Love is an Act of War

I walk into the living room, tired as hell, because I didn't sleep for one minute last night. My fingers hurt from holding the knife all night. Ugh.

Calum walks in smiling at me, and lightly slides his fingers along the small of my back until he sits on the couch. I sit to, not really knowing WHAT to do.

"How'd you sleep?" Calum asks, putting an arm around my shoulder.

"Fine." I smile, lying so badly.

"Liar." Calum smirks. His fingers find mine and he looks at them, "Damn babe, you're safe here, okay?"

"Kay." I'm not trusting anybody besides Luke and Calum though. Maybe that Cassidy girl.

Raven walks out of her room, sees me, glares, and walks back into her room, closing the door behind her. That wasn't weird at ALL.

Luke walks out of the hallway and into the kitchen, his wrists still have rope marks on them. Michael went to far this time.

"You guys want breakfast?" Luke asks, pouring cereal into a bowl.

"I'm good." I shrug. Calum gets up to meet Luke in the kitchen, just as the door bell rings. Luke races over to the door, even though no body else is trying to get it, and slowly lets in who ever it is. Alex and Erika. I race over almost as fast as Luke did.

"What the hell are you guys doing here?" I ask.

"We didn't have any where else to go." Erika says, her head hanging low. Alex just crosses her arms disapprovingly of me being here. I look back at Calum, and he nods, saying they can stay.

"Come on." I say, leading them into my room.

Erika closes the door behind us, and sits next to me on my bed. Alex stays standing, just staring at me, arms crossed.

"So. Um. What happened with you guys over night?" I ask, trying to ignore the expression on Alex's face.

"We slept in an alley." Alex replies flatly.

"Sorry about that." I say awkwardly.

"Uh huh, sure." Alex mumbles, looking to the side.

"Alex, don't." Erika warns. I'm guessing they've talked about this, then?

"No! I should! Adria- It's not fair! It's not fair that just because you're Michael's little sister, you're IMMEDIATELY guaranteed a spot in the gang! The rest of us were abandoned and had to WORK for a family like them! We had to prove to Michael he needs us without getting fucking killed in the process! You're just little miss princess, always feeling bad for herself, well guess what!? You don't deserve what you have dammit! You had Ashton, Michael, Luke, Calum, and TWO fucking gangs who loved you!" She yells, wow she really doesn't know the story does she? "You get treated like you're special because you're the sister of Michael when really, you're nothing! Erika almost got fucking RAPED by Michael, can you imagine?! Have YOU ever been raped? I doubt it! You just don't deserve everything you have and I'm sick of you!" She finishes. Erika's eyes are so wide, it's like they're trying to pop out of her skull.

"Yes." I say softly. She raises an eyebrow.

"What?" She says, still cooling off from her rant.

"I've been raped. And you're right. I don't deserve any of it. I could give it to you, I would." I say calmly. Erika hugs me, which isn't normal for her.

"Oh A."

"Oh come on! You're just trying to get us to feel bad for you!" Alex says.

"I'm AGREEING with you, Alex." I protest. She calms down and sits next to me.

"Sorry." She mumbles.

"It's cool." I shrug.

"So, tell me, what's it like being here? Details, go." Alex smiles. Mood swings much, right? No, this is just her.

"It's weird. Like, uncomfortable. I didn't sleep at all last night. Everyone is nice. I guess. Besides Raven and J.J., those two glare at me and hate me for some reason. Like, Raven literally walked into the living room, saw me, an walked out."

Alex gasps, "You think Raven and Calum had a thing?!"

"That would... Make sense actually." I laugh.

"How's Calum?" Erika asks.

"Perfect."

"No like, how is he... You know?" She laughs, Alex follows. I roll my eyes.

"We haven't done that yet."

"WHAT?!" Alex shrieks. "WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM WHAT HAPPENED?!"

I laugh, "Nothing is wrong with him, Alex. We hid our relationship, so there wasn't really much time, plus I JUST got here. We're taking it slow, I guess. Besides, I don't think it should be planned like that."

"Weirdos." Erika laughs.

"I can't believe you guys haven't had sex yet. Your chemistry is like, whoa." Alex says softly, amazed at the information she just obtained.

"I know right, they're so hot for each other." Erika laughs with Alex. I just roll my eyes again. Idiots.

"Hey guys?" Cody walks in, his eyes covered. Alex's face immediately gets flushed.

"Cody, why are you covering your eyes?" I ask.

"In case you guys are naked." He says sheepishly. Wow.

"No, why would I bring my friends into my room and get naked?"

"I thought it was a girl thing." He laughs.

"Nope." I smile, and he puts his hands down, and his eyes immediately meets Alex's.

"H-Hey..." He says to her, as he blushes.

She blushes too, "Hi."

"I-I-I'm Cody."

"Alex." She smiles at him, and he returns it.

"Uh- So- Do you guys want to come and help try to find Michael?" Cody asks, mainly staring at Alex.

"I don't." I say.

"I will!" Alex hops off the bed and over to Cody. Erika shrugs as she gets up and walks out with Alex and Cody.

After everyone leaves with them, I walk out into the living room, finding Calum sitting on the couch. I smile and sit next to him. He puts an arm around me.

"So... I'm perfect?" Calum chuckles.

"You heard ALL of that?"

"Yep." He laughs. Oh god.

"Even Erika saying we're hot for each other?" I ask. He nods, smiling like a dork.

"But I already knew that." He smiles, kissing me.

Damn, he is perfect.

Notes

OH MY GOD I DID IT.

I had to rewrite this chapter FOUR TIMES, because it kept crashing when I hit submit Dx

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-BeautifulHOOD