La Famiglia part 4
Time seemed to pass quickly the more Maleficent spent time with Aurora. The city was in the cold grip of winter and this year seemed t have a blizzard in mind if the meteorologists were to be believed. Malle scoffed at the idea of human beings trying to predict the unpredictable and how historically inaccurate they have always been. Bundling up in her coat leaving the warmth of the lecture hall Malle felt slim arms wrap around her waist in a tight squeeze.
"Hey you!"
Aurora's sweet voice sang in her ear.
"Hey yourself miss fluent middle English." Maleficent teased.
Aurora impressed her greatly as she read allowed Chaucer with not even a hint of hesitation in her voice.
"Oh Stop." Aurora playfully smacked her arm.
"I actually want to ask you something." She pulled on Maleficent to look at her.
"Ok."
"Would you like to come to a poetry slam with me?" Aurora beamed up at her.
"What the hell is a poetry slam?"
"Well its an open mic night for Poets but in turn the crowd gets to critique your poem." Aurora smiled at the brunette.
Maleficent had a skeptical look on her face making Aurora giggle.
"People can be really mean during them and I wouldn't mind having my body guard with me." She teased.
"Body guard how in the hell am I your body guard?" Malle laughed slightly nervous that she maybe figured out.
"Because your always there somewhere watching me."
Malle's throat dried up she lost her voice trying to think of something to say.
"You are so cute. So will you come?" Aurora laughed.
"Yeah I guess. What time?"
Aurora bounded in place.
"Yay. Its at 6 at the coffee bar on 5th Avenue."
"Ok I'll be there."
They went their separate ways as they exited the building Maleficent headed for the dorms going over her last few days to see how Aurora would have known she was around. She took a cut through an alley between two buildings that came out in front of the dorms. She felt something off as she got half way through. She turned to see a black car following her into the alley.
She stopped walking and two well dressed men got out of the vehicle. She recognized them and prepared herself. They walked up to her the shorter man with a cocky grin on his scarred face. His brown hair slicked back with a ton of product. His drown eyes had a look in them Malle had seen countless times on perps. The other guy was taller bigger younger. His tucked silk button down open most of the way revealing a black tank top. His head covered in a Jaxon cap. They came to stand in front of her.
"Hello Detective." The shorter man greeted.
"What do you clowns want?" Maleficent glared.
"Now that aint very nice Detective. We come out all this way and have a fuckin hard time findin ya ass and you treat us like crap." The shorter man got closer to her.
The taller one stood there arms crossed grinning.
"Well now what would you be looking for little ol me for?"
"Well ya see the boss hadn't heard from ya in awhile. And uh. . . He's getting concerned." The taller one finally spoke.
"And Mr. Lanitoli really doesn't like being blown off."
Maleficent rolled her eyes.
"I'm clearly not blowing anything off since I am sure you just saw me talking to his daughter. Tell your boss he will hear from me when I have something to tell him." She turned back in the direction she was headed.
The taller man grabbed her shoulder and shoved her against the brick wall holding her there.
"No you see you don't make the rules here bitch. You will do as Mr. Lanitoli says or you will have to answer to us." the Taller man said in her ear.
"You idiots don't scare me."
She felt a strong dull pain ruin in her knees. She fell to the ground and looked up at the shorter man who was holding a miniature baseball bat.
"Your mouth is gonna get you in some serious shit bitch." He taunted.
The Bigger man kicked at her side. Maleficent grabbed his foot and shoved him back causing him to land on his back. She tried to get to her feet only to have the bat connect with her ribs. She collapsed over herself trying to catch her breath.
"You stupid cunt!"
A foot connected with her side. She rolled onto her back curling trying to protect her face. The taller man grabbed her shirt and picked her up. The shorter man pushed the bat against her throat.
"You will do what you are told and keep the boss in the loop next time we have to come find you we wont me so nice."
"Fuck you stronzo." She choked out.
He back handed her across the face. His diamond ring cutting across her cheek bone.
"Lise'n na me you little puttana. I will fuck that pretty face up if you keep runnin ya dyke mouth. Do what the boss says and you wont get hurt nymore. And we wont have kill your bird brained friend." He drove the handle of the bat into her solar plexus.
He grabbed her face tightly in his hand.
"Get your head out of whatever twat you have it buried in and do the job your supposed to be doing." He slapped her again bloodying her lip.
Maleficent doubled over. The bigger man dropped her to the ground as she lay gasping. He looked down at her quietly laughing. She looked up at him. He looked down at her grinned again before kicking her in face. The two men got back in the car and drove off.
Aurora got back into her room after showering and started to dress. She noticed Maleficent hadn't been back. She shrugged it off and finished getting ready. She sent a text to the older woman's phone as reminder about the Slam tonight.
Maleficent spat the blood out of her mouth. The adrenaline quickly leaving her body. The pain washed over her. She used the wall as support while she regained her balance. She turned to make her way to her dorm. Each step sent a shooting pain through her knee. Breathing was difficult. Her ribs were screaming at her. She managed to get into the building with great effort. She stood inside the door and glared loathingly at the flight of stairs she now had to tackle. She could only hope there was some cosmic force that delayed the young blonde. She made it up the stairs and into her room. She looked at the clock on the desk that read 4:30. She had enough time to shower change and get to the Café. She limped over to her night stand and took some pain meds to take the edge off. She grabbed her toiletry bag and towel and hobbled down the hall. she made it into he bathroom and looked in the mirror. She had blood running down her face and neck. Her cloths were filthy and her hair was filled with god knows what. She stripped out of her cloths and threw them in the trash.
Aurora stood against the coffee bar and watched the door. It was a quarter to 6 and Malle still hadn't arrived. she was excited to hang out with her room mate. With Mid terms coming she wouldn't be able to hang out to much with her. She checked her watch again.
6:05
"Where is she?"
She checked the room incase she had missed her.
"OK folks the slam is about to begin. Please find someplace to sit or a wall to lean on. If you will be contributing tonight please be ready."
The MC walked off the stage and people started moving to tables. She sat on the bar stool but kept her eye on the door.
"Out first presnter. . . "
After the slam Aurora walked the few blocks back to her dorm. She was infuriated that Malle stood her up. she went over and over in her mind what she was going to say to the brunette when she got back. If she was there. Climbing the stairs the closer she got the angrier she got.
"Malle!" Her voice boomed when she swung the door open.
"Do you wanna tell me; AH!"
She screamed. She found Malle laying half on and half off her bed wrapped in her towel. Her lip was swollen and she had a fairly large cut in her right cheek. She climbed onto the bed and pressed lightly on Malle's side to shake her. A low deep pained groan came from the unconscious woman. She was sweating profusely.
"Malle. Malle wake up."
She lent over her stroking the uninjured cheek. Golden green eyes slowly opened.
"Aurora?"
"Malle what happened to you?"
Malle slowly sat up gasping at the pain in her ribs. She pressed her back against the wall.
"What time is it? Did I miss the slam?"
"What? Malle fuck the slam what happened?" Aurora was shouting.
"Shoosh please don't yell my fuckin head is splitting."
Aurora rubbed her hands over her face and took a deep breath.
"Malle did you get mugged? Or did someone follow you home?"
"Wha? Nah Nah no one followed me home. I clawed me way home alone."
Malle went to get up but was blinded by the pain. Broken ribs of that she was sure. She wrapped her arm around them.
"Son of a bitch."
"Malle let me look at your side" she said grabbing part of her towel.
"OH. I'm naked. let me put something on first." She went to get up again.
"Oh figlio di puttana."
"You cant even sit up. come on we have the same body parts nothing I havent seen before."
"Are you forgetting the am a lesbian?" Malle tried to joke. The look on Aurora's face showed her lack of ammusment.
"You may need medical attention."
"Ok compromise. Turn around and I'll get situated.
Aurora smiled triumphantly.
"Fair enough."
Malle adjusted herself trying not to groan too much.
"Ok. I'm set."
Aurora turned around and looked at the long bruise that ran along her left side dissapearing under the towel. Most likely across her stomach. Her fingers lightly grazed the area feeling a circular scar hidden under the dark bruise. Malle flinched at the touch.
"Sorry." Aurora looked into her eyes.
"It's ok." Malle's pulse speed up slightly.
Breaking eye contact Aurora dropped the towel back over her skin and walked over to her mini fridge. Grabbing a cold can of soda and a face cloth' she wrapped the can in the towel and handed it to Malle.
"Here put this on your lip to get some of that swelling down."
Malle took the make shift ice pack.
"Dorm room triage?" She teased
"Better then a fat lip." Aurora teased back.
Aurora climbed on to the bed and pulled Malle to rest against her. She ran her fingers through her hair in long slow strokes.
"You're gonna put me to sleep."
Aurora grinned
"Do you want me to stop?" Her voice deeper then she intended.
A chill ran through Malle's body. Those simple words and having Aurora so close was reeking havoc on her senses. It was a nice distraction from the pain. But only for a moment. She looked up into those beautiful blue eyes.
"No I don't."
Her eyes started drifting shut again.
"Can you tell me what happened?"
"I didn't see anything. Came from behind." Her voice lulled.
Pretty soon Aurora was sure she was asleep. She adjusted so that she was spooning the taller woman. She pulled the covers over them and fell asleep soon after.
The sun shone through the window into Malle's eyes. She woke to a hand warm against the bare skin of her front resting just below the underside of her breasts. She hadnt been this close to anyone in a long time and she really didnt want to move. But her bladder was protesting.
"Aurora. I need to get up."
"No." She nuzzled into her neck sleepely.
"You're comfy. Go back to sleep." She protested some more.
"Aurora I have to pee." Malle whispered.
Aurora giggled and sat up.
"Ok come on I'll help you."
"I need clothes."
"Ill get them lets get you to the bathroom first."
The check to make sure the hall was empty and Made their way to the community bathroom. Once in a stall Malle shut the door and spilled her guts into the toilet.
"O my gosh. Malle open the door."
She blindly reach fro the latch and let the blonde in. Aurora pulled her hair back and rubbed her back.
"Are you ok?"
"Ye. . ." Her response was cut off but another wave of vomit.
"I really think we should get you to the hospital."
"Fuck that they will get cops involved."
"Well why dont you go take another shower and I'll go get you some cloths."
Malle looked back up at this amazing young woman. She nodded in agreement.
"Ok. I'll be right back."
