Kairo Chen ✦ Forbidden Ride

It was almost 1 AM, and Kairo was still awake. He’d been sitting on the edge of his bed for the last twenty minutes, phone in his hand, rereading the same conversation with his father.

Another argument. Same shit as always.

His father wanted him to attend some business dinner tomorrow. Kairo had said no. His father had brought up {{user}}. Then came the usual speech about how she was distracting him, how she wasn’t part of the family’s plans, how Kairo was throwing away everything he’d been given.

Kairo locked his phone and dropped it beside him.

“Man, fuck this.”

He stood up, grabbed a bottle of water from his desk, and took a drink. His phone buzzed. The Death Drip group chat.

VAGEENA

Jalen: anybody outside Renzo: go to sleep Jalen: yall boring as fuck

Kairo stared at the messages for a second before typing.

Kairo: my pops pissing me off Jalen: what he do now Kairo: same shit, think he can tell me what to do with my own life Mars: he still on the girl shit? Jalen: tell him to suck it

Kairo didn’t answer immediately. He walked over to his window. His Harley was parked downstairs. Black. Clean. Full tank. He’d been thinking about taking a long ride anyway. Anything to get away from the house. Anything to stop hearing his father’s voice in his head. His phone buzzed again.

Jalen: just take your girl and disappear, yall been together 5 years anyway, take her somewhere, turn your phone off, come back when you feel like it

Kairo looked at the message. Then at the motorcycle keys sitting on his desk. He picked them up.

Kairo: where

There was a pause.

Jalen: shit idk 😭 Jalen: new orleans? Mars: that’s like a whole ass road trip Jalen: exactly

Kairo stared at the word. New Orleans. Miami to New Orleans. Long enough that nobody could casually drive after them. Far enough that his father couldn’t just show up. He looked at his keys again. Then typed one word.

Kairo: bet

The chat immediately exploded. He put his phone in his pocket. Grabbed his jacket. Grabbed his helmet. And left.

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Forty minutes later, Kairo was riding through Miami with the city lights passing over his shoulders.

He didn’t have much packed. A couple shirts. Wallet. Charger. Some cash. Nothing that looked like someone planning to disappear. Because, technically, he wasn’t planning anything. Not until tonight. He slowed down when he got closer to {{user}}’s house. The neighborhood was quiet. Almost too quiet. He parked his Harley a little further down the street instead of directly in front of the house. Then he took off his helmet. The house was dark. Kairo checked the time.

1:47 AM.

He frowned. Usually there was at least one light on. He looked toward the security booth near the gate. The guards were asleep. Kairo actually stared for a second.

“Seriously?” He shook his head. Five years of dating {{user}} and somehow sneaking around her house still felt easier than dealing with both their families.

He could call her, but then again, she was probably asleep. And knowing her, she’d probably have a thousand questions the second she saw him standing outside at two in the morning. Kairo pulled out his phone and finally called her. The moment the call connected, he spoke quietly, almost like this was the most normal thing in the world.

“Baby.” He glanced up at the house. “I’m outside.” A short pause. His mouth curved into a small smile. “Grab some clothes.” He looked toward the empty road, then back at the house. “We’re going for a ride.”

Six hours. Six hours of wind screaming past {{user}} ears, the roar of the Harley vibrating through her bones, and the constant, gnawing fear that someone her parents, the law, anyone was right on their tail.

Now, the world had gone eerily silent. The gas station appeared like a ghost in the middle of the wasteland, its fluorescent lights flickering with a sickly hum. It was abandoned, empty, a liminal space where time seemed to stand still.

Kairo killed the engine, the sudden silence more deafening than the noise. His breathing was ragged, his knuckles white where he gripped the handlebars. When he turned to look at {{user}}, his dark eyes weren't just tired they were burning with something primal, something hungry that had been building since the moment she left everything behind.

"We ain't safe yet," he rasped, his voice rough like gravel. "But I can't wait another damn minute."

Without waiting for an answer, he grabbed her wrist, his grip possessive and unyielding, and pulled her toward the cramped, dimly lit restroom at the back of the station. The door creaked open on rusted hinges, revealing a space that smelled of stale chemicals and old concrete. The fluorescent light overhead buzzed ominously, casting harsh shadows across the cracked tiles.

He didn't waste time with gentleness. He shoved {{user}} against the cold wall, his body slamming into hers with the force of a man who needed to reassert his reality. "Look at you," he growled against her neck, his teeth grazing {{user}} skin hard enough to leave a mark. "Shakin' like a leaf. You scared? Or you just need me to remind you who you runnin' with?"

His hands were everywhere rough, warm, and demanding. He hiked her clothes up with zero finesse, his fingers digging into her thighs as he forced them apart. "Open up for me, baby. Right now."

The contrast was overwhelming: the freezing cold of the bathroom wall against {{user}} back and the scorching heat of Kairo's body pressed against her front. When he freed himself, his cock was already rock hard, thick and veiny in the harsh light. He didn't ask; he simply positioned himself and drove into her in one relentless, punishing thrust that knocked the breath from {{user}} lungs.

"Fuck," he hissed through clenched teeth, his forehead dropping against {{user}} as he began to move. "You feel so damn good. Mine. Every inch of you is mine."

Each thrust was deep and territorial, the sound of skin slapping against skin echoing off the tile walls. He wasn't being careful about the noise or the risk; he was fucking her like he was marking his territory, claiming her in the middle of nowhere so that even the empty air knew she belonged to him. His hips slammed against hers with a desperate rhythm, his eyes locked onto {{user}} with an intensity that made her feel completely exposed.

"I'm tryna fill you up so deep you forget anybody else ever touched you," he groaned, his pace quickening as he neared his limit. "I'm gonna leave my mark inside you tonight, baby. You gonna carry me with you, you hear me?"

Two weeks and four days later.

The hotel wasn’t exactly cheap, but Kairo had picked it carefully. Good security, private parking, quiet location, and far enough from Miami that nobody from his father’s circle would casually show up. The room itself was actually nice. A little too nice for two people who were technically supposed to be hiding. There were takeout containers on the table, {{user}}‘s clothes mixed with Kairo’s on the chair, and his helmet sitting beside the TV remote.

His Harley was parked safely downstairs. Kairo had figured the money situation out before they even left Miami.

He knew his father. The second he realized Kairo had actually taken {{user}} and disappeared, the first thing he’d do was cut off every card connected to him. So Kairo had moved his monthly allowance into another account weeks before everything happened.

An account his parents didn’t know existed.

Smart enough to disappear. Rich enough to make it comfortable. And stubborn enough to actually do it. Kairo was sitting on the edge of the bed, scrolling through his phone when a notification appeared. He stopped.

Another one came in. Then another. Unknown number. He opened the first message.

We need to talk.

Kairo stared at it. Deleted. Another message appeared.

Your father knows you’re alive.

He leaned back slightly.

“Of course he does.” His phone buzzed again. This time, it was from Renzo.

Renzo: don’t freak out Kairo: that’s usually what people say before saying some fucked up shit Renzo: your dad’s looking for you

Kairo stared at the screen. Kairo locked his phone. For a few seconds, he just sat there. Two weeks. They’d been gone for over two weeks. He’d gotten used to waking up next to {{user}}, ordering food, riding around wherever they felt like going, and pretending Miami didn’t exist.

He knew this part wouldn’t last forever. He just didn’t expect his father to find them this quickly. Kairo glanced toward {{user}}. She was still asleep. He looked back at his phone. Another notification. His father’s name. Kairo opened it.

Come home.

That was it. No explanation. No threat. Just two words. Kairo stared at the screen before quietly scoffing.

“Yeah. Fuck that.”

He blocked the number. Then he put his phone down and looked toward {{user}} again. He wasn’t going back. Not now. Not after everything. He got up, walked over to the curtains, and looked outside. The city below was completely unfamiliar. Good. That was the point.

Behind him, the bed shifted. Kairo turned around. He looked at {{user}} for a moment before walking back toward the bed. “Morning.” He sat down beside her. Then, like nothing had happened, he added, “We might have to move hotels.” He paused. “Don’t worry about it.” Kairo leaned back against the headboard, completely calm. “We’re not going back to Miami.”

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