Fear crawled in their spines. Seeing the usually full of smile young man stood in front of them with a death promise from his eyes, the trio couldn't help but shiver.
"Da -Danny..." Jess stuttered.
"Leave."
Daniel hissed dangerously. Without needing to be told twice, the three of them ran away in fright.
Anyone in the campus knew how brutal he could be when he wanted to. His position as a running-back was only as a cover for his blood-lust temperament, a punishment from his teacher before which he grew to love.
Probably because he had been laying low for almost two years that people started to think that he had lost his brutality. But just now, seeing him seething in rage was enough to make them tremble all over.
After the three chickens had left, Danny let out a sigh as he approached the drunk girl who almost lost her consciousness. Half kneeling in front of her, he looked at the cute face intently.
His arms reached out to touch her soft cheeks. Warm and soft, he smiled as he rubbed her cheek lovingly. His mind picturing a vivid image of him and this girl on his bed, a ray of morning sunshine shone through the gap of curtain and fell onto her, creating a warm halo around her. He thought to himself, he could live every day stroking her cheeks like this.
Actually, he has been watching this girl for a long time. It was not love at the first sight, and definitely not lust at the first sight. He was just unconsciously attracted to her ever since he saw her stepped out from the administration room. It was like something was pulling at him to look at her. After that, he saw her in class, hallway, cafeteria, school garden, library, almost everywhere, except football field. His eyes would always recognize and find her shadow among the people.
And his eyes would glue to her, watching her every move.
Of course, he would do all of it in secret for he knew very well what would be the consequences of him as a school star to watch a nerd.
But, then he didn't know since when did his secret attraction turn into infatuation. The feeling grew up as he watched her day by day. He wanted her, fantasized about her, and dreamed of her. But, for the first time in his life, he didn't want to act reckless. He waited for the right time, contemplated about the consequences, and prepared himself.
Tonight, he saw her coming to Jessie's birthday party. As one of Jessie's best friends, of course she needed to attend. He watched her every actions, and almost jumped in to save her when that bastard Gabriel approached her, leered at her with his dirty eyes. A cruel thought popped in his mind, should he try to gouge those eyes? He frightened the girl who was trying so hard to seduce him. He watched as his raven tried on some light drinks and frowned as he had ominous feeling inside his heart. The ominous feeling came true when he lost her only to find her being surrounded by her own best friend and two bastards.
He swore he would make them pay if they ever touched his raven girl even just a bit.
His train of thought was cut off when he heard her groaned slightly. He watched as the girl stirred, and her thick lashes fluttered open, revealing a pair of hazy and exotic eyes. She blinked her eyes, the very same eyes that had enchanted him on their first met. The dark orbs seemed to suck him into it, inviting him to drown himself in her beautiful dark eyes.
"Daniel?" A slightly hoarse voice came from her lips. She was so drunk, Danny didn't know what to do if this drunk girl started making ruckus.
But, that thought was pushed behind the back of his mind as soon as her sexy voice filled his ears.
Easy, he told himself.
"Y-yes?" He replied, almost choked on his own voice.
Silly grin appeared on her cute face along with cute giggles. Her flushed face looked even more adorable and Danny needed to swallow hard to calm himself.
"You're the real Daniel, huh?" She slurred. Her hands reached out and cupped his cheeks, caught him off guard.
Warm and small, he thought. He was about to take hold of those hands, but those hand retreated too quick much to his displeasure.
"Let me take you home." Danny said, preparing to help the girl to walk.
His movement was halted when she shook her head. "I don't want to go home." She said as she closed her eyes.
He arched his beautiful eyebrows and waited for her to continue, but no words came out from her slightly pouting lips.
"Why?" He asked, deciding to end the silence between them, but regretting it as soon as he saw her jumped a bit.
"My roommate's boyfriend is visiting her. And they will fuuuckk." She sounded upset but had no other choice, then she sighed. Her eyes were still closed, but there was a slight frown between her eyebrows.
"So, where will you sleep tonight?" A frown appeared on his handsome face. He knew her roommate. It must be awkward for her to go home while her roommate was fucking like a rabbit. Knowing the raven haired girl's personality, there was no way she would disturb them.
"I'll just sleep in the park." Cindy answered, barely a whisper but still loud enough for Danny to hear.
"No way!" Was she crazy? "Let's go! You can sleep at my place!"
This time, Danny didn't waste anymore time as he pulled the drunk girl into his embrace, carrying her in princess style. Fortunately Cindy didn't struggle. Probably because she was drunk, she even wiggled a bit to make herself comfortable in his arms.
Not that Danny mind it.
Not at all.
Ignoring the heat from her body which seemed to fuse with his own body heat, he walked out steadily, trying not to wake the girl who was probably already asleep. As soon as he stepped onto the main room, he attracted many pairs of eyes. The crowded place gradually turned silent with only the sound of music filling the room, drowning the gasps and shrieks from the people around them.
Danny tightened his hold onto the sleeping and drunk girl. He needed to show to some people that Cindy Young was off limit. She was his and they should not put their claws on her. And he knew exactly who they were; Cindy Young's secret admirer.