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Everything You Want

Chapter 3:

Forbidden Fruit

 

 

 

Slamming the locker door, Bella sighed and rested her forehead on the cool metal. `I so failed that. My father is going to KILL me…”

 

Lost in her troubled thoughts, Bella didn't even notice the figure behind her until it had pressed up against her back and whispered in the shell of her ear, “Boo.”

 

“Eeeep!” Bella spun around and found herself staring into a pair of deep, chocolate brown eyes. All her stress instantly melting away, Bella relaxed and allowed a lazy grin to materialize on her full lips.

 

“Oh, Derrick, hey. You startled me,” Bella tilted her chin up and pressed a chaste kiss to his mouth.

 

Pleased with her open affection, Derrick beamed down at her upturned face and encircled his muscled arms around her slender waist. Pressing his body flush with hers and forcing her back into the row of lockers, Derrick chuckled and leaned down to press a soft kiss to her neck.

 

“Why did you look so tense a couple of minutes ago? Didn't you do well on the Calculus test?” Derrick asked as he nuzzled her neck.

 

Enjoying the feeling of his lips and tongue on her sensitive skin, Bella sighed, “No, I'm pretty sure I completely bombed it actually. If I did, there's no way I'm going to get a passing grade in that class which means I might not be able to graduate with the rest of you.”

 

Feeling all her earlier stress return ten fold, Bella groaned and pushed Derrick gently away from her neck so that she could see his face. A little irritated that his nuzzling had been interrupted, Derrick pulled back and scowled.

 

“I thought Colt, or whatever his name is, was supposed to tutor you. What happened to that?” Bella frowned at Derrick's obvious misuse of her friend's name and lightly slapped his chest.

 

“Cole did tutor me. Or he tried anyway… I just don't get this shit and honestly, I don't want to! When the hell am I gonna use this crap in real life anyway? And another thing, what does Calc…” Bella's rant was cut short by Derrick's lips crashing down and capturing her words in his mouth.

 

Moaning, Bella circled her arms around his neck and parted her lips to allow his tongue in. Losing herself in Derrick's kiss, Bella barely heard the sound of someone clearing their throat.

 

“Get a room you two,” Cole teased loudly, causing the two teens to pull apart and stare at him. Despite the playfulness of his words, Derrick didn't miss the hard glint in Cole's eyes as he surveyed the scene in front of him.

 

`I really don't like that guy,' Derrick grumbled to himself as Bella pulled from his tight embrace and smiled warmly over at her friend.

 

“Hey, you! Where were you hiding this morning?” Bella inquired curiously and giggled as Derrick moved behind her and brushed his hand possessively across her stomach, tickling her.

 

Shooting Derrick a vicious look, Cole turned his head and returned Bella's warm smile. “Sorry, I didn't mean to keep you waiting. I just had some things to take care of,” Cole replied as he thought back to this morning and the `things' he'd had to `take care of.' “Nothing important.”

 

`Last night's dream was particularly brutal,' Cole remembered as he gazed into Bella's intoxicating eyes, `This time I didn't wake up until Bella was climaxing and screaming my name in ecstasy.'

 

“What kind of things?” Bella asked. `It must have been important, because he always meets me in the morning for breakfast,” she thought as she waited for Cole's response.

 

`Things like changing my sheets and taking several cold showers to calm my raging hormones, my darling,' Cole thought sarcastically, but answered, “Like I said, nothing important, just had to do some stuff.”

 

Bella glared at him suspiciously, but decided to drop it because it looked like Cole wasn't going to tell her what he was doing. Glancing back at Derrick behind her and frowning thoughtfully, `Especially not with him here.'

 

`I really wish the two of them could just get along,' Bella wished silently as she observed the malicious looks they were exchanging between them, `I love them both so much, and things would be so much less complicated if they would just learn to deal with one another.'

 

Attempting to diffuse the increasingly tense situation unfolding in front of her, Bella blurted out the first thing that came to her mind, “So I failed my calculus test.”

 

She stopped and shut her eyes.

 

`I really need to learn to think before I speak,' Bella grimaced and opened her eyes to see the disappointed look on Cole's face.

 

“What?” he asked incredulously as he stopped his staring contest with Derrick and turned his attention to the girl in front of him. “We studied for hours for that test, Bella! What the hell happened?”

 

Bella cringed and started to respond, but Derrick beat her to it, “Don't be a dick Colt,” he spat out and smirked at the rising anger evident in his foe's face, “It's not that big of a deal.” Derrick tightened his arms around Bella's waist and glowered hatefully at Cole.

 

“Not that big of a deal?!” Cole sputtered, “Are you kidding me?” Cole started to advance angrily towards Derrick, but Bella stopped him with a gentle hand on his chest.

 

“Please don't fight you guys. I'm already upset enough and you're not helping.” Not wanting to distress Bella any farther, Cole closed his eyes and took a deep breath in order to calm himself.

 

`You're playing right into his hands, you idiot,' Cole realized with a dark scowl, `This is exactly the kind of reaction he was hoping for. He's always trying to make you look like a fool in front of her'

 

After a moment, Cole opened his eyes and smiled down at Bella's distraught features. “Sorry Bell, did you want me to talk to Mr. Thomas and see if maybe he has some extra credit you could do to bring up your grade?”

 

Bella grinned in relief and extracted herself from Derrick's hold so she could throw her arms around Cole's neck. “Oh, that would be awesome, Cole! Thank you so much!”

 

Cole pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her waist. Meeting Derrick's livid brown eyes with his own emerald ones, Cole just smirked and buried his nose in her fragrant, flaxen tresses.

 

Not wanting to be outdone, and desperately desiring to remove his girlfriend from Cole's grip, Derrick tugged on her t-shirt forcing her to move from her Cole's arms and glance back at him expectantly.

 

“I know what we could do tonight to cheer you up, baby,” Derrick proposed with a gleam in his eyes.

 

“And what would that be?” Bella inquired with a sly grin lighting on her lips.

 

“How `bout a visit to the Mystic Bay?” Bella squealed and leaped into Derrick's waiting arms to wrap her legs around his waist. Sliding his hands from her sides to cup her bottom, Derrick sneered at Cole and turned his attention to the girl he was groping.

 

“I'll take that as a yes,” he laughed as she started planting kisses along his jaw. He knew she wouldn't be able to resist a trip to the hottest night club in town.

 

“Um, yeah!” Bella answered with a teasing tap onto the tip of his nose. Twisting in Derrick's arms, Bella looked over at Cole.

 

“Oh, Cole! You should come, too! It'll be so much fun to party with my two favorite guys! Please? Say yes!” Bella pouted at the hesitant expression on his face and fluttered her eyelashes at him, “For me?”

 

Unable to refuse her, Cole sighed and nodded. Wincing at her high pitched squeal, Cole shook his head and grinned.

 

`I'm such a sap. I've never been able to deny her something she wants,' Cole reflected, a small indulgent smile gracing his features as he watched her slide down Derrick's body and do a happy dance in the middle of the hall.

 

`But at least if I'm there, Derrick won't have a chance to be all over her,' Cole thought with a smirk as he examined the pissed off look on Derrick's face.

 

Just then, the bell rang and Bella began to swear loudly, “Son of a bitch! I'm gonna be late again!” With that exclamation, Bella grabbed a couple books from her locker and started to take off down the hall.

 

“Hey! Don't I even get a kiss?” Derrick shouted after her. Bella stopped and ran back to where her boyfriend was standing. Rising up on her tippy toes, Bella pulled the back of his head down for a quick peck.

 

As she was about to draw away, Derrick pulled her closer and crushed his mouth to hers in a passionate kiss. Releasing her lips after a second, Derrick whispered into the shell of her ear, “Later.”

 

Bella shivered at his whispered promise, and gave him a dazed smile. Waving goodbye to both of them and shouting, “See you guys later!” Bella sprinted off leaving the two boys to glare at each other.

 

Giving Derrick a dirty look, Cole attempted to push past him, but Derrick moved into his path forcing him to stop.

 

“I don't know what you're trying to prove, Hastings, but stay the fuck away from Bella. She's mine,” he declared possessively. Cole just rolled his eyes and attempted again to move past the enraged boy.

 

Shoving him roughly back, Derrick glared at him and whispered dangerously, “Don't think I haven't seen the way you look at her asshole. She keeps telling me that you guys are only friends, but friends don't stare at each other like you stare at her.”

 

Steadying himself, Cole felt his temper begin to rise. “Don't ever fucking touch me again, half wit, and don't presume to know or judge anything about mine and Bella's relationship,” Cole hissed through clenched teeth.

 

“She's yours, huh? I'm sure she'd be thrilled to know that you think of her as a possession,” Cole continued with a sneer, “As a plaything you can pull out when you want and then discard when you're finished.”

 

“Don't interrupt asshole, I'm not done,” Cole bit out as Derrick opened his mouth, “I am NOT going to let you hurt her again. She's suffered enough. Treat her like she deserves to be treated or I swear to God, I will take her from you.”

 

“The only reason I haven't already is because she THINKS she loves you. I won't stand in the way of something she wants, not even if I know she could do better.”

 

“But, you pull another stunt like you did with Chrissy, and you'll find yourself unable to perform, if you know what I mean,” Cole finished with a snicker.

 

Literally shaking with anger, Derrick took a couple of steps towards Cole and pointed a finger in his face.

 

“Whatever, man, I'm not afraid of your pathetic ass. Stay away from Bella. She doesn't want you, she wants me,” with that, Derrick spun around and stalked down the hall.

 

`Ha. We'll see about that…' Cole mused as he slung his book bag over his shoulder.

 

`Tonight is going to be interesting…'

 

 

 

*~~~~A/N~~~~*

 

 

 

Five cups of coffee and six hours later, I deliver Chapter 3 to you. I have a newfound respect for authors, let me tell ya. I never realized just how difficult it was to write a story until I attempted to do it myself! lol :o) Well, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Please don't forget to review!!! Thanks!!!

 

 

 

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