Chapter 2.

 

 

Kyle opened Demetri's front door, and looked around. She heard the shower going and stepped in, knowing Demetri was in the shower, probably washing off the pain of last night. Kyle let herself in, and settled herself on his couch. She crossed her legs, and looked around his apartment. She'd only been in here twice before, since they all usually met at Josiah's place, being the biggest.

She pulled out her book and started reading.

 

Kyle looked up and silently watched Demetri walk out of his bathroom naked. He dried his hair on a towel, stopped to look at her, and screamed. Kyle laughed hysterically as Demetri wrapped his towel around his waist.

They both went silent as Kyle stopped laughing. She smiled at him.

"Nice package." she stated simply.

"What the hell do you want?!" he yelled.

Kyle shrugged.

"I wanted to see if you wanted to talk."

"Dirty talk?!"

Kyle laughed even more, and stood up to walk over to him. She stopped in front of him. Her hands touched his face.

"Are you okay?"

Demetri looked down.

"I've been better."

Kyle looked down as well, but Demetri knew they both weren't staring at the floor. Demetri looked at her and smiled. She searched his face, and her eyes went blank.

"You know, you're already naked. I can get naked in seven seconds." Kyle smiled, her hands moving to his chest. They both smirked, and Demetri slowly touched her face softly. Kyle grabbed his waist and pulled him on top of her on the couch.

 

Demetri stopped suddenly as Kyle almost pulled off her pants.

"What?" Kyle whispered, sitting up. Demetri slid off of her, and sat by her side, his hands in his face. Kyle sat up next to him, and wrapped an arm around him. He looked over at her, shamefully.

"Kyle, I'm sorry. You're a beautiful girl but I think I was just doing this to get at Dani. And I mean, wow, but I don't think we should."

Kyle nodded.

"That's probably the best. But, wow, I think it would have been amazing. But yeah, you're probably right."

Demetri smiled at her.

"At least, you got to see my package. I got to see your bra." he chuckled, looking down at himself. Kyle laughed and kissed his cheek.

"Second base best friends." Kyle giggled, starting to button up her shirt.

 

 

 

 

Reggie leaned against Daniel, in the booth.

"I mean, you should have seen it. There was dirty clothes, food piles, beer cans and a bunch of other stuff everywhere. He's a wreck."

Daniel sighed, and wrapped his arm around Reggie.

"He's going through a rough time. Remember before we were together, I broke up with Candice and I stayed in bed for seven days?"

"That was a long seven days." Reggie laughed, turning to face him. She kissed him lightly, and took a sip of her tea. They both sighed and looked at the door as the bell above it jingled. Cody stepped in, snow sprinkling his auburn hair. He shook his head the get the ice out of it, and walked over to sit with them.

"Hey Cody," Reggie smiled. "Where have you been?"

"I was over at Dani's. And I was looking for Kyle."

Reggie looked shocked.

"Cody, don't tell me you-"

"Oh, God, no! I wanted to see if she wanted to help me pick out an outfit for my job interview tomorrow."

Cody shot Reggie a dirty look for being so paranoid. Everyone, except Kyle, knew that Cody liked Kyle.

"Why do you have a job interview? I thought you were getting a promotion soon."

Cody shrugged.

"I don't know. No one at my work seems to like me. They think I'm weird. So I got an interview at The Post. So I need someone to help me pick out a casual but sophisticated look."

Reggie looked at him funny, and leaned foreward.

"Cody," Reggie sighed. "I'm casual but sophisticated."

Cody shrugged.

"With Kyle, I get a discount from Ralph Lauren."

Reggie sighed angrily.

"Damn it, that b***h has connections."

Reggie crossed her arms and leaned on Daniel again. Cody and Daniel laughed. The bell above the door rang again, and they all looked. Josiah was shivering and rubbing his hands together for friction. He came over and sat next to Cody.

"Hey dude. Have you seen Kyle?" Cody asked as Josiah sat down. Josiah shook his head, and got the server's attention. He placed his order and looked at them.

"Do you guys know the statitstics of how many germs you're sharing when you kiss?" he asked as Daniel kissed the top of Reggie's head. They both shrugged.

"Neither do I," he chuckled. "But, I do know that I'm officially pissed off at Demetri. Seeing Dani like that killed. It hurt bad, because I knew I couldn't do anything for her."

Reggie and Cody exchanged glances. They were thinking the same thing.

Is everyone in love with each other?

Reggie sighed, and finished her tea. She started buttoning her jacket, and stood up.

"Babe, where are you goin'?"

Reggie shrugged.

"I have no clue." she said, pulling her barrett over her blonde hair. She walked out quickly, leaving Cody, Josiah and Daniel to start talking about her.

 

"Demetri! Open up!" Reggie slammed her fist on his front door. She waited a few minutes and stomped her foot.

"Demetri! Open this goddamn door before I break it down!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. The door next door opened and she looked to see who it was. The girl stared at her annoyed.

"What?" Reggie snapped.

"Nothing. It's just, if he doesn't answer then he's obviously out, unless you hadn't realized that, blondie," she smirked.

"I'm his sister. I know where the spare is but it's not there. So mind your own business,"

The girl leaned on her door frame, and crossed her arms.

"You know, blondie, if he is home, than he doesn't want to see you."

"How the f**k would you-"

"Hey, let's watch the language please. There are kids everywhere."

Reggie sighed angrily.

"Is this the face of someone who gives two f***s about it?" she turned back to the door and kicked it. It finally opened, and Reggie glared at Demetri but stopped. He only had a pair of boxer shorts on and he was sweaty.

"Demetri? What the hell happpened to you?" she snapped, then looked at the neighbor girl, and started into Demetri's living room. "And why is your neighbor such a b***h?!" she screamed, loud enough for the girl to hear. Demetri closed the door behind her and turned her around to face him. Before he opened his mouth to scold her, she told him about how Josiah wanted to kick his a*s. Demetri laughed loudly when she stopped. He stood up and laughed even louder, as he walked into the kitchen and grabbed himself a Jones Soda.

"Is he a complete moron? I mean, he may have God on his side, but he can't kick my a*s." Demetri plopped back down onto the couch, and chugged his soda. Reggie sighed, angrily and crossed her arms. One sleeve of her sweater had fallen down her arm, but she ignored it and continued to look at him grudgingly. She put her hand to her forehead, a sudden pain rushing along her scalp.

Reggie had never yelled at her older brother so much. Everything she said was like a parade. It seemed like the end but it came around for another lap. Her heart had fastened in it's beats, and once she had stopped yelling, she felt as if her ribs had broken and her heart would pull through her skin. Her hands were sweaty and hot, and as she touched her own face, she felt her skin become cold. Her skin prickled at her own touch, and she also felt cold sweat on her forehead.

"Don't say he can't kick your a*s. Because if you get him going, I'm pretty sure he will. Don't object. I jst came over here to tell you the story, and you got me mad. I should kick your a*s for it." Reggie panted.

She flipped her hair over her shoulder, and stormed out, leaving Demetri in a storm of fear and worry.