Illicit Flower

Troublemaker

"Rafael wants to see you."
"Piss off."
Startled by the voices, Riya quickly hid behind a dumpster. Then she cautiously peered out. There was a girl with long, straight pink hair, brown skin, and green eyes. She wore a short, red dress with matching red stiletto heels, and a black furry coat. She leaned against the wall, smoking a cigarette, and well aware of the three men standing before her. But the look in her eyes indicated that she didn't care.
"Lola, we're not fucking around-"
"Piss. Off." she repeated, blowing her cigarette smoke in his face.
The three men seemed to be half man, half beast. They were furry and unkempt, to say the least. Both their fur and claws were so long and dirty. They reminded Riya of messy dogs who hadn't been to the groomers in months. Two had brown fur, and the one in front had dark fur. The ones with brown fur... Their tails were moving side to side, and their claws were open; ready to impale their next victim. The man in front however, his tail was still and his arms were crossed. He seemed less eager and more impatient and mildly inconvenienced. And their height, they couldn't have been less than eight feet tall.
Werewolves, Aya finally said. This can't be good.
The one with dark fur sighed, "This could've been easy. Rafael wanted you alive."
Lola tossed her cigarette on the ground, "Then he can do his own dirty work. Listen Luke, I'm not changing my mind. Deal's off."
Luke shook his head, "Still think you have a choice? I don't know why Rafael puts up with you whores."
He snapped his fingers and the other two wolves stepped forward.
Lola backed away, "Don't you fucking dare-"
BANG!
Riya stepped out. One wolf was lying motionless on the ground in a puddle of blood. Lola was holding a gun. Luke and Gren just stared at her in shock.
"Gray!" Luke shouted. "You just shot Gray!"
"What the fuck is wrong with you?" Shouted Gren.
Lola smiled and aimed, "Piss off means piss off."
Was that a silver bullet? Riya asked.
Well probably since he's not moving, said Aya. But where did a mundy get that?
She's a mundy?!
Riya heard another shot go off, but the other two werewolves were still standing.
"I won't miss next time- Hey!"
In a flash, Luke suddenly rushed towards her, knocking her gun out of her hand. He had her pinned against a wall.
"Should've taken the deal when you had the chance." He taunted.
Lola didn't have much of a chance, Luke had one paw at her neck. Any further and his long nail would've impaled her.
"Fuck you," Lola spat.
"Luke," the other wolf said cautiously. "Rafael said-"
"Shut the fuck up, Gren!" Luke snapped. "His girl killed one of our own. We need to teach her a lesson."
Luke growled and raised his other claw. But before he reached Lola's face, he was suddenly hit by a blast of energy. He howled in pain and dropped Lola. Luke felt like his back was on fire, actually some of his fur was singed.
"What the fuck-" Luke turned and gasped, "You!"
"Hiya boys!" Riya said cheerfully. "Why don't you both be good doggies and let the nice girl go?"
Luke eyed the girl standing before him, with her fairy wings and demon horns and tail out. His mind was busy trying to figure out what she was, while wondering how this tiny girl managed to hit him, and why neither he nor Gren picked up her scent.
"Bitch!"
Gren rushed at Riya with his claws, but she backflipped out of the way. And Gren ended up hitting the wall so hard it cracked. Despite the obvious pain he was in, Gren quickly got back up.
Glowing blue eyes and energy at her fingertips, a ring of blue fire appeared around Riya. And when Gren rushed to her, the blue fire launched her into the air.
As she descended, Riya formed an energy sphere in her hands. She aimed and fired at Gren. Of course he jumped out of the way, but when he landed the energy sphere made a sharp turn and hit him in the back, slamming him into the floor.
At the last second Riya opened her wings and gently landed on the ground. Then she noticed Lola trying to stand up, clutching at her arm. Riya felt sorry for her, but she wondered how a mundy got mixed up in everything.
Riya, look out! Aya shouted.
Too late.
Luke grabbed her, his claws around her neck. Riya frantically looked around, then she saw Gren holding Lola's gun.
"Looking for this?" Gren teased.
Luke scoffed, "You don't have anything smart to say now, do you?"
Riya just sighed and hung her head. Luke smiled at her defeat, but before he could bite her, he heard a tune. Was Riya singing? Then Riya suddenly looked up. Her eyes were fully black.
Aya gasped, Riya wait-
A loud scream escaped from Riya's mouth. It made the ground shake, and cracks appear. Gren fell and dropped the gun. Riya didn't care if this woke Jasmine or the entire kingdom up. She didn't care that Jasmine would punish her. She was angry, and she had someone to take it out on. It's like people forgot about her fairy side.
But Luke felt the scream pierce his ears... and his heart. And he wasn't sure if Gren was okay. Through the pain, his eyes drifted to Gray, who was definitely gone forever.
Desperate to make Riya stop, Luke threw her. Well it worked. Riya's scream stopped as soon as she hit the wall. And when she slid down to the ground, she touched her stomach and felt blood.
A scratch, said Aya. But it isn't that deep.
Riya slowly stood back up, Not like I can turn anyway. The perks of being part demon.
Then she noticed Lola; she was frantically covering her ears and standing over a pipe.
She tried to help you, Aya said.
Riya eyed the pipe, Was she going to hit Luke with that?
Yes, Aya answered.
Riya quickly rushed to her, "Are you alright?"
Lola glared at her, "What the fuck was that?!"
"Song of Torment," Riya answered.
"Wish you could've warned me," Lola said dryly.
"Sorry about that." said Riya, stifling a smile.
Riya! Aya shouted.
Riya rolled her eyes, What now?
Luke and Gren were slowly standing up. But Riya didn't feel threatened, they seemed weak and unsure. And when they looked at Riya, she sensed fear but determination behind their eyes. They weren't ready to give up.
Suddenly, they all heard a howl in the distance, stopping Luke and Gren in their tracks.
Their leader, Aya guessed. He wants them to return to him.
Luke glanced back at Riya, then shook his head, "Let's just go."
Gren didn't argue. They left, taking Gray's corpse and Lola's gun with them.