RÊD FLÂGS
Red Flags - Episode 57 & 58
(Badasses•Bad•Jerks)
★★★★★★★★★
"F+çking Noah" he replied, and then his lips came crashing on hers in the most dominating kiss ever.
Emory quickly grabbed his shirt by each sides, knotting it in her palms as she responded to the kiss in the fastest pace she has ever went.
The skin around her lips reddened as a result of the wildness of the kiss, and she's so sure one of them will get a love bite on their lips as usual.
The rainwater was mixing with saliva in their throats, and that created a livelier symphony.
They kissed into each other's deepest souls, drew out each other's demons and slaughtered them one by one.
The fact that she's standing on her toes and the fact that he's craning his neck down to match her height doesn't even matter.
They just want to kiss.
Another thunder roared in the sky, and the storm went from hard to chilliest, almost sweeping Emory off her feet.
The kiss got broken forcefully, and Levi quickly carried her in his arms.
She tangled her arms on his neck as he ran fast down the bridge, and she won't stop looking at him with a smiley face.
He said what he said in the morning is bullshit.
Meaning, it meant nonsense.
Tonight could pass as the happiest night of her life.
In the pit of her stomach, there's a big feast ongoing right now.
No one is able to drive cos of the storm, so after Levi left the bridge, he began scouting for safe places to stay beside the road.
It's worse cos there's no hotel around, so they only have to find someplace to stay till it stops, though it doesn't look like it's stopping anytime soon.
"Hey Banks!" A familiar voice called somewhere around, and Levi turned to see Hazzan holding an umbrella over his head.
"Hazzan?" Levi said surprisingly.
"Come on in. I live not far from here remember?" Hazzan smiled.
The storm took the umbrella from him in no time, and he began getting drenched too
The storm seems to be getting worse.
Without waiting, Levi followed him, and he led them to a mansion not far from the road.
"Who's he?" Emory asked in his arms
"Chadwick's father...also Xavier's right-hand man" Levi replied.
Hazzan opened the door for them, and despite their wetness, they stepped in.
"Look who we have here!" Chadwick almost shouted from the living room.
He's hanging headphones on his neck, holding a kindle which he's reading a book from.
"You should dry up and change first" Hazzan told them.
"How did you find us?" Levi asked suspiciously.
"I know what you're thinking, but Master X didn't put me on your tail. I was slightly sick so I took tonight off from the casino, and I happened to see when you were climbing the bridge earlier" Hazzan replied.
"My father is a good man duhh" Chadwick said.
"Shut the f+ck" Levi threw him a cutting glare, and he saluted funnily.
"Yes boss!"
Emory couldn't help but smile despite her cold.
Chadwick changed for real.
They were led upstairs to the last bedroom, and they went further into the bathroom.
"I'll bring you some of Chadwick's clothes to change into" Hazzan said.
"I can manage his clothes, but Noah ain't wearing them" Levi replied plainly, and Hazzan smiled.
"I understand, I'll get her something else" he said before leaving the room.
Without caring about himself, Levi went to Emory and began stripping her of her clothes.
He started with the shirt buttons...
"I can do it myself" she told him quickly.
"I know" he replied, giving her a glance before continuing.
"And also....I...I wasn't trying to jump into the river earlier. I really wasn't gonna jump...I didn't know the rail would tear apart" she said in an attempt to clear herself.
"Good" he replied, and she smiled as he finally finished undoing the buttons.
He pulled off the shirt, then her singlet.
Her br+Ã sts bounced out since she's not wearing a br@, and she quickly pulled down her p@nts by herself.
Not feeling shy when she's currently n#ked in front of him is something she should be rated five stars for.
He devoured her with his eyes, and she felt her cheeks reddening.
"Do you want me to help you undress too?" She asked.
"You want to?" He replied, and she nodded before moving close.
She had to stand on her tippy toes again, so he lowered his frame for her.
She pulled up his shirt in no time, and his jean pants followed.
Immediately he stepped out of them, she made to roll off his boxers too, but he held her hands, stopping her.
"Wh..y?" She asked, looking straight into his eyeballs.
"You might not be able to handle it" he replied, and a deeper shade of red crept to her cheeks as she took her lower lip into her mouth.
Levi immediately wants to kiss her breathless again and eat uo those lips, but that might have to wait.
He ran her a warm bath in the available shower, and immediately she stepped into the soothing water...
"Here!" Chadwick's voice said from the bedroom, and Levi went there to collect the clothes he brought.
One is a shirt and joggers from him, then the second one is a female tulle skirt and woolen blouse.
"They're my late mother's clothes. Luckily for her, she had same small stature" Chadwick explained.
"Cool" Levi took the clothes from him and started walking back into the bathroom.
"Thank you" Chadwick suddenly said, and he turned.
"I know you dislike your father, and I know he treats you bad, but I still have you to thank as his son. He bought us this place and he has been feeding I and my father since I was born. I got to know it today that he's in charge of paying my tuition too. He's a good man, but maybe he's still trapped in the past" Chadwick continued.
"Congratulations on being on the good man's good side" Levi replied, finally stepping into the bathroom.
Emory is out of the tub, so she dried up and put on the clothes he brought.
They fitted perfectly.
She waited in the bedroom so he had his bath too...under the shower though.
He came out dressed after five minutes, and she spranged up from the bed she's sitting on.
He pushed her back to sit, and she didn't try to stand as she squatted in front of her and took her legs, raising them up to reveal her foot.
As a result of her barefooted walk, there are slight bruises on her feet, and they look red and painful.
"Walking barefoot is your signature thing to do?" He said, sounding totally like a scold.
"I...I wasn't thinking when I left the hospital and boarded the bus" she replied.
Levi asked Hazzan for a healing balm, and it was brought in a jiffy.
As she rubbed it slowly on Emory's feet, she couldn't keep in the questions...
"Why did you say that to me? Did someone upset you? Enough to take it out on me?" She asked, and he stopped rubbing.
He held eyes with her, and she could feel her heart pounding.
"Nah...just that for once in my life, I took the stupid route, and it didn't end well" he said.
"How did you find me on the bridge?" She asked.
"I went for a ride after leaving you, then I went to the Loft, but I was restless, I couldn't do a thing right. I came back to the hospital with the plan to watch you secretly, but then i saw you leaving the hospital and followed you secretly" he explained.
"Are you ok though?" She asked.
"Should be" he replied and carried her again.
He took her downstairs where they met father and son setting the table for dinner.
"Here, I made a quick dinner" Hazzan announced.
"Call Hyce, tell him she's safe. He'll pass the information to her parents" Levi told Chadwick, and Chadwick immediately dialled Hyce.
They settled to eat, and as usual, Levi barely ate.
Emory has come to know that he's a madly picky eater...he doesn't just eat whatever.
"You might not know, but your father loves you, why else would he tell me to Photoshop you into your mother's arm in her picture with Silver?" Hazzan suddenly said.
Levi drank some water, not saying a word.
"I guess he just loves his wife too much, and he needs someone to blame. As the only remaining member of his family, he has no choice but take it out on you, but you shouldn't take it to heart. Just go after what you want" Hazzan smiled as he finalized his words.
Under the table, Emory is holding Levi's hand since she sensed his discomfort.
Anything about Master X irks him a lot...she knows that.
They finished dinner and went back to the bedroom upstairs.
Emory wrapped herself under his skin, she almost entered his body as they lay in bed together.
His right arm is around her neck, and he guided her to his chest with them, so her small body is cocooned under his wraps.
The duvet covered them totally, and she didn't stop inhaling him like she's totally addicted.
"You didn't forget about the date, did you?" She asked.
"No way in hell...we go tomorrow" he replied, and she looked up, slightly drawing back.
"Seriously?" Her eyes shone.
"Hmmm...mm" he replied, and she smiled, widely.
She wasn't ready for when he pressed his lips on hers, and it was the gentlest kiss ever.
It's almost like he's holding himself back from making it rough like his usual kisses, and she smiled into it.
Three minutes after he broke it, she was already asleep on his chest.
As usual, Levi didn't sleep.
He couldn't.
His phone buzzed with a text on the nightstand, and he stretched his hand to take it
It's a text from his agent... Natasha.
Natasha: Fred was sighted two days ago in Spain. Terraverde island to be precise, but the exact location is still untraceable. Will give you more updates as I get them.
He dropped the phone and sighed, calling out all his neurons to work, and his head snapped.
Fred is a genuis according to his family history. He's f+çking brilliant, so he'll use that to his own advantage.
But so far he's in his radar, he's got this.
He looked at Emory's sleeping face and smiled slightly, rubbing her ear before shutting his eyes.
*
TERRAVERDE PALACE, RESTRAINING ROOM*
Rebekah and Conrad are in the small dark room.
Only a burning blue candle served as illumination, but it's bright enough to make them see each other's faces.
Rebekah is sitting on the only chair while Conrad sat on the table, then they both suddenly started laughing when they remembered what actually happened at the throne room earlier.
EARLIER*
"And you're not taking us" Conrad said confidently.
At the same time, he lunged forward with Rebekah, and an unexpected fight started between them and the twenty three guards.
The palace guards are obviously more experienced, but the fact that they're fresh blood is an advantage.
They threw the guards around like puppets, and the king was dumbfounded, together with Elsa whose eyes remained wide throughout.
An uppercut from Conrad made one of the guards chew on his own tongue, and he vomited blood before retaliating.
Conrad got hit on the belly, making him land on the ground, but he rolled back to his feet and jammed his leg into the guard's neck, seizing his consciousness.
"Conrad!" Elsa gasped, looking astounded.
The king couldn't even form a word as he watched the shit show.
Rebekah kicked another one, and he landed at the feet of the king, but she received a hit from behind immediately.
She staggered forward, almost falling before facing the hitter, punching him in the face.
Conrad took him from her, and his elbow threw him to Elsa's feet.
That was the last guard standing, so they both faced the king and Elsa, but before they could say a word, an extra guard came in behind them, shooting them with tranquilizers.
They both fell asleep, landing heavily on the ground.
PRESENT TIME*
"I can't believe they'd stoop as low as injecting us. Darn, I hate this room" Rebekah complained.
"I take it that it's not your first time here" Conrad replied.
"I'm a regular customer" she replied.
"Yowai mo" he replied, and she laughed.
"Stop it ok? Not my fault that he treats me like a child"
"Now that I think about it, it won't be so bad having you as a baby sis" he winked.
"Well it's different here. I don't want someone who treated Nina poorly as my step brother" she replied.
"Listen I heard they were sisters, and I thought carrying her bag around was her choice maybe because she missed her or something. I didn't think in the direction of mistreatment. I f+çked her and I'm still gonna do it again cos I liked it, but I'll talk to her about Nina, clear?" Conrad said.
Rebekah went silent, and he tilted his head.
"Bekah? I need an answer here"
"I dunno" she replied, turning away from him as her mood changed completely
"Suit yourself" Conrad said
*
A PUB*
The rainstorm stopped some minutes ago, and people who took shelter in the pub started coming out including Isaac and Hyce.
They were trapped there after leaving the hospital earlier.
"Gosh... I'm sure the storm destroyed a lotta things in the city. It's the first in many years " Isaac said, rubbing his bare arms as the cold air hit him.
Hyce quickly pulled off his jacket and gave it to him.
"I'll be fine" he told him.
Hyce didn't reply before tucking Isaac into the jacket, and Isaac smiled.
"Thank you" he said when they got to their car.
"Glad your mum is leaving the hospital soon" Hyce said.
"It's all thanks to you" Isaac replied.
Hyce opened the car door and brought out a small bag, handing it to him.
Isaac took it and opened it to see LC jacket, owned by almost every student in the school.
"I noticed you don't have it, and it's our last year in school. You should own it at least" he said.
"I couldn't afford it cos it was so expensive. Thank you Hyce" Isaac replied, giving Hyce a quick peck on the right cheek.
Hyce's eyes turned hooded, and he gave Isaac a feral look which made him smile.
"You're...cute" Hyce finally smiled back, and Isaac bit his lip as he opened the car door.
He got in, and he hopped in with him, driving off the road.
They arrived at his place after fifteen minutes, and Isaac stepped out, hugging the jacket bag to his chest.
"Bye Hyce! Till tomorrow!" He waved, and Hyce nodded as he went in.
Surprisingly, the lights are on, and he slowly entered the small living room to see Rain sitting there, smiling.
"Hi, best friend" Rain waved.
"I thought I already told you my mind? Can't you leave me alone?" Isaac said.
"Leave you alone?" Rain stood.
"I don't think that's possible when you're the one who approached me first to become my friend. I told you I can't live without you and you told me same! You might not know but you belong to me!" She barked.
Isaac shifted back.
"You look different, what came over you?" He said.
"Nah... I've always been like this. You were just too blind to notice" Rain replied and started walking fast to him, but before she could arrive, Hyce came in, blocking her way.
Rain stopped and smirked, but Hyce doesn't look freaked, so she let out tears from her eyes.
"Isaac I'm sorry, ok? Disgracing you at the clubhouse was bad, and I've realized my mistakes. We've been friends for ages, it's not right to just end it like this. You're the only friend I have apart from the girls. You're even the one who introduced me to them Isaac. Please don't cut me off" she begged, crying so much.
"You should leave" Hyce told her.
"You do not interfere!" Rain made to push Hyce's chest, but Isaac came forward and caught her hands, pushing her instead.
Hyce smiled with his lips, feeling so proud of Isaac right now.
Rain fell on the ground, and her prosthetic leg almost got exposed, but she quickly stood.
She gave the two of them difficult looks before storming out of the house.
She arrived at her car and didn't bother to wipe her tears.
She drove to Fred's place like that, using shawl to cover her head before going in to avoid suspicions.
"Rain!" Fred stood when she came in.
She's still crying.
"She probably went to Isaac's place" Romeo said from the living room .
He's there with Omar.
"You did?" Fred asked, holding her face.
"Yeah, and you need to see the way he pushed me for Hyce" Rain hiccupped.
"Poor her" Omar shook his head.
"Didn't I tell you to calm down and allow me do my thing? We found the right girl already" Fred said, and Rain sniffled.
"You did?"
Fred led her to one of the upper rooms where a tied girl is waiting.
Her mouth is gagged, and her arms tied behind her
She looks helpless as she sat on the ground, her eyes begging for mercy.
"She really has same body proportions as Emory" Rain said.
"Omar and Romeo caught her at a club" Fred smiled.
"So what do you plan to do with her?" Rain asked.
"According to findings, Banks birthday is in a few days... I'll turn that day to a black Friday" Fred grinned evilly.
*
NEXT MORNING, GRAND CASINO*
Master X is sitting in a statuesque manner in his office, his eyes fixed on a red apple on his desk.
He might have hated Levi all his life, but he has always known everything about him.
Even when he chased him away to go stay with Reginald and his wife, he always sent spies to spy on him and report to him on how he's doing.
The only report he ever got back then was that Levi always stayed in his dark room, under his bed, crying for his mother and sister.
That went on for four years when he stayed at home without schooling...even Reginald and his wife weren't able to pull him out
At the fourth year when he finally started coming out, the spies reported his day-to-day activities to him too.
His likes and dislikes... Levi had no friends at all till he got to college...he was always alone, and he barely eats.
Food is mundane and boring to him, and then driving a car triggers him.
Also, he has a allergy for red apples, just like his mother Xusan.
Levi stayed away from red apples till he gave him the job to watch over Emory.
Red apples is her best fruit, and the moment Levi started eating it despite his allergy for it, he knew something was building.
He knew he was obsessed with her, and separating them would be impossible.
He was still staring at the apple when his men came in.
Five of them who has been watching over Emory since he told Levi to stop it last night.
"She stayed the night at Hazzan's place, together with Banks" they reported.
Master X gritted his jaws.
He was expecting it.
"And any news about Fred?" He asked.
"No, but we're really trying our best" they replied.
He dismissed them with an hand, and he sighed.
*
CARSON'S MANSION*
After receiving the call from Hyce that Emory is fine with Levi last night, Mr. Carson returned home with Tate and Sybil.
He could barely calm down.
Sybil is the only one who slept upstairs.
The couple slept on the couches in the living room.
Sybil woke first, and she came downstairs with a yawn which woke Mr. Carson.
"I should probably go to that house" he stood, wearing his shoes.
Tate woke up next, stretching herself.
"I'll go with you" Sybil said, and Mr. Carson led the way out
Sybil made to follow him, but she felt a lock in her chest which made her stop, but it was fast to leave.
"What was that?" She muttered, holding the chest as she walked out.
Tate was wearing her flops when she received a new text.
How did her phone even come on? She definitely turned it off last night.
She opened the message with trembling fingers.
~ Why don't we do it again? I mean... Let me fûck you again, then maybe I can leave your daughter alone.
Her eyes widened as she quickly typed a reply...
Tate: Do not touch my daughter. Em did nothing to you Fred. You've done enough just leave her alone and face me! Stop hunting her!
He replied immediately...
~ We'll see about that.
She swallowed her own spit as she left the house to go meet Sybil and her husband in the car.
*
HAZZAN'S PLACE*
As expected, Levi didn't sleep till daybreak.
He watched Emory sleep peacefully on his chest, and he made sure she never woke up for once in the middle of the night.
Another good thing is she didn't have the nightmare.
Immediately the day broke, he gave her lashes deep kisses, making sure not to wake her began getting his phone.
He sent a message to the frat club group chat.
Levi: Meet up this afternoon... At my mansion. We have someone to catch.
Immediately he pressed send, he started hearing commotions and arguments outside.
It was so rushed that he couldn't make a word out of everything till the door flipped open, and an angry Mr. Carson came in.
Sybil and Tate are behind him, then Chadwick and Hazzan.
Levi got down from the bed, and that woke Emory.
"Dad?" She sat up shockingly, but Mr. Carson just came straight for Levi who's not even trying to move.
He choose not to move.
"Dad, no!" Emory spranged up, but before she could stop him, Mr. Carson jammed his fist into Levi's face, giving him a weighty blow.
All eyes widened so much, and Sybil covered her mouth.
"Honey!" Tate pulled him.
Hazzan gasped.
"Holy shit" Chadwick mumbled.
"Dad!!" Emory screamed, getting between them.
She held Levi's face and checked it out to make sure he didn't get wounded.
"Chill, it was nothing" he said.
"Xhen are you sure?" She replied, caressing his face with her thumb.
He smiled slightly at her before facing Mr. Carson who's still fuming in anger.
"Is that all you've got?" He deadpanned.
"What?" Mr. Carson's eyes widened.
"One more, father-in-law" Levi said.
TBC.
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