10
Dex
Dex had no idea how he let Biana convince him to spy on Neverseen's meeting. He hated confrontation, and he was the least stealthy person in the world. Plus, he usually did best holed up behind a computer screen or giving information for someone else to handle.
After Biana had come out of cheer, she had raced to his AV meeting, dragging him out 20 minutes before it was over, repeating how they needed a head start to his and the other members frustration. The two had then hid under the bleachers of the baseball field, in the back portion where the bushes still shaded the bleachers, so they couldn't be seen, quietly waiting for the meeting to start.
"We've been waiting for 15 minutes, Bia, and I'm starving, let's just go." Dex whispered, and Biana shushed him. They were pretty close, considering how tight the hiding space was under the bleachers in the specific spot they had chosen, and Biana kept moving, overly excited for a reason Dex could not place considering how against this kind of stuff she was until she joined.
About 10 minutes passed full of constant shushing of Dex from Biana, until the same guys who had stopped Dex, Biana and Sophie before, all walked onto the field, right in front of the bleachers, and another approached from the woods, four in total. Biana leaned forward, Dex following, and they both listened as closely as they could without moving forward.
"Alright, listen up." Dex made out, realizing that the two needed to get closer if they were really going to hear the plans of the enemy. "You all know that Fitz is screwing around with another child." The same voice said, Dex turning to Biana who mouthed, Fintan, Leader. Dex added those words with Fintan in front of them to the notes he was keeping on his phone.
"Yeah," Another voice chimed up, prompting Biana to mouth, Ruy, earning a nod from Dex. "So, we need to learn why." Ruy added, and Dex shivered, not liking the tone they were using, seeing Biana's face mirroring his own emotions.
"Exactly." Fintan said, and Dex looked up from his recording to see Biana inching dangerously forward. "School, next week, at least. We need to know why he's screwing with this girl, and we need to know how. Which means one thing, we must get to this girl, alone. We'll do this by…" the voice drowned out, Dex not being able to make out the words from the level Fintan had lowered his voice to.
Biana was even further forward now, probably in the line of sight of one of the boys. Dex grabbed her ankle, causing her to turn her head. He shook his head no, but Biana swatted his hand away and kept inching, giving him no choice but to follow. Finally, they reached a point where they could hear the voices half clearly, Dex sighing in relief of not being caught, until he heard the undeniable sound of a Biana sneeze.
All four heads turned to the bleachers, Biana's obvious body crouching beneath them.
"What the hell?!" Fintan shouted, and Biana looked with wide-eyes towards Dex. Panicking, Dex grabbed Biana's hand, pulling her out from under the bleachers and towards the woods straight behind them. "Get them!" Fintan yelled even louder, causing Dex and Biana to break into a sprint towards the woods, their interlocked hands swinging between them.
"We go towards my place." Dex breathed, and didn't wait to see if Biana had heard before pulling them to a sharp right, veering away from the pounding feet behind them. Watching the road come into view, Dex pulled Biana left and into the neighborhood out of the woods.
"You can run, but you won't be free tomorrow!" Dex heard one of the boys' yell, before he jumped the fence to his backyard, pulling Biana over it as well, both of them falling to their backs against the fence, breathing hard.
"Well, damn." Biana exhaled, her hand still in Dex's. Dex grinned at her, and she leaned over, putting her head on his shoulder. "All that for some pranks?" She furthered, and Dex laughed.
"This stuff is way more nuts than we ever anticipated. No wonder Fitz was so closed off." Dex said, turning his head towards Biana and seeing her flushed face grinning.
"Dex, remember how I mentioned I wanted to chat with you about something earlier?" Biana asked abruptly, spinning the topic in a direction Dex was not in the mood for. Nonetheless, he nodded, allowing her to continue. "Well, I know that you're extremely awkward, and that I'm not, but I just, you know…" She trailed off, and Dex chuckled, hearing the shaky part in her voice.
Without hesitating, he turned his head, gently pulling her towards him and placing a light kiss to her lips.
About ready to cringe at his own choice, he opened his eyes, only to be pulled into a deeper kiss by Biana, his fear melting away.
She drew back after a few seconds, both their faces red and grinning.
"Yes, exactly what I was trying to say."