Ivy
The sound of the loud music met my ears as Roman and I squeezed our way through the crowd. "I'm going to kill Ralph!" I tried to get my voice above the loud music at Renegades, a popular club there at the Rebels sector, also where Ralph was supposed to be. "If we find him here!"
"He's here, the tracker says so!" Roman yelled back.
My eyes scanned the crowd. Intoxicated people scattered around everywhere. I spotted the T-shirt with the word Rebel-lions written in a red bold cursive font, with that- that disturbing logo. This particular version wasn't really a T-shirt like the one I'd seen all around school. This one was a sexy crop top, worn by girls dancing in a particular group.
"There he is!" Roman yelled, pointing to a particular position that had maroon red lights around its corners, giving a dangerous vibe to it.
Honestly, I couldn't care less at this point.
When I walked into Inc high earlier today, I'd noticed something strange, a particular T-shirt had been going around in colors of black and white with the word Rebel-lions at the front with a really disturbing logo of a craked skull at the side. At first I found it silly and wondered if there was some kind of protest going on. Then I saw Fiona with the same T-shirt on.
"You too?" I asked, stopping right in front of her.
"Ralph made me wear this... Besides," her eye scanned me from head to toe, "why aren't you wearing it? It's your movement after all."
"What?"
"Sup Rebel-lions!" Caramels' voice broke into our discussion. She popped the lollipop from her mouth, her eyes falling on my plain black shirt. "Your shirt got lost in the mail, leader?"
"Leader? What the heck is going on?" I asked, my eyes scanning her own T-shirt peeking underneath her jacket.
"Ralph didn't tell you?"
"Tell me what?"
Roman walked up to us, a frown on his face. "Rebel-lions. A gang formed by the 'humans' in the Inc with the main purpose of setting everyone free. We have 40 percent of supporters and 60 percent of haters." He informed. "Did you authorize this Ivy? Cause soon enough, this is going to be chaos."
"Authorize- wait a sec... A gang? I don't have a hand in this... I mean, I want to set everyone free... that's why I agreed to stay back two days ago but... Rebel-lions?"
"Cool name by the way." Caramel smirked.
"This is going to reach Glory-"
"If it hasn't already." Roman muttered.
"Ethan's going to murder him for this... This is basically stating war against her." Fiona said... "But I personally think it's cool... We need the audience to be heard."
"But not like this... Where the hell is Ralph!"
I stopped right behind him, plastering a frown on my face so he'd know I was here for some serious business.
"Daltimore!" I yelled his last name, making him jump. He turned around to face me, a beer bottle on his left grip.
"Fisher! What a pleasant surprise!"
"Pleasant my ass!" I yelled, grabbing him by the collar of his shirt, and dragging him straight outside Renegades, as he stumbled after me and Roman.
Eyes followed our movements, but I was too angry to care.
When we got out, the sound of the music going muffled, and the cold night air seeped through our cloths. "I get it, I'm hot and stuff, you're also really attractive but- Ethan would fuck me up if I go down that route with you-"
Roman raised a brow of question.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
His eyes slipped to the grip my hand had on the collar of his shirt.
I rolled my eyes, letting him go. "Rebel-lions? Really?" I asked, crossing my arms against my chest.
He straightened his T-shirt. "Cool right? The exact message we should be spreading across."
"Violence? This is for a good cause Ralph... We're not some advanced version of the Inc Lords."
He shrugged. "Would it be so bad if we were? I mean look around you Ivy... People really dig this movement."
"Not as much as the people who want to cut the throats of the ones who started it." Roman pointed out.
He shot Roman a glare; Roman in turn, only shrugged.
"Still- look at the bigger picture Fisher... We're making a name... When you have a name, people get aware, when people get aware... The bad guys begin to take you as a major threat."
"And then they gun us down before we even think of getting anything done."
"Ivy-"
"I get it," I cut him off "you're so hyped right now, and you want to get this done and over with... Rebel-lions, great idea... But- we need to think... Get a plan and act on it... Not just- going around and making T-shirts to rile people up." I said.
He sighed, raking his fingers through his hair. "I guess you're right."
"Where were you by the way? You were absent from school."
Suddenly he looked nervous, but still managed to look cool. "I might have... Well- sneaked my way into other sectors with the T-shirts... It kinda took a little bit of my time."
"You're joking." I stated cautiously.
"No I'm not... Rebel-lions is kinda like a thing now Ivy... Words travel fast in the Inc so..."
"I guess we're gonna have to work with it." Roman muttered. "Probably find a way to like- make it a peaceful movement? By maybe removing the cracked skull image."
A grin appeared on Ralph's face.
"Wipe that grin off your face Ralph... We'll figure out how to tone this down until we come up with a better plan than this one-" I was cut off by the vibration of my phone.
I dipped my hand into my pocket pulling it out to see Ethan's name flashing on the screen.
My heart jumped against my chest, relief flooding through me... Finally... "I have to take this- we're not done." I said, glaring at Ralph before walking out of hearing distance.
I answered the call.
"PonyTail." He voice sent my heart racing.
"Hey... So you decide to call me... After mysteriously missing school and all my calls."
I'd been worried when he didn't show up at school, I tried calling him but it kept ringing and heading straight to voicemail. We rarely spent time apart these last few days, and honestly it was exactly what I needed.
He took me around, touring buildings in my base and the bases nearby... Although, I've been dying to head to his base, since well, for some reason, he didn't want to take me there.
"I was running an errand."
"What errand?"
I heard a little bit of shuffling at the other end of the line. "Uh... Just some uh- errands, nothing you should worry about... Where are you?"
Quickly I looked back at Ralph and Roman, considering whether to tell him of today's events, since by the sound of it, he knew nothing.
"Ivy? You there?"
"Yeah.. Yeah I am."
"Where are you?"
"Renegades." I answered truthfully,
There was a small pause on the line before he spoke again. "Alone?" His voice had a pinch of worry and curiosity in it.
"No... I'm just with Ralph."
Another pause. "Doing what?" For some reason, his voice had gone deeper.
"Nothing you should worry about." I smiled, absentmindedly kicking an invisible stone on the ground.
"Oh, so we're playing that game now, huh?"
"I don't know about any game Murray."
"Right... How fast can you get back to your base? I have a surprise for you."
"A surprise? Ethan, the last few weeks has been filled with surprises for me... I don't think I can take anymore."
"It's a good surprise, I promise."
The smile on my face grew wider. "Alright, I'm on my way."
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My face almost split in half due to the wide grin that refused to even tone down a little. "No way!"
"How do you like it?" He asked, wrapping his arms around me from behind.
My car was parked amongst few other cars in my base, looking all new and different from every other cars. It was a Mustang GT grabber blue beauty, one of my most cherished possessions... The only expensive thing my Dad had ever gifted me, asides from my credit card, which is now quite useless.
I turned quickly to face him. "How did you even manage to get it in here?"
"Someone owed me a favour." He said, cupping the side of my face. "I wanted to personally go and get it but- I'm being watched, courtesy of my dearly beloved Glory."
I couldn't contain the happiness bubbling inside of me as I threw my arms around him in a tight hug. "Thank you so much! No more horrible windowless bus rides to Inc high."
He laughed. "I thought you might want something from the outside... I couldn't think of a better thing."
Suddenly, something hit me. I pulled back so I could meet his gaze. "Wouldn't this ruin your plan with Glory?"
"I'll handle her." He shrugged it off like it was no big deal... But it was a big deal.
"She has people watching you Ethan, there's no way word isn't going to reach her, I mean-"
"I didn't leave the dimension Ivy, so no need to worry, I have the perfect excuse."
"What's the perfect excuse?"
"Just trust me, Ponytail."
"Are you sure?" My eyes searched his.
His lips came down to place a lingering kiss on mine. "I'm positive." He murmered against my lips. "Let's go check out the inside?"
It was warm and comfortable in my car, whiffs of nostalgia hitting me with every breath I took. "It smells like home in here." I said, almost to myself.
I reached for the pigeon hole, opening it to see if it was still there, and there it was, the picture was still lying there on the pile of books and some papers. I brought it out, a smile forming on my lips as my eyes marveled at the beautiful smile on my Mom's face. Her eyes shone as she stared straight at the camera, with my Dad, holding a five year old me up in his arms, his lips on my cheek, my eyes half covered by my ponytail, with a wide smile on my face. "I miss them." My fingers grazed the photo.
Ethan's hand covered mine on my lap, bringing it up to his lips. "We'll get Glory... I promise. We'll make her pay for everything."
I nodded. Shooting him a smile. "I trust you."
"I trust us." He said, placing a kiss on my knuckles.
My heart gave a harsh tug, reminding me that Ethan Murray was the only guy who resided there, reminding me that he was the only one capable of breaking and making me.
I smiled up at him, getting lost in his eyes. The feeling I got whenever I looked at him, swirled through me again. The feeling of wonder... Of surprise and unbelievable circumstances. By unbelievable circumstances, I mean the fact that I still couldn't believe he was mine, the fact that I couldn't believe someone like him would ever love someone like me, the fact that we were in this together, fighting for each other and everyone.
I gulped down, willing my heart to relax.
Does he even know how much he meant to me? How my heart decide to take another turn whenever I hear his voice or whenever he was around me? Does he even know that he's the only thing keeping me together? Does he?
Silently, I prayed... Prayed for us to be this way, prayed for Glory to never have her way... I prayed nothing would ever come between us... What we have.
His hand on mine created a warmth in me that went all the way to my heart, igniting flips after flips in my stomach.
The sudden blaring from his phone broke the moment, he furrowed his brows, tearing his eyes from mine as he shoved his hand into his pocket, pulling out his phone.
I looked over to see the name flashing on the screen.
Michelle?
His eyes widened an inch as he quickly glanced my way, then back to his phone screen. "I have to take this."
I shrugged. "Take it." My eyes never left his.
"Outside of the car." He added cautiously.
I raised a brow. "Why?"
"Uh-" he sounded quite unsure. "It's um... Kinda-" he swallowed. "I gotta take this Ivy." He said in a rush, detaching his hand from mine and getting out of the car.
Empty.
My hand suddenly felt cold and empty without his, as curiosity ate me up from within.
Who the hell is Michelle? And why did he have to go outside of the car to answer the call. Is he- is he keeping something from me?
The vibration from my phone tore partially through my thoughts.
I brought it up to my view, seeing a Text from Roman.
I clicked on it.
Roman:
You. Won't. Believe what I just found! Call me ASAP
Just now.
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