"Salutations handsome." My voice wrapped like velvet as I'm released. His brute gives my back a hard shove causing my body to plummets to the ground. The hem of my dress rises revealing my red lace garters and my thighs. I adjust it standing to face the snarky boy. He looked so very satisfied with his repulsive smirk.
My heart thunders in my ears. Calm.
Stay calm.
You are in control.
Gain control.
"You didn't have to hire Billy Boy to get me all to yourself." I wet my lips with great concentration seeing the tall one beside him glance my way. Alex chuckles motioning for the brute to grab me. He was slow. I stomp his foot and bang my forearm into his neck watching him drop. His wheezing strangely soothing as I place my hand on my hips glaring down at Alex.
"What is it you desire from me Delarge?" I perch myself onto a lone dumpster crossing my legs and resting my head in my palm. He comes over placing his hands on my legs allowing them to creep high above what I was comfortable with. I twist his wrist hard the opposite direction bending it back farther than physics permitted. He jerks it, but I push further. Forcing him closer to my mouth.
"If you ever touch me again I will gut you without hesitation." I hop off the dumpster throwing him against it. His lanky gang member grabs my arms tight and the brute gets my feet despite my dead weighting and struggles. The young one follows farther into the alley way. Alex takes out his knife motioning for the brute to let go. I throw elbows and thrash with no success. The tall one had a vice grip and pinned my shoulder blades painfully back causing my back to arch thus making my breast rise. Alex purses his lips and begins singing as the knife rest on my neck. He yanks open the front of my dress. I refuse to show my fear and instead keep my eyes glued on his every move. He stares back as he fondles my breast molding them.
"So fucking weak Alex." I hiss, laughing all quiet like to myself.
He looks up amused.
"Let yourself get caught up over one girl. Weakling" I sing at the end smiling as he becomes visibly annoyed.
"Shut your rot bitch." He growls working off more of my dress. The brute laughs as more of my skin was exposed. When Alex reached my panties noticing how the edge was frayed from Billy Boy. I take that movement to ram my knee under his chin and shift my weight rapidly causing the lanky one to drop me. The dull young one yanks me down pinning my wrist down. He didn't mean it though. He was doing it, but with no conviction. I buck my hips forcing his balance to waver and twist shuffling from under him.
I survey my surroundings seeing a fire escape. Jumping on the opportunity quite literally I clammed up the ladder pulling it back up before they can realize what I did. I continue climbing reaching the top of the building. The night sky was so calm compared to the violence below and I wish to live on the moon. Away from all this nonsense. I walk to the edge of the building giving a rough guess-taminet and decide I really had zero to no desire to think about that. Instead I get a running start and jump. I land against the other building. My ribs ached as all the air in my lungs is knocked out of me. I cough pulling myself over the edge clasping on the roof taking much needed breaths. Standing I go to the next fire escape climbing down staying quiet as I jump down scurrying down the next road and back track to the theater hiding in shadows listening. Peeking through a window I feel hands on my waist and a hand over my mouth. I scream going into defense mode.
"Jesus! Red it's me." Q whispers leading me through the streets until we end up in an deserted warehouse where I see Gunner examining a wound on Jackie's head. I rush to him pushing Gunner aside.
"Jackie? What happened kid?" I brush his hair away from the nice size abrasion.
He shrugs wincing as I touch it. We all return to my loft where I get them lined up on the kitchen counter and grab my first aid kit. I motion for them to tug off their shirts and pants starting a load of laundry with more detergent than water. I shrug out of my own clothes going to my room to put on better undergarments. Slipping on a short silk slip I step out smiling at the slight. Three boxer clad boys all comparing bruises.
"People with open wounds raise your hand." Three hands rise as I approach opening the first aid kit. I also pull out one of my medical books having a feeling some stitches were going to be needed.
I start with Q seeing the nice cut he had on his chest. He bites his lip as I swipe rubbing alcohol on it. I hand him a bandage and medical tape after applying some ointment. Jackie was next. Cleaning the cut I was relieved to realize it wasn't as severe as it first appeared. The dried blood was caked onto his ivory skin and my extensive scrubbing probably hurt more than the wound itself.
"What is the verdict?" He picks blood off his arm making a face as I press gauze on the cut.
"You'll live." I smile kissing his forehead and moving to Gunner who had already patched himself up. He had a nice bruise forming around his eye. I retrieve some turmeric from a drawer and pull my kettle on the stove.
Gunner comes behind me grabbing my waist and lifting me gently. My ribs ache as he places me on the counter.
"Your turn. Let me look at that nick." He takes my arm pouring witch hazel on a cloth and dabs it on my arm. I hiss through clenched teeth, the stinging too strong to ignore. Gunner winces empathic. He brushes my hair aside slipping my red wig off and ruffling my hair.
"There's a lot of ugly things in this world. I wish I could keep 'em all away from you. That's never possible." He whispers kissing me on the cheek as he takes my hand in a tender grip.
I nod wiping my nose on the back of my hand.
"Do we need to worry?" I look to them.
Q shakes his head.
"No, or at least not of Billy Boy. They were just the distraction. Alex... He is our problem." He flexes his bruised knuckles.
I take this in taking the pot from the stove adding the herb to four mugs. We converge around my small coffee table and devise a plan.
It was going to be a long night.
Hi, this chapter is lacking… I have been working on it for a while and I honestly just needed it to be done. Next one will be better I promise. Thank you for the lovely reviews. You guys are the bee's knees.