Partners

2.

"What the fuck is it?"

"It is her, you dumbass."

I groaned and slowly opened my eyes. It was harder than I expected. Usually, I can't keep them closed and now they didn't want to open. The irony.

I was in a dimly lighted room and I think. But I was definitely lying somewhere not that comfortable. As I saw the cool girl, events of previous night flashed before my eyes.

Holy shit, I got in to criminal stuff.

There was also another person behind the girl. It was young boy-teenager maybe. He was looking as puzzled as I am.

"Leave. Now." The cool girl said in a low tone leaving no room for arguing. Boy just nodded and went out of the room.

None of us broke the silence. Girl was looking elsewhere while I was looking at her. Her dark black hair was let down now and her clothing was more colorful. but she still carried her dark aura with her. She looked different. Like she was from another world. And I don't know why but I wanted to explore that world.

Girl cleared her throat to get my attention and I looked at her. I thought her eyes were black, but really, they were just dark blue, the color that skies get right after sun down.

"Last night you interrupted a really important meeting. Do you know what it might have resulted with?" She asked me, bringing me back from my thoughts. I shrugged, not really knowing what to tell to that.

I didn't know what I have gotten myself into until this moment. I was in the middle of something really dangerous. And on top of it all, I was still hungry.

"Your death. But you actually fought him off which was kind surprising." She said with small chuckle.

I shrugged. Ignoring the fact that she told me I might have died and more concentrating on the fact that she was surprised by me. "Just because I am not well built doesn't mean I can't fight."

Cool girl rolled her eyes making the ocean in her eyes get big tides. "Whatever you say, drink girl." I chuckled at the nickname.

"Look, the guy you helped me to takedown was kind of the main figure of our rivals. Now they might want to take revenge on you. Do you get it?" She asked me seeing the confused look on my face.

Suddenly I remembered that I am in an unknown location, with the cool girl who totally has gun in her pocket, and I might have helped kill someone. "Where the hell I am?" I whispered still trying to understand what she just said.

"You are in the headquarters of Dark. One of the top 10 gangs in New York. That guy, he was from Dawn.  They are currently trying to get over us. And you just happened to step in the middle of that battle." She said it calmly and slowly so that I would hear every part of it.

"So, If I got it right, that Dawn team, group whatever. Might think that I am one of you and want to murder me?" I asked with steady voice though my insides were ready to come right out of my mouth.

The girl slowly nodded. I started to get even more panicky. She was saying something but I couldn't hear it over the sound of my heart beating in my ears.

"Shit, so much for wanting to eat something." I mumbled to myself. I saw cool girl waving her hands around me, trying to get my attention.

"Listen, we- I mean, the gang has put you under protection until things clear up. You won't be staying here but I will be around you to make sure that you are safe."

Her words started to make sense now. But I still didn't trust her nor her gang for that matter. If there is one thing I have learned in life is that nothing is done simply. There is always some second part of the deal written in a small size at the bottom of the letter.