Clarissa Grayson Tate grew up in a wealthy home. From a far, her family looked perfect. To anyone who saw them in a picture or exchanged a few words with them at a party they were lucky enough to be invited to, they seemed like an annoyingly perfect...
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Two months ago...
"Wake up lazy ass!!" Someone screams in my face, causing me to jump awake and connect my head with theirs.
"Fuck! Watch where you're going next time stretch! Damn." My vision sets into focus and I look up to see Emery rubbing his forehead, grimacing at me.
"How 'bout this. I'll watch where I'm going if you watch where you're sitting. Sound like a plan?" I smirk at him. Then it hits me. "What are you doing in my room? And why?"
He sits back down and looks me dead in the eyes. "Issa. You have to get out of this funk so, Alissa and I have decided to grace you with our presence and plans this evening."
I look at him weirdly. He and Alissa have been two of the only people that haven't tried to push on hanging out this past month of me ignoring everyone. They were pretty much the only ones I eventually started acknowledging. But now they want to ruin it and rip me away from my glorious bed? I think not.
"I'd rather not thanks though." I say. Emery's face changed from smug to annoyed in seconds. He opened his mouth to say something but before he could get a word out my bedroom door burst open with a loud bang. India and Alissa ran in at the same time and three faces were suddenly inches from mine.
"I told you guys to stay out there. She won't listen to you." Emery murmured.
"You tried it your way and failed so." India sneered rolling her eyes.
"Yeah sorry chicks before dicks" Alissa winked at him funnily.
They bickered long enough for me to slip out of the bed and- Strong arms wrapped around me mid step and I'm spun around towards my annoyed so called friends.
"We're going out whether you like it or not bitch." Alissa said grabbing my arm and pulling me to my closet with India hot on our tail. "But it's past curfew." I complained earning a swat upside my head from India.
"That's part of the fun now put on something dark. Hey where are your bikini's?" Oh god no why??
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I walk behind Alissa quietly with India and Emery in tow. Alissa tiptoes forward with silent grace like a cat, holding her laptop above her head. I look behind me and- "AH-"
Suddenly a body dropped in front of me and a hand covers my mouth mid scream. I open my eyes to see Kyler's face rise to his full height, very close to mine. Both of us cringe back in disgust.
"Ew kyler! Seriously if you wanted to make a move on me you could have done it at any other, less stressful and dark time." I tease.
"Baby I hate to break that stone cold heart of yours but I'm more intrigued by hotdogs than muffins right now."
"Huh?" I look to see Emery sporting an adorably clueless expression, with his head tilted like a confused puppy. Adorable? What?
"I can show you what I mean if you want Em." Kyler said with a smirk.
I don't know why but I'm suddenly completely over this conversation. I grab Alissa and India, continuing our interrupted escape. "What is he doing here? I thought it was just gonna be us?"
They give each other a look before rolling their eyes playfully. " Issa I thought you liked Derek." India said.
"What are you talking about?"
"Seriously dude you already have two guys pining over you! Let us have some ass!" Alissa says playfully.
I look back and forth between them before rolling my eyes and continue walking. "Okay first of all I don't know what you're talking about with Emery. As for Liam.. first he's my brothers friend and he's too old for me right now AND he's our trainer and team leader! That would never, ever work." I say in exasperation.
"And Derek?" They both ask simultaneously. I roll my eyes for what seems to be the hundredth time tonight.
"We haven't even talked in a while. Not that I want to go there with him.."
"Why?" Alissa asked.
"Because Issa walked in on him in a heated make out session with a rando after they had a heart to heart." India gossips while i look at her in disbelief. Alissa gasps loudly and my hand slaps over her mouth.
"That is so not why. Why would I care that he was making out with some girl he doesn't even know. It's not like we were dating or anything. We were barely friends, I mean we had a heart to heart and I told him things I haven't even told Elijah but-"
"Oh my god! Wow. I totally ship it but now I get why you're being lumotional about Kyler flirting with Emery" Alissas face brightens and she jumps like a giddy child on Christmas.
"Lumotional?" India asks the question floating around the very typical white girl sentence that just came out of her mouth.
"It means that she's lusting for him and getting emotional about his attention being directed elsewhere. You do know Emery is straight right?"
"I thought he was bi?" I ask. Looking behind us at Emery. I tilt my head a little when I see the cute smile that takes over his whole face when he gets excited.
"When have you ever seen him look at a gu-"
"Okay guys so were gonna jump it right now. Kyler found a blind spot finally! I- what is it?" Emery interrupts us but stops when he sees our embarrassed faces. We look at each other and laugh while Em throws an arm around my shoulders.
I expected the girls to be annoyed but instead I look over and see India nodding aggressively, while Alissa mouths "distraction" at me with her thumbs up. They fall behind us and then it gets real awkward.
I had never thought of Emery as anything other than a friend but maybe I was just lying to myself. Maybe my disappointment with Derek ruined how I look at other guys. You always want what you can't have..
Comment whether you guys want next chapter to be set in the present orrr if you wanna continue with the rest of the beginning of Emery and Issa's love story...
