Hello! I don't have a lot to say... So I'll just start the story! XX
Chapter two
Gabrielle swung open the door and plopped down on the end of her mother's old bed. Well okay, Gabrielle doesn't plop, she props herself neatly. I, on the other hand do plop. And I did as I sat on my mother's old bed and watched Alex who was stood in the door way.
"We know where we can get a spare mattress" Gabrielle said, Alex laughed
"I'm sure you do. So, you're the only girls in this club?" Alex asked, sliding to the floor and crossing her legs
"I wouldn't call it a club, more of a way of life" Gabrielle grumbled
"That you can't run away from" I said, Alex raised an eyebrow "trust me I tried it" Alex sighed and rested her head on the door frame
"It's pretty in here" she said looking around
There was a silence for a while as I thought about the girls who used to occupy the room and how only one of them still lived
"How long have you lived in England?" I asked
"All my life. The boys have known me since I was born and have been a pain for the whole time" She laughed but I couldn't help but see the sadness in her eyes
"Why're you here?" I asked she frowned at her lap
"My parents were killed 2 days ago. I came here to find the boys, I've got no other family" Alex said twisting a ring on my thumb
"I'm sorry" Gabrielle said
"I lost my mom to a couple of years ago. I'm really sorry" I said, Alex shrugged
"She never liked me much, but the ring" She held out her thumb "it was her engament ring to my father. It's a piece of her and a piece of him. So I wear it" Alex said, I looked at the ring that looked as if it was twisted like a vine with 2 flowers that were tied together with ruby centres.
I felt my breathe catch
"It's beautiful" I mumbled, even Gabrielle looked stunned. Alex giggled and brought her hand back down to her and ran a finger over the flowers
"Yeah" She agreed
"Do they know?" Gabrielle asked, Alex looked at her for a second and the shook her head
"No, but I'll tell them" She said, nodding to herself.
It went quite again and this time it was awkward.
"So, Simon..." Alex said, not raising her eyes, I looked at Gabrielle who grinned and sat down in front of her
"You like him?" She asked, excited
"Well. He's kinda, cute" Alex admitted, blushing
"He get's cuter" Gabrielle grinned and Alex looked at me and giggled
"What about you and Hale?" Alex asked, trying to change the subject
"Hamish already told you he was my boyfriend" I pointed out and she scowled, her attempt at changing the subject failing miserably
"KITTY! HALE SAYS WE'RE NOT ALOUD TO BLOW ANYTHING UP ON OUR NEXT JOB!" Yelled Angus and Hamish, the 3 of us stood and walked to the stair case, I looked down at the boys
"Hale's right. No blowing anything up" I said
"But, that's not fair!" Whined Angus
"You guys never change-AHH" Screamed Alex as she fell through the banister that'd collapsed when she leaned against it
"Alex!" We all seemed to scream at once, Gabrielle and I rushed down the stairs while Hamish and Angus jumped to aid their unconscious cousin
"Kat? What happened?" Hale asked coming out the kitchen followed by Simon and my dad
"Alex fell through the banister; I thought I told these two idiots to fix it after I almost fell through yesterday!" I said glowering at the Bagshaw's who cringed and returned to hitting Alex
"That's not going to help her!" I snapped at them "Carry her threw to the living room, Simon go get ice" I ordered, Angus carried her bride style to the sofa and laid her down.
"Defiantly no blowing up" I said, scowling at Angus and Hamish
"But, we were going to fix it but we just"
"Forgot" Gabrielle finished for Hamish. Just then Simon came in, a bag of frozen peas in his hand, he passed it to me and I rested it on the bump forming on Alex's head. Her eyes flickered open and she winced
"Ow" she mumbled, stretching
"Stretching won't help" Angus warned, she stuck her tongue out at him
"My heads cold" Alex said, patting the bag of peas
"Well there is ice on it, so it probably will be" Hamish said and she glowered at him.
I watched her out the corner of my eye as Gabrielle told Hale, Simon, her mom, Dad and Uncle Eddie why Alex was here.
I felt my father watching me, but I didn't look at him. I didn't know what I'd do if I did, so I just listened to them and listened to Alex arguing with her cousins.
My phone buzzed in my back pocket.
Good evening Katrina,
So sorry to bother you but I'm going to need you to call me.
A. Taccone.
I swallowed glanced at Hale
"I'll be back in just a second" I said and walked outside, grabbing my coat from peg and went outside.
"Hello Katrina" Mr. Taccone said into the photo
"What do you want?" I asked, shivering, my toes already going numb from the snow
"Ah, Katrina I have missed you. Your needed for a new job"
"I don't work for you" I reminded him, he chuckled
"But see Katrina, the people involved in the job their part of your crew's relatives" He said
"What do you mean?"
"Your crew consist of 2 brothers am I correct?" He asked
"Yes, the Bagshaw brothers" I said
"I thought so. They have a cousin who's parents have resonantly died, I think you may have already known that?"
"Alex" I mumbled
"Yes Alexandra, her parents, they worked for me and they didn't complete the job..." He drifted off and then it hit me. Taccone had killed Alex's parents. "And now it's little Alexandra's job to finish it" he said
"You monster! You killed them! How could you?" I growled
"Now Katrina, if you hadn't finished that little job for me last year the same would've happened to your father"
"Little?!" I repeated "Taccone-"
"You need to come to Italy and you need to be here within the next 24 hours, with your whole crew. Alexandra included"
"She's just 13 Taccone! How do you expect her to do this?" I snapped
"I don't care, Katrina, how she does it but I want it done. 24 hours Miss Bishop, I'll see you soon. Good night" Taccone said and the line went dead (excuse the rhyme)
My stomach sank and I shook my head before going back inside.
"Alex, can you walk?" I asked her, going to the living room, she sat up and eased off the sofa and walked towards me
"Yep" She smiled, but then she frowned "is everything okay?"
"You need to pack. All of you" I said, looking at Simon and the 2 brothers
"Why?" Asked Hamish
"We have a new job, and we need to leave now" I said and then looked for Hale "where's Hale and Gabrielle?" I asked
"In the kitchen" Angus answered
"Angus, help Alex upstairs please?" I asked, the 3 looked at me concerned but nodded and the 4 left the room.
"Hale? Gabrielle?" I said, and pushed open the kitchen door, they looked round at me
"Everything okay?" Hale asked
"We have a job and we need to leave now" I said, they shared a glance
"Where?"
"Who was on the phone?" Hale asked
"In Italy, for now."
"Kitty, please don't tell me it involves Taccone" Gabrielle asked, I looked at Hale and he saw it before I said anything
"What does he want?" Hale asked
"You know Alex's parents died" I paused and saw that I had everyone's attention. Dad and Uncle Eddie where watching, Auntie Dianna stood with her hand on her hip and Uncle Felix and Uncle Charlie where sat at the table, also watching "Taccone killed them, and she has to finish the job. She's family, which means we, help"