That's Not Her

9.Fight the army of unsullied.

Alec's point of view.

I groaned as I climbed of my bike. I slept late last night hunting down that Jose.

I needed sleep but whenever I closed my eyes I could see Maia's bruised face and bleeding hands. I refused to remember her in those gym shorts and pathetic excuse of a hoodie. I couldn't think about her that way she was enemy. Worse. She was Mark's Maia.

I can't believe I told Mark about what happened last night. I promised myself I won't talk about anything relative Maia with him so he could move one but I felt like he would want to know what happened with Maia last night.

Just as I was about to go in my first class someone called my name. I turned around to see Maia walking towards me.

"Hey. How are you feeling?" I asked instinctively. I forgot she was supposed to be enemy. Her bruise looked worse today and her hand was all wrapped up in bandage.

"Don't act like you care." She spat. And I remember who she was just like that.

"I would appreciate if you don't talk to Mark about me. I want him to move on and this will not help him" she said without meeting my eyes. I thought I heard concern in her voice. I must've imagined that. She doesn't care about him.

"Don't act like you care" I threw her words back in her face. "He is my friend. I'll talk to him about whatever I want to"

"Fine. I just wanted to... Forget it." She said and shouldered past me into the class. I frowned at her as I entered after her.

"Here we have our last student to enter this class. Make sure to get your detention slip from me Mr shade." Ms Shaw said just as I entered. What the fuck? I looked at Maia and saw her smirking at me. She did it again. Entered before me even though she came to school after me.

That little shit won again.

"Alright class settle in and keep your assignment on desk"

"Miss Shaw. I couldn't do my assignment. You see I hurt my hand" Maia said raising her bandaged hand.

"I see Ms McQueen. But I remember giving this assignment two weeks ago and your injury seems very recently attained. So nice try but you are getting detention and one day extension. I don't care about a broken hand" Ms Shaw said enjoying herself.

Maia sat down and pouted.

Yes, there is Justice in this world.

I quickly wrote on a page and passed her the note.

Ha. Karma's a bitch. See you in detention Maia.

She read and smiled instead of scowling which I anticipated. The I saw her scribble something before she turned to pass me the note with a pack of MnM. What?

It was my doing. Please don't take credit you don't deserve.
PS. Here's something sweet for your bitter soul.

Maia 02

Alec 00

The rest of the day was boring. I flirted with Natasha even though she was Jace's something but he gave me green light so I thought why not. I saw Maia manipulate Livia into doing her assignment after telling her what happened last night and why was she was injured. She told the whole story like it was fun. The girl who was so furious that she got sick was no where to be seen.

"I hope you beat him good." Parker said. I could tell he was pretty angry. It only confirm my doubt that he liked Maia. I felt bad for poor bloke.

"I did" she said proudly.