I Love A Gang Leader

Training

At this point, I've been living with the Double Dragons for a total of eight months. Rowan still doesn't know that I know about him and the others but that's fine. I thought fixing my black sports bra and black sweatpants and black sneakers.

I slid down the railing of the stairs and started stretching. I opened the door and started running around the house, blasting my music in my headphones. It was slightly dark outside but I had to train myself to see in the darkness more accurately. I stopped to catch my breath and I finally checked my phone and saw that it was 7:30. Time to head to the gym.

I head back inside and head to the basement and noticed the weighted jump ropes and other items. I took the leather jump rope hanging up and started skipping. I crossed the role trying to avoid messing up cause if I do it’ll hurt.

After 30 minutes I turned to the weights and grabbed some preparing to do burpees when I was interrupted by a voice.

“Jesus, how long have you been up?” I turn around to see the girls.

“I woke up at five and did a few laps till 7:30 and I got in not too long ago... I think.” I lost track of time. I don’t even know where I put my phone. I shrugged and placed the weights back on the rack.

“So what are we gonna do?”

“Kay and Trent were right. You are the Devil.” Joey said while holding out her fingers in a cross.

I chuckle at Joey's words, “Maybe just a little.” I grinned and she shrieked making the rest of us laugh.

They showed and taught me a few ways of escaping holds and using anything in sight as a weapon. I truly enjoyed it, I learned a couple of new things, so can’t complain. Till Keith came in and f****d everything up.

“What’s up Keith? What brings you down here?” Joey asked surprised.

Keith shrugged off his jacket, “Rowan is making me fight against Belladonna. He wants to see how well she can hold up against me.” f**k. You. Rowan.

“Tell his lazy ass to come to fight me himself. He’s the leader, right? His royal highness should come down here and fight me his damn self.” I spoke getting upset. Calm down almost revealed that I knew. Breathe.

Keith raised an eyebrow at my choice of words,“Exactly he's the leader. He wanted me to spar with you. Don't take it personal Shrimpy.” He cracked his knuckles and charged at me. f**k you indefinitely Rowan.

I rolled out the way and started hopping on my toes. I flipped forward sliding under him and pulled his feet from beneath him. He landed on his face and I quickly got back up took his arm in my hand and pulled it back while placing my knee onto his back.

“Tap out.” Instead of seeing or hearing Keith, I saw Carrie. I had the perfect opportunity to break the arm I was holding. It was tempting, but then I would hurt them.

“Or what shrimpy?” That was Keith’s nickname for me, but all I could see was Carrie’s smug ass smirk and I slammed his head into the matted floor, hearing a sickening crack indicating I broke his nose before finally getting off of him.

I heard gasps from behind me as I pulled Keith up and he held his nose, “Move your hand I’ll pop it back into place.” Keith moved his hand as he glared at me, “You challenged me and I rose to the challenge.” I said with a wink. Deep down wanted to throw up and run away, but Keith didn't seem to notice. He only gave me a small smirk in return as I snapped his nose back into place, hearing him groan.

I helped Keith stand and I heard slow clapping behind me. “Good job Princess. You’re still holding back.” This smug and arrogant little- breathe.

Taking a few deep breaths I get up and spoke, “Know what Rowan? You should mind your business. If I'm holding back, I'm holding back so what? I have my own reasons onto why I hold back. Also, you're a little b***h for sending Keith down, while you're over there talking s**t-” I started getting closer and closer to Rowan but Keith grabbed me by the waist and held me back from attacking Rowan.

“Keith put me down dammit! Rowan, you're talking all that s**t, smirking and smiling, not once have you sparred with me. How the f**k would you know anything?!” I elbowed Keith in ribs and he let me go.

The room grew silent and tense between the two of us as I stand in front of Rowan, “Fight me.” I walked closer and closer until I was right in front of him. He didn’t say anything he only stared at me. I walked past him bumping my shoulder into his, slamming the door as I left.

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Rowan’s POV

“There was no need for that Rowan,” Trent said after the door slammed.

“There was and you know that. She was holding back. It’s no different from when you guys joined.”

“It is different Rowan. The rest of us joined willingly. Hell we knew you were a gang leader, we knew what we signed up for.” Trent said, out of the corner of my eye I saw Bea make a face, like what Trent said wasn't true. Interesting.

“And you always fought us, never Keith. Why did you send Keith this time?” Joey jumped in.

“You must be scared of her to have Keith fight against Bella knowing full well what her little self is capable of,” Kay remarked, making me give him and everyone else cold glares.

“I am not scared of anyone. I want to be sure that if something happens to us she'll be fine, now that we know some dumbass is after us, it's logical to think they would do anything to make sure I suffered and Keith also has suspions about Bella, he brought it up to me a while ago. I didn't say anything but from all the videos I've seen of Bella fighting, for sparring, self defense, or tournaments, she never held back. It's weird to me that she's now holding back.” I sigh and run my fingers through my hair and letting my hand hit my thigh, "I'll apologize to her when she has had time to cool down."

"Just give the shrimp some space and she'll be fine, let her come to us." Keith said, "Someone gives Bella her phone. She left it down here, highly doubts she wants to see Rowan or me for a while." Keith practically shooed everyone out of the training room and they listened, Kay grabbing Bella's phone, but I stopped Bea from going. She tells Joey to go upstairs and it wont take long.

"Notice a drop in performing abilities?" Bea joked.

"You got jokes, but no I wanted to ask you something." She raised an eyebrow.

“What's up?”

“Just now when Trent said Bella didn't know about us, you made a face, why?”

“I had something in my nose and I scrunched my face up. That's it.”

“Beatriz.” I say and she drops her head down.

“Its not my place ask Bella when she's no longer pissed at you.” Bea huffed walking upstairs.

“That was weird, but you're staying to privately criticize my decisions too?" I let out a humorless chuckle.

Keith shook his head 'no', "I agree with you. I felt her hesitation multiple times when we sparred earlier and just now, Bea definitely knows something.”

"Nothing can be done about it though. Sorry about your nose." Keith nodded and smiled.

"Bet you’re glad it was my nose instead of yours," Keith said punching my shoulder, "It's cool. I've been through worse." I smiled and walked out of the training room toward my office.