𝔻𝔼𝕃𝕀ℕℚ𝕌𝔼ℕ𝕋 𝕃𝕆𝕍𝔼ℝ𝕊

20 | Blast from the past

There were three signs that lead up to the ultimate doom of someone's life when it comes to marcelina

Biker gloves

No red, whether it was nails, cloths, shoes, Jewelry, or even freaking lipstick

And the black coat she wore at night

And all things were essential when she had her eyes on someone she was willing to rip their heart out, and once one of the signs showed, everyone knew to stay wary, because she was never a force to be reckoned with

"Fuck Ryder look!"Adrien pointed towards marcelina who must've entered the halls, and Ryder followed his line of sight, taking in her clothed palms and cursed

"Fucking hell! what is she onto?"he snarled, and Adrien gave him a worried glance

She might've looked graceful the way she walked and passed around people, yet there was no mistaking the zombie lookalike their friend resembled right now, and all for good reason

"Find scarlet. If anyone knows what's going on it'd be her. I'll  try talking to her"Ryder ordered, already on his way to confront his best friend, without sparing Adrien a glance

Placing a hand on her back, he watched as she stiffened but relaxed slightly once she saw it was him

Not having the strength to speak, she nodded her head in greeting, and he frowned

"Marcelina, what are you planning?"he whispered against her ear, and watched as she blinked back tears, placing on a mask of indifference

Hooking her arm through his, she gave him an award winning smile, daring him to ask again

"We've got class Ryder. Wouldn't wanna be late now would we?"

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The rear of the day was tense for all of them

Marcelina didn't acknowledge anyone, and stayed within arms reach with anyone in class, only answering questions related to the topic they were discussing, escaping to the next class or to the roof whenever the bell rang to avoid confrontation

And trying to coax answers out of scarlet was like talking to a brick wall

useless

Catching her on her way to class, Ryder gripped scarlet,s forearm, having her flinch back in annoyance

"Mind not manhandling me?"she spoke in irritation and he glowered at her

"Not the damn time for your antics"he stated in annoyance, knowing fully well that it was a bad idea to ask this entitled bitch in the first place, but Adrien didn't succeed, and he was getting desperate

"Ah so now your ego can handle speaking to a useless mundane who's nothing but a distraction and a waste of space?"she raised an eyebrow in annoyance, although he can tell that she was enjoying this

Aggravated enough as it is, he shot daggers into her skull "cut the crap will you, all you do is take things into offence. When I said that you don't belong between us, I meant it, not because I don't like you, but because you aren't like us, and that's a weakness. So you can mock me however you want, but we both know it's the truth"

"And what of Adrien? Isn't he like me? I have half her powers. But is it he's a guy so he can't practically be a damsel in distress?"she glared and Ryder sighed in annoyance

"Marcelina is my alpha, and I respect her like any other superior, so cut the crap. If Marcelina has her necklace on you're defenseless, and as for Adrien, not only is he useful in certain areas, but he undergoes brutal training, same goes for all of us, yet your entitled ass is too good for any of that crap, relying on others for support in every case, so stop wasting my time and tell me what I need to know"he ordered and she raised her head to meet his glare defiantly

It was true that she never had the same training they had, but it wasn't for the reasons he had thought. For the first year she had trained with them, but they always bullied her, intentionally or not, and they always found a way to feel worthless, well Ryder at least.

She understood Victoria's reasoning, she had a strong hate for humans after what she went through, yet she was willing to overlook things when it came to scarlet and the rest of the crew

Ryder on the other hand never spared her, and he may be saying that she was a liability, but that wasn't the case, and they both knew the reason. Marcelina valued Ryder a lot, and there was no doubt she'd choose him over Adrien, that's how close they were, and he knew every detail, every nightmare, and every scar, and what it holds, even more so than scarlet, yet when she was around, she chooses scarlet over Ryder, and would always continue to do so, hence his actions towards her

he himself hated being childish, but at times he really couldn't help it, and it didn't help that he knew she enjoyed it.

"you know nothing about me nor do you care to, so keep it shut about my life. you and Marcelina may be close, but doesn't mean that she tells you everything that includes me. I can hold my own without your constant nagging"she snarled 

it was true that she didn't train with them but that didn't mean she didn't train at all, Marcelina made sure she drilled her with the most brutal practices, having her the best version of herself she can be, claiming that she wont take any chances, unknown to the rest of them.

"scarlet please"he pleaded, and she refrained from shooting her eyebrows up in surprise

Ryder never begged or chased. him and Marcelina were similar in that sense, willing put the blame on anyone rather than admit they're wrong, they're pride too high for them to climb back down, and they're stubbornness was a different story, yet they were the same, a copy of each other in different genders, hence the reason they got along so well, and also the reasons they're fights caused a lot of collateral damage 

taking in his rugged appearance and the bags under his eyes, running his fingers through his brown locks every once in a while, she sighed in annoyance

he was tired, and worry was eating away at him,yet she couldn't bring herself to say anything, knowing he'll try to stop her, since she would do the same if she was in his place, and that she'd be betraying marcelina's trust by doing so, even if it got her killed 

"scarlet please"he repeated "you know what the gloves mean. she's planning on getting herself killed"

sighing in defeat she too a deep breath, preparing herself for the tantrum he was going to throw. she wasn't going to tell him much, but he deserved to know the reason for her misery at least

"its about Knox, Ryder"she said softly and he swore

"what the hell! everything that involves him when it comes to her is a suicide mission. what the hell has gotten into her head!"he yelled, pulling on his hair strings and scarlet placed a hand on his shoulder

"we both know she can't be killed so relax. I can't say anymore and you can't expect me to, but stay out of her way Ryder please" she pleaded "she needs this"

"like hell I am!"he snarled pushing her arm away "you weren't there when she was shot in the middle of the street, and I wasn't able to get her because someone already called the paramedics. she couldn't heal for weeks at the hospital, scared to raise suspicion, so I had to watch her from the sidelines, pretending to be fine when she was in pain but couldn't do anything about it because her parents were always around. she was obsessed with the bullet, and wouldn't leave it. started helping Holden with everything he needed when she never really helped other packs in they're business, and even left fucking London for him, and you saw how she was like a damn ghost when she got back, and now you want me to leave it as it is?!"he snarled and she flinched 

"if she starts now, she goes down the same spiral. you know that scar"he stated stoically, watching as scarlet sighed in defeat

"so stop her, or I will"