We arrived to the "gym hall" in 5 minutes. We had arrived in such a rush and confusion last time that I had not been able to look at everything. The area known as "Acura HQ" was huge. It was like a city of its own. Buildings clumped together in different locations around what I assumed was the main building, the one we rushed into in confusion and then rushed back into the car in order to see Zoe right after we set foot in the building. I think each cluster of buildings held a different purpose but I couldn't figure it out just by staring at them.
Maverick showed us the way as we walked towards a very large building near the left side of the big main building in the center. He entered a passcode and the large doors opened. They looked very modern, the thin doors sliding into the wall as if they were never there in the first place. The second we all entered the building the door shut behind us. The building had very high ceilings with every gym equipment you could name. There were glass stairs leading up to another floor. Saying this place is huge is an understatement. There were people scattered throughout the big building working out different parts of their bodies.
"Here we are, welcome to Acura's gym" he smiled as he walked towards an empty bench. As we walked towards the bench many of the people working out stopped what they were doing in order to greet Maverick. Some said a simple hello while others smiled nodding their heads.
"Good job everyone, don't overwork yourselves!" Maverick smiled.
I still don't understand why a man that has such authority and power is dealing with two kids.
He sat down at the empty bench and so did Ymir and I.
"CARMEN" Maverick yelled at a man who was using the bench press.
The man I assume is Carmen put the bar on the rack and sat upright on the bench. He lifted the headphones from one of his ears and looked around. Once he saw Maverick on the bench he Immediately got up from the bench and placed his black headphones around his neck. He made his way over to us. He had a bandage on the right side of his forehead.
"Yes, boss?" Carmen said staring at Ymir and me confused. Carmen looked around 3-4 years younger than Maverick. He wore a gray hoodie which looked almost black from all the sweat on his back. He also wore shorts that revealed a tattoo on his calf.
No way, roses! Who would've guessed that?
His calf tattoo had 3 roses, almost identical to Enzo's tattoo. Both had 3 roses. They both also had their ink done in black and white, unlike Mavericks which was done in color.
I need to get stuff done at the MCB babysit them for me, I am a busy man after all. Give them a tour of Acura HQ or something" Maverick pointed to the both of us.
"You can't just drop off some kids at the gym and have me-" Carmen began.
"Thanks, man <3" Maverick smiled waving his hand above his head as he left the building, The doors shutting behind him. Carmen just stared at us as he wiped the sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand.
"Does it hurt?" Ymir asked pointing to her own forehead to show that she is referring to Carmen's forehead. Carmen shook his head as he sat next to us on the bench.
Isn't that the guy Zoe talked about, the one who yelled at her for shooting even though he said to do it himself?
"Im not really good with talking with kids, wanna work out?" Carmen asked, still confused about where we even came from in the first place.
"Can we go on a tour or something? Pretty sure we both can't even lift the smallest weights here and I don't see the point in a 9 and 10-year-old working out." I said smugly. It would be helpful to know the details of a random place you randomly arrived at from a random note from a random "boss."
"No point in working out? You are in a mafia base what were you expecting plus there is always a point in working out" He said as he smiled at his good comeback.
What was I thinking "No point in working out"?? I sound like such a brat. He really put me in my place pretty sure I deserved it.
"Anyways a tour it is then...I need to get my stuff from my locker, if I leave you guys here boss will kill me" He motioned for us to follow him. We walked up the glass stairs to the second floor. Carmen looked over his shoulder to make sure we were following him.
"Tour starts right now, this building is the gym building, obviously. It is one of many buildings located in Acura HQ. It consists of gym equipment which is located downstairs. We also have multiple rooms which each have a specific purpose in training located downstairs. For example improving sparring, boxing, and target practice. Up here there are women's and men's locker rooms, and bathrooms," he pointed in the direction where the bathrooms were located. "As well as this area located to on the far right over there." He pointed again this time in the direction of a small self-service stall with lit-up lights. "It has energy drinks, protein powder drinks, and like other energy foods and drinks such as granola bars and Gatorade.. basically everything you need before and after a workout. It makes it easy to have everything in one place. Most of us come here unplanned when we have spare time or are about to head out so it makes it easier"
"Sit by this empty bench while I go into the locker rooms. It won't take long. Don't go anywhere" He hollered out as he entered the locker room.
"Imagine us working out here one day," Ymir said smiling with sparkles in her eyes. "It would be so cool!"
"You hate sweating though," I chuckled remembering times when Ymir would get all grossed out over how much I smelled.
"That is because we could never shower after we got all sweaty unless you count us using the garden hose from the old man who would plant tomatoes" Ymr huffed. "That wouldn't even count in the end cause the second he caught us we would run for our lives and get all gross again." Ymir stuck out her tongue to show how gross it was. I simply smiled at her. I loved it when she got all wrapped in telling a story. She would make all these facial expressions that she normally wouldn't make.
We waited as guys walked in and out of the locker room. Most of them were covered in sweat as they entered the locker room, their shirts in different hues from their original shirt from all the sweat. There was also a decent amount of women who were also at the gym. Most of them look so ripped. I was jealous, I want to look like that. I could protect Ymir from everyone including the guy who would plant tomatoes. I smiled to myself as I thought of being Ymirs knight in shining in armor as I tied up the gardener with his own hose. I zoned back to reality and continued to stare at those who came and went. The people entering and leaving the locker rooms were mostly the same age, but there were acceptions to some younger ones.
Someone yelled into his phone as he walked near the locker room entrance which caught Ymirs and my eyes. He had yelled in some foreign language. He was much younger than the guys we had seen so far. A single beauty mark under his left eye being his only identifiable feature.
"Allahim bana sabir ver" (trans: god give me patience) he grumbled to himself as he entered the locker room.
Just then Carmen walked out swinging his gym bag over his shoulder. "Let's go"
(A/n: Trying to write exactly how I am imagining Acura headquarters is SO HARD. And I have only written what the Gym hall looks like. Send help. T_T)
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ACURA
Mystery / Thriller⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆ I was 7 when I found my mother lifeless on the floor of my house, I ended up all alone since my dad was gone. My life was basically stealing to survive with my only friend Ymir. But everything changed when a man asked us to join him in hi...
