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Ivy
It was probably the mystery warmth rushing through my veins, or maybe it was the anticipation that grew within me, setting my insides ablaze; I don't really know, but I somehow found myself placing a soft kiss at the spot above his navel, enjoying the way his muscles flexed at the contact.
I kept on kissing him, trailing upwards, until I got to his collar bone, over to his neck, his beautiful cheek, then his swollen lips. I nibbed at his lower lip, my fingers burying themselves in his locks, as I pressed my body further against his, wanting to feel him against me.
In a swift movement, I swirled us around, his back landing on the bed, and his head on the pillow, while I straddled him, a grin on my face.
"When did you get so strong?" He asked, a playful glint to his beautiful eyes.
I smiled, my hand trailing softly down his neck to his chest, feeling his raging heartbeat against my palm, as I lowered myself, my lips claiming his in a not so soft kiss. He buried his fingers sweetly in my hair, pulling me closer to him with a low moan.
My insides burned with emotions greater than pleasure, my heart beating wildly against my chest.
Breaking the kiss, I lifted myself up, breathing hard. My eyes never left his as I took my shirt off, leaving me with my grey bra.
His eyes took me in with an hunger too great for me to comprehend. His emerald green pools darkened, and for a moment, they looked like gray and green mixed together. He lifted himself up with his elbows, a sexy smirk falling on his lips as he held me by my waist, flipping us over, so now he was hovering above me, his hand supporting his weight at the side of my head. He placed a kiss on my collar bone. "You..." His voice was so soft as he buried his head in my neck, placing a soft kiss on my nape, I bit my lip, holding back a moan. "...are everything I need." He murmured, raising his head to kiss the spot below my ear, before raising to meet my anxious gaze. "You have no idea how beautiful you are. No idea."
I raised my hand to touch his face, caressing his cheek. "Thank you."
He smiled, placing a kiss on my forehead. "Ivy, I want you, God, you don't know how bad I want you right now, the things I want to do to you... But I want us to take things slow." He said.
This brought a frown to my face, as I sort his gaze. "What things?"
He grinned. "The sexual things."
I paused, blinking... Why does that sound familiar?
He was off of me before I could get a reply out.
Whoa whoa whoa. What's happening
I waited for a moment, watching how made his way around the bed without another word.
"Wait, really?" I asked, sitting up as I watched him disappear into a corner, it looked like a walk-in wardrobe.
"Yeah!" He yelled.
What?
He wanted to wait? Take things slow?
What?
He came back out, with a towel around his neck and a goofy smile playing at his lips.
"Why do you want to take things slow?" Was the first question I asked him as I got off the bed, coming to stand in front of him, ignoring the fact that I was only in a bra.
He held the side of my face, coming closer to me, his emerald eyes gazing hotly down at me. "I have a long history of rushing into things... It has never worked out for me. You're special to me, and I don't want to mess this up... It's taking everything in me not to throw you on that bed and put my imaginations to action."
I gulped.
"But... That's what is expected of me. From everyone, and I don't want you to think that I'm only with you cause I want to have sex with you... Because I'm sure you've heard rumors of my previous encounters with girls at Inc high-"
"I don't-"
"Ivy..." He sighed. "Ponytail... You mean more to me, more than you can ever know, so don't stop me from wanting our first time to be special, cause you deserve everything special. Besides you're not prepared." He smirked, leaning in to whisper in my ear. "My favourite color is white, remember?"
My cheeks turned crimson red as he pulled back, a grin blessing his face. "But... That doesn't mean we can't do somethings." He said, wiggling his brows.
I furrowed mine. "What do you mean?"
He held both ends of the towel on his neck before lifting it up and throwing it over my head to my waist, pulling me flush against his naked torso. "We could shower together."
My eyes widened. "W-what?" I stuttered, searching his eyes for any hint of a joke, there was none. "You can't be serious."
"I am... I've never showered with anyone, and I've always wanted to try it... With you."
"No." I stated.
"No?" He asked.
"Did you think I'd say yes? Hell no!"
He chuckled. "Why? I'm your boyfriend, you don't have to be shy around me... Besides, it's gonna be fun, there's gonna be a lot of moments, you know... Skin on skin." He bit back his laughter.
Oh, I know what you're doing.
"Is this part of your revenge for the sexting thing in class?"
He shrugged. "Revenge? Me? Nah, I don't do revenge... So what do you say? Shower together?" He asked, raising a brow of question.
"No Ethan-- sex is one thing... B-but showering together is just taking it all into another level... It's intimate in some kind of way."
He frowned. "How would you know that?"
I sighed, looking down. "I- I tried it once... With a guy."
His whole frame paused as he watched me. His frown deepened, as if trying to figure out if I was saying the truth.
I cracked up, looking up at him. "Oh, I found my new favorite thing."
His shoulders came down, a sigh leaving his chest. "Are you serious! I could have killed somebody... You don't do that with people like me." He said, trying to make up a pissed look.
I playfully wrapped my arms around his shoulders, looking up at him. "People like you?"
"Yeah," a smile grew on his lips. "People like me who get so jealous they could kill..."
"Ah, I'll keep that in mind, not the killing part though." I grinned, reaching up to peck his lips. "Also, if I ever one day, decide to shower with anyone, it would most definitely be you."
His eyes sparkled with admiration. "Good." He said, bringing his lips back to mine.
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I didn't exactly know what the time was, but I know sometime at midnight, I didn't feel Ethan's warmth around me. I began to peel my eyes open... My senses taking hold of its surroundings.
My ears picked up murmurs, coming from the walk-in wardrobe.
Ethan?
I tried to listen in.
"...you... You don't understand-" he stopped, then continued. "I never asked you to kill anyone... What even in world does that mean?"
Considering the fact that I didn't hear a response, he was talking to someone on the phone.
"What part of I'm done, don't you fucking understand!" He whisper yelled.
Who's he talking to?
"Look, I know... This shit is on me... But I can't continue it... I just got my life back Michelle, I made a mistake, and I don't-"
This time, my whole body froze... Michelle?
Oh my God! He's talking to Michelle?
I heard him let out a frustrated sigh. "I can't- I can't come over, okay?"
My heart pounded against my chest. Come over? Like to her house?
Oh hell no!
"I told you I was done...yes-yeah I know... I know all of that Michelle... But I can't come."
There was a long silence at his end before another sigh. "Fine... Alright, I'll be there. Yeah- bye."
I swallowed. He's going to go see her? Why would he-
I heard his footsteps approaching.
When the other side of the bed deeped in, I closed my eyes immediately.
I felt his hand move my hair tenderly from my face, not a second more did his soft lips graze my cheek.
His weight lifted. There were quiet sounds here and there, and then the sound of the door opening and closing met my ears.
My eyes flipped open immediatly as I shot up from the bed, dashing into his wardrobe and searching for a sweater.
I found an all black hoodie, it looked so large I was sure I'd be missing inside.
I quickly put it on... It stopped directly above the ends of my shorts as I grabbed my car keys and phone, slowly making my way out of the room.
I spotted him just in time as he left through the front door.
I couldn't completely leave the stairs, seeing as there was a huge chance he'd spot me, due to the glass walls.
What do I do now? I bit my lower lip hard, my brain working like clock work.
In that moment, it hit me.
Janie!
I brought my phone up to my view. "Janie... Janie, are you there?" I'd given her the permission to operate on my phone, few weeks ago.
The screen of my phone lit up. "Good morning Ivy, what can I help you with?"
I gave a sigh of relief.
"Uh... I need to follow someone, um- how does the GPS system here work?" I asked, making a mental note to ask Roman about things like this in future.
"Give me the name of the person, I'll help you locate them. As long as you have their contact?"
"Yes yes I do... His name's saved as Murray."
Immediately, my phone screen changed, displaying something that looked like a map. There was a red dot beeping and moving.
"Follow the red dot on your screen, he is heading east out of Base one."
"Thanks Janie."
"You're welcome, Ivy."
Quickly, I made my way out of the house, getting into my car.
I let out a deep breath.
Today, I'm gonna find out who this Michelle is.
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Honestly, I didn't expect to find myself at Renegades, seeing as he told her he was coming over. I thought I'd find myself in some other Base or something.
I got out of my car, the cold breeze fighting its way into his sweater as I pulled the hoodie over my head, making my way into Renegades.
The purple lights were alive as ever, considering this was almost 2AM, the music was a little too loud, most people had long being passed out, but it was still packed. My eyes still on the tracker, it led me towards the foot of a staircase. A guy was passed out just at the first stair.
I walked across him, making my way up the stairs. It led me to a small arena, the lights were deemer, but I could see him, his back was to me as he faced a guy, and a girl, I couldn't quite see her face clearly.
I looked around, hiding in a small corner, so I wouldn't get caught.
"You disappoint me man, you disappoint me." The guy spoke, his accent was something I couldn't quite place between Italian and Russian, as he brought what looked like a cigarette to his lips.
Ethan merely shrugged. "You're shutting it down, there's nothing more to it... Killing those boys was the last straw Rider... The last fucking straw."
"We did it for you boss, if you had just met us sooner, they'd still be alive... That was the only way we could get your attention."
"He's right... I did try to warn you Ethan." The girl chipped in.
"Listen, I started this shit... And now I'm ending it-"
"And you think it'd be that easy? Your boys are waiting to hear from you boss, they look up to you... They respect you. You made this gang, the Lithians, it is all you."
My heart dropped, my eyes widening.
What the hell?
The girl looked around.
"Listen Ethan, I know you have people telling you to leave this, to leave us... Trust me, you do not want to listen to them. You built an empire, a strong one. You helped many lives!"
"I know... But now I want out... This shit is illegal, and- and I've grown from this, I can't keep doing this... The drugs, the smuggling, I'm not about that life anymore."
The girl crossed her arm across her chest. "So what? You're bailing on us?"
"I'm sorry Michelle, I can't keep doing this."
My stomach jumped. She's Michelle!
Rider nodded. "We're sorry too, but we can't let you go." Rider said, puffing out the smoke. "I heard you have a little human friend you've been playing with."
His whole body tensed up. "Tread lightly." He seethed out.
Rider smirked. "You don't want me to pay her a little visit, now do you?"
"Rider I'm fucking warning you, one more word from you and you're dead. Know your fucking place." I hardly recognized his voice.
Rider nodded, a sinister smile playing on his lips. "This is the you I'm more familiar with... The you with spirit." He said with an appreciative nod.
"What the fuck do you want, Rider?"
"Simple... Be the boss you were... If you do that, I promise not to touch your human girlfriend, what was her name again? Something- Ivy Fishery?"
Fisher, you dumbass!
Ethan took a step closer to him. "You really do have a death wish, don't you Rider? Don't fucking force my hand."
Rider smirked. "I signed a death wish when I joined in the Lithain fun, Ethan. And you also know what I've got in it? A voice."
"Then it's settled. Lead them, I don't want to be a part of this anymore, I don't know how else you want me to spell it out for you." Ethan said, sounding frustrated.
"That's a tempting offer Ethan, but I'm afraid, you started this, people fear you, they fear the fact that the queen herself would do anything just to please you. There's no better leader than you, Boss. And trust me, no one's ready to leave the gang, so this is on you... If the boys were to happen to find out that you're bailing on them because of the human girl, they'd switch off the fucking lights working in her... You know your boys, you trained them."
Raking his hands through his hair, silence fell on the three of them, before Ethan finally spoke up. "Fine. You want me to do this, fine... But you'll leave Ivy out of it, or I swear to God-"
"As long as you're here, I won't spread the word."
"It's settled then... No killings, we run under the radar." He said, his tone was set in a way you'd want to fulfil any of his wishes.
Rider nodded, a satisfied smile on his face. "You got it boss. Welcome back on board." He said, patting his shoulder.
Confused, and a little bit filled with too much information for one night, I sneakily made my way out of Renegades, breathing in the fresh air.
What the hell is happening?
Ethan's the leader of the Lithains? Why the hell didn't he tell me about it? And who exactly is this Michelle girl? From the looks of it, she seems to be part of the gang but-- Ethan didn't pay much attention to her.
So why the hell does everyone seem to think Michelle is important to him? Did they once have an affair? I thought he said Lacy was the-
"Leaving so soon, Outsider?"
Everything froze, my thoughts, my awareness, and my senses, as I turned to the direction of the voice.
Michelle...
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