Left With Nothing

Melanie rushed inside the crowd of students and her eyes widened in shock by watching Arthur and his other group mates beating Adrian badly. 

They were 5 and Adrian was alone. Punches after punches, kicks after kicks. Blood was dripping from Adrian's nose and corner of lips. He had almost turned unconscious

"You f#cker," Arthur yelled and again punched him on his stomach but Melanie noticed Adrian wasn't reciprocating. He was letting them beat him. 

Instead of helping or saving Adrian, students were enjoying the scenario. Melanie fisted her palms and stormed towards them. 

"Get away from him, you a#shole," Melanie screamed at Arthur, while pushing him away from Adrian with her full force. 

Arthur clenched his jaw and stepped closer to her. He grabbed her ponytail and pulled them harshly, making her hissed. 

"So his f#cking lover has come to save him," Arthur smirked, making his group mates and some students laugh. 

Melanie gritted her teeth and forcefully tried to snatch her hair from his hold but instead of leaving her hair, Arthur pushed Melanie on the ground vigorously. 

She badly yelped as her bare knees and elbows grazed against the roughness of the ground because she fell on them. 

Everyone laughed whereas Arthur chuckled, he was again about to grab her hair but this time before he could touch her, Arthur felt someone grab his arm and spin him around. 

Those nefarious emerald eyes which had turned deadly, were gawking at him. Adrian clenched his jaw hard and then hitted Arthur with every might of his existence. 

He hovered over him and started hitting him with pure madness. His aura turned demeanour who wanted nothing but Arthur's end, his life, his blood. 

"How f#cking dare you hurt her? How?" 

Every single person present there flinched at his roaring voice and even got afraid because they had seen Adrian losing his calm but right now he was looking murderous. 

Adrian continued to hit him, without giving him a single second to attack back. Nobody dared to step forward to stop him because they knew Adrian could hurt anyone at that time, without caring about anyone or anything. 

"Rian, stop," Melanie grabbed his arm and tried to pull him away from Arthur before he could kill him but her strength was nothing as compared to that insane beast. 

He continued to attack Arthur until Melanie screamed and hugged his fist tightly. 

"Leave him," 

Losing himself in his anger, Adrian raised his other fist to attack whoever had tried to stop him but as soon as his burning predacious gaze met with those hazel eyes which were shimmering with tears, he came back to his senses. 

"Teachers are coming here," A student announced and everyone started running away from that parking lot. 

Melanie also grabbed Adrian's hand and tried to pull him with her but he didn't move. 

"Let's go from here, Rian. For my sake," She pleaded, looking into those blazing emerald eyes and after sending a barbaric glance to Arthur, he let her drag him. 

"Have you lost it, Adrian? What the hell is wrong with you?"

Adrian heard Melanie scolding her in a bitter tone. They were hiding in that old abundant library section of the school. 

"You could've gotten hurt more badly," She was cleaning the blood on his nose and lips with her handkerchief. 

Little drops of tears were rolling down from her eyes as she was scolding him for his stupidity while cleaning his wounds and he was just staring at her. 

Melanie had managed to get the antiseptic ointment from the school's dispensary because she couldn't let Adrian's name come out in all of this. The school's authority would surely suspend him after knowing about all of this, especially when his reputation was everything but good in school. 

"You had just promised me in the morning that you won't fight with anyone today but here.... " She uttered, rubbing the ointment in the corner of his lips. 

"I hadn't started the fight and I didn't even fight back when they were beating me until you came," He spat, frowning. 

She knew, it was true. She had witnessed him not fighting back until she got into the picture. Melanie didn't say anything further but just treated his wounds. 

She didn't know why her tears weren't stopping. She hated crying but right now they seemed the only solution to endure everything. 

He silently observed the tears flowing down from her golden cheeks and then held her wrist which she was using to cure his wound. 

Melanie finally travelled her teary eyes at him as he stopped her. Adrian took the ointment from her and carefully stretched her knees, where he saw those scratches were present there. 

Melanie noticed his jaw set for a second before his features calmed with a sigh and then he started applying the ointment on her knees. 

She hissed because it was burning. He looked at her glossy eyes and said calmly after focusing his gaze again on her knees. 

"Stop being so fragile, Melanie. It's doesn't suit you," 

She scoffed at his statement and retorted back. 

"I'm not fragile but it's hurting," 

Hearing her, he turned his touch on her more gentle and then treated her elbows. 

Capping the tube of ointment, he shoved it on her lap and then gave her a glare. 

"Don't ever think about coming in between my fights," He warned her, making her stunned. 

"But he was going to almost k... "

"Kill me? But he didn't and even if he did, that's not your concern, so stay the hell away from it. I'm giving you last warning," 

Melanie, for the first time felt so hurt with his words. He got up on his feet and she also followed his action but her knees ached. 

She yelped and his fists firmed, hearing her hissing in pain. 

"And as I have told you earlier, if it's involving aunt Lissa, then I won't back off. I won't let your stupid anger issues to hurt her in any way," She spat at him, angrily. 

Adrian's gaze darkened. He tossed towards her and gripped her waist in a little painful hold. 

"Do as I say, Melanie. It'll be for your own good or else I'll make you regret it very bad," He rasped in his deep low tone. 

More tears gathered into her eyes. What had gotten into him today? Why was he behaving like that? 

"I won't and do whatever the heck you're capable of doing, Adrian. I'm and I'll never be afraid of you," 

His gaze darkened more at her words. His grip tightened around her waist. She gasped feeling that pain but didn't break their eye contact, until he sighed and then pulled her into a soft hug. 

She teared up more and started hitting on his back with her fists. 

"I'll kill you. I hate you, you je#k,"

He chuckled hearing her that little volcano bursting in his arms and then said. 

"But the way you jumped in the middle of the fight today, it didn't seem like that," 

She pulled back from the hug, hearing him and then lightly punched his chest. 

"Of course I hate you and I'll kill you one day but that doesn't mean I'll let anyone else kill you. It's only my right," 

He grinned at her words. 

"Fine but now, what we're going to answer mum, how did we get these injuries?" He asked. 

Melanie rubbed her teary eyes and he startled when he saw an evil smirk formed on her tiny face. 

"What?" 

She didn't reply but just smirked, making him understand something big was going inside her tiny head. 

"What? You both fell from his bike?" Melissa's eyes widened in shock, as she gazed at both of their states. 

Melanie slowly nodded. Melissa immediately checked Melanie carefully. 

"Anie, have you got any big wounds? Let's check you to the doctor? How many times I've told you to ride carefully, Rian," Melissa sounded extremely worried. 

Adrian rolled his eyes mentally. That lying machine and her plan. 

"I'm sorry, Anie. I'm sorry on his... "

Melanie cupped Melissa's face and sushed her. 

"Keep quiet, my beautiful highness. I'm completely fine but yeah, my personal driver has gotten some injuries so let's check his wound and don't tell dad about this. He'll get worried for nothing please," Melanie uttered. 

"But Melanie... " 

"Please," She gave her puppy eyes, making Melissa sigh. 

"Fine but please tell me if you're hurt somewhere," 

"I'm completely fine. Your evil but a little bit handsome son didn't let anything happen to me," Melanie giggled and kissed Melissa's cheek. 

Melissa smiled and then pecked her forehead and then looked at Adrian who was just gazing at them. 

"Don't be so jealous, driver. Just accept it, she loves me more than you," Melanie taunted him, earning a glare from him. 

Melissa smiled and checked his wounds. Her mother's heart ached by watching the cuts and brushes on his face. She gently touched it and sighed 

"I'll get the first aid kit," 

He nodded and Melissa left. 

"Why did you lie to mum?" He spat after Melissa left. 

"Then were you expecting me to tell her the truth so that she could get more hurt than she already is by watching us like this?" She retorted back. 

"But you could have made any other lie but this?" 

"And what lie do you suggest, Mr Salvatore?" She faked a smile until

"Like he was fighting with his school's seniors, who has beaten him like beating a dog, as he's one," 

Both of them turned their heads and their faces turned cold by watching a sniggering Daniel. 

"Right, Melanie? " He walked towards them. 

"But as far as I remember Adrian has beaten your so-called friends and his seniors like they're dogs and I guess you're one of them, so why don't we test Adrian's fighting skills in this dog in front of us too, right, Salvatore? "

Adrian laughed at her comeback and Daniel gawked at them. 

"And now don't you dare to tell Dad or anyone else about what has happened to school today or else I won't hesitate to tell Dad about your precious habit of not been able to keep your f#cking d#ck inside your pants, after seeing every girl in school," 

Daniel peered at her, after her warning

"You'll pay one day for supporting him so much, Melanie," Daniel almost threatened her. 

Melanie gave him a calm smile before answering. 

"I'll gladly pay him. You don't have to worry about it, my dear step brother," Is all she said before walking away from there. 

Adrian gave him a teasing smirk and also walked away from there. The viciousness in Daniel's gaze turned abrupt as he saw Adrian's disappearing figure. 

"That day will soon come, Melanie and you'll left with nothing to pay your precious Adrian,"