Bad meets Bad
Chapter 1
"Iris you will be marrying Hayden. " said Lorence
"What! Dad no! " said Iris
"I was not asking you, you will do as I say because I am your father. Understood? " said Lorence in a serious voice.
"No she won't! " said Ashlen
"You don't have a say! " shouted Lorence
"Iris is my sister and you will respect her wishes! " said Ashlen in a serious voice.
"No I won't! " said Lorence , "Iris will marry Hayden and that is final. "
"I hate you! " said Iris storming out of Lorence's office.
" Okay wait how about you offer me instead? " said Ashlen
"Ha! No man wants an untamed little b***h like you, but Iris she is different she is calm and polite just like her mother she is... obidient" said Lorence
"She's still a child! She won't last in Hayden's cruel hands! " said Ashlen
"And you will? " said Lorence standing up from his chair behind his table.
"I'm twenty one and she is still sixteen,
dad please... " said Ashlen begging her father
"Look Ash, I can't afford to lose you, your my heir and my best weapon but Iris... she is just a weak link that needs to be cut off. " said Lorence
"So we are just tools to you? Okay I see... I see. " said Ashlen
"That is not what I ment and you know it. " said Lorence
"What did you mean then... huh! what! cause I clearly do not get it. La mamma serebbe così delusa in te, il padre dei suoi figli. " said Ashlen. which ment 'mom would be so dissapointed in you, the father of her children. '
Clossing the door with a loud bang.
bam!
" Iris! Where are you babygirl? " said Ashlen.
"Why does he hate me? " said Iris
crying!... crying! ... crying!...
" He does not hate you he... he's just dad. " said Ashlen wrapping her arms around her sister.
"Do not try to justify his doings I heared you two talking... and... I miss mom... sob... sob... sob... " said Iris
"Yeah me too" holding her sister tighter
"I'm going to make sure nothing bad happens to you. okay baby? " said Ashlen
"Mhhm... " knodded Iris
"Do you want me to tuck you in? " said Ashlen looking at her sister
"Mmhhmm... " knodded Iris.
"Come... " said Ashlen leading her sister towards her bed.
After putting her sister in bed Ashlen left and headed towards the training area.
In there she was practicing her shooting.
bang!... bang!... bang!...
"Wow! what has that poor dummy done to you? " said Selen, Ashlen's best friend.
" It's dad... he wants to marry Iris of to Hayden. " said Ashlen lowering her gun
"Which Hayden?" said Selen
"The one and only Hayden Lé Rosié... " said Ashlen
"What! Is he crazy it is like sending a puppy to play with wolves! She will be devoured! " said Selen.
"I know... I need to save my lil' sister. " said Ashlen.
"But first we need to let lose and try to lessen your burden. " said Selen.
" And how do you suppose we do that... huh...? " asked Ashlen emptying her bullets on the dummy's head.
"Definately not like this" said Selen lowering Ashlen's gun.
" Then how? " asked Ashlen.
" We are going for a joy ride and then headed straight for a nightclub... " said Selen
" You know dad won't allow me to leave the house right? " said Ashlen.
"Well that never stopped you before, now did it ? " asked Selen
"I don't know... arg!... who am I kidding, I ain't no angle! " said Ashlen
"That's right babygirl... woop!... woop!... " said Selen
"shhhh! " said Ashlen.
Chapter 2
Ashlen's POV
We finally reached our destination for the night but as to how we were going to go in without tickets, Lena said she would handdle that.
" So how did you say we were going to go in? " I asked.
" The door of course" said Selena
"Lena... " I called after her and pulling her by her arm making her pause in her tracks.
"Ash... relax. Like I said I've got you... " said Selena
" Hope you know what you doing... " I said lettimg go of her arm
"I've got this... " she said walking away.
"Max! " shouted Selena at the bouncer
"Hey! Lena long time no seen cous! "
said the bouncer I now know as Max.
"Yhea... I know now come give your cous a hug " said Selena reaching out and hugging Max.
"So who is this fine lady here ? " asked Max bringing his and Selena's hug to an end .
" Ohh sorry about that, Max this is my best friend Ash, and Ash this is my big bro Max. " said Selena
" We are cousins " said Max while hugging me.
"Well etheir way nice to meet you Max. " I said flashing him a warm smile.
"Like wise now go and enjoy yourselves ladies. " said Max handing us two VIP tickets.
The other people in the line gave us envious looks and I made sure to savor the moment.
As soon as we entered we had firework
by Katy Perry "...cause baby your a firework... "
"Let's fo get some drinks. " said Selena
"Sure" I said
" Selena! Long time! " said the bartender over the music.
" Ted... " said Selena
" So you must have a lot of connections huh? " I asked Selena raising an eyebrow
"Yhea... some are just old friends like Frank over there. " said Selena pointing at the DJ.
" So what will you ladies be having? " asked Ted the bartender.
"Two of the usual and make them strong. " said Selena
After two minutes of waiting the bartender gave us our drinks and we headed to a booth in the VIP section.
Which was pack with a, lot of rich looking people.
Selena and I dance the night away together on the dance floor, we then decided to take a rest in our booth and had a few drinks.
" Whoooo! ooooo! " Selena and I screamed without a care in the world.
Sure the people next to us kept giving us these weird looks but we didn't give a rat's a*s about them nor give a s**t about it we just screamed our hearts out and laughed our lungs out.
" Having fun? " Selena asked me
"H**l ya! " I shouted for everyone to hear
"Our song! aaaaaa! " we screamed earning death glares from the people once more.
" S**k it b*****s this is a night club not a library so we will scream our lungs out! " I said showing those snobes the middle finger
" Leave them and come dance with me... " said Selena pulling me to the dance floor.
"... please don't stop the music... " Riahhana sang as we dance and swayed our bodies to the sweet melody of her voice.
After that we danced to ' Shape of you' by Ed Sheren.
I was haveng the time of my life and it was all thanks to this wonderful girl dancing with me.
For the entire night I have been feeling like someone was watching me from the moment I walked in, and I was right because I have been getting glimps of
these ice blue eyes on me.
So I decided to look up and the owner of these eyes was looking right back at me, and d**nhe put all of my exes and the men in the gang to shame with his looks.
He had dark hair that dangled over his forehead and made him look all scary and mysterious.
He seemed tall even when he was sitting down, he had a tatoo on his left hand from there it went up all the way to his neck,
he was also wearing a black shirt which was not bottoned up all the way
and black formal slacks. Lastly but not least he held a glass of scotch in his left hand while resting his head on his right hand.
We made eye contact and stayed lile that for a few seconds before I decided to make my way up to the pole.
Selena saw were I was headed and started to cheer me on, she even told the DJ to play Cheap thrills by Sia.
Other people joined in to. I looked at my admirer, winked at him and dropped on the pole.
I started swaying, spinnimg and twerking for this stranger on the pole.
After a few minutes I decided to end my dance with an epic finish.
Firstly I went to the top of the pole then wrapped one leg around it for balance and then I span around the pole.
"Whoop! Whoop!... " exclaimed Selena as she swayed her fist in the air.
When I was about to reach the bottom I grabed the pole firmly with both hands, unhoocked my leg, spreaded them wide and...
thud!
I went crashing to the floor in a split position.
clap! clap!
The crowd went wild in applause.
"Wow girl! the last time you danced like that was in junior prom back in school.
Lena and I go way back, infact we have been friends since childhood.
" Hello ladies... " said a drunken guy rubbing his left index finger on my left cheek.
"Firstly, eww no!... " I said removing his hand off my face
"Secondly do not f*****g touch me again or I s**r I will f******g break you hands.
I swear alot when I am p****d off.
" Yhea... so now take your trash... " said Selena pointing at the three men behind this perv. "... and move along before we whoop your asses! "
I could feel Lena's anger bubbling and that got my blood boiling making me wish that these f**ls would not back down so I can break some bones.
" Hear that gentlemen these b*****s do not want our company but since we are nice guys... " I did not give hime a chance to finish his sentence and smashed a bottle of beer on his head.
" Ouch!... what the actual f**k... "
"This just got real... " said Selena preparing herself for a fight.
Selena took the guy on the left and the one on the back...
while I took the one on the right and the one whom I smashed a bottle on.
Thirty seconds latter they came crashing down beneath us with a thud.
"Wooooo! what a rush... " said Selena
As I was trying to catch my breath I looked up and saw the same pair of eyes
I watched him closely and he smirked at me to which I did not react to.
A guy came over and whispered something in his ear and that was when I was able to see him full lenght, him on his feet.
D**n he was tall, and do not get me started on his legs
Mmmhhm they were bellissimo, which is Italian for gorgeous.
He turned around and took long strides towards the exit on his floor.
" Hey! what is it... " said Selena snapping her fingers on my face.
"Let's go home... " I said heading to the exit.
"selvaggio... " I muttered under my breath, which ment wild in Italian.
Chapter 3
Unknown's POV
I has my eye on on her the moment she walked inside the club.
She looked amazing!
And for the first a, woman caught my attention she was about 6 feet tall which was quit tall for a girl.
I watch as she strided her long legs towards the bar along with whomever she came in with
which I assumed was her friend because that girl was short compared to her, with her 5,2 hight.
They took their drinks and headed towards the VIP section were they sat down for a while and went to dance.
Returning to their table again were they kept on screaming and shouting...
" H**l yhea! " she screed out of nowhere earning glares from everyone else
"S**k it b*****s this is a night club not a library so we will scream our lungs out! " she shouted and my lips slightly curved up into a barely noticable smirk.
She and her friend danced to Riahhana and Ed Sheren.
D**m that girl can move.
She finally looked up and I could see her face and she was beautiful especially when the colourful lights danced on her fair beauthiful skin.
After I don't know how long she walked towards the strip pole.
Noticing this her friend told the DJ to play 'Cheap thrills ' by Sia while cheering her on.
"Whoooop! Whooop!... " her friend cheered her on waving her fist in the air
After a while she finally landed with a thud on the floor and her legs apart in a, split position.
Everyone clapped I was amazed at the courage of this girl.
A few man approached them, I could not hear what they were talking about but I wanted to kill them for approaching her.
The next thing I know she took a bottle of beer and smashed it onto one of the man's head.
A fight broke out and I was amazed on how quick and agile these girls were.
Who realy was she? What is she because a normal girl could never do the things she just did.
She looked up and my gaze locked with hers, and for a moment it felt like everything around us dissappeared and it was only me and her in the room.
I smirked a little at her due to the effect she had on me but I quickly composed myself when one of my man came over to me.
He leaned over and whispered smomething in my ear.
I finished my drink, stood up and left through the back exit.
Chapter 4
After Ashlen and Selena went back home they snuck in.
"Night girl... " said Ashlen as she headed to her house.
"Night... " said Selena as she went to were she stayed.
Ashlen went to the garden at tbe back of the house, she looked around to see if anyone was around.
Then she pulled a lever on a sculpture that revealed a secret passage, that was opened, she checked if anyome was around one last time when the coast was clear...
she walked in and appeared in her bed room.
"An easy way to get around... " said Ashlen
As soon as Ashlen got out of the wall entrance it closed and she headed straight toward the bathroom in her room.
Her bedroom was decorated in black, white and grey.
Her wooden floor was back with grey furniture, white and grey sheets with black spots and a black fur rug to tidy everything together.
She did not put family pictures and posters on her bedroom walls.
Infact the only personal things in her room where her clothes and one of her guns and knives under the bed.
She went into the bathroom and walked out wearing black silk pyjamas.
It was a strapped top and a short that barely covered her a*s.
As soon as she dropped on her bed there was a knock on the door.
Ashlen ignored it hoping that whom ever it was would leave.
"Ash... open up because I know your still awake... " said Lorence knocking on the door.
"Arg...! " said Ashlen getting up from her bed and heading towards the door.
"What...! " said Ashlen swinging her door opened.
" Is that a way to talk to your father... ? " asked Lorence as he raised his right brow.
"Padre..." scoffed Ashlen meaning 'father in Italian " Do not make a mockery of that word. "
" Sai che non avevo altra sceltra... ho fatto quello che dovevo fare...! " said Lorence meaning ' you know I had no other choice... I did what I had to do. . . ' in Italian
"Ohh you had a choice! You could have chosen something else as compensation instead of your own daughter!... Your flesh and blood..." trailing off.
"Ma non l'hai fatto... non l'hai fatto... " said Ashlen meaning ' but you did not... you did not ' in a choked voice as tears threatened to spill out of her eyes.
"Why are you here? What do you want because I am sure that you did not come all this way just to argue with me. " said Ashlen
"sigh... I need you to leave on a mission tomorrow morning you might be gone for a few weeks or months...? " said Lorence feeling dejected
" Wow! You want to get rid of me so I do not stand in the way of you selling my sister? " scoffed Ashlen
" No, I will give you the details of your mission tomorrow, now get some sleep. " said Lorence
"I won't let her die because of you, like Olie, Tes... and mom... " said Ashlen looking at her father coldly.
"I would never let anything bad happen to you or your sister. " said father
" Ohh... yhea...? Well gues what,
Questo è quello che hai detto l'ultima volta e ho finito per perdere due fratelli e una madre.. " said Ashlen
meaning 'That is what you said the last time and I ended up losing two siblings and a mother..'
shutting the door on her father's face.
Leaning her back against the door Ashlen slad down, sat on the floor and started crying silently without shedding any tears.
"What will tears resolve?... " said Ashlen getting up from the floor and headed straight to bed.
"Mamma mi manchi così tanto, Isa ha bisogno di te, abbiamo bisogno di te... soprattutto di me, ho bisogno di te." muttered Aslen to herself.
Meaning 'mama I miss you so much, Isa needs you, we need you... especially me, I need you.'
Ashlen switched off the lamp on the side table of her bed and went to sleep.
....
"Ash... get ready because your father said that you have to leave in the next hour! " shouted Selena
Ashlen relunctantly woke up... " I will be done in ten! " said Ashlen.
"I'll inform him now... " said Selena
Ashlen got out of bed and took a quick shower.
Walking out of the bathroom after five minutes with a towel around her body and her hair dripping wet.
She walled inside her walk in closet and came out wearing a black baggy trouser, black sport bra and black boots.
After a while Iris walked inside Ashlen's bedroom.
"I came to help with your hair.. " said Iris grabbing a hair dryer.
"How many time must I tell you to knock before coming in Isa? " said Ashlen zipping up her luggage bag.
"My sister's room so I can come and go as I please, now sit. " said Iris pointing at the chair near the mirror.
"Your Lucky I like you otherwise we would not be talking right now. " said Ashlen
"What is it with you and violence? " asked Iris a she began drying Ashlen's hair
"Its my favourite thing to do. " said Ashlen
After drying Ashlen's hair Iris tied it up in a tight, high pony tail.
"You know sometimes I wish I had inherited something from mom like you did.. " said Iris feeling dejected
" But you did Isa, you inherited our mother's kind and loving nature, her tanned golden skin and her curly hair.. " said Ashlen
" I wish I remembered her... " said Iris
"And I wish I had her curly hair! so now could you please stop being such a bummer..? " said Ashlen
" Okay now let's go down stairs " said Iris with a sad smile.
"I have to go to father's study, he asked for me. " said Ashlen
"Why did he ask for you? " asked Iris
"He wants to breach me on the mission he gave me last night. " said Iris
"He is trying to send you away so you would not interfer with my marrige arrangement is he not ? " asked Iris
"Hey, I would do anything to make sure your not hurt and to keep you happy... even if I have to go against father to do so. " said Ashlen
"I know... " said Iris " Now, let's get going"
" I love you and do not forget that. " said, Ashlen
In response to that Iris gave her a warm smile. " Love you too. " said Iris
They left Ashlen's room to head downstairs.
"You go on, I need to see father " said Ashlen
Iris just knodded in acknowledgement.
Chapter 5
Iris's POV
"Iris you will be marrying Hayden. " said father
"What! Dad no! " I said
"I was not asking you, you will do as I say because I am your father. Understood? " said father in a serious voice.
"No she won't! " said Ashlen my beloved sister
"You don't have a say! " shouted father
"Iris is my sister and you will respect her wishes! " Ashlen continued to disagree with father in a serious voice.
"No I won't! " said Lorence , "Iris will marry Hayden and that is final. "
"I hate you! " I said storming out of father's office.
I was not sure what happened after I ran out of my father's office but I could here quarriling
I hated him for doing this to me,
because what kind of father would willingly throw his own daughter to the wolves just like that?
I was heart broken, I hoped and prayed with all my heart that he would hear my sister's plea for my life.
" Iris! Where are you babygirl? " I heared Ashlen calling out to me.
"Why does he hate me? " I said crying
crying!... crying! ... crying!...
I could not control the tears that streamed out of my eye when I saw that look on my sister's face
The look that she always gives me but always tries to hide it.
The look that screams sorry, the look that says sorry I failed you.
" He does not hate you he... he's just dad. " said Ashlen wrapping her arms around me in comfort.
I learned closer into her imbace welcoming her warm imbrace that always made me believe that everything will be okay.
To me Ash was my place of safety, were I felt safe.
She was my mother figure.
"Do not try to justify his doings I heared you two talking... and... I miss mom... sob... sob... sob... " I could not help but sob.
It was times like these that I missed my mother... I knew that this made Ash feel guilty but I could not help how I feel.
"Yeah me too" said Ashlen holding me tighter into her imbrace.
I, wish that she would not let go but that was just a dream that would never come true.
"I'm going to make sure nothing bad happens to you. okay baby? " said Ashlen and I believe her.
"Mhhm... " I knodded because I knew she would do anything in her power to make sure that I too do not get dragged into the 'Mafia'.
"Do you want me to tuck you in? " said Ashlen looking at me
"Mmhhmm... " I knodded.
"Come... " said Ashlen leading me towards my bed.
After putting me into bed Ashlen left.
I tried to close my eye and drift into a deep and peaceful sleep
but when your family is involved correct that is a mafia gang you can not drift into a long and peaceful sleep.
You can only sleep with one eye opened like your in jail or with a gun under your pillow.
....
The next morning I went to help my sister with her hair like I have been doing since mom died.
After a while I walked inside Ashlen's bedroom.
"I came to help with your hair.. " I said grabbing a hair dryer.
"How many time must I tell you to knock before coming in Isa? " said Ashlen zipping up her luggage bag.
"My sister's room so I can come and go as I please, now sit. " I said pointing at the chair near the mirror.
"Your Lucky I like you otherwise we would not be talking right now. " said Ashlen
"What is it with you and violence? " I asked as I began drying Ashlen's hair
"Its my favourite thing to do. " said Ashlen
After drying Ashlen's hair I tied it up in a tight, high pony tail.
"You know sometimes I wish I had inherited something from mom like you did.. " I said feeling dejected
" But you did Isa, you inherited our mother's kind and loving nature, her tanned golden skin and her curly hair.. " said Ashlen
" I wish I remembered her... " I said. I really did wish I remembered more of our mother but the little memory I had of her is slowly fading away.
"And I wish I had her curly hair! so now could you please stop being such a bummer..? " said Ashlen
" Okay now let's go down stairs " I said with a sad smile.
Which I could not help.
"I have to go to father's study, he asked for me. " said Ashlen
"Why did he ask for you? " I asked as I began being curious.
"He wants to breach me on the mission he gave me last night. " said Ashlen
"He is trying to send you away so you would not interfer with my marrige arrangement is he not ? " I asked
"Hey, I would do anything to make sure your not hurt and to keep you happy... even if I have to go against father to do so. " said Ashlen
And I knew she meant every single word.
"I know... " I, said " Now, let's get going"
" I love you and do not forget that. " said, Ashlen
In response to that I gave her a warm smile and said... " Love you too. "
We left Ashlen's room to head downstairs.
"You go on, I need to see father " said Ashlen
I just knodded in acknowledgement and went down stairs for breakfast.
Chapter 6
Ashlen's POV
I walked inside father's office not wanting to spare him a glace I dove straight to the point.
" What is the mission about? " I asked leaning against the wall next to the door.
" Won't you take a sit? " asked father
" I did not come here to make small talks " I answered truthfully
" So you won't even greet me? " asked father.
"Ohh per favore, via al punto. " I said meaning ' ohh please, just get to the point' walking towards him.
" That is what I love about you, you were never a person who beats around the bush" said father
" And last time I check you were not the type of father despread to make small talks with his daughters. " I said
"Cosa vuoi che faccia, non vedi quanto sto cercando di essere un padre per te e tua sorella?! " said father
meaning 'What do you want me to do? Can you not see how hard I am trying to be a father to you and your sister? '
"No, non posso! " I shouted back meaning ' No, I can not! ' feeling my anger rise
" Here is the mission file take a look at it. " he sighed and throw a file on the table
I took it not wanting to waste any time.
Heading towards the door I said "Voglio che smetta di dire che ci stai provando così tanto e ti comporti come tale."
meaning 'I want you to stop saying that you are trying so hard and act like it. '
and I walked out of his office and slammed the door so hard it was a miracle that it did not break.
I head him sigh and things crashing down and breaking in his office but I could not care less.
I gave him to many oppotunities an he failed on every last one of them. So when I get the chance I am taking my little sister and leaving this hell house and him behind.
I do not know when but I an sure it will be before Irises' wedding.
"Isa! is breakfast ready. " I shouted heading down the stairs.
"Sì " she shouted back meaning ' yes'
"Good cause I am famished " I said coming down from the last of the stairs.
" So when are you leaving" asked Iris.
" Now or in ten minutes" I said grabbing the lunch bag Iris packed for me.
"Okay bye! " said Iris as I walked out the door.
I was now in my private that was heading to England.
I opened the file father gave to me and started reading it carefully.
My mission was to find the two men who broke the gang rules and also tried to mess up the shipment of drugs that were being delivered to England.
I was sent there to secure the shipment and make sure everything was in order and prepare to sell the drugs to Europe's most powerful drug lords.
Sometimes I wonder what I would have done with my life had I not foud out about father's shady businesses that fateful night.
"sigh."