The Trouble-Makers (Alex Gaskarth Fan Fiction)

Chapter Four

In their small car I was squished in between Alex and Rian in the backseat.  Jaime was in shotgun, talking to someone on the phone and Jack was the one driving...which, to be honest, I didn't trust my life in Jack's hands at all.

Alex shot me an apologetic smile and shrugged his shoulders, not that I blamed him.  I was more of mad at Zack for getting me to come to the party in the first place.

"Are you guys going to tell me what they said or what?" I asked, feeling extremely uncomfortable being stuck with a group of guys I hardly knew.  And worst of all, Trouble-Makers.

Jaime clicked his phone off, letting it fall to his lap.  "Aw, dude, freaking Vic is pissed," he said, obviously ignoring my words.

"Vic?" I asked, turning my head towards Alex.

"Jaime's cousin," he explained.  "They're close...you should know him, he's from school.  Not a part of the Trouble-Makers, though." Alex shrugged.

"Why?" Jack asked Jaime, obviously annoyed.

"I guess the fight news spread like wildfire and he says if word gets out to the principal I'm going to get suspended again." Jaime leaned against the window.

"He needs to stop being a pussy; this is why he isn't part of the Trouble-Makers," Jack spoke harshly and I could almost hear him rolling his eyes.

"No, he isn't one because he doesn't want to be one," Jaime defended him.  "Not everyone wants to be the school's rebels."

"Guys?" I tried to get their attention again.  "Where are we going anyways?"

"Away from here, and we can't go back home yet.  That's probably the first place Kellin's gang will look," Jaime explained.

"So, this has all happened to you guys before?" I asked. 

"Hell yeah," Jack said now.  "The first time we got into a fight at one of Kellin's parties we just ran out and we were fine.  But the second time, God they were pissed." Jack started cracking up at that.  "Oh man you should've seen Kellin's face, I've never seen it get so red!"  At that all the guys busted out laughing, and I couldn't help but have a smile hint on my face. 

"So that's why whenever he's around you guys call him Tomato?" I asked now.  I haven't been part of the popular clique long but I did know the Trouble-Maker's nicknames for everyone in the clique.  Mine was evidently 'Princess'.

"You got it," Jack nodded his head.  "But, anyways, Kellin got so mad that he had him and his guys go track us down.  And, of course, we were back at our own houses by then. Alex was staying the night at my place, and thank God for that because when Kellin and his boys got there I would've been completely jumped.  But we got out of that one." Jack shrugged his shoulders.  "That was the last time we ever went to one of his parties."

"Then why did you guys come tonight?" I asked.  The car went quiet, and I shifted awkwardly.  I guess I stumbled across a Trouble-Maker secret. 

"We wanted to cause a scene," Alex finally intervened. "You know, because a lot of freshmen that are new this year will be there and if we don't get some of them to join, you know, that the Trouble-Maker's legend is going to die when we all graduate this year," Alex spoke quickly.  I could tell he just made that up off the top of his head, but I was willing to let it go.  It was none of my business, after all. It also didn't explain why Alex was so upset Jack into a fight in the first place, though... But I let it slide.

"And are you going to tell me where we're going?" I asked again.

"To a place where the clique won't find us; the school," Rian explained.