the fury of the hawk

skipping

Monday morning you woke up to the sound of your alarm. You tumble out of bed and head straight to the bathroom. You brush your teeth and start to get ready.
"Morning mother" you grumble rubbing your eyes
"Good morning sunshine!" she smiles at you
"See you after school" you say before heading out the door
You walk to school by yourself and arrive about 15 minutes later. As you walk in you see the usual crowd waiting for you in the foyer.
"There she isss" Miguel smiled and waved at you
You walk over and immediately notice Tory and Miguel. Their hands linked together. You look up and give her a quick wink.
"Well hello there lovely people" you said teasingly
Hawk was quiet which was very unusual for him.
"I think i would rather die than go to Biology" you groaned
"Wanna skip?" Hawk finally spoke
"Holy shit. The boy speaks!" you teased "But yes absolutely"
"You two have fun with that. I have a quiz" Miguel said before him and Tory left hand in hand.
You look back up at Hawk.
"They seem to be getting along" you laughed
"I know. I was kinda shocked considering two days ago he wanted to take it slow" Hawk responded.
You shrugged and the two of you snuck out of the building. You walked for a while before you noticed a park in the distance. You stepped on to the mulch and walked to a swing. Hawk sat on the swing beside you.
"You're quiet today" you said "Everything okay?"
"Just tired" he replied "Late night"
You watched him rock back and forth on the swing. He looked up and caught your eyes. You looked into each others eyes. You could feel the warmth on your face. He started to softly smile which was quickly replaced by his cocky smirk.
"You really like to stare at me huh?" he said still looking at you
"What can i say. I'm a sucker for a red mohawk" you reply sarcastically
He chuckled. A loud ding rang through his pocket. He pulled out his phone.
"Just my mom" he said
You glanced at his phone and accidentally read her text. It read "Don't forget dinner with grandma tonight Eli"
"Eli??" You thought to yourself. You knew Hawk was just a nick name but for some reason you couldn't picture any other name fitting him. You looked away before he could notice.
"There's another party coming up this weekend" he said
"Sounds like fun. Or do you have plans to break someone's else's entire facial structure" you said with a teasing tone
"You're so funny" he said sarcastically smiling
"I know" you replied shooting a sarcastic smile back at him.

HAWKS POV:
Something about her was different. After he changed from Eli to Hawk people treated him differently. People were scared of him. It felt good to know he wouldn't have an issue with bullies anymore because if anyone tried he'd bury them. It was nice but sometimes it hurt to see people look at him like he was a monster. The worst part about it was that he had become the people he was so desperately afraid of. But she didn't look at him with fear. She didn't look at him like he was a monster. She looked at him like she could see straight through all the bullshit. She looked at him like she could see Eli.

Y/N'S POV:
Hawk stared into the distance, lost in his thoughts. You slowly reached down and grabbed a handful of mulch. With a swift movement you threw at directly at his face. Between his clenched teeth and half a smile he said
"You're dead princess"
With that you launched out of swing and he followed. He chased you around the entire playground before catching you. He grabbed your wrist and pulled your body to his. You stared into each others eyes.
"Gotcha" he growled smirking down at you
You reached up and picked a stray piece of mulch off his shirt before flicking it back at him. He grabbed your waist, picking you up off the ground and over his shoulder. The both of you laughed
"It's quite comfortable up here" you said
"Really?" he said with a disbelieving tone
"Fuck no. Put me down" you said rolling your eyes
He laughed and then put you down. You laid on the mulch and Hawk joined you. You laid there and talked for what seemed like hours. By this time you had missed nearly the entire school day. You and Hawks phones lit up simultaneously.

miguel: wanna hang before practice?
tory: obviously 😝
you: duh
hawk: sorry i can't be seen with losers like you guys👎🏼
miguel: so you'll be there? great