NEON'S POV
"Excuse me, I wanna go to the bathroom," She said.
As soon as she disappeared from the hall. I stood up and took the opposite direction towards the garden. And as expected, I had company.
I walked towards the pine hedge and halted.
"You missed me this much, huh?" I said, walking behind him.
He jolted and immediately did a 180-degree turn to face me. "We need to talk," he said.
" We are talking aren't we?" I asked authoritatively as I took gentle steps towards him.
"He took a couple of steps back. " Hear me out man, I want to help you." He said, raising his hands in a surrendering manner.
"Since when did I look desperate for help? ok, go ahead. what do you wanna help me with?"
I felt another presence behind me. But even so, I did not flinch or turn around.
"They will get the core one way or the other, and kill you. I don't want you to die, just tell me what I want to know." He said softly.
"You are a terrible negotiator, don't you even watch movies and pay attention to how they do it?" I pocketed my hands.
" I'm surprised, you now talk huh?" He wore this evil grind.
"I'm growing up, what do you think?". As soon as I said that, I felt Zita move swiftly towards me. I had been anticipating her move, so I just easily swayed to the side. As soon as her arm bypassed my shoulder, I grabbed it, pulled her towards me and stuck one of my needles in the back of her neck.
She froze. I did not let go. I wrapped my arm loosely around her neck.
I knew that my moves were too fast for Reuben to keep up with.
As he charged forward, I used frozen Zita and blocked him, swept my hand across her, and poked the side on his neck, sending him to slumber.
I let Zita finally drop to the ground, still on pause mode. I saw her eyes flicker.
" You should always pick the winning side, not the majority." I advised, as I stooped low to meet her height.
"Take care of them," I said to Flint, who had camouflaged himself by the fountain.
I dusted imaginary dust from my hands and body.
"My pleasure," Flint said. "Hurry back before the lady comes looking for you".
I saw her already seated, typing something on her phone as I walked back in. Just then I heard my phone in my pocket beep. I pulled it out.
"... Hey, you okay...?" The text read.
I put my phone back into my pocket and closed up behind her.
"You miss me already?" I asked standing behind her. I don't know why I did or said that. I don't know why I said any of the things later on, what I know is...
"Will you be my girlfriend?" I asked. I could not believe I just said that... No. asked that. Shit! I couldn't feel my head on my neck again.
My heart stopped beating momentarily. I held my breath, I don't even know how I managed to stay alive, cos I felt dead...
'What would she say?' I waited.
She paused with her drink in mid-air, staring at me over the glass without moving.
"So you don't think I am gay?" she asked, supporting her chin in her palm as she leaned forward.
"Why would you think that I'm thinking that??"
"Please speak in English" She laughed. "So my dressing doesn't bother you? or is it a test or something?"
"I am damn serious Stacy. Though the circumstances are twisted, I really want us to work. I don't even know where I've gotten the balls to say all this right now." I chuckled nervously.
"So... have you thought about how you would deal with my brother?" she asked, more seriously this time.
"Is that a yes?" I couldn't help but smile. "You'd say yes if I reasoned it out with Nathaniel?" I rephrased.
She shrugged. "You are cool and handsome. I guess I wanna give us a try too."
It took all rationality in me not to fly and kiss her. But I couldn't control the smile spreading on my face. "Leave Nathaniel to me. One step at a time"
"One step at a time" She smiled.
We spoke about random things till the end. I drove her home.
"I had a great time. Thanks." I said turning to face her in the car.
"For what?" She asked, smiling. Damn, why was she always smiling?.
"For hanging out with me and agreeing to be my girlfriend." I smiled back.
She just stared at me for a second. I couldn't help but bulge my eyes out when she gave me a peck and immediately ran out and up to her door without looking back.
"cute" I chuckled.
"Shit!" I looked down to notice that the cobra was awake.
I was all jelly-jelly as I drove back home.
"I have a girlfriend". I slammed the brakes and immediately took a U-turn back to the Blake House, my smile instantaneously faded.
I got there in less than 12 minutes. The pick up was still standing there. I was completely immersed in my world and failed to see the car tailing us.
Thanks for my hard drive memory that literally replays what I see in my sub-consciousness when I am conscious.
I pulled up a couple of blocks away, wore my hoodie, hopped out of the car and walked towards the Hilux truck.
I did not stop by the truck, but I saw what I wanted to see. The plate number.
I loitered around in the shadows until the truck pulled away.
I took the next alley and got back to my car from the backyard of the houses on that side of the road.
Now, I could sleep peacefully. "Step one completed."
I had a couple of errands to run, so I got home that night very late.
The house was in a mess_ the aftermath of the pizza party. I wonder where they kept my parents during the whole partying time.
I did not bother switching on the lights as I pushed the room door open. I kicked off my shoes but halted in my tracks. The sound was very audible but not the action...
I thought I was hallucinating. It took a while for my eyes to adjust to the darkness and there on the bed, was my brother busy grinding his hips on a blonde chick. I couldn't make out her face, only the hair.
She was screaming in pleasure with every thrust of his hips in her. He pulled one of her legs above her shoulder and continued the hard exercise.
I was just too tired to spend the night somewhere else. Then I noticed that Nervis was not in his bed too, "damn couldn't Nyan fuck her somewhere else?"
I changed my shoes, with the sound of balls slapping her juicy cunt in the background, before walking out and shutting the door behind me. Good thing the room was soundproof.
It wasn't weird seeing my brother in the act, I'm used to it. But today, it was weird because I kept on imagining the scene to be Stacy and I. Deep down I knew it would not be happening anytime soon. So I had to learn to tame my cobra.
Poor me! I had to spend the night in my sanctuary. At least, I had Flint