Chapter 14
They pulled into the garage and were greeted by a blond man around 6'4" in height and in Sky's opinion heavy into steroids. She snickered, as he seemed to flex his muscles with every movement. Razor poked her in the side and informed her that this was the boss. "Get out little one time to introduce you to everyone."
As they stepped out of the car the boss threw Razor up onto the hood, "I said a S600 not a E320 Convertible are ya stupid or something and who the hell are you?" His blue eyes stared right through Sky.
"She's with me." Razor spoke up. "Look I'm sorry about getting the wrong car. Can't you still sell this one?"
"Sell this one? Yeah for half of what I was expecting to bring in. Should I take the rest out of your ass?"
Sky moved forward and pushed the boss away from Razor, "The night's not over yet. We'll get you the car."
"What's your name little girl?" His smug tone pissed her off.
"I'm not a little girl asshole. What the hell is your name? God?"
"Smart ass little bitch you better back off and let the big boys handle this."
"You want the car or not?" She said not backing away. "Here's the deal, we get you the car and you back off Razor. Oh and you give me a job."
"Give me your name and we got a deal."
"It's Sky."
"Well Sky you got your work cut out for you. Get going." He walked away from them.
"Razor dude we need less conspicuous transportation if we are going to pull this off. What'd ya got?"
He smiled and kissed her on the cheek, "Thanks for saving my ass. How about a Ducati 900 SSCR?"
"I said less conspicuous but it'll do. Let's go."
It took them a couple of hours of cruising to find the car in a suitable location. Sky had enjoyed the ride though. For a change she didn't have to think about her birthday or running from everything. All she felt was the wind in her hair and the adrenaline in her veins. They pulled up to the car and she hopped off quickly. After some maneuvering she popped the door locks and pulled the door open. (A/N: I have no idea how hard it is to break into a Mercedes just thought I would give her some skills) "Hey boy do your stuff and let's get outta here."
"Sure thing Little One." He said coyly pushing past her. The car roared to life and he motioned for her to slide into the drivers seat. She put the car into gear and followed Razor back to the shop.
By the time they reached the shop the sun was peaking over the horizon. "Now that's a beautiful site. I've made it through another day." She said to herself passing through the door. Razor ran over to the car and opened the door for her. He stretched out his hand and she placed her hand in his. "Why thank you sir." He helped her out of the car and lifted her into his arms. He swung her around and around and put her back on her feet. "What was that for?"
"For saving my life. Ya see if I didn't get that car, Simon would have killed me no doubt."
"Simon? Who the hell is this 'Simon'?"
"The big guy you met earlier. That's Simon. Don't want to go pissing him off unless you have a death wish. So why did you stand up to him?"
"Cause I don't fear death. Been there done that."
"Huh?" He looked at her like she had lost her mind.
"Look I have been at Death's door and it's not that damn scary. Hell you're going to go sometime."
"Got a new nickname for you, Crazy." He tapped her on the nose.
She scrunched her nose and rolled her eyes, "Whatever."
"Let's go meet the rest of the group ok." He walked her upstairs to the living quarters.
Simon was waiting on the couch when they walked in. "You got my car?"
"Hell yeah." Sky didn't even hesitate. Simon nodded giving his approval.
Razor started to go around the room and introduce everyone, "You know Simon already. The Latin beauty on his arm is Takara. The quiet guy in the corner that's Tel. He's deaf so don't even think about starting up a conversation unless he's looking right at you. Oh and let me not forget Paul the Vanilla Ice of NYC."
"Hey fuck you." Paul said loudly cracking a smile.
Razor smiled back at him, "Paul wants to be a famous rapper. But ya see there's that whole problem with his skin color. Boy is whiter than white." The group laughed at this. "Come on I'll show you to your bed." He took Sky's hand and led her to a room full of mattresses.
"You all sleep in this room together."
"Yeah."
"Better than the street." She said crossing her arms.
Razor walked over to a bed near the window and sat down. He patted on the bed next to his welcoming Sky to sit. "Think you'll be a little safer sleeping next to me."
"Why do you say that?"
"It's just that Simon I think he likes you and I don't trust him."
"Oh ok. Good enough reason for me."
Their conversation was interrupted by the appearance of Tel and Paul in the doorway. Tel sat down next to her, "Hi. So you are joining our family?" His speech was a little unclear, but excellent considering he couldn't hear.
She faced him to be sure he could see her lips move, "Yes, I am."
"Welcome. Do you know sign language?"
"No, but I would like to learn."
"Very cool. I'll teach you." He started with alphabet and showed her some of the basic words. Paul and Razor sat watching them noting how quickly Sky had melded with the group.
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~One Year Later~
"Hey Little One where are you?" Razor called out for Sky using his favorite nickname for her. "Girl stop playing. Come out, come out wherever you are."
Sky exited the bathroom, "I'm right here dude. Chill. What's up?"
"Simon has a new job for us tonight. He said to get are asses in gear and meet him at a location in Manhattan."
"Why the hell are we going to Manhattan?" Sky was suspicious as usual.
"Hell your guess is as good as mine. Oh and by the way he said for you to wear all black including shoes."
"This should be interesting." She ran off to change clothing.
Sky and Razor pulled up to the location on Razor's bike. The rest of the crew was already there. Sky noted a scared look on Takara's face. She opened to her mouth to question Takara, but was hushed by Simon.
Simon put his finger on her mouth to before she could get out a rebuttal. "You listen to me. You and Tel are going to break into the home across the street. You job is to empty the safe. The rest of the crew will handle security in case things get out of hand. There is no discussion. Just do it."
Silently, Tel and Sky made their way to the back of the building and entered through a basement window. They communicated through hand signals. Sky had to be the ears for the both of them. Quietly they crept up the stairs to the second floor office. Sky found the safe in the location where Simon said it would be. Sky could hear her heart beating inside her chest. They had never tried to pull a job with a huge chance of being caught before. Boosting cars was their business, not home invasion.
As Tel and Sky popped open the safe someone walked up behind them and cocked a gun, "What are you doing in my house?" They spun around with their hands up. A shot rang out. The homeowner fell to the ground revealing Simon standing behind him with a smoking gun. Sky sat in shock staring at the dead body. The guys grabbed and drug her out of the house to an awaiting van.
"Wooohooo." Simon screamed from the front seat. "That guy didn't even see that coming. I bet the look on his face was priceless."
"Are you sick? You just killed a man. What the hell is wrong with you?" Sky said regaining her senses. "Let me outta here. I want out."
Simon turned to face her, "There's only one way out of this." He cocked his gun and pointed it at her. "Still want out?"
~July 2000~
The group had become like a family to her with the exception of Simon. Still with each passing year, Sky missed her home and her real family. She wished to be back in Cali. Her thoughts were never far from there. It was time for her to get back to the life she had to give up because of her dad's selfish act. She packed her bags and looked around the room to be sure to grab all of her things. A noise from the garage startled her. She stopped packing and headed down the stairs to investigate. She found Simon standing over a bleeding Takara.
Simon screamed at her, "Where do you think you are going? You can't leave me bitch. I own you, all of you. I'll kill you before I will let you leave."
"She's going with me." Sky's answer was simple and to the point. "You can't stop her from leaving."
"Who do you think you are? She stays."
He charged Sky, but was surprised as she lifted a metal bat from behind her and caught him on the chin. He was knocked to the floor and Sky pounded the bat into his body. Her emotions rose from inside seeing her father beat her mother in her mind. She saw her father that night with the gun pointed at her. With all her strength she swung the bat into Simon until it was pulled from behind her and she was brought back to the present.
Simon was a bloody mess lying on the floor. His blood splattered on her clothing. Tel was helping Takara to her feet. Sky couldn't believe what she had done. Razor wrapped his arms around her. Shock washed over her. He carried her to his car and placed her in the back. Takara got in back with her and gently stroked her arm. She whispered to her that everything would be all right; Sky just shook her head and cried repeating over and over "I killed him." Paul jumped in back with the girls. Razor and Tel raced upstairs and grabbed everyone's bags and placed them in the trunk. They climbed into the front seat and pulled out of the garage.
Tel was the first to speak up, "Where are we going?"
Takara taps his shoulder, "Let's take her home."
"L.A. here we come." Razor said as he turned onto the highway ramp.
They pulled into the garage and were greeted by a blond man around 6'4" in height and in Sky's opinion heavy into steroids. She snickered, as he seemed to flex his muscles with every movement. Razor poked her in the side and informed her that this was the boss. "Get out little one time to introduce you to everyone."
As they stepped out of the car the boss threw Razor up onto the hood, "I said a S600 not a E320 Convertible are ya stupid or something and who the hell are you?" His blue eyes stared right through Sky.
"She's with me." Razor spoke up. "Look I'm sorry about getting the wrong car. Can't you still sell this one?"
"Sell this one? Yeah for half of what I was expecting to bring in. Should I take the rest out of your ass?"
Sky moved forward and pushed the boss away from Razor, "The night's not over yet. We'll get you the car."
"What's your name little girl?" His smug tone pissed her off.
"I'm not a little girl asshole. What the hell is your name? God?"
"Smart ass little bitch you better back off and let the big boys handle this."
"You want the car or not?" She said not backing away. "Here's the deal, we get you the car and you back off Razor. Oh and you give me a job."
"Give me your name and we got a deal."
"It's Sky."
"Well Sky you got your work cut out for you. Get going." He walked away from them.
"Razor dude we need less conspicuous transportation if we are going to pull this off. What'd ya got?"
He smiled and kissed her on the cheek, "Thanks for saving my ass. How about a Ducati 900 SSCR?"
"I said less conspicuous but it'll do. Let's go."
It took them a couple of hours of cruising to find the car in a suitable location. Sky had enjoyed the ride though. For a change she didn't have to think about her birthday or running from everything. All she felt was the wind in her hair and the adrenaline in her veins. They pulled up to the car and she hopped off quickly. After some maneuvering she popped the door locks and pulled the door open. (A/N: I have no idea how hard it is to break into a Mercedes just thought I would give her some skills) "Hey boy do your stuff and let's get outta here."
"Sure thing Little One." He said coyly pushing past her. The car roared to life and he motioned for her to slide into the drivers seat. She put the car into gear and followed Razor back to the shop.
By the time they reached the shop the sun was peaking over the horizon. "Now that's a beautiful site. I've made it through another day." She said to herself passing through the door. Razor ran over to the car and opened the door for her. He stretched out his hand and she placed her hand in his. "Why thank you sir." He helped her out of the car and lifted her into his arms. He swung her around and around and put her back on her feet. "What was that for?"
"For saving my life. Ya see if I didn't get that car, Simon would have killed me no doubt."
"Simon? Who the hell is this 'Simon'?"
"The big guy you met earlier. That's Simon. Don't want to go pissing him off unless you have a death wish. So why did you stand up to him?"
"Cause I don't fear death. Been there done that."
"Huh?" He looked at her like she had lost her mind.
"Look I have been at Death's door and it's not that damn scary. Hell you're going to go sometime."
"Got a new nickname for you, Crazy." He tapped her on the nose.
She scrunched her nose and rolled her eyes, "Whatever."
"Let's go meet the rest of the group ok." He walked her upstairs to the living quarters.
Simon was waiting on the couch when they walked in. "You got my car?"
"Hell yeah." Sky didn't even hesitate. Simon nodded giving his approval.
Razor started to go around the room and introduce everyone, "You know Simon already. The Latin beauty on his arm is Takara. The quiet guy in the corner that's Tel. He's deaf so don't even think about starting up a conversation unless he's looking right at you. Oh and let me not forget Paul the Vanilla Ice of NYC."
"Hey fuck you." Paul said loudly cracking a smile.
Razor smiled back at him, "Paul wants to be a famous rapper. But ya see there's that whole problem with his skin color. Boy is whiter than white." The group laughed at this. "Come on I'll show you to your bed." He took Sky's hand and led her to a room full of mattresses.
"You all sleep in this room together."
"Yeah."
"Better than the street." She said crossing her arms.
Razor walked over to a bed near the window and sat down. He patted on the bed next to his welcoming Sky to sit. "Think you'll be a little safer sleeping next to me."
"Why do you say that?"
"It's just that Simon I think he likes you and I don't trust him."
"Oh ok. Good enough reason for me."
Their conversation was interrupted by the appearance of Tel and Paul in the doorway. Tel sat down next to her, "Hi. So you are joining our family?" His speech was a little unclear, but excellent considering he couldn't hear.
She faced him to be sure he could see her lips move, "Yes, I am."
"Welcome. Do you know sign language?"
"No, but I would like to learn."
"Very cool. I'll teach you." He started with alphabet and showed her some of the basic words. Paul and Razor sat watching them noting how quickly Sky had melded with the group.
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~One Year Later~
"Hey Little One where are you?" Razor called out for Sky using his favorite nickname for her. "Girl stop playing. Come out, come out wherever you are."
Sky exited the bathroom, "I'm right here dude. Chill. What's up?"
"Simon has a new job for us tonight. He said to get are asses in gear and meet him at a location in Manhattan."
"Why the hell are we going to Manhattan?" Sky was suspicious as usual.
"Hell your guess is as good as mine. Oh and by the way he said for you to wear all black including shoes."
"This should be interesting." She ran off to change clothing.
Sky and Razor pulled up to the location on Razor's bike. The rest of the crew was already there. Sky noted a scared look on Takara's face. She opened to her mouth to question Takara, but was hushed by Simon.
Simon put his finger on her mouth to before she could get out a rebuttal. "You listen to me. You and Tel are going to break into the home across the street. You job is to empty the safe. The rest of the crew will handle security in case things get out of hand. There is no discussion. Just do it."
Silently, Tel and Sky made their way to the back of the building and entered through a basement window. They communicated through hand signals. Sky had to be the ears for the both of them. Quietly they crept up the stairs to the second floor office. Sky found the safe in the location where Simon said it would be. Sky could hear her heart beating inside her chest. They had never tried to pull a job with a huge chance of being caught before. Boosting cars was their business, not home invasion.
As Tel and Sky popped open the safe someone walked up behind them and cocked a gun, "What are you doing in my house?" They spun around with their hands up. A shot rang out. The homeowner fell to the ground revealing Simon standing behind him with a smoking gun. Sky sat in shock staring at the dead body. The guys grabbed and drug her out of the house to an awaiting van.
"Wooohooo." Simon screamed from the front seat. "That guy didn't even see that coming. I bet the look on his face was priceless."
"Are you sick? You just killed a man. What the hell is wrong with you?" Sky said regaining her senses. "Let me outta here. I want out."
Simon turned to face her, "There's only one way out of this." He cocked his gun and pointed it at her. "Still want out?"
~July 2000~
The group had become like a family to her with the exception of Simon. Still with each passing year, Sky missed her home and her real family. She wished to be back in Cali. Her thoughts were never far from there. It was time for her to get back to the life she had to give up because of her dad's selfish act. She packed her bags and looked around the room to be sure to grab all of her things. A noise from the garage startled her. She stopped packing and headed down the stairs to investigate. She found Simon standing over a bleeding Takara.
Simon screamed at her, "Where do you think you are going? You can't leave me bitch. I own you, all of you. I'll kill you before I will let you leave."
"She's going with me." Sky's answer was simple and to the point. "You can't stop her from leaving."
"Who do you think you are? She stays."
He charged Sky, but was surprised as she lifted a metal bat from behind her and caught him on the chin. He was knocked to the floor and Sky pounded the bat into his body. Her emotions rose from inside seeing her father beat her mother in her mind. She saw her father that night with the gun pointed at her. With all her strength she swung the bat into Simon until it was pulled from behind her and she was brought back to the present.
Simon was a bloody mess lying on the floor. His blood splattered on her clothing. Tel was helping Takara to her feet. Sky couldn't believe what she had done. Razor wrapped his arms around her. Shock washed over her. He carried her to his car and placed her in the back. Takara got in back with her and gently stroked her arm. She whispered to her that everything would be all right; Sky just shook her head and cried repeating over and over "I killed him." Paul jumped in back with the girls. Razor and Tel raced upstairs and grabbed everyone's bags and placed them in the trunk. They climbed into the front seat and pulled out of the garage.
Tel was the first to speak up, "Where are we going?"
Takara taps his shoulder, "Let's take her home."
"L.A. here we come." Razor said as he turned onto the highway ramp.