#piperhart

vogue challenge - danger girls edition

This was posted by Director Mike Caron recently and has been bothering me for a while. Let’s just say I found a REALLY interesting connection...

LOOK AT THE FLOOR. That isn’t the normal Man Cave symbol. 

But where have we seen that before? 

*drum roll* Wayyyy back in Season 2!

 Remember the episode titled “Opposite Universe” where Henry and Charlotte accidently travel to a universe where Ray and the whole gang are evil? Take a look at the floor of the Man Cave: 

 Plus, that video of Jasper dancing would have had to be taken when shooting the rest of the final episodes, so why would they have that version of the symbol on the floor? 

Vishous

I was in hideout motion and it was all going rather well. Wrath knew of my location, I had imparted that info to him before I left. But the rest of the Brotherhood was clueless to my whereabouts. And for now I planned on keeping it that way for a while. I needed the seclusion, the down time away from people, all people, even the Doggen. Although I did bring a male Doggen with me to my new residence. As of yet I hadn’t decided if this was going to be a full time thing or just until I finally finish pulling my head out of my ass. But for the time being I didn’t need to make that decision. I made sure that I could be reached when needed and that I was on the streets when it was my time to work patrol. It was imperative that I stay low-key right now. No one else needed to understand that but myself. I had managed to stay away from the Manse as well as my Penthouse. Although I had it all wired to feed into my system here in the middle of BFE. And that was why I was able to have a front row seat to all the wondrous things that Doc was up to at the Commodore. The night she decided to break into my place, an alarm went off and at first I was up and ready to demat to the high-rise but then I saw who it was. So I grabbed a bottle of Goose along with some beef jerky then sat back and watched the show. That was up until the end and I knew that Doc wasn’t really hurt or did any extreme damage to my property. Although that didn’t diminish the fact that she intruded where she had no business intruding. And that shit would be fucking dealt with. I wasted a few minutes in gearing up and locking my place down before I vanished into thin air. When I came to form on my balcony it was like the place knew I was there. The glass doors slid open gracefully, black pillar candles lit up to full flames and as I stepped inside the doors closed and locked down.

Piper

::Every inch of my body ached in so many ways I couldn’t figure out what sound to make first, so in a exhale of breath they all came out at once. I chuckled darkly catching my breath again before I finally let my eyes open to take in my surroundings now that the sedative had released me from it’s grip, I hadn’t forgotten where I was by any stretch of the imagination. It was more to check that no one was waiting with a weapon close enough to do damage. Scribe knows Vishous could be the one doing so for all I knew, rightfully so given what I’d just done to his penthouse and his trust by my intrusion. I shifted my position a simple inch which caused nothing but sheer pain to radiate outwards but I needed to get out of this fucking tub then figure a way out of this place before the man himself showed up to exact revenge only to find the neighborhood doc half dressed and covered in blood waving at him like some retarded seal. The image alone had me laughing to myself as I found my feet and stepped out of the tub to tuck my gun back into its holster. Before I gazed into the mirror and gave myself the once over. My wounds weren’t healing as fast as I liked which meant the daggers were laced with more than just a heavy sedative, he was a sneaky bastard I’d give him that. He liked to torture more than I gave him credit for. Just when you thought you were safe and far away you’d realize he still had you. I took another minute to gather myself before I’d start working on an desperately needed exit plan. It was then  I noticed the candles scattered throughout  light up almost on cue with the sound of the locks I’d known to the the remaining windows slam into place. There was only one person who could make such a thing happen without setting off the alarms I had earlier:: 

Shit. Shit. Shit.

::There was no way I could run and hide anywhere in this penthouse that he couldn’t find me, I wasn’t going to turn this into a cat and mouse game for many reasons. The biggest one being, he wouldn’t tolerate it anymore than I wanted it to happen.. I swallowed the contents of my stomach that had suddenly decided that now was the best time to crawl their way up my throat. Cautiously I half wondered  if I should at least pretend to be surprised? Or act like I would have in the past and played the foolish stupid doc but I couldn’t.  I did this of my own free will. I knew what I was doing every single step of the way and I wasn’t, for once, going to let that scare me.:: 

You watched me the entire time didn’t you?

Vishous

I leaned my shoulder against the bathroom door frame and watched as Doc tried to collect herself, at least somewhat. With a tatted brow cocked, I shook my head and still I didn’t speak. I pretty much knew if I spoke right now, none of it would be without cursing or growling and who knew what the fuck else. I would never bodily hurt Doc. She was family. But she also betrayed me and my trust. Even though I had no desire to step foot in my Penthouse, that didn’t mean that it was open to any fucking person that wanted to trespass on my property. Actually it pissed me off more with the fact that I even had to come here when I didn’t want to. I glanced around before letting my eyes finally settle on the female. “What do you think?” Again I just shook my head and pushed away from the wall, to stand fully up. “I will go with sixty seconds of whatever excuse you have for doing what you did and then…” My shoulders came up in a nonchalant shrug. “And then you stay a safe distance from me until we get you back to the Manse, to Wrath and Rhage. They can deal with this fucking shit.” I didn’t even attempt to hide the frustration and anger from my tone. What would be the point to? Not even my Brothers had ever tried or thought to not only come to the Commodore but to destroy my property and break into it. 

Piper

::My first immediate thought was at least he gave me sixty seconds, it was shortly followed with an inner cringe by just the thought of Wrath and Rhage knowing what I had just done. I felt a bone deep shudder follow before I even opened my mouth to speak my peace::

I’m not going to make excuses, Vishous. I have two valid reasons for coming here. 

::I was trying not to get frustrated at the looks I was getting or the anger that was flowing off the brother in waves thick enough to push me over, he had every right to be giving them. For now my only choice was to speak what I had to say and hope that he saw that it wasn’t in some malicious intent that I came busting in. I didn’t move from where I stood just pushed my shoulders back a little and stood to face him a little more, hoping he’d at least appreciate the gesture::

You just left, Vishous, without a single word to anyone. That in itself is none of my business but it was something completely out of character in all the years I’ve known you. I run, you don’t. You stand and fight till you’re bloody and raw then you fight harder. So when I went to find you, to ask you for help and no one had seen you in weeks, yeah I came looking for you. Besides Rhage, you’re the one person I’d sacrifice everything for. The guards you left in place weren’t exactly going to let me in, you weren’t answering your cell and panic had set in. If you were up here in trouble what would you have me do? Leave you? 

::I stopped talking at that point, there was nothing else I could say I was exhausted and I ached in places that I didn’t even know I had. Punishment was coming no matter how hard I prayed otherwise. I wasn’t going to beg for for it to be any different.::

If or when I get a change I’ll ask Fritz to make arrangements to have everything fixed at my expense however you wish it to be done. I wouldn’t change what I did, Vishous and I’d do it again without fail. 

Vishous

I made my way into the living room, obviously watching Doc as she stumbled her way from the bathroom. I didn’t know what the fuck was going on or why she was here or what the hell happened to her. I shook my head and shot a text message to #Fritz . ‘At the Commodore, send a car to pick up the Doc ASAP and she will need medical treatment.’ I slipped my phone back in my pocket and headed to the bathroom again. It took a few moments to retrieve the first aid kit and to retrieve a bottle of Goose from the kitchen. Once I had everything that I needed for the situation at hand, I went back to where Piper was and started barking out orders. “Sit down…” I shot a glance around the spacious room and shrugged. “It would appear that my table is the only suitable place to have a seat.” I had emptied my Penthouse out almost completely over a year ago and to date, I still didn’t want to be here. But unfortunately I had no fucking choice in the matter. I placed the kit on the flat surface and started unpacking the few items that I would need. “I contacted #Fritz and he will be sending a car to pick you up soon.” I didn’t want to delve too deep into the things I was being asked. Answering questions was not high at the top of my list right now or any time for that matter. But this was Doc and she deserved some info. I blew out a breath and gave a dead look. “I needed to go MIA. I had given Wrath a head’s up on what I was doing. But yeah, no I didn’t post it on the Brotherhood bulletin…” I shook my head, glanced at you for a moment. “Next time maybe I will shoot you a text to let ya know that I am on the lamb. As for your question, my eyes are everywhere. Never doubt that.” 

Piper

::I moved somewhat slowly towards the table nearly jumping out of my skin when I heard the order barked at me, it wasn’t so much the order it shook me from the haze I momentarily found myself in again. Then once again I found myself staring at Vishous as I sat on the table before him, hating myself for the millionth time since I started this adventure. Once I heard his confession I knew exactly how he felt, it was why I ran, why I left.. All he wanted was space, plain and simple yet I forced him out of that in some foolish attempt to find him on my own. I glanced down at the kit, cautiously pushing it away before placing my hand on his and finding his gaze again.:: 

I deserve every ounce of this pain I’m feeling right now, Vishous and you can cancel Fritz. I have a ride downstairs that if I leave here Rhage will fucking kill me for. I mean, even more than he will for the rest of this shit. Which he will and Wrath? Fuck me, those two are going to ...I don’t even want to think about it. So, no, Vishous, you don’t owe me any explanations as to why you left, Guess just remember I’m a little more emotional than the rest of them? 

::I chuckled hoping to ease the tension in the room but failed horribly, the pain it caused nearly knocked the air right out of me. I took a chance and punched his shoulder, before I even  another cautious joke. He was taking things a little too lightly for my liking. It was all too weird.:: 

As for your security, I’d like to know what the fuck you had those daggers laced with. Also, I’m pretty impressed. I expected explosions and fireworks but you came with nothing but stealth.

::I glanced at Vishous  again, arching a brow::

You’re being far too quiet. Too reserved, Vishous. If this was anyone else you’d have torn them a new one by now. I destroyed your penthouse, your trust. Yet you’re sitting here trying to tend to my wounds?  

Vishous 

I snorted out a grunt and shook my head. “I assume that your ride downstairs is Rhage? Because yeah, I’m not letting you bail out with anyone else tonight. No fucking matter how irritated I am with you right now.” I flinched at first when I felt you rest your hand on mine and I had to remind myself in the next breath that it was okay...For the moment. “No, I don’t owe you any explanations but for now, I will tell you that I am good with where I’m at. The Manse and all that goes with it, you make sure that they are all good. And if you need me, I will work...a little better on replying to messages.” The corner of my lips turned up in a half grin. That was doing pretty good for me, considering that I had no desire to be within the city. “As for the rest, no.” I looked at you sitting there and narrowed my eyes a little. “Come now, do you really think that I will let you or anyone make repairs to this place? No, I will take care of it myself and obviously beef up my system that you completely destroyed.” I gave you a pointed look. “Right now, I need to be quiet but no fucking matter how pissed I am at you for destroying whatever property I have or even betraying me, you are my friend and we will deal with it. I might not want to speak with you or see you for a while but that doesn’t mean I’m cutting you out of my life.” I nodded at the barrage of marks covering the areas that I could see. “Show me where to start.” 

Piper

I can handle however you want to deal with me, V. Quiet or loud or hell even throwing things at me, I just couldn’t handle you cutting me out completely. That would probably kill me. Just like it would if any of the others did and I shouldn’t have done it you when I left without a word if I would ever return and for than I truly am sorry. As for my ride downstairs being Rhage..

::I paused for a moment closing my eyes as I sat up a little straighter despite the burning pain it caused, he’d have to look at the gashes no matter how much I protested otherwise. I’d also have to confess that I did this without letting anyone else know and I already knew Fritz was probably letting my male know of my whereabouts and condition as we spoke. That was going to be a conversation I knew I would have to sit and simply take without saying a single word.::

Rhage has no idea I’ve left, I mean I did leave a note that told him but whether he's actually found it yet is unknown. I can tell you one thing, he’s going to be a whole lot more agitated than you are, also a fuckton more vocal about it, he was actually the reason I was looking for you. Or at least the scalier part of him was. You should probably take a look at the wounds where those damn small daggers that lined the railing got me, they didn’t go too deep but whatever they were laced with are making it really hard to stay awake and don't even get me started on the pain right now. The rest I can handle later or have someone at the manse look at.

Vishous

I just shook my head and gave a chuckle. I glanced at you a moment before I went to work on cleaning each bloody wound. “I see some things never change. You running out and doing things that you shouldn’t be and of course doing them on your note while leaving a note behind.” My grin widened a little when you mentioned about parts of my security system that did cause you some issues. “At least I know that it all wasn’t a fucking a waste. And yes, you are more than likely right, you will hear much more from Rhage than you will from me.” I snorted out a grunt once i cleaned most of the blood away and started in with bandaging the areas. “That is not a yes or a no as to who is picking you up…”One black brow rose almost to my hairline and I locked my diamond eyes on your face. “What exactly do you mean that you came looking for me because of Rhage? I know I have been MIA and no, I am not living within the Manse but I do still keep nightly contact with Wrath. And nothing has been said or relaid to me that there is an issue with any of the Brothers. So yes, you will need to explain what the hell is going on.”

Piper

I am fully capable of taking care of myself, if this doesn’t prove that face than I don’t know how the hell else to prove it to any of you. I mean I could have gone out hunting Lesser or something but I chose to do this. 

::I hissed out a breath, glaring at you when the disinfectant hit some of the larger wounds. Sometimes I wanted nothing more than to be looked at as more than just the Doc but I guess that day wasn’t going to be today, besides I wasn’t about to argue with the man whose house I just broke into or who was currently helping me out. Besides, Vishous so far hadn’t torn my ass apart when he rightfully could have. Sighing I bit down into my lip to suppress the slight twinge of shoulder pain as I sat up straight again:: 

There is nothing wrong with him, I just have a few questions or maybe I’m more curious? The beast seems to be acting a little weird around me, not like I want to eat you weird but the complete opposite. Infact…

. 

::I nearly jumped clean out of my skin glancing over my shoulder at the doors when I heard the pound coming from the opposite side, groaning loudly:

You weren’t by chance expecting company were you? 

#TBC

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here are some photos of our favorite danger girls aka supportive queens cuz i need attention

::By the time I pulled up outside Vishous’ penthouse the rain had began to pour instantly drawing an annoyed groan from my lips, I was not prepared for the rain but I zipped up my leather jacket and pulled up my hair then exited the vehicle to grab everything I needed from the back. This was the part Rhage would be killing me for. I had brought an arsenal with me; I had fully intended to break into V’s penthouse. One way or another, I knew and had lived with the brother long enough to know a little about how security worked. Yet I also knew that was never enough to fully understand how twisted his mind could go. What I did expect was, someone would be at the front door. So, I’d brought enough tranquilizer to take down three of Rhage, so they’d be out for a while. As for the elevator, his key card would get me in. Everything else would be taken care of once I got upstairs. I’d been listening to brothers in the gym for months now when they thought I hadn’t been too busy working out but I’d heard their tactics for taking out everything from metal doors to treated glass. So, I packed all the necessary equipment, right down to the unique chemical compounds I’d heard them mumble about 100 percent thanks to Rhage, so now it was time to put all these skills to work. I just hoped everything was going to go as I planned it

Of course, I felt a little overwhelmed. All right if I was being completely honest, I needed a second to compose myself to make sure this was really what I wanted to do. This wasn’t just some random person’s house; this was a Brothers. Someone I cared about and I was going to be breaking not only his trust by doing this but the others as well. After leaving them last year could I really afford to be doing this? I sighed softly pulling my guns from their holsters to give them both a good once over before putting them back, the tranq gun was loaded next before I closed the backpack and heaved it into place. Lowering the trunk, I stepped back into the rain and moved silently towards the Commadore using the darkness and my choice in dark clothing to my advantage, let’s not forget about the rain it hides almost every move I made. I crept closer to the elevator doors pausing to take aim when I caught someone move out of the corner of my eye.::

Fuck

::I muttered barely under my breath before I shrank back into the bushes instantly, it was only then I noticed the third man coming from the right.::

~Vishous. Fucking. Bloodletter~

::I thought to myself as I breathed out slowly, shaking my head while combing through a few changes of plans in my head, all leading to the same fate. Me with a few new bullet holes, before the real fun began. I had enough tranquilizers on hand to take them out I just had to figure out a way to hit them all before any of them had a way to call for help. The longer I sat there the more time I was wasting and quite honestly the wetter and more annoyed I was, I couldn’t sit here any longer. I crouched lower till I was nearly crawling in the muck and did so till I made my way to the side of the wall, waiting patiently till the men grouped together then it was like easy pickings. One by one I took them out. The tall one went down first, then the short chubby bastard and lastly the skinny one, then tucked the gun away only once I was sure they were down for the count. Five minutes later I crept out from the shadows and glanced up, spotting both cameras, shaking my head as I pulled out my glock to shoot them out. If Vishous was watching he sure as fuck could have made this a whole lot easier for me. I was momentarily distracted and that was never a good thing as Rhage would say, for a moment I heard him screaming at me. A strong hand gripped my ankle and tugged me down, shaking me straight out of my thoughts and into a nightmare as I saw the glint of his knife come straight for my face. My eyes widened instantly, the backpack restricted my movements which I instantly cursed but I managed to get my left hand up in time to hold the knife while my right elbow caught him hard in the ribs and dug in till the pain made his strength waiver just enough. God bless vampire strength. I was on him faster than even I expected, his knife in my hand while I debated just ending his life here and now, but that wasn’t why I was here. Instead I smacked him hard across the side of the head knocking him unconscious, that added with the drugs would guarantee a long nap and me all the time I needed to get inside.

::It took awhile but once I found the card I was inside the elevator; wouldn’t you know it delightful music greeted my ears and for once I was happy about it. I took a minute to look myself over for injuries, I smelled blood but I couldn’t figure out where it was coming from. I guess in the heat of the moment the little fucker managed to get one good swipe in, there was a slash running along my side from nearly my hip to my belly button. I knelt down quickly while sliding the bag from my shoulders, barely missing a beat as I unzipped it open and pulled the small medical bag free to retrieve a bandage. Grimacing only slightly as I covered the wound for now, there’d be time to look it over later. This all felt wrong. This whole fucking thing felt wrong. While I was there, I pulled out some gear a harness really that I used to hang out in the gym, hoping it would help when I had to jump. I added two long carabiners to the end that should hypothetically hook around the patio should I lose my grip. Now that it was raining, I was thankful I brought it. I stood up wrapping it into place before I closed the bag and lifted it back over my shoulders again just as the doors opened to expose a small hallway leading to another fucking door.::

Of course. Why would I expect anything different from you?

::I groaned out softly moving to the side of the elevator to catch sight of cameras again and when I did, I took them out just as before, this was becoming a habit I didn’t want to continue. Not only was Vishous going to kill me but Rhage was going to flip the fuck out as well. What was I doing? Scribe help me. I was going out of my mind at this point all because I wanted answers? I could feel the tears burning behind my eyes threatening to give way as I struggled with the next step, I knew the brother would have booby trapped the fuck out of the front door. I wasn’t that fucking stupid. There wasn’t a chance in hell I would be trying to bypass that figuration. The only logical option for me was to try my luck with the patio glass, like I said, I’d listened to everything the Brothers had said. Every failure, every success and I was sure between all of that I had nailed the best was to breach the windows I was nearly positive had not only sun protection but bullet and explosion as well. Maybe more, who knew the limits of his research.::

::I didn’t know but I took a few seconds before I pulled the window open then bent at the waist and crawled through it, I was nearly to big for it and I was tiny according to everyone but I made it through. There was barely an edge to grip let alone one to put my feet on and forget about looking down, the queasiness in my stomach started as I look at the distance I’d need to jump. I had this; the only doubt was the rain making the railing slick like it had these bricks.::

Get your shit together. It’s an easy jump, you do further at the manse. Come on. You’ve got this, V could be in danger or he could just be in there drinking goose. He could have just answered. Jump.

::Seconds after that I reached down to grip the carabiners in my hands then said one last, I love you to Rhage and finally jumped towards the patio, letting go of a breath I had no Idea I was holding once I what I thought was both click into place. I was so wrong, only one did which left me dangling from the penthouse floor like some lackluster flag. This wasn’t fucking good. If I fell from this height there was no putting Piper Dumpty back together again, especially considering no one really knew I was here. Fear filled every inch of my body leaving me frozen in place for what felt like years as I stared down at the ground below, such a bad Idea. I needed to shake this shit off, needed to focus on the job at hand and that right now was attaching this other handle. I blinked a few times then wiped the water from my eyes, right now I needed momentum which meant swinging:

~Fuck~

::My mind cried out loudly but I moved despite it. I wasn’t really ready to become a pancake quite yet. I used my body and swung to the left then right over and over until I was close enough to hook it over the edge. Only then did I finally let the breath I’d been holding out. I got maybe a second’s reprieve before my ears pick up ping of something up through the metal.::

What now?

:: My eyes scanned left saw the cause of the sound, little daggers were littering the penthouse railing I had maybe two minutes to make my decision or I was going to be that pancake we talked about.::

You son of a fucking bitch!

::I guess this is where the pain came in, if I wasn’t feeling it before I was now as I gripped the edge and hoisted myself up and over. I was caught by the daggers as they popped up each one drawing another moan from my lips as I fell to the patio surface, if there was a trap waiting there, I was done. Who the fuck was Vishous hiding from? That would be the first question leaving my lips if I made it inside, if the Brother was even inside. At this point I’d hoped he had come outside and clapped or at least laughed or even offered me some goose? Yet nothing. I sat there panting for so much longer than I should have, cursing myself for doing this and the stupidity I had for wanting answers but I still got up and moved towards the middle window. Somewhere in my mind I figured it would be the weakest. I was going to finish this stupid thing if it killed me. Hey, if anything I could say that I managed to break into V’s penthouse. That however seemed like a foolish and stupid crown to wear currently.::

::I crouched down once again opening my backpack while I peeled off the harness and tossed it beside be then began laying out everything I’d need for the window. It seemed easy enough but right now my hands were shaking, to be honest my entire body was and I could feel the blood dripping down my side. I reached for the drill first swapping out the bits and stood tall to start the first of three holes, I could have gone with just one but call me the overkill queen. Everything else around here was set to keep anyone and everything out so I was going to make sure I could get in before something else stopped me. The key was to be gentle, keep your pressure even because you never wanted to fracture the glass. If you did that it was over in one go. The first hole was down then the second and third, next came adding the pre made silicone molds of the first component, once I added the liquid it would expand and the glass hypothetically should crack under the pressure. I wish I had the time to test this out before I left, but I hadn’t so I was going on purely what the Brothers had said they used. So, my life was quite literally in their hands. I took out the needle and filled the vial standing once again to inject the first before I moved to the second, that’s when I heard it.  What started as a crack of victory turned out to be something entirely different. I turned my head to see parts chunks of the patio deck pulling in one after another.::

Oh. Come the fuck on. Seriously!!!

::I emptied the remaining of the liquid into the second half hazardly before I filled the vial again, this time only half way the vial falling from my hands as they shook with sheer nervousness. If I didn’t get in this window. I was doomed. The sections disappeared one by one until there were maybe three remaining between me and an untimely death. I no longer questioned whether or not Vishous was inside, he wouldn’t have let me die, no matter what. The glass wasn’t cracking as fast as I hoped. Two squares left. I started packing up what I had into the bag fishing my cell phone from inside my leather jacket to text Rhage but I stopped, he wasn’t going to hear the pain or anguish in my voice. He’d go ballistic, the dragon would erupt and then without a doubt anyone within those walls would be in danger again. I shoved it back in just as I felt the ground, I stood on begin to move. I left the bag behind felt for both guns still at my side then glanced at the glass quickly. It was now or never I had no choice but to try and jump through. I moved to the edge of the of the cement and ran before I leapt into the air, the sound of shattering glass my only reprieve as my back hit the penthouse floor knocking the wind from my lungs. I felt every piece of shard as it dug into my back despite the leather covering my back and legs, I was going to kick Vishous’ ass if I ever found him.::

I swear to fuck Vishous MotherFucking Bloodletter if this is some sick twisted joke, I will kick your ass and then some, once I get myself up off this floor unless you have some other shit about to pop down and cut me in two. Which I would really appreciate you not doing, it was a pain in my ass to get in this place like a severe pain in my ass. I get it, I broke in. Totally against protocol. Can you just come out already?

::I pulled out my glock hearing the what I prayed would be the sprinkler system but of course it wasn’t, why would it be anything else but another one of a million traps he laid out. This place was fort fucking Knox. I saw the gas seeping down towards me but thankfully I knew what it was, foolish vampire. It was merely knock out gas so you could torture them later. And there it was, for the first time since I entered this goddamn place, I grinned no matter the pain and found my feet again. Peeling off my jacket and dropping it to the floor before I began ripping off my shirt to use as a rag to cover my mouth so I’d be able to withstand the smell a little longer before passing out. I’m sure this was a sight, me in a bra complete with leathers and two guns in holsters. Rhage would love it.::

::I found the panel by the door with a slight chuckle there really didn’t seem to be much behind the door at all. Maybe that would have been the easier option after all. His fingerprints would be there without a doubt yet the trouble would be whether or not I could get them before I hit the ground. I had just what I needed in my bag, but it was now no doubt scattered across the pavement floors below. There was no way I could find what I needed here, hours could be spent searching and I still would be left wanting. The smoke was taking its time to grow thicker thanks to the air flow my huge ass made when it bust through the glass, so maybe I had a little more time than I thought. Ash. It wouldn’t do as well of a job but in a pinch it I’d take it, turning on my heels I moved towards back towards the window. It was only then I noticed the decor right down to the once highly polished black floors, which I was sure I was going to be paying to replace. Even the black wrap around couch was beautiful, add in the simplistic elegance and it screamed Vishous. I could see the fireplace and I nearly made it too but there was a pain in the wounds caused by those damn daggers that I could place. I glanced down at my stomach running my fingers over the wounds before I groaned out a few curses, that damn son of a bitch. If he didn’t get you one way, he was going to get you another. Everything I could have used was gone, I had no idea what he had done, no fucking clue what coated those fucking things. Now I wanted my cell phone, now I wanted to call out for the rescue call that I knew I couldn’t actually make. I was fighting with everything I had to get out of sight it was the one last option I had, so far all I felt was the need to sleep. Even as I crawled down the short hall fully aware of the trail, I was leaving behind me I couldn’t stop till I found the room I was looking for, the bathroom, more so, the tub.::

::Rhage and I had gone to bed hours ago, he had no problem slipping into a deep sleep considering it was his first night off in weeks. I, however, tossed and turned just like every night since the beast had made it known he...honestly I didn't know what I was going to call it. I spent every night that I wasn't stitching up or taking care of the others staring up at the ceiling trying to put together the pieces of the first time it happened all those years ago and this last time. Trying to find similarities or even differences, anything I could use to decipher what was the hell was going on. What information I could get from the Fritz and Rhage himself he kept the beast far away from Mary, they'd never crossed paths like we had. Never. There was always one person, no sorry, deity I could ask. Yet just the thought made my skin crawl like a million bugs had taken refuge just below the first layer.::

No.

::I heard myself mumble to the darkness in the room before I kissed the back of Rhage's neck and slipped from bed, making sure he was still asleep before I left the room in search of tea first then the library. Maybe there was something there that could help? I'd asked Fritz to dig up everything he could find two nights ago, hopefully he found a box or two that could lead me in a different direction. Then again, I could always ask Vishous? But he'd been dealing with his own demons as of late, last I'd seen of him he was buried in the pit. And Butch, well hell would freeze over before I'd ask my brother for anything again.  He knew for months who he was, never once reaching out, one of the many reasons I ran and left everyone I loved behind. Once again I found myself grumbling out curses into the darkness while my hands juggled the mug of tea and a small snack Fritz insisted I eat.::

"If you are going to be down there all night, Piper, you will need to eat. No arguments this time"

::Sometimes it was easier to let him win once in a while, but once I opened the door to see just how many boxes he had managed to find I realized why he wanted me to have the snack. Shocking me wasn't an easy task, but there was easily 40 boxes scattered across the table. All with post-it notes from Fritz and I imagine other doggen, stating which were more likely to have the information I wished. My mug and the plate were rested down in an instant, both hands already buried in the first box to start sorting the books and photocopies of old textbooks I'd need to translate later::

Sometimes I could kiss that old man

::I mused to myself. The hours seemed to pass so quickly yet the excitement I once felt faded. Every word no matter the language said the same, the beast was a ruthless monster. He is wild and unpredictable. Yes this was the beast I knew when dealing with Lessers or threats to anyone Rhage cared about, but this wasn't the one I met just a few weeks ago.::

::My palms dug into my eyes in hopes of chasing I made my way down to the pit. This was the last place I wanted to find myself, but if anyone could help it would be Vishous. The corridor seemed to last forever but once the door came into view I had to fight everything not to turn on my heels and high tail it back to my bed and try this another night. I hadn't seen the brother in what felt like forever, I didn't know what mood he was in, if he felt like having company or even if he felt answering period. For all I knew he would open this door, pin me to the wall behind me baring his fangs and all. Now that would be a horrible greeting, he couldn't be that bad right? After two minutes I sucked in a breath while lifting my hand and began banging at the door::

VISHOUS! OPEN UP!

Seriously come on, if you're in there on some bender I need you to sober up some and answer the damn door. It's kind of important.

::I waited a few minutes before I gave the door another couple of bangs, adding in a few kicks for good measure::

DAMMIT, VISHOUS!

Don't be a dick! I'm serious.

COME ON!

I know I left and I fucked up but come on, don't not answer because of it. It's important.

Please?

::My forehead hit the door and I waited till I felt like he wasn't just ignoring me for the fun of it. Even then I gave it another hard smack with both hands. This was getting frustrating::

Fuck.

::I couldn't get mad at people for not being where I needed them to be, I wasn't there when they needed me last year. If Vishous wasn't here there was one possible place he could be, his Penthouse. He hated people just popping up for a visit there too. This was going to be fantastic. I walked to the PT arming myself just in case trouble happens, I also left a note for Rhage when he came looking for me so he'd know I was alright.  Odd's were he'd call shortly after reading or  hit track on some GPS tracker he's hidden on me somewhere. I chuckled softly, he always had his ways of finding me and I was ever thankful for them.::

::I took the one of the new SUV mostly cause of the bulletproof glass and the high tech gadgets the guys had been practically drooling over, every night they came home giddier than the last about some new button that warmed or massaged their balls. My male was the biggest offender, but I couldn't complain it did make his already chart breaking sex drive higher. Which I happily reaped the benefits of, multiple times. I grinned hitting a few of the buttons I remembered, then punched in the penthouse address.  At least they weren't wrong about one thing, these seats did warm up quick and the vibrate motion if on the right speed for female....well let's just say it would be a fantastic drive if you needed a release. Hell, even if you didn't. I knew one thing for sure, Rhage and I would be taking this bad boy out for more than one night out. Once the music was synced and I was through the Mhis everything else began to fade, from this moment on I only needed to find Vishous and see what he knew, otherwise I'd be forced to figure everything out blindly. That even seemed dangerous to me and I was the Queen of stupid moves::

#GoddammitVishous

-Piper was one of my closest friends before all of this went down, who was I kidding she was closer than that. If we were going to delve deep into the realm of relationships, she was nearly the mother of my child. That was if everything had gone according to plan but god or whoever it was that was in charge of greater things didn’t fuck up constantly. We were happy once, really happy. My world revolved around keeping her happy and I did a really good job at it. Flowers, chocolates, the whole nine yards but once we were both out of the academy and working for her father that’s when things started to change. Little things in the beginning, he’d change our shifts so we would work opposite one another and then the arguments would happen. Try as I might she would get under my skin so quickly I would lash out with words first, then came my fists. At first it was the occasion smack to the face, then came something harder till she couldn’t hide the bruises on her with makeup. Those were the moments I cringed and yet a deeper part of me reveled in my handy work. The red came in instantly, followed by the hints of purple tinge slowly rising to the surface. It was perfection. Soon I learned to smack her around in other places that were less likely to be seen, of course she fought back and fuck me if that didn’t get my motor runnin’. She had this way of reacting in just the right way, of coming back at me with her own fists that would drive me crazy. I ended up with a couple bruises of my own but damn she looked good giving them.

Over the next few years she pushed herself away, always coming back when she needed the Riggs lovin’ which let’s be honest she needed quite often. The girl was a slave to my cock by the end. No matter what her father did to seperate us the love she felt for me deep down still was there, I wondered if it would always be there. I remember the night the day Deputy Chief Rowland came to me asking if I had a second to discuss something privately, of course I thought it was all business, maybe I was finally caught on a few violations. Yet by the time he had finished speaking I sat there in complete awe of the man, he had some balls I would give him that. His plan was to take out our current Chief, Piper’s father, and then step in as his replacement. He didn’t care how it happened or if he lived or died. I don’t even think that I blinked as his plan continued on, a group of ex military would step in and commit a few crimes that he would assign to either Piper or myself so he could control the outcome. Then he eventually would have a shootout ensue, something that would draw Chief Hart to the front line, while still making sure Piper would be off duty that day. She was entirely too smart, she’d take a small lead and build a whole case around it. Finding the perp within record time. She had her dad’s smarts and nose for finding things, but thankfully her mother’s looks.

One would have thought that given our past maybe I would have given some time to think this over, maybe mull it over in my head a few days. But there was none of that. The fact was, once Piper cut me off all together I was beyond annoyed. She fueled the anger deep down in my gut that once I added liquor to the mix only exploded ten times brighter. I hated her, down right loathed the woman I once swore to always protect. Our plan moved along according to plan, night by night until Piper’s father, our Chief’s last night on earth crept forward. It was brilliant to watch everything come to light. Two men  had taken refuge in an abandoned motel, the room lite with nothing but the glow of one light. Police cars surrounded every exit, making a circle out front to keep them locked in while SWAT took the back to start their breach. All they needed was a single nod, the single to start the bullets flying. I wasn’t sure how many men we had on our side but damn when it started it seemed like everyone was gunning for Chief Hart. There was only one shots that counted, mine. Of course he went out being a hero, Swan got in my way. If she ever learned where the shot that killed him came from she would never forgive me, everything else maybe with time she would but this, this she would never ever get over. It took longer for them to set everything up then it did for him to hit the floor, one shot and he was down but they littered his body with bullets just to cover it up. The officers who weren’t involved took out Deputy Chief Rowland’s men instantly, they barely made it out the front door before they hit the ground.

Then once the tape was wrapped around the site  and the numbers were being laid beside each and every bullet casing, I saw her. She already knew what happened before she burst through the officers that tried to hold her back. Not because it was a crime scene, but because they were sparing her the pain of seeing her father on the ground. It was finally Swan who found her, I imagine it was  him who told her what happened judging by the tears that spread as she dropped to her knees and placed our once decorated Chiefs head into her lap. Something about the way she looked, her sorrow and the way her voice shook as she talked to her father make me look the other way before I left completely. There was shit I needed to do elsewhere, a case that needed to be sorted or some shit. Fuck a bottle with my name on it. I could handle everything except that. No matter how pissed, or fucking mad she made me, I couldn’t stand the way she looked when she was really upset. When her heart was breaking that was when Piper cut through all the anger that boiled deep down inside me and a large part of me wanted to run back and take her into my arms. Tell her everything I had done and accept whatever punishment she saw fit. Those thoughts lasted all of two seconds before I was thought of a fight or just something she had done that drove me fucking batty before I was ready to wring her fucking neck again.

Flash forward to now, she was the one we were hunting. The plan was originally for her to die at the crime scene but somehow she refused to and pulled through. She either had a horse shoe up her ass or god himself blessed her. Then came our next attempt, we payed off a few nurses to make an untraceable cocktail so slip into her IV. Basically to make it look like her heart gave out in her sleep or something to that aspect. It really didn’t matter. Apparently our now Deputy, sorry Chief Rowland wanted to clean up shop and Piper was already asking too many questions. But I’ll be damned if both the nurses failed apparently they couldn’t follow through or weren’t alone long enough in the room with her. Dumbasses is what they were. I hated cleaning up useless messes, they were paid good fucking money to do this shit and they would be dealt with accordingly later. I had two men sent up the back stairs to search for her once we learned she had slipped security, two others went up the front while the remainder of the force I brought went about in plain clothes to watch the front and side doors. She’d be found, she had to be. By now I was sure she knew more than any of us realized. She knew that I set her up at the girls house, anyone could have seen it. That drug fiend of a father loved his wife and kid, he’d never put them at risk with a gun in the house, especially with Piper around she’d lay him out flat plain and simple. I’d paid that fucker to take her out and he fucking failed at this. Needless to say he was taking out and given the high of a lifetime that night. There was no chance he would be waking from it, god help his kid, she was a mess hopefully she didn’t follow in his footsteps.- DID YOU ASSHOLES FIND HER? She leaves we are all at risk, you realize that?  He said bring her in!