When I found you... Chapter 3 (Jaevon Fanfic)

Devon was reeling from panic when she realized that she was in the arms of an unknown man. And the first thing that came to her mind was that he’s one of the drunken men that she started screaming and hitting him.

“Let go of me you bastard!” Devon shouted.

She was hitting him and scratching him where her hands could reach his skin. To her bewildered mind she realized two things: The man doesn’t smell drunk and he’s shouting at her like she’s the one at fault. She stopped her wild defenses and stared up at the man who is now all red from her beatings. Her heart slammed hard to her ribs. It was the same man she saw by the cove… the handsome man who turned her legs to jelly by just his stare.

“Are you mad?!” Why the hell are you hitting me?” James demanded.

He stared down at the young lady in his arms and saw that she was very afraid and realized that she was also the woman he saw a while ago. His protective side came to him without warning and held the girl tighter in his arms.

“Please, help me. A man was following me. And I think he’s very drunk.” Devon pleaded.

James transferred her to his side and held her tightly by one arm and looked out at the direction she came from. And when he saw no one, he turned to her and tried to calm her.

“It’s alright. I think he’s not following you anymore.

“You must have run so fast” James joked.

He was smiling down at her and too close that she was finding it hard to breath. She still looked anxious that James decided to bring her out of there. He didn’t know that it was his nearness that the girl looked so abashed.

“Come. Let’s get out of here.” James said.

He took her hand and started walking to the right direction. Devon was sure that holding the hand of a stranger is not proper but, something held her back and telling her that she’s safe if she’s with him so she just followed his lead. James took her to a bar and ordered an alcoholic drink and made Devon drink it.

“Here, drink this. It will calm you.” James said as he pushed the drink to her hands.

Devon took the drink although at the back of her mind, it’s telling her that she should not accept unknown drinks from a stranger but, she ignored the voice in her mind and took the drink and finished it in one gulp. James handed her another glass and let her drink it again. She obliged and took the glass in one gulp.

“Are you alright?” James asked.

Instead of answering, Devon pushed the glass to his empty hand and signaled that she wanted another drink. So, James indulged her.

“Don’t drink too much. It’s a strong drink, three glasses is enough for you.” James said and took the glass from her hands and handed it to the barman.

Devon seated herself next to the stool James was sitting. She heaved a great sigh and tears started to form in her lovely eyes.

“This vacation is a mess.” Devon muttered.

She wiped a tear that fall from her cheek. When James saw it, he panicked and was about to ask her what’s wrong when someone called his name. It was Ivan together with Brett and Ryan.

“Hey! James. You’re just here all along. We were looking all over for you. There’s a game of pool out there. Come, let’s join.” Ivan exclaimed.

The three of them were now standing in front of Devon and James. Devon looked up and saw Ivan and recognized him from earlier. Ivan saw her too and remembered her.

“It’s you!” Ivan exclaimed.

“Do you know each other?” James asked.

“Yes, she’s the girl I bumped to, earlier.” Ivan answered.

Ryan came forward to have a good look of the girl they’re talking with. Devon saw him immediately for he was easy to distinguished with his height. And then she saw the teddy… dangling from Ryan’s sling, all dirty and covered in unknown substance.

With the influence of the drink, Devon was now burning with anger upon seeing her battered teddy. She stood up abruptly that James was surprised. When he saw her face, he was all more surprised. She was angry, not just angry but furious, James noted. He traced the direction of her stare and it all nailed to his friend Ryan and the teddy on his sling.

“How dare you played with my teddy.” Devon said quietly.

All of them were looking at her now, Ryan was a little uneasy by the look she gave him that he started to back away.

“Give me back my teddy, you moron! How dare you touch it with your filthy hands! Devon shouted at Ryan. They all stared at her and were all transfixed by the intensity of her anger.

She run towards Ryan and snatch the teddy that was dangling helplessly. She examined it and what she found made her even more furious.

She looked up at Ryan that made the tall man gulped and backed a step. She clutched the teddy on her side and raised her other hand in a fist form. And before everyone knew what she was going to do, she swung her right arm and landed her fist in Ryan’s face. She stomped away; leaving the three men stared at her retreating back… all in awe, while Ryan was nursing his sore face.