Girl Gang

Chapter 23 - Wakey wakey

Ravens POV:
My eyes had just fluttered open. I was greeted by a figure rushing through my line of sight in a blur and by the sounds of yelling but the worst of all was the pain. Pain in my stomach spreading slowly throughout my body. My head was thumping, I could hear blood rushing in my ears. What's going on? Where am I?

"Oh God, Scarlett you are so stupid." A voice that seemed to be coming from somewhere near my feet said. I tried to sit up so I could figure the whole situation out but as I did the pain in my body intensified it was ten times worse.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid." Said the voice. "Why the hell would you not say something Scarlett." The voice carried on blabbering as the room swam into focus.

"Where.... am I?" I questioned my voice breathy and weak. I could just make out the surrounding area: I was in a warehouse of some sort laying on the only furniture other than some kitchen cabinets in the corner. It sort of reminded me of one of the gangs safe houses but when I managed to sit myself up I could definitely tell it wasn't mine. There was loads of different vehicles that I had never seen and more importantly Dragon (a private assassin that I had hired) was there.

But before I could do anything Dragon aka Noah was dashing around the room marking my head spin. He grabbed the figure that lay at my feet and laid them onto a stretcher that I had just noticed. He then pulled out a box that appeared to be filled with blood, he took one, hooked it up to one of those drip things that are in hospitals, an IV and carefully he pushed a needle connected to the bag into the persons arm. Then he looked up sighing and noticed me. His face dropped and he became emotionless as stone and was just staring at me as he stood over the person on the stretcher.

"Oh shit." I mumbled. "Are you here to kill me?"

Dragon just shook his head 'no'. "Then why the fuck am I here in what I suppose is your warehouse? And who the hell is that?" I Attempt to exclamation as I gesture to the figure. Although I've hired this guy in the past, assassins like him have no loyalties. They go wherever the money is.

"She called me." Dragon said gesturing to the person that lay limp on the stew her whilst connected to the blood bag.

I looked down at the person finally paying attention to her. Recognitions hit me. It became evident, the person was Scarlett. But that didn't make sense how could she have been able to call Dragon and why was she unconscious connected to a bag of blood?

"What the hell happened?"
"Well, long story short you were attacked by Arion, shot and then saved by her." Dragon after regarding me for a few seconds began to lose interest in my presence and looked away carrying on with the  medical care for Scarlett.
"She saved me." I said not framing it as a question it still receiving a 'mmhm' from Noah.

I'm still confused on the details but from what I have gathered Scarlett had been able to survive under pressure and save me in the process. The Arion gang members are strong and she would of
had to of been amazingly skilled in order to escape them.

"So what exactly shall I do now." I ask laying back onto the couch.

"I don't know nor do I care." Noah responds icily. We sat for a few minutes the only sound for miles being the rustling and whistling of wind in what sounds like blades of grass.

Out of the blue Noah talked, "Once she's conscious, you should leave and get back to the Vipers." As Noah told me his plan I couldn't help but feel as if there was a small amount of almost undetectable fear in his voice. But if it was fear what was it for, was he afraid of me being here? Or was he afraid of Scarlett? Maybe, just maybe he was afraid for her not of her.
"You alright man?" I asked him.

"I'm fine." Noah's expressionless response was.

After some time sitting in awkward silence, Scarlett came around and I sat up running over to her even as the room span and blood rushed to my head. When I got to her temporary stretcher, Noah tensed his jaw sort lunging at me when I got close to her. Though he didn't act on them his conflicting emotions were clear. He had something against me being near Scarlett. Then realisation hit me. Noah must like Scarlett to care so much about her. He usually is cold to everyone but not her.

All my previous thoughts about Noah though flew out of my mind when Scarlett's weak voice reached my ears.

"When we get back to the gang I'm thinking about navy blue wallpaper and a marble dest in the entrance hall.

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When Scarlett was stable enough I had Noah take us back to the gang house. So after everything that had happens that day it came as a huge surprise that the whole place was silent as I strolled in Scarlett relying heavily on me for support in standing. In The Vipers usual protocol when a high ranking member goes missing is to be on high alert and send out a search team so the place bring empty was strange.

"Hello? Is anybody here?" I called out my only response was Scarlett groaning about me shouting in her ear. I waited a few minutes more only to be once again greeted by Scarlett's annoyance and an echo.

"Hmmm," I mused "This is weird." The gang house is very rarely silent.

"Raven as much as I love being close to you and listening to you scream in my ear, it's kinda getting boring so I'm gonna dash." Scarlett pried my arm from around her waist and she attempted to walk off to her room.

"Oh no you don't." I say catching Scarlett just as she tripped on the first step. "Your not going anywhere missy. Doctors orders, or should I say Noah's orders."

Scarlett tried to repeatedly squirm out of my grip as I half carried half dragged her up the stairs. When we reached the top she managed to break free of my hold by elbowing me in the stomach. I doubled over and she began to trot off.

"Noah isn't a doctor he kills he doesn't cure." As all the words fell from her lips Scarlett still a little drugged and light headed miscalculated a step and facepalms the floor.