The Player Games (Dana Vaughns Love Story)

Chapter Twenty-Seven

I found myself cleaning blood off of Marie, with Dana right beside me. It wasn't just Amelia's blood, and no, Marie didn't kill her. She just hurt her really, really badly to the point that she did start bleeding, and to the point where Amelia hit Marie back. It was quite terrifying, and I was wondering why no one was doing anything about it.

"I'm sorry, Arizona, but she deserved it," Marie says, as I told Dana to go fetch her an ice pack for her nose. "She was the cause of your pain and she was sitting here watching you suffer. That's unacceptable."

I smile at her, "Thank you. And I'm sorry for being such a bitch yesterday. You were just trying to talk sense into me, but I wouldn't listen."

Marie shurgs, "You weren't really being a bitch, you were just putting up the walls. That's what being best friends with you comes with, and I'm used to it." It sounded a little like an insult, but it was true. And she knew I wouldn't take offense to it.

Dana came back in the room, Cole following close behind him. "Cole is here," Dana announces, causing me to jump out so Cole can see where I was. Before he sits down, he smiles at me, pulling me into a hug. "Sorry Amelia is a bitch," He whispers into my ear, making me chuckle before he turns back around to Marie.

Dana comes over to me, a guilty look on his face. "Can we please talk, Arizona?" He asks, grabbing my hand. "At least give me a chance to explain." I nod, knowing already that I was going to let him.

If you love someone, you will do anything to work things out with them.

Once we both make it out into the hall, he cups my cheek with his hand, looking into my eyes. "I love you," He said slowly, to make sure I heard it. "I love you so freaking much." These were the first times I was hearing it without being drunk, and I could literally hear my heart melting. "I'm sorry, Arizona. I did text her for a bit, and I was just trying to get my mind off of you. I was scared you didn't love me back. It's stupid, I know. I tried to tell myself that I didn't actually love you, and that it was an illusion messing with my head. But then Marie called me to tell me about the party you guys were at. So I went, and when I saw you with Matt, I felt like I was going to lose it. I don't want to see you with another boy, ever. I love you, and I want you to love me."

"That doesn't give you the fucking right to mess with her feelings," Will's voice comes out of no where, making me jump, and look at him. He seemed really stressed out. "Your both ignoring the fact that he rubbed in that this all was based off of a fake relationship. And that's stupid. He did exactly what he shouldn't have done, Arizona, and that was cheat on you."

"I didn't cheat on her," Dana defends, glaring at Will. "Amelia and I only texted and that was it."

"Do you actually think I'm buying that, Dana?" Will says, taking my wrist and pulling me away from Dana. "Because I don't think you realize that Dalton was here this morning. And he heard every word - and every lip smack - that you and Amelia were saying to each other before you told her you told Arizona." I felt my face drop. Was that true? Why would he do that?

Dana purses his lip, "Does Dalton have any proof of this?"

I immediately felt my heart drop.

He did do more than texting with her. If he didn't then he would fully be able to defend for himself but he wasn't, and couldn't. He was just like Kayla's brother, and as much as I hated it, I felt a little relief that he didn't cheat on me with Kayla.

"We're done, completely," I say for myself, shaking my head at Dana. "Don't try to say its not true. I can see it, I can see that its not true."

"Arizona, we need to talk about this," Dana says, swallowing harshly. "Come on, Dalton is lying. He obviously likes you or something. He has been messing with our relationship for a couple weeks now." I roll my eyes, shaking my head. "If he was lying, you would have defended yourself sooner than you did," I say, and Dana takes a step towards me, which makes me shake my head and step back. He looks hurt. "Princess," He starts, his voice turning desperate. I shake my head again, feeling the tears take over. "No, please don't cry, Princess, I love you. Please don't do this Arizona, please."

"Your making it worse," Will snaps at Dana, pulling me into him. "Leave her alone. It's over, Dana, she was nothing but loyal to you, and actually gave the love she had locked down deep inside. Your ruining it, Dana! This is the exact reason she locked her heart up, because of cheating bastards like you." Dana's jaw clenches, and he glares at Will. "Can I talk to my love alone?" At him calling me his love, I almost gave in. Even if I did, though, Will would allow it. "You don't deserve to talk to her alone," Will says, his voice hard. "Hell, you don't even deserve to call her your love. You don't love her." Will's voice turned mocking-like, and it sort of surprised me. But life obviously was full of surprises, I guess.

"I do love her!" Dana argues, glaring at Will again. "People fuck up sometimes, okay. This is the first time I actually fell in love, and when I get good things, I mess it up. I know it's selfish, but I want Arizona. I know I should stay away so she won't get hurt, but I love her. And I want her."

"You cheated on he-" Will starts, but Dana cuts him off. "We weren't even dating. It was a game," He says, shaking his head. "I didn't even realize I love until I was on the brink of losing her." "It wasn't a game last night, or this morning, though," I said, shaking my head. I noticed I was doing that a lot today. "You kissed her this morning. Before you told her you told me, Dana. After you told me you loved me. It wasn't a game." The tears began to flow again, and I wipe them away, harshly. "It never was a game." I mumble, before pulling myself away from Will. "It's over, Dana," I say, and I walk away, towards the stairs.

I needed to talk to my sister. She was where I went when things got rough, and that would never change. Once I got out the door, I began walking in the direction of the cemetery, which wasn't far from our house. I got there quickly, going right into the direction of my sisters grave. I go right to it, and realize that another person was standing in front of a grave that was next to my sisters.

I look at the person quickly, and almost gasp when I realize it was Kayla.

What was she doing here?

"Kayla?" I ask, and she looks up from the grave, and I can see tears streaming down her face. I can literally feel my eyes turn sympathetic. "What are you doing here?" She doesn't even try to hide her tears, as she looks down at the grave. "You're not the only one who lost someone," My eyes widen, and I look down at the headstone, realizing it was her brothers name on the grave. "Oh my gosh," I say, and purse my lips. She didn't deserve that. Niether of us did. She loved her brother, just as much as I did my sister. It was hard to believe he did that too.

I sit in front of my sisters grave, and Kayla looks at me when I laugh. "Our lives are pretty fucked up, yeah?" I say, and she chuckles, sitting down with tears in her eyes. "I wonder what it would be like if none of this happened." She nods, and pulls out a weed from the ground. "I'm sorry," She mumbles, looking back over to the grave. I shrug, "Let's not do the sorry thing. It's fine." I bite my lip, looking over at the grave. Kayla and I had different ways of dealing with the pain of the passing of our sibilings, and I understood why she acted the way she did. I dealt with the pain by having sex with numerous boys, and she just became a bitch. That was okay, though. "Why are you crying? What happened?" She questioned, looking back over at me. I wipe away the tears. "Dana freaking Vaugns," I say and I can literally hear the venom in my own voice. That scared me. "He cheated on me. With Amelia." "Wait, what?" Kayla says, and glares into the open space. "She was with him. I told her to freaking stay away!" Kayla shakes her head quickly, and then I remember that Amelia is her best friend. But she didn't know about what Amelia was doing? I ignore my confusion, and shrug. "Well, it happened," I say, and I look back at my sisters grave.

"And now we're over."

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THE END

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Just kidding omg I don't hate you guys that much. So, it was a short chapter, but it was pretty filler. I hope you guys enjoyed it, and sorry if you hate me, oops. But yeah, till the next chapter (plus, this chapter is dedicated to Branaay bc she's cool and bae, okay? okay.

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ALSO, I DECIDED THAT WE SHOULD DO A LITTLE Q&A FOR THE CHARACTERS, SO IF YOU WANT (only if you want) JUST COMMENT YOUR QUESTION FOR ANY CHARACTER. ANY OF THEM. IT CAN EVEN BE TO jACK THE PUMPKIN TOMATO KING OR ARIZONA'S MOM. Okay, enough said. Kisses - L