The Beauty And The Bad Boy

Every breath you take..

And every move you make..

Every bond you break..

Every step you take..

I'll be watching you..

The song played smoothly over the radio, elating the mood of the people in the house early in the morning. Along with the sweet song, the sound of plates clattering and aroma of delectable foods flew around. Inside the kitchen were two middle aged women, with their faces creased and hands and legs working simultaneously as they moved around the kitchen, making breakfast. But that didn't stop the women from gossiping.

"Did you hear about Paul's daughter?" The woman with black hair said, flipping the pancake as she looked at the blonde haired woman who was busy making the coffee.

"Uh... Paul's daughter? No, Alicia. Why?" Georgina replied, her eyes darting between Alicia and the coffee.

"His daughter ran away with a boy in her college last week. Mrs Smith told me last night" Alicia replied with a heavy face, her eyes widening slightly noticing the almost burnt pancake.

"Jesus Christ! That girl did what? Kids these days" Georgina was fast to reply, her full concentration now on her neighbour's daughter rather than the coffee.

"Yes, gina, not only that the girl even took some of his money before running away" Alicia spoke in disdain, sighing dramatically.

"Seriously mom?" Just when Alicia was about to open her mouth to continue their highly interesting topic that sweet voice interrupted her, making the both women look back with a sly grin on their face.

"Lily..." Alicia said, a sheepish grin emerging on her still young face.

"Yeah, it's me," the girl answered, a chuckle leaving her mouth as she leaned forward, jumping on the countertop and sitting, earning a small slap from her mother.

"How many times did I tell you not to sit there? It's the kitchen, young lady, not a place to put your ass like that" Liliana rolled her eyes, laughing with her Aunt Georgina.

"And how many times did I tell you to stop gossiping, Mom?" She asked back, shrugging her shoulders. The smile on her lips reached her eyes as she was radiating optimism.

A loud sigh escaped Alicia's lips as she poured the batter again, nodding her head.

"We were just talking, young lady. You should know what's going around in your neighborhood and-" Alicia turned around, one hand on her hip while the other held the spatula

"If you did something like his daughter did, we wouldn't just sit here and disown you like paul did, I'll find you and beat your clumsy ass and then will drag here back before marrying you off to whoever you ran away with" Alicia finished, turning back to cook like nothing happened while Lily's mouth dropped at her mother's words.

She resisted the urge to tell her to visit a mental hospital because she had literally gone crazy.

"Did you take all the books? Everything? Your pouch?" Alicia asked, settling the plates on the dining table.

"I did mom! Chill" answered Lily, climbing down the countertop. One thing she loved was this morning banter with her mom and aunt. Them gossiping and then her intertwining and getting scolded while watching them cook together was her favourite thing.

"Hasn't he woken up yet, Gina?" Alicia asked while looking at the clock, making Lily's head snap to a particular room that was on the corner of the second floor.

"God knows, 'Cia. I saw light coming from his room till midnight. That boy might have played video games till midnight and slept in the morning" Gina sighed, her eyes rolling on their own at the mention of her dear son.

"I'll go and check on him, or he will be late for college." Georgina uttered, her legs moving to the stairs but was soon stopped by a hand on her wrist.

"I'll go and check on him, Aunt Gina. You can continue your work" Liliana said, her eyes had this sparkle at the mention and the smile that broke out in her face couldn't be stopped.

While Georgina fought back the urgue to laugh at the young girl, it was all in her eyes, Liliana likes her son and Georgina liked Liliana like her daughter.

What more could she ask for?

Without waiting for a response Liliana was fast to turn her heels and sprint upstairs when her body slammed against the hard body of another person. Her body stilled as she gulped, the intoxicating smell of his manly cologne drowning her from every corner, her face was pressed against his clothed chest, her hands clutching her hoodie tightly. Her eyes blinked, before she tilted her head up to meet the stimulating blue orbs of his.

And their eyes connected and she felt his aqua marine orbs engulfing her fully, she wasn't thirsty but she gulped, her lips parting softly while admiring him, his hair was of the same color of his mother's, blonde. It wasn't long, but long enough to reach his eyes and from the way they looked, she concluded that he just ruffled them.

And her eyes fell on his thick dark eyebrows, it was his eyes and eyebrows. The way his eyebrows would knit together whenever he's angry or thinking, those made him two times more attractive. And his nose, the perfect nose she had ever seen, and his lips, his lips weren't pink but a nude shade, giving a manly look to his features, but she doesn't know if they are soft... soon, Liliana grinned at that thought.

"Done staring?" The question broke her little dreaming contest as she blinked her eyes innocently, taking a moment to grasp his words.

"O-Oh... Sorry" she quickly took a step back, giggling awkwardly before she looked behind quickly and her cheeks burned watching her mother and aunt who quickly looked away, wiping the imaginary dust off from the chair and counting the glasses on the table as if they saw nothing.

And her eyes darted back to him, who was looking at her with no specific emotion in his eyes. And a part of her heart whined, he never showed any interest in her, Hell, he never even speaks to her unless he's forced to. They aren't related, her father and his father were the closest friends, and their wives happened to be bestfriends as well. And soon after the wedding the couples moved in together and ever since then these two families are together.

It was him who was born first, a few months different but they grew up together. He was the first man her eyes caught. The man who would stand up for him and his friends in front of bullies, the one who never failed in any of his subjects, the one who always did his best in sports. And on top of that, his love for his mother. And she couldn't find a man better than him in her life. In these twenty years she lived with him and beside him, no one needed to tell her heart how to love a man because from the age she could remember, she was in love with Adrick stone.

"Morning" Liliana beamed, her lips spreading to form a smile which meant only for him.

"Hmm" at his response shrunk her smile as she watched him walk past her, straight to the kitchen where his mother was before she watched him hurrying out, grabbing his car keys.

"Adrick wait" her eyes widened as she ran to grab her bag. It is the first day of their junior year. Last month his dad bought him a car and luckily his father allowed him to take the car to college but with Liliana in it.

But Adrick continued his walk, not even bothering to look back to stop. Liliana almost stumbled reaching for her bag as she hurried, skipping breakfast.

"Adrick!" The sound of his mother stopped the man on his track as he let out a strangled sigh, knowing where this was going.

"Why aren't you waiting for her? You two are supposed to go together" She uttered, looking at her son with a disappointed look. And Adrick's jaw twitched at that mention and look. One thing he disliked was disappointing anyone and especially his parents.

"She can take the bus," he replied, clearly showing that he's not interested in the idea of driving to college with her.

"Then you can take the bus with her too." Georgina uttered, her hand moving to hold her son's hand.

"You both go to the same college, Adrick. Give her a ride, please?" And that sweet plea of his mother was enough to stop his protest. With a nod of reluctance he agreed but his eyes hardened when he saw her running towards him.

Without wasting a second he was inside his car, slamming the car door shut as he started the engine, not even making sure the girl in the passenger seat was fine or not and soon the car hit the road.

Adrick's knuckles turned white from gripping the steering wheel tight. The anger and tension penting up and he felt like he would explode any moment. His eyes fell on the reflection of the woman sitting beside him through the rear view mirror, Liliana Celeste Suarez.

The girl who has been with him since he was born and the girl he despises the most.

Why?

Because the second they grew up, everyone was busy trying to get them into a relationship. They didn't care if he had any feelings for anyone else or if he would fall in love with someone else, all he heard from his childhood was that she was his and he was her.

When his friends found out about this, they started making fun of him, telling how he can't date anyone and as if he's from a royal family by calling the arrangement 'betrothal'. And his father and mother seemed to have no problem with that, in fact they seemed to like the idea.

It was all her, even though he had good grades, his dad prefered her. His mother liked her as well. He had seen the way they both look at her, why couldn't his father smile at him like that?

And that was the beginning of the hate. And the second he realized that the girl is in love with him, his hate for her grew. If she's in love with him, ain't no way his parents would let him love or marry anyone else.

Adrick bit his lip in anger as he suddenly applied the break, making the car jerk before coming to a halt. Liliana squeaked, holding the car door with one hand while the other went to palm her throbbing heart.

"Get out" Adrick uttered, making her blink. Her eyes wandered around to see the junction. Their college was just one turn away.

"What?" That question left her lips as she gaped at him like an idiot.

"Get out, Liliana. I don't want anyone in the college to see us together. You can walk from here" he uttered, his fingers tapping the steering wheel, showing his impatience.

"But Adrick-"

A shriek left her lips when he hit the accelerator and applied break again, jerking the car. Her eyes suddenly turned glassy as she looked away, clearly getting the meaning.

Getting out of the car she was about to say something when he drove past her like he didn't even know her. And she stood there, her heart throbbing but painfully, her eyes blinking but with tears in them.

She loved him too much...

And he hated her much more..

• • • • • •

"You look like shit, girl" The voice of her best friend brought Lily back to earth as she looked to see Olivia looking at her, her both eyebrows raised in a questioning manner.

A sigh of sadness left Lily's lips as she hugged Olivia's hand, walking past the gate to college.

"It's something related to Adrick, right?" Olivia asked and her brown eyes rolled when Liliana didn't respond.

"That jerk!" Olivia mumbled, her face scrunching in anger. She never liked that guy, and she didn't know what liliana saw in him.

"Don't call him that, 'Via. He must be just worried, you know. On one hand, he's right, seeing us together will 'cause unnecessary problems." Liliana uttered, a clear attempt to assure herself and her wailing heart.

"What about the other hand?" Olivia asked back, getting enough of her defending Adrick.

"Lily... You're just wasti-" Before Olivia could finish the deep-throating sound of Harley Davidson reverberated, grabbing the attention of girls and boys.

Liliana's head also snapped when the bike drove past her with an inch distance, a gasp leaving her mouth in shock. Her eyes followed the guy, she had never seen someone coming here on bike, and especially not this one. Her hazel eyes blinked twice when she saw the group of girls who were walking in front of her stopping to admire the man on the bike, already throwing comments.

She watched as the guy parked his bike, that branded one screaming its power as she watched him get off but once he removed the helmet which was covering his face and her hazel eyes saw that pitch black orbs did her jaw drop.

Ace Nathaniel Vargas...

Born enemy of Adrick.