Yeah its been a while I wasn't quite sure how to incorporate Arra into The Great Game and my muse abandoned me but now she's back and I will try and update again soon but I'm not making any promises as my exams start on Wednesday starting with Maths err. anyway have fun reading this is mainly a flash-forward with lots of flashbacks tell me what you think

Chapter 14 - History always repeats itself

Arra took in a breath and thought back to the past that had led to this life as she aimed her FR F2 rifle at her next target.

6 years old

"Mama, who are they?" Arra asked her long red hair in two braids down her back. Her bright eyes studied the tall man with black curly hair, fine, prominent cheek bones and whose eyes were hauntingly familiar.

"Anastasia, this is your father, Sherlock Holmes." Her mother said whose green eyes bore into her own her fiery red hair pulled into a ponytail.

"I don't need or want a daddy, I have you." Arra replied crushing herself to her mother's legs.

Lana looked a Sherlock in apology; he nodded as if he understood.

"Anastasia, I know you think you don't need me…" Sherlock but was interrupted by Arra saying

"It's Arra to you only Mama and Eilidh can call me Anastasia." She stared at him with a small pout on her lips, Sherlock's lips twitched when he recognised the pout as his own.

"Very well Arra, I very much would like to get to know you, is that okay?" he asked softly

"I suppose so." She replied

She had dropped off the black rose earlier that morning that on one thorn had a single drop of her blood, the mark of the Black Rose, the drug lord stood no chance even with all his goons to 'protect' him, Arra smirked at his obviousness, she moved into position and placed her finger on the trigger.

11 Years old

Arra looked round nervously and asked "Mum do I have to go to school?"

"Yes of course you do sweetheart." Lana replied laughing at her daughters pulling faces

"But what if they hate me like everyone hates Holmes." Lana frowned at what her daughter said

"He is your father so he should be addressed as such."

"I'll call him my dad when he earns it." She hissed before stalking off.

She entered the classroom and slammed down her books and dropped her bag on the floor.

"Hi I'm Colin." A boy with kind brown eyes and curly brown hair said offering her his hand

"Arra." She smiled shyly

"This is Jack, Mordred and Morgana." He introduced her to three other children, Jack had black hair and blue eyes with a cheeky smile, Mordred had curly black eyes with icy blue eyes and a shy smile and Morgana had curly black hair that was just shorter than Arra's with kind green eyes. Arra thought to herself maybe she could have friends like mum said.

Later at lunch the four introduced Arra to their other friends, Lance (Dark hair, with brown eyes with a tan to die for and a warm smile), Percy (Who towered even some of the teachers at 11, with short blonde hair and blue eyes Arra saw him as a gentle giant), Leon (who had curly ginger hair and green eyes who was at first a bit wary of Arra), Thomas ( who had dark skin and black hair and looked to be the mediator of the group), Danae (who had curly blonde hair and chocolate brown eyes and was best friends with Morgana) and lastly Arthur (who had blonde hair and blue eyes but had a constant sneer on his face and was very different from his siblings Mordred and Morgana). That was the day Arra made friends for life and those who she tolerated to an extent.

Her target sat down at his desk in front of the window, Arra sighed at the boringness of the job and pulled the trigger she did not have to check to know that it had hit and began packing her gun away and moving on to her next job.

16 years old

"Gwen open up?" Merlin (Jack) shouted

"What is it what happened?" Arra asked pulling Merlin in from the rain when she opened her door.

"Uther is kicking Mordred out because he came out." Merlin explained

"Shit." She swore "Call Gwaine, Lance, Percy, Leon, Elyan (Thomas) and Morgause (Danae), I'll get Mum." She ran through her house before finding her mum in her study

"Mum, Uther is kicking Frodo out, he needs our help."

"Of course let me just get my keys." Lana replied jumping up "Go get in the car, you too Merlin." They scrambled into the car as merlin ran all of their friends who promised to meet them there, Arra called her boyfriend lance who said he would get there as quick as he could. They pulled up in front of Mordred's house to see Uther throwing Mordred's stuff out on to the lawn. Merlin grabbed Arra so that she wouldn't attack Uther. The others turned up and began loading Mordred's stuff into the cars. Arra say Mordred whose face was streaming with tears and broke free of Merlin's hold and ran up to him and pulled him to her hugging him.

"I did what you said." He hiccupped

"I thought he wouldn't be like this I was wrong, I'll make him pay one day, I promise." Arra replied as she held him close and her mother began threatening Uther.

Hours later all of Mordred's things were in the spare bedroom in Arra's house. Arra had sent numerous texts to Mycroft demanding that he do something painful to Uther.

Arra sat down on the bed in the hotel as tears started to fall as her grief began to consume her.

18 years old

"Mum, thanks for coming shopping with me." Arra smiled

"You are welcome hun; I'm always here for you, always. What happened between you and Lance?" Lana asked as they stepped on to the escalator

"We wanted different things; he wanted to go to Uni together, mum that isn't me I never wanted that, I'd rather get a job, Mike has said there is a job there for me if I want it and I'm gonna take it, I don't want to leave London, it's my home it's the only one I've known other than Belfast."

Lana smiled at her "At least you know what you want with your life."

Then the world changed suddenly as a bullet ripped through Lana's chest and grazed Arra's arm.

"Mum!" Arra screamed dropping to the ground cradling her mum's head in her lap "Mum, don't leave me you can'." Arra sobbed

"Promise me," Lana spoke labouredly, "Promise me you will follow your heart Anastasia, please follow your heart I did and I got you and you are the best decision I ever made."

"I promise Mum, I promise, no don't go." Arra sobbed as Lana closed her eyes and drew her last breath. Arra fought everyone who tried to move her mum off till she was grabbed from behind by Greg she hit him in the chest to let go but then gave up and wept into his chest.

The days past in a blur, soon the funeral was upon her she stood alone in Kensal Green Cemetery as they buried her mum's ashes under the angel tombstone that Arra had chosen. She laid a bouquet of lilies at the foot of the grave and spoke softly.

"Whoever did this I'll find them Mum and I'll make them pay and I don't care who it is but they will die for this, I promise." She turned away from the grave and found herself at the docks she knocked the code and Thanatos opened the door.

"It's time I'm ready, give me the first target." She said emotionlessly

"There is a sex trafficker in Belarus, needs to be taken out within the next three days." He replied handing her the file

She glanced over it deducing everything she needed

"Done. Find out who killed mum, anything, links, leads any and I will follow them leaving a trail of bodies in my wake. Contact me through this." She passed him a laptop. "It's secure not even the British Intelligence can get into that. How to contact me is on there, the password is Rose." She said grabbing what she needed and walking out the door.

"Are you sure this is what Raisa would want?" She froze but didn't answer "Well if you think it's best good luck Raizel."

"I don't believe in luck." Was all that she replied

Arra began throwing things across the room in anger she had left that life behind her but she followed her heart one time and she's right back where she started one day Jim Moriarty would be her hit and she would ensure that he died.

Yeah I did that *dodges metaphorical rotten fruit and arrows* and Eilidh is pronounced ay lee, and she will come into it more after Reichenback, please review with your thoughts and questions please any way goodbye for now

-The Archfiend Out