Fighting Spirit

Chapter 24: Doubts always there

-Aubrey's POV-

"Wait!" Daniel stopped me. "So he's been stalking you this whole time?"

"Pretty much," I nodded and waited as Daniel, Katie, and Simon looked through the photos. I had called Katie and told her it was emergency and she came over right away. Personally if Daniel wasn't here I don't think she would have been as willing.

Tyler wrapped his arm around my shoulder comfortingly and I leaned into him. He's always so warm and inviting. I love it when I'm close to him, it makes me feel... different. Different from reality.

I like it.

"We can't tell Jake," Katie determined as she put down the photos. "It'd just crush him to see what his brothers gotten into."

"Exactly," I agreed. "But were also gonna have to be really careful."

"Not only us," Katie told me and I raised an eyebrow. "You two," she pointed between me and Tyler. "He has pictures of you two together at the fight. He can easily turn those into the schools and get you both in trouble." she said and my eyes widened.

Shit I didn't even think about that.

"She's got a point," Simon agreed. "But the same for you two, too." Simon said gesturing to Daniel and Katie. "He can go straight to the police and say that he saw you two having sex. Not only does it get Daniel arrested but he gets marked permanently as a sex offender."

"So he's got dirt on all of us," I exclaimed throwing my hands in the air. "That's just fucking peachy."

"Maybe we need to level the scoring field," Tyler suggested. "Find dirt on him and use blackmail?"

"Tyler he's in a gang," Daniel reminded him. "He was one of their best fighters, they'll have his back like they're his own flesh and blood. Easily any one of the other members can vouch for him and that just leaves him pissed at us."

"But Tyler does have a point," Simon chirped. "If we can actually get something connecting to him maybe if he ever pulls out the dating card for you two then we can just throw it back and hope it holds him off long enough."

"I'm turning 18 in a month," Katie pointed out. "So that's not a threat for long."

"Yeah but Tyler's going to be Aubrey's teacher for the rest of the year," Simon pointed out.

"We could always just play nice and stay out of his way," I suggested and Simon and Daniel both gave me a look. "Okay, okay maybe not that but..."

"Actually that might not be such a bad idea," Tyler spoke up. "If Katie turns 18 in October then maybe we can just handle Kenneth till then and one of your problems would be solved."

"But that's only one problem," I muttered with a sigh. "He wants revenge, and it seems like he'll do anything to get it."

"But how far does anything go?" Katie muses looking off into the corner. "Him and his brother seem pretty tight, he wouldn't risk Brock or whatever for anything."

"Were not sure how right his bond with Brody is," I told her stressing out Kenneth's brothers name. "They could only tolerate each other."

"Naw," Daniel shakes his head. "Brody went after you as soon as his brother was down. That says something about their bond."

"Maybe Parker can find that stuff out?" Tyler suggested.

I shook my head. "No, no contact with Parker."

"Why?" Daniel asks confused and I sigh.

"Because Kenneth and Brody already suspect a traitor amongst them, we can't put Parker's loyalty with them in danger."