Unlikely Pair

Chapter 10

I was fuming in health science. Especially when Luke sat down next to me. I was trying so hard to contain my anger. I was clenching my fist so tightly.

He was just so full of himself. No matter the situation he was so cocky. Couldn't he ever be down to earth? What made him feel as if he was so important?

I was so consumed by my thoughts, I had missed what Mrs. Watson said. I didn't even notice that Luke was trying to get my attention. When I finally realized him snapping his fingers in front of my face.

"What?" I hissed in his direction.

"I'm trying to do our assignment dumbass." He said in a harsh tone.

"Shouldn't we be on the presentation by now?"

"Yes I've already started it."

I was not expecting those words to fall from his lips. Oh those lips so plump and full they- what the hell? Where was I? Oh right, I wasn't expecting him to say that so being stunned into silence was my only solution.

"Hey I know I'm insanely hot and all but that doesn't mean you need to stare at me. You should be used to me by now." He said while sporting a cocky grin.

"No trust I wasn't staring because you consider 'insanely hot' but at the fact that you did some work ahead. It just amazes me that your capable of that." I said coldly. He smiled and leaned in close lips grazing my ear.

"Listen sweet cheeks, I'm capable of plenty of things. Things that you would love." He said into my ear.

His breath tickling my earlobe and my breathe hitched in my throat. Not wanting to let him see he had gotten to me, I forced my hands to push him slightly.

"That was the most cliche sexual innuendo I've ever heard." I said with a roll of my eyes.

He chuckled as he got up to get a computer. I pulled out my notebook by the time he came back I was ready to get to work. He turned on the computer and plugged in a flash drive.

"So what did you do so far?" I asked as the computer started up.

"It's a surprise."

"Look if all did was upload a porno you can save it, because I'd rather not watch it."

"First off sweet heart, I don't watch those I'd rather do what they do. Second, I'm not risking my amazingly awesome grades to piss you off." He said with a smirk that made me shiver.

For the rest of the period we worked in silence, only talking when the project was involved. By the end of the period we had revised the three slides Luke had done. When class was over he left me with the mess to clean only taking flash drive.

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"Hustle Salvatore!" The coach yelled as I walked out of the locker room.

I picked up my pace, wincing as I jogged over to the rest of the girls. A couple threw me glares but I just ignored them. I stood in the back of the huddle around coach.

"Okay I want you all to break into even teams and play a scrimmage game got it?!" Coach shouted to us.

The girls broke up into groups and I was picked for some random team. I was placed in the middle of the front row. I took my set and waited for the ball to come to me.

I channeled all the anger and hurt I've been feeling the past couple days. The ball came towards and I jumped up and spiked it. I ignored the pain I felt and felt a little relieved. I was getting out everything I felt.

By the end of tryouts I was feeling tired and drained, but most of all proud. A lot of girls complimented me about my skills and many where shocked to hear that I'd never played before.

I was walking out of the gym and I was the last to leave. When I pushed open the doors and turned to my right I saw Derek leaning against the wall. He was sporting his bruises that he had earned this weekend like they were nothing. I still couldn't get over his nerve to do that.

"Hey." He said as I stopped dead in my tracks. I nodded my hi to stunned to speak.

"What were you doing?"

"Uh, volleyball tryouts." I said looking at the ground and shifting my weight one from leg to the other.

"Volleyball? Since when do you play sports?"

"Since I started getting abused." I sneered.

"Hey that want me okay? You know it." He explained.

"It still happened. I'm still hurt, my ribs are bruised because of you."

"I'm sorry. Look I stopped taking them, I never want to hurt you again." He said sincerely.

"Derek I-"

"No listen Brooklyn, it was the steroids you know me. We've known each other so long don't let my one time mistake determine the rest of our relationship. It's something that I promise will never happen again, I got rid of them and I'm never using them again okay?" He said grabbing my shoulders to look me in my eye.

"Derek, I'm not sure. I've never thought of myself as the girl to be abused no matter the situation. I'm glad I could fight back but to be the girl that keeps going back, I don't know if I could be her." I said unsurely.

"Well," he said in a deep sigh, "How about you think it over tonight and tell me your decision tomorrow?"

"Okay fine." I said and with that I walked away and towards the exit of the school.

A/N don't kill me!! I'm so sorry! I had to finish two essays that were 2-3 pages long each for my summer assignment which were due the first day of school which was Monday! I've started school and I don't really know how often I'll be updating but I know that it probably won't be Monday, Thursdays, or Fridays. Bare with me and I'll update as much as I can!

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