~Drake Horus Scott~

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents in this book are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Suggestion: You can listen to music from YouTube for reference to BGMs to be more engaged inside the story.

“Finding the one you love is destined, but finding the one you love no matter when in time is fated.”

Drake Scott is on his way to school using his ever-precious motorbike and listening to music on his phone.

~ (BGM) She Ain’t Got No Money On The Bank Biker Ringtone. ~

“Hey Drake!” a call from one of his friends, Mike, as Drake parked his bike.

“Heyyyyyy… I know what you’re thinking from the look on your face.” Drake said as he approached his friends while pointing at Jay.

“I haven’t said anything… yet,” Mike said with a big grin on his face.

“Get rid of that silly grin, you jackass!” as Drake laughs.

“Hey, Dave! Jay! Dan!” Drake appealed to the others.

“Hey, what’s up!” the three replied as they fist-bumped with Drake.

“WOW!!! I wish I were you.” Mike talked as they approached the school entrance.

“Bro! What are you talking about?” Drake denied while smiling.

“We know you were hitting Linda last night at the party. One second, you two were there, then poof! All gone. We’ve looked everywhere and in every room at Dan’s house, but we couldn’t find you anywhere. So where were you? Where did you bring her?” Mike asked.

“Okay! Okay! First of all, I know you were betting on me, and secondly, no!” Drake denied their allegations and sped up his walking while smiling as he went into his locker.

“Oh, come on, dude! I know you got a home run with Linda last night, and I just want confirmation from you so I can cash in my 30 bucks from these three idiots who don’t believe in the power of a Scott.” Mike told Drake a little bit loud as everyone near heard it.

Drake looked at the crowd and saw Linda with his boyfriend nearby, who heard what Mike said.

Linda ran away in shame while Chris, Linda’s boyfriend, stayed. He was staring angrily at Drake and his friends.

“Yeah! What are you going to do about it, huh?” Mike told Chris, staring at him as Chris could do nothing with the mean bullies of the school.

“One day, Drake! One day!” Chris said as he moved away.

“What did that asshole say?” Mike wanted to clarify.

“You’re the asshole idiot!” Drake replied with a smirk as he stepped towards his class, leaving his friends behind.

As the others took a step, Mike stopped them.

“Whop! Pay up, boyz.” Mike settled their bets.

“Mannnnn… I can’t believe Drake got Linda.” Jay was astonished at it.

“Yeah! I thought Linda would be the first strike for Drake but man….” Dave continued.

“Wow! Linda? Daughter of a pastor. A very religious girl and a delicate virgin. I tried to make a move on her once, and she read me a bible verse instead. I think her boyfriend Chris hasn’t even got laid with her.” Dan added.

“Well! You boyz need to believe in the power of the Scotts!!!” Mike laughs.

“Because with Scotts! Nothing is impossible (Scott Industries motto)” Mike ended.

“But wait! How did Linda end up at Dan’s party? I’ve heard she never goes even once on any parties.” Jay expands.

“As I’ve told you,” Mike replied.

“With Scotts! Nothing is impossible,” the other three continued Mike's words as they proceeded to their respective classes.

………………………………………………………………………………

Drake was staring outside the window while Mrs. Carol was lecturing on equations.

“I’m going to visit mom tomorrow. Going to bring her Azaleas, her favorite flowers. Also, not to forget a Blueberry Apple Pie, mom’s favorite.” Drake thought.

“Drake?” once called.

“Drake?” called twice.

“Drake Horus Scott! Are you listening?” Mrs. Carol called.

“Yes, ma’am? Sorry got occupied for a moment.” Drake replied.

“Occupy yourself by solving the equation on the board.” Mrs. Carol exclaimed.

Drake pointed his eyes on the board, saw a hard difficulty equation, slowly moved forward, picked a pen, and solved.

“Here, Mrs. Carol, all done.” he passed the pen to Mrs. Carol.

“Well done, Drake! You never cease to amaze me. But next time, please listen to my discussions concerning your teacher.” Mrs. Carol implored.

“You are a genius, Drake. You have a great mind, and you have a very bright future ahead of you,” she added.

“Thank you, ma’am, and sorry if you feel disrespected,” Drake said politely and returned to his seat.

“Wow, Drake’s impressive. Wealthy, handsome, athletic, and a genius-level mind of a man. My kind of man. What else could you ask for?” as Drake heard one of the girls in the room giggled and murmured to his female seatmate. Drake smiled.

As Drake turned his sight back in the open window, someone caught his attention.

“Hmmm… who could this girl be? Is she new? I’ve never seen her before.” He talked to himself as a girl outside passed through outside their room.

“What a lovely face. What a lovely smile.” He said to himself as the girl vanished from his line of sight.

“There is something different about her that I could feel but couldn't understand. Hmmm…” thinking by himself.

………………………………………………………………………………

The afternoon of that same day, the basketball team had the first game of their much-awaited basketball tournament.

“The Mighty Dragons’ in the fight,

We will claw you with our might.

Dragons! Dragons! With our roar,

Enemy’s blastin’ at their door.

Goooo Dragons!” as cheers fly for the Dragons.

End of the 3rd quarter with score 70-68 as Dragons leads from the opposing team.

“Hey, Drake! What’s up, man? Are you not at your pace today? I’ve done more score than you, man; come on, we need you. Are you sick? Feels like you’re wimpin’ around slowpoke.” Mike gave him a big laugh.

“Shut up, dumbass!” Drake only laughed at Mike’s taunts.

“I’m just a little bit off today. I don’t know why.” Drake explained.

“Geez, dude! Leave Drake alone. We just have to do the scores today, and he’s just too weak after he banged Linda last night, HAHA!” Dan punned.

“Hey! Don’t forget that we agreed on whoever gets the lowest score between us five shall do the honor of our free meal tonight,” Jay exclaimed.

“Yeah! Buffet Style! I’m starvin’ already,” Dave added.

“Yes, I know. No worries, I got that covered.” Drake responds.

As Drake gazed at the crowd, he saw the girl earlier with her friends wearing her charming-beautiful face and bewildering smile, sitting up on the balcony.

“Mike! Pass me the ball all the time.” Drake requested at Mike as the game nears to continue for the last quarter.

“What? Are you on weed?! You only scored 2 pts. And you said you’re not on your league today. I got 18, Jay got 13, Dave got 12, and Dan got 14 too. Man, Stop hurtin’ yourself and admit defeat. You’ll give us free food tonight. HAHA!” Mike sarcastically said.

“Shut up and just give me the ball.” Drake insisted as he smiled, looking at the girl, and proceeded inside the court.

The boys are confused and wonder why their friend's vigor is suddenly back in the game and give a glistening smile. They all looked in the direction where Drake smiled and saw a beautiful girl with her friends on the balcony, smiling back at them.

“Ohhhhh….” They altogether said at the same time as they now know the reason why.

“Dave? You have our meal tonight, right?” Jay asked.

“No way! I agreed on Mike’s terms of the free meal because I thought Drake was out of his league today. I don’t even have enough money to buy a meal for two. I lost my ten bucks on Mike, remember?” Dave replied.

“We’re doomed!” Dan implied, as they all know, Mike already used the money to pay for something.

“Hey, assholes! I said I got it covered, right?” Drake clarified as the four went inside the court with a big grin on their faces.

“We love you, DADDY Drake,” the four shouted with joy.

The timer starts for the 4th quarter as Mike handles the ball for the Dragons.

“Mike!” Drake called.

Mike passes the ball to Drake and quickly releases a three. Boom, the crowd goes wild as the Dragons ace connects a three-point shot as what they've been waiting for. The opposing team was starting to feel the heat. Drake caught and stole the ball and secured a quick 2 points for the Dragons with a score of 75-68.

So on, the Dragons are starting to leave behind its opposing team as Drake uses his fascinating dribbling skills, point-scoring, and quick passes. With a now score of 98-74 with Dragons on the lead and nothing can stop them. The time approaches the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter, and still, Drake wants to impress the girl, smiling at her every after successful shots he made.

The girl and her friends noticed Drake’s actions and started teasing her as she smiled. The game ends with Drake’s specialty move, a quick crossover spin to dash lay-up score move they called “Dragons’ Roar” and have a score of 102-76 in favor of the Dragons. As the score set, Drake stared at the girl, as her friends giggled as he smiled with a wink. The girl responds with an adorable smile as they leave.

Drake turned around and found four idiots with their big grinning faces.

“Target Sighted!” Dave said in a robot voice.

“Was that your new babe DADDY Drake? I’m jealous.” Mike girlishly asked, putting big grins on their faces altogether while moving their eyebrows up and down, up and down.

“You idiots! Look at your faces. You looked like….” the group cut Drake’s conversation as the four altogether asked at the same time.

“Like what?” they all asked.

“Like your own assholes with pearly white teeth.” Drake laughed at them as he walked away, leaving the four behind.

“Come on, guys! I’m starving. And coach wants a quick meeting before we go.” Drake added.

“We love you, DADDY Drake!” the four shouted, jumping, blowing kisses, and swaying hips like a girl as they ran after him.

“Idiots,” Drake shook his head while laughing.

Meanwhile, at the meeting,

“Okay, Team! It’s our first win of the tournament. I was hoping you could focus on the next game, especially you, Drake. Glad you recovered your momentum at the end, and that was crucial.” Coach Robinson explained.

“We need that kind of energy from you, and it encourages your teammates to play well too. So keep it up, kid.” Coach added as the team nodded in agreement.

“Tomorrow, practice at four sharp. Don’t be late.” the coach said.

“Coach, um… may I get a free pass from our practice tomorrow? I'm going to visit mom, as you know....” Drake pleaded.

“Oh! Is that tomorrow? Okay. You have your pass. Give your mom my best regards, kid.” The coach replied.

“Thanks, coach!” Drake gladly received the coach’s approval with a smile.

Drake and his friends left the room and were ready to grab a meal.

“Delicious meat! I would love to have some juicy, meaty, and mouthwatering beef tonight.” Dan said.

“So, where are you going to treat us, Drake?” Dave asked.

As soon as Drake was about to speak,

“Wait! Is that?....” Mike told his friends, pointing at a group of girls standing, waiting for something.

“Ohhh!!! It’s DADDY Drake’s, new babe.” Jay added as Drake saw them and smiled.

They began to approach the group and have a conversation.

“Hey girls! Whazzup?” Mike’s introduction as the (smooth) talker of the group.

Drake tapped Mike’s right shoulder as a sign that he got this as the wolf pack’s alpha emerged.

“Hi! Nice evening. Is there something we can do to assist these lovely ladies tonight?” Drake greeted with a smile.

The girls made a smile in response.

“Thank you, but we’re okay. We’re just waiting for our ride.” The girl’ target’ replied.

The other four boys looked at each other, having the same feeling that this could be the possible moment Drake would get his first rejection from a girl.

“Okay. Um sorry. But let me introduce ourselves. I am Drake, by the way, and these are my friends Mike, Dave, Jay, and Dan.” While pointing at his friends by the name then gave his hand for a handshake.

Drake focused on the girl’s response as time moved slowly, watching her every facial expression, gesture, and body movement. He can feel the passion on each action of her eyes, eyebrows, cheeks, lips, and finally, with her smile. It’s like every basketball game they had. The more he focuses on the game, the slower the time runs, the quicker he gets.

“She's really something.” Drake implied to himself.

“I’m Lezlie, by the way.” she accepted Drake’s handshake.

“And this is Jenny, Becca, Sandra, and Erica.” While pointing at her friends by the name.

“Hi!” the boys waved to the girls.

“By the way, if I may ask. Is it your boyfriend you were waiting for?” Drake asked.

The other girls slightly laughed from what they heard.

“Nope! It's Becca’s brother Steven. He’s on his way now to get us.” Lezlie replied.

“Okay. My boys and I are goin’ out for dinner tonight. Glad if you could join us, have some conversation, get to know each other, grab some food, then drop you on your way home.” Drake offered.

“We would love to, but our ride's on his way now. Thank you, but sorry. We appreciate your kindness.” Lezlie explained.

“Holy Moly! Drakes first rejection” in Mike’s mind

“Damn! Is this real? Drake’s charm failed?” in Jay’s mind

“Is the Scotts power lost its ability? Wow!” in Dan’s mind.

“Okay! Time to go! I’m hungry.” In Dave’s mind.

“If you need assistance, just holler at us; we’ll be there for you,” Drake said to the girls as they waved goodbye at each other.

The boys went back to the parking lot where their vehicles were.

Ring! A cellphone rang.

“Hello?! Steven, where are you right now? We’ve been waiting for you for a while now. What? What happened? Oh! My God! Okay! Okay! Are you alright? Okay, Okay, just be safe in there, okay?” Becca’s conversation on the phone.

“What happened?” Lez was concerned about what she heard.

“Is everything okay?” Jen added.

“Sorry, Girls! Steven could not come to fetch us. He’s been in a minor accident. An animal suddenly crossed the street, which made him evade and went to crash on a tree. It’s just minor damage, but the car won’t start. He already called for help, and it’s on his way now. The problem is, it may take a while for the car to get fixed, and we have no other ride.” Becca explained.

“Maybe Drake and the others are still in the parking area,” Erica suggested going where the boys were.

“Oh! Something’s coming.” Sandra pointed as she saw a man on a helmet with a motorcycle approaching.

“Is everything alright?” the man asked the girls as he pulled out his helmet off.

It was Drake. Coming like a knight on shining armor with its mighty stead to help a damsel in distress.

“Drake? Um…” Lez muttered.

“Need a lift?” Drake insisted.

“Yes! We're kind of stranded here by the moment. My brother got stuck on the way." Becca inserted.

“As I’ve thought. Wait, I’ll just call the boys to come and fetch you up.” Drake said and started to phone the boys.

Meanwhile, back at the boys, they cannot believe what’s happening. As if God creates a way for him to be successful, or is it just luck. “Nah! With Scotts, nothing is impossible.” They altogether said and moved to where Drake and the girls are.

“Weren’t you should be going the other way and not passing this road?” Jen asked.

“Ah… Yeah! The truth is we were ready to move along the road, but I kind of got a feeling that you might need some assistance, so I came to check. So I supposed I was right. You really need some assistance.” Drake implied.

“Thank you, Drake. How thoughtful of you.” Lez gladly said.

“You’re always welcome!” Drake replied with a charm.

“So, where are we up to?” Drake asked the girls.

“Maybe you can come along with us for dinner?” he suggested.

“We would be glad to.” Sandra cuts their charming conversation as she speaks and goes into Mike’s car with Jay together with Becca.

“You can hop onto Drake’s bike Lez.” Erica said as she with Jenny went to Dan’s car with Dave.

Lez and Drake both looked into each other’s eyes as they shyly laughed.

“Well, if you’re not comfortable with a bike, it’s okay to join your friends at Mike's or Dan’s,” Drake suggested.

“No, it’s fine. I can handle myself on a bike.” Lez smiled in response.

“Be my guest.” Drake handed over his extra helmet.

(He always brings extra for, you know. It’s not just the first time someone sits on the back of his ride.)

“Lead the way, Bro!” Mike shouted to Drake.

And they proceed on their way.

Later on.

“Where does Drake planning to take us? We’re not going to a restaurant, and it’s not going to his pad. This road leads outside the city. Where is he going?” Dan said to Dave.

“Dude! I think we are going to the Batcave.” Dave responded while watching outside the car window.

“You guys don’t know where this place is? I’m getting nervous about this.” Erica added.

“Could someone ask the others? Maybe they know.” Jen said with a worrying voice.

“Relax… Chill! Drake never leads us to any harm. That’s what I can guarantee you.” Dan calms the two girls.

“Hey, Mike!” Dave called Mike on his phone.

“Any idea where Drake is taking us?” Dave asked.

“I don’t know, man. It’s my first time been on this road before.” Mike replied.

“Could you ask him?” Dave pleaded.

“I’ll try.” Mike revved his car to level with Drake's bike.

“Drake! Where are we going?” Jay asked.

Drake smiled, covered by his helmet while answering. “To the Batcave.” He replied

Mike and Jay wondered.

“Is he serious?” Mike and Jay looked at each other, wondering.

“Dave?” Jay called Dave on the phone.

“Yeah? Did Drake say where?” Dave responds with the speaker on.

“Yes! He said to the Batcave. Do you have any idea what he is talking about?” Jay asked.

“Oh… I see.” Dave nodded as he understood.

“Dave, you mentioned earlier about a Batcave. Do you know where we are going?” Dan asked.

“I remembered Drake saying about a place he called Batcave before. He said he only returns to the cave once a year to visit his mom.” Dave explained.

“Ooooowwwww!!!! Really? That’s where we're going?” as Dan, together with Dave’s eyes, grew big and laughed with joy.

“Woohoo!!!” they shouted in excitement.

The two girls at the backseat never had any clue as they kept on wondering what Dave and Dan had been excited about.

“Hey! You two. What are you talking about? What are you being excited for?” Jay asked on the phone.

“Dude!” Dave said.

“We’re going to the Scott Mansion!!! Woohooo!!!” Dan and Dave said at the same time.

The other two girls on the backseat rose with joy as they heard what they said and joined in the commotion.

On the other hand, (On Mike’s car where they still don’t know where they are going except for Jay, who is still stunned (repeatedly saying Scott's) of what he heard. It will be their first time to land their feet on a mansion, let alone the Scotts Mansion that everyone ever dreamed of.)

“What are they doing? What's the commotion about?” Becca asked.

“Dude! What did they say? Where are we going?” Mike asked Jay.

“Ssssscccooott…. Sssssscccooottt…. Scott.” Jay is still stunned.

“Dude! Don’t be such an idiot. What did Dave say?” Mike repeated to ask.

“Ssssccccoooottt… Maaannnssiioonn….” Jay said

“What??? Hey, moron, talk properly. Did you just say, Scott…. Mannnsiiiiooonnn?” as both Mike and Jay's eyes started to bulge as they began to realize what they were into.

“Holly Shhhhiiiitttt!!!!” wooohhhh Scott Mansion baby!.” Mike shouted with joy as Jay, still stunned and just grinned while nodding.

Becca and Sandra finally heard the words Scott Mansion, and so they joined the commotion with excitement.

On the other hand…

“What's happening? What are they doing? Why are they shouting? Is it related to what you said about a Batcave Drake.?” Lez asked.

“Just ignore them,” Drake replied and continued their intimate conversation.

END OF CHAPTER 1