[center][color=CB0F24]____________________________________________________________________[/color] [color=olive]____________________________________________________________________[/color] [img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/190921/188810a287b2d16e962154d9d7e068b3.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/s2oKb7k.png[/img] [sub][b][i][color=darkgray]A [@Dirty Pretty Lies] & [@BrutalBx] Collab[/color] [color=#CB0F24]F[/color][color=#C91123]e[/color][color=#C71422]a[/color][color=#C51721]t[/color][color=#C31A20]u[/color][color=#C11D1F]r[/color][color=#BF1F1E]i[/color][color=#BD221D]n[/color][color=#BC251C]g[/color] [color=#B82B1B]A[/color][color=#B62E1A]l[/color][color=#B43019]e[/color][color=#B23318]y[/color][color=#B03617]d[/color][color=#AE3916]a[/color] [color=#AB3F14]W[/color][color=#A94113]e[/color][color=#A74412]s[/color][color=#A54712]t[/color][color=#A34A11]w[/color][color=#A14D10]o[/color][color=#9F4F0F]o[/color][color=#9E520E]d[/color] [color=#9A580C]&[/color] [color=#965E0A]C[/color][color=#946009]a[/color][color=#926309]m[/color][color=#906608]e[/color][color=#8F6907]r[/color][color=#8D6C06]o[/color][color=#8B6F05]n[/color] [color=#877403]H[/color][color=#857702]y[/color][color=#837A01]d[/color][color=#817D00]e[/color][/i][/b][/sub] [color=olive]____________________________________________________________________[/color] [color=CB0F24]____________________________________________________________________[/color] [/center] [color=darkgray][indent][indent]The short encounter with the self-deemed witches of the school had put Aleyda in an even worse mood than she was before. Sure, the sweet moment with Benjamin had definitely done wonders for her, but the unwelcome guests had sent all the progress down the drain with their ignorant, unwarranted-for comments. Poor Benji, forever awkward, had ran off like a headless chicken, and Ley had been left to deal with the fallout. She’d left the staircase as quickly as she could, all the while hoping and praying that those two girls could keep to themselves what they had seen. The last thing Benji needed was more reasons to be bullied, and the last thing Aleyda needed were more reasons to get into conflicts with people. Ley had been scanning her surroundings when her scowl soon turned into a smirk as her brown eyes fell onto someone who looked like he was having a worse day than her. Cameron Hyde stood in the middle of the crowded hallway, his face nothing but a mask of burning rage. What had happened to piss him off, Aleyda had no idea. But with Hyde, even looking at him for too long could set him off. The boy was a ticking time bomb, but the young woman knew of a few tricks to cool him down to a reasonable degree. [color=CB0F24]"Everything okay there, Guapo?"[/color] Ley asked Cameron in the pet name she'd assigned to him for the longest time now, cautiously approaching the very angry beast standing a few steps away from her. [color=CB0F24]"You look like they've just spat on your face."[/color] Hyde looked with disdain as Ley emerged from a nearby doorway. He clenched his fists tighter, crumpling the poster in his left hand before shoving both into his pockets. [color=olive]”What do you want, Ley? I haven’t got any Molly today, you fucking fiend.”[/color] It was true that Cameron could get his bloodied hands on anything. Whatever the rich kids vice of choice, he could generally get it. For most it was a little weed to piss off their parents. Others liked a little coke to go all night long. Some even preferred a little H: those were the dirty kids and his best customers. Ley, a regular customer, liked some molly for her parties (amongst other things), and she liked it a lot. The Mexican-American girl couldn't help but let out a scoff. [color=CB0F24]"You know better than to talk to me like that, Cammy-bear,"[/color] she cooed, choosing to stand directly in front of him and flirtatiously fumble with the collar of his shirt. [color=CB0F24]"And FYI: I don't want any molly today. All I wanted was to make sure you don't go ballistic and fucking murder everybody in this school. I know that look in your eyes, Hyde. It's not good news."[/color] Grabbing her by the wrists as she played with his shirt, Hyde dragged her into an adjacent empty classroom. [color=olive]”You watch that pretty little mouth of yours, Aleyda. You know I have no problem smashing your teeth down your fucking throat.”[/color] And it was true. The girl was no stranger to Cameron’s violent moods and brutal physicality. Often if she could not pay for her choice of drugs, she would offer her body in more ways than one to the monstrous teen to satiate his dark hunger. [color=olive]”I don’t need you holding my leash, Ley. These kids deserve what they get.”[/color] [color=CB0F24]"You think I'm scared of you, [i]gringo[/i]? I'll maul that pretty face of yours before you ever lay a hand on me,"[/color] Aleyda sneered in warning, a defiant eyebrow raised at the young man threatening her. Frankly, she should know better than to play games with Hyde when he was in this state. But then again, [i]he[/i] should know better than to think he intimidated her. Just because they fucked occasionally didn't mean she was his bitch. [color=CB0F24]"While I definitely agree that some kids here could use some of your tough love, I'd like to think you're not stupid enough to do it in plain view and risk getting caught. We both know you're smarter than that."[/color] Hyde pushed his head against hers and growled deeply, inhaling her exotic scent. [color=olive]"You got some balls today. You think cos you’re wet for Benji Webb that he can protect you. I’ll eat him alive, Ley. There ain’t no one here who can stop me, and you and me- we aren’t in plain view now...”[/color] With his large left hand he grabbed the Latina by the throat and began to squeeze. Watching her pretty tanned skin turn purple, the demon's blue eyes began to widen. He scanned her body, she looked good today. He could change that if he wanted to, that kind of power was addictive.[color=olive]“If not them, it’ll be you”[/color] Aleyda’s smug expression was wiped clean the second Cameron’s hand grabbed and tightened around her throat. She was suddenly frozen on the spot, eyes wide with shock watching Hyde let out his dangerous anger on her in the wrong way. It was true that things occasionally got pretty rough between them when intimate-- to the point that it could look like she'd fist-fought with someone. But in those times, consent from both parties was always clearly expressed. But this? This was Hyde consciously putting hands on her to assault, hurt and intimidate her. Yet even when she was internally frightened out of her mind of what was happening, the influence of the unyielding Mexican blood in her was stronger than her fear. While other girls would be squirming and pathetically squealing in fright, Aleyda remained calm, fixing her brown eyes on the blue gaze of her attacker while one of her hands discreetly searched for something to defend herself with. Finally, her fingers closed around the metal handle of the world globe sitting on top of the teacher’s desk right next to where she stood. Without any further hesitation, Aleyda mustered up all the strength she could and swung the globe straight at Cameron’s head. The hollow ball made a loud sound as it came in contact with the side of Hyde’s skull and later the floor, and she felt the young man releasing his grip on her throat. Instinctively, Ley pushed the male's body away, swung her dominant arm again and smacked her open palm against the side of his face, leaving the bright red imprint of her hand against his pale skin. Breaking into a fit of laughter, Hyde stumbled back, clutching the side of his blond head. There was no blood; but damn, that hurt. [color=olive]"[i]There’s[/i] that Latina fire. It’s about time!”[/color] The devil of Dogtown straightened himself up and corrected himself to his full height. [color=olive]"[b]Never[/b] let these fuckers see weakness, Ley. Crying in the stairwell? Get a fucking grip! Suck it up, and show them who you are.”[/color] he leaned in again and kissed the tip of her nose before lowering his voice to a whisper. [color=olive]"You're lucky I’ve got more important things to deal with today… I guess I’ll be seeing you around.”[/color] Chuckling again, Hyde moved away from Aleyda and exited the classroom, leaving a shaken and confused girl behind.[/indent][/indent][/color]