We need to talk(Mikayla)

[Kayla Sommers]

Outfit

Stepping out into the courtyard, the warm breeze of summer hit Kayla. She smiled to herself, glad that the winter had now finally ended. She was worried that she was never going to see summer again. Kayla walked across the courtyard in her leopard print gladiator sandals, denim shorts and pale yellow tank top. She was heading towards the Hogwarts lake for a reason. She was actually surprised she had agreed to this. Kayla knew this was probably going to end bad, well atleast start off bad. You see, Kayla was on her way to Hogwarts lake to meet Mikayla Menki. It was a well known fact that these two girls did not get along and ever since Mikayla had been fake dating Liam, she had taken every opportunity she got to rub it in Kayla's face. But Liam had now told her it was not for real among other things he had revealed to her which to be honest had made her day. If Liam had not confessed to her how he really felt about her and told her the relationship with Mikayla was just an experiment then she may have left Hogwarts.

Dramatic yes, but Kayla had had so much shit dumped on her plate at the moment that she just wanted to run her way. Sighing Kayla walked out of the courtyard and looked across the big green field that layed between her and the lake. Kayla walked across the lake, the summer breeze blew across the field making her blonde hair whip around her face a little. Kayla brung her hands up and scoop her hair together. She pulled a clip out of her pocket and clipped her hair back so it would not end up looking like a birds nest.

It didn't take long to reach the lake. Once Kayla was at Hogwarts lake she sat down and peered into the water, seeing a reflection of her self. She brung one hand up to her lip, seeing the cut caused her to grimace. Her lip was also slightly swollen aswell. She had had another run in with her brother. Kayla had not even said anything and he had punched her in the face. She hated him and she was going to get her revenge on that bastard. Thanks to him she had lost her family and home. But finally things were looking up, she now had a place to stay, atleast for a while. This weekend she would be moving some of her stuff into Liam and Mila's house. He had kindly offered her to stay with him and his sister since she had nowhere else to go. Kayla didn't know what she would do if she ever lost Liam.

While looking at her reflection she suddenly felt angry, flashes of her brother beating her came back and she couldn't look at herself anymore. The fat lip was a constant reminder of what she has endured for the last six years. Sighing, she looked over her shoulder to see if Mikayla was coming. Kayla wouldn't be surprised if Mikayla never turned up. This was probably some sort of joke. To make an idiot out of Kayla. Well if she did then Kayla would not let that drop easily. She had swallowed her pride and agreed to meet Mikayla because they had things to talk about which needed to be sorted. It was now or never.

[Mikayla Menki]

Mikayla really wasn’t sure why she agreed to this “meeting”. It wasn’t like Liam was going anywhere, but the truth was, she was curious. She had been gone for almost a month and a lot could happen in a month. Since she had been back, she hadn’t talked to Liam, just seen him around now and then. She was curious to see if anything had happened between him and Kayla. Mikayla always had a sneaking suspicion that something was going on with those two and she was sure that Kayla was trying to take Liam away from her. Sure, Liam and Mikayla weren’t “technically” together, but ever since they had started their little dating experiment, she had almost fallen in love with him. The breaking point for her was the day they actually had sex, when she knew that she didn’t want to lose him.

She was supposed to be meeting Kayla by the lake and she was really considering not going. Leaving her there all alone waiting for her seemed like a good idea to her at the moment, but the curiosity was just eating her alive. She had heard some rumors that the two were becoming close and Mikayla didn’t like the sound of that one bit. Getting off of her bed and into a cute outfit she decided to start heading down to the lake. She was a bit earlier than she was supposed to be but she wanted to be there first to make sure that Kayla did show up. She climbed into a tree a short distance from the lake and sat there waiting. A few minutes past and she saw Kayla walking over and sitting down by the edge of the water. She seemed a bit down and she thought she noticed something wrong with her lip. Mikayla sat there watching her for a moment and pondered whether or not to actually get out of the tree.

It was now or never. Hoping down from the tree she made her way over to Kayla, her hands in her pockets and kicking a small rock on her way down to the lake. Once down by the water, a few feet from Kayla, she kicked the rock into the water, watching it make a small splash. [green] Well, you got me down here….talk.[/green] She hated being so rude to someone she actually used to be friendly with before this whole thing started with Liam, but if this was what she had to do to keep Liam, then so be it.

[Kayla Sommers]

Kayla pulled out her wand and twirled it between her fingers. Boredom was beginning to wash over her. Kayla did sometimes have little patience, especially when it involved people she did not like. She remembered a few months back when her and Mikayla hung out, before both of them met Liam. They did have quite abit in common and seemed to get along rather well. It is a shame they fell out because of a boy, but it was Mikayla who had made the situation a little hostile. If Mikayla had not decided to try and steal Liam away from her and make her jealous then Kayla may not have an issue with Mikayla. But it seemed as though Mikayla did not even want Liam and Kayla to be friends and Kayla was not going to let that happen. He was the most important person in her life and the only one she could trust completely. She needed him in her life.

The Ravenclaw was so deep in thought that she didn't hear Mikayla walking up behind her, atleast not until she spoke. Kayla looked up at her and stood up. She couldn't help but notice the rude tone in her voice, but Kayla pushed past that and kept her voice in a civl tone. Someone had to be mature about the situation. "Hi Mikayla." Said Kayla brushing her blonde hair back and looking at Mikayla. A very small frown appeared on her face as she noticed Mikaya's outfit. They seemed to have slightly similar dress sense as they were both wearing jean shorts and a tank top. Anyway Kayla ignored that and began speaking again. "Look we need to talk about the situation me, you and Liam are in. It's not fair on any one of us." Said Kayla.

Kayla really did think it was unfair of the situation they were in. Both girls were hurting, Liam was to sweet to hurt either one of them by making a decision. So something had to be done. "Don't you agree?" Asked Kayla raising a eyebrow slightly. Kayla didn't know if Mikayla was going to be civil or not. She hoped she would, Kayla was not in the mood for a fight or duel but she would defend herself if she had to. Kayla was well aware of the fake relationship between her and Liam and to be honest she was relieved. Kayla did plan to let Mikayla know she had known for a while that she knew Mikayla and Liam were never really together. Mikayla was just helping him out on how to be a good boyfriend. Kayla waited patiently for Mikayla to give her an answer.

[Mikayla Menki]

Mikayla noticed that Kayla was actually trying to be civil in this; a huge change from how the girls had acted around each other on recent occasions. They had gotten into screaming matches, calling each other every name in the book and Mikayla had come very close to cursing her a few times. She however, didn’t want to be expelled from Hogwarts, so she refrained from doing so. She listened to what Kayla was saying. [green] What I really want to figure out is: what is the situation we are in? Whats going on with you and Liam because things with him and I are going swimmingly. [/green] She was exaggerating just a little bit as it had been awhile since she had actually seen Liam but the feelings she had for him were still as strong as ever.

She was honestly afraid of what Kayla was going to tell her. That was most of the reason why she was dreading even coming to have this conversation. She didn’t want to know if the rumors were true and she didn’t want to know if the two of them were actually falling for each other. Although, Mikayla had been going crazy inside trying to keep the thoughts out of her head, with no prevail. All she could think about was what had they done while she was gone. Had they kissed, or slept together. Even the thought of him touching Kayla the way he touched her was enough to make her blood boil.

Mikayla was well aware that the fact that her fake relationship with Liam was out in the open and most everyone knew they were just doing it as an experiment but to Mikayla, everything felt real. She figured Kayla would probably bring that up sometime and how she had been rubbing her face in it every chance she got. Mikayla did feel bad about that sometimes, as she knew Kayla had feelings for Liam, but it was Mikayla’s only way of getting satisfaction. She had had guys stolen from her before and she hated the feeling of being second best to someone.

[Kayla Sommers]

Kayla rolled her eyes and looked away from Mikayla. She knew she was not going to be civil, why did she even bother arranging this. Kayla wanted things sorted out between the three of them. Clearly Mikayla thought her and Liam were together, but obviously Liam did not think he and Mikayla were together. He had told Kayla how he felt about her and Kayla had told Liam how she felt about him. But since he was working at Hogwarts they had agreed to wait until Kayla had graduated before becoming a couple. Kayla did not want to be the reason as to why he would loose his job. Kayla looked back at Mikayla and spoke, still keeping a civil tone. "Ok Mikayla I know there is no you and Liam, he told me the relationship was fake. The situation I'm talking about is that we both like Liam and it needs to be sorted out." Said Kayla folding her arms.

There was alot that had happened between Kayla and Liam and to be honest, Kayla did not really want to tell Mikayla just what had happened. She knew what it felt like to like a boy and him not feel the same way back, or to have a boy stolen from you. That was just one of the many reasons why she never had relationships, but with Liam it was different. He was different than the other guys she had hooked up with. He was sweet, caring and considerate. But if Mikayla really wanted to know what had happened between them then she would tell her. Kayla was not going to lie and play games. She just wanted this love triangle thing sorted and out of the way, otherwise all three of them were going to end up hurt.

Kayla put her hand to her mouth, covering the cut on her lip that her brother gave her. Kayla had told Liam everything, everything from the fact her brother beating her up to the fact she had no where to live. But Liam had asked her to live with him and his sister, which she thought was a little odd at first considering he was a member of staff, but she eventually decided yes. The school was turning into a right drag and she needed to get away from there from time to time. Kayla sighed, having a funny feeling that a fight or something was close to breaking out.

[Mikayla Menki]

[green] I figured you’d find out eventually. I just didn’t think it’d take you this long.[/green] Mikayla smirked a bit. She knew this would come up and she had already figured out how to handle it. [green] What difference does it make if the relationship is fake if we do all the things that a couple does? And I do mean everything. [/green] She winked at Kayla but she did feel a twinge of pain about the situation they were in.

After a couple of seconds, Mikayla regretted what she had said to Kayla. This was just adding fuel to the fire and it would probably cause Kayla to tell her what her and Liam had been up to; exactly what she was dreading. She had a feeling it would come to this; the two of them having to figure out who would get Liam, she just didn’t think it would happen this soon. Mikayla loved having Liam there for her, being able to play pretend with her as if someone actually cared about her. Sure it started out as “boyfriend lessons” but after the lessons were over, the “relationship” didn’t stop. Mikayla figured it was because they had decided to keep things the way they were, but judging from Kayla, Mikayla had figured wrong.

[green]Ok, I see what you mean. [/green] She sat down by the edge of the water, gently tossing pebbles in. [green] I don’t want to share Liam with you and I’m sure you feel the same. But there has to be a civil way of figuring out our little problem. [/green]

[Kayla Sommers]

Kayla stepped back when Mikayla told her that, as if she had been hit by a truck. At least that is what it felt like. She felt as though she had been stabbed in the chest. She couldn't believe Liam would sleep with Mikayla after he told her he wanted to be with her. Now Kayla was confused and hurting right now. If Mikayla wasn't here she would probably have broken into tears by now, but she wasn't going to give her the satisfaction of seeing her reduced to tears. "Just because you spread your legs for someone does not mean your in a relationship." Snapped Kayla. Taking a deep breath and looking away from Mikayla again, kayla got a hold on her temper. No, she was not going to let Mikayla get to her.

Kayla sat down on the ground, still trying to ignore the throbbing pain in her chest. Kayla didn't know now if what Liam had told her was true. Maybe he only said that because he felt bad for her. Great, Kayla was a charity case, maybe she should just leave Hogwarts and forget all about falling in love, clearly it wasn't meant for her. "Don't push me Mikayla. Seriously you don't want to know what has happened between me and Liam." Said Kayla. Again she looked away and whispered to herself so Mikayla couldn't hear. "But maybe that was all a lie."

Kayla looked back at Mikayla when she also sat down and sounded alot more civil this time. "Maybe we should just let him choose who he wants." Said Kayla looking in the water. Kayla would die if he didn't choose her, but she had a feeling he wouldn't. Clearly he liked Mikayla more. They had slept with each other for fuck sake. The most Liam and Kayla had done was make out. Yes she was living with him at the moment, but that was only because he felt bad for her and she had no where else to go. If Liam did choose Mikayla, she would definitely leave. She could go to Portugal to live with her aunt. That is if her aunt would take her.

[Mikayla Menki]

Mikayla smirked. [green] You’re one to talk. At least I don’t spread my legs for just about anyone like you. I have some standards and I was saving myself for Liam. [/green] It was mostly true. It had been quite awhile since she slept with someone before Liam, well, except for the few encounters she had had with JT, but those didn’t count. She had only truly wanted to sleep with Liam and of course she got what she wanted. She may be a tease and act like a slut, but she didn’t give herself to just anyone.

Mikayla’s expression changed with Kayla’s words. What had happened between them? She bit the inside of her lip thinking about what could have happened between them. [green] Humor me.[/green] She said sternly, trying to keep her voice from showing what she was feeling.

She thought about what Kayla had said. Letting Liam choose between them? She wasn’t sure what to think of that. What if he didn’t choose her? Would that mean everything that happened meant nothing? Come to think of it, Liam had never actually told her how he felt about her. She wasn’t even sure Liam liked her the way she liked him. Mikayla felt like she might actually love him, but now that she was doubting herself, she was sure he didn’t feel the same about her. That’s probably what Kayla had been talking about. Maybe he told Kayla he loved her. Now she regretted asking. She didn’t want to hear that. Mikayla’s heart felt like it was going to explode out of her chest. She couldn’t handle this type of pressure. All she could bring herself to say was [green]….yeah…[/green] in very meek voice not heard by many.

[Kayla Sommers]

Mikayla was beginning to piss her off. Especially when she said that Kayla just slept around. Which she did. Maybe it was the truth that hurt her. Kayla knew what she was, but hearing it from someone else just confirmed it was true. Why would Liam even like her then. If Kayla was a slag, which she was, why would he want someone like that. Maybe he just wanted to get her into bed. Although she had never met a guy to drag it out this long. Kayla was so confused. She wasn't to sure how Liam felt about her anymore. Maybe he did like Mikayla, he had slept with her after all. Maybe Kayla was just there to keep him occupied and now he had gotten what he really wanted, maybe he didn't want her anymore. "I know what I am Mikayla. Said Kayla. She then turned away from her and said quietly that Mikayla may just about be able to hear. "We've all got flaws."

Hearing Mikayla say she wanted Kayla to tell her what had happened, Kayla paused. Should she? Maybe it was better if everything was out open. Sighing Kayla turned back around and shrugged a little. "Ok, fine I will tell you." Kayla took a deep breath before tellinf Mikayla everything. She didn't want to lie anymore, she just wanted everything sorted and telling the truth seemed the only way to get things sorted right now. "Well me and Liam have made out a couple of times. He's told me that he likes me, like more than a friend and we agreed we would be together after I graduate from Hogwarts, because I don't want to be the reason as to why he would loose his job. He has also asked me to live with him, which I am for a reason I am not going to tell you because there is no way in hell I trust you to tell you why." Said Kayla finishing off.

Kayla didn't want to purposefully hurt Mikayla, but she had asked her for the truth. Kayla sighed a little, kind of glad she had got it out but also a little nervous as she didn't know how Mikayla would take it. Not very good probably. Kayla looked at Mikayla and noticed she didn't seem to really be listening to what she was saying. Or maybe she was and was upset by what she had heard. "You ok?" Asked Kayla pulling her knees to her chest and resting her chin on her knees.

[Mikayla Menki]

Mikayla pulled her knees up to her chest and rested her forehead on them. She was starting to tear up and she didn’t want Kayla to see. She was going to be living with him? They must really be in love. Mikayla must have been kidding herself to think that her and Liam could actually be together. That he even actually liked her the way she almost loved him. She had no future with him. And to top it all off, he had actually told her that he liked her. He hadn’t even hinted that he had feelings for Mikayla.

She was having trouble holding back her tears when Kayla asked her if she was ok. [green] I’m just fine. I feel like I just got hit with a bus. How would you feel? [/green] She snapped at her. She didn’t mean to be so mean, she just didn’t know how else to react.

[Kayla Sommers]

Kayla chewed on her bottom lip for a while. She really didn't know what to say. Mikayla and Kayla had never been friends before this happened, so it wasn't like she had to comfort her. But Kayla did feel bad. As far as she was aware Mikayla and Liam were never an official couple and she thought, until now that Mikayla knew that. But seeing her reaction just proved that Mikayla thought that her and Liam were together. The three seriously needed to get together and get things cleared up. Both of them were confused and hurting. "Look Mikayla I didn't want to tell you but you asked me to." Said Kayla softly and placing a hand on Mikayla's shoulder. Kayla was not a bitch, well she could be when she wanted to be, but in general she was a nice girl and she hated seeing someone so upset.

The Ravenclaw had a feeling she may brush her hand off of her shoulder so Kayla, pulled her hand off of Mikayla's shoulder and sat next to her. "I'd feel the same I guess." Shrugged Kayla with a very very small smirk on her face. Bloody hell she had felt like that all her life. If only Mikayla knew what she had been through. To be honest Kayla probably understood better than anyone how Mikayla felt. Kayla sighed softly and sat next to Mikayla quietly. She didn't want to say or do anything to upset the girl even more.

[Mikayla Menki]

[green]I know I asked you, but I had to know. [/green] Mikayla sighed. She really wished the three of them could just get all of this nonsense cleared up. She was clearly mistaken that Liam had ever had feelings for her and he was just using her to learn how to be a good boyfriend like it was originally agreed. It wouldn’t surprise Mikayla if Liam just took everything Mikayla had taught him and used it to be a good boyfriend to Kayla. That’s just how Mikayla’s luck worked. Every time she thought she had something good going for her, it had to be ripped out from under her. Everything was always too good to be true in her life.

Out of the corner of her eye she saw Kayla sit down next to her. She didn’t really know why she did that, maybe she was trying to comfort her or something but it probably wasn’t going to happen. All Mikayla wanted was to be happy with a guy for once in her life. Was that too much for her to ask? All guys ever wanted from her was a one night stand or some company but she had never had a serious boyfriend since she had been at Hogwarts. That’s what she was hoping she could get from Liam. Who was she kidding?

[Kayla Sommers]

Kayla sighed and nodded in agreement to Mikayla. She was more confused than ever now. Liam had told Kayla he wanted to be with her, but at the same time he was sleeping with Mikayla. To be honest Kayla was slightly annoyed at that. It made her feel used and like an idiot. She should have believed that no one could ever love her. Like many people had said to her before she was only good for one thing. Maybe she should just stick to that. "I knew it was to good to be true." Whispered Kayla to herself. Another sigh passed her lips and she put a arm around Mikayla to comfort her. At the moment both of them were heartbroken and even though Mikayla and Kayla appeared to be worst enemies, Kayla didn't want to see Mikayla this upset.

Tears were already beginning to sting Kayla's eyes as she assumed she had been used yet again. Kayla never usually let herself get so close to a person, especially a man. But somehow Liam got under her skin and had got her to trust him. Now she finds out this. She was an idiot for letting her guard down. She was so good at keeping people at arms length. Or atleast she used to be. "I'm sorry Mikayla." Said Kayla softly, looking up to Mikayla. She didn't like being horrible to Mikayla, actually Kayla didn't enjoy being horrible to anyone, it was just how she defended herself because she had had to look after herself from a rather young age.

[Mikayla Menki]

Mikayla heard what Kayla had whispered to herself, as she wasn’t as far away as she might have thought. [green] You knew what was too good to be true? I feel like an absolute idiot for even thinking I had a chance with Liam. I don’t even know why I even tried. [/green] She was more ranting to herself more than she was talking to Kayla. She couldn’t believe Kayla was actually feeling the same way as Mikayla, even though she knew for sure that Liam actually liked her. [green] Liam has never even told me he liked me. I was just living under the illusion that someone could actually feel the same way that I do about them; but its useless to dream when you’re dreams never come true. [/green]

She sighed, accidentally letting one lone tear fall down her cheek. That was when she heard Kayla apologize. [green] I’m sorry as well. I never meant to be so terrible to you. I just thought for once, I had something that other people wanted. That I had actually won, but as we can both see, I was wrong. [/green] Mikayla usually wasn’t one for self pity; feeling sorry for herself was something that rarely to never happened, but now, it was all she really could do. She knew she didn’t deserve to be strung along by anyone, especially a guy, and Kayla defiantly didn’t deserve it either. Liam needed to make up his mind fast before he destroyed the two of them.

[green] Its funny…because if it wasn’t for all of this nonsense with Liam, I bet we could have been pretty good friends. [/green] It was true. They were so similar in so many aspects: they way they dressed, the way they acted, hell, they had even fallen for the same guy so their taste guys was the same. They could have been a pair to be reckoned with, if they had been given the chance to develop their friendship, but alas, it would never happen, all because of Liam.

[Kayla Sommers]

Kayla listened to Mikayla as she spoke. It was true that Liam had told her he liked her, he had also told her that the fake relationship was over between him and Mikayla and yet Kayla finds out that even though he told her that he was still sleeping with Mikayla. So now she didn't know what to believe. Kayla had been lied to and used so many times before, she found it extremely hard to trust or believe someone, especially when they told her they liked her. For years she had been referred to as a whore, and she had began to believe it. "Yeah I know he told me, but at the same time he was sleeping with you. Even though he had told me the fake relationship was over. I just don't know what to believe at this point." Said Kayla with her arm still around Mikayla's shoulders. Kayla did feel really bad for Mikayla, she knew what it was like to think someone actually wanted you for you and not what you could offer them in the sack. Kayla was also beginning to realise that Mikayla was not as bad as she had thought. "You'll find someone Mikayla. I know I called you a bitch and what not but your not." Said Kayla with a very small smile.

The Ravenclaw smiled slightly as Mikayla apologized. She was relieved that they were finally sorting things out. Kayla hated having to watch her back and fight so hard for Liam, she felt like she couldn't be herself. But at this rate it seemed as though neither one of them would be getting him. Kayla did want to be with him, but she didn't know if she could trust him. For the first time in years she let her guard down with him and she felt like everything they had shared was a lie. Kayla told herself she was not ever going to let herself be that vulnerable again. She didn't know if she would be able to recover if she got this hurt again. To be honest she didn't know how Mikayla was coping. She did feel really bad for her and nothing Kayla could say would help. So she just comforted her.

Kayla nodded and looked to Mikayla. Thinking about it, Kayla and Mikayla probably could have been good friends. They did have alot in common. If they were able to become friends they would probably have been so close that they would be able to finish each others sentences. "Well you never know, we might become friends sometime. You know giving time for everything to settle and for people to move on, maybe we could be friends." Said Kayla trying to sound optimistic. It was unlikely but time was a great healer. Kayla would be happy to have a friend like Mikayla at some point.