The Masks // Vulture (The Vanoss Crew)

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Recap
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I was way too distracted to think so no plans couldn't be made. I shut my eyes and tried so hard to not feel anything at all but the pain was unbearable. My screams and cries only died out.
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Vanoss

I woke up and the sunlight shot through the windows. I looked around and saw everyone sleeping. I moved my hands and tried to loosen the rope but it was too hard. I looked around and saw nobody else but the crew. Everyone was passed out and non responsive. "Lui" I said loudly and he flinched and got up. "Ouch!" He yelled. "Damnit!" He added. His shoulder was red again. I wonder how much blood he lost. "Lui.. in the back of my pocket. Reach for the knife. Cut me loose and I'll cut you free as well as the others" I said and he quickly did as I said.

Once our hands were free.. my hands dangled and felt weird. I got up on my feet after waking everybody up. I needed to know if Vulture was okay. Last night was the most horrifying thing, I shut my eyes thinking about it and scrunched my face. I went towards the back of the rooms on the floor we were at.

Room 1 and 2

Nothing

Room 3 and 4

Nothing

Room 5 and 6

Nothing

Room 7 and 8

I stopped dead in my tracks. I stared at the unconscious body lying on the floor. "Vulture!" I screamed and rushed to her. Her whole body was covered in marks, cuts, bruises, dried blood. I grabbed a blanket near and covered her and picked her up. I slowly walked in the front staring at her poor face. My glossy eyes behind my shades were close to blinding me. "Guys" my voice cracked as I cried for help. Everyone saw and rushed to me. "I am going to medical! Wait!" Mini yelled and ran out the door. "Oh my god.. we need to wash her. We need to make sure she isn't bleeding still. I am not sure how bad it was but there was plenty of men here last night. Who knows what they did to her" Mae said getting quieter and quieter. Lui was quietly sitting in the corner of the couch staring at the door holding a pistol. He wasn't paying any attention to us.

I followed Mae to the bathroom and laid her in the tub. "I got her. You calm Lui down. Wait. Vanoss give me your shirt" she said and I nodded and turned around and began to take it off. I am sure it's for Vulture. Mae gave me a look and then nodded. I nodded back and walked out. I'm sure Vulture wouldn't have wanted us to see her like this. It's best if Mae at least sees her like this instead.

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V

I opened my eyes. I lay on the couch. Maybe this was all a dream like I thought? I sat up but instantly hissed in pain. Everything hurt. "Guys" I looked around and saw everyone around me. "Guys.." I mocked Nogla and held my arms up for them to help me. They pulled me up slowly and helped me sit up. I shut my eyes trying to ignore the pain but what hurt worse was the waist on down. My back as well. "I can't sit.." I shook my head and bit my lip. It was awful. Lui was at my side and offered me crutches. I smiled and thanked him. Droid didn't look at me at all so far. "Droid..." I said and everyone turned to him. He didn't look at me still. "I'm fine Droid. I'm not dead. I'm okay" I said. I remember looking at his face before it started last night.

"You're not fine. You were beaten. Raped. Almost murdered last night. No matter how much we try and keep you safe, those motherfuckers hurt you. You are family and our sister. You didn't deserve this at all" he said and everyone got quiet. I nodded understanding and grabbed ahold of Lui's arm and completely let go of the crutches. "When I say it's going to be okay.. it is." I smiled and Droid finally looked at me. "We just need more planning.. Easier gun access. More getaways. More communication" I said and everyone looked up at me.

"She's right. Those are things Vulture had at her house. The amount of upgrades. It's all worth it. She had ear pieces or sound alarms in a certain room. I would be talking in the living room and she'd be upstairs in her room changing and she could hear everything I said because the sounds were going through a system that alerted her before anyone else. It either ran through her earpiece or her sound system. It made a lot of sense. She has fingerprints that only allowed her to pass rooms. We need that as a crew. For our safety and all" Lui added. "Yo that's cool!" Vanoss came up from behind me. "Who do I ask? I could get upgrades now and if you don't mind, we can crash at your place for a bit. No one knows about it I don't think.. It has more protection and I am not gonna lie but it's badass" he chuckled with a few others. I smiled and nodded.

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Lui

"Lui are you going to eat? It's beef strew.. I am going to go wake up Vulture" Mae kindly asked and said. I shook me head. "Wait.. I'll wake her up" I said and got up. I turned and looked around. Everyone was getting comfortable while eating and watching a movie. I smirked at the sight and walked upstairs towards Vultures room. "Knock knock princess" I said in my squeaker voice. I walked to her side of the bed and took a seat. A sleepy girl with her mask off stretched and turned to me. I immediately looked away and down at the floor. "It's okay.. it's fine" she said grabbing my head to look at her. I stared at her features but noticed the bruises. My face dropped and I felt so so so bad for her. She never deserved this. I've only known for a short amount of time and she is already trusted so much by me.

"Oh Vulture..." I put my head down on her bed while her hand remained on my neck. "How much did you see last night? How much do you know?" She suddenly asked. I didn't know how to reply because I remembered everything. Her name, her family, Tyler, the beating.. how they all treated her like a piece of meat. I cringed at the thought and noticed I was in space. "Lui? Answer me" she said again. I just looked at her and shook my head. "I don't remember anything. I guess I was so afraid of dying or losing someone I must have forgotten it all" I lied. She gave a nod and took the blankets off of her. "Lets go downstairs.." she said and I followed her. We walked downstairs, taking our times and enjoyed seeing the sight of the living room. Everyone seemed a lot more comfortable and safe.

"There you two are! Come sit and eat some foo-" Delirious immediately shut up and I stared at him confused. The attention was brought to Vulture and she kind of just continued to get her food without noticing.

She forgot her mask

I nervously stared at her hoping she'd notice but she hasn't. "What are you all staring at? Yes I have bruises but I'm a tough girl" she chuckled and I gave a small smile at her. "Are you sure you're okay having no mask on?" Mini spoke up. Vulture dropped her spoon and slapped her head. "Shit.. my head is like everywhere.." she held her head up in her hands and the room grew quiet. "Oh wells. It's not like I wasn't exposed last time" she bluntly said and started to eat her food again. A bunch of us just awkwardly nodded. Nogla unpaused the game and him, Marcel, and Delirious continued to play.

"You all better not stay up too late. Droid and Terroriser.. you guys are on duty tonight. Not outside. That's too dangerous. Just stay near the windows to check if anything happens. Vulture do you have anything that can notify the house that there is an intruder?" Vulture nodded and she stood up. "The sirens will go off but if those are hacked.. you each have a small speaker box in the wall below the wall plugins of the guest rooms. I hope there are enough rooms for you guys. I think there are some more spare bedrooms downstairs" she said walking over. "No it's enough. Mae can sleep with Lui right?" Vanoss caught me off guard. What? I looked at Mae and she smiled and nodded. I turned to Vulture and saw her face turn to stone but mouth an 'okay'. This was the first time I saw her face look like this. I normally never do.

"Okay great! Eat up.. I'm going to come up with something. That Tyler fuck ain't getting away with anything he did last night or ever caused." I got goosebumps after Vanoss had said that but I agreed.