Spitfire

Chapter 9

 August 2nd

Ren's POV

I was in the middle of a deal at the black market when my phone started ringing. I saw that it was Axel and decided to answer "Why? Well i am in the middle of a huge deal, I can't, fine!" I groaned and looked at the guy "Can you settle on 200?" he nodded and handed me two briefcases. I quickly ran to Axel's house hiding the suitcases in the back shed before I went barreling inside. "What do you want Axel? it better be important because I was" I had come into the living room and thats when I saw the marine sitting there holding a box and an envelope.

"Oh, excuse me sir, what are you" thats when it hit me, he was dead. My dad, the one I only met a few times in my life. The one that abandoned me time after time.We had finally started rekindling our relationship. Now, he is dead. I gulped then ran into the bathroom and puked a couple times. Tears were streaming down my face when I felt someones hand on my back. "Hi Ren, my name is Major Frox, i was your dad's commanding officer." I looked at him and tensed my jaw. I know we had made up, but that didn't make it hurt any less. Right now I was just furious. Unbelievable, my dad went off to war again and this time got himself killed."Well great My dad is dead, heh suits him right for all the crap he did to me." I stormed off out of the house stopping at the edge of the yard. "DAMN YOU GOD! DAMN YOU WAR! DAMN YOU LIFE! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO TAKE HIM AWAY FROM ME! HE WAS ALL I HAD LEFT!" The tears were welling up in my eyes and I was so tense that I was shaking. I heard footsteps behind me so I started sprinting down the street. I came crashing into the Leprechaun running behind the bar and hiding under the counter.

The tears just started flowing, the sobs wracking my body. I can't believe that my dad did this to me. I was forever going to be hurt and abandoned, I bet I can't even trust Axel and Jason anymore. Maybe I would just be better off dead, no one ever really wanted me so why should I live? I took my pistol out from it's holster and looked it over. When did life get so hard? Why did this all happen to me? What did I do to deserve all of this? I choked back my tears and a small smile crept on to my face and I brushed my hand over it. The one thing that will bring me peace, I took a breath before clicking it off safe and closing my eyes. I was just about to bring it to my head when Drake looked in to hand me a Shirley temple.

"Skylar, what are you doing?" he said this with a slight amount of anger in his voice.

"My biological father is dead I can't"

"Where is Skylar?" I heard Axel's voice and froze up. Drake took the pistol clicking it off safe and sliding it back in my holster, he then stood up wiping his hands off.

"Why would you like to know?" I heard Axel growl low under his breath

"I am a family friend and she ran out of my house. I am very concerned and I had a feeling she might have come here"

Drake scoffed at him and I knew he had rolled his eyes

"No, you're Axel and I know who you are, but why is a Marine with you?"

"Skylar's father just passed away in war." Drakes eyes flicked down to mine

"Her father? Isn't he a drunkard?" I heard Axel sigh

"I can't explain to you, only Skylar can do that."

I crawled out from the cupboard and went over to Axel handing off my pistol and blades

"Just take them please, I am not in a good place" I hung my head while I started walking out when Major Frox grabbed my shoulder.

"Can we talk a moment please?" I looked up at him seeing the desperation in his eyes and nodded. He led me over to a booth in the back and sat me down.

"Skylar, I know everything. Ranger spilled the whole story to me, some of which he had learned from Axel when he came back here to visit." I looked at him then shook my head

"No, no you can't know everything that's too dangerous" my hands started shaking and I looked around for an escape. I am going to have to get out of here soon, I saw the back door and booked it. I ran for my hiding spot first, grabbing a wad of cash and some weapons to keep on me. I left my phone there though, knowing they could track me. Going to the arena I found the first car with an out of state license plate and picked the lock. Once the trunk was open I locked the car and hid in it.

It had been about 2 hours when the trunk finally opened. The guy threw a bag inside and was about to close the trunk when he paused and looked inside. Our eyes met and he shook his head before closing the trunk. I fell asleep and was awoken to a bright light shining in my face. "Alright kiddo, time to come out" I leaned forward slightly

"First where are we?" he raised an eyebrow "The parking lot of the arena, do you have any belongings?" i grumbled "Why?" he chuckled, "so we can go get them of course! I had a night out on the town." I nodded "Umm yeah, i do, do you know where the Leprechaun is?" he nodded, "Okay its the second abandoned building to the left of that." he nodded stuck his hand in to help me get out and I shook my head. He simply closed the trunk and started the car. About 2 minutes later it was opened "is there a black van or a red car around?" he glanced around and shook his head i hopped out and he followed. I went to my hiding spot and found everything as i left it. The glory of having a secret spot. the guy came in after me and his jaw dropped "let me handle the guns, you can get everything else." He nodded and started packing the suitcases "Does anybody know that you live here?" i snorted "Pshhh, no, its my little secret and always will be." "okay, do you want us to get the rest of this stuff, like the furniture?" i looked around and saw that i did have a decent amount of stuff "Uh, sure, we can come back for it in the morning, drake and axel ar" my phone rang and i saw the caller id, Axel. I picked it up "Hello?" "SKYLAR! WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU!?" i rolled my eyes as i pulled the phone away from my ear "Okay axe, calm down, i'm safe and fine and i am definitely not telling you where i am, drop the box and envelope off to myrna at the black market, and tell her i will be there at blue" "at blue?" i sighed "Just do it!" i hung up and the guy was staring at me "black market?" i nodded smiling "yep i go there almost every night. we have to be there at 9:17 tonight to pick up something and then we will get my stuff in the morning then set out. so you live in florida?" he shook his head at me "Yeah" it was my time to drop my jaw "and you came all the way up here just for a fight?" he smiled "Yup, thats how the fighter network works, i will be at home for a year once i get back though.oh and i already called in a friend who is going to drive the U-haul." we hauled most of my stuff out to the car then decided to get something to eat.

It was finally late enough that i could go get my package from myrna. I told the guy, his name was Maxwell and his fighter name was burnout, that he should stay in the car. I walked in hiding under a hoodie and grabbed the package and envelope of Myrna's stand and hauled ass out of there. I dove into the car and we sped off into the sunset. I laughed to myself and max raised an eyebrow at me "Were driving off into the sunset!" he shook his head and then a car cut us off, ah shit. i got out and walked up to stand in front of axel. "Little girl, what in the world do you think you're doing?" i smirked "Running away, because i need a fresh new start." "Okay, what about school?" i sighed "I have enough work done that i can take a week off" he pinched the bridge of his nose "thats not what i meant" i started walking off "Goodbye axel."