Follow Me |e.d.|

chapter twelve

-Blair pov-

"So you're telling me that reason Jace wants all of us trained quickly is because he wants to attack your rival gang, Toxin?" I asked, pacing my room.

Ethan nodded.

I sat down next to him on my bed, and let my head rest on his shoulder.

"I want to go home Ethan." I whispered as a tear rolled down my face.

He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into his chest, resting his head on the top of mine.

"I know."

I sobbed into his chest as he stroked my hair and rubbed my back.

After a few minutes I calmed down.

"Blair, I need to tell you something..." Ethan said.

I pulled away, rubbing my eyes. "What now?" I asked sarcastically.

He softly smiled. "Grayson and I turn 18 in December..."

"Okay, so?"

"We can leave, our..." He flinched. "Deal..is over."

I pulled away from him completely. "What? You're leaving?"

Tears welled up in my eyes again.

"You're leaving me?" I whispered.

I knew I was being selfish. Ethan has told me that he never wanted to get involved with Xenon, he just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. He finally could leave, and get a chance at a real life. But I couldn't help it...I really liked him.

He cupped my face in his hands. "Blair, I want to take you with us, we could sneak you out or..."

I cut him off by kissing his soft, plump lips.

At first he didn't kiss me back, but then our mouths folded into each other perfectly. My hands roamed through his hair, while he pulled me closer to him.

His tongue licked my lips, asking for entry, I let him in and our tongues swirled together in perfect harmony.

His hands made their way up under my shirt and he fiddled with my bra-strap.

"Not now." I whispered into the kiss.

I gently pulled away, his face was flushed and his lips slightly swollen. I stroked his face. "Thank you."

He played with my hair. "I can't just leave you here..."

He looked away from my gaze.

"E, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, just thinking..." He looked back at me, his beautiful hazel eyes pierced through my soul, and captured my heart.

"About what?" I asked him.

He cleared his throat. "Blair, what are we?"

I let my hands drop into my lap. "I—I don't know."

"I mean." He continued, "We've slept together a few times, and do this, and.."

"And what?" I asked, hoping he thinks of me the same way I think of him.

"I like you Blair," He said, barely above a whisper.

My body relaxed, I smiled. "I like you too Ethan."

He smiled, and pulled me into a warm embrace.

"Will you be my girlfriend?" He asked shyly.

I chuckled softly. "Yes, of course."

He leaned down and kissed me.

I kissed back just as there was a knock on my door.

We quickly pulled away.

"Blair?" Freya called. "Are you in there? You were supposed to meet me in the atrium ten minutes ago!"

"Oh shit!" I whispered.

"Umm, yeah, I just needed to get changed I'll be right out!" I called out.

"I'll hide in the bathroom and leave on my own in a few minutes." Ethan whispered, he pulled his fingers through my hair, erasing the evidence of our passionate make out.

"Ok, I'll see you tonight?"

"Yup." He pecked me on the lips, and got up and hid in my bathroom.

I walked out to meet Freya. "Hey!"

"Took you long enough!" She answered.

"Yeah, I forgot, I'm sorry..."

She shrugged her shoulders. "No problem, let's go."

I followed her down the hall, that was close.

-Grayson pov-

I locked the door to the armory and walked down the hall, to Jace's office. I paused at the door, hearing Jace yelling inside.

"What do you mean he escaped?" Jace yelled.

No one answered back, he must be on the phone.

"This is the second time he has disrespected me! Do you know what my uncle is going to do to me?" He screamed.

Jace's uncle is in charge of the whole gang, that's how Jace became the boss at Xenon.

He was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Find him...and when you do, kill him."

I quickly backed away, having a bad suspicion about who "him" was.

This wasn't going to end well.