Chapter Twenty-One ~ Indecent Instructor
"Guys, can I use the van tomorrow night?" Jacob bound into the house.
"What for?" Ikaika questioned.
"I'm taking Nicole out for dinner."
"Well, man, your going to have to change your plans. I'm taking Malia out after we drop her stuff off here."
"Ikaika, first off I'd like to know who made you the keeper of the keys, and why do you think that you have the right to tell us when we can and can't take the van? I think we should vote on this."
"I'm with Jacob," Paul agreed. "Ikaika you can't deny everyone else the use of the van because your girlfriend is going to be down for a week."
"She's going to be here longer then a week."
"Oh no shes's not." Trevor spoke up. "You know the rules. No one stays here longer then a week. Thats why Nicole had to leave."
"Rachel let Nicole move in with her so that she could stay close to Ashley; I thought she'd do the same for me."
"You'll have to talk to Rach about that one," Jacob snickered, knowing that Rachel would never agree to that. "Nikki and Ash's situation was quite different."
"I heard my name," Ashley and Mike entered from the kitchen. "Whatever is is I didn't do it!"
"We're having a slight difference of opinions," Paul explained. "Jacob asked for the van tomorrow night to take Nicole out. Ikaika told everyone that wasn't possible because he had already claimed it."
"Sorry Man," Mike said looking at Ikaika. "But I think Jacob should get it, seeings he's asked for it and everything."
"Figures," Ikaika huffed.
"I second that," Ashley said. "Jacob should get the van."
"I'm surprised at you, Angel. I didn't think you'd want your sister dating one of your friends."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Ash objected to the comment.
"We all know how your sister is. She goes from man to man making them happy. First Paul, then Trevor, next Rich and now Jacob."
Ashley's face turned bright red with rage," You know nothing about me or my sister you asshole. I suggest you back off, or I'll rearrange that ugly Hawaiian face of yours."
"Ash, man, chill," Mike intervened before the first punch was thrown, as Bryan held Jacob back on the other side. "Let's go for a walk, so you can cool off."
"Nah, I'm just gonna go to my room. I've had enough of this jerk for one night," Ashley glared at Ikaika,
Trevor burst into laughter as Ash began walking towards his room. "Hey, Angel, we forgot to tell you Shelli phoned this morning," he explained the 'answering machine' to the group.
"Thanks, Trev," Ash smiled, amused at what had happened earlier on. He went into his room, and dialed Shelli's number on his cell phone, since Hawaii as Ikaika was often referred to was once again on the phone with Malia. There was no answer, and so he hung up and decided to try again later on or early the next morning before his schooling.
Nicole sat in her new room, not totally comfortable with her new surroundings. She held tight to her stuffed bear and sat looking out the window.
*Knock, knock, knock* "Nic, can I come in?"
"Sure the doors opened."
"Cute bear, where'd you get him from?"
"Aaron gave him to me."
"And whom might Aaron be?"
"My ex in Cali. We broke up when I decided to move here. Both of us agreed we wouldn't be any good with long distance relationships."
"Nikki, does Jacob know about Aaron?"
"No, I don't have to tell him about my ex-boyfriends."
"No you don't, but Aaron and you only broke up because you moved away. If you still love him, you could be using Jacob to fill the void you feel."
"Rachel, did you come in here for a reason other then to tell me how to live my life?"
"Nicole, I didn't mean to be like that. I'm sorry. It's just with this whole Erik thing happening, I'm a little leary of relationships. Erik doesn't trust me at all. I had to tell him my friend Ryan was gay so he would back off of the subject."
"Is Ryan really gay?" Nicole asked shocked.
"He's never come right out and told me that he was, but I've kind of assumed for a long time."
"Assumptions aren't always right, Rach."
"I realize that, but its the first thing that came to my head so that Erik would drop the subject of Ryan and I as a couple."
"Rachel, I wish I knew what to tell you, but I don't. I have a big day tomorrow with school so early in the morning so, if you don't mind, I'm going to try to get some sleep."
"Sure, talk to you in the morning," Rachel said as she turned off the light as she walked out of Nicole's room.
The next morning came quickly. Nicole awoke at 5:00 so that she could prepare for her classes early that morning. She slipped on a pair of beige flared pants, and a beige tank top that had the words "Spoiled Brat" printed across the front. They arrived at the boys house at exactly 6:30, and surprisingly enough Ashley was dressed, ready, and waiting outside for them to pick him up.
"Ash, are you sick?" Nicole joked feeling his forhead.
"Bryan, woke me up at 5, Trevor knocked on my door at 5:30, Jacob at 5:45 and finally I'd had enough and got up so they would stop bugging me!"
"Ah, poor baby," Rach laughed as she pulled up to Trans Con headquarters where the tutoring was taking place. Ethan was waiting outisde and looked Nicole up and down as she stepped out of the van.
"Looking fine Miss Angel," he commented, as Nicole hid behind Ashley trying to get away from Ethan's uncomfortable stare.
"Ash, I'm not going in that building with him!"
"Nic, what's wrong?"
"I WON'T GO IN THE BUILDING AS LONG AS HE'S HERE!" Nicole screamed running around the other side of the building and out of sight.