Chapter 7

Monday.

I was not impressed with the daylight that filtered through the cracks in my curtains. It took some serious motivational thinking to haul my useless ass out of bed. I had to pretty much roll out and land on the ground, this of course was too uncomfortable to stay like for long so I got up and, like a zombie, made my way to the shower.

I stood under it for so long Keira opened the door to check if I was still alive.

I didn't know why I was so tired, maybe it was just my brain rebelling about having to be used again.

Keira seemed to be in a much better state than me and she made me breakfast and packed my books. Even with her help we made it in the gate just as the bell rang. I had a new timetable which was just as confusing to me as the last one, well not really, I think reading the menu board at Starbucks would have been confusing right now.

Actually, I could have really gone a coffee.

I went to sit down with Leila at our usual spot at the front but she was already up the back with a seat saved for me. I sat down and gave Miss Runik an apologetic look in answer to her raised eyebrow.

She took up our papers and read the first few lines of our story, a smile brightened her face, 'This looks like a good read, I'll look forward to marking it.'

I high-fived Leila and sat back in contentment.

Miss Runik must have sensed I wasn't quite up to standard and she kindly left me alone. Maybe I was coming down with something.

Recess was a bit of an event, everyone gathered round to tell each other what had been happening and the kids who had been away gave their stories. I noticed we had moved to a bigger table once again to accommodate the growing group, it was rather eclectic, but people were coming together.

It was good to see cheerleaders sitting with hip kids and jocks and ex-nerds. I hadn't seen Stella yet, in fact I hadn't seen her for a few days. I had Legal with her next so I figured we would catch up then.

I hurried over to my locker when the bell rang, as I was stacking up my books I saw Naomi approach. 'Hey, Hunter, how you been?'

'Great, how about you?' I was happy to see her.

'Same old, I was off with my parents to Florida for the break, we have family there.'

She was looking nice and tanned. 'You can tell.' I smiled.

Naomi held out her arm, 'Not bad eh? So you're still on with Leila Miranda. Good work.'

I saw Stella walk past so I waved goodbye to Naomi and ran over to meet her.

She looked pale. 'You alright?' I asked.

'Yeah, ' she sniffed, 'Must be something going around.'

'Tell me about it, I've been feeling like crap all day, you sure you're ok though? Let me take your books.' Before she could argue I snatched them off her.

'You're such a gentleman.' She sighed.

'How can I not be around such a lady?'

Stella linked her free arm into mine, 'I heard you and Pepper tore up the dance floor at her party the other night.'

'I wouldn't call it that.'

'Well I heard otherwise, you're such a strange guy, dancing the robot ... who does that anymore?'

'You would have if you were there, I see the 80's disco queen struggling to get out of that cheerleader outfit.'

She wasn't wearing one but she got the idea and even as she was about to argue she just grinned, 'Well maybe a little.'

Class was pretty standard, Stella's cough was getting worse and my throat was getting scratchy, we wondered how we had both gotten something when we hadn't seen each other for a few days.

'Must be withdrawal symptoms.' I joked.

She slapped my arm, 'yeah you wish.'

Lunchtime was kind of boring, Stella had practice and Leila was so busy getting hit on that she didn't really get to talk to me, this is when I missed the janitor's closet. I was thinking about all the girls I had been boning before I hooked up with Leila. I wouldn't change it, but it did seem like the good old days.

Next up was the dreaded geography, well actually after the last time I saw Pepper it didn't seem too dreadful. She waved happily and sat on the other side of Stella without trying to make a fuss. She was actually looking a bit green herself, there must really be something going around.

'You guys too, huh?' she opened her books.

'I thought you would be immune to sickness.' I said dryly, but none of my previous malice was there any more.

'Nope, I eat sleep and shit like everyone else.' She said with spread hands.

'Classy.' Stella murmured, but it had had the desired effect, I was starting to see Pepper as a person, a fucked up one, sure, but a person nonetheless.

By the end of the day I was totally worn out and the girls were the same. With half hearted goodbyes we all stumbled to our cars. Keira looked concerned 'You ok?'

I clipped in my seat belt and wound down the window, 'Yeah, probably just need an early night.'

Tuesday.

I woke up feeling terrible and decided I was time to surrender. My throat was so sore it felt like there was a circular saw rotating in it and I could barely keep my eyes open. I told Mom I was too sick to go to school and she just shrugged, she knew I didn't skip without a reason so she drove Keira in and sent a note with her to give out.

I got a call around midday from Stella, 'You at home as well?' she asked.

'Uh huh.' I rasped.

'I made it through the morning, Pepper is away too. Want to come over and keep me company?'

I asked mom if it was ok, she didn't seem too sure. 'When you're sick you're supposed to stay in bed and get better, it isn't an excuse to go visiting your friends.'

'Come on, please' I said, looking as pathetic as I could.

'Oh, fine, but if you fall behind with your work then there will be trouble, and don't be silly.'

I was about to kiss her on the cheek, but thought for her sake it was better to keep my distance. I didn't bother to dress up, I just stayed in my tracksuit pants and a warm sweater.

I drove over and Stella buzzed me through. She was in the guest house with the heater on full blast, a big bowel of popcorn, an action movie and a chick flick. 'Rock scissors paper.' She grinned.

I lost.

We got into bed and she put the movie on. The popcorn was a bit of a let down since neither of us could handle the corn kernels but the movie was ok until I fell asleep about halfway through. When I woke up my head was in Stella's lap and her phone was ringing.

'Hey Pepper.' I heard her say. 'Yeah, at home, yeah, he was off too.'

'Yeah, he's with me now.'

There was another pause, 'Uh, yeah, if you want.'

Stella hung up, looking vexed. 'Pepper is sick too, she wants to come hang out with us.' She saw my look, 'Don't ask because I don't know either. Maybe she's come around to you, you -are- handsome and charming don't forget.'

She was over in half an hour, looking drop dead gorgeous in a pair or short shorts and a hoodie. She handed us some sort of Asian looking concoction.

'It's my special cure-all.' She explained.

'What is it, babies blood?' I asked suspiciously.

'Ha ha, ' she smirked. 'If you don't want it then fine. I understand if you're too afraid to try something new.'

'Am not.' I scoffed a cap full.

Pepper shook her head, 'Men are so easy.'

I actually felt better almost immediately, it tasted like shit but felt like a cool cloth resting against my burning throat.

She was no trouble, in fact she was pretty quiet, we watched the action movie, I didn't have the energy to yell my support of the explosions but I was feeling a bit better after Pepper's tonic. I must say though, having her so close was driving me to distraction, she seemed to exude sex appeal, no matter how she was dressed or acted. Much and all as I didn't like her my attraction to her was like a physical string attached to my chest, pulling me out towards her.

We ordered takeout and got it delivered, I kept looking at my phone after school had finished, wondering if Leila was going to call but she didn't.

I was kind of pissed she didn't seem concerned her boyfriend hadn't showed up.

Pepper caught me checking, 'you waiting for someone?'

She probably knew very well who I was waiting on but there was a slight glint in her eyes that made me lose my trust in her all over again. She was too much like a lioness playing housecat at the moment.

I ended up going home around 9 with still nary a word from Leila. My mind was making up all sort of conclusions, she was hanging around with another guy, she was too busy to care, she deliberately was testing the bounds of her new hotness to see if I would call first.

I probably could have just picked up the phone but it wasn't the point. Even if she was with another guy, that wasn't the point either. By nature I wasn't really the jealous type but I figured it was just a matter of common courtesy and judging by how she had been getting a bit superior on me lately I was sort of treating this as a test.

A test she was failing.

I of course blamed Pepper. That girl had done her best to elevate Leila as high as she could go in social standing, a feat which she had done with relative ease. Now that status had driven a wedge through us, just a tiny one to start with, but considering the distain in which I held the whole school politics it was enough to smart.

I went straight to bed and sleep.

Wednesday.

Mom didn't wake me in the morning, and it wasn't until 11am when I got a call from Stella that even I opened my eyes. I went back over to her house again and we pretty much just slept the day away. The irony of me getting pissed with Leila not calling me at the very same time I was in bed with another girl was not lost on me.

Around dinner time Pepper called again and asked if she could join us, on the condition she brought dinner. Stella rolled her eyes and agreed. When she arrived Pepper had this sort of gourmet takeaway I had never even heard of but when she laid it out on the floor it looked like a five star restaurant. There was lobster and scallops and fillet steak and all sorts of weird looking extras I prodded suspiciously with my fork before eating.

When we were done we all got back into bed.

I think we were pretty much better now, but I totally planned on sneaking another day if I could, there was a sort of companionship in being off while everyone else was at school ... and I had had a pretty enjoyable two days off so far.

Extremely enjoyable actually, made even better by the fact that today Pepper was wearing a rather loose fitting sweater than hung off the shoulders, every time she bent down to pick something up to eat, Stella and I got a look right down her top at those perfect breasts.

They looked like they were made of fine china, smooth and flawless, straining against the black lace of her bra. Stella and I both caught each other looking at the same time and she gave me the thumbs up. Checking out a girl with another girl is a rather unique experience. But I think even straight women would have had trouble keeping their eyes away.

She was probably doing it on purpose and I was playing to her, but the only thing that had kept my almost uncontrollable desire for her in check was the fact that I didn't like her, and now that hatred was fading I was sort of at a loss.

Pepper had also brought over City of God, a Brazilian Gangster movie with Portuguese language and English subtitles. She had already seen us and assured us it was good. Sounded cool, it was actually one of the best movies I've seen in ages, somewhat surprisingly though, I was the one in the middle this time. Pepper slipped off her sweater about halfway through, underneath she was wearing an equally loose top and shrugged out of her bra.

I could see her small nipples, somewhat out of place on those massive melons and the effect was a tent forming in the bed that was so large I had to lift my knee to cover it up.

Stella too, was a little hot and bothered and seeing her flushed with desire was enough to almost set me off. I kind of missed the last twenty minutes of the film since I was trying so hard not to blow my load at having the two hottest women in the world on either side of me.

Suffice to say I stayed a little later that night, it wasn't until Pepper left around 11 that I got my act together as well, my cock was probably rather obviously tucked sideways in my pants and I swear Pepper was looking at it when she said goodbye.

She gave Stella a lingering kiss on the cheek goodbye and thanked her for keeping her sane. Stella had been wearing just a t-shirt as well and their breasts pressed together in their goodbye hug was so hot I had to bite my lip. We waited at the doorway until she was gone and I sighed, 'She was definitely teasing us.'

Stella grinned 'Yep, you were so cute the way you were all nervous and aroused, we both totally knew you had a boner as well.'

I smiled sheepishly, 'Yeah well there isn't much I can do, she's so freaking hot! It's not fair.'

Stella nodded in agreement, the colour had returned to her face a bit. She was wearing no makeup at all. I had a flash in my mind of waking up next to her, hair all messed up, seeing that face smiling sleepily.

'Has Leila called you yet?' she asked softly.

'No.' I checked my phone again.

'Don't be mad at her. She really does like you, it all just came at once.'

'I know, Stella.' I sighed again.

'What are you going to do?' she asked, knowing what was going through my mind.

'I shouldn't rush it right? She just needs time.'

'Whatever you do, I'm here for you, you know that right?'

I held her tight, feeling her melt against me always made my heart thump and for a moment I forgot about Pepper.

I drove home with my uncomfortable bulge and pretty much raced to the shower, I had thought about asking Keira to help me out but I didn't want to make her sick as well.

I don't think it would be an exaggeration to say I jerked myself senseless.

Finally I gave in and called Leila. She answered just as I was about to hang up, there was a lot of background noise.

'Hey, Hunter.' She said as if nothing had happened.

'I'm alive.' I said flatly, 'in case you were wondering.'

'What?' she mustn't have heard me over the music.

'I'm alive!' I said louder.

'Oh, that's good news, hey I'm just over at Ken's at the moment, he's got a few people over, can I call you later?'

'Sure.'

'What?'

'I said sure!' I yelled.

'K, speak to you soon.' She said and hung up.

I stared at the phone, it blinked back at me guiltily.

I didn't get a call from her, I got a text message just after midnight saying she had ended up staying late and didn't want to wake me. She hadn't even asked how I was, it was kind of uncharacteristic of her but I sensed the beginning of the end.

Thursday.

Mom as a bit dubious about giving me another day off, since I was pretty much better but I reasoned that if I went back too early I would end up back at square one. She told me not to make a habit of it and made me eggs and bacon for breakfast.

I was just about to call Stella and see if she was off as well when an unknown number flashed up.

'Hunter.' Came the voice on the other end.

'Pepper?' I asked curiously.

'Yeah, Stella says we're meeting up at my place, you're obviously still home so I assume you will be over shortly?'

'I guess.' I was still sort of dubious.

'See you here.'

I probably should have called Stella but I didn't think about it at the time. I just drove over to her house and waited at the gate until the intercom let me drive my car through. I parked out the front and she answered the door. It was not exactly what I expected.

Pepper was wearing a silk robe that barely covered her chest where it was tied, there was a hungry look in her eyes I hadn't seen before.

'Uh, what's up?' I asked.

'Stella isn't coming.'

'I see.' I couldn't drag my eyes away from her, no matter how hard I tried.

'You're going to come inside now, and you're going to fuck me.' she said as if it were that simple.

I almost choked, 'I can't, Pepper, I have a girlfriend ... I... '

'You mean the one who hasn't even bothered to call you since you've been sick? The one who has been hopeless ever since she got a whiff of being popular?'

'It's just a phase, ' I said weakly, 'She'll be back to normal soon.'

'Stop lying to yourself, Hunter. You're not that guy, you're not sweet and caring, you want to fuck, and you want to fuck me.' she purred.

Just because she was right didn't mean it made it right. 'Pepper, you don't even like me, you've done nothing but make my life difficult since the first day we met, and now suddenly you're all hot for me? It doesn't make sense.'

'Did you know.' She let the tie fall off her robe, underneath she was wearing pure white lace and a garter belt. I was in serious danger of hyperventilating. 'That I can twist into any position you can imagine.'

'Pepper.' I started to back away.

'I can go all night, and all day without pause.'

My vision was swimming. I was rock hard and there was nothing I could do about it.

'You can put it in my ass, fuck my face, my tits, I'll let you cum wherever you want.'

This wasn't happening, it wasn't fair.

I tried to take another step back but my feet seemed rooted to the ground. She took one of her hands, laid it on her firm breast. 'These are just for you today.'

She knew she almost had me, but with a strangled cry I broke away, ready to flee.

'Don't you turn your back on me.' she snarled, 'Or maybe I'll tell everyone about a lovely couple I saw having dinner together in Anaheim, they looked so similar, could have been brother and sister, but weren't they kissing?'

My blood ran cold. 'What did you say?' I croaked.

Her eyes were hard, this was the true Pepper I knew. 'You heard me, you think I couldn't work it out? You're screwing your sister, you dirty little boy, so don't act all high and mighty about doing me. I want it, and I get what I want.'

She let her hand trail down, gripped my throbbing erection through my pants.

'I don't know what you're talking about.'

Pepper let the robe fall away. 'Don't think I won't tell.'

I had to do it, right? For my sister, for myself. That was my rationale, I could see Leila smiling up at me as we made love the first time, blushing red when we kissed. But the vision was clouded by the goddess in front of me, no, not goddess, she was a demon of hate but much as I hated her I felt my resolve weaken again.

'I'll ruin your life, or you can have the best lay of your days.'

If I was thinking straight I might have been able to do something, but I was too far gone, the sight of her body, her scent, her threat, I was filled with both disgust and lust, hatred and desire. With an animal scream I grabbed her, yanked her roughly against me and almost threw her inside.

There was a look of victory in her eyes but I didn't care any more, I wanted to take.

Her lips crushed against mine and she tore my t-shirt right down the middle with surprising strength. Her fingernails tore bloody welts down my back I didn't know where she was leading me, we made it to the stairs, that was about it. She tripped on the runner and landed on her back. I was on her in an instant.

I pushed her head back and bit hard into her neck, she wrapped her legs around me and squeezed so hard I couldn't breathe. I tore them free and slammed her down against the stairs, she yanked down my pants and using her knees pushed me up far enough to grab my hips and ram my cock into her mouth.

I took a handful of her hair and pushed her down. Her mouth widened around my shaft in a smile as her nose touched my groin. I felt her tongue snake out and start sliding across my balls as she kept me at the back of her throat. Still holding her hair I yanked her off then plunged all the way back in again.

She didn't even flinch, I could see her throat bulging and her nostrils flaring as she fought for breath. Those mismatched eyes stared up at me, I could see a mixture of emotions running through them that at the time I didn't understand. There wasn't much I was capable of mentally at the moment though.

I twisted around, her teeth grazed me slightly but I was in position now where I could get at her pussy. It was a bad angle on the stairs but I propped myself up with one arm and used the other to move her leg aside. Pepper's scent was like an intoxicating drug, drawing me in. She was already so wet her thong was soaked and I pushed it aside and thrust my tongue into her folds.

I crushed my tongue against her clit, flattening it slightly while I circled it quickly. She moaned in ecstasy but it was cut short as I pushed into her throat again. She shuddered, her stomach flexed and her butt lifted off the ground. She was about to climax but I wasn't going to let her off that easily. I pulled away and turned back around.

She pushed me off her, 'Upstairs.' She panted, and sprinted.

I chased her like a madman through the halls until she disappeared into double doors. I smashed through, I think I broke the hinge on one of them and tackled her to the bed. She arched back, and thrusting herself against me grabbed my lip between her teeth and bit down. I tasted salty blood but it just drove me even more mad.

I buried my face in the valley of her tits, taking her left nipple in my mouth I sucked on it while my hand, claw like tore at her panties. When they were finally off she spread her legs out into the splits. I fisted my shaft and roughly slammed into her.

She came right then and the there. She squeezed her muscles down onto me and bucked wildly. Taking an ankle in each hand I dragged her forward so my legs were on the ground and I was standing. I pulled out to just the tip then slammed back in so hard her teeth rattled.

In and out I drove, all of the lust and anger directed itself into this.

Her eyes were rolled back into her head and her hands were gripping the sheets as I mercilessly hate fucked her.

She orgasmed twice more in the space of two minutes. She shook her legs free from my hands and used them to pull me in close. I crawled back up onto the bed, taking her with me, arms and legs around me I tried to pull out to ram into her again but she was holding me too tightly, her internal muscles were quivering so badly her whole lower body was shaking.

'Ahhhhhhh!' she screamed, clamping her pussy tunnel so hard onto me it hurt, she went yet again. She fell limp and I pushed her onto her back. She sort of slumped for a bit and I thought she had passed out, but even so I wasn't going to stop, I was out of control now and I knew it.

Pepper had just been catching her breath though. When her eyes opened again they were full of fire. She cocked her fist and punched me straight in the face. She caught me on the side of the jaw.

I flinched back and she grabbed me by the throat and rolled on top of me, impaling herself on my rod.

She raked her fingers down my chest again, lifting herself almost completely off then dropping back down the way I had been doing to her. Her heavenly tits were bouncing and her hair was soaked with sweat. She leant down, licked the blood from my chest where her fingers had marked me and kissed me again. I could taste the Rusty sensation.

'Ungh... ' she cried. 'What ... the hell ... are you doing ... to ... me!' she last word was sort of a shriek and she climaxed for an unbelievable fifth time. Her pussy spasm was too much this time and with a primal cry I blasted my hot cum into her.

My cock jerked violently with each spurt, Pepper rode me even harder, cum was dripping from our connection, covering my belly and her thighs but we could barely notice. My orgasm was so intense my shoulders hunched and my butt clenched. Pepper fell forward onto me, biting my lip again before kissing me explosively.

I was still shooting inside her when we both collapsed.

There was semen everywhere, when Pepper lifted off me it jetted from her abused pussy all over me again. She dropped to all fours and licked it off, her long tongue sliding over my hips and legs. She didn't miss a drop. When she was done she took me back into her mouth.

Her cheeks hollowed out as she sucked heavily on me, I saw her hand reaching blindly for something in the drawer next to her, finally her fingers closed around a tube of KY and she squirted it all over me, the rest she put on her finger. She sat up on her knees and pushed a finger into her ass, she winced slightly as it went all the way in but I was in no mood to wait.

She had started this, and I was going to finish it.

Pepper knew I was getting impatient so she lay down on her stomach. 'I don't care.' She lay her head down.

I pushed hard for a first half, but when I saw her face screw up I slowed until my balls came to rest on her cum soaked snatch. Her tight tunnel was clenching and unclenching as her body tried to adjust. Pepper got to her knees and then back onto all fours.

'Hurry up!' she pushed back against me, 'I'm not going to break.'

I took that as free reign and grabbing her hips, I slammed her again, she had to prop herself with a hand against the wall after I thrust into her so hard her face hit the bed head. But even that seemed to make her even more aroused. I reached around with my free hand and found her clit, I kept losing it in between pumping but it was enough to set her off again.

She whimpered and fell forward, I lifted her leg over my head and rolled her onto her back. There was something different in her eyes now, I wasn't sure what it was, but I sensed that she wanted me back inside her pussy. I pulled out and eased back in, she sat up, legs around me in the typical karma Sutra position, her hardened nipples dragged against my chest and her lips found mine again, more purposeful, almost loving.

Her internal muscles were squeezing with expert precision and I knew I could barely last another moment.

'Do it.' She leant away from me but her arms stayed around my neck, my second orgasm was a far cry from the first but no more intense.

Pepper clung to me, her hands in my hair, her chin resting on my head as we rode the wave together.

Finally the haze lifted and the ramifications of what I had just done hit home. I wasn't mad any more, not at Pepper, not even at myself.

Pepper lifted off me, her expression was pure victory. 'You just messed up. No one insults me, Hunter. Tell Leila by tomorrow, or I will.'

I don't know what she expected but the reaction I gave her wasn't it. I just picked up my pants put them on slowly, methodically.

'What, nothing to say?' she said snidely.

I just smiled sadly, 'No, Pepper, you won. Congratulations.'

I left with my shoulders slumped.

It was only midday, if I left now I could get home and get a change then make it to school.

I drove numbly, I think I was crying but I couldn't even tell. Everything was true, I was shit, I wasn't ready for this, not yet. So Leila had had an off week, everybody did, she didn't deserve this. Finally something good was happening in her life and I had gone and destroyed it.

I snuck in the door, I couldn't even face Mom and I picked up a t-shirt from the floor. I headed straight for school I couldn't bear to have the radio on, alone with my thoughts, alone with myself.

When I walked into the school yard there were a few muffled murmurs, I found Leila standing in the middle of the cafeteria, phone pressed to her ear, face like she had just seen a ghost. She was drawn, pale, and there were tears in her eyes.

'Leila.' I began hopelessly.

She slapped me across the face hard, once, twice. 'Fuck you, Hunter. Fuck you.' She slapped me again one last time and ran off.

Amanda and Jane hurried after her. The others at the table looked at me coldly.

Ken shook his head and turned away. 'That's bullshit, man. I thought you were better than that.'

My shoulders slumped, I had nowhere to go so I just left.

I ended up at the beach, it was blowing a gale and the first drops of rain were falling, I was freezing without a sweater but I sat on the sand, arms wrapped around my knees and stared out into the raging sea. Not even the ocean wanted me today.

When I got home Keira was waiting for me at the door, she enfolded me in her arms and led me upstairs.

'I'm so sorry.' She whispered.

'I'll be alright.' I said softly.

'You shouldn't have to be, it's not supposed to be like this, not for you.'

'I just wasn't ready, it was too fast, too much. I just ... I wasn't ready.' I murmured.

'It'll be alright, things will blow over.'

'Aren't you going to tell me I'm an asshole?' I looked up at her.

In response she held my face in her hands and kissed me, 'You're not though, you're a beautiful, kind, warm person who just made a mistake.'