Guns and Roses

Thirty Seven ~ Quinn

I feel my tense muscles finally relax as the hot water hits the back of my head and runs down my back. It's only been less than a month but everything is completely different.

My phone pings repeatedly and I glare at it as if that's going to turn it off. When it doesn't, I shut the water off and grab a towel to wrap around my waist.

The texts are from Reggie mostly with two from Ellie. Reggie is heading to Greyside to ask around for Kira and is worried about the area. Torstone is filled with crime but Greyside is filled with something else that makes me uneasy.

I open Ellies texts without replying to Reggie. I really dont want to think about Kira right now, but scares me too much.

Ellie: Where are you? You haven't replied to any of my texts.
Ellie: Heading out to work. Want to meet up after?

I check the time with a frown. Its nearly nine at night, what the hell is she doing at work at this time?

"Ow!" Rya's sharp shout comes from down the hall. I left her in her room an hour ago, how has she managed to hurt herself?

I walk into my room and then stick my head out to see her sitting on the floor with a bottle of vodka at her lips and a cloud of smoke around her head.

She lifts her head to me and a laugh leaves her lips "Hello Prescott" she says cheerily "Want a drink?" She holds the bottle towards me. Fuck sake she's already drunk.

Quickly checking the hall for any witnesses, I run out into the hall and grab her off of the floor. She leans against me and runs a hand down my bare chest. I think it was an accident and she starts to laugh.

I pull her into my room and drop her onto the bed, taking the bottle from ons hand and the joint from her other. She laughs and rolls away from me to wrap herself in my blankets. "Look at me Quinn, I'm a burrito!"

I push the bottle under my bed and then extinguish the joint on my bedside table. She frowns at me because I'm not reacting to her. "I'm going to put some clothes on and then I'm coming back to put you in bed"

She reaches out from her blanket burrito and grabs my arm. "But I'm enjoying the view" she says with a massive grin on her face.

I brush her off and get to my feet. This Rya is someone I've never met before. Tonight could be quite entertaining.

She unfolds herself and then reaches for the buttons on her jeans "What are you doing?" I yelp, grabbing her hands and stopping her.

She jumps and looks back at me shocked "I'm not trying to sleep with you Prescott. These jeans are cutting off the circulation to my toes and I'd rather be comfortable in my own home"

I step away from her and she doesn't try to strip again so I quickly run into the bathroom to put some clothes on. When I come back out, shes got the bottle again and is pretty much chugging it.

I grab it so quickly that it trickles down her chin and she goes to hit me. "What the fuck?" She shouts. I put the bottle back under the bed and sit with her on the bed. She glares at me in silence and then her face falls. She starts to go ever so slightly green and bounces off the bed like it suddenly caught fire.

She just makes it to the bathroom before I hear an awful retching sound. Idiot.

It stops and I hear a soft whimpering instead. I follow her into the bathroom and see her sitting on the floor curled up and crying.

"What's wrong?" I ask her.

"What's wrong?" She shouts back at me "Fucking everything! Have you seen my life lately?"

Her bottom lip goes and then she puts her forehead onto her knees "I'm sorry" she says quietly "I dont like being mean to you. I'm just so fucking tired and my ribs fucking hurt"

I laugh and sit down beside her "The last one I think we can fix right now"

She nods "I'm sure Rafa has some strong ass painkillers in his room"

And with that shes on her feet again and bounding across the room like nothing's wrong.

I follow close behind her as she goes down the hall and then flings a door open. "Rafa!" She shouts and steps in "Wait. Who the fuck are you?"

I step in behind her and see Galya talking to a blonde girl. "My daughter" Galya says smiling and the girl turns around.

Fuck.

Its Ellie.

Ellie gets to her feet and walks over to Rya, I dont think she even notices me yet. "I dont think we've met. I'm Ellie Petrov"

Realisation dawns on Rya's face and she turns to me. "Your Ellie?" She asks me. I nod and a strange choking sound comes from my mouth. "What the fuck?"

Ellie rolls her eyes and doesn't even look at me. "When we first got here, it looked like Quinn here was a bigger part to the organisation than he actually is. So, I've been keeping an eye on him to try and judge your relationship"

"Fuck you" I say without even thinking.

She smiles at me and then flips her hair over her shoulder "It was lovely working with you Quinn"

"I think I'm going to leave" I tell them and then I do exactly that.

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It's all kicking off in the next chapter...