Hi everyone, Got another Chapter up for everyone to enjoy! Once again special shoutout to LynGuerra for keeping me motivated to keep writing. I split this chapter in two so that I could work on the second half of it more. Don't worry, I'll make sure it was worth the wait. As always, other than original characters, I own nothing so please don't sue me.


Mei and Gat drove to an enclosed cul-de-sac and parked the stolen bootlegger in the drive way of an inconspicuous, creamed –yellow two-story house. "Let me make sure the coast is clear" Gat pulled a key from under the doormat and opened the door and entered the house, closing the door behind him. After a few minutes, Gat reopened the door. "Well come on in." As Mei came in, Gat looked around outside, just to make sure they didn't have anyone watching the house." You wanna beer?" Gat asked "Yeah, that'd be great." Mei replied "You got any Guinness?" Gat just looked at her and laughed "I actually got some stashed away in the fridge. Figured I would keep it on hand in case you ever woke your barbequed ass up. One sec…" Gat went into the kitchen and reappeared with a Corona in one hand and a Guinness in the other. "Still don't know how you're able to drink that shit" Gat grimaced. Mei turned to him and smiled "What can I say, it's an acquired taste. Besides, when most of your life being raped by a drill sergeant who 'likes it when they swallow'…." She said while making air quotes "…everything tastes better by comparison." Gat laughed "Whatever you say Mei. " She took a moment to look around the house that seemed to have Johnny and Aisha's decorating style work. The walls were the same cream-yellow at the outside of the house with dark cherry-oak floors. Almost all the furniture was either black or light purple, even the artwork hanging on the walls were all purple. There were also some pictures of Aisha of the walls as well, along with some albums that Mei can only assume she took with her before the Saints helped her in faking her death. "Johnny who's that?" Aisha called from upstairs "Come into the living room and find out" Gat yell back to her, while taking on the sofa across from Mei. "She's gonna piss her panties when she walks in" Gat snickered while using the edge of the coffee table to open his beer. "Johnny, I don't care if you just broke out of jail, you do not mess with my furni-" Aisha stopped in midsentence once she spotted Mei. Like Johnny, Aisha's appearance had change dramatically since she last saw her. Aisha's signature long dreadlocks were gone and replaced with a short, mousey hairdo. She was wearing a light purple pant suit which seemed too nice the wearing at home with a dark purple corset top. "Oh my God, its you" she whispered more to herself than Gat and Mei. Without warning, she ran over and hugged Mei as tightly as she could.

The way how Mei saw Johnny as the brother she always wanted, Aisha was the big sister she always needed. During her early beginning's with the Saints, she always felt like something of an outside. Everyone admired her, respected her, and would have taken a bullet for Mei without being asked. But sometimes she felt like she need another female to confide in. But Julius was strictly against having females in the gang, mostly cause he didn't want the blood of somebody's daughter on his hands. He always feared someone's daughter or sister ending with their throat slit after being gangraped…all because they were caught by the wrong people while wearing purple. It was also the reason they didn't recruit anyone who wasn't at least eighteen. Of course, there were only two expectations made to this rule…the first was Lin, and the second was Mei. Granted no one new she was actually sixteen when she was canonized into gang, otherwise they would have turned her away. Since Lin was rarely around due to being undercover with the Rollerz, Mei often felt as though there was no one she could really open up to…until she meet Aisha. Even though she wasn't officially part of the gang, Mei found it extremely easy to open up with Aisha. And on those rare moments where both Aisha and Lin were able to hangout, everything in her world was perfect. Aisha was only person she been completely shared her secrets with, confiding in her things that even Troy hadn't managed to drag out of her. From being an orphan to being trained to become a worthless killing machine; from being raped to seeing her body on the street to survive. She even confessed the feelings she had for Lin. But what made Aisha a true protector was how she protected Mei from herself after Sharp was killed.

Five years ago…

Heavy rain came pouring down on Mei as she stood in the middle of the cemetery on her knees crying in front of Lin's Grave wearing black dress covered by a dark purple hoodie. "It's my fault Lin, I should have done more to saved you. I made that son of bitch Sharp die a very slow and painful death….but its not enough" Mei reached into her purple hoodie and pulled out her .44 Shepard and switched off it's safety release "I'm sorry Lin. I hope once I do this…your soul can find peace" Mei leaned in and kissed Lin's headstone, bidding the woman she loved goodbye one last time. Mei then placed her.44 Shepard in her mouth and pulled back the trigger. "MEI!NOOOOOOOOOOO!" Mei suddenly withdrew the pistol from her mouth at the sounds of someone screaming her name. Before she could look around, Mei felt someone punch her so hard in the face that it picked her up off her knees sent her flying a good five feet away. Mei staggered to her feet trying to regain her focus and figure out what was going on. She looked over to Lin's Grave and saw a figure picking up the Shepard she dropped. They were wearing blackpants, a long sleeved purple dress shirt, and a crew-cut haircut with silver highlights. "Gat?" Mei could hardly register that someone had gotten the drop on her to punch her, but that the someone in question was Johnny Gat. "Gat! What to fuck is wrong with you?" Mei swung around again, hearing the voice that had interrupted her earlier. It was Aisha, wearing a black dress, along with a black sash and flowerhat with sunglasses to hide her appearance. "Me? She's the one who was about to give the blowjob of death to this pistol!" Gat yelled back at her "I know my "head game" leaves something to be desired, but is it really that bad?" Mei joked darkly. Gat walked up to her and grabbed by the throat. He turned to Aisha who had walked over to them "See? Clearly I need to smack this bitch harder" he growled. "There's a time and a place for everything Johnny, and this isn't the time for" tough love". Can't you see she's hurting? " Aisha pleaded "What are you guys doing here?" Mei asked, looking back and forth between the two of them. "Since you didn't come to Lin's wake at the church, we figured you would be her." Aisha explained, while trying her best to maintain her composure "The last thing we expected to see was you on knees, about to eat a bullet" Aisha Looked so broken and distraught, that Mei couldn't her in the eye "It's my fault she's dead Eesh" Mei respond "Once I' m dead, Lin can rest in pe-" her sentence was interrupted by a left hook to stomach from Gat, which promptly brought her to her knees once more. He reached down and picked up Mei by the neck, raising her eye-level a foot of the ground. She felt Johnny's cold grip around her neck tightening, but made no attempt s to free herself. Mei could see Gat's eyes from behind his glasses for the first time and noticed how bloodshot and red they were. At first she assumed that his eyes had been like that due to a night out party…but no it occoured to her that maybe he…..just maybe…..Gat had been crying…crying for the same friend they both mourned. "Listen you little shit, cause I'm only gonna say this one" he brought her face about an inch away from her's. "What happened to Lin wasn't your fault. You couldn't save her anymore more than Me, Dex, Troy, or Julius could have saved her. I lost someone I care about and I didn't have a lot of people like that to begin with, and don't need you adding to the list" Gat loosened his grip as he lowered Mei down to the ground. "And after the way you cut off William Sharp's balls before setting his punk ass on fire….." a grin appeared on his face "…I know would be at peace. So don't go thinking that deepthroating your pistol and splattering your brains over her tombstone like a lil' bitch is gonna make her happy." Mei stared down at the ground for a minute before looking from Gat to her pistol still being firmly griped in his left hand. "I'm sorry Gat" she cried "make sure you look after the rest of the Saints when I gone. And make sure you treat Eesh right, she's the closest thing I have to a sister in this world." Gat frowned. "What are you sayi—" His eyes shot open in horror as he saw Mei quickly draw another Shepard and point it towards her heart.

"Nooooooo!" she heard Aisha scream before she felt the slightly smaller girl wrapping her arms around waist before she could react. "Aisha..let go." Mei's words dripped with Malice "If I pull this trigger….we both die" But Aisha's grip held firm "No. I'm not going to letting you kill yourself" Johnny stood there unable to move out of fear that Aisha might get shot "Would you stand by watch me kill myself? How about Gat or Troy….would you stand by and watch the people you care about throw their lives away?" When Mei didn't answer her, she continued "Lin would turn over in her grave if you killed yourself? And how do I know? Because she told me she was falling you" At these words, Mei lowered the pistol from her chest, which prompted Johnny to walk over to her. She handed over the pistol without a fight, much to both Gat and Aisha's relief. Mei felt Aisha's arms loosened their grip around her waist, but made no move other than averting her eyes toward the ground once more. Aisha walked from behind her and stood next to Gat who was still clutching a Shepherd in each hand. "I wonder if this is what its like to have parents who are disappointed in you" Mei wondered to herself. For the next few minutes, no one made a move as the rainfall continued to pour down on them in the graveyard. Finally, Mei looked towards the Gat and Aisha, the two people she felt closer to than anyone in the Saints. Now that she thought about it, these two were closer to her than anyone she had ever met in her life. They were her family that had saved her life and welcomed her into their lives. She suddenly was over come with guilt as she came to realize how worried they must have been to come looking for her. And how horrific it must have been that she almost took her life in front of them. "I…I sorry guys….i sorry for-" her words were interrupted as Aisha put her arms around her and hugged her. "It's ok girl, you ain't gotta apologize for a damn thing.

We know ya hurting just as much as the rest of us." As they broke away from there hug, Mei decided to ask her the question that was tearing away at her soul "Aisha….you said that Lin loved me? How can you be so sure" Aisha smiled "Cause she told me so, she used to tell me about getting between your legs in two years time." Mei blushed at the thought of her body intertwined in bed with Lin's, but something Aisha said caught her attention "Two years time?" Mei asked "Why did she think she would need two years. At the risk of sounding like Tanya Winters, she could had me on my knees and going down on her with just a wink and a nod" she declared, flashing a hedonistic smile. Aisha's face went red from blushing despite her light skin tone while Gat was doubled over from laughing. "Cause she probably didn't want to end up in jail for child molestation….or were you not gonna tell her you're 16 years old" The smiles disappeared from Mei and Gat's faces instantly "She knew?" Gat was looking back and forth between the girls "Yo, you lied about you age? Julius has strict rules about this shit" she turned to Gat "You gonna snitch on me?" Gat shook his head "Fuck no. And loose my favorite murdering buddy? Besides, you already put in work for the gang…nobody would turn you away even if Julius wasn't happy with it. And since your already know as a Saint, it would be a death sentence if you dropped your flags now." "Thanks Gat, nice to know you always got my back" Mei replied "Anytime" he said as he focused his attention to Aisha "How did you know her age? Hell, other than the two of us and Troy, everyone else is still calling her "Playa', including Julius." Aisha looked at Johnny "Its not hard to figure out once you listen to way how she talks about things like her taste music and clothes. Besides…" she turned back to Mei "Even if me and Lin hadn't figured it out. We never would have known her age if she hadn't told" Mei opened her mouth but closed it when Aisha raised her hand "You told us one night when the three of us were out and you had too much to drink. You said : 'I'm sixteen but I bet that my "headgame" is so good that if you girls give me five minutes, you'll never want cock again'. Then about an hour later, we took you home because your were trying talk the dyke bouncer into having a 'four-way' with us." Mei was speechless she didn't know what was worse, that she blabbed her age to Aisha and Lin, or the fact that she tried openly hit on both Gat's girlfriend and the woman who she held extremely deep feelings for. "Was the bouncer hot?" Gat asked "Really Gat?" Aisha interjected, clearly pissed at him. "Redhead" Mei answered. "Nice!" Gat replied approvingly. At this point, Aisha looked like she was going to smack this shit out of both of them! "Is this really the time you two" she turned back to Mei, her expression suddenly softened ."The point is Lin knew and was prepared to wait for you. She also wouldn't want to see you take a self-destructive route with your life. She also wouldn't want you to kill yourself because of what happened. The bastard responsible is six feet under, and your still here, that all that matters." She took Mei's hands into her own "Now I want you to promise me that you're never gonna do some shit this again…promise me." Aisha ordered "Ok Eesh. I promise " Suddenly the mood in the graveyard became more relaxed "I'm gonna save it for the snitch who gave up Lin to Sharp. Don't know if it was a Roller or a cop, but when I find the narc, I'm gonna put 'em six feet under." Johnny clapped her on the back "Fuck yeah! No lets get outta here. I gotta call Julius and the crew to tell them we found you" she looked over the Gat "The crew was looking for me?" she asked "Of course you little shit! Saints are a family and we take care of our own. Come on, lets get back to the church." As they left the graveyard, the rain suddenly stopped and the sun began to break through the clouds. Mei looked back one last time at Lin's grave, making a silent promise not rest until everyone responsible for her death met with a horrible end, regardless of how small their role

Present Day…

As Mei sat back down, she couldn't help but smile at her friend "Its good to see you Aisha. How you been" Aisha laughed "I'm good, seeing as how nobody tried to blow me up….recently anyway" she replied, remembering Mei roll it helping Aisha fake her death via blowing up Kingdom Come Records "We all thought you were dead…did you do something to your hair?" Mei ran her fingers through her beetles-style hairdo "Yeah, I getting that a lot" Aisha leaned in closer "Girl, did they give you implants? Your breasts look bigger too." Mei started blushing "What is it with everyone and my damn boobs?" she asked "I save this motherfucker from the chair.." she pointed to Gat " And his first words to me were 'when did your tits get that big?' . it's just weird" Aisha and Gat looked at each other "But they are bigger now." They said in unison. Mei couldn't keep a straight face and ended up laughing "Fine. I guess they are bigger" Gat smiled "Let's get down to business" Aisha frowned "What's the rush?" she asked "This bitch has been eating through a tube for the past five years, while my ass has been cooped up on death row." Aisha was dumbfounded "And this can't wait till after dinner?" she asked "No" Gat and Mei replied in unison "Some things never change" she replied with a smile on her face. Gat started laughing "Well you know what they say about dogs and blowing shit up Gat reclined in the couch, ready to get down to business "So what's the plan?" Mei smiled "It's time that we remind motherfuckers who we are. This city belongs to the Saints and it's time for the Archangel to put in work. We gather up a crew, and we start working on taking back our city." Gat smiled "Sounds Good" Aisha interrupted them "And where were you going to have this meeting?" she asked. Gat and Mei both exchanged a look and started looking around Aisha's house. Knowing what they were both thinking, she responded before they could get a word in "No" Gat was still looking around "Its pretty spacious" Aisha stared at him "No" Mei was glancing around to the pictures on the walls "The color is very soothing" Aisha turned to Mei "NO!" Johnny started to stand up "Come on Eesh" But she stood firm with her friends "No, this ain't no damn gang clubhouse" as we turned her back to them. "Change of plans" Gat replied "We got to find a new place?" Mei asked "Looks that way. Come on, lets go." Gat replied. And with that, they made their way outside in search of a new crib for the Saints.