Rise & Rise Again

"Prisoner of Azkaban?"Victoria giggled as she stumbled out the front door of the Waffle House clumsily.

"No, I'm going to Marilese's house. Vic can drive you home." I said harshly.

"But-"

"Bye." I climbed into my car and started it before speeding out of the parking lot. A quick glance into the rearview mirror made my stomach churn. Victoria stood in the parking lot with confusion and panic spread across her gorgeous features. I slpwed for a secpnd, just to make sure she didn't have a complete panic attack but then kept going when I saw Vic holding her in his arms.

I didn't want anything to do with her right now. Not after how she was acting with Tony during breakfast. She was flirting with him right in front of me the entire time without a care. What was I doing? Why did I even care so much? Victoria's my best friend and nothing more.

Victoria's my best friend. My best friend with beautiful, wavy auburn hair. My best friend with the smallest honey colored eyes that fit above her perfectly dimpled cheeks. My best friend that's covered in intricately designed tattoos, some her own creations, some characters from Hayao Miyazaki or Tim Burton movies. My best friend with the loudest laugh on the West Coast. My best friend that I loved everything about. My best friend that I loved.

"Fuck!" I screamed and slammed my palms against the steering wheel as I drove. Fifteen minutes later I had pulled up in front of Marilese's home and put the car in park. I had to end things with Marilese.

Before I knew it, I was knocking on her front door and patiently waiting for someone to answer.

"Mikey!" Marilese's four year old sister called from where she sat on the carpetted living room floor after their mother opened the door.

"Michael! It's so good to see you again," She smiled and moved to the side to let me in. "Marilese is in her bedroom, go right up."

An inaudible 'thanks' passed my lips before I ran up the stairs. My knuckles hit Marilese's door lightly, causing a familiar voice let out a string of curses and I heard a light thump. I pushed open the bedroom door and was more hurt then surprised by what I saw. Marilese was sitting up in bed, with her curly blonde hair sticking up in several directions. On the floor beside her stood Alex, pulling his jeans up as fast as he could. I let out a loud, dry, laugh before speaking.

"You know I'm not even surprised? I mean, the two biggest fucking sluts I know."

"Mike, dude, let me explain we were just-"

"Shut up Alex. Now, like I was saying. I really can't say I didn't see it coming. I mean I knew you were cheating on me. I always know. Oh, you want to know something funny? I cheated on you too. I kissed Victoria. Not like that even fucking compares to this but still."

"Just listen Mike I-" As soon as I heard Alex open his mouth, I turned and punched him in the jaw, sending him to the ground, holding his face in pain. Marilese let out a little scream as I did so, probably more upset about him being hurt then the entire confrontation itself.

"Don't ever fucking talk to me again. Either of you." I spat at the two of them before turned my back and leaving. Marilese called after me desperately as I walked away, her voice fading more with every step I took.

I got in my car and drove home, not caring that Victoria was most likely there, flirting with Tony again. When I got there, I was still as angry as when I had caught Alex and Marilese. After throwing the car into park, I stormed into the house and slammed the front door behind me, making the pictures on the surrounding walls to shake. My feet carried me upstairs and into Vic's room, in search of the only person I wanted to see.

"Where is she?" I huffed once I pushed the bedroom door open. Jaime and Vic were the only ones in the room.

"Why do you even care?" Vic answered without looking up from his computer screen.

"Where the fuck is she Vic! I swear to God if you let her be alone with Tony then I'm going to-"

"You're going to what Mike? Get mad at me because of how fucking stupid you are?"

"Fuck you." I said through clenched teeth before going down the hall and into my room, slamming the white door behind me.

My fingers grabbed the closest thing they could find and I threw it at the wall, sending whatever it was into a million different pieces after it hit the wall.

"Mike don't do this!" Vic yelled angrily from the other side of the door.

"Do what Vic?" I screamed sarcastically as I grabbed a piggy bank that my cousin had gotten for me for Christmas one year and threw it at the door, causing that to break as well. "That?"

"I swear to God I'll call her Michael Christopher Fuentes."

"I don't fucking care! She's probably too busy getting fucked by Tony to care!"

"Don't be stupid!" Vic laughed cynically before pounding on the door with his fist. "Let me in!"

"Hell no!"

"Fine, I'll just call her then."

"Oh don't interrupt them!" I yelled angrily and grabbed another object, throwing it at the wall.

"You need to get over NOW...It's Mike. He went over to her house and he came home and he's throwing shit around his room and he locked it and I can't get in he won't let me in you're the only one I could call Vicky please...She said she's on her way!"

"Victor Vincent Fuentes you better hope that you're kidding because I-" I cut myself off when I heard him mumble something to another person "Go the fuck away!"

"Michael open the fucking door!" her tiny voice screamed as she pounded on the door.

"NO! You are the LAST fucking person I want to see right now!"

"I am going to bust this motherfucker down I swear to god Mike" she responded angrily.

"Fuck off! I fucking hate all of you!"

"GOD DAMMIT MIKE OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR" I had never heard Victoria's voice sound so intimidating in the entire time I had known her.

I still didn't want to see her. I hadn't trusted her and Tony since the second I laid eyes on the two of them together. They got along too well to be just friends with each other and I didn't want them to be anything but that. The hallway went silent for a few minutes but I knew that she would be returning shortly with some way force herself into the room.

I heard something slide between molding in the door before the door was pushed open by the small girl behind it.

"I said I don't want to see you!"

"What the fuck did I do!" she screamed back.

"Nothing! Why don't you just go fucking watch Star Wars with Tony!" Every few seconds I would take a step towards her, causing her to take another step back until her body was pressed against the wall.

"Is that really what this shit is about? Because I fucking doubt it!" Victoria's small hands went up and shoved my shoulders away from her

"Why does it matter to you! Just let me be!" I yelled in her face, grabbing her wrists so she couldn't shove me again.

"Because it does! It just fucking does!" Her eyes closed and she shook her head as she spoke

"Well I don't want to talk to you about it" I clenched my teeth and looked away, feeling tears stinging the corners of my eyes

"Yes you do." She whispered "Mikey what's wrong. What happened." I released her wrists and shoved my face into the crook of her neck, holding onto her body tightly as we sunk down onto the ground. I had the glass crunched beneath us as we landed on the floor and I felt Victoria wince as it pierced the skin on her thighs.

"It was Alex. I went over there and he was there" I cried "Vicky they were- it was him the entire time- I didn't think-"

"Shhhhh it's okay you don't need them baby" she held onto me as she spoke "Come on, it's gonna be okay. If he was really your friend he would have never done that to you. Mike why were you mad at me though?"

"Because I knew you'd like Tony." I seethed, feeling anger rising up in my chest again. I pushed her away as I stood up "I know he was at your house. You probably fucked him."

"Excuse me?" She screeched "You better fucking pray you're kidding right now!"

"Then why was he at your fucking house just now huh?" I challenged her.

"FUCK YOU! We were watching Star Wars you cunt!" She retaliated by throwing her red shoe that she left here the other night at my head.

"Oh you wanna throw shit now!" That only made me angrier and caused me to reach for one of my own shoes to throw, making sure I didn't actually hit her. No matter how angry I was I could never hurt her. "I don't see why you don't just admit it!"

"I'm not owning up to shit I didn't do!"

"My GOD I really fucking hate you sometimes!" I said through clenched teeth.

"Well the feeling is fucking mutual." Victoria's back was pressed against the wall again and my hands held her small wrists against the wall above her head.

My eyes trailed down her face and to her lips, that we're pushed together from her angry glare. I was currently trying to end the war that was going on in my head. I made a split second decision and leaned forward, pressing my slightly chapped lips against Victoria's soft ones. She responded quickly, moving her arms down the from wall and onto my shoulders while I picked her up by her bottom. I felt her lips a second time, only on my neck.

"Shit Victoria" I groaned at the feeling of her teeth dragging along my skin. Our bodies turned and I dropped us down onto my bed.

My lips pressed to her collar bone, leaving marks with my teeth as I went. I rolled to our left, letting Victoria settle onto my hips. Her fingers pulled the bottom hem of her black t shirt and she quickly pulled it over her head. I pulled my own shirt off as she threw her bra across the room. Our bodies shifted again, making me balance myself above her. Victoria's eyes fluttered open and she dragged her nails over my chest while she bit her bottom lip. Our lips were connected again as I felt her fingers clumsily trying to unbutton my jeans, tugging them down soon after she did so. I kicked them off the rest of the way, leaving my boxers on. My right hand reached down and pulled her shorts down, her underwear coming off with them.

I pushed into her gently and I heard a small moan come from between her lips. Victoria wrapped her legs around me, pulling me closer before she hooked her arm around my neck. My hands held a tight grip on her hips and I groaned into her neck before my lips caught hers in a heated kiss. I kissed akin her jaw before my teeth caught her earlobe. Victoria's nails tore at my back, leaving small cutes as they went. I picked up the pace and her name fell out of my mouth in a jumbled mess as she continued to scratch at my skin.

"Victoria..Fuck.." I groaned

"Oh shit..Mikey.." She sounded as if she was pleading with me to come, so I moved my hips faster, slowing down when I felt her constrict around me and moved is so she was on my lap again.

"Victoria, Look at me" I demanded.

Her eyes stayed shut and she held her lip between her teeth, and ground her hips against mine.

"Mikey I-"

"C'mon baby," I whispered

"Mikey!" She choked out

"Look"

Victoria's eyes fluttered open quickly and my name flew from her mouth to my ears while her body shook. I came seconds later and pulled her body close to mine as we fell back onto the bed. My arms pulled her up and onto my chest where her breathing slowed. I felt her lips press against my skin before her eyes closed for the last time that night.

And regardless of what had happened earlier, I was in complete bliss.

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