The Bad Boy's Rules (Sample)

Chapter 2 - The Deal

''GIVE IT BACK." I yelled at Kendrick, chasing him everywhere around the house.

''Hell no. You got so many beautiful pictures in there.'' My cousin laughed, scrolling through my photos.

''GIVE IT BACK!" I shouted, running faster to catch him.

This house is huge, sure. But no house is big enough to handle such a race. I'm running a marathon, trying to catch up with this dickhead. Kendrick is good looking. Speaking as someone who sees him as a very unattractive person since we're blood related, I must admit, he does get the girls's attention. He's got blond hair and blue eyes.

''Stop Kendrick," I begged, gasping for air.

''Oh, look, a picture of when you didn't look like a human potato. Where did that body go? Did the cakes and cookies steal it from you?'' Kendrick said about a picture on my phone.

''Gosh, I hate you.''

He laughed.

''Kids, no running.'' Mariah said, discouraged.

Mariah is my aunt. Yep, the one who accepted me into her home until the end of my senior year while my mom was on a work trip. Whenever I had to explain this, I was used to everyone asking me: Why aren't you living with your dad while she's gone?

The answer was simple, really.

Can I live with someone I never met?

''How can you consider this as running ? Look how slow she's going?" Kendrick mocked me.

''Give her the damn phone, brother." Kassidy laughed, passing through the kitchen, with only a towel wrapped around her body.

''You're dripping on the floor Kassidy. What did I tell you about when you get out of the shower?"

''Sorry mamita." Kassidy apologized to her mother, who just sighed.

''Those kids." She said to herself.

Kassidy and Kendrick are twins. Kassidy is the girl version of Kendrick and so of course, she's gorgeous. Blond, blue eyes and dimples.

Anyway, you get my point. Really well done humans those two.

They're both 18. In other words, they've been annoying me for 18 years. We kill bugs just because they're annoying. They would have died a long time ago if we did the same to humans.

''Alright, Alright. I'd like to annoy you longer but I've got friends coming over so..." He finally gave me my phone back.

''Friends? He has friends? When did this happen?" I looked at Mariah, pretending that Kendrick wasn't there.

''Oh shut up. I'm super popular dumbass." He said, offended.

''Is it true?" I asked Mariah

Usually, Mariah follows me in my teasing Kendrick session but strangely, this time, she looked discouraged. Almost mad? She nodded faintly as an answer to my question. What's up with that ?

''Don't mind her. She doesn't like my friends very much." Kendrick said in a whisper.

''Why is that?" I asked.

''She thinks they're bad influences." He said like it was ridiculous.

''How come?" I raised an eyebrow.

''Some stupid rumors going around town." He shrugged.

''Oh well, I'd like to see those so called friends."