Enemies At First

You're Trouble

The man with the spiked hair managed to get the key card for the door, impressing his friends. The older man held out his hand to reveal 3 ear pieces. After putting them in, the two younger men went through the door while the older man ventured to the crowd. Ash walked over to the door, hoping it was still unlocked. It made a clicking noise, indicating it was locked again. "Great." She whispered, now clearly annoyed. I'll just have to keep an eye on the old man... Ash thought as she made her way into the crowd. She finally spotted him
talking with someone. Oh shit! It's Nadine. Ash and her brother had a run in with her a while back. Let's just say they weren't friends after all that. They seemed to know each other quite well by the looks of it. After a little chat she ventured towards the bar. Great, now I have to get past her and her stupid army.

Time skip (I'm lazy)

After a confrontation with Nadine and a dude named Rafe, Ashley noticed the tattoo man had reappeared. This time though, he was dressed as a waiter. Damn... Ash thought while a smile crept across her face. What the hell?! She shook her head trying to get the thought out. He had walked over to the front of the crowd and inched closer to the items. It finally clicked in Ashley's head. He was going to steal it. She had to give it to them, It was a pretty good plan. But that means he could be trying to steal the cross, and that could not happen. Looks like it's gonna have to be a race. Easy enough, right? Ash has done some stealing in her life time, but it has been awhile. "In a few moments we'll begin bidding on our next item, an Inlaid wooden crucifix from the Trott Estate." Spoke the Auctioneer. Ive got to get to that cross. With that in mind, Ash made her way towards the handsome waiter. Maybe I can distract him. She thought. She walked up to him and forced a smile. "Buona sera signore." Ash said as cheerfully as she possibly could. "Uh...ciao." Replied the man. "So you speak English, correct?" Ash replied with an Italian accent. She had to make it believable, so why not? "Uh..correct, just moved here and I needed the job." He said confidently. Jeez, this guy is full of himself. "Ah, but who moves to Italy without knowing Italian?" She questioned. Maybe I can get him to spit out the truth. She thought. "It was uh, a last minute decision I guess." He replied with a chuckle. Well he can play it cool pretty good, I'll give him that. She smiled once more while grabbing a glass of champagne from his tray. Keeping eye contact with the man, Ash slide in between the man and the items. She hoped that he wouldn't notice that this is all a game. She heard someone speak from his ear piece. "I made it..." Is all she could make out. "Excuse me." The man said while setting down his tray. Ashley smiled and looked back at the auctioneer. Alright, I gotta get ready for what's to come. With that thought, the lights went out. Almost as instinct, she ran towards the cross. Thankfully, Saint Dismas was still there. She grabbed it and quickly walked towards the exit. She slipped the cross in her panty hose, not having any where else to put it. The backup generators had kicked on and there was panic spreading as they had noticed the cross was gone. Almost there. Suddenly Ash heard footsteps running after her. She turned around to see the tattoo guy chasing her. She kicked off her heels and started to run. The exit was blocked off by security. "Shit." Ash stated as she headed up stairs. She quickly ran into a room and bolted for the open window. Suddenly she was tackled by the man. The cross fell out and skidded across the room. The man looked at her with surprise and then leaped for the cross. Ash tripped him and he landed on the ground with a huge thump. She got up and managed to grab Saint Dismas. She wasn't gonna let him take it from her. Hell, she needed this cross if she and James wanted to live. The man got up from the ground and looked at Ash. "I knew you were trouble." He said with a smirk. "The feelings mutual." Ash said returning the grin.