Not Normally (our 2nd life Fanfic)

Chapter 16

      I woke up in my dorm by a loud and repetitive pounding on my door. I ran out of bed to the door and opened it as quickly as I could to see Tori standing speechless, but panting like crazy. The scared look in her eyes was enough to tell me that she needed to come inside. She ran over to my bed, and just laid there. Then there was another pounding at the door, as Tori rushed over to the dressers and hid behind them. I slowly walked over to the door. My hand shaking, I went to open it. My fingers were just barely touching the knob before a voice started screaming at me from outside my room. I hesitated, recognizing the voice as Seth.

      This was enough. I couldn't keep shying away from the situation anymore. I wrapped my hand around the doorknob completely and started to turn it. As soon as the latch had been unhooked, Seth pushed open the door so suddenly, all I could to was stand with my mouth open in shock. This was the first time I had seen Seth since 2 years ago. He looked much different. Taller, more buff, more confident. But in this case, all this was a bad thing. He had already been 6'2" in high school, now he was about 6'5". He was already super buff before, also. His size was overwhelming. I have to admit, I was much more intimidated by him now than I was before. His confidence was more like cockiness, and he was confident that he could win me back. He was so wrong, though.

      "I know you're scared, I can sense it. Why are you so afraid of me?" he screamed, "And where's your friend?" "What's your problem?" I yelled at him, "Why can't you just mind your own business and get out of my life?" Seth towered over me, his eyes filled with a raging fire. He made a fist, pulled back his arm, about to punch me, when the door opened.

      "Don't you dare," said a voice from behind Seth. When he turned around, I saw Ricky, with Connor and Kian standing behind him. I let out a little sigh of relief as Connor rushed toward me and held me close. Kian followed, going for Tori. Ricky, being the strongest and most intimidating, walked over to Seth. "Ricky, you really don't have to," I tried to say. "Yes, I really do," he told me. "No, I really do," Connor said. He reached into one of my drawers and pulled out my pocket knife, holding it up to Seth's neck. "If you even try to hurt her," he said to Seth. "What are you gonna do about it, little guy?" Seth taunted him. That was it. Seth had now pushed Connor over the line. Ricky could tell, too. With one glance to him, Connor signaled Ricky to help him. Ricky jumped up onto Seth's back from behind, Kian and Connor following, and tackled him to the ground. I was sure they wouldn't be able to hold him off for long, so I ran out of the room with my phone and called the cops, reporting a domestic issue. In about 2 minutes, the cops were at my door, I told them he was the tallest one. Seth was taken out of the room in handcuffs while he glared at me on his way to the cop car.

      Kian walked into the hall first, followed by Ricky and Connor. "Why didn't you tell me about this?" Connor asked me, "I could've helped you through all of this." "I didn't want you getting involved,"I said, "If I told you about it, you'd get all jealous and defensive and try to beat him up." "What's the problem with that?" he asked. "Well," I said reluctantly, "You're kind of weak compared to him, he'd kill you before you put up a fist. Plus, its my past, he's my past boyfriend, this whole deal was in the past. It has nothing to do with you. You're my boyfriend now, and I like it that way." "I understand," Connor said, "Hey, was what the same person you were talking to on the phone on our date?" "No, that was really my mom, but yes she was telling me that he called." Kian and Ricky were looking away awkwardly and whistling. "Were you guys in on this, too? Reagan," Connor glared at me. "I told Kian about it, I thought you'd be asleep and I thought he'd know what to say. I didn't tell Ricky," I explained. "Did you tell him, Kian? I asked, glaring harshly at him. "Yeah..." Kian trailed off, "I thought he might know what you should do, too. We wouldn't have been down here right now if he didn't know. It was Ricky's idea." I was glad that he knew now, but not so much before. I guess it ended up a good thing.