Reaper's End

[]Leo's POV[]

I was walking down the block while holding Dylan's hand and we were happy. We talked about anything and everything. Life was great, but then I heard a gunshot. I look at Dylan and he holds the back of his head when he moves his hand, we realize it's covered in blood. I let out a scream as he fell into me, I held his head while looking to see who shot him. My eyes land on the other underbosses. They were staring at me, but There was a tall guy behind them, Grim Reaper holding a gun. Somehow, I knew it was him who shot him and I yelled at him. They all got closer until they were towering over us, just staring at us. I stay hugging Dylan hoping he'll be alright as tears streamed down my face.

I jolt awake in bed, sweating and panting. I look over at Dylan who's sleeping soundly. Thank God it wasn't real. I lean closer to him and hug him tight.

"Good morning," he says muffled

"Morning," I say sleepily

"You ready for the last day?" he asks as he gets up to make coffee for the three of us

"No, I don't want you to leave," I say with a puppy dog face

"You're cute," he giggles

"Nah," I get up to put on my shirt

"Where should we go today?" Dylan asks

I shrug, "I don't know, bub, where do you wanna go?"

He shrugs, "Maybe we can just stay here and watch movies all day with popcorn and hot chocolate?" he asks, beaming

I smile, "Sounds perfect."

He looked so happy about it, so I plan to stay here all day and head back to the base as late as possible. He pours coffee for the three of us and gives Delilah her cup, then walks towards me with our cups. I take it and thank him while looking for movies to watch.

"Do you want me to make some popcorn?" I ask before sipping my coffee

"Go for it, I'll look for something," he says, taking the remote from me

I set my coffee on the nightstand and walk to the kitchen to prepare popcorn. By the time I finished, I brought it over to our bed. I noticed that he chose a movie already.

"What movie did you pick?" I ask, grabbing a handful of popcorn

"Chicken Little." he beamed

I stared at him, "Chicken Little?"

"Yep," he said, meeting my eyes, "because of closure man," he says imitating Abby the duck

I burst out laughing and nearly choked on my popcorn.

"I haven't seen that movie in forever," I comment

"I saw it like a week ago," he giggles

I facepalmed, shook my head chuckling, and focused on the movie again. It's been all day and we are concluding our wonderful movie date with Princess and the Frog. Once it ended, I kissed Dylan passionately. Then I grabbed my bag and his hand as we headed to my car.

"Thank you for inviting me, I really missed you," I said while hugging him

"I'm glad you were able to hang out. I love you, Leo," he replied, hugging me back

"I love you too," I said, pulling away, "Get home safe and text me when you do."

He smiled, "I will."

I throw my bag in the passenger seat because my trunk is full of weapons. I walked over to the driver's seat and hopped in it. Then I pulled out and headed towards the base. Scarlett and I have a lot to talk about, so I hope she's there. When I arrived, I hurriedly grabbed my bags and rushed to my room. I tried opening the door but it was locked, I searched through my bag for my key and jiggle it open. Once I got in, I tossed the bag on the floor, then pulled out my phone to message Scarlett.

You at the base?

Scarlett: Yeah, in my room

Okay, I'm coming

After sending that text, I make my way to Scarlett so we can have a serious talk. Once I arrive, I knock on her door, waiting for her to open the door. The door opens and Scarlett and I share awkward silence as I walk in.

"So.." Scarlett starts, "Are you here to have that conversation?"

I nod, "Do you want to talk about you first?" I ask

She thinks about it for a minute then says, "Sure."

"So we have always been inseparable. Eventually, we got bored and were searching for some exciting adventure. So we joined this gang hoping it's what we were looking for. It was. We worked hard and got to the ranks we're at right now. But as you now know, I'm a lesbian, and she doesn't support that, so I've always kept it a secret from her and this gang. One night, I brought a girl back to my room. Things were getting hot and heavy, and then Ivy walked in and saw us. I can never get the look on her face out of my brain. It was at that moment, I regretted doing what I did. I should've locked the door. Not long after, I got up and chased her down the hall to explain. She wouldn't hear me out, all she said was that she would keep my secret safe because she doesn't want me dead. Since that night we have been avoiding each other."

She finished and looked at me with a sad face. I took a deep breath, "Wow, I am.. I'm so sorry Scar. I had no idea."

She shrugs, "You didn't know, it's okay, I just hope things will work out eventually," she smiles sadly.

"I'm sure it will," I say while putting my hand on hers in a friendly way.

She smiles then asks, "What about you? What's your story?"

"Well," I begin, "As you now know, I'm gay. My parents are super homophobic and kicked me out when they found out. I was in another gang who actually accepted me for who I am. I guess Grim Reaper has been keeping an eye on me and wanted me to be an underboss in his gang. My old boss thought it was a great idea but he did warn me that this gang was homophobic. I knew the risks of joining, but I needed the money. For myself and my sister. I promised her I would protect her. So I'd send her money or things she needed."

She nodded as she took it all in, "Well then you and I have to stick together," she nudged me with her elbow.

"Yeah I guess so," I smiled

I thanked her for the talk and went back to my room for a good night's sleep. At least I got someone here to count on.