You're Mine

Chapter 14

The time has come...Who is going to come out of top. I take Torsha's Car to abandoned lot. I get a call from Riccardo.

"Yo." I say.

"I am on the way to the lot."

"The fuck man you need to lay low. You re no position to-"

"Fuck you! How am I not going to be there!? You are my brother man!" I get to the lot around the same time as Riccardo. The Vipers and Jackals are all ready there. The way we go about fights is the leaders have to have a knife fight. The leader left alive is in power. Marcus is all ready at center with his knife with Alex. Alex is around my dad's age so he is way more experienced. I run up to the front.

"Marcus!" I yell. Marcus turn around to see me. He walks up and pats my shoulder.

"You okay?" I nod. He smiles. "I am glad..." He hands me an envelope. I look at him confused. "I'll be asking for that back after the fight." He is always so cocky. I look at Alex who glances at me. Riccardo joins my side nervous as I am.

"I don't want to do this Marcus, but you are leaving me no choice. I promise your father I wouldn't harm both of you."

"And who are you to make that sort of deal with our Father?"

Alex sighs. "Someone who was his lover."

My heart stops. Wait. The Jackals and the Viper look mad confused.Marcus looked like he just snaps. "YOU FUCKING LIAR!!!" He grabs Alex's collar. The jackals look like they were ready to pounce. Alex puts his hands up to say it was okay.

"My father is no faggot and even if he was he never would have chose you!" Marcus says angrily.

"Why do you think we were at peace for so long up until he died?" Fuck. Was that the real reason why my mother left? Because he was gay?! Marcus yells and starts fighting Alex. Alex is a lot more experience than Marcus is, but Marcus is faster. Marcus cuts Alex's arm. My hands are sweating. It seems like he is doing okay. I just hope that what Alex said earlier doesn't affect him too much. Marcus messes up ends up getting stabbed in the leg causing him to fall. My heart is beating so much out of my chest. I want to help him so badly.

"Riccardo!!" Marcus yells. " No matter what happens don't let Lance fight!" I look at Riccardo confused, but he seem to know what he is talking about. Seconds later Marcus lifts his arm up to stab Alex. Alex stabs him in his side twice causing Marcus to fall on the ground. My eyes widen as I saw my brother fall with blood coming from his mouth. He couldn't breath that well.

I run to my brother's side and hold his hands. He winces in pain and the bloods flows from him. "You have to go." Marcus lets out. Cop siren's come out of nowhere.

"There is no way... I can't leave you. You are my brother how can I leave you." He places his hand on my cheek.

"Riccardo is your brother now." tears run down my face. "Read the envelope. When you get home." Everyone is yelling and scrambling. Riccardo drags me away from Marcus's dead body. I scream in agony as I leave my brother's dead body on the cold wet asphalt. Riccardo shoves me into Torsha's car. I shove him back in anger. He points at me.

"GO AND DON'T LOOK BACK!" Riccardo yells at me.

I get a knot in my stomach. I am the next leader now. I drive off and start crying on the way back. I finally get back to Torsha's house. The house is dark as I walk in.

"Rosie?" She comes down stairs in a t-shirt and a blanket.

"Hey..." She says as she walks up to me. "Are you okay?" She places her hands on the side of my face. I hold her wrists as she caresses my face.

"Marcus... he... he is dead." Her eyes soften.

"Lance I am so sorry." I honestly don't know how I feel about Marcus' death. Im relived that the town would silence down but he was the only blood family I had left. "Lets go to bed." She says as she intertwines my hands into hers. We walk up stairs.

"You don't you care that you will be sleeping with the leader of the Vipers?" Her face saddens. She faces me as we walk up stairs.

"I don't care." She says softly. She knows getting involved with me isn't a good idea and it's not best for her future. But I guess you can't help who you fall in love with. I pick her up and kiss her all the way up the stairs. I get more relaxed in her arms. I feel her hands raking my hair. She took another bath.

She smells like soap.

God I don't want to leave her side.

Rosie's POV

I wake up to Lance's sleeping face. I just stare at it for as long I say can. He looks so peaceful when he sleeps. I wish he could stay this calm forever. He has been through so much.

We both have.

I slide the loose hairs behind his ear and kiss his forehead. He starts to wake up and a smile grows on his face when he sees me looking at him.

"Hi." He says.

I chuckle, "Hi." He pulls me close and kisses me on the lips. He smells like soap and vanilla. He must have taken a shower.

His phone starts to ring. "Hello? Yes... I understand... I'll be there." He hangs up the phone and sits up.

"Vipers?" I ask. He nods.

"They need me to show face." My stomach churns in knots. This isn't fair, why did things turn out like this? He starts digging through his pockets. He finds a white envelope and opens it.

"What is that?" I ask. He starts reading.

"Its a note my brother left me if he didn't win the fight." He covers his mouth and tears fell from his eyes. He starts smiling. He then looks at me and kisses my lips. He jumps out of bed. "I have to go!" He says nearly tripping out the door. I follow him out.

"What is going on?!" I yell back.

"I'll call you in a bit! I swear!" He leaves in the car and heads off. I head back into the guest room and look at all of my college applications. There isn't much time so I have to pick from a few.