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Chapter Thirteen
Preview: In a soft whisper, Arisa says, "I will never forget you." She gently places the lily on the grave as if it would break if she was not being careful. Standing, she dusts her clothes off of imaginary dust and dirt. She walks toward the three men with determination in her posture, mind, eyes, and soul. Standing on the other side of the street in the shadows is a figure. He watches the scene before him. The redhead interests him and a sadistic grin appears. Let the games begin.
~Two months later~
The sound of someone screaming causes the older man in the kitchen to drop his cup of coffee on the ground. He sighs hearing feet thundering down the halls. Oh how he wished it would stop already. Then again, what was he supposed to expect from the twins.
Just as he predicted, a set of identical twins except for the hair, comes running out. One has red hair while the other has blonde. Apparently Sideswipe got tired of blonde hair and had it dyed this apple red color. You can definitely tell it's not his natural color, but one has to admit, it looks good on him.
A natural red head girl comes flying down the hallway annoyed well more like ticked off and soaking wet. "Sideswipe! Sunstreaker!"
The twins jump over the couch making sure it stays between them and the woman. They have pillows in their hands as weapons or maybe shields.
The woman wearing a pair of black shorts and a blue tank top growls at the men or should they be considered boys in this case.
"What the hell was that all about!? You couldn't simply knock on the door and turn the light on knowing I wake easily to that? No! You had to dump water on me!"
She jumps over the couch and chases the men. Sides and Sunny throw their pillow and dodge her. However, they are unprepared for the woman to jump them both as they go to escape over the couch. This ends up with the three adults on the floors in a heap. Somehow the woman managed to hit her head while the twins head butted each other.
"Ugh! I just can't have a morning to sleep in can I? No I can't because you two think it's a great idea to wake me up every morning bright and early! And now my head hurts!" She hangs her head to emphasize her statement.
The older man, about his mid-thirties to early forties finishes cleaning up the mess he created with the coffee mug. He's been living in this apartment with the three of them for about four months. He has been working at the hospital as a neurosurgeon for the past three months. Ratchet had managed to pass the exams and tests very easily since it was all similar to the surgeries he performed back on Cybertron.
Sighing, Ratchet grabs another mug out of the cabinet wondering how much more he can take of these three bickering. Looking up, he finds the red head woman known as Arisa scolding the troublesome twins. At least someone can keep them in line.
Jumping to her feet, the twin drags herself back down the hall to her room where she slams the door. The twins grin at each other.
"That's the best reaction we've gotten out of her in the past two months!" exclaims the red head twin.
The more cool and collected twin known as Sunny gives a faint smirk, "I told you it would."
Pouring his coffee, the doctor sighs while listening to the twins bicker about who said the prank would work the best. He wishes they twins would stop being so loud in the morning. Ratchet wonders what the neighbors think about the ruckus every morning. Then again, Arisa did say the walls are thick and insolated so no one can hear a single thing.
At the sound of muffling, the brownish red head doctor looks up from reading the medical journal he gets every week. He smirks at the sight of both twins with a sock in their mouth. Arisa stands there dried off and wearing her simple black suit looking satisfied.
"Good riddance you two. You would think it's the end of the world with the bickering you are creating. Take the socks out and shut up. I want to eat and head out into town today. We need to get some groceries."
The twins obey knowing if they don't listen that Arisa will stuff the sock back in their mouth somehow. For being a small skinny thing, the red head woman sure knows how to make the troublesome twins shut up and listen. Even Ratchet can't do that without his wrench which he really misses.
Grabbing his bag and mug, the doctor heads toward the door ready to leave. "I'm heading to the hospital. There's a surgery scheduled about one this afternoon so don't expect me home."
Arisa nods her head at the doctor and watches him leaves. Ever since Ratchet got the job at the hospital nearby, the man is always working and performing surgeries. Everyone has been asking him to perform the surgeries with his steady hands. He says the job pays very good so he doesn't mind plus it is his favorite thing to do; save lives and fix people.
"Let's move it people!"
The grocery shopping took twice as long as usual but that is normal now. Arisa is used to Sides trying to put all sorts of foods and sweets in the cart. The entire trip was supposed to be simple but in reality it has become difficult and exhausting.
Finally arriving back at the apartment building with their weeks' worth of groceries, they begin to take the bags up. Arisa manages to unlock the door while the twins have their hands full of groceries. She quickly heads back down to collect some more bags. It would take at least one more trip with her two roommates.
As she goes to exit through the apartment entrance, someone calls out her name.
"Arisa!"
Stopping, the redhead turns around to find her landlord walking toward her in his black suit with a red tie over a white shirt. He stops in front of her with a frown.
"Good morning Mr. Parker. What can I do for you?"
His frown does not leave his face as he speaks. "I have earned several complaints in the past week about some sort of ruckus going on in your apartment. I advise you to keep it down or I will be forced to evict you."
She looks at him with her green eyes and nods. "I understand sir. Thank you for informing me."
Mr. Parker merely walks away without another word. Arisa always finds his behavior odd and rude. You could at least say good day before just walking off. It gives a bad impression if you don't.
Sighing, Arisa walks out to her car and picks up a few more bags. Now she has to have a chat with the twins but she highly doubts they'll just shut up and let her sleep in the morning and not get in trouble.
The twins head down to gather the remaining groceries after Arisa returns to the apartment. In the meantime, Arisa begins putting the groceries away. The twins come back and help silently. Within fifteen minutes the three of them are staring at the pile of groceries sitting on the counter with no place to go.
"Arisa, I think we need a bigger kitchen," states Sideswipe.
Sunny crosses his arms. "Why don't we get a bigger apartment? With the four of us, we can afford a nice one."
The woman stares at everything then looks around at the apartment. It finally dawns on her what they need. After the ruckus that morning, the warning from the landlord and now the groceries; it's clear what they need.
Arisa states her opinion. "No. We're not getting a bigger apartment. For the cost per month for a larger apartment, we could be paying that much for a house which would have twice maybe eve up to four times the space such an a place would have. It makes more sense to start looking for a house. We'll have larger rooms, more space so we're not on top of each other, a separate dining room and living room that's also larger, and we'll also have a much bigger kitchen."
The twins look at her. They know she talks from experience and usually is right.
Sides asks, "Can we have a game room?"
"Maybe, but it depends if we can afford it. If not, you can always make your own little game area in your rooms."
With that settle, the woman retrieves her laptop and begins searching. The twins are happy she's doing something besides work all the time. Ever since the funeral, she has thrown herself into her work pertaining to the shop even more, to the point where she ran out of work and began drawing up plans to help open a few different stores. Just because Angelica is gone doesn't mean they should just close the store. Arisa chose to run the store and open others as her boss before her planned.
Doors open revealing a stunning red head man. His hair is a vibrant shade of red matching his red eyes. The man is tall and thin with perfect skin. The man walks with such grace you would think he was of nobility but in reality he has this air of confidence around him that says it all.
Stopping in front of a tall chair, the redhead man bows on one knee.
"You called my lord?"
Sitting in the tall chair is a man. Due to the dark lights, it's impossible to tell what the man looks like besides for his eyes that seem to shine a blazing purple in the dark.
"It's time to start. Let's see how our mouse reacts shall we?"
The red head man stands, "My pleasure."
He turns and walks out of the room, a sadistic smile upon his face. His partner meets him in the hallway, one eye hidden behind an eye patch.
Turning to his companion, the redhead man says, "Time to play."
This earns him a grin of his own. Together, they leave the house and head toward the city ready to start the games.
In the middle of the city, a pair of men stands near the entrance of a subway station. The tan man with sandy hair looks around in disbelief. The dark hair man next to shows no emotion but his body language states he is uncomfortable being around this many people.
"Ah think we 'ave ah problem Prowler."
The dark hair man looks back at the map. "I think you are correct Jazz."
That's a wrap! Thank you for reading and reviewing!
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Have a wonderful Christmas!
~Kit