Guns and Roses

Forty Seven ~ Quinn

The room is silent as the two girls stare each other down and for a split second, everything is still.

Viktor tenses beside me and I hear him breathe in sharply. I dont know who he's most worried about, Rya or Bella.

I risk a glance back at the door that Bella had ran through and then back at the man that had scared her so much.

He is watching the door too. We seem to be the only two in the room who aren't solely focused on Rya and Ellie.

I pull my eyes from him and look at Rya and Ellie. My best friend and my ex girlfriend about to fight to the death. What the fuck have I gotten myself into?

Rya hits first and Ellie dodges the punch that flies at her face but only just. Rya spins before Ellie can hit back and kicks her in the ribs. The blonde girl falls back but catches herself before she hits the ground.

Before she can right herself Rya kicks out again, this time going for the knees. Shes trying desperately to get Ellie on the ground and to keep her there.

I think I might be the only one who knows the severity of Ryas injuries. She hurt herself taking me down and I wasnt fighting back. If Ellie gets a hold of her, this will all be over very quickly.

Rya's foot doesnt connect and the kick unbalances her. She stumbles forward and Ellie grabs her shoulders, flipping her over onto her back.

A gasp leaves my lips and my heart stops as Rya smashes into the ground and cries out. Her hands automatically go to her ribs and Ellie notices. They both rush to get to their feet but Ellie is upright before Rya can even get off the floor.

Ellie swipes Rya's hands out from underneath her and she falls again, another cry coming from her. I dont know if shes going to be able to get back up again.

Ellie just watches her as Rya puts her hands down and tries to push herself into a sitting position again. Ellie slowly steps forward and I realise that shes gradually putting weight on Rya's healing broken fingers.

This time, she doesnt make a sound but her eyes screw shut and her face twists in agony.

I cant look away no matter how much I want to. Ellie's dragging it out as much as possible. Shes making it as painful as she can.

Suddenly, Rya snaps around and it looks like she bites Ellie's knee. Ellies eyes widen in surprise and she yelps as she jumps back. A drop of blood runs down her leg and Rya uses her uninjured hand to push herself onto her feet.

Ellie jabs forward and Rya dodges, returning a punch of her own that hits Ellie in the side of the head. She stumbles again, and looks a little bit dazed as she tries to right herself.

Rya reaches forward and grabs a handful of blonde hair before using it to smash Ellies face against her knee. Ellie pushes her hands out and Rya falls back away from her. When Ellie looks up, blood is pouring down her face from her busted lips and burst nose.

The two of them take a short second to catch their breaths. Ellie recovers faster than Rya does however and kicks out hard. I hear a loud thud as her foot connects with Rya's ribs and she falls back against the ground, writhing in pain.

My heart stops as I realise that Rya is down. Theres no way she can fight back anymore. Shes dead.

Ellie smiles cruelly and starts to laugh. She mutters something in Russian and then kicks Rya's hands away from her abdomen. I spot the long scar on her arm just before Ellie steps down on it and I hear the bone snap under her weight.

Rya screams and then Ellie steps back. She swings one leg over Rya and then gets onto her knees so that she's sitting on Rya's broken ribs. Rya's legs thrash uselessly as the pressure on her broken ribs is increased. Her one working arm pushes at Ellie but it doesnt do anything.

Ellie's long fingers wrap around Rya's throat and squeeze. Viktor's eyes close and his head drops. Switch turns away and buries his head in Artie's chest, who in turn drops his face to the top of Switch's head to avoid looking at the scene.

"Oh my God." Freddie says softly beside me. No one expected it to end like this.

Hot tears roll down my face as I watch Rya's face turn red and then purple as she claws at Ellie's hands, desperate for breath. Her legs slow their kicking as the fight leaves her.

The door opens and Bella runs back in. She takes in the sight and goes to run in and help her daughter but one of the Petrovs men grabs her and holds her back as she screams.

Her screams seem to startle Ellie a little and her hold must loosen just enough for Rya to get a single breath of oxygen in. It's all she needs.

Her feet plant themselves on the floor and she bucks herself up, unseating Ellie from her body and releasing the hold on her neck.

She scrambles away but doesn't take any time to get back her breath before jumping at Ellie and landing hard on her back, knocking the blonde girl to the ground. Rya grabs Ellie's hair again and starts to slam her face against the ground again and again until blood covers the ground they're sitting on.

When Ellie stops struggling, Rya untangle her fingers from the blonde hair and gets to her feet. She turns to the Petrovs with their daughters blood on her hands and smiles. "I am Koroleva!" She shouts.

Galya and Dimitri stare back blankly. Nobody makes a move.

Rya's entire body is heaving as she tries to get oxygen back into her lungs but no one makes a move towards her. I dont even think my body would move if I wanted it to.

Shes alive.

"Dimitri and Galya Petrov. You are enemies to this family and a danger to the people I love. You will not be leaving this room alive." she projects loudly. "Shoot them."

In less than a second, the sound of gunfire fills my ears as almost every armed man in the room takes aim at the remaining Petrovs. Their bodies hit the ground and there is silence.

I look to see that one of the other men who were here with the Petrovs has been hit and is slowly bleeding out yet nobody helps him. The second man is nowhere to be seen.

Neither is Bella.

Rya turns away and runs towards us. Well, she runs as best as she can but its clear that she's in extreme pain.

I wrap my arms around her and she hugs me back just as tightly before she is pulled away by her family. She was so close to death and everyone in this room knows how lucky she is to still be alive.