Saints Row: Bullet to the Heart

Chapter 19

~*June, 97'*~

"Ky, wait up!" Devon, one of her classmates, trotted after her. Li turned around. Hiking her backpack over her shoulder, Johnny and Dex came to pick her up. She grumbled when she saw Johnny's car. She stopped, smiling at the approaching boy, waiting for him to catch up. Johnny laid on the horn, Li turned and gestured for Johnny to knock it off. She saw Dex laugh.

"Hey Von, sup?"

Devon asked her to the movies that weekend. He was smiling back at her, nervously chuckling.

"I would but..." She wanted to tell him about her supposed "boyfriend" but that was still up in the air and her being a Saint, but no one outside needed to know.

The boy let out a heavy sigh. "How about –"

Johnny had climbed out of his car. Several girls pointed, giggling as he walked up. He slipped an arm over her shoulders. Li's face soured her jaw, jutting out in irritation. Dex walked up, taking Li's backpack, chuckling on his way back to the car.
"Baby Girl, don't ignore Daddy when he comes to pick you up. You heard me honking at you." Gat leaned over, taking her chin in his hand, and kissed her on the lips.

Devon paled when he looked up at Johnny who towered over the boy, then Johnny flipped his shirt showing his lovely pearl-handled knife and gun he keeps on him at all times, lowering his glasses. "No." Gat said and Devon backed away.

Li froze, her mind went blank, her stomach did flips. Her adrenalin skyrocketed. Gathering herself, Li pinched Gat's hand hard. She left him with a weeklong bruise, turning quickly punched him in the stomach. "God Johnny why, hate you! Oshiri, why can't you mind your damn business?" practically stomping to the car.

"Only time I want to hear God and my name is when you're under me." Rubbing his stomach, Gat pouted. "He's not good enough."

"You are EW... Never happening, Oshiri. Can you let me handle my own shit?"

"Yes, just not with him!" Making it sound more like an obvious fact he needn't answer.

"You have zero room to talk!" Li climbed into the back and slammed the door closed, waved goodbye as Devon looked back.

"AYE, Don't slam her doors... Besides, you love me." when he took his place in the driver's seat.

Li opened the door again and slammed it shut harder. Gat turned around, going to grab for her arm.

Dex was laughing. Even he noticed a change in Johnny's behavior. "He asked you out finally?" Dex inquired, handing the girl a Freckle Bitches bag.

"Yeah, tried to, but Oshiri here scared him off." Stuffing a fry in her mouth.

Gat turned genuinely shocked, looking at Li, then Dex. "Dexter, you knew about this?" Dex shrugged, putting his hands up in defense, refusing to get into it with Gat.

"Grow up, Johnny, don't do that shit again." Li punched Johnny in the ear, slumping back in her seat. Johnny adjusted the rearview mirror and watched her. She was blushing, he saw, as she looked out the window while they drove to the church that was their base.

~*October of 98'*~

It had been four days since they lost Lin to the to the Westside Rollerz. Gat took Li out, a favorite spot, the beach. Johnny had taken her out for a spin before, mostly with Dex or Aisha. Today was all about Li. That also meant taking her out in his prized Venom. It was something he had been wanting to do, to thank her, but after Lin, Li being her replacement, he wanted to at least thank her for trying to save Lin's life.