Counting Stars

CHAPTER THIRTEEN - SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS

This is dedicated to @Emerald605 for being my best friend in secondary. Luv you, you stupid freak.

Melody

"What?"

I advanced on him, face hard.

He gulped and the other boys' eyes widened.

He threw his hands up in the air in front of him.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down...it's not what it sounds like!"

I ignored him, continuing forward.

"Pixie! Calm down, I didn't mean it like that!"

This time I did stop, right in front of him.

"Of course you didn't," I said bitterly. "That's all anyone ever thinks of me. That I'm a slut."

I turned away from him, heading towards the door.
"It's fine. I don't care what you meant, I'll take the couch."

I turned my head back around right as I walked into a firm chest, banging my innocent nose on it. Hard.

I jumped back with a curse, my sulkiness forgotten.

"Ouch! What the hell! Dude, what is your body made of! Rock?"

I looked up to see Mr Robber Guy staring down at me with a raised eyebrow.

I faltered, a little shocked at seeing him.
Honestly, I had forgotten he existed because he wasn't anywhere in the house when we looked around.

"He meant, you have to sleep in the same room as one of us so you won't try to escape. Not whatever you thought it was."

I stopped and thought about it.
After a few moments, Labrador spoke.

"So..."

"Oh hell no! I'm not sleeping with any of you! How do I know you're not serial rapists who wait till their victim is in their room before taking advantage of them?"

I quickly darted out the door, past Mr Robber Guy, who looked surprised, and into the hallway.

I went straight for the front door, momentarily forgetting that we were suspended halfway up a ginormous tree.

Arms encircled my waist, bringing me to an abrupt halt.

"Hey, let go of me, you pretentious asshole-"

"It's not rape if you like it," Mr Robber Guy whispered in my ear.

I froze in shock, allowing him to turn me around to face the others standing in the hall. What did he just say?

"She'll sleep with me tonight." He said.