Adopted Soldier

"It’s alright she’s back in the mansion sleeping . Also I’ll be back before she even notices that I’m gone . " Emily whispered back .

While Alex and Emily were whispering to each other, Evangeline and Rachel were looking at the two in envy . Rachel already understood that Emily and Alex weren’t in that kind of relationship, and that they’re just friends, but seeing how close she is to him . . . That they’re able to have secrets between on another was envious .

Evangeline on the other hand was also jealous of how close Alex and Emily were, but she looks at the two differently from how Rachel does . To Evangeline Alex and Emily looked more like brother and sister, or something greater than that, it doesn’t feel like they were just friends . Still it doesn’t feel like they were lovers either .

Unaware of the thoughts of the two girls, Alex and Emily continued their whispering conversation . "So what are you planning on doing here Emily?"

"Nothing much, I’m just waiting for someone . " Emily couldn’t help but smile her cute mischievous smile, as she said this .

"Who?" When it comes to Emily, Alex couldn’t let his guard down . Emily might be on his side, but she really does not make things easier for him .

"You’ll see who it is, when he gets here . " Emily as usual continued to remain cryptic . Unable to get anything out of Emily, Alex decided it was a waste of effort to continue talking . Since it would seem that Emily would do whatever she wants . She might be a maid in the mansion, but it seems like that and this were two different matters for her .

When the two of them were done talking Rachel approached them with a somehow forceful smile . "So what were the two of you talking about?"

"Nothing much, it was just something trivial . " Alex answered with his usual poker face, which made it difficult for anyone to determine whether he was lying or not .

"If it was nothin much, why don’t you tell me?" Rachel unperturbed continued to press on with her questioning . Emily who saw Alex wasn’t able to answer spoke in his defense .

"Its nothing really, Alex here was just reminding me, that he was going to return what he borrowed tomorrow . Don’t ask what he borrowed from me . Alex might think you’re being too pushy if you do that . " The second half Emily whispered to Rachel .

"Okay . . . By the way Emily how did you know what was happening here?" Rachel had now changed her target of questioning from Alex to Emily .

"Oh that well, you see . . . I-" While Emily was being interrogated by Rachel, Alex spoke to Evangeline .

"Evangeline, now that you know I can protect Rachel better than your bodyguards, you may return home . " Evangeline’s heart felt like breaking when she heard Alex say this . She already knew that to Alex she was just a friend and Rachel was something more than that . . . But still being made to realize this over and over again, was just agonizing . Still she needed to press on, from the start she knew that it wouldn’t be easy .

Alex was a single minded person, and his devotion was second to none . Those are the traits that Evangeline loved about him, that’s why she couldn’t just give up or get disheartened by something of this level .

While Evangeline was strengthening her resolve, the twenty men who came with her were feeling ashamed . They claimed to be the final defense of the Kain family, but they weren’t even able to see through the movements of a sixteen year old boy . But based on how Alex was talking to Evangeline, he might be someone special, maybe that’s why they couldn’t follow his movements .

"Alright I understand . I will send the men back home . . . But I’m staying . "

"WHAT!" Before Alex could say anything, Rachel interjected by screaming .

"What do you mean you’re staying? Why do you need to stay?" Rachel asked Evangeline confused at the same time irritated .

"Rachel, I know you and I aren’t really in good terms, but I really am worried about you . Also even though we are like this, we’re still friends . . . We are friends, right?"

When Rachel heard what Evangeline asked, she knew where this conversation was going . Yet she had no choice but to say it, if she says otherwise, who knows what Alex might think .

"Yes, Eva, we are friends . " Rachel gritted her teeth as she said this, but at the same time she was alright with it . Evangeline even though she had ulterior motives, Rachel was sure that she was still actually worried about her .

"So as friends, I want to stay by your side during this trying times . I hope you don’t have a problem with that Alex . I’m sure you wont say that adding one more girl will make it difficult for you . If that is so, we can still use my bodyguards . "

"No need, like I said in the beginning I alone am enough . " When Alex said those lines, one of the twenty men Evangeline brought noticed someone running towards them, and placed in his back was a sword .

The twenty men tried to intercept the incoming person, but the muscular boy bypassed them with ease, as if he was dancing . This boy was none other than Oliver, who came running the moment he read Emily’s message . When he got to Rachel’s house he saw that Alex and the others were being surrounded by a weird group of men, so he thought that they were enemies .

So when he got to Alex’s side he drew his sword . "Alex what’s going on here? Are those guys hostile?"

"Negative, they are Evangeline’s bodyguards, and they were leaving . " Evangeline felt ashamed of the level her bodyguards were at . They weren’t even able to stop Oliver from getting to them . Evangeline might’ve been ashamed but the men were devastated .

This was a friend of Alex, and presumably someone his age, and he was able to easily evade their capture . Are kids this days just that good? Or were they just lousy .

"You men go home, as you can see you are not needed here . " When the twenty heard what Evangeline said, they hung their heads low . before they left they simply nodded their heads acknowledging Evangeline’s command and headed back to the cars .

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When the Evangeline’s bodyguards left, another person came running, this time it was Kei . "Even you? What are you doing here?" Rachel who saw the approaching Kei couldn’t help but ask .

"Huh? Aren’t we gong to have a sleepover? That’s what Emily told me . " Once Kei said that, everyone’s attention was now on Emily .

"Well I guess that’s everyone . Three boys and three girls, let’s get this sleepover started!" Emily as usual just went with her own flow, without explaining anything at all .