You Look Pretty Low

[Trinity]

A couple of days passed since the ‘necklace incident’, as Peyton called it, the second week of May. Everyone had been shocked at Zack’s gift, most of all still me…but Zack acted as if it was no big deal. So I guess I had to too.

Everything had been pretty calm recently, which was a bit odd, considering mine and Peyton’s track record. I could tell my sister was itching for some trouble, making me a mixture of amused and wary.

What? Would you like to be in her path when she blew?!

I thought not.

Right now it was lunchtime, but because it was randomly raining, we had to sit in the canteen with the rest of the school. Fuckking fantastic. The boys had gone to grab us all a table while Peyton and I quickly went to the bathroom. A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do.

The weird this was, as we walked down the deserted corridor, there was a young blonde girl sitting on the floor outside, sobbing. I couldn’t tell exactly how old she was, even as we got closer, because her face was buried in her knees.

“Erm…are you okay?” I asked awkwardly, scratching the back of my neck

Obviously she wasn’t but I’m not good with sympathy. The girl lifted her head, her eyeliner smudged and in streaks down her face, her eyes red and watery.

“M-My girlfriend was defending me against a group of 4 homophobic Junior girls that always pick on us, but she punched one and they pushed her in there about 5 minutes ago. I tried to get in to help, but I think one of them’s blocking the door,” the girl choked

Definitely a sophomore. The girl flinched when we heard a cry of pain coming from the bathroom, followed by laughter. I smirked slightly at my sister’s growl, extending a hand to help the girl to her feet. Jesus fuckk, she’s shorter than us.

“Go and get Principal Morgan,” I said gently

“What about Tori?” the girl whimpered

“We’ll sort out the juniors,” Peyton said firmly

A look of genuine relief and gratitude washed over the girl’s pretty face, and she smiled, drying her cheeks.

“Thanks,” she whispered

Then she pelted down the corridor. I looked once at Peyton, who just nodded and clicked her knuckles, obviously eager for a decent fight at last. I stood in front of the door and took a deep breath, before jumping and slamming my foot into it with as much force as I could.

Success!

The door slammed open, Peyton and I hearing two thuds and cries of pain as we walked in. Sure enough there were four scruffy looking Juniors, two on the floor and two pinning a pretty brunette to the wall. Must be Tori. Their eyes widened a bit when they realised who they were about to be messing with, but they didn't back away from the girl.

“Get off our cousin,” Peyton growled

Woah, that’s a new one. Eh, ah well. I sent Tori a look, just telling her to go along with it. The corner of her busted lip twitched up in a smile.

“My, my, this is a surprise. People that actually care about your existence apart from your skanky girlfriend,” an ugly blonde sneered

I noticed Ugly Blonde had the beginnings of a black eye. Tori simply spat in her face, earning a slap. That girl’s got guts.

“I’ll say it again, get off our cousin,” Peyton said through gritted teeth, her fists balling

Come on, Juniors, realise we’re not fuckking about here.

“We’re teaching Valencia that being a dyke is disgusting,” a chunky brunette drawled

Okay that does it. Everyone has their own opinions, but being openly homophobic to a mid-teen girl is just damn out of order! I know Peyton feels the same way. And she demonstrated it by forcefully pulling Chunky Brunette away from Tori and viciously headbutting her forehead. The other three Juniors stifled gasps as she fell to the floor unconscious. Ugly Blonde let go of Tori, who casually strode to our side, despite a limp.

“Normally we would leave now, with chubs there as a warning. But we haven’t had a fight in a while, so I think we’ll stay,” Peyton snarled

I just smirked. Wow, my sister really is in a bad mood. Never mind. More fun for me.

Peyton and I bowed to each other, before swinging our fists in unison. Mine collided with a skinny redhead’s jaw, while Peyton’s hit Ugly Blonde in the stomach. Then I heard a crunch and a loud cry of pain, so I spun on my heels in panic, only to see Tori standing over the remaining Junior, who was now curled in a ball on the floor.

“I have an older brother,” Tori said with an innocent smile, uncurling her fist

I like this girl already. Then Tori’s expression went panicked. I realised why when Skinny Redhead yanked my head backwards by my hair.

Oh no she didn’t.

I sharply thrust my elbow behind me in the general direction of Skinny Redhead’s head, smirking when I heard a crunch, a cry and a thud.

“No-one messes with my hair,” I spat, kicking her in the stomach

Then the door opened, and Tori’s girlfriend ran in, followed by Principal Morgan.

“Kim!” Tori said happily

Ah, so that’s her name. The two girls hugged firmly, tears stating to run down Kim’s cheeks again. Aww. If I had a heart, that would be cute.

I turned my attention to Principal Morgan, who was frowning at Peyton and I. Jesus fuckk, will this woman not give us a break?!

“Why am I not surprised that you’re the two girls Miss Landers was talking about? I’ve warned the two of you about getting into fights again,” Principal Morgan sighed

“Please, Principal Morgan, they were helping me! 4 on 1 is quite a bit outnumbered!” Tori protested

I like this girl even more.

“I know, Miss Valencia, I’ve heard the whole story from Miss Landers. The 3 of you will therefore have detention tonight for participating in this fight. As for you 4…King, Maguire, Hughes and Hadden, come to my office now. You are in serious trouble,” Principal Morgan said firmly

The 3 conscious Juniors picked up Chunky Brunette, before following her out. Tori whooped, a big grin on her face.

“Thank you so much! Really, I owe you for this,” Tori beamed

“We owe you,” Kim said shyly

Tori smiled wider, lacing her fingers with Kim’s. Peyton finally walked over to my side, now with a smile on her lips, even though her nose was bleeding a tiny bit.

Thank the Lord she’s in a better mood.

“Any time. You let us know if they ever confront you again,” Peyton said kindly

Dayum, she’s in a really good mood.

“I don’t think they will, but sure,” Tori chuckled

Peyton and I hugged the two girls, before leaving them in the bathroom. Then I looked at my phone and cursed.

13 missed calls. 6 texts. Zack. Jack.

“We’re 30 minutes late,” I mused

“What?! Come on then!” Peyton gasped

I chuckled and grabbed her hand, before starting to run down the corridor.

*

[Peyton]

Trinity and I walked in detention after school, only to see Alex, Jack, Zack and Rian all sitting there.

“Okay, why are you here? And how did you beat us up from Sport?” I sighed, taking a seat next to Alex

“We were all late to the beginning of Sport, remember? Coach Ford gave us detention when we were in the locker room – you obviously weren’t there. And I don’t know…maybe we just changed faster,” Alex shrugged, pecking my lips

“Why are you here?” Zack asked, smiling as my sister kicked her legs over his lap

Eww gross. I wouldn’t go anywhere near those feet.

“Remember we didn’t tell you why we were late to lunch? Well, we defended a lesbian sophomore couple. One was getting beat up by 4 Juniors, so we…helped,” Trinity said innocently

Then the door opened, and Tori and Kim walked in hand-in-hand.

“You must be the lesbian sophomores,” Jack grinned

They looked a little shocked that a Senior boy was talking to them, but nodded and sat down on the opposite side of the room.

“Kim, why are you here?” Trinity frowned

“I wanted to be with Tori, so I mixed some chemicals that shouldn’t be mixed and BOOM! Big ol’ explosion,” Kim giggled

“Aww!” I cooed

Both the girls blushed, making the six of us laugh. Then the door opened again, revealing Mr Laverne. He jumped when he saw the amount of students, spilling half the coffee in his mug on the floor.

“Aww man!” he whined, sitting in his chair

“ ‘Sup Mr Laverne!” Alex drawled, draping his arm lazily over my shoulder

“Hey Alex. Wow, busy night. Right, let’s go round the room stating name and reason, so I can log it in my book,” Mr Laverne yawned

“Rian Dawson, late to Sport,”
“Jack Barakat, late to Sport,”
“Zack Merrick, late to Sport,”
“Trinity Hayes, fight,”
“Alex Gaskarth, late to Sport,”
“Peyton Hayes, fight,”
“Tori Valencia, fight,”
“Kimberly Landers, explosion in chemistry,”

“Explosion? That’s new! Well, most of you know the drill by now. You’ve got to sit here for an hour in repent, thinking about what you did wrong. Now, I’ll be back in a little while…I have a feeling I’ll need a lot of coffee,” Mr Laverne smiled

As soon as he left the room, Trinity scooted into Zack’s lap, making us laugh. I noticed Tori and Kim were still sitting shyly in silence.

*sigh*

“We don’t judge. Do what you want. They will,” I chuckled

I pointed at the intensely embracing figures of Zack and Trinity, making the young girls blush but nod. I turned back to Alex, shaking my head at his hungry gaze.

“No babe, not till we get home. I’m wearing shorts,” I sighed mockingly

“Eww, you were seriously going to have sex with us in the room?” Jack squealed

“I would’ve warned you not to look,” Alex smirked

“Brah, that’s just nasty,” Rian snorted

“To be fair, those two aren’t far off, and they haven’t warned,” I grinned, jerking my head in my sister’s direction

Rian threw a pen at the back of Zack’s head, only making him moan.

O_o

“Niiiice, turned on by pain,” Rian chuckled

Trinity flipped us her middle finger, resulting in laughter. I pressed my lips to Alex’s pout, slowly sliding my tongue across his bottom lip, before pulling away.

“Later,” I whispered with a smile

“I’ll hold you to that,” Alex whispered back