Stealing Cinder (No Not Cinderella!) (BOYXBOY)

Chapter 14: Plans

Crispin POV
    We haven’t told Kalea yet. Can’t because she’ll have an absolute cow. For now all I’ve told her is he had a falling out with his parents and will be staying with me for awhile. It was the only thing we could really tell her without having her press us for information.
    “Hurry up guys! We’re going to be late for French!” She yelled from down the hall. Micah groaned in annoyance beside me and he looked at me with pleading eyes.
    “We’re not ditching class Cinder,” The name came through my teeth grudgingly. I hated it.
    “Was Monsieur angry when he dropped me off at y-your house?” He asked nervously. I shook my head,
    “He looked almost as nervous as you,” I told him. He took a deep shaky breath before clasping my hand in his and dragging me with him to follow Kalea. We entered the room and took our seats. Micah looked to the front of the room and his face dropped. I followed his eyes and grimaced at the black eye and multiple bandages that were scattered among our teacher’s face. There was a collective gasp through the class and eventually someone popped the question.
    “What happened Monsieur?”
The question made both Micah and I realize that our teacher had not been in school the day before. Probably for the same reason we weren’t. There were wounds to nurse. Monsieur cleared his throat and looked at the questioning student,
    “Nothing Mademoiselle. Now, everybody take out your textbooks and review chapter thirteen in groups of two or three,” he murmured. Kalea claimed Micah and I and rambled mercilessly about our teachers injuries.   
    “I wonder what happened,” she whispered. Micah sat beside me looking guilty and I placed my hand on his knee under the desk.
    “I’m sure it wasn’t that bad. Maybe he got into a car accident or bar fight or something. It’s his business not ours,” I muttered. Kalea nodded in agreement. Class ended as it usually did and Kalea separated from us for second period. I wasn’t excited for geometry and not just because it was math but because I knew Jason was still going to be furious, and he was going to be furious at Micah. We took our seats and I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that the teacher was at her desk and not going to be late. Jason wouldn’t do anything in front of the teacher. I hoped.
    I heard him and his friends come into the classroom and his snort irritation found it’s way to my ears. I heard him slam his stuff down on the desk behind me and I caught Micah’s worried glance from the corner of my eye. Jason leaned in next to me,
    “How are you today fag? Seems you ditched school with your little princess yesterday,” he growled. A bag of nerves had been dumped into my chest and the swarm intensified as Jason’s goons laughed and one of them seated himself behind Micah.
    “Don’t worry about answering me queer I just wanted to let you know that I’ve got some dirt on your princess. He’s not innocent at all. And, when the time is right I’ll get him,” Jason said, dark humor clouding his voice. I heard Micah whimper and whipped my head around to see the goon pulling Micah’s hair and landing violent flicks to the back of his head.
    “Lay off,” I hissed. The room became deathly quiet and my hostility drained away as every eye was trained on me. The teacher cleared her throat,
    “Jason take your seat. I don’t want to have to write up a harassment slip again,” she threatened. Jason huffed and slid into his seat. I let out the breath I’d been holding and sent a smile to the teacher who then returned it generously.
    The class was okay for awhile, then, of course, something had to happen. I saw the goon behind Micah shove a piece of paper into Micah’s hood. Micah flipped his hood up to get the paper and when he did he unfolded it and read it. His face paled and he bit his lip. Tears were popping into his eyes. I motioned to him to throw me the note, which he did.

    ‘You’re dead whore.’

    It said, anger built up and killed the frenzy of nerves. I slammed the note on the desk, again gaining the attention of the class.
    “Is there a problem Crispin?” The teacher asked. She cast a glare at Jason,
    “I just remembered that Ms. Hopkins told me to notify all drama members that there is an emergency rehearsal during this period,” I lied quickly. I saw the girls from drama shuffle and send confused looks my way.
    “Off you all go then,” the teacher said. She knew I was lying but I don’t get angry often and it was critical that I leave. I stood up and grabbed Micah’s hand, dragging him from the room and the gay slurs that attacked us. My band of fangirls fought back viciously and followed us to the auditorium.

Micah POV
    The note absolutely terrified me. It hurt too and I knew Crispin needed to see it but I hadn’t expected him to be so angry. I was a whore after all.
    “What happened Jack?” One of the girls behind us asked. Crispin stopped and threw the crumpled up piece of paper to the girl.
    “That’s what they said to Cinder!” He seethed. A short black haired girl gave me my backpack before joining her companions to read the note. Each face clouded with anger and the head girl crumpled the paper again.
    “What are we going to do?” The short black haired girl asked. She seemed skittish and upset and furious all at the same time.
    “First we’re going to gather everybody else, stage crew and cast, and we’re going to meet in the auditorium, I have a few announcements,” Crispin told her. Instinctively each girls cell phone appeared in their hands and they were sending mass text messages. Crispin grabbed my hand again and dragged me the rest of the way to the auditorium. No sooner had he burst through the doors then Ms. Hopkins was beside us,
    “Is it true Jack? Did they threaten Sally?” she growled. I shrunk back, why did they all have to be so angry?
    “Of course it is! What more could you expect of them!” Crispin yelled, throwing his hands up in the air. I took the chance and ran down the lines of seats, to the little door that Crispin had come out of after the first lunch time experience I’d had. I hauled it open and then slammed it behind me. I could hear people yelling to me. I heard a frantic Kalea enter the room outside. I heard Crispin cry as the threat made towards me finally got to him...
    “Who here is friends with Gossip Girl Ginny?” he asked in a watery tone. I think he was sitting in front of the mini door.
    “I do,” a tentative girl whispered.
    “Tell her about what happened wednesday between Jason and I. Tell her she can tell everybody,” Crispin said.
    “Crispin are you crazy! Do you know what he’ll do to you!?” Kalea yelped.
'    “He knows what he’s doing dear,” Ms. Hopkins stated calmly.
    “One more announcement before we rehearse for real,” Crispin said. The auditorium grew silent and I leaned forward.
    “Cinder, after the performance to the school, as we take our final bows, I want to announce to the student body that you’re my boyfriend,” he said. My heart stopped. I think everybody’s did. Even the fan girls weren’t squawking.
    The mini door opened and Crispin gave me that signature smile,
    “I won’t let anybody hurt you ever again,” he whispered. People still heard and they began crying out in joy.
    “Yes,” I whispered even quieter than Crispin had. Crispin took my hand and pulled me out from beneath the stage. He hugged me to him tightly and kissed my cheek lightly.
    “Come on show us a real kiss!” The short black haired girl from earlier squeaked. Now she decided not to be shy. Crispin laughed and shook his head,
    “Not before the school performance monday,” he stated proudly. But I heard his voice quiver, and I knew Jason was in the back of his mind. I knew he was incredibly scared of holding up the proclamation he’d made. What I didn’t know was why I’d agreed to date the son of my rapist, abuser, and captor. I didn’t know why he chose the abused, raped, broken boy that I was.

Alrighty, sorry the chapter wasn't up last week I was busy as all heck. This chapter didn't turn out very good but it can lead to some really good things. Like what's going to happen at the school performance? :D btw there are about six chapters left to this story and then an epilouge. If get some inboxed questions I can probably answer the in a Q&A for people. If I don't I don't. Anywho there will be a sequel but for people reading just for the pur boyxboy stuff they sequel isn't really boyxboy it just aspects of such because Crispin and Micah will be in it :) if you read it cuz u likes my characters cools if you don't cools. Bahvie hoped you liked chapter 14 and 15 should be up tomorrow if not tonight :)