Trouble.

Chapter Twenty One ~

"Hand over the money, Stokes!" The short man demanded, pounding his hand on the table and leaning onto it.

The small room was empty. White. Just a table, a few chairs and a window, one way glass.

Stood by the door were two men, dress in black and over six foot tall. They wore dark shades to conceal their identity. They were both very strong, and not even Mitch had a chance against one of them.

One side of the table was the short man and a few guards. The other side of the table were the boys. Jason and Mitch were sat, but Ty, Adam, Quentin, Ian and Jerome were standing.

"We don't owe you money!" Mitch yelled, looking up.

"Oh yeah? Let's re-watch the video, shall we?" The short man was cocky as well.

The video played. Again. Showing the boys in the casino. Playing poker. All of them were underage, but fake ID's were easy to get.

And again, it showed Adams turn. He bet all his money, and 'lost', according to the owner. But that wasn't the case.

When the dealer tried to take Adam's chips, he lashed out. It was understandable, if you were a regular poker player.

The owner heard of this and ran out, hoping to restore the peace. But when he saw all the money on the table, he took the side of the dealer and tried to take his money.

This is when you get mad. Gambling is gambling, right? Well, it's a bit different when the dealer cheats and not a player.

"You can't just take my money!" Adam yelled and threw a punch at the owner, a successful hit, right in his jaw. This caused a massive fight. Security everywhere. On the screen you could see all the chaos this has caused.

Then the boys were thrown out, and this is when the video should've ended. But that isn't the case.

The next clip was a clear shot of the safe.

You could tell it was Adam and Jason. Adam's curly hair poked out from under the black beanie, and Jason being as short as he is...

"Now, this is you two breaking into MY safe and stealing MY money, is it not?!" The man yelled.

Mitch and Jerome appeared on the screen, taking bag after bag of money out. Ty, Quentin and Ian loaded the bags into their car.

"We were taking back the money that is rightfully ours!" Adam shot back.

The man got a gun out, pointing it at Adam's head. "Shut up, Dahlberg!" Adam froze and looked down at Mitch. Mitch nodded, giving the signal.

Jason flipped the table, which nicely landed on the man, his gun flying out of his hands. Jerome grabbed the gun and threw it to Ian, as he was the only one who really knew how to work it. He immediately shot the security camera.

The guards charged towards them but Ian shot them. Not in fatal places, but in their foot or lower leg, to slow them down at least.

And just like that, they made it out.

How else would they have been able to afford that mansion in LA?

~

"Dakota! Man I've missed you!" Adam yelled and wrapped his arms around his tall friend. "Adam man, it's been so long!" Dakota smiled and pushed his brown hair out of his face. All of the boys, plus Zoe, said their greetings.

"Zoe, this is Dakota, code name 'The Frog'" Mitch smirked and introduced them. "Hello!" Zoe smiled and offered her hand for him to shake. "No no, that's not how I do it. Come here." Dakota smiled and wrapped his arms around Zoe. This took her by surprise, making her blush and giggle.

"Thanks for letting us stay." Adam said to Dakota. "No problem man. Make yourselves at home!" He smiled and invited them all inside. There were air mattresses and bedding set up already for them already. "This looks awesome Froggy!" Quentin smiled. "I do try, Fishy." Dakota said smirking, making Quentin sigh. "AMPHIBIAN." The group chuckled and claimed their places to sleep.

"You guys hungry?" Dakota asked. Everyone then realized that they hadn't even eaten. All the drama made them forget. "Yea. We haven't eaten all day..." Zoe sighed. Dakota laughed at them, "I will make some popcorn. Get a movie if you want." He said and walked out of the room.

"Does he know why we are in Virginia?" Ty asked Adam. "No, I said I would tell him when we got here..." He shrugged. "When he gets back we can explain."

~

"So, she's in hospital now?" Dakota asked.

"Yep. We got kicked out. All but Jason." Jerome said.

"Wait, Savannah? That girl on the news?" Dakota said in realization.

"She was on the news?!" Mitch yelled. "Fuck fuck fuck!" He said and pulled up a news app on his phone.

"What? What's wrong...?" Dakota asked.

"Fuck. Were we on the news too?!" Adam said. Dakota shook his head 'no' and a chorus of relief sighs echoed through the room. "Dear god..." Ian laughed at their panic. "We almost died there!"

"Wait, because of Ruby?" Dakota smiled. Mitch nodded. "Yea. Ruby would be able to get us. We don't want to danger you."

While all of this happened, Zoe just looked around, really confused. "Will you guys fucking tell me already?!" She eventually snapped.

"Come on Zoe, I will tell you..." Mitch sighed and took her hand, leading her out of the room and explaining everything.

"That's why?! My best fucking friend was captured and brought CLOSE TO DEATH because you guys stole MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM A CASINO?!" Zoe yelled and ran back into the room.

"He stole from us.." Adam started to explain.

"NO! Cut this bullshit! He stole, what, maybe a few grand from you and you stole millions?! WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?! I cannot believe you guys!" She yelled again and stormed out of the house, making her way back to the hospital. The boys all sat there in shock, not sure how to react.

"Zoe! ZOE! Wait!" Mitch yelled and ran after her, grabbing her wrist.

"Don't fucking touch me, Hughes." She snapped, calling him by his last name.

"You're getting mad at us before listening to the whole story, Lynch." Mitch fired back. Zoe just groaned and continued walking. But this time, Mitch didn't go after her. He just turned around and went back to the house.