I'm not in love with you... Right?

Bodyguard Boyfriend

                             Daphne

    I hopped into his car, and he drove us to school. I couldn't help but stare at his face, his sharp jawline, well-defined lips, and Gold-flecked Emerald eyes, and how his ruffled black hair fell unto his face. I found myself silently staring at him a lot lately. Something about him shifted, or maybe it was me, I didn't really know. He looked so cute, he always had, but something was different, something I couldn't quite place. I looked away with a small smile, a smile only he seemed to be able to give me. A peaceful one, one that took me away from the drama of my parents, one that made me... Happy. A feeling I haven't felt since I was 4, since when I lost my real parents.

                               ★★★
   I walked out of my Chemistry class and searched for Matt, he was supposed to meet me there. I decided to wait for five minutes and if he still didn't show up, I'd head for my tree in the garden. After waiting for a while and he didn't show up, I started to leave, but someone blocked me.

“ Hello, Tipsy, ” Hunter said. Hunter was a dirty player, if Matteo weren't in the school, he'd probably be the school's bad boy. He was also on the football team, but one thing I'd noticed was that Matteo didn't really like talking to him, and that hungry look in his eyes, told me why.

“ Hi, ” I said trying to play it cool. Tipsy, the song I'd sung while I was drunk, he'd seen it. “ Matteo's waiting for me, so I've got to go, ” I said, intentionally saying Matteo's name to remind him who my boyfriend was, cuz that's how this school works.

“ Hold up, baby girl, ” he said gripping my arm tightly, I couldn't leave. Baby girl? Yuck!

“ I'd rather not, ” I said trying to pull away. I was cornered against the wall and he was moving disgustingly closer to me.

“ I saw you at the Semifinals, ” he said eyeing me hungrily “ You looked delicious ”

“ I'm not food ” I replied disgusted, still trying to get out of his grip, I was getting scared.

“ You are to me ” I couldn't hold it in anymore, I vomited all over Hunter. “ Yuck! ” He exclaimed and I used the distraction to try to run away, but he noticed me and caught me, gripping my arm even tighter, so much that it hurt.

“ OW! ” I yelped

“ You're going to regret doing that ” Hunter threatened

“ LET GO OF ME! ” I screamed

“ Nobody's here, they're all watching your precious Matteo make out with Britney. They were playing Truth or Dare you know, he forgot about you, like he does with every other girl. I'll never do that ” He said staring at my lips. He's lying. He's lying. He's lying. Matt's a good person, yes, he's a good person. But no matter how hard I tried to convince myself otherwise, images of him kissing her kept flashing in my mind, and for some reason, I cared. I cared so damn much, and it felt like my heart was being burnt repeatedly and then thrown into water, before finally sinking for good.
     He was just a fake boyfriend, so why did I care so much? Because Britney's a bad person. Yeah, yes that must be it. I tried to do something, but he had both my hands above my head, pinned against the wall with one of his hands and his lips were inches away from mine. I shook my head desperately, but he simply used his free hand to hold my head in place.

   Then suddenly, a fist came in contact with Hunter's jaw and he went flying across the hall, and blood splattered and smeared all over the hallway floors. I stared at an enraged Matteo, the gold flecks were completely gone in fact, his green hues looked completely black at this point. He walked down the hall to the immobile Hunter, who was nearly unconscious. His lips were fixed in a scowl, and he stared at Hunter with disdain.

“ How dare you touch her ” He said firmly in an awfully calm tone. He was about to punch him again when I yelled.

“ Matteo, don't! ” he paused for a second and I continued “ You're a good person, Matt. Even if everyone else doesn't realize it, even if you don't realize it, I do. That's all that matters. It only takes one person to make a difference. I just have to be there all the time to remind you of who you are ” I said repeating what I told him before the Semifinals. He looked back at me and his eyes lit up as a bit of gold shone in his eyes. Then he walked up to me and placed his right hand on my cheek, using it to raise my head so I could look at him.

“ Are you okay? ” he asked somberly

“ I'd like to say yes ” I joked

“ Let's get you to the nurse's office ”

“ Okie ”

“ Vomit? Seriously? ” he asked jokingly as he elbowed me playfully.

“ Hey, it's still self-defense! ” I defended myself as we walked away. “ Should I call a Janitor? ” I asked, using my thumb to point at Hunter without looking back at him.

“ Nah, people are gonna want pictures ” he bandaged my wrist himself and then we left for lunch. We.