"Uhh... bye?" I told them, backing up towards the exit wishing they would get the signal that I needed to leave. I started walking faster towards the car, where Colin was waiting for me, eyebrows raised.

I handed Colin his drink after reading the label and turned back to get into the car. That's when I realized they were all following me, close behind.

"Aut, these people your friends? Why don't you go hang out with them?" my eyes widened and I stared at Colin, closing my free hand in a fist.

"Sure! That would be great, if that's okay with you! We were planning to invite her anyway!" Amara nodded enthusiastically.

They were? I looked back at Colin who seemed way too excited about this idea, probably trying to get me off his back. I glared at him once, betrayer. "Of course! That would be great! Aut, just don't tell Kyle? Please?" he looked at me hopefully. I nodded swiftly and just like that, it was all decided, without me even saying a word. "Text me updates aut, love you!" he blew me a kiss, put the car in reverse, and pulled out of the parking lot. I flipped him off as he drove away and he stuck his tongue out by the rearview mirror.

I turned back to the gang, deciding that if I was going to hang out with them, I had to set some rules straight.

"Ok listen, I had no say in this but let me make this clear, I am not doing this as part of your gang!"

"Ha! That's what I love about you, Autumn, you're so straight-up! You would fit perfectly with us!" Brook laughed from near Jayden who was to her right. The rest of them nodded along with her and Kayla linked her elbow with mine on one side, and with Amara on the other. The boys and Brook walked in front of us and I just dragged myself along with them. They walked up to a seven seater van and we all squeezed in, even though there were eight of us.

Brook drove so she slid into the driver's seat. Jayden in the front passenger seat, me and Kayla in the middle row, and Preston, Amara, Adrian and Ashton, all squished in the back.

The thrill of doing something illegal, or the closest to illegal as I've ever gotten, with a gang sent a shiver down my spine and smiled to myself.

"So, we are going to the warehouse to hang out. You can either spend the night or have your brother pick you up" I looked up from my lap to see Adrian looking at me. He quickly turned around as he caught me looking.

"My brother will pick me up," I told Kayla quickly. Staying with people with access to guns and drugs over night was never an option that even crossed my mind.

"Isn't your brother a cop?" I heard Preston ask and turned to look at the back seat where he was sitting.

"My older brother is a cop and if any of you try any schemes, I'll make sure all of you end up in jail," I frowned, still not comfortable with the idea of spending hours with them. Jayden turned around from the passenger's seat and shot me a quick eyebrow raised glance before looking down at something on his phone.

"Frick," I muttered as my phone rang with the caller ID reading, 'not-scary cop.' I knew Kyle wouldn't approve of Colin leaving me, being the responsible one he is. And he especially wouldn't be happy if he figured out who I was hanging out with, the most jail-time spent gang in New York. Kayla looked over my shoulder from next to me, giving me an amused look as she read the called ID.

"Your brother?" she took a wild guess and I nodded. Kayla and Adrien exchanged glances.

"Do us a favor and don't tell him who you are with?" Adrien finally speaks up.

"Yeah duh, I'm not stupid," and with that I pick up the call, putting it on speaker so everyone would believe I wasn't going to tattle on them.

a/n: hi! sorry for not updated in a while i was busy with a project. i truly truly appreciate you reading so thank you!

much love!