The Not-So Brits

Chapter 11~ Sheep don't help

Avery's POV

When I see night fall over the academy, I figure I should get back to the dorm. I make sure to stick to the grass rather than the pathways. Hopefully I won't run into anyone.

Okay. All is good. I'm walking... no one is in sight. Almost there-

Next thing I know I'm being grabbed and thrown over someone's shoulder. The shock has left me breathless, but after realizing that I was being KIDNAPPED I regain my thoughts. "LET ME GOOOOO!!!!"

I pound on the guy's back, kicking my legs in the air. "I SAID LE-

-Shhh babe you're gonna wake the entire school." Wait. What?

"Chase?

-Yeah. And you are...?

-ohh..So you just kidnapped someone without knowing who they were?

-No you were pretty recognizable Aves. Honestly... the only one who walks on the grass when the sidewalk is a meter away.

-I..."

I quiet down, remembering why I was walking in the grass. To avoid the exact person by whom I was being carried away by. He senses my discomfort and sets me down. I lie on the grass looking up lost in thought. Joining me, Chase props his head on his elbows.

"Aves, are you alright?

-What? Ya, of course. Why wouldn't I be?

-Woah, calm down it was just a question. You just seem out if it.

-We started school today.

-Really? Hadn't noticed..." he smirks, pretending to stroke his imaginary beard.

"Haha, funny. It was bad. I've already drawn too much attention to myself.

-How so?

-Some jerk is already on my case.

-Well, if you seriously hate me that much, I'll leave you alone.." He clutches his chest, feigning pain. The confusion I was feeling about him is gone now. Its replaced with the same relaxed attitude I get while around Chase. He could be a completely arrogant bastard sometimes, but I'm not exactly he nicest person either.

I playfully nudge him in the ribs.

"I don't see you moving.

-Hey!"

I roll over laughing while he does the same. When we finally manage to sit up straight again, he glares at me with a serious look. "No, but seriously, who was this dude? Was he giving you trouble? 'Cause I will beat the living shit out of him."

It's times like these when I realize how Chase scared me sometimes. Looking at him through the darkness, I see just how intimidating he is: the dark clothes, the eyebrow piercing... the lip piercing...

"Thanks but I can handle myself" Hell I've done it for years. "I think it was something Colton?"

Thought the darkness, I see his face drop. His wide grin is replaced by a tight grimace.

"What?" I ask worriedly.

-Nothing.

-Chase...

-It's just something some guys told me earlier..

-Just shut up and tell me.

-Shut up? Or tell you? I think it's physically impossible to do both.

-You know what I mean.

-Fine, they just said stay clear of some guy named Dakota Colton.

-Maybe he has a brother?

-Ya maybe that's it" He rolls his eyes and stands up. "Well I'm tired so I'm going to go sleep, I'm assuming you can get back to your dorm okay.

-Yes, I actually can do that thing called "walking".

-Good."

I watch him walk off. I wanted him to stay, and crack a joke about something. Anything. He looks tired, even though his back I towards me, I see the way his shoulders slump in. The bounce in his step has been replaced with a shuffle. A walk that makes it look as if he's barely moving his feet. Wonder what that was about.?

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I can't sleep. I've tried counting sheep, but the stupid sheep weren't helping. I loose myself in my train if thought. The people here clearly find me an outcast. That was alright so far, as long as they just ignored me, I was fine.

My parents haven't called. Emily hasn't called. Was she okay? Should I call them?

This Dakota dude...Whatever, what was he going to do? I was much more scared of girls than guys. And he didn't seem like a girl, so all is good. I'm away from LA, I had Chase, I had my guitar. You had to take the small things in life. Those small things that are sometimes so small you can't see them.

Damn, were they small.