Author Note: I do not own the song "Butterfly Kisses". I'm not using the whole song, but just the chorus part. It fits how Brianna and her dad used to think of each other.
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Chapter Six: Fallen Blood
Brianna was sitting on her bed crying in tears. She couldn't believe what she was making herself do. "Oh my God," she whispered through her sobs. She couldn't believe this. "I knew I shouldn't have gotten so close to Alan… Dammit! I hate this!" she cried out. She pictured Alan sitting all alone and hurt back at camp because of her. She couldn't do that, but she couldn't hurt him. Knowing the rage her father had it could kill someone. She would never want to kill anyone… Well except for him that is.
*Flashback*
"Daddy!" cried out a little four-year-old Brianna.
"Hey there baby. How've you been?" he asked.
"Fine daddy," she replied smiling brightly. "I missed you daddy."
"Me too honey. Now where's your mother?" her father said picking her up in his arms. Brianna giggled and pointed to the kitchen. He tickled Brianna and she laughed even more. He carried her into the kitchen and he set her down once he got in there. He kissed his wife and she smiled. Brianna folded her arms and pouted. Her parents glanced at her and smiled. Her father came up to her and scooped her up in her arms and started to sing their favorite song. "Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer. Sticking little white flowers all up in her hair. With everything I've done, I must have done something right. To get a hug every morning and butterfly kisses at night." He said taking to her room and putting her into her bed.
"Night daddy," she whispered pulling the covers over her and slowly fell asleep.
"Same to you honey," her dad, whispered to her walking outside of her room and shutting the door.
* End of Flashback*
Brianna remembered exactly how the song went. She knew every word her dad used to sing to her. What happened that ruined their lives? Brianna never knew or would she ever know. She wiped away her tears. She couldn't cry. That would only make the funeral worse for her. Crying only made it hurt worse than it already was. Brianna slowly climbed into her bed and pulled the covers over her. She had to find a way to escape her past and future.
*At Camp *
Squid sat in his tent wondering if Brianna had gotten his letter yet. Shaily, Kayla, and Michelle were all chatting away about something. Squid noticed that Shaily wouldn't stop glancing at Zig Zag. Squid rolled his eyes. Every few minutes Kayla would notice and she would have to slap Shaily to get her attention. He wanted his letter from Brianna right then.
"OUCH! STOP HITTING ME KAYLA!" shouted Shaily making everyone jump.
"IF YOU QUIT STARING MAYBE I WOULD!" Kayla growled back.
"WHY DON'T YOU BOTH SHUT UP!" Michelle said rubbing her head in frustration. Squid wanted to laugh at them but still remained silent.
"Whatever," muttered Kayla and Shaily in unison. Michelle rolled her eyes and didn't pay attention to them. She was a little occupied by something… Or rather someone else, just like Shaily.
"Am I the only one who isn't drooling here!" Kayla sighed. The two other girls shook their heads and looked back to Kayla sheepishly.
"Sorry," they answered quickly.
*New Orleans*
Two days had passed since Brianna had realized whom she was like. She had been locked away in her room for the past two days. She had locked the world away so she could be alone and think. She paced around her room trying to remember what had happened to make her father hate her and his family so much. The only problem was she kept hearing the song he would sing to her every time she remembered him. She couldn't think. It was impossible. She was about to go crazy until…
"BRIANNA! GET DOWN HERE!" shouted her aunt.
Brianna opened her door and stuck out her head, "WHAT IS IT!"
"YOU'VE GOTTEN A LETTER!" Reese shouted upstairs.
"From who?" asked Brianna.
"From that boy you know… What's his name? Uh, Alan?"
"OH! I'll be right down! Just give me a minute," Brianna said feeling all her emotions disappear when she said his name. She smiled brightly as she jumped onto the rail and slid down it.
"How many times have I told you not to do that?" asked Reese.
"Uhm," Brianna started to count on her fingers trying to remember exactly how many. "I know at least ten." Her aunt sighed and handed the letter over to Brianna. Brianna snatched it away and quickly ripped it open. She began to read it.
Dear Bri,
Hey there Bri. How've you been? I guess I'm fine… Well anyway, what's up? Nothing really here. Except I think Kayla's about to kill Michelle and Shaily. You would too after hearing this all day, "Zig Zag is like soooooo cool," and a bunch of other stuff… God it's getting annoying. Well about your ex, I wanted to kill him. I still do. IF HE TRIES THAT ONE MORE TIME I'LL KILL HIM! I SWEAR I WILL! Now about you mother's funeral, don't get nervous. The more you are the harder this'll get. Ok? Well at least that's what it says on TV, but you know. Uhm, I can't really think of anything else to write. Oh yea, I put a picture of myself in there. It looks horrible. Don't make fun of it. Uhm, well I gotta go. Everyone's starting to stare at me… Eh. Well bye! Love you.
Love, Squid
Brianna felt herself blush and then her lips broke into a smile as she read his note. She thought it was adorable how jealous he could get. She then pulled out his picture and was overtaken by cuteness. He looked like he was only five! "Aw!" she cooed at his picture.
"What?" Reese asked.
"Alan sent me his picture. See?" Brianna answered handing the picture to her aunt. When aunt saw the picture she rolled her eyes. "What? What?" asked Brianna, looking at her aunt with a confused look.
"He looks like he just climbed out of a hole," said Reese looking disapprovingly at Alan's picture. Brianna gapped at her aunt and snatched his picture from Reese.
"Well duh! At that camp we have to dig… uhm, never mind, but anyway don't make fun of him. He's been through a lot." Brianna said looking at her aunt with a dirty look.
"Well I'm just saying he looks dirty, and he sort of reminds me of your other boyfriends," she said. Brianna's eyes widened and she looked outraged by this.
"HE IS NOT LIKE MARCUS! HOW DARE YOU COMPARE ALAN TO MAD DOG! MAD DOG IS DIRT!" shouted Brianna with her rage building inside of her. Reese didn't want Brianna to explode any more than she had done already so she decided to change the subject.
"Well, lunch should be ready soon. I'll call you when it's ready. Oh and before I forget, your mother's funeral will be tomorrow. I've dug through your old stuff and found your black skirt and some dressy tops to wear. Ok? The viewing will be tonight," her aunt said.
"WHAT! YOU JUST TOLD ME TODAY! OH GOD!" Brianna said running up the stairs and running to her room. She wanted to scream. She got into her room and slammed her door. Reese was still downstairs and shocked at the rage Brianna had inside sometimes. Brianna then sat down on her bed and felt fresh tears fall down her face. She buried her face into her pillow. "I'll have to face my mother for the first time in a while," she whispered. She couldn't bare to think of the pain her mother endured. It hurt her.
She had to write to Alan right away. She hurried over to her desk and wrote on a piece of paper her letter to Alan. She smiled and wiped her tears away. She glanced at his picture and sighed thinking of him. He made her feel better, even if he wasn't actually there; it still made her feel better. After she finished writing it she ran down the stairs and smiled as she slowly went outside again and put the letter into the mailbox.
"Who's it for?" asked someone from behind her.
"Mad Dog, what're ya doin' here?" Brianna asked turning around seeing Mad Dog's face. His gang was behind him. They were each holding their switchblades in their hands. They all glared coldly at Brianna, except for Mad Dog. He gazed into her emerald eyes. She backed away. "Who's the letter for?" he asked again.
"No one," whispered Brianna.
"It's that Alan boy. Isn't it?" asked Blade. Blade was a girl with bleached blonde hair and gray eyes. She had a hard look of stone. She wore a lot of black leather things. Brianna and her gang always considered her a pain.
"How'd ya know?"
"We have our ways," grunted Mutt. He was a eighteen year old guy who looked like had been on steroids his entire life.
"Terry," hissed Brianna.
"Exactly," Mad Dog said getting close to Brianna. Brianna pushed him away and ran inside her aunt's house. "YOU CAN'T RUN FOREVER CHARM! YOU KNOW THAT! YOU'VE GOTTA FACE IT SOONER OR LATER!" Mad Dog shouted after her. She shook her head and slammed the door.
*At the Camp *
Squid was out digging his hole and listening to the girls argue about a bunch of dumb things. "I DON'T CARE! MARLA SHUT UP!" Kayla shrieked.
"Shove it up you ass," shouted Marla.
"YOU BITCH! SHUT UP!" Michelle roared taking Marla by the collar and threatening her with her fist. Kayla grabbed Michelle and Susan grabbed Marla and they pulled the two off of each other.
"STOP IT! STOP IT!" shouted Kayla. "I'm in charge until Bri gets back! NOW EVERYONE JUST SHUT UP!"
"Huh?" Shaily asked coming completely out of nowhere.
"How does Bri put up with this?!" muttered Kayla rubbing her temple. "God I've got a migraine."
"Hey could you ladies please shut up over there," said Magnet. The girls turned and glared at him.
"Real smooth there Magnet," said Squid amused.
"Oh shut up," Magnet snapped.
"Whatever," Squid answered. Squid was finishing his hole. He couldn't stop thinking about Brianna. He was worried something was going to happen. He had gotten a sick feeling that told him something was going to happen. Something bad.
*New Orleans *
Brianna was in her black skirt and her light blue dress top. She looked at herself in the mirror. "I look stupid." She said to her reflection. "I hate dressing up." She could only imagine what her friends and Alan would say about it. They'd probably would be laughing their head off at her. "I hate dresses, I hate skirts. I hate dressing up," she muttered, but her lips broke into a smile thinking of a smart mouth comment Squid or Susan would say.
Brianna took a deep breath and walked out of her room and down the stairs. "You look beautiful!" shrieked Reese who was in a tacky looking dress. Brianna tried to smile but thought she looked pathetic. If someone flipped up her skirt she'd kill'em. Brianna saw her little brother in a white shirt and a tie and gray pants. He looked adorable. Not like her. She looked ridiculous.
"Aw Jason you look precious!" giggled Brianna as she walked up to him. She hugged him and held him tightly.
"Brianna," he asked in his little innocent voice.
"Yea," she asked.
"Why d'you always get in trouble?"
"I-I uh, well… I did it for you," she whispered back to him looking into those adorable blue eyes. "Mom couldn't pay for us and I didn't want welfare for our family so I became a shoplifter. I stole a lot of stuff from places and resold'em on the black market. I don't expect you to understand it but I did it for you. I had to sell the stuff I stole because Mom needed the money and it helped to pay for you."
"You didn't need to do that. Stealing's wrong," whispered Jason. Brianna nodded darkly and hugged him again. "At least you can still tell the truth."
Brianna let him go and felt tears welling in her eyes. "Sure whatever," she whispered. She stood up and walked outside. Soon Reese and Jason followed. They began to walk toward the funeral home.
"Brianna get your sorry ass over here!" shouted Mad Dog from the shadows.
"What d'you want?!" growled Brianna pushing Jason and Reese away from Mad Dog.
"I want you," he hissed to her. "Or the only family you've got left dies."
"YOU TOUCH THEM YOU DIE!" Brianna bellowed. She walked toward Mad Dog and she looked to Jason and Reese. "If I'm not at the funeral home in ten minutes… Get the police and look for me around the Alley. You know what I'm talking about right?" she hissed knowing Reese and Jason could only hear her. Jason nodded. "Good boy," she whispered. "Make sure they have an ambulance. I'll be hurt badly…" she added grimly. Reese and Jason went white with horror and felt scared.
Brianna walked toward Mad Dog and looked back to her little brother and Reese. She felt numb and followed Mad Dog to the Alley. When they got to the Alley, Brianna saw the Scorpions waiting for her. They had the switchblades in their hands. Brianna grew nervous since she didn't have hers with her at the moment. She felt helpless… Like when her father attacked her mother and then tried to hurt her.
*Flashback *
"YOU BITCH! SHUT UP AND LISTEN!" shouted her father.
"Dan, please the kids will hear you!" cried out Brianna's mother. Her mother got slapped across the face.
"SHUT UP! IF YOU DON'T SHUT YOUR MOUTH I'LL KILL YOU LITTLE 'ANGEL'!!" Dan shouted at the horror stricken woman. He grabbed a five-year-old Brianna and held her by the neck and practically threw her across the room and into a wall.
"MOMMY!" screamed Brianna in pain.
"STOP IT STOP IT!" cried out her mother. "STOP!"
"SHUT UP OR I'LL KILL HER!" shouted Dan. He took Brianna's mother and slapped her and beat her until Brianna couldn't take it any more. Brianna jumped him and screamed.
"LET MOMMY GO!!" she cried through her tears.
"YOU LITTLE SHIT!" roared her father throwing her onto the floor and hitting her. Her mother slapped Dan and then Brianna couldn't remember anymore.
*End of flashback *
"Brianna…" hissed the Scorpions.
"What the hell d'you want me for?" she shouted.
"You were a former member of ours… You know what we want…" hissed Blade.
"That was the worst mistake I ever made. I was good enough to get out before you guys got into the drugs. I'm not like you anymore. I've got the best gang in the city and your upset because I'm a former member who turned their back on you!" shouted Brianna. She remembered the nights of fear while being with the Scorpions. She had blocked those memories from her mind and didn't want to remember them.
"WRONG ANSWER!" shouted Mad Dog flipping out his switchblade. "You always were my favorite baby." He swung the knife at Brianna's stomach and she felt a searing pain shoot through her. She felt the blood from her rush out of her body and began to punch her and then kicked her again. She couldn't move. It started to rain. They left. "Stupid bitch," growled Mad Dog as he left her lieing there.
Brianna laid there on her stomach thinking. "I'm dieing," she whispered. "Mel… I'm joining you in hell." She went unconscious.
Brianna woke up in the hospital. She was hooked up to machines and was no longer in her outfit but in a hospital gown. "What the…?" she asked.
"Bri? Bri? OH GOD! You're alright!" cried out Reese. Reese hugged her but Brianna winced and pushed her away. "Oh I'm sorry! I didn't mean it."
"It's ok," she whispered in pain.
"We've got a surprise for you Bri," Reese said.
"What?"
"While you unconscious you were mutterin' about that Alan boy… Saying something… God Only knows. Well we thought it might be a good thing if you saw him…"
"Huh?"
"And the girls."
"OK OK! I'm officially lost! Hold up here. Lemme think this through… Oh dammit. My head hurts." Whined Brianna. All of a sudden her gang burst through the door.
"BRI! OH GOD BRI!" cried Kayla and Shaily in tears.
"I knew you were going to be ok! I knew it!" Marla said tears glistening in her eyes. Michelle was too busy being choking back tears to be able to speak.
"Hey there Bri," said someone in the doorway.
"ALAN!" cried Brianna. He smiled and walked toward her. "I'd hug you but it hurts too much," she said weakly falling back into her bed. He laughed.
"Why don't I just kiss you," he whispered to her giving her a peck on the cheek. She smiled and winced. "What?"
"The pain… I was stabbed," she said. "There's something none of you know… Something I never wanted to tell you… Well while I was still forming my own gang, I was apart of another," she whispered.
"WHAT!?" the girls gasped.
"I was in the Scorpion gang while I was still forming The Strips a few years ago. I was Mad Dog's girlfriend and he stabbed me because I turned my back on him and the gang. How d'you think I knew so much about them."
"Oh my God," said her gang.
"I know. I'm sorry. I just didn't want to tell you guys to put you in danger. That's one flaw I have. I care too much." She said wincing because of the stab mark on her stomach. Her gang smiled and winked.
"No worries." They answered her. She smiled and rubbed her head.
"Oh God I fell tired… OH! Reese! I missed the funeral didn't I!" cried out Brianna realizing this.
"Yes," Reese nodded sadly.
"NO! DAMN SCORPIONS! DAMN THEM!" she screamed.
"Calm down Bri!" blinked Squid looking shocked at her reaction.
"Where's Jason?" asked Brianna looking around. Her gang, aunt, and Alan looked at each other and then back to Brianna. "He's not hurt right? Where is he!"
"Your father showed up," Reese said darkly. "He took Jason and said I could have you… Eh, well he didn't say it in that nice of terms."
"He called you a bitch." Said Michelle.
"Typical asshole! I KILL HIM! HE CAN'T TAKE JASON! LEMME OUTTA THIS DAMN PLACE NOW!" screamed Brianna. "HE COULD KILL LITTLE JASON! THAT BASTARD!"
"Brianna, calm down… Please," said Alan kissing her gently. She looked at him and shook her head.
"The only thing I truly ever cared about was taken by the mother fuc-!" she started to say but was cut off by Alan.
"Hush!" he whispered. She blinked and smiled gently. She was lying to Alan and the others with that smile. She was planning to leave that night and find that idiot.
That night Alan said he would stay with Brianna to let the girls and Reese go home. Brianna waited until Alan fell asleep. She pulled out her IV and changed into some better cloths. She opened her window and ripped the screen and accidentally dropped it. She looked at Alan and smiled. "I love you," she whispered to him. "But I've gotta save my little brother." She kissed him and climbed out and shimmied down the side of the building. Luckily she was only on the second floor It hurt her stomach to fall onto the ground. She checked her cut mark. It was healed but sore. "I must've been knocked out for some time if this thing's already healed." She said laughing. She looked back at her room and ran.
*The Room *
Alan woke up after hearing something. He looked at Brianna's bed. She wasn't there. He pressed the nurse button and they came running into the room. "Oh no! She escaped! Her aunt said she might pull this stunt." Said a nurse.
"She went through the window," said the other.
Squid sighed and left. He looked around the parking lot and then noticed that there was a window screen on the ground. Also he saw blood. "Brianna…" he said. She was bleeding. He had to find her before she lost too much blood. He followed the trail of blood to find her. He was afraid she'd get hurt. Or worse…
Killed.
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Chapter Six: Fallen Blood
Brianna was sitting on her bed crying in tears. She couldn't believe what she was making herself do. "Oh my God," she whispered through her sobs. She couldn't believe this. "I knew I shouldn't have gotten so close to Alan… Dammit! I hate this!" she cried out. She pictured Alan sitting all alone and hurt back at camp because of her. She couldn't do that, but she couldn't hurt him. Knowing the rage her father had it could kill someone. She would never want to kill anyone… Well except for him that is.
*Flashback*
"Daddy!" cried out a little four-year-old Brianna.
"Hey there baby. How've you been?" he asked.
"Fine daddy," she replied smiling brightly. "I missed you daddy."
"Me too honey. Now where's your mother?" her father said picking her up in his arms. Brianna giggled and pointed to the kitchen. He tickled Brianna and she laughed even more. He carried her into the kitchen and he set her down once he got in there. He kissed his wife and she smiled. Brianna folded her arms and pouted. Her parents glanced at her and smiled. Her father came up to her and scooped her up in her arms and started to sing their favorite song. "Butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer. Sticking little white flowers all up in her hair. With everything I've done, I must have done something right. To get a hug every morning and butterfly kisses at night." He said taking to her room and putting her into her bed.
"Night daddy," she whispered pulling the covers over her and slowly fell asleep.
"Same to you honey," her dad, whispered to her walking outside of her room and shutting the door.
* End of Flashback*
Brianna remembered exactly how the song went. She knew every word her dad used to sing to her. What happened that ruined their lives? Brianna never knew or would she ever know. She wiped away her tears. She couldn't cry. That would only make the funeral worse for her. Crying only made it hurt worse than it already was. Brianna slowly climbed into her bed and pulled the covers over her. She had to find a way to escape her past and future.
*At Camp *
Squid sat in his tent wondering if Brianna had gotten his letter yet. Shaily, Kayla, and Michelle were all chatting away about something. Squid noticed that Shaily wouldn't stop glancing at Zig Zag. Squid rolled his eyes. Every few minutes Kayla would notice and she would have to slap Shaily to get her attention. He wanted his letter from Brianna right then.
"OUCH! STOP HITTING ME KAYLA!" shouted Shaily making everyone jump.
"IF YOU QUIT STARING MAYBE I WOULD!" Kayla growled back.
"WHY DON'T YOU BOTH SHUT UP!" Michelle said rubbing her head in frustration. Squid wanted to laugh at them but still remained silent.
"Whatever," muttered Kayla and Shaily in unison. Michelle rolled her eyes and didn't pay attention to them. She was a little occupied by something… Or rather someone else, just like Shaily.
"Am I the only one who isn't drooling here!" Kayla sighed. The two other girls shook their heads and looked back to Kayla sheepishly.
"Sorry," they answered quickly.
*New Orleans*
Two days had passed since Brianna had realized whom she was like. She had been locked away in her room for the past two days. She had locked the world away so she could be alone and think. She paced around her room trying to remember what had happened to make her father hate her and his family so much. The only problem was she kept hearing the song he would sing to her every time she remembered him. She couldn't think. It was impossible. She was about to go crazy until…
"BRIANNA! GET DOWN HERE!" shouted her aunt.
Brianna opened her door and stuck out her head, "WHAT IS IT!"
"YOU'VE GOTTEN A LETTER!" Reese shouted upstairs.
"From who?" asked Brianna.
"From that boy you know… What's his name? Uh, Alan?"
"OH! I'll be right down! Just give me a minute," Brianna said feeling all her emotions disappear when she said his name. She smiled brightly as she jumped onto the rail and slid down it.
"How many times have I told you not to do that?" asked Reese.
"Uhm," Brianna started to count on her fingers trying to remember exactly how many. "I know at least ten." Her aunt sighed and handed the letter over to Brianna. Brianna snatched it away and quickly ripped it open. She began to read it.
Dear Bri,
Hey there Bri. How've you been? I guess I'm fine… Well anyway, what's up? Nothing really here. Except I think Kayla's about to kill Michelle and Shaily. You would too after hearing this all day, "Zig Zag is like soooooo cool," and a bunch of other stuff… God it's getting annoying. Well about your ex, I wanted to kill him. I still do. IF HE TRIES THAT ONE MORE TIME I'LL KILL HIM! I SWEAR I WILL! Now about you mother's funeral, don't get nervous. The more you are the harder this'll get. Ok? Well at least that's what it says on TV, but you know. Uhm, I can't really think of anything else to write. Oh yea, I put a picture of myself in there. It looks horrible. Don't make fun of it. Uhm, well I gotta go. Everyone's starting to stare at me… Eh. Well bye! Love you.
Love, Squid
Brianna felt herself blush and then her lips broke into a smile as she read his note. She thought it was adorable how jealous he could get. She then pulled out his picture and was overtaken by cuteness. He looked like he was only five! "Aw!" she cooed at his picture.
"What?" Reese asked.
"Alan sent me his picture. See?" Brianna answered handing the picture to her aunt. When aunt saw the picture she rolled her eyes. "What? What?" asked Brianna, looking at her aunt with a confused look.
"He looks like he just climbed out of a hole," said Reese looking disapprovingly at Alan's picture. Brianna gapped at her aunt and snatched his picture from Reese.
"Well duh! At that camp we have to dig… uhm, never mind, but anyway don't make fun of him. He's been through a lot." Brianna said looking at her aunt with a dirty look.
"Well I'm just saying he looks dirty, and he sort of reminds me of your other boyfriends," she said. Brianna's eyes widened and she looked outraged by this.
"HE IS NOT LIKE MARCUS! HOW DARE YOU COMPARE ALAN TO MAD DOG! MAD DOG IS DIRT!" shouted Brianna with her rage building inside of her. Reese didn't want Brianna to explode any more than she had done already so she decided to change the subject.
"Well, lunch should be ready soon. I'll call you when it's ready. Oh and before I forget, your mother's funeral will be tomorrow. I've dug through your old stuff and found your black skirt and some dressy tops to wear. Ok? The viewing will be tonight," her aunt said.
"WHAT! YOU JUST TOLD ME TODAY! OH GOD!" Brianna said running up the stairs and running to her room. She wanted to scream. She got into her room and slammed her door. Reese was still downstairs and shocked at the rage Brianna had inside sometimes. Brianna then sat down on her bed and felt fresh tears fall down her face. She buried her face into her pillow. "I'll have to face my mother for the first time in a while," she whispered. She couldn't bare to think of the pain her mother endured. It hurt her.
She had to write to Alan right away. She hurried over to her desk and wrote on a piece of paper her letter to Alan. She smiled and wiped her tears away. She glanced at his picture and sighed thinking of him. He made her feel better, even if he wasn't actually there; it still made her feel better. After she finished writing it she ran down the stairs and smiled as she slowly went outside again and put the letter into the mailbox.
"Who's it for?" asked someone from behind her.
"Mad Dog, what're ya doin' here?" Brianna asked turning around seeing Mad Dog's face. His gang was behind him. They were each holding their switchblades in their hands. They all glared coldly at Brianna, except for Mad Dog. He gazed into her emerald eyes. She backed away. "Who's the letter for?" he asked again.
"No one," whispered Brianna.
"It's that Alan boy. Isn't it?" asked Blade. Blade was a girl with bleached blonde hair and gray eyes. She had a hard look of stone. She wore a lot of black leather things. Brianna and her gang always considered her a pain.
"How'd ya know?"
"We have our ways," grunted Mutt. He was a eighteen year old guy who looked like had been on steroids his entire life.
"Terry," hissed Brianna.
"Exactly," Mad Dog said getting close to Brianna. Brianna pushed him away and ran inside her aunt's house. "YOU CAN'T RUN FOREVER CHARM! YOU KNOW THAT! YOU'VE GOTTA FACE IT SOONER OR LATER!" Mad Dog shouted after her. She shook her head and slammed the door.
*At the Camp *
Squid was out digging his hole and listening to the girls argue about a bunch of dumb things. "I DON'T CARE! MARLA SHUT UP!" Kayla shrieked.
"Shove it up you ass," shouted Marla.
"YOU BITCH! SHUT UP!" Michelle roared taking Marla by the collar and threatening her with her fist. Kayla grabbed Michelle and Susan grabbed Marla and they pulled the two off of each other.
"STOP IT! STOP IT!" shouted Kayla. "I'm in charge until Bri gets back! NOW EVERYONE JUST SHUT UP!"
"Huh?" Shaily asked coming completely out of nowhere.
"How does Bri put up with this?!" muttered Kayla rubbing her temple. "God I've got a migraine."
"Hey could you ladies please shut up over there," said Magnet. The girls turned and glared at him.
"Real smooth there Magnet," said Squid amused.
"Oh shut up," Magnet snapped.
"Whatever," Squid answered. Squid was finishing his hole. He couldn't stop thinking about Brianna. He was worried something was going to happen. He had gotten a sick feeling that told him something was going to happen. Something bad.
*New Orleans *
Brianna was in her black skirt and her light blue dress top. She looked at herself in the mirror. "I look stupid." She said to her reflection. "I hate dressing up." She could only imagine what her friends and Alan would say about it. They'd probably would be laughing their head off at her. "I hate dresses, I hate skirts. I hate dressing up," she muttered, but her lips broke into a smile thinking of a smart mouth comment Squid or Susan would say.
Brianna took a deep breath and walked out of her room and down the stairs. "You look beautiful!" shrieked Reese who was in a tacky looking dress. Brianna tried to smile but thought she looked pathetic. If someone flipped up her skirt she'd kill'em. Brianna saw her little brother in a white shirt and a tie and gray pants. He looked adorable. Not like her. She looked ridiculous.
"Aw Jason you look precious!" giggled Brianna as she walked up to him. She hugged him and held him tightly.
"Brianna," he asked in his little innocent voice.
"Yea," she asked.
"Why d'you always get in trouble?"
"I-I uh, well… I did it for you," she whispered back to him looking into those adorable blue eyes. "Mom couldn't pay for us and I didn't want welfare for our family so I became a shoplifter. I stole a lot of stuff from places and resold'em on the black market. I don't expect you to understand it but I did it for you. I had to sell the stuff I stole because Mom needed the money and it helped to pay for you."
"You didn't need to do that. Stealing's wrong," whispered Jason. Brianna nodded darkly and hugged him again. "At least you can still tell the truth."
Brianna let him go and felt tears welling in her eyes. "Sure whatever," she whispered. She stood up and walked outside. Soon Reese and Jason followed. They began to walk toward the funeral home.
"Brianna get your sorry ass over here!" shouted Mad Dog from the shadows.
"What d'you want?!" growled Brianna pushing Jason and Reese away from Mad Dog.
"I want you," he hissed to her. "Or the only family you've got left dies."
"YOU TOUCH THEM YOU DIE!" Brianna bellowed. She walked toward Mad Dog and she looked to Jason and Reese. "If I'm not at the funeral home in ten minutes… Get the police and look for me around the Alley. You know what I'm talking about right?" she hissed knowing Reese and Jason could only hear her. Jason nodded. "Good boy," she whispered. "Make sure they have an ambulance. I'll be hurt badly…" she added grimly. Reese and Jason went white with horror and felt scared.
Brianna walked toward Mad Dog and looked back to her little brother and Reese. She felt numb and followed Mad Dog to the Alley. When they got to the Alley, Brianna saw the Scorpions waiting for her. They had the switchblades in their hands. Brianna grew nervous since she didn't have hers with her at the moment. She felt helpless… Like when her father attacked her mother and then tried to hurt her.
*Flashback *
"YOU BITCH! SHUT UP AND LISTEN!" shouted her father.
"Dan, please the kids will hear you!" cried out Brianna's mother. Her mother got slapped across the face.
"SHUT UP! IF YOU DON'T SHUT YOUR MOUTH I'LL KILL YOU LITTLE 'ANGEL'!!" Dan shouted at the horror stricken woman. He grabbed a five-year-old Brianna and held her by the neck and practically threw her across the room and into a wall.
"MOMMY!" screamed Brianna in pain.
"STOP IT STOP IT!" cried out her mother. "STOP!"
"SHUT UP OR I'LL KILL HER!" shouted Dan. He took Brianna's mother and slapped her and beat her until Brianna couldn't take it any more. Brianna jumped him and screamed.
"LET MOMMY GO!!" she cried through her tears.
"YOU LITTLE SHIT!" roared her father throwing her onto the floor and hitting her. Her mother slapped Dan and then Brianna couldn't remember anymore.
*End of flashback *
"Brianna…" hissed the Scorpions.
"What the hell d'you want me for?" she shouted.
"You were a former member of ours… You know what we want…" hissed Blade.
"That was the worst mistake I ever made. I was good enough to get out before you guys got into the drugs. I'm not like you anymore. I've got the best gang in the city and your upset because I'm a former member who turned their back on you!" shouted Brianna. She remembered the nights of fear while being with the Scorpions. She had blocked those memories from her mind and didn't want to remember them.
"WRONG ANSWER!" shouted Mad Dog flipping out his switchblade. "You always were my favorite baby." He swung the knife at Brianna's stomach and she felt a searing pain shoot through her. She felt the blood from her rush out of her body and began to punch her and then kicked her again. She couldn't move. It started to rain. They left. "Stupid bitch," growled Mad Dog as he left her lieing there.
Brianna laid there on her stomach thinking. "I'm dieing," she whispered. "Mel… I'm joining you in hell." She went unconscious.
Brianna woke up in the hospital. She was hooked up to machines and was no longer in her outfit but in a hospital gown. "What the…?" she asked.
"Bri? Bri? OH GOD! You're alright!" cried out Reese. Reese hugged her but Brianna winced and pushed her away. "Oh I'm sorry! I didn't mean it."
"It's ok," she whispered in pain.
"We've got a surprise for you Bri," Reese said.
"What?"
"While you unconscious you were mutterin' about that Alan boy… Saying something… God Only knows. Well we thought it might be a good thing if you saw him…"
"Huh?"
"And the girls."
"OK OK! I'm officially lost! Hold up here. Lemme think this through… Oh dammit. My head hurts." Whined Brianna. All of a sudden her gang burst through the door.
"BRI! OH GOD BRI!" cried Kayla and Shaily in tears.
"I knew you were going to be ok! I knew it!" Marla said tears glistening in her eyes. Michelle was too busy being choking back tears to be able to speak.
"Hey there Bri," said someone in the doorway.
"ALAN!" cried Brianna. He smiled and walked toward her. "I'd hug you but it hurts too much," she said weakly falling back into her bed. He laughed.
"Why don't I just kiss you," he whispered to her giving her a peck on the cheek. She smiled and winced. "What?"
"The pain… I was stabbed," she said. "There's something none of you know… Something I never wanted to tell you… Well while I was still forming my own gang, I was apart of another," she whispered.
"WHAT!?" the girls gasped.
"I was in the Scorpion gang while I was still forming The Strips a few years ago. I was Mad Dog's girlfriend and he stabbed me because I turned my back on him and the gang. How d'you think I knew so much about them."
"Oh my God," said her gang.
"I know. I'm sorry. I just didn't want to tell you guys to put you in danger. That's one flaw I have. I care too much." She said wincing because of the stab mark on her stomach. Her gang smiled and winked.
"No worries." They answered her. She smiled and rubbed her head.
"Oh God I fell tired… OH! Reese! I missed the funeral didn't I!" cried out Brianna realizing this.
"Yes," Reese nodded sadly.
"NO! DAMN SCORPIONS! DAMN THEM!" she screamed.
"Calm down Bri!" blinked Squid looking shocked at her reaction.
"Where's Jason?" asked Brianna looking around. Her gang, aunt, and Alan looked at each other and then back to Brianna. "He's not hurt right? Where is he!"
"Your father showed up," Reese said darkly. "He took Jason and said I could have you… Eh, well he didn't say it in that nice of terms."
"He called you a bitch." Said Michelle.
"Typical asshole! I KILL HIM! HE CAN'T TAKE JASON! LEMME OUTTA THIS DAMN PLACE NOW!" screamed Brianna. "HE COULD KILL LITTLE JASON! THAT BASTARD!"
"Brianna, calm down… Please," said Alan kissing her gently. She looked at him and shook her head.
"The only thing I truly ever cared about was taken by the mother fuc-!" she started to say but was cut off by Alan.
"Hush!" he whispered. She blinked and smiled gently. She was lying to Alan and the others with that smile. She was planning to leave that night and find that idiot.
That night Alan said he would stay with Brianna to let the girls and Reese go home. Brianna waited until Alan fell asleep. She pulled out her IV and changed into some better cloths. She opened her window and ripped the screen and accidentally dropped it. She looked at Alan and smiled. "I love you," she whispered to him. "But I've gotta save my little brother." She kissed him and climbed out and shimmied down the side of the building. Luckily she was only on the second floor It hurt her stomach to fall onto the ground. She checked her cut mark. It was healed but sore. "I must've been knocked out for some time if this thing's already healed." She said laughing. She looked back at her room and ran.
*The Room *
Alan woke up after hearing something. He looked at Brianna's bed. She wasn't there. He pressed the nurse button and they came running into the room. "Oh no! She escaped! Her aunt said she might pull this stunt." Said a nurse.
"She went through the window," said the other.
Squid sighed and left. He looked around the parking lot and then noticed that there was a window screen on the ground. Also he saw blood. "Brianna…" he said. She was bleeding. He had to find her before she lost too much blood. He followed the trail of blood to find her. He was afraid she'd get hurt. Or worse…
Killed.
