Savage Chaos

It wasn’t always like this, nights and days full of bloody noses and black eyes. It’s amazing how much your parents can become even more fucked up by losing a kid. They wasn’t as fucked up as before Dexter went missing, they at least pretended to care. But after Dexter went missing it’s like what little life and hope they had diminished. They went from being functional alcoholics with decent jobs to mom popping Xanax like candy and losing her cushy office job. Dad still has his construction company but it’s steadily declining because of his drinking habits and temper.

Dexter wasn’t always a good kid. He got into trouble more times than I can count but he was a damn good brother though always stood up for me and made sure I was taken care of even though he was only two years older than me. But every teen here has gotten into some kind trouble, hell most spend at least one night a month in jail so it’s nothing new in this shitty ass town. The point is my brother has been missing for two years now and the cops haven’t even looked into his case, just labeled him a runaway since he was 18 when he went missing. His girlfriend of three years finally moved out of town after about 6 months of no word from him she said there were just too many memories not that I blame her they were together for three years and he was planning on proposing although that never got to happen. His friends slowly spread out over time. None of them will talk about what happened that night. One of them even went off the deep end and committed suicide.

I however have every intention of finding out what happened to my brother even if I have to spill blood in order to get the information I need. And I know just the guys I need in order to make that happen. The only problem with that is they don’t work for free.

My plan for today is to talk to Simon Stone. The youngest and easiest of the group to talk to but don’t let that fool you. I’ve seen him fight before and he’s ruthless, but everyone knows he’s the one you go to. He then goes to the group and lets them know what you want. If they think it’s worth it, they will come find you. You don’t go to them that’s a good way to fuck up or get fucked up. Really, it’s on how you handle the situation. I plan on telling Simon what I need and then let them decide on the price and how they want to handle it, but I have to convince them that I don’t mind getting my hands dirty and that I can handle my own.

The walk to school isn’t that bad today. It’s decent enough that I only need a light jacket, which is great considering it’s been freezing lately. I make it to school thirty minutes before the bell rings. I need to be here early enough that I can catch Simon by himself before the rest of the boys get here. I wait in the usual spot behind the school next to the faculty parking lot. Simon always arrives twenty minutes before the bell just in case someone does want to talk.

I’m sitting on the back entrance steps smoking a cigarette when I hear Simon clear his throat.

“Beatrix, I was wondering when you would show up” Simon says standing in front of me.

“Then you know what I’m here for” I say, leaning back and looking up at him. Damn, I forgot just how good he looks.

“I can guess, it’s either gonna be about that low life dad of yours or about Dexter or maybe even both” he says cocking his head to the side.

“My dad doesn’t even deserve my time, he’s just a waste of space. I want to know what happened to my brother whether or not he’s alive. I want to know everything about that night. If he’s dead, I want to know who killed him then I want to return the favor” I say then stand up. Even standing two steps above him, I only come up to his chest, so I still have to look up.

Simon looks down at me, His hood creating a shade over his eyes, the only thing visible is the smirk he’s got plastered on his lips.

“You sure you want to know? Sometimes not knowing is best. You never know what kind of skeletons hide in people’s closets”

It’s a threat in a way, he’s right I might not like what I find but it still doesn’t change anything I still want to know what happened to him.

“Regardless of what I find, I deserve to know what happened to my brother. I don’t care who has to die in order to find out. I don’t mind getting my hands dirty, I can handle myself. The main thing I ask is if you agree to help me and my brother is actually dead. I get to kill whoever did it. I don’t want it done for me.” I say glaring up at him.

“You know the deal, I’ll talk to the boys and once the decision is made, we will come to you with our answer and our price.” Simon says and with that he walks off hood still over his head and hands tucked in his front pockets.

Looking at him you wouldn’t think he was some badass in a gang, but I think that’s the whole point he has that whole good boy nerd look to him even with the tattoos on his hands and his straight A’s. Simon is probably the smartest guy in our school, but also very deadly.

I sit there until the bell rings and then head to first period. I’m not even through half the period when my cell vibrates in my pocket. I pull it out to see a message from Dom my closeted gay best friend he swears he’s not gay, but we all know he is. I think he just wants to deny it. I mean he is the pastor’s son. I unlock my phone

‘You talked to Simon!!! I thought we talked about this! Are you fucking insane????’

I smile and put my phone away, of course he knows already. It’s no secret that when you want something done you go to them, the Chaos Crew. Someone probably seen me walk to the back of the school. No one goes back there unless you want to make a deal with a devil. Not just a metaphor either like an actual Devil well more like four ridiculously hot devils in their own way. I make it halfway through school before Dom corners me at my locker.

“Damn it girl, you really are fucking insane you know that right like you’re literally signing your own death certificate you know that right” Dom says arms crossed and hip cocked out

“You know, you should just go ahead and admit it to yourself that you’re gay. I already know that you are, and I don’t get why you won’t just go ahead and admit it” I say leaning against my locker crossing my arms.

“I don’t get why you insist on me being gay because I’m not. I like chicks okay” Dom says but then glares at me realizing that i got his mind off what he really wants to yell at me for.

“Damn it, Bex you’re not gonna get out of this! Everyone knows that you went to Simon, I thought we had agreed that you were just gonna let it go. Yes, I know that you want to find out what happened to your brother, and I get it. But this is dangerous there's no telling what them fuck wads are gonna ask for payment.” Dom says scowling at me.

“It doesn’t matter what their price is, I’m finding out what happened to my brother one way or another. So, you can either be my supportive friend like I have for you multiple times, or you can simply walk away because I'm doing this whether you like it or not” I say

Don’t get me wrong he’s my best friend and it’s gonna hurt if he does walk away and I know he actually might because he hates them with a passion, and I haven’t figured out why I just know that he does. He didn’t start hating them until junior year, so something obviously happened, but he won’t tell me what it is that made him hate them so much. I know that he and Ray used to hang out sometimes. It wasn’t all the time, and I wouldn’t have called them best friends or anything, but they definitely had fun together. But now that I’m thinking about it, it makes me wonder if he had a crush on Ray which I wouldn’t blame him for. Ray is hot as hell. Really all of them are and to be honest so is Dom if he wasn’t my best friend since birth and gay, I’d probably be into him.

“You know that I would never abandon you, I just really don’t want to sit back and watch them destroy you because that’s exactly what is going to happen, they are going to destroy you babe” Dom says and walks away.

I lean against my locker and sigh, I know he’s gonna be mad at me for a little while, but he’ll get over it eventually, he knows this is the best way to find out what happened. Are they gonna make my life hell? Yeah, more than likely they are but it’s worth it in the end. They are the only ones who will be able to help me. I know when I was younger, I constantly begged the cops to look more into his disappearance, but they always just brushed me off or gave me excuses. My parents even would use lines like “the cops are doing everything they can, we don’t need to bother them while their doing important work let them do what they do best.” Ha lot of good that did. Now I just gotta wait for them to come to me, who knows how long they’re gonna make me wait till they give me an answer. They made one dude wait two months just to be dicks. It wasn’t anything important so really it wasn’t that big a deal but still it’s up to them.

I get ready for my next class when an arm wraps around my waist pulling me back against him.

“Hey babe, haven’t seen you all morning” Derek says

“Sorry I had something to deal with this morning. “I turn around and press a kiss to his lips.

Me and Derek have a thing we’re not exactly dating or we’ll at least he doesn’t refer to me as his girlfriend. So, I assume I’m not and I’m pretty sure he’s not faithful even though I’ve explained I’d prefer him not to fuck others while were fucking around. I’ve held up my end, but I seriously doubt he has. I’m not mad or jealous and have no right not to be. I don’t live the boy not in that way at least but I do like him he’s a good guy for the most part and the sex is good too. So, I can’t complain.

“I bet, I heard you met up with Simon? He gonna be you’re new fuck boy or something?” He said glaring at me.

Him and Simon literally hate each other. I can’t tell you how many fights those two have been in just this year alone. I don’t get it, something about a girl in our freshman year got them to hating each other. No one ever found out the whole story, just bits and prices.

“no , I just asked for their help and I’m waiting to hear back from them. “I say backing up and turning around to head to my next class

“Really that’s all you’re gonna say, you’re not gonna tell me what you need their help for? Come on I thought we were closer than that damn it I mean I am your boyfriend, right?” Derek says grabbing my arm and pulling me back

“You’re not serious, are you? My boyfriend? You can’t tell me were honestly dating when i know for a fact that you’re fucking other girls, I know I asked you not to but i knew when I did that you would anyway and I’m okay with it, were not anything exclusive and for as to why as my “boyfriend” you should know this already” I say laughing and using air quotes around the term boyfriend because please that boy would never know how to be a real boyfriend. He’s a good fuck and that’s about it, if I want to have fun I call him but if I want a shoulder to cry on I call Dom

“Wow, you’re a bitch you know that right? Of course, I've been fucking other girls it’s not like i can call you anytime I wanna fuck you’re to stuck up that friend of your ass, you can’t tell me you’re not fucking him hell i know he’s the one who took your virginity is he not?”

“You’re right yeah he took my virginity but no I haven’t fucked anyone else since we started seeing each other, I knew you wouldn't do the same but it’s fine but as far as the boyfriend term goes you are as from one as someone can be. I don’t expect you to be faithful because there is no reason to just like I don’t expect you to know why i went and talked to Simon and really it’s none of your business because you’re just a fuck buddy” I said an walked off.

“Fuck this and Fuck you” Derek yelled

Laughing I flipped him the bird and kept walking down the hallway to my next class. It’s safe to say anything that I had with that dick wad is officially over. It’s probably for the best anyway. I don’t need him trying to get in my way because this is something that I have to do. I have to find out what happened to him even if it’s the last thing that I do.

I’m halfway through school when the fire alarm goes off and we all have to head out to the parking lot. I’m walking down the hall when an arm shoots out and grabs me and pulls me into the classroom.

“God damn it Derek were not doing this” I say snatching my arm back

“Not Derek” Liam says smirking leaning against the teacher's desk

“Oh, my bad I figured it’d be him since the fight we had this morning.” I said sitting on top of one of the desks.

“So, you want to find out what happened to Dexter? Are you sure about that?” Ray says, cocking his head to the side.

“Yeah, I’m sure about that, I want to know no matter what, I don’t care what it takes, I don’t care what I have to do. The only thing I ask is that if my brother was murdered, I want to know who done it so I can return the favor, I don’t want it done for me.” I say looking at all four.

“You do realize your brother wasn’t all what you thought he was. You might not like what you find Bex” River says looking out the window.

“I know that I know that my brother hid stuff from me. Of course, he did, I was the little sister, and he did his best to shield me from a lot of things. But I went to the same school as him and pretty much hung out with the same people he did. I know he partied and drank and smoked and fought. Hell, who do you think taught me how to fight? He did a lot for me. It’s only right that I do this for him whether or not he would want me to. I can deal with whatever I find” I say

I’m not stupid I know there's things I don’t know about my brother like what the hell he was doing the night he went missing. People go missing here all the time but usually within six months you find out what happened whether they ran off or were killed. But my brother, he’s been gone for two years with nothing. No leads as to where he went, no word of whether he actually ran off or he was killed. I just want to know what happened. I need closure of my own. And if he ran away, I want to know why he would with no word considering we were close.

“Are you sure you’re willing to do anything to find out what happened to your brother. Do you honestly think you’re capable of killing someone if they killed your brother? What about torture do you think you can do that?” Ray says smirking while twirling a pocketknife in his hands.

“Are you willing to pay the price is the real question?” Liam asks. Cocking his head at me and smirking like he knows I’m gonna back out. But he doesn’t know me not at all.

“I am, it doesn’t matter what you want in return. I will do anything you want so long as you hold up your end.” I say