Chapter 14 - Only Kaden

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"No" Aaron Usher burst through the door, dressed like a robber in all black. Black, shirt, black hoodies and black jeans. I should be very worried

Where the fuck did he come from?

"Dude, Were you stalking us?" Anna asks

"Technically, no. William gave me his address." He shrugs, casually like it's a normal thing. He stalked me for God's sake

"Still counts as stalking" I retort as he shrugs. "Think of me as your knight in shining armor and no one gets to kiss Rachel beside me"

"Who are you to decide that?" I glare at him. "I can do what I like. I can kiss whoever I like"

"Go on then" Micah points to Kaden who looks lost.

"I don't-----

He didn't have time to finish his sentence because I grab Kaden's shirt and kiss him. It was nothing special except for getting back at Aaron. But as the seconds passed, the kiss became less forced but more out of my own will. His lips felt right against mine.

I let go of him as all the air got sucked from my lungs. I take a long breath and glance back at him.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I just kissed Kaden and liked it

***

"Hey guys" Anthony comes over, smirking like he knew something we didn't which he probably did but he was the Gossip King

"Go away" Ava rolls her eyes

"Aw, I thought we were besties" He grins, coming close to her as she takes a step back

"Anna, I need help. I'm so scared about these mocks" He turns to Anna after Ava disappears

"Okay, what have you revised?" She says

" unsex me "

"Gross and maybe learn other quotes from Macbeth" Finally he turns to me. "Hey sister" He waves

"Not your sister"

"How's your boy-toy?" He grins

"Who's my boy-toy?" I ask, glaring at him. I had no boy-toy, what is a boy-toy even?

"You know, Kaden. Aaron is spreading that you kissed Kaden to get back at him. Kind of mean, you are playing with two boys feelings."

"Oh my fucking days, where's Aaron?" I groan, wanting to kick myself. I was a total idiot to think Aaron Usher could shut up? The boy doesn't even know definition of the word

"Over there, making out with Mae" He points to the isolated corner where I see the jerk.

"Aaron, we need to talk" I walk over to them and drag Aaron away from Mae.

"Er, hello" Mae crosses her arm

"Don't worry, you can have your sex slave back, Maleficent" I don't even bother to look at her. We enter the school, in an isolated corridor, I let go of him

"What the fuck is your problem?" I shove him 

"What?"

"Why did you have to tell the whole school about me and Kaden. What's your problem?"

"I was just telling the truth, you kissed him to get back at me. I know, why don't you admit it?"

"You're sick, Usher. I was stupid to think we could be friends or they were some part of my friend left in you. You're disgusting"

"And you are a hypocrite. You are playing with his feeling because you don't know what to do."

"I'm not playing with him, I like him and I kissed him because I wanted to. The getting back was a bonus."

"You sure"

"Yes"

"Okay" He nods "So this is it?"

"Yes. Goodbye Aaron Usher"

"Goodbye Rachel Kristin"

***

"Psst, Kaden" I nudge him in the elbow as he continues blowing me off.  It was chemistry lesson. Me and Kaden were lab partner but he was ignoring me.

I guessed he heard the rumours.

"Kaden"

"Kaden"

"Kaden"

"What?" He yells, loud enough for everyone to hear. 

"Can you talk to me? Please?"

"I want to explain"

"Look, yes. I kissed you to get back at Aaron, he can't dictate my life but I realized I like you that why I didn't push you away."

"What!"

"I, Rachel like you, Kaden Murphy. I'm not repeating it again" I warn him as he nods

He glances at me with a grin. "You're unbelievable"

***

He didn't say anything back but that's okay. I just needed to admit it.

"Rachel, there's someone downstairs for you" Jared yells

Who could that be? I had no plan except for watching the Hunger Games

"Who is it?" I yell back

"A boy, Hayden or Jayden is his name, actually Kaden."

Was Kaden here?

I rush down, seeing him at the bottom of the stairs, waiting. He was in his own world, mumbling, and pacing "Rachel," He notices me. "Hey?"

"Hey, what are you doing here?"

"We need to talk" And he drags me out the house. We lived near a park so we ended up there.

"I left you with no answer so I'd like to explain"

"Rachel, I'm awkward and quirky. You are the only person except for the guys that gave me a chance so I don't want to waste it. I want you to see the real me.There's more to me but circumstances are just different, so I propose the idea of a date."

"Okay, a date it is."

"Next Friday at 7?"

"That's good for me" I smile.

We walk around the park then he drops me home.

"See you later" I walk in

"Wait, Rachel" he calls

"Yeah?"

"Can I have your number?"

Only Kaden will ask me to a date without having my number.

Only Kaden

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