Saving Him

Chapter 2

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I heard footsteps right behind me. I knew he was going to chase me.

"Casey!" Ryder yelled. I stopped in a halt, making him bump right into my back.

I fell forward, but I opened my eyes to see the ground a few inches away. I was lifted up, and turned around.

"Your welcome for saving your life." He smirked a cocky smirk.

"No, you saved me from falling on my face. Its not like I would have died."

"Just say thanks Kitten."

"Will you stop with the kitten!" I threw my hands up, then placed them back at my side.

"No." Ryder walked past me, and on down the hall. I stared at him confused. What's up with the name kitten? Why am I the only girl he is talking to?

As he walks down the hall girls keep trying to get his attention, but he ignores them. So what's so special about me?

"What was that?" Someone said behind me making me jump. I turned around to face my best friend Beth.

"Oh, hey Beth."

"Hi Casey. Now tell me what just happened with Ryder." She crossed her arms, and tapped her foot against the floor.

"W-what do you mean?" I really didn't want to tell her what happened. For all I know that could have been our only time talking.

"Plus I have to get to class. Tell you at lunch?" The bell rung, which means I'm safe.

"You better!" She called walking away.

I sped walked to my next class so I wouldn't be late. I sat down in the front row, looking around to make sure he was already here so he won't sit beside me. When I didn't see him I cursed under my breath.

"Alright class-" My teacher began.

"Sorry I'm late." Everyone including me looked at the door to see Ryder. Of course. I looked beside me, and thank gosh someone is sitting there. I couldn't handle him beside me for another class.

He walked in the room, and stopped at the person on my left.

"Hey, why don't you get up?" He said bending down and tapping his index finger on the desk.

"W-why?" The boy said.

"First off young sir, no one talks back to Ryder. And second,"

"Just leave him alone Ryder. Sit somewhere else." I said standing up. Gasps were heard all around the room.

"Kitten? Why do you want to be involved? I'm just asking this young man to move so I can sit next to you. I know you want me to sit here beside you, now don't you."

He took a step forward and trailed his arm around my waist, and pulled me closer to him. Ryder brought his lips next to my ear.

"I know you can't get enough of me sweetheart." He whispered. Chills went down my spine.

I closed my eyes, and walked backwards to sit back in my seat. Ryder let go of my waist, and walked passed the boy he was just talking to.

Now I'm really going to be the talk in school.

"Ryder, you better not be here to make a mess of this town again." Mrs. Harris told him.

"I'm not. Im going to be good." I looked back at him and saw his devilish smirk.

"You better. But now to start class. I want you to pair up with someone, or you can work alone. I want you to make a list of fifty science terms and their meanings. If you work with someone you can do half the work each. So you can break it by 25 and 25."

Everyone stood up to go find a partner. But for me, I stayed put. I didn't want to work with anyone because I'm really good at science. So I can knock all fifty out pretty fast.

"Hey." I turned around to see Ryder sitting behind me.

"Science is my good subject, I wanna work alone." I said turning back around.

"Casey?" He called. I turned my head to the side, to make him continue to talk.

"I know you've probably heard I've done some things back then that were bad, but they over exaggerate with things. What I did isn't as bad as they make it to be. So whatever you heard please don't listen to them." His voice was soft, and almost like he is telling the truth.

I turned around to look at him. His face was also soft, and he kept playing with his lip ring with his upper lip.

"Why are you looking at my lips?" I looked back up at his eyes, and I felt my face redden.

"Uh, sorry. I just, you, uh."

"It's alright. Many people who don't know me would wonder why I have it. I got it when I was drunk."

"Um cool?"

"Yeah. But please don't listen to anyone. I want to be the one to tell you what happened, but I won't until I know you trust me."

"Okay." I bit my bottom lip. I also have a bad past. But I can't speak of it or else bad things will happen. And right now with me knowing Ryder, I dont want him to go back through another bad thing. Well how would I know? I don't know what he did.

"Shall we knock out these fifty terms together?" He smiled. A real smile this time.

I nodded my head.

Chap. two! Hope you like!