Chapter 11 (1/1)

It had been a tiring night, especially for Lay and Rae. "Well, they want us to meet again tomorrow." Rae said glumly. The event was ending and the mansion was clearing out quickly. Their parents had insisted on the two "lovebirds" to go out on a date after school. Rae had tried telling her mom that it was finals week and it was imperative that she studied as much as she could, but her mother knew her too well. Rae was a smart child and didn't need to be like the rest of the students pulling all nighters. "Yeah..um, I guess I'll come by your school when you're finished.", Lay said awkwardly. They said goodbye and he left quickly with his family. "So you're going to see him tomorrow right?", Rae's mother persisted. "Yes yes. After school.", Rae answered, annoyed at her mother for the whole marriage ordeal."Oh good, where will you two be going?", she asked in an anticipating tone."To a strip joint. Maybe drink a little to loosen up.", Rae replied sarcastically."Thats nice- Wait excuse me young lady?!!!", her mother's hand shot up to her chest and leaned back. "Kidding. I don't know yet. We'll see.", Rae said and trudged upstairs to her bedroom. Her heels were killing her and she was about to collapse from lack of air in her lungs. The dress was wrapped so tightly on her that she could barely breath. Tearing it from her body, without bothering to change, she plopped onto her bed and drifted off to sleep. The next day at school had gone by faster than Rae would've liked. She didn't want to go on the stupid date with Lay. Although he was a nice guy, she didn't much about him and didn't intend to. "Study sesh at ShiYo?", Miri piped up as they walked out of the building."Can't. I've got this...thing.", Rae finished lamely. "I'll head on over later tonight though?""Perfect. There's a hunt if you can make it by 8.", L.E informed the group. "What is it this time?", Ty asked. "Any slutty girls involved?""No, Ty.", L.E responded, rolling his eyes at Ty's pervertedness. "I overheard one of the jocks at our school. Him and a bunch of his jerk friends are going to date rape her. Stupid kids these days.", L.E muttered the last sentence, glaring at the younger students. He couldn't stand it when teens acted like this. Didn't they know better? "Okay, who and where?", Rae asked, pulling out her phone to type it in. When L.E was finished telling them the details, they parted ways while Rae stayed behind, waiting for Lay. "Rae!", she heard a voice call her name behind her. She turned around, expecting to see Lay, but found Luhan. "Luhan!", she said and run up to him for a hug. "What are you doing here?""You have to get used to it? Can't your boyfriend come see you whenever he wants to?", Luhan answered with a laugh."Oh..err..actually I have something to do today. Can we do tomorrow?", Rae asked nervously. She wasn't ready to tell Luhan about Lay yet. It's not like she would have to because it was a small issue that didn't matter. She thought it was best to not share the information and just let it end without it being noticed. Luhan had a disappointed look on his face but brightened up when Rae told him she'd promise to watch a movie with him tomorrow night. He agreed and left the school just when Lay's car pulled up. He had missed him by just a second and Rae sighed in relief."Hop in.", Lay said, opening the door from the inside for her. She climbed into the black Rolls Royce and they drove off."Where are we going?", Rae asked shyly."Let's go watch a movie.", Lay replied without looking at her. He didn't want to go through the awkward small talk and decided it was best to go to the movie theater where they didn't do anything, but look at the screen. Rae had the same thoughts and agreed with a firm nod. When they arrived at the theater, the driver opened the door for them and they entered the building. "Hmm..Batman?", Lay asked, staring at the movie ticket screen. Rae had actually wanted to see it because she loved action movies and was a fan of the iconic hero. "Sure.", she answered enthusiastically. Lay bought the tickets and they went inside the movie room. They watched the movie without another word until it was 7:40 and Rae remembered about the hunt at 8:00. She leaned over to Lay and whispered her apologies without explaining and left. He sat there, taken aback and concerned at why Rae had left him alone during the movie. He shrugged and continued to watch until it was finished. Rae decided it was too far to run so she caught a cab and gave him the address to ShiYo. She arrived within ten minutes and hurried to the front foor where the rest were already standing outside. "You made it.", Miri announced as Rae panted towards them. "Where were you?""Oh,,just some family stuff.", Rae said, not really lying since it was kind of true. "Okay, let's get going. We'll take one car.", L.E said and they piled into the black SUV which was darkly tinted. Jin and L.E sat in the front, Rae and Ty sat in the middle, and Miri and Daze sat in the back. They arrived at a sketchy playground that was deserted and quiet."Wow..this was the setting of their master plan? The playground?", Ty scoffed. "Shh..I hear a car coming.", Daze whispered. Sure enough, a car pulled into the parking lot, not noticing the black SUV that was parked back into a nearby forest. Two teenage boys climbed out of the car, towing along a young freshman who was crying and screaming. "Shut up before I smack you across the face!", one of the burly guys shouted at her. She whimpered and didn't dare to fight off their tight grips. "Let's go before they do anything.", Rae suggested and they all agreed at once. They got out of the car and walked towards the boys and poor girl. "'Hey.", Jin said and just as one of  the guys turned around, he punched him square in the face. When the second guy attempted to make an attack on Ty, he swiftly moved to one side, without lifing a finger, causing the guy to stumble foward."Tsk, tsk, tsk, you idiots never know when to stop.", Ty said with a sly grin on his face. Without wasting a second, Rae and Miri ran over to the girl lying on the floor and helped her up. She was shaking and crying. When she looked up, her face was full of gratitude and relief. Rae smiled reassuringly at the girl and led her away from the fight to the car. They climbed in together and Rae carefully asked if she was hurt. The young girl only shook her head and looked down. Daze had gotten a blanket and covered the girl's shaking body, who only had her school uniform on in the cold weather.When the guys were finished disciplining the other boys who had ran off after a lecture from L.E, they hopped into the car with cheerful expressions. L.E turned to the girl who was not crying anymore and assured her that nothing like this would happen again. She smiled in relief and thanked all of them. After dropping her off at her house, L.E offered to bring everyone else home. They were all tired from school plus the drama that happened today and couldn't wait to get home. Rae was the last person L.E dropped off and she told him he could use some sleep. He looked like a zombie and she was worried about him."Don't worry. I'll take care of myself.", L.E smiled, knowing what she was thinking. They waved goodbye and L.E sped back home. When Rae approached her home, she was surprised to find a person standing there, assumingly waiting for her return.