Papi

8

" shut in", ceaser calls out as he came through rubys front door , a bed sheet wrapped around his body and a hall type thing on his head , making him look like an Egyptian or Greek god or man
" but I thought you were with Oscar ", ruby stresses with wide eyes as he stands from his seat
" good to see you too", ceaser rolls his eyes
" no , it's fine , it's just—take a seat , any seat ", ruby huffs before shoving ceaser away when he goes to take a seat
" and not the love seat . And don't block my scented candle", he says as ceaser takes a seat on the other side of the couch with monse , taking the two pillows behind him and putting them beside him as a block between them , giving monse a hard look as he does so
" what do you think ", Olivia smiles as she comes into the room
" oh that looks nice ", ruby says nervously as he barely looks at her
" so , when are we going out ", she starts lightly
" never , trick or treating in freeridge is a no go ", ruby shakes his head at her
" why "
" you might want to sit down ..... I'll be brief . In 2012c prophets rolled up on us , glocks to our heads and snatched our bags . 2013 we were kissing pavement all night , caught in a drive by , that night we lost our candy and perhaps our innocence -
" can we talk ", monse turns to ceaser , ignoring ruby as he continued to tell Olivia all the reasons they couldn't go out in freeridge on hallowe'en
" I'm good ", ceaser says with a tight nod , only for monse to sigh and get up , grabbing ceasers arm and pulling them into the hallway for some privacy, and ceaser pulls his arm away with a frown once they stop
" why haven't you returned any of my calls or texts", she starts , an annoyed tone to her voice as ceaser crosses his arms over his chest
" been busy . Yknow , tagging , jacking , banging . Even ran a yellow light ", he says half sarcastically
" your still mad over my safe comment-
" not safe ", he corrects with an annoyed look
" seriously, I said what I said and i had to say it because if I didn't , I'd have to say more , and saying more is not what I should've said -", ceaser gives her a blank look , fed up with all her bullshit and lies , she could of said anything , and her feelings for him , and whatever she thinks they have , he doesn't care about , sure , they're friends , ceaser loves her as a friend would , but this is getting a bit too much , there is no reason to lie when there's nothing between them , there is no reason to call him things when he doesn't even like her , and there is no reason to cover shit up when there's nothing even going on in the first place "- your being overly sensitive, want me to apologise ", she offers
" I want you to want to apologise, but you'd have to have feelings and self awareness for that ", he shrugs as he walks back into the living room , sighing under his breathe as he retakes his seat on the sofa with monse storming in after him and taking a grumpy seat on the other end of the sofa
" you're right , we should go out . I'm feeling like this could be our last hallowe'en trick or treating . And frankly , it's feeling a little cramped in here , you feel me ", Mose emphasises 'feel ' as she speaks , looking at ceaser the same hole time , only for ceaser to roll his eyes and ignore her gaze
" I vote for Brentwood, it's safe , rich , and I bet they've got full size candy bars ", Jamal grins ,and ruby finally snaps by everyone being against him
" shut ins are tradition , and I ordered the pizza . Did I mention it's artisanal", ruby says with a frantic look on his eyes
" why. Any we go somewhere else", Olivia turns to ruby with a puppy eyed look
" Brentwood", Jamal whispers
" there's gotta be other places-"Brentwood "- how about Brentwood ", she shrugs
" I'm down ", ceaser nods as Jamal does a little dance of accomplishment
" good call , Olivia ", monse smiles
" it's a bad call , it's a great idea , it's just Brentwood's super far and we would have to take public transport , which sucks -
" you've never been on a train ", ceaser frowns, giving ruby an odd look
" sorry guys , but I don't know how we'd even get there-
" all good , I got us a hookup ", Jamal sings out , and that's how the five of them ended up getting a lift from rubys grandma into Brentwood and were all now stood on a random street none of them new of in the night
" we are not in freeridge anymore ", monse murmurs as they all look around the place oddly , as if it any moment they would be jumped , accept olivia , who seemed perfectly normal
" uh , we've got lots of ground to cover , so .... To maximise candy efficiency, let's divide and conquer , then split our booty ", Jamal suggests
" great idea , Olivia and I will go this way . Meets back here around 10, later ", ruby waves off with a smirk as he takes Olivia's arm , and ceases looks at him oddly before realising he'd be left with monse , who seems to realise the same thing
" Jamal " , they both call out
" on second thought , I'll go with ruby and Olivia ", ceaser decides, making rubys smirk fall
" on third thought , you should go with Jamal and monse ", ruby rushes out
" on fourth , we're good ", monse says , latching onto jamals arm and rushing away in a fast walk , and ceaser looks back to ruby and Olivia , a bit hurt how ruby was acting at the moment but didn't want to think to much of it
" come on ", Olivia waves him over
.....................
Fuck ruby for being insecure , and fuck him for thinking he had any interest in Olivia when he was already in a relationship, with a man that is , and duck him for having such shitty conversational skills that he had to speak him into doing what Olivia wanted , which was crash a party , funnily enough , as if ceaser hadn't already had shit enough luck with party's already , the guy in front of him definitely wasn't going to give him good luck
" - what's up locos , heard your from ridge too ", he says in greeting with a Latino accent , and ceaser nods stiffly at him
" yo , check it , ahhh , just clowning , yeah , I'm straight from b wood , west side ", he hyped , doing a gang sign with his hand as he spoke , and ruby and ceaser share a look
" so , what do think of my fits , and my tat , it's pretty dope , right ", he continues, not knowing the guy he was dressed up and pretending to be was actually ceasers older brother
" mom works in hair and makeup , I mean , it's like life's inimatating art and art imitating life , right ", he grins , putting his fist out for a fist pump , which goes ignored by the both of them , and just look at his first blankly , but his attention is diverted when Olivia comes back to them
" hey "
" hey "
" where'd you get that ", the guy asks her , an edge to his voice as he spoke that none of the three cared about
" from the fridge ", she shrugs
"That's my moms pressed juice ", he deadpans
" oh , I'm sorry ", she apologised guiltily
" she's in a cleanse , she knows exactly how many bottles there are ", he continues in an annoyed tone
" I had no idea , I just wanted a drink , and I just assumed-
" what , that you could just go in and take it . There are drinks everywhere . There's a whole bin of soda right there , why were you in the fridge ", he yells out in a rant
" I was thirsty , it's just juice , it's not a big deal-
" don't tell me what's not a big deal , okay . Do people go in your house , take stuff out of your fridge ", he yells
" yeah ", they all nod
" what the hell is wrong with you people -
" you people ", Olivia exclaimed in offence
" hey , just let it go ", ceaser says to her soothingly
" don't you have any respect ", he asks her
" respect , says the white boy dressed like a cholo", she scoffs , looking him up and down judgmentaly
" excuse me ", he steps forward....
..............
- it was disgusting, eggs were being thrown at them as they run out of the party and half way down a road , ruby spotting monse and Jamal and telling them to run to as they pass them , a few guys still running after them as they threw the remaining eggs , and as soon as they stopped , ceaser was glaring down at his phone as he texted both his brother and Carlos quickly , he was pissed
" you guys , this is all my fault . I let that assshole get the best of me ",Olivia mutters sadly
" don't appologise , we just got to get home , Jamal , get a lift ", ruby says
" my dad said lift was only for emergencies ", Jamal furrows his brows , and they all look to him but ceaser as he typ d fast on his phone
"Seriously , what exactly constitutes an emergency ", ruby huffs
" don't get a lift , it's handled ", ceaser hums out with a blank look , tucking his phone back away
" it's handled ", he repeated with a nod as they all give him looks , 5 minutes later he was back up at the party , walking up the side walk outside and up to the steps , only for a couple of guys to start laughing at his reappearance
" you want some more ", the same guy grins as he stand up , and ceaser looks hun up and down with a blank look
" oh , you think you're hard , okay ", he nods at ceaser , who shakes his head with a small smirk coming onto his lips
" nah , I'm not , but they are ", he tells him darkly as a car pulls up beside them , and ceaser moves to the side , finding cruel pride in the way everyone's faces drop at Oscar and Carlos getting out of the car , and Oscar and Carlos share a look once they stand in front of the guy , Oscar getting in his face , bringing his thump to his lips and using it to wipe the fake face tat on the teens face , which smudges off easily , along with him flinching , and then he wipes his own tat with his finger as he glared down at him
" this shits real ", he says as the boy begins to shake with heavy breathes
" this him ", Carlos raises a brow , side glancing ceaser , who hums with a slight nod , the party so quiet as they tried to see what was going on , two gang leaders in one place just because of one teenager . Oscar glances at Carlos , moving out the way as Carlos moves to stand in front of the teen , only looking at him for a moment before swinging , punching him straight in the face , a sickening crack coming from him as he falls backwards , falling on the floor pathetically with a cry
" please , what do you want ", he whimpers out , and ceaser comes between his brother and boyfriend , clutching onto Carlos's hand and pulling him back towards the car as Oscars lips twitch up slightly in a smirk as he looked at the guy on the floor