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Love is an Act of War

Chapter Nine.

I can't stop thinking about that one word Calum said to me. His words are stained on me like wine on a white dress. Oh my god. Am I in love with him? No, that's ridiculous.

I'm still not talking to Ashton or Michael, they've been replaced with Luke, who is actually really nice and funny. I slowly sneak downstairs, which is now being guarded by Tristan, who hates me for some reason. But he takes a break for a ten minute period three times per day, which gives me a chance to sneak in, stay for a few hours, and sneak out.

"Hey Luke." I smile. He's still in that sad little chair. I feel bad for him.

"Hey princess." He smiles. He doesn't say it to be superior to me now though, it's just my nickname now.

"How're you holding up?" I ask, sitting down.

"As fine as I usually am." He shrugs. It's kind of great, because Luke is like a mutual friend of Calum and I's so I can tell him things I could never tell Ashton about how I feel about Calum, and he'll listen, and GET it. "How's your pro and con list going?" He laughs. I roll my eyes.

"Awful. I still don't even know how I feel about this whole thing. I mean, what am I supposed to think?"

"He loves you." He mumbles. I raise my eyebrows.

"What?"

"He- Ugh, I shouldn't be telling you this, but every time you guys met, and you know, had banter and sassy back and forth stuff or whatever, he'd go into my room and talk about how much he's madly in love with you, and he hates being forbidden from you. I'm actually shocked he's waited that long to kiss you." Luke says, very simply for the information he gives. Oh god.

"He did...?" I ask. Luke nods slowly.

"Shit." I whisper, taken with what he said.

"So... Do you love him?" He asks.

"Luke. I don't even know if I LIKE him yet."

"Idiot." He mumbles.

"Uhm, what?" I laugh.

"You're being an idiot. You both are. You're so fucking in love but you won't do anything about it, so many people would KILL for what you have. If you guys have that kind of flame between each other, you shouldn't think about it, no matter what happens, you just gotta go for it. No matter how dangerous sky diving is, everyone thinks it would be cool, right? Adria, you need to wake up and stop caring about the rules. No body does. Michael has something going with Alissa in my gang. People are enforcing the rules on YOU, because you're the girl who doesn't take chances when it comes to her actual life. Only her gang life. When you have kids, you need stories. Adria. Stop caring about what everyone THINKS about you, get off your lazy ass, and go for it." Wow. I immediately run up the stairs, since I was only in there for a couple minutes, and race out the door, all the way to Calum's house. I knock on the door, and Calum answers the door, sort of confused why I'm there.

"Uhm. What are you doing he-" I grab his arm and pull him behind the house. I smash him against a wall and look at him for a second. Just go for it.

I smash my lips into his, shocking him completely. He kisses me back, and turns me over, smashing me into the wall. He moves his full lips from my jawline to my neck, and starts sucking on it, making me moan. To be honest, I do NOT care if someone hears us, or sees us, I don't care, I'm fucking in love with the leader of the Shadows and I don't care who knows it. Someone could see us and kill me in three seconds flat, but I don't care. I'd die if I had to. I just don't care, I want to be with Calum. He moves his lips back to my lips, and slides his tongue into my mouth. It's weird, it's like now that we aren't doing it for the benefit of our gang, it feels more real, more fresh. He pulls back.

"Adria, we shouldn't be-"

"I love you." I say quickly. Oh my god. It's done. I just said that. And it felt real. OH SHIT SO MANY EMOTIONS. He just stares at me.

"Really..." He says, trying to make sure I'm not lying for a mission thing or something.

"Yes." I say.

"I love you too." He says, smashing his lips back into mine and sliding his hand up my shirt. I can't believe we're doing this.

"Wait-" He says, pulling back again, ugh, fuck stop doing that, "How are we going to do this?"

"We'll figure it out. We have to." I smile, kissing him again.

But seriously... How is the sister of the best gang leader in town, suppose to be with the leader of the OTHER best gang in town? We're so dead.