Chapter 1

Katherina Blackwood's POV

Sometimes I really wish I was the only child.

'Arabella!' I screamed furiously as I started walking down the stairs with my chemistry record in hand.

'Arabella!'

'Why the hell are you screaming as if your damn ass is on fire?' Mom said, looking very much confused. She was serving dad his apple cider while dad was eating his veggies.

My sister who was sitting in her damn big baby chair looked down as soon as she caught what's in my hand.

'How many times have I told you not to enter my room, Bella?' I seethed while she continued eating her cereal, not a problem in her own little world.

'Oh, what did my baby do now?' Mom asked sweetly and took the book from my hand.

She gasped as soon as she saw the creative work done by my baby sister in my record.

'Damien,' She giggled 'I think you need to see this' She said and gave my record to my dad.

Dad burst out laughing and so did mom. My sister felt light after seeing them laugh.

'Don't you dare Bella! I've told you several times not to enter my room without my permission! Now, look what you've done!' I scolded her.

'Now, now calm down Kat. What she has done is really...creative' Mom said, bubbling with laugh.

'Impressive' Dad said as his laughter died out.

'But dolly, the spelling is C-O-O-K not...not what you've written' Dad added, embarrassed a little.

'Let me correct that, daddy' She stretched her hand to take my record from Dad.

I can't believe this family! My chemistry marks depend on that record, and here they are having a fit of fun on it.

'This is ridiculous. I'm pretty much sure I'm living with a bunch of mental people here, I'm calling a mental hospital asap' I said, storming towards them and snatching the record from mother, who is still laughing hysterically.

'Mom stop it now, will you?' I said, my annoyance getting the better of me.

This little young lady has drawn Dad with a straight line as the body and two small lines on the upper and lower parts resembling as arms and legs with a huge rainbow-colored chef hat on the amoeba-shaped head.

But that's not the actual fun. The fun is at the top of the page, what she's written in a red crayon.

"My daddy is the best cock in the world"

She has written in her neat clumsy handwriting. Dad cooked grill chicken last night and so as to reward him, she has done this in a rather creative way in my book!

'I'm going to stick it in our room Damien' My mother commented.

'Maybe I could demonstrate it, my dear' Dad spoke huskily.

'Dad!' I shut my ears glaring at my parents.

'Come have your breakfast. Go early at least today' Mom said, I gladly took my seat after taking a spoon of cereals from my sister's bowl.

'Mommy! Ew, don't lick my spoon. You're so dirty!' She complained.

'Here you go' I said and threw the spoon in her bowl, unmannerly.

'Mommy. I want another spoon!' She made a disgusting face and took the spoon from her bowl as if it's a bacterium.

'Thank the god my assignment is due on next Friday, which means I can rewrite those' I said 'But that doesn't mean I'm forgiving you. I'm not accompanying you to toilet in the middle of night for a whole week. Ursula can have you' I stick out her tongue as I saw the colour draining out of her face.

'Mommy — ' She started to wail but I shut her off by feeding a spoon of cereals.

Once the breakfast was done, I kissed my parent's goodbye before tickling my sister and leaving the home. I reached the school grounds way before the bell and I was so happy. As soon as I was done parking my bike, I heard Anna's distinct voice calling me.

'Hey Anna' I said as I took my bag from the back seat.

'Problem. Great problem' She said in a hurry.

'What problem?' I asked, concern masking my face.

'Isabella' She said in a mere whisper. My blood went cold and I let Anna pull me along as we ran towards the washroom. My eyes quickly caught Isabella clutching the hem of her dress, her face etched with sweat and worry.

'Bella, you alright?' I asked softly 'What happened?' I asked looking at my best friends.

'The guy whose home we toilet papered is Taylor' Anna said.

'What that got to do now?' I asked.

'That guy is here. He is the new kid' Isabella said with worry.

Gone was my worry and I giggled at them.

'I fucking saw him in our grounds with his schedule in his hand, searching for his first class!' Bella continued.

I fell into fits of laughter. This day keeps getting better.

'Stop laughing, moron. If he sees me, which of course he will, then I'm dead!' Isabella said.

'Calm down Bella. He's not sure it's you, so calm down' Anna said.

'Of course, he is!'

We heard the bell go off, indicating us for our first class.

'Stop being dramatic, Bella. Stay away from him, that's all you can do. Come on we gotta go' I said.

'Kat is right. Even if he finds out, we're ready to face the consequences together, as always' Anna grinned. I grinned back while Bella released a sigh and dropped the topic.

We went to our respective classes, searching for the hot ass Taylor on the way but didn't find him. There's only one period we three share together today and that's language, right after lunch.

Bella and Anna departed to their classes on the way as I went to mine. The teacher entered the class few minutes late, but she wasn't alone. There was a new guy following her behind with his bag hanging on one of his shoulders.

Taylor's POV

All the girls in the class started adjusting their hair and pulled their dress a little lower, revealing their cleavage. He didn't even glance at any of them as the teacher went on blabbering good stuff about him, her hand frequently patting his back.

He eyes took in the whole class, watching only the boys.

Is he a gay?

If he is, I'm gonna be jealous because no offense, he looks hot. Hot guys are either taken or gays.

He moved a little away from the teacher, ignoring her hand on him. We all noticed that. After all her blabbering she finally let him take a seat.

He took the last seat in the corner, next to Henry, the cameraman of this school. Henry flinched when Taylor placed his bag on the table. Both look so opposite in contrast.

By the end of the class, I felt the temperature rising up though the fan is on. Most of the girl's lips are now a darker shade and they sat angling them in such way that their bare legs are a view to Taylor. The guys looked at Taylor with complete distaste as all the girl's eyes were on him. I couldn't control my smile as I watched the scenes unfolding, clearly no one is listening to the explanation done by the teacher.

This is his is first day, first period in this school and he has already and spell on girls, I can't imagine what's more is coming.

The bell rang loud and clear, but all the girls were glancing at the corner, watching him take his books and bag. Usually, everyone will rush out when they hear the bell but it seems like no one wants to do so. Unaffected by the surrounding, I got out of the heated class.

The other periods passed out faster than I expected. I didn't see Taylor nor we shared another class for which I was glad. I'm already stinking sweat due to the first hour. I walked to the cafeteria and as usual, both of my best friends were already there. I told them about everything that happened in the first hour. They were grinning like idiots all the while.

'Whatever, I'm just going stay away from him' Bella said. We all agreed.

Since Chris and the football team's got practice even during lunch hour, neither Chris nor Kevin are with us.

It all went good for almost fifteen minutes until we felt a presence. All the three pairs of eyes lifted up slowly. Bella's burger fell on the plate from her mouth and Anna coughed awkwardly and tried to bury her big head in her tiffin.

Taylor stood right in front of us with a tray of food in his hand and a smirk plastered on his handsome face.

'Do...do you need anything?' I asked, stammering.

His head tilted towards the other side, towards Bella's side.

'I know you' His deep sensual voice came out gentle.

Bella's eyes almost popped out her socket as she looked at him with fear. She tried to talk but nothing came out of her mouth.

'Bella' Anna hissed softly and what Bella did next, left us in both in fits of laughter.

'You know, I know, you know I'll remember you, and I know, you know, I know you'll remember how we danced. How we danced how we danced' She stood up, all the while singing the lines of her favourite band.

Anna and I just stared at her. We didn't know what else to do.

'How we danced all night to the best song ever. We knew every line, now I can't remember' She turned around with her plate and started walking like a robot towards the bin. 'How it goes but I know that I won't forget her cause we danced all night to the best song ever' She dumped her lunch in the bin and walked out of the cafeteria singing the song loudly that everyone in the cafeteria were looking at her.

I looked at Anna's awaiting eyes and slowly my lips pulled into a smirk and then into a full-blown laughter. We were laughing so hard and didn't release that Taylor is still standing rooted to his spot. I kicked Anna under the table motioning her control her laugh. He's holding the tray too tightly for his convenience and his demeanour was stiff.

'Sorry, we didn't —

'It was you three, wasn't it? You'll toilet papered my home' He said curtly, no ounce of emotion in them. I felt my heart racing and I looked at Anna, who staring like a hawk at me.

'I-I don't know what you're —

'I tried to be good but seeing the little show your friend just put up, I guess we need to do it by my way' His voice was calm yet threatening.

I gave him a ridiculous look.

'Well mad guy, I don't know what you're talking about. I suggest you to leave' I said in a dismissing tone.

'I called your friend a fat ass due to a dare, nothing else. And even though I found you guys toilet papering my house I kept quiet watching the scene from my window that night' He continued.

'You saw us from the window?' I asked quietly.

'Indeed. And I kept quiet because it was a payback for teasing your friend' he replied.

'We are sorry' I said softly.

He said nothing in return, instead, looked at Anna.

'I have a thing for brunettes' He said giving an earth-shaking wink to her and left the place.

I looked at Anna, stunned. She was crimson in colour. She quickly looked down and resumed eating. The rest of the lunch hour went incredibly very slow. Bella didn't return neither did Taylor. We ate silence though I made efforts to talk to Anna. She's the shy and sensitive type and hasn't dated any guys. I know how insecure she can become at times.

'Okay, I'll see you in language?' I asked, standing up.

'Yeah, sure' She said and rushed out of the cafeteria even though we share the same class after lunch.

I thought Anna will turn back normal at least now but no. When was the last time she concentrated so hard in language?

'Anna?' I mumbled softly sitting next to her. She acted as if she didn't hear me and scribbled in her note.

'Anna it was a just a wink and a compliment, okay?'

'Stupid flirt!' She snapped and I let out a sigh of relief. I can bear my friends shouting, yelling, crying anything but not silence.

'Yeah, he is stupid' I said looking at the board.

'Hey' I said as I sat in between Chris' spread legs with my back pressed on his front. He didn't respond and continued staring at the grass in front. The weather was good today and I'm sure the coach would've tired them to the fullest.

I placed my hand on his bare thigh and started fidgeting with the edge of his shorts. His face was red and beads of perspiration were visible on his face. He was drenched in sweat but I didn't mind as I pressed myself closer to him and watched him silently.

'Who is that guy?' The words came out rude from his mouth and I quickly looked at him confused.

'His name is Taylor Williams' Kevin replied with disgust.

'You guys talking about the new guy?' It was Bella who asked.

'Yeah. He joined us today and trust me when I say he is good. The coach already chose him as a part of the team and the fuckhead took it for granted and tried to beat me!' Chris seethed.

'It's okay' I said, rubbing his arm.

'No, it's not. Who the fuck is he, anyway? He wants to be the quarterback! You know what he said, Katherina?' He finally looked at me, the look in eyes told me he's pretty much pissed off.

'What?' I asked softly.

'He said the coach that in his previous high school he was the best quarterback and wants the same position even here!' He said.

Football is everything to Chris. He loves football so much that he will sacrifice anything for that. If anyone tries to compete him, he never backs down without giving them a tough game. He aims to become a football champion in future and he is willing to do anything to acquire that.

'It's okay' I said.

'Calm down, man. It's not like he can beat you. He wasn't that good, trust me' Kevin said.

'I hate him too' Anna murmured.

'You guys already met him?' Chris asked looking at me, Isabella and Anna.

I chuckled and told the whole story. Bella didn't tell Kevin about toilet papering his house, so he listened to us in pure amusement.

'You threw a stone at him?' Kevin said, kissing Isabella's cheek.

'Yeah' She giggled.

'If he tries anything with you, let me know Anna' Chris said, Anna nodded silently.

'I think you guys need to leave' Chris said to me.

'You're not dropping me today?' I asked hoping he would consider.

'I'm sorry baby, I can't today' He said looking at me and kissed my knuckles.

I was disappointed but I know there is nothing I could do to change his mind.

'It's okay. We'll leave' I said standing up.

'What? You're not going to drop me too?' Bella asked Kevin.

'Yeah. We have...practice' Kevin said scratching his head while Chris glared at his friend.

'What do you mean by practice? You guys just finished your practice' Bella complained.

'Isabella it's...necessary for we both to practice. We...We are a little conscious about the match' Chris said. I narrowed my eyes at him.

'Are you guys up to some mischief?' I asked folding my arms.

'No!' Both said in unison. This is not good.

'Not at all, baby. Not at all' Chris added. I eyed him suspiciously but decided to let go.

We left the boys on their own and took off to our respective homes. Mom was already at home, as always. She picks up Bella from her school and waits till I return home which is just half an hour. Mom runs a small botanical store as she studied Botany. It was her dream to start a botanical store. You can now tell why all my classes are science related. The business runs awesome than expected, especially if she gets big deals from businessmen for functions and such.

Dad is a manager in a small hotel which is situated out of town, the main reason why he arrives home late every day. I opened the door to be greeted with the fresh aroma of cocoa. I walked straight to the kitchen to see mother busy preparing hot chocolate and my sister sitting in her damn baby chair with a fury doll clutched to her.

'Seriously you should stop using that chair' I said and immediately the spoon fell out of mother's hand.

'Christ! When did you come?' She asked with her hand placed on her beating heart.

'This is why I tell you to lock the door, Mom. Anyone can enter and you wouldn't know' I shrugged.

She ignored me and continued doing her work. She placed the hot mug in front of me which I gladly excepted.

Coming back from a tiring day and getting a mug of chocolate in this blissful cool weather, now that's life!

I sipped the chocolate humming softly as the sweet explored every part of the tongue before sliding down my throat. My sister imitated my actions and ended up covering her lips and cheeks with chocolate. I chuckled at her and she grinned showing me her teeth covered with brown chocolate.

'Okay girls, I'll take a leave then' Mom said and kissed us goodbye.

I rushed to my room leaving Bella on her own in the dining hall. I've got lots of homework and assignments which must be completed by tonight at any cost. Taking my English assignment, I started working on it. There was complete silence for almost thirty minutes, then I heard loud noise.

I groaned and walked out of my room already knowing where it's coming from. The song was blasting so badly that I'm sure Arabella won't be able to hear me, no matter how much I scream. I looked at the door which had a small note stuck on it with a clumsy handwriting

Tips on how to enter my room:

1. Do not.

I rolled my eyes at the "tips" and started banging the door as loudly as possible. I kept on banging non-stop though my palms were burning. Finally, the door opened.

There stood my sister wearing nothing but a black swimsuit, her short black hair that has reached her tiny shoulder is completely messy and her lips are coloured bright red, some of it running north and some south. Of course, she meddles with mom's cosmetics. I puffed in annoyance at her ridiculous attire and barked what I wanted to say so that she could hear.

'Decrease the volume!'

'What?' She screamed back.

'DECREASE THE VOLUME!' I said louder, reaching her.

'Increase the volume?' She asked innocently.

'Oh, my sexy little lady, decrease. I said to decrease the volume' I practically screamed in her ear, lowering myself.

'Why did you scream like that in my ear?' She demanded and went to the stereo.

This is why I begged Mom not to give her a stereo set as a birthday gift.

'Is this enough?' She asked. I lifted my eyebrow knowing what she did. She pretended to decrease volume, nothing else.

I walked closer and decreased it by myself.

'Increase it and I will inform Ursula' I threatened her, she gasped and took her furry doll in her hand. She gets her braveness from that furry creature. Feeling satisfied that the volume didn't reach my room, I closed my door and resumed my work.

There was no noise pollution for a perfect 2 seconds then I heard again.

'Arabella Blackwood!