A and H

"You are an absolutely stunning, murderous little creature"

Kingsley's POV

I'd been looking over my shoulder all day
Who would send me a text like that?
Who would try and scare me like that?

"Hey Kins" Tommy smiled as he passed me in the hall
"Hey, have you heard from Kade at all today?" I asked
He shook his head, stopping beside my locker
"He's... sick today" he said simply.

"He's sick? I thought he was busy with his family?" I asked slightly worried
He was sick?
"Oh, uh- he just... told me he was sick" he shrugged, before leaving.

Oh.
I pulled my phone out again, sending him another text to check if he was okay.
Maybe I should take him some food or something. Anything to help him get better
But on the other hand he hadn't replied to any of my messages. So maybe he wanted to be left alone.

"Ready?" Alex asked, coming up behind me, making me nearly jump out of my skin
"Yeah, yeah I'm ready" I said, closing my locker
"Why are you so jittery today?" She chuckled
"I just, sorry I just feel a bit... on edge today I guess" I brushed off, walking along side her.

Kade's POV

"Thanks son" dad said, sitting down in his office chair with a sigh
"It's alright dad, he spoke in the end didn't he?" I shrugged, wiping the blood off my knuckles.

"Well... it's already 1, there's not much point in you going in today" dad said, I wasn't paying much attention though, I was looking through my messages
It was the first chance I had to look at my phone all day.

Kingsley
- Morning, the walk was a little weird this morning, I miss getting a ride with you

- Saw Tommy earlier, he said you were sick? I hope you're alright

- I was thinking maybe I could bring you something to help you feel better, no worries if you're busy

God she's so perfect.
Why did Tommy tell her I was sick though?
Fuck sake.
Now I'd have to lie to her even more.

"Are you even listening?" Dad said, cutting me out of my thoughts
Shit
"What?" I asked
He sighed
"What's so important on your phone that you're ignoring business?" He asked.

I quickly finished my reply to Kins, putting my phone back in my pocket
"Nothing" I dismissed.
"Don't lie to me son, I know that face. It's the face I had when I first met your mom" he said.

I sighed
"What were you saying?" I asked, trying to sway the conversation
"Who is she?" He asked
Fuck
"No one" I said. What a lie. She was everything

"Who is she?" He asked again, leaning back in his chair and crossing his arms, staring at me
"Fine. Kingsley Hadley" I said
"Hadley. Related to Grant Hadley?" He asked
"His daughter" I said begrudgingly.

He chuckled
"Don't think you'll stand a chance there then I'm afraid" he said
"I don't know, I'm making progress I think" I shrugged
Can't he just get back to the point?

"Well, either way, be wary, Grant Hadley's a fucking nut job when he wants to be" he said, grabbing some papers off the desk
Great. A psycho for a father in law

"And Dmitri Petrov isn't? I think you should concentrate on the guys that will actually kill you dad. Most Grant will do is keep me away from her. And I won't let that happen" I said
She is the perfect girl
She's been the girl on my mind for years.

He laughed again
"Alright alright"

Kingsley's POV

"So, where's lover boy?" Alex asked, picking at her fries
Maria was too busy in drama club and Aubrey had a cheer leaders meeting. One Alex was blowing off.

"Sick. Apparently" I said
"Apparently? Ooh, he lying already?" She asked
"What? No, why would you assume that?" I asked
She shrugged
"You give it enough time and they all start lying" she said.

"Well what about your little one night stand? She started lying to you yet?" I asked
"Athena? No, it's actually going pretty well. I'm seeing her again on Friday" she said
I was glad for her
It was rare for Alex to find someone she actually liked and connected with.

"What are you doing?" I asked
"Going to that new club, down in the town by the beach" she said
"I hope you have fun, you never know, she could be the one" I said happily
"Yeah yeah, you stick to your 'sick' boyfriend and I'll stick to my 'one night stand'" she giggled.

He was sick. Tommy wouldn't lie
And Kade wouldn't have a day off for no reason
And just as that thought entered my head
"He's not my boyfriend" I mumbled simply
My phone buzzed

Kade
Sorry, been in and out of sleep all day, not feeling too good, but I miss you

So I text him back, telling him how I hope he felt better soon, and that I could drop by on my way home from school to see him.

To which he replied immediately with yes.

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The walk to Kade's house wasn't too bad, he didn't live far from school
And when I did eventually get there, a man who I assumed was his dad was getting out of a car
Before he looked at me.

"Can I help you?" He asked nicely
I had stopped in my tracks
"Yes, sorry, I was... here to see Kade?" I asked
He looked at me for a moment
"You wouldn't happen to be Kingsley Hadley would you?" He asked, I nodded.

"Ah, I think he's expecting you" he chuckled, walking towards the door
"Surprised he's let anyone round... with how sick he is" he said, letting me in, closing the door behind me
"Yes, I do apologise, I just wanted to bring him some soup, to help him get better" I explained.

"He's upstairs, 4th door on the left" he said, I nodded with a smile, beginning my way up the steps
"Oh and Kingsley?" He called out, stopping me once more
"Tell your father, Grant, that I pass on my regards" he said with a grin.

"Sure" I said, he knew my dad?
I made my way upstairs, knocking on Kade's door
"What?" He called out
I opened it ever so slowly
"Hey" I said.

"Kingsley" he said, seemingly surprised to see me, getting up from his bed
"No, no, lay down, you're ill" I said, going to him
I sat beside him, on the edge of the bed.

"How are you doing? Have you been in bed all day?" I asked worriedly
"Uh, yeah, it's alright I'll be okay" he said, sitting up in bed.

I looked down for a moment
"I brought you some soup" I said
"Thanks" he said, taking the tub from me
"What happened to your hands?" I asked, they were all bruised and red
"Oh, I was uh... boxing yesterday when I got home" he dismissed.

Did he think I was stupid?
"Don't lie to me Kade" I said simply
"I'm not" he said
"You don't get knuckles like that from boxing, how did you get them?" I asked
"It doesn't matter, what matters is you're here" he said, grabbing hold of my hand.

But it wasn't. That's not what mattered right now in this moment.
What mattered were the bruises that regularly appeared on his hands
"Kade" I said, standing up
"I won't be lied to, I don't want to do this if you're going to keep things from me" I said, turning around and heading for the door.

"No, Kingsley wait, alright stop" he said, jumping up and appearing in front of me, taking my face in his hands and stopping me
"I'm not keeping things from you, I just don't want to scare you away okay?" He said
I looked at him. Really looked at him

His tone, his stance. He... he didn't look ill at all
"Are you even sick?" I asked
"I..." he faltered
"Oh my go-"
I tried to leave again, but he wouldn't let me past

"Kingsley" he said
"Kade. Why are you lying to me? What's going on with you?" I asked
"I... it's not what you think" he said. I waited
For an actual response
Only to be met with silence
So I pushed past him. And left.

I don't get it. I thought he was a nice guy, but he's always had busted knuckles.
I thought by now he would have stopped, that he would have grown up.
But that's not what worried me
What worried me was that he'd not got into a school fight in weeks.

So where was he fighting?
Who was he fighting?

Kade's POV

Fuck
How am I supposed to explain this away? How was I supposed to feign being sick?
Why can't I just have a normal fucking life?
So I can be with my girl?

"Kade?" Addy called out, pushing my door open
"Yeah?" I asked
"Can you keep the story going? You haven't told me anything in ages" She whined.

I sighed, watching her climb into the bed and sit beside
"Well it's not going too great actually" I said
"Why?" She asked confused
"Because I think the knight may have annoyed the princess" I said.

"Oh. Well can't he just say sorry and she'll forgive him?" She asked hopefully
"Afraid not Adds, she's really annoyed at him" I emphasised
"Hmm, maybe he can slay a dragon then. That's what all the knight do to win the princesses over" She shrugged.

"Yeah, maybe I- he'll just have to slay a few dragons of hers" I thought out loud

Kingsley's POV

When I eventually got home from the long walk, I was met with silence
Neither of my parents were back yet so I guess I'm making dinner for myself
But as I rounded into the kitchen, I was stunned, my bag and phone slipping from my hands onto the floor.

There was a woman. Sat at the island in the kitchen, dark hair pulled back into a tight pony tail
I stepped back slightly, ready to run
Who was she?
But as I turned around I gasped again. Met with a tall boy in the doorway, blocking my escape.

Grinning at me.

"Hello Kingsley" the girl said politely
I looked back at her
"How do you know my name?" I managed to struggle out.

Why are they in the house? What do they want?
"That's not important. What's important here is what you're going to do for us" the girl spoke up again
"W-who are you?" I asked, trying to hold back my tears.

"Oh silly me. How rude of us. I'm A, and this is H" she said, gesturing to... H
"I know I know" she chuckled as I glanced at him
"He seems intimidating but he's really just a teddy bear" she pouted
"When they told us about you, I didn't think you'd be so... prissy" he said, taking a curl of my hair in his gloved hand.

I moved back, I didn't want him touching me
He terrified me
"Now pay attention Kingsley, we don't have long, wouldn't want your mother getting back from work in 20 minutes and having to die would we?" A asked sweetly
Yet I almost fainted
"Die?" I echoed.

"Quite, now... Kade King, your boyfriend yes?" She asked
"No" I said simply
"Right, well, we're only going to need two things from you Kingsley, one is to stay away from Kade, and the other is to give him this letter" She said. Pushing a brown envelope across the counter.

"See? Isn't it simple?" She smiled, before standing up
She walked around the island towards me.
"Such lovely hair. Truly. It'd be a shame to waste it" She said, overlooking me, walking past me.

"We'll be in touch. Mr Petrov is always watching you" H spoke up again, following her out
I heard the door click shut, and it was like the breath I was holding finally came out
I poked my head around the door frame, to check they were indeed gone, then ran to the door and locked it.

How did they even get in?
And who are they? A and H?

I looked at the envelope still in my hands
Addressed to son in law
What the fuck is going on?

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