I take another look around the room at everyone and sigh
There's no way out of this is there...?
I look at the woman who just smiles at me
She seems nice... Maybe-
The leader... Jason, sighs "Hurry it up, I don't have all day to sit around while you make your decision. I'm a busy man." His tone is rough, unlike earlier when he first spoke
I look at Mason and we lock eyes
I don't know about him... He doesn't seem too nice...
Then I look at Ash who's polishing his sword
Too dangerous...
Then I look to Darius.
Maybe...
Jason growls "I said I don't have all day!"
Jeez...
"Darius... You wouldn't mind, right?" I put on my best innocent smile, he shrugs "Guess not"
Jason sighs "Then it's settled, you'll stay with Darius till you can leave"
I nod and Darius just pets Rocco
After getting settled into my new room I turn to Darius
"So um... Why exactly do I need protection...?" I sit down on my bed on the other side of the room, he turns to me and shrugs "Not sure, boss won't tell me." I sigh and hang my head
He sits down and Rocco comes up to me for the first time in a while
"Finally decided to come back huh, traitor?" I pretend to pout and Rocco grunts and shakes his head
I smile and pat the bed, Rocco jumps up onto the bed and I lay down to cuddle him
I slowly fall asleep
I wake up and sit up, I look around but the room is empty, then Darius steps out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist
I turn away embarrassed
Jeez! Wasn't expecting that!
"Hm? Oh you're awake. We should head down soon.." His voice is low and he sounds relaxed
I mean who wouldn't be after taking a nice hot shower
I hear shuffling which I can only assume is him getting dressed, then he walks to the door "Coming?"
I hop down from the bed and walk over to the door and we head downstairs to the dining room
I can smell something amazing from the kitchen and suddenly Ash emerges with plates of food
He sets them down and everyone starts eating while making small talk
I can't help but be curious of why I'm here so I look at Jason
"Um... Why exactly do I need protection...?" I try to be as polite as possible, he glares at me "None of your business"
Umm excuse me! I'm pretty sure it is!
I sigh and go back to eating my food, Ash looks at me and whispers "Don't mind him, he's always grumpy" He smiles which makes me smile
After dinner we all sit in the living room and Vivian turns on a scary movie
I hate scary movies!
I jump at every jump scare which earns a snicker from Mason, I glare at him everytime I hear him snicker at me
After the movie, Darius, Vivian, Ash and I head to the kitchen to get some alcohol
Ash gets some Sake and Vivian and Darius get vodka
I just sit in a chair and sip some vodka on my own while the others have a drinking competition
I sigh, I honestly miss home..
When will I get to go home...? When can I see dad again...? Will I ever get to see dad again?
All these thoughts circle around in my head and I can feel the sting of tears threatening to come out
I wipe my eyes and continue to drink
After I'm done drinking the whole bottle, I'm more than a little tipsy
I go to stand up and almost trip on my own feet
Darius notices and stands up, he grabs me and smiles gently "We should get you to bed" I grunt in protest which earns a chuckle from Vivian
"Aye, leave the poor girl alone, let er' stay up!" She smiles but Darius sighs, he picks me up up carefully and puts me over his shoulder
I'm too tired and drunk to fight back so I just stay still but grunt again in protest
Darius carries me up to the room and sets me gently on the bed
I curl up and groan
I don't remember what happened next
I wake up to see Darius's face just inches from mine, I shoot up and look at him
What the hell happened last night?!
He groans and opens his eyes and looks at me "Oh... Good morning. Did you sleep well?" He smiled as if this was normal
I just looked down at him in shock and he looked at me confused
"Um... What- What did we- Did we- Why are you-..." I couldn't find the right words to say
He yawned and sat up "One, no we didn't do anything, two, you got drunk last night and when I went to leave, you grabbed my arm and pulled me onto the bed"
I stared at him dumbfounded and he just shrugged
How are you so calm about this!?
"Oh... Um... Ok..." I was at a literal loss for words
He yawned again and stood up to stretch, then Ash pokes his head "Hey you two, come downstairs, breakfast is ready" Then he leaves
I look to Darius "Um... I haven't showered in a while..." He nods "Go ahead, I'll meet you downstairs" He heads out the door and I go to take a shower
Oh my goodness thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed!
Who's your favorite gangster so far? Are you happy that you're staying with Darius? Or do you want to stay with someone else? Please let me know! Have a great Day/Afternoon/Night!