Worth it All

Chapter 20

<Scarlet>
"Hey you screen peaking bitch!" Scarlet yelled out, giggling the whole time as her avatar died. Cody sat laughing, putting the controller down and his hands up.
"I did not!"
"Bullshit! How else would you know I was around that corner?"
He slowly scratched behind his ear, knowing he'd been caught.
"Gamer intuition?" He laughed again as she tackled him, playfully smacking him with a pillow.
"Ah!" He let out a squeaky squeal, "Merlin, come and help me you jackass!"
Merlin poked his head into the living room, looking between the two of them then shaking his head, going back into the kitchen, "Yeah, fuck that. I hurt you, she hurts me. I hurt her, she hurts me then William beats the shit out of the leftovers."
She giggled loudly again, "What leftovers?"
"Exactly!" His shrill yell was high pitched and hilarious as he finished making his chicken patties. He walked out with 2 stacked on top of each other, a slice of provolone between them. Cody eyed it evilly, "Why thank you..." He yelped as Merlin gave his hand a firm smack, "Mine."
Scarlet smiled and walked to the kitchen while they swatted at each other. Her big grey hoodie and leggings were incredibly comfortable as she searched through cabinets, and pulled out a box of gummy bears.
She started munching on them and humming, looking out the window at the river. It glistened and moved soundly in the distance, the moonlight casting a magical illumination over its entirety. She could even see the outdoor gym that they were all at an hour or so before. She remembered her little sparring match with all 3 of the idiots and her smile widened, but then shrank a little when she realized the lights to the gym were off. She walked back to the living room, still munching on the gummy bears.
"Did William come back while we were gaming?" It was possible he just went upstairs and they didn't hear it, they were getting really into the game. Just as she went to check, they all heard the loud roar of an engine. All 3 ran outside just as the Charger took off, William looking determined and tortured all at once in the driver seat.
"Where the hell is he going?" Merlin asked. The only response he got was a shrug from Cody and a worried look from Scarlet, just before she ran back inside and upstairs. She threw open the bedroom door and closed it, changing into her black torn jeans, grey tank top, boots and black hoodie. She tied her hair back into a bun then grabbed her retractable bat, along with a pistol before she walked out to the garage and hopped on a dark red and black Kawasaki. She pulled out of the garage and put on a glossed black helmet before she took off, following the same road she last saw William on.