Leon Norton
His moist palms grip tightly onto the steering wheel as the red light glares into his eyes. Rigid palms grip the dark leather, he tries to remain calm but as they get closer and closer to the place his head spins. Thoughts of the past fogging up his memory.
The cold air drowning already full lungs. The darkness succeeding in covering everything but the deep crimson caking the plush carpet. The eerie silence of the room contracting greatly with the blaring horns which would soon become a familiar sound. Red and blue lights lick his eyes, burning acid.
He blinks.
The lights green.
The wheels of his car start gaining speed but they never reach that of the ones in his head, constantly getting faster and faster by the minute. His grip on the wheel painfully tight as if letting it go would mean letting her go.
And he definitely wouldn't allow that to happen. After so many years of living with the guilt of never being able to make amends, finally he has the chance to help someone the way he couldn't help her and it's already slipping through his fingers.
He grits his teeth.
No.
He'll catch her before she falls, he won't make the same mistake twice.. he can't... can't let another loved one die on him.
"Leon." A hand gently grips his shoulder.
He glances at his rearview mirror before looking back at the dark pavement.
Adri.
"What."
"It's gonna be okay." Adriano gives his shoulder a good pat. "We'll get her back for sure."
"You better believe we are." Kahlil pops in, with a deadly serious expression.
Leon glances between the two of them before returning to the road this time with a brighter calmer mind. "Yeah."
The word slips out as Cherry Drive graces his vision. He slows down before parking on the side of the street before turning his car off. Glancing at the clock, he jaw locks.
"Let's fuck this bitch up."
As if it was rehearsed they all jump out of the car and shut the doors before walking side by side. Conviction dripping from their bodies as their expression of vengeance showed through. As they get closer and closer to the alley Leon feels his body become rigid as the need to spill blood circulates through his veins.
It's finally happening, today's the day he can avenge Russell and end everything once and for all.
His heart thrashes to the beat his soles make when they punch the ground, ever to slightly getting quicker as his feet follow the lead. He closes his fist, them pulating to connection with some, any part of the bastard who started this all.
So.. close... just a couple more feet.
The beating becomes louder.
Almost there..
Threatening to break through his ribs.
One more step...
His heart... completely stops?
He pushes out heavy breaths as him and the other two look around.
"They're not here.." Kahlil breaths out the words.
"Yet." Adriano finishes for him.
Moments later they hear footsteps coming from behind them.
"Well, hello boys. You guys sure are punctual." A raspy voice mused.
The three all turn to the voice. "NEVAEH." They freeze.
Where is she?
"Hey, where is Nevaeh?!" Leon growls at the jackass.
He just chuckles in return. "Relax, guys, she's safe and sound."
"Wha- hey!" The boys feel people come behind them before forcing them down on their knees. They all try to fight but ultimately get nowhere.
The ass, Hunter, smiles. "I brought some of my buddies with me, I hope you don't mind."
Leon's veins protrude out of his arms and hands as he so desperately wants to kill everyone.
Where's Nevaeh..
"Anyway, where was I, oh right Nevaeh." Hunter slowly makes his way toward the boys. "Nevy, my heaven,"
"Don't you dare call her that!" Kahlil violently thrashes in the guy's arms as he tries to get to Hunter.
He just smiles in response, otherwise ignoring him. "She's such a sweet and submissive girl, you know, doing every little thing I say."
Leon's blood boils to the brink of burning through his skin and spilling over. His body shaking just to keep his anger in, not wanting to lose.
He's trying to get a rise out of him, all of them, don't let him win.
Leon's body begins to relax, catching the other two's attention. They immediately get the hint and try to follow suit.
"Funny thing, though, she actually asked if I was in a gang." He looks move toward Leon at that. "I obviously took her I'm not but then it got me to thinking."
Leon glares at him while trying to think of ways to get his fuckers off him and of where Nevaeh could be.
"See, she's a lot more innocent than she'd like to believe but I'm pretty you all know that, so.. how could she know any gang affiliated stuff?" He hums to himself pretending to think about his answer which only results in pissing the boys off even more. "Then, just like that, it all came together." Hunter glances at Leon. "See, about a year ago I killed some boy named Russell,"
Leon stiffens causing Hunter to smirk.
"In this very spot at that and after I could've sworn I saw someone peeking in on something they won't supposed to." He makes eye contact with Leon again. Leon's body begins to start back up as his fist clench into a death grip.
"But then I looked again and nothing was there."
Leon's mind goes back as if reliving the story which Hunter told. All that time spent trying to get him sent the jail instead of morning Russell's death. Wasted time on revenge instead of grievance.
"But then a couple weeks later I'm informed that someone was trying to expose my gang so now I have to go on a man hunt then frame the guy for drugs, send him packing, you know the usual stuff."
Leon goes to tell him off but then he realizes Kahlil's hearing all this for the first time. Slowly he turns to find a expression which he can't understand, so masked by a blank canvas. He looks away.
Wonder what he thinks about him now.
"So I think everything is taken care of until almost a year later I come back to the little ol' fight club to handle a deal when I run into the my one and only." He chuckles at all the boy's sudden change in emotions, the air slowly turning toxic.
"And oh does she look better than ever. Even with her wearing a ridiculous disguise, I could still see the outline of her delicious, curvy body."
As if on command all the boys try to jump at him and tear him apart piece by piece. Sadly the farthest they can get is a couple steps before their kicked or punched down.
Hunter chuckles. "Then I see a guy standing next to her and for some odd reason he looks vaguely familiar but I can't pinpoint where I know him from. It actually isn't until he pushes me against the wall and threatens me that it clicks." He walks over to Leon and kneels down to eye level as he smiles back at his piercing glares.
"Leon Norton." He puts his hands in his pockets and squats. "And everything came together."
"Quit the shit, what do you want from her? Why come back?" Leon growls back into Hunter's face growing more and more irritated.
He gives a short laugh before standing back up. "Oh yes, the big question, why." He lifts his arms in the air. "Well, if you must know then I'll tell you." His arms fall dramatically to his sides. "It was all for you, Leon Norton, to finish you officially."
"Wha-" Leon chokes on air as he gets punched in the stomach. The other two try to break free again but get pummeled as well.
Hunter nods obnoxiously. "Yes, aren't you special... anyway it was that and something else as well. You see, she has such a beautiful body, one that I can't help but show off. In fact, I want everyone to see, I want the whole world to see,"
Leon's blood runs cold.
No.
"And it's just the perfect way to help her poor little family with their money problems."
This fucking bastard!
"And she's just so easy so I know she'll do whatever I ask."
"You bitch I'll fucking kill you!" Kahlil's anger over powers the guy holding him back and he goes to tackle Hunter.
"You fuck-"
"KAHLIL." Leon and Adriano's eyes widen to impossible lengths as they watch him go down... he's out cold.
The butt of the gun which put him out is flipped around and is now facing then as if to say 'behave now'.
"Well, it seems I've dragged on too long." He rolls up his sleeves before pulling something out of his back pocket. "What matters now is we're all here but only you will stay." A gun gleams in the dark night as he put in on full display.
Leon and Adriano become restless as they try to fight off the guys. It only results in the men punching and kicking them onto the hard pavement, making them lose their breath and strength.
"Almost seems like deja vu, doesn't it now," he cocks the gun, pulling the safety off before placing his finger on the trigger.
Leon stills as he feels the painfully cold barrel touch his hot head. He looks up as they make direct eye contact then he winks. "Leon."
Bang.