A Reason To Fight | #Wattys2019

Chapter Nine - Avoid Him

*Chapter Nine - Avoid Him*

(Riley's POV)

Avoiding someone is a lot harder than it seems. Especially if the person you're trying to avoid won't let you.

"No slacking guys!" I yell out to the three men laying on the floor in front of me in pure exhaustion. "My dead grandma can do more pushups than you!"

"We've been up here for three hours," Felix complains in between each breath. Remy looks at him in horror at his next words, "Just because your life sucks right now doesn't mean that you get to make our lives hell."

Letting out a dark chuckle I stalk my way over to where he is lying on the floor. Crouching down to his level I growl out, "You have no idea what hell really is."

"I hate to interrupt you putting Felix in his place but Becca just texted me that Alexander is on his way up now," Blurts out Finn as he reads the text over.

Still staring Felix down I answer, "Thank you Finn."

"Yeah no problem Riles, just go out the back and you should be fine," Finn responds.

But it is much easier if you have a couple of friends to help you out. 

I hurry and grab my things, hoping to be fast enough to just miss him. But my luck had ran out today because as soon as I finished putting my shoes on the elevator dinged. 

"Oh shit," I swear under my breath.

I decided that I was not going to move from my spot on the floor, hoping the he wouldn't notice me. But as I felt his presence behind me, I knew that I was in deep shit.

"Well, we are all gonna leave you guys to talk," muttered Remi. My head whips up to glare at him as the others and him get up to leave. Finn mouthing a 'good luck' as he passes me.

"Fuck you guys."

Several minutes have gone by and not one of us moved from our previous positions. The gym was dead silent, the tension in the air was impossible to not notice.

"Look at me." 

A shiver runs down my spine at the anger and dominance in his voice. 

"No," I whisper.

He lets out a growl of frustration at my answer, "Riley."

My heart drops when he says my name. Taking a deep breath, I slowly stand up and turn around. Taking my time, I let my eye roam his figure. 

I suck in a sharp breathe when I realize that he has no shirt on. Desire washes over me when he shifts his weight to one side and crosses his arms over his chest. 

Staring me down he lets out huff in annoyance when he realizes that I am not going to talk. "Why did you run, Firefly?"

Alex lets out a low growl at my movement, encouraging me to run my hand up his chest and around his shoulders, pulling him even closer to me.

Feeling that he is tense under my touch I whisper, "What's wrong?"

"The problem is," he said as he leans in, his lips centimeters away from mine, "If I kiss you, I don't think I'd be able to stop."

My breath is caught in my throat at those words, not knowing what to say.

Suddenly I hear my phone going off. Quickly, I push Alex off of me as I run towards my phone on the ground by my bag. Picking it up I see that it was a text from Nova asking what I want for dinner.

Feeling flustered and slightly confused, I quickly pack my stuff into my bag, "I got to go."

Not being able to look at him I let a quick 'sorry' before leaving.               

Looking down at my hands I whisper, "I don't know."

Taking a couple of steps towards me til he is right in front of me, Alex runs his hand down the side of my face to my jaw, lifting it up so I am looking in to his beautiful blue eyes.

"Who hurt you, Lucciola? I see it, all the pain and anger you carry on your shoulders." He leaned into me resting his forehead on mine, "Who hurt you?"

Staring into his eyes I notice that there is a little green in them, making the way he is looking at me that much more intense. "Stop looking at me like that," I murmured.

He tilts his head to the side in confusion, "Like what?"

"Like you want me. Like I am the air you breathe, the blood you bled, and the light that keeps you out of the darkness. Like I am the only thing in this cruel and ugly world that you need. Stop looking at me like you want me because we both know you don't."

I quickly turn away from him as I feel the tears streaming down my face. Not wanting to be here anymore I grab my bag to leave.

As I walk past him, he quickly grabs my arm to stop me, "Firefly-"

"No," I swallow the lump in my throat, "I can't."

And with that I leave him behind.

A few weeks have passed since Alex had tried to confront me in the gym. I have successfully avoided him since then, but it has not been easy. I need to gather my thoughts, I can't think properly around him, he makes my senses just filled with him.

But as much as I hope, I can't hide forever. Because most of all my friends won't let me.  And that is how I ended up being locked in my office with Alexander.

"I can't believe these people!" I scream at the door. "Locking me in my own office!"

I hear a small chuckle from behind me. Whipping my head towards him I see that he is leaning against the door frame staring at me with an amused expression on his face.

Getting even more irritated then before I stalk my way towards him, stopping when I get close enough to feel him breathe. 

"This is all your fault," I breathe out. "Why can't you just leave me alone!"

"Because Firefly," he starts, "Somehow you came crashing into my life, lighting up the darkness surrounding me. There is no way that I am letting you go now." 

Taking the last steps towards me he wraps his hand around the back of my neck pulling me closer to him so our foreheads are touching, "You are mine, Lucciola. All fucking mine."

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A/N:

PLEASE DON'T KILL ME I HAVE TOO MUCH TO LIVE FOR!!

I am truly sorry that I haven't been publishing. Life just got way to hectic.  

I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Lucciola - Firefly (Italian) 

-Hailey