Kings of Mountain Brook Academy

by J. N. Pack

  When I turned back to Wit her mouth hung open in astonishment. “That was Payton Aaron….the biggest bitch at this school…..and you laughed at her.”

  “I’ve dealt with worse.” I say unamused.

  “I don’t think you understand. She is part of the Elite. Those girls are crazy.” She said.

  “I can handle myself. Some preppy rich bitch doesn't scare me.” I say bluntly.

  “Did I hear her say you touched King?” she asks.

  “Who the hell is King?” I ask.

  “O my God...Only the hottest boy I’ve ever seen.” her eyes averted and she whispers, “Speak of the devil.” Looking like she’s two seconds away from drooling.

  I turn to see what she’s talking about and the beautiful boy from earlier walked into the cafeteria with three other guys.

  Wit whispers, “That’s King’s Crew.”

  I watch them quietly. When his eyes met mine I felt heat pool between my thighs and my gut quenches until he curled his lip at me and absolute disgust was the look on his face. He turns his attention back to the table in the middle of the room where him and his hot as all get out goons sat.

  “The hot one with the man bun, that’s Liam. He fights down at the Yards. They say he’s pretty good. I mean, I’ve never seen him fight….The blood… Yea I dunno about all that.”

  “The Yards?” I ask.

  She says, “Yea it’s a warehouse out by the old junk yards that has an octagon ring.”

  “Ooooo I see.” I say.

  Wit nods and says, “The other one with brown hair is Finn. He has slept his way through most of the juniors and a couple sophomores and seniors.”

  I glance back at them and find three sets of eyes assessing me.

  Wit continues and I turn back to face her. “Now that blue eyed beauty...That’s Slate and he is the biggest flirt in Mountain Brook. O my God the things I could do to that pretty boy.”

  I laugh at that.

  “The Elite are Payton, you’ve been acquainted with her. Serena on her right. Serena and Slate are twins. She’s a bit ditzy, but she’s the nicest of the three.” She nods to the other girl who was bouncing around on Finn’s lap giggling. “That’s Sawyer, she’s Payton’s carbon copy. She’d get on her knees for any of them at the snap of their finger.”

  “Eeewww.” the whole time I was sitting there I hadn’t eaten. I really wasn’t going to eat now. The first bell rang letting us know lunch was over. We all made our way out of the cafeteria.

  Chapter 5

  W it showed me to my Calculus class and she was off to her own. After putting my sketch pad and pencil on my desk. I drop my backpack on the floor beside my chair. Turning my attention to the drawing I had started of a hibiscus flower, I shut out the room and focus on my flower. That was until someone snatched it from my desk. I jump up with anger radiating from every pore, “What the fuck? Give that back!”

  Man bun looked at me with an eyebrow cocked, “Think you wanna try and make me FRESH MEAT?” King was standing to the right of him with a blank expression on his face. When I jumped in the face of Liam ready to go blow for blow King swung his arm between us pushing me a step back with his bright eyes on me, “You don’t want to do that Princess.”

  I was fired up and I wanted my shit back. “Princess…...You’ve got jokes I see?”

  He shoves past me heading to a seat in the back corner, “Jokes on you…. PRINCESS.” I guess that was his way of saying he was done.

  “Give me my shit...Man Bun!” I growl.

  “Get your thong out of that tight ass of yours….” he starts.

  I almost punched him, but I really didn't want the blow back when I got home so I turned….. He grabbed my arm and I growl, “Get your fuckin’ hands off me.” It caused me to get goose bumps. He lets go and holds his hands up in surrender. He hands me my book before turning to sit beside King. I felt two sets of eyes burning into the back of my head throughout class. One more class and I could get the hell out of here.

  Walking into the gym I had eyes on me from every direction. This day had definitely not gone as planned. I wanted to be invisible. I wanted to bide my time until I could get out of here. No drama, no boys, no mean girls. Unfortunately fate had other plans. In just this period I had all of King’s crew and the Elite. Payton was the first to shoulder check me as I walked into the locker room to change into my gym shorts, top and tennis shoes.

  “This is King’s favorite set. I wear it just for him. The black lace gets him so hard…” It’s like she was saying it just so I’d hear. Rolling my eyes I ignore her and walk back into the gym. Wit meets me at the door, her long blonde hair with pink tips pulled into a ponytail.

  “I think I’m supposed to be jealous.” I say.

  “Of?” she asks.

  “Payton and King.” I say with an amused expression.

  Wit starts giggling and says “What gives you that idea?”

  “She made it clear that he loves her in her black lace bra and panties.” I say making a gagging sound.

  Wit nearly falls over laughing.

  “So girls what are we laughing at?” a deep voice said from behind us. Wit’s cheeks blush red as we turn around to Finn eyeballing us with a goofy grin on his face.

  The smile I had completely vacated my face as I appraise King’s boy. He was handsome, but not on King’s level, not on Liam’s level or even Slate’s for that matter, but he was still hot.

  Wit just smiles bigger.

  He looks at me and says, “You don’t talk much do you?”

  I pop my shoulder and smirk. “I say what I need to say.”

  He nods and smiles turning his attention back to Wit. “Party at Mighty Max’s Friday night.” He shrugs in my direction, “You can bring the Princess.” and he turns and walks away.

  I roll my eyes and turn my attention back to Wit, who is over the fuckin moon.

  “O my God, this is going to be fuckin’ awesome. Mighty Max throws the best parties after his fights.”

  At that moment the gym teacher Coach Bass announces we are going out to the track to run today. Wit groans, but I’m excited. Running helps me get rid of some stress. I ran at my old school when I could.

  Coach Bass announces we’d have to run two miles. So I took off. I was the lead between the four others in the group I was in. Wit was at the back and the poor girl looked like she was going to die. Soon I realized I’m not alone and looked to my left to see Liam. Look to my right to see King. So I push myself more. Angry for allowing them to goad me. When I see them keeping up I push more and keep pushing until I’m pulling away from them. I finish mile one in five minutes and thirty three seconds. One mile left. I look back at Wit who is looking at me like I have antennas and she is struggling. I turn and keep pushing. I finish my two mile in ten minutes fifteen seconds. Coach Bass is praising me when King and Liam reach us.

  “YOU should consider the track team. You’d excel.” Coach Bass says. “Go get changed.” He pats my shoulder.

  Walking back I hear him tell the boys good job. In the locker room I step in the showers and wash the sweat from my body and wrap a towel around me to come back to the locker room. I walk into the locker room and find King watching me.

  “Last I checked this was the girl’s locker room.” I say bluntly.

  “Last I checked I didn’t give a shit.” he says.

  We were having a stare off when the girls started making their way into the locker room. Turning my attention away when I hear Payton and her minions. Definitely not interested in her dramatics, I turn again to my locker and busy myself getting dressed. Listening to those girls giggle and gossip at my expense was torture. As the bell rings I make my way out of class where I’m met by Wit.

  “O my God that is exhausting.” she says.

  Laughing at her was easy, but she did not care.

  “What was up with King and Liam?” she asks.

  Exiting the school with four sets of eyes on me I make my way to Matt’s car. I shrug a
nd through a response over my shoulder, “No clue. Let me know if you figure it out. See you tomorrow.”

  Matt smiles as I climb in his car. “How was school?”

  I roll my eyes and smile, “its school. Can’t be that great.”

  He laughs and moves onto the highway, “Did you make any friends?”

  I nod, looking out the window. “I did her name is Wit. She’s...She’s something else.”

  He smiles at that and is quiet the rest of the drive home.

  Miriam is waiting at the door when we get there. She smiles and asks pretty much the same questions as Matt.

  I grab a bottle of water from the kitchen and sit at the table beside Aunt Miriam and Uncle Matt. They look nervous.

  “Okay, what’s up? I can tell something is going on. I’m not blind.” I ask.

  Matt laughs.

  Aunt Miriam fidgets with her hands. “Fallon, you see Uncle Matt’s and my work carries us out of town sometimes. We know you’ve only been here a little while, but Friday morning we leave for the weekend. We will leave Uncle Matt’s car and some money to get you through. The neighbors will be checking in on you.” She looks down nervously.

  “Is that all?” I ask.

  They nod in unison.

  I smile, “I will be fine. I thought something else had happened from the way you guys looked.”

  After that the tension eased and we watched movies in the theater room until we started falling asleep.

  Chapter 6

  T he rest of the week went by slowly. It was truly uneventful. After getting dressed Friday morning I have breakfast with Aunt Miriam and Uncle Matt. After our goodbye hugs Wit picks me up in her obnoxiously pink Audi RS 7. I was blown away by this car. It was HOTTT!

  “So what are you wearing tonight?” Wait asks me enthusiastically.

  Confused I ask, “What are you talking about?”

  “What?!?!? Mighty Max’s Party!” she screeches.

  “I forgot about that. I’m probably…..” I start.

  “Next words better be going to have to go shopping! You are not standing me up.” she says giving me a death glare.

  Laughing at her I nod and say, “Fine, fine! I’ve been dying to use this little card Uncle Matt gave me anyways.”

  The day goes by without a hitch and afterwards we hit up Mountain Brook Mall. When I head for the vans and my usual skinny jeans Wit leads me away. I end up leaving with an overly short black dress with a very low dip in the front, an army green military style jacket, and the sexiest combat boots I’ve ever seen.

  “Not my style, but I gotta say I see the potential for you.” Wit says.

  “Really….if you had your way I’d look like bimbo Barbie!” I say laughing.

  “Well you’d have been a hot Bimbo Barbie!” she says giggling hysterically.

  At Wit’s I use her shower and let the water beat the day’s filth away. I blow dry my hair and slip into the softest dress I’ve ever felt. Not that I’ve worn them often. I avoid them as often as possible. Walking out of the restroom I’m met by cat calls and whistling.

  “And you cover all this sexiness up!” Wit says laughing. She wraps her fingers in my hair and askes, “Can I do your hair and makeup please?” poking her bottom lip out.

  I nod. “Nothing crazy though.”

  After curling my hair and doing my makeup, she does her own. Looking in the mirror I didn’t recognize myself.

  “Va va Voom! I outdid myself. Instead of Bimbo Barbie, I got a hot Biker Barbie.” Wit says.

  I couldn’t help but laugh at that. “Looking pretty hot yourself.'' and I wink at her. We leave at about eight pm. Once we get there, there are cars everywhere. Wit parks down the street to keep her baby safe. It’s quite amusing how she acts over this car.

  When we finally walk in Wit is instantly thrown over a shoulder and is giggling uncontrollably.

  “Max….Max….put me down!” she squeals.

  He sits her on her feet gently. “Awww Wit I was just having some fun.”

  She smiles affectionately. “Max this is Fallon, she lives down the street a couple blocks over. She is new. Be nice to my friend.”

  Max smiles and says, “I’m always nice! In some ways more than most!” and winks at us. “It’s nice to meet you! Now get those fine asses in here and let's get drunk!”

  We both laugh as we head to the bar. When we get there Wit asks what my poison was.

  “I’m a shots kind of girl. Anything brown is great. Clear tends to turn me into a boxer.”

  Giggling Wit says, “Brown it is!” and she pours two shots of crown royal. After two shots each she mixes us a drink and hands one to me.

  “Liquid Marijuana.” she says.

  “Liquid what???” I ask.

  Laughing she says, “The drink is called liquid marijuana.”

  “Yummy! I like, I like.” feeling loose and more relaxed.

  We made our way to the dance floor where we got lost in the music. We danced for an hour straight before going for another drink. Only the bar was not empty like before. There were seven elite asses at the bar. Payton sat on King’s knee with his arm slung over her shoulder. Serena stood across from Slate playing quarters. Liam was in a deep conversation with King. Finn was one step away from fucking Sawyer right there in front of everyone. I’m not sure he didn’t have a digit in already. When Payton notices Wit and I headed to the bar she tenses. Causing a chain reaction. King and then Liam looked at us. Payton looked at me as if I was gum on the bottom of her shoe. “You don’t belong here. Why don’t you go back to the trailer park you come from?”

  Liquid courage running through me made it impossible for me to bite my tongue. “Why don’t you do us all a favor and put King’s dick back in your mouth.”

  Wit snorts whisky through her nose trying to hold in a laugh.

  Serena and Slate stop their game to stair.

  Liam has a smirk on his face and King just stares with a blank expression on his face.

  “Look bitch...You think you’re the first piece of trash to come up against me? I will break you and you will run all the way back to Montgomery crying.” She looked fierce, but I’ve swatted bugs with more balls than her.

  “I don’t run! I fight! I’d call you a cunt….but you don’t have the warmth or depth to live up to it.”

  Before Payton can respond, Wit drags me away. We walk in the kitchen where Max has a game of quarters going. While Wit mixes us another yummy drink I ask Max if I could play. I was pretty good back where I came from. He nods and sets another shot glass up. He flicks the quarter and it goes in. I take my shot. He sets it up again and I make it. He takes his shot. I was on my third coin flip when King walked in. Max takes his shot. Max and I do two more shots before I stand. I sway a little, but steady myself before making my way to the counter where my liquid marijuana sat. Before I could get it to my mouth it was snatched from my hands and dumped in the sink.

  “What the fuck?” I yell.

  King is standing there so close I could smell his minty breathe, “Don’t leave your shit sitting around!”

  “Fuckin’ douche canoe!” I growl.

  Laughing Max takes me by the shoulders and leads me to Wit who is dancing her ass off.

  “Douche canoe?” he asks.

  Wincing I laugh and say, “It’s all I had at the time.”

  He laughs leaving me with Wit. We dance a while more. When Payton and her minions find their way to the dance floor, we move away. I could feel her icy glare on my back and the next thing I know a cold wet liquid is splashed down my back. I turn with my mouth wide open in surprise and Wit throws her arms out to grab me as I slam Payton to the floor, straddling her with my knees I start hitting her. She’s screaming. I feel a set of strong arms wrap around my waist as I’m thrown over Kings’ shoulders. He tosses me in the back of a new Jeep and climbs in beside me. I’m fighting and kicking and screaming.

  “Shut the fuck up.” he growls gripping my hips next to him and I feel heat from my
head to my toes.

  “Get your hands off me.” I growl.

  “Are you going to behave?” he asks.

  Liam climbs into the driver’s seat and I yell, “Let me out of this fuckin’ car.”

  Liam laughs, “Not my fight.”

  Looking at King I huff out a breath and ask, “Where are we going?”

  A minute later Finn climbs in the front seat, “Whoa Whoa what are we doing with the Fresh meat?”

  “Call me that again and I’ll castrate you!” I scream and he laughs.

  Liam pulls on the road and the next thing I know we are pulling in my drive. King opens the door and steps out. He pulls me from the car and follows me to the door. I try to shut the door, but he pushes past me. Liam and Finn follow behind him.

  “Get out!” I squeal.

  “Not a fuckin’ chance!” and I’m herded towards the stairs by King. He follows me up them stalking behind me every step. He points to the bathroom door and says, “Go shower now!”

  “Who the fuck do you think you are?” I growl.

  “You can either get in on your own or I’ll toss you in! You choose!” he says glaring at me.

  I huff and stomp towards the bathroom. I stand under the steaming hot water for thirty minutes. When I get out I get dressed and towel my hair dry. When I walk out my room is empty so I go downstairs to lock up thinking they had left. Wrong they were raiding my kitchen. Standing in the doorway with my hands on my hips, “You can go now, Bye!” Liam leans against the counter with his arms crossed over his chest. Finn is sitting on the counter with a bowl of lucky charms and King is leaning his hip on the door frame. I walk to the fridge and take a bottle of water from it. When I turn Liam and Finn are heading for the door and King has his body pressed against mine.

  “What do you think Miri and Matt would say if they found out about your extracurricular activities?” he says coldly.

  My eyes widened, “Whaaa…”

  “I’m sure they would love to hear how sweet Harper has turned into a nasty little drunk just like her mama…” he continued.

  Anger rages through me and I throw my fist back to hit him. He catches it midair and shoves me against the counter leaning over my body, leaning into my body. “You get one and that's it. Swing at me again and I’ll teach you about putting your feet in men’s shoes.” he whispers in my ear. He backs away quietly and leaves.