Midnight War

4: Michael Knight

"Alright come in boys." Tony smacks the back of my head again when i walk past him. We walk into the kitchen.

"Sorry Tony, I didn't know she was your daughter. She grew up quick from the last time i saw her."

"Yea well that was three years ago." He sighs as he sits in a chair. "Where did these past years go? I feel like we haven't done much."

"We just finished a war, Cap." Tyler responds. The door bell goes off and then rapid banging on the door. We all, but Tony, keep our hands on our guns.

"Go get it." Tony tells me. I nod and go through the hallway. The banging stop and turns to slow hits. Keeping my loaded gun in hand behind my back, I open the door. Jorge falls to the floor as blood spreads around him.

"Tony!" I step out holding my gun to the floor. I look around as a black car drives by and the side windows are slightly cracked. I hear one of the guys mumble a 'Fuck' when they get to the door. Something comes out both and soon im being shot at. I, along with the others, run inside but i feel a sharp pain hit my shoulder. I fall to the floor as another pain shoots through my side. I look behind me and see an arrow sticking out. Another comes my way and gets me in my caff. I begin to crawl but more bullets hit the ground and walls around me. I feel each bullet hit into my back as i attempt to get to safety. Tony grabs me and throws me over his shoulder running inside. Tyler slams the door and pushes the emergency button putting the house on lock down and the gates spring up from the floors out front. We hear tires screeching away as Tony sets me on the couch.

"Son of a fucking-" He breaks the arrow in my lower side and pull it out. I yell in agony as blood comes down my wound onto the couch. He breaks the one on my leg but that one ends up oozing blood onto the plain brown carpet making it look of black. He takes off his shirt showing a bullet wound to his shoulder. He rips it and pushes it to my leg, tying the two pieces together. "Go and ca-"

"I'm here." Aj comes down the stairs with a doctors bag. I groan when she pushes a rag to the cut. "Tyler hold this here."She takes my shirt off then places the rag back in its place. Tyler holds it as she begins taking things out her back. One of those things being pliers...

"How many times did he get shot?"

"They're all on my back." I tell her through gasps.

"Shit i think one might have hit your lung. Fucking Mich, haven't you learned yet to not go outside when a dead guy falls to the floor at the front door? Or hey, how about just drag him in and then close the door. Speaking of fucking which he isnt dead. Hes still breathing but lightly. Daniel go and take him to the emergency room. Tell Jackie to begin ES 12 and to get Jack to help her get the tube into his lungs. Noe go down and help him take Jorge. Remember this guy has a family that he has to return to." They nod and pick up Jorge. "Careful you idiots!" She yells. They nod apologizing and rush him upstairs.

"You both need help. Let me call Richard. Tyler keep applying pressure to that wound. If he bleeds out and ends up fucking dying just remember, its your head that i will have on a golden fucking platter and your heart on a silver one... Do you under-fucking-stand me?" She growls at him.

"Yes ma'am." He keeps the rag on my cut as she runs out the room calling our brother.

"One hell of a sister you have there Mich." Tony tells me as he sits back and takes the pliers she got out. He pushes it into his shoulder attempting to get the bullet out. "It would be better if this was an arrow huh?" He chuckles. I just nod letting out a breathy chuckle. I tilt my head back as i get more tired.

"You have to come! He's your fucking brother too!" We hear Aj shout from the kitchen. I hear footsteps Come close but my eyes remain close. I feel her hand hit the side of my cheek. "Come on brother stay awake. Stay awake please. Hes passing out. Don't you think i've tried?!"

"Don't fight... Not with brother... Family shouldn't hate each other." I mumble as i let sleep take me.

"No! Stay awake Michael!"

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My eyes slowly open as i wake up. My back and leg ache. I groan and feel a pair of hands take a hold of my arm. On instinct i lift my hand and pushes the person back but they beat me to it and take hold of my wrist pinning it to the bed. I try to move my other one but i cant since its in a cast. I finally look up and see Aj looking at me letting my arm go. She hugs me when i extend my good arm out for her.

"Your an idiot." She tells me.

"I know. You've been telling me since we were 8." I chuckle. She pulls away giving me a view of Richard looking at me.

"Hey little bro." He smiles. I smile back as he walks to me. "Glad your finally awake. I can do this." Oh no... He smacks me on my forehead hard before hitting my arm hard. "You fucking dumbass! You could have gotten your ass killed!" He yells. Aj smacks him on the back of the head. He turns his head looking at her with an angry expression that she matches. Downfall of having a twin, you can't mad dog them cause they do the same faces.

"Don't fucking hit him idiot." She grits out.

"I can do as i please. You on the other hand stay out of my way." She pushes him making him take a single step back.

"Whoa guys. Stop." I tell them but end up getting ignored as usual.

He pushes her back. "Don't touch me." He growls at her.

"Don't touch him then." She pushes him harder.

"Guys fucking quit it." I try again. Yea this is bound to get ugly.

"And what are you going to do if i don't?" He pushes her and she bumps into the side table. She mumbles something before jumping at him. They fall to the floor trying to wrestle to be on top. Though it's boy and girl, they fight as though they are two skinny men fighting. He doesn't work out or anything because he is just a simple doctor. The ones you see in movies that are in the background not mattering? Yea that's him. Her on the other hand, shes the doctor, and close family friend, of the biggest mafia in New York. She works out every other day for four hours. When she gets home she does yoga and small routines for an hour before showering and going ot work. When she is at work and on her break, she is doing push ups somewhere in a room or running up and down the stairs in the parking lot. Though she mostly works for us, she works at hospitals two weeks of each month. She is a pretty well build girl who can beat a grown man's ass. When the two of them fight, it's like this twin power thing. He gets as strong as her and can actually take her hits. Though she comes out winning in most fights, he takes the big prizes in a few. But he has to be beyond pissed to win. Hes just angry now so its okay, he's going to lose.

He hits her in the gut and she falls off him. He straddles her and begins to roughly hit her in the face. She grabs his wrist and twists it making him scream in agony. She takes it as a chance and pushes him off beating him senseless.

Just to get this out there, he was 17 when he joined Tony. He first saw Marlene when she was 13. 5'3, a bit over weight; so unattractive to him at the time which is why he never noticed her more than the your my boss's daughter, and barely getting tattoos done. His sister, who is older than him by five years, joined when he did. He tells her everything and she wants to keep him safe. I'll explain Aj and Richards hatred later on.