the inevitable

chapter 4- heat

chapter 4

"We have got to stop meeting like this." Starling said, her voice dripping with sarcasm. Elliot's sly smile dropped and his eyes went dark.

"You're gonna be a good girl and sit still while you listen to what's about to happen."

His voice was dark, filled with his poorly concealed rage.

"I'm tired of you and your bullshit. When your friend comes back, you're gonna sit still and act like everything's fine. My knife will be at your side the entire time so any wrong moves I'm plunging into your skin, got in?"

Elliot practically growled the last words out and Starling just stared at him, her mouth pressed in a tight line, showing no emotion. She stared him down and she gave him a slight nod. He took the ropes that were previously around his wrists and started to tie them around Starlings.

Just then the door opened and one of the fellow spiders stepped in.

Komogi was fairly new to the spiders, he was an incredibly skilled archer but lacked the experience that Starling has.

As he walked he looked at their current position a confused expression crossed his face, he then questions, "Everything okay in here?"

Komogi looked into Starlings eyes for any signs of distress, before he could read her expression she spoke,

"Oh yeah, Elliot here just has my knife pressed against my side, no biggie." Star stated nonchalantly. Elliot's eyes went wide as he shot up and launched himself at Komogi who was reaching for his bow and arrow. He should've stabbed her when he had the chance.

Komogi was fast to react but not fast enough, he tried to move away but Elliot hit his temple with such power he was immediately knocked out.

In that time, Star had risen and freed her hands from the ropes around her wrist that Elliot didn't have time to tie. She hastily grabbed the two knives from her thigh, as she ran in and swung her leg around to hit Elliot square in the side.

Elliot winced but soon shot back with his elbow aimed at her throat, which Starling expertly dodged with a back walkover. She stayed lower to the ground, swinging her leg to catch both of his. He fell hard to the ground and Starling took the as her chance to strike. She aimed her knife right at his chest but Elliot rolled just in time so the knife only grazed his upper arm.

She took another swing but he deflected it with the knife he stole from her earlier. He swept his right legs across the area she was standing making her lose her balance momentarily. She quickly recovered only to be pulled roughly to ground by Elliot who now had a fistful of her hair. Star swung her elbow and hit straight in his right arm, the one she had cut the night before.

Elliot cursed loudly and kicked Starling away from him. As the pair both got to their feet Elliot saw an opening and took this chance to stab at Star but she spun to the side and quickly disarmed him.

He threw a punch landing it right in the middle of Starlings back, she let out a groan and backed away.

"Is that all you got? I expected more from a Zoldyck, even an adopted one."

"You think that little fact will draw a reaction from me?" Elliot spit out the words like venom.

"Don't act all tough, shall I refresh your memory on who has the prince right now?"

"Only because of your slutty little act and the fact that you had people cleaning up your sloppy work. You're so pathetic you can even be a whore correctly."

Starlings eyes turned from amused to vicious in a matter of seconds.

"I didn't whore myself out, I flirted. That's it. Besides, any means to make my ends meet. Unlike you, going home empty handed. A shame, the Zoldyck's made a mistake taking you in."