Gabe's POV

"Watch out!" I hear right before a car horn and a screech of tires.

I step on the brakes as I see a car swerving towards us sideways. I barely have time to react before a loud buzzing in my ears appears and everything turns black.

"Gabe?" David was standing above me when I opened my eyes next.

A clear blue sky peeked from behind his head. What just happened? Wait the crash!

"Is everyone ok?" I sit up quickly and turn my head around to see the damage caused.

"You were the only one who passed out. Stopped just in time for the damage to not be too serious. Your car is barely damaged, guess you just blacked out from the pressure or stress or something." David explained, helping me to my feet. He held my shoulders when I stood and studied me up and down, then he nodded in approval.

"Cole is giving the other driver shit by the way." Angela told me, I just realized she was standing there.

It was then that I heard the nearby yelling. Two, no three voices. One was Alex, I would know. Another was Cole. I recognized the third too but I didn't know who it could be at the moment.

"What are you even fucking, uh freaking, doing here Knoche!? You almost killed us!" Cole was yelling

Who's Knoche? Should I know a Knoche?

"I could ask you guys the same thing!" The third voice said loudly

"Could you both stop freaking arguing and just answer the questions!?" My girlfriend yelled hotly, uh I mean, angrily.

"I don't even know why you're here senior girl. And I happen to know for a fact that Cole never skips school, ever." That stranger named Knoche growled

"I can have fun every once in a while Knoche and I happen to know that you never skip school either." Cole fired back

David and I approached the argument happening. Alex was the only one who acknowledged our presences. Cole and some dude we're having an intense staring contest.

"Hey, break it up!" David yelled and stepped between the two. "We're here because we needed to see some friends, ok? Now what're you doing here?"

"You got some nerve new kid." Knoche, I think, changed his scowl into a grin. "There's this rumour going around. Some superhero type shits have been spotted or something. Wanted to find them, y'know. It'll be a great story for the papers."

Papers? Oh wait. Knoche. This must be Hunter Knoche then. I heard he was a reporter apprentice or something. A writer maybe. I'm not exactly sure. I also heard he was well on his way to getting a full-on scholarship in that department but needed a good story to write about.

Talk about cliché.

"I've been going out every lunch, I was about to go back to school but was notified that someone was found. Now they're gone though." Knoche sighed. "Look, sorry for almost running you over. Let's head to school now, yeah?"

We all agreed. Both cars were not damaged enough for them not to be road safe. Knoche offered to take some people but everyone politely declined his offer, except Cole who just rolled his eyes and made a remark about Knoche's horrible driving under his breath.

David was driving now because I was still pretty shaken up about the whole almost-had-a-major-car-accident ordeal. I'm glad nobody was driving around here while that happened. It's nice to have some luck after all that's been going on. Although, I wouldn't really call it luck that there was no major damages in the car 'crash'. But for the lack of better words, luck it is.

I was squished in between Cole and Alex, Angela had called shotgun after we decided it was a good idea to just let me not drive. Good call though.

On the way back to school, my mind drifted to our captured friends. We'd have to find them soon.

I just hope they're okay and not dead.

Wow, I'm fucking optimistic.

When we got to school Cole stormed out of the car. What? What the heck is up with him? We all followed him out and into the school. Then we saw him walk up to someone.

Then punch him in the face.

"What the fuck Cole?!" I yelled, running towards the two.

Alex, Angela and David came at my sides and I tried to see who Cole had punched. His brunet hair was facing us, he had a style used by a lot of people so I couldn't tell who it was from this angle. He was also only wearing a plain tshirt and jeans. When he turned around I was even more surprised.

It was one of that expelled kid's, Jason's, friends. Or as I like to call them, The Goons. It was the kid who almost hurt Dana I think. His name is Tyler, or Toby, or-

"Tommy!? Are you freaking serious Pendery!?" I heard Angela say, quiet enough for the boy on the ground not to hear. Her voice turned harsh, like she was speaking through clenched teeth.

"What the hell! Oh it's you, friends of the faggots." Tommy spat, getting up and holding his head.

Ok, now I get why everyone says he's trouble. Also, he's very annoying and stupid. Childish, that's the word.

"Where are they?" Cole growled angrily, in a low tone.

"I don't know what the hell you're talking about."

"Wrong answer!" Cole punched him to the ground again, David tried grabbing onto Cole but he was pushed away. "Where. Are. My. Friends!?"

"You have fucking issues dude, what the hell!?"

Cole threw yet another punch. I knew how unstoppable he was so I didn't bother trying to help the victim. But Cole had better have a good reason for this.

"FREAKING AND HECK!" Cole yelled, punching the kid until he was knocked out.

Then I intervened and held Cole back.

"Hey, Cole. You're done! He's unconscious! Don't kill him!" I yelled, pining his arms to his sides. He still struggled and starting whispering something.

"He deserves it, they all deserve it. They need to die, they need to pay for what they did. They can't get away with this." He sounded close to tears.

"What Cole, what is it?" I asked

He shook his head but pointed his chin towards a paper sticking out of his pocket. David grabbed it and unfolded it. His eyes darted from his left to his right as he read. His eyes darkened suddenly and held the paper for us to see.

These are the people that are helping him:

Tommy VanShaw

Leah Browning

Jason Light

Hunter Lucas

Alexander Behlendorf

Rebecca Rapattoni

Well then, our lives just got a bit more complicated.

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A/N

This chapter took longer than usual.

Sorry 'bout that.

So there you go.

Ps, comments bring me happiness so y'know, comment please.

Unless it's hate, then keep it to yourself bitch.

Protective Cole though, amirite?

Until Next Time! (Which will hopefully be sooner) -CG