Chapter 2

'Be careful of them..' The words rang in Matthew's ears as he walked to class with Ian. They were in the same history class and Matthew was glad he had someone to walk with. 'You should stay away from them.' The words repeated in Matthew's ears. He couldn't understand why both Zero and Jace had said that to him, especially because it was because of his new friends.

xxx Flashback xxx

"Be careful of them.." Zero muttered before turning on his heels and walking away. Matthew stood there for a few seconds before rushing after Zero but stopped when he saw Jace next to him. Jace glanced around as he spoke to Zero but stopped when he saw the brunette looking at him.

Jace clicked his tongue and walked away from Zero, who shrugged it off. Matthew realised that Jace was walking towards him and immediately started walking back to the canteen to look for his friends. However, Jace only needed a few steps to get to Matthew as Matthew was only half a meter away from him.

Jace reached out and grabbed Matthew's arm, dragging them into a empty classroom. Matthew squeaked in surprise which caused Jace to hold in a chuckle. He pinned Matthew against the closed door and looked at him with empty eyes.

"Are you stalking me or something? Why do I keep seeing you around?" Jace growled in a deep voice. Matthew's face unknowingly heated up at he tried not to look into Jace's mysterious black eyes.

"I-I'm new here!" Matthew squeaked, covering his face. Jace tilted his head to the side in confusion.

"How does that even explain why I keep seeing you everywhere." Jace muttered with a snicker. He noticed that Matthew was shivering with slight fear so he moved away from the shorter boy.

"You said you were new here?" Jace asked with a softer tone. Matthew nodded and slowly uncovered his face, looking down at the floor. "You were with them, weren't you?" Jace sighed in annoyance. Matthew raised an eyebrow at the taller boy.

"Ian's group." Jace clarified. Matthew nodded again hesitantly before opening his mouth to speak.

"Why..?" He asked slowly, afraid to anger Jace who was towering over him again.

"Zero didn't warn you, huh?" Jace scoffed, "You should stay away from them." Matthew felt slightly annoyed by that but didn't show it. He knew that something must have happened between them but he was afraid to ask.

Matthew gathered up all of his courage before he asked what was on his mind. "Why do I have to listen to you?" Matthew stated, sarcasm dripping like venom in his voice. He expected to be hit but instead, Jace laughed in amusement.

"W-What's so funny!" Matthew blushed again and stuttered. Jace continued laughing while Matthew crossed his arms. "Meanie.." He pouted childishly.

Jace sighed with a smile as he stopped laughing. "Sorry, it's just that you look more like an angry kitten than scary." Jace comment with a chuckle.

Before Matthew could retaliate, the bell rang loudly. Matthew sighed in relief as he turned to open the door. Just as Matthew was going to leave, Jace stopped him. Matthew turned around to face the taller male.

" Meet me after school, Kitten~" Jace teased with a smirk. Matthew's face flushed red as he ran off to look for Ian.

xxx End of Flashback xxx

Matthew's cheeks dusted with pink as he remembered Jace's deep voice teasing him. 'Should I meet him..?' Matthew thought as he almost bumped into Ian.

"You okay bro? You've been spacing out since just now." Ian said worriedly.

Matthew snapped back into reality and laughed sheepishly. "Yeah, I'm fine." He replied as they walked into the classroom. All the girls gawked at Matthew as they walked to their seats at the back of the class. Matthew suddenly saw a pair of familiar black eyes and his face heated up again.

JACE WAS IN HIS CLASS TOO!

Matthew internally groaned as he found out that he had to sit next to Jace. 'Why him of all people!' Matthew thought to himself as he sat down. Jace smirked as he looked at the fuming kitten next to him. He snickered softly which caught Matthew's attention.

"What? Do I have something on my face?" Matthew grumbled and he touched his face gently. Jace shook his head before leaning his head on his palm.

"You just.. You just look really cute when you're mad." Jace chuckled as he ran his free hand through his hair. Matthew's eyes widened as a dark blush bloomed across his face. He hid his face from Jace as he mumbled something incoherent to himself.

xxx Timeskip to after school xxx

When the students heard the bell finally ring, they all immediately grabbed their bags and rushed out of the classroom. Once Matthew was out of the classroom, he told his friends that he was going to leave since his brother was picking him up. They replied quickly with 'okay' and waved goodbye to him.

Matthew walked out of the school and waited for his brother at the gates. Jace walked up to Matthew and crossed his arms casually. "Didn't I tell you to meet me?" Jace said emotionlessly. Matthew bit his lip nervously and looked away from the intimidating boy. Jace sighed and turned Matthew's head to face him. "Answer me." He growled. Matthew looked around for anyone but there was nobody around. Everyone was either already at home or far, far away from them.

Matthew sighed in defeat and locked eyes with the taller boy. "Why do you even want to meet me?" Matthew asked with a pout. Light pink dusted Jace's face as he looked at his pouting kitten. Jace tried not to laugh as he bent down to Matthew's level.

"I wanted to speak with you, obviously." Jace answered. Their faces were very close to each other's and Matthew couldn't help but blush. He wanted to lean in and kiss Jace so badly but he didn't even know if Jace was even into guys like he was.

Suddenly, Matthew felt Jace leaning closer to him until the tips of their noses touched. He looked into Jace's black eyes as Jace got lost in Matthew's emerald ones. Just as their lips were about to touch, Matthew saw a familiar red Ferrari nearing them. He immediately pushed Jace away and rushed to the curb where his brother pulled up. Jace went stumbling back slightly before looking at his kitten.

Matthew gave Jace a look of apology before he got in the car with his brother and drove away. Jace chuckled as he watched the red Ferrari drive away from the school. Jace couldn't help but let a soft blush bloom on his face as the image of him and Matthew nearly kissing popped up in his mind.

"You're going to be the death of me."