When Can I Hear Your Voice?

When I woke up Jace was gone. He left a note for me. Even though he just left I hurriedly get ready and get to school. When I get there Jace is talking with someone. As I slink closer I make out a tall, well-built guy with reddish brown hair. I got even closer yearning to know what they are saying.

"Что ты делаешь здесь?" (What are you doing here?)

"Джейс, я здесь для вас" (Jace I am here for you.)

"Вы сказал мне, что вы ненавидел мое лицо и никогда не хотел бы видеть меня снова. Вы были оскорбительными и среднее. Почему ты здесь для меня?" (You told me that you hated my face and never wanted to see me again. You were abusive and mean. Why are you here for me?)

The other boy began to speak but stopped when his green eyes landed on mine, "Who are you?" he asked in a sickeningly sweet tone.

"I'm Matt, Jace what is going on?"

"That is Alexei Nickolav" Jace said with a slight hint of anger.

I hold my hand out to shake his. I expected him to shake it back but instead he kissed it, I pull my hand away quickly, "Jace. Jace?"

"We have to go to class." And he takes off without another word.

That weird Alexei guy was staring me up and down, observing my body. It made me uncomfortable. I only want Jace looking at me with eyes like that. Alexei slides forward, gentling placing his hand on me. "I didn't mean to have him introduce me. So let's try this again Matt, I'm Alexei. It's a pleasure to meet you." He kisses my hand again, but longer, holding eye contact.

I rip my hand away again, "Could you not?"

He throws on puppy dog eyes, "I'm sorry. You don't like kisses on your rough hands?"

"Not-" he licked my lips and runs his hands down my sides. I immediately push away. This was gross. Someone other than Jace was touching me, "Look, you seem... nice... but I am already seeing someone."

His smile dropped and his charm died, "Its Jace isn't it?" I stay quiet, "It is. Well listen here, Jace is mine. I was his first boyfriend and his first love. I only broke up with him because he was moving to America and I didn't want to deal with a long-distance relationship. I never thought he would move on. You will back off now that I am here in America."

"No, I don't think so."

"That wasn't a request Matty; I am telling you Jace belongs to me."

"He belongs to no one."

"I will destroy everyone and everything you love if you don't back the hell off. What I want, I get. I have lots of money and am desired by many. Jace is that exception so I want him as mine."

"I have money too but I don't use it to get who or what I want."

"You are just some brat that is going to get in my way but you see; I have changed. I am a much better person now." His devilishly sweet voice came back, "He is so naive that he will fall for my charm again. So stay out of my way or else." He glides off, smacking my ass as he walks by.

I stagger into the classroom and stay in a daze for most of the morning. Okay. He threatened me. He also said he was Jace's first boyfriend. I also can't forget that they were pretty yelling at one another. I don't think I have seen that fire in his fire since, since we were fighting. What did he do to Jace?

Lunch is after fourth hour, I stuck to Jace's side like glue. We went to our normal dining area, under a shady tree in the parking lot. For what felt like the longest time we just sat in silence.

"Babe." I pause after letting the nickname off my tongue, "Who is Alexei?"

"An ex." I hated the monotone in his voice. I placed my hand on his shoulder, urging him to continue, "He was the first guy I ever dated. He asked me out the last year in Russia. At the time I didn't know that. At first he was sweet and charming. He treated me like a toy, first he would flowered me is kisses and hugs, Paying attention to me and loving me. As time passed I become his favourite, he would seize more of my time and more of me then I was willing to give. He wouldn't allow me around any of my friends, male or female and when we were alone, it would get worst. He would make me take my clothes off and if I refused he would slap me." He pulled back some of his hair to revel a deep, jagged scar imprinted into his silky skin, "On time he got a little too violent and he cut into my skull with a pocket knife. I need four stitches. Yet I didn't have the courage to leave him. He broke up with me the moment I told him about my move to America." He sniffled; drying is eyes and blowing his nose on his purple hoodie. "But he has changed. He is no longer the person he was in Russia."

I flinch when he says that. From what I can tell he hasn't changed one bit. He was still the dirty bastard who hurt my Jace. "Okay." I hug his tiny body until the bell rang; he skipped off to class while I cleaned up our food.

"What part of back off my man do you not understand?"

"Alexei he is not 'your man' he is dating me."

"What the fuck am I supposed to do to make you back to hell off?"

"You will never make me leave him," I huffed

"Well then you will have to feel my wrath huh? Let's see you have three younger sisters? And they are what, three or four? It would be a shame if something were to happen to such undeveloped girls" he spoke with a sinister tone. Then he trailed closer, laying his hands on my hips, I jerk away but he has me tightly gripped, "I wouldn't be able to rest easy knowing that I cause all that pain to someone else." He licked my lips again and in an attempt to reposition my head to where he wouldn't be able to access my jaw, he just continued to sexually lick me.

"Let me go." I demand.

"How about, no." He squeezed my hip and lowered his hands to my ass once again and smacked it hard.

The bell rang again and we left for class, I'm so sorry Jace.