- Nikki...Long time no see...

I know that voice. Fuck. What is he doing here?!
I turn around and find Jace smirking.

I quickly get out of his arms and stare at him. He motions to me to get to a room and I shake my head.

- Hell no. We are sooooo not going to a room alone...! Remember what happened in 10th grade...

He smirks and we go outside. I cross my arms and snap :

- What do you want Jace?
- Well, I want you back in the gang Nikki...why.
- And what makes you think I'll come back?, I say dryly.
- Well, because you don't want your mom to be...how to say that...harmed? I'm really sorry Nikki, believe me I am, but I have no other choice...we really need you in the gang...

He takes his phone out of his leather jacket and shows me a photo. It's my mom, in the living-room of our small house, talking in the phone. The picture must have been taken from the outside. Someone was freaking watching her.
My gaze harden and I punch him hard in the gut. So hard that he struggles to breath. He is now on the ground and I lower myself so I can speak in his ears. I whisper threateningly :

- I know you won't hurt her because deep down you care about her but if anything happens to her, anything, I swear it Jace, I will hunt you until I find you and kill you and all your family. I remember you have a little sister...You threaten my mom, I threaten your sister. You know I can do it. I was your best fighter after all...

And with that, I leave him and enter in the house. I take my bottle of Jack Daniels and goes straight to the couch where Max has some skank on his lap and Dylan and Quinn are arm-fighting to see who is the stronger. I giggle and plop on the couch. I gulp down half of the bottle and pouts :

- Maaxx...!

OK now I'm completely turnt. He laughs at my face and smirks :

- Niiikkiii...!!
- Oh shush! Don't Niiiikkiii me!

He laughs because I am drunk and makes a face. I glare at him playfully and he pushes me off the couch smiling.
I laugh really hard. I mean, getting pushed on the floor and lying on the ground for minutes is pretty usual to me but...as seen from the stares of the other people, there aren't used to it.
I get annoyed by the stares ( yeah , I know...I'm bipolar ) and shouts :

- Take a picture, it will last longer!

They all stop staring and I look up to see a Max dying of laughter. He laughs so hard he shakes and the bitch that was on his lap falls. She frowns.

- Maxxx...!, she says faking sadness.

He looks at her annoyed :

- What?, he snaps.
- Well...! I'm not going to stay on the floor am I?, she answers.

I smirk.

- Well, isn't that what I'm doing?
- Yeah, you are strange. It's not hygienic, she snaps.

I raise my eyebrows.

- Oh...I don't think what you do with guys is hygienic either, bitch., I spit.

I hear “owwnnnedd”s and “bimmmm!”s. She scowls and answers angrily.

- You can talk! Everyone knows you're a whore who thinks she's really cool because she hangs out with gang members!

Oh she shouldn't have said that. She doesn't know what I can do. I look at her and slowly gets up the floor. I smile faintly at her and feel everyone catching their breathes. I walk steadily to her and says :

- Glad to know you're opinion about me. But you see, I don't really care about what everyone thinks about me. Especially about what a hoe like you thinks about me.

I smile calmly and violently push her jaw, where I know it won't break something but hurt a lot. I then kick her in the stomach but not as hard as I could because I don't really want to stop her from having babies or whatever. Everyone is silent and watches me in awe, including Max, Dylan, Alex, Nick, Drew and Quinn.
Suddenly I hear clapping and turn around to find Jace. The gang guys notice him and stiffen, looking at me, not understanding how I know him. Jace smirks when he sees them like he knows them too but turn to me.

- Nikki....what did I tell you an hour ago?

I smile amused.

- You mean, before I punched you and left you on the ground or after?

I see Max's ( and everyone else's ) eyes widen when he realises what I did and how close I am to him. I mean, even though he is a jerk, he still was my best guy friend for 8 years. Jace only laughs openly and replies :

- I told you to stop beating the shit out of people when they pissed you off unless you come back in the group. Then, you can do whatever you want.
- Yeah...not happening...What do you not understand in : “No”?, I answer him smirking.

He raise his eyebrows playfully.

- Nikki...You know I had missed you and your sassy comments...
- Well, the feeling isn't mutual, I reply with a wicked smile.

I must admit, I kind of missed him. He had been my best friend for a long time, before all that gang stuff had jeopardised our friendship. And even when, he had been the leader and I had been his best member, I had still stayed friends with him. Until that night, when I lost one of my closest friend...But I don't want to think about it.
He was still my friend, and I couldn't forget everything we did together and all the laughs we shared. He seemed to think about it too and was about to speak when Max intervened :

- Jace Anderson...I see...What the fuck are you doing on our territory?, he asks threateningly.

Jace only smirks and answers :

- Why, I'm meeting my old friend, here, Nikki!

Shit, shit, shit. Now Max is looking at me with suspicious eyes and so are the rest of the gang members. I flash them an uneasy smile :

- Yeaah, about that...hum...can we talk about it another time, I say eyeing all the eager watchers around us.

Max nods and I turn to Jace :

- Jace, I think it's best if you leave this party... You don't want to crash the party like you did with Jesse, I tell him with a smile.

He grins and replies :

- I had no intention to stay anyway Nikki. You wouldn't want to hurt me, do you? I know you've always had a crush on me...!

I laugh openly :

- Yeah sure! Weren't you the one who wanted to date me back in fifth grade?!
-Oh come on Nikki! You can't hold that against me! We were in fifth grade for God's sake!

We burst out laughing and even Alex stifles a laugh. Jace then approaches me and hug me.

- It's been a long time Nikki. I missed you..., he whispers.
- It's been a long time indeed, I answer.
It's been a long time since we were that close and even though it's in front of a few dozen persons, another gang leader and the fact that I'm way too drunk for my sake, I feel that we are even. Nothing is forgiven, nothing is forgotten but everything is right again.

Notes

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