Enemies At First

Here We Go

It was gorgeous here. The Estate was huge and detailed. The marble floor had been waxed so it sparked in the lights of the mansion. This wasn't the first time Ashley had been somewhere fancy, but this certainly was not like the others. People started pilling onto the main floor, looking at what the auction had to offer. Ash ventured over to the bar, she wasn't going to pass up the opportunity of drinking some classy booze. Settling on a martini, she headed towards the front of the crowd. She wanted a better look at the set up, in case of an emergency. Her client gave her plenty of money to bid for her item, but she needed a back up plan in case anything happened. Reaching her destination, Ash looked at the items set up. There it was, the Saint Dismas Cross, just what her client had asked for. 'It's seems that they changed the lot order' Ashely thought to herself. She let out a frustrated sigh while heading towards the tables so she could think for a moment. Reaching the tables, Ash pulled out her phone.

Me: they changed the fucking lot order.
James: Language Ash
Me: sorry
James: when are they starting the bidding?
Me: in like fifteen minutes
James: alright, let me think.

Ash set her phone on the table waiting for a reply. James was her twin brother and he was smart. He'll figure something out. Ash thought as she took a sip of her martini. Stressing over it was the last thing she wanted to do but this job had to happen perfectly, no evidence left behind. Snapping out of her thoughts, She looked around. To her left were three tall men. One was older with silver hair and a mustache, smoking a cigar. The one on his left had light brown hair that was slightly spiked and a paranoid expression. The last one was tall with slicked back hair and some sorta bird tattoo on his neck. A waitress made her way over there and offered them some food. The older man and the younger one both politely declined. But the tattoo man obliged and took a treat off the plater, giving the waitress a flirtatious smile while saying something to his pals. As the waitress made her way towards Ashley, the mans eyes wondered to her figure from the waitress'. His smile was still there as he eyed Ashley up and down. She was wearing a long red dress that had a slit on the side that exposed her right leg. It was backless and the only thing supporting her breast was the fabric rapped around her girls and neck. Her hair matched the red dress as she had dark ginger hair. It was in a French braid, hanging low to reach the middle of her back. Maybe wearing all red wasn't a good thing but her brother picked it out so she decided to wear it. Just to make him happy of course. The waitress had said something to Ash but she didn't catch it, studying the strange man. "No grazie, io bastone con la mia martini." Ash had replied with a fake smile. She was fluent in many languages, one being Italian, clearly. The waitress then walked away and Ash focused her attention back on the male group. They were still talking among themselves secretively. She couldn't hear anything as she was to far away to understand their inaudible mumbles. Suddenly they started to move from their table, heading towards Ash. Walking past Ashley, the tall man gave her another look, this time it was more curious than flirtatious. She knew these guys were gonna be trouble, so she followed shortly behind them, making sure to keep hidden.

They stopped at a tall wooden door. One of them tried to open it, but it seemed locked. Just then a man holding a wine bottle waltzed out, seeing the group and looking at them weirdly. He walked away and as he did, the shortest man followed. The man with the tattoo noticed Ashley again. She immediately pulled out her phone and pretended to talk to someone on the other line. Thankfully, he looked back at the man trying to pickpocket. Her phone then rang with a message.

James: I've got and idea
Me: so do I
James: then why did you text me before?!
Me: look, there are three guys here who seem to be up to something. I'm going to try and follow them to figure out there plan.
James: are you sure? There are three of them, right? What if they gang up on you?
Me: I'll be fine alright, trust me
James: just be careful and keep me updated k
Me: sure thing bro

With that, Ashley had a plan. She'll have to follow them closely and see what she can find out. This should be fun, she thought. "Here we go"