Highschool ends and so will this.

After school activities

Phoenix POV

Tonight would be my first shift back at "24 Reasons" since school had started, I'd brought my outfit to school so I could get to work with time to spare.

Shimmying into my mini skirt and low cut top, I laced my stilletos boots, their 7 inch heel and platformed sole, gave me some height, something I lacked.

I pulled my hair into a pony tail and straightened the ends, before apply the last of my make up, with large winged eye liner and gold eye shadow, I finished my look off with blood red lipstick

"You ready?" called Merle from outside.

"Yeah boss!" I replied.

"Cool head behind the bar first, I'm going for a break." He answered as the sound of retreating footsteps followed.

I opened the door, following the corridor then turning left into the bar, shutting the door behind me.

The music was already on low, as Iron maiden begun to played lowly in the back ground.

"Have you heard what they said on the news today?

Have you heard what is coming to us all?

That the world as we know it will be coming to an end

Have you heard, have you heard?"

I began singing as I took moved glasses to and from the fridges, as people began pouring in.

Only pausing to serve customers and count change.

Suddenly the music's volume raised, I swung around only to met Merle smirking gaze, he knew I loved this song.

"Getting ready when the wild wind blows..." Trailed off the instrumentals take over.

I cant help but smile myself, no one complains, some of the older patrons start bobbing with a younger group earning a chuckle from both Merle and I.

The pool tables as filling and as well as the booths, where people now perused the menu's.

I approched Merle as he served one of our regulars.

"Hey girly!" Greeted Frank.

"Hey Frank whats news?" I answered politely.

"News? Nothing except you not coming to work last week and one before." He accused, I smiled shrugging as Merle moved away with a nod, I'd catch him in a moment.

"Yeah well new school year means I need to study, to give myself some breathing space, you know?" I anwsered truthfully.

He nodded, then met my gaze again with a michevious sparkle.

"and as for boyfriends?" He asked, I shook my head.

"Nothing yet Frank." I replied, he frown then smile again.

"Non good enough?" He asked, I offer a cheeky wink.

"Non can handle all this." I say offering a pose and grin.

He chuckles and I blow him a kiss that he pretends to catch and shove in his pocket as I sidle down the bar to the next customer.

For an old biker Frank had a good sense of humour, but was not harmless and had always been protective of me and my brother, Though Dad was the good sort now, he'd been trouble when he was younger and worked hard now but left him with little time for us and mum she travelled for work so was away mostly.

But Frank had always been next street over and around when Dad needed him to be, He'd always be our extended family.

I caught Merle once we'd both served those waiting.

"Want me to go run tables, I have seen Mel out there and those waiting to order are getting prickerly." I thumb towards the closest table.

Merle nods.

I swipe a notepad, pen and apron as I exit the bar.

I'd just finished cleaning away the dishes of a booth, and began wiping down the table, when I heard the door open and a group of laughter rung out, I looked at my wrist watch.

8pm. Fuckin hell. Mel was 2 hours late now, skipping out again.

"Hey Sexy, got a special for me?" Came a voice from behind, I swung round with a ready retort to find Dane my brothers friend.

I rolled my eyes.

"Nup." I replied about to continue, when I heard Ethan.

"Get away from her you perv!" Came Ethan's voice.

"Ethan!" I grinned, He shoved Dane who pouted at my reaction, Ethan slung a arm over my shoulders, planting a kiss on my cheek with a wink. "Don't worry he hasn't got a chance." Ethans assured earning a grunt of annoyance from Dane.

Ethan retracted his arm as I motion to the table, he slides into the booth as Dane kisses my cheek in greeting as he passes, lingering longer then necessery earning a shove from me, he only chuckles as Ethan pins him witha a glare too.

Then Grant another one of the boys, arrives, kissing my cheek I blush he's always been my type, Grant is the kind, protective and quiet confident sort of guy. Also super attractive.

Next is Vin he smiles kissing my cheek says hello too, I move to turn back to the boys, when another kiss lands on my cheek, making me jump in suprise.

I turn to come eye level with a broad chest and look up to met familar green eyes that glow similar to my own, Caspian.

"Um hi." I manage, blinking.

"Hello." He answers before filling the last spot in the booth, half hanging out with his hulking figure.

"This is Caspian." Ethans waves towards him. "You probably recongnise him from your school." He adds, I nod.

"Yeah we share some classes." I acknowledge, Ethan nods, not looking up from his menu as he continues.

"Yeah cool, his the next head of Constrictors across town." He adds, my gaze snapped to him now away from Caspian, who seems offended by my reaction.

"And?" I press, my tone causes Ethan to look up, then between me and Caspian, he motions me closer.

"And there someone's snooping around the club again, so I need someone who can look after you since none of us go to school anymore." He whispers, my eyes widen.

"Is it...Wyatt?" I ask with a hiss, Ethan's eyes flit to the boys who nod, he sighs and nods too.

My world freezes over in that moment.

He was back.

I stand nodding to the other and then to Caspain.

I straighten, forgetting to take their order as my stomach churns, I run into Mel as she enters the bar from the yard out back.

I shove the notepad and pen in her hand, shoving passed her I make it outside seconds from being too late, as I'm sick on the grass out back.

Caspain POV

As soon as Phoenix leaves a silence falls over the boys that were joking only moments before, they seems solem and lost in there thoughts.

I decide to break the silence.

"So which on of you is her boyfriend?" I ask, a look of shock and confusion crosses Ethan's face and then sharing a look with the others he bursts in to laughter.

"You're so blunt Caspian!" He manages to grit out between his snorts of laughter. "That's my sister." He adds, earning a look of surprise from me.

I frown looking between his brown hair, he eyes though blue there were definantly some facial similarties.

I nod. "Sorry man." He shakes his head, wiping a few tears from his eyes, as he calms down.

"All good." He replies, now the others calm too, its only the guy beside him looking unamused.

"I reckon I'd be closest to her boyfriend." He states smugly, earning a shove from each guy, either side of him.

"You? Keep dreaming Dane!" Says the one they introduced as Grant, before Ethan chips in.

"Exactly if it was anyone here, Nixy always googling Grant over there not you!" Ethan teases, Earning a snarl from Dane and a grin from Grant.

"If only.." Grant replies with a look of admiration, towards the doorway Phoenix had gone through earlier.

Ethan smiles fades a little, following Grants gaze, his expression turns to concern.

"Do you want me to go check on her?" I offer, not knowing what that silence had been about, but that it was something Ethan couldn't downplay, as her brother.

"Yeah that'd be good, I need to talk with the boys quickly anyway." Ethans replies greatfully.

I nod and stand, as a new server arrives at our table, she moves to stop me from leaving.

"I'm here to take your orders, you can sit back down." she flirts shamlessly, fluttering her eye lashes at me.

"No thanks." I reply as I shove pass her, my eyes on the door across the bar.