Tell me it." He read me the numbers, "Thanks, bro." I said, "No problem." I hung up, as I dialed the number my hands became shaky, it started ringing, it was on speaker, "Hello?" it was Xander, Hana was the first to talk. "Hey, Xander! Can I talk to J for a few?" she said, acting as though nothing was wrong. "Uh, sure.." he said, "Hello?" We heard Justine say, I wanted to talk but Liz looked at me. "Hey, J.J.!" she was a really good actress. "Hey, Hana, what's up?" she asked. "We have a small tinsy winsy problem." Hana said. "What would that be? Please don't tell me that it has to do with Chase..." she groaned. "Oh no way! it has to do with his brother, he called me saying you were with Xander, why? I mean, don't. get me wrong, Xander is H-O-T! But what about Chase?" she asked, I rolled my eyes about her compliment to Xander... "He..." I could imagine her face right now, tears welling, wanting to just avoid this whole discussion. "Wanted me for sex..." she said. Liz shot me. daggers. "It's not true, that was when I first met her!" I whisper yelled. "Well, I really doubt he would-" "HANA HE EVEN SAID SO. THEN HE SAID IT WAS 'ALL WHEN HE FIRST MET ME' AND THAT HE 'FELL HARD AFTERWARDS.'!" Justine yelled, I had tears flowing again."Justine, calm down." Hana said. "I thought I loved him too..." she said, my heart skipped a beat, did she really? "you did?" she said. "Yes..." she said. "Look, I know he loves you a lot. he called me choked up and told me he loved you." she continued. Nice, Hana, thanks for revealing me. "He was lying." the words of poison almost aimed directly at me, fired, and hit dead on. "Hana, I don't want to talk about this anymore." she said "Well too bad, we're gonna." Hana said. "Look, when a guy first meets an attractive girl, he wants sex, then they realize what kind of girl she is and they fall hard. and I feel like this is what happened with you and Chase." Hana explained. "No, Alice was right, she told me this when she punched me and when James almost sent me to the hospital." Justine said. "What?!" Hana said. "I gotta go.." Justine said and she hung up.

~Justine's P.O.V.~

After I hung up I needed some fresh air, "Xander, I'll be back soon." I told him "You want me to come with you?" he asked. "No, I'll be fine." I smiled, he nodded as I left. I started walking, after I was away from the house I saw a familiar large frame, James. "Hey beautiful." James said walking up to me, towering over my small and fragile frame. "James...stop." I whispered. "C'mon, baby, you know you love me." he said, he was drunk. I went along with him, to keep from getting beaten, or worse, raped. "James." I said seductively, attempting to get his attention, "I want you." I told him, sliding my hand up and down his neck, and having one hand in his hair. I was wrapping him around my finger so easily, "You do?" he said smiling, I looked at him, biting my lip, nodding my head. "But, what about Alice..." I said, faking a sad look, how was this so easy, but so fun? "Alice, oh yeah..." he said remembering. "I can't with you." he said, wow, he was so much smarter in his drunk state than his sober state... "Okay, but Alice can't rock you as good as I can." I said winking and walking away. I had gotten out of that so easily, if I had struggled he would have raped me. I walked towards Liz and Hana's, their lights were on, weird. I knocked the secret knock and Hana opened the door "I could have just gotten raped." I told her, she looked confused. I told her what had just happened. "Sounds like my acting rubbed off on you." she smirked. I looked behind Hana, seeing blue eyes looking at me with worry, Chase's.