only for his Queen

chapter 19

Axels pov
     Right now I am laying in my bed. Thinking about today. Not only did we leave our cramped place but we moved in with our friend. Where the guys are so happy, even though Hank won't admit it. I know he's happy. His, Blake's, and jakes parents died in a gang shoot out when they had first joined. All at different times. Hanks was last, and before his parents had adopted Blake and Jake. We decided not to report their deaths and bury them ourselves. Not even my dad knows. But today when we moved here. I could see the happiness in his eyes. Which made me happy. And then at lunch we went.to see Ash. She was so mad at us for skipping. Everytime she addressed us it was "asshole" or "assholes." but she calmed down when she found out its because we were moving our stuff. I swear that girl is bipolar.
   Speaking of her. I can't believe she did that! She not only hid the nerf guns but also decided to attack Jared and the boys. Well I helped. But still! Through the whole time we were running today... I couldn't help but think about her hand in mine. Gosh when did this even begin! Like why did I kiss her? Why did I love it when she ran up to me today at school? Why did I get jealous of her cousin at the ball?
   "You like my neice." A voice says in disbelief. I sit up in my bed and see Michael. "Excuse me?" I ask. "You were thinking out loud." he monotones. I make a 'oh' face and fall back on my bed. "So my neice huh?" he asks sitting down on a chair by the window.
         "I.. I don't know. When I first got here she almost completely ignored me. And then when she snapped at me at lunch that day. Something about her was different. I had asked the guys to tell me about her since they are the ones that were making me sit with her. But they refused. That night when I found out she was the Queen of the mafia it all made since. The day with her parents. How she treated them and took control something happened to me. Even though I don't know what happened between her and her parents, I found out that she doesn't care what others think. When I borrowed her grandpas clothes.. I found out a little bit of what goes on in her head. And ever since little by little. I've hated seeing her upset. I always want to make her happy. And at the ball. When I kissed her. I didn't know that I was going to. Or that I wanted to. I just... Did it. I got jealous of Kaden. And when she shot Ricky. I don't think anything can get as hot as her right then. And today... When I went to pick her up. The moment I saw her, I smiled. When she smiled back my heart started to beat really fast. Then she ran at me and wrapped her arms around my neck burying her face there. My world had stopped. It was just me and her. And on the way home. The way she was singing and dancing in the passenger seat made my stomach do flips." I rambled. His eyebrows shot up at the last bit. "And earlier. When we were attack Jared and the boys with her nerf guns. She grabbed my hand while we were running. I swear my heart stopped." I let out a sigh. "You don't like my neice... You love her." he says standing up. Do I? "And she must like you too... She never lets anyone drive her car without grandfathers orders." with that he left. Leaving me to my thoughts. Maybe... Just maybe I do love her. That's my last thought before I drift off into a dreamless sleep.

      My eyes snap open to the sounds of a females scream. Looking up it is 4 in the morning. The scream is coming from across the hall, Ash. I jump out of bed and rush over. Ash is twisting and turning in her bed. Screams come from her small body, sounding tortured. I climb in next to her and wrap my arms around her. Pulling her close. "Shh my Queen. Everything is ok. Your safe." I whisper, placing a kiss on her forehead. Slowly she calms down. Snuggling deeper into me, her screams silence and her body relaxes. I stroke her hair as her head moves up an down on my chests in time with my breathing. This causes me to slowly fall back to sleep. But this time.. This time I dream... A dream with my mother. The mother that died 5 years ago.

      I wake up to the sun beating down on my face. I turn over and the clock says 8:00. At least I got a few more hours. A body snuggles deeper into me, hiding their face from the sun. Then the sun disappears. My eyes adjust and I see Michael. "You guys can stay home today. I already told the guys and they are up having breakfast. Said they don't want to waist the day." he tells me. "She was screaming." I said as he went to walk out the door. "I know. She always does." he sits down. "When she was born her parents had abandoned her here at the doorsteps. Grandfather had found her and decided since his son couldn't take care of the child.. He would. Then on her 5th birthday. They came back and took her. Without any of us knowing. They had just walked in and took her. It took us hours to find out she was gone. She was supposed to be napping. Then one of the maids said she was gone. Jared had just became head guard and didn't know that they had abandoned her and let them leave. He told us right away when we asked. Father searched everywhere.  The blackmarket.. He talked to other mafias.. everything. But no luck. Almost a year later a guy had came up to father with information. Said he wanted nothing in return except the child safety.  Her parents had sold her to a very bad man named John... John Peterson." he tells. "We gather all the mafias and attacked. When we got there... He.. He was raping her. And the boy that had told us was tied to a chair screaming at him to stop. It had turned out the boy was johns son. John had cut and whipped ashtrid. He raped her more than anyone could count. Yet the son said that she had never cried. And that he came as soon as his father would let him out of the house." a tear rolls down my cheek. "Michael." ashtrid weak voice floats through the air. "I never gave you permission to tell him my story." her voice getting angrier. Michael looks down. "But thank you. I don't think I can bring myself to say it out loud." she smiles at him and her grip around my waist tightens. I notice my chest is wet... She's crying. I begin running my hands through her hair and she calms down. "Well lets not waist the day. Get up and out. Im taking a shower." she says pushing me slightly. I almost fall off the bed. Me and Michael leave and go to the kitchen. "Don't." "you." "dare." "hurt." "her." Blake, Jake, Michael,  Jared, Hank? Say. "I don't want to. And I am going to try my hardest not to." I tell them. "So you do like her! I knew it! Pay up!" Jake yells. Blake and Hank hand him 20s and Jared hands him a 50. "Yall bet on it?" I ask. "Yeah.. We all knew but we thought you would take another year to actually admit it." Jared says shrugging. Wow... My bestfriends... And Jared definitely believed in me. #sarcasm Jared disappears into the kitchen to come back minutes later with a cart full of food. "What happened to the maids?" Hank asks. "Ash doesn't like people serving her." he answers. "Its weird ok!" she yells from the doorway. She's wearing a loose t-shirt and black skinny jeans along with.. "Toe socks?" "yes! They are awesome." she defends.... "Alright then." with that we all sit down and eat.