MEDICINE

CHAPTER EIGHT

CYRUS FOX
I woke up to the sound of my ringtone. I reached for my phone and answered it. "Vee, it's 5:00AM."

"I knoww. " her voice sounded as cute as ever on the other end of the line.

I sat up, "Then why are you awake? " "I just wanted to say good morning. " She said, a hint of tiredness in her voice. "I'll come later  on in the day. You can go sleep now. " I informed her knowing why she actually called.

"And you'll bring-" Yes I'll bring Terry. " I finished. "That's not the only reason I called you know? " "Oh yeah? Why did you call then? "

"I just wanted, " she paused to yawn, "an excuse to hear your morning voice. " it's weird how I could feel her smiling from the other end of the line, despite how tired she still is. "I love. You. " I paused when she said that,

"Vee, sleep. " I finally let out, not wanting to say those eight letters back to her. Lying to Vixen is just a whole different feeling.

"How come you never.. Say it back?.. " she asked sounding even more sleepy than before.

Because it's not true.

I just stayed silent for a while hoping that she'd fallen asleep on the phone again. "Sleep tight, Vee." I whispered into the phone and hung up...

I took a shower, got dressed and was on my way to pick Terry up from the airport...

'Never fall inlove son,' I remember my dad once telling me when I was ten, the time he started teaching me how to use a gun during target practice, 'It's a weakness. It will only slow you down. That's all love will ever do in your life. '

'What about me? ' I asked, so innocent like, 'don't you love me? ' 'Son, ' he slid his goggles up, 'I never even loved your mother. ' he finished, handing me the gun so that I could shoot.

'Now. Just like in life, shoot straight ahead. Shoot and never look back..... '

I was outside the airport, standing by the car when Terry showed up with his language. "Cyrus. " He smirked. I opened the trunk and he put in His luggage and then we were on our way to Vixen's house.

"How was Los Angeles? " I asked him to start up conversation. "I was up and about but other than that it was fine. " he summarized briefly, seeming not to want to share any more details. The rest of the car ride was silent until we finally arrived.

VIXEN SCOTT
I was putting the breakfast dishes I'm the dish washer when I heard the door open.

They're her.

"Terry! " I exclaimed as I rushed to hug him, making him tense a little. He really isn't used to me being 'normal'.

"How was Los Angeles? " I asked pulling away from him.

"Not bad,really." He said as we sat in the living room. "Cian? " "work." "Saviour? " "School." "Jordan? " "asleep. " "Okay." Terry said, as he shifted to the TV to set up the PS4.

"Up for a game? " he asked me as he tossed me a controller, "we haven't played in a while. Come on, bro. What do you say? " he insited.

All Cyrus was doing was checking his phone as usual.

What is he always looking at?

"What are you thinking about? " Terry asked noticing how long I took to respond to his question. "Uhm... Why don't you and Cyrus play while I freshen up, sound good? " I smiled having finally found a way to keep Cyrus busy off his phone.

"What? " They both asked in Unison, Cyrus having already put down his phone.

I'm such a good girlfriend.

"Yeah, I mean it'll actually give you two some time to...bond and stuff? " I said questioningly, not knowing what to call it.

"Thinking out loud. " They concluded in unison, making me realize that they heard my thoughts before I began to speak.

I gave the controller to Cyrus and Terry came to sit next to him. I was on my way upstairs when Terry called me. "Yes." I stopped and looked behind. "Don't forget about Jordan. " he reminded me. "Okay." I said as I continued to make my way up the stairs to Jordan's room.

TERRY CREWS
I watched Vixen as she walked up I'm a vest and her sleeping shorts.

Her hair had grown a little as it had finally began to extend past her shoulders, but right now it was messy, making her look kinda hot.

It's a shame she's JUST my best friend.

I turned my head to face the guy she's actually with. "You play? " I asked as I began to pick the game. "It's been a while. " he answered as I started Halo infinite.

We just started the game and he already shot three men down.

"Been a while, huh? " I mocked, making him smirk. "I guess it hasn't been that long. " he admitted. My phone buzzed and I paused my side of the screen, while he continued, to check it.

'You've got a new partner.'

The message read.

I looked up from my phoyfor a bit to look at the TV. The whole game had been paused now. Cyrus seemed to want to check his phone as well.

"What do you do for a living? " I asked causally wanting to know what he's always checking on his phone. Though I didn't like the question myself. He put his phone down and picked up the controller.

"Business." Is all he said as he unpaused the game and continued to play.

A man of privacy. Respect.

'I don't do partners. '

I texted back.

'You do now. '

I just put the phone down and picked up the controller. "We're dying out here. " Cyrus informed me, taking my mind off of business as I joined him on the field.

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