I woke up to the feeling of someone's arms around my waist and their hot breath on the back of my neck. It took me a moment, but I recalled the events of last night.

I attempted to get up, but the arms around me wouldn't budge. Defeated, I flopped back into bed.

"Good morning." Tyler's voice was low.

"Good morning, Tyler." I turned my head to the side. "We should probably get up. People might be waiting."

He got up on one arm, keeping the other on my waist. "They can wait." He whispered in my ear. He started giving me light kisses on my ear and neck, causing me to giggle.

"As much as I would love to stay and cuddle, I think we should get up."

He sighed and got off the bed with a grunt. I followed suit, making sure to "accidentally" bump into him.

He spun me around and kissed my forehead. I giggled again. I wasn't used to this feeling.

Suddenly, a wave of doubt came over me. It was probably heat of the moment. It's only been three days, he can't like you that early.

"Pip? You okay?" Tyler broke my train of thought.

I nodded slowly. "Yeah, I just, uh..."

The door opened. Both of our attentions went to see Vanoss standing in the doorway.

"Oh." Was all he said. I realized that Tyler's arms were around my waist again. He shook his head and continued. "I thought she made a run for it last night, but I see you have everything under control..." His voice trailed.

"Did you need something?" Tyler raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, you guys at the meeting table. In about five minutes." With that, he shut the door.

"That, was less than ideal." I turned back to him.

"So what were you saying?" He asked.

I shook my head. "I don't remember, so obviously nothing important." I lied and gave a small smile.

"Well, shall we?" He took my hand and led me to the meeting room. We walked in and all eyes were on us. I had already taken my hand out of his and sat in the chair I was on the first day, Tyler beside me.

Vanoss put his elbows on the table. "Alright. I'm guessing you guys want to know what I called this meeting for." He got some head nods. "Well, there's this gang in town for the week, and I need to meet up with them. I need some of you guys to go with me, just incase." He paused. "I need six, so who would like to go?" Several people raised their hands.

Vanoss's eyes swept the room as he was deciding who to bring along. "Lui, Delirious, Marcel, Brock, Tyler." The was a pause. "Pip."

I raised an eyebrow. "I didn't raise my hand?"

"I don't care. You're going. Unless, of course, you want to get shot again."

My eyes widened. "That's a bit extreme, don't you think?"

He shook his head. "Not at all. Alright, you're all dismissed. Go get ready."

I quickly sprung up from my seat and walked into my room. I put on some jeans and a loose shirt, layering a dark hoodie over it. I grabbed my mask and looked it over in my hands.

Tons of scratches littered it. In some places, the grey had shifted colours. The mask was worn over years of use. I sighed and put it on.

I walked out of the room and , to my surprise, everyone was ready and waiting to go. Tyler pulled me aside. He handed me something.

"You know how to shoot a gun?" He looked me in the eyes.

I shook my head. "I never really had a reason to shoot one." I looked it over in my hands, a pistol. "But I'm sure I can figure it out."

"Alright, let's go." Vanoss shouted above everyone's chit-chatting. He led us out to two cars. I noticed the one Tyler drove on the way to the city. "Lui, Delirious, and Marcel, you're with me. Brock, Pip, you're with Tyler."

We went into our separate vehicles. I offered Brock the front seat, and got in the back, behind the passenger seat.

"So," I adjusted in my seat. "Where we going to?"

"I don't know," Tyler stated. "But I have a feeling you won't like it."

"Why is that?" I raised an eyebrow.

He looked back at me in the mirror. "Just a feeling."

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OH BOY OH BOY

IM ON NETFLIX AND I SAW 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO WATCH BECAUSE I WAS LIKE

"Wowzers, I haven't watched this since 8th grade, let's do it."

OH BOY HOWDY WAS I WRONG ABOUT HOW MUCH THIS MOVIE MAKES ME FEEL

SO A BITCH IS CRYING

BUT ALSO HI HELLO HOW WAS YOUR DAY????

MINE WAS A LOT OF PROCRASTINATION.

~ J