RÊD FLÂGS
Red Flags - Episode 9 & 10
(Badasses•Bad•Jerks)
★★★★★★★★★
"Interesting, damn interesting" Chadwick grinned.
"We should probably return her, that if she dies!" Omar said alarmingly, and that earned him a punch from Chadwick.
He fell beside Lizzy's body on the ground, bleeding from the lips.
"Talk to your damn brother, I might have to kill him at this rate" Chadwick sneered menacingly, getting himself a cigarette.
North squatted in front of Omar like a wicked stepmom, then she raised his chin with her pointer finger.
Omar began trembling.
"Remember what I told you in school earlier?" She whispered meanly.
"That...I should know my...my place" he stuttered.
"Keep doing that, else you'll be dead, and we both know father won't even ask for your corpse. You're as useless as that" she muttered, and he gulped.
"I'm...I'm sorry"
She stood afterwards, throwing another glance at Lizzy's who stopped foaming already
"Get her, we should get out before Emory gets here" she ordered.
Omar quickly carried Lizzy on his shoulder again, and they continued their journey.
Two minutes later, Emory came running like crazy, and when she got to the spot and saw footprints, she gasped, running forward.
Her eyes widened when she saw their car already zooming off.
She entered the middle of the road for a taxi, but none showed up for complete three minutes, so she rushed back to the main road to get a taxi.
She told the driver the only street in her mind, Levi's street.
She's not sure what she's gonna face or meet over there, but he's the only sure bet right now, and no matter how devilishly he behaves, she'd have to bring him out.
She can't even call Nina and Rebekah cos all these is her fault.
If she hadn't gotten mad at her dad and if she hadn't left the house, these would have been avoidable.
The taxi pulled up in front of Levi's place after fifteen more minutes, and she literally raced to the door.
This time, she knocked, and it was a woman who opened the door.
Despite the situation, Emory couldn't help but notice the heterochromia in her eyes, she's so beautiful.
Is she Levi's mum?
"How may i help?" The woman asked.
"I... I'm a friend of... Banks, from school" she replied awkwardly.
*Stop lying, you're far from friends...you dislike him remember?* A voice at the back of her mind told her, but she just had to shut it down.
"Really? This is like the most shocking news I've heard all year. I'm Kara, his uncle's wife" the woman smiled warmly.
"Nice to meet you, ma'am" Emory said awkwardly again.
"Are you ok? You look restless" Kara noticed.
"I'm in some kind of trouble, and I need Banks right now. Like now" Emory replied.
"Really? He went out with his friends not long ago. You should call him" Kara said.
"I wish I could do that but I lost all contacts, so if you could just give me his line..." Emory lied.
Lie number 2 tonight.
"Sure" Kara got her phone, and Emory took his line.
"Thanks ma'am" she turned to leave.
"By the way..." Kara said, making her turn back.
"Huh?"
"You're beauti...
"Please... please don't say it. I have a really ugly memory with compliments" Emory quickly cut her off, and the woman blinked.
"Oh... sorry about that"
"Emory" Emory replied, and Kara nodded as she rushed off.
*
A TATTOOIST SHOP*
Levi and the guys have been here since twenty minutes ago, courtesy of Conrad actually.
Conrad wanted a new tattoo on his back, and he successfully dragged Levi and Hyce along.
Immediately they arrived, Hyce became interested in drawing on his arm too, so while they got tattooed, Levi just sat calmly beside them, working on his phone.
He's on his IG account, scrolling around the empty wall.
Truly, he has account on all social medias, but they're all private, so he's the only one who can see them.
Peopling and socializing is not his thing.
Letting people know about him or shoving his face into people's screen is like a big "Don't" for him.
He left his boring wall and went to Emory's IG
Emory__Carson
She's a social butterfly unlike him, though she only socializes with her friends.
He wondered why, and the fact that she always told him not to come closer to her too.
It's like she hates the male gender or something.
His eyes caught one of the pictures, and a still smile covered his lips when he clicked on it.
In the picture, she's in a club, on the dance floor, rocking her @+s on Rebekah.
Her hair covered a large part of her face, but it didn't cover her smile.
It's obvious that the only happy times she has are times she spends with her friends, and he can't wait to change that.
He smiled cruelly.
"Tell me you noticed Hyce and Isaac" Conrad said, bringing him out of his phone.
"What's it gonna be? Should we force him to be yours?" He said.
"Keep your crazy ways to yourself, Banks. I know what to do, and I'm not even sure if he's gay yet" Hyce replied.
"There's a gay side to every guy" Conrad said freely.
"Knock me out of that goddamn list. F+çking guys is insane when there's a lotta waiting pu$$ies" Levi said.
Hyce was about to talk again when Isaac and Rain suddenly came out of another wing of the shop.
Hyce's eyes turned surprising immediately.
"Yo! Isaac!" He stood, pushing the tattooist with him away.
"Hey" Isaac muttered.
"We should talk" Hyce took his arm.
"But...
"Rain can wait, sure?" Hyce faced her
"Yeah" Rain sat, and Hyce pulled Isaac away.
Almost immediately, Levi's phone buzzed in his hand.
His brows lifted when he saw the screen cos he knows who exactly it is.
It's a number saved as E.
He swiped green easily.
"Banks? Banks where are you? I've been trying your line" Emory said breathlessly.
He could hear the fear in her voice.
He stood tall, his 6'5 height towering above everyone standing.
"What has happened?" He asked gently.
"We should meet right now and...
"What... happened?" He asked again, and he heard her suck in a breath before talking.
"Chadwick's club took Lizzy, and they want me to bring you to them before they let go of her" she said impatiently, and he sat back.
"So you're not the one in trouble" he said.
"Banks I...
He cut the call before she could say the rest, and Conrad faced him.
"Emory?" He asked suspiciously.
"No" Levi replied, and Rain looked up.
She looks like she wants to talk, but she kept it in and went back to pressing her phone.
Emory's call began ringing in Levi's phone again, but this time, he ignored, stroking his crotch calmly.
He was staring into space, debating various things in his head till the third ring happened.
This time, he picked the call.
"I really have no other choice, Banks. I know we're not friends but I'll pay you back if you can just follow me" she said, and he stood again.
"Come to Pedro tattoos" he said, walking out of the shop.
He only had to wait for two minutes before her taxi showed up, and she rushed down, forgetting to pay the driver.
"My cash, miss!" The man shouted, and she had to run back to pay.
Levi's eyes dazzled for a minute...so cute.
She ran back to him, but as usual, she maintained a distance.
"They sent me this address" she showed him her phone screen, and he walked to his motorbike, bringing out an extra helmet which he threw at her.
She caught it, her hair covering her face in the process. She had to start sweeping it back with her palm.
"Am i riding the bike with you?" She asked, looking pale.
"You can't?" His eyes darkened.
"I... actually...
"If you won't, then I can just go back to minding my business" he said without smiling, climbing the bike.
He put on his helmet.
"I have problems staying close to guys" she said.
"But you were fine when you sat on my d∆ck last time" he replied rawly and her eyes widened.
She quickly rushed to him.
"Anyone might hear that and start thinking otherwise, keep it down!" She said through her teeth.
He maintained the expressionless glare, and she looked at the helmet with her.
Reluctantly, she put it on, and she totally held her breath before climbing behind him.
She made sure there's space between their seats, but immediately he moved the bike and she almost fell off, she slid back to his back, her arms wrapping instinctively around him.
Levi smirked darkly in his helmet, his eyes twitching as he drove them down the road.
Meanwhile, Hyce and Isaac are still somewhere in front of the shop, talking.
"Nice tattoo" Hyce suddenly said, and Isaac looked at his new forearm tattoo
"Thank you" he said brightly.
"And I like the pants too" Hyce continued.
"Thanks, bro" Isaac replied.
"Was thinking, maybe...we could hangout sometime?" Hyce said, rubbing his nape.
"Wait..." Isaac suddenly narrowed his eyes, and Hyce sighed.
"I'm straight, I swear" Isaac quickly said.
"You can...
"Hundred percent, I'm straight. Ciao!" Isaac said and left hurriedly.
Rain joined him, and they left in his car.
Conrad came out to Hyce with a mocking look on his face.
"He's straight?" He chuckled.
"Where did Banks go?" Hyce asked, obviously avoiding the question.
"No f+çking idea" Conrad frowned.
*
After a twenty minutes drive on the road, Levi arrived at The Titans mansion, and Emory quietly came down from behind him.
She took off the helmet and gave it back.
She could still smell his scent in her nose.
She inhaled it all the way here anyways, and her arms were wrapped around him throughout, so it's sure she even smells like him right now.
He took off his helmet too, and without exchanging words, they started their entry into the mansion.
The members outside have this big smile on their faces as if the coming of Levi is some big show
And of course it is, everyone surely can't wait for him to go on his knees in front of every member of the club.
Entering the circle, they met Chadwick sitting in the center.
All the buttons in his shirt are undone, leaving his ripped chest bare.
North is by his left, and no matter how much she tried to hide her trepidation for Levi, it's so obvious, but her admiration for him is evident too, making her look psychotic.
There are 96 Titans members, and they're all present.
It's a full house.
Their weapons are intact in case Levi tries to act smart, and the air literally froze, the danger so obvious.
Omar is by the rails, and his eyes zeroed in on just one person... Emory.
Emory made sure to stay beside Levi till they got to Chadwick, and Chadwick stood, facing Levi
"Let's make this fast" he said, rolling his eyes diabolically.
Levi stood unmoved, and Emory gulped.
"Where's Lizzy? We're doing nothing till I'm sure she's fine" she said.
Chadwick snapped his fingers, and Lizzy was brought down by two members.
She's fully awake now, and her eyes widened when she saw Emory.
"Emz!" She tried to go meet her, but she was held back.
"On your knees" Chadwick said to Levi's face, and Emory faced him.
Levi looks like a statue right now, not moving nor blinking.
"On your f+çking knees, the two of you!" Chadwick ordered again, and Emory folded her fists, remembering what Levi told her on the bike...
"YOU'LL DO NOTHING, JUST WATCH ME"
"On your knees!!!" Chadwick yelled desperately, his neck veins popping vengefully.
Levi leaned into him suddenly.
Immediately he whispered quietly into his ear, Chadwick's eyes widened, and Levi smiled before stepping back.
Chadwick still stood frozen in shock when Levi faced Emory.
"Get Lizzy" he told her, and the members almost attacked her.
"Stop! Let her" Chadwick ordered.
"What are you saying!" North spranged up.
Emory took Lizzy from the two captors and started taking her out.
"No Chad! They can't just take her away like this! What is wrong with your f+çking head!" North shouted.
Chadwick couldn't move till Emory took Lizzy out completely, and Levi smiled with his lips, looking like pure carnage.
"You're not safe, Chadwick" he said meaningfully before walking out too.
He caught up with Lizzy and Emory at his bike.
Emory is busy checking her out like a mother.
"They didn't touch you right?"
"No, but I got seizure when I was with them. They know I'm epileptic what am i gonna do?" Lizzy said fearfully.
"Calm down . You're safe now at least" Emory hugged her.
"Thank you, Banks" Lizzy said.
He didn't reply before getting on his bike, driving off.
The girls stopped a taxi and got in.
Emory got a text immediately, from Criminal Levi.
Criminal: Get ready, fox. I won't ask for anything simple, I'm not a saint, and you know.
She gulped immediately, and Lizzy noticed her fear.
"You ok?" She asked, and Emory nodded.
"Sure" she pulled Lizzy's head to her chest, various things running through her mind.
Like what did he say to Chadwick to scare him that much?
Or why was she not triggered when she rode on his bike with him?
She's starting to get curious too...who exactly is he?
He doesn't even need to lift a finger, she felt it...his aura.
He's a scary devil.
What the hell did she get into?
*
TITANS MANSION*
The house turned upside down already cos the members are going berserk after what just happened.
How Chadwick let Levi and Emory take Lizzy away without telling them why.
They kept demanding for an answer, but he gave none.
Omar is the happiest in the house tonight, and everything going on is not his cup of tea
Instead, he's at Emory's IG, staring at her pictures.
North walked past him in fury, and she took his phone, smashing it on the wall.
Omar couldn't talk as she walked away.
As for Chadwick, he's in his room, looking restless as he paced around with a bottle of rue in hand.
Levi's words rang in his head...
"YOU AIN'T MASTER X'S SON, FOOL"
He crashed the bottle on the wall, running his fingers through his hair.
"How did that bastard find out?"
*
LEVI'S PLACE*
Levi arrived to meet Hyce and Conrad having dinner already.
Kara is serving them, and uncle Reginald is present too.
"Where did you go, bro?" Conrad asked.
"Later" Levi replied simply, going up the stairs without waiting.
"Strange" uncle Reginald said.
"That word was made for Banks" Hyce replied.
"Your female friend is pretty actually" Kara said, rushing to him on the stairs.
"Friend?" Levi frowned.
"Emory!" Kara said.
Levi relaxed, and she sighed as he went upstairs.
"Come back for dinner!" She shouted after him.
*
NEXT DAY, LEGACY COLLEGE*
"C'mon! What happened at the clubhouse last night? You guys didn't even send pictures!" Nina pestered Emory for the uptenth time as they stepped the hallway.
"The gist is much though, it can only be sweeter if we discuss it during lunch" Lizzy replied.
"Exactly" Emory said.
"Now I'm darn curious" Rebekah said.
"It better be interesting, and I can't wait" Nina gushed.
Suddenly, North walked past them.
She has this ridiculous smile on her face, directed at Lizzy.
Lizzy looked away immediately, and Emory was about to attack North when she saw Levi ahead.
He's with the guys, coming at the opposite side, and his eyes are solely on her ... Just her.
She remembered his text last night, and she felt a twist in her chest cos he smiled that creepy smile again.
She suddenly began inhaling his scent even though he's not close, and she began lagging behind.
Levi entered the first class with his friends, and she calmed.
"Stop lagging!" Nina came back to pull her with them , and they entered the class too.
It's a crucial core course, so everybody is present, even Chadwick and his gang.
Immediately Levi came in, Chadwick clasped his palms together nervously, and when their eyes met, Levi smirked.
"You still didn't tell me what went down between you two last night" North said beside Chadwick.
He didn't answer, causing her to scoff.
The moment the lecturer came in, the campus became noisy, and aloud uproar filled the air.
It's like the campus is uprooting cos the screams were much, reverberating violently the closer it got.
The students sat tensed on their seats, expecting what's gonna happen as the hallways became so full of running crowd.
It wasn't f+cking funny.
The noise arrived at the class door, and immediately it opened, students in class screamed out too when they saw who it is.
Sturdy man, left leg unbalanced, holding a walking stick, and a darn stony face...
* Master X!
* Chadwick's dad!
* F+ck! He's scary!
* I swear I'm peeing in my pants!
Chadwick stood to his feet immediately, sweat forming in his palm, foot, brows and armpits.
He began shaking vehemently, his teeth biting into his mouth.
What the f+ck is Master X doing in campus?
"Who do you seek, sir?" The lecturer asked respectfully.
"Need to speak to my son" Master X said curtly, his voice stone cold.
Chadwick gulped again and again
And again.
His son? In this campus? What the ...
"Chadwick?" The lecturer called out to him.
"Chad!" North called proudly, but Chadwick couldn't move.
"Chadwick!" The lecturer called again.
"Levi!!" Master X almost yelled.
Emory turned back immediately, not believing her damn ears.
Hyce and Conrad faced Levi who's sitting still in their middle.
Chadwick's heart almost switched places with his kidney as everyone turned to Levi synchronically.
Levi stood, expressionless like his father.
"Why are you here, father?" He muttered.
* What the f+ck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TBC.
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