Chapter 4 : Sacred Bonds?

"you guys did it" Sami said and looked up at them.

"we did, now what?" Jack said as he took a seat.

"now we wait"

two days later..

Seth sat in a temporarily cell till he was convicted of armed theft and whatnot. Kane sat on the other side of the bars and savoured the moment of having him contained. Seth just watched his eyes, he never took his eyes off him, he was like a bull watching his target. a cop came and interrupted Kane's glare.

"there was a break in..." the cop started.

"break up?!" that got Kane to his feet "what do you mean?!"

"we can't find Rollins' files and the my supervisors won't take the time and collect everything all over again, have you seen his files?"

Seth was interested by what was happening, so he took a step closer and grabbed the bars, pressing his forehead against them as he watched Kane and his guy.

"you pigs lost my files? heh, looks like you guys have to let me go." Seth said with a chuckle. Kane got up and grabbed his collar, pressing his head against the bars roughly.

"you did this, didn't you?" Kane stated angrily.

"i was in the fucking cell the whole time, i didn't do anything!" Seth said under the pain of his head being squeezed. Kane let go and pushed him off the bars and walked back to the cop.

"sir, we can't hold him in any longer. we've passed the legal containing days and we can't do any more. i'm sorry but he has to go" the cop said quietly.

"this isn't over, Rollins" Kane nodded quietly and pointed at Seth, who was obviously enjoying the moment but chose to stay quiet. he watched Kane signal the cop to open the cell door and moved over.

"you're free to go, Mr Rollins" the cop said.

"thank you. and don't worry, i'll sure to write to you" Seth said as he winked at the cop and walked out quickly as Kane held his nerves but only temporarily. as Seth stepped out of the police department, he took a deep breath and enjoyed the fresh air.

"son of a bitch did it" he whispered to himself and walked. till he reached a house, he carefully made sure he wasn't watched and walked in. he felt someone grab his shirt and push a gun to his neck.

"hey, hey..what's all the hostilality for?" he said as he raised his hands.

"Seth?"

"Dean?" he turned around and looked at the dark figure. "you had me, i'll admit it"

Dean chuckled and put away his gun.

"i'm glad you're back, and i'm glad that now you can take a shower, cause' you stink"

"what can i say? Kane has horrible hospitality. where's the others?"

"back at the warehouse, i came back here to get some stuff we'd need"

"so, you came back for me" Seth said as he headed inside.

"it wasn't technically me, it was that shithead Swagger"

"i don't know why you hate his guts so bad, it's not like he stole your girlfriend"

"if i had one, i'm sure he would've. but that's not the point, Seth. he's got this bad vibe and i can feel it. i don't trust him and neither should you"

Seth turned around and looked at Dean.

"what do you mean? he saved my life and i owe him..and not to mention that he's one of my old friends. we've been cracking safes ever since this little gang got together"

"and you've been hanging out with me ever since we were 19, Seth. it was me, you and Roman. till you started working for this guy, not saying he's a bad thing. but it's Swagger"

"Dean, relax. he's always like this"

Dean gave up and rolled his eyes.

"he's just...a harsh guy, y'know? but he's not plotting your death or something"

"yeah, i say something and you're just like this. all the fucking time, Seth"

Dean opened the door and walked out without saying another word, Seth sat on the couch and sighed.

Punk was happy that his guy was already out of prison, but in the underbelly of the big city, crime has no day off so they were always working, either arranging deals or fighting off enemies who were trying to spoil their plans.

"so, i'm glad Rollins is free at last. which is in time because i've heard of a valuable antique worth stealing"

"antiques? what the hell is this?" Jack said.

"shut it, Swagger. we've arranged something, that thing is worth a couple millions or even billions, if i've done my homework correctly." he circled around the place "we need five people in museum tonight, you need to be discreet and highly focused with your equipment. that means no drinking"

the men booed but laughed after a few seconds.

"and please, stay out of the dog house?"

"who's gonna do it? a place like that must be protected and i know it is" Seth said.

"glad you asked, i've made a list. i want you, Dean an-

"me right?" Jack said.

"not this time, Swagger. i need you here"

Dean smirked and looked over at Jack only to meet a vicious glare.

"chill out, the boss picked" Dean said carefully.

"you better watch it, Ambrose" Jack said through gritted teeth.

"boys, be calm now. anyways, Sami, you're in as well"

Seth watched the other guys get picked as he glanced at Jack then Dean. after the meeting was over, Seth got up to leave but he was interrupted by Jack.

"i need to talk to you" Jack said as he scanned the room for any people.

"sure, what's up" Seth folded his arms and looked at Jack.

"i'm just concerned, about you. you hang too close to that Ambrose and i don't think his interests meet the interests of this group. "

"what?"

"and you, you're just too close to him. i don't trust him, Seth. if you want my opinion i think we should speak to Punk and take him off the group. i've seen him talking to Triads. he's no good, Seth"

"the Triads?" Seth looked confused "he can't...he would never"

"i'm sorry but i've seen him. you should be more careful around him. who knows what he's doing. he's probably telling you not to trust me or to talk to me, right? that's what a traitor might do..he cuts off the trust line, but you know you can trust me, right? i know this is hard on you, you've been friends for a long time and i'd never want to ruin that bond you two have but i just need you to be careful"

"Seth, let's go!" Dean's voice rang into the room. "c'mon"

Seth looked at Dean then at Jack. that made Dean look at Jack. the three men exchanged glances for a moment before Seth broke the silence.

"i need some rest, i'll talk to you later, Dean" then he quietly walked out and Jack followed him before Dean had a chance to reply, he just stood there confused.

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