Third Generation

Chapter Five

I am on a roll today!!! Haha!! Let me know how it is! :D

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At school the next day, Nicole and Chase walked up to me hand-in-hand. I acted like I didn't notice. I didn't like pinpointing things like this. I wasn't sure why. But I just smiled and the three of us chatted. Chase and Nicole told me a lot of stories about last night and I laughed so hard. I was a weird drunk. Apparently, I was a happy and lustful drunk. Nicole and Chase stopped laughing and talking out of nowhere.

"What's the deal?" I asked.

Nicole just gave me a look and I turned around. Clex.

"Hi, Clex," I smiled and waved.

"Hey," he wrapped his arm around me and smiled.

I looked at Nicole and she just gave me that same look that said, "there's-something-iffy-about him." I looked at Chase and he was just emotionless. I saw Ben walking up to us. I looked around for Anais, but she was nowhere in sight. Ben didn't look happy.

"What do you think you're doing?" Ben demanded.

"Whoa, Ben, calm down," I said. "He's not doing anything."

"Yeah, Ben," Clex said. "I'm not doing anything."

"A word?" Ben growled at him and they walked off. I looked at Nicole and Chase and they shrugged. I watched as Ben kept jabbing his finger into Clex's chest, and how Clex just stood there. I couldn't understand what they were saying. But I heard one thing:

"If you hurt her, God help me, I will kill you," Ben said.

"Did you hear that?" I asked Nicole.

"Yeah," she exhaled.

"What do you think is going on?" I asked.

"I'll find out," Chase said walking to them.

Chase joined in and then more yelling began. Clex yelled loud enough for them to shut up and got in their faces. I went to go stop it, but Nicole held me back. I looked at her and she just shook her head. "I don't think that'd be a good idea."

I sighed and waited for them to finish their dispute. Ben looked at Chase and said something and Chase came back to us. He looked like he had just seen a ghost.

"What's wrong?" Nicole asked.

"Alexis..." he said softly. "You should stay far away from Clex."

"Why? What'd he do?" I asked.

He shook his head. "You really don't wanna know."

"Well, I kinda need to know," I said.

"I'll tell you later," Chase sighed, walking away.

Nicole followed him and Ben looked at me. Clex was out of sight. Ben swallowed and walked up to me. Tears were already in his eyes. He took a deep breath and stuffed his hands in his pockets.

"Alexis... Would you please just trust me when I say to stay away from him?" he asked, barely audible.

"Can I ask why?" I looked over him.

His breaths became slightly ragged. "Please just trust me?"

"Ben, we've known each other for years! And ever since Friday, the day I turned sixteen, is the day you finally want to talk to me. And then you want me to just trust what you say? I feel like I barely know you, and yet know everything about you. Why can't you just tell me what his deal is?" I let it out.

He shook his head. "I can't. If you don't trust me, and still wanna hang with Clex, just be careful."

Before I could respond, he walked off and Clex's arm took its place around me. I looked up at him and smiled. He looked completely harmless. But apparently I was missing something. What is was, I wasn't sure. Clex just seemed like a regular guy. The bell rang for class and he walked me to class. He walked me to every one of my classes and at the end of the day, he walked with me, Nicole, and Chase to the bus.