Ethan and I sat on the two empty seats placed next to each other.

"How old are you?" Jake asked.

"Eighteen."

"Oh, new type eh?" Ethan glared at Jake, "I thought you were into older- woh woh! Okay lad, chill out."

"We aren't together." Everyone on the table stares at me in shock, especially Ethan and Lilith, but then she rolls her eyes, "whatever!" Lilith takes her bowl and places it in the sink.

"Your turn Maia."

"It's you're turn today." Maia caught Lilith by her collar and pulled her to the sink, "whatever!" Lilith rolls her eyes ones again.

"I swear I'll pull out your balls if you roll them again!" Maia threatens and leaves, after placing her own bowl in the sink.

"It must be awfully uncomfortable to sleep in the same room then, Lilith, give Ethan a new room to shift into," Chris informs Lilith.

It wasn't uncomfortable to sleep next to Ethan, it is very cozy. I can go to sleep within minutes when he is next to me, but of course I did not say a thing, nor did Ethan.

I was a little disappointed.

There was a sudden loud beep on a device kept near the sofa. Lilith quickly washed her hands and ran to the device, followed by Maia.

They were discussing about something on the screen, while the others finished their breakfast and joined Lilith and Maia.

Soon enough all of them scrambled to their own rooms and got changed.

"Where are you all going?" I ask Harry as he comes out from his room dressed in black with shades.

"We got a mission to complete."

"Mission? What kind of mission?"

I gasp, "do you sell drugs?" I suspect looking at his shady clothing.

Harry blinks once, twice, thrice and then laughs.

"Ethan, explain it."

Harry then turns around and walks towards a wall, "Harry be careful!" I scream and cover my hands around my eyes, not wanting to see him crash into the wall.

I opened my eyes confused, there was no Harry in sight anymore, just a wall.

Did he go through the wall?

I walk towards the same wall and try placing my hand on it, only to be close to tripping.

"Ah!" Ethan grabs me just in time.

"Careful, it's an optical illusion," he sets me on my foot, "follow me."

I follow him through the dark, the steps were steep so Ethan constantly told me to be careful.

As we reached down there was a door camouflaged with the wall around it.
"Wow." I praise the creator of this.

Ethan carefully opened the door, as if there were a code on it, the room was lit dimly and there were racks n racks of weapons. I hold on to Ethan tightly.

In the corner of the room Lilith sat in front of lots of computers and switches.

Chris shot daggers at Ethan but went back to choosing weapons.

"What are they doing? Do they really sell drugs?"

"No. They don't sell drugs, they work on stopping the distribution of drugs and power."

Maia enters and starts removing weapons, "power= money, money=corruption."

"Then are you working for someone?"

"We used to, but turned out we can't trust anyone," Harry loads his gun, "we learnt that the hard way."

"What about the police? Government?"

"Like I said- can't trust anyone."

"Why do you do this? What do you gain?"

"We had a gain until we started working alone, and as for why we do it- we all have our reasons." Chris puts on his shades.

"All ready?"

"Ready!" All reply in sync.

Lilith sat there in front of the devices while the others left.

"I hope they will be alright." I bite off the bad feeling in the pit of my stomach.

×××

"Come," Ethan puts on his helmet and puts on mine for me too, "sit, hold me tight."

Ethan had taken the bike that he said was his from the garage, but left it here when he left. The bike had caught so much dust, it looked like it had been there for years- unused and untouched.

"Where are we going?" I ask Ethan as I sit down in the back.

"To meet an old acquaintance." He shuts the glass of his helmet.

The drive was swift, but the surroundings did not change much- the same vibe.

There were two guards on the door of an abandoned building but they relaxed and smiled as Ethan shaked their hands.

"Old pal! Good to know you're back," A man who looked in his 20's did the guy handshake-hug thing, the man's eyes fall on me, "and you've bought a pretty lady with you too."

"Ida, this is Elijah. He is the one who taught me and the group everything."

"Hello, nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too." Elijah smiled.

Elijah's hand remained on Ethan's shoulder as they catched up. I was getting bored so I started looking around.

"Hey! Join us." The two guards that were previously on guard were now sitting on the beaches.

"We're playing poker, wanna join?"

"Uh, I don't play poker, but I'll like to watch." I take a seat.

I watch as the multicoloured coins which were labelled as numbers were passing from one person to the other.

"Come on Ida, let's head back." Ethan came back.

"Yes." I got off the seat, "see you all next time."

"Wait," one of the two men call out to me, "tell me- I'm going to win."

"You're going to win." I raise my brows confused as to why he asked me to say it.

"Yeah, see," he fist bumped the other guy, "whatever pretty ladies tell will happen." He winked at me.

I shake my head at his childishness, and  head out with Ethan.

Ethan put on his helmet and I put on mine, before I sat down, Ethan's arms reach out to my shoulder and pull up my shirt.

"We're outside, it's not safe to show so much."

"It was only a strip of my bra." I say after adjusting my body behind him.

"Hold on tight." He adjusts my hand around his torso.

As the ride begins, the breeze rushes to meet us, "I was wondering, if you never did sell drugs. Where do you get all the money to afford things from?" I scream, so that he can hear me.

"Iish, don't scream. I can hear you." His voice comes from my right.

"The helmets are connected."

"Oh." Intresting piece of technology.

"We all work." He answers to my question.

"You too?"

"I used to."

"Where are we going?" I look around, this was not the same way...

"To buy some clothes for you."

"No!" I shout but then quite down, "I don't want to." The thing he doesn't know is, I'm broke. I can't spend money constantly, or I won't have any when I actually need them.

"You want to or you don't want to doesnt matter, I'm still buying them for you." Ethan speed the bike and I held onto him tighter.

After filling in petrol, we arrive at the mall.

The mall was busy, there were a variety of shops from one corner to another. Ethan pulls me into one.

"Try this, this and this," he hands me some of the clothes.

"Okay." I obediently follow, taking all the clothes he passed into the dressing room.

I change into the first one, too thick. But  I guess its okay for winters.

Second one is okay.

Third one, I don't like the print.

I come out after, quickly changing into my own clothes.

Ethan stood on the entrance of my changing room, he furrowed his brows as I came out, "arent you going to show me?"

"You're in the female changing room for gods sake." I push him out of there as the other ladies state at us.

"So,"

"So?"

"How were they?" He asks.

"This one, I don't like the print. And this is too thick." I go over to the racks where we took the clothes from.

"What about the one in your hand?" He looks over to the one I held.

"This one, is good."

Ethan pouts, "but I don't like the colour."

"We can change the colour." I go over to the rack and remove the four other colours of the same shirt.

I show him the pink one, he skakes his head. The red one, he shakes his head. The royal blue one, he shaked his head. Finally the black one, he nods and grins. I eye him suspiciously as something makes way from behind him.

"These too." There was a winter cap, arm sleeves, black shoes and ofcourse how can I forget a grinning Ethan.

Welp, thats too much.

×××

"You idiot!" I shout at Ethan.
While I was removing cash for the payment, Ethan secretly took out his card and swiped.

"Ow." He places his hand over his chest in pretended pain.

"Don't do it next time." I warn him strictly.

"Yeah, yeah." He places his chin on top of my head.

We head to the building, aka the abandoned inn.

Before we head inside a spot a child, bearfooted, sucking on his fingers.

I shake Ethan's chin off, and go near to the boy standing in the corner, looking at me innocently.

As I near him I find him standing near broken glass so I shift him away from it. The small boy looked younger than Lee, his feet were bleeding and his body covered in bruises. I looked into the boys inmocent eyes and bend down.
Before I said anything he slipped away from my hands on his shoulder and ran away.

"Waitt!" I stood up to follow him but give up as he disappears into the dark corners of the street.

"Let him be. There are many like him. Let's go." Ethan spoke up after the boy disappered from plain sight.

Being too distracted with the boy I let Ethan's words slide and we both head inside.

"Well, well, well. Look who finally decided to show up." I freeze at those words coming from the dark corner of the room. Those were the same words spoken when my Mother was taken away.

I turn to look who it was, and gasp at the bloodied bodies in front of me.

A/N

How's the story so far?

Hope this stories not going off track.
I know I told that we will have about 20-25 chapters, but 😅

There is like so much more to tell. There is a whole back story to Ida's father, a whole back story of her parents. But unfortunately it would exceed my limits.

I already have a plot for my next book, :))) who knows when will I start writing that?

Lots of love ♡