Protector - Montgomery De La Cruz

Psychotic

They all circled around Monty and Lexi. Lex looked scared and confused, trying to figure out why they had all come here for Monty. Monty was on guard. 

Clay was the first to speak up, his voice laced with accusation. "We know what you did. Running me off the road?"

Lexi looked up at Monty, her voice trembling with disbelief. "What are they talking about, Monty?"

Lexi looked up at Monty in confusion

"The target," Alex spoke next

Then Zach, "dead rat."

"My fucking car," Tony spat angrily. 

"I dont know what you're talking about," Monty said, but they all caught sight of the corner of his lips which was twitching up, a smirk begging to make its way onto his face. Lex looked at her boyfriend in confusion and denial

"What are they talking about Monty..." she breathed out, not wanting to believe that Monty had been messing with all of them

"Nothin babe, they're all psychotic," Monty spat. Lexi took a step back from him, her eyebrows furrowing

"They're my friends..."

"Give us the pictures back and We'll let you go," Alex says, leaning onto his cane for support. Monty looked around at them, his eyebrows raising. 

"You'll let me go?" he asked, almost laughing, "or what, you're gonna hit me with your fucking cane again?" Montgomery asked, taking a step toward Alex. Everyone else walked in to help Alex, but the boy brought out a gun, holding it up to Monty's chest. Everyone quickly stumbled back except Lexi who didn't waste a second stepping in front of Monty

"Oh shit," Zach cursed

"Woah," Tony backed up. Monty's eyes went wide, he grabbed onto Lexi, trying to pull her behind him

"Lex dont," Monty muttered to her, trying to pull her behind him but she stood her ground. 

"Hey Alex, put it down man," Zach quickly spoke up, looking at Lexi in worry, his whole body becoming covered in goosebumps 

Lexi's voice trembled as she addressed Alex, her words a desperate plea, "Alex, put the gun down, please."

"Move," Alex told her firmly

"No way," Lex said firmly

"Alex, where did you get that gun?" Justin spoke up. Zach and Justin shared a small look, the two of them trying to figure out how they could get Lexi out of the danger zone. Alex didn't move the gun, he kept it pointed at Lexi. He knew that Monty was even more likely to do what he was told if the gun was pointed at Lexi than it was at it. 

"Monty gave it to me," Alex spat

"Put the fucking gun down man, you hurt her and I'll fucking kill you, I swear to fucking god!" Monty growled and he finally managed to pull Lexi back, wrapping his arm tightly around her waist and holding her to his side. He wanted to put her behind him, but he knew that would only make it easier for her to do something stupid. 

"Nobody said anything about this," Scott spoke up, his eyes glancing between Lexi and Alex. Guilt flowed through him. This is my fault this is all my fault. I put her in danger, she wouldn't be in this situation if I hadn't told them where Monty would be. 

"That's because we didn't know," Zach muttered under his breath, not wanting to piss Alex off. He wanted to get Lexi out of this situation as quick as possible. All of this had escalated so quickly... if he knew that Alex was going to bring a gun, he wouldn't have agreed to it... he probably would have even warned Monty.