02.) THREATS & DISCUSSIONS

Eira ran as fast as she could. Zigzaging through the tunnel with only panic on her mind she had no idea where she was going. Her mind had blanked out and all it had were ringing bells of warning. She had no idea where or how she was going to get out but she just kept running. She finally stopped running when she found that no one was following her and the bells ringing in her head had slowed down, letting some relief flow through her, the panic subsiding a bit .

She heaved a sigh, taking in a long breath . Her nosey self had gotten her stuck into a problem that she didn't see a way out of.

She walked forward her breathing still heavy from all the exercise— both physical and mental—she had just done.

Her mind was trying to accept the fact that the prankster of your school was an underground fighter while simultaneously trying to find a way to to unsee or unheard what she saw.

She wanted to scream out loud at her dumb self, but deciding that wasn't probably the best course of action she just elwent ahead.

She had just taken one step ahead , when she  suddenly felt her arm being grabbed and was pulled.

"What the fre—" her mouth got muffled by a hand as she was slammed against the wall, her hands pinned and her body being pressed against something warm.

As Eira opened her eyes which had closed during the impact she find herself face to face with Sorin,her  muffled breaths mingled with his peppermint, shallow breaths and his body pressed against hers.

How had he sneaked up on her? She hadn't heard anything.

And he wasn't even there two seconds ago?

Eira tried to calm herself down.

"Where do you think you are going Eira?" Sorin asked . His voice low and deep making the goosebumps appear on Eira's body. He slowly removed his hand from Eira's mouth and brought a finger to his lips indicating Eira to be silent

Eira gulped.

"You shouldn't evasdrop  like that sweetheart" Sorin purred his lips tilting into an evil grin.

"W-what are you talking about? I don't know anything. " Eira squeaked.

"Don't lie Sanders. I saw you. Your gasp was so loud that I am pretty sure everyone in there heard it" Sorin half growled, half chuckled.

Eira's  throat felt dry as she tried to struggle a little. The fact that Sorin was shirtless and Eira could feel his abs through the light material of her shirt wasn't helping her mind at all.

"F-fine I saw and heard you,okay! but I promise I won't tell anyone so can you please —" Eira says as she tries to remove herself from his grasp "—take you hands off me!"

"You better not do that. You don't want things happening to you do you?" Sorin asked quietly as he pressed his body a little further into Eira's making Eira gasp a little.

Eira let out a small growl of anger at his threat, as she struggled more now.

She couldn't believe that the boy in front of her was the same boy about whom there were rumors, that he was shy and tried to stay away from people.

But seeing the wild glint in his eyes had Eira's opinions about rumors changing.

Stupid rumors! Freaking need to get their facts right! Eira mentally groaned

Sorin came closer to Eira's face his dark hair brushing lightly against her cheeks, his musky  smell making Eira a little heady as he whispered in her ears,

"Open your mouth and you will face the consequences. And I promise the consequences won't be good. "

His low, growly whisper had the hairs on the back of Eira's neck standing. She squirmed vigorously trying to get free but the hunk of a boy standing in front of her just wouldn't lossen his hold on her.

"Don't even try, it's no use" Sorin chuckled a little seeing Eira's struggling self.

"Then leave me you stupid,junk eating, piece of shit . I told you I am not going to tell anyone. What do you want me to do more? Write it on my head and show it to you?"

Eira practically shouted.

"I would like that, I guess. but I would like it more if you just kept that pretty little mouth of yours shut"

"You don't want me to shut it, do you?" Sorin says as came closer to her, his lips almost touching hers lightly.

Eira just stood there dumb founded, her brain shutting down at the approximity.

Eira didn't want to but somewhere inside her mind  the devilish part of hers was reacting to his touch and not in the way she would want.

Eira shook her head a bit, trying to clear her mind and was about to retort back when she heard Devika's voice calling her out.

"Eira!

Eira! "

"Remember what I said Eira. Don't let anyone know what you saw" Sorin whispered one last time and disappeared into the shadows.

Eira slid down against the wall, her heart racing fast and your breaths coming ragged.

She might have just stumbled on to something that was  gonna turn her entire world upside down.

And just why did that something have to be so violent?

The one thing she was running away from.

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"Are you really all right?" Devika asked for the millionth time, the next day in school.

She felt guilty for dragging Eira to the underground fight.

"Yes, I am all right" Eira assured her seeing her worried and guilt ridden face. They were going to o go back after all but hadn't been able to.

Devika knew about her hatred for violence but didn't know the reason the behind it.

And Eira would rather keep it that way for as long as she could.

She wasn't ready yet to tell Devika the truth about her past and Devika understood it and respected it.

It was one of the reasons that pulled Eira towards her.

Devika nodded a little her face still showing the guilt but she let it be.

Eira felt a pricking sensation on the back of her neck as she  turned around to see the source,only for her eyes to meet with Sorin's eyes.

He was there staring silently at her like a predator observes it's prey, standing against the lockers on the far opposite side of her. Eira felt herself shivering a little under his gaze but she decided to ignore it and giving Sorin a glare and a huff  she  hooked her arm with Devika and trudged towards her class.

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Sorin stood there observing Eira, a smile making it's way onto his face as soon as Eira turns around.

"You really need to stop staring at her like a stalker" a voice came from besides him making Sorin jump. He turned around to see Aarav grinning at him.

"Oh shut up, you goof!" Sorin scowled and swinging his bag he slammed his locker shut.

"What? You were staring at her like you were eat her any second" Aaravsaid.

"Oh hell no !you did not just say that"  Sorin groaned as a picture formed in his mind.

Stupid, dirty thoughts. Control your damn hormones, you dumbass!

"Why?" Aarav asked confused at  seeing Sorin groan.

"Nothing" Sorin mumbled.

He and Aarav soon reached their place behind the school. It was secluded and shaded by the giant tree behind the school , thereby obstructing the view of unwanted observers and providing them with all the view.

It was their place where all of them gathered to meet .All of the gang had gathered. Sorin , Elijiah , Maceo, Aarav and Luke. They had all gathered to discuss yesterdays events.

Sorin tiredly plopped himself into grass , his shoulders aching from the fight he had fought yesterday.

Since he always wore a mask during the fight , his face didn't get hurt or had any bruises but his body suffered because of that. Often aching and filled with bruises he got from the fists of the fighters aimed right at his bare body.

"Did you talk to her?" Elijiah asked.

"Yes, I talked to her and I warned her not to open her  mouth" Sorin answered.

"Good" Elijah mumbled

Sorin sighed as he pressed his forehead as if he was suffering from headache.

"You know this isn't good that she knows Sorin, don't you?" Elijiah speaks out eyeing the tired boy in front of him.

"I know" came a quiet a answer.

"If she ever comes to know the reason behind why you fight, you do know that everything you worked for, this fights and bruises will mean nothing. You do know that it might destroy your chances of meeting him and taking revenge"

"I know " Sorin sighs again. Just why did it have to happen to him? Just why of all the people in the world it was Eira who found out about his secret?

"What about Devs?" Sorin asks as he looks towards Aarav.

"I took care of her for the time being, don't worry!" Aarav assured him. But Sorin didn't feel so assured about it. In fact he was worried as to what Devika's reaction would be when she found out about all of this.

They had painfully kept it a secret from her. Sorin didn't want to get her more involved or hurt.

"We need to make sure that she doesn't find out about this or else she will kill us all." Maceo speaks up.

"We still need to take care of Eira. We need someone to make sure that she doesn't open her mouth" Elijiah continues.

"Don't worry about that, I told you I already took care of that matter and if anything more happens I will take care of it "Sorin pipes.

"Of course he will take care of Eira, why won't he? "Luke mumbles audible for everyone to hear.

Sorin blushes a dark red on hearing the words.

"Oh come on! you don't need to go there!" Sorin whines.

Luke  grins on seeing the Sorin blush and whine ,fully aware about what was going on with him.

"What about Devs?" Elijiah asks "aside from Aarav and Sorin we need someone to look out for both of them" 

"Send Maceo. He will look after them" Sorin says.

"Why me? Goddamnit!" Maceo demands.

"Because you are the only one who can actually handle Devs" Luke grins.

"Oh shut up! You know how crazy she is ?!"Maceo hollers "She will literally eat me up! She absolutely loves teasing me and irritating the hell out of me!"

"Oh come on! It won't be that bad. Now go and get that cute, pretty little ass of yours to work, why don't you?!" Luke ruffles Maceo's hair affectionately as the latter gets flustered by this action.

"Don't do that ! It messes my hair, you jerk" Maceo says ,the tip of his ears still red as he slaps Luke's hand away but on the contrary Luke ruffles it more making Maceo whine and blush.

Sorin cringes a little as he sees the interaction between the two.

"Oh for God's sake just date already " he mumbled.