Saw 50 Shades and hated it :/ Violent, abusive and promotes rape. Not a fan of domestic violence.

Eli
Casey
Mom
Olivia
Teddy
Tom
Stephan

I looked at my contact list and saw the name. Wondering if I dare press the delete button. But yet it was so hard to do, it wasn't so difficult when I deleted Kuyler's name.

"Highschool sucks." My stomach churned, I felt absolutely awful. A stupid princess that can't decide. Assuming he means him and Kuyler, of course it would be hard, not that I still hung over Kuyler but he was my first love and I just started having feelings for Stephan. Anyone would know how hard it is.

I don't know what to do anymore. Stephan's not talking to me and I don't know what the hell I did, Mom and Mr. Davies are getting married and I can't stop it. Trying would make my mom unhappy, and I don't have a date to the Winter formal.

I've been asked by like one or two people, but I politely declined. That'll probably be like that until the dance. Maybe I won't be going again this year. Coming to my senses about that sucks.

"Naomi! Tom is here!" Ugh why. I got up and exited my room and went to see Tom in my kitchen. "Why are you here?" I know I haven't talked to him, or my other friends in the past couple of days but I just wanted to be alone for a while. Tom held up a bag "I brought you something." He shook the bag tempting me and I snatched it from him, he retreated his hand away quickly but smirked as I opened it. Sugar cookies. "Oh Tom thanks, I'm sorry. You were worried and I treated you like shark shit."

I really need to work on this bad habit of mine of taking my anger out on friends, cause honey, it ain't cute. "Its fine baby, I know it's hard on you with Stephan and.." He leaned in and whispered "your mom." I gasped.

Grabbing his hand I hulled Toms ass up the stairs and into my room where I locked the door. Then shut the windows and pulled in the pastel blue curtains. "Who told you!?" He looked at me like I was stupid. "Who else? Olivia told me. Unless you told more people." I massaged my temples. "No, not unless you want the paparazzi down my throat.

Those kids are viscious." Kuyler was popular, I guess I was well known. If news broke out that we were going to become brother and sister, it would be hell. It was bad enough that everyone knew I used to be in love with him. Some still do and it would give people weird ideas. "Did Stephan..did Stephan come to school today?" I noticed how Tom's fist clenched and I rested my hand on them.

He's done an amazing job of keeping his temper cool and that's awesome. "Yeah I seen that bastard today. He completely lashed out on Olivia." He did what!?

"Yeah, luckily she has some thick skin. I would have ripped him a new fucking face, does he think he can just do whatever he wants? I mean what the hell is with the sudden change?" I hopped out of bed. "Where are you going?"

"To talk to Stephan. I can't let this continue." I sounded like his mother but really I'm just a caring-er friend? Lover? Girlfriend? For now, let's go with curious and thoughtful bystander "Naomi wait, I'll go with you." Who knows what may happen at Stephan's house, was Teddy even there?

"Well then come on, I really wish things weren't turning out like this. Mom, we're going out." I chucked open my front door, Tom trailing behind me and gasped when I saw Kuyler standing there. Seriously? Right now? He looked nervous but still stood tall.

"Kuyler- its not a good time right now." I pant telling him, erasing the sweat from my head. I felt Thomas come closer "You better have a good reason for being here now Kuyler." Tom ranted and for once on a violent matter, I agree.

"Oh, sorry. I just came to..here." Kuyler pulled a single rose from behind his  back and handed it to me, I could feel the blush rise up from the back of my neck and tingle in my ears. "A rose, for what?"

He stepped further near me and tilted up my chin to meet those careful eyes. "Naomi Hill, will you go to the Winter Formal with me?"

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I barged open the door to see him still laying in bed. It was dark and the shades were pulled together, this is a horror movie scene. Stephan, not even doing anything. Just staring into space. "Stephan. How long are you going to keep this up?" It was totally clear from the beginning that Stephan was distancing himself for a reason but why?

"Last time I checked people were suppose to knock when they entered a room. Leave Teddy." Oh please "And last time I checked you're head over heels in love with the girl you're now ignoring. What the hell Steph? Naomi is basically worrying herself to death because she doesn't know what's wrong with you and you won't open up about it." I would have understood if it was just some random female.

But this was Naomi Hill, she was sweet, honest, kind, a good friend and even though she doesn't know it yet, she does love Stephan. And Stephan loves her. He's proved it tons of times and said it millions. Stephan breathlessly chuckled

"I was obviously lying. She was a hard catch and I wanted to see how long it would take her to fall for me, can't believe it took that long though. I'm just tired of waiting for her." He slung an arm over his eyes, depression coating the room. I stepped in and closed the door then walked over to the curtains and opened them up. Stephan groaned and faced the wall were the light wouldn't reach him.

I sighed and went to to his level on the bed. Why was this so hard for him? "Stephan? Talk to me, I'm your brother. We tell each other stuff all the time and I know what you're saying is only partially true." I do believe that was Stephan's only intention at first he was only after one thing from Naomi but as a brother I gradually saw that change.

I moved his shoulder and but he didn't move. "If your only objective was to have Naomi's one sided affection..then why did you give up?" I mumbled. If any of you knew my brother Stephan like I did, you would know he doesn't give up easily. Once, when we were kids, he didn't speak to our mother for 5 months just because she would put the oreos away on the highest shelf so that we couldn't reach them.

Of course she caved first, utterly baffled by the fact a fifth grader could ignore their mom for so long.

I laid my chin on the bed staring at Stephan's back, sad that he's leaving me out."This all started because of Isabella.. wait..this all started because of Isabella!" Stephan flinched but made no other progress to move. "Stephan what is she doing to you! We have to tell!" Stephan abruptly sat up, bags under his sore eyes. "There's nothing to tell Teddy, j..just leave already." I scoffed

"Like hell it is! Stephan do you see your fucking face? It looks like you got the shit beat out of you and haven't slept in a year! We can take her down Stephan, we can try. She's hurting you." She can't go bullying people especially my family.

"I'm not the one she's hurting.." I heard Stephan mumbled

"Huh?"

"Get out."

"But Step-"

"GET OUT"

The way Stephan yelled, the way his eyes had that deranged look truly terrified me. I nodded and left, carefully closing the door behind me. I felt my phone vibrate as soon as I got back to my room, I looked down and felt my skip a beat as I seen the unknown number that caused so much trouble.

Don't be too nosy now ma cher Teddy :P

My skin crawled. And I felt a darkness over come me. I haven't felt this feeling since my grandmother was ill, I sense death coming. I felt it weeks before my grandmother died, I felt it days before my turtle died and I felt it seconds before I saw a car crash. Someone was not going to survive. I choked on my tears and slid down my wall, cupping my mouth with both hands. My phone dropped to the solid wood.

This wasn't suppose to be happening, not to my friends, not to my family. I hiccuped and tried to conceal my bawling, even if mom and dad weren't home, Stephan was and I didn't want him to hear. I reached for my phone hesitantly, still shaking from fear and my crying.

I unlocked it and pressed Toms name which was on speed dial. He answered quickly, I was thankful that he always picked up for me.

'Teddy what is it?"

I opened my mouth but the sound wasn't coming out, my throat burned "Teddy, talk to me. Are you hurt? Naomi and I were on our way over there to see Stephan."

"No! Stephan's not himself..I need you. Just you, hurry." After I said those few words I hung up and dropped the phone. Bringing my knees to my face and hugging them. Letting out my sobs.

I strained keeping myself together but it was so hard. I can't imagine losing one of these people who I am desperately clinging to with care. "Please..please don't take the innocent."

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"What?" Kuyler shrugged. "I asked you to the dance." Tom and I looked at each other, the same appalled expression on our faces and turned back to Kuyler. "What makes you think that I want to go the the Winter Formal with you?"

Tom's phone started ringing and based on how fast he answered I'm gonna take a wild guess and say Teddy was the caller. "Like I said it's not a good time so.." I looked at the rose, twirling the beautiful thing between my fingers. Did he really think that I would just forget all the things he's done to me just because he was my first love?

"Naomi please. I'm sorry"

"Please what Kuyler? This-" I handed him back the rose. "-Is not enough. You have to prove to me that you're genuinely sorry." He sighed and his shoulders slumped. "What can I do to make it that we get back to the relationship we had before." Wow, he really didn't know how this worked did he?

"We can never go back to how we used to Kuyler, everything has changed. Don't live in the past anymore, I'm not going to be the same the Naomi baby I was a few months ago." I'm not the goo goo eyed for Kuyler girl who baked cookies for the entire class. The girl that lived off of the fantasy that she would end up marrying Kuyler. In fact, now I want to laugh at my old self for being so naive. I despised her for being so neglectful of her surroundings.

Kuyler nodded. "So what? You're saying you're too good for me now?" I just smiled and shook my head. "No Kuyler, I'm saying I've matured and moved on. Maybe you should too, it's time to grow up." His eyes widened but I only shrugged. It was the truth.

I felt Tom pat my shoulder nervously. "I'm going to Teddy's."

"Oh yeah, let's go." But he blocked me from leaving." What's wrong?

"Sorry Naomi, but Teddy just needs me right now." "What about Stephan?" It felt awkward to say that when Kuyler still standing right there. "He's not..so hot right now. Teddy says to give him time but I have to calm Teddy down."

"Why what's wrong with Teddy!? I have to go-"

"Naomi!" He shook me with both hands on my shoulders, eyes begging me desperately to stay. I gulped. "Ok. Go." He thanked me with his eyes and kissed my cheek. He took off down the street running. Why Kuyler was still at my door step was beyond me. "I'll keep trying Naomi, you will want me again." Why the hell did I love that ego?

"Good luck." And I closed my door and flopped over the couch in my living room. "Namoi? What's the matter?"

"Highschool sucks." My mom just laughed and patted my back. "Sweetheart, don't I know it."