Break the Rules {Book 1}

Chapter 10: Black Dresses and Public Fights

Have you ever been away from something, and when you go back it's like you've slipped into the person you were before? Maybe you're gone a month or two years. You fall back into old habits. Like an addict who's been clean for months going back home and hanging out with the same crowd as before. Some good habits and some bad ones.
Well I'm that addict. I've been back not even a day and already I feel my old self present.
Sitting here in the backseat of Ty's worn out truck, with Madison talking away in the front seat. I couldn't understand her, but he knew every word she was saying. It felt like old times. Ty and Mads up front, me and Mack in back waiting til we reached wherever we were going. 
Except Mack wasn't there and she'd never be again because of her. Instead Jerica sat beside me starring out the window. 
Apparently they took the boys to CJ's hideout and had come back to get us. I couldn't imagine Rafe and Magnus with CJ and Ivy for a hour without one of us there. But you know they're full of surprises now a days. 
I hadn't gotten to see any of my family besides Nik who was about to have surgery. Mum and Dad are both doctors, and work continually. Let me put it to you this way; Mum is Meredith Grey while Dad is Greg House. Jasper's at work, and Leigh is probably studying somewhere or someone at the moment. 
"We're here!" Jerica announced as we stopped. She quickly hopped out of the car and started following the other two brunettes inside. The building is a worn down factory that closed over ten years ago old, but the inside doesn't mirror the outside one bit. Kinda like the TARDIS.
I followed after them a second later. "Woah what is this place?" I heard Jer gasp. 
"Welcome to the Rebellion." CJ appeared from behind a corner, followed by two familiar guys. 
"I suppose you're as chill as they make you out to be?" He asked, making his way to Jerica with a small grin. 
"Depends what they say I am." She replied with a smirk. "Because if they say I'm a goody two shoes then no I'm not what they say." That's my girl!
"Dang girl." He looked back at Rafe and Magnus. "You weren't lying about this one." 
I smirked. "I wouldn't trust those two." 

CJ's smile only grew. "Do I hear my baby girl?" He asked. 
"You sure do." 

He hugged me tightly, pulling away but leaving one arm around me. "You teach her how to act?" He asked, meaning Jerica.
I almost choked on my gum as I looked at Rafe. He looked as if he were about to attack something. "I wish I could say I did, but she already came that way."
"I like your old friends, Ellie." Magnus spoke up. "They're the American version of us."
"Except we're better." Rafe mumbled. 
"You're only better because you stole her from us." CJ remarked. "I mean she puts Harley Quinn to shame."
"Isn't that true." Rafe agreed.
"So what do you people do around here for fun?" Jerica asked taking a seat on one of the brightly colored couches. 
"Lots of things." A new voice answered. "Go to parties, rob banks, break into houses." Ivy took a seat next to Ty. "Just depends what's going on that night."

"What are you doing tonight?" Magnus asked.

"There's a party at this guy's house and we were gunna check it out." Madison answered. 
"A party sounds fun." Rafe said. "I haven't been to a party in awhile."
"I like the sound of that." Jerica and Magnus answered together. 
"You in, Ellie?" Ivy questioned, glancing my way. 
"Of course, Ivy, have you ever known me to pass up a party." I replied with a smile. 
"Then it's settled we go to a party tonight." CJ clapped his hands together. 

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The guys and girls separated-naturally-to change, and since my parents aren't home we went back to my place.
"What do you think?" Jerica had on a blue dress. It was short sleeved, light blue, and stopped at the knees. 
"Beautiful." Madison stated. 
"Really?"
"You look great, Jer." I assured her.
"I don't like dresses." Ivy complained, messing with the hem of her green satin dress. "Their harder to fight in."
"No one is getting in a fight tonight, Ivy." I straightened my black dress and sighed, twirling to face the three other girls for approval. "So how do I look?"
"Like your gunna break a million hearts tonight." Madison said with a laugh.
"Hopefully not." Jerica commented. "I wouldn't want to see him upset."
"It's an expression, Jer." I laughed, hoping no one heard what she'd said after.
"He? Who's he?" Ivy questioned.
"No one." I answered shooting Jer a look.
"I meant he in general." The ginger tried to cover up. "I don't like seeing people sad."
"Liar." Madison and Ivy said together. "Who is it?"
"No one." I sighed.
"Okay," Madison paced the room. "We know it's not anyone here."
"It has to be one of the guys that came with them." Ivy observed. Did I mention my old friends love mystery books?
"I bet it's the one with blue eyes." Madison grabbed my phone from the dresser. "This will tell us." She began looking through it. "Let's see texts would be a good place to start or pictures, possibly."
"Try pictures first."
"Jerica, who are you trying to help me or them." I shot her a hurt look. "Traitor." 
"Okay then pictures." After a second she smiled evilly. "It is the curly brunette, Iv, you were right."
"Didn't take a genius to figure that out." Ivy muttered.
My phone went off. "Mads, give it." I reached for the phone only to have her yank it away. 
"Look it's from him. It says: 'How long does it take for four girls do get ready? The party starts in ten minutes.'" 

My phone went off again and this time I was able to grab it from her. "Private property, sweetheart." I waved the phone around. "I'll be downstairs." 

..........

We ended up having to meet the guys due to the fact of my stupid immature friends. So now we're wandering the inside of a giant house trying to find four teenage boys.
"Where do you think they are?" Jerica yelled over the deafening music. 
"Who knows." I replied. We've been here twenty minutes already, at least. 
"Let's split up maybe we'll find them faster." Ivy suggested. 
We all agreed Ivy and Jerica went one way and Madison and I the other. 
I was fighting my way through the crowd when a pair of arms reached out and grabbed me. "Hey, sweetheart, how 'bout a dance?" They whispered in my ear. 
"Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't dance with strangers." I turned in their grasp. "Plus I'm looking for someone." 
"Is that so?" 
"That's so."
"You sure I can't change your mind?"
"You can try, but no promises." I said with a smirk. 
Before I knew it he kissed me. "If you ever actually tell that to someone else." He whispered.
I wrapped my arms around him, kissing him again. He pulled me closer, closing any space between us.
An audible snap followed by a chorus of awes was heard from behind us, causing us to break apart. Not wanting to face the scene behind me to continued to face Rafe. 

"Are you five, Mag?" Rafe asked impatiently, staring at his best friend who'd taken the picture. 
"Yup." Magnus nodded. "I sure am, mate."
I slowly turned to face our friends; Jerica, Magnus, Ivy, and CJ stood in a row, each with some sort of grin. 
Rafe chuckled, a smirk finding its way to his face. "Enjoying the show then, buddy?"
I couldn't see him, seeing as  my back is to him, but by the look on Jerica's face he did something. "Jerica?"
Jerica took a sharp intake of breath. "I can't believe you'd do that!" She was talking to the troublemaker behind me.
"All he did was do a peace sign." Ivy spoke innocently.
I glanced over my shoulder at Rafe, who had a smug grin on his lips.
"Raphael Turner, you did not!" I gasped, realizing what my bad boy boyfriend had done. 
"Sure did, princess." He winked at me. "They deserved it for interrupting."
"I can't believe you." I sighed, shaking my head. 
"What's the big deal? People do that all the time." Madison questioned.
"Yeah it's super common." CJ agreed. 
"Don't any of you watch BBC?" Magnus laughed finding oh so funny that they were clueless. 
They shook their heads in unison. 
Jerica leaned over whispering something into CJ's ear which caused his eyes to go wide.
Jerica giggled stepping back to her spot.
"Not cool man." The darker skinned boy muttered, shaking his head.  "Not cool at all."
"About as cool as what you four did."  
I had to agree with him on that. It was kinda creepy to take pictures of people. "He's right about that." 
"I knew I liked you." Rafe wrapped his arm around my shoulder. I laid my head on his arm. 
"What's worse is now I owe him twenty bucks." CJ hung his head, as him and Rafe started to walk off.
"Twenty bucks for wha-" I was cut off by someone shouting my name. 
An angry brunette-who was obviously a little tipsy-made her way to us. "Eleanor Bates, everyone's favorite little bad girl." She spoke, her words perfectly clear. "Sent to England to be good and instead comes back worse." She took a step toward me and I a step back. "You wanna know what's funny, Ellie? I moved with Mack, seeing as she's my sister, only to find that you were there." 
"Then what are you doing-"
She tackled me, sending us both to the floor. She held me down by the arms. "When I heard Nikky was hurt I couldn't help but come back to see him, seeing as we ... well ya know. But when I heard you were in town I couldn't help but track you down." She then laughed as I struggled to get free of her death grip. I knew self defense, but for some odd reason my brain was letting her stay there. "Grace, get off of me, okay. I'm done fighting you." I tried to push her off, suddenly wishing the others hadn't scattered around the party. 
"I'm not done with you though." Grace leaned down. "You did some awful things to me and I'm not going to be done until I get what I want."
"Get off from her." A new voice cut through the loud music, and sudden she was pulled off of me. Jerica stood there with Tyler. "If you'd kindly leave our friend alone, miss." Ty pulled me to my feet, never once looking at Grace. 
The next thing I knew Jer decked her and called for to really muscled drunk guys to carry her out. 
"Who was that?" She asked.
"Grace Leanne Elberts." Ty answered, holding me a bit tighter. "She's a real b with problems."

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Hey guys it's been awhile, hasn't it? 
Grace may or may not be about someone I know/knew.
Anyway a lot went down in this chapter, and Grace will be unraveled a little in the next chapter and so will Mack's character. 
Also 011 will be the last chapter in America. and that means they're going UK again.
Which also means it's gunna get crazy. Bye guys. - Izzy