Chapter 10-
Jaden was sitting on the couch. He had calmed down a little ever since Alexis had come talk to him, but he was a little on edge. Alexis was curled up against his chest looking at her phone.
"Jaden" Alexis said looking up to Jaden.
"Yah." Jaden didn't know why but he felt fairly comfortable around her now. He felt less hate towards her and he just wanted to be around her. Well he was going to be around her a lot now since he did have a job to do, but it felt less of a chore.
"Do you mind me calling you Jay for short? I don't like saying Jaden every time I want to talk to you."
Jaden nodded "okay, but I dislike saying your name. Too many syllables."
"There are only three" Alexis pointed out but Jaden waved his finger in front of her face.
"Two more then I would like so I'm going to nickname you…." He thought for a moment.
"Lex is good" Alexis said and continued texting on her phone.
They just sat there for an hour at least, Alexis doing stuff on her phone and Jaden just thinking. He was thinking about things that Alex had told him. He was going through the list of things, always have a weapon on you, look at all the details, never forget your duties, always look ways before kicking someone's butt in, and never stay in one place too long.
The last one Jaden had forgotten but remembered after going through his mental checklist. Never remain in the same place. He looked at Alexis then at his lap, which remember was covered by Alexis's head so he looked at his…. Arm.
'We have been sitting here way to long,' Jaden thought to himself. Just sitting there and not doing anything about who wanted to harm Alexis was a bad thing. Anyone could lock themselves away from society, but what made Jaden and Alexander have jobs was the fact that people didn't want to do that. How else would they be able to stop whoever was threatening them? They couldn't just sit in this room forever, they had to go out and just do something, and if people knew she had gone to the lengths to get bodyguards, they might call truce.
"Lex" Jaden said.
Alexis looked up "Yes Jay."
"Do you have anything you want to do today?"
Alexis shrugged "my friends want to go to the mall but I don't really feel safe and…." But Jaden cut her off.
"Were going" and he got up and Alexis's head fell to the couch cousin.
"Excuse me, but what was that for?" Alexis didn't like that her pillow had just gotten up and now was feeling very cold.
Jaden looked at her "get ready because we're going to the mall to meet your friends." He was about to head for the computer room when he remembered something. "Lex give me your credit cards."
Alexis looked at him blankly "why would I give you my credit cards?"
Jaden looked at her "I'll give you real cash, but we can't risk you being traced okay."
Alexis understood and took out her wallet. It had a couple of cards in it and she pulled out her credit card and handed it to Jaden. But he kept his hand out.
"I want all of it."
Alexis just looked at him "but my driver's license and coupons…."
"All of it" Jaden said bluntly.
She sighed and handed her whole wallet to him. He went into the other room and laid the wallet in there. He went through all the cards and pulled out two she was going to need. Her id and drivers license. He stuffed the others in a safe and pulled out a large wad of cash. There was at least 5000 dollars and he stuffed that into her wallet, but it looked to thick so he took 4000 out and pocketed it.
He pulled out his M9 pistol and pocketed it in his jeans and attached his combat knife to his left thigh.
He walked back out of the room and threw Alexis her wallet. She peered inside of it and scowled.
"You took everything out of it. How am I supposed to do things at the mall with no money?"
Jaden sighed "check the money pouch."
She did and her face lit up. Anybody's would have. It was stuffed with 20s, and 100s all nicely printed and kept.
"I got some extra on me so we are fine" Jaden said.
Alexis nodded and got up from the couch. She was wearing light blue jeans and a blue long sleeved shirt and over it a white fleece. Jaden however looked the complete opposite with dark blue jeans, black sleeveless shirt and a crimson hoody. But underneath he also wore a light chest protected and was wondering if he should make Alexis wear one.
'No' he thought to himself, 'she's to slim, it would stick out.'
Alexis was walking to the door and Jaden followed her very closely.
"Before we leave" Jaden said. "Where are we going?"
Alexis turned to face him. "Were going to the west side mall. You know where that is?"
Jaden nodded and walked in front of Alexis out of the apartment and she followed.
They made their way to the garage and Alexis soon found herself holding onto Jaden's back while he drove on his red motorcycle to the west side. He had been there a couple times, but never as much as Alexander. He liked the place but couldn't bring himself to like the people until about 12 hours ago.
They drove right through the west side. The mall was all the way over to avoid people from the east side going to shop there, since most of them don't own their own cars.
In about 20 minutes they were there, a giant parking lot that was overlooked by an even bigger huge white building. You could see inside at all the shoppers and signs for certain stores were all over the place.
"Lex where are they meeting us?" Jaden asked her.
Alexis pointed her finger to two girls. On girl had black hair tied behind her head in a ponytail and was wearing a white mini skirt with a blue tank top. The other girl had brown hair and had blue and white stripped skirt with a white tank top on. Both of them were in heels and Jaden chuckled to himself.
"What so funny?" Alexis asked Jaden.
"Your friends. They are obvious targets."
He found an open place for his bike and shut off the engine. He tied it around a pole with a titanium chain and put both helmets underneath the seat compartment and locked it.
"Why do they looked like targets Jay?" Alexis didn't understand what he meant by it and thought he was making fun of them.
"Well you see, gangs look for that mini skirt, preppy look." Jaden explained "and they fit that perfectly."
Alexis looked at them. After spending a day in the east side he saw what he meant. To any pimp or gang member walking down the street, they were fish bait.
"You on the other hand are wearing jeans and normal people cloths" Jaden said. "This makes my job a lot easier."
Alexis shrugged "I guess so, but come on we go to meet up with them." She then looked at him seriously, "please try to be nice to them"
"The only promise I can keep is that you will be safe."
The two of them walked towards the mall. Jaden looked out of place from everyone else. He was wearing dark clothing and a hoody while everyone around him was wearing light, preppy clothing and all seemed to be happy. Jaden however frowned at most people and was on the constant look out for potential dangers.
"Hey guys!" Alexis called out to her friends.
They both looked in her direction and smiled "Hey Alexis how are you and who's your friend?" Mindy was looking at Jaden. He felt a little uncomfortable by the way she was looking at him. It reminded him of Zane's fan girls.
"Pretty well and this is…." But Jaden cut her off.
"None of your business" he said coldly and her two friends jumped back in shock.
Alexis groaned and whispered into Jaden's ear "please try to be nice."
Jaden nodded and Alexis looked pleased. She had successfully made Jaden at least willing to give her friends a chance, but still, it was a long shot.
"Well Lex…" Jasmine started saying.
"You chose a weird first boyfriend." Mindy finished.
"Oh no he's not my…." Alexis was blushing very red but Jaden had stopped her before she could finish.
"Who said I'm weird?" Jaden glared at Mindy.
Alexis just looked at him "private word now." And she dragged Jaden to the side.
"What Lex?"
"Don't what me; you know perfectly well that you're not my boyfriend."
Jaden just smiled "but they don't. Just play along, it's for your own good."
She sighed "fine I will." And they rejoined her friends.
"Yes Jaden is a little cold sometimes," Alexis said to her friends trying to sound apologetic to Jaden's behavior. He just scowled at them.
"Okay Lex… so you ready to go?"
She nodded and the four of them walked in together, but to Jaden it only felt like two.