A/N-YES!! I ISH DONE WITH SCHOOL!!! Halfway done with high school! Which means more time to write, and more time to update. Just wondering if any of my lovely reviewers out there are alive cause I got like one review on my last chap... thanks duck! Just a word of warning, this chapter, and the next couple, are going to involve MAJOR plot twists. I mean as twisted as a West Virginian romance but without the incest. So I advise you read carefully, no she's not dreaming and please don't kill me. I assure you I know EXACTLY what I'm doing. I'm having fun! Hmmm, this chapters not as long as I would like it to bed, and I intend for the next few chapters to be a little longer. Just keep those reviews coming! Twist time!
CHAPTER FIVE: THE UNEXPECTED TRUTH
Little did Spot know, that night would be the last time he saw Aurora for quite some time. He wasn't surprised to wake up and find that she was gone, after all last night had been bizarre and she probably need time to herself to pull herself back together and think. But after searching the warehouse from rooftop, to the docks outside Spot began to believe, and fear, that she had really listened to his advice and left...perhaps for good. Returning to his room, he smacked himself on the forehead. How stupid could he be? Yet Spot would soon find out that of all the stupid things he had done in the past week, this one was practically insignificant.
The apartment building that Aurora entered was guarded by two very fierce looking Irishmen, who appeared to be in their late teens, early twenties. With a flash of both hands, however, Aurora was waved through the doors, into the lobby. One might be surprised to find the interior of the apartment appeared so well kept, but to some appearances are everything. Aurora nodded to another Irishman sitting in a large chair in front of an empty fireplace before climbing the stairs, to the sixth, and top floor. The floor had only one door, which was flanked by another two guards.
"Nice ta see ya back Bandit" one smirked.
"Nice ta be back" she replied as he opened the door into the apartment for her. It was a fairly large apartment, with a kitchen, sitting room, dining room, and two bedrooms, not to mention one and half bathrooms. The furnishings were all relatively fancy, with cherry oak wood furniture and some impressive looking art work hanging on the white walls. Aurora crossed into the sitting room, heading over to the window. Attached to the window was a fire-escape, leading to the very same alley that Aurora had been dragged from not too long ago.
"Look who finally came crawlin back" Aurora turned from the window to see a tall, handsome, muscular Irishman standing in front of her, arms crossed across his well sculpted chest, wavy red hair brushed off to one side, and partially covering one of his vivid green eyes. The stony expression on his face broke into a grin, and he held his arms out, open. "Hey theah babe, I've missed ya."
"Hey Donovan" the corner of Aurora's mouth twitched, in a slight smile, as she embraced him. "I missed ya too" she paced her head against his chest as he wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing the top of her head in a caring way.
"How'd it go?" he asked, releasing her from the embrace and sitting down in a large armchair. Aurora sat down on his lap, and once again Donovan slipped his arm around her waist.
"Bettah than I thought it would" she put her arm around his shoulder. "Spot didn't suspect a thing. Da whole time he was fallin madly in love wit me. Ohh, ya shoulda seen it. I had Spot Conlon wrapped around me little fingah" a cold laugh escaped from her mouth, but in the back of her mind she reminded herself that her little crush on Spot still existed. A scowl crossed over her face that she quickly brushed away. She was here with Donovan now, and that was sure to pass soon. It had to.
"Dat's me goil" Donovan beamed.
"We should tell Fist I'm back."
"Yeah, probably. Finnegan!" Donovan shouted in the direction of the door. The door creaked open some and one of the guards stuck his head in the crack.
"Yeah boss?" he grunted.
"Send woid ta Fist dat Bandit's back. Our side of da deal will be ready as planned. And make shoah dat he's keepin up his side of da bahgain" Finnegan nodded and closed the door behind him.
"Ya don trust Fist?" Aurora asked, cozying closer to Donovan.
"Of coise I trust him. I jus wanna make shoah everythin goes jus right, on my end and his" Aurora nodded in understanding, facing Donovan.
"Oh baby" she said with a sigh. "Ya can't imagine how terrible it was. Da warehouse was a wreck, I slept on a sad excuse foah a sleepin pad on da floor. I had to put up with Spot's constant advances and bitchiness. And I couldn't see you'se at all. Dat was da woist part. But all in all, it was hell."
"Well it's ovah now" Donovan rubbed her back in a comforting manner. "Yoah back heah wit me, Fist and Sugah will be ovah soon, and in not too long..." Donovan trailed off, grinning.
"Ya silly boy" Aurora laughed, ruffling his unruly hair. "Although, da thought of it is...mind-blowin..."
"I've been waitin all me life foah it" Donovan admitted, still smiling.
"Well dat's you'se" Aurora chided.
"Ya know what?" Donovan threatened, standing up with Aurora in his arms. Aurora let out a surprised yelp as she was lifted from his lap.
"Let me down!" she shrieked, kicking her legs a little, though it was just in play.
"No way missy. I've gone witout you'se foah da past week and some, and dat's too much foah me" Donovan smiled slyly down at her, to see Aurora smiling up at him. It was a small, barley visible smile, but it was a smile none the less. "Now Fist and Sugah won't be heah foah at least an houah, so until den, yoah mine."
"Sounds good to me" Aurora said, her small grin growing a little, feeling the happiest she had in the past week. Right now, she didn't have to worry about whether or not Spot was around, or if she would have enough money for food. Her little game was over, mask cast aside, charade gone. Now she was back to normal, in the arms of Donovan, right where she belonged, in the apartment she deserved, and about to pull off the greatest thing any street rat could imagine, with the greatest people she could ask for. She kissed Donovan softly on the lips as he carried her into his bedroom, setting her gently down upon his bed.
"Be right back" Donovan said, turning and heading towards the door of the apartment. He opened it and stuck is head out, looking at the remaining guard.
"Yes boss?" he asked.
"No one enters da apartment until I come back out and say dey can" he ordered. "Dat means no one, including you'se. Undahstand?"
"Yes sir" the guard replied. Donovan nodded his head, satisfied, closed the door, bolted it shut, and headed back to the bed room.
"Now..." he asked as he entered the room, grinning. "Wheah weah we?" he said slyly. Aurora only gave him a sultry look and his grin grew. Donovan closed the door behind him, shutting out the rest of the world, just what they needed.
CHAPTER FIVE: THE UNEXPECTED TRUTH
Little did Spot know, that night would be the last time he saw Aurora for quite some time. He wasn't surprised to wake up and find that she was gone, after all last night had been bizarre and she probably need time to herself to pull herself back together and think. But after searching the warehouse from rooftop, to the docks outside Spot began to believe, and fear, that she had really listened to his advice and left...perhaps for good. Returning to his room, he smacked himself on the forehead. How stupid could he be? Yet Spot would soon find out that of all the stupid things he had done in the past week, this one was practically insignificant.
The apartment building that Aurora entered was guarded by two very fierce looking Irishmen, who appeared to be in their late teens, early twenties. With a flash of both hands, however, Aurora was waved through the doors, into the lobby. One might be surprised to find the interior of the apartment appeared so well kept, but to some appearances are everything. Aurora nodded to another Irishman sitting in a large chair in front of an empty fireplace before climbing the stairs, to the sixth, and top floor. The floor had only one door, which was flanked by another two guards.
"Nice ta see ya back Bandit" one smirked.
"Nice ta be back" she replied as he opened the door into the apartment for her. It was a fairly large apartment, with a kitchen, sitting room, dining room, and two bedrooms, not to mention one and half bathrooms. The furnishings were all relatively fancy, with cherry oak wood furniture and some impressive looking art work hanging on the white walls. Aurora crossed into the sitting room, heading over to the window. Attached to the window was a fire-escape, leading to the very same alley that Aurora had been dragged from not too long ago.
"Look who finally came crawlin back" Aurora turned from the window to see a tall, handsome, muscular Irishman standing in front of her, arms crossed across his well sculpted chest, wavy red hair brushed off to one side, and partially covering one of his vivid green eyes. The stony expression on his face broke into a grin, and he held his arms out, open. "Hey theah babe, I've missed ya."
"Hey Donovan" the corner of Aurora's mouth twitched, in a slight smile, as she embraced him. "I missed ya too" she paced her head against his chest as he wrapped his arms around her waist, kissing the top of her head in a caring way.
"How'd it go?" he asked, releasing her from the embrace and sitting down in a large armchair. Aurora sat down on his lap, and once again Donovan slipped his arm around her waist.
"Bettah than I thought it would" she put her arm around his shoulder. "Spot didn't suspect a thing. Da whole time he was fallin madly in love wit me. Ohh, ya shoulda seen it. I had Spot Conlon wrapped around me little fingah" a cold laugh escaped from her mouth, but in the back of her mind she reminded herself that her little crush on Spot still existed. A scowl crossed over her face that she quickly brushed away. She was here with Donovan now, and that was sure to pass soon. It had to.
"Dat's me goil" Donovan beamed.
"We should tell Fist I'm back."
"Yeah, probably. Finnegan!" Donovan shouted in the direction of the door. The door creaked open some and one of the guards stuck his head in the crack.
"Yeah boss?" he grunted.
"Send woid ta Fist dat Bandit's back. Our side of da deal will be ready as planned. And make shoah dat he's keepin up his side of da bahgain" Finnegan nodded and closed the door behind him.
"Ya don trust Fist?" Aurora asked, cozying closer to Donovan.
"Of coise I trust him. I jus wanna make shoah everythin goes jus right, on my end and his" Aurora nodded in understanding, facing Donovan.
"Oh baby" she said with a sigh. "Ya can't imagine how terrible it was. Da warehouse was a wreck, I slept on a sad excuse foah a sleepin pad on da floor. I had to put up with Spot's constant advances and bitchiness. And I couldn't see you'se at all. Dat was da woist part. But all in all, it was hell."
"Well it's ovah now" Donovan rubbed her back in a comforting manner. "Yoah back heah wit me, Fist and Sugah will be ovah soon, and in not too long..." Donovan trailed off, grinning.
"Ya silly boy" Aurora laughed, ruffling his unruly hair. "Although, da thought of it is...mind-blowin..."
"I've been waitin all me life foah it" Donovan admitted, still smiling.
"Well dat's you'se" Aurora chided.
"Ya know what?" Donovan threatened, standing up with Aurora in his arms. Aurora let out a surprised yelp as she was lifted from his lap.
"Let me down!" she shrieked, kicking her legs a little, though it was just in play.
"No way missy. I've gone witout you'se foah da past week and some, and dat's too much foah me" Donovan smiled slyly down at her, to see Aurora smiling up at him. It was a small, barley visible smile, but it was a smile none the less. "Now Fist and Sugah won't be heah foah at least an houah, so until den, yoah mine."
"Sounds good to me" Aurora said, her small grin growing a little, feeling the happiest she had in the past week. Right now, she didn't have to worry about whether or not Spot was around, or if she would have enough money for food. Her little game was over, mask cast aside, charade gone. Now she was back to normal, in the arms of Donovan, right where she belonged, in the apartment she deserved, and about to pull off the greatest thing any street rat could imagine, with the greatest people she could ask for. She kissed Donovan softly on the lips as he carried her into his bedroom, setting her gently down upon his bed.
"Be right back" Donovan said, turning and heading towards the door of the apartment. He opened it and stuck is head out, looking at the remaining guard.
"Yes boss?" he asked.
"No one enters da apartment until I come back out and say dey can" he ordered. "Dat means no one, including you'se. Undahstand?"
"Yes sir" the guard replied. Donovan nodded his head, satisfied, closed the door, bolted it shut, and headed back to the bed room.
"Now..." he asked as he entered the room, grinning. "Wheah weah we?" he said slyly. Aurora only gave him a sultry look and his grin grew. Donovan closed the door behind him, shutting out the rest of the world, just what they needed.