4. How does he manage to do it

"Yes, I won!" I turned towards a very excited Evan.

"It's heads!" He hooted, doing a happy little dance.

Damien made a face, "Fine, we'll take your car."

Evan leads us to his expensive black car, letting us know he was rich. I knew already. But I wish he was as rich from heart as he was using his parents money.

Upon reaching the car he turned towards me, "I'll drive..while you'll sit in the passengers' seat," then looking at Damien he added, "And as for him, he can sit wherever he wants to sit."

Damien snorted, "Li is not sitting with you, and if she is sitting in there then I'm the one who's driving."

"No, I'm driving and 'Li'," He said Li in quotation with his hands, "is going to sit with me."

They both glared at each other.

Seriously? Can't they maintain peace for like what-- I checked my watch-- about ten minutes? Is it so difficult to keep themselves from fighting? Will they only stop after I ACTUALLY start shipping them?

"We'll get late if you don't stop this shit now." I sighed closing my eyes. I was not letting these two stomp their feet on my record of punctuality, "What we can do is, Evan you'll drive."  I opened my eyes to look at him and found him smiling cheekily at me, ignoring him I continued, "And Damien you'll sit in the passengers' seat,"

The smile on Evan's face vanished like the trace of pencil from a paper after erasing.

"What?! No!" Evan complaint looking at me with bewilderment, while Damien was grinning.

"I'm going to sit in the back seat...AND I don't want any further argument." I held my finger up in a threatening way, glaring at them both. 

I could see them gulping (making me satisfied with myself) before nodding their heads in approval.

We all sat inside the car. I closed the door behind me before looking outside at the beautiful sunny weather. Evan revived the engine and started driving making everything look blur outside.

"You look beautiful, Amelia." Evan complimented me.

I could only see one side of his face as I noticed a satisfied smile on his face.

I opened my mouth to reply but Damien beat me to it, "Seriously?" He grunted.

"What's the matter with you? I complimented her, not you. Why are getting so worked up?" Evan asked with a little sourness in his voice.

"You want to know my problem? Easy. It's you." Damien retorted, "Anything you can do about yourself? Make yourself disappear somehow? That would be so cool."

Evan was just about to come with a comeback when I intervened them, "Thanks for the compliment, Evan."

I had to come between them. I didn't want them to start with their melodramatic argument again. I wouldn't have been able to bear it.

"Your welcome, Princess." he winked at me.

I couldn't help but cringe a little.

"Can you stop flirting with her! Can't you see, she's not interested." Damien growled.

I couldn't see Damien's face, nor could he see mine but still he could tell I wasn't feeling comfortable. However, as much as I appreciate his concern, it was between Evan and I.

Evan glared at him. Okay, that's enough.

"Stop fighting over small things, please... Either you both stop or I get out of the car." I shook my head in seriousness. I would actually do that if they don't shut up.

I could see Evan pouting from my corner seat but at least they kept quiet for the rest of the way.

I looked outside the windows at the other cars as Evan pulled up into the school's parking lot. Hurriedly, I got out wanting to run away from the two guys as fast as possible. I stopped in my tracks as I noticed people already looking at me. I turned around to find Damien and Evan already behind me.

Good lord. How are they so fast?... They aren't vampires, are they?

I wanted to hide my face because the only thing I didn't want was happening. Everyone was staring at us. More like staring at both the boys and the girls glaring at me. 

They were watching me like they could kill me any second and would do anything to be in my place.

Please be my guest. Come here and be the eyesore for every girl here.

"I-I'm gonna go inside." I mumbled trying to ignore them both.

"Wait." I heard Evans voice but I was already far away from them. Gotta be away from them as much as I can.

As soon as I was inside, I looked around trying to find Anna and Stace. I found them near a locker, chatting to each other as I ran up to them.

"Anna! Stace! Wait for me."

They turned to face me and smiled.

"Are you yet not done being the controversial topic of the school?" Stace asked laughing. 

I tried laughing with her before asking, "What are you guys talking about?"

They gave me a deadpan look.

"Are you stupid? Or just pretending to be one?" Anna asked running her hands through her brunette hair.

"Or maybe I really have no idea what you're talking about," I smiled.

"Two hot guys in the same car? And the only person with them...you." Anna said.

"Ooh. That." I rounded my mouth into a shape of an 'o'.

Anna and Stace did know about the incident but they had never seen Evan. So I didn't expect them to know that the guy they were gushing over, calling one of the hottest guy was none other than the guy who broke my heart.

I wanted them to know. I wanted them to hate him as much I did and not play matchmaking with him.

"He's the sa-" but I was cut short when I was just going to tell them about Evan.

"Amelia."

I turned around to find Marcus making his way towards me. Marcus and I share the same maths class. I watched him as he came and stood in front of me. He flicked a few strands of his blonde hair aside which were covering his forehead.

"Hey, Marcus." I smiled.

I didn't know him much except for the fact that he was a sweet guy who couldn't think of harming anyone.

"Umm, I was going to the maths class." Marcus said rubbing the back of his neck lightly, "I was thinking if you would like to walk to the class with me." 

"Of course." I smiled warmingly.

He sighed a breath of relief before motioning me to start moving, "Ladies first." He said bowing. I couldn't help but laugh as I shook my head.

As we were walking, neither of us talked. The only thing I could hear were the conversation of people who passed us.

The silence was definitely a little awkward.

"So?" Marcus finally decided to break the silence.

"So?" I asked walking beside him and clasping my hands together.

He laughed, "So, I heard the two new guys like you, huh?"

Were the rumours taking this turn now? It was literally just a ride to school, and this is how it's spreading?

Wow. Humans have a scary tendency. 

And I know that it was spreading like a wild fire because even Marcus knows, for god's sake.

"Nobody likes me, Marcus." I sighed.

"Really?" He asked with a hint of hope in his voice.

I nodded my head in approval, "Besides, I don't like this."

"Like what?" He asked trying to balance the books in his hands as he walked beside me.

"All this attention people are giving me," I told him as I watched him catching a book mid air before it fell to the ground.

He nodded before standing straight, "Don't worry, I'll never make you feel like that." He said with a small smile on his face.

I didn't know what to make of that but I was too tired to ask otherwise, so I just went along with it.

As soon as we entered the class, I went and took the first seat.

Before you let your mind wonder, let me make it clear again... I AM NOT A NERD...it's just that I like maths very much.

I sat down in my seat. And noticed that my partner was absent today.

I was putting down my books on my table when I saw Damien entering the class. I watched him as he looked around before his eyes settled on me. I gave him a weird look.

Why was he looking at me?

I looked away from him but I could still feel his eyes on my face. When I was sure that he was going to his seat through my peripheral vision, I looked back at him. 

I was surprised when I found his icy blue eyes already looking at me.

'What?' I mouthed at him.

He shook his head before laughing. 

Weirdo.

I watched him as he saluted me with two of his fingers before going to the back of his class.

Of course, he will sit in the back of the class. It definitely suits with his personality.

I stared ahead at the blackboard feeling many pair of eyes glaring at me, leaving no side of my face left. All thanks to Damien and his lovers.

I wonder what turn the rumours will take now.

Mr Watts was going on about some new chapter when I got a notification in the middle of the lecture. I checked it and noticed it was from an unknown number.

Hey Li,

Of course, Damien. There's no one who calls me by that name apart from him.

Me

Where did you get my number from?

Damien

It doesn't matter, does it?

Me

What do you want Damien?

Damien

Just want to have a talk with you.

Me

Why me?

Damien

Cause I think you are the most beautiful girl in the world.

I stared at his message staring back at me from the phone. A small blush crept up on my cheeks but at the same time I couldn't help but wonder... what was wrong with him? 

Damien

Are we blushing?

Me

No. 

Damien

You definitely did;)

He could only look at the back of my head. How did he know, I was blushing? Do my hair blush too now?... I cleared my throat looking ahead at the teacher before typing again.

Me

Damien, please let me study... I would really like it if you don't utter a word now, okay?

Damien

Okay, Li.

Me

Good. :)

I got back to study trying to focus what Mr Watts was trying to teach us. God damn, even two minutes didn't pass when I got another message.

I couldn't help but groan internally before checking my phone again.

Damien

Hey Li,

Me

I told you to shut up.

Damien

You told me to not utter a word...I'm not speaking, I'm typing ;)

Me

Ugh. Let me study, you jerk.

Damien

Oh my god. You swear?

Me

And I punch too.

Damien

Hey, I'm thinking there's no fun chatting, what about we really talk?

Me

You are already disturbing me enough. 

Damien

I am making the class less boring for you. Shouldn't you be thanking me? :)

Me

Thanking you? The only thing I should be doing right now is pierce a knife through you. Sadly, I cannot do that. But do you know what I can do though?

I looked back at Damien who was staring at his screen confused...then looking up he scrunched his eyebrows at me. I winked at him and with a smile on my face I turned around.

I raised one of my hands up high, "Mr Watts?" I said in the sweetest voice I was capable of.

"Yes, Ms Woods? Is anything the matter? Is there anything you didn't understand?"

"Oh no sir, it's nothing like that."

"Then?" He asked confused.

"Umm...Damien just messaged me to ask you if he could swap places with me, as he cannot understand what you were teaching from the back of the class."

You love the back seat, don't you? Just watch me take that away from you for annoying me.

"Well, he can..but why didn't he say so himself?" Mr Watts asked.

I shrugged my shoulders, "I guess, he's a little shy." I chuckled and looked back at Damien who was looking back at me with horror.

I passed him a smirk before looking ahead again.

Mr Watts smiled at Damien, "There's nothing to be shy about."

"I'm not shy." I heard him grumble but Mr Watts completely ignored him.

"Well, you can swap places with Ms Woods." He informed him nodding his head in approval before lifting his book again.

I got out of my seat and made my way towards his seat, whereas he got up from his seat to come in the front. I was grinning from ear to ear whereas he was glaring at me.

Oh my! Don't use such piercing blue eyes to kill a poor soul like me.

I was about to pass him when I felt his hands holding onto my wrist. I gave him a weird look as he came near me and whispered into my ear, "Payback time." I looked at him confused and was about to protest when he raised his voice, "Mr Watts?"

Mr Watts turned towards us and raised his eyebrows, "What is it now?"

"I was wondering, if you could make Amelia and my seat together for the rest of the year as I have a lot to catch up on." He was using his innocent voice.

He just didn't say that!

I looked up at him glaring, which he returned with a grin.

Mr Watts looked at both of us and then nodded, "Why not." He said smiling.

"Mr Watts, what?" I asked staring wide eyed at him. He cannot let me sit with him, can he? I am such a good student to him. How can he do this to me?

"I said, you can sit together. And Amelia, I'm sure you'll help Damien with his studies." He said warmingly. Of course, a teacher would be willing to do anything if the student wants to study himself.

"Great." I mumbled, to which Damien winked at me.

I couldn't help but squint my eyes at him. How does he manage to do it?