"Huh?" I ask both due to my lack of understanding and the simple fact that I couldn't believe that he just asked me that.
Without another word he grabbed my arm so I had no choice to follow after him, once we were outside the cafe his steps slowed, allowing me to fall in step with him. We walked like that for a bit then my mind was blown again! He entwined our fingers and the shock honestly made me tremble, I didn't realize I was looking only at him till he spoke.
"Stop staring at me you'll trip" and I must really be mad to have replied like this.
"Then you'll have to catch me," I say thoughtlessly.
I knew I made a mistake when we stop walking in the middle of the street. Damn, Isabelle "I didn't mean that." I say quickly but he says nothing, he is not even looking at me, so I follow his gaze to a group of boys standing a few feet from us. From the expression on his face I can tell they are not friends, his grip on my hands tightens and he shoves me behind himself.
"Look who we have here…" who I assume to be the boss walks ahead of the rest and shuts the distance between us both. "If it isn't Xavier, you thought I wouldn't find you huh?" He juts his chin out, looking around he exclaims "wow! So you study in this fancy university" he stated.
"But be why he thinks he is smarter than us that didn't graduate high school" another one chipped in and they all laughed, I had already begun to get agitated but it couldn't compare to Xavier.
"Can you skip the crap and tell me what the hell you want already?" Xavier growled.
"You know what
we want, pay me my money or I'll make you pay, I don't care if you have some lady friend over there." The guy gestured towards me and Xavier pushed further behind him.
"Are you serious right now?" Xavier laughed laughter that was deeply laced with anger. "I paid you your loan already, do you think thoughtlessly adding up stupid interests with threats would make me just give you my money. Stay away from me and my gang or I'll be the one making you pay."
Gang?
… he is in a gang? Xavier is in a gang?! The next shocking thing was the common but yet absolutely terrifying sound of the knife, you know the shaing! My eyes widened at the sound and I looked up at Xavier but I couldn't see his facial expression because he shoved that far behind him. Behind sideways, I poked my head from the side of his big body and glared at the bastards that interrupted my walk. Although now I don't know how I feel, was he in a gang back then as well? I know Giselle used him to get to Asher in my previous life would she have approached him if she knew this? Is this the reason she approached him?
"You think a few knives are going to stop me?" Xavier replied bluntly and confidently, that part assuring me.
The other guy laughed, "oh I know all about the fighting skills you snake, but you won't be escaping this time."
My jaw dropped when I saw ten more guys appear literally out of thin air, what is this sorcery?
Xavier looked left and right then he leaned backward and tilted his head at me, "are you okay?"
"Umhmm" it came out more of a squeak "peachy."
He smiled, this guy is mad, yeah I said it. Here I am about to pee my pants and he is smiling? "Don't worry I won't let you get hurt, but in order to fight you going to have to let me go."
"Huh? …oh! I'm sorry" I say letting go of his shirt that I overly stretched with the way I grabbed fistfuls of it. But this was not a movie, there was no way he could fight thirteen guys whilst protecting me and we would get out of this was okay. I absolutely cannot let harm come to this beautiful face so I grabbed his shirt again.
"Don't do it" I say desperately, my eyes meeting his.
"Isabelle"
"excuse me, gentlemen!" I yell stepping out from behind Xavier, immediately he grabs me. "What the hell are you doing?" He asks but I return the favor I smile back.
"You don't want to do this here, especially not in front of me," I say "I own all of this" I gesture to the campus around us. "I have so much money and I will not hesitate to use it okay?" Why do I feel like I made a horrible mistake? The looks they gave have shifted from indifference to curious interest.
"What the hell are you doing telling thugs you have money!" Xavier yells pulling me back to him. Oooh didn't think this out, "fine my bad, we both know this is too dangerous shall we just run away? I know a shortcut just around that corner, in no time will be in the university with security. I am sure they won't be able to follow us in there."
"Okay" he drags out, "we'll make a dash at the count of three," he says and I nod.
"One…"
That was the last thing I heard, I swear I don't know how but my body moved on its own, I ran like my life depended on it because it did. He is going to hate me! I knew, if I was him I would hate me but that didn't stop me from running. I absolutely cannot die yet Xavier, I hope you understand.