"I'll make the portal for you guys which will take you directly to her apartment. Silas and Abex, you both won't use your powers and will just rely on weapons.", he says. "Silas you should have more weapons with you because I'm leaving kaya's protection in your hands only.", Orion says as he looks at the two daggers on his belt.
"I could have given you more time but I am afraid you have just one hour until the assembly. So be back before anyone gets suspicious that you guys are gone.", he says and I nod in union with both the boys. Orion raises his hands towards the empty wall before reciting something and throws the black ball of energy at the wall and suddenly there is a huge portal opened right infront of my damn eyes. Shit, I had to go inside of it.. "Now go.", Orion says and I lift my foot of the ground to be stopped by Silas. "Wait let me go first, who knows there is something waiting for us at the other side." He says and his friend nods at him. Like a predator, Silas slowly and swiftly takes his steps towards the portal his hands on his weapons incase someone or something lunges at us from the other side and then finally goes inside it. "Come on.", Abex says to me and closing my eyes I pass through the portal just to bump into Silas's back and I quickly open my eyes.
"Watch where your going.", he says and moves from my way and that is when I clearly look where we were, right in the middle of the living room. Abex appears behind me and the portal closes until I see the other side of the living room. "There is no one in the house....", Abex whispers. "Check the doors but without any noise.", Silas orders but I don't give a shit because it's taking too long. "ETHAN! WHERE ARE YOU!?", I yell loudly and hear a loud sigh behind me. Suddenly his room door opens and there he was staring at me like he can't believe I am here. My heart cries at the sight of him, his glasses crooked on his face, heavy bags under his eyes and his eyes were red. He hasn't been getting any sort of sleep. His hair looked dirty and tangled as if he hadn't bothered brushing them. His dress shirt crimpled and there was a bandage wrapped on his palm. "Lay... is.. is that you?", he stops short to control his breathing as if he suddenly remembered how to breath.
The soft look in his eyes made my eyes sting and I found myself running towards him. He opens his arms welcoming me into his warm and tight embrace as he lifts me off the ground spinning me as his hand was tightly gripped on my body. "Fuck, I missed you so damn much. I thought you died like that guard we found after we tracked your phone's location.", he says releasing me. He pushes my loosen locks of hair behind my ear as he cups my cheek finally looking at me. "I almost killed the captain on the assignment when he said there were no more leads in this case and that the murderer had took your body with him after killing you.", he says and releases a breath he was holding. "Well I am alive aren't I? Jeez Ethan what have you done to yourself?", I ask. The stress on his face made him less lively than she last saw him. "Did the kidnappers do something to you? How are you-", he stops his words as his eyes now goes to notice the two men behind me.
"Ethan me-", he suddenly grabs my arms yanking me behind him. "Layla get behind me!", he yells and I can't process the scene before me as Ethan takes out a freakinggun from his pocket and points it towards the both men who become aware of the machine in his hand and the next second he shoots. "Ah!", I scream covering my eyes with my hands. I didn't wanted to see anymore blood before me. But curiosity got the best of me and I sigh with relief as I see they both had jumped out of the way, the bullet hit the wall. As I was about to shout at Ethan for the gun, Silas lunges at him going for his legs and knocks him out from beneath making Ethan fall on the floor. "Oh my god!", I gasp as I see both of them on the ground, empowering each other. One second Ethan was above him and the very next second Silas was topping over him trying to land punches which hit the wooden flooring so hard that there were fist sized holes and it wasn't even affecting him.
"Guys stop fighting!", I yell at them both while Abex was just scraping his nails with his daggers while leaning against the wall as if the show was too boring for him to pay attention. This time Ethan again went for his gun to shoot the struggling man beneath him, who was going for his out of reach daggers. Silas grabbed his hand instead which was holding the gun but Ethan was putting a lot of force equal to his and the gun was now in my direction and Ethan accidently pressed the trigger and the bullet released with a sound heading for me which stopped the men in their positions. The bullet was fast enough for me to cover my body with my hands when a a silver cover comes infront of me and the bullet hits it leaving a metallic sound behind. I look above just to see Abex staring at me with panic wide in his eyes, his hand holding the shield which I didn't noticed he had on him, infront of me.
He moves it away before looking down my body for any signs of injury. "Are you okay kaya?", he asks and I could only nod at him when there was a growling sound followed by a yell out of complete rage from Silas's mouth and he tackled Ethan's body which was bigger than him slamming him on the ground, with a dagger close enough to cut his throat over his weakest point on his neck. "How fucking dare you....", he said in a dangerously low voice. "Silas leave him.", I say close my eyes for a second before looking back at them. I had enough of this. It was too much. "He tried to fucking kill you! I should kill him before he gets another chance.", he threatens, if he wanted he would have cut his throat down the second Ethan jumped over him. "He's my family. Leave him!", I snap at him and Silas gives me a dead glare before getting off him and pulls himself. Only that was when I saw how heavy he was breathing as if he had almost crossed the boundary and had a hard time controlling over himself.
"Ethan get up.", I say not trying to wince at the solid punches Silas threw at his face. "I'll get you an ice pack and both of you fucking behave.", I order and move to the kitchen and take out the ice pack for Ethan. "Sit on that couch.", I say to my cousin. "But they-" "Can't you listen to me for once!?", I yell and he nods in defeat before reaching for the gun on the ground. "Oh no, I think I'll take the possession of that. You see its my daily living.", Abex said and claims the gun in his hand taking off the magazine of the gun, emptying its bullets which fell on the ground and quickly took the entire thing apart like a child's play.
Silas was leaning against the wall from the opposite of the couch watching every single move either of us made. Especially over Ethan now that he could.... well even by mistake, kill me. I slap the pack against his bruised cheek which made him wince. "Go easy on me will you?", he says but I glare daggers at him. "This is what you get for not listening to me. And tell me something, where on earth did you get this gun from?", I asked raising my brow in suspicion. "The police gave it to me, incase the kidnappers appear on my door after they took you.", he says. "It explains the model, they have given you the most cheapest and lowest quality gun.", Abex insults. "Well they said this gun is just easier to use.", my cousin narrows his gaze at the man. "Well it didn't did the job but it does shoot well.", Abex admitted earning a scoff from Silas.
"Who are these guys layla? And what are you guys even wearing? Don't tell me.... that you have joined their cult that your wearing the same clothes like them.", he concludes, his eyes going wide. "Listen to me, they are not my kidnappers or the killers. Infact they saved me last night from the attack.", I said and he looks over at them. "I thought so, now realizing that how feral he went over me when the bullet almost hit you.", he says looking at Silas. Why has it gotten so much warmer in here?
"About the outfit I'll tell you everything from the beginning.", I say but then hear Silas snapping at me. "No you will not tell anything to him. Do you understand me kaya? Orion will never allow it.", he says and I match the glare. "Don't fucking tell her what to say or do. She isn't obliged to obey everything you say.", Ethan yells at him this time. "Her safety is entrusted into our hands, who knows you drag her into deeper problems when you clearly couldn't save her that night where she almost got killed.", Silas targets him. "Don't say shit if you don't know anything.", Ethan says as he gets up from the couch. I grip his hand but he swings his hand away.. "Try me.", Silas provokes him a smirk over his face as he stares into Ethan's eyes. Ethan takes a step forward, his hand tightening into a fist. "Enough!", Abex yells at both of them, clearly fed up of their shit and throws two daggers at the men.
Ethan stills at his place as the dagger passes by him close enough to cut his neck if he moved and hits the wall behind him. The dagger thrown at Silas had stuck between his cloak at the wall behind him refraining him from taking a further step. "Keep your egos in your pants and fucking listen to her.", he meant that for Ethan and then snaps his head to Silas who knew he had messed up provoking his senior. "And you, how do you think Orion will react when he finds out you punched the shit out of the only person who had kept her safe and well fed all these years.", he says and Silas huffs out of annoyance before stepping back. "And as for sharing information, I will clear that part from his memory.", he says and this time I freeze at his words. He could do this type of magic?
"Wh...what is he talking about layla?", he asks looking at me, hoping the same reaction from me. "He is telling the truth.", I say and the frown on his face deepens. "You... you can't do that unless-", he stops realization coming over his face. "No, I wont let you do that!", he barks at Abex who just doesn't cares what he said. "You will for her safety. If you don't, I'll fucking tie your hands and feet.", Silas says. The thought that I may be in danger goes through him and he looks at me with worry in his eyes. "What does he mean? What kind of danger are you in lay?", he asks.
"I will tell you everything from the beginning, starting that my real name is kaya.", I say.