The Maison Series: Book 1

Chapter 4

It had been a few months since Joey had left. Niko's cheery and social personality had receded due to the major trauma of his leaving.

"Niko, I heard you had sex with different guys, does that make you a whore?" Christa smirked.

"Just ignore her, baby." Ray kept a protective hand around her waist as he escorted her to the local high school. Niko scowled but remained unaffected.

"Niko, can I sing a song about how slutty you are at the talent show?" Christa's pack laughed like hyenas. Niko gracefully slipped from Ray and was in her face.

"Bitch, you and your ugly ass barbie whores should leave before the football players realize how dirty you skanks really are." she spat in Christa's face and returned to Ray.

"I feel all warm and fuzzy inside now." Niko smiled sweetly at Ray as he choked on a laugh.

"I'll pick you up after school, cutie pie." Ray kissed her, unaware of Matt's presence. Matt's anger had continued growing when he had realized how happy they were. Not one day went by without him wanting to rip Ray from Niko and kiss her. But he also had come to realize how much he had hurt Niko by making Joey leave. He sighed and drew lazily in his notebook until he was called up with a few others to work out advanced math. He immediately grimaced when he saw Niko had been called up.

He watched her sorrowful slouch and her undignified manner of writing as she worked out the hardest one in the assignment. With each movement he saw her pain and suffering. Matt had actually begun to realize how much he had really hurt her. Matt hurried to finish his problem and sat down so he wouldn't be compelled to talk to her. He slept through the rest of his class and went to an isolated spot to sleep his lunch away.

"Ray, when are you gonna meet me, again? 4:15? Okay. That will give me enough time to clean my locker. Love you too, bye." Matt never understood how Ray and Niko could carry a conversation so fast. Matt started to make a plan. He got up and found Derrick Richards and Shep Pierce.

"Ray's picking Niko up at 4:15 so she can clean her locker. Let's jump her." he said.

"Any fun activities involved?" Derrick asked.

"Depends what she's wearing." Matt answered. The three of them burst into laughter and stopped and stared at Niko's behind when she walked by.

"God, her ass is amazing. So is her chest." Shep said with a creepy smile. Niko scrunched her nose with a stank eye at Shep when she heard his comment.

"Oh Joey, if only you were still here with me." Niko talked to herself as she bent over to open her locker. She yelped as someone touched her butt.

"Oh ha ha Josh!" she threw a paper ball filled with a few rocks at him with a laugh. As the bell rang for the end of the day, Niko went and sat under a tree and drew a detailed picture of Joey until the hallway was clear so she could begin cleaning.

"Holy crap it's hot out." Niko took off her sweats to reveal shredded shorts and her shirt to reveal a death metal album graphic tank top that showed the very edge of her black and red laced bra.

"Ahh, much better." she pulled her thick hair into a ponytail and began cleaning. A hard kick on her rear end made her fall face-first to the hard concrete floor.

"Ow, what the hell?" she looked up and saw the three familiar attackers.

"Hello pretty birdy. You've made some vultures very excited." the three of them laughed. Niko got up and Shep ripped her shirt off to reveal her strong stomach and her sexy sleek curves. That only made her angrier.

"What the hell are you gu-" Derrick crushed his mouth to hers, silencing her unspoken words. She pulled free and tried to spit the taste of Derrick out of her mouth. She hadn't noticed Matt had crept up behind her until her arms were locked by his and Shep's hands wandering her body. Niko kicked Shep and slipped to her knees and up again, putting distance between them.