Proposal

Chapter 2, The Boys

I walked into school and went straight to my locker. I am hoping I won't get any new notes, but with my luck, I will. I put my code in and there it was, another note falling at my feet. I bent down to pick it up, I opened it to read, “So why does a girl like you hide in the shadows”. I was getting mad at this person. I grabbed what I needed. I was not going to do this first block. So I went to the spot that I go to when I am mad or I need to think.

I go up to the roof to chill or just get my head around things. I pushed the door open and stepped out onto the roof. When I am up here I can see almost the whole town. The people look very small from up here. I thought about who the person could be, who in this school would want to mess with me. They think they will get away with it. But they don't know me very well. Let’s just say the last person who tried to mess with me did not leave on his own two feet. He learned his lesson that day, the lesson to never mess with Gemma Bells. I sat down on the floor leaning up against a wall. I took out a pen and started to write in a notebook that I had with me.

I like to write anything I can. Stories, poems, quotes, and more. Sometimes it might just be about my day. I was deep in thought when I heard someone’s voice. I looked up to find two boys that are in my school. One was the bad boy and the other the popular boy. Totally, two different people were standing in front of me. But why are they here together? I narrowed my eyes at them. “What are you two doing here”, I said. They both smiled at each other. Then he looked back at me. “We always come up here for our first class. We always have study hall up here”, Steven said. I still was not happy that they were up here.

“How come I have not seen you up here before”, I said. Steven walked over to the wall in front of me and leaned up against it. “Maybe because you have not come up here on our study hall block”, Nash said. I looked over at him and did not say anything. I went back to writing in my book. That was when I felt someone leaning over my shoulder. I looked up to see Steven looking down at me. “Do you mind? This is not your life”, I said, pushing him back.

So let me tell you a little about Steven, the bad boy. He is also popular, but mostly with the girls, which is why all the girls in this school want to be his. They will all fall at his feet. And all the guys want to be him. He has dark jet-black hair with blue eyes. He also has his ears pierced while having some tattoos on his body. He is the guy who does what he wants and doesn’t care about the consequences. Then you have Nash. He is popular but not a bad boy. He does care about others and will help out. He is also on the basketball team. He has blond hair with green eyes. He does have his ears done as well. But the interesting thing is, instead of tattoos like his brother, he has two piercings. One for his lips and the other for his eyebrows. They are two different people. But they act like they have known each other all their lives and they don't care that they are here at the same time. They seemed like they liked being near each other.

She looked over at Nash, he was just watching them. “Why do you two have to be here now? Can't you come back after I leave? I would like to be alone”, she said. That was when Nash said it and put her on edge again. “You want to be able to think about those mystery notes from your locker”. Her head spun so fast you’d think she would have gotten whiplash. “What did you just say”, she said with her voice rising. Steven was smiling while Nash just looked all calm. “You want to be able to think about those mystery notes in your locker”, Steven said to her again.

“I heard him, you don't have to say it again”, she said, looking at him. She stood up and was looking at him. “How did you know about the notes? Are you the one who has been putting them in there”, she said, pointing a finger at him. He was just standing there looking at her.

She was not going to wait for him to answer. She walked towards him and grabbed his shirt, pulling him closer to her face. She was not happy, “Listen to me, I don't know who you think you are. But you are messing with the wrong girl”, she said. He put his hands up in the air to surrender to her. “Hey, calm down. It is not me”, he said, looking at Steven “Would you get her off of me, please”, Nash said, trying to remove her hands from his shirt. Steven was just laughing at him.

Once he could get a hold of himself, he walked over to them and tried to pull her off of Nash. I glared at him, but he did not take the hint. And he went to touch me but did not get far. I turned and pushed him into the wall near us. “Wow, chill out. Man, she can fight, bro”, Steven said with a smirk on his face. “You have no idea who you are both messing with”, I said. The only thing that you can see on their faces are small smiles.

She finally let go of Steven and walked away shaking her head at both of them with her back to them. Steven was just watching her, while she took a deep breath. He walked over and leaned on the wall. “Don't worry, we know who you are”, Steven said. I turned around and glared at him. “What do you mean by that”, I said. He had a small smirk on his lips. That was when Nash said what I was hoping it would not be. “We know it all, the girl who hides in the dark because she thinks it is the best way to get through life. The girl who thinks no one is really there for her, who does not care for her. The girl who has all the secrets in the world. The girl that is afraid to show she has the power deep inside her. But her life at home is not so good. Her parents are not nice and like to hurt her, so she spends her time boxing to also save money for herself. She has no friends and everyone thinks she is weird. Would you like me to go on or have you heard enough”, Nash said with something in his eyes that couldn't pinpoint what it was. I did not know what else to think. They know everything about me, but how and why?

I looked away and walked to sit back down. “Why would you want to know all of this? Why would you want to know about my problems? And how did you get all the info”, I said, looking at both of them. “We were not trying to do it on purpose, but once we found out who you were and how your life is, well we kinda felt bad for you. But get this, of course, you are not the only one whose life is like this”, Steven said. “Yeah, not everyone knows all about us. They don't know that we are brothers”, Nash said, putting his arm around his brother's shoulders. Steven gave his brother a look, “You just had to tell her that, why”, Steven said.

“Oh, calm down brother. She is not going to tell anyone, why would she”, Nash said, looking at her. All Gemma did was shrug her shoulders at them. “I don't have anything to lose, my life is already messed up. I don't see how it could get any worse”, she said. “That is true, but we are not here to make it worse for you. We wanted to run something through with you. You don't have to give us an answer now, but by Friday we would like one”, Steven said. “Tell me why I should help you out. What have you done to me that is helpful”, Gemma said. “You have not let us finish or let us tell you what we had in mind”, Nash said, looking at her.

Gemma stopped talking and let them finish. “Fine go on, what do you want”, she said, looking between the two of them. “So you don't know this either, but since we have been watching you, without letting you know we were. We have come to like you a little too much”, Steven said, watching her face to see her reason. Gemma narrowed her eyes together. “This is true, we both have liked you a little too much. And we would like to know if you would help get our parents off our backs for us. They have been trying to find a girl for both of us. We were wondering if you would be our fake girl for a while”, Nash said, giving her his killer smile. Gemma’s eyes went wide at what she had just heard coming out of the popular boy's mouth. She also shook her head because Steven thought that smile would work on her, but that is where he was wrong. “No, I am not going to do it. Sorry, but I don't trust him”, she said, while pointing to Steven.

He raised a brow at her. “You have not let us finish, so shut up and listen would you”, Steven said, getting a little annoyed. Gemma rolled her eyes at him. “Fine, go on”, she said. “If you do this for us. We will get you out of your parent’s house and will help you move out. And until you find a house you want or an apartment you like, you can live with us at our house. You don't have to worry about our parents saying no to that. Plus, we already know what we will tell them. And about the house thing. If you do it, we will pay for the house you want and a few other things till you die”, Steven said.

Gemma did not know what to say about it. Like she wanted to get out of that house. But she was not sure if the boys or at least Steven would go through with it all. She looked at both of them for a while and kept on thinking about how this could go. “Fine, but on one condition. There will be a contract for it all”, she said, pointing her finger at them. The boys looked at each other, then back at her. “Ok, we can do that. But you have to start this today. And you do know that you will be for both of us, right”, Steven said with a grin on his lips. Gemma took a sight and nodded her head.

Both of the boys looked at each other and smiled. “Oh, and by the way, don't worry about how much money the house is. We are rich, so money is not something we worry about”, Nash said. Gemma was happy to hear that but she did not let it show on the outside. She really wanted to get out of that house. But how would she tell her parents without them trying to kill her for it?

The boys went to leave but Steven stopped and turned around to walk over to Gemma. He leaned down and kissed her cheek. “See you later, baby”, Steven said, walking away with a smile on his face. Gemma could not say a thing. Before Nash went through the door, he turned and told her. “Oh, and don’t tell your parents who you are going to stay with. Just start to pack your things. We will move you in on Friday after school. And here is your first rule for your contract. We will pick and drop you off at home”, Nash said, walking away from her without hearing her answer to that. Gemma nodded her head and went to write something in her book.

Since she knows who it is now that was sending the notes, she has to tell her future self, plus she wants to remember this. Once she was done, gathering all her things and looking at the view one last time, then she went to finish her day. It was about lunchtime, so she went to the cafeteria to get some food. She got in line to get food. She paid and went to sit down. She sat at the table she always sits at. She started to eat, but then she felt the table move and someone sat down next to her. She looked over and saw Steven sitting next to her.

“Oh, Nash also forgot to tell you. You will have lunch with both of us every day when we are here”, he said, smiling that killer smile again. When she looked to her other side, she saw Nash sitting next to her. “Why do we have to start this today? Can't you sit with your friends today”, she said, looking down at her food. Nash chuckled a little at her, “Stop it; you are going to have to get used to being in the spotlight with the both of us,” Nash said, leaning in to whisper in her ear while brushing his lips against her cheek. “Fine, do what you want”, she said, going to eat her food. She went to take a bite of her food, but couldn't because Steven turned her head to look at him as he leaned in and kissed her on the lips.

Her eyes did not close at all, they just got so wide. The whole room went dead silent. When he pulled away, he gave her a smirking smile. She glared at him, “Would you stop that? It is not funny”, she said, yelling a little too loud for her liking. Steven just laughed, “Hey, if he gets one, I want one”, he said with a smile. Gemma turned her head fast to look at him. “No, one kiss is enough for everyone in this room to handle”, she said, going back to eating her food. Steven leaned in and said into her ear. “I will get it at some point today. You will not get out of it”, he said, then started eating as well. Gemma rolled her eyes at him and just kept on eating.

The boys were talking to each other, while Gemma was just eating her food and listening to them. She was not sure what to say. When she was done eating, she went and got out a notebook to get the rules going. She wants the contract ready before Friday.

The first rule is- No one can know it is fake.

Rule two- Rules can always be added after they sign the contract. But they have to be ok with each other.

Rule three- Was that they can't leave her in the dark, they have to tell her everything.

Rule four- She does not have to do anything she does not want to do, like anything s****l.

Rule five- They have to do everything a real couple would do, like dates/movie nights, and more.

Rule six- They have to pick her up before school and also after school.

Rule seven- They can't go back on their word, as they will pay for the house she wants for as long as she lives.

Rule six- One of you has to walk me to my next class. It would be best if you rotated like you do every other day.

She did this for a while until she felt someone looking over her shoulder. She looked up to see one of the brothers reading it as she was doing it. When she looked to her right, the other brother was also reading it as she went. “Do you guys want to add in your own rules”, she said, looking at them and waiting. Steven was the first one to shake his head, yes. Gemma waited for him to go on or for him to tell her what he wanted on there.

Rule seven- “We are allowed to kiss you whenever we want”, Steven said, giving her his killer smile yet again.

Gemma was not sure how she felt about that rule. But she did write it down for him. She looked over to Nash. “Do you have any rules you want in there”, she said. “No, can't think of any right now. We will get back to you on our rules”, Nash said, taking a bite of a fry. Gemma just shook her head, yeah. She went back to writing in the book. Until she felt something on her leg. She looked down to find a hand on her thigh. When she followed the hand, it led to Steven, who was also looking at her.

She was not sure what to say. So she did not say anything, and just went back to her book. She did not get far in her writing. Because she heard Steven whispering in her ear.

“I want a kiss before the end of lunch. I will not let you leave without doing it. Don't make me make a seen in lunch”, he said, while leaning down to her neck and leaving one kiss. Gemma’s eyes got big as he was saying it to her. She turned her head slowly to look at him. “Why should I? Give me a good reason why I should give you a kiss”, she said, crossing her arms over her chest.

Steven looked at her for a good minute. “One because you are my girlfriend, two because I want a kiss, plus he got one, so you have to make it fair. Three you look cute right now”, Steven said. She rolled her eyes. “One does not count, two you only get half of the points, because you kinda are right on making it fair. Three, I will also give you half of the points because I like what you said. Thank you for that”, Gemma said, smiling at him. Steven smiled, “So does that mean I get two mints instead of three, or do I get two half kisses on the cheek”, Steven said with his hand on his chin like he was thinking about it. “Since you got two half-pints, that will make one whole. And since you give me three and not just one. I will give you a half one on the cheek”, Gemma said.

“I will take what I can get. But at least I get a whole one. So that makes me happier”, he said while moving closer to her. Nash was smiling because of what his brother was trying to get out of her. He knows she is not so sure about Steven. But once you get to know him, he is not that bad. He does have his times when he might want to kill you, but other than that, he is a good kid.

“Ok, which one do you want first”, Gemma said, turning towards him. He thought about it and then told her, “Check first”. Gemma turned her body halfway in her chair so she could get his cheek easily. She gave it a mint, she was thinking about what he could try. But for some reason, she had a feeling she could trust him not to do anything.

She leaned in to whisper into his ear, “You know you will regret half of this”, she said, coming back a little and kissing him on the cheek. Gemma had a smile on her face. “Now that other one you will wait for it, you will get it when you walk me to my next class”, she said with a small smile. He was a little bit surprised that she would do something like that to him. He did not think she had it in her. Then again she did grab him by the shirt on the roof.

When lunch was finally ending, Gemma knew that she would have to give Steven his kiss. As Gemma got up from her seat, Steven grabbed her arm. “Don't even think about leaving me”, Steven said, giving her a look. Gemma did not say a thing to him. She waited for him to grab his things. He grabbed her arm again. “Oh and just for making me wait, you are holding my hand as I walk you to class”, Steven said, linking their fighters together. “This is going to be a long month or year, she said” in her head.

They walked out of the lunchroom. Hand in hand, Steven did not know, but he liked this feeling. He was not sure if he wanted someone to know that he cared. They had to go up the stairs to the second floor. They walked up the stairs, with some of the other kids watching them. Gemma did not realize that Nash was also with them. Until she looked behind her. “You do know that only one of you has to come. That way, so you’re both not late for class”, Gemma said.

Nash looked at her, “Yeah well, since it is the first day. We will both be taking you to class”, he said, with a smile on his face. She did not say anything else. She just keeps on walking with them to Math. Halfway, Nash puts his arm around her shoulders. She smiled and let him keep it there. Once they got to the class, Steven turned her around so she was facing him. He smiled at her while she just rolled her eyes at him. “Let me guess you are going to have fun this week testing me”, she said, crossing her arms.

He started to lean into her. But he stopped just an inch away from her lips. He wanted her to close the space between them. She smirked at him, and then closed the space between them. She had to be on her tiptoes a little bit with him. He is a little bit taller than her and taller than his brother.

Steven had his hand in her hair, pulling her closer to him. He did not let it be just a peck or just for one minute. He did make sure it was a kiss. Once, he finally pulls away. He had a big smile on his face. She was glaring at him a little bit. When she was able to pull away from his arms, she looked at Nash. He walked up to her and whispered in her ear. “I got a rule for your book, but I will not tell you about it later”. When he pulled away from her ear, he did not go all the way. He leaned in again and kissed her lips. He didn't make it as long as his brother, but he did make it a good one.

He pulled away and also had a smile on his face. “Steven will be here after your class. I have something to do. Plus, I have practice after school”, he said. She smiled at both of them, then she went to walk away. She did not see it coming, but she got smacked on the ass. She let out a yelp and turned around to give both of them a look while shaking her head. Then she walked into class.

She did not get much work done in that class. She could not get her mind off the boys. Who knew that in the future that she would be helping the bad boy and the popular kid of the school out with something? And who knows that she would also be fake dating them to do it? She never thought she would like the bad boy type.

When the teacher was done with the lesson, she let the kids have a few minutes to themselves. Gemma spent her time trying to figure out how she would get out of her parent’s house without them hurting her more.