The Red Fox Clan

Chapter 26

<Few Days After>

*Hybrid University*

A warm surge of freedom lighted my spirit as I stepped into the compound of the great Hybrid University. It’s been more than two weeks since I came into this compound, and being here presently just made me want to explore more; the whole environment seem a bit different from the last time, perhaps my absence made it that way.

“I waved to Victor, yea…my Ex bodyguard, well he is now my driver. Aiden made it clear to him as his punishment for not being able to see to my well being, which wasn’t really his fault anyway. He was given the post of a driver, due to his excellent driving skills; that made him still keep his job in Aiden’s mansion, else he would have been fired for that single mistake. But I have a new body guard now, his name is Daniel.

No doubt, he is cool for the job, but isn’t always with me in school. His job is to watch me from afar, and make sure I’m always safe, without anyone knowing about him being my bodyguard; more like a secret agent. He also hangs around in the school environment, like a student, but his secret agenda is between just me and him, no one else knows about it.

Victor waved back and left afterward, I tried scrutinizing the students’ faces, if I could see Daniel, perhaps, but I couldn’t. That guy is good in hiding his identity, he seem really smart for just a body guard. Sighing dejectedly, I tried taking a step forward when a car zoomed towards me, it parked just some meters away, and Mia jumped out without waiting for it to park properly.

“Geeezz….you are gonna injure yourself” I laughed out loud, spreading my hands wide to receive the hug   

“Oh my God….is this you?” She asked, disengaging the hug, as she stared at me in glee. I rolled my eyes

“Yes…..so….”

“You are looking different babe….gosh…you have a lot to tell me. I wasn’t myself all this while that you have been absent from school and trust me, life was boring as hell. Valeria and Betty left some days after the incident, and life at home was more than boring” She rushed her words without a breathing space, making me to laugh more, especially at her expression.

“Yea..Yea…I gat lots of gist, but for now we have a class to catch up, let’s do that first” I muttered, as we walk down to the lecture room.

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After lectures, we headed to the cafeteria where our lunches were served. Mia brought up a topic which we partially discussed on, laughing out ass out when it comes to a funny part; some students were staring at us for acting weirdly but that’s their business anyway, we are only having fun, being that we have been apart for a while now. She paused, grinning as she wriggled her brows at me; well no doubt, she wants me to start my journey story.

“Gosh…..where will I start from” I thought inwardly. There is no possible way I will tell her about who rescued me without including Axel and Aiden, now I will have to tell her the truth, no matter what. Well, I already had a discussion with Aiden some days ago, he believes only Mia should know about my staying with him, and that’s if I wants her to know.

 Whereas, he also wished to see her too, if I could remember clearly, he said something about wanting to meet Mia someday when I told him that I made a friend on my first day at school. So telling Mia won’t be a problem

“Erm……actually..” I was about saying, when her phone buzzed almost the same time as mine. She hurriedly took it out of her pocket, swiping the screen as a notification popped up. I didn’t bother to check mine, perhaps some random messages from those annoying networks I thought.

“Oh my God……” She screamed loud enough for the next block to hear, getting up on her feet

“Yes….yes…ahhhhhh”

“What is it….” I inquired getting puzzled at her sudden reaction to perhaps a message. I noticed other student bringing out their phones, as some were really excited, checking the content displayed on it. I hesitated a bit, before bringing out mine. Perhaps, it’s something important, I thought.

“Ariellll!!!! Check your phone….I have passed the online audition” Mia yelled in glee, making me briskly check mine

“What the F…” I muttered reading the message which just popped up from my G-mail. It states

<Dear Ariel Skywalker, we are gladly informing you that you have passed the online audition, which is the first stage of the Hybrid record label music contest, and you are hereby advice to be present at the Hybrid Musicals Company as early as 8:00, next week Monday, for the second stage Live audition. Thanks>

I read the message all over again, to confirm if I wasn’t reading the wrong thing, this is actually unbelievable. I believe the same message was sent to Mia and others making them go wild, geezz…this is amazing, I heard Mia say after reading mine. The cafeteria was soon filled with murmurs from different angles as they all argued on why the message was sent late. Well that’s actually their problem; all I know is that my dreams are beginning to come true.

“We made it Ariel, we damn made it” She beamed, but suddenly frown

“Yes…we did…but why the bad face….” I asked, laughing at her sudden expression but stopped when I noticed that she seem serious.

“Hmmmm…what if I do not pass the second stage…and even if I do, the last stage is usually really tough..sometimes they might be asked to sing while playing an instrument, and that I’m really bad at., gosh…..

”Hey…we still have enough time okay. I’m also not really good when it comes to the instrument, but we are learning that already under Mr. Scott’s teachings, right? And I’m very sure that we will scale through, trust me” I assured, while she pouted

“Hmm…so easy for you to say, anyways let’s not spoil the fun, we actually made it through the first round, I’m sure we will make it through others” She giggled digging into her food. I wasted no time but did the same

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*Dung Town*

<Brittany’s Hideout>

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Elsa’s POV

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Today is making it the third day since Elsa left the house for some operations or so, well that was what she had told me when I asked her why she suddenly wanna leave. But the strange fact is that, I can’t really tell the type of job she does, and it make me scared whenever I think about it. Brittany is no longer the girl I used to know, after our conversation the other day, when she suddenly denied her father; she didn’t tell me anything about it and what cause that reaction.

 But the Brittany is used to know will always tell me when Aiden hurts her by running away with her snack, or when Axel refuse to play with her, asking me to help her settle the fight between them.

Even whenever her father scares her, she comes to me for comfort, or when her mum scold her, she comes to cry in my arms, but things are different now, I thought, heaving a sigh.

“You all were kids then, what do you expect” A voice said, I turn swiftly to look at who spoke, but got to know that it was my subconscious mind.

“Yea…I know..but even so, she still won’t be like this, something is wrong. I think Brittany has been hurt too bad to go back to her normal self, she didn’t even allow me to complete my story about her father. Perhaps she already have a clue of what he was doing to me, I pray I don’t step on that Mansion again until that man rots in jail.

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*Texas City*

<Red Fox Clan>

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Few Days Back

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Brittany step down from her black car after turning of the engine; she gave the keys to one of the guards standing by, who greeted her with respect. Other guards also did the same, when she passed their front, hailing her with a smile. She nodded to their praise, as that’s the way they always do, she is already used to the facts that almost everyone in the clan respects her; not just because of her good fighting skills, or swift use of guns, but because she is close to the boss. Who is the boss, you will find out later.

“Hey Brit….” Someone called from afar, running to catch up with her as she squinted to have a better view, as a smile spread across her face. It’s Brad, her partner in crime

“Hey Nigga…’ She hits him on his shoulder.

“Ouch…that was hard” Brad muttered, feigning pain. She chuckled loudly, as he held her hand. Well, he is the only one apart from the boss who can hold her that close. Despite the fact that she is just nineteen, she doesn’t give in to anyone that easily, she hates people ruling over her and most importantly, she hates guys touching her against her wish. But in the case of Brad, she loves it, whenever he holds her, and as for the Boss, she will just let him do it, to avoid her head from rolling down its neck.

“I missed you, you know. You stayed too long” Brad whispered to her hearing, making her blush a bit

“Yea…I had to do other things you know, I couldn’t complete the mission, I believe we were given a wrong information, I had to wait extra days but…..nothing came up” she shrugged, he nodded squeezing her hand softly.

“Wait here….” He stopped her, as she faced him. He tucked her fallen hair to the back of her ear, caressing her cheek.

“Hey…Brad….you won’t wanna get on boss bad side, would you?” Brit asked softly, taking down his hand. He rolled his eyes a bit, heaving a sigh

“You look more beautiful these days, what are you eating” He teased

“Stop teasing me, I….” She stopped speaking when someone else walked up to her; Clara, her sworn enemy

“What is it this time” She asked Clara, who hissed, folding her arms

“Boss seeks your presence now” Clara scoffs

“Ok…I will be there..” Brit muttered, diverting her attention back to Brad

“Didn’t you hear me well, are you deaf..i said boss seeks your presence, now” She yelled angrily

“And I said that I will be there..why getting worked up” Brit cursed

“How dare you speak to me that way..bitch”

“You are the bitch, clara….”

“Hey…hey girls…please….Clara…come on…stop this” Brad chipped in, trying to stop the argument which might eventually lead to a fight. Clara hissed loudly, as she stormed out of their presence, shaking her butt vigorously. Brad smirk, as Brit scoffs

“She is just so annoying, always getting on my nerves, I’m still gonna teach her a lesson one day” Brittany boasted

“Sure…I trust you with every word that comes out of your mouth, but please go and see the boss first, before he starts his. See you later” He winked at her and left

She breathe in and out, before heading towards the boss’ suite

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Clara stomps into her room, banging the door angrily which made her roommate jerk from the bed

“Geez…Clara…do you wanna break the door” Celine barked with rage, but her anger died down when she saw how furious Clara is

“Don’t tell me she is back” She muttered, knowing that only Brittany makes Clara look this way

“What do you expect, but the fact that she is bent on insulting me all the time is what is pissing me off. I hate that girl with passion; I wish I could just take her back to where they brought her from. She is a pest in my life, a nuisance in this clan. She got everyone’s attention including the boss, making me become a Nobody; just because she has a silly beauty” Clara yelled

“Hey girl…I think you need to take a chill pill, come on, everyone knows that you are the best in everything, even the boss do admit that. Brit is still a learner, she is no match for you, so don’t be bothered about respect or whatever she gets, it’s just for the main time, okay..” Celine muttered, getting down from the bed to take her bowl of cereal

“That’s not even the case, the boss doesn’t show me love the way he used to do, before that bitch came. Now, she got all his attention, thinking it will last…huhnn” She scoffs, placing her hands akimbo

“Hmm….Clara…the boss still calls you, isn’t it?”

“Yeah” She muttered sulkily

“So why get worried, as long as he still makes love to you, then that’s a good start. I believe he doesn’t wanna neglect you because you satisfy him more that Brittany, else he wouldn’t have called at all if she gives him all that he needs. Look here babe, you don’t need to make your hatred for Brittany known to everyone, just keep it cool and we will find a way to clear her off the way..trust me” Celine assured, Clara sighed, slumping on the bed. She collected the bowl of cereal from Celine and dug into it.

“That’s mine, you could have just made yours” Celine frown

“Just go, make another” Clara mumbled, her mouth full of cereal

“Whatever” Celine rolled her eyes, as she tried dragging the bowl from her.

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<Macho’s Suite>

Brittany walked into the suite as the odour of cigarette ushered her in. She sighted him, standing by the window, shirtless with his left hand stuck in his pocket. A cigarette lies in between his right fingers, as he takes heavy drags of it, puffing out balls of smokes from his mouth and nostril into the air. But the odour didn’t change the scent in the room, it still smells nice like the way it used to, without the bad odour emitting from the smoke, it will have smelt better.

She walked briskly into the room, knowing full well that he noticed her presence, but didn’t turn to have a look. If it was before, she would have coughed hard while inhaling the smoke, but she is already used to inhaling smokes from cigarettes. One thing she doesn’t do in the clan like the others is to smoke, she hates it with passion, and the odour sometime intoxicate her.

Even getting drunk isn’t in her dairy, she prefer taking just few cups of hot liquor, and that is whenever a party is held, and she wanna be among; she wouldn’t do that if she was alone.

She stepped further into the room, and muttered a greeting, which he acknowledged with a slight nod, still backing her.  She waited for him to speak first before relaying the account of her mission

“You arrived some minutes ago, why did you not come here immediately?” He asked huskily

“Erm…I actually ran into Brad and we had a little conversation. Clare met me on the way and told me about your summon; I’m really sorry for my mistake, Boss” She muttered, but he said nothing as he continued to smoke on.

One thing about Macho is that he is a man of few words, and doesn’t take shit or mistakes. He is actually spooky hot when it comes to facial look, and this has been making many girls in the clan trip for him, wishing he could take them to his bed. But deep down, he is a demon, which shows no mercy. Everyone is scared of him, including his second in command. He seem a bit younger than his age, as many says that he is already in his late twenties or perhaps early thirties, but he doesn’t look it; no one knows his exact age.

His aura has always scare most people whenever they are around him, and making a slight mistake means rolling your head off your neck. He seems to be the only one, whom Brittany is really scared of in the clan. His words alone send shivers down her spine, making her succumb to any of his wish, even if she doesn’t want to.

“You didn’t complete your mission, did you?” he asked again

“Yes Boss, I believe we were given wrong information. The Kick-ass gangs weren’t at the exact point, we were deceived, I think they have something up their sleeves. We need to make further plans on how to get to them and tackle them suddenly.” She explained

“And why didn’t you come back immediately you found out about it”

She thought for a while before replying. After finding Elsa that day., she couldn’t just leave her and come back here, she had to stay for sometime before leaving. She wouldn’t want the boss to know about her, so she will just have to lie

“I…erm…was still having the hope of getting them; that was why I had to wait for a few days more.” She replied. This time, he turned to face her; if it was another girl, she would have gasp at the boss’ handsomeness, but she was use to seeing his face every time, and she longed never to see it again. She felt disgusted by is presence. But will that day ever come, she thought.

Dropping the cigar in a ceramic plate as he walk closer to where she stood. She didn’t move a bit, fully prepared for whatever he wished to do. He stared into her eyes for a while, caressing her cheek

“I missed your presence” He muttered softly to her ear, kissing the lobe of her ear. She moans silently as he traced his lips to hers, taking control of it as he kissed her deeply. She reciprocated, raising her hand to the nape of his neck as she caresses it.

He traced his hand to her cleavage and tried taking of the jacket she wore, but it seem stuck preventing him from going further. Out of frustration, he broke the kiss, making her wonder why he stopped; not like she wanted him to continue anyway, but he isn’t someone who gets tired easily when it comes to making out.

“Huff, just take this thing off” He muttered, as Brittany got the message. She wasted no time in taking off everything, finally stark nude. He grabbed her forcefully, pushing her on the bed, as he devours every part of her. She felt a tickle of tear coming down her cheek, but cleaned it off quickly, to avoid him from seeing it.