CALMING THE BEAST INSIDE

CONFUSING FEELINGS Part 10

With a firm hand wrapped around my wrist, Harley pulled me along with her as we entered the high school & she shot anyone that looked a glare.

Stopping at my locker Harley lent back against the one next to it keeping her angry eyes trained on others getting around the corridor "if anyone, and i mean anyone tries anything on you today you are to find me or one of the guys is that understood?" 

When I didn't immediately answer her, she turned her angry eyes towards me making me quiver & give a weak nod making sure she knew that I understood.

She searched my eyes then gave a brisk nod "good make sure you do Kitty Kat, or it won't just be them we take our anger out on" I cringed away from my strange new best friend wondering what the hell I had gotten myself into.

Trying her hardest to rein her temper in Harley looked at me in apology "sorry Kitty Kat I didn't mean to scare you & I hope you know that none of us would ever hurt you" I looked at her in disbelief making her give a sad sounding sigh "I know Ace can be pretty damn intimidating but trust me when I say that he would never intentionally hurt a female."

Shaking my head sadly I turned towards my locker while saying quietly "he hates me & everything about me so why would I being a female stop him from hurting me when he is just like everyone else that hates me?"

Harley didn't answer & it wasn't her hard body that was suddenly against my back or her warm angry breath filling my ear "I am nothing like that asshole or any of the others that have hurt you, maybe I don't like you but that doesn't mean I am going to hurt you."

Didn't he realise that even words could hurt or just a person's reactions to you, did he not realise that every mean word he spoke, or every nasty look he gave me, hurt me?

His warm hands snaked around my waist making me shiver & strange foreign feelings enter my body that had my heart doing weird things inside my chest.

Harley said something, but I couldn't hear her, I gave a bigger shiver as his warm lips brushed my ear "I don't want to ever hear you comparing me to that asshole stepfather of yours again Kitty."

What was with my reaction to this dangerous male, why did I have these weird reactions to someone that made it clear that they hate me?

When he stepped away I quickly shifted closer to Harley knowing that she wouldn't be able to stop him if he ever did decide to hurt me & the look he got in his eyes when he looked at me told me that if pushed by me enough he would snap & he would probably hurt me more than my horrible stepfather ever did.

Harley moved from my side hooking her arm around Jace's waist, she looked from me up to her scary friend a small smirk slowly growing "well, well this is interesting" I had no idea what she was talking about, what did she think was interesting? I may not have known what she was hinting at but from Jace's reaction to her words he did get what she was getting at.

His eyes grew colder as he shrugged away from his friend shaking his head angrily "I know what you are thinking & you are wrong & if you spread any bullshit around about me & your pet the next person I will be fighting in the ring will be you."

My whole body shook at his angry growl & it grew as he looked me over with those cold eyes before swinging around & heading towards the main door "we have business to attend to & don't even think about bringing your pet with you."

Harley shook her head her smirk slipping slightly "he is so oblivious, either that or just not willing to admit that I am right" I looked at her in confusion "wh, what are you talking about?" Harley just shot me another smirk before she started heading in the same direction as her scary friend calling over her shoulder "I think we will throw a party tonight."

As I walked towards my class alone & keeping an eye out for the cheerleaders I also worried about the kind of party that Harley & her two friends would throw & wondered if there was any way that I could disappear for the night, so I didn't have to be there.

Surprisingly I made it to class without running into any of the hateful cheerleaders & as I settled in my seat & listened to Mrs Scott talk about Civil war I slowly stopped worrying about what Harley may have install for me at the party tonight.

Grog had found me at lunch time & wouldn't shut up about the party & how much fun it was going to be, I know that he thought I would be excited at the thought of a teenage party but no matter how hard I tried I couldn't shake the horrible feeling that the night was going to end badly & somehow Jace would blame me when it did.

At the end of the day both Harley & Grog were waiting to pounce on me just as soon as I got to my locker making me swallow nervously & look at them fearfully "please don't make me come to your party tonight, I will stay in my room & stay out of the way, I just really don't want to party."

Grog hooked his arm around my shoulders & Harley patted my arm as they dragged me towards the main door "don't worry Kitty Kat we will look after you but there is no way we are letting you miss out on what most likely is your very first party & we promise to make sure you have a great time, isn't that right Grog."

Really, did she really think I didn't just see the wink she threw Grog? I tried to yank away from them & make a run for it, but Grog held me firmly & Harley made sure she walked close beside me making escape impossible, so I was resorted to pleading with my new friends "listen as much as I appreciate the thought I am really not up to a party & I am sure that Jace doesn't want me there either."

Harley gave a weird laugh even making Grog look at her weirdly "oh I am sure that Ace won't mind you being there Kitty Kat, actually I think you our sweet little Kitty are going to have our very angry friend eating out of your hand very soon."

Looking at her fearfully I shook my head vigorously "what are you talking about, all three of us here know that Jace hates me & would like nothing better than to have me gone so I really don't think he would want me attending this party."

Shaking her head, she stepped away as we reached the car where I could see her angry, dangerous friend waiting. Pulling open the passenger door she looked over at me with a fierce determined look in her eyes "you are not hiding in your room, you are coming to my party & you will enjoy yourself or I am going to get very angry."

Grog gave a dramatic shiver & whispered in my ear "trust me sweetheart you do not want to make our girl Harley angry" I gave a small nod then said the words I knew I was going to live to regret "alright Harley."

Giving a triumphant smile, she slid into the car beside her friend & grinned at him as she said, "& don't you even think about scaring our little kitty away."

Jace glanced at me his look nearly cutting right through me "whatever can we get going already" I rushed to get in the car as did Grog before the angry male driving decided to leave without us which I wouldn't put past him.

Riding home with them I listened to Harley & Grog talk excitedly about the party & all I felt was dread for the night the ahead of me.