Chap 5 "Tampa, Florida"

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Natalie's POV
Alexis came back and hopped out of her Camaro. "Is that blood?" I asked, noticing the red stain on her denim jacket. "Alexis, were you hurt?"
"No," Alexis sighed as she took off her jacket and threw it into the fire put. "Sam was shot, he died, and he came back to life."
"What?" I asked, concerned.
"Just get into the car and let's head to Tampa," Alexis sighed.
"Let's do this," I nodded. Alexis hopped into her blue Aston Martin and put the top up. I did the same as Bailey hopping in. I followed Alexis on the road. "She's fast."
"Keep up with her," Bailey nodded.
"Guys, can you hear and see me?" Alexis asked as she popped up on the screen where the GPS screen is. "Hello?"
"We got you, Alexis," I replied. "What's up?"
"I think we got some escorts,' Alexis replied. A Nissan Skyline and a Dodge Charger zipped past us. "Here they are."
"Alexis, they're pretty fast," I watched.
"I have a standard," Alexis smiled. "I'll see you when you get to Tampa."
"You're just going to leave us on the road?" Bailey asked.
"You got a GPS to get there," Alexis smiled. Her car just kinda disappeared in the night. "I'll send you the address of the place we're staying at if I can get us to stay there."
"Alright," I sighed. "But if I get too tired I'm pulling up on the side of the road and taking a nap." She hung up. "Looks like she's got us a place in Tampa."
"Wait, how does she know all these people?" Bailey asked.
"Who knows. Social media, maybe? I honestly don't know. You have to ask Alexis that. Like, how did she get involved with street racing? Or how long has she been doing that?"
"Look like there's a lot about our older sister that we don't know."
"Well, we all have a past and I guess she got around to is." Bailey had fallen asleep. Alexis popped up on the screen. "Hey sis. Bailey's asleep. I don't think she'll be up till I get us to Tampa."
"Okay," Alexis replied. "Uhm, I got us approved to sleep at a dojo and -"
"A dojo? We're sleeping in a dojo?"
"Hey, you'll understand when you get here."
"I'm going to be driving all night."
"Why?"
"Because I have no idea where I'm going. You disappeared into the night following two different cars."
"It was Brian and Dom."
"Well, I'm stranded. I have no idea where I'm going."
"Call me when you get here."
"I will," I sighed and hung up. I pulled up on the side of the road and got a few hours of sleep. I finally made it to Tampa and Alexis had us meet her at the beach. Bailey and I found a parking space next to Alexis' blue Aston Martin. I got out my phone and called her. "I don't know why she would be here."
"Hey," Alexis picked up.
"Hey, we're here," I sighed.
"Walk onto the beach," Alexis replied. "I'm playing volleyball with a guy against a team of two girls and a guy."
"Alright," I sighed and hung up. Bailey and I got out of the car and grabbed our bag. "Aren't you glad we changed"
"A bit," Bailey nodded. We walked onto the beach and I saw Alexis sit with a guy who's wearing green swim trunks. "Come on." We walked to Alexis and sat down. "Hey."
"Hey," Alexis hugged us. "I'm glad you made it."
"Well, we can't really do anything without you," I smiled.
"Okay. Well, Natalie, Bailey, this is Mike Jackson," Alexis smiled. "His friends are over there." She pointed at a group of two guys and two girls. "The guy in the red is Jayden Shiba and the other guy is Kevin. The girl in the pink is Mia Watanabe and the other is Emily."
"How do you know Alexis?" I asked.
"Mia and Alexis are cousins," Mike nodded. "So, Alexis has told me you guys are staying in Tampa for a while."
"Yeah," I nodded. "We don't know where we're going after this."
"Well, Mentor JI said you can sleep at the dojo while you're here," Mike replied.
"Alexis, we found another," Mia called.
"I'll be right back," Alexis sighed as she got up.
"Alright, babe," Mike responded as she left.
"Babe?" I questioned. "Well, this just got interesting."
"What?" Mike asked.
"You just called her babe," I smiled. "Whatcha hiding, Mike?"
"Is it a crime to call my girlfriend babe?" Mike asked.
"Alexis never mentioned she had a boyfriend," Bailey looked at Mike. "It never occurred to us that she was with somebody."
"How long have you been with her?" I asked. "I'm not trying to pry but she's our sister."
"She never mentioned me once during your trip?" Mike asked.
"No," I nodded. "So, how long have you two been together?"
"Three years," Mike replied. "And she's never mentioned me the past three years?"
"No," Bailey sighed. "I mean; we've seen the ring on her finger the past two years but we didn't think anything of it." I looked at Mike. "Wait, did you get her that ring?"
"Yeah, I got her that promise ring," Mike nodded. "She's been a pretty loyal girl and I respect that."

"What all do you know about her?" I asked

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"What all do you know about her?" I asked.
"Her job takes days and makes her go undercover a lot," Mike replied. I raised a brow at him. "So, I understand she has to take off her ring at times."
"Alexis has always been loyal," I nodded. "She doesn't need a ring to prove that."
Alexis rejoined us. "Mike, I didn't know Antonio was one of you guys," she looked at Mike.
"Really?" Mike asked. "I didn't either. What element?"
"Light," Alexis nodded as her phone rang. She looked at it. "I have to get this."
"Alexis," I sighed as she walked off. "What did she mean by one of you guys?"
"You'll see when we go to the dojo," Mike smiled. Alexis sat back down as she put her phone in her bag. "Everything okay?"
"When were you going to tell me, Nat?" Alexis asked.
"What?" I asked, a bit confused. "Now I'm keeping secrets I didn't know I was keeping?"
"Why didn't you tell me you've been with Sam since the day we met him at Kohl's?" Alexis asked. "It's been a week and I'm just now hearing about it from Sam."
"How do you expect me to tell you that I'm with Sam when I knew you had feeling for him?" I asked.
"I act towards Sam the way I do because I owe him for saving my life," Alexis responded. "He's like an older brother to me. Besides, I have my boyfriend right here."
"Yeah, we got that sorted out already," Bailey nodded. "Thanks for that info by the way."
"Well, the Winchesters need my help in Miami," Alexis sighed. "I gotta go. I'll see you soon, Mike."
"Okay," Mike sighed as Alexis left.
"We both had missing information," I looked at Bailey. "I didn't know Sam was her brother and I didn't know she didn't like Sam in that way."

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