The Blood War, Peaky Blinders

𝟎𝟒𝟑 Two Hearts

The blood war
chapter forty three, Two Hearts
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-1926
Birmingham, England

Arthur had to be called down to the paint department where the rebels had broken into. He grabbed the first thing he could find and it happened to be a hammer, he walked down the slope to find them taking buckets of paint over the walls. "Get the fuck out of it!" Arthur shouts, waving the hammer. A bucket of red paint is thrown at Arthur and he drops the hammer. "I wasn't gonna hit you... but that wasn't fucking nice" Arthur warned, taking him by the throat and punching him to the ground. The rebel hit Arthur back and they were sliding all over the place with paint. "Mr Shelby, Mr Shelby please!" The rebel pleaded. Arthur kicks him repeatedly in the stomach before racing over for the hammer again. "Don't fucking move" Arthur warns. "Arthur, Mr Shelby!" He shouts, "I'm sorry!"

"Then get the fuck out!" Arthur yells and he sprints away. "And fuck your revolution!" Arthur looks down at himself and sighs, "I'm a fucking mess..." Paige appears in the entrance down the ramp. "What the fuck" Paige said, looking at Arthur with wide eyes. "It's not blood" Arthur said, "It's paint... a fucking shit ton of it." "You're stained... everywhere..." Paige said, walking towards him. "It's fine" Arthur sighed. They hear footsteps echo from Arthur's direction and Paige catches a glimpse of them. "Shit, Arthur run" Paige said, grabbing his arm.

"The fuck are you on about?" Arthur asked. "Arthur fucking run!" Paige shouts, pulling him with her as the footsteps edge closer. The pair climb up a ladder and they crawl through a vent so Arthur can make an attempt to see what was going on. "Stay here" Arthur whispered. Paige looks at him, worried as he climbs down the ladder as quiet as he could. As he jumps down off it, the Italian turns around to be met with Arthur's hammer. Arthur takes his gun and leans his back against a wall, meeting the other Italian at a corner and shoots him, smiling to himself as he makes the shot.

Paige sees the living one try to crawl away but Arthur grabs him. "Where're you going, hm?" Arthur asked, "Come here..." Paige climbs down as Arthur yells at the Italian. "Fucking hit men are you, huh?!" he yells, "Is that what you are?" Arthur drags him over to a tank of paint and holds his head under it as he begins to drown the Italian. "That's who you wanted, hm?! Arthur Shelby?!" Arthur yells, "What about... what about fucking John Shelby?!" The anger takes over him and he holds the Italian's head straight to the bottom of the tank.

Arthur felt tears form in his eyes but he holds them back. Once the Italian didn't fight back, Arthur knew he was drowned. Paige watched him in horror, he looked like a lunatic. "This is what you married, Paige..." Arthur sighs, seeing the look on her face. Arthur fuels the fire and throws the bodies into it to watch them burn. "Let's... Let's get you home... and cleaned up..." Paige said, watching the fire blaze.

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Khloé found out where Luca was staying and she went to pay him a visit. "I see your little minions didn't come back from the factory" Khloé said, "Arthur's still alive so you fucked yourself up badly there... and you know who else is still alive? Mom and Dad... you didn't kill them either." Khloé turns her head to see Matteo and Andrea sitting in the corner. "Don't you two have any other clothes to wear?" She asks, "Or sorry... Non avete altri vestiti da indossare?" she asks in Italian as Luca cracks a smirk. "Cammini per questo piccolo posto vestito come i teppisti della grande città" Luca said, "I'm here as a lover of theatre." "None of my clothes fit anymore" Matteo sighed.

"I can't eat anything, it's all shit" Andrea said. "It's not that bad zio" Khloé sighed, "You're esagerare." Luca sighs and walks into the lounge. "They killed two of our men... and you complain about you're fucking belly, fratello." Luca said. "Luca..." Matteo said, "Luca... con rispetto... with respect..." "With respect?" Luca scoffed. "You raised...-" "With respect?" Luca growlled, grabbing a bread roll from the tray on the table and he grabs Matteo by the collar. "You open, your fucking mouth" Luca ordered. Luca shoves the bread roll in Matteo's mouth as he tries to fight him off.