Securing You (Little Gathering Series)

Chapter 8 - Girl Quarrel

Aries pov

"Tell me again. Where are we going?" I yell out load.

Choel smirk. I almost punch her the time she answer my question. Oh my God.. she kidnap me to join them. I do know they plan to camp but I refuse to join. So she kidnap me.

"Stop the car." I demand.

"Don't. " Choel tells Tarnisha.

"Nisha stop..!" I yell.

"Don't do it." Choel argue.

Then we start to fight in the car. Choel start to mumbling about this and that, and I counter attack by threaten or remind her, some of her dark past. But she still insist me to come along.

"Shut up ..!! Your guys quarrel again then I crash this car and we all die." Tarnisha just cut us all completely.

I sigh and lean back to the seat. What is she planing now? Why would she sudden suggest to camp at these season? If its a picnic, I would agree but camping is no. I hate staying outside.

"Finally, we are here."

"Look at the stream. Its so refreshing."

"Lets swim."

"What now? We just arrive. Lets set the tent first."

"Na.. the boys can set the tents." My eyes widen listening to Choel words.

I get closer to her and wisper. "You mean Austin right."

She nods and I sigh in relief. The two start playing around while I just watch them from a distant. I inhale the fresh air and feel calm merging with nature. This isn't so bad.

"Ari.. lets swim?" Choel shout from the distant with her bright smile.

I just gesture them to play among themself. While they're are swiming I stroll around sightseeing. There are not many people here. Just some family camping with their children and some senior citizen relaxing. After some times, I walk back to join them.

"Ari.." Eiji voice is the first to greet me. She run and hug me like a dog.

"Did Cho kidnap you too." I sarcastic.

"I didn't." Choel shout making me smile a little. She is busy with her cutie Austin.

I look around and see Kyler setting up the tents. Then Austin come and help him. I sit beside the wooden table and Eiji company me. She's very happy as a newlyweds. Jezzz.. her happiness can blind me.

"Princess. Put on your winter coat. Its cold." Riono come and put on a jacket on Eiji making her grin like an idiot. Then he go helping them set up the tents again.

"Stop showing affection. I feel like third wheel." I tease.

"Go get yourself a husband."

"How about your brother." I play along.

"No.." Silis shout all the sudden. I turn and only realize she is also here.

I chuckle. "And why not. He's nice, he's rich and he's handsome."

"But he's already married. Jezz.. don't commit adultery. Its a crime." Tarnisha join in.

"So I can steal your Kyler. He is still available." I smirk.

As I expected. She throws stone in my direction. "Go get yourself a man. Don't steal other belonging."

"I can introduce you to some hot guys." Suddenly Riono join in our stupid ladies talk.

"Don't introduce him unless he is nice, rich and handsome." I brush off his offer.

"That's hard. Where would you look for a man like that." Silis speaks as she sit beside me.

I look at her disbelief. "That why they are not exist."

"They do." I look at Andrew.

I shake my head. "In your dream bro."  After that I freeze by my own sentence.

Andrew already look at me strangely along with the other. Bullshit.. this talk make me reminising the old time. I turn to Choel but only to meet her pity eyes. I imediately avoid their gaze by looking at the stream instead.

"You know someone meet her expectation?" Choel continue the interupted issue.

Andrew laugh a second. "He is right there."

I can't help but to look at the direction he pointed at. The first thought cross my mind is, why is he here??

"Leo.. you're late." Riono greets his bestfriend with a brief hug.

Then the others hug him too. I stand and run toward Choel pulling her to the bush. She cluesless.

"Why is he here." I'm mad.

"I don't know." She shrugs.

"Don't act innocent. You must plan ---"

"I didn't. I swear. I didn't invited him." Her face also as shock as mine.

I stand lifeless looking at Leo presence. "Then why is he here if you didn't plan anything?"

"Ari.. I really didn't plan anything. Maybe Reifan invited him."

"I'm leaving." I push her hand aside and start walking.

Choel grab on my shoulder making me turn around. "Don't be like this."

I look down the ground and kicking on the sand. "I'll lost self control if I stay here. I want to kill him."

"Ari.. let it go." She begs.

I push her and walk again. And again she stop me. Then we start pushing and pulling each other. I almost hit her but she dodge my punch. Shit.. I'm losing self control.

"Choel..!" My voice raise.

"Please.." She start tearing up its breaking my heart.

"If I stay here I'll kill him. Is that what you want? You want me to kill him?"

"You would not. I trust you."

"I don't trust myself."

Then we both put in this deep silence looking at each other face. We both share the same pain long time ago. We us to depend on the same person. She know exactly what I been through.

"Are you guys fighting." Silis sudden shout put us back in place.

Choel release me and walk back to the tent. I see her get inside her tent ignoring other question. I walk back slowly with my bleeding heart and Austin apporach me.

"Why is my wife crying?" Austin ask.

"I'm sorry. Its a girl quarrel." I didn't lie.

He leaves me and get inside his tent. Shit.. I make Choel cry. That prove that she didn't plan anything. She must be upset with my accusation.

"Go." I'm speechless when Choel comes and give me the car key.

"You're leaving?" Eiji get on my side.

"Why are you leaving?" Now its Tarnisha.

"Go." Choel speaks again and place the key in my palm. Then she leave.

"Fine..!! I'll go and buy your ice cream. There no need to cry. You not even a kid." I curse myself. What the hell is that for. Stupid Choel. She makes me blurt out things.

"Then..I want the yam flavor." She turn and smile brightly.

"Then I want chocolate." Eiji butt in making Choel laugh out loud.

I sigh. "As you wish your highness." I mock her and leave.

What am I doing. This is crazy. Now I'm stuck here because of my siliness. I hate this.. gosh.. please don't be worser than it already have.