From the Dark

Five: two out of five

ADORABELLA

An unknown sound comes from my throat when I look at him.

It's a combination of a surprised yelp, a happy squeal and an irritated grunt.

Surprised for finding him here in this unknown tiny room.

Happy because he's the one who helped me from getting sexually assault, again. I actually don't know about the again part since he's the one who broke into my home with Ian.

And irritated because come on, when I was crushing over this guy I've only seen him like two times and now when I don't wanna see him anymore, he's all I see and hear.

I started coughing when I inhaled smoke through my mouth, I looked around the little room to find cigarettes buds down on the floor and a cigarette hanging from Dante's lips.

Okay. 

So, he's a smoker and guess what?

It's disgusting.

I absolutely hate smoking and smokers.

Another reason to hate him. 

Yay.

I looked up to find his eyes, those beautiful emerald eyes no-no those green eyes which are like a certain green coloured stone staring straight into this Joe guy's eyes.

"When someone asks you a question what should do you do?" Dante asked his voice cold when Joe didn't speak.

I felt something on my waist, I looked down to see Joe's hand still on my waist.

That must've caught Dante's attention as he was staring at Joe's hand.

Joe's eyes followed Dante's and he removed his hands as if I burnt him.

"I'm so- sorry."

"I. Asked. You. A. Question" Dante seethed.

"What were you trying to do when you pulled her inside?" He asked again.

"I- "

"You?"

"I-I- was"

"You were what asshole?"

"We- we going to-to have a goo- good t- time" Joe stammered.

"Did she say that she wants to have a good time with you?"

Joe looked terrified, his eyes wavering between me and Dante.

"Answer me d**k. Did she agree to have a good time with you?" Dante asked in a calm voice. He dropped the cigarette from his hands and smashed the bud with his sneakers, his hands curling into fists.

Joe glanced at me one last time before facing Dante and muttering "No, Re."

Re?

I remember asking Mellisa why people call him by his middle name, Re and not by using his first name.

The King is what Mellisa replied.

Dante's curled up fist land directly on Joe's nose and I flinched. Blood starts gushing out of Joe's nose and before anything else could happen he rushes out of the room leaving the room door open.

I glance up at Dante opening my mouth and gathering up all my pride to thank him but he beats me, "How do you always find your way in these type of situations?".

"What? Always?" I asked flabbergasted.

"Yes. I've found you in this situation two out of the five times I've seen you, Bella".

I shivered and pushed the memories that surfaced when he called me Bella and only then let the words from his mouth sink in.

I wanted to argue with him that it's not my fault when two people break into my house in the middle of the night or it's not me who was begging to be sexually assaulted by simply sitting in a library, reading a book.

But I swallow those words.

"Thank you Mr. Morretti." I say in a low voice and turn towards the door but before I could walk out a hand curls around my elbow making me stop.

"Wait, Bella" he says barely audible before removing his hand.

I turn back to find him removing his jacket and looking down at my dress which is torn around my torso.

I quickly covered myself with my hands before looking back at him to find him stretching his jacket towards me.

When I didn't take it, he stuffs it in my arms and walks around me to the door.

"You can have it, Bella. I don't want it back."

I wanted to yell at him for calling me Bella but I keep quiet and watched him until he's fee steps away from the corner.

He stops, abruptly like he wants to turn back but he doesn't. He shakes his head a little and starts picking up his pace, disappearing.

I look down at his black jacket, and down at my dress.

I know I have a spare dress in my locker which is just round the corner he walked around and it's a class time so no one would be loitering around the hallway to look at my torn-dress glory but without my consent, my arm goes inside his jacket and hola, the jacket is wrapped around me.

His aroma engulfs me and I suddenly remember his words two out of five times.

So the big bad Dante Re Morretti does remember me.

I smile a little and snuggle myself into his jacket.

I started walking towards the entrance as I felt I didn't want to be seen with Dante's jacket.

I texted Mellisa saying she doesn't need to wait for me as I'm meeting my brother today and leaving the school before the bell.

I was supposed to meet my brother, Aiden in some restaurant tonight as my mother doesn't let him inside our house.

But I didn't want to go to my house to change as I'm not in the mood to answer my mom's question about my torn dress and a boy's jacket.

I start walking towards a park nearby and call my brother.

"Hey A, you are still up for tonight right? Don't tell me you are bailing on me." He asked as soon as he answered the phone.

I laugh a little, "No, A. I'm not bailing on you. I'm in a park near my school and I was wondering if you could send someone to pick me up to your house."

I hear him telling someone to turn around the corner, before answering. "Oh, I'll come to pick you up in two and it's not my house, our home. Now tell me sister, why are you in a park and not in the school where you should be attending your classes?"

"It's a long story A. It's my free period, my dress is torn, I'm wearing someone else's jacket and I didn't wanna be seen in school when I'm like this." I answer and look up to find a fancy SUV across the street. Someone is inside and all I could see is their head which is turned looking at my side.

Before I could look more into it, I hear a screech and I whip my head to find my brother getting out from the passenger seat.

He looks up and down at my attire as he walks towards me.

"Are you okay?" Aiden asks me as he stands by me.

"Yep."

He lets out a sigh and puts his hands over my shoulder and pulls me along with him "Come on. It's not safe."

I look back at the car across the street, it's still there with it's engine off.

"Are you going to tell me what happened?" Aiden asks, opening the back door.

I sit inside and move to the other side, implying him to sit beside me.

He looks at me and gets inside, slams the door shut. I move near him and rest my head on his shoulder.

"Nothing A, Just an accident. I don't wanna talk about it" I look up at him and respond.

"Just answer this question. Do I have to become the over protective brother and kill someone?" He asks with a little smile.

Even though there's that little smile, I know if I answer with a positive response he would actually kill for me.

"No, you don't have to become the over protective brother and kill anyone" I answer with a chuckle and rest my head on his shoulder.

I wake up when I feel Aiden picking me up from the car.

"Sleep. I've got you" he says and due to the lack of sleep last night, I compile.

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I wake up to feel the silk sheets of my old room beneath me and look outside the window to find it dark.

I stare up the ceiling not wanting to get for up about five minutes until I hear the door opening.

I turn to my side to find my brother's head inside the door.

I smile, "Hey, how long was I out?"

"It's-" he looks at his mobile and continue "half past midnight. Can I come in?"

I sit up "Oh, yes and sorry about the dinner."

"No problem, I've brought you dinner and don't worry I informed mom that you'll be staying the night, when you didn't wake up till midnight."

"Do you think it's good for her to stay alone at the house when... you know" I leave it hanging, meaning yesterday.

"I wanted to talk to you about it. Today I've sent fifteen of our men with Matthew to guard mom. But we both know that it would look more vulnerable when the men are scattered. So-"

"So?"

I know what he's going to say, but I need him to say it.

"I want you and mom to move back into our home."

"Okay. I'll talk to mom about it."

He nods his head and look down.

I halt before saying the other words which is threatening to come out. I take a deep breath and say the words which makes Aiden look up at me so fast that his neck might c***k.

"So about that revenge."

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Thank you all.

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