You'd Better Hide the Bullets

Vic's P.O.V

I watched in horror as Ali and Alex stared at me and Scarlett. The realisation hit me that I was drunk as Hell and kissed Scarlett, in plain sight for everyone to see. What the fuck was I thinking? I know how this is going to pan out. Ali will run off and expect me to go after her, I won't though. Not because I don't like her enough to but because I'm too drunk to be chasing sad girls. Scarlett is going to chase after Alex and apologise, trying to tell him it was a mistake and then ignore me again.

"Alex, I can explain." Scarlett blurted out. Alex just walked away through the kitchen door. Scarlett scurried off after him.

I looked at Ali again and she just looked broken. "You know I can't even be angry at her because I did the exact same thing to her." She said with tears beginning to well in her eyes. I felt kinda bad.

"I don't know what to say." I sighed, my legs were wobbling and making me feel completely vulnerable for the first time in forever.

"You aren't even going to apologise?" She raised her eyebrows in shock. I didn't even move an inch as she stared at me. "I'm going home Vic, I'll speak to you later." She stormed off. A good boyfriend would chase after her, I'm not a good boyfriend.

I picked myself up and went into the living room to find Mike but he was nowhere to be seen, Pete approached me. "Where's Scarlett?" He asked drunkenly.

"She ran after Alex." I told him. He nodded and I could tell her was beyond wasted.

"When are you gonna man up and just get her. It's killing us to watch you dance around it." He looked at me with a hint of seriousness on his face. Even though he could barely hold his own head up he was holding a completely normal conversation.

"I don't think it's ever gonna happen Pete." I patted his shoulder. "Look, while I'm at it I wanna apologise to you for being an asshole for the past 3 years. You guys didn't deserve it and it's not fair. No hard feelings right?" I held my hand out for him to shake.

He grabbed it instantly. "No worries man, as long as you treat Scarlett good then you're alright in my book." He told me. I couldn't help but smile, maybe Pete could be a good friend of mine someday. Maybe.

He sauntered off to yell at someone doing something stupid and that's when Tony and Jaime came up to me. "Vic where did you go at midnight?" Tony couldn't keep both his eyes open.

"Um, the kitchen." I told them as casually as possible.

"I needed someone to kiss at midnight though." Jaime pretended to be sad.

"Sorry guys." I shrugged. "What's wrong with your eyes?" I asked Tony getting really distracted by his constant blinking.

"I got tequila in it." He informed me. I couldn't help but shake my head at his dumb ass move.

"Wow, do I wanna know why?" I couldn't help but laughing at him. We all began laughing.

Suddenly I noticed Alex walk back into the house. He marched up to me and gave me a horrible look. "Why'd you have to kiss her? WHY?" He basically screamed in my face.

Jaime stepped forward and pushed Alex back. "Hey pal, why don't you watch what you're doing." Jaime said to Alex as intimidatingly as possible.

Alex ignored Jaime and looked back at me. "You could have anyone you want, you do have a girlfriend of your own but you had to go and steal mines. Why? I need her, you don't. Just leave her alone." Alex shook his head. I felt really bad for the guy.

"Look, I respect your relationship with Scarlett but she asked me to kiss her at midnight. I didn't just go ahead and plant one on her because I felt like it. Maybe you need to speak to her about it instead of me." I said as calmly as I possible could to stop myself for punching his annoying face in. I pushed past him and left the house, I had to go home. I had to get out of this loud and annoying place.

I walked in the direction of my house, it wasn't too far from here thankfully. As I drunkenly walked along the sidewalk, hoping not to run into any cops or annoying people my phone began to buzz in my pocket. I pulled it out and it was a number I didn't recognise. I clicked the receive button and put it to my ear. "Hello." I questioned. There was no answer, just breathing. "Hello!" I said even louder, hoping it'd get a reaction.

"Vic..." It was Scarlett. How'd she get my number?

"What's wrong?" I began to panic.

"I'm lost and I don't know what to do, I'm in like some sort of woodlands area." She said down the phone. Her voice sounded so fragile and broken, like she had been crying.

"Is there anything nearby that you can describe to me?" I asked, running my hand through my hair.

"There was like a cemetery near me." She mumbled, her voice sounded really faint.

"I know where that is. Don't move, I'll be there in like 10 minutes." I told her. She mumbled okay and hung up.

My heart began racing, making me break out in a run towards the cemetery nearby. She didn't go for, but the woods behind the cemetery would be in complete darkness so she needs to be careful. And in the state she was in tonight, the fear that I had to get there as soon as possible made me run even faster.

Once I reached the cemetery I ran around to the woods and began calling out her name, she didn't answer though. Fuck where is she? I pulled my phone out and hit redial. "Vic where are you?" She sounded like she was crying.

"I'm in the woods, where are you?" I asked her.

"I'm sitting on a tree log in the woods. I'm so scared." She cried a little.

"I'm gonna use my phone as a torch, if you see my flashlight then shout as loud as you can okay." I told her trying to be calm.

"Okay." She sounded like a lost child.

Faintly I heard her voice calling my name. I put the phone to my ear and smiled. "I heard you, just keep calling out and I'll follow your voice." I told her and hung up. I continued walking towards the voice.

I got closer and closer to the voice until it was so loud. I could see her outline as she sat on the tree that had fallen over. My eyes adjusted to the light and I walked over to her. The flashlight on my phone was enough light to see her face. "Vic." She wrapped her arms around me and began sobbing. "I was so scared. No one else would answer their phones. Alex broke up with me, my sister hates me. My friends are all too drunk to even notice that I was calling them." She was breaking down, I could feel the tears soak through my shirt.

"It's okay, I'm here." I told her. She looked up at me and I genuinely couldn't help but feel completely overwhelmed by her beauty.

"The boy who trapped me, left me to get out of that closet myself is the same boy who later saved me from dying in the woods." She mumbled to me.

"We need to get you home." I told her and she scrunched up her face.

"Ali is gonna kill me." She looked terrified. I felt bad for her but at the same time it was worth it, it was one Hell of a kiss.

Suddenly she attacked my lips with her own, pouncing on me and knocking me over onto the floor of the woods. It was sloppy and kinda weird. Like it wasn't really her, but at the same time I couldn't help but feel happier that she kissed me. That she is on top of me and kissing me like there is no tomorrow. She placed her hands at either side of my head, on the ground to balance herself. She pushed her tongue into my mouth and groaned really loudly, making me almost shit myself from the suddenly noise. I didn't like it, I didn't like putting her into this position. I don't wanna take advantage of the situation. "Scarlett." I stopped.

"What?" She said softly, her voice sounded so sexy and it kills me to do this but I don't wanna disrespect her.

"You're really drunk, we are in the middle of the woods and things have been kinda fucking confusing tonight. Please let me take you home." I begged her. She looked down at me and I felt my heart aching for her to kiss me again.

But she didn't, instead she got off of me and began running in the direction I came from. I got up, grabbed my phone and followed her. "Go away Vic." I heard her shout towards me.

"Scarlett please stop, you're going to hurt yourself." I called out after her. I couldn't see her but I could still hear her. I used my phone to keep an eye on what was in front of me, she must have slowed down because she came into sight. She let out a horribly loud and disgusting scream as she crashed to the floor. "Scarlett?" I called out as ran to her. I pointed the light on her face and her eyes were closed, her head had a gash on it and blood pouring out. Oh no.

I quickly dialled Mike's number and he answered. "Hello." He said casually.

"Mike, is anyone at the party sober?" I asked frantically.

"Me actually, I didn't drink anything." He announced happily.

"Borrow Pete's car and come to the cemetery, get Patrick, and Jaime." I told him.

"Why what's up?" He questioned.

"JUST DO IT MIKEY!" I screamed at him. I shoved my phone in my pocket and quickly picked Scarlett up into my arms.

Her lifeless body made me feel super sick, it wasn't good. I don't wanna see her like this. If she gets seriously hurt then I won't forgive myself. I ran as fast as I could with Scarlett in my arms. I finally seen the opening and a car sitting outside the cemetery gates. Patrick drunkenly got out the car along with Jaime. They both began sprinting across the grass as they noticed me carrying a lifeless Scarlett. "What the fuck happened?" Patrick almost screamed at me. Jaime pulled her outta my arms and ran to the car with her.

"Patrick she was so drunk and got lost, I didn't wanna take advantage of her but she didn't take it well and ran off, she fell and hit her head and it's all my fault." I could feel myself nearly begin crying in front of him.

We ran back to the car and Jaime was in the back with Scarlett's head in his lap. He must've found a first aid kit in the car and began fixing her wound. Scarlett's eyes fluttered open and she stared up at Jaime. "What are you doing?" She asked as if she was completely sober. He stared down at her with a strange look on his face.

"Helping you." He said as he wiped her head. Patrick looked back at her.

I climbed into the back and she sat up, facing me. "What happened?" She asked, touching her head.

"You fell and hit your head." I said softly. Mike started the car and began driving towards the hospital.

"No don't take me to the hospital." Scarlett said frantically, looking at Mike.

"Scarlett you're hurt, what if you have a concussion? You need to be checked by a doctor." I told her. She looked at me as if she was about to start crying.

-

After a 2 hour wait in the ER Scarlett was seen to. She had no concussion and she was beginning to completely sober up and remember the events of the night.

Mike dropped us off at my house and then took Jaime and Patrick back to the party and drop Pete's car off. Scarlett stood in front of me outside my house. "Are you okay?" I asked her. She looked at her hands and said nothing. "I'm sorry that tonight had gone the way it has, what a shitty start to the year but hey you might have a gnarly scar that will make you look totally badass." I told her, trying to lighten the mood. She smiled a little but still avoided looking at me.

"I'm sorry if I came on too strong in the woods, it was a moment of weakness and I kinda over stepped the mark." She finally looked up at me and I couldn't help but melt. Even with makeup all over her face, hair a mess and blood covering her face she looked so damn beautiful.

"You were so drunk and I didn't want you to be taken advantage of. I wouldn't ever do that to you, or anyone. Sorry if I upset you but I just want you to know it wasn't because I don't like you or anything." I explained to her, hoping it would grant me some good points.

She just walked up to me, kissed me on the cheek and then walked over to her own house. I watched as she got in safely and sighed. This girl will be the death of me.

Notes

What a hectic January first for this bunch! What do you guys think?