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Venture Inside the Devil's Den (Gashnaw and Lagertha)

Alice was indeed on the cold hard floor, besides the hello kitty sleeping bag she was using and the fluffy pink pillow she had gotten from her closet. She looked at the phone, reading his next text with her eyes rolling. He wanted to snuggle and sleep together? Then Alice wondered how many nights he had slept alone, or if he just preferred not to. She was sure from what she heard around school that Stacey always spent the night in the same bed with Bryan, though Alice had not cared so much about her fantasy. So he was still into Stacey? Well at least she thought he had been until now, seeing the truth. Still she did not reply, she simply closed her eyes huffing.

Right when Alice was about to fall asleep, her phone dinged again and she grunted as she turned the light back on to look at the text streaming across her screen. Alice shook her head, but she could hear the stairs creaking slightly as someone came up them. She looked at her dark door and furrowed her brows. He was joking right? She simply closed her eyes, annoyed. Let him get his knife and be gone.​
 
Bryan opened the door and saw her in the seeping bag He knew she was not asleep and grabbed his knife pocketing it.
"Really gonna leave me alone down there?"
He really didn't like sleeping alone. Sure Stacey shared his bed most nights, but that was just to keep him company. With his parents gone he had abandonment issues and thus needed the company, or sound, like music playing or something of that sort. Just to feel like he was not alone. Right now, he was alone, sort of No music playing and no one sharing a bed with him. In his car he could have had music playing but no he was in the house.

"Look I know you hate me but this is like you being afraid of the dark. i need company We all have our triggers. I am not asking you for sex or anything of that nature, i just need company, if you want I'll sleep here."
There was only one other person who knew this, Stacey, which was why she slept over. Kyle, Scott, Marcus, No one else knew he had this issue. And now he was telling Alice. His best friends had no idea, Just the two girl in his life.
"I can't sleep by myself in a dead silence. Please Just come downstairs with me or let me sleep here with you."
 
Alice heard the door open but she didn't want to look to see who it was, she already knew who it was. Though she was thankful Rose was already snoring as Bryan began to talk. Slowly, Alice opened her eyes. Her phone's screen was still on bright light streaming as she looked at the boy near her sleeping bag, she frowned.

For a second, no for a good while, Alice thought about letting him suffer alone in the silence like he had caused her to suffer. Then again, when she had been frightened of all the lights out, he hadn't tried to force himself on her. She pondered the things she could to do to him as she sighed and rolled her eyes.

"I should really let you suffer downstairs like you've made me suffer this past weekend." Alice said, hateful as she looked up at Bryan. She shrugged, annoyed, she shouldn't care if he suffered but..Bryan was still Human. "If you really can't sleep alone then there are pillows and blankets in the closet." Alice said truthfully, she didn't bother looking at him. "I really wish I could be heartless like you are, but I can't." Alice was being honest, and she moved pulling herself out of the sleeping bag. She was whispering though, so Rose might not wake up overhearing them. "I'm not sure how I'll explain this to Rose or my father if he comes in looking." Alice stood up, her phone in her hand.

Alice moved to her closet pulling down another big fluffy blue pillow and a few blankets. She moved back to her sleeping bag dropping them on the floor as she crouched down. Alice was silent as she unzipped the bag, pulling it so the whole length on either side was laid out on the floor. She put the blue pillow up by the pink one and started to place the blankets over the sleeping bag before she crawled back onto her side. Alice didn't look at him as she crawled under the sheets, laying her head on the pink pillow with her back to him as she clutched her phone. "I hope you aren't lying about this." Alice said softly.​
 
Bryan gave a sigh of relief and relaxation, he had been so tense all because of his fear.
"Hey um, mind doing me a favor and not telling anyone about my paranoia. It's kind of weird to have someone like me be afraid of being alone." He then gave her a hug and soft kiss on the neck. "No seriously i really need to you keep quiet about this. If you want to see chaos unfold tell someone but the thing is right now the school, while under my control, is balanced. You tell one person and they reveal it to someone else, my control breaks. You think I am bad, try dealing with fifty people trying to out do me. A power vacuum."
He gave her another kiss before rolling back onto his back.

"But thanks, i really did need this. If your father asks, tell him the truth, I have Monophobia." He said calmly. "Although sleeping with your back to me is kind of rude. But I won;t fault you for that. Sleep well." He said as he closed his eyes, his breathing which had been sharp before slowed to a very normal rate as he slowly drifted off to sleep. So maybe he shouldn't have been with the girls, but he wasn't naked, they were not having sex and quit frankly, it had to do with a serious mental issue. Surly her parents would understand if they asked.
 
Alice was trying not to look at him when he moved under the sheets. She tensed when he hugged her and kissed her neck making her squirm. Though now she could take off the scarf and sleep without it. She looked at him from over her shoulder as he spoke. Tell someone at school about his problem? People out doing him? Alice didn't want to think about anyone trying to out do him, she had faced enough with him.

Alice was silent when he fell asleep, not bothering to comment about her back being rude to him. She simply sighed, closing her eyes and trying to keep her distance from him as she pulled up the blankets to cover part of her face. Easily, in the silence, she fell asleep and curled up into a ball a bit more.​
 
The next morning was actually welcomed with the smell of bacon and pancakes. Bryan had woken up early and had decided to make breakfast, he had to raid the kitchen but the power was back on so he was able to prepare food. He had also written down a list of all teh ingredients he used so if making breakfast would be an issue he would replace everything. Though Luckily when Mark awoke and saw Bryan cooking he joined in helping him out. Bryan was not a master chef but he knew how to cook. Though six days a week he would eat out, Usually pizza or thai, maybe a starbucks in the morning for breakfast. It was expensive but he was not a huge fan of cooking.

Still the house was filled with the smells of delicious food and soon enough Chris was downstairs getting some food.
"Hate you guys so much. i don;t have class until one today. I am up before Alice because of breakfast I could have slept in for a few more hours." Chris laughed actualy liking Bryan right now.
"Fuck these are good."
"Chris, Language" Mark said giving him a glare.

Bryan then proceeded to cook some eggs and Potatoes making home fries, it was going to be a feast.
"So are we gonna go wake the ladies?" Bryan asked as he placed down the remaining food on the table.
"Sure Ill go get them" Mark said as he hurried up the stairs to wake his wife and then daughter and neice.
"Breakfast girls" he said peeking into Alice' room and noticed that the sleeping bag was open and an extra sleeping spot. It confused him as Rose was in bed and never before had she needed to sleep with Alice, even during a storm. So he was confused until he got bac to teh kitchen.
"Bryan, you slept on the couch last night right?"

Bryan froze for a second.
"Couldn't" Bryan began "Monophobia, without music playing or having someone next to me while I sleep i get anxiety and panic attacks and start freaking out. So I Slept next to Alice last night. Don't worry there was a good two or three feet between us, it was just the proximity i needed."
Mark furrowed his brow.
"Should have told me you had monophobia, would have set you up with Chris."
Bryan sighed
"No it is my fault i am so use to not having to worry about it that i forget at times. I panicked and went to a friend. If i had thought about it before bed i would have let you known."
 
Alice didn't sleep as peacefully as she had hoped. She had tossed and turned all night, clutching onto her phone to make sure it was still there. Though Rose was the first one out of the two girls to wake up, Linda fast down the stairs. Rose sprung from bed, looking at the floor and the way the bag was laid and the blankets pooled off Alice. She moved over to Alice curiously as she yawned, kneeling down and shaking her until she woke with a groan.

"What is it Rose? I just got to sleep.." Alice yawned annoyed. Rose only smiled standing up and wafting in the scent.

"Someone made breakfast, doesn't it smell good Alice? I'll meet you down there!" Rose exclaimed happily nudging Alice again with her foot before leaving. Alice rolled on her back, exhausted as she groaned.

Rose was the first to grab a plate, Alice followed suite a few minutes later, her hair wasn't brushed and she looked a mess. Still she went straight for the coffee that had been made by her mother. Pouring herself a cup before getting her sweet creme out and pouring literally half a cup full before she grabbed a plate.

"Did mom make this?" Alice wondered as she looked at Rose who smiled happily and pointed a fork at Bryan.

"He did!" Rose said with a mouthful as Alice sipped on her coffee, slouching over the table. She wanted to go back to bed no doubt. Alice looked in Bryan's direction as she held the mug up to her face.

"Thanks Bryan." Was all Alice said before yawning and starting to eat.​
 
"You look dead. I didn't keep you awake did I?" He asked calmly. He knew Lind did not know yet but he quickly heard mark explaining the situation to his wife.
"If you want to catch a few more winks before school I can drive. Let you take a cat nap in the passenger seat." Bryan suggested. he was winning points this morning he was on a roll. A list of food he use din care making breakfast did not pay off. Willing to replace anything eh used. Willing to give Alice a few more minutes of rest on the drive to school. Explaining that while he slept in the girls room it was due to a phobia he had. He was a golden boy this morning.
"Look drink your coffee eat your breakfast if you are still sleepy I'll give you guys a ride to school and drive you back home after school."

"She has a game tonight" Chris said with a mouthful. "Westwood high."
Bryan thought for a moment. He didn't stay for the Soccer games when the games were at his own school s now he was going to drive to westwood.
"Okay fine I'll meet her at westwood and drive her home after. I assume Rose is going home after school. i can drive her home first and then go catch the game and escort Alice home afterwards."
"Sounds like a plan" Mark said with a smile.
"Sounds like a trap" Chris retorted. "Sleeping with my sister, being alone with her in a car.
"Oh right I'm sorry chris, how about you pick her up?"
"I have class." Chris responded
"So unless Alice is awake enough to safely drive herself, seems like we are out of options."

Bryan was on a roll today, looking out for Alice's safety, showing chris up. Offering to drive Rose home and pick up Alice from quite a good ways away. It almost seemed like he had plotted every aspect out perfectly, perfect calculations. Most who knew Bryan would think it was a trap too. But maybe it wasn't. He said he was going to put the effort into get Alice to like him. This was what he was going to have to do to score points with her.

Then another question appeared as Chris looked at his sister.
"When did you start wearing collars?"
Up until this point Bryan realized she had worn scarves to hid it, but now it was in plain sight. He didn't have an answer that would make sense since rose had no idea why Alice wore it. Bryan would usually go with a lie such as saying a lot of girls wear it at school. but rose also went to the same school and might casually remark correcting him saying they don't not realizing that she should just let the lie stick. No this time Alice would have to make up a believable lie and quick, after all she would now what she could say that rose would not blow the cover off of.
 
Alice was barely awake, not awake enough to deal with Bryan or any of this. Her eyes were literally closing and staying closed as she sipped on her coffee. Alice turned her head towards Bryan before she slowly opened one eye after the other. "I don't like the dark, remember? I stayed up all night making sure my phone was still on." Alice admitted annoyed. Though the look she got from her mother mad her wish she had not looked in his direction. Alice squinted when he talked about driving her to school. "No way." Alice admitted, though she wasn't sure she could exactly go to school in general like this, she'd be asleep in every class.

Alice perked up a bit looking at Chris when he spoke about a game though she didn't say anything as she continued to sip on her coffee. "Do you think you'll be able to play at all?" Rose was speaking and caused Alice to look forward giving her a questioning look. "You did hurt your foot and couch wouldn't let you run on it all yesterday." Alice sighed at the idea, but now her mother was interested.
"Should we call the doctor?" Linda was talking and Mark looked at Alice as she grunted not fully awake. "I can call the school after I see if the doctor has an opening." Linda didn't wait for a reply from her daughter. Simply, she got up patting her lip and excusing herself to leave the room. No doubt getting on the phone to call the doctor right away. Yet still they were talking about school.
"Ugh. I don't feel like dealing with this in the morning." Alice admitted. It was bad enough when she was tired and Rose was chatty, but Bryan and Chris on top of it was driving her mad. "If we are talking about a game, I'd be on the bench the entire time. That's even if mom doesn't get me a doctor's appointment like she plans on doing." Alice grunted stuffing her face with some food.
"Your mother is just worried about you, Alice." Mark proclaimed as Rose stared at her only then did the question come up and Alice's eyes widened as she straightened up.

"Umm..." Alice was looking at Rose. She could lie, though Rose would probably retort if she did. Bryan was silent as well and Alice reached up grabbing the collar, annoyed it was there, annoyed she had forgotten to wrap a scarf around it. "I..always wear scarves, it's the same thing different type of fabric." Mark shook his head at Alice's response but Rose was silent.
"Well, you aren't a dog or a cat. So I'd like it if you can remove it whenever you get the chance." Was all her father said and Alice sighed annoyed.
"Sure will." Alice glared at Bryan.​
 
That wasn't enough for Chris but he stayed silent, he instead just looked at the two and realized she was wearing it because Bryan had collared her in the first place. Chris simply got up and left the room heading back to his own.
"Well you should at least be there to cheer your team on, even if you can't play." Bryan said calmly trying to act like a reasonable guy. "But may you are right, having a doctor check it out may be a better bet. Wouldn't want it to get worse. Though if it is just a sprain seems silly to go to the doctor when they will just say stay off it for a while. I mean we know its not broken, you can walk, and it is only a slight limp."

He let his eyes wander over to rose, he wished she would have just kept her mouth shut but now she had opened another can of shit. If Linda did get a doctor he would check her foot out and see what the problem was. A burn mark would be really difficult to explain.
"Look do you want the ride or not? I have time right now to leave and take a shower at school-
He was cut off my mark
"Nonsense your clothes have been washed just take a quick shower here before you leave. you already made breakfast and there are clean towels in the closet."
"Your hospitality is really way too much. I feel like I would be imposing." Bryan responded rubbing the back of his neck. Originally he was putting n an act but after the night he really was starting to feel uncomfortable.
"You have been an excellent guest, you will always be welcome here. Besides, we want you to return again to help Lice with her studies."

Bryan had completely forgotten about the tutoring but nodded.
"And if you are ever kept ate you can always stay over, we have the room." Mark continued.
"Yes I guess if it is for school my folks would understand, And i will be eighteen in a month so my parents will probably stop worrying about where I am."

What mark didn't know is that Bryan's parents already didn't worry about him. They were too busy enjoying their life on some beach. At time Bryan hoped that they were stranded on a deserted island trying to flag down a passing cruise ship, but then the money kept coming in so he knew that was not the case. Instead it was a vacation that had lasted two years now.
"Do yo want the ride or not?" Bryan asked Alice, once more waiting for her answer before heading up to take a shower.
 
Alice was thankful Chris had not pressured her into explaining more. He already knew why the collar was there, he had seen it in the video of her. The thought woke Alice up enough and she gulped as she looked at Bryan. Bryan looked uncomfortable at the thought of her going to the doctor, and Alice didn't enjoy the idea either. The doctor would see it wasn't just peeled off skin from working out like last time, and she wasn't sure how to explain it to a doctor.
"I don't know what she'll say.." Alice said honestly looking down at her plate of food. She had really barely touched it. "I'm not hungry." Alice proclaimed, getting up out of the chair as picking up her plate. She could hear her mother on the phone with the doctor's office and it made Alice uncomfortable.

Alice moved to the kitchen silently, throwing the remaining food in the garbage, cleaning off her plate and the other dishes in the sink before she got some stuff out of the cupboard and fridge to make herself a protein shake. Though she could hear the conversation between him and Mark, and it made Alice feel awkward. "I don't need help with my studies." Alice finally said loudly, even though she was in the kitchen. Mark seemed displeased by this and sighed but Alice didn't let up. "I don't want his help, I don't need it and even if you force me I will start failing classes if you keep telling him to tutor me." Alice wasn't trying to be mean, but she didn't want to deal with Bryan in her house all the time, it was really the only place she got to relax and she couldn't stand the thought of never being by herself.

"What did you say?" Linda appeared in the kitchen doorway, her hand was over the phone as she looked at Alice in the kitchen as the girl slowly moved putting the ingredients into the blender. "We want you to get better grades Alice.." Linda started and Alice gave her mother an angry look.

"I said I will intentionally start failing my classes if you keep giving me him as a tutor or anyone for that matter. Most parents would be happy I'm doing so well in class despite the fact teachers don't know how to teach me. I won't do this mother." Alice put the blender on the machine and Linda sighed rolling her eyes at her daughter.

"Fine, but you are still going to the doctor. If you don't approve your grades, no more art classes." Linda said, Alice looked at her unamused. "No buts Alice. I won't here any of it." She pulled her hand off the phone to continue speaking before clicking off the phone with a sigh. "They have an opening at one. In the middle of school. I'll be at work and so will your father, will you be alright driving yourself to the doctor?" Alice sighed looking at the blender, she turned it on for a moment but Bryan was asking her a question as well, though it only lasted a few seconds before the blender was off and Alice was pouring her shake into a water bottle so to speak. Linda looked at Bryan smiling. "You should let him drive you to school, but I don't think your parents would be happy Bryan if you had to dip out of class to take Alice to the doctor. Are you able to drive Alice?" Alice grunted, annoyed.

"I'm fine. I can drive myself." Alice looked at her mother and Bryan no doubt she didn't enjoy waking up like this. Alice sighed of relief when her mother left the room then she watched silently as Bryan did the same. Rose entered the kitchen looking at Alice as she put things away.

"You'll be okay to drive?" Rose looked worried at the thought of Alice driving. "You've barely slept.." Alice looked at Rose and sighed.

"I've driven in wore conditions Rose. If I'm not back in time to get to class, I'll at least come back and pick you up from school and take you home, alright?" Rose nodded softly to Alice's question before Alice left the kitchen to get ready for school.

Alice was ready in no time. She didn't bother taking a shower as Bryan was in it. Though she wrapped a scarf around her neck, pale pink, she wore a beige loose top and black pants with flat shoes before she moved downstairs grabbing her protein drink and waiting for Rose.​
 
Bryan frowned when Alice claimed she would not let him give her a ride. The fact was he had two sapres after lunch, so he had time. His main plan was to head home during that time and get the key to her collar but now he thought about giving her a ride. Still it seemed she was not going to take the ride.

After the Shower he dried off and got dress grabbing his bag. The best news was that he had blocked Alice in, mainly due to not really expecting to spend the whole night. Still he did and while he knew Alice hated him there seemed to have been a moment or two during the night in which they were civil, maybe even to the point of getting along.
"Goddammit Alice, just take the offer." He stepped closer so Rose could not hear him "What do you really expect me to do with rose in the car, and if she wasn't in the car I doubt i would be proving anything by doing something to you. Take the ride, I don;t want ou behnd the wheel when you can barely keep your eyes open."

He sighed heavily and then in a low whispered added one more phrase
"I am ordering you accept. For your own safety and the passengers in your car. If you drift behind teh wheel your cousin would also be in danger."
He hen turned to rose.
"Hey rose get in my car, Alice may be too stubborn to budge but I am not going to let her risk your life by driving while half asleep."

In reality he figured a ride would be good as it would give Alice some time to take a nap which meant they would have time to think up an excuse when she saw the doctor. Though at the same time he really was looking out for her best interest.
 
Alice barely remembered he had blocked him in until she had gotten downstairs, her backpack on her back, protein shake in hand, and looked outside the door with a grunt. She waited by the door, annoyed she had to wait for him downstairs as Rose came down. Rose had showered, changed into some slacks and a loose top, her bag was over her shoulder and she put Alice's sports bag down next to her.
"In case you need it!" Rose exclaimed but Alice didn't seem to care.

When Bryan came down, Alice was ready to go, but he moved closer to her and caused Alice to look up him with a questioning gaze. Alice looked at him lamely, she was not awake enough for this. "I don't know, but wasn't sleeping close enough to me last night enough?" Alice closed her eyes, she was getting a headache. Alice rubbed her temple at his next words before she slowly opened her eyes, her eyes were red.

Rose blinked a few times when Bryan talked to her, shyly as she pondered what Bryan said about Alice driving. "O-Okay!" Rose proclaimed picking up Alice's sports bag and opening the front door to go to his car without a word. Alice watched, grunting in disapproval.
"Why are you doing this?" Alice wondered, annoyed as she yawned. Alice was used to doing things herself, and Rose had never had a problem with her driving in these conditions, but since Bryan had said something things had changed. "Fine, but I'm not talking to you." Alice finely proclaimed too tired to give a shit as she moved past him out the door. Rose had already made a point to sit in the passenger seat and she waited outside the door. Alice rolled her eyes, moving behind Rose to the back seat as she leaned against the car waiting for Bryan.​
 
Bryan rolled his eyes.
"I'm telling you to take a nap, not like i was expecting you to talk in the first place." He sighed as he got into the car after the girls had and started his engine waving bye to her parents and heading towards school. Of course he was a safe river but always liked going fast and once he was far enough away from Alice's house kicked the speed up as he raced along the highway. Both for his own enjoyment and possibly impress the girls. Though he figured the need for speed would not be Alice's taste though he was interested in what rose would enjoy. He had to admit Rose was cute, but a bit too thick for his taste. Which he was a bit disappointed because the girl had trouble not showing affection towards him.

In most cases this would be the point he would whip out his cock and have his passenger blow him, an he figured Alice would be asleep by this point which meant he could get rose to possibly play along. In fact if Alice was out cold it could have been a fun drive getting her little cousin to suck him off. The again there were two issues with that On one hand Alice might have not been asleep, secondly, rose may blab about it to her cousin, and both option were pretty bad since he was trying to get Alice to like him and sexual acts with rose would not help that out at all.

He continued to tear down the highway and take sharp turns until he got to the school zone letting the car slow down as he pulled into the lot. Someone had parked in his usual spot, which he would usually have that car towed if it was the case but he was in a good mood this morning so he let it slide picking a different spot. He cut the ignition and let Rose out so she could scurry off to class before turning to Alice keeping the back door locked so she couldn't run, not yet.
"We need to make a plan, if the doctor takes one look at your foot they will know why it is injured. I don't exactly want to be the one to explain why it is burned and I doubt you want your parents finding out. As much as you hate me, i bet you would rather that they continue to see the good side of me. Perhaps the side you saw, the one you crush on until you met the real me.
 
Alice was thankful when he unlocked the car, and she was the first to slide in before Rose did. They both put their seat belts on, shutting the doors as Bryan got in. Alice wanted to stay awake but when Bryan started driving, she easily drifted off with her head smacking into the glass as he started to speed. Rose hummed the entire way.

Rose didn't question when he told her to go, after parking of course. She took her book bag, leaving Alice's sports bag behind as she scampered away to the school. Alice however, was dead asleep in the back. She clutched her protein shake in her hand, drool was coming out of the corner of her lip, and she was leaning against the window. Though, when he started talking Alice was startled awake.

"What?" She looked at him confused before rolling her eyes as he talked about the doctor. "I don't know. I haven't got that far but I'll think of something.." Alice shook her head her brows pulling together. "You aren't coming with me inside to see the doctor you know." Alice grunted at the thought before moving to try to open the back door. "Can I go now? Or do you plan to keep me trapped in here longer?"​
 
Bryan shook his head.
"I wasn't planning to. i figured I would drop you off, go to my house, get the key for that thing around your neck and then come pick you up after. Unless you want to keep wearing that, i have no objective to that. I think it looks cute on you but your dad seemed to want you to remove it and i said i would last night." He really did want to keep her in that, even if it was not because she was his pet but really he just felt it was cute.
"Well I'll remove the lock, then you can take it off or leave it on as you wish."

He also had another thing to get at his house and debated for a minute.
"What if I told you i could get you something that will let you play soccer tonight. A painkiller that will let you run and jump without feeling it in your foot at all. Vicodin, don;t ask me how I got it because I know you will not like the answer, so just tell me if you want some so you won't be benched all game. Thing is I am not letting you skip a game. If you ride the bench fine but you should at least support your team.
 
Alice looked at him, as awake as she was going to be, as he spoke about dropping her off and getting the key for the collar. So, he really was going to take it off? Did that mean he was going to start leaving her alone? Or was he really going to keep trying to impress her and get her to like him?
"Really? All because you made a promise and my dad didn't like it? Good." Alice said, taking a sip of her protein shake as she looked at him. She just wanted to go back to bed, not to school no way she was going to be able to focus right now. "Can't wait." Alice said, her eyes closed as she yawned.

"I'm not taking medicine just to play." Alice proclaimed, looking at him with a blank expression. "You are right I don't want to know how you got any of that stuff. I'd rather ride the bench, it's not like I haven't done it before." Alice sighed at the thought, at least it was a normal game and she could probably heal her foot in time for state. "Why do you care so much if I go to a game or not? You most likely didn't even know I was on the soccer team until yesterday I bet." Alice took another swig of her protein shake as she looked at him, slouching in the seat. "It's cute though, you trying to play the nice guy and get me to like you again."​
 
"I want you to go to a game because you have a hobby. I want to see you play. I want to see you in action. Even if you ride the bench i know you are at least watching something you enjoy." He didn't know her true feelings towards soccer and if he did maybe he wouldn't have been pushing so much. She did have hobbies though, something he lacked, reading, painting, soccer. Bryan played football a few years ago and broke a guys neck by kicking him in the head. The guy didn't die but it got Bryan banned form playing sports again. It was just as well. Unless Bryan had made every top play an got the most points the limelight may not exactly be on him afterwards. Team sports were not for him.

"And thanks, The thing is I really do want you to like me. Had I known you did before this would have been very different. I wouldn't have tortured you the way I did. As you can probably guess. Not many people Like me for me. In fact not many people like me at all, and those who do like the fact that have no parents or the fact that i have tons of money. You didn't know that, well maybe you new the money but i doubt that is why you liked me. I liked you because you were not drooling over me like most other girls in this school. Even rose irritates me with her obvious crush on me. So i screwed up and use my usual way to get girls to have sex with me. If i had just asked you maybe you would have said yes after a date or two. I am pretty sure I would have at least gotten to second by the end of the first date." He sighed "So I am not justified in my actions, instead I am asking for a second chance to prove to you that your crush was not misplaced. You just met the wrong version of me. Let me let you meet the guy you deserve."
 
Alice didn't look at him when he kept pushing her about soccer, about going to a game to watch it, she glared out the window completely annoyed. "I don't even like soccer!" Alice finely admitted when he wouldn't stop. "I fucking hate it but I'm good at it so my parents keep me playing it, because I can get scholarships unlike my brother!" Alice was clutching her protein shake, but she was awake, more than she wanted to be right now. Alice ground her teeth.

"The guy I deserve?" Alice shook her head at the last part of his sentence. "I'm not even sure I deserve anything right now." Alice admitted that, she was angry at herself for blowing up, for admitting something that she hadn't wanted to admit. "You want a second chance then fine. Do what you want, but let me out." Alice couldn't look at him, she was grinding her teeth in annoyance. "I need to get to my locker and class." Though honestly she wasn't even sure what time it was, it was just awkward in the car after her blowing up.​
 
She hated soccer. Why did she pay, so sh was good so her parents forced her. That was unfair, even to him. Especially since he was looking forward to her playing but now knowing he disliked it it felt empty.
"You ave time don't worry" He said and unlocked the door. "Unless you take half an hour to get ready for class you have time."

It was at this point he realized she was not wearing the uniform he had given her. Not that it bothered him today, he was really going to go the extra mile to get her to like him again.
"If you hate soccer I won't force you to go, I thought you did and just didn't want to because of your foot." He said getting out of the car and slipping his backpack over his shoulder to catch up with her. "Would you rather see a movie instead?" He asked calmly. "My treat, any movie you want. I;ll pay for tickets, snacks. would you rather do that after school instead?"

He was really going to keep digging until she gave him something to go with, she did deserve someone better than what she had been given. He was going make sure she did but she had to give him a chance to do so. However once they got inside he pushed her against a wall instead of letting her go, thought it wasn't to show dominance and more just to make sure she was listening.
"Just so you know, you do deserve better than what you got. i want to give you better. So let me be better."
 
Alice didn't say a word when he unlocked the car. As soon as the locks were undone, she was out the door with her things, slamming the door behind her. She couldn't believe she was frazzled this morning, she wished she just kept her mouth shut.

Alice had grabbed her sports bag, and her backpack was slung on her back. Her protein shake was in her hand as she tried hobbling away from his car, she wished he hadn't parked so far away. She looked at him when he caught up to her, telling her he didn't know. "No one knows but Rose, even if they did no one cares. I never cared for your money, your looks were a bonus but you always seemed nice." Alice admitted, though she didn't add the last part she normally would. Bryan was trying to be a better guy. Alice shook her head when he asked her what she wanted to do after school, it didn't really matter what she wanted to do she knew that much and she was silent.

Alice was finally near the entrance, and moved past the front doors with a sigh until he grabbed her and forced her against the wall. Her hands slipped, dropping the protein shake on the ground and the sports bag from her other hand. "Shit!" Alice proclaimed as the cup spilled it's contents on the floor around them, though she looked at him with furrowed brows as he spoke. Alice's face relaxed a bit, though it stayed on edge at his words. It was evident in his features that he was being sincere and Alice groaned. "Fine, then prove it to me you can be who I thought you were." Alice shook her head. "I still have to go to the soccer match, everyone will blab if I don't and it'll get back to my mother and father." Alice dreaded the thought, she knew better at this point then to be a disappointment to them. Alice smiled, though she was smiling at the irony of it all. "It's funny you think you chained me first, I've always been a lab rat to my parents." Though Alice was silent after for a moment, at least the hallways was vaguely empty, besides a couple a ways down making out. "Can we go now?"​
 
"Can you make up your mind, Do you want to go soccer or not? I said i would drive you and then said I won't force you to go if you don't like it and now you are telling me you have to go. Make up your mind." He sighed letting her go.
"Look just meet me here after lunch, we'll go get something to eat and then I'll take you to the doctor, we can discuss things after that. I mean I would take you to a five star restaurant but we would not have time to order and eat so maybe just head to a burger joint and grab a quick meal. Maybe not be healthier but tastes a shitload better than the food they have here." He said with a sly smirk.

Bryan was never one to eat at school. The taste of cafeteria food in comparison to high class was quite the leap. In addition to that Bryan often ordered Pizza and Thai. So it was really confusing to many who did not understand his diet. Why would someone who could fly to Paris every weekend, eat at a Michelin star restaurant each visit three times a day settle for Pizza hut? He was not an expensive date. He enjoyed simple things. Sure those simple pleasure may have been unorthodox or in some cases illegal, but still simple, at least to him.
"So do you still hate me with every fiber of your being or do I see a smile?"
 
Alice looked back at him when he spoke again telling her to make up her mind and she rolled her eyes. "I don't have a choice do you get it? I don't want to go but I have to go. As much as your wraith is frightening, my parents is worse." Alice shook her head not wanting to think of the outcome if she skipped soccer practice. "Maybe you don't understand but..my parents will never forgive me if I miss one soccer match. God's gift they say." Alice was mumbling mostly, she didn't want to have this conversation, she had said enough already. Alice was thankful when he let her go and she started moving down the hallway trying to avoid the couple making out against the lockers. Then Bryan spoke again about taking her out to lunch and Alice was silent. For a moment having this awkward conversation she had forgotten he was rich, that he always ate out and never ate school food. "Fine." Was all Alice said as she continued down the hallway.

Alice was halfway down the hallway, a few more turns and she'd be at her locker but Bryan was still there tagging behind her and she looked over her shoulder at him as he spoke. "I was smiling at the irony of the situation." Alice looked forward again huffing as she turned the corner and walked further down before stopping in front of a locker and opening it. "I don't like you. Does that help your question?"​
 
He simply grimaced.
"While that does answer my question, not too happy about it" He replied calmly and saw Stace talking to a few guys up ahead.
"I'll see you later and gave her a quick peck on the cheek, as he started to move way realized what he had just done and was a little confused as how a simple kiss on the cheek was more awkward to him than fucking a girl in front of everyone. A simple gesture like that was enough to leave him completely dazed.

He kept moving figuring that just because it messed with his head it probably meant little to Alice as she had made it clear he was probably her number one pick to assassinate. He wasn't going to try pushing her too much more right now and caught up to Stacey.
"Oh Bryan thank you for getting here, can you tell these nut jobs I would rather suck My cousin's dick than go out with them."
"I think You already have" Bryan laughed and Stacey just glared at him. "Just because you did does not mean i will not snap their neck is they bug you again." He said with a heroic smirk on his face. "I mean I am pretty sure we all know what I a capable of and willing to do."
That alone got the guys to back off.
"Stace if they bug you again let me know i will make sure every single one gets a two foot dildo shoved up their ass, and glued in place." he said which while sounded threatening in his head sounded more childlike when he said it out loud.
"What happened to ripping their teeth out with a pair of rusty pliers?" Stace asked as the two continued.
"I dunno" Bryan replied confused "I guess I am trying to be nicer for Alice. That is weird. i mean i spent the night over there due to road conditions but I was only stuck on this side of the bridge because i was waiting for her to leave school."

That caused Stacey to stop walking her eyes wide and her mouth dropped.
"Are you fucking kidding me?"
"What?" Bryan asked raising a brow
"you have a crush" Stacey teased "Aww look at you maturing even as we speak."
"Shut up" Bryan laughed although his cheeks went a little red.
"Big tough Bryan is in love" Stacey continued talking with a goofy tone just teasing him more.
"Dammit Stace, shut up, you are the only person who can get away with this behavior around m so quit it."
"Why do you like her anyway? I mean from what I see in her, she is just another girl you could have fucked and carry on. Why are you trying so hard with her?"
"I have no Idea" Bryan sighed
"It's cause you're in love."
"SHUT UP" Bryan lughed "But I dunno, maybe."
 
Alice was wondering if he was going to tail behind her the whole time at school. Though they did share some of the same classes, didn't mean they needed to start walking around with one another. she was only silent when he spoke, dropping her bag to put away her things as he said he'd see her later. Only, Alice was a bit frozen when he kissed her on the chick, she stared forward into her locker as he walked away before raising her hand and touching her cheek where he had kissed it. "Why..? Why the hell did he do that?" Alice shook it off, placing her books into the locker.



"Miss Issac, is this yours?" Alice turned to her right, hands still wrapped around the binders of her books that she was organizing in the locker. The voice had been deep and startling so early in the morning until she saw the smiling make up clad face of Miss Leer holding onto her protein shake. "Don't look so surprised to see me my dear!" Miss Leer showed her teeth when she smiled and Alice sighed in relief when her voice turned back to that normal smooth tone she was used to.

"I'm so barely awake right now Miss Leer. Thank you so much." Alice smiled, taking the drink from her, the bottle had been cleaned and she relaxed her shoulders. "You are an angel in disguise Miss Leer." Alice put her books inside, before realizing there might still be a mess on the floor. "Oh..I left a mess let me-"

"No need, I cleaned it up for you. You woke hard a lot and it's not the first time I've seen you come to school and drop something. Us girls have to stick together." Miss Leer had raised her hand to stop Alice before she smiled down at the girl and Alice smiled up at her. "Well! Since you are here early, want to help me a bit in the art room?" Alice was shoving her back pack into the small locker, ready to pull out her books. However there was a small clock in her locker showing her she still had plenty of time before school even started. "I have something to show you, I think you'll love it!" Alice looked at Miss Leer and smiled softly.
"Okay." Was all Alice said, she couldn't really say no to the woman. In fact if it wasn't for Miss Leer Alice might have gone insane just from moving here two years ago.




Alice had put her stuff away, though Miss Leer had carried her sports bag for her, allowing Alice to put it up in the gym locker room before they moved down through the hallways talking and laughing. At least she had some normality in her life right now, and that was all that mattered. They had easily found there was to the art room, the big large open thing made Alice breathe in the scent of incense Miss Leer enjoyed burning in the morning.
"What did you want to show me?" Alice finally asked as the door had closed behind her, she watched Miss Leer smiling at her and watched the teacher motion for Alice to sit down.
"Sit down darling! It's a surprise!" Miss Leer cooed at the thought, hands together body shivering in delight and Alice nodded smiling at the woman. She moved to a bench, and sat down at it as Miss Leer disappeared into a backroom.



Alice sat there watching the clock tick by, pondering why Bryan had kissed her on the cheek like that as she listened to the sound of Miss Leer moving things around in the room. Finally after about ten minutes Miss Leer came out, clucking a canvas to her chest, the back only visible to Alice. Alice looked at her curiously, wondering why she was clutching it so fiercely.
"What's that?" Alice asked curious as Miss Leer moved closer, she could see loose sheets sticking out of the top and knew Miss Leer was holding more than just a canvas. Miss Leer moved to her silently, sitting down next to Alice before she put the canvas down. There were several sheets of loose papers on top, brown paper and white paper, but mostly it was sketches in pencil. Alice looked at them as Miss Leer started to spread them out to see, a kitchen design, a foreground design, customers in the place and finally Alice saw the canvas. It was a simple painting, a cupcake with poke a dotted paper holding it up, white icing on the top with glittered sprinkles on the top and hands holding it out for display. Alice slumped her shoulders as Miss Leer watched her expression. Alice recognized all of this, things she had done on the side not for projects just ideas she had in her head she needed to get out. Though Miss Leer had seen them and offered to keep them safe for her. "Why are you showing me these? I know I did them but why?" Miss Leer nodded smiling as she pointed her long fingers at each and everyone.

"I remember when you drawled all of these." Miss Leer pointed to the sketches. "You had just finished painting a things about soccer for college and then given them to your parents after getting awards on them, but you never smiled when doing those. These however.." Miss Leer smiled, eyes sparkling as if she was about to cry. "It was so painful to watch you sketch out these and for a while I wondered why. Alice..watching you draw these, paint this! It reminded me of myself before I was honest with everyone on who I am; a woman, and what I wanted to be; a woman art teacher, one of the best in high school!" Alice looked at Miss Leer confused, she didn't quite understand and Miss Leer looked at her smiling. "I mean that because you were drawing these from the heart. Your real desire, I could see how happy, excited you were when you made these because that's what you've wanted. Yet you were doing what everyone expected you to do." Miss Leer patted Alice on the back, Alice's eyes were getting watery.

"I don't..want to talk about this. "Alice found herself saying and Miss Leer nodded to her.

"Let me tell you something Alice. I didn't want to talk to myself that I was a woman trapped in a man's body. I didn't want to tell my parents what I really am. I didn't want to tell my brothers or sisters or friends. They all expected me to be a man, to go into construction, business, so I tried that for a while..." Miss Leer looked away. "I was so sad I started to drink from the moment I got up to the moment I went to bed. Drowning myself in alcohol because I couldn't admit it to myself what I already knew, what everyone already suspected and even if they didn't, they needed to know. You are pretending to enjoy something you don't because your parents expect you to do that, they want you to do that but inside.." Miss Leer pointed to her own heart. "In here it's breaking, and you won't be too far from drowning yourself in some sort of painkiller just to mask your unhappiness for the world." Miss Leer looked at Alice who was completely silent. "Stop being the person everyone wants you to be Alice. This.." Miss Leer pointed to the drawings and painting. "This is what you really want. It's the same thing as me being a business man and everyday I would sit there and draw what I really wanted; to be a woman, to be surrounded by art and creators. I hid it for a while, it took me many years and many doctors to realize who I was. You already know. Don't do what everyone tells you to do because you are good at it, do what you are best at..what you love." Alice couldn't believe this was happening. It was bad enough Bryan knew she hated soccer now, but Miss Leer had seen it too.
"I'm bad at hiding it anymore aren't I?" Alice finally started laughing, was her mask chipping so badly? Miss Leer shook her head at Alice and smiled.
"You are only bad at hiding it from the people who really care about your well being." Alice looked at Miss Leer as the woman spoke, she couldn't be surprised that Miss Leer had seen it. Alice had never tried hiding her true emotions while in class or during artwork, as Miss Leer had always been honest with her.

"I can't do what I want though. You know that as well as Rose. I'll be disowned, giving up my Godly gift-" Alice was cut off by Miss Leer's hand again.

"Fuck your Godly gift. Fuck what everyone else thinks Alice. Excuse my french, but if your parents truly love you, as much as I do, they will love you and want you to be happy. I! I want you to be happy, I don't want you to go through what I went through for thirty years." Miss Leer grabbed Alice's hands holding them close. "Let me help you with your true dream as you've made me comfortable in mine."

"How? How?..." Alice questioned.


Alice had managed to get back to her locker in time, grab her books and shake and finished drinking it. She had moved, silently passed the crowd of kids talking as she moved into the classroom silently. Her mind was buzzing with questions, and really Alice just felt like crying, though her eyes were still slightly red from the crying she had done in Miss Leer's classroom. Luckily, they had enough time for her to recoup, to be here on time. Though Alice had picked a seat further away from Bryan than usual. She didn't feel like talking, right now, this morning had been too much and she just wanted to get through with the day until lunch. She sat down, setting up her things as she sighed, watching the classroom fill up.​
 
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