His Cousin (Bazamalam x OC)

6

"I don't need your help, shut up." Charlotte hissed as she walked silently forward, holding her pistol in front of her. Baz walked closely behind, swinging his arms around childishly.

"You could alert anyone that's here, you wanna be any louder?" She whisper-shouted, trying to hold back a laugh at his childish behaviour.

"Aw come on Charlotte. There's no one here," he whined, opening a door loudly, "see?"

He was wrong. Very wrong, for in that very room there was a group of about 4 grown men. They looked around the same age as Baz and Charlotte, but they had bad intentions, and those intentions only got worse when they saw Charlotte.

"Hey cutie," The guy who seemed to be the leader of the pack spoke up, walking a little closer, "how you doin'?"

"Hey!" Baz yelled defensively, walking in front of Charlotte, "Don't talk to my girlfriend like that!"

Charlotte looked up at Baz. Girlfriend?

"Oh so this is your girlfriend huh? Prove it. Kiss her." One of the other men stepped forward. This one looked like he hadn't showered for a month. His hair was greasy and sticking in all directions, and there were brown, red and tan splotches all over his skin.

Baz wasted no time at all, instantly putting his hand around Charlotte's waist and leaning in. She hesitated for a moment but had no choice, pressing her lips against his for a few moments.

Her lips were so soft... so comforting. He felt as if all weight on his shoulders had been lifted off.  Baz wanted this moment to last forever, but unfortunately for him, Charlotte pulled away quickly, leaving him wanting more.

"Is that convincing enough?" She snapped.

"Alright..." the leader crossed his arms and nodded, "but you're still coming with us."

"He can treat you so much better, baby. Your boyfriend looks wimpy." One of the other men spoke up again, making Charlotte roll her eyes.

In a fit of rage, Charlotte shoved the leader up against the wall, her forearm against his throat. He looked shocked at her sudden movement, in addition to being scared at the gun pointed at his head.

"Get. The fuck. Out of here." Charlotte growled, her eyes going dark.

"Oh you've got fire. I like fire." The man smirks, trying his best not to show fear.

Sick and tired of this whole situation, Charlotte calmly removed her gun from his head and turned it towards one of the other men, shooting his leg. He let out a yelp, and they all scrambled to help him.

"I'll say it again!" Charlotte yelled, "Get the fuck out of here!"

The leader glared at her, but reluctantly gave up when he saw the determination in her eyes. She was mad, and there was nothing he could do, he was overpowered and trapped. He had no choice. Shooting Baz a dirty look, he jerked his head to the side to signal to the other guys a message to leave.

"We'll get you eventually." He muttered on his way out, slamming the door behind him.

Charlotte let out a grunt of frustration as Baz let out a sigh of relief. That could have turned sour quickly, if it wasn't for Charlotte and her quick thinking.

"That was close!" He laughed, trying to ease the tension in the room.

"Shut the fuck up."

"What?" He whined, "What did I do?"

"Dickhead." Charlotte mumbled, grabbing things off shelves and shoving them into her bag to hide the red tint on her cheeks. The kiss with Baz made her feel weird. Was it a good weird though? She felt... butterflies.

Baz caught a glimpse of that redness as she turned into another aisle and grinned.

"Just admit it, you loved the kiss." He smirked.

Charlotte emerged from the aisle and shoved one of the bags into his arms, causing him to stumble back and let out a small 'oof'.

"Just put the stuff in the ute." She growled through her gritted teeth. Baz winked at her and turned, walking towards the door that they came through.

~~back at the ranch~~

"Excuse me, WHAT?" Rhys yelled after hearing what happened at the store. Ryan winced, not liking the view of seeing his cousin and best friend being yelled at by another friend.

Lewis was terrified. He had never seen Rhys yell like this before, and he pushed himself back into the wall that he was originally leaning on. Will, on the other hand, was enjoying the show, and found it funny to see how angry Rhys was.

Charlotte rolled her eyes, unbothered by his booming voice.

"It was fine! I had the situation under control! Isn't this why you sent me out on a mission on the first place? To see how well it goes?" She snapped back, not backing down from the argument.

"I didn't realise that would include you almost being kidnapped! They said they would be back for you!" Rhys ran a hand through his hair, still trying to process the situation.

"But I wasn't kidnapped! I was fine! I took on four guys and they were all scared of me!"

"I'm sorry, there were FOUR?" Rhys looked down at her, his expression furious.

"Oh.. shit. You didn't know that did you? I thought Baz told you."

"Right. From now on, you're not allowed to leave this house. You will stay here, one of us will be accompanying you at all times. We need to protect you." Rhys stated, making sure everyone in the room heard.

"Excuse me?" Charlotte yelled, standing up from where she was sitting. Baz stepped forward and put a hand on her shoulder to stop her from moving forward towards Rhys. She grimaced and shoved his hand off.

"You heard me!" Rhys yelled and walked off. Charlotte stood still for a few moments, shaking from anger.

"Charlotte.." Baz tried to put his hand on her shoulder again, but he was cut off.

"DON'T.. touch me. I can fend for myself. I survived two fucking years by myself! And what changed? Nothing! Why is it now that I'm living with five guys I'M the one treated like a baby? When I'M the one who beat ALL of you in those stupid tests that Rhys made up?"

"He's just trying to protect you, love." Will said softly, "We don't want to lose anyone."

"I don't need protection from any of you. I can protect myself." Charlotte stormed off to her room and slammed the door.

Guess who just uploaded for the first time in 6 months! Me!!!

Seriously though, sorry for the delay lol. It's been hectic. I hope you enjoy :)