4 months later;

I got up from my seat as the lecture got over and dashed out of the classroom. As usual, Chase was waiting for me outside the classroom. He was sitting on a bench staring at an apple that was getting fidgeted in his tattooed hand. As soon as he saw me, he began to look her and there. I got confused and called him,

"What are you searching for?"

He didn't gave me a answer but continued to look around himself. I frowned a bit and again asked him,

"Chase! What are looking for?"

Now he looks at me. He gave me a pointed look and then stood up. Coming near me, he handed me the apple he was holding. He leaned close to me and spoke,

"I was searching for my heart..."

And gave me a flirtatious smile. I hit his arm and went away taking his apple in my hand biting into it. He ran behind me and held me by my shoulders. Since the past 4 months both of us have came so close to each other that we openly flirt with each other. He came to know that I'm gay, but has never treated me like a different person. After he saved me from Brent that day, he made sure to get Brent rusticated from the school. Then I came to know that Chase's father is a trustee of our school.

But Chase never flaunted the fact that his father literally owns the school he studies at. He also helped me overcome my fear by teaching me a few self defense techniques. I am really grateful for that. He also began to drop and pick me up from my house every single day without fail. How can a rich guy like him be so charming and cool? He never made me feel unsafe or underprivileged. I am really happy that I have found a friend like him in this cruel ass world. Right now the both of us are going to his car so that he can drop me off at my house. We both were banging our heads to the music blaring from his sound system.

The car suddenly came to a halt and both of got jerked ahead. Chase saved my head from crashing into the headboard. He looked at the car in front and huffed angrily. Getting out of the car he warned me in a sort if scary tone,

"You stay in the car Gray. Don't come out, no matter what happens!"

And then he slammed the car door shut. I saw him go ahead and yank the guy who crashed his car into Chase's. He began to beat the guy to a bloody pulp. My eyes widened as the guys girlfriend tried to stop Chase from hitting her boyfriend. Chase paused for a moment and then shoved the girl by slapping her hard on her cheek. She stumbled back and hit the car door. I covered my mouth to hide the gasp escaping my lips. Chase hit the guy one more time and then shoved some money on his face. He yelled a curse and then came back to the car. Sitting in he covered his face with his tattooed hand for a moment and then let out a dark chuckle.

I was still in a state of shock. He was laughing at what he did just now. I know he has the strength to knock out anyone. I saw him do that with Brent. But I thought he was a sweet guy who will protect you from danger, but what he did now was not something to laugh at. He brutalized the guy and hit a girl too, who was just trying to save the guy she loves. I was staring at his face. No words coming out of mouth, fearing that he would hit me if I dare to say anything. He took of his hand from his face and then whipped his eyes at me. He was staring at me with his now redden eyes. Giving me a head tilt he spoke,

"I just lost control for a little bit there. Sorry you had to see this happen. Let's go I'll drop you home!"

He gave me his iconic smile at the end of his words and I just nodded. Is he bipolar or something? My head asked. But I had no guts to question him about what he did just now. He revved the car engine up and drove off to my house. The entire ride I went quite, still thinking of what he did and how his personality changed when he hit that guy. Just because that guy bumped his car into Chase's. I was lost in my own world, thinking of how a sweet spoken guy like Chase can be so much scary. I was watching the dew getting denser as the evening was approaching. It sure is going to be extra chilly tonight. My mind was diverted by my own thoughts that I didn't even noticed what Chase was doing.

Chase was glancing at me time to time but he too did not utter any words. He must have sensed how scared I was. He kept on driving the car in a slow but steady pace. The music from the radio was nowhere to be heard. I turned it off when I saw the guy getting a beat down from a very angered Chase. The time felt like it was going extra slow, and I wanted to go home more early now. I wanted to go away from Chase to clear my mind from today's events. The car then stopped at my house and I silently git off. Not even bidding him a goodbye like always. As I was about to enter the house I got jerked backwards by my arm. Chase was the one who pulled me back. I stared at him and he turned me around. I was confused, but he held my face in his hands and spoke,

"No need to be scared of me Gray. I will never dream of hurting you. Never..."

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