“Elena!” Raphael yelled shaking her awake. She was lifeless.Ajax. That was the first person on his mind. He quickly rummaged in his pocket searching for his phone but he couldn’t find it.His eyes went back to Elena. Seeing her in such state reminded him of his dad and it made his heart break.“Ele.. na…” his voice broke. He noticed a light blink through her pockets.He frantically rummaged through it. It was her phone. She had just received a text from a certain knight that had a lot of love and cute face emojis attached to it.It wouldn’t take a genius to know that it was Ajax. He tapped on the message but it asked for Face ID instead.His eyes flickered to her. He rushed to her side and with his fingers, he lifted her eyes to show her eyeballs and immediately it unlocked.“Where are you?” The text said. It was definitely Ajax so he called back, using the FaceTime audio.The other person at the end of the line answered at the first ring. “Elena…” the voice said.Raphael recognized
“Hey man. Have you checked out that stuff you grabbed from your parents labs yet?” Raphael asked changing the topic.The air became tense as two pairs of eyes were fixed on him.He sighed. “Yeah I have.”***After the ‘night of horror’, Ajax had never really had the chance to check out the object he snatched from his parents labs.One faithful hot afternoon, he had returned to his dorm to see a note from Raph, telling him that he would not be around till evening as he had gone out with his girl.Ajax thanked his stars and quickly fished out the object from the hiding spot.It was a microphone thingy. He didn’t know the name, but he knew what it was.Whenever scientist were carrying out experiments, they usually used it to record their experiments.He pressed the play button and the sound of his mother’s voice coming from it made his heart swell and tighten at the same time.It was a bittersweet feeling. It was a new feeling he could not quite describe.“Preliminary report. Device 7001
“Wow…” Ajax mumbled under his breath. “What exactly did they run here?” Ajax asked, his gaze shifting to Nicholas.Nicholas shrugged. “Find out and see. Check it out yourself.”Ajax nodded and walked in. A very familiar object that sat under a table caught his eyes. It was the ball he used to play with when he was younger. A smile graced his lips. He felt a warmth spread through his chest.A wrapper of his favorite candy too was there. He wondered how long it had been there.“My team and I found out about this place and their fraudulent activities few months after they had begun.” Nicholas said.“How come this went on for months and even you, Nicholas with a shrewd eyes didn’t find out.” Ajax asked.“Well…. All I can say is that your parents are really good at their game.” Nicholas said with a shrug. Ajax watched Ada his lips tilted upwards in a teasing smile. “You think I have a shrewd eyesight… aw”Ajax rolled his eyes at him.“You can visit whenever you want. I think you would lo
What did you do Nathaniel?” Ajax spat. He spat it with so much disgust as though it was a bitter thing in his mouth. Nate stiffened and was visibly shocked by the way Ajax addressed him. “Don’t. Ever. Call. Me. That. Again.” He said taking a threatening step to Ajax at each word.“Oh please. What are you going to do?” Ajax asked rolling his eyes. “Fall unconscious when I throw a punch in your face?” A smirk graced Ajax’s face as he watched Nate’s face morph into a scowl.“Now if you would excuse me, I got to go back to my girl and my bro.” Ajax said turning around. “My girl.” He repeated, placing more emphasis on the word ‘MY.’“In whatever you do, do not trust Nicholas.” Nate called out to him.Ajax stopped but did not turn around.“I know you are beginning to have your own doubts about trusting him, so this is me confirming them. Do not trust him.” Nate said further.Nate’s voice had a tone in it that made Ajax feel like he was saying the truth.Ajax turned to face him. “You know
“He what!” Elena exclaimed.“Yeah.” Ajax said and went to his bed and sat down.“You are not considering going. Are you?”Ajax’s silence gave her the answer.“Oh Christ!” She sighed exasperated. “You really are going!”“Calm down.” Ajax muttered. “It is going to be fine. I just need answers.”“Answers? You already got the lab to yourself! Why do you need to see that psychotic bastard?” She paused and stared at him pointedly. “Except there is something you are not telling us.”Ajax rolled his eyes. “I’m not hiding any thing from you. Oh come on.” Ajax sighed heavily. “Fine. I am not going to see him.”Raphael was just sitting at his corner watching the two of them banter.“Well…..” Raphael cut in, interrupting their banter. “You have to tell Nicholas that the lab is not just limited to you. If you go in, Team REA goes with you.”“Yeah.” Elena said siding him.Ajax ran his hands through his hair in exasperation for the umpteenth time. He was sure his mop hair had gotten more moppier if
“We probably might not be chosen to be part of the ball you know.” Raphael mumbled to himself but Ajax heard him.“We heard that!” Ajax responded. “I do hope we do not get accepted because I just want go to my dorm and probably stop by my house back at my home town and rest.” Ajax said, waiting to hear Elena’s spiteful reply.“Why are you quiet?” Ajax called out. He was straightening out the next suit he had just worn. “Okay fine. I hope we do get accepted.” He rolled his eyes.He pushed the door open to show Elena the suit but was surprised when he met an empty seat.“Of course she would ditch us.” He mumbled to himself. The sound of Raphael’s door opening made him turn around.Raphael was wearing a black tux with a white shirt. The tux had a black bow tie which was tied up neatly. His jacket fit perfectly on his body. The color and the quality of the material used was looking exotic and exquisite. He looked really handsome.He looked so fine that Ajax couldn't help but stare for a m
Elena spotted him too. “Oh. I don’t know. I didn’t know he was going to be here.”“Elena. Who is Alex?” Ajax finally said, spitting out the burning question in his mind.“He was my first boyfriend and the cause of my first heart break.”Ajax nodded. “So he is not a threat?”Elena could not help but smile. “I love jealous Ajax. You are so cute when jealous. And nope. He is not a threat. I just went to say hi to him when I saw him at the mall earlier this evening.”Ajax heaved a sigh of relief and placed a kiss on her forehead. “I love you Elena and I don’t ever want another man to take you away from me.”She chuckled staring deep into his eyes. “I love you Ajax. And I will be here with you always. No one is taking me away.”“Always?”“Always.”“Oh it’s the love birds again. Hi, Elena.” A deep familiar masculine voice sounded close to them.The two broke their stare and turned to the intruder. It was Alex.He stretched his hands forward for a handshake.Ajax just stared at it with an ex
Raphael had just spotted Elena at a dark corner. Her white sparkling dress was what drew his attention.He approached her. He squinted and noticed that there was someone standing in the dark corner with her. “Elena? ” he called, surprised. She turned around and saw him, but she quickly looked away. Raphael saw tears in her eyes. They twinkled, reflecting light.Raphael looked to the person she was with and he immediately recognized him as Alex. Elena’s ex.It was then he saw the compromising position they were. Elena was leaning against a wall, Alex holding her hands and caressing her waist while their bodies were pressed together from behind.Alex released an exasperated sigh when he saw Raphael approaching them."What is going-" Raphael was saying but before he could finish his sentence, Elena pushed herself off Alex's body and disappeared in a blur.The action made him short of words.“-on here?” He finally said, completing his sentence.“And she also has a system.” Alex mumbled