Troublemaker

It's Getting Hot In Hell's Kitchen

Fighting with Matt is starting become more in sync. We've mastered each other's style of fighting. His is more japanese while mine is more street. Together we're pretty kick ass. I peered down the ally a taxi stopped and two Russians came out and went inside the building. I started to poke Matt in his chest mimicking braille. I started this trick with a Matt a while ago we did it as way to communicate without talking. I tapped " two Russians went in a building" in his chest. We slid down the fire escape standing in front the car. In it was a man blind he didn't hear us. When the Russians started to come back we hid in the shadows. Matt ended up kicking the first russian in the face. When the second one charged for Matt I grabbed him by his leather jacket "Uh uh uh not so fast" I said punching him on the side of the head with my brass knuckles. We beat both of them unconscious until a door flung open with two more Russians coming out shooting at us. Me and Matt ran to the side of the taxi he opened the door for cover. The sound of splattering made look up seeing the man in the car brains on the window. We rolled over under the car waiting for them to come closer. When they did Matt rolled to the side beating one of them. While I crawled from the back catching the other by surprise. I kicked him down to one knee and kicked him in the face on his back. I put my heel on his chest putting all my weight on him. Matt came from behind me
"Where's Vladimir?"
"No please"
"Vladimir where is he?"
"Please I'll tell you what you want! Just don't cut my head off"
I turned to Matt confused. I knew Matt was a little catholic boy and no catholic boy could do such a thing. But like I said I thought I had anger issues.
"What are you talking about?"
"Vladimir's brother everyone knows you took his head"
Police sirens started to come our direction. Matt and I immediately climbed our way up a gate onto a fire escape. "On the ground! On the ground! " the cop said pointing his gun at the Russian. I watched as he was put in the back of the police car. I turned to Matt and tapped braille into his chest "You're decapitating Russians now?"

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I usually spend my lunches by myself but now that I've met Karen, Foggy and Matt I've been at their office. I picked up my black and pink flora dress when I walked up the stairs so I didn't fall. I opened the door with the "Nelson and Murdock Attorneys At Law" paper sign on it. I saw Karen, Foggy and Matt in a room together with Ms. Cardenas. Ms. Cardenas was one of the many people I paid their rent for I didn't want her to see me and ask questions why I didn't come see them and how was the rent being paid when I didn't come in person a lot now. I felt as if I was a bit intruding so I started to close the door but before I did I heard Ms.Cardenas say "Rent control" making me stop and listen more."Senor Tully-" she started to speak Spanish and Karen started to convert it for Matt and Foggy "he wants to convert the apartments to condominiums. And he wants them out" she translated. Shit Matt you better not let this happen. "Men came weeks ago said that they were workers and the destroyed the apartment with-"
"Sledgehammers" Matt said
What?! What is happening . Just trust Matt. Do it he's smart he can help more than I can. I heard Matt's stick tapping getting closer making me retreat down the stairs.

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I was on forbidden territory after all the shit I've done I never thought I would come this close to a police station. Matt and I sat behind the station waiting for a cop that shot the russian we fought in alley to come out. A guy in a suit came to the back his cell phone started to buzz as he answered it Matt came off the roof and fell down on the guy a few feet below us. Punching him into the wall on the ground. I jumped down kneeling to him putting my knife to his neck. "Scream and that arm becomes your good one. We clear?" Matt said as he let his hand away from his mouth.
"You killed the Russian in interrogation"
"I had no choice he jumped my partner"
I stuck my blade slowly into his throat as a warning if he lied again I would kill him.
"If you're gonna lie again please tell me now so I can kill you already. You killed him because he said a name Wilson Fisk"
"I killed him cause he said a name so what. From what I heard you like to kill Russians too. You chopped Anatoly's head off"
"And now I want his brother"
"I don't know"
I turned to Matt in anger "do it" Matt took his broken arm and twisted more as the cop grunted in pain.
"I swear! I swear! I swear! Please. Please"
"How are Fisk and the Russians connected? Why did he kill Prohaszka for them?"
Matt and I stood up I adjusted his head so he would be looking up at us with my heel. "You don't know? You are really one stupid son of a bitch, aren't you?" He said grabbing his arm. Matt nugged his head towards him
"You're turn"
"No it's yours remember I took the last one"
"Oh yea I forgot thanks"
Matt kicked the cop across the face knocking him unconscious. I heard a buzz again I looked down to find the cop's phone. "Look here" I said picking it up "wanna play detective?"

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Matt had a decent place big windows little furniture though but it looks really good at night. Especially with the nurse staying there as well "Hey Claire" I said waving I opened Matt's fridge everything ways sideways and nothing was in front of each other. What the- blind yeah forgot. I grabbed a bottle of water and closed the door.
"Please help yourself Z"
"I will. Um bathroom?"
"In the back to the left"
"Thanks"
How does he- oh right world on fire thing. I headed to the bathroom closing the door behind me knowing Claire and Matt had some issues to hash out. I know tension when I feel it ironically for Matt being blind he didn't exactly feel that one. I took some tissue and patted my forehead some paint coming off it. I sat on the toilet lid catching my breath until my phone buzzed.

Charlie: I had fun the other night. Do it again sometime? :)

I knew we were getting to close for comfort now. The way everything was unraveling from a decapitated russian to a corrupt cop. Nothing was going to make me get Charlie involved with all the shit I was doing. I can't imagine him getting hurt because of me I would never forgive myself. I locked my phone and retreated out the bathroom. "What do you want me to do Claire? Let them tear Hell's Kitchen apart? Let them win?" Matt said loudly making me lean back into the bathroom. "I'll wait outside" I said rushing in between them. I quickly walked up the stairs and out the door. It's good to know I'm not the only one with relationship issues.

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I looked down below us at the alley way where two Russians stood. A man with a cane came down the alley he approached both men. One man shoved him into a room and closed
the door behind him. Matt and I jumped down and started pummeling the russians. I hit the Russian across the face and then kicked him multiple times into the wall grabbing his head throwing it back and forth into the brick wall till he fell. I stopped hearing Matt fighting for a second but before I could turn a large weight threw me on the floor followed by a large explosion blowing out my ear drums. I was out for a while when I came to Matt was kneeling next to me
"Ziana?! Ziana?!"
"I'm fine I'm fine. I'm not dying that easily"
"Define easily"
Matt helped me up getting me to my feet. "Shit man I didn't sign up for this!" Matt pulled me to a alley as I tried to get myself together. We heard a few footsteps behind us making us fall into the shadows. Two Russians came in the alley lights I charged to the smaller one jumping on his back while Matt took the other. I had him in a headlock until he threw his head back into my face causing me to fall. I looked up at him and kicked him in the nuts making him lean over in pain. I kicked him across the face making him fall into the gravel face first. I felt my anger build up in me making me kicking him in the face repeatedly blood splattering on my exposed thighs. "Stop. Stop. Stop" Matt whispered to me. I must of blacked out from kicking his ass because when Matt interrupted me I turned to him his hands in the air and red and blue lights flashed behind us
"Hands in the air!"
"Don't move!"
"Raise those hands!"
The officers yelled at us. I raised my hands in the air waiting for Matt's move so I can follow. Matt didn't move for a while making me fear he'd given up. Suddenly I felt my phone buzz in my inner coat pocket I knew it was Charlie calling to see if I was okay after the explosions. I guess that's going to voice mail then.