High Moon High School
Chapter 4

We’re going swimming

We sat talking, watching a film, eating popcorn, sweets and crisps. The night turns out to be really good.

I can tell everyone is tired and I’m not surprised it’s 1am. I stand up from Titans lap.

" I’m going to get in bed guys before I fall asleep where I’m sitting. Pretty sure the sofa pulls out into a bed so some of you guys can get in there. Goodnight.”

There’s a chorus of ‘goodnight, and I’m tired too, let’s sleep’ from the gang as I head over to my bed. I climb in and lay in the middle.

I feel the bed dip on either side and look up to see Titan getting on one side and Cain and Rach getting on the other. Nat even scoots in next to Titan, Rach puts her arm around me one side while Titan cuddles up to me from the other and I actually don’t mind. I’m just a girl sleeping in a bed with her friends. I feel weirdly safe and drift off into a deep sleep.

When I wake the next morning I’m sandwiched in between Rach, Titan, Cain and Nat. I try to move to use the bathroom but between Rach and Titans death grips on me I can’t move. I feel happy to have made so many new friends in the little time I’ve been here. I shake Rach slightly trying to wake her up so I don’t have to wake Titan. I can’t believe he kissed me last night. I’m not too clingy and possessive. It’s not for me, especially after only a few hours of meeting the guy, I’m really not like that either, throwing myself at people I just met.

Rach pops one eye open. “Cici what do you want to go to sleep” she hisses at me.

“I need to pee but you and Titan have me sandwiched in.” I hiss back at her.

I swear if I leave it any longer they’ll all have to get up because I’ll have peed in the bed. Rach releases her hold on me and I slip slowly out of Titans grasp.

Just when I think I’m free I feel a hand grab my wrist and I’m dragged right back to where I was. “Cierra baby, go back to sleep, I’m comfy.” Titan all but growls down my ear pulling me to him.

I hear Rach and Cain let out a giggle and try to pull myself back up.

“Titan, I need to use the bathroom, leave up will you.”

He shrugs and huffs and reluctantly lets go of me.

I jump up quickly before anyone else can possibly pull me back into the bed and run to the bathroom. I’m not a fan of being the guys’ plaything to torment each other.

I do my business and head back out and into my closet to grab some clothes and make my way back into the bathroom. I decide I’ll take a quick shower while everyone is sleeping and they can fight over the bathroom when they wake up. I shower quickly, brush my teeth and change into a red skater skirt and white tee that I tuck in, I pull on my signature white knee high socks and brush out my blonde curls teasing them for a little extra volume and head back into the room.

Cain, Titan, Tiny, Kay and Manda are sitting in front of the TV on the floor engrossed in whatever they’re watching whilst Rach, Nat, Ryan and Nicole are still sleeping. I walk over and sit on a cushion between Kay and Manda. Titan glares at me, gets up and comes over to me pulling me in to his lap burying his head in my neck. What the hell is this guys deal, I mean I don’t mind being man handled by someone as gorgeous as this but I feel like I’ve been in a relationship with the guy for years the way he’s acting.

I say good morning to them all and watch TV until the others slowly wake up one by one.

“Hey, you look hot!” Rach says taking a seat next to me in the canteen, “and I’m not the only one who has noticed, I saw the stares from the guys and girls on our way down here. So what do you think of Titan then after what happened last night?” She continues looking at me quizzically.

" The guy is hot don’t get me wrong I’m not blind but I replace him super intense.” I finish as Titan approaches the table and takes the seat on my other side. This time he manages to keep his hands to himself which I’m glad I need to settle in before I start thinking about guys, and getting with a guy in your group of friends is never a good idea, I know, it doesn’t end well.

“What is the plan for the day?” I ask to the group now they had all got their meals and got to the table. They talked about things they wanted to show me and what they usually do on their weekend off.

We’re going swimming so I put on my cute lilac bikini and put my hair in a messy style bun on top of my head I put on a royal blue skater dress over the top while Rach wears my hot pink bikini we found in my drawers and a green skater dress to go over the top, it matches her eyes perfectly. I was enjoying having girl friends. I packed a bag with my fluffy pink towel and underwear in and threw it over my shoulder and Rach and I headed down to meet everyone at the pool.

We bumped into Titan on the way, he took my hand, no words exchanged, just took it and walked like it was natural and Rach was linking me on my other side.

Titan leaves me to make his way to the guys locker rooms and me and Rach head in to the girls. We take off our dresses and put them on the benches.

The pool is massive it’s amazing, there’s a few other students swimming around and having fun in their groups, one guy swims over to the side and stops holding himself up on the side of the pool to where I’m standing.

" Hey newbie, good to meet you finally, you’re the talk of the school. I can’t believe these guys are trying to keep you to themselves. I’m Callen.”

He says putting his hand out for me to shake. I lean down graciously and take his hand. I’m about to introduce myself when he pulls me and I crash into the water. I make my way to the surface, spluttering trying to pull myself together.

When I reach the surface I look around and see Callen laughing. ” Welcome to high....... ”

There’s a huge splash and the guy is pulled under the water. I see Ryan, Tiny and Cain running over they dive in, Tiny surfaces with Callen holding him around his middle and Ryan and Cain surface with Titan. “What the hell man, I was just playing around.” Callen spits at Titan, Titan just shrugs him off and swims over to me, anger quite evident on his handsome face. “Titan, I’m okay I can fight my own battles he was just playing.” I spit at him now feeling embarrassed that this guy whom I have known for just over a day is trying to start with people on my behalf. I’m not down for this sort of thing. I am capable of looking after myself and I’d have just laughed it off if I’m honest.

I turned and swam to the edge ignoring the look of hurt that flashed across Titans face, and climbed out of the pool. I race to the locker room, grab my belongings and run back to my room and lock the door. I don’t know why but the tears just start flowing from my eyes, I hate feeling embarrassed and what Titan did has really gotten to me.