THE MISSION

CHAPTER FIVE

BRYLEEN SLOWLY opened her eyes when she feel a cold compres on her forehead. Her vision is blurry and she feel unwell but she manage to stood up gently. Her eyes widden when she realize that she's not in her room.

The guy infront of her gently push her to lay her body at the bed again, "stay still." CK said and rub her arms with a wet handkerchief. Out of energy loss she close her eyes again, Calvin left the bed that made her opened her eyes again, he's face is cold that made her gulped.

"Wanna eat something?" He asked but she didn't answer instead she stare at him for a moment when flashback of what happened earlier flash on her mind. She remember how worried he is that time, does it mean that he really like her? Bryle sighed thinking that when CK find out her condition, he might feel pity on her and she didn't like it when someone is pitying on her.

"I'm asking you, tsk." He said that made her back to reality, Bryle cleared her throat before she speak. "Anything. By the way, thanks to you."

Calvin nodded and left her. Bryle shut her eyes when she remember how dangerous in her condition to have a sick, she didn't swear that's why the heat in her body didn't came out. Half of people with the same condition as her died because of sick, CIP didn't sweat.

Bryle almost cried because of overthinking but she manage not to cry, she didn't want CK to saw her crying.

She's fighting her tears but she can't help it. Bryle started sobbing until her sob became a loud cry like a little kid. She stopped when a soft hands cupped her chin and wiped her tears with his thumb.

She slowly pull the comforter to cover her head, "I'm okay." She said inside the comforter, he didn't respond but she still feel his presence.

"I didn't ask." He said.

But after a minute Bryleen stilled when she feel an arm hugged her behind her back from the outside of comforter that made her stilled, she feel her heart flutter and it's beating so darn fast. That unfamiliar feeling again.

"W-What are you doing?"

"Hugging you?" CK said with a sarcastic tone, she became silent. "I don't know what's on your mind but— cheer up, Bryle. Even you tell me hundred times that you're okay I can read your eyes. The sadness in your eyes suffocates me, i want to comfort you."

He said and slowly pull the comforter, "can you breath inside?" He asked to change the topic, Bryle nodded and became speechless. He wants to comfort m-me?

CK was about to speak again but he immediately stood up and run at the kitchen, Bryle shrugged. She didn't know what the hell happened, what's with him?

"I really don't know if I should really trust him, he's nice but— arghh I don't know." She uttered and pouted her lips, she feel dizzy and weak but she ignore it. After a minute Calvin is back while holding a wooden tray, she didn't notice that her lips curved into a small smile while staring at Calvin then she froze— I smile?— not force.

She hold her tummy when she felt something flying in her stomach. Is she hungry? She really can feel?!

Bryle wants to jump in happiness, she feel new unfamiliar feeling! This is keep on happening earlier. What's this? But she's worrying, what if her condition became more dangerous?

Bryle didn't utter any words when they eat together, same as Calvin— he's also silent. Bryle is overthinking again about her condition while Calvin is just silent and she can feel his stare but she choose to ignore him. She dien't taste any one of those food but she enjoy it for some reason, it's new to her— she is getting weird or it's a part of aging?

"T-Thanks for everything. C-Can you send me home later?—" Calvin cut her off.

"Take a rest for now, i'll send you home later." He said and took the tray to take it on the kitchen, she was about to do that but Calvin didn't let her and telling her to rest. She can't do anything but to obligate and lay her body at the bed again, she's not planning to sleep again but she didn't expect that she'll fall asleep.

Bryle wake up when she heard Calvin's voice, he's cursing someone at the call.

"Inlove my ass! F*ck you, bestfriend and that freaking cupid as well! I call you 'cause I don't have any friends aside from you! The other one is freaking busy! And I f*cking expecting that you'll give me a f*cking serious advice but now I'm f*cking cursing you a hundred times and you're just laughing?! How can you do this to me, my bestfriend?!" Then Calvin act like he's crying, he's satting at the tall birch wooden chair at the front of the window while drinking a beer in can.

"No, no, no way! I just l-like her but I'm not inlove. Once I saw the cupid i'll him to death!" Calvin said and ended the call thay made her confuse, did he talking about cupid? The roman god of erotic love?

And one thing he admit that he already fall— is inlove and fall is different? Whatever it is feelings fade.

Bryle wants to laugh while looking at Calvin who look pissed and keep on cursing the god of love, lunatic. Bryle look at the wall clock that made her stood up when she realize that it's already morning! Did she fall asleep that long?

Her eyes fell down at the couch when she notice a pillow and a comforter. He sleep there? Gosh I'm messing his peaceful life. She felt guilty thinking that CK sleep at the couch because she occupied the bed— but it's a king size, why did he sleep at the couch? It's uncomfortable and one more thing CK is tall. The couch isn't that small but she's sure that he's not fit in that couch.

"Oh did I awake you? Sorry," Calvin said.

Her eyes fell the beer in can, it's early in the morning but he's drinking— it's not good for his health. "Oh I'm sorry I was just pissed so I drink." He explain and flash a smile before he walk towards her, he cupped her forehead to check her body temperature.

"Use that," he said and point the termometer at the bed side table. She immediately took it and use it, she's worried about her self. After a minute she check the termometer, she smile when her temperature is back to normal.

"Eat a breakfast first before you leave. I already talk to your parents and I already tell them that you stay here. They say that I should send you home when you already wake up," CK said that made her eyes widden, he was about to turn around to left her but she pulled his hand to stop him, she wanted to ask something.

"My parents know that I don't have a friend. How did you introduce yourself? They might get mad if they found out that I stay with a guy," Bryle said and pounted her lips.

"I told them that I'm your pet, I'm just pretending that I'm a human." Calvin said sarcastically, she stop her self rolling her eyes, she owe him so she have to be nice.

"I ain't stranger anymore, I'm already your friend. Of course i told them that we're friends, do you want me to tell them that I'm your boyfriend?" He shrugged and left.

She make face when he turn around and glare at his back, he's always turning around to left me. What's with him? Is he mad to me? What did I do? Tsk.

CALVIN SIGHED when he enter the bathroom, he's thinking of what Kane said— inlove? Him? Hell no.

He look at his own reflection in the mirror and glare to his self. His jaw tighten in annoyance, he call Kane because Luther is busy— he need an advice because he felt weird. He didn't want Bryle to go home and he wanted her to stay with him but her parents didn't let him. He asked his friend about what he feel and he expect a good advice but he just tease him for being inlove. No I'm not inlove!

Back then— he love it when he saw Kane is annoyed to him because he tease him non stop— seems like karma hit him. Kane is bullying him to the point that he need to block his number to stop calling him just to tease him.

Calvin wash his face to calm his self. Early in the morning he's drinking alcohol, this is not good for his health. It's Kane's fault.

He was about to hold the door knob but the door opens that made him surprise, Bryle opened it. She didn't know that Calvin is inside the bathroom, she immediately look at the other way before she say sorry. She's blushing that made Calvin laugh a little, she's so adorable— wait what? Did he just say she's adorable?! F*ck this isn't good anymore. He have to stop him self liking her— yes he admit that he like her but not in a romance way.

"It's okay. I just wash my face," he said coldly and gesture his hand to let her enter the bathroom first befire he go out. Bryle smile and enter the bathroom so he immediately go out but at the same time Kane also enter his hotel room and look at him who just came out at the CR.

He immediately raise his middle finger when their gaze met then he glare at him, Kane burst into laugh that made him pissed again.

"Care to make a breakfast for the visitor, love boy?" Kane said— teasing him with a smirked on his lips.

"Shut up you, tw*rp! I'll kick your ass, try me!"

Kane laugh again and lay his body at the single sofa, Calvin cover his ear so that he can't hear him laughing. But the j*rk sat next to him and laugh at his face, but his friend became silent when Bryle came out from the bathroom.

His smirk turns into grin that made Calvin shook his head, they're friends ever since and he knew what comes in his mind!

"N-No, bud. That's not what your t-thinking..." He said trying to explain but his friend's grin became wider.

"I saw you came out at the bathroom but she's inside," Kane whisper and stood up while smiling. "Maybe I have to go, enjoy!"

"Hello, I'm Kane Sarmiento: Calvin's friend. You're Bryleen, right?" Kane said to Bryle, her eye brow arched a little.

"How did you know my name?" She asked that made Calvin think too, did he mention her name to him? As far as he know he didn't tell him her name.

Kane slowly walk at the hotel room door before he speak, "He said that you're his girlf—" Calvin immediately run and cover his friend's mouth his used sock.

Kane is keep on screaming and trying to remove his sock on his mouth but he didn't let him and he immediately kick him out.

"You like me that much huh? Telling my name to your friend." Bryle said with a smirk on her lips, Calvin froze for a moment. He wanted to explain but he choose to shut up, what's the use of explaining? He even tell him that he has feelings for her but it's all a lie of course, he just said it so that he have a reason to roam on her, he even said that he stalk her! He's like a freaking creepy stalker.

Calvin sighed. He thought that this mission is just a slice of cake, the hard thing in this mission is to be close on her.

"Done, eating?" He asked to change the topic Bryle nodded. "Drink that medicine. I'll wait you outside," he said and left the hotel room. He directly go to the parking lot to took his car and drove it at the front of hotel to wait for Bryle.

After a minute Bryle finally go out, his window is open so she easily saw him and walk towards him.

"Fasten your seatbelt," he said.

On the way to Bryle's house, they're both silent but Bryleen break the silence.

"C-Can you do me a favor? Please… you said you like me, to be honest I don't believe that you like me but if you do me a favor i'll let you court me," she said with a despair on her voice.

"Anything for you. What is it?" He asked, Bryle became silent for a moment before she answered.

"If my parents asked you when did we met, tell them that w-we're friends for a year. Tell them that y-you know anything about me so you're h-here to guide and protect me. Please…" she said while pouting, how can you be this adorable? Argh.

"In one condition," Bryle immediately nodded in desperate. "You won't push me away and you'll let me follow you or whatsoever. I don't want to be your stalker so if you just let me, it means I'm not a stalker or what— stalking is a crime."

Calvin grin when Bryle nodded and agree, they even record their own voice as a proof of agreement.

"You owe me a coffee again," he said and gave her a smug smirk. She just nod again and smile at him then they became silent again until they reach Bryle's house.

She sighed but Calvin ignore it, he knew that Bryle is nervous that her parents might get mad to her.

When they're both outside he guide her until they reach the gate, then Calvin press the door bell and after a minute. A tall white woman opened the door, she immediately hug her daughter. No need to guess who is it because Bryle and the woman is like a carbon copy.

The woman look at him so he smile politely, "Hi, ma'am. I'm Bryle's friend." He introduce his self, the woman smile and welcome him, telling him to enter.

Calvin gulped after entering the house, Bryle's father stood up when he saw his daughter but he immediately look at him.

"Hello, sir. My name is Calvin, Bryle's bestfriend." He said politely, the man became silent and base on how he stare at him— he knew that he didn't like him.

"How long is your friendship with my daughter? I didn't even knos that she have a friend." The man said so he instantly reply as what Bryleen and him talk about.

"Well, sir. We're friends for more than three years—" Calvin didn't finish his sentence. "My daughter didn't go outside."

"I met her on social media, sir. Your daughter is nice, I'm broken that time and she comfort me with her words. Right, Bryle?" Calvin smile at Bryleen who immediately nod, Calvin is asking for help—he can't stand with his father. He look so strict.

Bryle was about to speak but the glass wall cracked by a gunshot that made her mother scream in shock, the guy wearing a black mask was about to shoot Bryle but he immediately run to cover her with body to protect her. But Calvin is fast, before the guy pulled the trigger— Calvin took his glock 18 at his back ang shoot the gun man.

He immediately push her at the floor because there's a sofa that can cover her, her parents is unable to move in shock.

Another guy from the roof jumped and pointed her father a gun, Bryle was about to stand up and run but Calvin shouted telling her to stay in that spot. He run towards the man and cover his body to protect him, he contorted in pain when the bullet hit his back but he just ignore it, he used to it.

"Hide in the safest place, sir. Le'mme do the rest," Calvin said. Out of his mind— the man immediately obligated.

Calvin jumped over the sofa and took the barreta 92FS gun at his pocket, "Bro, I'm not good holding a glock 18. Let's have some fun with this barreta 92FS." He uttered with a smirk and roam the house around while guarding the Marchesa family in the one room.

After they enter the room Calvin roam the whole house, he saw two guys putting magazine on their pistol, he was about to shot them but someone from his back kick his hand. His gun was about to drop but he immediately catch it by his left arm and turn around ready to kick.

The guy shunned expecting his kick, the guy didn't expect his next move because he thought he'll kick again but instead of kicking he punch his chest with a full force that made the guy contort. Calvin smirk before he move faster and kick the guy's face simultaneously with a smirk on his lips. This is thrilling, his expectation didn't disappoint him— he knew it. This mission isn't boring.

In just kick with same force and move he make him down, he's aware that someone from his back was about to shoot him but he drop at the ground and roll so instead of shooting him, the two gun man shoot their ally than made him smirked.

After rolling at the ground he shoot the two of them while kneeling at the ground, "this is fun but these ***holes are bored to play with." Calvin utter before he roam again around the whole area to check if there's an enemy but he found nothing. He can feel his back bleeding and his vision is turning into blurry but he still manage to check if Marchesa's family is okay.

This is his mission, right? He enter the organization to protect people at all cost and he didn't regret it...