Alexia Eden (FairyTales Don't Exist) (7 page)

I clean up the kitchen and work on some homework. Jumping into bed that night, thinking about the day I had and all the little remarks my friends have been saying and brushing it off as if they were mistakes – I know something is not right.

The rest of the week flew by, Drake and I became closer and not once did I see the “other side” to him that Ronny said he had. I’m doing well in school and I made a couple new friends. The girls that I saw on my first day of school, the ones that were hanging around Jax, keep throwing snotty glances my way and snickering to each other when I walk by.

I kept it to myself but I just about had enough. It was after gym class on a Friday and we were getting changed in the locker rooms so we can go home. I heard them mentioning by name followed by their squeaky pathetic laughs, so I went up to Bimbo Barbie and asked her what her problem was. You see “Bimbo Barbie” was the slutty blond that was hanging all over Jax the first day of school in her cheerleading outfit that barely covered anything.

She looked quite shocked that I actually confronted her, and she replied.

“Well ….you see… my problem is YOU. I don’t know who you think you are, coming to MY school and taking Drake and Jax away from us. I think it’s best you stay away from them and leave them to us girls who can ACTUALLY handle them.” she winks at me and looks at her friends.

Her friends snicker as she continues with her pathetic rambling, I fold my arms over my chest and listen, I really don’t give a shit about what she has to say but I’m going to listen and when she’s done, I’ll say my piece whether they
 want to listen or not.

“Do you honestly think those two will find you attractive, especially with all those tattoos all over you and those piercings, it’s disgusting! Like I said before leave them the fuck alone, you can’t handle them and they are too perfect for a low life like you – you think we don’t know who you are? You’re just trailer trash just like your emo-friend you hang out with or that no good slutty momma of yours!” With that I cut her off and got in her face, I grab the side of her hair and pushed her into one of the metal locker room doors.

I’m shorter than her so I bring her a little down so that she's slouched, her cheek is against the locker and I can feel her trembling in shock. Of course none of her friends jump into rescue her but I can hear their grasps in shock at what I just did.
Just what I thought
. I also hear the distinct laughing coming from Ronny behind me. I calm myself before I do something I might regret. I’ve got her in a tight grip.
Yeah daddy taught me well.,
I put my mouth near her ear as I whisper but since the hole locker room is quiet now I’m guessing everyone heard what I had to say.

“NEXT time you wanna argue with me, don’t dare be a fucking coward and bring my family or the people I love into it. You honestly think I give a fuck if you got a problem with me? I DON’T, I couldn’t care less - you and your little pathetic friends are really starting to annoy the living shit outta me. And as for Drake and Jax? Honey.... I think you need to realize that I don’t take orders from ANYONE, and I’m sure they find the whole “Bimbo Barbie” thing you and your friends got going on
attractive
, I mean you guys really don’t leave anything to the imagination now do you – what you see is what you get? Yeah that's about right – no fucking brains and an easy lay!” I say with sarcasm, dripping from my mouth and hear more laughs from behind me.

“Whoever thinks
that
is attractive clearly can’t get a REAL WOMAN, a woman that hasn’t hooked up with the whole Football Team.” I tighten my grip in her hair to get my last point across and she yelps in pain as her face goes harder into the metal door.

“Stay the fuck away from me and if I EVER hear you or your “bitch squad” mention my name, or any of my family's and YES that “
emo-friend”
of mine is my family, I will do some work on that pretty little face of yours and when I'M finished with you it won’t be so ….a
ttractive
” I say emphasizing the word attractive in disgust.

I let her go, pick up my bag and push through the crowd in the locker room putting my shirt on. Yeah... I was busy getting dressed when I confronted her and although I had my shorts and boots on I was still in my black lace bra. So throughout the argument I was half naked, that’s probably why she brought up the whole tattoo story since I have tattoos down my back and on the side. I have large roses and vines down my rib cage
 as a tribute to my mother and fathers love they held for one another. Every Monday morning dad would buy mom a bouquet of red roses and tell her how much he loves her and then he would steal one of the roses and give it to me saying he loved me just as much.

It’s funny how the roses symbolized so much to me. The love they had was amazing and when I got the tattoo I added the dates of his birth and death, I also added his and moms name small in-between some of the vines, you’ve got to look close to actually notice it but it’s there.

I don’t know what I was thinking, I probably should have put my shirt on before I confronted her little gang but I was just so irritated that I didn’t think clearly and only saw red. Walking out the school down the stairs and crossing the grass park to get to the cars, Ronny comes up behind me and puts her arm over my shoulder. She’s laughing her ass off and I end up chuckling too, we end up rolling on the grass laughing with tears in our eyes.

“Oh my gosh! Lexi! I never knew small lil’ you had that in you...THAT was the funniest shit ever! You should have seen the faces of her bitches when you told her off.” she says through laughs.

I reply, trying hard to compose myself from laughing, wiping the tears out of my eyes, “I swear I wasn’t going to touch her, but when she passed that fucking comment I lost it..."

I start laughing again, “… and there I was giving her a lecture on decency…only to realize as I got my bag, I was standing in my bra the WHOLE TIME!” Laughter erupts again as we lay on our backs on the ground.

“Did I hear Bra? What did you say you were doing in it?” I look up to see Jax’s smirk, he’s towering over me with his shoes near my head looking down at us. I look at Ronny next to me and we burst out laughing again.

“Jax! You missed the hottest thing ever! Who would have thought our little Lexi here was a spitfire, she gave your girlfriend a good talking to ….With her head against the LOCKER!” She starts snickering again.

“Shh…Ronny, you make it sound so bad, I just couldn’t take her crap anymore …. I could’ve done worse you know.” I say trying to defend myself.

“Lexi! What did you do? What do u mean you couldn’t take it anymore? And Ronny, Chelsea is NOT my girlfriend, it’s just sex; what the fuck is
 going on?” Jax says in a serious tone.

“That’s disgusting…” I mutter quietly to myself disappointed in Jax for actually sleeping with someone like that and falling for her charms.

“Guess he does find that type of thing
attractive.
” I whisper to Ronny wiggling my eyebrows.

She smiles at me and we giggle again, Jax looks confused like he’s missed something.

“Alexia you better tell me what’s going on right now!” He yells and that kills the mood, Ronny and I are silent now and I’m pretty sure I felt her shiver next to me at the sound of his angry tone. Luckily Drake arrives, he couldn’t have come at a better time and he starts laughing.

“I can’t believe you! I didn’t think you were the type to throw down. Damn Lexi everyone’s talking about it.” He bends down then picks me up as if I weigh nothing then tosses me over his shoulder with my ass in the air.

"Ronny what have you done? Now we got a little fighter on our hands! Let’s get you guys out of here before you cause any more trouble.” I laugh at his teasing tone and tell him to hush it.

When I look up, Jax is standing a few meters away on his phone.
Hmmm probably to his “bed buddy" trying to find out what happened.
Drake eventually puts me down and opens his car for Ronny and me, and then he walks back to where Jax is.

Ronny gets all quiet in the backseat
 and puts her hand on my shoulder, I turn my eyes away from the boys to look at her and I see so much emotion in her eyes.

“I heard what you said to Chelsea, you’re my family too you know and I love you just as much. I’m so happy you came here… even though you didn’t want to. I know what you’ve been through and that’s why I appreciate the fact that you let us in…well let me in. You’ve told me all your secrets – well …I think you have… but I know something is bugging you and when you’re ready you’ll tell me. You’ve been so open and honest with me and you’re my best friend Lexi, I have so much that I want you to know about me and I feel guilty that I haven’t been honest with you. But I promise you Lexi that when the times right - I swear…. I will tell you everything you want to know…” she trails off as she looks down at the back of the driver’s seat. I reach back through the chairs, with my ass in the air and give her a big hug and whisper in her ear.

“I know Ronny, there’s stuff you guys have been keeping from me and I’m not stupid I can sense it, I see the whispers and looks you guys give each other when I’m around.”

I pull back and look at her face, “Its okay Ron, I trust you and when you’re ready I’ll still be here. You know I won’t judge you…and yeah…. there is stuff that has been bugging me, that being part of it but other stuff at home. I’m not ready to talk to anyone about it
 yet but when I get to the point where I'm not able to cope with it alone, you will be the first person I tell, okay? I just don’t want to bring anymore drama to you guys.”

I give her a reassuring smile, “No more emotional girl-talk today okay? Let’s go get some DVDs and snacks ready for tonight!” she smiles and I get back into the passenger seat of Drakes car.

“You girls ready?"  Drake says as he jumps behind the wheel and starts the car.

“Yeah let’s go buddy.” Ronny says.

We eventually get back to my house, unloading all the groceries onto the kitchen table, Rachel, Mark, Chloe and Jax should be here soon. I hear my phone in my pocket alerting me of a message.

JAX : Lexi, nt goin 2 b able 2 make it 2nyt, I forgot I had other important plans. Sorry.

I don’t even bother replying, I don’t know what to say to him? Why did he have to say “
other important plans
” does that mean that this is not important? Well at least he texted me to say he wasn’t coming I guess... don’t know why I’m so sad? The way he shouted at me, full of anger, it was probably the most frightened I have been in a long time. I think that scared me more than how I felt when Greg manhandled me at the bar.

“Lexi? What’s wrong?” Ronny comes up to me, looking at my phone.

“Um…Jax isn’t going to be able to make it, he’s got…err…. other plans or something.” I say trying to shrug it off like it doesn’t bother me, but Ronny knows me a little too well.

“Don’t be upset Hun, it’s his loss… and he’s going to be jealous when all of us are chatting about how much fun we had. C’mon the rest of the gang has just arrived!” She says pulling my arm.

“Wait, Ron? Do you think he’s angry with me for what happened today? You know, the whole Chelsea and I thing?" As I say this I realize that probably is the case.

"Shit! He is! That’s why he yelled at me demanding to know what happened right? I should probably apologize for threatening Chelsea…” I say rattling off feeling bad, hoping I didn’t cause problems between Jax and Chelsea.

“Alexia! What the hell? You weren’t in the wrong, she’s been hassling you all week and passing comments, you needed to stand up for yourself so she would stop with her bitchiness towards you. I’m damn proud of you for doing just that! I swear I was trying hard to keep myself from beating her ass for you but I had a feeling you were close to sorting that bitch out.” She says shaking me; literally trying to knock some sense into me.

“Okay! Okay!” I say putting my hands up in defeat.

It was starting to get dark outside, we were all sitting on the patio eating our pizza while Ronny filled the other three in on what happened with Chelsea. They were shocked, I mean… I know I’m small and I’m the smallest of our whole group – they're all quite taller than me do they definitely didn’t expect me to do what I did to Chelsea.

Chloe is just a little taller than I and she warned me the first day of school how she was the butt of all the short people jokes, she also told me how happy she was that I joined their group. Once they got over their initial shock, I was cheered on and appraised with pats on my back.

We finally all settled in the lounge to put the DVD on, of course Ronny wanted to watch a scary movie so she got
“Silent Hill: Revelation”,
I argued with her the whole way home explaining how scared I get but Drake just chuckled saying that he would keep me safe from the scary monsters. That eased my wariness just a little…
okaaay a lot.

Getting the DVD into the player, I turn to see where everyone was seated. Chloe is snuggled up to Ron on the big one seater couch both fitting perfectly, Rachel is sitting with Marks head on her lap, while he lies on the one side of the corner couch. On the other part of the corner couch is Drake, he pats the space next to him informing me where to sit. I sit next to him and he puts his arm around my shoulders and pulls me into him so that I’m cuddled on the side of him, fitting comfortably and perfectly.