New Kid In Town

Guess We're Friends Now

I get to school and head inside, now knowing the building a good bit more then before.

I head upstairs to my locker only to be blocked by some really big dude. 

"U-uh. Can you p-please move? Y-you're blocking my l-locker." I say. He looks over to me and snickers. He mimics me and the three standing there laugh. I bite my upper lip from nerves.

"Please m-move." I say again. "No." He says. I furrow my brows. "Why?" I ask. "Why don't you just shut it and get lost pipsqueak." He says more there asks. "I need s-stuff from m-my locker." I reply. "And I don't care. Get lost." He sneers. "C-can't you j-just move a l-little?" I ask. He grabs me by my neck and slams me up against the lockers. "No. So fuck off." He says, annoyed. 

He throws me to the ground and kicks me in the face. I let a loud whimper. I grabbed at my face. "Oh shit—move!" I hear the same guy say. Next thing I know I'm being lifted off the ground. I look up to met the gaze of Luca.

"Let me see." He says. I let him look at my face. He growls when he sees it. "They busted his lip and he's got a bruised chin." He informs the others. They all let some form of growl out too. Luca grabs my shoulder, making me wince.

"And a busted up shoulder." He says. He meets my gaze. "Anything else hurt?" He asks softly. "N-no." I reply. He nods. He grabs my wrist, dragging me down the hall. The others follow close behind. 

We end up in a bathroom. Shawn wets a paper towel and gently wipes my lip. I whimper a little. "Sorry pequeño." He says.

Okay, number one, why do I keep whimpering?! And also, what the hell does pequeño mean!?

I let him finish and then Nathan comes in with a band-aid. He places it on my chin, most likely covering the bruise. He then backs up, all of them looking at me. 

"T-thank you.." I say, my gaze facing down at the floor. "Nothing for you to thank us for." I hear Aiden say. The bell rings. But before they let me leave, Nathan chimes in. 

"If anyone else bothers you, get us immediately." He says. I nod. We then all exit the bathroom. I headed back towards my class.

The day goes by quickly. I'm now currently waiting for my mom to come pick me up, knowing she's gonna flip her shit when she sees my face. She pulls up after I wait for like, 5 minutes. I hop into the car.

She turns to me. Her eyes widen. "What the hell happen to your face!?" She yells. "U-uh..some dude hit me pretty hard—he got punished for it! He g-got suspended for the rest of the week and kicked out of the club he was in." I say quickly.

"Good! That little piece of shit!" She says with a huff. We get on the road. 

"What do you want to eat? We're gonna go dine-in somewhere." She says. "Um..Jill's and Fran's?" I ask hopefully. "Alright." She says and we head that way.

Once we get there, we go inside. We are greeted by Miss Fran. "Oh, Delta darling! What happened to your face!?" Miss Fran freaks out. "J-just a little run i-in." I say scratching the back of my neck. She huffs. "You must be Mrs. Grey?" She asks. "Yes, it's nice to meet you." Mom says.

"You too! I'm Fran, one of the owners here!" Miss Fran says. I walk over to a booth and sit down. For some reason I feel as if someone's staring at me. I look around to met the gaze of Nathan. 

I stand up and make my way over to them. "Hey pequeño." Shawn says. I nod. Mom must of seen me, because before I know it she's by my side. "Why hello there! Nice to see you boys!" She greets them happily. "Hi Mrs. Grey." Luca says. 

Mom smiles. "We'll be right over here. So, if you'll excuse us." Mom says as she pulls me to walk away with her. We walk over to were I was sitting before.

"When did the nickname start?" Mom pry's. "..today. They helped me when I got hurt." I reply. "Thats good. They're nice boys," she says. I nod.

"I'm glad you've found such nice friends." She says. I smile. "Me too.." I say. I look up to see her wide eyed and staring at me. Tears suddenly start to fall.

"M-mom? W-whats wrong?" I panic as I stand and sit beside her. I hug her. "Nothing, nothing. It's just—my little boys growing up." She says. I smile. "Mom..there's no reason to cry.." I state.

"I know.." She says wiping her face. "I'll always come back. Doesn't matter how." I say. She smiles and finally stops crying.

I move over back to my original seat after giving her one last hug. After we look over the menu a little we order our food. After a bit they bring it out and we start eating.

Once we pay, we leave with a goodbye. Before I could get into the car, Aiden stops me. "Can we borrow him for a second, Mrs. Grey?" He asks. "Go ahead." She says with a smile. He brings me over to the others by holding onto my hand. My face goes hot at the sudden contact.

I run into Aiden's back when he suddenly stops. "S-sorry." I say looking up. He looks over his shoulder at me. "You really like bumping into us, huh?" He asks. He moves over so I can see the others.

"What'd you n-need?" I ask. "Just wanted to talk a little." Nathan says. I tilt my head confused. "Oh my gosh—he's so fricking cute!" Nathan says happily. My face gets hot and I look down.

Why do they make me feel like this..? Whatever this is..

Then there's this pain in my chest. Which means it's time. I grab at my chest and my knees give out. "Delta!?" Aiden comes to my aid quickly.

"N-no." I say softly. Aiden reaches to try and help. I squeeze my eyes shut. "Don't touch me!" I yell. He immediately retracts his hands.

I don't want to hurt him—no I can't hurt him or any of them.

"M-mom! I-It's starting!" I yell.