Rejects | m.c

Chapter 1: Jet Black Heart

There he was was. The schools biggest 'bad boy', Michael Clifford. I looked at him, smoking a joint. He's been caught more than enough times and suspended so many times that I'm surprised he hasn't gotten expelled. Every year it's the same routine with him, teachers start over with him because it's a 'new year' and 'new start'. What a load of bullshit.

I may not be a Michael Clifford as I call it, but I wouldn't call myself pure and innocent. I'm Blaze Edwards. Pretty typical 17 year old Australian girl. I have quite a number of friends, and I'm well known in the school but I'm not the popular girl. Who needs to have the perfect look everyday, in fact I became known when I stood up to that bitch a long time ago, who is now Michaels girlfriend somehow. Stacey. Stacey's mom has got it going on..

"Hey Blaze, we're invited to Michaels party on Friday. You too! And we're going!" My best friend Calum came up to me excitedly.

"But why do i have to?"

"You were invited, so why wouldn't you?" Luke , my other best friend, joined in.

"Because Michaels a dickhead who's only hobby is getting high and drunk, maybe fucking his girlfriend and some other girls here and there." I shrugged my shoulders as I shown no interest whatsoever in going. But I knew once my other friend Julia found out she would drag me there.

"Oh cmon it will be fun watching Luke get drunk!"

"Luke won't get drunk unless his mum allows him!" I shot back, making Calum laugh and Luke glare at me.

"Cmon we both know it's true." Julia had now arrived , and I mentally face palmed since we were talking about the party.

"So are you guys going to Michaels party on Friday?" She asked, looking at the boys.

"We are, but I don't know about little mis Blaze here."

"What?! No you're coming, you know you always end up having a good time and who knows? Maybe you'll get some." My eyes widened at her choice of words, making the boys burst into laughter.

"No, I'm definitely not going now. You know I've given up on boys now!" Julia, Calum and Luke are the only ones that really know what happened between me and my last boyfriend, Jake.

We were at a party, and I was drunk. He tried to make me have sex with him, and since I was completely wasted and drunkly told him I loved him for the first time, he laughed in my face and Julia came to save me. Which I will eternally be grateful for.

"Alright.. But please promise me you'll come and if you don't want to be there anymore after half an hour, tell me and we'll leave immediately. I won't drink for a few hours to look after you okay? There I'm looking out for you like I always do cause you know I love you!" Julia squeezed me into a hug from the side. We have a strange friendship, we either pretend hate each other or really hate each other or we just hug and love the other.

She would get into these weird cuddly cheesy moods where she tells me I'm the best friend ever in the entire world and she doesn't know what she would do without me. I always ask her if she's took something and we end up laughing about it because half the time she is drunk.

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The school day went on and I was now in science. This class bores me to death, so I started tapping my fingers on the desk to try and make it less boring.

"Blaze! Can you tell me the answer?"

"Sorry can you repeat the question?"

"What have I told you about drumming on the desks? Start paying attention to me and less to your music!" My teacher is such a grump.

"I think her drumming is cool sir."

"Please, Mr Irwin, be quiet. Keep to yourself."

"Just sticking up for a friend just because she's trying to make this class less boring."

"That's it Ashton, get out of my classroom."

"Fine by me, this is all bullshit anyway." He walked out without a care in the world. Why would he stick up for me when he doesn't even know me? He only knows me name. Which I'm still shocked by considering my friend group and Ashton's stay as far away from each other as possible. He's Michael best friend so that's why I'm so shocked he even opened his mouth.

The bell rang and I waited until my teacher finished speaking to Ashton before I went up and asked him why he did that.

"I'm not exactly sure, I guess we both like drumming."

"You're a drummer?" I gasped.

"Yeah, why do you seem so shocked by this information?" We walked to our next class together.

"I'm not sure, I guess I thought you were like Michael. A dickhead who smokes weed in all his spare time, gets drunk and parties all weekend."

"I'll be honest with you blaze. I'm the complete opposite. I hate all the weed and getting drunk every weekend. It's not fun, it's stupid. I prefer to put my passion into my drumming. Are you going to his party on Friday?"

"I'm being made to by my friends."

"Calum Luke and Julia? Right?"

"You know your stuff Irwin."

"I guess I pay attention to pretty girls." Realisation hit him and he shook his head.

"I..I didn't-"

"It's alright Ashton, you're a cool guy."

Ashton really wasn't what I expected him to be. And something was telling me to get to know him even more. He was in most of my classes which was fun.

"Listen, I'll see you around blaze, maybe I'll see you at the party."

"But.. I thought you didn't go to parties."

"I said I didn't party every weekend. But.. If you're there, I'll be there." He winked at me before walking down the hall leaving me wondering what the hell just happened.

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Okay so I had this story up before but that failed and I hated it so I'm completely starting over and going for a whole new plot.

I hope you liked the first chapter, see you soon:)