Your life, my rules

Chapter

"Wakey Wakey sleepyhead," Sabrina half whispered. I open my eyes and yawn. Last night Sabrina came over and slept over night. I smile and yawn again. I wake up and throw on my black skater skirt with a light pink floral crop top (and of course my converse).
Justin, Alex, Sabrina, and I are going to see a movie. Did I mention Alex is Justin's best friend? Yup, so Justin and I are kind of popular too. But I tend to keep to myself at school. "They're here, let's go," Sabrina whines. I groan and grab my bag. Sabrina opens the door and and sighs. I look and see Alex wearing jeans and a tight navy blue shirt.
I glance at Sabrina and gag. She just laughs it off and hops in the car. I follow and sit by her in the back seat. "What movie are we gonna see?" Sabrina asks excitedly. "It's a surprise," Alex said with a wink. Oh how I dislike that guy. We blast some music and have a karaoke challenge on the way to the theaters.
    Once we get there Sabrina insists that we play the claw machine game. "But that's for kids Bri," I try to get her away from the idea. She keeps pouting until I finally give in. "I won," I say with a flat tone and grab the stuffed heart-eyed teddy bear. I throw it into Sabrina's face and a giggle escapes my mouth. It hits her in the face and she lets out a surprised gasp. She sends a glare in my direction, but I just point at Justin. "What? No it wasn't me,I swear," Justin pleads. I keep laughing until I notice Alex laughing beside me. I shoot him a death glare and start walking to the theater room.
    "No way! I am not watching a horror movie." I hate horror movies. They always give me nightmares. "Don't worry Ash, we'll protect you," Justin coaxed me into the theater room and I sit in my seat with a sigh. I turn and see Alex sitting next to me. Why does the universe hate me? I whisper to Sabrina if she wanted to switch seats. She agreed so I sit down next to Justin and Sabrina. I start to panic when the movie starts. There is no way I'm sleeping with the lights off tonight. I mumble about how this movie is stupid and Justin lets out a small chuckle. I roll my eyes. Yes, I roll my eyes alot.
    "That was horrible!"I squeal when we walk outside after the movie. "How about....we all come to my house," Alex says. Justin and Sabrina agree. "Fine," I give in. We jump in the car and ride to his house. My eyes widen when we pull into the driveway. He must be rich, because his house is huge. Alex opens the car door and walks inside his house. "Party time," Alex says with a smirk. "We aren't actually throwing a party right?" I ask. I am not a party person. "I got permission from my folks, they're out of town," he assures. "And don't worry girls, you can wear my sister's dresses." He leads us upstairs and into a bright purple room. It was pretty awesome.
"Let's take a look Ash," Sabrina grabs my arm and walks me to the closet. Seconds later Sabrina is a wearing a black strapless bandage dress. "How about this one?" She asks me, holding up a red dress similar to hers. "Perfect." We slip on our dresses and scurry into the bathroom next door. Sabrina opens a drawer and takes out a makeup kit. "Sit," She orders me and I sit on the counter top. She does my makeup, then hers. I gotta say we look pretty hot. "Are you done yet!" Justin yells. We walk down stairs and the boys smile. "Is that you Ash?" Justin asks with a chuckle. "No I just took her body," I reply. Me? Sarcastic? Never. Why would you say that? Justin and Alex chuckle at my sarcasm.
Just then the doorbell rings. Alex opens it and is greeted by some guys that go to our school. I hear some of them whistle and laugh when they see Sabrina and I. Soon the whole house was filled with people. I walk to the kitchen to get a soda when someone grabs my wrist and pins me against the wall. I open my eyes and there, standing before me, is Alex. He leans over and whispers in my ear, "you look great tonight." His lips brush against my ear. I glare at him and talk through gritted teeth, "It won't be so great if Sabrina finds out about this." I guess my threat was weak, because he laughs and pulls away slightly. "You're not like other girls."
"You mean the girls that are all over you even though they don't even know your freaking last name?" I ask with an edge in my voice. He nods slightly, not breaking eye contact. A smirk crawls on his face as he lets go. Just then Justin walks over, clearly drunk out of his mind. He stares at us, but he just laughs and walks away. I walk out to the back yard with Alex following me and stop dead in my tracks.
Sabrina was kissing Isaac Castel, another school player. I turn around and see Alex staring at his shoes. "You okay?" I ask, suddenly worried about how he was handling this. He looks at me with hurt in his eyes. I feel bad for him. He nods his head and looks down again. Did he really like Sabrina? He was a school player, I didn't think he actually dated or liked any real girls. "I'm gonna go get a drink," He says,"And Ash, I wasn't kidding when I said you look great." He winks and I can feel the blush starting to creep up on me. I turn back to Sabrina and Isaac.
That's when the anger hit me. I march over to Sabrina and push Isaac away. "What is wrong with you Ash!?!" She screams at me. "I've known you since you were six and I had faith that you wouldn't be like this," I say with an edged voice and shake my head in disappointment. Her eye widen and get watery. "I'm so sorry, I just didn't think Alex would really care about me." She was full on crying now. I put my arm over her shoulders. "You need to talk to him, you know." She nods slightly. I run and grab her a water from the kitchen when someone grabs my wrist. "Why does this keep happening to me?" I complain without looking to see who it is.
Alex. "Alex, she wants to talk to you." I explain, hoping he will let her talk. "No way. I don't go after girls after they cheat on me." His eyes seem angry, but there is something else that I can't see in his bright blue eyes. I scoff and walk away. "She's not a cheater!" I shout over my shoulder and keep walking. I walk outside for some fresh air. This has been one long day. "Hey." I jump at the voice and turn around to see Alex.
"May I?" He asks gesturing to the chair next to me. I hesitate before saying, "Go ahead." He looks at me and smiles. "She really thought she could change me didn't she? She thought I would stop being a player?" I nod. "Does she not know that that's what every girl says to me?" I shake my head slightly. "She thought she was the one who could change you," I admit. "Can you at least apologize to her?" I ask and he looks at me confused.
    "She thinks you're just using her. You weren't.....were you?" He looks at me but doesn't answer. "You used her?You bastard!    You used my best friend!" I shout at him. He sits there, taking in all my words. I storm into Alex's sister's room. "Ash-" I turn around and see Alex on the ground with Justin above him. "Justin, what did you just do." I stare at Justin. "I uh....I punched him?" He made it sound like a question. I stare at Alex, who's rubbing his jaw, and to Justin. "Why?" I ask. Justin smiles guiltily. "I kinda heard your conversation and about how he used Sabrina." I sigh before helping Alex up. That's when I remembered and I drop him. He used my friend. I'm not going to help him. I stare at him, laying on the ground.
I run as fast as I can to find Sabrina. "Ash!" I hear them calling after me. Luckily I'm on the cross country team so I can run pretty fast. I stop when I see Sabrina and Isaac again. I turn  around and run into Alex. He traps me in his arms and carries me to his room. He drops me on the bed and stands next to Justin. "You can't tell her yet." That's when I get even angrier. "She deserves to know you bastard!" Hurt crosses his face. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell," my voice cracks.
"It's ok," he says in a soft voice. He hands me a beer, but I shake my head. It takes me every nerve in my body to keep from attacking him. I look to see Justin, but he left. "Why'd you use her. She doesn't deserve this, she-" I was cut off when Alex's lips crashed against mine. What is happening?!? And why did I kiss him back? He pulled away with a small smirk. I sit there, staring at him with shock. He crawls onto the bed and sits next to me, turning the t.v. on. We sit in silence and watch the show that's playing. I sneak a glance at him and see that he was looking at me. I turn my head and he moves closer. He crashes his lips on mine again. All of a sudden I hear something breaking close by and when I look, Justin is in the room and just dropped his drink.
"Justi-" I start to say, but I get cut off. "Don't Ash, just don't." His eyes are filled with hurt and my eyes start tearing up. I get up and go to talk to him, but something grabs my wrist. Alex pulls me into his lap. "Just let him blow off some steam." I nod in agreement. He kisses my neck. I wrap my arms around his neck as he wraps his around my waist. I like Alex....when did that happen? I pull away. "Why'd you use Sabrina?" I ask him. He smirks and winks. "To get closer to you," he whispers. I smile and go back to watching the television. "I can't take this anymore," I say while standing up. "I'm going to talk to him." With that I went for a search around the house. I find Justin sitting in a lawn chair by himself. "Why did you kiss him?" He asks without looking at me. "He...he kissed me." I answer. Justin gets up and I start to feel kind of scared.
He strides towards me and before I can say anything, his lips were on mine. I yelped in surprise as he bit my lip. I pull away and he wraps his arms around my waist. "I like you Ash..I always have." That surprised me as well. My jaw drops in shock. What am I supposed to say? He chuckles and lets go. "I'm heading home, but I'll see you later Ash." With that he jumps in his car and drives away. I feel a pair of strong arms around my waist, hugging me from the back. "What happened?" Alex asks. Should I tell him?
"He...he just..he kissed me." Alex's jaw drops. Same reaction as mine. "He's a player, you know." I turn around to face him. "Well, so are you." I break out of his grip and walk inside. Alex and now Justin. Wow,  this day has been confusing. I dare a glance back and see Alex sitting in the chair, with his hands on his head. I sit on the couch and before I know it I'm fast asleep.