The Mute Fighter | 3

025

025 - Gone

I hadn't heard from Mitch the rest of the weekend. I hadn't tried to text him, it wasn't me who was supposed to make the first move after him throwing me out again.

It wasn't even his house and he threw me out. Fran had driven me home, West had let me borrow a long coat so that I wasn't about to walk around in my leather skirt and top.

The first three days of the new week, Mitch wasn't present. Rumors were traveling and the guys didn't know anything, they hadn't heard from Mitch either.

"Are you gonna go over there?" West asked me as we leaned against the lockers during the break. "No, he's thrown me out enough times. I'm not going anywhere near him" I retorted with a scoff.

"It's not personal, Mitch's family is just a touchy subject" West tried to smooth it out, but it wasn't helping the heartburn I felt. "Whatever" I said and shrugged.

We weren't together, he hadn't promised me a thing. Which meant he didn't owe me anything, but still-it hurt.

Which had helped me realize that I had fallen for him, I knew I liked him and was attracted to him, but not this hard. Which made it even worse for me.

The entire week went like this.

My parents were begging me to talk to my brother, I had promised him and I meant my promise, it wasn't that. But he wanted to come here. I couldn't stop him so I knew it was a matter of time before he showed up anyway.

Friday rolled around and when Fran, Celina and I exited the school, ready for the weekend. I stopped in my tracks. The moment I had feared had come.

Ward and Chase were waiting for me. My brother in his Porsche and Chase in his Mercedes. "Shit, alright. I'll see you tonight, okay?" I told the girls.

"Ohhh, it's that hot guy again-are you gonna have hot backseat car sex again?" Fran teased, I rolled my eyes a little and shook my head no.

"Fuck off, I'm not gonna sleep with anyone. I'll see you tonight, okay?" I told them and walked towards my brother.

He had healed perfectly, no traces of his injuries. "What the hell are you doing here?" I called out with a teasing voice. Ward turned to me and smiled, I threw myself in his arms and he hugged me back tightly.

"Ah, fuck. I missed you" He said in relief. When we pulled away Chase engulfed me in a bear hug and lifted me off the ground a little.

"Hi" He said innocently and kissed my cheek. "Get off my sister, are you ready to go?" Ward asked me as Chase put me down.

"Sure, where are we going?" I ask. "Just try to keep up, alright?" Ward teased me and I rolled my eyes before finding my car.

West, North and Oliver looked after me with worried expressions on their faces. I waved at them as I rolled my windows down and backed out of my parking spot.

I pulled on my sunglasses and as Ward raced by, I cut off Chase and raced after my brother. Francesca and Celina cheered loudly as the three of us raced past them.

I couldn't help but smirk a little. Mitch was imprinted in my mind, but it felt nice to be distracted for a second.

My brother raced around town until we arrived at the old Jacksonville High. I knew what he was doing, yet I didn't stop him.

"Let's take Jacksonville," Ward said and wrapped his arm around my shoulders. I sighed and shook my head a little but didn't object when he started walking into the old building.

People were already there. It wasn't even that late. People cheered when they saw Ward, they recognized him easily.

"Come on" Ward called out as he walked into the circle people cleared for him. He stripped off his jacket and shirt, revealing his trained body. I rolled my eyes a little and followed suit, Chase took my jacket and shirt, revealing a black sports bra.

"Thanks" I said as he took them. He smirked at me and bit his lip as he glanced down at my bare chest.

When I turned on my heel I swear I saw Chase look at my phone, he pressed the side and shut it off. I shrugged and turned to my brother.

"Show me what you got, sis" He said with a challenging smirk. I rolled my eyes and sighed before avoiding his attempted hit.

"Ohh" He oh'ed impressed. He tilted his head and attacked once again, my defense had improved thanks to West, so I had no problems avoiding his attacks.

He, of course, never went for my head. People cheered us on and acknowledged that we were siblings, so people started whispering and filmed us.

Ward's back crashed onto the concrete and I put my foot on his chest. "I win," I said breathlessly. He put his hands up in surrender and I stepped back.

"Impressive, but can you take us both?" Chase called out, with a hungry look on his face. He stripped off his jacket and shirt, what once turned me on, had no effect on me anymore as he flexed his muscles.

He wasn't Mitch.

"I'd like to think so" I commented, Ward jumped back up and both he and Chase circled me before attacking, I knew their moves all too well. They had a routine.

My brother eyed Chase when he felt the tension between he and I. "Come on, Lina. Don't be scared" Chase teased, Ward laughed at the suggestion of me being scared, he knew that was not the case.

It seemed Chase did not know me as well as he thought.

I smirked a little and motioned for him to attack, as he charged at me-Ward dropped his stance. "Stop" He called out, both Chase and I followed his gaze.

Daniel stepped out of the crowd, his friends behind him. Daniella walked out as well, I clenched my jaw at the sight of her.

"We're not here to fight" Daniella called out and surrendered her hands. She was looking at me, Chase stepped slightly in front of me as Daniel's eyes ate me up.

"Then why are you here?" Ward called out. I swore I saw West sneak around the crowd, pushing through, but I lost sight before I could confirm.

"We want Nicolina," Daniel called out. Daniella's head snapped to her brother and she looked at him in confusion. "No, that's not why we're here-""-Shut up" Daniel snarled at her.

I looked confused at Ward who had a similar look on his face. "You said we came for peace, that was the deal" Daniella called out to Daniel. The latter rolled his eyes and smacked his lips, he stepped forward and I stepped aside.

"How is your little boyfriend? I heard last Saturday was rather...rough on him" Daniel commented with a sleek smirk on his face.

"It was you," I realized. "What is he talking about?" Chase hissed at me. "He drugged me before and he drugged a guy I'm seeing..." I said, Ward tensed as he pushed past Chase and I.

But I grabbed his shoulder to stop him. "Don't. Don't start anything, it's what he wants" I reminded him of the obvious. "I don't care, he drugged you" My brother snapped at me.

"You what?" Daniella asked in a shocked voice, she looked at her brother like she didn't recognize the man in front of her. "It was too easy," Daniel commented.

Ward lunged forward, while Daniella looked at me with regret while I shouted at Chase.