Clan Fighters by Kaitlyn Garlets (dark academia books to read .txt) 📖

the same. I just don't want to have you get hurt. There are bad, bad people after me, and your just human. And if you got to close to them, they will kill you and you wouldn't be able to do anything. I am just trying to protect someone that I've known for a long time who works had at her work place and is always happy to do something for someone who busts her ass off just to pay bills and keep what was left of her life in line. And I don't even have a life anymore. I don't know what I will do now that my whole family is dead. I have to find my real parents, or their world and possibly yours will die because of them," Reece said in one long breath, making her gasp for air once she stopped talking.
Monika looked at the floor, knowing that Reece had to be right. "I never thought of it that way," she said in a whisper, salty tears falling onto the floor.
Reece got up from the couch and grabbed Monika, wrapping her in her arms and let her cry. She didn't know what else to do but let her cry there.
Reece knew that she hadn't listened to her about anything or listened to anyone, so she was sure that Monika had to be mad at her for that. She never listened to anything anyone asked her or told her or anything. Even when she was at her restaurant, the only thing she paid any attention to was either customers orders or things that she needed to do around the restaurant.
"I'm sorry, Monika. And I promise, that if things go back to normal, then I will listen to you, no matter how boring it is, okay?" Reece said, smiling.
Monika looked up and laughed softly through her tears and nodded. "Okay. That seems fair to me."
Griffen sighed and looked down at his shoes, examining them just to pass time. "Uh, not to bother you both in this very emotional moment, but can we get to the library? I really need to look some things up."
Reece and Monika looked at him. "Really? Your worrying about that right now? We have all day!" Reece said, but knew that they probably didn't have all day to sit around and cry and talk about keeping friends safe.
"No, he's right. I've been really selfish about things and I shouldn't have been and I'm sorry too. I just thought that maybe I could help you and stuff. I don't want to be left out because all my life, I was the smallest and my older siblings always laughed at me and left me out of everything that we did. So now that I know what you guys are, I don't want to be left out. That's all I ever wanted: to be in whatever someone else was in."
"Okay, but right now, your in it with us or whatever, and we need to get to the library before everyone else goes there," Griffen said, waiting impatiently for Reece and Monika to stop talking and get on with it.
Monika sniffed and wiped her tears off her face and walked over to Griffen and hugged him
Griffen was surprised by her hugging him, but he slipped his arms around her waist, looking at Reece like help me!
Reece knew that Griffen was looking at her for help, but she was enjoying him suffer. He needed a hug anyways, Reece thought. She smiled at him and shook her head. Griffen frowned and tried to let go of Monika, but she held on.
"Okay, now, Monika. You can let go now."
"Oh, sorry. I was so caught up in your abs. They are some fiiiiiine abs," Monika said, taking a step back to take a good look at his abs, which were hidden by Monika's brother's shirt.
"Well, I do work out, but not like regular guys, that's for sure," Griffen said, flattered, his face reddening.
"Well, you must have a great work out, because you sure are working those abs of yours," Monika said, smiling from ear to ear as she lifted up his shirt to get a better look at them.
"Okay, enough about my super cool abs," Griffen said, flipping his hair out of his face after he shoved his shirt back down.
"Well, fine, then!" Monika said, snorting with laughter.
Reece sighed and shook her head to herself. Monika was right. Griffen does have great abs, Reece thought. No! I can't be distracted by his abs! I need to concentrate on finding my real parents. Not be sidetracked by his abs!
Right before Griffen put his shirt down, he saw for just a minute that Reece had taken a peek at his abs.
"Okay, then about the library. When does it open?" Griffen asked, slowly taking his eyes off of Reece, who looked away quickly when she saw he had seen her looking at him.
"Oh, right," Monika said, remembering that she was getting sidetracked. "Well, it doesn't open till one o' clock and no one comes there until its open."
"What about other workers?" Griffen asked, serious.
"There is no other workers. Its just me until it opens. I'm in charge of fixing the place up for the visitors. Than once the place is open, I just sit behind the desk and check stuff out for them."
"You do this every day?" Reece asked, wondering how she got to work on time every single day on time.
"Not everyday. Only when I have to. Those are the days I always ask you for a day off."
"Really? I give you days off?" Reece asked, not remembering giving her days off.
"Yeah. You just say stuff like, 'okay, have fun', or 'just remember to wash your hands before going!'."
"I said those things? Hmm. Maybe I should pay more attention to things around me, huh?" Reece asked, giving them a shy smile.
"You think?" Monika asked, smiling.
"Okay, lets go then," Griffen said, slapping his hands together.
"Do we have to go right now?" Monika asked. "Its only like six in the morning. I like my beauty sleep you know."
"Now isn't the time to be worrying about your sleep, Monika. And plus, I thought that you wanted to help us," Griffen pointed out.
"I can still help out and still get my beauty sleep. I can just give you the keys to the building!" Monika said, smiling.
"That works," Griffen said, surprised.
Monika handed the keys to the library to Griffen and explained which one was what. "The bronze key goes to the bathroom door, and the silver one is the main one. The multicolored one is for the computer room. The rest you don't really need to know about. And if you and Reece need some books, well, you don't need a key for that," Monika explained with a laugh.
"Actually, I think I need to research some things alone without Reece," Griffen said, opening the front door before anyone could stop him.
"What?" both Reece and Monika said, both shocked.
"Why?" Reece asked, a bit hurt.
"Well, I will explain it to you when I'm done. Why don't you stay here and keep Monika company? Like she said, she needs her beauty sleep." Griffen said, making the words sound like a pest.
"I do, but something tells me that Reece doesn't care what she looks like right now," Monika pointed out.
"Hey! I do to care about what I look like right now!" Reece said, offended.
"Well, you might want to look at yourself in the mirror, honey, because you don't look very good," Monika said, nodding, putting her hands and her hips.
"Never mind how I look, Monika. Why don't you want me to go with you, Griffen?" Reece asked.
Griffen couldn't look at her. He just couldn't. "I have some things to look up and I just don't want to be bothered, okay?"
"And you think that I will bother you? Is that it?" Reece asked, her feelings hurt even more than they had been.
"I'm sorry, Reece," Griffen said, as he walked out the door and shut it behind him.


{~Chapter five~}


Reece looked out the window and watched as Griffen jogged to the library at the end of the road.
Griffen had acted suspiciously when he tried to scoot around the truth about why he wasn't taking Reece with him. Reece knew that he wouldn't take Monika with him, but she thought that he would want to take her with him, but he hadn't.
"Its okay. I know that you like him, Reece. He's no good for you," Monika said to her as Reece turned to look at her.
"Says the girl who was checking his abs out!" Reece said, blushing. She really didn't know if she liked him, but she knew that she does like him as a friend. "And I don't think I like him like that I mean, I do, but not more than a friend."
"Riiiiight...." Monika said, smiling to herself. "Your just saying that."
"I bet you like him," Reece said.
"I bet I do," Monika said, not even bothering to deny it. "He does have some great abs."
"Well, then. You should tell him that you like him," Reece said, remembering when Griffen had admitted that he likes her.
"Why would I do that? I think that he likes you. He kept looking at you while we were having a small fight. You didn't even notice. But I saw the way he looks at you. He might not be good for you, but he is one good looking hunk if I do say so myself!" Monika said a matter of fact.
Reece laughed. "Wow, you seem like your into him more than he's into me!"
Monika wave her comment away. "Nah, just a puppy crush. I wouldn't try and get him even if he didn't like you. Its not right to go after your friends' crushes."
"What? Oh, right. Friend's rule, huh?" Reece asked.
"Right. I don't want to stop true love when I see it!" she said as if she just saved the world.
Which made Reece think of what she must really look like right now.
"Can I use your bathroom? I do think that I need a shower, don't you?" Reece asked, turning away from the window where she had seen Griffen jogging from.
"Yes, you do. You look horrid! You can use whatever you need, then once your done, we can have something to eat!" Monika said excitedly as if she was having a sleep over.
"Monika, I just want you to know that I do like being your friend, but sometimes, you might be taking the friendship of ours to far," Reece said, not trying to hurt her feelings.
"Oh, right. I haven't had anyone over since the last guy that I dated, and that didn't go so well. Your right. I do need to calm down. After all, we have known each other for a long while, huh?" Monika said, understanding that she needed to back off before she went to far.
"Right," Reece said, really wanting to get to the bathroom faster now. "So, the bathroom?"
"Oh, right. Its down the hallway to the left. First door. If you need a towel then there is one in the closet inside bathroom."
"Thanks. I wish I had my hair brush though. Do you have a spare one?" Reece asked. "And a toothbrush?"
"No, but I can go to your house and get you one if you want me to," Monika said.
"Sure, that would be great," Reece said, even though she didn't want