Cross My Heart I'm Dead

Chapter 12

I let Derek get on first as he was going to drive then slowly got on behind him, wrapping my arms around his waist and resting my head on the back of his shoulder. He roared up the motorbike and drove out of the parking slot and onto the main roads. Being Derek, he went far off the speed limit and got us to the movie theatre (wow that sounds American. Cinema is more like it.) in just under half an hour and parked into a bike slot up at the front. I slid my feet round one side of the stunning motorbike and jumped off. I turned around and helped Derek up and we started to make our way to inside.

"What do you want to watch?" He turned his head to look at me and slid one arm around my shoulder.

"Its up to you D," I rested my head on his shoulder as we walked into the cinema and went to wait in the short queue. After a couple of minutes we decided to go and watch Iron Insidious Chapter 2 - which I loved. Derek had bought us two seats at the very back of the cinema room and we made our way over to the snack bar.

"What do you want?" He asked as he got ready to order some popcorn and drinks.

"Medium popcorn and large coke please." I smiled and looked up into his eyes which he almost immediately turned away from - something about having to resist the urge to kiss me or something. 

We got our snacks and made our way over to room 9 and walked up the steps to our seats. Once we sat down, I leaned my head in Derek's shoulder and propped my feet up on the seat directly in front of me as no one was near or sitting in it.

"Derek?!?" I heard a girl shriek as she made her way over here. It was pretty dark but I managed to see that it was Taylor who had come up to us. "Ugh. I knew you were cheating on me. How could you? Ugh, I hate you!" She screamed at us. I saw Derek roll his eyes and I finally saw what he had meant when he said that Taylor was 'controlling' or 'bitchy' etc.

"Taylor.. You're the one who cheated on me, you're the one who accused me of loving my best friend, you're the one who has been trying to get me to not talk to any girl but you. Taylor, I broke up with you. You can't control me and I regret keeping this relationship for longer than a month." He sighed before tuning her out and returning to watch the adverts which had suddenly gotten more interesting.

"Ugh! Come on Peter, let's go." She shrieked in a quieter but still loud voice. WAIT! Peter? Peter Hendricks? 

"Hold on a second.. Are you Peter Hendricks?" I asked as I looked up to them. Taylor sighed in annoyance and turned her gaze away whereas Peter looked bored but casual.

"Yeah.. Why?" He replied. I felt Derek turn to face him from beside me. Peter was in their gang and was friends with both of us before we left our old school. We had gotten along well and its been around 2 years since I've seen him.

"It's us; Derek and Alexis." I replied with a smile as he probably couldn't see us clearly which wasn't his fault.

"Wow, sorry, I didn't see you guys. Al its been, what 2 years?" He sounded more enthusiastic rather than bored but who can blame him? We were the three prankers and troublemakers of Green Hill school and of some areas in London. "Wait... You cheated on Derek?" He looked over to Taylor in disgust.

"Ugh. Lets go! Now!" She demanded in a high pitched scream.

"No, Derek's right, you can't bitch about and drag every guy with you. I'm not putting up with this. Sorry Derek, I honestly didn't know she was with you - or anyone else for that matter." Peter shot back as he sat next to me.

"Its fine I -" Derek started only to be interrupted by another shriek.

"Are you breaking up with me?" 

"Yup." Peter popped the 'p' and tried to hide his grin knowing that Taylor would lose it as to how he was okay about all of this.

"Ugh! Oh and by the way, Alexis is a slutty hooker!" She threw down her popcorn and stormed off as I erupted in laughter but I soon calmed as I realized everyone was looking a us.