Defenders of Destiny Bk 1: Destiny Begins

Can I Please Get A Waffle?

Warning ⚠️: This book contains graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised.

"Name's Oscar. Pleasure to meet you, lovelies." The male gave them a wink before turning to the male in his drivers seat.

"And I'm sure you're all already acquainted with Derek, here." Oscar motioned to the male in the drivers seat, causing everyone to gasp excitedly.

"Derek!?" Joelee peeked into the front, eyes widening as the raven haired male grinned at her and gave the group a cheeky wink.

"Lovely day to escape from a psychopathic Wendy wannabe, ain't it?" Derek teased as everyone stared at him with shocked expressions.

"Probably should explain the plot twist for the audience, shouldn't I?" Oscar tapped his cheek thoughtfully with his French tipped nail, eyeing each teen as he spoke, smirking when they all gave nods in reply.

"Derek here escaped the same time you did. But he escaped with two other kids through the... Catacombs. There's a secret underground tunnel that has a bullet train leading to The Monarch's main facility. Bet you didn't know that." Oscar winked at Kevin and Connor who both looked extremely annoyed at the fact that they had an easier way out that they didn't know about.

"To be fair... If you hadn't been distracting everyone while we hijacked the speed demon, we wouldn't have escaped. So thank you." Derek teased as he glanced at them from the rear view mirror before his hazel eyes flicked back to the road.

"You were taken that day, too?" Joelee spoke up finally, causing Oscar to turn his gaze to the young blonde girl instead as he studied her curiously.

Derek's smirk faded as he lowered his head slightly, eyes distant as he gave a small swallow before his grip tightened on the steering wheel.

"Yeah. I was." Derek replied simply as he pulled into the parking lot of a small diner, parking the van before he turned around to look at everyone.

"Wooow, puberty did almost all of us a favor." Derek's words caused everyone to immediately falter as he released a laugh before he began to dig through a cooler in the van, pulling a few water bottles out before he began to hand them to each person.

"I've arranged for you guys to take my mom's old van back to your home town. You can decide where you go from there. I can give you enough money to make it there but that's the most I can do for right now. I wish I could do more but the less I'm involved with you guys, the safer I'll be." Oscar told the teens who all exchanged awkward glances, almost all thinking the same thing.

"Why? Why are you doing this?" Joelee voiced everyone's thoughts as she crossed her arms over her chest, eyeing Connor and Oscar who glanced at each other with the same look in their eyes.

"I owe him one... Or a few..." Oscar motioned to Connor who gave a gentle smile as he ran a hand through his silver hair.

"Consider it paid in full. You've done more than I could ever ask for." Connor's cheeks tinted red as Oscar patted his arm before he leaned back in the seat.

"Oh, I consider it paid and I consider that you owe me one. I'm putting my life on the line for you, here." Oscar teased which caused Connor to release a small chuckle as he took a sip from the water bottle that Derek had handed him.

"I'll buy ya something to eat since Connor paid me to do this a lot time ago. Not to mention... I'm seriously craving some pancakes." Oscar slid open the door to the van, stepping out into the sun as he gave a large stretch.

"Should we borrow somebody's phone... So we can call and let our parents know we're heading home?" Alyssa piped up as they began to follow the loud male into the diner, Oscar hesitating from where he was holding the door open for them now.