Blood is drippin' down my throat

I can hear them knockin'

I got demons at my door

Just, just promise me you won't let them inside

Yeah, I don't deal with situations lightly

I've never been the type to run and hide

So I'ma let these bullets fly if you try me

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Chase Atlantic

I got up and grabbed my outfit before walking over to Len to see her playing with a ball of yarn.

"Hi, baby." I cooed and she rolled on her back as I scratched her.

I was here not only to look at Len but to also maybe hear the conversation.

"We're fucked. We're fucked." Art said quickly, my eyebrows furrowed.

"What do you mean? Fucking she's here. With us. Do you not get it? We're not walking out of this." Art grunted I peered to see the phone pressed to her ear as she leaned on the counter with her palms holding her up. Her head dipped.

Is the 'she' that Art is talking about, me?

I shook my head deciding that there was no point in eavesdropping, if it is something very important she would tell me.

I walked to the bathroom, locked the door behind me and took a shower. Whatever had Art worried was going to be tonight, which was now making me anxious.

All I hope is that I didn't make the wrong decision by coming here.

After my shower I got dressed in a mesh red full-sleeved dress that came to my mid-thigh, underneath it I wore a lace red bra and one of my red bikini bottoms.

Walking out I did not make eye contact with Art who sat on the bed watching me, walking to the vanity I straightened my hair and pulled it into a high ponytail, a graphic red eyeliner, heavy blush, lipgloss and I was done.

By the time I'm done Art is still sitting on the bed.

"Is this okay?" I asked finally turning around and looking at her.

Arthur's eyes ran over my body slowly and finally met my eyes as she nodded.

"Yeah, you look great." She muttered looking down and getting up and walking to the bathroom.

As she did so a knock resounded and I walked to the door opening it only to see Ronan and a girl with him. The girl with the nipple stickers.

I recall her name being Seren.

"Woohoo, you look fine as fuck sole." Ronan smiled and I was confused as he wrapped his arms around me and hugged me.

"Thank you, Ronan." I smiled and he shook his head plopping down on the couch.

"Ro." He said and I nodded slowly. I then turned towards Seren.

"I'm Seren." She said and I smiled at her. The last time I saw her, her braids were a dark red but this time it was a bright purple and pink stopped right over her waist.

"Marnie," I say and she nods sitting beside Ronan.

"So sole, a couple of rules okay?" Ro said and I nodded slowly.

"When you're not by Arthur, you stick with me. If you get lost you can either call us or wait in the VIP lounge. There's gonna be some big people around, so you watch your mouth. No fighting or arguing. Leave that to us. If someone pulls some fucking thing on you, you stab them." He says and my eyes widen as he hands me a knife.

Art walks out dressed in a very complicated black faux leather dress and thigh-high stockings. Her hair is let down and straightened and her tattoos are on full display.

Art and I make eye contact as we stare at each other for a couple of minutes before Ronan clears his throat.

"Strap it to your thigh." Art mutters pointing at the knife I forgot I was holding.

"I'll do it," Ronan says getting up and grabbing a knife sheath from the vanity but Art snatches it from him.

"I'll do it." She glares at him and he chuckles.

"We'll be on our way," Ronan says as he and Seren walk out of the room closing the door on their way.

Art kneels before me grabbing my thigh and I think of anything but her touch.

"Wouldn't that be too obvious?" I ask pointing to the red knife sheath that would be visible underneath my mesh dress.

"That's the whole point of it. See this symbol?" She points to it. A large green 'L'. I nod in answer while she tightens the sheath.

"It's our symbol. No one would fuck with you now." She says finally getting up and grabbing a small boot knife.

She grabs my heels and places them on my feet, and then stuffs the knife down the back of my leg. Perpendicular to my heel.

"Doesn't allow too much movement that's why it's on your non-dominant leg." She explains and I nod moving my ankle and she was right. It pokes a little bit.

"Why do I have so many knives on me?" I ask as she grabs another one and puts it in my hair with its sheath so that there's no harm, hiding it carefully.

"Because." She sighs looking me in the eye.

"We are in a dangerous place Mer. More dangerous than Cameo. There's gonna be some... Big people." She says hesitating and I nod slowly.

"If this brings you comfort then okay," I whisper and she smiles before leaning down and kissing me softly.

"I think you have met everyone, except Dain. I'll introduce you to him. You stick either by me or the band. No one else. No matter how trustworthy they look. Either that or you run to my car, I'll give you the keys and you leave straight for the hotel." She explains, im confused but I nod nonetheless.

"Is it so dangerous tonight? I mean who will be there?" I ask and she shakes her head.

"Better safe than sorry." She shrugs and I nod.

"Once you get to the hotel you go to the rooftop. At the very corner there's stairs they will lead you directly to the back exit of the hotel. There's a van there, the keys are in the glove box. Turn on the GPS there's a location titled home. You go there, got it?" She asks and my eyes widen as I have no words to say. I open my mouth and close it after no words leave it.

"I'm not fucking with you tesoro. I said you got it?" She asks her voice dead serious, her hand on my throat applying very little pressure to get me out of my trance and I nod.

"Got it," I say and she looks at my throat the bruises she left uncovered.

"That's my girl." Art whispers before crashing her lips onto mine.

Worry, anxiety, and adrenaline rushed through me. I loved kissing her. I think it's my second favourite thing. First is her.

"You look beautiful." I whisper as we part, my face still very close to her, each word that left my lips had it brushing against hers.

"Thank you, you look like exquisite." She says kissing the side of my face over and over again.

"Let's go, baby." She says as we leave our suite, Len being fast asleep after dinner on our bed.

This is part of a double update. Make sure to read chapter 23 before.

Edit: lol I forgot to double update?? Sorry :))))

Also Art's outfit: it was wayyyy too complicated to explain.