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~ ~ Chapter Twenty Five ~ ~

My heart was pounding away in my chest with fear and adrenalin as we sped through the busy evening traffic, Baden was being reckless like he always was when he was angry but this was overboard even for him. Then again, someone did try and kill me and I had kind of accidentally blamed him without actually meaning too.

Though it was true but I didn't hold it against him, not anymore. It was just the price I have to pay for being with him but like I've said awhile ago, if it's not someone who is looking for revenge or leverage against him, it will be against Dougy or even Phil.

I had half considered closing my eyes but decided if we were going to crash - I'd rather see it coming.

Neither of us has spoken since we left and we've been driving for over half an hour now, cutting through the city to who knows where. I've wanted to ask him so many times where is this 'safe' place but decided not to because he still looks possessed by the fury demon and I've also wanted to tell him I don't plan on staying wherever it is he is taking me too because I want to stay with him.

Another fifteen minutes had passed, the city was behind us now so Baden could speed up even more, why he has not been spotted by the police yet is a complete mystery to me but I'm not complaining because something tells me - he won't pull over if they do put their sirens on.

We were now in some suburb I have never been to before, so I had no idea where exactly we were or how far away from my old apartment I am. Looking around, the area seemed run down and a place where teenage street gangs roamed, robbing people and stealing cars. Hell, we even just drove past a car up on bricks with no wheels!

Ten more minutes and Baden finally slowed down, looking at the houses on his right, I looked too and didn't really like the look of half the boarded up windows and over grown yards, it reminded me of a ghost town.

Pulling into a driveway of one house that looked exactly the same as the others, I wondered if Baden had completely lost his mind and snapped because I do not see how this place could be deemed as 'safe' and there was no way in hell I am staying here alone. If he leaves me, I am ringing Phil the first chance I have and asking him to come pick me up.

Baden shut the engine off and stared up at the front door for a minute before opening his car door and stepping out then bent down and looked back in at me, nodding for me to follow him. I went to open my door but he growled at me, making me stop and look back at him in shock before he held his hand out, motioning for me to take it, which I hesitantly did and climbed out his door.

Together we walked quickly up to the rundown house, I made sure to stay far away from the knee length grass - if you can even call it that anymore, because I was worried about snakes. Baden knocked on the door lightly, still yet to speak to me and we waited.

The sounds of footsteps a few minutes later could just be heard and then the door opened slightly, enough for the barrel of a gun to poke out at Baden's face. My eyes widen, he calls this safe! He has lost his mind!

"Eddie, it's me." Baden snapped harshly and the barrel was quickly pulled away and the door opened up more. Looking up at the older guy, whom I guess to be late twenties, almost thirty, I noticed a resemblance. His dark eyes and hair were the exact same shade as Baden's and their facial structures were very similar but Baden has never mentioned having any siblings before.

"What?" he asked gruffly as his eyes glanced over at me, looked me up and down quickly then turned back to Baden, this guy didn't seem too impressed to have us here on the doorstep.

"You still know where Old Gianni lives?" Baden asked harshly and a little rude but this guy didn't seem to care about the tone of voice he had used as he looked back at me again.

"So this is the one, huh?" He asked, turning back to face Baden again before stepping to the side a minute later and holding one hand out, motioning for us to enter.

Squeezing Baden's hand tightly, he looked down at me, "This is my brother, and he won't touch you." He growled as he led me inside while Eddie shut the door behind us. Brother? My heart ached a little at the fact Baden had never mentioned this before, he knew everything about my life and I knew pretty much nothing about his. Do the others know he has a brother?

"Kent Town. Hindmarsh road. Big white house at the end of the street, why?" Eddie suddenly spoke up from behind us; Baden turned around to face him and seem to be thoughtful for a moment as he took this information on board.

"I'm going to go pay him a visit but I want you to watch Leila for me." Baden avoided looking at me as he spoke to his brother. So now I'm not even worth talking to? Now he thinks he can talk about me like I'm not even standing right here next to him in this rundown place.

"I'm right here." I growled, my anger getting the best of me in this moment but they both ignored me.

"Why the hell would I do that for? She has her own brother." Eddie snapped as he stormed off into another room.

Baden glared at his back and followed him, tugging me along like a rag doll. We walked down the hall and turned into what looks like the kitchen, only there is hardly anything in here apart from the built in cupboards and bench which were all damaged, a wonky looking table with one chair and a small portable fridge looking thing and don't forget that the place is filthy.

"Dougy got locked up not long ago, if he hadn't, then he would be watching her for me right now since Phil proved himself useless." Baden growled, his body shaking with anger again as he gripped my hand a little tightly.

Yanking my hand from his grasp he gave me a quick and half hearted apologetic glance, "Phil was not useless so stop saying that." I muttered angrily but my anger was child's play compared to his, so the look he shot me shut me up.

Eddie shot me a nasty look, "You would want to get a muzzle for her." He commented without a care in the world for my feelings. Yeah, he's the type of male all females hate and I can now see why he is alone and living in this dump.

Why on earth Baden would even trust me alone with this guy is beyond me.

"Watch how you speak about her." Baden snapped back harshly, venom in his tone which made Eddie look surprised.

"Wow, my little brother, bitch whipped." Eddie sounded bored but his eyes told me otherwise, making me look away and he wasn't even staring at me. I always thought Dougy had a rough look about him but this guy wins hands down, no question about it.

"Just shut your mouth and watch her until I come back." Baden muttered nastily. I felt so unwanted here right now from both of them. Eddie didn't want to watch me and honestly, I don't think I needed watching, especially by the likes of him and Baden didn't want me coming with him which is what I actually wanted.

"And how long is that going to be?" Eddie sneered, shooting me daggers like he wanted to kill me for even being in this dump with him. Great, I really am ringing Phil the first chance I get.

Baden shrugged, "Not long."

"Why can't I come with you?" I finally demanded, glaring at the side of Baden's face, his whole body stiffened and he refused to look at me, "It was me they tried to kill after all."

"Exactly why you aren't going anywhere near them, now don't bloody argue me on this one thing or else." He snapped back loudly, making my body cringe.  How I wanted to slap him out of this mood so much right now, he wasn't the man I fell in love with, he was someone else and I hated him.

"Like I said, muzzle." Eddie commented from the other side of the kitchen, I spun my glare on him, I don't care who he is or how dangerous he is, his whole attitude has pissed me off from the very first second he looked at me.

"I suggest you shut your mouth before I grab Baden's gun and shoot you." I snapped angrily, not faltering one bit. I am not in the mood for anymore crap tonight.

Baden smirked from the corner of my eyes and Eddie looked furious as he glared over at his brother, "You're going to let her speak to me like that? What the hell is wrong with you! Learn how to control your bitch!" he roared, veins popping out in his neck but I still refused to show fear towards him.

"Leila, don't piss Eddie off, he's a short fuse." Baden muttered more quietly, looking down at me properly for the first time, then looking back up at his brother, "And Eddie, call Leila a bitch one more time and I will let her pull my gun out and shoot you."

It was my turn to now smirk and I looked at Eddie with a smug face, he shot me daggers full of hatred. Man, I seriously am not staying here, I don't care how much Baden thinks I will be safe because I think he is wrong and is just signing my death wish if he walks out that door without me.

"I can't believe you just stuck up for a bitch over me." Eddie growled, looking between the two of us. Yeah, he is so going to get me if Baden leaves me here alone with him, no doubt about it.

Baden sighed with annoyance as he lifted his arm up and reached behind him, pulling his gun out and flicking the safety off before holding it out to me. When I didn't take it straight away because I had no idea if he was bluffing or not and I was just plain old shock he was actually handing it to me, he grabbed my hand, placed it in my palm and wrapped my fingers around it.

Looking up at him in slight shock, he smirked and nodded, "Just make it the leg." He muttered. Facing Eddie who was glaring at me and daring me to do it, I held the gun up with a shaky hand and aimed it directly at his leg. I could already feel the sweat building up on my forehead and sighed softly.

"I can't do it." I looked back up at Baden who frowned slightly at me, before glancing at Eddie again who seemed genuinely surprised, "He isn't threatening me or anything, it feels cruel." I added lamely on the end.

Baden shocked me again by chuckling, "I didn't think you killed those two men like Phil claimed." He sounded amused.

This ticked me off. How dare he say that! Why does he think I would lie about something so big like that? It's not like I had to kill anyone to get him to like me or anything. Scowling at him, I quickly pulled the gun back up, aimed and pulled the trigger, a loud bang echoed throughout the small room and Eddie shouted out with a string of curse words as his hand clamped down over the small wound.

Smirking I handed the gun back to Baden, "Oh and I'm not staying here either." I muttered as I stormed out into the hallway.

"You little bi-." Eddie was cut off with a loud oomph and my guess is Baden had hit him. I seriously believe that Eddie does not learn his lesson though. He was warned not to call me that anymore, he just got shot calling me that - well, technically I only shot him to prove to Baden I did do what he claims I didn't.

"Leila, don't walk away." Baden warned from behind me.

Sighing loudly, I turned and faced him, folding my arms over my chest, "Why? It's obvious he doesn't want me here, it's obvious you don't want me coming with you, so I'm going to ring Phil and wait for him to come get me."

"Don't you dare ring Phil." Baden growled; stepping up to me and taking hold of my hand in a possessive manner which really ticked me off.

Yanking my hand out of his grasp I glared up at him, "I know this isn't going to be easy but I'm also not stupid enough to believe that those two people I killed before are going to be the only lives I ever have to take. This is only the beginning and I'm not about to let a bunch of Gianni wankers walk all over me and my friends. So, you either let me stay by your side or I will do it alone, it's your choice Baden."

He stared deep into my eyes for a few minutes, and seemed to be calculating everything I had just said while Eddie carried on in the background from the kitchen, now calling me every name under the sun apart from the nasty B word Baden hates so much.

"I can't do this right now, I'm too furious still, we'll talk later." He grunted as he looked away and walked off down the hallway, "But you can stay in the car." He called out over his shoulder, sounding like he was already regretting this decision.

Alright, I know this is extremely immature but I had to go tease Eddie while Baden was doing whatever it is he was doing. Eddie was leaning against the kitchen counter with a rag tied around his leg and shot me the nastiest look in the history of the world when he spotted me.

Smirking at him as I leaned in the doorway, "Maybe next time I won't have to shoot you in the leg."

"Maybe next time Baden won't be here to back you up." Eddie snapped back harshly, making me smile because there never will be a next time again.

Before I could come out with a smart ass reply, Baden walked up behind me, a big bag over his shoulder, "I'm taking your stash, I'll replace it later." He muttered as he looked over at Eddie, "Stitch that up before it gets infected."

"Easier said than done; asshole." Eddie snapped back as he hobbled over to this mini fridge, cursing every few steps and grabbed himself a beer.

"Well, if Leila wasn't the one to shoot you, I'm sure she would have happily stitched you up but that's what you get for being an ass towards your own sister in-law." Baden lectured roughly; he was calming down slightly but not enough for me to feel completely relaxed around him yet.

Climbing into the car, I looked over at Baden as he started the engine up and pulled out backwards, I don't know why I said this but I couldn't help it, "We ride together, we die together." I smirked slightly.

Baden glared at me angrily, "There will be no dying." He snapped, taking what I said way too seriously.

Rolling my eyes I smiled softly, "Not us anyway."

"Someone has had a complete turnaround." He commented quietly but I knew it was to himself and not me, so I said nothing back. But it didn't make it any less true, I had had a complete turn around and it was slightly scary but good at the same time. Maybe this was what my life was meant to be in the end all of this time and I had just been fighting the inevitable?

But the scariest part was that I didn't care, I didn't care about taking two lives, I didn't care about Eddie's leg, I didn't care about any of it because I have never felt so alive since that horrible night four years ago and I know as long as I have Baden and everyone else by my side, then everything will turn out fine.

The huge white house came into view as Baden slowed down and eventually pulled over on the side of the road. Lights were on everywhere and cars filled the long driveway with black figures walking around the grounds slowly and gut instinct told me they were armed and on the lookout.

Giant iron gates blocked us off from just driving in there but I hate to admit - the place was stunning, fit for royalty, though I will never admit that out loud because this is the place that belong to the people who treated Amberly like crap when she was younger, the people who tried to have me killed tonight and the people who killed five Johnson boys; the people who are going to pay sooner or later.

Baden made me look away from the house and to him leaning into the backseat and searching through the bag he took from Eddie; he was pulling out small guns and boxes of ammunition while I silently watched him.

"What are you going to do?" I asked softly, knowing he wasn't going to let me come any further than this but I still wanted to know if he had a plan or if he was just going in blind.

"They aren't here, so I'm taking out every single henchman they got." Baden finally answered after a few minutes, "I need to do something to calm myself down." He added more quietly, making me smile slightly.

Pulling himself back into the front seat, he looked over at me and handed me his gun, the same one I had just used under an hour ago, taking it I looked up at him, confused and he handed me a box of bullets, "Just in case." He muttered before quickly jumping out of the car and disappearing into the night.

"Love you too Baden." I mumbled sourly to myself, shaking my head as I looked back over at the big house, noticing it had tons of tree cover all around the manicured driveway and front area.

Leaning back in my seat with my head turned to face the house, I waited impatiently and listened, eventually I heard the first sound of gun fire and my body instantly tensed up. A moment later, there was another sound and I slammed my fist down on the dashboard. How on earth am I suppose to know if he is okay or not?

This was the worst plan ever Baden! I snapped inside my own head then did something that would seal my fate forever after this, something that would change who I am right now completely - I climbed out the car but not before reaching into the back and claiming another gun for myself.

Running across the road, slightly crouched down I had already spotted a large tree on the outside of the fence, one that looked easy enough to climb up and jump over the massive brick wall. Branches scratched at my arms and face, stinging the small cuts I already had but my adrenalin was pumping too fast through my body right now to really feel the pain.

Another gun fire had my tensing up and falling still as I listened intently and looked around, only to see nothing. Sighing slightly, I reached out with my foot and stepped onto the top of the brick wall, touching down so softly that I couldn't even hear myself. Once both feet were settled safely, I crouched down to stay hidden with the tree branches and calculated in my head the size of the drop down.

If I lower myself as much as I can and then drop, I might fall over but shouldn't cause any serious damage to myself. So this is what I did, landing on the soft grass with a quiet oomph as I rolled to the side and quickly stood up to run behind the nearest tree. Baden is so going to kill me when he realises I didn't stay in the car.

My body tensed again at the sound of another gunshot, over to my left near the side of the house but as I turned back around I noticed a bulky figure sneaking quickly through the trees and I knew for a fact that it wasn't Baden.

Flicking the safety off the gun, I ran just as quietly as the guy but I snuck up behind him, he had his gun raised, a red line shined through the air and following it I noticed it was aimed on someone's back. Dread and fear filled me instantly and I didn't waste another second shooting this guy in the back with a loud back.

He fell to the ground as I watched him, only to look up again quickly to make sure Baden was still okay, he was. But he was glaring at me as he shook his head, "I told you to stay in the car." He hissed softly.

Shrugging my shoulders, "I wanted to have your back." Then I bent down and picked the dead guys gun up and grinned to myself as I examined the sleek black metal.

"Are you in the habit of stealing people's gun now?" Baden asked dryly as he walked up to me, before kicking the guy mildly with his boot, checking he was really dead and looking surprised.

"When they have awesome red lasers on the end, yes." I smirked as I shoved my previous gun into the back of my pants and held my new one out in front of me.

I swear Baden rolled his eyes at me, "C'mon, stick close to me and don't try anything foolish." He muttered as he slipped through the dark trees with my a few steps behind him, pointing the laser all around me and getting a feel for it, smiling manically to myself.

Something whizzed through the air, narrowly missing my face, I could feel the gush of wind from it, so when the tree trunk next to me made a splitting sound, my eyes snapped up to see a small hole created by a bullet. In the next second I spun around to see a silent figure standing alongside a tree, seemingly facing me and my hands lifted up on their own accord before I even had a chance to think, the red dot fell on his chest and my finger pulled the trigger as my eyes watched him fall down a second after the shot sounded in my ears.

"I really think you should stop killing people Leila, this isn't going to have a good effect on you tomorrow." Baden sighed but never made a move to disarm me. I just smiled slightly to myself.