Trouble | Noah Beck

T W E N T Y - T H R E E

you sat in your last class of the day , tapping your pencil anxiously . vinnie , jordan and troy sat behing you and athena , while noah and his friends sat on the other side of the classroom .

you avoided them as much as possible ... boys were literally the reason you were so messed up in the head .

"denali" you hear the teacher call your name, everyone turns to you .

"its your turn to present" you sigh, getting up. athena rubbed your shoulder smiling at you.

you walk up to the front of the classroom slowly with your posterboard .

everybody stared at you , you clear your throat. vinnie had his tongue poking the inside of his cheek as his eyes were glued to you.

noah watched you as well.

"i-um... the country of-" you stutter, feeling anxiety wash over you .

this has never happened before, you look over at athena, with confusion and worry written on her face.

"i- have to go" you drop your poster and speed out of the classroom.

athena stands up quickly following you out .

you let out a huge sigh as you stood up against the locker.

"what the fuck happened back there?" she asks .

"i dont know... having vinnie and noah watch me , it made me feel ... scared"

"scared?" athena furrows her brows.

"yeah, well not really.. but kinda." you say.

"i feel like i have pressure on myself, from both sides." you continue.

the classroom door opens again, revealing vinnie, "you good?" he says walking over to you.

you stood there awkwardly ad athena's eyes switched from you over to vinnie.

"uhm, i'll just go back into class..." she says smiling, her eyes telling you to talk to him.

the door shuts and you are both left standing there.

"i'm good." you reply late.

"hey, you looked like nervous back there, whats wrong?" he asks crossing his arms.

by an impulsive decision you grab his face and slam your lips into his.

his hands freeze, pausing but moving to your hips eventually.

he pulls away, "we cant just kiss like you didnt makeout with beck last night denali"

you sigh, looking down at your shoes.

"he manipulated me into it..." you say.

"manipulation? why would he manipulate you?"

"i dont know, jealousy... or his little girlfriend marilyn." you say walking down the hallway as vinnie began to follow you.

"marilyn would do something like that, she's always been very controlling" he says shaking his head.

"im sorry i never let you explain.." he says stepping near you once again.

he grabs your face, inching your lips closer together until they were as close as they could get without touching.

you stood there, both of your breathing becoming more and more heavy.

"ahem..." you hear somebody clear the throat.

you sigh, letting your head drop back in annoyance.

"beck." vinnie states , pressing his lips together at the interruption.

"i need to talk to denali.." he says looking over at you.

"then talk" vinnie says crossing his arms.

"privately" he replies.

you place your hand on vinnies shoulder letting him know you'll be fine .

he hesitates but eventually leaves .

you turn back to noah, "yes?"

"i- .. i just wanted to fucking apologize , and that i still like you" he said the words confidently, making you tense up.

"noah i-"

"no, you don't understand, i hate myself for hurting you denali, but if i didnt date marilyn, she would hurt you" he says.

you shake your head, "hurt me? i dont care for her.. she could do whatever the fuck she wanted, its the way you ended things with me."

he opens his mouth about to say something when you cut him off.

"i cant deal with this right now.." you storm off only to be pulled flush against noah.

he drags one of his fingers down the side of your face as he had his other hand at your waste.

you both stare into eachothers dark eyes, before he slammed his lips into yours hungrier than ever.

you quickly pull away, "noah.. we're in the middle of a hallway" your breathing beyond heavy.

"well then why dont you meet me after school" he whispers in your ear huskily.

you bite your lip as you heard the words leave his mouth.

"maybe" you smirk, before walking off.

you walk down the hallway when a name pops into your head.

vinnie.

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well hello.