Chapter 14: A Scruffle In The Dark
Class and club activities ended in the speed of light. When I reached the school entrance, I found Leo and Rebecca waiting for me.
"Didn't I tell you guys to leave first?" I asked.
"We're all going to your house anyways, so we decided to wait for you." Leo replied.
I nodded, taking the lead as we walked back home. As we leave, my sensitive ears detected a few gunshot sounds coming from a block away on the opposite side of where we were heading.
"It's probably nothing." I thought to myself, walking forwards.
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[This section is in the POV of a certain Ares International employee]
"Hey, why are we lounging around here every day just to watch over a random kid?"
There were two men sitting on the front seats of an inconspicuous car. The windows of the car were bullet-proofed, while the license plates on the car were specially numbered. The occupant of the shotgun seat of the car ranted while he was eating a snack.
"Don't complain! It comes with the job. At least it's better than heading to the battlefield, right?" The person seated on the driver's seat was obviously older, his voice much deeper than the other.
"I know, Grant! But still, sitting here and doing nothing all day sucks! I'm not even allowed to play on my phone!" The man continued to rant.
"Just be grateful that you get a $10,000 per month income for just sitting in a car, Seth!" Grant replied.
The two guys continued chatting, it was then that Seth noticed something odd.
"Hey Grant, do you see those five goons with the tiger tattoo on their biceps?" Seth was holding a pair of binoculars, watching them from afar.
"Yeah? What about it?" Grant asked.
"One of them have a photo of our target with an 'X' marked on his head."
Grant's face immediately turned ugly. He grabbed his phone and immediately dialed a number.
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[This section is in the POV of the gangsters]
"Yo! Boss Joe! This is the kid we have to kill?" One of the goons asked. "He looks so puny that just one of us can squash him to death!"
The goons started laughing.
"Enough!" Joe yelled. "Our client is paying big bucks for us to kill this guy! With five of us, we can make sure he doesn't run away!"
"Whatever you say boss." The others shrugged.
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[This section is in the POV of a certain Ares International employee]
"Boss, it's me." Grant said urgently. "We saw a few suspicious individuals that are targeting our target."
"Who are they?" A voice came from the other side. If Hunter or his father were here, he would find the voice very familiar.
"They seem to be members of a local gang, sir." Grant deliberated. "It seems like someone put out a hit on the target."
There was silence on the other side. Grant was starting to wonder if there was a problem with his phone, when a voice came from the other side. "Eliminate them."
"Roger that, sir." Grant's face immediately turned solemn.
"So, what's the verdict?" Seth asked cheerfully by his side.
"Elimination." Grant replied.
Seth and Grant got out of the car. "Finally, I get to stretch my legs a little." Seth said, pretending to do some stretching exercises.
"Be serious."
As they headed towards the gangsters, "Kill all of them except for the man holding the photo, he should be the leader."
Seth nodded.
Before the goons could realize what was happening, Seth and Grant already killed the four goons with two headshots from both of them respectively. Joe, realizing what was happening, immediately started running. However, Grant shot both of his legs, making him fall.
Seth ran up to Joe and placed his hands behind his back, handcuffing his wrists.
"Who are y-" Joe wanted to say something but he was stuffed with a large towel.
Grant and Seth carried Joe back to the car and shoved him inside the rear compartment (trunk).
Then, they drove off.
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Leo, Rebecca and I reached my house safe and sound. When we entered, we found James sitting on the sofa playing Portable Station 4. "James." Rebecca cried. "Are you alright?"
Rebecca ran towards the living room and sat beside James, staring at him with concern.
"I feel much better now after resting for a day." James blushed.
"Good." Rebecca said loudly. "Next time you are bullied, just tell me who did it! I'll punch him right in the face and send him to the hospital!" Rebecca raised his arm and showed off her biceps.
"O-Okay." James stuttered. He now looked like a volcano that is about to explode.
After I got a change of clothes, I came down and find all three of my friends playing video games. I headed to the kitchen to cook, since I need to make dishes for 4 people today.
When I finished cooking, I told the three friends to stop playing.
"Wait a minute! We're almost done!" Leo yelled. I headed to the living room to find out what was going on. They seemed to be fighting the last BOSS of a dungeon. Leo was the mage, Rebecca was the tank and James was the priest.
"James! Heal!" Rebecca yelled.
"Y-Yes!" James replied.
"I'm gonna prepare a long spell, you guys hold him off!"
I sat on the sofa and waited for them to finish fighting the boss.
After 15 minutes, they were finally done. We all headed towards the dining room.
The dinner for today is carbonara with garlic bread on the side. I also steamed some broccoli and carrots as vegetables.
As we started eating, Rebecca exclaimed, "Mhm! Hunter, your food is always so good!"
The other three people nodded in agreement.
"Thank you." I replied in an indifferent manner.
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After finishing dinner, I asked James, "Hey, when are you going to go back home? Aren't your parents worried?"
James looked slightly worried. He asked in a very soft voice, "I-Is it possible for me to stay one more night? The scratches on my arms are not fully healed, and I don't wanna let my parents see this."
"That's fine." I nodded.
Rebecca wanted to stay here, but her parents called, forcing her to go home. Rebecca reluctantly said goodbye to Leo and James while I walked her to the nearest bus station. As we waited for the bus, Rebecca asked, "So, do you like Leo?"
"Why are you suddenly asking this?" I answered a question with another question to avoid the topic.
"Hmmm?" Rebecca stared upwards at me. I stared back, undaunted.
"You know, Leo have been trying to seduce you since we became friends right?"
"Yeah, you obviously taught him a lot of useless and annoying information that completely ruined his mind." I retorted.
Rebecca ignored my retort. "I was wondering what is the exact status between you and James now, since you don't seem to be disgusted or repelled by Leo's antics, but you don't seem to be enticed by him either?" Rebecca gossiped, hoping for an answer.
"We're just friends." I replied.
Rebecca rolled her eyes, "C'mon, if saying you guys are just friends is like saying the Earth is flat. Be more honest."
"Let's just say that... he's special." I reluctantly answered.
Rebecca almost screamed. She was starting to get more and more curious with my relationship with Leo. "So, did you guys have s*x yet?"
"No." I shook my head.
"Not even once?"
"No."
"What about helping each other fa-"
"No."
"Tch! Do you have erectile dysfunction? If I were a boy, I would have completely ravaged that little-"
"No."
Rebecca wanted to ramble on, but the bus arrived. She reluctantly headed onto the bus. As the bus left, she waved at me.
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I returned to my house to find both James and Leo scouring my room trying to find something. "What are you guys doing in my room?" I asked.
"Hey Hunter, where is your p*rn stash? We wanna see!" Leo said giddily.
I rolled my eyes. "I do not have a p*rn stash."
"You're lying. Every teenager have a p*rn stash. Mine is pictures filled with you and-"
"Do I look like a person who would have a p*rn stash in my room?" I asked in an annoyed tone.
Leo stared at me from top to bottom, completely scanning my entire body. Then, he said to me, "Yes. Now gimme your p*rn stash."
"GET OUT!" I yelled.
"Tch!" Leo headed out of my room, while James just stood there awkwardly.
"Um... I'm gonna go to sleep." James said lightly.
When I headed back down to the living room, I found Leo laying down on the sofa, playing with a box of tissues. "Hey, you should really decorate your room. You don't have any posters, accessories, you don't even have a p*rn stash!"
"Stop talking about my non-existent p*rn stash." I said. "I'm fine with the room the way it is."
"Hmph! You are so bland!"
"Thanks for the compliment."
Leo headed back home at 10pm. I took a shower and slept in the master bedroom again.
Chapter 15: Adrian's Predicament
[This section is in the POV of Adrian Spencer]
Adrian checked out of the hospital on Tuesday. He was promptly escorted back to his home.
Since he needed to spend time recuperating, he did not go to school today. Instead, he stayed home playing video games. At around 9pm, his phone rang.
He took out his phone and took a look at the Caller ID: Joe.
Adrian immediately accepted the call.
"Did you get it done?" Adrian asked.
"Hello, Mr. Adrian Spencer." There was an unfamiliar voice coming from the other side of the phone. The voice sounded slightly playful, but serious at the same time. One cannot say whether the other side is joking or not when said in such a voice.
Adrian froze. "Who are you?" He asked, trying to remember if he had heard this voice before.
"Who I am is not important." The voice answered. "But what is important is for you to stop laying a hand on Hunter Lee."
Adrian's face immediately turned ugly. "What happened to Joe?"
"Oh, let's just say that he wouldn't be seen anywhere in the world ever again." The voice chuckled.
Adrian suddenly felt cold.
"And by the way. I know where you live, Adrian. May I call you Adrian?" The voice asked. Not waiting for Adrian to answer, the voice continued, "1234 XX Drive. The password for the gate to your mansion is XXXXXX."
Adrian could feel something slowly crushing his soul.
"You are currently playing A*gry B*rds on your L*n*vo Th*nkpad, even though that game is already outdated for a few years now and you have posters of N*t*lie P*rtm*n posted all over your walls."
Adrian felt his whole body shaking, "Wh-wh-wh-what do you want?" He stuttered in fear.
"Adrian, why don't you head to the window."
Adrian obeyed. When he arrived at the window, he found a red laser pointed at him from afar, blinding his eyes.
"This is a sniper." The voice said playfully. "A very professional one, I might add. So, Adrian, if you so much as touch a single hair on Hunter Lee's body, this sniper would be very happy to, oh, how did Hunter put it, blow your brains out. So you better be careful. Have a good day." The person ended the call.
Adrian unconsciously dropped the phone and fell to his knees, feeling dreadful for the first time in his life.
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[This section is in Hunter's POV]
James was willing to come to school today. Most of his scratches were gone now and his bruises does not hurt as much when he walked.
"Hunter, what are you doing this weekend?" Leo asked expectantly.
"Nothing much, I just have training on Saturday." I replied.
"My parents want you to come over on Sunday, can you come?"
I nodded.
"Yay!" Leo seemed cheerful as we walked all the way to school.
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Lunchtime was as usual, except for the fact that James might wince once in a while due to the pain of his bruises. Rebecca decided to sit next to James to take care of him, so I was stuck with Leo by my side.
Leo stared at my lunchbox. It was an avocado toast, with nachos on the side. As I took my avocado toast out of the lunchbox and prepared to eat, Leo suddenly came over and took a bite of the toast.
"What are you doing?" I asked, alarmed.
"Just wanted to try your food."
"Didn't you eat my food yesterday night?" I rolled my eyes.
"But your food is so good that I can't get enough of it." As he started chatting with me, I noticed some guacamole was stuck on the edge of his lips. I used my left index finger to wipe it, then I licked my index finger, eating all the remnants of the guacamole.
Leo saw me sensually licking my finger and felt very hot inside. He immediately thought of an idea. He took out some ketchup from his lunchbox and sprayed it all around his lips.
"Hunter, I have ketchup on my face, can you please clean it for me?" Leo looked at me pitifully.
"I can totally see what you've just done, you know." I thought to myself, wanting to facepalm.
I grabbed a napkin and wiped the ketchup off of Leo, then continued eating. Leo pouted but didn't say anything.
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When lunchtime was over, I still haven't seen even the shadow of Adrian.
"Weird." I thought. "I thought he would've definitely came back with some more men to fight against me by now. Perhaps I overestimated his abilities."
Little did I know, Adrian was still wallowing in his bed, not wanting to get up out of fear.
I put the thought of Adrian to the back of my mind and diligently listened to the teacher for the rest of the afternoon.
After class ended, I decided to head to the gym since there were no basketball practice today. Leo was curious about the gym so I brought him there as well. I gave Leo a guest pass so that both of us can enter the gym.
I decided to take a swim first, so we headed to the swimming pool. Leo did not bring any swimming wear but he followed in anyways. As I changed, Leo started staring at me intensely. I ignored him. I stripped all of my clothes, allowing Leo to stare at my full package. Then, I put on a skin-tight speedo, covering my crotch. Leo stared at the large bulge and gulped.
I started swimming while Leo watched. I mostly swam free-style, but also practiced my butterfly stroke. When I came back up, water dripped down my rock hard abs. Some of the ladies nearby started taking peeks at me. I ignored them since I was used to it. Leo was also staring daggers at me. He took multiple photos of me and saliva started dripping from his mouth.
"Let's go." I commanded.
Leo nodded and headed back with me. He took snide glances at me and tried to reach for my abs, but I slapped his hand down, preventing him from touching me. Leo gave me a disappointed look.
After taking a shower, I changed to my gym clothes. I started working out using the treadmill before heading over to lift some weights, afterwards I did some core training exercises and muscle training exercises. Leo just sat down and stared at me intently.
I decided to go home at 6pm. Leo headed back to his house and waved goodbye at me. I waved back.
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The next day, nothing unusual happened. I still haven't seen Adrian.
I decided to go find some information from 11th grade students. They said they haven't seen him these past few days.
"Weird, it was just a dislocated shoulder, is there a need to be absent from school for so long?" I thought to myself. "Did I scare him too much with the gun?"
As the scion of the Spencer Family, I thought he would be used to guns. I shrugged and went back to my classroom.
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It was on Friday that someone decided to come, but it was not who I expected.
When I finished basketball practice and headed out, I saw a limousine parked outside and a chauffeur standing by the door of the limousine. The chauffeur saw me and started walking to me.
"I'm sorry, are you Mr. Hunter Lee?" The chauffeur asked politely.
"Yes?" I replied normally.
"Would you please come with me? The patriarch of the Spencer Family would like to see you." The chauffeur said.
I was very reluctant to head directly to the tiger's lair. Also, Leo was waiting for me, so I spoke, "No thanks, I need to go home."
I wanted to walk away but the chauffeur stopped me. "Mr. Lee, please come to me. My employer have demanded that if you do not enter the car, I must stay here until you do so." The chauffeur explained slowly.
"And this concerns me how?" I asked.
"Mr. Lee, my employer has no hostile intentions against you. It was his son that directed all the hatred against you. Besides, didn't he never appear before you again after that 'incident'? My employer would like to come to his house to personally apologize to you." The chauffeur explained slightly faster.
I thought for a while, then nodded. "You should have told me this first."
The chauffeur opened the door to me, and I headed inside.
I took out my phone and texted Leo that I was preoccupied so he should head home by himself.
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