Disclaimer: I own nothing but ideas and an OC, Flame. Now, on with the chapter.
Gun running was never an easy business. The Cullens knew that every bit as much as SAMCRO did. In the early days of SAMCRO, Carlisle had actually helped transport guns from one location to another. It was a past that he didn't refer to all that much, but one he would have to soon resurrect.
It was too bright for the Cullens to be out right now, but Bella decided she wanted to see what all SAMCRO did when they weren't tending the club. She even asked if they could fix up her truck a little. Jax gladly accepted her offer.
Just as Jax was fixing up, a red haired woman on a nice, black harley came in. He immediately stopped and Bella could almost smell the tension in the air.
"Oh god…what the hell does she want now?" Jax muttered half to himself.
Like said, the woman's hair was fire red and her eyes piercingly brown. She wore mostly black leather and looked about Gem's age. She was obviously a veteran of motorcycle clubs.
"Who is she?" Bella asked.
"Her nickname's Flame. Her daughter's leader of a rival gang" Jax answered, "Clay's not gonna be too happy about this. Stay here, don't do anything with her. If she stares at you, ignore her".
Jax went inside to get Clay as Flame dismounted her motorcycle. Bella already sensed trouble and tried to make herself unnoticeable. Too bad her attempts were in vain. Flame easily discovered her by her truck.
"You're not a crow. In fact, I've never seen you in Charming, sweetheart. You new?" her voice sounded like poisonous honey.
"I'm here visiting with friends" Bella answered.
"Hm, shame. You look like you'd make a great Fury".
Bella simply nodded like that made perfect sense. Just as she started to feel a little comfortable, Clay, Chibs, and Jax came out of the club to find Flame standing next to Bella.
"Well look who it is? The Fury queen herself coming to linger with the Crows. What do you want, Flame?" Clay asked but then looked at Bella, "You might wanna get away for a little bit, Bell".
"No, let the girl stay, I may need a witness" Flame interrupted, "I believe you and your boys have forgotten our territorial boundaries".
"No. We know that you and the Furies rule most of the western part of Charming. As you already know, we have yet to interfere on any of yours or your daughter's affairs" Clay replied.
"Then why is it that I keep finding your gun runners going through our turf?".
"Gun runners?" Bella asked.
"Yeah, Jax, take her outta here" Clay said.
"No, I wanna stay" Bella objected.
"Bell, this is not the time and place for this. Things could get ugly. Jax…please".
Jax nodded. "Alright" he grabbed Bella by her arm lightly, "I'll explain later, but you can't tell anyone anything, especially Carlisle".
Bella nodded and followed Jax into the garage. The two watched Clay and Flame argue, with Bella wondering why Flame was so territorial.
"Hey Jax, are motorcycle gangs usually this territorial?".
"Not usually, but the Furies…man, they are some over territorial bitches".
"Why?".
Jax shrugged. "No one knows. Clay knows all about their society though. They don't run guns, they just try to get by in the world. Flame used to, but after Stella took over things got quiet for them".
"Stella?".
"Oh, well, the Furies motorcycle club is actually made up of three families. Stella's, Flame's, and, of course, Electra's. Stella was leader before Electra, but after she had Chelsea, Electra took over. Then Amazon, Flame's daughter, kicked Electra's ass to gain the title of "Queen". Things have just been quiet. We don't usually hear from them except for when a gun deal involves us going over the west side of Charming".
"Gun deals?".
"Again, I'll explain later".
"So…do Clay and Flame hate each other or something?".
"No…no, not really. They actually have a deep seated respect for each other. When we went to war with the Mayans once, Flame gladly offered to help us".
"The Mayans?".
"Another gang. They've been kinda quiet as of late too".
The two watched the rest of the argument in silence. Jax was sniggering a little.
"What?" Bella asked.
"Oh, Clay knows he can't win this. He made the bargain with her, and he's gotta hold his half up".
She looked confused.
"Another thing I'll explain later".
Finally, it ended with Flame mounting her bike again and leaving. Clay and Chibs headed back in to find Bella and Jax waiting.
"Well, what was the bitch complaining about now?" Jax asked.
"Apparently, we forgot our little bargain with her. She's not taking anything this time, but she says we need to watch our backs" Clay answered.
"Why? What the heck can she do?" Bella asked.
"Don't know…but I'd take her warning seriously. If I know Flame at all, which I do, she'll try something if we go past her border line again".
"We're not afraid of her!" Jax said.
Chibs left then, not sure what to think of the situation. Clay concluded his report.
"Like said, Jax, you don't want a vampire as your enemy".
"But she's not a vampire".
"No, but that doesn't mean she can't do some serious shit. She'll mess us all up if it means defending what's hers and her daughter's".
"Okay, Clay, enlighten me…are there only girls in the Furies?" Bella asked.
"No. They have at least four guys on their team. One is the "dominant male" nicknamed Flash. One jackass you don't wanna mess with".
"Why?".
"He's just kinda…stupid, let's just say".
"Well, if he's high ranking, there's no way he can be that dumb".
"Trust me when I say this, Bell. Flash…is…stupid. He's more brawny than brainy, trust me".
"Do you ever fight with the Furies?" Bella asked.
"Serious fight? No, not really. They can be valuable when they choose to be, and at times when we need their support, Amazon and Flame are more than ready to stand with us".
"Oh. You think she'll be back?".
"Not if we're really careful. Hell hath no Fury like a Fury ignored".
A/N: How was that? I ripped the names of some OCs from another favorite show of mine called Lemur Kingdom. The Furies are an actual Ringtail Lemur troupe, which will come in handy later. See ya!