Chapter 1
Jax's P.O.V.
"What do you mean that we are moving? Where are we moving to, somewhere near? You do realise that this is going to affect me too. I am going to be leaving all of my mates and my whole life! You could have at least told me before instead you just say pack your bags and room up, we are moving in two days. No warning. Nothing!" I hate my parents right now.
"Listen to us Jaxon, we had no choice and it will do you good to get away from all these people that you call your friends. They have changed you and not in a good way, this is for your own good son," my annoying dad everyone. Bet you wished he was yours. 'Sarcasm is your strong point.' I rolled my eyes at the comment. "Why are you rolling your eyes at us son? We have done everything for you and this is how you repay us. You are so ungrateful it hurts!"
"That is where you are wrong. I changed mates cause the old ones didn't approve of what I wanted to do. I kept them around for your sake. We never spoke outside of this house, if we did it was to arrange when to meet up to keep the act up!" deep breath Jax, no freaking out. "I need to go out. Alone!"
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A breeze brushed past my arms making the hairs stand on end. It felt as though someone had been watching me the whole time I have been sitting on this darn swing and had finally decided to make their presence known. As I peered around the park there was nobody there apart from me, where were they hiding? Once I find them, they are dead. Nobody can get away from me and I always hunt them down. They always fall into a trap and I always catch them. It is one of the things that I prize myself with. I catch the people that mess with me and I make them pay for what they do. My parents believe that I am still the innocent little boy that they wish they had. I am anything but that. I fight for a living. I earn my own money and they think that I have a normal job. I am a fighter and the best in our area. The whole city is scared of me and it is how I like it. I can still get with people and make friends but they cower at my feet. Listen to my every word and whimper at the sight of me angry. I am a force to be reckoned with here and I will become that again when we move. Nothing can stop me becoming invincible in another city, town or place that we go to.
I was getting in too deep and my thoughts were all over the place. I could feel myself slipping again. I was on the downward spiral and I needed a release. A shaking on my shoulder brought me out of my thoughts, "Dude, you coming?" my best friend Ant asked with the others behind him. The world seemed to have answered my prayers. A distraction has come.
"Why? What's happening?"
"The party that happens every year at this time. Jog any memories or where you always too drunk to remember?"
"Yeah, I am coming. First, though I need a little release if you know what I mean Ant.” I gave him my signature smirk and he knew immediately what I needed.
"Of course. Why do you need it this time though Jax? Everything seemed okay at school.” I never go to school. Well, I go to see a regular and to the only lesson I have to be at. Football practice. I may be the bad boy but I need a scholarship with a sport and I am good at football if I’m being modest.
“I’m moving because my parents don’t agree with me being your friends. I need to stop spiralling and I need a fight!” I was flailing my arms all over the place by now and almost hitting Ant in the head. He was in the way and it could have given me the better release faster. He knows how I fight and he is a challenge. I normally win but he always wants a rematch or two. I get so much joy out of fighting him because he is my best friend and I don’t have to worry about having to kill or being killed.
“DUDE! You trying to start a fight with me right here cause I have a special gift waiting for me at this party and they don’t like me being beaten to a piece of shit.” I could get in a fight with him after all.
“Let's just go to the ring for a couple hours and then go to the party.” I started to walk towards Ant’s car to get him to take me to the ring.
“Dude. I am not going to the party with you or me beaten to s**t and scaring all the girls away. Not happening. No way.” He stood there, definitely staring at me waiting for a punch to come.
“Fine. Let's go to the party. Get completely wasted and go to a club after.” He just stared at me in surprise along with the rest of my friends and gang that stood behind him. He just nodded his head and walked towards his car with me and the gang following.
***
The party was absolutely the best decision I had made that day. I remember that it was the beach this year and that the girls were wearing tiny bikinis and mini skirts that showed all their curves and more. It was a sight that I would miss. I had a feeling this would not be happening where my parents were taking me. The police arrived after 3 hours of an amazing party to close it down for underage drinking but me and my friends managed to sneak away and used our fake IDs to get into a local club. We are regulars and spend ages there so we are automatically taken to a VIP section that normally costs hundreds. We spend hundreds on the club with drinks and bring customers to them often. They are scared of me and Ant as some of the workers have got into our bad side and they know to avoid us. We do sometimes blackmail the workers if they find out our real age. By blackmail I mean I threaten to break every bone in their body and leave them in a ditch till someone might stumble upon them. Literally.
By the time I had arrived home at some random time in the morning my parents already had the house packed up and were getting the furniture taken apart and transferred into a van to be taken to our new house. “Jaxon! Where the bloody hell do you think you have been? You have been out for over 12 hours! You left at 5 yesterday and it is 7 in the mourning now. Are you out of your mind? This move should set you straight and if it doesn’t…”
“Father. I have a pounding headache cause I have been out at the beach party and Ant’s. So if you don’t mind I am going to go up to my room and sleep for the rest of the day.” I started to walk to my room when he said something.
“You have nowhere to sleep. Your bed is already in the van and you have school to go to and then we leave for our new home.”
“You packed away my stuff without my permission and now you are telling me we leave tonight. I hate this family and I will stay at Ant’s!”
“That is not possible Jaxon. If you even attempt to do that we will send you to an army school to sort out your attitude and hopefully you could become a decent person for once in your life. You may have changed, but in this house or any house where you live under our roof you will not disrespect us. We are your parents and we deserve respect!” It was taking every part of me to not punch my father. I would never hurt family but he knows how to push me to the limit. I could feel myself shaking as I attempted to control myself and not collapse to the ground 'cause him shouting has made my headache so much worse. I hate how quickly he can get to me!
“I’m going out. I will be back before we need to leave so don't worry yourselves please.” I took my phone and sent a message to Ant to see if he wanted to go to the ring instead of the hell hole called a school. “See you later for the most depressing trip around the country. Hope you like a more grumpy teenager version of my already annoying self. You know I might not come back. Depends how much torture for dragging me away I feel you deserve.” I heard my mum gasp behind me as I walked through the open door and my father steps running after me.