He's Just A Player

Chapter 10: Never Have I Ever Jumped Off of a Building

Chapter 10: Never Have I Ever Jumped Off of a Building

Carter's P.O.V:

      Stupid Aiden.

      Finding some super pretty girl and hanging out with her.

      Stupid Aiden.

      Able to pick up girls at the snap of a finger.

      Stupid Aiden.

      Breaking my heart without realizing it.

      He'd just broken up with his last girlfriend, and was now already with someone else. Someone gorgeous.

      Come to think of it, I didn't think I'd ever actually seen her before. Maybe she was new.

      Great. The new girl's already got more game than I will ever have.

      "It's okay Carter. Aiden's not worth your time anyway. He's a jerk," Connor assured, wrapping an arm around my shoulders.

      I sighed.

      "I know. But I really wish that wasn't the case. Do you see how quickly he gets girls to like him?" I asked.

      "Yeah. It's not like he ever stays with them though. That's why you shouldn't date him. If you ever do date, he'll just treat you as poorly as the other girls," Connor replied.

      "But did you see the look on their faces? He looked so happy! And she seemed pretty content too," I said, feeling my heart drop to my stomach.

      "But that happiness doesn't last long, does it? Kit-Kat, Aiden is a very....simple human being. That being said, his attention span is one of the gnat. Which means he gets bored easily. She'll only end up crying over him," He stated, shrugging.

      "I guess so," I said.

      It was sad how much I actually liked Aiden. Why was I so hung up over a guy who clearly didn't like me back? What was wrong with me?

      "So, are you busy after school?" Connor asked.

      "Umm....I don't think so. I'll probably just go home after. Why?" I replied.

      "I was going to go and meet up with some friends later. Would you like to come?" He asked, half-smiling.

      "Depends. Are your friends serial killers?" I joked, elbowing his side.

      "Yeah. We were planning on killing you actually," He replied, keeping a straight face.

      My laughter was stopped at his sudden seriousness.

      "You're kidding right?" I asked nervously.

      He backed me into a wall, bringing his face only an inch from mine. I shut my eyes tightly, feeling his breath on my ear.

      "You're so gullible," He whispered.

      I suddenly felt the presence of emptiness, as my eyes flickered open. Connor was walking away whistling, as I stood flabbergasted against the wall.

      What was that?

      "Hey, not funny!" I yelled, jogging to keep up with him.

      "What wasn't funny?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

      "You know!" I groaned.

      "Know what?"

      He gave me an "are you crazy?" look.

      Did I just dream that Connor did that? Was I going crazy now? Oh my God, I was seeing things now.

      "But-I-that-"

      "Again, gullible!!" He sing-songed, throwing me a grin.

      "Ugh! And again, not funny!" I grumbled.

      "You're just jealous because I'm much funnier than you'll ever be," He said.

      "So not true! I'm definitely the funnier of us two! Anyone would agree with that," I retorted.

      "Yeah? Let's see just how many people think you're so funny," He challenged.

      Little did he know that I was ALWAYS up for a good challenge.

      "Okay. When and where?" I asked.

      "After school. My house. Like I said, a few friends are coming over. We'll crack our funniest jokes when the time is appropriate. I won't tell my friends that we're having a contest. Then, when you're about leave, I'll ask who was the funnier of us two," He declared.

      "But that's not fair! Your friends will be biased towards you!" I pointed out.

      He shrugged.

      "So I guess you're too much of a chicken then?" He asked.

      "No, it's just that-"

      "BALK BALK BALK! CARTER IS A CHICKEN!" He yelled, doing some weird dance that he thought resembled a chicken.

      "I'm not a-"

      "WHAT WAS THAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF ALL THESE CHICKEN NOISES!" He screamed, dancing across the lawn.

      "Okay, okay! I'll do it! But only because now half the school thinks we're both total whack jobs," I shouted, pulling Connor over to the side.

      He flashed me a smile showing all of his teeth.

      "Great! Bet starts when you arrive," He said.

      "Bet? So what do I get if I win?" I asked.

      "The satisfaction of being a winner?" He replied.

      "No way! I want something if I win.... If I DO become the winner, you have to dress up in a female wig, wear a dress, AND high heels and go parading around the mall!" I said, getting excited.

      "Serious?" He questioned.

      "Yeah! That would be so funny! Plus I'd get to laugh at you forever!" I laughed.

      "Wow. You're truly kind," He said sarcastically.

      "I know. I'm a giver, not a taker," I replied.

      "Okay. So if you win, COUGH which you won't COUGH, then I dress up like a girl. If I win....you have to dress up in a green morph suit and jump out of trash cans to scare people," He said, getting a twinkle in his eye.

      This just goes to show you that people receive happiness out of others dressing weirdly.

      "Deal. And I wouldn't get so cocky if I were you, Con-Con. They may be your friends, but by the end of the day, you're still not funny," I said, shrugging.

      Major burn.

      "Ooh, getting feisty are we? Well, better save that for later. Wouldn't want you to use up all that stuff you call humor before coming over. Anyway, later Kit-Kat. Should be fun seeing you in a morph suit," He grinned.

      I stuck my tongue out at him as he walked away, blowing me a girly kiss.

      His silliness nearly made me forget all about Aiden and his new beautiful girl.

      Almost.


~


      "Hey Carter!" Connor greeted, pulling me inside his house.

      "Hi," I replied.

      He directed me around the corner and into his living room, where three guys and a girl sat laughing.

      "Hey guys," He said, snapping their attention to us.

      "This is Carter. She's a friend from school. Carter, the guy on the couch is Jake. The guy sprawled out on the floor is Cain. The guy eating all my food is Joseph, and the girl is Macy," He stated, pointing to each one individually.

      "Hey! We've heard a lot about you!" Jake said, waving.

      The guy eating (Joseph I believe) nodded in reply.

      "Well, it's nice to meet some friends of Connor. You all seem nice," I replied, smiling.

      They all really did. Calm, maybe? I was just relived they didn't shun me.

      "Have a seat over here," Macy said, gesturing to an empty spot next to her.

      "Only girl huh?" I asked.

      She grinned.

      "Well, was. Now you're here. But that's a good thing," She said.

      "I know what you mean. Guys aren't exactly.....the best company sometimes," I replied.

      She laughed.

      Score one for me.

      "I know what you mean. They're either watching sports or arguing about dumb stuff."

      "Well, they haven't got the largest brains in the world, if you know what I mean," I joked.

      She laughed again.

      Score two for me.

      Connor peered over and saw Macy laughing. He glared at me.

      "So, guys. Why don't we get to know each other better?" Connor suggested.

      "Uh, Con-Con? I'm pretty sure the reason you invited your friends is because you know them. Am I wrong?" I asked, receiving laughter from all of his friends.

      Score three for me! And bonus points, for everyone finding me hilarious. Connor smiled.

      "Yes, of course. But I don't think they know you, am I correct?" He asked.

      "No," I replied.

      He grinned.

      "Alright then. Let's play a hearty game of Never Have I Ever!" He said, walking to the kitchen.

      "If you dare take out alcohol I swear to God I'll smash the bottle over your head," I warned.

      Cain barked in laughter.

      "I'd pay to see that happen!"

      Score four for me.

      I could tell Connor was beginning to get nervous, since his eye was twitching a little bit. However, he shrugged it off and brought a bottle of orange juice instead.

      "That's good. I actually like orange juice," I said.

      "You won't after taking several drinks of it," He said, throwing me a smile.

      I laughed at his sureness.

      "Please. I think I'll win this game. Mostly because I haven't done anything remotely wild," I replied.

      Finally! A game that I could actually win at!

      "Suit yourself. Alright, I'll start. Never have I ever gotten totally smashed off of alcohol," He said.

      All his friends drank.

      "Never have I ever gone streaking," Macy said.

      Connor and Joseph drank.

      "What? It was a bet!" Joseph said, obviously noticing our stares.

      "Okay, okay. Touchy touchy. Never have I ever had sex," Macy said.

      Cain, Joseph, and Jake all downed a glass of orange juice.

      Connor smiled at me.

      "Never have I ever jumped off of a building," Cain said.

      My eyes widened.

      Great.

      I took a drink.

      Everyone looked at me questioningly, since none of them touched their glasses.

      "I thought that you'd never done anything remotely wild?" Connor laughed.

      "Well....I guess I did. Once!" I said.

      "What happened?" Cain asked, trying to hide the smile forming on his face.

      "My cat Whiskers was stuck on my roof. So I climbed up to get her because our building is kind of tall. When I reached the top, she jumped down! So, me being stupid, jumped down after her. I ended up breaking an arm and a leg that day," I explained.

      Everyone laughed. Even Connor, who I knew was trying to hide it.

      Score five for me, and I wasn't even trying!

     "Glad to know you all take pleasure in my pain," I said.

      "We're sorry, but that was pretty funny. Anyway, now we're tied Kit-Kat. One and one!" Connor replied excitedly.

      "We'll just have to change that then. Never have I ever had an actual relationship," I said.

      Everyone drank.

      Wow, that was kind of sad for me.

      "You've never ever had a relationship?" Macy asked.

      "Not an actual relationship. But I have gone on some disastrous dates before," I replied.

      Everyone seemed to perk up at the sound of another one of my stories.

      "Please, do tell," Joseph said.

      "Okay.....well my very first date was probably one of the worst I've ever been on. I was a freshman, I think? Anyway, I was at a restaurant with this guy, and we got our food. I guess he accidentally ordered something really spicy, and ended up drinking all his water, and even my own! Well, his tongue was still on fire, and he basically ditched me the rest of the night to douse himself in water," I said.

      Like I thought, they all laughed at my embarrassment.

      "And you say you haven't done anything wild? That's kind of up there to me," Macy said.

      "Eh. It's not me who went crazy and drank everyone's water," I replied.

      "Do you have any others?" Jake asked.

      "Oh, yeah. A lot, actually," I responded.

      "Tell!" Macy squealed.

      The rest of the night consisted of me telling everyone my most embarrassing stories, to which everyone thought was hilarious. I couldn't even keep count of the laughs I received.

      "You're really funny Carter. It's too bad you have to leave," Cain said, patting my back.

      "You said you're not dating her?" Jake asked Connor.

      "No, why?" He replied.

      "Because I might have to take her if you don't!" He said, hugging me tightly.

      I blushed.

      "Well, thanks for having me over! I've got to go now, bye!" I said, beginning to walk away.

      "Carter, wait!" Connor called out.

      I stopped in my tracks.

      "Yeah?"

      "We haven't decided the winner yet," He said, pulling me back into the house.

      "Back for more?" Joseph joked.

      "No. She's not. But we've got something important to ask-"

      "Are you two going to ask if you can date? Because that is totally fine with me! You're just the cutest couple ever!" Macy exclaimed, hugging us both.

      Connor was the one to blush this time.

      "No, no. Actually we wanted to ask who you thought was the funnier of us two?" He said.

      Macy awkwardly back off.

      "Oh."

      "Carter, definitely. Who could not choose her when she's got so many embarrassing stories?" Cain said.

      "I agree," Joseph nodded.

      "I'm with Carter," Jake smiled.

      "Gotta go with the girlie," Macy said.

      "I guess your friends like me more than you now, huh? Well thanks guys, you're all really cool. We should hang out again sometime," I said, walking out of the house.

      I felt a presence walking beside me, and saw Connor smiling.

      "What are you doing?" I asked.

      "Walking you home. I'd be a terrible guy if I didn't walk you across the street," He replied.

      "Or you're trying to get out of dressing like a woman and parading around the mall!" I laughed, slapping his shoulder.

      "Hah, hah. But no, I'm actually trying to be nice," He said.

      "Well thank you. That was sweet. I'll see you tomorrow, alright?" I said, leaning in and pecking his cheek.

      Oh crap. Initiate awkward mode. Why did I just do that?!

      Connor looked at me confusedly and opened his mouth to say something.

      "Hey Cart," Aiden said, wrapping a protective arm around me.

      "Aiden? What do you want?" I asked.

      "I brought pizza and breadsticks like I promised! I thought you'd be hungry since you usually are," He replied, glaring at Connor.

      "Well, I've got to go Kit-Kat. See you later, alright?" Connor said, smiling.

      As he left, I couldn't help but feel a little sad. We had so much fun tonight!

      "What was that?!" I hissed, throwing his arm off of me. Normally, I'd like being held by Aiden. But that image of the blond girl and him almost kissing kept replaying in my head.

      "What? I just was being a good friend," He replied, following me inside my house.

      "Good friends don't interrupt other friends," I said.

      "But he was totally going to make a move on you! And Kit-Kat? Really? What kind of nick name is that?" Aiden said, trying to justify his actions.

      "He was not! He doesn't even like me like that. He's just a really good friend! And I kind of like it," I defended.

      "Yeah, a really good friend even though you've only known him like a week," Aiden snorted.

      "He's been more of a friend than you have lately!" I retorted, running up to my bedroom.

      "Carter!" He yelled.

      I slammed my door in his face, making sure to lock it as I did so. He couldn't be a hypocrite and tell me I couldn't hang out with a guy when he was with a different girl every week.

      "Carter," He said softly.

      "Go away!" I yelled, throwing a shoe at the door.

      "Ow! I could actually feel that," He whined.

      "Good. Now go complain about it to your new girl toy. I'm sure she'd love to hear all about it!" I said.

      "Girl toy? You mean Paige? Is that why you're angry?" He asked.

      "No. I'm angry because you're being a hypocrite. If you can hang out with a million girls, I can hang out with one guy that I actually like. We're only friends, but he's still really nice. That's more than you can say when you only date girls for their looks," I replied.

      "Why do you even like that guy?" Aiden asked quietly.

      "Because he's actually nice to me! He's a really good friend. And I have to say you haven't been. I feel like we don't even spend time together anymore. But, it's fine. I don't really care. I've got new friends, and you do too, right? Anyway, thanks for the pizza. But I'm not hungry," I said, making sure the conversation ended there.

      As each word flew out of my mouth, I could feel small stabs being thrown at my heart.

      Did I feel bad for saying such hurtful words to him? Of course. Did he deserve it? Yes. He did.

      I heard defeated steps trudge down the stairs, as I knew Aiden had finally gone home.

      This was definitely one of the bigger fights we'd had. However, it seemed that we'd been having a lot of fights lately. Strange, huh?

      I guess I was just at my boiling point with him. I liked him. More than just a "best friend." And what sucked was that he would never see me like that. Instead, he was with a new girl every week, all prettier and more in shape than I.

      I knew his type. No brains, but tons of assets. Nice body, pretty face, and hair that wasn't always frizzy and out of control. Girls that were far away from looking anything like me.

      So maybe it hurt a lot telling Aiden those thing. But you know what?

      It hurt a lot more knowing he walked away.

(A/N) Woww. More drama in this chappie. So, who's side are you more on as of now? Connor or Aiden's? Personally I'm more with Connor on this one. However, Aiden'll make up for it. He won't be too much of a jerk.......maybe.

Do you like Connor's friends? Do they seem nice? Weird? Friendly? And how about Carter winning the bet, eh? It'll be great having Connor walk around in a woman's outfit.

Song of the Chapter is: Mind Your Manners by Chiddy Bang. Haha, more rap, but still a pretty good song. I like how he incorperates the kids singing in it. It's really good. Plus, it reminds me of Aiden. He really needs to mind his manners. Take a listen when you've got the chance.

Anyway, thanks for reading! You're all the best! :)

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