Face Down.♡ (Luke Hemmings)

Human.

Chapter 9.

"Human.''-Christina Perri.

''Gimme one.'' I finally said, extending my hand and he took out the toxic thing from his pocket with a lighter along.

I grabbed the cigarette from him and put it in my mouth, waiting for him to lighten it.

When he did, I blew out a cloud of smoke, making it falter away into the air, followed by another one.

''Fucking awesome. '' I said and as I inhaled, feeling the intoxication fill my lungs.

''Is there some beer in the fridge?'' I tossed the question to my curly headed friend, who was enjoying his cigarette whilst his head was leaned onto the headboard of  my bed, his legs tangled with mine.

''Yeah, I think there's a few bottles left.''

''Bring me one?'' I fluttered my lashes at him and he laughed.

''Nope, you'll have to take it yourself. '' he replied, carelessly flinging his one leg over mine.

I pouted and then shoved his leg off mine, standing up and ambling towards the small fridge.

''Grab one for me as well.'' I heard Ashton say and I just flipped him off.

''You'll have to  take it yourself. '' I mocked and he chuckled.

I went back into the room, putting a bottle of beer on the small coffee table.

''Wait, you actually didn't bring one for me? '' he asked, jutting his bottom lip out.

I shook my head. ''Nope.''

''Ughhh, Hazeel.'' he groaned, earning a chuckle from me. ''Get yourself one, lazy ass.''

''I'm a lazy ass.'' he giggled.

I rolled my eyes playfully.

''Then that's not my problem. ''

After a few more hours of laying around and  'doing the Netflix thing', I decided it was time for me to head home since it was already 11:24 p.m.

''I can drive you.'' Ashton offered but I declined.

''I'll be fine Ash. I'll see you at school tomorrow, 's that kay?'' I told him, giving him a warm hug before leaving.

At this time of the night, streets are literally soulless, no sign of living creatures.

I plugged my headphones, as usually and listened to Christina Perri's beautiful voice fill my earshot.

"But I'm only human,

and I bleed when I fall down.

I'm only human and I crash and I break down.

Your words in my head, knives in my heart.

You build me up and then I fall apart.

'Cause I'm only human.''

And then sudden noise that I could hear even with my music volume high. I snapped my head towards the direction the noise came from and then started walking towards the small alley that was just a few metres from me.

''You little fucker thought you could get away with it, huh? Well, it's not how this functions kid.'' a very deep and low voice spoke, sending cold shivers down my spine. And soon, in my sight stood three men, one of them really broad and big, and a boy with his back leaned to the brick wall, obviously hurt.

And he obviously had a lot of nerves, since he answered to the broad guy.

''Fuck you Derek. You and your buddies can go to hell.'' he said, adding a chuckle.

I know that voice.

But other guys were mad. The other one with dark hair tossed another punch straight at his stomach and the boy bent in pain.

Shit, I need to do something.

As I thought that, I suddenly kicked the small empty bottle that stood next to my feet.

That caused their heads to snap in my way and the main one growled.

''What the fuck is that? Ryan, go check!'' he ordered.

The Ryan guy groaned. ''Oh Derek, don't be paranoid, it's probably just a cat. ''

''I'll fucking kill you if you don't check what that is.'' he threatened and Ryan guy seemed scared shitless.

''Okay, can Kyle come with me?'' he asked and Derek laughed loudly and obnoxiously.

''What are you, five? Just go, fucking get out of my sight. '' he retorted and the guy started walking in my way.

I quickly hid behind some bushes and when he was just few feet from me, he observed everything and then walked away.

I sighed in relief.

''Nothing, told ya.'' he told to Derek and I went to see what they're doing.

''We'll leave now but I expect the money to be brought to me by Friday, or your stupid ass won't exist anymore. '' he told to the guy on the ground and then stormed off with the two guys following.

I quickly paced towards the boy as soon as I made sure they were gone.

''Fuck.'' he groaned and I crouched down to his level.

''You okay?''

And that's when his head snapped up, only for me to see that the mysterious boy is the guy who saved my ass twice.

No way.

Luke Hemmings.

A/N:

This sucks, I'm sorry.  :P