The Game

Chapter 7 - Trouble in Paradise

Serena

"So did you talk with her?" I ask K.C. as we sit on my bed. He lies flat on his stomach with his hands holding his head.

"Yeah, she seems nice." He says looking at me with his pale green eyes. I don't hope she told him about how I treated her earlier, I know he will be pissed. There is just something about Tori that I really can't take. She isn't the type of girl I would be friends with. She just pisses me off.
Normally I give people a chance, and I don't understand where this feeling came from, everything was fine the first time I saw her. I guess it just occurred to me that her mother and she are living with us. I don't want her to talk to K.C. or any of my friends.

"It seems like you don't like her?" he says. Not sure if it is a question or a statement. I don't want to talk bad about her in front of him, but I don't want to lie to him either.

"I don't know, there's just something about her.." I say and try to find a reason or excuse to why I don't like her.

"There's something about her?" he says with his eyebrow raised. 

"Yeah, I just don't like her." I say and move closer to him.

"I really don't want to talk about her right now, talk about something else." I say and lie down beside him.

"Okay, but don't be mean to her." He says, he knows how I can be when I don't like a person.

"After all, you are going to live with her, so it won't be smart making an enemy, right?" he smiles and kisses my cheek.

"Yeah, sure" I say, rolling my eyes. He gets up and looks at me. 

"Did you just roll your eyes on me?" he says playfully, and turns me on my back and then he sits on top of me holding my hands above my head. I start giggling as he starts kissing my neck and it tickles like hell. I love when he is in this mood. Sometimes he's so distant and it takes a lot to get him in a good mood.

"Are you going to roll your eyes at me again, miss Valente'?" he says, pretty amused over the situation.

"If you keep doing that, I might" I say and trying to get my hands free from his grip.

"Don't fight it sweetheart, you can't get your hands free." He teases. I try even harder, but his grip is very firm.

"Don't underestimate me Mr. Cane, I have been taking kick- K.C.'s ass lessons and can kick your ass anytime I want." He starts laughing.

"Watch out folks, we got a badass over here" he says and loosens his grip a bit. This gives me a chance to pull over. I free my hands from his and push him on his back and hold his hands real tight. This time it's me sitting on top of him.

"I warned you sweetheart" I say with triumph. I know he did it on purpose, but I'm just going to play along. He smiles and really enjoys himself.

"This is cozy, huh?" he says and clearly find this whole thing hilarious.

"It's going to be even more cozy when you beg me to let you go." I say and I know that if he wanted to he could easily get me off.

My arms are getting tired of holding his hands. His arms are long, so I have to stretch my whole body to reach his hands. I let go of his right arm and place it on his chest and moving up to caresses his face. The amusement on his face suddenly disappears and is replaced with a serious look on his face.

And I know what that means.

He caresses my back with his free hand and pulls up my top slowly. I get down from him and sit cross legged beside him. He slowly gets up.

"Serena." He says with a soft voice.

"Are you hungry?" I try to change the subject. He is clearly irritated.

"Serena, there is a whole freaking year till you turn 17." He says. He is talking about my theory about getting pregnant.

"You know, there is something called protection?" he says ironically.

"My mom and dad used protection, and it didn't help that much.." I say frustrated. He was okay about this whole thing before, but lately he has been thinking more about it, and I guess he can't control the hormones anymore.

"Serena, you are not getting pregnant! Just because it happened to your mom, doesn't mean it's going to happen to you too!" he is definitely very annoyed right now.

So much for the good mood earlier.

I stand up and cross my arms.

"Oh, you forget my grandmother, and her mom and her mom too, and their freaking great grandmother and so on, K.C!"

Boys.. I know it's hard for him, but I just know if I bow down for the pressure, that it will end up with a pregnancy test, and baby clothes - that is the last thing I want.

"So the curse will automatically stop when you turn 17?" he says, clearly mocking me. I hate when he is like this. I know it's stupid, but I made my choice. I just look at him, I don't know what to say.

I don't say anything for a couple of seconds.

"Even though I won't get pregnant, I won't sleep with you. I'm only 15 for god's sake." I say and that's probably a stupid reason since everyone is doing it from a very early age.

"Soon 16." He answers. That's true, but still.

"Yeah, still young." I say with my stone face. He is so frustrated right now, I can see it right through him.

"Fine." He says and puts on his jacket.

"If that's how it's going to be." He says and leaves the room. I follow him, but he walks fast. I keep calling his name but he won't stop. He's walking down the stairs and I stop. I'm standing there and watching him leave.

I turn around and see Tori standing by her door. She can see that I'm upset.

"Are you okay?" she asks. I really don't need this too right now.

"Yeah Tori, I'm fantastic!" I scold. She opens her door and walks towards me.

"You know, I don't know what your problem is, but since I got here you have been a total bitch." She says and have a mix expression on her face. She is confused, angry and wondering why I treat her like this.

"Look Tori, I'm not going to sugar coat anything. I don't like you, therefore I just made my point very clear at the school. Me and you? We are not going to be friends. I don't like you or your mom, so I don't want you to expect anything from me." I say and hope she gets it.

Then she smiles, I didn't expect that.

"Serena, I don't want anything from you, and yes I totally understand. I don't like this either, but I can behave like a civilized person." She says and turns around before I can say another word.

Bitch.