Peaky Blinders Imagines✔️

Shelby Clan- Heroes (Platonic)

"YN!" my father shouts from downstairs. I sigh opening my bedroom door and walking down to see him on the sofa
"Yes father"
"Tonight we have visitors. This house best be clean. Understand?"
"Does that means you'll stop drinking for the rest of the day" I mumble
"What was that?" I flinch as my father comes over to me hand raised
"I mean yes of course father"
"That's what I thought" I walk into the kitchen and make a start on cleaning while my father sits drinking out of his glass.

A few hours later I manage to clean the house, my father had given me instructions to stay upstairs out of sight. I sit on the bed and hear the door open then shut
"The Shelby brothers, it's good to see you all" Shelby? I went to school with a Shelby, what was his name? John was it? that was until mother died and father wouldn't let me out of the house, everyone thinks I died with mother
"Yes well let's get this over with shall we?" one of the brothers say.

I decide to pass the time I would read a book. I walk over to my shelf and pick up Pride and Prejudice, but the book drops and make a loud noise
"What was that?"
"Nothing Mr Shelby, how's the food?"
"Arthur go check upstairs. Take your gun"
"Now Thomas is that necessary?" my father says with a scared tone
"Arthur?" I hear foot steps coming up the stairs. I run into my wardrobe and hide. Through the cracks I can see the door open and a young man enter. He walks over to the book and picks it up. I try to keep my breathing even by placing my hand over my mouth. I watch as the man walks around the room, looking under the bed, he then looks at the wardrobe with his gun pointing. I gasp a little as he walks towards me, opening up the doors the man puts his gun down and frowns at me
"YN?" I stay quiet as the man frowns "It's Arthur. You went to school with John, we thought you died" Arthur holds out his hand making me flinch again "what happened?" he sighs when I don't respond. He walks over to the door and shouts for John to come upstairs. I can hear his footsteps coming up the stairs.
I move closer into the wardrobe when John walks into my bedroom
"Arthur what is... YN? YN is that you? what the fuck happened to your face" I move my face away from looking at John, again I stay quiet
"Arthur tell Tommy to not continue with the deal" I look back at Arthur who nods his head, takes another look at me and angrily leaves the room
"You gonna come out of the wardrobe?" I slowly get out
"I'm sorry, I dropped a book, father told me to stay quiet and I didn't. Please don't hurt me" I plead with tears in my eyes
"Hurt you? YN we all thought you died with your mother" I shyly shake my head
"What has he done to you?" John asks, but more to himself
"John! Tommy says bring YN down" Arthur yells
"I'm sorry, I really am Mr Shelby, I'll stay quiet"
"YN we won't hurt you" John takes a step towards me, I take a step back. He sighs rubbing his face
"Tell Tommy that may be harder than he thinks. She terrified" I hear Arthur grumble at this "YN come with us, let us take to you to see Polly. Ada is home from London" my eyes light up hearing Ada's name "you know she's had a son, Karl" I slightly smile hearing this
"Freddie's kid?" I ask. John nods his head
"Yeah they got married"
"Always knew they would. Surprised Tommy let it happen though" I laugh a little
"Well he didn't, I'll explain everything to you later. Will you please come down stairs?" I take in a deep breath and nod my head.
We make our way to the kitchen where Tommy and Arthur are, both with a cigarette in their mouths
"Christ YN what's he done to you?" Tommy's eyes widen "how dare you lay a finger on a woman, let alone your fucking daughter" Tommy points his finger to my father "John I think it's best you take her to Pol now, leave me and Arthur to deal with this.. monster" my father laughs
"Monster? take a look at yourself in the mirror. Murderer"
"John, now" Tommy calmly says
"Come on YN" John places his hand on my back, I flinch making him apologies.

The drive was full of conversation. I learned that Martha passed away and John remarried to a woman named Esme. Tommy is currently engaged to a woman called Grace and they have a son together. Polly also found her son, Michael. When we arrive at the house I know to be down Watery Lane we walk to the house that I used to frequent when I was younger. John opens the door and walks me over to the kitchen where I see Polly, Ada, a young boy and another woman whose pregnant
"YN? oh my goodness" Polly quickly walks over to me and engulfs me in a hug, reminding me of how my mother used to hug me "come on love, let's get you a drink" Polly makes me sit in her seat as she gets me a drink, whisky
"YN this is Esme and Michael. Esme this is YN, the girl I have told you about. We used to get up to all sorts" Ada giggles
"Hi" I wave at the 2 nervously. Esme smiles at me while caressing her large stomach
"Thank you" I say as Polly places a drink down
"Now are you going to tell me what happened?" John asks sitting opposite me next to Esme
"Nothing much to say" I shrug "after mum died, father moved us away, hid me. He would beat me if I didn't do what he asked. Yesterday he pushed me down the stairs because I dropped a sock on the floor" the tears start to form in my eyes
"Well your safe now love. You can stay here as long as you want. It's been rather quiet since Tommy and Arthur moved out"
"Thanks Polly"
"Drink your whisky, it'll help" John nods to the drink I had been holding in my hands. I take a sip and feel the liquid burn my throat, but warm me up and it hits my stomach. Thank goodness it's was the Shelby brothers who found me today. Anyone else and I could be dead right now.