The Enemy

Chapter 8

eventually, it was time to head off to bed. the girls shared a hut together although jenna camped out with gally.

the day went smoothly, thankfully i was pleased to not fight with anyone. i think the idea of having girls like me here is healthy. i managed to get a good hour of sleep in before the day began.

chuck was feeding himself with icecream to keep his energy and spirits up. "morning guys."
"morning ella." newt spoke, hanging me a bowl of porridge.

i sigh heavily, feeling a sense of disappointment once again. gally was over with jenna, making out. i gag. "really? it's not even 8 yet. i'm trying to eat my breakfast and all i see is gally's tongue down her throat."

newt chuckles, chewing on his bread. "jealous." his brow raised. i hang my mouth open with disgust. "are you shitting me?"

a recognizable figure in the distance was running around the glade with his shirt off, all sweaty. i admire him. newt notices me with a smirk but says nothing.

chloe decides to scare me from behind. "morning ella!"
i jump, giggling. "oh morning chloe. you sleep alright?" she shrugs. "all i could hear was gally and jenna having a good go around throughout the night."
i exhale, dropping my spoon into my bowl. "i can't eat this thinking about that."

she giggles taunting me with the words. "sex. oh! cock! pussy! dick!" i winced, pushing the bowl away from me. she laughs softly. "there's nothing gross about it! everyone has sex."

i watch her skip over to the centre of the glade chanting. "SEX! I LOVE SEX!"

i held my hand over my mouth, holding in my laughter. newt whispered in my ears. "i'm sure you'd want that with minho from how you'd been staring at him."

i flip my bowl at him, it spilt all over him. "oh i'm so sorry. my thoughts above sex must've caused at." i pout at him as he narrowed his eyes sarcastically.

chuck sniffles, bursting out into wide laughter. "you deserved that."

she jogged over towards me, grabbing my arm and lopping it around hers. "i have a query for you."
i lift my brow intrigued. "how have you kept it in your pants with all these HOT guys around?"
her eyes avert to the boys working, giving them looks then turning her attention back to me.
i narrow my brows, shrugging. "i don't really focus my attention of that type of stuff, i've got more interesting things to be doing."

she hums, letting go of my arms and holding my shoulders. "ella. i'm going to say this as your friend. everyone can see the way you look at minho. you obviously want to jump his bones."

i try to interpret her words. "no. you can't convince me that you don't want a piece of him. you should make a move, whether even a tiny kiss."

i shake my head. "that's a no from me." her eyes narrowed, replying. "might not be a no from him, yes?"

i start to contemplate the idea, she turns me around so i'm facing him then whispering the words. "go get some dick." she then slaps my ass, pushing me towards him.

walking over to him nervously, i turn my back to look at her as she holds up her thumbs, chloe returns to newt, leaving me alone in this mission.

i exhale, blowing raspberries. fuck i'm so nervous.

my heart starts to pound in my chest and butterflies flutter around in my stomach. my mouth felt numb by the time i actually reach him. his eyes look over to me. "goodmorning ella. you ready for your training?"

i open my mouth as no sound comes out. "um."
he wipes the sweat off of his face. "what's up?"

i stand completely frozen and clearly uncomfortable. he still waited for me to say something. i hated the idea that this conversation would be forced and that i was being watched like a hawk.

quickly, i drop the conversation and walk back to chloe and newt who were both staring at me with either disappointed or confusion. "what happened?" newt asked.

i exhaled, sitting onto the stool and slamming my head down onto the table. chloe sat next to me, softly tapping my back. "you'll do it next time."

i hum through my breath.

am i really this pussy?

mid-day arrived and it was growing increasingly more awkward with minho, he could tell obviously, but not the reason why.
he finally had enough. "what's going on with you? you're barely even talking to me? i'm confused. have i done something?"

i nod my head, wiping the sweat off of my neck. "i just don't want to talk about it right now."
he quirks a brow, stopping me in my exercise. "take. a breather a talk to me."

i groan, growing in annoyance and anger. "i just don't want to talk about it right now! fuck! why can't you get that?!"

my unexpected anger confused me as well as him. i plop myself on the floor, he sits next to me not speaking a word. "i'm sorry. i didn't mean to lash out at you like that."

his grin lifted something in my heart, he held up his hand to my shoulder. "it's ok. don't apologize. you just had a stressful day?"

i sigh through my nose. i feel a bit of adrenaline shoot through me. i become mentally prepared to say what i'm about to say. "minho."
his watches my eyes glare at him. "yes?"

i gulp a lump through my throat. "i like you." i sigh in relief.
"you might think i'm weird for saying that and being annoying but it's something i needed to get off of my chest and it actually feels really good to say it. i don't expect anything in return or whatever. i mean it's just words—"

he pulls me into his chest, pressing his lips against mine.