HD: To all my fellow readers, I must apologize for the long wait. To put it simply, I have been on summer hiatus. The summers in California can get so hot that you don't feel like doing anything. It may not be the best excuse, but it's all I got. Once again, I apologize.

Chapter 9

"Dear God Felix, I've never seen a H2 make such sharp turns." Jenna breathed a heavy sigh of relief as Felix parked the Hummer. "Sheba, what's his statistic this time?"

"Ran 5 red lights, 12 yellow, average of 24 miles past the speed limit, twice he braked suddenly and Garet hit his head on something a total of 5 times. All in all, it was better than last week."

"Felix's driving reminded of my time in the army..."

"Isaac, stop saying words."

"Yes, Lady Mia." Before Mia could respond, Felix cut her off.

"Garet, get out of the car already, you're holding us up."

"Hold on. The stupid seatbelt is... Got it." Garet pivoted on his seat, missed the step, slammed his head on the car next to Felix's and set of the alarm. A minute passed before Jenna spoke.

"Well... that's quite a dent. Felix, Isaac, you two can drag his body." And so, the group set off, with the three girls in lead, followed by Felix and Isaac unceremoniously dragging Garet's unconscious form by the legs. Luckily, they didn't run into any security.

"You know," Felix said to Isaac, "if I knew Garet was going to knock himself out, I would have parked closer to the entrance."

"It's okay, when I was in the army, I had to drag wounded comrades across plains, around trees, and over hills."

"...You sound like an old man when you say things like that." Isaac smiled as they approached the mall's entrance. The sight of it shocked Isaac.

"I've never seen such a large store in my life." Mia frowned.

"Technically, you only 'lived' 21 years. Anyhow, this isn't a store. It's the Del Amo Mall." This brought a smile to the faces of the girls.

"Come on," Jenna said grabbing Isaac, "you're getting new threads, complements of Mia."

"Complements on me?" Before she could protest Jenna also grabbed her and went inside.

"Well, I better follow them before they do anything stupid."

"You mean you're just leaving me here with Garet?" However, Sheba already disappeared inside. "That's uncalled for. I should get more respect being the second eldest person." Grabbing Garet's other foot, he dragged him to a shaded area, propped him onto a bench and got a seat for himself. "Phew. What kind of idiot falls out of a car?"

"Obviously, someone like him." Felix gave a small yelp as he realized a purple haired girl was sitting next to him. He was positive that the bench was empty a few seconds ago.

"Sorry, I didn't notice you." Felix blushed lightly as he noticed her clothing. Rather, her swimming top and short skirt. The girl edged closer and gave Felix a smile, deepening his blush.

"It's okay," the mysterious girl said, "after all, you're only a human." Immediately Felix knew something was wrong. Before he could act, the girl lunged. All Felix was able to do was open his mouth when she clamped her's over his, while knocking him off the bench in the process.