"Where is she!" Tiana screamed the house down in search of her daughter."Ma'am, is everything okay?" Scarlet, their housekeeper of over ten years, hurried from the kitchen, to answer Tiana."Where is Rhonda? Where is she!" "I'm here mum. Why the screams?" Rhonda asked, coming down the stairs."Why the screams?" She raised her head, her voice filled with anger. "I'm just coming from my visit to Nathan Luxe. Imagine my surprise when I found out he was ready to be discharged, but couldn't leave because his son was brought in a state of emergency.""Okay? What does any of that have to do with me?" She said, walking over to her mother."Don't get silly with me Rhonda. Kingston told me it wasn't thugs that attacked him. He said your swine of an ex did that to him, and you stood there encouraging him to hit!" “How could you do that Rhonda? How could you!""Enough mum! If you knew what Kingston said to me, you wouldn't be feeling sorry for him.""What could he have possibly said t
"Was it someone you knew ---" Tobias' voice trailed when he raised his head and saw Cleo, instead of Elijah he had expected."Finally, I see you in person." She threw a wink and walked over to the table where the meal had been served."Your bags are in a room upstairs in case you're wondering," Elijah said, walking in on Tobias with his mouth wide open."She's so hot!" Snow said, half his mouth occupied by a bone."You won't be the first, or last to say that, Doggy." She turned her face, throwing him a wink.The bone fell off his mouth, as his tail wagged with excitement. "Finally! Another person who can hear me." He said in jubilation."Wait, I thought you asked me not to call you Doggy?" Elijah said, sitting beside Cleo."What? Me? When did I ever say that?" "Leave the dog alone Elijah. He's so cute." Cleo smiled."You heard that Elijah? I'm so cute." He raised his paws to prove just how cute he was.Elijah rolled his eyes and faced forward. He blinked in surprise when he
The loud voices coming from the living room to Elijah's room woke him up. He almost smothered himself with a pillow, regretting why he invited so many people to his house. It was just Cleo and Tobias. Three if you counted Snow. Still, it felt like he was living in a barrack with all that noise.Dragging himself out of bed, he proceeded into the bathroom for a quick shower. By the time he stepped out, his headache had drastically reduced. He walked over to his closet with his towel tied securely around his waist. Suddenly, his door pushed open, and Cleo in a robe came in. "Rise and shine Angel!" She said in a singsong voice, holding two mugs in her hand."What are you doing barging into my room, just like that!" He howled in annoyance.She whistled, giving him a quick once over. "This is quite the sight?" She said, throwing him a wink."I'm not in the mood Cleo. It's too early for your shenanigans." He hissed, turning his back to her."Well, you better snap out of that fowl mo
Elijah comes out of his room to see both Cleo and Tobias waiting for him. "Wait, you were serious about driving you?" He asked, his face already squeezing into a frown."Let's go Elijah." Cleo walked away, ignoring his question.His face scrunched as he watched her leave, but when he turned to Tobias, the clown had a dazed expression on his face."Get a hold of yourself, man!" He shook his head."I know right? I'm not even that thirsty." Snow said, appearing from nowhere."Man, she's so hot!" Tobias said."You know what else is hot? My fist if you don't keep it moving." Elijah hissed and stormed out."Why's he always in a foul mood?" Tobias muttered, following after him."Maybe it's because someone, read Winnie Carter is being hard on him." Snow wags his tail, returning to where he came from."Quantum City is so much brighter than Tokyo." Cleo sighed, reclining into the backseat chair."Right?" Elijah said from the wheel."Yeah. There's such a dark cloud hovering in Tokyo. Per
"You're a good man Howie," Elijah said as the big man led him towards Kingston's room. "You even saved your friend from a beating. How kind of you." He stetched his hands to pat the man's shoulder, but he flinched in fright."What? I'm not going to hurt you. We're friends now right?" He raised a quizzical brow."Su--re." He stuttered."Good. I'll take it from here." He said, offering him a genuine smile.He had barely completed his words when Howie turned around, and hurried away. He chuckled at the sight the giant of a man presented, running from someone who was considerably smaller than him. Suddenly, he felt a little bit of pity for him. His eyes went to his boots and he shrugged. "Didn't think you were that hard to be honest."But when his eyes returned to the door that separated him from the person he truly wanted to hurt, it darkened. "Bastard." He cursed silently, pushing it open."Dr Hill? Is that you?" Kingston straightened into a sitting position. He was ready t
"Hey Kingston, are you awake?" Elijah turned to Kingston who groaned in pain on the bed. Walking over to him, he reached out to cover his mouth but suddenly paused."Fuck it." He muttered.Kingston tried to speak, but the only thing that came out of his mouth was silent air. He fell, with his back to the bed, and his hands on his aching stomach. Tears rushed down his face, from not only the physical pain but the shame he felt.Confidently, Elijah walked to the door and pulled it open. "Elijah?" Dr Hill's brow furrowed as he stared at him."I was just leaving." He said, and walked past him."Wait, Eli---"He stopped when he spotted Kingston writhing in pain from the corner of his eyes. "Oh shit!" He sighed, rushing over to his side.Elijah walked straight past the guards who were all gathered together, as opposed to earlier, when they were spread apart. He caught Howie's eyes, and the big man quickly put his head down. Elijah chuckled, waving him goodbye.Back in the lobby, he
By the time Elijah arrived at the laboratory, he was completely exhausted. Between kicking Kingston's ass, and that torturous conversation with Colin, he was ready to call it a day. But as his car rolled into the compound, his eyes caught the van in front of him.Two men in uniforms that looked very much like police uniforms stood side by side, observing the warehouse. They acted like they had not just heard the sound of his car."Not another problem please." He sighed, alighting from his car.The moment his legs dropped to the ground, both officers were by his side. "Good evening son. I'm Officer Melbourne." The older one who looked just happy to be there stretched out his hand.The younger one eyes him and pushes his hands away. "Whatchu doing here Mr?""Elijah." He said."You didn't answer my question." He continued, his chest puffed out."Don't be rude." The nice officer Melbourne said under his breath, but his words fell on deaf ears."I'm here to check out the warehous
"erhmmm--- No, not really." Jack stuttered."It's just standard procedure," Melbourne explained."Oh, I understand you. The warehouse has been abandoned for quite a while right? Considering the area it's located too. Trust me," She allowed her fingers to settle on Jack's sleeve. The cop's naked eye shone with delight. "My husband and I have wanted to sell it for quite some time now. But we had to leave the city for a while. You know how business goes. Right honey?" With her hands still on Jack's sleeve, she moved her head towards Tobias.Elijah was well and truly entertained. Now he knew what an excellent actress Cleo was, his life was about to become ten times easier."Yes, love. We're going to sell now." He said, the enthusiasm in his voice not matching his eyes as he stared at Cleo's hands on Jack."So can we please leave now officer?" She pouted, and with her free hands, twisted a lock of her hair as she bounced from toe to toe."I think ----""Yes, you can. You can go any