RECKLESS
Reckless – Episode 11&12
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[Book 1 in The Untamed Duet]
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Frank and Max removed their bodies from the pillar they rested on, their eyes looking impressed instead of shocked and angry.
Besides being popular for his gigolo gigs and being the ice skating king in this campus, Remo is also the most dangerous fighter in RIDE.
If the collaboration of Dorian and Cove’s punches made him shake like this, then it’s new, but it didn’t end there, cos Remo didn’t only shake.
He staggered to the back of his feet, a little drool of blood crawling out of the curve of his lips.
He nearly fell as insane turbulence rolled inside of him, but he quickly grabbed the quadrangle pillar to hold for balance, then his bloodshot eyes shot up to the guys.
“Sick,” Max muttered.
“Ditto,, but I think derailed would fit better.” Frank added.
Dorian is smiling with his fist still folded, and his guards are looking at him with wide sights.
What the f+k is Dorian doing getting involved in a campus fight?
Remo’s guards have stopped too, and they’re clumped in one side of the quadrangle, waiting for another order from Remo before they’d move.
The crowd of rich students by the windows have their phones on good angles, recording the scene.
RIDE students would rather record an accident to post on their feeds than saving the accident victim.
And the girls? They carried the shocked expressions that Frank and Max didn’t exhibit.
It’s in the girls features, especially Stacy and Zendaya’s.
Stacy is shooting her eyes from Cove to Dorian, wondering why they did that. Two hottest guys in this campus who’re her enemies just collaborated to beat Remo cos of her and her girls?
What’s going on?
Zendaya’s hand on the window sill is so tight she almost got cut. She’s solely staring at Cove.
He might be wearing his uniform, but the first two buttons on top of his shirt are undone, so a little part of his chest is out for the eyes of all.
She has noticed he likes doing it. Even if he wore a hoodie, he leaves it half-zipped to show that small portion of broad open chest.
No doubt, this guy works out, and seeing him throw a punch for the first time made her chest pound. Her palpitations resumed wildly.
She loves him more. How can a human be so incredulously hot?
She grabbed the window sill tighter, and her palm finally got cut. She winced sharply.
Stacy bit herself on the side of her mouth, gently.
Cove’s eyes are still as dark as rain clouds as he stood behind that door with Dorian who looks like he just conquered the world.
Remo is just balancing back to his feet—just recovering from the impact of the punches.
Suddenly, Frank and Max began clapping, their palms sending echoes around the quad.
“Did two guys just successfully punch Remo Lane?” Frank smiled.
“You both deserve a boat tail Lambo!” Max added, grinning.
Cove gathered his handouts and textbooks from where they are on the floor, then he opened the door to step out, but Remo came after him.
Dorian blocked Remo, pushing the notorious guy back.
“Listen, the punch he gave you was to warn you to never ever include his name in a truth or dare like you did at the Plaza. When I was tackling you that night, you’d notice he didn’t do anything. Take this as his retaliation.” Dorian warned seriously.
“And who the f+k are you? His mouthpiece?” Remo pushed Dorian’s chest too, and Dorian glared.
“Touch me again, and I’ll stop holding back, and yeah I’m his mouthpiece—if that’s another word for a friend these days, fuckass.”
“You should be scared for yourself, Dorian Wesley. You’re a celebrity, and with a snap of my fingers, I can ruin your life! I heard you’re into ice skating too, and at the rink, I’m the king! I’ll dismantle your essence!” Remo threatened.
“Have y’all forgotten the name you gave me that soon?” Dorian chuckled, adjusting Remo’s suit for him. “An Ultra Nepo baby, that’s what I am. I have the insane backing of my mother, and you know what’s more insane?” He leaned into Remo’s ears this time, whispering…
“My fan base—Diamonds, I can never do wrong in their eyes. They love me too much it’s unconventional, and I’m sure they’re already defending me online right now. Pick your phone and check your page, you’d know what I’m talking about…you shallow son of a shallow Minister.”
He pushed Remo away after spilling that fact, then he signalled at his guards, and they followed him out.
Surprisingly, Cove is still by the door, and the moment he stepped out, Cove joined him. They walk past the crowd and Glitz girls by the window.
Every single one of the girls turned around to have a look, and as the guys left the hall, they left too.
The crowd of other students began muttering.
• Do we all agree that they’re the two hottest guys in this campus currently?
• F+k, yeah. I can’t believe someone actually put Remo in his place!
• I want them both!
• Like pokemon, I wanna keep collecting them for real!
• Did anyone capture a clear picture of the punches? I need to post on my page and advertise the kinda man I want for myself!
• But I heard they did it for the Glitz Society?
• Glitz Society my foot! They did it cos Remo dared them to kiss Stacy at the Plaza during the party.
• They hate Stacy this much? I’d pay multi-billions to watch again! I love them so much!
As the crowd of students began dispersing, Remo turned his eyes inside the quad, facing Frank and Max sharply.
“What? Are you gonna unleash your anger on us now?” Max scoffed.
“Why the f+k would you both clap after I got punched by those c+nts!” Remo fired angrily.
“We clapped cos we were impressed. Since we became students of RIDE last year, no one ever boasted of giving you a blow successfully cos you were the king.” Frank said.
“Were?” Remo’s eyes knotted.
“Yeah, it’s past tense now cos they were able to beat you with one punch each! You staggered, bro!” Max laughed, and Remo landed a punch on Max’s jaw viciously.
“The hell!” Frank gasped as Max staggered with a bleeding lip.
Remo pulled Max upright by his shirt.
“Listen and listen f+kin good, Max. You do not get to mock me when you spend your lifetime worshiping Kehlani! A brainless tool like you have no business ridiculing me you f+kin’ bastard!” He yelled.
Max tore Remo’s hand away from his shirt and returned the punch to Remo’s face.
“F+kass! You’re exactly what Dorian calls you, dumbest!” Max yelled.
Remo nearly came for Max again, but Frank quickly got in-between them, and at the same time, Scott entered.
“What a embarrassingly unworthy scene. I feel my brain cells commiting suicide just witnessing it.” He muttered by the door.
The three guys stopped, facing that door at the same time.
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[Wardrobe Suite]
All Glitz girls chose skating as their game except Zendaya and Tania the footballer.
Zendaya’s weight makes skating hard for her, so she chose golf.
But they all use the same Wardrobe Suite, and as they wore their varsity regalia (sports wear), their chats flew around.
“They did it to get Remo off our tail, and somehow they looked hot collaborating.” Stacy said, wearing net stockings under her skirt.
“To get Remo off our tail?” Tania scoffed. “Oh please, those guys were just aura-farming. They did it to get more points for themselves from the students. You don’t hear how the students are praising them?”
“I support Tania. I mean…they had no reason to do it for us, so stop your delusions, Stacy. Don’t join Zendaya and start crushing.” Kehlani said.
“Crushing? You’re going too far, Lani.” Stacy smiled.
“Lani, you and Tania should become twin sisters already.” Tasha replied, turning her back on Stacy who helped her zip up her dress.
“You mean you’re on Stacy’s side that the guys did it for us?” Kehlani and Tania chorused.
“Now chill and don’t chew me out. Hear me out… They’re currently the two hottest guys in this campus, we five are the hottest bitçhes too. Who knows, they might have a crush. Actually, it’d be insane if they don’t have a crush.” Tasha said.
“Twin, you’re starting to get as delusional as Stacy and Zendaya,” Tania said, placing her sneaker on top of a table to tie her laces.
“She stating facts,” Zendaya spoke for the first time since they got here.
“No you’re not allowed to talk cos you’d just defend your Cove,” Kehlani shut her up, and Stacy laughed.
Zendaya’s heart leapt.
Her Cove? She liked the sound of it and how Kehlani said it.
Two minutes later, they all left the wardrobe suite.
Zendaya went to the golf field, Tania to the football stadium.
Stacy and Kehlani and Tasha went to the skating rink.
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[Library, Thirty Mins Later]
All eyes would be on him if he went to the lecture hall, so Cove decided to come here. On game days like this, there’s no single student in the library cos games are compulsory and a part of your cumulative grade point, but Cove gives no damn.
He came here, and Dorian came with him. As he settled to read, Dorian settled in front of him behind a really gigantic shelf.
Apart from the smell of car engines, Cove loves the smell of books, and this library provides just the best.
He opened his laptop and began working on exactly what he came here to do…his tutorial start.
“Do you only think about books and cars? Don’t be boring, chap.” Dorian said in front of him.
He’s holding a small bottle of banana milk to his mischievous lips, drinking with a small straw.
“What am I supposed to think about?” Cove replied monotonously, his clean fingers running on the laptop keys.
“Have I told you how much I dislike that monotonous voice of yours? You talk like you’re measuring your words, and you should think beyond books and cars. Think about football too. I know you were a goalkeeper in your former campus, but you quit before coming here. Why? Also, why do you hate staying in a car for too long?” Dorian asked like he’s reading the questions from a book.
Cove’s eyes lifted from his laptop, and Dorian shifted back on his seat.
“Your boss Matteo told me about your car issue, and about your goalkeeping quit, I found out myself. If I’m gonna be your friend, then I should at least know exclusive things,” he said.
“And who says I’m going to befriend you?” Cove’s eyes didn’t soften as he spoke to him.
“We gave Remo a conjoined punch less than an hour ago, and you even waited in front of the quad for me so we’d leave together. I know you wanna be friends, but you’re not good at expressing yourself politely so you can’t tell me. You’re an introvert, and I’m an extrovert, but I’m quiet good at translating emotions so I understand you too well. We match.” Dorian smiled.
“You’re a pain,” Cove muttered, returning his eyes to his laptop.
“I’ve always wanted a friend who’d not like me for my celebrity figure, and then you came. Next step is getting you a girlfriend who’d kiss out your v+rginity cos you totally look like a virgin. How about I talk to Stacy for you?” Dorian winked.
“Get lost,” Cove muttered, giving him an angry look.
Standing up, Dorian laughed loudly, then he came to Cove’s side of the table and checked out what he’s doing on his laptop.
“Tutorials? You’re going to organize tutorials and charge students before you’d tutor them? You need the Chancellor’s agreement on that. He’s the one who’s gonna give you a building to use too.” He said.
“I know,” Cove said.
“Good, then here…” Dorian dropped a VIP ticket on the desk.
“I’m not coming to your concert. I’ve got more important things to do.” Cove pushed the ticket away.
“Oh but you’re gonna come. I already made a deal with your boss Matteo over the phone last night. The concert is two hours, so I’ve paid him for two hours.” Dorian chuckled.
He was still chuckling as he left the library with his guards.
Cove pulled his phone and dialled Matteo’s line.
“What’s crashing, my wild card?” Matteo’s grainy voice hit the phone.
“You know what you did. Am I a commodity to you?” Cove said, his voice not dropping.
“Oh….” Matteo sounded. “The deal with Rian? But it’s just two hours, Cove. You can just follow Trevor for the concert, and I promise to give you a day break from the garage.”
“I’m not gonna go for the concert. Find yourself a new commodity,” Cove declared and hung up.
The phone rang three times…. Matteo called throughout, but he didn’t pick.
He just stared at his laptop screen with all focus.
When he finished writing to the Chancellor about that tutorial, he sent the mail and stood.
He walked to one of the small library windows, hands in his pockets as he stared out, taking fresh air.
The library is three floors, and he’s on the second floor, but even from there, he saw her.
Stacy.
She’s on her way to the Skating rink with Kehlani and Tasha, and they all have cups of warm coffee with them.
They’re chatting, smiling, laughing like they have no care in the world.
What would they care about when their parents do all the work? All they have to do is eat the work.
Stacy’s skirt kept getting carried by the wind gust cos as belt-like as it is, it still has a short slit in the front, so at each blow of the wind, her white panty shows a little bit at the sides.
Cove’s eyes went still like a cold ocean, but his eyeballs followed the girls as they got closer to the rink.
Suddenly, a ball came flying from the golfing field.
The ball hit one of the library windows with a destructive slam—the same window Cove stood by.
The window shattered, and one of the glass shards flew into Cove’s jaw, hurting him a little.
But more importantly, the golf ball entered his hand.
He caught it without even looking.
Those who saw it gasped, their eyes wide as they stared at the god.
He threw the ball back, and he didn’t miss his target.
It hit the head of the person who threw the ball to that window.
It’s Zendaya.
Everyone on the field has stopped by now, and everyone walking past the field including Stacy.
She paused with Kehlani and Tasha, and when they looked up to that library window to see the figure standing there….Cove.
Stacy’s eyes concentrated more, and their eyes met with unplanned clash.
Her eyes stilled, too. Like his own.
“Let’s get going! The warmups starts in two!” Tasha said.
Kehlani pulled Stacy’s arm, and they entered the skating rink.
Meanwhile, on the golfing field, Zendaya is on the ground.
After she got hit by the ball, she fell and even hurt her wrist.
Seeing that it was Cove only made her more mad at herself, and right now she’s at the brink of tears.
“Get up on your feet, Zendaya!” The golfing coach shouted.
“I told you times without counts to hit the gym and reduce your body fat, but you’ve always refused! Now look, you broke the library window! What brutal force did you hit the golf ball with, enough to make it fly that high and break the tempered glass of the second floor!” The coach ranted on.
Zendaya stood, threw down the golfing stick and rushed out of the field shamefully.
She’s already crying.
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Dorian would never change into his varsity regalia at the general wardrobe suit.
He used his upper lounge.
He got changed to the light green regalia and the trousers, then he emerged with his guards, making his way to the skating rink.
They’ve only walked a minute when they heard a squirm from a tight corner behind the quad.
Seems this quad is the home of the most illegal activities in this campus.
Dorian retracted his steps, going back to that corner only to see a guy is on his knees, and the campus miscreants are forcing him to smoke weed.
He’s coughing, choking, tears forced it’s way out of his eyes, but that only made the miscreants excited.
They’re feeding him the second roll of weed now, and there are burns on his lips cos obviously, they burned him with the cigar each time he refused to puff.
“You damn zombies!” Dorian shouted, sending his guards.
The miscreants tried to escape, but the guards were very fast.
They arrived before they could jump over the brick, and the three miscreants were held down before Dorian stepped inside.
He pulled up the helpless guy from his knees, checking him out.
His uniform is burnt in certain places too cos the ash from the cigar fell on it a number of times.
“You good?” Dorian asked.
“Yeah…I guess,” the guy nodded.
Then…. Dorian faced the guards holding down the miscreants.
“Take them the the Chancellor’s office. If he fails to punish them for bullying, then I’ll make him lose his title as the Chancellor,” he ordered.
“Bullying has been ongoing in this school even before you arrived! Stacy and her society always beat students till they faint! Stacy herself uses students as footstools and sends boys on embarrassing errands like pads!” One of the miscreants ranted.
Dorian went close.
“It happened when I wasn’t here, but now that I’m here, I’ll start chosing scape goats from y’all.” He said.
Then he signalled at the guards again, and the miscreants were dragged away, all power seized.
Then… Dorian faced the helpless guy again, smiling.
“Thank you, would have lost my health to their weed if not for you,” he said appreciatively.
“Your name?” Dorian asked.
“Kane, a first year student. I’m Scott’s stepbrother,” he replied.
“You mean Scott the football captain?” Dorian blinked.
“Yeah, and I know you’re gonna say bullies should be scared to touch me cos I’m Scott’s brother, but Scott hates me, so…” Kane shrugged, dusting his uniform suit.
“Nah, I was gonna say you’re so unfortunate to be Scott’s STEPbrother. He’s friends with Remo, isn’t he? I won’t rate anyone who’s friends with Remo. They’re all arseholes,” Dorian said.
Kane smiled. “They weren’t lying when they say you’re down to earth and humble. You’re the first celebrity I met who didn’t act like God.”
“What game are you in?” Dorian asked.
“Same as you!” Kane pointed at Dorian’s regalia.
“Ice skating? Great! Let’s move!” Dorian led the way.
Kane followed.
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[Campus Stadium]
Scott, Max and Tania are already in the middle of warmups with the rest of the school football team.
There are two football teams in this campus. Over fifty members per team, but Scott’s team is just more brilliant cos of Trinidad and Tania.
Trinidad and her girls arrived late. Elmira and Roxy aren’t footballers, they just escorted Trinidad here cos she’s feeling slightly indisposed.
“Are you sure you’d be able to play today?” Roxy asked worriedly.
“It’s just the start of the semester, can’t let Tania take the shine. I’m playing,” Trinidad replied, peeling off the jacket she wore on top of her jersey regalia.
She threw the jacket at Elmira, and Elmira caught it.
“Drop it at the wardrobe suite for me,” Trinidad said.
“Sure, just make sure you play well. Our dignity in this school depends on you beating Tania in football and I and Roxy beating Stacy on the skating rink,” Elmira replied.
Trinidad nodded before moving inside.
Elmira smiled when she saw Max, and at that moment when their gazes locked, she took her sweet chance.
She raised her shirt from her body when she saw only Max is looking her way, and she flashed him her breàsts. No bra, so it bounced.
She winked too before leaving the stadium with Roxy.
Max remained where he stood, trying not to think about what she just saw…the breàsts.
They’re bigger than Kehlani’s, and they’re creamier too.
He shook his head quickly, coming off the spell. Is Remo’s words starting to get in his head?
His phone buzzed, and he checked quickly. It’s a text from Kehlani.
A nude picture of her in the bathroom this morning.
His c+vk hardened.
Kehlani: A little something to make you concentrate in the stadium. I love you madly.
He smiled immediately, texting her back quickly.
Max: Love you more, my slût.
Elmira still can’t compare after all. Kehlani still has the best body.
He dropped his phone on the phone table for players and joined them.
He stayed beside Scott cos while Scott is the Captain, he’s the assistant.
“When is the first half starting?” He asked, nudging Scott.
“I don’t know yet. The goalkeeper resigned, and now we need a goalkeeper for the post.” Scott replied, looking so disoriented.
“There are lots of goalkeepers in the team, Scott.” Max said.
“I don’t just want any goalkeeper, Max,” Scott faced him. “I want Cove in this stadium.”
“And you think he’d agree? That charity case doesn’t look interested in games! Have you checked the Major group? There are pictures of him in the library, reading!” Max said.
“And there’s a video of him catching a golf ball! It was so fuckin clean I know what I’m saying!” Scott shoved his phone into Max’s face.
With a gasp, Max watched the short video of Cove catching the golf ball.
“Fine, this is highly sick, but how are you gonna pull him here? He hates Remo, so he automatically hates everyone he’s friends with including us. Forget it, that dude doesn’t like anyone I don’t even know how Dorian was able to get that close to him” Max explained.
“We’ll enter him through Dorian, but for now, we’ll use another goalkeeper till we’d be able to rein him here.” Scott said.
Max sighed, their eyes went back to the full field of players.
Trinidad and Tania are currently standing in front of each other, both glaring with layered hate.
“Welcome to another season, Trinidad Brooke,” Tania smiled poisonously.
“I’m saying the same to you, Tania Delgado.” Trinidad gave the same toxic smile to her.
“Last semester ended in a draw. We played six games for the team, and we both ended up scoring ten goals each for the team, so there was no winner. I hope you’re prepared this semester, I’m determined to be ahead and put you in your place.” Tania promised, sounding threatening.
“Aw, you’re cute when you make empty promises. Let’s see who tops the chart then. Talent will preach.” Trinidad replied, their smiles disappearing.
They both joined the others when the whistle sounded.
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[Skating Rink]
After football, skating is the next crowded game in the campus.
Thankfully, the school built the rink large enough, so even though they’re much, the rink swallowed them.
Remo took the middle as the ice king, and no one tried to go closer to him.
Ice flew up as he slid down on a dangerous low, spreading a leg and flattening the other leg.
He bent backwards, and some of the onlooking students gasped.
He’s insanely good.
He’s still boiling with what Dorian and Cove did this morning though, and that fueled his skills.
He skates harder when mad.
Frank eventually skated close to him, and he slowed down.
Stacy and her friends are at the far back, using their ice time efficiently.
While Remo is the best male skater, Stacy is the best female.
Stacy has always liked dancing, and skating on ice feels like dancing too… becoming one with your legs, so she opted for it and has been acing it.
Kehlani and Tasha are behind her, following her lead on the ice.
Elmira and Roxy are at the front,, but Elmira isn’t just ok with the peaceful state of this place.
It’s annoying.
“Babe, are you still organizing your Massacre Party this semester? We’re using a Graveyard, right?” Roxy asked suddenly, and Elmira sighed.
Her eyes are on Kehlani.
“I’m so not in the mood to talk about my Massacre Party right now,” she replied and slid back on her skating shoes, rolling off.
“Oh I know what you’re thinking, Mira.” Roxy smirked, figuring she’s going for Kehlani.
Truly, Elimira rolled to Kehlani.
Their bodies collided on the ice, and Kehlani fell.
“Ou!” Kehlani whispered.
Elmira smiled atop of her, and she turned around to skate away, but two strong arms pushed her from behind.
Stacy and Tasha.
Elmira fell right beside Kehlani on the ground, and Kehlani laughed.
Her fall suddenly didn’t matter anymore so far Elmira fell too.
“You’re a whore,” Kehlani mouthed at her, and Elmira smiled.
“Yeah. A whore who’d steal your treasure very soon.” She said meaningfully.
Roxy helped her up, and they rolled away together.
“Hope your pillow gets mysteriously wet!” Stacy yelled after them.
“Middle fingers and toes!” Tasha followed up.
Kehlani laughed, not even thinking about what Elmira said.
Dorian and Kane entered, and Remo was the first to see them.
Dorian left Kane and went to use the washroom.
Kane got on the ice, but he hasn’t even started moving when Remo knocked him down.
He fell with a groan, facing up.
“I did nothing!”
“You shut up when I’m around, shut up! Your prostitute of a mother got to enter Scott’s father doesn’t mean you get to walk anyhow in this campus too!” Remo snarled.
Frank joined Remo, kicking Kane in the face.
His blood stained the ice.
By now, all other skaters have stopped, now staring at the spectacular again.
Everyone stopped except Stacy who isn’t even aware of what’s happening. She’s still skating.
Remo nearly gave Kane the second kick when Dorian returned from the washroom.
“He’s here to play messiah again. Oh how much I hate this guy,” Elmira muttered to herself.
Even as she talked about him, her tongue felt so bitter.
“I don’t believe you hate him just because you’re an hater,” Roxy replied beside her.
Elmira snickered.
Dorian pulled Kane up from the ice, then he faced Remo and Frank.
“I see your third guy Max and the fourth guy Scott aren’t here, would have been four dumb heads on the ice,” he muttered.
Remo nearly went closer to him, but Dorian was already gone.
He slid away on the ice, skating crazily like he was born for it.
“That’s…mad.” Kane muttered, wiping his bloody lip.
Remo and Frank remained on their spots, watching shockingly too.
Dorian is good! Almost as good as Remo. In fact, with few practices, he’d be as good, and that angered Remo more cos all attention shifted to Dorian now. They’re even recording.
Remo stormed out of the rink, and Frank gave Dorian another stare.
“Dorian Wesley, Cove Fabio. This campus hasn’t been peaceful since they came. Something has to be done…” He muttered and left too.
Now, Dorian is right beside Stacy on the ice, and Stacy is still doing her thing—pretending she doesn’t see him.
Kehlani and Tasha have stopped skating now…they joined the onlookers.
“If I knew you’d be an ice skater during my starter training, I’d have gone for another game,” Dorian said.
“You can still go for another game. Seeing you on this ice gives me the ick,” she replied, raising an arm.
Her gemstone navel ring flashed him unintentionally, but he didn’t ogle. He just looked away.
“Trevor will be coming to the concert tonight, you should apologize to him.” He said.
“That’s stupid, I never apologize.” Stacy replied.
Dorian blocked her abruptly.
She nearly fell, but he held her by the upper arm.
Immediately the contact occurred, she broke free.
“Don’t touch me!”
“I wasn’t joking when I said I’m not gonna leave you alone till you apologize to that boy, even if it takes ten years. We’re only just beginning the hunt, Brat.” He smiled.
He says the most unnerving things while smiling, and Cove says the most annoying things with a muted face.
Cove is arrogant and full of ego, Dorian is overconfident.
Gawd…how did the two of them even find their ways to this campus?
Polar opposites, but they’re very fuckin annoying you’d wanna put bullets in their heads just to see their ego and overconfidence flowing out with their cold blood.
“I’ll come to your concert, but I’m not coming for any Trevor. I’m coming for you….to give you my heartfelt apology,” Stacy placed her palm on her chest dramatically.
“Now…look, Brat. If you pull a stunt like you did that night, your Media Mogul father will lose everything he owns to his name I promise you.” Dorian said, threateningly.
Stacy blinked. She wouldn’t deny getting the chills just now.
Her father might be richer than his mother with millions, but Dorian is also rich on his own, so combining his riches with his mother’s wealth might make him stronger than her.
She rolled away from him on the ice, and Dorian watched with a expression hard to understand.
Stacy left with Kehlani and Tasha, then Kane came to meet Dorian.
“You’re good, you pissed Remo off. I think you pissed the queen bee Stacy off too.” He said.
“That a compliment?” Dorian grinned, leaning on the rink banister with him.
“If you think it is,” Kane shrugged.
“Look, I think you should stand up for yourself often. I get that you’re slightly skinny for the work, but you can workout,” Dorian suggested.
“I’ve always been scared of bullies, and if I’m gonna start learning how to face-off to them, it’d take long,” Kane replied simply.
“You’re hopeless,” Dorian muttered, getting rid of his shoes.
“But your guards are so professional. I can’t believe the celebrity metal freak singer is in this school and the students aren’t swooning. They only admire from afar,” Kane said, staring around the rink surroundings.
There are more than twenty hidden guards of Dorian, and ten unhidden ones who’re visible.
“Yup, they’re professional, and students are scared of them, so they stay away. After I was nearly kissed by female fans in my highschool without guards, my mother had to get me sharpened guards,” Dorian said, and Kane laughed.
“Kissed? Well I won’t blame them, you’re—”
“Please don’t say hot. Are you gay?” Dorian cut him off.
“I haven’t determined my s+xuality yet. I dunno if I’m straight, gay, or bi,” Kane said.
“You might be all, who knows?” Dorian chuckled.
By now, he has finished taking off his skating shoes.
A guard brought him white sneakers which he wore easily.
“Protect yourself from miscreants,” he patted Kane. “I’m gonna go see my friend at the library.”
Then he left the rink.
Kane sighed, sitting.
He checked his phone and met a text from his mother Owen.
Mom: How’s your Friday going?
He pocketed his phone without replying to the text.
He was already returning to the ice when he sighted Scott by the door.
He probably came to look for Remo and Frank.
Kane hid his face so he won’t receive another punch from him.
But Scott saw him. He was already walking to him when he received a text from Remo that he’s in the campus quad, so he stepped back.
Deciding to leave Kane, he exited the skating rink.
Realizing he’s gone, Kane took a breath of relief.
He finally got on the ice, taking out his VIP concert ticket from his pocket.
Too bad Dorian doesn’t know…. Kane is a big fuckin’ fan.
A diehard Diamond.
Kane smiled, impatiently counting the remaining hours to the concert.
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[Campus Library]
Cove decided in the morning that he wasn’t gonna leave till he gets a reply to his tutorial proposal mail from the Chancellor, and he stood on business.
The Chancellor must be in a meeting cos it took long before he replied, and when he replied, it was positive.
He said yes to Cove’s tutorials, and he even gave him a building on top of the newest building in campus.
Cove shut down his laptop and packed up, preparing to leave.
The small cut he got on his jaw from the glass shard in the morning is still there. He’d just apply disinfectant when he gets home.
The shattered window? It has been replaced, and he wasn’t even surprised. Money is water here.
He left the library, and stepping out, he met Zendaya outside, waiting.
She held a bottle of disinfectant and a wrapped cotton bud.
She looks very much nervous, and her hands are shaky.
“I…I’m sorry about the golf ball earlier. I’m not very good at golf….”
“Then stay away from the golf field,” he cut her off flatly, harshly.
Zendaya’s eyes widened. Cove is talking to her???
“But I can’t do other games cos of my size. Golfing is the easiest one for me, and I’ll definitely get perfect on the field soon. If you’d just let me apply this disinfectant,” she pushed her hand forward, showing the bottle.
She nearly touched his face, but he moved his face away from her reach.
“I’ll do it myself when I get home,” he said curtly and stepped away.
Zendaya stood there, not knowing what to do next. Still in a daze.
She could still smell him in her nostrils, faintly.
He smells like fresh vetiver, and she found herself gulping.
When she jerked back to her senses, she went after him, pulling him back by the suit of his uniform.
He turned around, his eyes more glaring than it was.
She froze.
“Let go of my suit,” he said, cold.
Feeling sucker-punched, she quickly let it go, and he continued his stride, only to meet Stacy and the rest of the girls down the hall.
They’re led by Stacy herself whose charisma is as c+ckily er+ct as ever.
“She’s kindly offering to treat your wound for you, now don’t display your arrogance here again.”
“Why should I listen to you?” Cove replied stiffly, eyes lowering.
“I’m only saying you should—”
“And why should I listen to anything you say?” He cut her off haughtily, taking a step closer to her.
She moved back, and her body hit another body behind.
If it’s any of her girls, she’d smell pomelo, cherry, apple or peach since they’re all obsessed with perfumes that smell fruity, but she smelled nothing like fruit.
Instead, it’s lavender.
Quickly, she turned her neck, staring back at who it was, and when she saw him, her jaw dropped.
Dorian.
He stood there behind her with a phony smile.
Stacy looked at her front.
Cove is still there, so now she’s trapped in the middle of the two guys, and they’re so fuckin close she could feel Dorian’s weight from the back and Cove’s from the front.
The mouths of all her girls are wide especially Zendaya—the disinfectant is already squirting out from the capped bottle she’s holding. Her grip is too tight on it.
Stacy is still trapped in the middle of the two darklings.
From Stacy’s back, Dorian said… “Dude, shall we eat her for lunch?”
He smiled n+ughtily at Cove whose face remained calm under his gaze.
“No. She won’t fill both of us.” Cove muttered from Stacy’s front, then continued to say…
“She’s too fragile to scream the type of scream my ears are starving to ear. She might just die screaming.”
TBC.
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