I'm too focused on Cole not being here that I don't even notice that the teacher is missing.

Great, no Cole and no teacher—not that the teacher part is a massive issue. I'm tapping my fingers against my book waiting and when the door finally flies open I instantly hope it's Cole.

It's not.

I slump deeper into my seat, disappointed.

"Alright class, listen up!" All the chattering stops immediately and as she continues to speak, my attention is drawn to the door, hoping it will swing open and he'll be stood there. Cole would be stood there.

My mind is so occupied on Cole that I almost miss the important information Miss is giving us. "For the next week, we are going to be revising and looking over the small variety of novels and plays we have analysed previously." Her eyes skim over everyone and land on me.

"Andie, you may have learnt some of them in your last school. If not, then I'm afraid you'll just have to catch up." I nod my head-mentally groaning-and get my pen out, preparing to write as many notes as I can.

Boy is this lesson going to be dull.

"The upcoming slides will be summaries. If you choose not to take notes then this will most likely affect your overall grade for this semester." Everyone is still silent, all of us knowing our wrists are gonna ache by the end of the lesson.

We get ten minutes into the attitudes of violence and love in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' when the door is opened, aggressively opened. There stands Cole looking just as pissed as he did last lesson.

Where the hell has he been?

"Mr Jones, what is your excuse for being almost twenty minutes late to my lesson?" He walks straight past her, not saying a single thing; his only response being an eye roll. He pulls his chair-which makes a squeak-and I continue looking at him meanwhile, he stares forward.

Once the next few slides are over, I notice Cole isn't writing anything down. "Psst, do you wanna use my notes?" I whisper as quietly as possible so the teacher can't hear.

He doesn't respond so he either didn't hear me or he's ignoring me. I hope it isn't the latter, what would I have done this time?

"Hey," I poke his arm to get his attention. "Did you hear me?"

Oh, how things have changed. I wouldn't have dreamed of fighting for his attention when we first met.

He snaps his head in my direction, so quickly that I almost jump. "Why don't you give them to Noah? You looked all buddy-buddy earlier and he's new, I'm pretty sure all English classes are getting ready for exams so he'll need it." His tone, hostile.

Wait, hold on, he can't seriously be... jealous.

Screw trying to see if he's okay.

"You're joking, right? Please don't tell me you're in a terrible mood because I hugged Noah. I thought something was actually wrong." He just huffs and turns back around, looking in front of him.

Immature as always.

"Why should it matter to you anyway? We're not together and never will be considering you can't seem to commit to anyone, ever." I whisper harshly and he looks back at me, angrier than before.

"Yes, you're right, we won't ever be together. But don't talk to me about commitment when you seem to be all over different boys every five seconds. Really, we're more similar than you think. Don't sit there judging me.

First that Lucas kid, then you get all cosy with me and now Noah." He looks me right in the eyes now and they hold no warmth like they usually do. His expression is just...cold. "Fucking hypocrite."

I must've turned bright red because I feel my face burning. Not from embarrassment, but from rage. If I wasn't so angry I probably would've contemplated feeding into his belligerent behaviour.

"Oh please, Noah is one of my best friends you dick, we've known each other for years. Don't throw me hanging out with Lucas in my face when you know I went out with him as a friend and you still decided to gatecrash it anyway." I clench my fists, trying not to be so loud.

"And me being completely brainless, I forgave you straight away because I thought even though you can act without thinking sometimes, you were still worth forgiving. Especially after what went down when I went out with Lucas." I go to look away but change my mind.

"One more thing, about you and me, you were the one who tried to kiss me and I pulled away. You know what, I regretted it at first but now I'm glad I didn't let you kiss me. I can't believe you right now." I shake my head but then freeze.

The whole class is staring at us whispering while the teacher is glaring at us. Well, we did a good job of keeping it quiet.

"You," She points at Cole, "and you," now pointing at me, "Principals office. Now." You can hear the anger in her voice.

Great. What's this, the second time this week?

I get up and walk out first and then the door slams behind me—I presume that's Cole's doing.

I walk off, away from Cole, heading to where we need to go. "Princess wait," I hesitate before turning around and for once, he isn't playing the all too charming and cocky Cole, he looks slightly... anxious?

"Did you mean what you said about regretting not kissing me?"

I'm slightly taken back by his question. It's only just coming back to me that I even said that. I must've been so exasperated that it spewed out without me even noticing.

I sigh, "Does it even matter?" my voice sounding exhausted. We make eye contact for a brief second before I break it—even though it takes all my power to do so. I turn my back on him, ready to walk away.

"Where are you going?"

And just like that, my anger had resurfaced. I start to breathe slowly, trying to calm myself down before I turn around.

"Where do you think I'm going? The principal's office, the place we're meant to go," I walk a little closer to Cole, "because you decided to have a hissy fit like a two-year-old and for what?

Hugging one of my best friends who I haven't seen since I moved here? Get over yourself already! You're so frustrating, y-you drive me crazy! You infuriate me so much without even trying! What the hell is wrong w-"

I'm cut off when Cole strides over and grabs my face, slamming his lips onto mine. I shiver and try to ignore the feeling it ignites within the middle of my chest but it doesn't work.

He pulls away not so long after and I hate myself for hoping he doesn't regret it and even more for liking it, hoping on the off chance he would do it again. I let out a shaky breath and mentally scream, hoping my logical side will take over sometime soon.

When it does, I finally push him away. Please come back. "What the hell Cole! You basically just called me a slut and now you're kissing me!"

"I didn't call you a slut Andie," He called you by your name. "I was angry and wanted to piss you off like you pissed me off." I roll my eyes.

Like that justifies his actions.

"No, you just let literally anything annoy you. You were just jealous over nothing."

"How could I not be jealous, princess? You were all over him." I mentally curse myself for feeling relieved that he called me princess.

"I wasn't all over him, I hugged him. I couldn't say the same for you and whoever the hell that was against the lockers." My voice goes quieter as I finish my sentence, images of him pinning her against the lockers fill my head.

His eyes go wide, "You acted like you didn't care."

What I want to say is: "Of course I care God dammit! I like you and it's driving me crazy!"

"You're right, I don't." His face holds an expression which I think is disappointment. A feeling of guilt starts to grow. "I think we better go before everyone starts coming out of their classes."

I start to head to the principal's office but stop when I realise Cole still hasn't moved. "Are you coming?"

He shakes his head, "I've been sent out more times than I can count and not once have I gone to where I was told to go to." I walk back to him, grabbing his hand while trying to ignore the goosebumps that form on my skin when my hand touches his.

"Well, let's make it your first time because I'm definitely not going in there alone." He doesn't disagree but at first, I still have to drag him before he willingly walks with me.

Once we get there, I knock on the door and after what must be the principal call "Come in." I push Cole in first, almost missing the sarcastic "Thank you." comment he throws at me.

"Both of you, please take a seat." We both do as we're told and he continues, "I've got to say, Cole, I'm surprised you even showed up. We usually have to track you down." He chuckles lightly and I expected him to be strict, I guess I was wrong. The knot in my stomach starts to loosen.

I look at Cole who is sat there with a blank expression on his face and the Principal must realise he's not getting anything close to a smile, let alone a laugh, so he continues.

"Let's get onto why you're both here shall we."

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"That didn't go as bad as I thought it would, you know, I was expecting at least one detention for causing a scene in class."

Cole laughs, "You almost sound disappointed you didn't get one."

"Absolutely not, that would result in me having to spend more time with you than necessary." He smirks,

"We all know you find me irresistible, you just hide it better than everyone else." I roll my eyes but unfortunately, I know he's right. It's come to the point where I don't just like it, I love it.

To say the scare the heck outta me would be an understatement.

We carry on walking down the hall and I look at the time on my phone. "Well, all classes should end in about ten minutes so let's walk around until they finish?"

"I don't want to have to spend more time with you than necessary she says. Do I sense a lie, Princess?" He smirks and I return it, challenging him.

"Never."

We carry on walking forward, talking about random stuff.

I open the door and all joy I just had dissipates, leaving me with only confusion and anger.

Right in front of me, I see something that I wouldn't have expected in a million years. Once I get over the shock I shout the first thing that comes to my head.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!"

What have I just witnessed?

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AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Andie and Cole finally kissed! Even if it wasn't under the greatest circumstances :/ So much drama is going to happen in the next chapter! What do you think has happened for Andie to act like this?

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