Chapter 7: Chapter Seven ~ New Beginnings
This was one weird morning for me, I wasn't use to being woken up by a kid who was whining for breakfast to be made. I certainly wasn't use to having her following me around everywhere I went and I mean everywhere. Leah is like my little duckling, she even followed me to the bathroom so I had to have her turn around while I did my business.
Turns out she likes ducks so her nickname Ducky will suit her just fine. Since I was woken up earlier today, sadly, I had decided to take Ducky with me to turn in the adoption papers and maybe get the whole "I own the group now" thing done.
Well I figured if I was going to do that I might as well change my last name to match Leah's and to the group name. What concerns me a bit is that I can't take off the earring Mr. Blackwood put on me and that's because it beeped a few times making me think I have some kind of bomb on me.
Leo was still asleep since it was about eight in the morning, I made bacon and egg tacos to eat then dressed Ducky in a pink sweater that had a glitter heart in the middle with black leggings and black boots. I wore something similar, only mine didn't have a heart and of course I had a small leather backpack that carried the paperwork and documents I needed along with my handgun.
Can't leave my hand gun at home now could I, especially when I have a little girl to protect now. Hmmmm.....I have a little girl now...oh god why is my mind still processing this? Maybe I was too excited about having her that my brain was so in the process and now had caught up.
I looked at her, blonde hair, blue eyes, rosy cheeks, pink lips, a healthy pale skin that looked tanned whenever she was happy. She's so beautiful to look at and I could stare at her all day whether it was when she tried to brush her teeth or when she tip-toed to reach the juice in the fridge.
Not to say I'm happy about what happened to her father but I think I'm lucky to have gotten her in my life. Right now, she was patiently sitting on the couch playing with her hair as she waited for me. I took one of Leo's more family friendly cars, the Audi RS 7, and made sure Ducky sat in a car seat then we were on our way.
While waiting for my number to be called Ducky sat on my lap as she played candy crush on my phone and told me what the colors' names were. I was listening to her but my mind was wandering to the thought of whether I was strong enough to actually be a.....boss.
Boss....boss...bossssss...boss Skylar...nope doesn't sound good.
I sighed, relaxing my head on top of Ducky's head and wrapping my arms around her little waist pulling her closer to me. "Are you happy with me," I asked her and she turned her head around. With one hand she touched my cheek then kissed it, "Appy moma appy."
I smiled and kissed her soft cheek causing her to giggle which made me plant more kisses all over her. After waiting for three frickin hours we finally took care of the necessary paperwork which took another two hours and it was official, she is officially my daughter.
As we got to the car I kneeled down to her level taking both her hands in mine, "Well sweetie you are mine now, mommy belongs to you forever." She smiled so big at the news I just told her I couldn't help but smile even more at her reaction, "Ai luv u mommy."
"I love you too my little Ducky," I pulled her in for a hug planting more kisses on her little head. "Okay Ducky now let's go to one of your papa's offices to deal with other stuff," I said while buckling her in. I followed an address I had put in the navigation system and it apparently took me deeper into the city to a tall black building that must have been at least thirty stories high.
After parking in the parking garage across the street we walked into the office lobby and I stood there marveling over the elegance it was in. The lobby had natural colors of beiges and browns, a wall had a carving of swirls with flowers.
The tile floor had the same colors but of patterns and circles making Ducky skip it as if playing hopscotch. There were large lights in the ceiling with crystals hanging low and on the other wall was a fountain containing ordinary goldfish.
I heard the earring make a beeping noise again but this time it did it twice in a row, maybe it knows where we are. "Ducky, I need you to stay here and look at the fishies until mommy is done talking, okay?" she looked at me with a smile and nodded then sat on the railing to touch the water.
I rolled my eyes remembering the aquarium incident and began to walk to the receptionist's desk. "Hello....um..ma'am?" I laughed in my head because some people can't tell which gender I belong to, "I'm actually a boy but it's okay it is a mistake most make. I was wondering if I could speak with the person in charge of this office?" "Sir, I'm afraid you'll have to make an appointment, we don't just let any silly little stupid boys come and see the president without knowing who they are. Why don't you run on home and bring an adult before you cause trouble."
I smiled and called her a bitch in my mind, "Well I'm certainly no little stupid boy who takes crap from a receptionist who doesn't know how to keep her attitude in check. Can you please just call your president so I may talk about important business with him."
She rolled her eyes, "Look kid this is a top luxury company and we don't need stu--" "That is enough Andrea you are speaking to your boss right there very inappropriately." She was interrupted by a man with smooth milk chocolate skin, dreadlocks that stopped a little past his shoulder and dark brown eyes that could intimidate anyone.
While he observed me without saying a word, Ducky ran to me saying she was hungry yet again. I picked her up as she wrapped her around my neck and legs around my waist, "Mommy angry." "We can go eat with uncle Leo in a while, mommy just needs to talk to some people first," I tell her, breaking eye contact with the man.
Ducky looks at him then smiles, "Jay!" I look back at the man and he smiles at her, "Hello again miss Leah. I'm sorry about your daddy." He then looks at me, "I assume you are here about claiming what Mr. Blackwood had given to you." I take a step back, "Yes, how did you know I was here?"
He stepped closer to me and touched my ear where the earring was, "This earring has been passed down through generations, it's made of real gold and the little diamonds are real as well. In one of the diamonds there is a tracking device hidden behind it so that we know where our boss is at all times." Before the owner dies he or she must pass the heirloom off to the next generation's boss. Right now, only you may take it off since it has your DNA in its system unless of course we chop your ear off and have your dead body open it but that's just an option."
I nervously laughed and Ducky was mad at the mention of my dead body, "Moma no die!" I hugged her closely and tried to relax her, assuring her I will always be alive for her. Jay laughed and apologized to her then assured me that they wouldn't try a thing like that with me. "If you come this way boss we must discuss at least the basics with you when it comes to running this large hidden group. Our office is just above us and there is already snack in there ready for Leah." I followed Jay and a few other men upstairs, "Oh and I must ask if you have the princess's adoption work done and if you plan to go to tonight's party. If you do I shall attend with you of course."
"Yes, she is officially mine now and I understand to accompany me but I do have a colleague of mine who is also accompanying me. I must also ask if it was more preferable if I changed my name to the appropriate group's name."
I sat on the black leather couch that was to the side of the oval table while I had Ducky on my lap eating yogurt that was in the mini fridge. Jay took a seat on the dark brown cushion chair closest to where I was seating, "Don't worry about it, your name has already been changed. While we were conversating I had one of our men go take care of that and is now on his to hand us your new identification documents."
"Oh, okay shall we get straight to the main topic then?" I asked putting Ducky to the side, giving her my phone for distraction. Jay smirked, "We all know how the devils' Angel is serious when it comes to business so I believe blackwood made a good choice in choosing you but I hope you know how serious this is and how dangerous it can get."
I looked at Ducky for a moment then back at Jay with a smile, "Bring it on."
"Mommy where going?" Ducky asked me from the back seat of the car. We are going to meet uncle Leo so we can go eat together before we go buy you a dress for a party tonight." I turned to Jay who was sitting in the passenger's seat looking outside the window, "Do you have something to wear for tonight's event?"
"Of course, I had already known you would attend since it is a yearly event even though you didn't attend it last year." I only shrugged in response, I wasn't one to socialize especially since to me everyone is much taller and muscular than I am.
I'm thankful jay is here to help out because I honestly don't know what to do, I just hope he isn't being fake nice for right now but I mean if Ducky knew him enough to smile at him then i'll trust him.
We ate at a Denny's by the city hall park and like always parking was a bit of a hassle but of course Ducky rambling on about everything she saw on the walk in eased me. At first Leo was on guard when he met jay but by the time we got our food they had become good friends, good enough friends to gang up on me when I made a mistake.
While I was away with Ducky, Leo had apparently enrolled her at my school and thankfully he had also already told Angelo I couldn't come to work for a few days due to family problems. I was thinking of quitting since two full time jobs and a part time job would be too much for me especially now that I have Ducky to take care of. The thought of quitting made me sad but working there puts me at a higher risk of being assassinated so I'll have to tell Angelo on Monday.
After our somewhat light dinner we went to take Ducky to get a dress and she is just beautiful, my little angel duck. As we left the store, Leo's phone began to ring, "Hmmm...ehhhhhh...hey Sky look at this. Lover boy is at my place." I looked at him in confusion and walked closer to him to see his phone screen. On the screen there was a black car and a man standing next to it, observing the gated house.
The more I looked at the details of the man the more I realized the man was Zach, what is he doing there? Jay had come closer to look at the screen as well and instantly knew who Zach was. "You all socialize with Mr. Henderson," he asked, looking at me a bit worried.
"No but Zach here has his eyes on Sky wanting to do the nasty with him," leo says while imitating sex with his fingers. I blush a bit, "Shut up he does not." Jay looked at me with his brows furrowed, "I think it is best if you do not socialize with Mr. Henderson since he is one of the four like you. He will only want to try and get control over the group after all you know what nickname he has earned himself."
I looked at Ducky asleep in my arms, I don't want any more problems that can endanger me and her so I'll do anything to have a somewhat peaceful life together.
After making sure Zach was not near, we headed to the house to get ready for the masque party. While Leo did my hair and make-up I was doing Ducky's hair, I made two braids that connected in the back and put a little tiara on her that had a diamond shaped duck in the front surrounded by other diamonds.
My hair was curled even more with a half up and half down and of course Leo had gotten me a headband diamond tiara. Ducky's dress is a light pink tulle ball gown with transparent sleeves that had white lace spots along with lace on the back tail and a big bow in the back.
My dress is a white sleeveless tulle with black lace on the top that spread down to the bottom. I wore a thick black diamond choker to hide my Adam's apple a bit along with black diamond angel ear cuffs. Leo wore a black tux with a light pink tie that matched Ducky and jay wore an all black tux. Ducky and I wore matching angel masks that had white beads and feathers mixed with gold. Leo wore a gold half mask that looked like it had a lions mane and jay wore a black masque that had black beads on the wolf ears.
Ducky was excited to go to the dance but I honestly wasn't so the kid within me thought to bring Uno cards to play later in case we got bored. Leo drove us all in one of his fanciest non-traceable sports cars into the city to the where the event is being held at, the Prince George Ballroom.
When we got out of the car the valet was ready to take the car from us and we made our way to the entrance of the ballroom where we had to check our code names in.
"Hello, please state your names," the lady sitting at a table next to the entrance doors asked us. "Hello, codename Lion's Reaper is here." Leo said which made the ladies smile fade but made him smile knowing he made a good impression. She turned to look at me waiting for my name, "Codename Devils' Angel." She looked down frightened a bit more than Jay gave his name which is Wolfs' Shadow and she scratched our names off, "P-please enjoy the party."
Leo offered his arm to me and I took it while I held onto Ducky's hand with my other hand and Jay walked beside her. As we walked through the double doors we earned looks towards us as they announced our codenames for all to hear.
I held Ducky closer to my side and my hand on Leo's arm tightened a bit as we walked through the room to find some empty seats. When we finally found seats, I sat in between the guys while I had Ducky sit in my lap since we were in a room full of killers and mafia bosses. "I'm nervous lion," I said, leaning my head on Ducky's head while observing the room full of people.
He looked at me with a smile showing off his pearly white teeth, "Don't worry angel you look magnificent tonight. Let's just have fun tonight before our carriage returns to being a pumpkin."
I laughed a bit, relaxing my arms around Ducky who was busy admiring the room. There was a stage with a live little orchestra playing waltz music, a dance floor in the middle of the room in which the tables surrounded it. There were tall pillars with detailed carvings on them, the ceiling had multi colored detailed carvings and the room itself was painted a cream color and there was glossy wood tiled flooring that was so clean you could see your reflection.
After a while, I got bored and so did Ducky, so we began to play Uno along with Leo but just when he was about to win someone hugged me from behind. Everyone was surprised and the other guests at our table gasped a bit knowing how dangerous I am that I shouldn't be touched so easily.
I looked to the side to see a little girl around the age of ten maybe and she had a big smile on her face. "You're the Devil's Angel right right right," she asked, letting go of me and jumping up and down as if she got a toy she desperately wanted.
"Yes, can I ask why you hugged me?" She took a step back smiling even more with those pink chapped lips. She had black long straight hair and bangs that were pulled back in a ponytail which made her sparkly green eyes pop out more that just went so well with her tanned skin. Her dress was a green long transparent sleeve ball gown with ruffles going down and a huge glittery bow in the back.
"Can I tell you how big of a role model you are to me I mean wow I can't believe I am meeting you. I wanted to meet you last year but you weren't here and I was so bummed but you're here today tonight oh man I think I'm freaking out am I talking too fast cause I think I am ahhh please shake my hand!" She held her shaking hand out to me and I was a bit hesitant to take her hand but I did anyway which made her squeal of joy.
"What's your name little one?" she excitedly pushed Leos' chair away and brought another chair in between us so she could sit next to me. Leo gave her a look then looked at me then back at her pretending to strangle her.
"My name is Delilah Darling. I am eleven years old so I beat your record of youngest assassin," she said smiling and swinging her feet. I couldn't help the frown on my face not because my record was beat but because of how young she is to have to do it. What in god's name would put a child as young as her as a killer, what was that push in life that drove her to spill blood in her hands?
She saw my sad face and giggled, "Don't be sad I feel free because of what I do." A tear slipped from my eye and I brought Delilah in my arms so me and Ducky could hug her. I pulled away, "It's nice to meet you darling, I'd like to hear your story sometime soon so for now please have a seat with us here unless your parents are here."
"No parents just me," she said pulling her chair closer to the table taking a look at the other adults sitting with us. I sat listening to Delilah and Ducky talk about their favorite things like Barbie's, which I loved, animals and food. Around ten thirty it was time for bosses to make announcements and there were even contests like who had killed more this year or who was more productive.
The prizes of course were either money, guns, drugs, vacations or plain glass trophies and sometimes even people since this small part of Manhattan wasn't owned by anyone.
Come to think of it I think the last time I was at this party they had given a red headed submissive teen boy away to one of the top bosses around here who looked like a human jabba the hut just maybe a little less blubber. Maybe it was at that point where I decided not to come to this event ever again but yet here I am. My thoughts were interrupted as I felt a hand gently rub my shoulder, it was Jay signaling me to come with him so we could go to the stage area.
"So, what should I say? I'm a bit n-nervous," I say almost tripping on my dress getting up from my seat but he luckily caught me. I wrapped my hand around his arm as we walked past the tables to the back of the satin red curtain where a line was formed for the others waiting for a turn.
"Don't worry just make a little speech stating who you are but I suggest you use your codename and I plan to keep your gender as female in case we can use it to our advantage for future crises. I sighed heavily while nodding my head as the line got shorter and shorter until it was us who was next.
I gulped and proceeded to walk to the center stage where the microphone was. The light shined on us and you could just feel the worried tension from most of the other guests since my appearance was not known but my reputation as a ruthless killer was. I always got my jobs by phone and all my victims have met their death with a bullet to the head or on any of the other vital body parts with my signature bullets.
Okay so standing on the stage made me want to throw up real bad but then I heard shuffling in the dead silence. "GOOOOO MOMMYYYY!!" my Ducky yelled for me from our table and I couldn't help but giggle.
I cleared my throat with a smile, "I'd like to introduce myself for I am the Devils' Angel. I have probably done some business with most of you all in the past years but I have news that I shall be retiring as an assassin," I heard a few gasps and murmurs, "I am retiring because I shall be known as the Devil Angel of the Blackwood group. We are the same Blackwood group that had vanished all those years ago and we plan to be at the top once again whether you all like it or not. If for some reason you do then please set an appointment with me so that I may personally take care of your worries."
"Why should we let a woman like you take over the Blackwood group," a man from a table nearby dared to ask. My red lips formed into an even bigger smile, "Whether it is me being a woman or just me in general I can assure you that I can kick your ass anytime any day. Gentlemen most of you in this room are no match for me because if I was to keep killing then by next year's gathering one-fourth of this room will be gone while the other three-fourths would have probably hired me to do what they couldn't do."
With my hand I made a gun shape pointing it at the man's head, "Good sir and others that have a problem with my gender whether woman or man. Lesson one, you never underestimate what a pissed off person can do, especially a woman." I pretended to shoot him which scared him back to sit down and shut up angrily. "Thank you all for listening, may you have a pleasant evening." I began to walk off the stage with Jay beside me as we started to hear clapping from the guests.
I smiled knowing I got my point through only I still felt like throwing up but I shook the feeling away as we got closer to the table. Ducky came running to me, "Mommy dance!" I looked at the dance floor with hardly any people dancing, "Okay sweetie let's go." She took my hand in hers as she led me to the dance floor where they were playing the piano duet from corpse bride which I love.
I picked her up so she clung to me and I danced twirling us around every so often not caring there were eyes on me and my princess. When the song ended we giggled and noticed more people had joined the dance floor but then someone had tapped my shoulder.
"Excuse me but might I have this next dance with your mother?" An older man that looked to be in his fifties but still had a good build asked Ducky while holding a hand out to me. I looked at Ducky who didn't seem to want to leave me but Leo came and asked her for a dance so she left and I began to dance with this man to bittersweet symphony. While dancing he said nothing to me other than that his name is Alejandro and he just kept examining me which just weirded me out enough to send shivers down my spine. When the song was over he simply thanked me for allowing him to take up my time and as he left more men got the courage to ask for my hand for a dance or two.
(Zachery)
I was sitting down wearing a tux of red and black along with a steel devil mask with red jewels on it most likely looking devilishly handsome but was I satisfied, no.
Honestly this annual party was boring like all the others until the Devils' Angel made an announcement that pretty much must have made everyone panic. Even though I panicked a little knowing I'm not the only one ruling the underworld now and let me tell you this, I don't like sharing.
Right now, I am watching her dance with idiots who are most likely trying to suck up to her to be in her good graces. Well in the next song I'll just have to steal her away so that I can peacefully threaten her as we dance the night away. Ugh if only sky was here so I could be dancing with him, he would have had a grand time here with me as my date.
We could have been here in suits with matching colors or I could have persuaded him to wear a sexy dress that would have shown his perfect round ass off. Just picturing me ripping his clothes off is getting me as hard as a rock. Damnit, I went over to where his cell signal was telling me where he was but once we got to the place it turns out to be the house of the Lions' Reaper.
I couldn't just walk in through the gates and into the house of a trained killer with no back up. I'll just have to go get him in the early morning or maybe after the party while he is still here.
Call me old fashioned but once I laid my eyes on the sky I knew I wanted to take him out, get married then have kids and just grow old together as we watched our grandkids learn how to shoot.
My thoughts were brought back to reality when I had heard the music stop. I got up speed walking to the woman before the lion could get to ask for her hand first. "Milady won't you have this dance with me?" She looked at me and instantly I saw those sky-blue eyes that looked at me with worry behind that white mask.
"I-I'm sorry I'm terribly tired so I should go take a rest now please excuse me," she said while beginning to walk to the tables but I grabbed onto her wrist pulling her to my chest. "Won't you dance with me? After all we are going to be seeing each other more." The song Secrets by One Republic began to play and I knew for a fact this was Skylar's favorite song.
She looked down at the floor thinking for a moment then back at me so that those beautiful eyes stared right back at mine. "I love this song so you shall be the last man I dance with tonight Mr. Henderson," she said placing a hand on my shoulder and the other in my hand.
She was no woman and I knew for a fact I was dancing with my angel so I couldn't help but smile brightly as I held onto him tightly. "You seem happier than before, may I ask why?" I chuckled and brought my lips to his ear, "I am extremely happy because I am dancing with my angel....my Sky."
I felt him stiff up a bit and tried to leave but I only brought him closer as I put his arms around my neck and my arms around his waist. "Relax Skylar I won't do anything. I'm just happy to have you in my arms again. I know it's you because I could never forget those beautiful eyes of yours, your lips," I bent down to connect our lips and happily explored his mouth with my tongue earning a whimper from him, "Your delicious ass is most unforgettable." I moved my hands lower to squeeze his cheeks and before he could moan I had my lips back on his.
I swallowed his moans as my hands began to be a little more rough on his plump bottom but before the beast within me could just fuck him right here in front of everyone, he was ripped from my arms by the stupid lion.
He glared at me then looked down at Sky, "Are you okay angel?" I looked at sky who just stared off into space then little tears began to fall down as he finally turned to look at me, "I'm I'm sorry I can't." I reached my hand out to him but he only slapped it away before running off towards the exit.
He will not leave me again!
(Skylar)
I almost gave into him when I shouldn't be because for one I didn't deserve him and two because he could only be using me to get what he wants. I blindly ran out the double doors leading out of the ballroom feeling nausea hit me again only to smack into a chest making me fall on top of them.
"I'm so sorry Ms. Angel! Here it is......Skylar?!" I looked up rubbing my head only to feel that my mask had fallen off revealing my face. I was scared my face had been revealed but I was even more scared of the person whose face was so close to mine.
"R-Ryan?"
I scooted off of him as much as possible so that he was a good few feet away from me. "Hey! Are you two okay?" I heard another man say as they walked closer to us. I turned my head to see, "Danny?"
He stopped a few feet away from me in shock, "Why are you here Sky?" he came closer but I scooted away again.
I was about to answer when Zach came running out of the ballroom and was now a few feet behind me, "Zach."
"Zach?" Danny and Ryan said in unison while Zach came kneeling down next to me caressing my cheek and wiping a tear I didn't know escape. He kissed my forehead then my cheek and hesitantly kissed me in the softest way any lover would want to be kissed.
Although the kiss was for a mere few seconds it was the best kiss I've ever had that I wished it would have been my first time. The tears were escaping me with every passing second until I was full on crying but for what I do not know. I felt two pairs of arms pull me away from Zach so I looked up to see it was the boys but I was scared of what they thought of me that I ended up crying more.
"What did you do to Sky?!" they asked getting closer to him ready to punch him. I tried to say no but my words weren't understandable thus doing no good to anyone. Then the door to the ballroom banged open revealing my little girl who was running over to me scared as to why I was on the floor crying.
"Mommy Stop!!!" she rushed past the guys straight to me landing in my arms and snuggled her face in my chest. "Mommy no cry," she said as her voice cracked a bit, probably also wanting to cry. "Mommy?!" I heard all the guys ask as they looked at me in confusion.
"Sweetheart help mommy up please," I asked her while trying to get up from the floor. I managed to stand up but everything was swirling and I felt like throwing up again. I heard the guys call my name as they ran towards me but everything was getting dark and the world turned sideways or was it just me?
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