My Lion. || BXB

chapter twenty-two.

we had been caught. i knew it was bound to happen sooner or later, i just wished we had more time.
"okay, mari.." now i need to somehow convince marianna to not out us to the whole school... "please, i'll do anything just don't tell anyone."

"hunter you know i don't want to out you..." marinna sighed, sitting down on the grass on the field. i sat down besides her, looking at the stressed look on her face. "but why him?"
"i don't know.. he's nice to me, he would never hurt me, i know it. and he's pretty." i mumbled, holding my face in my hands while i felt the blush rushing to my cheeks and ears. marianna laughed at my flustered state, and i couldn't help but roll my eyes.

"i won't tell anyone," she stated simply, and i instantly looked back up at her with wide eyes "but you should stop seeing him." and then my heart dropped.

i furrowed my eyebrows at her, a frown forming on my lips as i looked at her stern face.
"he's no good for you, hunter." she stated almost as if it were obvious. "you weren't here when he bullied cormac so bad he wanted to move schools."
"what?" why had i never been told about this?
"mickey and lion don't just fight for 'alpha male' purposes, its because mickey wants revenge. he wants lion to hurt the way he made cormac hurt last year." marianna spoke commandingly, and i felt as if i wanted to cry.

this made sense, surely they wouldn't have weekly fights just to figure out who's the stronger male. of course there was some other reason. shit. why did nobody tell me? why didn't freddie tell me? or lionel?

i felt betrayed by the boy i was willing to risk everything for.

as i was speed walking through the hallways, i felt astray tears picking at my eyes. why would lionel lie to me?

"hunter!" fuck, not now. i heard lionel chasing after me down the halls but i was certain i wouldn't give in. i kept running, until i rushed into the bathroom and locked myself in one of the stalls. why wouldn't he just leave me alone?

"hunter..." i heard him walk into the bathroom and gently push all the stall doors open until he came to mine which was locked. "hunter what happened?"
"she told me." i sniffled, wiping the tears off my rosey cheeks.
"told you what?"
"she told me how you used to bully cormac. why didn't you tell me that was why you and mick always fight? you lied to me." i whispered, sliding down the door and sitting against it and on the mucky bathroom floor.

i heard lionel let out a sigh as he sat down too, against the other side of the door. i blinked away my tears.
"i didn't lie, i just didn't tell you some stuff because i didn't want to hurt you." he said. "i'm sorry huntley, but you must know by now that i'm not the nicest person. you must've heard the things i've done to people but you still got involved." and he was right, i did know. i have heard some whispers about some of the things lionel had done to inferior people and i ignored it. but not anymore.

"i can't do this anymore lionel. you're no good for me."

he didn't say anything, but i heard his unsteady breaths from the other side of the door. it took all of my willpower to resist opening this door and holding him, i knew that if i did that i wouldn't be able to ever let go. but sometimes you have to let go.

"i don't..." he whispered hastily, "we barely had any time."
"and who's fault is that?" i snapped.

"i'm sorry huntley, i'll do anything. what do you want me to do? i can apologise? yes, yes i'll apologise!" i heard him scrambling to his feet in a rush, but i stayed where i was.
"you won't apologise, you're known as lion for gods sake. lions don't apologise." my voice was harsh, but i knew if i was gentle with him i'd never get my point across. i'd never actually stand up to him and go against my feelings. i had to do this, i had to do this for my friends.

"i will for you." he whispered, and i squeezed my eyes shut. "i'll do anything for you."
"stop, please stop talking." i mumbled while slowly getting up to my feet.
"it's true huntley, i will." he kept pushing and pushing. how was i supposed to resist him when he seemed so sincere?

my hand was shaking while i gripped onto the lock, wordlessly opening the door slowly. i walked out the stall, standing there in silence.

"do you want me to go apologise? because i will." he said simply, and i scoffed.
"what good will that do?" i wiped my eyes again with the sleeve of my blazer. "they hate you, and rightly so. we can't... i can't betray them like that."

and in a swift movement, he was standing directly in front of me holding onto my hands encouragingly. "hunter. listen to me, you shouldn't end this just because they would want you too. you are your own person, and i make you happy. don't i?"
"fuck— yes you do."
"then don't deny yourself of that happiness. i-i promise i won't fight mickey anymore. i won't pick on any of your friends i'll change. i'll change for you."

i shook his hands off, shaking my head slowly. with tears in my eyes, "you shouldn't change who you are." my voice was all high pitched and wobbly. i feel like shit.
"i will for you."
"stop saying that."
"its true..." he glided his hands up my neck and rested them on my cheeks. "i'll do anything for you." pulling me in close, he connected our lips and slowly kissed me.