"I think I will be taking my leave now," he said and turned around. "I'm Justin Lemon, by the way," He told me and I giggled slightly, he had the name of a fruit.
"Nice name," I said smirking and he chuckled."I know, I get that a lot," he said and I smiled, we'd just known each other for barely ten minutes and it felt like I'd known him for long."What department are you in?" I asked and he ran his hand through his hair."Criminology," he told me and I became surprised, he didn't look like it, he looked like he was in the pharmacy department--that was the den of hot boys, while in the criminology department only geeks and bookworms type of boys that were there."That's nice, what level are you cause this is the first time I am seeing you here?" I did not know everyone in school but I was familiar with most students' faces, and I had never seen his face before."300 and I'm a transfer student." He was on the same level as I am! He was a transfer student just like Luke! But he was more friendly and better than LukeI was sure that I hadn't seen him before in this school, he was new here and he was so nice and handsome, his black leather jacket, black jeans and brown leather boots gave him this bad boy look, that was why I was shocked when he told me he was in a criminology department."Nice to meet you Lemon the fruit," I teased and he glared at me."Don't try that," he warned with his Spanish accent and I giggled. I love Spanish guys--the handsome ones--they were so dreamy with their heavenly accents."Oh yes, I will, Lemon," I said stubbornly and he rolled his eyes.He sighed and shook his head. "Okay I give up, you can call me whatever you want." He turned around and began walking away, "Goodbye mi belle, we shall see some other time?" He waved at me as he walked and I waved back slowly.He disappeared into the crowd and as soon as he left I felt lonely once more, I did not know why I felt so comfortable and happy when talking with Lemon even though I barely knew him, he was better than Luke, Luke was so dense and rude.I wonder where he was now. I turned to where Luke was talking to those girls, but he was not there, probably he was making out with those girls when I was talking with Lemon and now they were in a room doing some nasty stuff.I shrugged and turned, I didn't want to think about all they would do there if now I was going to throw up. I stood up from the bar stool and went out of the building, I was tired of the loud music and the bright lights, I couldn't get used to them no matter how long I stayed in there.As soon as I stepped outside I was welcomed by a gentle breeze which made strands of my hair dance. I rubbed my hands against my skin a little, the night was quite cold, but it was better here than the party, here was serene and smelled nice.I checked my phone and it was almost eleven at night and I wanted to go home but I doubted that there would be any taxi by this time. I was all alone here, I was glad that the street had lights which made here brighter, if it didn't I would not have been able to stay here. I hated the dark.I heard footsteps coming from behind and I hid myself. It was Luke and just as usual his face was as stony as the Great Wall of China.What was he up to?My jaw dropped to the ground when I saw him entering a crimson red 2023 convertible Ferrari 812 GTS. This beast had a 6.5 litres V-12 engine and it could reach over 100mph in less than ten seconds and it cost over five hundred thousand dollars. The street lights reflected on the car's metallic body making it super shiny.I have been a car person, since I was little I have loved cars, especially sports cars, but I didn't have any--I didn't even know how to drive! I read a lot of car magazines and watched Racing sports, I was planning on saving up for a decent sports car, but that would take me years to accomplish because of how expensive they were.If Luke could afford this type of car as a student that means he was wealthy or he came from a very rich family.The more I thought about him the more I wanted to know more about him. He was strange and I didn't know why I was drawn to him.He ignited his car engine and the once quiet street became noisy with the exhaust sound of his car. The sound of the car was so loud and nice.That's a five hundred thousand Ferrari for you.He pulled the car out of its packing space with incredible speed and zoomed off.Where was he going? I wondered.'To his house, you idiot,' my subconscious mind yelled and I face-palmed myself. I was so disappointed in myself for being so engrossed with Luke, I wanted to get him off my mind, but it wasn't as easy as it looked.I sighed.Luke wasn't important to me now, what was important was how I would leave this place. I could still hear the muffled noises coming from the frat house and I knew Emily was still there probably dancing like a crazy ostrich and on her fifth bottle of bear.There was no way I would go back to that building, I wanted to go home, but it wasn't possible because there were no taxis and my apartment was almost twenty minutes drive from here, there was no way I could walk to my apartment, especially in this time of the day.I was quite frustrated and clueless about what to do. While still in my train of thought a white 2023 Mercedes-Benz C class, stopped in front of me.The car windows were tinted and I couldn't see who was in the car, I began wondering who it was.The car window slowly wound down, revealing a smiling Justin...don't tell me he was this rich too? Not every 'normal' student couldn't afford a car like this. Emphasis on normal."Do you care if I give you a ride, mi belle?" He asked and my eyes widened. This was what I wanted, a way to go home but I was sceptical about this, I had little trust in him, we only knew each other for two hours. It was normal not to trust strangers.I sighed."Thanks, I'll love it if you did," I chirped and he grinned. Gosh, he was so handsome."Then what are you waiting for? Hop in, mi belle." The car door opened stylishly and I entered. I was welcomed by the chilling whirls of air coming from the A.C. and the sweet smell of strawberries air freshener. The interior was very nice and my jaw dropped when I saw the dashboard lined with gold? Not only the dashboard but most of the interior of the car was lined with gold, because of the gold and quality leather this car could be worth not less than four hundred thousand dollars.He was just a student!"Are you alright, mi belle?" He asked me when he noticed that I had just frozen in one spot. I snapped out of my trance and smiled."I'm fine," I told him smiling and put on the safety belts. I do not joke with safety."Okay, mi belle." He said and shifted the car gear, the car began moving and in less than a minute the frat house was out of sight.I knew Emily was going to kill me for leaving her behind and the thought of it made me worried.Lemon asked for my house address and I told him, I didn't know whether I did the right thing by telling him my house address, but I did not care about it much, I just wanted to go home.I rested my head on the car window and slept off.I woke up with the sun rays streaming through my room window. I blink rapidly and use my hand to cover my eyes from the brilliance of the sun.My head ached badly, I couldn't fully remember how I got here. All I could remember was that I was with someone last night and the person drove me here. Or was it a dream?No, it felt too real to be a dream.Who was I with?Justin Lemon, yes I was with Justin, the hot guy with a Spanish accent that has the name of a fruit."Justin!" I shouted and looked around hoping that he was there. Then I noticed a piece of neatly folded paper tucked by the side of my bed. I hurriedly picked the paper up, I knew there was an important message in the paper.I unfolded the paper. Just as I thought it was an important message-it was a note from Justin! It reads:I'm sorry I didn't say goodbye before I left. You were so fast asleep that I didn't want to disrupt your sleep. See ya later, my sleeping mi Belle. ~Justin.I couldn't remember falling asleep in his
Emily?" I whispered. "I have great news for you." I was eager to tell Emily how Luke stared at me for some seconds.She turned to me and I was as ready as possible to break the news to her. She perceived that it was not something of great importance and stared away quickly. I frowned."Emily this is urgent," I persisted and her eyebrows furrowed."For goodness sake, Cruise, we are in a lecture session.""I know, but this is very urgent," I pushed on and she rolled her eyes, right now my brain couldn't process whether what I was doing was sensible or not. "Ok fine." She finally gave up, she turned to me again and asked, "What is it?"I straightened myself for the hundredth time."It's Luke," I said giggling and my cheeks began turning red."Yes, what happened to him, did he die?" She asked bluntly."No, no he did not die, I won't be happy if he died," I said honestly and she rolled her eyes."I'll be happy if he did so that you can let me be for a damn second," she said through her
He stared at me, surprised, he never expected me to do this, he didn't know that I was this crazy, even though he towered above me and I had to stand on my toes before I reached his collar, I wasn't scared.He frowned and glared at me. I rolled my eyes while still holding his shirt."I won't leave unless you say something," I told him with my eyes shut, I knew that this was stupid and outrageous, and I was going to be overwhelmed with embarrassment, but I didn't care.The hall was rowdy and I thank God for that, everyone was busy and didn't notice the little drama that was going on between Luke and me."Talking to you is not necessary," Luke said with his voice as cold as the North Pole. His voice was quite deep and his American accent sounded heavenly. My grip became weak and Luke removed my hands from his shirt."I have finally talked to you, I've done my part now it's your turn," he brought out his homework and threw it at me, "submit my homework you annoying pest." He said through
I woke up and began preparing for school. I checked my phone and I saw a text from Justin, I smiled and opened it.Justin: "Buenos Dias, Mi belle"I smiled and replied to his greeting. Justin was one of the nicest guys I have ever met, he was funny and very interesting, he liked watching criminal documentary shows and he normally tells me some of the very interesting and scary ones he has watched. I imagined him becoming a very super hot detective.I checked what today was and it was Friday, today was a special day, it was the semester's cup finals and Luke's Team and Justin's Team were playing against each other. I was so excited about the match. I didn't like football so much, but I badly wanted to see Luke and Justin play against each other. Those two were like enemies and they always competed against each other. Some days while I was with Justin we normally ran into Luke, and the air surrounding us changed, the look on their faces whenever they crossed paths showed the hatred they
The second half began and I had high hopes for Justin and his team, they were going to win, there was no way Luke was going to win! Well, I didn't want Luke to win because I disliked him and I preferred Justin who was nice and friendly to him.The players came out and I began shouting Justin's name. He turned my way and he was able to spot me in the crowd, he blew me a kiss and winked at me. My cheeks became red like tomatoes and I felt butterflies in my stomach. When I turned around I saw many girls sitting beside and behind me reacting the same way I did after Justin blew me a kiss. I frowned but quickly smiled, I didn't want anything to ruin today for me.This was the best day ever, I regretted not watching football throughout my life, if I had known I would have viewed football differently.The match began and Justin's team started nicely. Justin got the ball and headed towards the goal net of the opposing team, he dribbled past the defenders and passed to one of his teammates.Jus
LUKE POVAfter the football match, I returned to my horrific apartment which was just a bedroom flat in a really bad shape, I couldn't stand people following me wherever I went, that's why I always left school early. Every time Luke can you go out with me? Luke, can you be my friend? Luke, can I have your number? Luke, can I have your I*******m handle? Luke this Luke that...Luke doesn't care about all of you or anything else. I punched the walls and my hands went through them and I shook my head when I saw that the wall was almost falling because I have punched too many holes into them.I really need to work on my temper. I pulled my shirt and picked up my phone, I don't know why X hasn't called me up till now, I wanted to know what my mission is, I wanted to accomplish it and leave this forsaken place and school. I called X and she picked up the call immediately. "Hello pretty, boy," she said with a flirtatious voice and I frowned."Screw you, X," I said through my teeth and she gi
Luke's Pov. I couldn't sleep throughout the night, the voice of that girl kept on ringing in my head. It was so frustrating, no matter how much liquor I drank it wouldn't get her voice out of my head. The sun began to rise and I rolled out of my bed, I had lectures today so I had to go to school. I scanned the whole room with my eyes and then headed to the shower. I wasn't fully mechanical, most of my human organs were still intact, and I still looked very much like a human. But what made me look outlandish was the shiny blue core on my chest, which was my power core. It was a Nuclear reactor and it give power and sustained the robotic parts of my body, without it, I won't be able to live.I put on a black plain T-shirt and black jeans trousers. I checked the time on my wristwatch and it was almost 9:00 am, and my classes were starting by 9."I guess I won't be using the taxi to get to school," I muttered to myself and flew out of the window. I made sure nobody saw me as I fly in th
DAKOTA'S POVYou haven't answered my question yes, Dakota, why are you following me?" He asked through his teeth and I began hyperventilating.I... I..." I stuttered, I didn't know what to say. Why was I lost on what to say? Why was I shaking like a turkey about to be killed? I thought I told myself that I will be braver. I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath and said boldly, "I was curious about where you go after every lecture, so I decided to follow you, that's all." Phew. That sounded better than I expected-- it seems like I am braver if I don't look at him.He remained silent and I waited for him to say something but he didn't.I opened my eyes to see why he hasn't said anything yet, and that was the worst mistake I made...He raised his hand slowly and brought it toward me. I shuddered, I thought he was about to strangle me or hit me, but I was wrong, he held my chin while his other hand was on the wall, then he brought his head closer to me and I backed away, his head wa
DAKOTA'S POV. Because of all the commotion and we losing our house to a fire, we moved to our grandparents' house-- my dad's father-- his house was a classical manor in the countryside with a courtyard thrice as big as our former house. My grandfather was a professional golf player, though retired, he owned a golf club and he had a golf court in his courtyard and he played golf in it whenever he had some free time. When I entered the house reception a river of nostalgia hit me, this was one of the reasons I didn't like coming here it brought back memories of when I was little. I remember spending most of my time here as a child especially whenever I was on holiday, now I barely come here apart from a few occasions like this. We were greeted by maids in well-pressed black and white uniforms, and then they showed me the room I was going to stay in. Since we didn't have a house we were going to stay here till we bought or rented another one When I entered the room the maids bowed bef
Dakota's POVWhen it was almost evening we went to our meeting spot, the coffee shop and Luke ordered two cups of hot coffee. After he ordered the cups of coffee he didn't utter a word he just drank his coffee and I stared at him waiting for him to say something. I looked around the coffee shop, and I realised why Luke used here as our meeting spot, it was because he loved coffee so much and who would even think that we would use an ordinary coffee shop as our meeting spot to discuss very important things?The coffee shop was just a few miles away from my parents' house that got burnt down, and I was tempted to go and see what the place looked like now, Ihadn'tt still contacted my parents and my brother, I couldn't just imagine how worried they would be. "So about the bounty," Luke finally spoke and my attention became focused on him. "I found out something very interesting when I went through the Nine's database.""What?" I asked and my eyes widened out of curiosity."I've confirm
DAKOTA'S POV I woke up with a slight headache and a pain in my chest, my chest still hurt because of what happened yesterday, I still couldn't believe it and I yearned to speak with my parents and my little brother. But I couldn't contact them immediately if I did it could reveal my location and put me in grave danger.I let out a yawn and looked around the room, this room seemed like it was a guest room. It was big, tidy and beautiful. I liked the curvy design of the white reading table by the wall and the glittering golden lamp holders on the wall. I perceived a nice smell and it was coming from the living room. I got out of bed and I went to the bathroom to wash up, the bathroom was quite big and it had a shower place, a bathtub and a toilet. There was also a TV screen and sound system in the bathroom and it was the coolest thing I have ever seen. I didn't feel comfortable using the bathroom but I had to get rid of all the dirt and sweat on my body. I also needed a long shower t
DAKOTA'S POVA few minutes after the gigantic man was gone Luke without warning lifted me into his arms and he started levitating in the air. "Don't worry, I'll get you somewhere safe Dakota." He muttered and I didn't utter any words. He began moving fast in the air and whirls of cool breeze brushed past my face making strands of my hair dance around. It was so cool and cosy here, that I almost forgot what just happened. His hands firmly held me as he carried me in princess style, even though I was mad at him, my cheeks became as red as hot sauce.But still, I didn't know why I was letting him take me to a place I didn't know, I didn't trust him a bit now, he told me that there were no other persons who were Cyborgs like him, he told me that he was the only one, but it was all a lie. It was obvious that that monstrous man was modified like Luke. If Luke and that man existed that meant others were like him, if so, then we were not safe on this planet. People who possessed mysterious t
DAKOTA'S POVAfter Justin found out that Luke was coming here from time to time he assigned an undercover agent to watch over me, I tried to convince him that there was no need for that but he didn't want to hear me out, he deemed Luke too dangerous for him to come around me with me so vulnerable. He even told me that he should have been the one watching over me but he had to keep an eye on Luke always and he was also busy finding who placed the bounty.They could never get along because of their personalities and jobs. I sighed and then turned to the man wearing a black suit and dark shades standing by my room door. He had been standing there for more than an hour without uttering a word and he followed me everywhere I went to, even to my room! If not for the words decency and privacy he should have been following me into the bathroom and the changing room. He was now living with us, it was Justin's orders, he wanted him to watch over me all the time till all the problems were solve
Luke's POVI arrived at the secret lair and it was unusually quiet, Dr H was planning something big and everyone was busy helping him accomplish his plans. My mission to Russia was two weeks from now, it would be hard for me to go on a mission like that cause I would be gone for a long time and Dakota would notice my absence. Justin was a problem too, since our encounter in Dakota's house he had been keeping a very close eye on me, and it was very annoying. I walked into the conference room and it was empty too, it seemed like the nine generals were not around or they went on missions. I guess the reason why no one has figured out about me and Dakota was because they were busy with so many things. As a member of the 9ine, your every step was monitored, if you betray, you die. If you try to compromise, you die. If you try leaving, you die. If you were not careful, you die So I was taking a very big risk helping Dakota...I facepalmed myself and then muttered, "Why was I even helpi
Dakota's POVMy face became comical and time paused for a moment, Luke and Justin glared at each other with hateful eyes, ready to strike each other at any moment from now.The air became tense and I began hyperventilating. They kept staring at each other dangerously, they were like cats and dogs, never happy whenever they met, always fighting."What are you doing here, Luke?" Justin seethed and I gulped. "I should be the one asking that," Luke retorted with his voice as cold as the North Pole."I can explain Justin," I stuttered and came in between them so that they wouldn't think of attacking each other. But would I be able to stop them? I was weaker than both of them, and if they were to fight each other while I was in between them they would crush me like a plastic cup."He's dangerous Dakota, get behind me," Justin came in front of me and he reached for the pistol in his gun pocket. I held his arm, stopping him, "Justin, please," I begged and he turned to me. His features soften
DAKOTA'S POVLuke took me to a coffee shop that was a thirty minutes drive from my house and I was so excited about it. I have been at home for weeks now without coming out because of the bounty. My mother was not worried because she thought that Luke was a cop so he was going to keep me safe and I wasn't worried about my safety because Luke was strong. "I so love coffee," Luke muttered as the blonde waitress with a pretty smile dropped two mugs of hot coffee on our table. I frowned when Luke stared at the waitress for quite a long time but then I brushed it off almost immediately.I ordered my coffee with sugar and a lot of milk, I couldn't drink coffee plain without sugar or milk. I stared at Luke while I was putting the cubes of sugar and pouring the milk into my mug, his eyes were narrowed and his lips were pursed into a thin line, I sensed that he didn't like what I was doing."Plain coffee is too bitter for my liking I prefer it sweeter," I explained to him before he killed me
Dakota's POV.As soon as my mother entered my room both Luke and I froze. "What's happening? I heard you talking with someone..." Her gaze shifted from me to Luke who was standing a few meters away from me. She stopped talking as her eyes scanned Luke and I began to think of the lie to tell her. I played with my fingers and the air in the room became tense."He's one of the undercover cops watching me and the house," I let out with my eyes shut and I hoped that she would believe me. "He's working under Justin's team, and Justin assigned him here. He is here because he noticed something unusual in my room so he came to check it out but found out that it was nothing that big, right Luke?" I turned around and winked at Luke."Yes, ma'am, I am Luke and I am one of the detectives working on your family's case," he said smoothly and then paused. His eyebrows furrowed a little and his lips pursed into a thin line. "And yes I am part of Justin's team." He added. I nearly burst out in laug