Reckless || c.t.h.

10 - Second Best

10 - Second Best

{arabella's point of view}

"Or what?" he slurred. I groaned once more. Why was he suddenly all over me? The night hadn't even properly began.

"Or I'll hurt more than your face. You do want to get laid tonight don't you?" I questioned. His eyes bulged but he didn't move. His arms slowly snaked around and placed themselves on my bum. I could feel as the alcohol, that I had just jugged, hit me like a tonne of bricks. My vision went blurry and all of a sudden the touch felt, nice.

"You know you're the only one that could keep up with me," he mumbled into my ear, sending the shivers down my spine once more. Fuck you, Hood. I thought.

For some reason I found sense in his drunken words. There was no one that ever kept Calum Hood because Calum Hood couldn't have anyone less that him, he'd get bored, or he'd hate to be property of some basic bitch. He wouldn't have it. I couldn't have it.

I knew I had guys queuing to get a look at me, the girls frequently told me that the best football player wanted to get with me, or the prettiest guy in the school wanted to party with me. But I couldn't have it. I needed a challenge. I needed someone that would keep me on my toes; that was near impossible to find. The only person that could was my nemesis. Who was currently hanging off my body, only covered by a short black dress.

"It's a shame that, that's how you think, because you'll never get me Hood," I purred, purposely trying to make my voice as sexy as possible. I saw him shudder and I knew it worked. "You're just going to have to settle for second best." I winked at him, but I didn't move.

"I guess I will, as will you Rose, as will you." The touch of his body on mine and his hands on me suddenly fled my body. Part of me wanted to pull him back and make him stay, but my more intelligent self just let him go.

I filled my cup up once more and downed it just as fast. Beth approached.

"Bella are you okay?" she asked me. I nodded, but it lasted a while as I tried to regain movement control in my neck. "Was that Calum you were just with?" You would've thought she was queen of questions today.

"Yeah, I was telling him I'd bruise his balls if he came closer." I knew my voice was slurred and incomprehensible but it didn't stop me.

"It didn't look like you could get any closer," she mumbled. That wound me up; she was implying I was getting with Calum. As if!

"What's that supposed to mean? Huh? You're the ones that want him. Not me! Don't get jealous because I was threatening him and he was awfully flirting. If you want I can prove I'm not? I'll go get with someone else. Will that make you happy?" I snapped. I knew it was over the top but that didn't stop the words pouring out of my mouth.

Beth stepped out of my way and held her hand out, initiating my first movement for a while, other than getting a drink.

I danced my way through the night, grinding against all the hot guys I could find. I just wanted to forget everything. I wanted to forget that Calum embarrassed me today, I wanted to forget that he had hit on me, I wanted to forget that Beth even suggested that Calum and I were getting close.

The shitty music kept pumping through the speakers and my body kept up. The handsome strangers in front and behind me frequently changed but it didn't bother me; I was there to dance, they just got lucky when I let them get closer to me.

The throbbing room and flashing lights soon got to me. I hadn't seen any of the girls but Beth and no-one else I knew was there. Calum was the only one who I had spoken to; the thought disgusted me. I stumbled away from the gyrating bodies and into the garden.