A/N: Hello my loves. Apologies for not updating sooner, I'm starting my freshman year in college in a few days. It's been quite overwhelming.. Anyways, I wish the best for all of you to have the strength to get through this year with no drama, or any other bullshit. Sorry if this seems rushed...
I obviously don't own sh*t ...
Hiro POV
"I'm going to ask you one last time, who are you and who sent you?!"
"Watashi wa baka ni hanasu koto wa arimasen!" I replied sternly in my native language; I'll remind to thank my parents again for teaching me minimal Japanese.
Riley snickered,"Yo,I'unno what the fuck he just said, but it don't sound pretty to me."
We got caught. There's no other fancy way to describe it.
The man I just insulted in front of me had walked in on us, and all of a sudden you see this big ass Terry Crews dude knocking me and Riley the fuck out. I woke up sitting down with my arms bound to the wall by some sort of metal cuff or whatever weird shit they had in this place.
"You give me no choice but to call Wuncler, since your attitude seems uncooperative." He crossed his arms
"Call that lil' bitch, we ain't scared of no body!" shouted Riley.
The bald man in a lab coat frowned, and as he was about to exit the room, Terry Crews and some fancy dude wearing a beige suit walked in. But that's not what really caught my eye, it was what the big dude was carrying on his back-
"Cindy!"
"Jazmine!?" Riley and I shouted in unison
"Ah, so that's what their names are. Good to know."
They were harshly dropped to the ground, and the two seemed unconscious; though I did hear Cindy utter a groan.
"Royce?"
Scary dude-Royce-dragged the two girls against the wall and placed them in the same position Riley and I were in. I mentally sighed, we were in a whole lot of trouble now. I just hope they didn't catch Caesar and Huey. Cause I am not spending the night in this shit hole.
"I think we should call Wuncler, Stanley." said the bald headed white dude
The man in beige looked at him in all seriousness, "No, you leave Wuncler to me."
"But these kids are being uncooperative! Who knows what trouble they could've caused if we hadn't found them!"
"Dr. Lawrence," he paused and smirked "Have you seen any damage being done by these two imbeciles?"
"Well, no but-"
"Exactly, its all under control; no one's gonna do anything. They're all here, under Royce's supervision."
"What if there's others?!" exclaimed the mad scientist.
"That's a good question." Stanley crouched down on one knee and faced me with a smug look.
"You seem like a bright young man, why don't you tell me where your other two friends are at."
My eyes widened, how the hell did he know there were two more? "I don't even know what you're talking about." I lied.
He laughed. "Come on, you think we don't have security cameras? I saw a kid with dreadlocks and another one with a big Afro, and nothing ever goes by me, Stanley Edison. I'm in charge of this whole organization."
I rolled my eyes, "Technically Wuncler is-"
Stanley stiffened and a deep scowl etched into his face, "Don't get smart, I'd would suggest you change your attitude. Wuncler is just here to watch what happens, us men down here do the real work. "
Riley snickered, "Wow. I ain't never realize how hard it was to threaten a bunch of teenagers. You must be proud of yo'self."
I chuckled; this man was a complete joke. If I wasn't cuffed right now I'd totally go apeshit on his ass, and so would Riley.
Stanley stood up, not taking his eyes off of me. He then directed his vision towards Royce and whispered something into his ear. Royce nodded in concurrence.
I raised an eyebrow, what a punk. Holding a bunch of kids hostage in some creepy underground laboratory-that is, probably illegal-and planning some devious scheme to pull on us whilst we sit our asses on the ground; helpless.
The three men left the room silently and shut the door, leaving me to start thinking about how the hell we were gonna get out of this mess. Riley attempted to struggle against the metal cuffs, but it was pointless, really. There had to be some sort of key they were hiding from us. I shook my head in disbelief, this was too fucking cliche.
"Ay, Hiro!"
I looked towards Riley; annoyed "What is it, Riley?"
"I still got my 'ceiver on me, you think we could still reach Huey and Caes?"
"Hell yeah, why didn't you say something? Where is it!?"
Riley crouched on his knees and a black square device fell out of his shirt. He slid it towards me with his foot, it landed ride besides my leg.
"How the hell am I gonna use this thing?"
"I don't know, man! Use your feet or something"
I frowned; I tried to sit up, but my height wasn't doing me justice. My arms were awkwardly bent now and I looked like a complete idiot trying to tap the button on the transceiver with my shoe. A few minutes in and somehow, I managed to tap the button, and spoke "Huey! Caes!"
Nothing was heard but static. Shit.
'Pick up!'
"H..Hiro?! What's going on?" I heard Huey whisper hurriedly.
"Dude, we got caught. They have us in a lab room cuffed to the wall, the girls are here too!" I spoke in a single breath
"C..Calm down, wait Jazmine's there too!?"
Riley scoffed, "Yeah nigga! You and Caes better hurry yo' asses up, they got Deebo up in this bitch too."
"Where are you guys?!"
"East side of the building, I think its the fourth door on your left. But hurry, 'cause they know about you two and they're lookin' for ya'll." I replied
"We're on our way."
Caesar POV
"Holy shit, Huey..." I gasped
The place was about the size of a football field, brightly lit. In the center, you could see about fifty enormous glass tubes. They were stabilized by an octagon-shaped metal onto the stainless steel flooring. Most of the glass tubes were vacant except two. I couldn't exactly make out what exactly was inside them, but it seemed like two immobile bodies.
"C'mon, let's check that out." Huey ushered me to follow him
"Nigga is you crazy?!" I whisper-yelled
"I think there could be someone in there!"
I sighed and followed him, you and your hero-complex shit.
We walked timidly towards the glass tubes; the smell of ammonia was making me gag. It wasn't a pretty sight at all. The sooner we walked towards the tubes, more my stomach started to lurch. I was hoping what it had in sight wasn't anything gore-y or nasty. I regretted eating that turkey sandwich in the car.
Huey stopped dead in his tracks, his eyes widened in horror; I don't think I've ever seen this expression on his face before. I soon turned to look at what made him agape and my jaw dropped as well.
In the first glass cylinder, there was an old man, his face was sickly pale and you could easily see his bone structure underneath his fragile-looking skin. What was really noticeable though, was the square shaped object manifested in his arm; it stood out evidently. It was the eeriest thing I've ever seen in my life. Huey tried tapping on the glass, but there was no response shown.
"I don't even think he's even breathing, Hue-whoa..."
My attention was drifted off to the next cylindrical glass tube. I was looking at a girl, her eyes were closed, her body was hooked up with all these tubes, and-shit, was that an IV in her arm? Overall she looked way more lively than the old man next to her. However, it looked as if she had gone through an intifada. It was heart-breaking, she barely even looked sixteen.
"We gotta get her outta here, man." I urged
"Look around, there could be a set of buttons or whatever the hell they use to open these things."
"Fuck, why not just shoot the damn thing?"
"I doubt our bullets would be able to break through this type of glass..." He replied, examining the cylindrical tube.
Abruptly, we heard two figures approaching us. Huey and I ran quickly and hid behind a nearby biohazard waste bin.
"I added the correct amount of Hypoxisicn to 230, but as you can see, David. The subject has perished. It quickly responded with a stroke and we were not able to revive it."
David scoffed and rolled his eyes, "Well probably 'cause he's too goddamn old. How old is this guy anyways?"
"Seventy."
"Well now we know that we can't test it on old people." David mocked at her in a childish way.
This sicko thought this was amusing...
"What about this one?" He asked curiously, pointing to the girl.
"325?" replied Felicia nervously ."W..well, seeing the aftermath of 230's lethal injection. I suggest we shouldn-"
"Felicia, she looks way younger than 230. They younger ones tend to have a stronger immunity than those geezers they bring in. I say try it."
Felicia looked at David, her eyes were pleading. "David, come on. She's only seventeen."
"Don't look at me like I'm the bad guy! We're getting payed for this, besides, its for science, Felicia! For science! Just think of the money you'll be making soon. I have high hopes for this one, we'll get a positive response. I'm sure of it."
I looked at Huey, who only shook his head in anger.
"But-"
"Goddamn it, I tried being nice. If you won't do it, then I will."
"No. I'll do it" she sighed in defeat.
He smiled at her, "That's what I wanted to hear, tell me the results of it once you're finished."
David left, leaving Felicia to stare morosely at the comatose girl. Her eyes became glossy, and she spoke to herself, "I don't even know what to do anymore."
"Do what you think is right, then." Wait a minute that sounded like Huey.
Felicia gasped, "What are you doing in here!? Who are you!?"
I looked besides me and noticed that he wasn't there, ah what the hell. I stood up and walked towards the two. Felicia noticed my presence as well and tensed up.
"You don't look too fond of seein' anotha' brotha'." I smirked
"Get out! You guys don't belong here!" she yelled.
"Neither do you." Responded Huey, pulling his infamous scowl on his face.
"What-"
"You heard me, if you had some sense in you. You'd let the girl go, and get the hell up outta here. This is unethical and inhuman! How do you sleep at night?!" He harshly berated her.
Felicia broke out into a loud sob. "Do you think I like what I'm doing?! I need this job! I have a family of six to feed!"
"Oh spare me, what about these people you've kidnapped. Don't they have lives? Don't they have families? You chose the most despicable way of-"
I noticed that Huey was not going to stop his barrage of anger directed toward the woman, so I immediately spoke up, "Huey, calm down." He looked at me with disbelief, before he could open his mouth, I cut him off "Ma'am, I'm sure there are plenty of opportunities out there that don't involve the practice of indiscreet experimentation on humans."
"Well, what am I supposed to do? If I quit, I'm dead! Wuncler would kill me on the spot because they'd think I'd rat on them!"
"Have you actually seen that happening?" questioned Huey
"Yes! Our old intern, Raphael. He tried to quit two days after he was hired. He said he wouldn't stand by what was happening, so he left. Three days later, a headline in the morning call appears saying "Suicide in the quiet and friendly suburb of Maryland." Wuncler has a way to manipulate you and the people you love. He'll do anything to get whatever he wants, and won't hesitate to pull the trigger on you."
Silence filled the lab for a moment, until Huey's transmitter went off. His eyes widened as he swiftly reached for it "H..Hiro?! What's going on?" he whispered.
"Dude, we got caught. They have us in a lab room cuffed to the wall, the girls are here too!" Hiro spoke
"C..Calm down, wait Jazmine's there too!?"
I rolled my eyes and smirked, he's crazy about her.
Riley scoffed from the other side, "Yeah nigga! You and Caes better hurry yo' asses up, they got Deebo up in this bitch too."
"Where are you guys?!"
"East side of the building, I think its the 4th door on your left. But hurry, 'cause they know about you two and they're lookin' for ya'll."
Huey stared timidly at Felicia and replied, "We're on our way", as he put the transceiver aside. "But not until she sets them free." He replied with a death glare
"I...I can't, besides one of them's already gone." Felicia replied weakly.
This time I was annoyed, I rolled my eyes and raised my voice, "I don't think he's playin' around. Do it for own sake."
Felicia realized that there was no way out of this situation, Huey and I had blocked her from escaping, she opened her mouth to speak, but Huey cut her off "I don't wanna hear it. Get moving."
The woman went inside a control room, as Huey and I followed her. "You two are going to get us all into a lot of trouble if Wuncler finds out." she spoke
"We really don't care." I replied.
She sighed for the fiftieth time and faced her computer; as she entered a series of codes, the sound of a machine going off was to be heard. Through the glass window, we could see the cylinder ascend. I don't know what got into me at that time, because the moment I saw the glass tube disappear, I felt my heart clench. I ran to her.
Maybe it could have been because of the horrid situation she was in, or maybe I'm just delirious. Her face showed complete serenity; she was asleep. Her olive skin glowed and her dark brown hair hung loosely to her back. Her almond shaped eyes began to flutter, and I could finally see them. Her eyes portrayed the perfect shade of autumn; they were warm, golden; small flecks of brown within them.
If only Riley could read thoughts:
'Nigga you gay!'
Her eyes widened as she coughed up liquid crimson. I didn't even realize I was standing motionlessly in front of her until Huey nudged me, knocking me out of my awe. "Man, the fuck you doin' standing here? C'mon!" He yelled as his Chicagoan accent began to show
Felicia began removing the IV from her arm, the girl looked frightened as ever. Huey and I helped her stand properly on her feet. "Are you okay?" I asked her in all seriousness. 'Of course she's not, she was treated as a lab rat, probably has no recollection of it too.' She tightened her grip on my arm as she looked at me, and all of a sudden she began sobbing endlessly. I was in a brief state of shock, I didn't know what to do.
The sound of an alarm caused us all to jump, "We have to get you out of here! The place is going on lockdown!" Felicia urged
Huey stared ahead of her, "We're not going anywhere without the rest, Caes come on."
"Huey..." I began
"Carry her, I don't know. We have to go get everyone else. I don't care if I get caught, I ain't scared of Wuncler. Let's go."
I looked towards the shaken girl, she looked at me in confusion and shook her head once she realized what Huey had said. "I'm.. Okay." she spoke ever so softly.
Huey, the girl and I, ran out of the lab. We headed towards the east side of the building and busted through the fourth door. As expected, Hiro, Riley, Cindy, and an unconscious Jazmine lay on the ground; bound to the wall.
"What took ya'll so long!?" yelled Cindy.
"Yous about to leave a nigga hanging! I gotta pee man!" shouted Riley, fidgeting around in his restraints.
"Jazmine!" Huey's voice echoed through the room as he dashed towards the limp girl. That annoying drill was still running through the background and it was starting to give me a big ass headache.
"Who's she?" I heard Hiro ask.
I was confused for a moment till I finally realized he was referring to the girl standing besides me. "This is..."
"My name is Layla." she uttered.
So...its Layla I inwardly smiled. Fuck, we're in a crisis Caesar, keep it together.
"Riley, how the fuck are we supposed to get ya'll outta these!?" I asked
"I don't know nigga! I thought you were the smart one!" he shouted back
Huey POV
I knelt down to see Jazmine sitting in an unconscious state; her face debilitated. I brushed her cheek with my hand, shaking her head; but no avail. She was breathing but she was unresponsive to my calls and touch. I was becoming agitated by now; guilt washed over me. I should've stayed by her side.
Frustration had built up rapidly inside of me, and before you knew it I was shouting and punching the solid cuffs that were restraining her wrists. I felt as if I could not control myself, nothing was going accord to plan. I needed to hear her voice again, to make sure she was okay.
I reached for my pocket knife that I had placed vertically upwards in my boot and began fidgeting around underneath the metallic restraint. With a swift and tight grip over the knife, I managed to break the first cuff. With out hesitation, I finished off with the second one.
"Caes. Take this." I threw the knife over to Caesar as he hurriedly began to undo Riley's wrists.
I grabbed Jazmine's frail and now unrestrained wrists.; she would not budge one bit. "Jazmine, please." I begged
Before I could get the chance to nudge her again, the room was being filled with a gaseous substance that was beginning to make my eyes water. "What the fuck?" Cindy's voice reverberated through the room as she started coughing.
Tear gas.
I stood up, "Guys, whatever you do, don't rub your ey-"
"IT BURNS!" No one other than Riley uttered a painful shriek as he vigorously started rubbing his eyes.
"Riley! Don't-"
Before I could finish my command, I felt a cold and hard surface violently making an impact with my skull. My vision blurred; the last thing I remembered seeing was my team, coughing and gagging. I struggled to keep myself up but I fell to the floor and clenched my skull in pain. My eyes had began to burn, and my nose was running. The scent was too powerful, but I had no control over myself as I fell into a deep state of unconsciousness.
Darkness.
Besides feeling the killer migraine that was currently eating up my brain, I had opened my eyes and looked at my surroundings. The place was vacant, nothing stood in front of me but a desk and a chair. At least that's all I could make out in the darkness.
What the hell happened?
I tried rubbing the back of my head with my hand, only to be restrained by solid metal.
"Shit" I articulated underneath my breath
My migraine was getting worse as I felt like my head was about to explode. This increased when a lamp was dimly illuminated in front of me. I shut my eyes in quick response, then opened them slowly. It hurt like hell but not as much as my head did.
Hearing footsteps emerging from behind me, I stiffened up. I knew I was in a vulnerable position. Restrained by a metallic chair, facing an empty desk; waiting some sort of epiphany only to put me in deeper trouble.
"Huey fucking Freeman." The man appeared in front of me, smirking in a deceptive manner. He exhaled his cigar fume and sat evidently in his black leather chair. Giving me an impish yet unreadable stare.
"You know I warned you about him." another voice approached the room, he walked slowly, observing me.
'Great. Father and son', I mentally hissed
"You couldn't just stay out of it, could ya!?" Ed the II asked me, his expression had become troublesome, as he paced back and forth in deep thought.
"Fuck!" he exhaled in rage.
I felt his fist colliding on my face; it took me by surprise. I could suddenly make out the taste of metal in my mouth, so I spit it out onto his suit. He was bewildered by my sudden action as he saw crimson covering part of his fresh, and expensive looking suit.
His eyes widened and I expected another blow to my face.
"You little shit!"
He punched me again and I felt my cheek go numb; that's gonna bruise.
"Stop." The elderly man spoke as his son side stepped away from my pathetic looking self.
"Stop? This motherfucker broke in, tricked the security guards, almost managed to steal all our computer files, and took one of our test subjects!"
I shut my eyes for a moment as I felt a deep wave of tiredness taking over me. I was beat, mentally and physically.
"Do you know what would happen if this leaked out?!" Ed the II screamed out at his father. "We'd be in a lot of shit!"
"Which is why our young hero here will keep his mouth shut. Isn't that right, Huey?" smirked Wuncler
"Fuck you." I hissed in response
This only made the rich old man smirk in response,"You know, it was a frightful sight seeing her face when we struck you with that metal pipe. She tried to fight us but my men took great care of her. If you know what I mean."
My heart dropped and my eyes widened for a minute. I was suddenly more than wide awake. He couldn't have-
Jazmine
"You sick fuck. WHERE IS SHE?" I yelled at the top of my lungs, struggling to break loose from my bonds.
"I knew that'd cause you to stir. She's fine, with the rest of your clique. Only this time Huey, we will ensure that you will not say a word about this incident."
I clenched my fists and lowered my head in rage. Wuncler whispered something to his son, as he quickly left the room only to come back with a small mouse placed in a cage.
"Observe. This will be an easy and straightforward demonstration." Wuncler spoke brashly. "What you see in my hand is a small remote. If Huey decides to rat out on our facility. Then this will happen to little Jazmine, alongside the rest of your group."
Ed Wuncler had pressed a button on the black remote he held in his hand, and my attention suddenly shifted to the mouse that was once alive and moving into an extremely suffering and eventually, a comatose carcass.
"With just a click of a button." he whispered
I gulped, they couldn't. "How?" I replied back faintly
"You see, we placed a microscopical RFID chip that has the ability to release a deadly toxin which can kill in an instant; much similar to snake venom..."
I shut my eyes again, this was all unbelievable. How could I be so careless? It's all my fault.
"I won't say anything. Just let them go." I said
"Unfortunately, we can't trust your word on it Freeman. Whether you can physically see us or not, we'll be there. Watching your Every. Single. Move." he replied monotonously.
I inwardly sighed; I had no plan. Nothing to get me out of this bullshit. I remained silent.
"I'm glad we reached a compromise Freeman, now. Allow my guards to escort you and your friends out."
Ed the II had spoken into his transceiver and a few minutes later, two security guards had approached me. I was out of my restraints, so I was escorted by the two men. Before I could exit the room I heard Wuncler saying: "And remember, not a single word...to anyone."
I was shoved into another room, only this time it was filled with familiar faces that I had recognized to be my own friends. They were all sitting lifelessly on the ground, with worried looks on their faces. All of them conscious except for Jazmine.
"Huey!" I heard Caesar shout the minute I appeared "What happened?!"
Ignoring his question, I took a glance at my group. Looking for any stitch marks that might have been place as a result of what Wuncler had placed into them. I wasn't able to take a good look because of the two guards standing behind me. So I spoke:
"Let's just get out of here."
Caesar stood dumbfounded for a second, then he looked at Riley; who only shrugged his shoulders in response. I knelt down to Jazmine and simply lifted her up in my arms, I approached the two guards that were leading the way out and the gang followed back.
Going upstairs, we eventually stepped outside the building and back into the vacant lot where our car was first parked. I was faced with a barrage of questions from Cindy, Hiro, Caesar and Riley that I simply ignored and only carried on walking towards the car with Jazmine in my arms.
"Huey, please. Say something." Cindy pleaded.
"Open the door." I ordered
The young blonde stared at me with glossy eyes, she hesitated for a moment before she opened the passenger door. I placed the limp girl onto the seat and waited on everyone else to get into the van.
"Man, the fuck is goin' on?" Riley asked
"Everyone get in. I'll explain later." I lied.
They all obeyed and I finally started the car. It was about an hour back to Woodcrest and it was about one in the morning.
I noticed the girl we had managed to rescue remained silent the entire time; my plan was to drop everyone off at their houses and sleep the rest of the night away. I would be prepared to face them all in the afternoon.
"Where we going?" asked Hiro
"I'm gonna drop you all off home, I will explain things in the morning." I lied again.
"Where do you live?" I glanced at the hazel-eyed newbie.
"Allen." she replied.
"No way? That's part of our school district; Woodcrest. Ain't that right Hiro?" said Cindy
"How come I never see you in school?" asked Hiro
"I was home-schooled." she replied nonchalantly.
"Was?" asked Caesar
The hazel-eyed girl nodded her head as she continued to speak, "I'll be continuing senior year at Woodcrest High."
The car echoed with faint murmuring. I turned my attention away from the conversation and started the car. I drove as my mind began racing; how am I going to come up with an explanation? What should I tell them?
Maybe I could investigate for any stitch marks, but I don't want them to panic. Wuncler said I was being watched, these motherfuckers have me by the throat.
I glanced over Jazmine. Her eyelids began to twitch, and she was suddenly fluttering her eyes open. She muffled a faint groan under her breath as she started rubbing her temples.
Her eyes widened in realization of where she was. She slightly jumped; looking scared. But she relaxed the moment she saw me and the rest of our group in the back. "What happened?" She whispered
"A lot." Caesar replied from the back
"Are you alright?" I asked her
She nodded briefly, but her eyes widened as she placed her palm over her mouth. "I think I'm gonna be sick."
I immediately pulled over to the shoulder and stopped the car, Jazmine opened the door and vomited on the ground.
"Eugh, das nasty." muttered Riley
I rolled my eyes at him and proceeded to hand a few napkins to the woozy girl. Cindy stepped out of the car and rushed over to her, "Jazzy, you okay?" she asked, worriedly. She began putting her cinnamon colored hair away from her face
"I'm fine." replied Jazmine
Cindy and I helped Jazmine back into the car. I glanced over her to make sure she was feeling alright. "I don't know why that happened." she said.
"You're probably overwhelmed." I replied.
As I went back on the highway, I felt a hand touching my swollen cheek, so I flinched.
"Huey, what happened?"
I didn't reply.
I just kept driving, the car ride was silent until we passed a sign that read 'Allendale'; just about five minutes away from Woodcrest. "Where exactly do you-"
"Just turn left." she replied; cutting me off.
"Do your parents know you were-well, kidnapped?" asked Caesar
She shook her head, "I don't remember much. But I'm home alone, my parents are temporarily out of the country."
"I don't think you should stay by yourself." Caesar spoke, a bit firmly this time, which wasn't like him.
Cindy whirled her head towards Layla and gave her a weak smile."How 'bout you stay wit' me? Least 'til yo' parents come home."
"I don't kno-"
"I think she should." Hiro cut her off.
The girl of Middle Eastern descent thought for a moment, but she hesitantly replied: "Sure. Thank you..."
"Cindy." The blonde smiled at her.
The night went on quicker than I expected it to go. No one bothered asking me anything after they finally got the message that I wasn't going to talk. I dropped everyone off at their designated homes. Riley decided to spend the night with Caesar, ever since the deadheaded Brooklynite mentioned his cousin owning a bar in his basement, Riley hasn't been able to get his mind off of the thought of drinking. Despite me having to worry about his recklessness, I sorta needed a break from him; to be quite , I knew Caesar was just messing with his head.
"My dad's gonna kill me."
My attention turned to Jazmine, who had been sitting quietly besides me ever since I continued driving.
"Relax. Maybe he's out with granddad for the night."
"I hope so."
I turned onto Timid Deer Lane and pulled up to Jasmine's house. My guesses were right, there was no car to be found on either of our driveways.
"I just hope none of 'em are home." I said
Jazmine turned her attention towards me. She gazed at me for the longest time, it was starting to feel awkward. However her expression had changed from a curious one into a disquieting and troubled one.
"Huey. What happened?" she pointed to her cheek
Before she would let me answer, she gently touched my face with her fingers. I slightly flinched. How the did she even notice in the dark?
"I tripped on the stairs when I was getting away from the guards."
Jazmine POV
He's lying.
I knew that boy too well by now, and I'm certain that it was something bigger than a mishap going up the stairs. I felt puzzled, why would Huey lie to me?
I looked at him in disbelief; Huey was acting bizarre. I still have no memory on what might've happened to me. The last thing I remember was being lifted by that Terry Crews looking guy... At least I think so...
I opened the door, now irritated that he was practically giving me the cold shoulder. Before I could step out though, I felt him pull me back inside. "Ow." I glared at him as I rubbed my arm..
"Sorry.."
"What do you want?" I scoffed
He just sat there and gave me a sad look, it kinda hurt to see him like that. "I just want you to be safe." he replied.
My face softened, "Why won't you tell me the truth, Huey?"
"It's...complicated." He hesitated
I rolled my eyes, this wasn't going anywhere. So, I held in my frustration and spoke in a calming manner. "Fine. Whenever you decide to talk, I'm right across the street."
"Jazmine, wait."
I ignored him as I walked out the car and towards my house door, I knelt down to grab the spare key that was hidden underneath the welcome mat. When I stood up. I saw him standing tall in front of me.
"Huey-"
He cut me off and placed his hands on my shoulders, "Jazmine. I know you're angry, and you have a right to be, but I promise you I'm doing this for your own safety. Just please trust me on this."
I've never seen Huey beg, something was definitely wrong. Huey has always been honest with me. No matter how painful the truth was, he never hesitated to throw it in my face. I let out a sigh in distress.
"I trust you, and you know that." I said
His face softened a bit as he replied, "I do."
I unlocked my door as I stared at him, "Come on, let me clean up your face."
"Jaz-"
"Huey." I glared at him.
He flinched, "Alright, woman. Damn. "
I smirked in victory as the two of us headed upstairs. I was thankful that neither of my parents were home tonight. Tom would flip shit for seeing me and Huey sneaking in at two in the morning and heading upstairs.
I told Huey to follow me into the bathroom as I starting rummaging through the first-aid kit. Now that I had a better look at his face, I could see his once sepia toned skin become tainted with reddish and bluish hues of distinct bruises. There were also fresh cuts on his nose.
I dabbed a cotton into some peroxide as I gently tapped his nose, he flinch and I giggled. "You think this is funny?" he asked
I smirked "You're so tough, you could handle falling off the stairs just fine but you can't take a small cut?"
I noticed his facial expression turn sullen when I mentioned him falling off the stairs. He seemed agitated for a second, but then he went back to his normal nonchalant mien.
"I'm gonna go get some ice." I said, trying to escape the awkward moment.
Good one Jaz.
In a few moments, I was back upstairs with an ice pack to place onto Huey's cheek. His bruises were starting to turn darker than before. "Here."
"Jazmine, I'm fine." He reassured
"Your face doesn't tell otherwise." I said
He sighed and took the ice pack in defeat; I giggled. I had the perfect opportunity to mess with him. "Hey Huey, wanna know what else might heal those cuts?"
He put on his traditional glare, "I don't know, some aspirin?"
"No silly."
I leaned in and kissed the tip of his nose, "Ow!" he muttered and slightly flinched
"Better?"
"No."
I pouted.
He sighed and changed his answer "A little..."
I smirked as I was about to give him another one. But, instead of his nose, he quickly moved his face and brushed his lips onto mine.
My eyes widened , "Huey!"
Huey POV
"I liked that more." I smirked at my childish play.
She crossed her arms in a playful manner, and gave me her famous pout. Jazmine had an odd charm that worked on me whenever she did that.
'Gay nigga!' I heard Riley's voice echoing through my mind but I ignored it.
I leaned my head in to kiss her once again; she took me by surprise as she locked her lips onto mine before I could make my move. We remained like that for quite a while until we broke to gasp for air, "well played." I remarked.
She smirked, "Oh, that was nothing."
I was hungry for more, but she grabbed the ice pack and placed it on my cheek. I frowned at her motherly instinct. I felt fine, it was just my face that was discolored.
"Now, now." she scolded.
My patience wasn't doing me any justice right now, so I swiftly carried her up and out of the bathroom. She shrieked and laughed at the same time. We both sat down on the couch in her room.
"Huey..."
Jazmine POV
Slightly flustered at his sudden action, I crossed my arms. I knew exactly what he was doing, but I just went with the flow.
Our eyes locked, and I felt him running his fingertips up my forearm, leaving a trail of goosebumps blooming in their wake. His thumb ran along the curve of my cheekbone as he brought his hand up to cup my cheek. I relaxed into his hand, feeling his warmth seep into lips soon collided in unison, and we moved harmoniously in sync. His hands moved down to my waist, and mine engulfed around his neck.
We pulled apart for a moment and I glanced at the clock, it was about three fifteen in the morning. Damn. "Don't you think granddad and my parents would be back by now?" I asked
Huey shrugged and as we both leaned in again, a rustling sound from downstairs was evident enough for the both of us to snap out of our daze. I looked outside the window to see Tom's BMW parked outside on the driveway
I looked at Huey with my eyes widened, he understood and opened my window. As he was getting ready to leap, I heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Quickly, I gave him a peck on the lips before he jumped towards the ground.
I collided onto my bed and buried myself in the sheets. My door was opened for a second, I heard my parents mumbling something; Tom sounded drunk. Eventually, they closed the door and left me to fall into a blissful slumber.
A/N: I currently don't have MS Word so I'm using this program called Kingsoft which isn't bad, except whenever I upload a docx on FF it changes the layout.. I tried my best to edit it.. Apologies if its terrible..
Also excuse me for the shit/cliche ending, I promise this story will get more interesting soon... This chapter was too long and I didn't know how else to end it
Review and feel free to PM me any concerns/suggestions/opinions...
-Peace
M.