The Boy Two Doors Down

Chapter 3 - The Fight (Part 1)

(A/N) : Heyo! Welcome to Chap 3. To be completely honest, I'm winging this chapter so I don't know what I'll end up writing. Hope you enjoy it though!


Hunter's PoV:

'It was a dark and stormy night...' "No, that's bad." 'The clouds menacingly covered the moon, obscuring its paleness...' "Argh! That's even worse!"

I hit my head on the table and sighed. A 1000 word essay on a goddamn haunted house?! What am I supposed to say? Every 5 bricks the colour gradient shifted?! Damn you Ms. Mariot. As I thought of an opening line, Josh poked his head through the door.

"Hunt you good?" I turned around and raised an eyebrow. "Did you do your essay?" I earned a nod. "HOW?!" I shouted into Josh's ear. He quickly plugged his fingers in his ears to avoid shattering his eardrums. "What do you mean how?! Just write 1000 words about a house!" Josh retorted and left. After half an hour of struggling with the first 100 words, I packed up my laptop and decided to work in the library. While strolling there, I passed it. The room which gave me nightmares. The maintenance room. I tried to clear my thoughts by putting in headphones. As I was jamming to a Gorillaz song, I used my keycard to enter the library. I gave a nod to the librarian, earning a quick smile. That's when I noticed someone with golden hair tied up in a ponytail which covered her nape. Jessica.

Jessica's PoV:

"Jessica, may I sit here?" I looked up and to my surprise, saw Hunter. As he was waiting for a response, I realised something. This was the second time he called me Jessica. "Wait, why have you been calling me Jessica all of a sudden?" Clearly, it was not something Hunter expected me to say. He cocked his head towards the side. "Your name is Jessica, right?" Now it was my turn to act surprised. "Yeah, but what happened to Blondie?" Hunter smirked. "If you want me to call you that I don't mind. But if not, I'll continue with Jessica." For a fleeting moment, I gave a smile. "Yeah, I prefer Jessica. But.. the rest of the library is empty so why do you want to sit here with me? Anyway, I'm leaving now. I got up and started walking, leaving Hunter behind. As I reached my dorm, I saw someone who looked suspiciously like Danny run by.

Hunter's PoV:
(A/N) : If Italics are used, it means that it's in someone's thoughts.

Damn it. I messed up. Now she thinks I'm a creep. Haven't I hurt her enough yet? As I sat down and resumed my essay, I thought about ways to make it up to Jessica. Wait, why am I trying to make it up to Jessica? I've already given her dinner and healthcare. Is it because it's similar to what I've been through? No. That doesn't make sense. Friends helped me during that time. Is it because she didn't have anyone then? But.. she has Yasmine and Marissa. So wouldn't she tell them? There's no way she hasn't told anyone. Even if she hasn't, someone would have noticed.

Just then, Danny rushed through the doors, earning a glare from the librarian. "Hunt!" Danny shouted, choosing to ignore the universal rule of maintaining a low noise level inside a library. "Tyler's fighting Derek. Apparently he and his buddies were hitting on Sasha and Jem and when they pushed him away, things got bad. Matthew's with Tyler but it's like a 5 v 2! C'mon! We gotta go!" I turned pale. Sasha was Tyler's little sister. She was a bundle of joy. Totally the opposite of her brother but they loved each other and would stick together through anything. Jem... I love Jem. Sure, she's annoying and gets us in trouble but as her brother, I will always treasure her. Sasha and Jem joined in September as freshmen (A/N : Or freshwomen, I should say) and they gained a reputation for being siblings of Tyler and I. Derek was Captain Jets. The star of the football team. Mr. Handsome, Mr. Popular. Girls worshipped him. I always hated him for what he did to me but after what happened I let it slide. This time, he went too far.

As I grabbed my belongings and ran out, several other students joined me as they heard Danny's outburst. As I approached the hallways where they fought, I heard chants of 'Fight! Fight! Fight!' I sighed. Then I saw Matthew on the ground with a bloodied nose while trying to wrestle with someone from Derek's crew. I saw someone lying unconscious. I vaguely remember him from a Maths class but that didn't bother me now. Tyler was getting overwhelmed with two people pinning him from behind and Derek, armed with knuckle dusters, punching him. "That'll teach you. FBI's most hated? More like the FBI's most pathetic." However, that wasn't the worst thing I saw. As my eyes travelled further, I saw Jem and Sasha slumped by the lockers, breathing heavily with blood flowing from their arms.

Something snapped in me. My desire to fight back. My desire to hurt someone. My desire to kill. "Danny, take Jem and Sasha to the nurse. Time to rain down pain and on those motherfuckers that even seeing hell was a mercy." I rushed behind Derek and punched his spine. He let out a scream of pain and turned around. He grinned wickedly. "Well well, do you remember what happened last time there were three of us? You know, we should do this in the maintenance room. Brings back some good memories." My face twisted into a snarl as he laughed. Derek's men let go of Tyler and he fell, unconscious. Just then, Jessica showed up. Urgh! Why is she here? In case you haven't noticed, there's a damn fight going on! She ran towards Danny and picked up Jem. "Jessica! Help bring Jem to the nurse!" Jessica nodded towards Danny as he instructed her. I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Hehe. I don't know about you but this gives off deja vu to me." I grinned at Matthew's words. "Tyler's out but I think we can manage. Some idiots just don't know how to quit. Matthew, sure you can do this?" I earned a laugh as a response. "You underestimate my powers, Hunt." "Then let's do this." With a scream, we each lunged at an opponent while Derek rushed towards us. Derek aimed for Matthew but he managed a dodge and Derek's knuckle duster collided with his crewmate's jaw. Enraged, aimed wild punches towards Matthew but missed. Meanwhile, I disposed of my opponent with punches to the face and groin. As a last resort, Derek grabbed a random student from the crowd and with his back to the locker, grinned. He used her as a shield, her head was at his neck. "You wouldn't punch a girl, would you now?" At those words I felt guilt travel across my body but Matthew laughed. "I wouldn't punch a girl but... I don't mind kicks." With that, Matthew landed a roundhouse kick to Derek's head, striking clean on his right ear. Derek crumpled like a sack of potatoes and the girl turned round and kicked Derek's face before running into the crowd. Matthew and I shared a high five and laughed.

"Hey, don't forget me. I'm still here." We turned around and saw Tyler, trying to stand up but failing. Matthew rushed over and propped him over his shoulders. "Hunt. Need some help here!" I grabbed Tyler's legs and we headed to the infirmary. There, we saw the Nurse tending to Jem and Sasha. She scowled at us. "What are you guys doing outside! I can't take care of all three of you!" I helped Tyler onto a spare bed. "I'll take care of him."

"Hunter, may I help you?" I spun round and Jessica was there, her hair was messy but somehow that made her more attractive. Before I could answer, Matthew nodded. "Yes please, Blondie." I looked at Matthew. "Actually, I think it would be better if she was addressed as Jessica. Matthew cocked an eyebrow but shrugged. "Fine by me. Jessica, can you grab the first aid kit and some other things? As Matthew listed the things required, I took off Tyler's shirt, -who was unconscious by now- revealing many cuts, bruises and scars of which I knew would take a long time to heal. As Jessica returned, she turned around after seeing Tyler without his shirt.

Matthew and I helped Tyler and after some stitches and bandages, looked slightly better. After struggling to put his shirt on, the nurse came over and looked surprised. "Well done boys. I didn't know you could be a mini nurse." I smiled as Matthew grinned sheepishly. As she left, I looked at Jessica who was now staring at us. I took a deep breath and asked. "Jessica. Would you like a drink?"

(A/N): Heyo! Wow. This was a long chapter for one that I was supposed to wing. So this is gonna be a two part chapter. However, the next chap may not release till sometime next week as I'm gonna be with friends at their place. Will try to update if possible though.

Until then, Nyx out.