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NEXT PART AFTER "THE QUEEN HAS ARRIVED"
[ GORE - FRIENDSHIP - SOME TOUCH OF ROMANCE - TORTURE ]

The day was just terrible. Since the morning, the leader of the Black Saints was having problems in every single detail. He was using the bus like a normal person because, even if his Black Kings had motorcycles, he remembered his second hand, Jan the Black Dragon, didn't like him to be in such dangerous thing. All the day he had reunions with dealers, with some important person and even with his brother who didn't stop in scolding him about his new life. Anyway, Shiva wasn't just bothered because of that. He was nervous.

Days before, she was in one of the bars Perttu owned. Shiva was smart enough to learn how to give organization to the group, even to divide properties that ten months ago belongs only to Django so could be easy to keep in track. In the north, all the bars and dealers were now business of Perttu, the black Cygnus, and he had some other gang members under his control. East belongs to Eren, the black Andromeda, and the west to Azrail, the black Pegasus. Finally the south to Andrzej, one of the Black Dragons. They had the freedom of do anything they need to do, but some things needed to be called with Shiva or Jan; when they wanted to close a deal, when they needed to hire people or just when they decided to begin a little attack to another enemy. In the end of every month, they would be together in Shiva's office or in any place and talk like friends but about business and give advice between them. So, that day was the Perttu's bar the reunion.

That night, Shiva and Jan were already waiting in a table that was special for them, drinking some wine and juice. Nobody would tell them anything about being drinking something so soft or even without alcohol because, after all, they were the owners and nobody wanted to make fun of such powerful woman. But all the costumers were in silence when the four saints and even some other gang members entered. The Black Pegasus run to jump to the bar table and smiled to Shiva.

"Hey, queen! We found something for you." He turned to the barman. "Give me a beer."

"For me?" Shiva smiled. She know that the four Kings sometimes would steal or buy something for her. But now was different. "What's that?"

She was impressed when the Black Andromeda push a man who was chained. He fell from his knees and yelled of pain, but the cloth over his mouth didn't let the sound go out. The poor man had some wounds here and there showing that the Black Four hit him enough time. The Black Dragon smiled to let himself lay in the corner of the table to be close to Shiva and the Black Cygnus took the head of the man with his bare hands. Shiva was indeed impressed and, under the table, held Jan's hand. He knew she was smart enough to know a glare wouldn't work with him, so it was her way to ask for help. Thanks to this Jan could read her, he could feel Shiva's pulse and know she was in a rush; scared and even nervous. She knew why that man was there.

"We found this guy trying to steal us." Perttu said.

"And?" she asked.

"And?" Azrail laughed to then hit the beer into the edge of the bar table to open it. "We need to show him that is just not right." He took the tap and throw it directly to the head of the man.

Everyone turned to see Shiva. She was the boss and leader now. She already saw it a lot of times with Django; he would hit or even torture those kind of people in front of everyone. She could remember once that a lot of people in a bar decided to go out when he began to do it. Now the gang members and the same Black Four were waiting the same from their new leader.

Shiva felt Jan's thumb making circle over her skin. For them was a way to say she needed to stay in calm.

"We should... think about it..."

The Four Saints glare at each other to then turn to see Shiva. After some seconds, Azrail came close drinking the beer and then just sighed.

"I had think about it when kicked the shit out of him some minutes ago."

Shiva squeezed Jan's hand when the bottle broke in thousands of pieces exactly after Azrail hit the head of the man. Only Jan felt it but Perttu saw it. He sighed and realized maybe Shiva wasn't as violent as the last boss. And it was true. She didn't like it and all those months she focused in reorganize and fix all Django's mistakes. But now was the first time she was in front of this kind of problems.

"Perttu, you shouldn't let this happens in your bar." Suddenly one of the Black Dragons decided to break the silence. "The costumers will never come back."

"Indeed." Shiva answered quickly. "Go to the back office. I'll go in some minutes."

The Four Kings decided don't say anything and the Black Andromeda just began to kick the man to make him move. But after them the other gang members began to follow. Shiva didn't expect it so she just asked them why. Some of the worst looks were to here in that moment.

"Why not?"

"The office is for high ranks. You keep your distance and go outside to do your business."

"No travesty faggot man will tell me what to do."

That minute they could see the anger in her eyes. But they did nothing, only Jan placed his hand in the back of her back to give a lightly pat. They both had their way to talk in secret because normally Shiva would communicate things with her eyes to the Four Kings, but indeed with Jan wasn't an option. The gang members laughed because the red color on her face, she was so angry that couldn't talk.

"Go outside, now."

Any voice with authority from Shiva's mouth was nothing compared with Jan's. They did nothing else but turn to the main entrance leaving those two alone. The boss took a deep breath and the second in power just passed his hand over her back.

"Sorry." She said in the end.

"You said you would do every advice I give you." He smiled coming a bit close so the conversation would stay between them. "But you're an independent woman, so you do what you wish."

"I said I'm sorry..."

"I'm not angry, Shiva. I thought would be a good idea to stand up." That was the reason he pat her back softly. "You need to know that the gang isn't just my brother and the other Kings. They are the higher rank, yes, but the whole business in the streets are those who yell to you, my queen. And those doesn't trust in you yet."

Shiva took a deep breath and stand up to help Jan. They didn't move some seconds till he decided to walk towards the door that was Perttu's office.

"What do I need to do?" Shiva asked while they were walking.

"Make the man suffer. They need to see you can show authority and fear."

The simple idea of being violent at that level with someone for the only reason to wake up fear was something that Shiva never did and never wait to do. But as Jan once told her, if Shiva wanted to be there and be respected, all her life needed to change. She just squeezed his hand and opened the door in the exact moment Eren was throwing a kick to the man's face.

"Hey!" Andrzej whistle to have their attention. "The Queen is here."

As she was expecting, the four turned to see her with a smile. Even if the other members of the gang didn't trust in Shiva or didn't like her totally, those four and Jan were still loving her in their own ways. She smiled but felt nervous enough to remove it when she felt how Jan was still in the door and just left her hand to push her back softly and slow. She needed to do that alone.

While she walked to be in front of the men, she could hear his sobs and see how the blood threads were going down from his mouth to finish in the floor. Shiva took a deep breath and saw how the other four were at the back of the man. They look like waiting something from her, so Azrail didn't wait too long.

"Are you going to begging now?" He said a bit angry.

"With what?" She asked to the sigh. "I mean, I don't have anything to..."

"Take this." Perttu came close to take Shiva's hand and give one of those boxers he liked to use. Were heavy but he didn't mind in place it between Shiva's fingers.

"That's not necessary." Azrail laughed. "You have the best weapon just under your nose. Literally." He pointed the high heels she was wearing and she even gave a step forward. "Use your imagination, woman."

That was supposed to be enough because Perttu moved again to his place and the silence was there again. But the sobs of the man were terrible. Shiva saw him for some minutes and felt how the weapon that the Black Cygnus gave to her was even heavier than before. The man had the terrible idea to get up his face and see Shiva. Her eyes were open widely because of this.

"Please... sorry."

One of his eyes was close and purple. It didn't look like anything human now. His mouth was full of blood and saliva and his nose looked broke in more than two pieces.

"How you dare to say that to our queen?" Eren smiled holding one of the chains that were taking the man's hands and swung it directly to his face.

The leader gasped and turned to her back. She didn't want to do it.

"I can't."

The Black Four didn't say anything. Even the man sighed and lay his head on the floor to cry. He felt save now.

"Fine..." Perttu moved to hold her arms and turned her to take the weapon between her fingers. "We will do it."

She nodded and saw them. The only smiling was Perttu and because she knew he loved her enough to show a bit of kindness. But the other three were in silence trying to avoid her deep blue eyes. Even Azrail showed a very angry face. He was furious.

The Queen felt how the crown was too heavy now. She walked towards the door but suddenly the Pegasus's hand held her arm and turned her.

"You will stay till we finish." Shiva wanted to cry and wasn't sure why. "If you go out, those bastards will know you did nothing and expect nothing of respect from them." He made such terrible smile. "We will never say what happened here, but you better stay."

She nodded and moved slowly to be at side of the Black Dragon Jan. She hear the hits and how the man was asking forgiveness to her. But Shiva did nothing but hug Jan.

"Are you disappointed?"

After so long time at her side with a loyalty Shiva never expected or himself never gave, for her Jan was like a master and even her love for him grow more and more. If she needed to say the name of the feeling she felt for them was indeed love, but Jan and Perttu were more than that. One was her master and the other was the first in promise loyalty to her.

"After all you had done to us and knowing I'm your beloved friend, I can't say that." Shiva sighed and Jan placed his arm around her. "But as your second hand in these kind of business, I was expecting more from you, Shiva. I'm indeed disappointed."

Those words were even worse than the sound of the man asking for help.