That Bad Boy

Warm Bodies

Chapter Ten

Warm Bodies

Liam's POV -

As I walked away, with Mike muttering insults my way, I couldn't believe about what had just happened. How it happened. I was so close to telling her everything, telling her how I knew her through such unfortunate circumstances, on how I knew her all her life as I laid in the shadows. I would have admitted to everything if it hadn't been for my prick of a brother. Which, you know, was kind of good. Because I didn't think Sienna would ever look at me the same again if I had spilled the beans.

But you know, all of today's events led up to my stupid, f*cking imprudent mistakes. Well, I didn't regret almost killing that guy. I do it all the time, except to cars. And, you know, other stuff. But if I hadn't reacted like I did in the parking lot, she wouldn't have gotten so mad and we would finally be proper, genuine friends.

But, there was a reason they called me a screw-up. Actually, not they. Just Mike.

"Liam!" Mike yelled to grab my attention.

"Yes, Michael?" I used his full name to irk him.

"You were about to f*cking spill the beans."

"No I wasn't." I lied.

He narrowed his eyes at me and used his keys to unlock our dorm room.

"I saw your expression, you were about to tell her everything."

I ignored him because I simply saw no point in arguing with him.

Yes, I was about to tell Sienna. Yes, it was unintentional and yes, she'd see Mike and I in a totally different way.

"You're going to stay away from her, okay?" He stood in the doorway of my room.

"Oh, just f*ck off, you know you have no control over me." I rolled my eyes at his fatherly tone.

"What, so you're going to rebel against me? Act out just because I told you not to do something. I'm not your dad, Liam."

My look intensified and Mike looked completely and utterly guilty.

"Liam, I-"

"It's fine, Mike. Can't dwell on the past for too long."

"Yeah, but-"

"I almost died? Yeah, I know. Thanks for the reminder."

"Liam, my point is that we can't keep doing this to her. What happened is over, I don't know why you sought her out to begin with."

"You know why I sought her out, Mike. She's not like anyone else." I replied curtly.

I never really lost my temper with my brother; he was the only one I have never gotten into a real fight with. And that's because of our connection. He wasn't just a brother, he was a twin, and I confided in him during my darkest time and we've been stuck like Siamese twins forever.

Except for today.

Mike thought it'd be good for me to get some distance from him and hang out with Sienna. He chose Sienna for a reason, he knew just how special she was to me.

F*ck I sounded like a girl.

Mike kept looking at me, observing me with apprehension, like he thought for the first time in our twenty-one years, I was going to just lose it at him.

And I wanted to, God, he had really pissed me off but this was my brother, the person who I had beside me all my life. We had a bond unlike anyone and I just couldn't snap at him.

"I'm going to The Buttery." I muttered, standing up from where I was sitting.

Mike moved out the doorway when I
stood in front of him and he kept watching me.

"Do you want me to come with you?"

Did I? I had never been away from Mike in my entire life. Even throughout high school, I had Rose see the principle about my situation and made sure that Mike and I were always in the same class. After what happened to me, Mike was the only one I confided in and till this day, no one knows about what happened to me.

But then... that's exactly why Mike told me to go with Sienna today. It was kind of like an experience. Could I be separated from him? But, the thing was, it was Sienna who was with me so it was fine.

"No." I finally said. "I'll see if Sienna will come with me."

"Liam-"

"Mike, I don't want you to come. And after today, I know that I can go with Sienna."

"Liam, you need to stay away from her."

"No."

And with that, I was out the door.

I didn't care if I had to force her to come with me, she was going to be my friend whether she liked it or not. I thought back to the time where I asked her if she would be my friend and the way she rejected me at first. I found amusement in it, like it was so f*cking hilarious that she, out of all people, was turning me down.

I walked to her dorm room and was surprised when I found her door creaked open a little bit. Huh, she must be in here. So then why had she looked like she was going out earlier?

I peered through the small space where her door was open and heard muffled voices. That's when I saw them.

Sienna and that boyfriend of hers.

Yeah, they were kind of making out on her couch...

It was then when I felt a pang in the pit of my stomach. I wasn't some ignorant douche so I knew what was going on.

I didn't think I would be like this before but looks like, you know, I couldn't really control my feelings.

That pang in my stomach was jealousy and with the jealousy, I just realised that Sienna wasn't just so special because she was one of them, she was special because I liked her.

And not just in that friendly way.

Damn, I had real feelings for that girl.

But... I couldn't deny how upset she seemed in the car when she thought that the boyfriend was angry with her for being with me. And I remember feeling happy about that, huh, well that explains it all.

And the way she looked that night at the restaurant, her dark brown hair that I loved so much was straight, that dress sitting on her perfectly.

"F*ck." I muttered to myself, and quickly moved out of the way from the door.

Sienna was happy with her boyfriend and she kept telling me that she hated me and I was screwing with her life.

But, who was I to give a f*ck? If I wanted this girl, I was going to have this girl.

Unfortunately, she was taken and she didn't want me.

She didn't even remotely like me. So, I'd give her what she wanted. I'd stay away from her.

***

It had been three weeks since the last time I spoke to Sienna. Three f*cking long weeks. I thought by the second day she'd be begging me on her knees to be her friend but it seemed like that girl really didn't give a f*ck.

She had my attitude, huh figures.

Mike was good in telling my anger had noticeably increased. I just smirked, like I gave a f*ck.

Yeah, I was getting into more fights, sabotaging more people, beating up more cars, but that was me and I did everything for a reason. It's not like Mike never joined me, he always had my back, but I always instigated it.

Now, just because it had been three weeks without speaking to her, that didn't mean I never saw her. I saw her every single f*cking day and that's what killed me. For some unknown reason, not having her with me made my jealousy, with my feelings, increase for her and that's what I hated.

I couldn't have the girl, so why did I continue to grow feelings for her?

Maybe it was true, us guys only wanted what we couldn't have.

I never actually had feelings for girls, one-night stands sure, but never any strings.

I saw her all the time in class and sometimes I caught her looking in my direction. I knew this because I was looking in her direction. Her cheeks would go a rosy red that perfectly balanced her ringed curls every time I caught her.

"Liam, I have to tell you something." Mike said when I got back from buying a coffee.

For me, I had gotten so much better with my attachment to Mike. I never actually had to be in the same place as him anymore. Only for a couple of hours yeah, but that was better than nothing. And it was Sienna who had helped me. I wanted to thank her, if anything, just for helping me break that stupid anxiety attack whenever I was without my brother.

"Shoot." I replied, plopping myself on the couch.

"I... I have a date tonight."

"That's awesome for you, pal."

Mike knew about my infatuation with Sienna. Well, not really infatuation but you get what I mean.

"It's with her roommate."

He didn't have to expand on who 'her' was.

"Blondie or brunette?" I asked, referring to Chelsea or Ally.

"Ally. I met her a week ago and God, Liam, do you know how impeccably amazing she is?"

"You sound whipped." I chuckled.

"Hey, at least I'm not moping about a girl who hates me." He shot back.

I rolled my eyes and punched him in the shoulder.

"Hey, she'll love me one day."

"Well in Warm Bodies, it took Teresa Palmer a while to figure out she was in love with that zombie."

"But I'm not a zombie." I remarked.

"No," He grinned. "You're that bad boy."

I chuckled and he left the dorm for a while, telling me he was going to go find Ally. He said that he had been to their dorm once or twice and each time Sienna wasn't there. Yeah, bullshit.

I grabbed my phone and called my brother in law.

"'Sup?" He answered.

"Hey, Nate. You free tonight?"

Rose and Nate were well aware of my improvement in staying away from Mike. Well, it took a while for Rose to finally be happy 'cause she was so damned pissed about Mike and I's vandalism. And me and Mike were pissed at Nate for telling her so it was kind of an awkward situation, everyone angry at the next person.

"Sorry, kid, I'm taking your sister out."

"Well what time will you be home?"

"Liam, let me put this straight to you. I'm taking my wife out and when we get home, I'm going to make sweet love to her."

"GOD, NATE, PLEASE DON'T! THAT'S MY F*CKING SISTER!" I roared, my throat hurting from how loud I yelled.

I could hear him chuckling on the line and I shivered from disgust. That was my big sister he was talking about!

"Come on, when you find the right girl, you'll be proud to tell anyone about making love."

"You're so f*cking whipped, it's not even funny." I grumbled.

"Why? Cause I so proudly admit how when I get home tonight, I'm going to take my wife to the bedroom and start-"

I didn't hear the rest of what he was saying because I hung up on him. That f*cking prick.

Well, that was useless. I was going to call my other brother, Jace, but I was hanging out at his place for the past week and I was sick of him. So what the f*ck was I to do tonight while my brother went on a date?

I decided that I'd tackle the issue when it came down so instead, I opened up a few of my textbooks and began studying. My hand was aching to grab my phone and call Sienna and see if she would stay with me tonight but I had to keep reminding myself that she had a boyfriend and now that I knew that I liked her like that, I definitely couldn't trust myself with her.

Mike walked in through the door a few minutes after my conversation with Nate.

"Did you find her?"

"Na, no one was there. I'll go back in about an hour."

"Anyway, I was waiting for you to get back. I'm bored and I want to screw with someone's life."

Mike chuckled and went into one of our closets, pulling out two baseball bats and facemasks. I threw the facemasks back at him and he shot me a questioning look.

"I don't really give a f*ck if I get caught." I stated with a mere shrug.

"If you're going mask-less, then so am I."

I kept Mike in the room and walked towards room 23, where four guys lived. I knocked on the door repeatedly and after there were no answers, I unlocked the door and texted Mike to meet me at room 23. He showed up in barely a minute, hands clad with two baseball bats. He threw one to me which I caught effortlessly and we shut the door.

"Wow, precious TV." I murmured, looking at the fifty inch flat screen that was mounted on the wall.

"Too f*cking bad it's getting destroyed." I chuckled.

And with that, I lifted the baseball bat behind me, like I was in a real game, and struck the TV with as much possible force. The glass shattered everywhere, destroying the whole f*cking thing. Mike found a PlayStation (the newest one, mind you) and beat it until it was just a piece of scrap. I went into one of the bedrooms and opened up all the drawers, throwing all its contents onto the floor.

I was grinning like a child on Christmas as I grabbed all the books that had been neatly stacked on the desk and began ripping pages in the notebooks and throwing it all around the room. I looked up and my breath hitched as I comprehended exactly what I was seeing.

I was looking through the window of the room and on the outside was Sienna, who was looking at me which a look of pure horror.

F*ck!

"Mike!" I screamed, my eyes never leaving hers.

She looked like she was stuck in her spot, her whole body entranced and shocked at what she was just witnessing. I felt affection coarse through me but I ignored it, knowing that my feelings for this girl will never be able to explain exactly what I just been doing.

"Mike!" I yelled again after he didn't answer me.

"Yeah?" He shouted back.

"We gotta go."

And so we did.

***

When we got back to the dorm, I spent a good couple of hours studying, you know, senior year and all. College wasn't exactly forced upon me, I was going to just work with Nate in opening franchises of his gym, but I still wanted to be educated. From my genes and whatnot, college life had just been me, Mike and an endless supply of one-night stands and a sock on the door.

Mike walked in then, a goofy look on his face.

"You love-struck, Michael?" I grinned.

"Shut up, douche. I have good news for you. Ally said she wanted to bring her blonde friend with her and I said you'd come so we can make it a double date."

"Chelsea?" I raised a brow and he nodded.

"Dumbass, I like the brunette with the curls not the blonde."

"Yeah, but brunette with girls is kind of taken so why don't you take this girl out and have a good time. Who knows, maybe you'll forget about Sienna for a while?"

"You're asking for the impossible, Mike." I stated dryly.

"You've only known her for a month, Liam."

"Correction, I've known her for almost seven years."

He shrugged and shot me a toothy grin.

"Will you come or not?"

"Fine. I'll go." I agreed.

Maybe it would be good for me to go out with someone else?

"Are you sure I look good?" Mike asked me for the millionth time.

"Yes, Michael." I grumbled, using his full name to annoy him.

He rolled his eyes and unbuttoned the top button of his shirt.

"How come you aren't asking me about your appearance?" Mike asked with a frown, still looking at himself in the damned mirror.

I didn't even need to look in the mirror. I knew I was so damn good-looking.

"'Cause I don't really care." I laughed. "Remember, I'm going out with the blonde and not the brunette with the curls."

He just shrugged and finally stepped away from the mirror.

"Okay, let's go."

I nodded and grabbed my keys.

Mike and I were travelling separately because, well, you know... Let's just say if the date ended well. How awkward would it be for me to be seated in the car with them? I went into the parking lot and hopped into the car. I followed Liam to the restaurant and he walked to my car once we were parked.

"So are you sure I look good?"

"Oh, just shut the f*ck up. The only reason you look good is because you have some resemblance towards me." I chuckled.

He muttered something unintelligible which I no doubt rolled my eyes at. We walked into the restaurant and Mike's face automatically lit up while mine paled. F*ck... I was supposed to have the blonde tonight, not the brunette with the curls!

Because you see, instead of Chelsea sitting beside Ally, like it was supposed to be it was none other than my Soze.

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Authors Note:

This is a day late, I'm guilty. Please don't hate, just appreciate. See how I just rhymed there? :D

So... There's no #Lienna in this chapter but you'll be seeing a whole lot more in future chapters (I don't think next chapter though... Or maybe yes? I can't remember).

I'm currently writing chapter thirteen so you guys are catching up. I'll only always update if I'm two chapters ahead of you guys! And senior year is quite busy but at the moment, I feel like I'm coping. This story should be finished by the end of the year anyway (unless I decide to make it long like STMF which I have no intention of doing).

I think the metaphor of carrying around a cigarette and not smoking it so it doesn't hold that power to kill you is kind of badass. We love Augustus Waters. Yes, I read that book over a year ago and I'm still in love with it.

"You are my life now." - Damon Salvatore.

So I loved hearing your theories last chapter. They were hilarious. Although a lot of people are coming very close to figuring it out. But guys, I'm afraid that I've built this mystery up so much to the point that when it is revealed you guys are going to be like

"what the hell? Did she really just think that she was John Green or something? What a shit book. I'm not reading it anymore."

I hope you guys don't think it so don't expect too much in the mystery that is Liam Turner and Sienna Dawson.

Ricky Martin 4 Eva!

Photo on the side is of Zac Efron and Dave Franco as Liam and Mike. Aren't they just the pure definition of gorgeousness?

Again, Australia is hot. Where do you guys live?

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Xoxo,
- A