Becoming a Nashville Predator

Chapter 23

Juli's POV
I'm on my phone while I'm jumping on my bed trying to get Rachael to wake up.
"What the hell, Juli?" Rachael asks me, clearly annoyed
"What?" I ask innocently
"Why are you jumping on the bed, I'm trying to sleep." Rachael says
"I'm bored, I've been up for an hour now." I say
"Why? It's only 11:30." Rachael says likings at her phone
"I know, and I'm bored, so get up." I say to Rachael
"Fine, if I get up now, you're buying me breakfast." Rachael says sitting up
"Okay!" I say. Rachael finally gets up, and we throw on some clothes and head out of the door.
"Wanna drive again?" I ask Rachael
"Sure." Rachael says back
"What do you want to get?" I ask Rachael
"Um, I don't know. What do you want?" Rachael asks me
"Oh, we can get Chickfila!" I say excited
"Juli, it's Sunday. Chickfila isn't open." Rachael say to me
"Aw, frick." I say disappointed
"Wanna go get McDonald's?" Rachael asks
"Sure!" I say to Rachael as we get in her car. We drive to McDonald's and we eat our breakfast. Afterwards, we go shopping. We were out for another three or four hours.
"I'm sick of shopping." I say to Rachael
"I am too. I should probably head back to my place anyways." Rachael says to me
"Okay" I say back to Rachael. We get in her car, and drive back to my apartment.
"Bye Rachael!" I say to Rachael as I walk her to the door
"Bye Juli! See you tomorrow." Rachael says giving me a hug
"Thank you for having me, Mrs. Barnard!" Rachael says to my mom
"No problem, you can come over any time you would like, sweetie!" My mom replies. Rachael walks out of the door and I go into my room and get on my phone and listen to music.

Rachael's POV
I walk out of Juli's apartment, and I go down to the parking lot and sit in my car. I text Roman

Rachael- Hey Roman
Roman- Hey Rachael, what's up?
Rachael- Not much, are you at home?
Roman- Yeah, why?
Rachael- I have some things I want to talk to you about. Mind if I swing by your place and we can talk?
Roman- Not at all, head on over
Rachael- Okay, I'll be there in a few
Roman- See you soon!

I turn on my music, I start my car, and I drive over to Roman's place. I pull up to his apartments, which were about 15 minutes from Juli's apartments. I turn off my car, and I head up to Roman's apartment. I get to his apartment, I knock on his door, and he opens it.
"Hey Rachael." Roman says with a smile
"Hey!" I say smiling and giving him a hug
"Wanna go out and talk?" Roman asks
"Sure." I say. We walk back down to the parking lot
"Want me to drive?" I ask
"Sure. Wait, you have a car?" Roman asks me
"Yeah, Filip gave it to me last night." I say with a smile on my face
"Yeah, let's go in your car." Roman says
"Where do you want to go?" I ask Roman
"Wanna go to The Pharmacy? It's a restaurant." Roman asks
"Sure." I say. We get into my car and we listen to the radio on our way to the restaurant. We pull up, and we go in and order. While we are waiting for our food, Roman asks me what I wanted to talk to him about.
"So, what did you want to talk to me about?" Roman asks
"Okay, so do you remember that guy that Filip was talking about? Tyler." I ask Roman
"Yes." Roman replies
"Okay. Well, we ended up going out on Friday night. And he kissed me, twice." I told Roman
"Does Filip know this?" Roman asks
"No, I don't want Filip to beat him up." I say to Roman
"I'm gonna tell you one thing, Filip doesn't know how to fight that well." Roman says with a smile on his face
"Well, maybe not with a 30 year old hockey player; but, I think he could take a 16 year old." I say to Roman
"Yeah. So, what are you going to do about it?" Roman asks
"That's kind of what I came to talk to you about. I have no clue about what I should do." I say to Roman
"Well, do you want a boyfriend right now?" Roman asks me
"Not really, I want to focus on my grades right now." I say to Roman
"Well, then focus on your grades. Tell Tyler that your biggest priority is school. I'm sure he will understand that." Roman tells me
"Okay, I'll tell him tomorrow at school." I say to Roman
"Thanks for the advice." I add with a smile
"I'm here anytime you need me." Roman tells me. We get our food, and we talk about a bunch of stuff -preseason games, school, relationships, and our lives back home-. When we get done eating, I drive Roman back to his apartments. We both get out of my car so I can hug him.
"Have a good rest of the night, Rachael. Remember, anytime you need me, I'm always here for you." Roman says giving me a hug
"Thanks Roman." I say hugging him back.
I get back in my car, and drive back to my apartments. When I pull up, I grab all of my bags and walk into the apartments. I see Jennifer's purse and jacket on the front table, and then I hear them in Filip's room. I got out of there so fast, I didn't even want to know what they were doing. I go and sit in my car until I can find someone to hang out with, or find something to do. I text Viktor and ask him if he wants to hang out.

Rachael- Hey
Viktor- Hey Rachael, what's up?
Rachael- Nothing, wanna hang out?
Viktor- Sure, when?
Rachael- Is now good?
Viktor- Oh, yeah. Just head on over.
Rachael- Okay, see you soon

I pull out of our parking lot, and I drive over to Viktor's house, which takes about twenty minutes. I pull up to Viktor's house, and I go and knock on his door.
"Hey Rachael" Viktor says with a smile
"Hey Viktor." I say giving him a hug
"Come on in." Viktor says letting me in
"Thanks" I say to Viktor
"So, what do you want to do?" Viktor asks
"Um, wanna go play basketball?" I ask Viktor
"Yeah, I'm not gonna go easy on you though." Viktor says
"You don't have to go easy on me for me to win." I say back to Viktor with a smirk on my face
"I hope you can back yourself up with that talk." Viktor says. We walk into the backyard to the basketball court. We play basketball for about an hour straight, and then we take a break. I beat Viktor 20-16.
"I told you you didn't have to go easy on me for me to win." I say smiling while trying to catch my breath
"Don't get too cocky." Viktor says smiling. I get a text, and I look at my phone. Filip texted me asking when I was gonna be home

Filip- Hey, when are you going to be home?
Rachael- Probably in an hour and a half
Filip- Sounds good, be safe. I love you!
Rachael- I will, I love you too Fil!

"So, what do you want to do now?" Viktor asks
"Wanna go to target?" I ask
"Sure" Viktor says
"Okay. Let's go!" I say excited. We drive to target and when we get there, we just walk around and talk.
"Is there anything in particular you want to get?" Viktor asks?
"Nothing in particular, but I will probably find something I want or need while we're here." I say to Viktor lightly laughing. We walk around target, and I pick up some cleaning supplies for my car. After that, Viktor and I go to Starbucks. Viktor and I sit in Starbucks and talk for a while. Then, he drives us back to his house so I can go back home. We pull up to his house, and we both get out of his car.
"Thanks for hanging out with me on such short notice." I say to Viktor
"Any time, I had a lot of fun." Viktor says with a smile
"Well, I better be getting home. I don't want Filip to worry about me." I say to Viktor
"Okay. Drive safe, Rachael." Viktor says as I hug him goodbye
"I will. Have a good rest of the night Viktor. I'll see you tomorrow after school at practice." I say to Viktor
"Okay, see you tomorrow then." Viktor says waving to me. I pull out of his driveway, and head back to my apartments. I pull into our apartments about 20-30 minutes later. I go back into the apartment, with caution. I walk into the door, and I see Jennifer and Filip sitting on the couch watching tv.
"Hey Rachael" Filip says
"Hello Rachael" Jennifer says with a smile
"Hey guys" I say with a smile. I walk into my room and shut my door. I walk into my bathroom and turn on the shower. I turn on my music, and get into the shower. When I get done, I put on my pajamas and lay down in bed and get on my phone. I fall asleep twenty minutes later. This has been an eventful weekend.