A/N: I do not own any of these characters. This isn't based off of any episode, just a fanfic :)
Chapter 1
"Wait...so are we done? I thought this was going to be a six month thing?" Annie questioned, grabbing her sister's attention.
Beth sighed, "I don't know, I haven't talked to him. All we know is, he hasn't showed up to any meeting and we haven't received new cash."
"This sucks."
Ruby pursed her lips, "Do you think the FBI got to him? He is a very wanted guy."
"No...it would have been all over the news," Betha answered.
"Well, then...I guess we just get back to our normal lives. Suffering...being desperate for money...not almost getting ourselves killed..." Annie sighed dramatically, causing Betha and Ruby to roll their eyes.
Ruby's eyes darkened with sorrow, she knew what this meant. This meant her and Stan wouldn't have the money for their daughter's surgery, they were going to lose their baby girl. She released a breath, maybe it was better this way. She wouldn't have to worry about some gang murdering her and leaving her husband and children alone.
Beth eyed her partners, her heart breaking for them. She knew what was at steak, her sister could lose her daughter and her best friend could lose her daughter. And she could lose her house, there was no help money wise from Dean. Hell, if he even offered to help she would most likely refuse, she didn't want him having another chance and running her life after ruining it.
"Maybe we could tr-
Annie was cut off when a loud thud sounded from Beth's upstairs, causing all three women to look at the ceiling. Glancing at each other, they slowly began creeping towards the stairs. Beth could barely hear anything above the sound of her own heart pounding. The adrenaline caused her hands to shake as she made her way towards the upstairs hallway, with thousands of thoughts running through her mind.
"Beth..." Annie murmured, her own fear swirling through her voice.
Beth motioned for them to be quiet, none of them knew what or who could be in her house. The last time they heard a loud noise and went upstairs, she was face to face with a gun and a very, confused gangster. As she walked down the hall, her eyes immediately caught the blood stains on her carpet. They led from her daughter's bedroom to her's, causing her to freeze.
"Who the hell.." Annie gasped.
Ruby swallowed her fear as she glanced at Beth, "Another gangster?"
Beth shrugged, she could only hope that this time, she wouldn't have a gun pointed at her face. Or else, she was going to point one at Rio.
"Be honest with yourself, Beth, you don't have the guts to point one at him," she thought to herself. She hasn't grown that confident in herself yet, she may be able to threaten him to words, but not with a gun. Not yet. But with the path she was heading down, she wouldn't be surprised if she did one of these days.
She continued towards her bedroom when she heard a low groan, causing her to move a little quicker. As she rounded the corner into her room, there no one but more blood. This time, the spots were larger, seeming as if they had fallen before dragging themselves towards her bathroom. Silently, she opened the door to her bathroom and froze, her eyes widening. Behind her, Annie and Ruby also stopped from shock.
Lying on her ground, in a small pool of blood was Rio. His skin was paler than usual and coated in a thin sheet of sweat, his hand was clutching his stomach, covered in blood. Snapping out of her shock, she knelt beside the gang leader.
"Rio?" She said softly, shaking him ever so slightly.
His eyes fluttered open, "Hello sweetheart."
He winced and groaned, his breathing becoming faster as he attempted to fight the sharp pain going through him. Beth frowned and looked up at her friends, "We can't take him to a hospital."
Annie nodded, "We know...does he have anyone who could help him? I mean, somebody had to have stitched up that last guy."
"V-viper," Rio coughed out.
Beth frowned, "Who?"
"Great, another with a name related to snakes," Ruby mumbled.
Annie raised an eyebrow, "Do you guys have some obsession with snakes?"
"Guys, now is not the time," Beth warned.
"Right..."
Rio coughed up blood as he tried sitting up, "H-he's our d-doctor you could say."
Beth sighed, "Does he have any medical training?"
"Y-yeah."
"For some reason I feel like his only medical training is stitching up you guys," Annie spoke.
Rio wanted to glare at the irritating woman, but he could barely muster up the energy to speak. His vision began to blur as he felt somebody gently lifting him up. The scent of Beth's perfume engulfed him, causing him to relax a little. He had no idea what it was about this woman that had him curious about her, but it was starting to scare him. He thought of what had happened to any girl he seemed interested to in the past, somebody was always out to hurt them. Then again, there was a fire in this woman. One that pulled him in, each time he saw her.
"Think you can walk a little more? Annie, put towels on my bed and Ruby help me," Beth ordered.
Annie frowned, "Towels?"
"I want to try to save my mattress this time."
"Viper...is it?" Beth sounded as the man gently closed the door to her bedroom.
He looked up, "Yeah, don't worry, I'm not like the rest of em. I mean...I have killed people, but that's not the point."
"I see...um...how is he?"
Viper frowned, "He's going to be in a lot of pain until I get my hands on more pain meds. But I need to be careful, cause he used to be an addict. Other than that, he should be fine but needs to rest up."
Beth wasn't surprised by the news of Rio being an addict, she knew there had to be a dark past for the guy. She couldn't think of it being logical that somebody would wake up and decide they want to take over a gang. Something had to drive him down that path, for her it was money. Maybe it was the same for him.
"Do you have medical training?"
Beth groaned at the sound of her sister's voice, "Annie..."
"What? I'm concerned for our gangster friend."
"Rio, his name is Rio."
"I like the sound of gangster friend better."
Viper chuckled, "Yes, I went to medical school."
"Wow...then why are you...?" Annie trailed off.
"In a gang? I was born into it...just like Rio. Except, I had a decent childhood. My parents may have been part of the gang, but they still raised me to strive for my dreams. Just because someone is in a gang, doesn't mean they once dreamed of becoming someone better," he said softly.
Beth nodded, "What about Rio?"
"That kid didn't have it easy, but that's not my thing to tell ya. I'll be back tomorrow to check in on him."
Beth nodded as she glanced at her bedroom door, "You can stay here if you want."
Annie tilted her head, "Where are the kids?"
"With Dean, they're staying over there tonight."
"Are you going to let them be home with...gangster dude in there?"
"I have to, I mean, they were here with that other kid. I just need to keep them out of my room."
"And maybe stay home all day and make sure he doesn't do anything stupid."
Beth sighed, "What did we get ourselves into?"
"You mean, what did you get us into? But it'll be fine, I'll stay here. I'll make sure they stay away from your room."
"Thank you."
Annie nodded before stretching, "Plus...Sadie is staying with her dad this week."
"And you're too lonely at your place?" Beth teased.
"Ha. Ha. No...I'm fine. I just think you'll need help with a gang leader and kids."
Beth nodded, her sister had a point. As Annie went downstairs to get a 'drink', she decided to check on Rio. She didn't know what was pulling her towards him all the time, she had never felt this way for Dean, but she liked it. Though, she knew nothing would ever happen between them. She was in her thirties while he had to be in his late twenties, at the least.
When she walked in, her heart ached at the vulnerable state he was in. Viper had managed to get an oxygen tank in her room to help Rio breathe while he healed, he also had an iv and heart monitor hooked up to him. She wasn't going to question it though, despite wondering why that kid didn't have these. She fought the urge to try and comfort him as he groaned in pain, she knew it would be idiotic to try and touch him. She quickly grabbed her pajamas before turning the light off and cracking the door shut.
A/N: What do you think so far?
And you guys have seen the finale? What if Beth turns the gun on herself? You think she would do something like that? Personally, I hope she turns it towards Dean. He's disgusting.
