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|| 𝕰𝖕𝖎𝖘𝖔𝖉𝖊 23: 𝕽𝖚𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖘 ||

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𝐍𝐘𝐗 𝐆𝐎𝐓 𝐎𝐅𝐅 the bike after Zion did. As much as she enjoyed the feeling of the cold air against her cheeks, the end result questioned whether it was actually worth it since Nyx was left with messy hair. Something she despised the most.

But after countless rides, she had learned to carry a comb with her always in her purse. Nyx combed her hair and ran her hand through them in order to set them up a bit. Thankfully, they regained their original look as she saw on the bike's side-view mirrors. Her lipstick was intact and she looked like the Goddess she is.

"You look gorgeous, sunshine. Now stop fussing about is and let's go." Zion interrupts her. She pouts but follows him.

"You have the ability to compliment and humiliate the person in the same sentence, Zion," she replies. Zion opens the door for her to walk in, being the gentleman he is. He might fit in every definition of a bad boy - he was devilishly handsome, arrogant yet smart, a troublemaker in every aspect, and cared for a few. He listened to his head more than his heart but when it came to Ryan and Lessie, logic was thrown out of the roof. They ruled his heart.

Kindness wasn't something he excelled at. The world has been tough on him and sometimes he wished to give up. But then, he remembered that he had to prove all those fuckers around him wrong - that he can actually be successful in life. He wanted to live for himself, Ryan and Lessie.

"What can I say, I am a man of many talents, sunshine," he replies with a cocky smile on his face.

Nyx rolls her eyes at his display of overconfidence, but she was quite used to this behavior of him by now. It was comforting how they were similar to each other in some ways - that's what made them strong because they understood each other more than anyone else could.

When they walked through the halls of college, they got the usual stares and whispers but there was something about the fingers being pointed at Zion that made Nyx irritated. They were used to this attention, in fact, Zion was avoiding all of the eyes on them but Nyx knew that something was terribly wrong.

And when her eyes landed on the bitch standing in front of her with those so-called minions of hers, she knew that the idiot has again tried to pull something off. Can't they have a normal day in college for once? They are here to study and not play some game.

Clara stood with her new flavor of the month by her side, near the entrance of their classroom. It was as if they were waiting for them. Some random group of people surrounded them but by the look of it, they looked like a fucking gang.

Nyx ignored them as she faced the classroom's door and opened it.

"How is your brother, Zion? Still in a coma?" Nyx heard Clara say.

That was enough to stop her in the tracks. She knew then and there what the hell was going on. Targeting Nyx by hurting Zion was surely a low blow.

"None of your fucking business, slut. Now get off my way. Don't you have any dick to suck?" Zion replies back and Nyx lets out a chuckle. Zion didn't take crap from anyone and that's what she loved about him.

"Aww.... Did I hit a soft spot? With the way you are behaving, I am sure that your parents will be so disappointed in you." Clara replies, a vicious smirk forming on her face.

"How could they, though? They are dead, after all. Looks like the bad boy can't protect everyone." Clara's flavor of the month said.

"Yeah! He acts all tough and all but, in fact, he is just a pussy. All alone in this world. What are you without Celeste, han? You hide behind a woman, Noah." another guy says.

Nyx knew that these guys have written their death certificated by saying all these nasty things. Nyx wasn't aware of the rumors Clara had spread but she was sure that none of them were good. Or true for the matter.

She saw as Zion clenched his fists and glared at the gang. He said nothing. Nyx wanted to interrupt but this was his fight. She turned to Zion, placing her hand on his shoulder to calm him down.

"You are not what they say. You are the strongest person I know, remember that," she whispered in his ears.

Zion looked at her, his rage-filled eyes softening at her words. Zion hated being called a coward. Nyx was very well aware that Zion had insecurity when it comes to the matter of the people he loved. She didn't know why he wanted so hard to prove his worth when he already had.

"See? He needs a girl to fight his battles! He is a damn pussy!" Clara exclaims.

"Don't do anything to them," Zion said.

He wanted to punch them so badly. They had dared to question his worth and thrown the topic of his family - the two things he didn't tolerate at all. But he had promised himself that he wouldn't let those words get to him and get through college without any troubles. Any record of violence can ruin his chances of getting a decent job and he wasn't having it.

Nyx nodded at Zion's decision, knowing it was time for them to take their leave. Clara and her minions would not get away with this, though. Not on Nyx's watch.

You hurt Zion, then you hurt Nyx.

She walked towards Clara with a predatory look in her eyes. Even Clara flinched at the sight of hate dancing in Nyx's eyes and her minions gulped down on realizing who they have messed with. It was as if they knew that their doom was near.

"You are going to regret that so much, Clara." Nyx whispers in Clara's ears as she pulls away and walks back to Zion.

Tonight's party got a whole lot of interesting.

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