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The Place of Abandonment

May looked around the abandoned apartment building. It was like the mafia had their own little system going. There was a floor dedicated to the children of the mafia, a floor for the teenagers, a floor for the adults, and a floor for the experienced adults. The door was made of iron, and it had several locks on it in attempt to keep the authorities out. The light of day could never get into the building. There was no way of it with the windows covered in concrete. They certainly did not want to get caught. They never did, either. The crimes committed by them were always left without being traced back to them. Framing had something to do with it, no doubt.

It was extravagant in May's eyes.

"D-" Darius cut himself off before he said whatever he was going to. "Mr. Hak, I got her. Miss Volkov."

A man in a black tuxedo entered the room with a pleased look on his face. He must've been Mr. Hak. He had the business man look about him. He had his dark hair strictly slicked back with gel, the subtle waves made it look like the ripples of a dark lake. A naturally serious look always adorned his old face, and he reminded May of someone, but she didn't know who.

"Lovely. Miss Volkov, you will be starting off as a soldier. Each soldier has a little partner in crime, who they share a room with, missions with, and weapons with. Yours will be Darius. Darius will lead you to where you need to be until you get the hang of it. Pip, pip.", Mr. Hak said as if he didn't have time for such ridiculousness.

Darius took May's hand and lead her to the second floor; the teenager's floor. He lead her into a room with beds pushed against opposite walls, each bed had a mismatched nightstand, and there was a large wardrobe in the corner. It was a hideous room. Everything was worn down and rotting. Even the disgustingly patterned curtains had been chewed down by mice, rats, and moths. It was a Place of Abandonment. It was certainly nothing compared to The Academy. But it was everything for May. It was a home. Something she hasn't had a sense of in years.

"So which ones yours?", she asked Darius, glancing at the rotting beds.

"Doesn't matter, they're equally uncomfortable."

"Well you've clearly been here longer, just take the one you already picked."

"Pick one, smart stuff."

Darius was really starting to get under May's skin with the stubbornness. It reminded her of jiggers. But May was equally as stubborn. So she couldn't say anything about it.

May pursed her lips in attempt to not let her mouth speak for itself.

"Fine then, mystery boy. I pick this one.", May walked over to the one in the right corner.

"That's mine.", Darius smirked. "But not anymore I suppose.", he said with the smirk lingering in his voice.

Oh, how May would gladly give him a punch in the face that he very well deserves.

She zipped over to the bed in the left corner and laid in it.

"I changed my mind.", she claimed.

"Well not before I changed mine, lovely lady.", he easily picked her up and threw her onto the bed in the right corner that she had originally picked. He chuckled. "Like a feather."

This boy made May mad in all different kinds of ways. She was really beginning to rethink her decision about coming here. But she needed the money. Desperately.

She huffed, frustrated.

"Fine. You win. This time"

"And I will everytime, brainiac."

May thought that all men were sweet like as Liam and Nathan were. She had never had a bad experience with a male until now. She wanted to make him a darts target with every bone in her body. But she wouldn't. She couldn't. That could result in her death, as well.

This boy made her desperately miss Liam with all of her heart, bottom to top.

May stood up and began to rummage through her bag for the second time that night.

"You're cute when you're all focused on finding something like that."

This comment fed May up to the brim.

She whirled aroun, just as she did only thirty minutes ago, and slammed him into the wall, making a Darius-shaped hole in the dry-wall.

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Hello loves! Requests are still open! Please don't ship Darius and May. This isn't a emimies to lovers story. :)

I hope to see you in the next chapter! Happy reading~!

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