Meet Charlie

(14) She Didn't Have The Money

I was finally able to look up to see the sudden interruption that saved my life. What I saw was a young, female with black curls and red lipstick. She wore black jeans and a leather jacket.

"And you are?" Spike asked, already pointing a gun at her face.

The female smiled with her ruby red lips and showed a glint in her emerald eyes before saying, "I'm your friend.." she sat on the nearest seat and crossed her legs.

"But I'm also your enemy".

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Charlie's POV

"Excuse me?" Spike asked again, unconvinced. His gun still in hand pointing directly at the casually seated woman.

I looked over to still see Flora heavily breathing, hand on her chest and using her remaining hand to keep herself up. If it wasn't for this woman, then she would've died. In alot of ways, I should thank her. But something seems off with her.

"Adrianna, or Adrian for short," the woman stated her name and held out a slim hand out towards the criminal in front of her. Spike eyed the hand with coats of red on her long nails.

"I don't give a damn about your name, who the hell do you work for and how the hell did you find this place?" Spike demanded her. Adrianna giggled with her chin resting on her hand.

"Aw, it's cute to see you act all tough," she admitted, smiling.

"The fu--" Spike started to question when Adrianna cut him off.

"--when in all honestly, you're just a bunch of kids who take orders from a complete stranger as soon as they offer you money via email," she told them, still grinning with those red lips of hers. Via? By then, Ace had his gun up as well as Spike at the teasing woman. Others just stood there shocked.

"How did you--"

"You better lower your gun from your boss' head," she warned in a more serious tone.

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Spike made a noise and then burst out laughing until there were tears in his deadly eyes. Everyone's eyes diverted from Adrianna to him. Adrian kept a straight face during his sudden outburst. He sighed after a minute of laughing and returned to his intimidating self.

"You're not our boss, lady," he stated with a faint grin on his face.

"Is it because I'm a woman?" she questioned straight away. She then sighed and shut her smokey eyes.

"Everyone's sexist nowadays I suppose," she complained. "As soon as there's a crime involved, everyone assumes its a guy doing the dirty work," she continued.

"Stop messing around, we don't have time for your immaturity," Spike growled. Its like there was no point pointing a gun at her. She didn't seem the slightest bit affected by it.

"Ooh, what big words for such a pathetic little boy," Adrian insulted.

Spike tensed as he looked as if he was about to shoot.

A weak cough was heard on the other side of the room. That's when everyone's attention was on the battered girl on the floor.

"Oh dear, what did you do to the poor girl? She looks like she just fell down a cliff," Adrianna commented sadly. "If it weren't for me intruding, she would've died. "

Spike and everyone else continued to say silent before she spoke again.

"I thought I told you not to harm her," she said. Emerald eyes now on Spike. He turned stiff as the woman suddenly became intimidating.