Gang leader Vs. Gang leader

14

Xander

I close my car door and lock it walking down the sidewalk and to the front door of Aria's house. It's been three days since she stormed out and ran off. I've barely slept, every night I go out looking for her for hours upon hours. Even Max doesn't know where she is, last night he came out with me to look for her. I sigh knocking on the door running a hand through my hair. I hear some shuffling and someone comes to the door opening it for me.

"Hey, Marissa." I mumble as I walk in and she nods her head.

"Hi, Max is in Aria's office. Want anything to eat?" She closes the door behind me, I probably should, I've barely eaten all day. I shake my head and walk down the hall towards the office. I open the door and walk in to see Max on the phone walking around the room. I walk over to Aria's chair and sit down, waiting for him to finish. I sway slightly in her chair and grab a pen, twirling it around.

"Daren? Daren's back?!" I look up as Max yells into the phone and freezes. "Thanks, yeah I know. Yes I fucking know. Bye." Max hangs up the phone shoving it in his pocket and walks over to me shoving the chair away slightly. He opens Aria's laptop and begins typing.

"Who's Daren?" I ask putting the pen down looking over his shoulder to see him typing up art studios in the area. " I don't think this is the time to be looking up weird hobbies."

"Shut up asshole. Daren was part of our gang until he left to do some shit with painting or whatever. The problem with that is that he basically manipulated Aria every second he got. She was in love with him, at least that's what she says, but I knew it only because she wanted to fuck him. Aria took any job he wanted her to, he took half the profits, then went out fucking prostitutes. He kept stringing her along just to get more money, and she fell for it every time. At the time I was just new to the gang so she never paid much attention to me, but when Daren left it was like she hit rock bottom, and I had to pick her up. He wasn't a complete asshole, at some point I think he did care for her but it was gone in less than a second. So if he's back who knows what will happen, she might fall back into old habits. She's either fucking him or he left her and she's back to point 0." Max says while printing out a few pages and yanks them from the printer.

"Wait fucking what?" I stand up, she made all this crap about me being desperate to feel love and she's the one probably out fucking an idiot.

"Were you not listening?!" Max yells walking to the door as I follow after him.

"I was, but why?"

"If I knew what the fuck was going on in Aria's head then I would've found her by now. Now either you come with me or not but I have to find her idiot ass." He opens the door and walks out, I follow him. "Marissa, Daren's back. I need you to stay in case she comes by with him. If he comes anywhere near here you know what to do, right?" He walks into the living room where Marissa and a few others are, he reaches behind the tv and grabs a giant case out. He sets it on the coffee table and opens it revealing a whole bunch of weapons. Max pulls out two guns putting them in his belt then grabs a few knives and needles putting the knives in his belt and the needles in a small bag.

"Do you want anyone to go with you?" She asks standing up following Max and I as we walk to the front door, he shakes his head. "Be careful."

"You too." He places his hand on Marissa's cheek and kisses her forehead, a twinge of jealous run through me and I sigh internally opening the door. I walk out and over to my car, Max following behind me. I unlock my car and get in so does Max.

"Why are you in my car?"

"If we run over Daren I don't want blood on my car. Here are the directions now drive or I'll kick you so hard in the balls you will never be able to fuck Aria." He shoves the papers into my hands and I roll my eyes turning the car on beginning to drive down the street.