Bon Voyage! Volume 1: The Beginning

Chapter 30: I Like You Back

Axel was standing in front of Samantha outside of the bathrooms. Samantha leaned against the wall as Axel stared into her beautiful dark blue eyes. He leaned in to kiss her but before he did Emilie walked up to them. "Axel. Just the man I was looking for." "What is it Emilie?" "It's Miss. Keaton. She asked me to retrieve you." "Ok I guess I have to go." Samantha watched as Emilie stole Axel away from her when things were getting ready to get steamy. Before Emilie got to the classroom she poofed Miss. Keaton into her room, or at the very least something that looked like her. She opened the door for Axel. "Thank you, Emilie." "No problem."

Miss. Keaton was sitting in her chair behind her desk. "Miss. Keaton...you asked to see me?" "Yes. Have a seat." Axel found a desk and placed his backpack on the chair sitting down. "If this has anything to do with the whispering I'm sorry to say that I had no idea what Samantha was trying to say." "No this is not about that." "Then what is it about?" "I'm concerned that Samantha might be an influence on you." "So?" "Well I'm sorry to say you can't see her anymore. Not until I say it's ok." "When will that be? I like her!" "You will never speak to her again. Understand?" "What does she hold against you?" "Nothing." "Why are you doing this? She's a good person and we're friends." "I don't care you will obey my rules or you will be sent to detention." "Oh you mean the strict talking to? Don't forget you're already doing that." "Don't put me in a corner Mr. Barley. I can take away everything you care about." "You don't have the power." "Watch me try." "I'm done listening to you." Axel grabbed his back pack and walked to the doorway. "Let's see what Principal Weathers by says about this threat of yours." He walked out the door.

Samantha was waiting for Axel to come back so she was right where Axel left her. "Samantha you will never believe what Miss. Keaton told me to do." "What? What did she say?" "She said that I need to remove myself from you or else she will take away everything I care about." "That's absurd." "We need to tell the principal about this." Emilie stepped out of the room and was walking far behind Axel and Samantha making sure she wasn't seen. "I'll make sure they never say 'I love you'." Emilie mumbled.

Axel and Samantha reached the hallway where Principal Weathersby's door was. "Wait before we go in there's something I've been meaning to say." Emilie caught up to them and peered her head around the wall to see them then before she was seen peered it behind the wall. "Yes Axel?" "I know we've been interrupted twice. I need you to know that-here's the thing..." "Axel! There you are." "What are you doing here? I thought I left you back at Miss. Keaton's room." "That's right you did." "Then why are you here?" "You better not be trying to steal him away again." Samantha said. "I only did it that last time because I like him too." "I don't care what you're doing here. Axel you were going to say something important." "Yes I-." "I'd like to say something before you do Axel." "You shut up." Samantha said taking Emilie's voice. She held it in her hand. "Now what were going to say Axel?" "Right. I'm going to say this quick before we get interrupted again." Samantha was on her heels. "I like you." "You do?" "You seem surprised." "Well can you blame me? I broke up with you and you were heartbroken." "I like you back." Samantha said and leaned over to kiss Axel. He leaned his head and they kissed. Lips on lips.

When they were done kissing Emilie stepped in and pulled them away. "What are you doing?" Emilie made a hand gesture so that Samantha knew to give back her voice. "Oh right here you go." "Thank you. I was trying to protect you Samantha." "From what?" "Word has it that Axel is a player." "And how would you know that? You two haven't even kissed." "I have friends who told me that they went to the same school Axel did when he was younger. He met a girl named Vivian Brown and what she told me was that he left her after he cheated on her with another girl." "What? That's a lie." "Is it? Ask him yourself." "Axel, did you cheat on Vivian?" "No she cheated on me with Bedri." "There's your proof Samantha Axel is a lying skank-I mean what?" "I didn't cheat. You've got it all wrong. So why are you here Emilie?" "To do this." Emilie pushed Samantha aside and pulled Axel to her and they kissed. "Back off he's my boyfriend." Samantha said. She pulled her away. "What the hell!" Mr. Greg Dearing, the dean of the school, walked by and heard foul language which is a school rule to not say any curse words.

"What is going on here?" "Who are you?" Axel asked. "I'm Mr. Dearing dean of the school and I believe I heard one of you say a curse word which I know for a fact is against the school conduct. Now which one of you said it?" "I did sir." "Why?" "Well sir Emilie kissed me when I just started a relationship with Samantha." "Is this true Emilie?" "Yes daddy." "Daddy?!" Axel and Samantha asked almost in unison. "Yes, she is my daughter." "I'm sure she could have done something worse but you can't say curse words anymore." "Since when?" "Since you enrolled to this school. Now if you're not here to talk with the principal then I address you to go to your next class which starts in 30 minutes." "Actually sir we were going to speak to Principal Weathersby about what Miss. Keaton said to me." "Ok well go on." "But dad...you aren't going to stop them or something?" "Stop them from what?" "Nothing." Emilie said rolling her eyes. There was nothing she could do to stop them from ruining her fun. "You know I hate it when you waste my time." "I know. I just can't really say what I wanted to do." "Plotting again I see? As long as you stay out of trouble you won't-." "Get in trouble." They both said in unison. "I know I know." "I surely should be on my way." "Bye dad." "Bye sweetheart." Mr. Dearing left the hallway and walked into his office which was on the other side of the main hall.

"Yikes. He really doesn't like you wasting time." "Only if it's his time. You can go in to see her, I won't stop you." "Thank you, Emilie." Axel said. Axel and Samantha walked into her office without knocking. "Hello Mr. Barley and Ms. Carr. What can I do for you?" "This is going to sound weird but Miss. Keaton just threatened me." "What did she say exactly?" "She said if I don't remove myself from Samantha that she will bring it to the people I care about." "Bring what?" "Her worst!" "There's no need to shout. I'll handle it right away." "She's also really strict and gave me and Emilie both detention." "That's not right at all." "Well do something about it." Axel said. "I will." Principal Weathersby pulled the intercom mic to her and pressed the button causing the light to glow red. "Miss. Keaton come to Principal Weathersby's office." Fifteen minutes later Miss. Keaton walked into her office. "You wanted to see me madam?" "Don't butter me up. I know what you said to Axel here and I will not stand for it. And detention really isn't a good call." "I will do what I wish to these students." "If it's ok with me. And I don't think this is ok."

Miss. Keaton grunted and shouted, "I will take it out on you do you want me to?!" Principal Weathersby stood up from her chair. "You don't have the power to do anything to me or these students." "Go Principal Weathersby." Axel said. "You will give an apology to Mr. Barley." Miss. Keaton huffed. "I'm sorry, Axel." They all knew that that was hard on her. "This detention of yours is not needed as of you. Go back to your classroom." Miss. Keaton mumbled I'll put you in your place one day for doing this to me. "What was that?" "Oh nothing. Good day." She said and walked out the door. "I can't believe that just happened." Samantha said. "What does this mean for my detention?" "Consider it revoked." "Oh thank you thank you." "You're welcome."

Samantha hugged Axel and for the first time in a long time she wanted to hold him close. She could hear his heartbeat and feel his muscles. So long as they held each other nothing bad would ever happen, that's what they both thought about, and it worked. But Ashlynn was still out there and they both knew that because of what they did she will take it out on them, they just have to wait for her to make her next move.