Love At First Academy

by Kat Cameron

  “Ryder, look at me please.” He looked at me with such anguish in his eyes that the only thing I could think to do was kiss him, so I did. His kiss was soft and he had lips like pillows; soft for a guy. He put his hand behind my neck and pulled me even closer. Taking this as an initiative, I straddled him and put both my legs on the side of his hips.

  Wrapping my arms around his neck, I licked his lips, basically begging for entrance. I don’t know what it was about these guys but they got me turned on so quickly. He let me in, and our tongues battled for dominance. Ryder put one hand in my hair, and the other on my back and laid me down on his bed. He hovered over me and continued to kiss me like he will never get the chance to again. Kissing Ryder was almost refreshing. Like laying in the green grass with sunlight shining down on me. I heard a gasp and jerked upright, instantly.

  14.

  Boyfriend

  Ryder

  “Oh… Ryder, I am so sorry! I was just finishing up cleaning and making dinner for you. I will just go.” Jessa said.

  “No worries. We were just going downstairs. Malia, this is Jessa Thomas. She is the one that cleans our house and cooks for me.” I introduced them awkwardly. Jessa went to say hi to Malia and she turned white.

  “Hey, Jessa? You okay?” I asked walking up to her, my hunger for Malia going right out the window.

  “Oh… yes sorry I don’t think I have had enough to eat, today. Hi Malia. Nice to meet you. I am going to be in the kitchen for about ten more minutes and then, I will be on my way.” Jessa croaked. She practically ran out of the room and down the stairs.

  “Is she okay? She looks like she saw a ghost.” Malia observed. Taking her hand, I brought her downstairs and met the guys. I would have to talk to Jessa about this later.

  We picked a movie, made some popcorn, and watched the movie until it hit eleven at night. Malia chose to cuddle with me before the movie started. It felt nice being touched by a woman that didn’t want to touch me just sexually. The guys were sleeping on the recliners, and Malia was laying on me on the couch. When the credits started to roll, I asked Malia if I should drive her home.

  Getting up, I went up to my room to get a hoodie and went back downstairs to throw on my shoes. Grabbing my keys, I walked back into the living room to get Malia and saw she was giving each of the guys a kiss on their cheek. Grayson just smiled in his sleep, but when she went to kiss Asher, I was too late to stop what happened next.

  Asher had trouble sleeping, since all the shit that went on with his brother, Jason, at home. As soon as her lips hit his cheek, he wrapped his hand around her hand that was on his other cheek, and pushed her away.

  “Asher! Wake the fuck up!” I yelled, trying to get him to realize what he just did. His eyes snapped open and landed on Malia that was standing close to his chair, holding her wrist with big eyes watching him.

  “Malia, fuck. I am sorry,” he choked out.

  “It’s okay. I was just giving you a kiss goodbye. Goodnight Asher.” she told him softly as she walked away. Before she could get too far, Asher jumped up and spun her towards him, and took her mouth in a searing kiss.

  “Malia, I will explain everything soon okay?” he asked her, as he bit her lip lightly. Jesus. I felt like I was looking in on a personal moment so I told them I would be in the car. Waiting for Malia to get in the car gave me time to think on what I have been wanting to ask her for a while. I got so lost in my own thoughts that I didn’t know how much time had passed.

  Malia got in the car and was quiet for a couple minutes. Starting the car, I started to drive towards her house when she reached for my hand and held it like a lifeline. I guess now was as good a time as ever.

  “Malia, I want you to know we all care for you. I know this is a weird situation we are in, but I know I want you as my girlfriend. If Grayson and Asher want that too then it is fine with me. You don’t have to answer right now. I just wanted to let you know what was on my mind.” I explained.

  “I would like that Ryder,” she said with a smile. I found it amazing that she didn’t even have to think about it. Pulling her hand up to my mouth, I placed a kiss on the back of her hand.

  When we pulled up to her house a couple of minutes later it was completely dark. “Do you want me to come in with you before I leave?” I worried.

  “If it will put your nerves at ease, sure Ryder.” she agreed. Getting out of the car I walked around to her side and let her out. We walked to the front door and she opened it with her keys. We walked through the door and down the plain hallway to her bedroom. She hit the switch for the light and I was surprised to see there wasn’t much here. Just plain walls and clothes in the closet with a nightstand next to her bed. She started pulling her hoodie off which showed a strip of skin that instantly made me want to touch her and pick up where we left off in my room. Damn it I needed to get out of here before I did something that is too soon.

  “I am gonna get home since we have school tomorrow. Sleep good alright pretty girl?” I told her while walking up to her so I could give her a goodnight kiss. She turned around as soon as I got to her and she leaned on her toes so she could kiss me instead. I didn’t want to leave but I had too so I could get back to the guys. I needed to tell them Malia agreed to be my girlfriend.

  As soon as I got home I threw the keys in the dish next to the door and walked in to find both the guys were gone. They each had their own rooms in my house since it was so big and I didn’t need all the rooms in it. Going upstairs I knocked on Asher’s door then Grayson’s and went back to my room. It is twelve-fifteen at night and I knew they were going to be annoyed but it needed to happen tonight. Asher came in first and then Grayson next.

  “I talked to Malia on the way to her house. She agreed to be my girlfriend. I told her that if you guys asked I would be fine with her being yours as well. I figure one of you can be her boyfriend at school, so we don’t stir shit up at school too. One of you can pick her up for school tomorrow and talk to her about it. That is all I wanted to talk to you guys about.” I stated.

  Asher spoke up first, “I will pick her up from home in the morning. If it is okay with you Grayson, I would like to be with her at school. Yeah?” Grayson grunted his agreement. I had a feeling Grayson was agreeing because he knew all the shit that went on at Asher’s and he and Malia understood each other a little more than us two.

  “Alright, goodnight.” I yawned out.

  Laying down, I stared up at the ceiling for a while. Sleep evaded me pretty much for the first half an hour. Remembering the plan we agreed to, I sent a text out to Malia. Even though she might be sleeping, at least she will see it in the morning.

  Ryder: Malia I am sure you are probably sleeping but I just wanted to let you know Asher will pick you up tomorrow morning before school. He will fill you in on everything. Goodnight pretty girl xoxo.

  Setting down my phone to try and get some sleep, I rolled over and got comfortable. As soon as I shut my eyes, my phone vibrated. I was surprised Malia was up at this hour. Although, if I lived in a house like she did, I wouldn’t be able to sleep much either. We would have to talk to her about that. I could make a room for her here if she wanted. Checking the message, she replied.

  Malia: Thanks for letting me know Ryder and for bringing me home. Goodnight boyfriend xoxo.

  Seeing her call me boyfriend brought on the best feelings, that I haven’t felt in a while. Now that I got a text back from her, I could sleep, hopefully sooner rather than later. I had practice again tomorrow, and if I slacked off at all, the coach would chew my ass out.

  15.

  SLUT

  Malia

  Waking up, I had a feeling today was going to be a good day. I got up and took a shower, hoping that I wouldn't run into my dad. Getting out, I dried my hair and straightened it. Since I was in a good mood today, I threw some eyeliner and mascara on too. Dressing in my black, ripped, skinny jeans, and my gray, crop top that shows my toned stomach I felt unstoppable for some unknown reason. I thre
w on my black, leather jacket and my converse, and I was ready to walk out the door.

  Just in time, I got Asher’s text that he was outside. Grabbing my backpack, I ran to his car and dropped in the passenger seat. When I turned to look at Asher, he was already there grabbing my chin in his fingers and looking me over.

  “Damn, you look good enough to eat,” he groaned. Giving me a quick kiss, he turned to start driving but not before he handed me a coffee.

  “Oh, you are my savior!” I squealed. Since today was Friday, I had the weekend to get ready for Monday which is when I would start my bartending job. Hopefully, this would help with the money situation.

  “So, Ryder asked you out last night?” Asher asked.

  “Yes, Why?”

  “Well, because I want to ask you out too, but I want to be able to be your boyfriend around school. The guys already agreed that it would be best, so we don’t stir shit up at school with Skylar and all of her bullshit. So, what do you say? Wanna be my girlfriend, Malia?” he repeated.

  I tried to hide my smile, because I wanted to mess with him until we got to school. So I stayed quiet until we got there. He fidgeted nervously the whole way there. When we parked, he got out and opened my door.

  “Malia, are you mad at me? Did I say something wrong?” he asked, since I had a straight face he couldn’t read. Getting out, I walked to the back of the car and sat on the trunk. We were ten minutes early so I figured I would put Asher out of his misery.

  “Come here Asher.” I sighed. He walked over to me with slumped shoulders, and I couldn’t take it anymore. Grabbing him by the backpack straps, I tugged him in between my legs and kissed him so hard that our teeth ended up clashing. I kissed him like he is the oxygen I needed to breathe.

  Kissing Asher was like eating ice cream on a hot day. Sweet and refreshing. The kiss was sweet until he tried to gain entrance by swiping at my lips with his tongue. Opening my mouth, he slipped in, held me by my hips, and pulled me even closer to him. I was not the only one who forgot where we were, because he groaned and started to kiss his way around my neck. I threw my head back with a smile on my face and moaned because it felt so good, I didn’t want him to stop.

  We heard a car door slam next to us and Asher stopped his descent immediately and buried his face in my neck. He groaned his disappointment, and I agreed. It was too bad that I couldn’t have my wicked way with him right now.

  Running my hands through his hair, I saw Ryder and Grayson both coming over and grinning at us. It seemed while we were making out, everyone arrived at school without us even noticing. Now everyone was staring.

  God couldn’t people just mind their own business? Once Asher moved, I got off the back of his car and hopped down to give the guys a hug. I guess they didn’t see my outfit, since they nearly choked on their words when they saw me. Now, usually I was not one to care about how I look, but today it was so worth it to see the looks on their faces.

  “Malia you look…. incredible.” Ryder mumbled while giving me a hug. Poking his side and making him laugh, I looked at him and demanded, “So you don’t think I look incredible any other day?”

  “What! No, that isn’t what I said I just meant you look... I mean you always… oh fuck it. Never mind. Damn it!” He looked at me with puppy dog eyes.

  Grinning, I told him, “I am just fucking with you, Ry Ry.”

  Grayson just looked me up and down making his eyes turn to a burning hazel. He pulled me in for a hug with his hands going to my waist, and reaching up under my jacket to rub the skin on my lower back. Leaning down, he whispered in my ear, “You are beautiful all the time, baby.”

  Getting the goosebumps must have been his goal, because he smirked at me and let go. Grabbing Asher by the hand, I pulled him into school and the guys followed after us. I saw Skylar looking at Ryder with a hungry look and I hate that I couldn’t claim him as mine. It is fine though, because I know he didn’t want her.

  I swear, it was just my fucking luck to think I was going to have a good day. When I walked to my locker before the first period there was the word ‘SLUT’ spray painted with blue paint. Fuck it. I didn’t care what people think. During third period, I got called to the principal’s office and he sat me down to ask if I painted this on my locker. I looked at him like he had four heads and asked,

  “Mr. Daniels, why in all of fucking hell would I do that to my own damn locker?” I was dumbfounded he even had the balls to ask me that.

  “Malia, please watch your language. We are going to get it taken down. We just had to make sure it wasn’t you that vandalized school property,” he explained. He then continued to let me know that he will find out who did it and punish the person accordingly.

  While walking back to class, I stopped at the bathroom and did my business. When I went to wash my hands the god damn bane of my existence walked in by herself. This surprised me because she was never alone. As I was walking out, she said to me, “Ya know… I didn’t think you would give up this easily. I expected more of a fight out of you. Now Ryder will come back to me since you chose Asher over the other two.” Shrugging my shoulders, I turned around and looked at her and said, “Shit happens. I mean… look at your face.” Then I walked out not waiting for her bullshit to continue.

  I was really thanking God that today was Friday, because I wasn’t sure if I could handle much more. As I was coming out of my last class of the day, I felt an arm come around my waist. Turning my head, I saw Asher looking down at me and asked quietly, “Want to go to Ryder’s and hang out with us? We don’t have practice today.” I just nodded my answer, because the relief I felt that the day is over is an amazing thing. Grayson and Ryder met us at my locker while I was putting everything I didn’t need in there. We all walked outside. It feels nice that I could actually hold hands with Asher in front of people. When we got to the cars, I saw Skylar waiting at Ryder’s car. She just didn’t give up, ever. It is tiring trying to deal with her so I couldn’t imagine what Ryder feels. She sauntered up to him and tried to wrap her arms around his neck.

  “Skylar, what are you doing?” he groaned while unwrapping himself from her claws.

  “You wanna hang out tonight? Maybe we could go to your place?” she asked with a tone that suggested she didn’t really want to hang out. There was this gleam in her eyes that was giving me the creeps.

  “Not a good idea. My dad will be home,” he lied. Normally I was not one for lies, but in this case it was completely fine with me. I just wanted to go already.

  “Alright. Well, you have my number. Call me later if you need anything. You still have my number, don’t you?” she insisted. After Ryder got rid of Skylar, we all headed to his house.

  Walking into Ryder’s house still amazed me. It was so big for only him living here. There wasn’t much around to show it is a family home either. No family pictures of any sort. The walls were just plain empty. Snapping me out of my thoughts Asher pulled me along to a room upstairs that I haven’t been in yet.

  When he opened the door I was surprised to see that there were in fact drawings all over the room. They range from pictures of the beach to pictures of nature. Walking over to the walls I look at each of them and wonder where he got them from.

  “What is all of this Asher?” I asked with a hint of wonder in my voice. Turning around I saw his cheeks and ears turning pink. He ran his fingers through his blonde hair and muttered, “I like to take pictures when I get some free time. I also like to draw but I am not that great.” I was practically bouncing on my feet to learn about this new bit of information about Asher.

  I yelled at my inner self and told her to calm the fuck down because I didn’t want Asher to freak out. Walking up to him I grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the bed. Sitting him down I put my hands on the sides of his face and angled his face towards me.

  “Asher these pictures are amazing. Why do you hide this about yourself?” I asked because he looked almost embarrassed about it. I watched his face and I saw him gul
p visibly almost as if he wasn’t sure what to say.

  Finally, after about two minutes, he said quietly, “Malia my family is not great. My big brother Jason used to be a football player in the NFL. He just started out and got an injury that ended his career. After that he moved back home with my parents and I. He drank all the time. He uh… fuck I hate talking about this shit. He likes to take his anger out on me. I get worried that if he sees my stuff in my room he will ruin it all. My parents don’t believe me when I tell them what is going on. Grayson and Ryder were the only ones to ever really be there for me and really the only ones that know about it,” he croaked.

  I dropped my hands from his face. Him telling me this and showing me this side of him means so much to me. I didn't think he even realized it. I wanted to take his mind off of everything he just told me and give him something of mine. There isn’t much except one thing. With that last thought, I backed away from him and took my shirt off.

  16.

  Cobalt Blue

  Asher

  Telling Malia was not supposed to lead to this. I didn't normally open up to people like this. There was just something about Malia that made me feel like she got me. It could possibly be that we both had shitty parents. When Malia dropped her hands and backed away from me I thought that was gonna be the end of it. Thinking she was about to walk out of my room I almost got up but then her shirt came off and I almost felt stuck until my brain caught up to me.

  Malia had a toned belly and she had perfect sized boobs in a bra that is my favorite color, cobalt blue . Her skin was a creamy white complexion with a slight birthmark right under her left boob.