Dating the Gangster Nerd

Chapter One

I stopped walking when someone held my bag from behind. I glance behind, and saw my best friend, Vanessa stopping me from walking away.

"Uh, uh..." She murmured, and already knows what’s on my mind. “Lemon…don’t you ever try.” Vanessa warned me.

I smirk while gazing at her hands tightly gripping my bag.

"You were aware of my pet peeve, right?" I said as I tried to move but she held it tighter. I raise my. eyebrows, and continued to glare at her hands. "You know that it annoys me when someone's stopping me from all that I want to do."

But she didn't even seem to bother by that.

"Are you aware of my pet peeve as well?” She smirks back. “I hate when my best friend is really stubborn,” she says, she used a strong force, and pulled, drew me back to her. “Don’t come closer to that guy, Lemon Arquera. He may look vulnerable, and weak and nerd but he’s a gangster! My god Lemon!”

"Vanessa that is the reason I'm coming to him. He is a gangster!” I said, hardheadedly.

That nerd... his name is Dario Sandoval.

They said that he is the gang leader, and that’s why no one wants to come closer to him. They were all scared but there are some students who are in different gang who tried to hurt him, and that’s what happening today.

The teacher were having a meeting, and the students were like a mice, running around while no one is watching.

Our classmates said that Dario is in the comfort room of the boys, and he was gang up. And, I'm heading there but Vanessa stopped me. I know she knew how hard headed I am. I know she knew that no one can stop me.

I let my bag fell that made me get out from Vanessa hold. I heard my bag fell, but I quickly runaway and left the room.

“My god, Lemon!” Vanessa yelled. “Come back here!”

I didn’t look back. I run as fast as I could.

I was going there, and saw some students walking with the same direction. My pace turns slower as I saw how crowded outside the men's room.

They were boys lining infront while watching the audience. They didn't even call the teacher to report this but instead they are allowed watching! They were like watching a movie or waiting for the exciting part!

My eyes widened when the students yelled and flinched. I run, and when I'm already in the crow, I heard a broken glass that was being thrown.

I quickly went in between, and push some students away.

"s**t, can't you see that we are standing!" The girl yelled but her existence doesn't matter to me, now and forever.

The boys stood infront to stop me. I rolled my eyes.

"Move." I said, I coldly.

The boys were looking at me, strangely. “What are you doing? You’re not allowed to enter.”

The man in the center said.

Bullshit. I gave that man a hostile look.

“I want to enter. I want to pee. Why do you care?” I said annoyingly.

“Dude, they were fighting, and this is a male cr."He said impatiently. They looked at me, and smirk." Do you really like to meddle?” The guy the in the left side corner said.

They look like a crush potato. I bet these guys are one of them. If he really cares he will stop the fight or he won’t stop me from going inside.

He stopped me from going inside!

Again, for the last time, I don’t really like people stopping me from the things I wanted to do. The more they stop me, the more I'm going to rebel.

I bump their shoulder that mad then moved. Maybe they let me because I'm a woman or maybe try think that I can't do. something on what's going inside.

I stop, and smirk. I know they were all watching like a stupid s**t.

“The principal and the teachers are coming over."I said, dropping the bomb." You really want to stay here?”

Just few seconds after I said it, I heard them babbling and quickly running away, like a happy feet in the movie.

I went to the doorknob, and it's lock as expected. So put all of my hands and strength on it and slam it.

“Open the door!” I yelled. “The principal, and teachers are coming here! Open the damn door!” I yelled and repeatedly pounded on the door.

“Open the- - " I was about to shout, the door swung open, causing me to fall to the ground.

I groaned in pain. “Shit.”

“I'm sorry, Miss!” They yelled and then simply left me there.

The f**k with those cowards!

I still manage to stand up even I feel the sudden pain both in my arms. There are broken glass that scattered. I roamed my eyes around and couldn’t find him, so I went to the other room, to the shower room.

I walk like a ghost, and I stopped when I heard the sound of the dripping water.

What if he's dead already? What if those students just leaves him there while drowning?

What if he's alive? Where did the nerd go? Did he take a shower or what if they hid him here while he’s unconscious? The thought about that seems to creep me out. Students are dangerous around him and I should not go around him but…why I’m still finding him here?

Right, I should leave him...but I'm sure your conscience will eat you up Lemon!

I still... decided to search over him in the shower rooms. In stopped in another room, the last shower room, where the water is on. I couldn’t see but I gaze down, saw a man’s shoes getting wet by the water.

“U-uhmm…excuse me?” I said, scared. “Did you happen to see a guy? I mean a student…a weak student that was being beaten by the others students a while ago?”

He didn't replied, and the shower was off. Ghost cannot turn off the shower right? So, he isn't a ghost right?

"Hey, if you're here that long. I'm sure you saw it." I said, persistently. I continued, "The nerd, he was beaten by the students. He's tall, and yeah weak-

“Do you mean not able to fight means a weak to you?” He asked back seriously that made me cleared my throat.

“No…no… I mean he looks…v-vulnerable? He’s wearing an eyeglass but why I’m explaining to you anyway?" I asked now a little bit irritated.

The door suddenly opened." I'm asking because you are looking of me. " He cut me off.

My eyes widened, and for sure he saw my reaction.

My eyes widened more when I see the bruises around his faces. He’s not wearing his eyes glass, and my eyed moved down to his neck when he put his eyes glass on his shirt, and my eyes moved down again as he’s white uniform get wet around, and I could see his clearly his…abs…abs?!

“What are you staring?” He asked, coldly that made me looked at him in the eye.

There's a broken glass but I can see just little blood around. Did he hurt those students?

“No. I mean w-what…what happened?” I asked, but my eyes dragged me. back to his stomach. Staring something... something's unreal.

He looks so weak but why does he have abs?!

"Are you here to stare at my stomach?" He ask that snapped me back to the reality.

I blink again. He caught me again.

"There's nothing wonderful to see." I said, calm, but my eyes wandered around his fake.

“Why you didn’t fight back?” I asked calmly. I wanted to touch that but we are not that close.

“Why are you here? "He asked not even please to see me here. He stare at me from head to toe. "What brought you here, Miss everybody’s favorite?” He added, like it was something amusing.

We never introduce each other. I just know him from the students around, and I think it goes with him as well.

I looked at him, seriously when he remained calm, silent, and compose. “Why you didn’t fight back? Why did you let them beat you? I thought, they said you are a gang leader?"

I looked at him, deadly serious.

He’s nerd and even has eyes scream darkness and sometimes sent scary stares, it's still useless without fighting back.

He’s nose is very pointed that it looks good on him. He's mysterious enough. I also heard girls talking about him, and I can defend that there’s something to talk about him.

“I’m a student.” He said seriously after a long silence that I thought he won't going to answer me.

“I’m in the institution, and I respect it. I don’t bring violence and taint my organization, and my people.” He said, calmly with so. much patient.

Then, what's the purpose of building his gang? His organization? I don't understand it. If someone will grab me then I'm gonna break her neck.

"I think it's your right to fight back because they hurt you," I said, strongly, and his eyes went blank.

My gaze dropped to his stained with some taints of just some drop of blood and dirt.

He just look at me for second. I thought he's going to say something but he just walk away. I watch his back walking away.

He opened the shower door, and close it, and left me here... still I followed him, ofcourse I’m not staying here alone, goes might appear.

I saw how broad his back. He's back look good and a perfect shape. I slap my forehead thinking about physical admiration.

"Talking that deeply to someone is bad, Lemon" I whispered to myself.

I've been in endorsed products, and model. I see a lot of men younger and older, and hotter than anyone but maybe I was just shock that a nerd can pull a thing, too.

I frown when he stopped. I saw in holding the door and didn't take any steps. The door left hanging on his hand.

Why?

My mind went back to those guys. I was lying that there's a principal coming here. Did they came back?

I felt the sudden cold around my body. What if they would kill us? Damn. That nerd should close the door, and I don't care if I spend the day here. I quickly walk, and ready to grab his shirt and pulls back but my hand hang in the air, when I saw who's waiting for us, outside.

I quickly covered my mouth, and jaw dropped watching Vanessa standing while behind her are my body guards.

"Where are those idiotic pa-cool kids?!"

“What the f**k Vanessa?!” I cursed.

I quickly left that nerd, and went closer to Vanessa. I grabbed her arms. "For pete's sake, why are you bringing my bodyguard! I whispered, damn hot seat.

"You are such a hardhead," Vanessa growled, push my forehead with her hand. "Do you think that I will just let you go there, Miss hardheaded girl?"

"Why are you bringing that body guard." I said, in controlled.

"Why? Is it bad? Body guards are allowed here." She chewed my face. "How are you? You are really so stubborn. You always do what's on your mind, crazy stubborn."

"No one will hurt me." I assured her. "I'm a woman, and if they would land or even lay a finger to me, for sure we will see each other in court."

She nodded, and gently caress my shoulder. I thought she already forget but I wanted to zipped her mouthless to stop talking.

"Go boys, check the cr!" She commanded. "And, don't listen to your hardheaded master!," and she said, glared at me.

I chuckled while holding her arms.

"Why do you always love to go to dangerous places and people? Are you an endangered species?”

She murmured.

My gaze shifted to the side as the nerd left without saying a word to me or to us.

“And you! I thought you are a gang lead--" She stopped when she notice that the nerd is not here anymore. Vanessa pointed her hands somewhere when he didn't see the nerd. " Where did did he go?” Vanessa asked whispered shock.

I laughed while hugging her. She’s really crazy, madly crazy and a worrier.

" Let's go back. It's fine." I assured her.

“Stop involving yourself to bad guys, okay? Let just involve ourselves academically.” She said that made me laugh, hard.

We start walking, and I sway our hands that was intertwined.

“I bet you just sleep talking." I chuckled." We both know how we hated that.”

My body guard listen, and obey her more than me.

A one and only in a million woman.

Despite of me, being popular to everyone. Despite me being called by everyone, Vanessa is my favorite of all my favorite. I still look around her in crowded people. I still want to stand beside, talk to her than going with the people. She’s my favorite of all favorite. The bestfriend who never leave my side, the bestfriend who will never betray me, and I know will forever stay with me whatever my decisions in life.

She’s loyal, kind and loving. She provides warmth and sunlight. She can find a better best friend, and I'm so grateful that she still chose me as her best friend despite all of my flaws and ugly behavior.

It’s good to live knowing that there are still people whom you know would love you despite your vices.

I can't even remember how often Vanessa stayed by my side. I am very grateful that she was there when I could no longer face the darkness I felt every day. She witnessed everything, she was there in everything more than my family.

I'm happy that I met her, and happy that she's my bestfriend.