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•Chapter 9•

Warning: cursing, no romance going on in this chapter. sorry :(
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You walk out of the building and onto the streets of the institute, feeling grumpy "stupid perfectionists getting on my nerves all the damn time... I'll show you who's boss, Lou. Prepare to meet your match." You muttered, smirking.

Mandy appeared out of nowhere, startling you a bit. "(y/n)!!! Are you okay?!" she hugged you tightly, and you returned the hug. Guess you got her all worried. "after you ran out of the classroom, crying.. I got so worried. Is it... It's- Lou.. Isn't it?" she raised her eyebrows and frown, letting go of you. "It doesn't matter... I'll beat his ass no matter what."

Mandy smiled at you and mumbled, "well, go easy on him. He's harsh sometimes but he can be really nice.. Genuinely. I've seen it." You nod at her comment and took a deep breath. Mandy was right. There had to be a reason why he's like this. Why he acts the way he is. And you have already seen his weaker side, so maybe he's not a completely bad guy after all. "Yeah, you're right.." You smiled a bit and messaged your temple with your fingers, trying to calm down. Mandy gave you a a sympathetic smile and nods. "it's fine,(y/n).. let's just forget about all of this and chill at your house.. if that's still the plan?" She said as she walked by her. You smiled at her and said "Of course! And let's invite Nolan. He didn't deserve getting shouted at by Lou, earlier. I want to make it up to him."

Mandy's eyes let's up and smiled. "That's exactly what I was thinking!" She giggled and so you followed her to his place to pick him up.you both invited him and he happily agreed. though, he was a bit hesitant, since Lou got so mad the last time you and Nolan were seen together. But you two were able to convince him to come anyways. The three of you were at a garden, on the way to your house. "So uh.. What are we going to do, exactly?" Nolan spoke up, and Mandy replied. "anything we want! Just- not breaking Any of Lou's rules.." she said.

"Don't be afraid of him! We can do whatever we want." You smile at Mandy and walked with them until something caught your eyes. Someone was walking around the corner of the institute garden. You couldn't see clearly but there was surely someone. You squint your eyes to see better and you saw.. Lou? What was he doing out here? He usually stays in his house at this time. Mandy and Nolan noticed you and their eyes travel the same direction as yours.

"Is-Is that..?" Nolan stuttered out.

"What? What is it?" Mandy scrambled through her best to get her glasses, but by the time she had it on, Lou has already sneaked away.

"You guys saw that too, right? Lou was there. I'm not tripping balls...right??" Nolan asked and you nod, Mandy was still confused though.

"Lou?.." Mandy furrowed her eyebrows and thought. "I know him, he's probably up to no good. We have to follow him." She said and you smirked, "never thought I'd hear those words coming from your mouth." You teased her and the three of you ran towards the direction he was at. You peeked around the corner and there Lou was, standing in front of a hidden metal door, it looks like it used to be covered with vines and other plants.

You see him tap twice on a screen before going through the metal door and closed it after looking around to see if anyone saw. Thankfully, he didn't see any of you. Nolan peeked over you shoulder and whispered "I wonder what's in there.. " and starts to walk towards it. "Maybe- we, uh.. shouldn't be here... I-I just have a bad feeling about this.. " mandy said suddenly, and you stared at her. "we're so close already, we can't just back out now!.. Let's just have a peek, okay?" You reassured her and followed Nolan.

"it's.. Some kind of password with different shapes to choose. There's a triangle, circle, Square, and so on. " Nolan said and you look back at Mandy. "hey, do you know his password? You're close with Lou.. Right? I mean- You and those three girls work for him." You ask her and her eyes widened as she fiddles with her fingers. "y-yes.. But isn't this an invasion of privacy? I mean... He sets up a password for a reason." she said and you sigh, rolling your eyes. "what if his privacy could be something dangerous or vandalizing!? This could really help me too! Please, what are you so afraid of?" You ask and Mandy shut her eyes and sighs. "it's an O and an X" she said and the door slowly opens.