The Playboy's Bodyguard

Chapter 4

I felt as ease when I found him here, at this solemn place. Even it's too hard for me to drag myself here.

He was resting his back on a tree. He's strumming his guitar but didn't bother to sing a song. He was silently looking at the flowers and candles in front of him. He missed his mom..

I looked around and checked the parameter. When finally secured the place I decided to leave him and just waited to my bike. I don't want to ruin his moment. He wanted peace and calmness with his mom.

Hours had been passed but he never moved where I first saw him. He was still there resting by feeling the serenity of this place with his eyes closing. His long black hair was like a curtain to his face hiding its arrogant features. I let him still there and just busied my self reading reports on my cellphone.

The last report Elite has sent contained twenty five names of people. Including his band mates in The Xemical. Kale, Abbas and Ethan.

My attention was caught when I heard the shuffling of leaves and an eerie feeling crept within me. My eyes instanly found Zero. He was still there.. asleep.

I muttered a curse when a katana flew in my direction. As my instinct told me I quickly ran towards Zero.

"Zero!" I rushed to him. "Shit." I saw blood on his shoulder. His face was contorted because of obvious pain. "We have to get out of here."

"I'm fine. It was just a bruise." he refused my help.

"Set aside your ego, i***t. Or we will both die in here." I said calmly and scanned the place. The sun has started to set and soon we will consume by the darkness and it would be more a problem to me.

I took my handgun and fired at the guy near where we at. And dragging the i***t who's now became froze to his ground. "When I say run.. run quickly to your car." I peeked again the enemies and dammit! I'm outnumbered.

"What about you?" he touched his bloody shoulder. "I can't leave without you-"

"Just this once try to listen. I won't play the heroes stunt and die here." I looked at him intently. "Listen. In a count of three, you run to your car."

"O-okay." he nodded this time. My eyes went back to our enemies once again.

"Alright. One-two-three run!" I covered him while firing them.

"Can you still drive?" asking him when we cleared into his car. It's a big help he happened to be here with his Bentayga.

"Yes. But what about your bike?" he started the engine now.

"Juat drive Zero!!" I shouted at him. We were chased by bullets and katanas and yet he still cares for my bike.

He quickly manuevered his car away. We needed to hurry up. I only have a limited bullets with me. One magazine and we're done here.

Opening his car door I shoot the enemy, specifically the tires.

"Bullshit!" I missed. "Can you really drive? Drive professionally at least, can you?" I glared him. I thought he's great at wheels.

"They're firing at us. If I drive straight they probably shoot us down!" he shouted at me and I just glared back. "Crap!"

But my eyes tore away from him when a bullet hit our car. Dammit! The darkness is not really a help. I pointed my gun at their gear and hit the trigger.

I saw them zigzagged before they crashed. One down, one more to go. I smoothly shoot their gear again and faced the road in front. I sat back my ass and looked at Zero Abellioni.

"Do you have a first aid kit?" even it was just a small bruise it's still need to be cleaned.

"Don't have." he pursed his lips in pain. "My house doesn't have one either."

"Even at your house?" he's impossible.

"I don't need them.. before." he really looked in pain.

I c****d my head. Even so, having a first aid kit is a basic. I couldn't bring him at the hospital because he's famous and a lot of questions will be thrown once I hit there. Especially the staff.

"Pull over near the store." I commanded.

"It was a small cut-ouch! Crap! What the hell is your problem?" he stopped the car immediately.

"Small cut, huh?" I smirked at him, I did just squeeze his wound. "Drive Zero." I told him.

"Tss. Sadistic!" he started the engine and drive.

He stared at me like I'm some apparition or what. I knew that he already saw me in my lingerie so wearing a short shorts was not a big deal to him. And besides I'm wearing my jacket.

"Why you wearing like that?" he has a nerve to ask.

"Why don't you ask yourself?" I slid out and closed his door.

"I couldn't remember gifting you clothes like that." he said sarcastically. While following me.

"Stupid idiot." I murmured.

"Pardon?" he's now behind me.

"I said, stay here and I will check inside." I needed to make sure that we are safe in his house.

"I'll come." he insisted.

"Can you do self defense?" I stopped. Placing my ear on his door.

"I can shoot." he arrogantly said.

"Do you have a gun?" I grabbed my lock pick and tried to unlock his back door.

"Yes. But I don't have it right now." he can shoot but couldn't protect himself when he doesn't have his gun. Still nonsense.

"Here." I placed my handgun in his hand. "Shoot when you need to shoot." I slowly opened his door.

"I-I.. are you sure?" he was stammering.

"Ssshh." I hushed him. "Yes, Zero. Shoot them or they will shoot you." I said in a monotone. He nodded and held the gun tightly.

I scanned the kitchen, next his receiving room and every doors and corners of his house. It's cleared. I nodded my head to give him a signal.

He looked puzzled when I stayed to his room. I placed down the first aid kit on his bed. I have to clean his wound first, we are not yet sure if that katana was non poisonous at the moment. He looked fine but we better be sure.

"Sit down here." I tapped his bed space.

"Okay." he said breathily as he walked near me.

"Remove your shirt." I told him while he's taking his seat.

"O-okay." slowly he removed his shirt. His wound was not that big nor that ignorable.

I took the cotton and this antiseptic we bought from drug store. I damped a piece of cotton ball to his cut. I looked onto his face when I heard him groan and almost rolled my eyes. He acted like a baby.

After my last touch to his wound I put the strip. It may help to stop the bleeding.

"Are you mad at me? You are touching my wound too hard!" he pouted like a lady. "Do it with care."

I tried to lightly put the last strip on his cut. I heaved a sigh after cleaning his wound. He dropped his body on his bed. I fished out my cellphone and dialled Violet's number. She's a doctor and an agent of Elite.

"Violet." I greeted. "This is Axl. My client has a cut. I'm not sure if the katana was non poisonous. Can we go to your clinic?" I was on my feet and made a distance from Zero.

"..Yes.." her replied. "..Anyway I wanna go there but can't check him fully. My things are all here and it's too huge to carry.." she chuckled.

"It's alright. We're going there." I cut the call. "Get up Zero. We need to be sure you're not poison-" I stopped mid sentence and rushed to him. He's chilling wet.

"Zero." I tapped his cheek and I got a moan as a response from him. "Hey wake up." when he remained like that I resorted to call Violet again.

"..You're here?.." Violet's surprised voice.

"No, I'm still here in his house. He's not okay. Just a while ago he's till fine. What to do?" I was in a panic state.

"..Okay. Calm down Axl. Give me your location. I'm coming.." she said before the line went dead.

I sent her the address and rushed back to Zero. It's sure as hell that katana was a poisonous one. But why he didn't say anything earlier. There must a symptoms of course.

"Hey i***t! Wake up!" I shook him again. This time with force. But he didn't budge.

I tried to calm myself. Panic at this state won't help the situation. I started to look for a cold compress or anything. But found nothing on his things but a plain shirt. I returned to him and used his own shirt as a cloth wiping his sweating face and neck.

"You can't die." I couldn't let him die in my hands. "Wake up Zero or I will kill you!" I yield.

"Why you're so loud?" he said at his weak state and tried to open his eyes. I let a sigh of relief. He's still alive.

"Try not to sleep. The help will be here in a minute." I touched his face and searched for an eye contact.

"You're so beautiful." he murmured.

I didn't say a word. He might be just delirious. Or he perhaps seeing other sexy and vixen girl-

"But I hate your red lips.." he still murmuring.

I let him just talk and talk. He needed to stay conscious. I heard a buzz. Violet was here.

"Zero. Don't sleep, okay? I will be back." I broke our eye contact and left him in his bed.

I quickly ran downstairs and rushed to Violet. She's with her team.

"How is he?" we both taking the stairs.

"He's on in a delirious state."

"Good, that he's still awake." she nodded.

I pushed his door and he's dozing off. But I told him not to sleep. f**k!

"How long he got the wound?" Violet rushed to him.

"An hour." it's my fault. I should've brought him at the hospital then he would not be like this.

"The poison is everywhere in his system by now. He could be die within a minute." I froze at her words. "But his antibodies resisting the poison why he's still with us and fighting." she continued.

I gave way to her team so they could put him on the stretcher. I felt guilty. I forced him to drive despite of his condition if only I did ask about it the earlier.

"He's still alive." Violet told me and tapped my shoulder before we went out of his room.

I blew a aloud breath and followed them. How can I explain my negligence to Elite and Mr. Gerard Abellioni.

"Why is he still unconscious?" I asked Violet. He's been sleeping for an hour after we took him here in this room. In this hospital.

"It's the effect of the antidote." she casually replied. "He's already has an anti poison in his body why his resistance made him last." she paused. "Botulinum Toxin. That's the poison I found in him."

We stopped from our conversation when the old Abellioni appeared on the door. Followed by Sir Arthur and Kairo behind him.

"Is he okay?" the old Abellioni asked.

"We already did our best Mr. Abellioni. He will wake up anytime soon." Violet answered him.

"Are you okay Axl?" Kairo worried voice.

"I'm okay." I said lowly before I swallowed hard. "I'm sorry Mr. Abellioni, this is my entire fault." I told him straight in the eyes. I was at fault I know that. "Sir Arthur, my apology." facing my superior.

"Don't take it hardly. I know you did your best to protect my son. And I wanted to thank you for that." said Mr. Gerard Abellioni. He tapped my shoulder and went to his still sleeping son.

"You did your job Axl. You protect him from the enemies. Don't take all the responsibility. It's not your fault if he's been poisoned." Sir Arthur.

"Thank you Mr. Abellioni, Sir Arthur. I'll leave now." I left them there but Kairo was tailing me.

"What happened Axl? I told you to call me if you need back up." he said full of irritation. "What if it's you?" he was shaking his head in annoyance while facing back and forth.

"Can you watch him for me? I'll be gone for a days." the security are everywhere on this building so Kairo just needed to say yes. Coz Zero have to stay here for a couple of days.

"And what you are up to?" Kairo's forehead creased.

"If you're not available it's alright I can ask our superior then." having a talk with Sir Arthur is way lighter than him.

"It's alright. I'll watch him. I have my people as my replacement for a days in case Mr. Gerard Abellioni will be in action." he assured me.

"Thank you, Kairo." I have two things in my mind now.

I bid my goodbye to him and asked to inform Mr. Gerard Abelioni and Sir Arthur about my missing in action.

Firstly, I need to go back to that certain bar. Secondly, I could not let this passed just like that. I need to get even.