On my Block Fanfiction

Before Love.

She met him among pink icing and rainbow sprinkled donuts that taste like love. He had no tattoos then, and his smile was bright. Until, She bumped into him and the donut he was holding ended up faced down on the floor. The boy looked like he was about to catch a tantrum, then his eyes locked with hers.
"Your pretty," he said. Not so much to her, but more stating a fact. Like the sky is blue or the grass is wet.
She smiled back, taken off guard for a second. Until he added, "pretty girls are always clumsy."

Fire radiated to her face and before she could think to stop herself. she stomped hard on his foot.
"And boys are stupid," she yelled back at him.
That was the first ever fight she'd had with Oscar Diaz. Even then, he'd made up for it, catching up to her a minute later and a block away.
"Hey Pretty girl," He smiled.
"What do you want," she snapped.
"I'm sorry" he said. " I'm having a bad day."
"Yeah , well welcome to the club, now if you would move out of my way. " Malani growled.
He held up a white paper bag. "For you," He said.
"But I was the one who ruined your donut."
"There's three inside if you don't mind sharing." He said.
"But we're only two," she answers. Like that's the weird thing, and not this boy running down the block to give her a donut after she's ruined his.
"One is for my brother Ceasor. " He says offering it to her.
She takes the bag reluctantly and looks inside.
"What," he snaps. "My sprinkled donuts not good enough."
"She rolls her eyes. "I never said that ".
But you were thinking it,he says defensifely.
"How do you know what i was thinking" she snaps.
"Because there all thinking it. I'm bad news no good. A problem child, a lost cause, a conficts in the making. Maybe I am but what the he'll am I supposed to do. My mother shoots up like it's her lifeline.' He growls. "So don't look at me like it's my fault. I'm not the plague. I'm not the devil."

He's out of breathe from defending himself. His eyes are lit like fireworks reflecting the moon. And she sees him. She really sees him. She sees the kind of hurt she has from her parents death written in the reflection of his eyes. He has the same hurt. Like he's lost something, someone.
She doesn't know him so she doesn't hug him. She doesn't reach for his hand or offer any comfort. Instead, she opens the bag splits one of the donuts and hands him half. There still an extra donut so maybe later he can have one with his brother.
He takes it, and they sit, and they don't talk. They don't say there names yet, or where there from. She doesn't ask him why he stays, and she doesn't tell him to go. They sit fourteen years old, sticky fingered and broken hearted. Like the world is falling apart and they can heal themselves with sugar.

It's not like Malani asked for this, but the stupid guys from Freeridge started it. She hasn't done anything. Okay, so maybe she'd told Bentley Leger, Free ridges star football player to eat dirt. She didn't think he'd have her blacklisted for it. She didn't want attention. She wanted cookbooks and lunch alone in the library. How the hell did they even find her.
Oh that's right, Mr. SUPER DUPER FRIENDLY over here. She doesn't know why he keeps taking this student body president thing seriously. She doesn't need freinds. She doesn't want them.
"Hello dorks," Bently yells from across the hall.
"Hello idiot," Mario says back.
Mario isn't as intimidated as he should be. Especially since the boys got no muscle. And Bently has been in eight grade as the least three times.
"Leave us alone," Malani mumbles. When She moves to walk pass, Bentley shoves her books down. He stands there waiting for her to pick them up. A sleezy move on his part.
Mario bends down to pick them up instead. For once She's greatful for the boy with the perfect life who talks and smiles too much. But, when Mario Bends down, Bentley kicks them away and him and his trio laugh along.
Its surprising that Free Ridge has bullies with all the gangs and the problem that the school packs, you would think they'd be busy enough without the extra stuff. But she thinks maybe she is the only one being bullied.
Malani's tired today. This place sucks, and she misses her mom and dad. Problems that can never be solved. Her instincts get the best of her, and she shoves Bentley across the hall in one swift move. He stumbles a bit. She's not strong enough to throw him down , but it gives her and Mario time to leave.
Mario is glaring at her . "Chica are you crazy"?