Commotion outside. Loud yelling, crashing. Something was wrong.
Ally jumped up still in her silk green nightgown to crack open her door to the outside. Her heart raced at the idea of a break in.
But outside she found two people she'd known almost her whole life.
Loki, with bags under her eyes, blood dripping from her nose and fists.
Ally let out a small whimper, stepping out of her room with the sight in a slight panic. "Loki…!"
"Stay back…!" The other girl stood right in front of her, in her usual cloak and hood, her gloved fists clenched to her side at the ready.
Ally's messy black locks would shake with her head. "But Layl-…"
"Keep…back…" The woman's tone nothing to be arguing with at the moment.
This made the small childish girl quickly shut her mouth, but her soft green eyes landed on her friend Loki as she stood up, shaking.
"Bitch…" she spat at Layla.
The one on the cloak scoffed. "Get out."
"You can't make me! It's not your place to order me!"
"Yeah! Watch me…!" Launching forward and slamming an elbow to the others sternum, her coughing and stumbling back again.
Usually Loki would never allow such a hit, but, for some reason, her reaction time was off. She'd stay up against the wall a moment, and though weak, she felt no real pain from the beating.
"Wanna keep trying?" Layla growled to her, grabbing a fistful of her hair and tossing her to the ground.
Loki wouldn't let out even the slightest breath. She felt nothing but rage. Nothing but pure hatred towards Layla and all the rest of the group. She knew no outlet but one…and once she got the time alone-…
"To high to pay attention?" Layla smacking a palm across her cheekbone, with no resistance. Her body was hunched, full of a hidden passion, a protectiveness.
Ally flinched at the sound of Loki choking on a bit of blood, her starting lean up in responce. "I'm not high...I never was...!"
Layla would step back, ready for her to make a move, but Loki only turned on her heels in a wobbly fashion, slipped into her room and grabbed a couple things off the shelves and in dressers. Her body shook as she moved and made her completely way out the door.
"…Layla…what-…" Ally began.
"…what's going on?" Two males stepping out of a room together from upstairs.
The shorter male would pause, seeing the blood. "…what…happened…?"
Ally would move up to the motionless Layla, who's fists were still clenched to her sides. She'd just barely reach up, her small fingers curling at the opening of the girls sleeve.
A voice would come in from behind before any more questions were asked. "Layla…" it was Kina. Everyone froze.
"Yeah, on it…" She'd barely respond, moving into her own room and away from Ally as if she was invisible, gathering her things into bags.
"…what…what're you doing? Where're you going…?"
The guys on the steps would watch, the bigger shaking his head a little. "Ally, come here…" Trying to coax her.
She'd blink at him, knowing it was bad by the tone. "No…!" She rush into Layla's room. "What're you doing…?" Nearly frantic.
A hand would slowly move to Ally's shoulder, holding her back. "…remember the rules of the Renegades, Ally…" Kina spoke softly, her eyes keeping a lock on Layla in caution.
The child would pause, her lips coming to a close as she thought, and once the realization hit her, she'd wail. "NO! No, no, no…! Layla…!" Desperately calling for her attention.
Still the girl wouldn't turn to her, just placing her things in her bag and tossing it over her shoulder. She'd move out of the same exit as Loki from before, giving a small wave by just lifting her hand into the air but never turning back. Emotionless and speechless.
Ally tugged to try and chase after her, tears rolling down her cheeks, still Kina kept her in place.
"Rule number 14...any fights within the group will be dealt with by elimination from the team." Kina reminded her before finally letting her go.
Ally went limp for a moment, falling to her knees and crying. The house was silent other than her small echoing sobs in the now empty room.