Chapter 6: Forced Escalations
Shaundi was sat in the motel room as she felt nervous as all hell when she realised that they were doing this; She had a reputation of sleeping around and most of it tended to be one and done, though some were usually more despite normally ending good in some cases and very pettily in one case. "Okay, just take it easy…He's not just your boss, he's your high buddy and he also just happens to be…well, drop dead gorgeous and not some weird, drugged up psychopath…" She thought to herself, though the sounds of a floor creaking outside knocked put her out of her own head and went to go check the peephole.
Vee was standing outside of the door, equally as nervous as Shaundi was but for different reasons; The first was that she was probably the one person in the Saints that he actively showed an interest for while unaware of her own feelings toward him, the second was that this was probably the first time that they were alone together without it being a work thing.
Seeing the man that not only won several fight clubs, bombed and broke Laura out of prison and helped her stick it to her ex's gang affiliates made her feel that little bit better as she opened up; "Hey Boss, starting to think you stood me up." She joked to tease him as she grabbed a beer and handed him one.
"Yeah, trying to find Laura's house while making sure cops weren't following was a bitch." Vee admitted; "Besides, I promised to show up, remember?"
Shaundi nodded as she shut the door; "So…You sounded pretty excited about holding up that deal we made earlier, you're that excited for some time alone with me?" She asked him with a coy smirk as she inched closer to Vee.
"Well, I'm still kind of running the high of the jailbreak but why wouldn't I get hyped? You're awesome to hang out with." Vee pointed out as he took a drink. "Plus now we can do this without getting interrupted."
"Is that right? Then I guess you won't mind if I push the envelope tonight~" Shaundi purred as she rested her hand on Vee's chest; "Because I think you and me can have some real fun…No strings, nothing changes with how things are in the crew…."
"Don't worry, it won't change a thing…Because for you, I'll make sure that I don't disappoint." Vee promised as he started undoing his shirt and Shaundi had already stripped off everything bar her pants. "Wow…Drugs seem to agree with you." he complimented as he saw Shaundi's slender but still filled out body.
"Hey, a girl's gotta exercise if she's gonna be stuck with perpetual munchies and with lungs to match~" Shaundi teased and then posed for him on the bed; "So…You ready?"
Vee picked up a condom and unwrapped it as he got naked; "Shaundi…If we make this a regular thing and I say no, I want you to shoot me." He quipped as he let his protected erection stand tall and ready.
While the two started their first of many; A group outside in familiar black and red cars stopped when they saw Vee's car parked outside. "We found the car, Maero…Did you want us to go in there and fuck him up?"
"No, you're more likely to end up dead if you try…What I have in mind will hit that piece of shit where it hurts…If he wants to go fucking up my cars then we're gonna return the favour with interest, go nuts and make sure you clear the scene at a moment's notice…" The phone hung up as the gang grabbed their supplies and got out of their cars to descend on the Black Horseman.
—Meanwhile inside—
(WARNING: Lemon Ahead)
Shaundi tilted her head back in a loud cry of ecstasy and panted in bliss as she had her fingers tangled in Vee's hair while he was descended on her sopping wet pussy. "OOOOOOH! Oh God Vee!" She screamed out as she felt another rush of passion sweep over her body.
Vee raised his head with a smirk; "Feel like another rou-HURK!" He decided to snark but felt Shaundi's soft yet equally firm thighs wrap around his head.
"I swear to God, Vee..I want you to do me the biggest favour and don't. fucking. stop!" Shaundi said with the biggest and most lustful looking smirk on her face as she realised that he had her hooked.
"There's the fun of this whole thing, Shaundi…With me, you have to swap those last two words around." Vee retorted as he lowered his head again to start eating her out and used his middle and index finger to rub at her aching clit, smirking a little in satisfaction as he heard a muffled "OHMYGAH!" from Shaundi as she pressed a pillow to her face to scream into it when he slid his tongue deeper into her.
Vee slowly worked his fingers in and out of her rhythmically as he saw Shaundi in her pleasure induced symphony and slid his tongue out before slowly kissing his way up her stomach before standing up so he was between her legs; "You ready to go further?"
Shaundi nodded; "Fuck yeah…Wait,shit! I forgot t-oh…" She checked her discarded pants and then groaned as she realised she didn't bring any protection, though her disappointment was quickly dissipated when she saw Vee and his protected erection. "Sometimes I think you prepare a little too much."
"Hey, you know what they say about having it and not needing it." Vee snarked at her with a playful roll of his eyes; Truthfully the C.H.E.A.T Engine would protect them both from STDs and the only way that Shaundi would have gotten pregnant was if he wanted her to, however he was still keeping up the impression that he was a regular guy.
"Then by all means, let me have it~" Shaundi goaded him and spread her legs apart, though that smug look on her face and teasing attitude quickly faltered as she felt her body melt and arch upward as Vee began his slow push into her. Her manicured nails dug deep into the sheets as each new thrust into her body made her shudder and gasp with ever crescendoing ecstasy.
Vee held on to Shaundi's legs and kept them spread so it tautened her to please them both, the hotel room quickly filled with manic moaning and animalistic grunts as the passion built up higher and higher than before to the point that the only thing louder than they were was the bedposts banging against the wall, her ankles resting on his shoulders and toes curled in pure ecstasy as the two were about to blow.
No word in the dictionary from the english language to the Urdu language was able to describe the sound of utter pleasure and joy that both Shaundi and Vee let out in tandem as she arched her back and he thrust in deep. "OH! GOOD GOD!"
(LEMON OVER)
It was at that moment that the commotion stopped when the bed collapsed out from under them and the two fell into each other with satisfied looks on their faces. "Oh god, indeed…" Vee quipped while taking quick breaths as he grabbed a bottle of water and drained it.
"Well…I can safely say that you blow my other exes out of the water~" An equally Shaundi remarked with a throaty chuckle as she snuggled up beside Vee and gently draped her arm around his chest. "How about you, was it how you expected it to be?"
"Shaundi, I repeat what I said before: In the future if we ever do this again and I turn you down…I'm giving you full permission to shoot me." Vee confirmed as he handed a water to her; Even he had to admit that the sight of Shaundi after their deeds was intoxicating, he couldn't help but feel proud at what he did and at the same time...He felt more than just a little spark of happiness when she complimented his performance.
"Do this again…You mean you wanna make this a regular thing~?" Shaundi asked coyly as she gratefully drank down the water. "Because I'll be honest, banging the boss of a gang that you run with isn't always the best idea in the long term."
"I know…We can keep things casual if that's what you want, I won't push you into this if you don't wanna, but I do mean it when I say that you're a lot of fun." Vee admitted as he sat on the foot of the bed. "And I do hope that we keep it going."
Shaundi blushed brightly at hearing that; Most guys would've just handed her some money or a bag of dope and told her to leave after one night but seeing Vee actively doubling down on wanting to make this a regular thing, it certainly made her feelings start to get a little more warranted. "Vee…I-"
The tender moment however was not willing to settle as the sound of glass breaking and a familiar car alarm going off got their attention…A very familiar sound that made Vee throw his unbuttoned shirt over his body and pulled on his pants. "Stay there for a sec…I think someone might followed us." Vee warned as he headed out the door with phone in hand and grabbing his keys.
Shaundi nodded as she knew that Vee's car was important to him and peered out of the window to see a set of red trucks speed off once they did whatever it was that they did.
"What the…hell?" Vee started but then stopped when he saw the state that his car was left in and it was enough to break his heart.
The Black Horseman had been viciously trashed like it owed money; The tires all had wheel wide slash marks and were completely deflated, the body work was dented in and the wing mirrors had been smashed off of the doors, the windows and the windshield were completely smashed in and the inside of the car stank of a mix of bleach and stale whiskey.
Vee was silent as he circled the car and saw just how malicious that whoever it was did the damage and when he saw the other side, he got a pretty good idea as he held the ringing phone up to his ear.
"Gianni's…"
"Gianni…I want you to do a pickup, some fucker messed up my car and I need you to do an overhaul on it for damages…And bring a tow truck, they didn't want this thing to move."
The phone hung up as Vee saw that the driver's door had the chrome Fleur de lis peeled off and the words: "Fuck You Saint!" were scratched into the paintwork with a set of keys. The worst part of the whole thing was that the gas tank had been opened up and the ring of it was covered in a disgusting mix of urine and sugar, making it clear that whoever did this was intent on driving the knife in deeper for him.
And Vee had a very, VERY good idea as to who it was and he found it equally hard to keep a cool head as he dialled a new number on the phone as Carlos's name came up. "Carlos…Meet me at the park…You and me are touching base with the Brotherhood."
"Already? But I haven't seen or heard a thing since th-"
"Carlos…Someone messed with my car and I have a good reason to think of who did it…We're meeting…NOW!" Vee stated with no broach for argument as he hung up and then gripped his phone tight before looking to see Shaundi rushing toward him after redressing.
"Vee, what's goi-Oh my god! What the hell happened to the car?!" Shaundi asked as she was equally surprised at how messed up it was. "You can fix it up, right?"
"Yeah…But right now, there's something I gotta do…I'm sorry Shaundi but I'm gonna need to call a cab for you to get back to the crib." Vee said as he called for a cab and then looked to her.
"Wait, why me? I can help out with you on this." Shaundi tried to argue on this but she felt her indignation die down when she saw the barely contained anger on Vee's normally mellow face.
"Someone fucked up my car…If they wanted to make it personal, they most likely are gonna get at the hideout next or anyone wearing purple, I at least want to make sure you can't get targeted without a few of our boys nearby." Vee explained as he helped Shaundi into the cab. "I promise, I'll come back and I'll make sure we can get another time booked for fun." He said with a slightly lighter tone.
"You better, mister…Because I'm not gonna let what happen up there be a one and done thing~" Shaundi winked at him as the taxi drove off.
Vee was stood near the fountain when he saw Carlos heading over with his eyes constantly glancing away from place to place, being cautious was one thing but he was a little worried that Carlos's eyes would start spinning manically. "Carlos, I get you're nervous but why are you looking away?"
"In case you're, ya know, bein' followed…I mean, if someone's ballsy enough to fuck up YOUR ride, imagine what they're gonna do next." Carlos mentioned as he made a quick glance to one of the most horrifying sights that anyone could have seen: A blonde woman walking out of a coffee shop with a latte in hand.
At this point; Vee was far from in the mood for joking around and he wasn't too eager to either. "This isn't a goddamn spy movie Carlos...Just turn around and fill me in?"
"Sorry..." Carlos apologised as he faced Vee and then sat on a nearby park bench to calm down.
Vee sighed as he deicded to get to the point. "Alright Carlos, whaddaya got for me about the Brotherhood?"
"Nothing."
"No-Are you shitting me?" Vee asked with exasperation as he kicked a nearby trash bin out of frustration and then glared when he saw a brown haired man staring at him. "What the hell are you looking at?!"
"Look, I tried everything I could to find out something. What was I supposed to do with Maero always stomping around?" Carlos apologised and then adjusted the beanie on his head.
"You try harder, that's what you do."
"Come on, man…After that shit you pulled with Donnie, The Brotherhood are keepin' a tight lid on what they got cookin'...I've heard one guy mention a shipment, but beyond that we're back to square one." Carlos tried to argue as he looked up at Vee who looked like he was trying to keep things together.
"Okay and what exactly IS this shipment?" Vee asked as he sat down while cracking his knuckles out of habit. "You know what they want out of it?"
"Well, we know they like trucks and tattoos…"
Hearing this was enough to make Vee press his head into his hands. "Carlos, for fuck's sake…You were on my short list for results and all you're givin' me are tattoo's and trucks?"
"And the shipment."
"Which you said you know nothing about." Vee pointed out as he was really starting to lose patience but he also knew that he couldn't fully blame Carlos for this.
Carlos could easily tell that Vee wasn't the happiest right now which was mostly why he wasn't arguing as hard. "Right."
Vee then got up and walked over to peer into the fountain so he could take his mind off of things. "Carlos, mate: I like you. I really do. But you've got a lot to learn about bein' a Lieutenant…Take some initiative for god's sake."
Carlos nodded as he got up from the bench and walked to join him. "Look, I wish I had more to give ya but we really do got nothing from them right now…"
"Just that shitty deal, his boner for trucks, the fact that he's petty enough to mess with my car and his…" Vee ranted to himself but then stopped as it looked like a lightbulb went off in his brain.
"Boss, what is it?" Carlos asked but then started jogging when he saw Vee rush towards the traffic and knocked out the window of a nearby Bulldog, he could see the man trying to hotwire the car before it roared to life.
"Get in, I think I got an idea…Something that'll REALLY mess with that 7 foot jerk." Vee said and then gestured for Carlos to join him. "First we gotta make a stop at the airport."
"Okay? But you still haven't told me what we're doing yet." Carlos said and climbed in the front as the two sped off of the curb and towards the freeway.
"Remember back at their hideout; Maero said he had a lotta canvas left... I'm gonna see if I can go splatter paint all over it." Vee said with a devilish smirk as he weaved through traffic. "What I need you to do is grab a helicopter and fly it over to me when I call you."
"Man…You're crazy, you really think it'll work?" Carlos asked as he checked his gun and then psyched himself up. "I promise I'll make it a good job."
"Carlos, don't you worry, I'm gonna make a helluva banger outta you if it kills me." Vee remarked as they turned off and headed for the airfield to drop off Carlos; "Remember, when I call you…You fly over to my location that I'll tell you."
"You got it boss…I'll come up with something." Carlos mentioned as he climbed over the fence into the airfield to see what he could find in terms of air travel.
Vee then revved up the Bulldog; "You're no muscle car but you'll do." He remarked as he sped off in the opposite direction, making his way through the traffic and briefly stopping at Friendly Fire to buy a Geiger Counter before continuing his trip into the Stilwater Power Plant. "Alright…Let's see what we can turn up…"
It took several long minutes trying to navigate through a deep tunnel that lead not only to the waste disposal but to a hidden sanctuary deep under the island. The various clicks of the Geiger Counter managed to get the hazmat wearing Vee his prize of nuclear waste before he took the express elevator up to the surface. "No time to waste…" Vee mentioned as he shot an approaching guard when he aimed his own gun at him. "Carlos, I'm ready…Get whatever you've got out to the Stilwater Power Plant, I'll flag you down!"
"You got it boss…I'm bringing a chopper around to…Wait, did you say the Power Plant?!" Carlos asked before the phone hung up; "God damn…Vee, the hell are you planning?"
Vee waved down the helicopter as he pocketed his revolver and pulled out a machine gun in case they needed to shoot down anyone. "You got good timing, Carlos…Now let's get this further inland before we get Homeland Security on our asses…Also how'd you fly a helicopter all the way out here?" He asked as he strapped the box of waste in the chopper before climbing in.
"I'm good with shooting and driving cars in the fast lane…You really think I know how to fly a helicopter? I had to pull a gun on the pilot to get him to fly here…Though I wish I picked a better driver…" Carlos mentioned as he gestured to the pilot to pull up.
"Crazy thought, maybe I could handle this thing better if I didn't have some crazy asshole holding a gun to my face..."
Carlos smacked the side of the helicopter with the butt of his gun. "Just shut up and fly us out of he-!"
"Freeze! You have been reported as stealing dangerous waste! Land your vehicle and subject yourself to arrest!" A megaphone called out as a squad of five helicopters with the PD colours flew closer to intercept them before starting to open fire.
"Oh Jesus, how many people are trying to kill you?!"
"Do us a favour and just keep flying this thing!" Carlos yelled at the pilot before looking to Vee who was loading his rifle; "You can take 'em out, right?" He asked out loud as he kept out of sight of the crosshairs.
"If people would stop trying to kill me I'd have a better chance at getting us back"
Carlos groaned as he pointed his gun and cocked it. "Oh, bitch bitch bitch…If you don't stop whining and keep flying then I'll kill y-"
There was a loud sparking and a series of alarms going off as one of the snipers on the police copters had managed to hit the gas tank and started leaking it. "Oh shit…We're going down, hang on!"
—One Severely crashed helicopter later—
Vee kicked open the door to the helicopter and pulled Carlos free along with the box of waste; "Come on, Carlos…We ain't done yet…" He said through grit teeth; With some small thanks to his boosted abilities, Vee was able to use his body to shield Carlos from the worst part of the crash, that particular part having reduced his body into several high degree burns that quickly healed, leaving Carlos with a few scratches and at worse a fracture.
"Okay, we walked away from a fucking helicopter crash…I NEVER wanna do that again, but surviving's good enough for me. So whadda we do now?" Carlos asked as he carried the box with him while they left the burning helicopter to cover their tracks.
"Simple, we jack another car and get the hell outta here." Vee mentioned as he managed to find a Neutron to hotwire and placed the waste bucket in the back seat. "First, we make a pitstop to a Tattoo shop that the Brotherhood regulate, we spike the ink and let the results speak for themselves." He explained the plan as they drove off into the city. "You know a place where they go a lot?"
Carlos grinned; "Trust me, I picked up enough chatter at their place to know a perfect spot…In fact, one of their higher ups'll deliver it right to 'em."
Vee smirked as he followed Carlos's directions to take them to a ratty looking Tattoo parlour just on the outside of the city where the port was; "In and out…Then keep out of Maero's way, once he tries our "Specially Blended Ink" then he's gonna be screaming for more…Keep a lookout for the Brotherhood, I've gotta touch base with Johnny."
Matt was gearing himself up to work on Maero as he sat in the chair. "Trust me Maero, by the time we're done…You are gonna look like a bad mother fucker for your next Monster Truck Rally." He remarked with pride as he started buzzing the ink needle on Maero's cheek.
"That's real good, 'cause I was beginning to think I looked like an investment banker at this rate…" Maero remarked sarcastically as he let Matt get to work. "Those poor fuckers in the Saints aren't going to know what's hit 'em when I show up with that shipment and a new look."
"I'm honestly glad you two are having fun with messing the Saints around, 'cause god forbid we do something about the shipment…Have you squared things off for the pickup yet?" Jessica mentioned as she watched Maero and Matt, she was already in a less than mood thanks to her boyfriend's growing number of attempts to screw over the Saints taking priority over making sure they had a shipment to receive.
"I already told you; I'm gonna take care of it babe…Just keep making sure we can pay off the suppliers when they arrive." Maero argued back; "If the Saints plan on messing with us then we can't just sit back…They'll think we're a bunch of cowards."
"So you slash the boss's tires and pee in his gas tank? Maero, I know you don't want to hear it but you know what they say about poking bears…The Saints were a feared gang for a reason, so let's talk it out instead o-" Jessica pointed out; She was all for sticking it to people messing with her but the fact that Maero was deliberately going out of his way to make an enemy even worse had been getting frustrating.
Maero sat up and interrupted her sentence with an insulted glare at her; "You think I'm supposed to be afraid of some limp-dicked badass wannabes? Because I really don't like what you're implying to me right now."
Matt quickly broke the growing argument by nudging Maero back down into the chair; "No she doesn't, Maero… Now can you stay cool for a few minutes? I'm almost done and I don't want you crying if I mess up your face while you're squirmin' around." The guitarist/tattoo artist jabbed at him before Maero finally sat back down to let him finish. After a few more minutes of buzzing and a few runs over his cheek, Matt finally finished and brought the mirror around to show his boss the work. "See, what did I tell ya? Pretty badass, if I do say so myself."
Maero nodded in agreement as he turned his head to view it in different angles. "That being an understatement, I still think you should stick to tattooin' and drop the guitar...You're like a metalhead Michaelangelo." He mentioned as he ran his fingers along the facial art and winced as the recent work stung his face; "…Ow…"
Matt rolled his eyes as he put his tools away and moved to let Maero sit up. "Whatever, The Feed Dogs fuckin' rock, man…And stop touching it while it's fresh, you know that makes it worse…"
Maero winces slightly as he brought the mirror closer; "No, it's not that, it-OW! It feels like you put fucking hot sauce in there!" He growled as the pain slowly got worse, though it slowly became less of a slight burn and became a very audible sizzling of his flesh.
Jessica who could see his cheek starting to steam and bubble began to go from concerned to scared for him. "Baby…Maero, what's wrong?!"
There was no one in any part of the docks or in the Brotherhood who didn't hear Maero's agonising scream of pain as the nuclear waste tainted ink seared into his ski
A yellow car parked itself in a hidden corner outside of Aisha's house with a familiar looking bald man keeping watch, it remained in silence until the buzzing of a phone got The Ronin Lieutenant's attention. "/Hello?/" Jyunichi answered in his native language as he kept his focus on the house.
"For the last goddamn time, Jyunichi…Speak. Fucking. English!"
"What can I do for you, Shogo?" Jyunichi asked as he saw Johnny leaving the house and getting in his car to drive off somewhere.
"Have you got your eyes on our friend?"
"Yes…One of the Saints just left the house…I'll have our men sneak in and then we can ambush him when he returns." Jyunichi detailed as he saw headlights from other yellow cars pulling up; It was time.
"Good…Make sure there's no witnesses…When my father makes it to Stilwater…I want this taken care of…No loose ends, no interference…Nothing to disappoint and nothing to ruin it all!" Shogo Akuji ordered before hanging up the phone.
A few skilled Ronin picked the lock on the house silently as a few jumped the fence to get into the backyard while some climbed up into a nearby tree to get upstairs, giving Jyunichi no room for error as they quietly snuck in.
Aisha was humming one of her platinum hits as she was getting things ready; Johnny told her that he was gonna get something special for dinner and wanted to use the time to catch up now there was a calm period. "And what Johnny normally means by special is probably gonna be Freckle Bitches…Then again…Foods good so I can't really be mad at him…" She thought to herself and then wandered into the front room; Only to be grabbed by surprise and quickly tied to a chair; "WHAT IS THIS?! Who the hell ar-" Aisha was about to give her intruders hell but when she saw that shade of yellow, her mind flashed back to the VKs and she knew that this was deep shit.
"Stay calm…If you wish to live then do as we say." Jyunichi said to her as he stood next to her.
"Y-You're the Ronin…Aren't you?"
Jyunichi nodded; He had hoped that the house would be empty in order to assassinate Johnny Gat but threatening a hostage and an innocent lady at that left a bad taste for him. "We are…But we are not without morals…I can assure you that we do not take pleasure in this."
"IF you don't, then please…Let me go." Aisha pleaded with him before stopping in thought on this and then looked up at him with a small glimmer of fear; "You're gonna kill me…And Johnny, aren't you?" She asked him with a look of worry and of realisation.
"I do not like taking hostages just to kill…If you do exactly as I say, help us find the stolen money and remain quiet…I give you my word; You will go free." Jyunichi assured her with the promise on his honour.
Meanwhile, Johnny had managed to meet up with Vee on the way back and both of them had bags of Freckle Bitches; "Come on, you're not imposing at all!"
"You're seriously sure that Aisha's gonna be okay with me stopping by unannounced? And with Freckle Bitches at that?" Vee asked; Much like Johnny, he shared a weakness for the burgers they had and despite Johnny's constant assurances, he felt guilty about showing up out of the blue.
"I already told you…Eesh loves company, besides now we get to…hang.." He trailed off when he saw the glint of yellow tucked behind a nearby house. "Vee, gun up…" He whispered before putting his food bag near the porch.
Vee knew that something was up and his gut certainly warned him that something was off, he reached out from behind him and pulled out a revolver. "Whoever's stopped by to crash the party has some serious balls…"
Johnny gently tapped his pistol against the door to carefully open it and make his way in; "Eesh? You home?" He called out like he was simply coming home.
Jyunichi gave a few gestures to the nearby Ronin to get into postion; He reached behind his back and slowly but carefully pulled one of the katanas out of it's scabbard, lowering himself into a stance with both hands gripping the sword.
The floorboards carefully creaked as Johnny got closer to her, Aisha couldn't bear it; The thought of her surviving at the cost of Johnny's life was too much for her and even though she grew out of it, that Saint loyalty remained with her like a herpes sore. "JOHNNY! IT'S A TRA-"
By the time that Johnny and Vee caught the last syllable and got into the room, Jyunichi had seamlessly turned and separated Aisha's head from her shoulders; Turning the pristine white walls pink as red splattered behind her, the flowers on the nearby table fell into pieces as they were caught in the blade's path too.
"EESH!/AISHA!" Both Johnny and Vee yelled out as they saw Aisha slump forward and Jyunichi square off with them.
The Ronin quickly popped out to start firing but suffice to say that Johnny's now roaring rampage of vengeance quickly shut everyone down in a flurry of knifing and gunshots. "I'M GONNA FUCKING BUTCHER EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU YELLOW WEARING COCKHOLES!" He roared like a rabid animal as he picked up a nearby sword and clashed up with Jyunichi.
Vee was no better as he went full Voorhees Mode; firing bullet after bullet into the Ronin that tried shooting him down and slashing at him with their swords, some of them hitting the Boss's back and torso but he was too far into his anger to recognise it or the pain, instead he went on to keep shooting the others along with the occasional violent swing at them with a fist or a kick. His eyes then directed to Jyunichi and decided to try taking him out as the primary offender but Johnny kept moving in his line and that left him stuck. "Johnny, move! I can't get a shot!"
When Johnny turned to Vee as he heard him, Jyunichi had drawn his katana back and impaled the Saint through the abdomen. "Do yourself a favour and die in peace…" The Ronin tried to talk Johnny down.
Johnny however was far from in the mood for talking as he quickly brought hands down on either side of Jyunichi's head to stun him and push him back, he then proceeded to pull the blade out with an agonisingly painful heave.
"/Fall back! Our mission is complete, he will bleed out soon enough./" Jyunichi called out to the small handful of Ronin still surviving as they scattered out of the door and escaped.
Vee then noticed a barely living Ronin on the ground and then gripped him by the throat; "Where's Akuji?!" He snarled as he held on, wanting something to come out of this with something that he and Johnny could use.
The Ronin then spat a bloody globule in Vee's face. "/Rot in Hell, Saint/" They sneered before smirking up at Vee. "Akuji will kill you before you find ou-" The Ronin couldn't finish his one line of badassery before Vee lost all of his patience and put him out of his misery with a merciless snap of their neck.
"Johnny!" He remembered and rushed over to Johnny's side; "It's alright Johnny, stay with me man!" He tried to keep Johnny awake but he didn't need to look down to feel the blood practically gushing from his stomach wound. "Shit…We need to get you to a hospital."
"Gotta…Gotta save Eesh…"
Vee dialled up Carlos with the hopes that his car was fast enough to get them there. "Come on! Come on Carlos, where the fuck are y-"
"Ey, it's Carlos…Do your thing at the beep." His voicemail chimed through and finished with a beep to Vee's dismay.
"Carlos where the fuck are you?! I need you at Johnny's place five minutes ago…Just grab the guys you can and get here, NOW!" Vee snapped before hanging up and dialled up Shaundi who thankfully did answer. "Shaundi! Get Pierce and some guys over to Johnny's place! We got hit bad!"
"I'll send the boys straight away, hang in there!" Shaundi agreed and then hung up.
Vee then pocketed his phone and lifted Johnny up and held him with his shoulder; "Come on, man…We need to get you outside and to a hospital before you bleed out."
"Vee…We gotta…Aisha…." Johnny mumbled as he could feel his body getting colder and slowing down.
"I know man…We'll figure this out, I promise." Vee said as he tried to keep cool by stifling down his own budding grief at losing Aisha but also the growing panic at potentially losing another friend.
A couple of minutes came and went as a purple Bootlegger showed up to help. "BOSS! Over he-HOLY SHIT!" The Saint driving cried out as he got out of the car to help Vee.
Vee carried Johnny over to the car at a quicker pace; "Back door! Open the back door now!" He ordered frantically as he and another Saint lifted Johnny into the back seat and watched as he saw the Saint trying to get in the driver's seat. "No, you keep Johnny stable, I'm driving...I can get us there faster."
"Boss, you really sure that you should be driving? Maybe you sh-" The Saint was about to question it but the look on Vee's face made them back down and climbed in. "We got rags and we got alcohol in the back to tourniquet him but he needs treatment."
"Hold on tight, I'm getting us there now so keep Johnny focused and awake." Vee snapped an order as he dialled up his phone to call the hospital which answered after a few rings.
"Stilwater General, what seems to be th-"
"Look, I don't have time to explain! I need you to get a doctor on standby, my friend's caught in a bad way and we need someone to look at him! I can cover whatever cost you need but he needs seeing to right away!" Vee said into the phone as he sped through the side streets like a rocket; He couldn't afford to let speed limits, honking cars or traffic decency stop him at this point.
"Sir, I'm going to need you to calm down…Now tell me what the problem is." The voice said unenthusiastically as someone earning 11 dollars an hour would.
"Calm down?! My friend's just been fucking stabbed! I'm about as calm as I can be right now, just get a doctor ready to meet us because my guy's bleeding all over the place!" Vee snapped as he was slowly losing patience thanks to their unhelpfulness and the adrenaline still pumping through his system.
"Boss, We need to hurry…I don't think Johnny's gonna make it…"
"I'll just pretend you didn't say that! Keep him awake for as long as you can, we're almost there."
"Sir, if you don't tone down the language and speak to me calmly like a civilised person then I'll just hang u-"
"I swear to whatever Gods above, if you hang up on me….I will stomp this gas pedal down and Terminator 1 your fucking reception desk! GET A DOCTOR DOWN HERE, NOW!"
A few moments passed as the voice came back; "Okay, sir…One of our doctors will meet you at reception and we will see to your friend as soon as possible." The voice said before hanging up.
Vee let out a momentary sigh of relief as he pulled the brakes around the corner and parked outside the hospital doors; "Alright, get Johnny to his feet, we need to get him inside!" Vee ordered the other Saint as they both lifted Johnny into the Hospital's reception area where a gurney and a doctor plus several nurses came down to help Johnny in.
"He's bleeding very badly, we'll need to operate immediately and keep him in the ICU overnight…Do you have someone you can contact?" One of the Nurses that stayed behind asked Vee.
Vee shook his head since he was still in shock at both witnessing Aisha dying and seeing Johnny at death's door. "Just…Call me when he's out of surgery…" He mumbled to himself as he headed for the doors.
"W-Wait, sir…You're bleeding, we can take you up to get looked at!" The Nurse said urgently when they saw Vee's clothes were completely caked in blood.
"Not mine…" Vee said finally as he got outside to the parking lot and decided to call up the next person who was watching this particular Gang. "Pierce…I got a job for you, Johnny's been laid out by the Ronin…"
"Oh shit…Does this mean I get promoted?" Pierce asked rather suddenly as he had only just heard the news.
"I wouldn't get too excited, Gat's gonna be back up in no time." Vee growled with a very angry tone in his voice as right now, the boss of the Saints was on all kinds of edge.
"Okay, okay…That came out wrong…Is he go-?" Pierce asked him as he grabbed notes.
"Just shut up and listen! Johnny was looking into a visiting crime boss from Japan named Akuji, also known as the Oyabun…I want you to find out when he's getting here, where he is and what his plan is when he gets here." Vee explained the laundry list of jobs that he wanted Pierce to take over for.
"Alright, I'll get on that…Look, I'm sorry about that slip earlier."
"Don't fuck up on this, Pierce…Because I am not in a good fucking mood right now." Vee warned him before hanging up on the phone. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a pack of cigarettes; He placed one in his mouth and shakily lit it up to try and steady his nerves…But nothing could help him like this now. "I'm sorry Johnny…I'm so, so sorry…" He could only mutter to himself, the guilt slowly piling on as the smoke left his lips.