Fighter

chapter 1

2 years ago:

Quiet. It's never quiet. Why is it quiet?

Walking down the stairs I'm meeted with an empty living room and kitchen. Walking to my father's study I knock on the door and open it to find no one in there either.

Where is everyone?

Grabbing my phone I dial my brother Lucas' number. He answers on the 3rd ring out of breath.

"Listen now is not a good time Scar. I'll call you later....." He says in a rush

"Luc what's going on where are you, where is everyone?"

"We.."

'Lucas Kray freeze or we will shoot!' someone near him shouts

"Luc?"

"I love you Scar stay safe and do whatever the police tell you to do" and with that he hung up

Hearing banging on the front door someone yells on the other side of the door 'Scarlett Kray open this door or we will break it down'

Twisting the doorknob and opening the door I'm confronted with a bulky police officer with a gun pointed at my face.

"Scarlett Kray?" he asks as another police officer steps out of their car. Instantly I recognise the cop as Ronald Luise, one of the cops that was my brother's friend. 

"That would be me, How can I help you officers?" I reply leaning against the door frame

"We need you to please come with us mam." Ronald says as he takes the gun away from his partner. "and Sorry about him he's new, trigger happy and scared of the Krays. I hope you do understand Scarlett."

"It's quite alright Ronald. But I do request that I am allowed to change out of my sleeping romper into some more appropriate clothes."

"I think that would be alright we will be waiting in the driveway please take your time." He starts to turn around when his partner suddenly grabs my arm before I can move and exclaims "Are you mad she'll pull a runner."

Ripping his arm off me Ronald pushes his partner away from me toward their car. "Hey idiot if you read up on the files I gave you a week ago instead of just assuming everything about the Krays you would know that Scarlett is the only one who has ever fully cooperated with the police!"

"And how can you be so sure she can be trusted? She could be lying about changing and getting a weapon to kill us with the second we're not looking?"

"Because she is our informator of everything that is Kray!" Turning back to me Ronald says "Please go change and come out when you're ready."

Closing the door I climb the stairs back to my room and change into a pair of ripped jeans with a black bralet, matching undies and oversized green t shirt with tan booties.

Exiting my room I go towards the front door and grab my house keys. Walking out the front door I lock the door behind me and go to the police car. Getting in the front seat I see Ronald's partner sulking in the back seat behind the cage.

" Still don't get why I have to sit back here while she sits in my seat." he whines

Glancing in the rear view mirror Ronald says "Well she doesn't like sitting back there it makes her feel like a criminal."

"Well she should. She is a criminal! She's a Kray for god's sake!"

Turning in my seat I glare at him "Excuse me for not being able to control who my family is. But i am not a criminal I have yet to do anything illegal and I refuse to be treated like a criminal!"

"See she even admits that she will do something illegal in the future we might as well start treating her like a criminal now!"

Pulling out of the driveway Ronald rolls his eyes while saying "Oh shut it Mark I don't wanna hear it."

After that the ride was silent and went by quickly. Once we were at the police station and parked I got out of the car and started to walk towards the building.

As I entered the building I walked to the interrogation room they always kept my father in. Walking by the front desk I greeted Jane the check in lady. As I entered the interrogation room I saw my father on one side of the room handcuffed to the table.

Sitting down in the chair in front of my father

"Scarlet" he greeted me

"Father. Would you care to explain why you were arrested this time?"

"They found Joshua Lou."

"Ok then. Have you call your lawyer Tommy yet?"

"Yes I have"

"Ok then what do you need me to do? Find Witnesses for your whereabouts? Or do you need a deal or what?"

"I need you to do nothing. Everything is being taken care of."

"Alright. So when do you get out? I mean can we go now or do we have to wait until Tommy gets here?"

"I'm not going home anytime soon and neither is Luc."

"What? I don't understand. What do you mean you or Luc aren't coming home anytime soon. I thought you said everything was taken care of."

"It was taken care of. We need to pay for what we did. We need to pay for our part in his murder."

"But you didn't kill him you only told them where he would be that shouldn't need any punishment. "

"We were suppose to protect him not deliver him to the ones who wanted him dead. We deserve whatever the police decide."

"Fine when's your trail?"

"There won't be a trail the judge has offered a 2 year sentence for me and Luc as long as we plead guilty. We have agreed. So starting tomorrow we will be at Saint John's Maximum Security Prison. Now please go say goodbye to your brother"

Hugging him I say "I love you father."

"I love you too Scarlett."

Leaving the room I see the police already leading Luc out of his room toward the back door where they keep the buses that take prisoners to jail.

"Wait!" I yell out as I run after them.

Hearing me the cops stop and let me say goodbye to Luc.

Hugging him tightly I tell him "I love you so much Luc please stay safe and try not to kill anyone."

Laughing he replies " I love you too Scar. I'll try not to kill anyone. Please stay safe while we're away. "

Letting him go he turned and walked out the back door and onto his assigned bus and second later Father came out his room with his guards and taken on the same bus.

Little did they know I was ecstatic they were finally going away even if it was for a short while. But it was long enough for me to get away from them forever without them knowing and sending someone after me.