Danika

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"she looks up to you and sees you as her protector.." "I DIDNT HURT HER. DANIKA NEEDS TO LISTEN" "YOU ARE A MEANY. THATS ALL YOU ARE. YOU TRIED TO HURT DANI" Gunther lowered his head "MOMMY SAYS ONLY BIG PEOPLE CAN USE SHARP KNIVES. YOU NEED TO LISTEN" "april, he wasn't going to hurt her.." "HE THREW A KNIFE. THEY HURT PEOPLE" Teresa rushed in hearing april upset. "April and Danika. Danika is protecting you?" "Yes. He threw a knife at Dani. He's a meany and needs to learn. Knives hurt people" Teresa grinned "you are right. Can mommy have a hug?" April put her hands out and Teresa grabbed her "Danika, are you okay?" Danika nodded "he covered my eyes to protect me from bad stuff" Teresa grinned "thank you Shannon" "no one should be exposed to that" Teresa nodded "so you are doing what?" Danika raised her glass and pointed to the snooker table. "Well you didn't get to celebrate your years of school. Better late than never" "we had a night planned" wolfgang walked out and hugged Danika 'whoa she allows him to hug her?' "you and I need to talk" Danika pointed to the seat making Wolfgang grin "you must respect these two a lot. Well done young man. You protected danikas cousin from harm. Whether it be sight or physical. It shows you are a good man. Now miss.." Wolfgang sat down. "Your opa didn't want this for you" "it's her path" wolfgang looked at nolan "are you Danika?" "No. I'm stating it's her path" "so you came here to rudely interrupt Danika and I" "she didn't even speak" "she did to Shannon" Wolfgang grinned "a thank you?" Shannon nodded "it's important to her" the guys grinned. "Now hopefully this time it's not interrupted. He didn't want this for you. He would be rolling in his grave with the way you have been treated. So you like to stay hidden, good for you. So you chose to repeat school. Obviously you were more at peace there than in that warehouse. You have been trained by many" "those f.." Shannon pressed his lips shut seeing April still close "ninja moves" "shown them have you?" Danika rested on her forearms and lifted her body up making wolfgang laugh "you have always had brilliant core strength. But your biggest strength is your heart. You keep that closed for good reason" Danika nodded "losing your mom to murder and your brother in that car accident.." "what?" Danika nodded "Jesus. I don't blame you for being closed off" "he decided he would get into a car with four other men that had been drinking. That should never have happened. He wanted to be part of the boys. Two still live today and obviously haven't learnt as they are drinking" Gunther swallowed hard "no one should drink and drive. Even if it's only one drink" "good. Don't ever do it" "nah just stumble on the curb" Danika let a small laugh slip shocking Gunther but not Wolfgang, Shannon or carter. "Due to that happening and no one looking out for them, they ended up in the back of a truck" "crap" "Damon was thrown out the back window which tells me he had no seat belt on. Danika, Chantelle and Damon were very close. It was always those three at home. Within six months, Danika lost her mother when men targetted their home and Damon due to his accident" "does that happen often?" Danika sighed "too often. I don't want that. It's why I vow never to have kids. It's not a life. I have lost the six most important people to me. No one should have to feel this way" Shannon put his arm over danikas shoulders "REMOVE YOUR FUCKING ARM" "THERE IS A CHILD PRESENT. HOW DARE YOU USE PROFANITY IN FRONT OF HER. THIS IS HOW PEOPLE WITH A CARING HEART CARE FOR PEOPLE. NOT DEMANDS, CONTROL AND WEAPONS" "ouch. Please don't put your arm on me. It really hurts" the guys laughed "hurts your reputation as a female dog?" Danika nodded "too bad. Sorry for your loses whisperer. That's hard man" Danika nodded "who else?" "Opa, oma, Nanna and pop" "far out. Look I can dress in grandma clothes if you want?" Danika chuckled as carter and Wolfgang laughed "make you biscuits and give you warm milk" the guys kept Laughing as Danika nudged Shannon. "we hear some laughter out here" "Shannon is going to dress as a grandma, bake her cookies and give her warm milk" "priceless. I like choc chip" everyone laughed 'shes been laughing and talking but she won't with anyone else" April ran to Danika and Danika put her on her lap. "You two girls need a fun and peaceful life. What do you want to be when you get bigger, April?" "I like animals. I want to help them" Teresa's eyes softened as Gunther inhaled a deep breath "all animals?" "Not snakes" the guys grinned "well some snakes don't hurt you. They may bite but so do puppies" "hmm" "do you like rats?" "Eww" "they eat those so we dont have to deal with them" "I want a snake" the men grinned "and you miss. What did you want to do?" Danika shook her head "there is a dream there" Danika nodded as many crowded. "I'm going to take a guess. You'd want something that allows you to travel. Work hard, high rewards. to play when you have the time off" Danika nodded "she can" everyone stayed silent until Felix spoke up "you used to speak a lot about sailing" carter beamed a smile "a captain?" Danika nodded "well too bad.." "Verpiss dich besser und halt die Klappe" (you better fuck off and shut up) Danika held in her laughter "that's one way to swear" "she can speak German too" "seriously?" Danika nodded "stop interrupting" "she knows it's not going to happen" "what's going to happen is if you touch her I will have the SF on your doorstep" "DONT SAY A WORD".
"Alexander asked after you" Danika nodded "would you see him again?" Danika nodded again. Felix messaged Alexander and looked at danikas drink. "That's getting warm" Danika sculled her drink as worry ran through xavion. "Danika, those drinks are strong" "she can handle them" "we have work to do" "then go do it. You shouldn't drink and drive though" xavion sighed. "CARLOS" "ANOTHER?" "THANKS" "manners are good" "they sure are, April. Are you in level two?" "Yes" "do you enjoy school?" "Sometimes. It can be tricky" "it can but it teaches you too" "mommy says that" Teresa grinned "what do you like to do when you aren't at school?" "Play with tiger" "who is tiger, April?" "A stray cat" Teresa sighed "we have been feeding him. April wants to bring him home but Gunther doesn't want animals" "he should have a home. He's cute and sweet. He just wants to be loved" danika tightened her hold on April and kissed her head "everyone should feel that way, April" "Danika loves me" "she does" 'thats it we can use April to get Danika in' "don't even think about it" "hun.." "April we need to go sweetheart" Gunther lowered his head as his eyes watered "I love you, Dani" Dani whispered in April's ear. "Don't let them hurt you April" April jumped down and ran to Teresa. "Teresa.." "come on. This isn't a place for beautiful girls like you" "okay mommy".
'they are going to use her as bait. They do this and I will tear that place to shreds' Wolfgang studied danikas face 'something is going to happen. But she's ready' Danika spotting Alexander, she immediately moved and stood tall. "I'd like you to remove that hood, Danika" Danika removed her hood "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME.." with one quick move, Alexander knocked oaks out cold "shit" Alexander held eye contact with Danika and walked her way then kissed her forehead. "Strong enough to take down an army" "hey whoa man. I'm carter and strong too" Alexander looked at carter "carter is it?" "Yeah. I'm her buddy, pal, annoyer and all that" Alexander grinned as he looked at Danika "the annoying one?" Danika nodded "loyal too and the quiet yet loyal one" Danika nodded "over here" both guys moved "hi, I'm Shannon. How do you know Danika?" "Trained her" xavions eyes widened "shit".
"Good. She needs protection. Some bad shit has been happening" "we just want her part of the family" "she doesn't have family. Those who stood by her died" xavion dropped his head.