Hey Kittens, thank you all for the lovely feedback. Enjoy! Title: Shadowed Edge
Author: Taras Shadow -
hollynight03@yahoo.caDisclaimer: Contains much of the reality issues young adults face. Pressure, relationships, enemies...and yes, strict parents. Deals with mild substance abuse, violence (not so much) strong course language.
Rating: Strong R.Feedback: Yes please, everything is welcome
Characters: All belong to me and me alone.
Summary: Takes Place at an All Girls Catholic School where trouble brews between three circle of friends. This story deals with real life matters drug/alcohol abuse and it does share some nature of the same sex relationship briefly; also deals with pregnancy. Thoughts are in < >
PART FOUR
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"Honey, I don't think he meant it in THAT way." Sam put her arm around her best friend.
"In what way then?" Anna pulled back, wiping her eyes.
"He was angry with Tyson, he got him by playing on Tyson's biggest threat."
"Threat?"
"Yes, threat. It's obvious that is totally possessive about his whore...I mean girl."
Anna smiled at Sam and pulled her in for another hug. "What would I do without you?"
"Absolutely nothing." Sam grinned.
"Ahem." Bryce coughed. "I don't mean to be breaking up the girl bonding...but Anna, I really need to talk with you."
"I'll be inside if you need me." Sam kissed Anna's forehead and excused herself.
Anna continued to sit on the porch swing, gazing up at the stars. She felt a shift beside her and looked to see Bryce sitting next to her.
"Anna, about what I said earlier with the whole Emelia comment, I never meant to say it, but I did and I can't take it back. I wish I could because then I could actually prove that I didn't mean it…but I can't." Bryce took a deep breath and hesitantly put his arm around Anna, when she never pulled away, he continued, "I don't like Em anymore and she means nothing to me at this point…all I care about is you." He reached out with his other hand and caressed her cheek with his thumb.
"Bryce, I understand we all have a past and buried secrets, but it just hurts you know? I mean, to know you're more experienced." Anna softly said.
"More experienced? Baby, it was one time…and that hardly counts."
Anna looked at him and frowned. "One time? You both said twice…and why doesn't it count?"
"Twice, you're right…and it doesn't count because it wasn't with someone I really love." Bryce warmly smiled, his eyes burning into deep blue. "And I've known you for fourteen months, but I fell in love with your quirky ways after you said, `Hi! I'm Anna, I love cherry juice.'"
Anna burst into laughter. "I totally forgot about that."
"Well I didn't and I would never forget it…your quirkiness gets my heart pumping." Bryce allowed Anna to rest her head on his chest. After minutes of silence, he looked down at his girlfriend and played with the fiery red locks. "Anna…"
"Hmm?"
"I love you…" Bryce felt relieved now that he was able to tell her, it was waiting for a reply that he worried about now.
Anna sat up slightly and stared at him for what seemed like an eternity, finally hearing herself try to get the words out, she closed her eyes and whispered, "I love you too."
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"I'm not spending the night?" Tyson slurred his words, leaning into his girlfriend, standing at Aly's doorway.
"No, there's not enough room…and we're burnt out, so we actually want to sleep." Aly said impatiently.
"I'll see you tomorrow, crash at Dave's." Em hugged him.
"Yeah, but…" Tyson started.
Aly dragged Em in the house and slammed the door on her best friend's boyfriend. "Let's find some fresh clothes for us to sleep in."
"Right…" Em looked around and snickered when clothes were everywhere, "Where?" She grinned.
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Bryce had offered to take Anna back to the dormitory if she still wanted to go back. But Anna wanted to be with her boyfriend, so he drove around looking for an open video store to rent a movie, then went back to his Victorian house.
"I don't even know why we rented a movie." Bryce smiled throwing the movie on the large chair in the foyer. "We could watch it I mean…I mean, watching the movie is what we could do." He paused, noticing his girlfriend grinning back at him. "What?"
Anna walked up to him and slipped her arms around his waist. "Are you nervous?"
"Aren't you?" Bryce asked, smiling.
"Maybe a little." Anna smirked.
"How about I get you a drink…us a drink, oh, I know you like hot chocolate."
"Mmm…yes please."
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"But we just got ready for bed." Em whined.
"Right, we just stripped our clothes you mean." Aly smiled. She had this wacky idea about heading to Big `L's and raid his stash. "Oh come on Em girl, it'll be fun."
"Yeah right, right up until he pulls out his knife, telling us to back off." Em sat up and looked at Aly. "You really want to put yourself in that kind of position?"
"He won't hurt us, he can't." Aly smirked.
"Oh right, I forgot about the secret fucking you two do." Em threw the covers off her.
"Jealous?" Aly licked her lips and winked at her best friend. "Um, Em, you didn't tell anyone about him and I right?"
"No. You told me not too." Emelia said. "However, if you get caught…I might have no choice but to back them up."
"You wouldn't…"
Em grinned and attempted to get up out of bed but was pulled back, landing backwards and pinned to the bed. "I swear Emelia, if anyone finds out…" Aly seriously said.
"Relax baby, I'm not going to tell anyone. And Jesus, you're screwing the dumb fuck, what's the big deal?" Em squirmed away from her best friend's grasp.
"He said that if anyone finds out…I'll regret it big time." Fear flashed through Aly's eyes.
"This coming from the girl who wants to rob the same guy. Aly, if he catches us-"
"He. Won't. Come on, the guy has enough supply to last him like a lifetime." Aly whined, burying her head in the crook of Emelia's neck.
Emelia placed her hands on the bare thighs that were straddling her. "Fine, but if we get caught-" She was cut of by Aly's lips locked on her own.
Pulling back, Aly got off Em and pulled her up off the bed. "Yay, I knew you wanted to play."
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Bryce and Anna sat on the couch, kissing and caressing for a while. Until Bryce took Anna by the hand and led her upstairs and into his bedroom.
Anna felt like she was day dreaming, having an amazing guy she loves, and who loves her back. Her heart was beating rapidly, she didn't know how long she could take this, she was just so overwhelmed.
"Are you okay?" Bryce smiled sweetly, sitting down beside Anna on the bed.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Anna looked around the large bedroom.
"Anna, we don't have to if you're not ready." Bryce took his girlfriend's hand into his own.
"No, I'm ready…it's okay, I'm okay."
Bryce brushed hair away from his girlfriend's eyes and laid her back covering her body with his own.
It felt like forever the way the couple took things slowly, holding each other, touching and caressing so delicately, as if they would break one another.
Hovering over his girlfriend, Bryce looked into deep blue depths, "Are you sure?" He whispered softly.
Anna nodded and watched as her boyfriend bent his head down and kissed her passionately. She felt his love fill her completely, she closed her eyes and allowed bliss and pleasure take over all her senses.
Whispers could be heard through out the night. The moon shone bright; bathing two connected souls, guiding the way to points of no return.
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Aly and Emelia managed to get into Big `L's small house without breaking anything or waking the broad man.
"So where is this stuff?" Em whispered, looking around quietly.
"His bedroom." Came the reply.
"His wha? Are you crazy?" Em cried. "He'll wake for sure."
"Don't be such a baby…baby. You stole from stores and you even stole from your own father, three hundred dollars."
"Yea, but HELLO! My dad doesn't keep a bloody knife under his pillow… I don't have a fucking death wish either." Em grabbed Aly.
Aly faced her best friend, "Sweetie," she looked straight into hazel eyes. "You…have a death wish…everyone does." Aly placed to fingers on Em's lips. "Things will be fine…trust me." She softly noted.
"Fine! Just go…get the stash quickly." Em pointed to the bedroom. "You just better pray to Lucifer that he does not wake up." Em hissed.
"Shh." Aly shushed Emelia and turned towards the short hall leading towards the bedroom.
Creaking the door open slowly, Aly peered inside and noticed the man sleeping. Moving in quietly, her eyes wandered over to the worn down dresser. "Okay, you can do this." She muttered to herself.
Emelia watched out for her best friend, keeping her eyes glued on the person who occupied the bed. "Hurry." She whispered.
Aly managed to get the top drawer open without making any noise; snagging two bags of drugs, she quickly closed the drawer and pushed Em out of the bedroom.
"Okay, so…can we go?" Em looked at Aly.
"Sure." Aly smirked proudly. "We have enough to keep us floating for a long while."
"Good, I need it!" Em giggled softly as Aly wrapped an arm around her waist. "Let's go."
"See, now it won't be so bad next time." Aly smiled, following Em out of the window they came through.
"Right." Em said sarcastically. "Next time you beg me though, I'd rather have you pin me and stay there." She winked and kissed Aly's cheek.
"Oh, promise?" Aly looped her arm through her best friend's.
"Aly…I mean it."
"Okay. No next time, gotchya. But," Aly pouted. "Can I still have you pinned to the bed?"
Shaking her head and smiling, Em grinned as they walked safely back to Aly's worn down place.
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TBC...
~Holly~
"I was born 'normal'...life made me strange." - Marina
"I am a tongue whore...you gave me tongue, what am I supposed to do...sit back and keep my mouth shut?" -Me-
"I know who you really are...you're the one who cries when you're alone." - Where Will You Go? - Evanescence