Thirty Three

***Ruby***

" I don't want to say *I told you so*, but I just knew something was off about that Clara girl," Abby said with a lowered voice as we both found a spot in one of the empty classes in the rear part of the large building, where we would be less likely to be caught not attending class.

Truthfully, I don't think anyone would want to attend class especially after the arraign of crazy things that have been going on in the school.

"One thing I don't get is why she did it? Why would she fabricate something so crazy? Something that could destroy you? " Abby certainly was not going to keep quiet about the issue.

I wish I could be like her at that moment. But I am mostly speechless, all I could do was flap my feet like an impatient person.

The chair she was seated in made a scratching noise as she shifted energetically. "Do you think she'll spend some time in jail?"

I shrugged. "I hope she does not. Jail is not a very fun place. "

" Neither was what she did." Abby's lips wore disgust at my last statement.
"What she did was not fun at all. She deserves to be punished for it."
I sighed as my arms crossed over my chest.
" Speaking of being punished, was I the only one hoping Bryan was the culprit? The guy is growing wings and I don't like it. "

" Growing wings? "

" Earlier today, just minutes before you came, he walked up to me and asked if giving Celery's father a condition was the best we could do to get him. "

" What? "

Her head shook furiously. " The guy definitely killed Maddison and here we are, schooling with him. Who knows if he is going to do something way worse? We really have to do something. "
The anger she radiated formed a conjunction with the one within me and that made the air suddenly tense.

"I spoke with Caitlin and-"

"Who is Caitlin?" Abby asked, a frown on her face.

" Celery. "
She did a *oh* with her lips and urged me to go on with my talk.
"She said Bryan has a firm hold on her father. Apparently her father has secrets that must not be leaked no matter what and Bryan knows them. In return for not saying anything, Mr. Bounce provides Bryan absolute protection. "

Abby scoffed. " So, whatever Bryan does, no matter how crazy, he will always get away with it. "
I nodded.
Her laid down hair shifted slightly as she tilted her head to an uncomfortable angle. " Wow. Just wow. "

"Caitlin will help as much as she can, but I don't think Bryan will be easy to get."

"Why is everything suddenly so crazy these days?" She got off her seat and walked to the nearest window. Looking out of it briefly, she looked my way, sat on the sill and said, "I wonder what kind of secrets Mr. Bounce has."

"They are definitely able to ruin his business. "

" Why would anyone have such secrets?"

" I don't know Abby, life becomes messed up sometimes and stuff become so confusing and they happen so fast and-"

" What? " she asked, her voice carrying a hint of worry.

My eyes narrowed, I said monotonously, "I just felt like I was saying nonsense."

" Please, " she gave a really loud scoff. " You always manage to sound mature anytime you talk about serious things, I get jealous of that ability sometime."

My cheeks rosed a bit, well I felt them heat up.
"I am hardly mature."

"Yeah...No, don't act like I am trying to woo you." She did a dramatic eye roll.
" I guess this is what happens when you are a single person. Everything makes you light up."

As I waved off her ridiculous statement, my mind instantly went to Mr. Klaus. Then, my first kiss. Then, my head began a marathon of thoughts.

What does the kiss mean for the both of us? Will we date? Are we just going to fool around? If we date, can we pull it off? He is still my teacher regardless.

"Ugh, I have to go," Abby ruined my racing mind's status as she got off the window sill.

"What class do you have?"

Taking out of her phone, she looked at it with a small frown. My eyes scanned her quickly and I noticed her fingers were twitching weirdly.

"I... Uh... I have to meet up with the Arts teacher for some lessons concerning my project."

I watched as she wiped her palm against the roughness of her jeans trouser.
"Mr. Grassi?"
She nodded.

"Will you be staying here for a while?"

"Do you want me to walk you there? I'll just-"

She quickly cut me off. " I'll see you later. We should talk more later."

" Oh," I quietly said as her weirdness became more visible and worrisome. "See you later then."

Soon, the class was very quiet and I was left with my thoughts. And my mind took my back to the moment Clara was arrested.
Abby's questions rode into my mind.

Why would she do something so gravely disturbing? Certainly there has to be a reason. I wonder if it would be alright for me to visit her at the police station. I really want to know her reasons for doing something so crazy.

My chest was already lifting slightly as a deep exhale tried to exit my lungs when I felt a pair of arms wrapping me closer into a solid body. Without lengthening my line of sight, through the thick scent around me, I could tell it was Mr. Klaus who was presently hugging me into his chest like I was someone he couldn’t bear to let go of.

Ignoring how loud my chest was beginning to sound, I asked with a surprisingly calm voice, “How did you find me?”

“How am I supposed to protect you if I don’t know the places you go to?” The way his voice came out so soft caressed me and I felt something melt inside me, I could have cried. “How are you feeling? I heard about what happened.”

My lips scrunched into a funny shape. “I don’t know actually.”

“Hmm…” He hugged me even tighter, I could have drowned in his hold if that were possible. “How ever you feel, I am here for you. If you need a hug or a kiss, I-”

“Stop it.”

“Huh?” his thick voice sounded confused.

“Please, stop it.” My eyes closed tightly as I felt more messier inside. His words, his voice, memories of his lips on mine… they are all making me feel like an erupted volcano.

“Stop what?” he asked as I tried to get rid of his comfortable hold around my neckline. Of course I failed. But he seemed to get the message, his arms left but his hands made sure to swiftly swerve me so I was facing him.

My eyes quickly darted to the ground as his eyes locked into mine with an intense search. Even his eyes was doing things to me.
I think I am damned.

“What is it Ruby?” he asked a bit sternly, I felt propelled to run out of the room that instant.

But I wasn’t going to do things that way. Taking a deep breath, my head finally came up and I was once again drowning in the beauty of his eyes. But I was easily derailed. “You.”

“Me?” His hands went to his waist as his face wore a deep frown.

“Yes you. You are my problem. Are you not meant to be a gangster? Why do you always say things that are so sweet? Why do you kiss me in such a good way?” His frown grew deeper.
Yeah, I bet I am spewing nonsense.
“Why do you care? Why do you keep on making me feel strange?”

“You don’t like it?”

“I-” Of course, I had no response.

“You don’t like it when I say sweet words?” His head ducked slightly as his eyes searched mine intensely, a small smile on his lips.

“I-” The wetness of my tongue caressed my lower lip as I still found it hard to reply.

“Are you saying you don’t like me kissing you? ‘Cause I do.”
Okay now, he is just teasing me. And before I knew it, he was already moving closer.
“Should I stop caring about you? I don’t think I can. For some reason, I want to continue making you feel strange.”
A finger of his reached for a spot on my face and before I could react, I felt some rouse inside me as he slightly ran his finger over my face. “I need to make you feel strange,” he croaked as he took a step closer to my body which was a pounding mess.
“It’s the only way to make you feel as hungry as I am.”

“Uh?” His words made no sense.

He didn’t notice my confusion. “I need to make sure you want me as much as I do. I can’t be the only one feeling this way. It’s unfair.”

There was something in his eyes. His eyes were full of solemnity and something else I was yet to decipher.
As I bit into my lip to contain the strange downpour of nervousness into my system, he continued, his eyes now wearing a different shade of green.
“I need to make you feel so strange, you’ll have no choice but to find answers in my arms. Like how I strangely find peace whenever I simply hold your hands.” Without flinching, he reached for my hand and I felt more explosive.
A small scoff escaped him. “Its funnier how I can’t stop wanting more of you. Didn’t I just meet you, young lady?”

“You just had to ruin the moment,” I said as I shook my head at him.

“No, I am creating a new moment.”

“Uh?”

“Come closer.” I observed the almost non-exsistent space between us and I met his wide smirk with a sneer. “Closer, Ruby.”
A tweeting noise coming from me, I dramatically dragged my feet and moved closer to the broadness of his chest which was the only thing I could see as my head was not at an angle. As I followed my instincts and wrapped my arms around him after, he got me off the ground effortlessly and I was soon sitting on one of the desks.

Before our eyes could meet, his lips found mine and unlike last time, I responded swiftly, you’d think my ability to breathe depend on the kiss. His lips gently sucked, his tongue caressed, his hands wandered my back, he drew me closer and closer into him and he didn’t seem to get enough.

Neither did I.

As seconds grew, I urged him for more of the feel good moment, my hands dragged his shirt, my fingers dug into his back as the moment became more and more intense.
I let out a small moan I didn’t know I had in me as one of his hands found the base of my neck and his fingers sent a great deal of jolting energy into my body. His other hand still holding my back firmly, I leaned even more into his chest, willing to feel more of his wonderful physique.

It was like I had become a totally a different person. When my legs wrapped around his waist, it became confirmed. I was a totally different person.

Soon, the heavy, breathtaking kiss experienced a break and with heavy panting, Adonis looked into my eyes.

“Hey,” he called. “Are you feeling stranger now?”

I gulped hard as his immense beauty hit me at that spot. He was so good to look at. “Yes,” I replied with a somewhat shaky voice. “You make me feel so strange… Adonis.”

He wore a large smile. “I need to make you feel even stranger. The way you say my name makes my head dance,” his voice was now a whisper. “I tell you Ruby, I don’t understand why I am this way but I think I like it.”

My lips were struggling between smiling and keeping my low gasps shorter when his warm lips landed on the side of my neck. The gasp I was trying hard to contain filled the room and my hold on his shirt became even tighter as he began to trail some kisses all over my skin, igniting something crazily unfamiliar yet good-feeling within me.

“I like how you say my name,” he murmured against my skin. “Call me by my name again Ruby,” he urged, putting a pause to his feel good action.

“Ado-” A loud noise came from right outside the room and I could have jumped off the desk if not for his firm hold. “Someone is out there,” I became instantly nervous as my ears caught some footsteps.
“We can’t be caught. You know what will happen Mr. Klaus.”

“Adonis,” he corrected and I rolled my eyes at him. That wasn’t the issue to be concerned with.

“I-”

“Just wait here for a while. I will check. But I won’t come back, so make sure you come to class.” He pulled me closer in a gentle manner and had our foreheads kissing. “Okay?”

I nodded and as I watched him walk out of the room seconds later, I wondered who the person who caused the noise and I hoped things wouldn’t become chaotic eventually.

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***Hello guys, I want to sincerely thank you all for sticking with this story despite my inability to update regularly. I appreciate you all. Amazingly, exams are almost over, so that means updates will come more often. (I mean, I actually have to make up for missed updates). I do hope you continue to support me. Borahae. :)***