《Assassin Type: The Rifle Girl- Rica Reyes》 Assassin Type- Chapter 1- The Rifle Girl La Joya, Texas ¡°Strongbow, why are we in the desert at night and can¡¯t dance?¡± Rica griped hearing the loud music from Alicia Su¡¯s bar, two hundred meters away. The bar stood as the sole structure for miles in that desert, and the only sound. Rica cleared her black hair and peered through her powerful rifle scope into the bar window. ¡°Cool, check it out!¡± she whispered to Strongbow, her M24 rifle. Through her scope Rica watched her beautiful mother, Reyna Rai, on the dance floor. Reyna, in a tight red dress, danced with a man named Carlo Paz, his crew and some good time girls. But when the song ended, Reyna stopped dancing and left the bar. And Carlo Paz panted after her. Reyna stepped outside to her BMW, her red dress lit up in Rica¡¯s scope. Rica saw Carlo follow Reyna and grab her, with lust. ¡°You brute!¡± cried Reyna. ¡°Reyna! Why you fly out out here to give me problems, hunh?¡± said Carlo holding Reyna close. ¡°Carlo, you¡¯re so macho and dim!¡± she smiled. ¡°Girl, you see I¡¯m on top of the world out here. I got money, drugs, who''s gonna stop me?¡± he said palming her ass. ¡°The Texas heat must be getting to you, boy! You forget who I am!¡± she answered touching his nose, he liked that. ¡°Ni?a, I know who you are. You La Diabla, and now that you here you work for me-¡° ¡°Work for you?¡± Reyna chuckled and pushed him away, ¡°Carlo, why would I work for you when the price on your head is so high, hmm?¡± Carlo heard Reyna¡¯s words and he also heard the black SUV roar into the parking lot behind him. And that¡¯s when he knew. ¡°Reyna, you villainous bitch! You set me up!¡± ¡°Yup, I sure did!¡± she laughed. Carlo reached for his gun, not concerned with the SUV or the armed goons from the Toro Cartel exiting the truck. He wanted Reyna dead. Too bad, Reyna felt no ill will toward Carlo, this was business. Ignoring him, she flicked her hair back and whispered a name to the night desert, ¡°Rica¡­¡± And the desert responded with a pop. Carlo never heard the pop. Nor did he feel the full metal jacket, traveling at two thousand feet per second, enter his forehead and exit his skull. He felt nothing, and never would again, when he dropped dead on that parking lot. A perfect headshot by Reyna Rai¡¯s precious daughter, Rica Reyes, age eleven. Carlo¡¯s people heard the shot and ran into the teeth of the Toro crew gunfire outside. The Toros murdered all of Carlo¡¯s men in that parking lot, a bad scene. Reyna saw this and floored her BMW two hundred meters south into the black desert. She opened her passenger door and a petite Rica Reyes, dressed in tactical gear, hopped in and tossed Strongbow in the back seat. Reyna raced the BMW from the scene and into the night. Next Job Still excited Rica bounced in the car when she spoke, ¡°Mom! Did you see that clean headshot?¡± she asked Reyna. This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it. ¡°I sure did baby, and did my red dress shine in your scope?¡± ¡°Hell yeah, you shined like a stop light, and that Carlo guy couldn¡¯t keep his hands off you, so me and Strongbow popped him! And that¡¯s why he¡¯s dead, heh heh!¡± ¡°Of course you did, because you¡¯re my clever girl!¡± said Reyna, love squeezing Rica¡¯s face. ¡°But Ma, those Toro guys aren¡¯t going to hurt those girls in the bar are they?¡± ¡°No baby, the Toro¡¯s know better than that. Only your contract mattered tonight.¡± Reyna answered. ¡°My contract? Carlo wasn¡¯t my contract he was yours! Hmph!¡± pouted Rica. But Reyna, always quick, love squeezed Rica¡¯s cheek and teased her. ¡°Aw, what¡¯s the matter little anime girl? You want to be recognized, hmm? Well it seems you have been.¡± Reyna displayed a white business card with one Chinese character, ¹í ghost. The sigil provided a means to contact and hire her, if one knew how. However, Someone took a marker and blacked out her ghost character and hand drew another character, è÷ø mongoose, Rica¡¯s sigil. This meant someone requested Rica for a job. ¡°Mom, is this a real client?¡± asked Rica. Reyna smiled at her. ¡°Easy baby, right now it¡¯s a protection job, but it may turn into something else, can¡¯t say right away," she said to Rica. "Protection job, hunh?" said Rica, and imagined herself, a pre-teen Chicana girl trying to protect some big dude. A ridiculous thought, but still. ¡°Don¡¯t worry I¡¯ll protect him!¡± ¡°Haha, I¡¯m sure you will Ms. Marvel, and you¡¯ll do it in a Catholic school uniform!¡± ¡°What? Why would I wear a Catholic school uniform? This client gotta schoolgirl fetish or something?¡± asked Rica, suspicious. ¡°It¡¯s more than a fetish baby-face, and as a bonus you get to do homework too!¡± said Reyna. ¡°Homework? What kind of job is this?¡± ¡°Your first official one, killer! Hee hee!¡± Rica beamed with pride at Reyna''s confidence in her ability. She balled her fist up and gave an evil smile. "Don''t worry, whatever the job is, I''m ready!" __________________________________________ Characters Based on the The Rifle Villain Reyna Rai from our short film The Devil Her Due- Starring Actress Thuy Ho Below Actress Thuy Ho as The Villain Reyna ¹í Rai firing her rifle JEZRIEL Assassin Type- Chapter 2- Good Catholic Monday- 8:00 am- North Bronx Rica beamed with confidence in her new Catholic School uniform. She shuffled fast on the busy sidewalk since today was her first day at St. George''s Middle School in the Bronx, and she was late. Rica blamed Reyna for her tardiness. If her mother would''ve told her about this mission in advance she could''ve prepared. Instead Reyna half assed Rica''s forged transfer papers, along with not getting enough school supply shopping done. All Rica had was a black and white notebook and was lucky to find the right color grey skirt. Hardly a good start to a new school year. CLASS Homeroom in St. George''s started at 8 am. When Rica finished in the main office, a chore since Reyna (terrible parent) hadn''t signed so many papers, Rica wound up fifteen minutes late to homeroom. Before entering the classroom Rica fixed herself and laughed at her nervousness, then she banged on the door like a boss. Bang! Bang! A west Indian teacher named Ms. Sanders opened the door. She''d already announced Rica''s arrival to the class. "Ms. Rica Reyes?" asked Ms. Sanders. "Yes ma''am, that''s me!" answered Rica. When she entered the classroom every student stared and whispered, making her nervous. "Class, this is our new student, Ms. Rica Reyes. Now I expect you to extend every courtesy to her," demanded Ms. Sanders from the class. "Yes Ms. Sanders," the class droned back. Rica spotted an empty seat, so did Ms. Sanders, "Ms. Reyes, please sit next to Mr. Roman over there, Caleb please raise your hand." Caleb Roman raised his hand never looking up. Rica walked past the curious eyes of her new classmates and heard a girl with highlights whisper, "She thinks she''s cute," and, "She looks like a baby," obviously in reference to Rica''s child like appearance. Rica forged her age on the documents to attend the school. Most of the kids in her class were twelve years old, some thirteen. Rica was a solid eleven and looked it. And this was her first time in middle school, with different classes and a class schedule on a blue piece of paper. Being late to homeroom she knew the bell would ring before she could check - Booop! The bell rang. Math was her first class of the day, at least she thought it was. She scrambled to pull out her schedule as Caleb prepped to leave. Caleb Roman, dark haired and handsome, taller than Rica with glass brown eyes. Rica needed info from him. "Hi, Caleb right? Do you know how to get to room 303?" she asked politely and politely he replied, "You don''t want to go there, they''ll make you do math." Before Rica could respond he waved and disappeared. What a smartass she thought, and why was she sitting here worrying about it? She had to go or she''d be late again, not cool when you''re trying to blend in. Math Rica was no fool, she knew 303 was on the third floor, she just...well. Rica made it to class with time to spare and students still filing in. She used that time to ask the teacher where she could sit. The teacher stared at Rica for a moment confused then he remembered, "Oh, right you''re the transfer student, ok, sit with the other new student since he''s using my text book, umm..Mr. Roman please raise your hand!" Yes, Caleb Roman, Mr. they''ll make you do math. There he sat in the back, with his hand raised and not looking up. Rica hurried to the seat next to his so she wouldn''t be the last one standing. She glanced at Caleb and sat down. He smirked but kept staring at his notebook while writing out a math problem. "I see you found the place," he quipped to Rica. "No thanks to you," she answered. "Well, gratitude is overrated." "I beg to differ, we all want help from time to time," she shot back. "But you didn''t need my help." "Needing help and wanting help are two different things, and your answer is wrong. You need to square the X''s when you multiply them, now you''re wiser," she said pointing at his paper. Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. A few of their classmates turned to sneer at the two. But Rica wrote in her notebook so Caleb caught the brunt of the looks. Ugh, Caleb didn''t speak to many (if any) classmates since he transferred in last Thursday, so speaking to Rica, a fellow quick wit, entertained him. Caleb corrected his mistake and glanced back at Rica who shared his textbook. For the moment he didn''t have a comeback, and managed a whispered, "Thanks," and she replied, "See, not overrated," and continued writing in her notebook. "Heh, you''re cool," he whispered. "Hmph, like I need you to tell me," she said with an evil smirk. Caleb chuckled and the two shared the textbook for the rest of class. Fifth Period By fourth period Rica had a stride. A few curious students spoke to her since homeroom, everyone nice. But now it was time for the gauntlet, fifth period lunch. Lunch is the time and place for the cliques and the segregation of social structure. Rica entered the noisy cafeteria not sure where to sit. She assumed there would be a place for people like..Caleb? Caleb sat alone but a pretty girl stood above him talking to him. The girl from her homeroom that said, Rica thinks she''s cute. Her name was Tiara Ortiz. Tall, fair skin, brown hair and noticed by guys. A popular girl by definition. Caleb saw Rica walk in the lunchroom and made a gesture of, come sit over here, to her. Tiara noticed the gesture and her smile turned sinister when she glanced over at Rica. "Yeah, how about I don''t go over there," muttered Rica. Not interested, Rica avoided Caleb and Tiara and sat down with some other talkative girls, oblivious to her. Rica wasn''t here to make friends, she had a job to do, or at least she told herself that. But events in the lunchroom escalated fast. Tiara walked away from Caleb and toward another group of three advancing boys. She said hello to the three boys, but the main boy in the middle seemed upset. The girls chatting around Rica mentioned the boy was a second year named Norman and had something going on with Tiara. Norman then said something heated to Tiara, and she responded with, "Will you calm down?" but that didn''t work. The three boys pushed past Tiara and advanced toward Caleb, and Caleb saw them coming. Caleb stood and positioned to a fighter''s stance. This was bad. If Caleb fought Norman he''d be suspended and Rica could see that Tiara, now behind Norman, wasn''t trying hard to stop Norman. In fact she seemed to enjoy the drama, damn instigator. Rica wanted to stay under the radar, but she needed...no, not correct, Rica didn''t need to do anything, she wanted to help Caleb. She hurried toward the posturing boys. A crowd hadn''t formed yet but other students heard Norman and Caleb exchanging words. Rica wasn''t sure what to do as the situation grew louder. Then the oddest thing. "What the heck?" muttered Rica as white smoke plumed under one of the tables. Within seconds the white smoke overwhelmed the whole cafeteria, a smoke bomb. The cafeteria monitors sprang into fire drill mode, clearing the students out of the cafeteria. But the smoke was so bad the students were escorted out of the building. Soon fire engines arrived outside. FDNY, how exciting for a first day! Rica giggled to herself. There was so much smoke the school declared a half day while they investigated the incident. But for future note, no student witnessed the bomb throwing. So nothing ever became of the smoke bomb incident. Rica found herself excused from school, but not her from her mission. She needed to protect her mark and to do that she had to go on the offense. And Rica loved going on the offense. ... Assassin Type- Chapter 3- Bullies and Alphas Friend and Bully Rica didn¡¯t see Caleb leave after the smoke bomb incident but she did see Norman leave the school grounds. She watched which way he walked, what bus he rode, what building he lived in, and which bedroom he slept in, observant girl. By midnight Norman¡¯s household shut down, and Rica quietly gained entry into the large dark apartment. Rica slipped through the living room and crept outside of Norman¡¯s bedroom. Through his cracked door Rica slipped in while Norman sat on his bed watching a flat screen TV. With his back toward her, Rica moved close. As Norman opened his mouth to laugh, Rica grabbed his forehead from behind and yanked him backward on the bed. He tried to yell but Rica shoved a chemical filled rag in his mouth, and he passed out. Five minutes later, Norman woke up on his stomach stripped to his underwear. He had duct tape across his mouth and his hands zip-tied behind him. Groggy, he searched around and saw his flat screen still on, and a girl standing on the side of his bed. He sort of recognized her as a new student, Rica. She stood over him and smirked, waving two phones in her hands, hers and his. And she whispered, ¡°Norman right? It seems you¡¯re quite the perv texting me all these dirty pics of yourself, how criminal!¡± She displayed her phone with his phone number and more than a few, not-safe-for-work images of the twelve year old Norman laying on his own bed, exposed. ¡°Now what would the school say if they saw these naked pictures of you on my phone?¡± Rica whispered with an evil smile. Norman mumbled in fear with the tape on his mouth, good old fashioned blackmail. ¡°Norman, I can make all of these pictures you sent me go away, but to do that you and I have to be friends," she whispered and closed in. ¡°And Norman, believe me, you want to be my friend!¡± She snapped another picture on her phone and stared at him. Norman trembled, this girl was a demon and he was naked and didn¡¯t know what she wanted. But whatever it was he¡¯d do it. The Next Morning Tiara socialized most in the morning before class. She met her friend Stephanie and they walked together in their hiked up skirts. Tiara asked Stephanie about someone they knew and as Stephanie answered Tiara saw what she couldn¡¯t believe. Norman and his crew were walking and laughing with the new girl, Rica. Tiara poked Stephanie and they hustled over to Rica and Norman to join their conversation. ¡°Hello peoples!¡± said Tiara. Everyone exchanged greetings and Norman gave Tiara a friend zone, ¡°Hello.¡± Tiara didn¡¯t like that. Glaring at Rica, Tiara asked Norman, ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± and Norman gave a dismissive, ¡°She¡¯s cool,¡± and continued joking with the rest of the group, ignoring Tiara. Worse yet, Rica was re-telling an earlier joke to Stephanie who was now anxious to join the crowd. The spotlight on Rica infuriated Tiara. But as the group walked they came across Caleb. Tiara called out to Caleb first.¡°Hi Caleb!¡± but Caleb didn¡¯t respond, his eyes remained on Norman, who greeted him with a sincere, ¡°Hey man!¡± Caleb, confused but not wanting to cause trouble, gave a simple, ¡°Hey,¡± back to Norman and by osmosis joined the group. They all had a good laugh but Tiara, Caleb and Rica split from the group and walked together to homeroom. The trio continued their earlier conversation and Rica made sure everyone in the school saw them all walking together, as friends. Tiara attempted small talk with Caleb and he entertained her with short answers until they all reached homeroom. Tiara sat in the front and Rica and Caleb raced to their seats in the back to talk in private. ¡°You made friends quick!¡± said Caleb to Rica, as they sat down. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t say we¡¯re all friends but were not fighting,¡± she then asked him, ¡°So, that smoke bomb was like military grade, did you make it yourself?¡± Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. "Smokebomb?" said Caleb, totally caught off guard by Rica. ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about,¡± he grinned. ¡°Really? Well it was a smart move to avoid a pointless fight with Norman, but don¡¯t you think it was overkill? Unless you were actually trying to shut the school down.¡± ¡°Shut the school- Why would I do that?¡± he evaded. ¡°I don¡¯t know and I don¡¯t care, but I know you¡¯re going to teach me how to make one of those bombs, today, after school, at your house!¡± she demanded. This was sudden, bomb making was fine, but coming over his house was risky to him. Caleb didn¡¯t want to involve others with his current situation. ¡°What? My house? Uhh, today might not be a good-¡± ¡°Today¡¯s a great day, it won¡¯t take long. I understand the chemistry, potassium nitrate and sugar and I-¡± Caleb shushed Rica with a finger to her mouth. Then he smiled ¡°Ok, you win, I¡¯ll teach you, just, keep quiet about it alright?¡± he whispered. ¡°You damn right, I win, boy!¡± she answered, staring in his eyes. Everyone in class watched Rica and Caleb speaking way too close. Embarrassed, they giggled and separated. The New Alphas Only her second day of school and Rica made friends with the popular kids. Namely Norman, who experienced Stockholm syndrome with Rica and went out of his way to be friendly to her and invite her to the cool table during lunch. At the table she quickly took over as the leader with her wit and knowledge of damn near everything. But, in the dynamic of junior high politics, Rica had another competitive advantage that must be noted, Rica Reyes was an exceptionally pretty girl. Boys watched her and so did girls. Rica¡¯s takeover benefited Norman as his association with Rica raised his popularity stock and drew the ire of Tiara, who had a renewed interest in Norman. Tiara now focused her energy on winning Norman back to her side, as Rica predicted. These political maneuvers were deliberate on Rica¡¯s part as she was taught by her mother, rather preached, that men and women are idiots. Reyna taught Rica that men are stupid creatures desiring affirmation and the feeling of being in charge. So as long as their ego is, stroked or controlled, they can be manipulated, Alpha Males. On the other hand, women seek security in the form of manipulating boys and competing with other girls for dominance. Young girls, anyway, Alpha Females. In under twenty four hours Rica became the new freshman class Alpha. She felt a little shallow about it, but being the Alpha meant that her actions with Caleb wouldn¡¯t be challenged. Rica knew that Caleb, as cool as he was, was either too modest or too stupid to know he was one of the cutest boys in the school. A lot of girls liked him, not that he cared. But Rica had to keep his attention on her and keep other girls away from him, jealously. "Norman!" said Rica. "Yo?" "You see that kid Caleb over there, sitting by himself? Invite him to this table!" said Rica. "Eh..um..ok," said Norman. "And Norman...make sure you two talk when you walk with him over here," she said, with her eyes narrowing to sinister slits, "And Norman...Make sure everyone sees you talking with him...real friendly!" "...Ok.." said Norman, as he walked over to Caleb. "Good boy Norman. Now I can focus on my mission." Rica crossed her arms and scanned the lunchroom, her lunchroom now. And with an evil smile she shifted her weight to one leg, cleared her bangs from her eyes and. "Hmph! This is my school now!" she said to no one. Assassin Type- Chapter 4- Chemistry Chemistry Caleb lived less than a mile from from Rica, so she had no problem walking him home after school. She followed him inside his spartan one bedroom with some furniture and a flat screen. Rica didn''t ask about his parents. After settling down and joking in his place, the classmates followed the necessary steps and made a dozen smoke bombs. Caleb shined in this bad boy craft, and kept Rica''s interest. He even had different dyes to make different smoke colors. "Ya, this is cool!" she laughed. "Yup, I think so!" he agreed. All good fun, but Rica had to pee, "Hey, man I gotta pee!" Red faced Caleb pointed down the hall. Before Rica excused herself, she quietly Rica snatched Caleb''s phone and took it in the bathroom, for research. Young Lady! Caleb was cool, but Rica had homework and like a proper girl her age she left. Caleb walked her to the corner and watched her leave the block. He checked his watch, there was something he had to do. By 10 pm Rica finished her homework but her night wasn''t over. She returned to Caleb''s block, climbed the roof across from his apartment and set Strongbow on his bipod. Through her rifle scope she watched Caleb doze off with his flat screen on. Then her phone buzzed. "Mom!" Rica answered smiling. "Rica? What happened at school Monday? I got an email saying you bad kids set the place on fire, did you have something to do with that?" asked Reyna. "No, but that did happen though, it couldn''t be helped!" "What?" "Ma, I have information for you!" "Yeah? What''d you get?" Rica told Reyna what she found snooping in Caleb''s phone and apartment. Including a Will that left Caleb a business owner. Also two names on Caleb''s phone, Tseka and Asim. Reyna liked what she heard. "So, this young man Caleb has either been in contact or will be in contact with Tseka hunh? Ok, I am going to need those phone numbers and that Asim number, fuuuck! It must be Asim Bora! Baby, send me those numbers and the other images you have, where are you know?" "Rooftop surveillance." "I''m sorry little anime girl, you won''t be up on those roofs but for a night or two, I''ll find these guys!" "I know you will, you always do!" Reyna missed her precious student and offered small talk. "Baby, is that school ok? You''re not standing out are you?" asked Reyna. "Hmm, I wanted to lay low but now I''m popular, I think. I was at the cool table in lunch." "Really? After one day? Young lady who''d you blackmail?" "A second year student named Norman, I took "pictures" of him. Then I made him my friend. Good times!" Rica laughed. Stolen content warning: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. "You little monster, now you''ll have new problems. When you''re popular girls won''t like you and boys are gonna harass you." "Eh? Why would they do that?" "Social pressure doll, you have to keep up appearances or you''ll be toppled by the next princess that wants your throne. Means you have to fight to keep it, hee hee!" "But I made friends with everyone! I got witnesses." Rica pleaded. "Umm hmm, they''re friends to your face, let me ask you, is Caleb popular?" "No! Well, girls like him, Tiara Ortiz likes him." "Tiara? Hmm, she sounds lovely. Is she your competition?" "Not in this life!" "Oh? She must be pretty then!" said Reyna with glee. "Who''s side are you on?" "Ha ha, sweety, you need to control your mark, and the best way to do that is for Caleb to want to be around you. If something happens you need him with eyes on you. "I know that but you make it sound slutty!" "Rica Reyes, watch your mouth! Now I''m not saying give up any of your sweet goods." "My sweet goods?" "But a smart Rifle Girl can convince any man that her problem is now his problem. And when you''re good, you won''t even have to hold his hand, hee hee!" evil Reyna. "So, you want me to seduce him?" "No, drama queen! I said control your mark. If you want to guard Caleb then you''ll need him to want eyes on you and only you. And you don''t have to kiss him to do that. That is, unless you want to!" "What?" "I didn''t say anything!" "Mom, you''re the worst parent!" "It doesn''t mean I''m wrong, and you''ll find out soon enough when Tiara makes her move on Caleb, hmph!" "You sound like you want it to happen!" "Yes, I do! How entertaining!" "I''m hanging up!" "Rica don''t hang up! Mommy misses you!" "Hai, hai!" "One "Hai" is enough young lady!" "Nyah!" "Oh! one more thing, that Asim guy, in Caleb''s phone. I think I know where he''ll be tomorrow. I''m gonna talk to him, he might point something out." "Oh, ok let me know," said Rica, knowing what Reyna really meant. "Yeah yeah, no worries, I''ll call you if anything." "Ok, ne Mommy? When am I gonna see you?" "Soon sweet pea, I been watching some places and sleeping in the car, I haven''t bathed in well, I don''t know." "Hello, too much information!" "Baby,if they don''t send anyone by 2 to get that boy, then it won''t be till dawn." "I''ll be here at dawn." "I know you will, because you''re my clever girl!" "Yaaaa!" Reyna hung up and Rica continued guarding Caleb. She scanned the block for anything out of place. She saw nothing, all quiet. Assassin Type- Chapter 5- Pretty and Smart Wednesday Morning Caleb watched Rica cross the street to meet him and noticed her styled bangs and tinted lip balm. He liked it, and Rica knew it. "You look vibrant, you sleep well?" he asked. "I did (she lied), and I watched that stupid anime you liked, the one with the kung fu lady lawyer that fights for justice." "District Attorney Olivia Makepeace? You watched it? You''re so awesome, that anime is crazy!" "Haha, if you say so!" she laughed. "Now we gotta talk about it! For one thing they don''t stray too far from the source material, blah, blah, blah!" Rica laughed listening to Caleb, she did like the anime. She watched it in the late night and was ready to discuss the episode, when. "Awww! How cute! The new transfers are boyfriend-girlfriend!" said a voice. Rica turned and saw three girls walk toward them. One was Tiara, but Tiara didn''t make the comment, a beautiful girl did. Alexa Vega, a seventh grader. At twelve going on thirteen she was already print model material. Fair bronzed skin, long legs, wavy black hair and her parents had money. The cherry on top, she was the seventh grade student rep. Smart, connected, and interested in Caleb and Rica. Caleb smiled when Alexa walked over. As a class rep, she was the first student he met at the school, and nice to him. "Hey new boy! Mua, kiss on cheek. I heard you were making trouble," said Alexa to Caleb "Not me, Ima straight arrow. Alexa, this is Rica, Rica, Alexa." "Hello!" greeted Rica. "Oh my god you''re so pretty! No wonder Caleb smoke bombed the cafeteria for you!" said Alexa, staring at Rica''s slim body. "Eh?" blushed Rica. "That''s not true!" Caleb yelled. "What''s not true? You setting the bomb or doing it for her, or were you fighting over Tiara? I forget. Lie to me Caleb, I''ll believe you!" said Alexa, grinning. But Caleb avoided Alexa''s trap, "Believe what you want, makes no difference," he told her. "Yes it does make a difference. Heart makes a difference, wouldn''t you agree, Rica?" asked Alexa. "Among other things," Rica answered. "See Caleb! Rica likes bad boys too!" Alexa whispered in his ear, and glanced at Rica. Caleb turned red, he''d never admit that he kinda liked Alexa. She may be a troublemaker but she was smart and fun and definitely hot. Rica saw all of this. A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation. As other students arrived to join Alexa''s entourage, Caleb turned to say goodbye to her, but Alexa wanted more time with him. "Caleb, meet me in sixth period lunch. I know you got study hall so you free. Ima text you, mua!" Alexa kissed him on the cheek. "Err, ok, but why? And won''t the guards stop me from entering sixth period lunch?" he asked. "Boy, you with me! Don''t worry about any of that, and we gonna talk about my birthday party at Skate Key!" "Oh Right! Not a problem," he got it. "Rica, if you have any problem in this school you let me know ok, mua!" Alexa kissed Rica on the cheek. "Uhh...Kay," replied Rica. As Caleb and Rica walked away Tiara glanced at Rica and gave her a fake smile. Reyna was right, Tiara did make a move and she made a good one. First Person On the way to homeroom Caleb explained who Alexa was and about her birthday party on Saturday. And how school social status depended on an invite to Alexa''s party. "That''s dumb!" protested Rica. "I know, but her party sounds fun, I wanna go!" said Caleb. "Yeah it does, and she definitely wants you to go, mua, Caleb ima text u fa sixth period!" Rica''s Alexa impression. It was good. "Haha, slow clap! but nah, Alexa''s cool, she''s just friendly like that." "Friendly? We''ll see. What does she want to talk to you about anyway?" "I guess she wants help setting up her party, not sure. I''ve only talked to her a few times." "Yeah? You guys look real close!" Rica frowned. "What? We''re not, but why would you say that?.. Are you jealous?" he asked with a grin. "Hmph! As much as you''d like that, no! However I do worry about you looking like a thirsty groupie around her since you and I talk!" replied Rica, surprising him. "Talk? As in...pre-dating?" "As of now yes, and before sixth period everyone will know it!" she answered. This was heavy. Caleb transferred to this school to avoid a crime boss and to make his own plans, a girlfriend wasn''t one of them. But this girl, Rica was different. To Caleb, Rica was a smart girl who liked anime and had a mean jealous streak. Controlling and pretty, she lacked the physique of other girls, but carried herself like she owned a pair. And Caleb liked her, a lot. Assassin Type- Chapter 6- Be Nice! Fifth Period Lunch By the third day of school Rica''s lunch table overflowed with cool kids. The rumors of her and Caleb dating raised her popularity stock. Even Tiara noticed. "Dag, you and Caleb are always together," said Tiara to Rica. "Just seems that way," replied Rica. "But you guys are dating, right?" "Hmph!" Rica didn''t answer. "Well, are you both going to Alexa''s party Saturday?" asked Tiara. "Caleb''s invited, I wasn''t. But you knew that already, didn''t you?" asked Rica with an evil tone. Tiara paused. "I mean, I didn''t know if Alexa invited you or not," she said, averting her gaze. "Does she plan on inviting me?" asked Rica, glaring at Tiara. "Oh, I don''t know, I''m sure she will." "Good, then ask her for me!" said Rica, putting Tiara on the spot in front of the other classmates. "Me? You have to ask her," said Tiara. Rica tightened the screws, "I don''t know Alexa, but you do, Tiara. Don''t you want me and Caleb at the party? Norman too, all of us?" "Yeah, wassup with that, I didn''t get an invite either!" yelled Norman from the table. Everyone stared at Tiara. "Yes, of course I want you to go. I want everyone to go!" she declared. "Good, when you see Alexa you let her know all of us want to go and we''re all going to have a good time Saturday," commanded Rica. "I''m not sure-" "All eyes on you Tiara!" said Rica, turning her back on Tiara. "Yeah yo, get us invites for Alexa''s party at Skate Key! I could skate!" joked Norman. The students at the table erupted in laughter at Norman and Tiara. Now Tiara would have to ask Alexa for invites or the fifth period lunch crowd would accuse her of choosing Alexa over her own class and cut her off. Social suicide for Tiara, and a clear demonstration of Rica''s lunchtime power. Be Nice Rica continued making rounds at the end of school. She joked with classmates and made sure to defend some from others. She knew school popularity was a fickle beast and must be maintained with a both a generous and a firm hand. Caleb watched Rica''s actions, and told her about herself on the walk home. "You know if you want to go Alexa''s party you can go with me," said Caleb. "Why? Is that what Alexa told you when you met her for sixth period today?" asked Rica. "No, that''s not what we talked about." "Yeah, well going with you is not an invite," snapped Rica. "I know, but you didn''t have to treat Tiara like that at lunch." "Yes I damn well did need to treat her that way, and you need to stop taking these girls'' sides." she barked. "I''m not taking sides, you''re the one being confrontational with them, I mean Alexa was nothing but nice to you this morning and you were all cold to her," said Caleb. Rica squinted at him. "You think she was being nice to me?" she asked him. "She was nothing but nice to you!" Rica couldn''t believe what she heard. Was Caleb so dense that he couldn''t see that Tiara and Alexa did not like her? Or, maybe Alexa was being nice and Rica misread her. She wasn''t sure. But she was sure about Tiara, and Tiara had it coming. "Hmph!" Rica pouted, turning away from Caleb. Caleb, new to dealing with girls, fell into Rica''s trap. "Rica, stop all that, I''m just saying-" "You''re saying you like those girls and you want to be with them, so go be with them!" she snapped. "What? I didn''t say that! I just want to be cool with everyone. Why are you girls...? The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. "Why are we what?" "Nothing...just.." Caleb took Rica''s hand and laced his fingers with hers. Rica''s heart raced. "Rica, be nice, not everyone''s out to get you," he told her. Preteen Rica never touched a boy before, let alone held hands with one. Caleb''s hand felt so natural that Rica knew she''d been lying to herself. Her actions in school, from blackmailing Norman, taking over the lunch table, putting Tiara in her place and not trusting Alexa could all be reasonably argued as deliberate actions on the part of a professional protecting her client. That''s what she told herself. The truth was different. From the first day she met Caleb she thought he was a cutey and she liked him. His confident character, his wit, and now his hands. Rica was jealous of every girl who wanted to talk to Caleb. How troublesome all these girls, hmph! As the couple approached Caleb''s block phone vibrated. The only person who''d call her now would be. "Hello?" "Rica, are you holding that boy''s hand?" said Reyna on the other line. "Mom? Oh, um...it couldn''t be helped, eyes on me you know!" said Rica, with guilt. "Right, I''m north of you on your one o''clock, shake the kid, he''ll be ok!" commanded Reyna. If Reyna was here Rica knew it must be important. She politely told Caleb she had to leave. "Was that your Mom?" he asked "Legally? Yes," said Rica. "What?" asked Caleb. "I''ll text you later" she evaded. Caleb laughed and said goodbye. Rica took off up the block and spotted Reyna''s black BMW on the corner. Reyna lowered her window and embarrassed Rica. "Rica? You aren''t doing naughty things with that boy are you?" "Eh? Like I''d tell you!" "You wouldn''t need to tell me young lady, I''d know!" Rica entered the BMW and was assaulted with hugs, kisses and parental chiding about her hair from Reyna as Rica attempted to resist, but not resist much. This is the ritual Rica and Reyna share when they''ve missed each other. "Ma, what''s up! We got a job or something?" said Rica, fending off Reyna''s hugs. "Remember I told you I had to speak to that guy Asim about some things? Yeah, he told me some stuff..now we gotta move his body," said Reyna peeling off from the parking spot into traffic. "Gross! you couldn''t call Julio, he usually does that stuff?" complained Rica. "Yeah, no. I don''t want Julio and them knowing about this Caleb business. This contract is between James Roman and us. James is Caleb''s father." "Right, Caleb''s father hired us..where is he?" asked Rica. "He''s dead baby....They killed him while we were in Texas. I told him to get Caleb out of the city, but..here we are." "Really? Caleb''s father is dead?....Does Caleb know this?" "Yes he does, but Caleb is a gangster''s son. He knows to keep his mouth shut and lay low. Caleb''s apartment is really a safe house. James gave him the keys to it and told him to hide there. They were supposed to skip town, but James was a stubborn man, set in his ways. Boss Eli Tseka of the Kalaj crew got to him, but not before James contracted you and me to kill Tseka....Too late for him," explained Reyna. Rica figured it out, "So that''s the mission, I protect Caleb, you find Boss ..zek..zel" "Boss Tseka, and I''ve been searching this city for days and I can''t find him, so you know what that means?" asked Reyna. "We smoke him out? But how?" "My favorite way, baby!" answered Reyna, smiling. "Eh? We start a war?" asked Rica. Reyna turned and squeezed Rica''s cheek. "That''s Right! Now who''s Mommy''s clever girl?" .... Assassin Type- Chapter 7- Start a War Start a War Last night Reyna kidnapped, tortured and killed a man named Asim Bora, a lieutenant in Boss Tseka''s crew. Asim, even under torture, couldn''t tell Reyna where Boss Tseka was or why Tseka wanted to kill Caleb Roman, but Reyna''s torture techniques are thorough, so she knew Asim wasn''t lying to her. Asim did say that Boss Tseka''s crew had a serious problem with Boss Gashi''s crew and that was one of the reasons Tseka was so hard to find these days. Knowing this Reyna decided it would be best to get Gashi''s crew all angry and have the two crews kill each other off, start a war. At best the Gashi crew would kill Boss Tseka for Reyna, or at worst all of the trouble Reyna caused would force Boss Tseka out of hiding and Reyna would kill him then. Reyna and Rica stuck to a plan that started when Reyna picked up Rica. First The Rifle Girls bagged Asim Bora''s body and put him in a freezer uptown for later use: "Whaddya mean we''re gonna come back for him?" asked Rica "We need him!" replied Reyna "But he''s dead!" "Yup, and we need him" Next, the bad girls drove home, showered and put on their, super cute, tactical clothes. "Rica-chan, you''re not wearing the Prada boots I bought you?" "Eh? But these are the Corcoran boots you bought me, they''re awesome too!" replied Rica. "Oh, well I just thought, ya''know, the Prada boots are cuter and we''d match from head to toe, see!" she showed Rica her Prada boots. "Mom, you''re too cute for me, I''m done!" "Are you teasing me, you brat? Hmph!" "Hee hee!" By 11 pm they were back on the east side of the Bronx. Reyna parked her car north of a bar club called, Black Sea. The Gashi crew ran this club, and Reyna knew a certain someone would show up tonight. Rica took position on a rooftop 200 meters east, overlooking the club. The Rifle Girls discussed their plan on their phones. "So I don''t know if Alexa''s gonna invite me to her party, but she''d better if she knows what''s good for her!" "Haha! So wait, you want to go to this girl Alexa''s party on Saturday and your plan is to bully Tiara into getting you an invite?" asked Reyna, laughing. "I''m not bullying her I''m shaming her!" "Princess, you''re not gonna hold your popular crown for long if you treat your subjects this way, and you aint that cute!" "Ya, but I need an invite! if I don''t go to Alexa''s party-" "What? All the girls are gonna tease you? ''Hi Rica, why you didn''t go to Alexa''s party, oh? I''m sorry, you wasn''t invited!'' Haaaaa!" "I''m gonna be a social outcast and you think it''s funny! I''m hanging up!" "Rica, don''t hang up! Mommy''s sorry about your junior high soap opera! Hee hee ! So tell me about this Alexa! you know if Caleb has his eye on her you might," Reyna spots him, "Rica!" Rica scanned the club entrance with her scope. She watched four guys exit a Lincoln Town car and zeroed on the tallest one. Her target, Besian, Boss Gashi''s right hand man. Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings. "Rica, body-shot!" said Reyna. "His guys are in the way, I''m going for a head-shot!" "No! He''s too far! I''m clearing him now, body-shot!" Reyna dialed Besian''s phone number from Asim''s phone. On the sidewalk Besian felt his phone vibrate, and separated from the crowd. Alone on the sidewalk, he never reached his phone before the shot. Fwap! Besian''s body dropped on the concrete sidewalk in front of club Black Sea. Dead in a pool of blood. A woman screamed a bloody scream and the block panicked. Reyna drove away from the club to pick up Rica, and scold her. "Rica? What was that? I told you a body-shot!" "Body shot? Where''s the fun in that?" "I''ll give you fun!" Reyna pinched her belly. "Ow! Ma, you''re so villainous! You didn''t even say ''Nice shot, baby!''" Rica pouted. "That wasn''t a nice shot baby, that was an impossible shot! That is, for anyone but a Rifle Girl," she rubs Rica''s cheek, "Would you agree?" asked Reyna "Oh yesh, I''m Rica Impossible!" ¡°No, you¡¯re a troublesome little girl who doesn¡¯t love her mother, hmph!¡± cried Reyna ¡°Don¡¯t love you? Ma, you''re the worst parent! Going on about body shots after we blew some guy away, and now we''re heading back to some freezer to pick up a dead body, again. Eeeww, and now his body is frozen so he''s gonna be heavy!" "If he wasn''t frozen he would shit himself, would you want to carry him then? Or should we cut him up?" asked Reyna. ¡°Nyaaaah!¡± "Hee, hee, that''s what I thought!¡± laughed Reyna Farfis The evil Rifle Girls drove east and recovered Asim''s frozen body, and he was heavy. "Rica, lift his legs!" "I''m trying, he''s dead weight!" "Really? You had to go there?¡± "Of course! Who wouldn¡¯t?" laughed Rica. They put the body in the back and drove to a spot called Farfis. A north Bronx bar run by Tseka''s crew. Reyna knew Tseka wouldn''t be there, but her plan was simple. Drop Asim''s body off in front of Farfis and make it seem like the Gashi''s did it in retaliation for Besian. One problem. "Mom, Farfis is on fire!" yelled Rica. "What?" When Reyna drove to the Farfis bar block, she witnessed a scene from the evening news. Fire engines, police, ambulances, and Farfis burning to the ground. ¡°Ma? Did the Gashi''s retaliate this fast? I mean we just killed that Besian guy?¡± ¡°I don''t know pumpkin, I don¡¯t who did this.¡± ¡°You said Boss Tseka''s been hiding, maybe he has a lot of enemies,¡± Rica figured. ¡°I would say he does,¡± agreed Reyna Reyna and Rica watched the roof collapse on the burning bar as something exploded inside. Still, they had Asim Bora''s body and they needed the body found in public. They drove around the block and unceremoniously dumped Asim Bora¡¯s frozen body down the street from Farfis bar. The same bar Reyna kidnapped him from, circle of life and death. Assassin Type- Chapter 8- The Precious Student Bonchinche Thursday morning, seven a.m. Alexa and Tiara gossiped away walking to Caleb''s apartment. Except they didn¡¯t know where he lived. ¡°Rica thinks she''s all that! She''s only been here since Monday and she walks around like she¡¯s running the school, fug-outta-here!¡± Tiara complained. ¡°And that''s why you¡¯re scared of her,¡± teased Alexa. ¡°No! Why would I be scared of a little girl like her? Is she even old enough to be in St.George¡¯s?¡± said Tiara. ¡°Haha, she does look young~¡± said Alexa with a playful face. Tiara frowned at Alexa. ¡°Sounds like you¡¯re inviting Rica to your party? You like her or something?¡± ¡°Of course I¡¯m inviting her! And yes I like her!¡± said Alexa. ¡°Yeah right, you inviting her so Caleb will come to your party!¡± snapped Tiara. ¡°You stupid! Caleb will come to my party regardless of Rica, but it doesn''t make sense making enemies with her since that''s his girlfriend. I''ll just give her an invite.¡± ¡°Rica''s a little beeyotch, I don''t like her, but apparently you do!¡± growled Tiara. ¡°She¡¯s so cute! A little tomboy and doesn''t even know it. And you don''t like her because you can''t handle her,¡± teased Alexa. ¡°Whatever yo, and you talking about not making enemies but here you are going to her boyfriend''s house without her knowing, and you don''t even know where he lives!¡± Alexa chuckled. ¡°Hee hee Somewhere that way,¡± she pointed straight ahead, ¡°and we''re all friends, I can see Caleb whenever I want!¡± Tiara wanted to answer and give Alexa a hard time but a Mercedes cut in front of them and stopped. Two burly men flashed police badges from the car. The passenger barked out a question in a strange accent, "You two girls, you go to St. George?" "So what if we do? You''re making us late!" said Alexa, calm and collect. The passenger didn''t waste time, he pulled out a photograph of Caleb. "You know this boy? Where does he live?" asked the man. Tiara flinched, Alexa played cool, "Nope! I don''t know him and I don''t know you, so excuse you, you''re wasting our time, come on Tiara!" The two men spoke in a foreign language then exited the Mercedes. Alexa grabbed Tiara''s hand and walked faster, "Come on!" she pulled Tiara. The passenger asked, "How you are going to school when school is the other direction?" Alexa ignored the man and kept walking, but it was too late. A second car, a black Lincoln, pulled in front of Tiara and Alexa and two other big men jumped out and forced the two girls into the Lincoln. Alexa and Tiara screamed, but the men were big and the car drove off fast. No one saw the girls taken off the street. Sneaky Boy Reyna watched Caleb''s apartment last night while Rica went home and passed out. She needed the sleep. When Rica awoke for school Reyna wasn¡¯t there, but left a note. Little Anime Girl, your boyfriend snuck into his own apartment last night around 1 am. He was dressed like he bombed subways with Graffiti and climbed up his own fire escape. You need to find out what he''s doing! P.S. He¡¯s a cutey, I am pretty sure he has another girlfriend xxxooo hugs kisses, love you! -Reyna Rica read one part, snuck in at one a.m. ¡®Why would Caleb be out so late?¡¯ Rica asked herself, mystery. Ten Minutes Later Walking down Caleb''s block, Rica saw him exiting his building. She felt warm seeing her boy, but she had to find out where he went last night, somehow. ¡°Yo Boy!¡± she yelled. Caleb smiled and walked to her, ¡°What up Girl!¡± they slapped five. ¡°Hey! (sniff)..Why do you smell like gunpowder?¡± she asked him. ¡°I do? Maybe when I was cleaning-¡± Vrrrrm! His phone buzzed, Alexa''s number. Caleb kept a poker face and answered. ¡°Hello, I hear you..yes..I do have it...not problem, I''ll call you back.¡± This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.¡°Who''s calling you so early?¡± asked Rica, suspicious of Caleb. ¡°No one, this guy, he reminded me of something I gotta do though,¡± he answered pulling Rica toward him, his hand on her lower back. She blushed. ¡°Rica?¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°Tell the homeroom teacher I''ll be a little late.¡± ¡°But?¡± ¡°Don''t worry, family business,¡± he lied. ¡°Oh..ok, I''ll tell Ms. Sanders, you can get a late pass,¡± she assured him. ¡°I will.¡± Caleb touched Rica''s face, he wanted to kiss her, but he knew it wouldn''t be right, and he had to go. Rica felt him hesitate, and she had enough. She put her hand behind his head and kissed him, Mua! Her first kiss. Brief and magical. She pulled away, loving every second of it. So did Caleb. ¡°That was nice, we¡¯ll do it again,¡± he joked. ¡°Hmph! You have to earn it¡± she teased. "I will, after homeroom," he lied again. "Okay,¡± she replied. Then Caleb ran down the block and disappeared, leaving Rica alone on the sidewalk. Caleb''s Run Caleb felt sorry for ditching Rica, but he had to, and he knew this day would come. With all the things he did, he knew Tseka''s goons would catch up to him. And they did in the worst way. They kidnapped Tiara and Alexa. Caleb had to think! The caller told Caleb to meet him on the corner by a park entrance. As Caleb walked down he saw the Lincoln and Mercedes, and two men standing outside the Mercedes. They watched Caleb walk toward them. As Caleb moved closer the Lincoln lowered its tinted window and revealed a scared Tiara and Alexa in the back. The girls called out to Caleb but were silenced when the window raised and the Lincoln drove off. Caleb''s heart sank seeing the girls taken. The passenger goon from the Mercedes yelled out to Caleb. ¡°Hey you, boy! I called you, you have document? Get in the car!¡± he growled. ¡°I don''t have it here, but you bring the girls back and I can get it,¡± Caleb stalled. The goon wasn''t having it, he punched Caleb in the stomach and threw him against the car. ¡°Get off me!¡± Caleb yelled and kicked the goon hard in the shin, freeing himself. The second goon, grabbed Caleb from behind and shoved him in the back of the Mercedes. The passenger goon followed Caleb in and pulled a gun. Caleb stopped fighting, he had a plan B. He would..do nothing. Because what happened next, happened too fast. Caleb watched a hand and a large blade jab from outside into the back passenger window. The blade, moving at the speed of sound, stabbed the passenger goon through his neck. One jab, and the hand and the blade and the figure holding it disappeared again. The attacked goon didn''t know he had a hole in his neck until he stopped breathing, and blood leaked out of him like a sieve. The goon outside, still walking to the driver''s side, wasn¡¯t aware of his partner. The assailant then ran around the back of the Mercedes, behind the walking driver, dropped low and stabbed him in the back of his knee. ¡°Yaaa!¡± Screaming in pain the driver goon fell backward on the street. Not done, the assailant took her school bag and pushed it on the driver''s face, and stabbed his left hand with her blade. Panicking and big, the driver goon pushed the assailant away from him, and on pure adrenaline, pulled himself into the Mercedes. Caleb ran outside the Mercedes, leaving the dead goon in the back. Now outside he watched the bleeding driver attempt to start the car. Nothing happened. The driver goon, now a prisoner in the driver''s seat, faced his assailant. An eleven year old girl in a school uniform, holding a bloody seven inch rifle bayonet in one hand. In her other hand, the Mercedes keys and a Smith and Wesson model 5906, 9mm handgun. The latter taken from his dead partner. ¡°My name is death, nice to meet you,¡± she said to the driver, and cocked the hammer of the gun. The driver didn¡¯t panic. The little girl was death. So maybe if he prayed to her, she¡¯d spare him. ... Assassin Type- Chapter 9- Mom! North of The City Tiara trembled in the back of the Lincoln. After twenty minutes on the road they''d left the city and she saw trees, an empty road, and no people. Alexa kept her arm around Tiara''s waist to calm her junior classmate, and assured her not to worry. ¡°We¡¯ll be ok!¡± Alexa whispered, and Tiara believed her. The Lincoln turned on to a dirt path toward a large white plantation style house. An out of place hideout in the middle of the woods. The Lincoln stopped in front of the house and a man in charge opened the door. "You girls keep your mouth shut, your friend comes here, gives us what we want, you all go home, ok?" The girls cried yes, fearful of his violent tone. They were dragged into the white house and locked in a small room with a bar on the window. Once inside Tiara panicked. "They¡¯re going to kill us," she cried. Alexa calmed her, and herself, "Take it easy! They need something from Caleb so I know he¡¯ll come for us. We¡¯ll be fine!" Tiara wanted to believe Alexa and behind her tears she asked, "Are you sure?" ¡°Hey! What did I say? We¡¯re good!" said Alexa, not sure at all. The Mercedes Rica Reyes killed the Mercedes driver¡¯s partner. Now she held the driver at gunpoint, and told him to make a phone call. "And you say exactly what I tell you to say, in English, or I will fuck you up!¡± The driver, immobile and bleeding from his hand and knee, called his boss and told him, ¡°Everything¡¯s good. Will be there in twenty with the boy.¡± ¡°Smart man. And I¡¯m telling you now, your life is yours to lose! Now drive!¡± growled Rica, gun to his gut. During the trip Rica questioned the driver, demanding the layout of the wooded hideout and telling him his part in her plan. Caleb sat quiet for most of the trip, but he reached a point that he had to ask, ¡°Rica...who are you? Really?¡± She smirked, never taking her eyes off the driver, ¡°Who do you think I am?¡± ¡®It couldn¡¯t be her, she¡¯s a little girl, Caleb¡¯s mind raced, then he answered,¡°My father hired you, didn¡¯t he?¡± Rica kept the gun on the driver and shushed Caleb''s lips, touching his face. ¡°You bad-bad boy, you smell like gunpowder and I know what''s in your bag cause I know what you did last night!¡± she said. Caleb clutched his bag. It seems she knew he burned Farfis bar to the ground. ¡°So, you know me. My father told me he¡¯d hired someone. But I didn¡¯t know girls like you were... so young,¡± he said, staring at her gun. ¡°Girls like you? Hmph! I¡¯m one of a kind,¡± she pouted, then faced him, ¡°But I need your help! You and your bag of tricks, you boy!¡± ¡°Heh, somehow I don¡¯t think you need my help, but I¡¯m all yours!¡± he smirked, telling her the truth. The White House When the Mercedes reached the dirt path, the man in charge, named Milot, and his six goons stepped out to greet the care as it drove toward them. The men joked watching the vehicle increase speed toward them, calling the driver a show off. When the vehicle reached twenty feet and accelerated at them fast, they panicked Just then Three explosions went off behind Milot on the porch, the sound was so loud and the impact so heavy that Milot and two of his men''s legs were burned from behind and their eardrums nearly shattered. This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. The explosions in the house came from customized M80 firecrackers, loud and terrifying, Caleb Roman''s own recipe. This ordnance was in his bag, used from the night before when he burned down club Black Sea. This was part of Rica''s plan, drop Caleb in the woods, to get behind and into the house, while Rica and the driver circled to the front of the house. The Mercedes was merely a distraction for Caleb''s bombs. From the Smoke From the porch Milot knew him and his men were being ambushed, he ordered three of his men to get the two girls in the house, Those girls were his only leverage, while he would.. POP! POP! POP! POP! Four shots whizzed across Milot''s face, one grazing one of his men in the arm. The shots came from the Mercedes. Milot and his man dropped down and opened fire on the car. Their volley of bullets shred the windshield and killed the injured driver that Rica held at gunpoint. But Rica wasn''t inside the Mercedes. She''d escaped through the back seat and trunk. From behind the vehicle she tossed two smoke bombs and saturated the yard in white fog. Pulling her stolen nine millimeter pistol she fired four shots before one of the men from the porch came from behind her, with a gun in her face. Rica caught his movement, and spun in time to avoid a point blank shot to her head, in her spin she slapped the man''s gun hand with her left and fired at his face with her right. But the man was fast, he evaded and slapped Rica and her weapon on the ground. The man couldn''t advance on Rica before indiscriminate gun shots from his comrades on the porch grazed and whizzed by him. The man hit the ground avoiding the shots, and when he raised his head a flying knee from Rica crushed his nose. He yelled and tried to grab her, a bad move. Rica let loose with a flurry of elbows, knees and kicks pushing the man back. Still, Rica knew her physical attacks would not be enough, her size and weight could never take down a man this big, she looked around for the gun, but the smoke concealed everything. As she looked up the man recovered and charged at her. Rica didn''t have a weapon but she was ready. The man charged hard at Rica, intent on beating her to death. Rica braced with the smoke as cover and charged right back at him, but before she could move forward, someone pulled her backward by her skirt, and used the Loli as momentum to hurl themselves forward at the charging man. In the split second that it happened Rica saw who pulled her back, "SENSEEEEIII!" ^_^ Charging at the man at full speed, with fixed bayonet on her M40A3 rifle, JEZRIEL, The Villain Reyna ¹í Rai, mother of Rica Reyes, wasted no time and bayonet thrust the charging man through his heart, stopping him dead in his tracks. Bleeding and unable to move, the impaled man looked up at the sinister smile of his executioner, her eyes hidden behind her hair, and he knew who she was. This woman was a Rifle Girl, he''d heard of them, he''d heard they were bayonet fighters. And as Reyna kicked his lifeless body off of her rifle, and he blacked out the man thought to himself...This killer..is she really so beautiful? He was certain she was when his eyes closed, for the last time. .... Assassin Type- Chapter 10- THE DEVIL HERSELF! Caged Birds The smoke still separated the Mercedes from the house, Milot and his man looked from the porch for any movement around the car. He didn''t look long, as three more explosions, one after the other, went off inside the house. Flustered, Milot opened the house door to hear his men yelling inside. Now the whole white house was filled with smoke, and things were catching fire everywhere. Milot, needed to get those girls. In the smoke filled house Caleb yelled for Alexa and Tiara, banging on every door, coughing in the fog he created. "Tiaaaaraaa, Aleeeexaaaa!!" He heard Alexa, "Caleeeb!" The next room, he kicked open the door and grabbed Alexa who grabbed Tiara and he pulled them into the smoke, directly into ...someone. Caleb barely raised his arm up before a gun hit his forearm and his head, it was Milot, the smoke would not stop him. Alexa and Tiara tried to protect Caleb, "No, leave him ALONE!" Milot pushed Alexa backward into Tiara as Caleb got up. Caleb had one more M80..but Milot was standing right on top of him, with a gun. Then, out of the corner of his eye, Caleb saw something else, something that changed his plan, and instead of dealing with Milot, Caleb ran toward Alexa and Tiara and tackled them to the floor. Alexa and Tiara (and Milot) had no idea what Caleb was doing. Caleb, now on top of his classmates shielded them and their vision, then said to them, "Close your eyes and don''t open them." And with all of the mass his slim body had, he covered Alexa and Tiara so they couldn''t see what he was saw. And He Saw The Devil Even on top of Alexa and Tiara Caleb didn''tturn away, he watched Milot look at him confused and then he watched Milot lose everything. Caleb could see Rica in the smoke filled house, now with a long black Rifle in her hand, and her seven inch bayonet affixed to it. Milot heard his man yell out, and for a fraction of a moment Milot looked away from Caleb and toward the commotion. And Caleb watched what Rica did to him, in that fraction of a moment. Three strikes, Three moves Rica''s first strike, a downward slice on Milot''s gun hand with the rifle bayonet, damn near cutting his finger off, disarming him. Milot had no time to scream as Rica flipped her rifle and struck him in the face with Strongbow''s steel butt stock. The third move, her finishing move, Rica swung her rifle toward Milot''s neck in a blinding motion. The move was so fast Caleb could hear the unmistakable woosh sound of the bayonet blade. The move so blinding he thought Rica missed. That is until the blood gushed from Milot''s neck, and he gurgled on to the floor, until he was dead..choked on his own blood. Rica''s last move, so thoroughly drilled into her by Reyna and so thoroughly practiced that the move had a name: The Wind Slice... As amazing as Rica was, she was nowhere near the level of the other woman that followed Rica in the house. This woman, had her own rifle and bayonet, and did to four men, effortlessly, what Rica did to one man. And when Caleb saw the woman, he knew. This is who his father hired, this was the woman his father called, The Devil, Reyna Rai. Reyna''s moves were impossible to track, impossible to predict. She glided into the middle of the four remaining men, thrust her rifle bayonet into one man''s gut, dropped and spun 180, ripping the bayonet out of the first man and slicing the next man across his eyes, he screamed, and she didn''tstop moving. The third man fired point blank at Reyna, "Fool!" she thought. Reyna was too fast, when she spun to avoid the shot she extended and swung the rifle, like a spear, and slashed down on his gun hand cutting his fingers off! YAAAAAAARRRH!!!!! she ignored his cries. Still moving, Reyna thrust her rifle behind her back and hit the man behind her with her steel rifle butt cracking his skull. Still moving, she thrust her bayonet forward in front of her into the neck of the fingerless man, killing him. Now, not to be undone by her student Rica, Reyna, without looking, swung her rifle behind her, and Caleb, again, heard the woosh sound... The man behind Reyna grabbed his neck and gurgled. Reyna never turned around to see the man suffering, instead she looked over and into the eyes of Caleb, who watched her. Reyna smiled at Caleb as her Wind Slice victim fell dead behind her. The Devil murdered three men, in less than five seconds. The last man, blinded by the slashing of his eyes had enough! No longer armed he tried to run to the faint light of the front door. As he reached the front porch, two shots at less than twenty feet, one from Rica and one from Reyna, entered his back and blew his guts on the porch. The rounds in both rifles were hollow points, designed to rip a hole in a man and tear out his internals. The last man died on the porch, on top of his own insides....This, is what Rifle Girls do. If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. Say Nothing The gunshots stopped and the fire in the house blazed out of control. Alexa and Tiara coughed from the smoke as Caleb lifted off of them. He could see the light from the door, then...a tap on his shoulder, he turned around, it was Rica and she whispered to him, "Stick to the plan!" Rica dropped a set of car keys on the floor next to him. He watched the keys fall and when he turned to see her again, she was gone. "Caleb!! We gotta get out of here!" Alexa yelled. Caleb grabbed both of the girl''s hands and pulled them through the smoke. They stumbled over the dead bodies and coughed themselves out the door. Caleb remembered the plan. He took the girls to the black Lincoln that they arrived in and started the engine. "Stick to the plan!" he yelled to himself. Everything in that area was on fire now, the house, the Mercedes in the front, and still some remnants of his smoke bombs. Caleb made really good smoke bombs. He gunned the engine and took off down the dirt road. "Where are we going?" Alexa asked. "Just put on your seat belt!" Caleb shouted. In the back seat Tiara shook so bad she needed Alexa''s help with the buckle. Caleb knew he had to deal with their alibi (part of the plan) but right now the 12 year old had to man up and drive this giant car back to the North Bronx. Luckily the windows were black limo tint. Alibi Caleb and the girls made it back to the Bronx before 9 am. He drove the Lincoln back to the park entrance where they first ran into Tseka''s goons. Rica''s plan, park the Lincoln there, leave the key behind the driver''s side front fender. Walk away. Caleb stuck to the plan. Now the hard part, the alibi. Caleb''s concern was keeping Alexa and, especially, Tiara quiet. The trio walked far away from the Lincoln, and Caleb figured they could head straight to school, typical boy. "Let''s go to my house, no one''s home," said Alexa. "We gotta get to school!" Caleb shot back. ¡°The way you look? Boy you smell like a burned down building!¡± ¡°Heh heh!¡± Tiara giggled at the both of them. ¡°That''s right Tiara! All of us, we going to my house, Caleb can spray some of my brother''s cologne on him!¡± said Alexa. ¡°It won''t help!¡± said Tiara. ¡°You guys are brutal¡± said Caleb, shaking his head, ¡°I''ll go back to my house, change and go to school...Alexa?¡±Caleb walked closed to Alexa but she knew what to say. ¡°Stop worrying, I know what you¡¯re going to say, but I know who you are gangster boy. You''re James Roman''s son. And that''s why those guys were after you, for what? Some kind of money?¡± said Alexa. ¡°It''s complicated¡± he answered. ¡°Caleb, I''m messing with you, it''s ok. My father''s a District Attorney with the Bronx Criminal Court. I knew who you were when you transferred into school. And I do not need this getting back to my father..besides, who would believe us anyway? Better we keep this between us¡± she whispered in his ear, ¡°You bad boy.¡± ¡°Heh,¡± he blushed, ¡°But what about Tiara?¡± Alexa hugged Tiara to show Caleb her trust with her freshman friend. ¡°Don''t talk about me like I''m not here you crazy pyro! and nothing happened so there''s nothing to talk about. Let''s go Alexa!¡± Tiara barked. ¡°Walk ahead of me, ni?a, give me a second,¡± Alexa replied. Tiara sucked her teeth and walked ahead. Alexa waited for Tiara to walk a little further before turning to Caleb. ¡°Don''t worry about Tiara, if she opens her mouth I''ll shut her up,¡± said Alexa. ¡°My fate is in your capable hands.¡± ¡°Heh,¡± Alexa pulled Caleb toward her and put her head on his chest. Caleb meekly accepted her affection, and Alexa whispered, ¡°You bad boy. Now I really know I''m not your type.¡± ¡° Your type?¡± he asked. ¡°I saw her,¡± said Alexa. ¡°You saw who?¡± Caleb replied with a confused look. ¡°Your girlfriend. Your type...I saw her kill that man that fought you in that house with her long, black, rifle,¡± She said hugging him tighter. ¡°Alexa, I don''t know what you''re talking about.¡±. Haha, and that''s why she¡¯s so your type..and I''m not.¡± she held his hand ¡°But right now she''s not scared, not about this..but I''m really scared Caleb. But I gotta take care of Tiara..and I know that I won''t be able to hug you like this.. not after we leave here. And maybe we''ll never talk about any of this ever again..but.....I''ll never forgive you for making all of this trouble you crazy boy!¡± Caleb felt her tears in his chest. ¡°Alexa..I never meant.¡± Alexa pushed him away, wiping her tears with a smile. ¡°It''s okay, I won''t bother you.¡± But she lied. She grabbed him again and whispered, ¡°Maybe just a little....You know, I seen what your scary ass girlfriend can do. And I imagine what she would do to me if she caught you and me like this... and you know what?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°It turns me on!¡± ¡°What?¡± He smiled. But Alexa bit his ear and pushed him away again. ¡°Owww.¡± ¡°Boy! Go home and take a bath, you stink!¡± Alexa barked walking away from Caleb, ¡°Come on Tiara, we gotta come up with an excuse why we late!¡± With no more to say to Caleb, Alexa and Tiara stepped off discussing a late excuse. Caleb, still guarding them, watched the girls walk to a crowded avenue until he felt they were safe, and then he turned and ran home, remembering the smile on the face of The Devil. Assassin Type- Chapter 11- Scary Girlfriend Recovery "Julio? The Lincoln...it''s where I said it would be, in front of the park..Yes, come get it! What the hell do you think I''m calling you for? WTF?" click! "Man, he can be a real blonde!" Reyna put down the phone and looked out of the passenger window at who Rica stared at. Caleb, Alexa and Tiara, two blocks away from the Lincoln they just parked. And there was Alexa, hugging Caleb. ¡°Hey? Is that girl hugging your boyfriend? Pffft! Hahaha, that one is Alexa right?¡± said Reyna. Rica watched Alexa whisper in Caleb''s ear and then, playfully, bite him. ¡°Haaa! I told you little anime girl, they smile in your face, and she is pretty, hee hee!¡± ¡°Mmm..¡± Rica wasn''t laughing. In her eleven year old heart, the boy she talked to hugged another girl. A pretty and popular girl. A girl that did not come with the excess baggage of being a contract killer. Rica could see, and understand, why Caleb would choose Alexa over herself. ¡°Hey! I''m talking to you!¡± said Reyna. ¡°Eh? I''m sorry?¡± Rica replied in a low voice. ¡°Rica! Stop overthinking and stay focused! I know I joke with you about school and your new friend but it''s only fine provided you remember that this is business and he is a job, do you hear me?¡± ¡°Yes ma''am.¡± Rica watched Alexa and Tiara separate from Caleb, as Caleb watched them walk away. ¡°Mom?¡± "What?¡± "After we''re done with this job..can I.... can I stay in this school?¡± "Eh?¡± Reyna knew this would happen. Reyna''s precious baby was growing up and socially interested in peers her own age, and other activities outside of Reyna and the business of killing. She understood this, and ever affectionate, she rubbed Rica''s hair and spoke softly. "Baby face, I really don''t have a reason to say no to you. That is, provided you exhibit the professional self discipline I expect out of you...oh who am I kidding, you''ve never been a disciplined girl, just a passionate one,¡± said Reyna. "Just like you! And I''ll be a good student, I won''t make trouble for you!¡± Rica replied. "I don''t know pumpkin, you can be a jealous little bitch when you want to be.¡± Rica watched Alexa and Tiara walk on the main avenue. "I''m not jealous of her!¡± "Rica!¡± "I''m not! ...I mean..I just want to know..if..if I-¡± "What? If you matter to Caleb? You silly child, you were never supposed to get so close to that boy! Jeez Rica, I could understand you making him like you but.¡± "Nya,¡± Rica replied, sad faced. "Well, I suppose you could ask him,¡± said Reyna. "Would he tell me the truth?¡± "It won''t matter, you''ll believe him because you want to. Puppy love and all.¡± Reyna replied. "But I''m not!¡± "I know, baby!¡± Reyna caressed Rica¡¯s face. ¡°I know, just stay focused, ok?¡± "I will.¡± Five Minutes Caleb rushed into his apartment, stripped, and jumped in the shower. He couldn''t be too late for school. No need for rumors and innuendo after what happened this morning. His shower, five minutes, towel around waist on to the bedroom, and...Rica Reyes, standing in front of his bedroom, scaring the Jeezis out of him. ¡°Wha-What the hell are you breaking in here for? You could knock!¡± he cried. "Couldn''t be helped, not with all that happened.¡± Rica responded with a smirk. Caleb closed his bedroom door and spoke to Rica while getting decent. ¡°I thought your plan said not to mention anything about this morning and go to school?¡± "Do you like her?...Alexa?¡± Rica asked. Caleb, now dressed, stopped moving then opened his bedroom door. ¡°I''m sorry, it''s been a long morning, I''m not following you right now and I..WE need to get to school, and you have blood on your shirt!¡± Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon. "I brought a change of clothes. Please answer the question.¡± ¡°Rica, why are you asking me this now?¡± ¡°Because.¡± Caleb, thoroughly confused, asked himself, "What is up with this girl? I watched her murder two men in front of me. But now she''s not even the same person she....oooh I get it." It finally dawned on him, as boys are naturally dense by nature, and have trouble figuring out the wants of young ladies. But Caleb''s a quick study, and he figured out that Rica watches him, and she certainly must have seen him with Alexa earlier, and totally misread the situation. ¡°I see..C''mere.¡± "No!¡± Caleb took her hand and pulled him toward her, Rica resisted, he pulled harder. ¡°I know what you think you saw, but it wasn''t like that. It was the exact opposite,¡± he said. "Eh, I didn''t see-¡± ¡°Not everyone is as strong as you are, Rica. Those girls, Alexa and Tiara, have not seen the things I know you''ve seen. And I know you want to "stick to a plan" but sometimes that plan means hugging people who have just been through some crazy shit.¡± He pulled her close and held her. ¡°Stop fighting me.¡± "Hmph!¡± she pouted. Rica feigned resistance but gave in and hugged Caleb tight, not because she wanted him, but because she was jealous and embarrassed, and she wanted to hide her face in his chest, just like Alexa did. "Yeah but...why''d you have to hug her?¡± ¡°Seriously? Wow, you are such a Yandere!¡± "What?¡± she asked with a confused look. Caleb pulled her onto his bed and on top of him, still holding her, Rica didn¡¯t resist. ¡°Rica? Are you and me boyfriend-girlfriend?¡± "No! I don''t know,¡± she replied. ¡°Yes, we are, and my girlfriend is a jealous girl! I mean what heck!¡± Rica beat on his shoulder with her fist, but never lifted her face from his chest. She liked his shower fresh smell, but still, she had to punish him. "Did you just call me crazy, you bomb making bastard? Punch, punch. ¡°Ow! Only half crazy, the other half of you is lovey-lovey-dere~dere, except right now cuz you dirty and smell like smoke! Heh heh.¡± He laughed. "I hate you!¡± she cried, sniffing herself ¡°Aah! I gotta take a shower!¡± ¡°Ok, you got five minutes~ I''ll make waffles for you.¡± "Ok..don''t burn them..and don''t come in the bathroom or I''ll.. ¡°I know, I''ve seen what you can do!¡± "Hmph, I''m not that kind of girl who-¡± ¡°You''re down to four minutes~¡± "Yaaa!¡± she cried. Rica jumped off of Caleb, ran into his bathroom and slammed the door. She had a pre-packed emergency bag with a change of school uniform as, being in Rica''s profession, blood stains and quick changes to blend back into the crowd, are par for the course. Caleb, also a young man with a lot on his shoulders, hid his own fears. His adrenaline had long since come down and he felt very afraid. He would never say this to Rica, but he felt safer with her there, not as a bodyguard, but as a fellow survivor of what happened in that white house this morning. Rica took longer than five minutes in the shower, he figured she would, now was his chance to demonstrate his breakfast skills with eggs-over-easy. As the good boyfriend prepared the meal for Rica, he remembered what Alexa said about Rica and he agreed. Rica was definitely a scary girlfriend, and that kinda turned him on. "Heh heh!¡± he laughed and slid two over-easy eggs on a plate for Rica. Cooked perfect. ... Assassin Type- Chapter 12- Princess Bodyguard Princess Caleb and Rica made it to school by fourth period. They decided to enter separately at different times to not look like they cut class to do bad things. By fifth period lunch Princess Rica presided over her cool table with special attention to Tiara who appeared to still be in shock. Hmm...Rica frowned with concern, but Caleb, ever vigilant, kept Tiara company making her laugh and keeping her spirits up. Normally jealous Rica would have interjected, but she sincerely felt for Tiara. However, Rica had not seen Alexa today. Court By the middle of sixth period biology, Rica wanted to sleep. But determined to be a good student, she listened to the class lecture while yawning. But her eyes popped wide open when Alexa¡¯s pretty friend Kim knocked on the classroom door. The Bio teacher greeted her, "Hi Kim, are you here to interrupt the class?" "Ah?¡± said Kim, ¡°I''m sorry Ms. Benson, I came to get Rica Reyes, she''s wanted in the main office." Everyone in class gaped at Rica, who sat still until the teacher called her out. "Rica, go with Kim, you have the homework right?" asked Ms. Benson. "Yes, Ms. Benson, I have it!" Rica said as she stood up and hustled to the front. Kim smiled as the two then stepped out into the hallway and Rica asked, ¡°So Kim...Um, what does the office want? Kim smirked at the question, ¡°The main office? Heh, heh nothing! I just said that to get you out of class, we''re going to lunch!¡± ¡°We are?¡± When Kim opened the door to the cafeteria Rica a vibe struck Rica. The sixth period lunch atmosphere was electric like a teen movie, except with real kids, ¡°Oh cool!¡± While Rica observed the energized cafeteria, she quickly figured out Why. For it turned out that sixth period lunch was the hour of the school Elite! When she looked around there were nothing but cool kids at the tables. Cute boys from the basketball team, cheerleaders everywhere, student government reps, girls'' softball team. Everyone in sixth period beamed with good looks and cocky confidence. ¡°Impressive!¡± said Rica to Kim. ¡°Is it always like this?¡± ¡°Of course! It wouldn''t be sixth period lunch if it wasn''t!¡± ¡°Oh nya? So why''d you bring me?¡± Rica asked with a smirk, until a voice called out. ¡°Rica!¡± shouted Alexa sitting at a cool table. ¡°Oh!¡± Rica glanced at the beautiful Alexa, who modeled her womanly features that Rica lacked. At Alexa¡¯s table only beautiful or important students sat. Most of them conversing about love, sports, or fashion. Rica was a mere handmaiden compared to Princess Alexa, and Alexa held court, while pulling Rica into her world. ¡°Hi, you don''t have to pull me!¡± Rica cried. ¡°Yes, I do, and I''m not letting you go you adorable little killer!¡± ¡°Alexa! Don¡¯t say such things!¡± ¡°Heh heh!¡± Rica didn''t want to make a scene as Alexa was embarrassing enough. But Alexa grabbed Rica from behind and held the little assassin like a boyfriend. She then buried her face in Rica''s hair, and took a good sniff! ¡°Eeep!¡± Rica cried. But no one cared. ¡°Everyone!¡± Alexa shouted to the table, ¡°Rica is my love and my bodyguard, so I don''t have to take shit from any of you!¡± ¡°Oh¡­¡± Rica turned red as the table erupted in laughter. Afterward the students began to interrogate the baby faced freshman Rica. Mainly boys only wanting to know if she had boyfriend. But one guy, a total drop dead cutey named Will Sanchez, second year, tall baseball player, was the only one to catch Rica''s eye. ¡°What''s your name, Shorty?¡± Will asked Rica. ¡°Rica~¡± she meekly responded. But Alexa had none of it, ¡°Hi Will! You cute and all that but you gotta go back to left field or whatever, cause Rica¡¯s not interested in you!¡± Will squinted at Alexa, ¡°Yo Lex, I don''t see nobody talking to you!¡± He faced Rica. ¡°So your name is Rica, right?¡± ¡°Yes~¡± said Rica, looking at him. ¡°Just so you know. I don''t play left field, I play second base,¡± said Will. ¡°Oh, ok cool!¡± Rica responded. "Oh, I don''t play left field, I play ya ya.¡± Alexa mocked Will. ¡°But guess what? Nobody cares! And you ain''t making it to second base with Rica because she belongs to somebody already! Hmph!¡± ¡°Oh yeah? Who?¡± Will barked. ¡°Me right now! Go away, boy!¡± Will frowned at her, ¡°Shut up, Alexa!¡± He turned to Rica? ¡° So you are going to Alexa''s party Saturday?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, I''d like to go,¡± Rica answered. ¡°Of course she''s going!¡± Alexa said grabbing on to Rica. Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. ¡°Cool!¡± said Will making eye contact with Rica. ¡°Then we''ll skate on Saturday, nice meeting you!¡± ¡°Ok, nice meeting you too!¡± said Rica with a smile. ¡°Rica! Don''t say that to him! You have a boyfriend, and he''s too old for you anyway. How old are you, by the way?¡± Alexa asked. This question put Rica on the spot. ¡°Umm..If I tell you my age will you let me go?¡± ¡°No! I''ll never you let go, I only feel safe now because I''m holding you!¡± ¡°Eh? What do you mean?¡± Rica asked. Alexa smiled. ¡°You cute thing! That''s why I asked Kim to get you out of your Bio class. Because I need you Rica! You saved my life!¡± she whispered. Rica shook her know, ¡°No Alexa, I don''t know what you''re talking about!¡± Alexa frowned, ¡°Oh Rica, stop worrying! I''m not gonna tell anybody, but it did happen and you did save me, and I know what you are!¡± ¡°Eeeep! You really don''t¡­¡± ¡°Oh yes I do! I know you''re Caleb''s bodyguard and I know who Caleb is!¡± ¡°Eh? You do?¡± Rica asked with a confused expression. ¡°Yup! And I''m jealous..I mean...you protect him ..but who''s gonna protect me like you can, Rica? Oh Boo Hoo!¡± Alexa cried. But Rica shook free of her hug. ¡°Listen, I understand you might-a-had-a-rough morning, but-¡± ¡°But nothing Rica! And if you didn¡¯t know Caleb is still going after that gang boss!¡± ¡°Gang boss?¡± Rica glared at Alexa. ¡°What did you just say?¡± ¡°Rica! Caleb made me access the NYC criminal data base for a man named Tseka before fifth period lunch. He wanted his address. That''s what I need to tell you. Please don¡¯t be mad at me.¡± Rica was not sure what Alexa was talking about, but the words Tseka and going after gang boss, should not come out of Alexa''s mouth. Rica snapped out of Pre-teen Virgin Girl and leveled back up to Rifle Girl, ¡°I¡¯m not mad at you!¡± she said grabbing Alexa''s hand and walking her out of the Cafeteria. The other Girls at the table gaped at the two. ¡°Alexa, where you going?¡± Kim asked. ¡°I''ll be back! We making plans for my party!¡± Alexa lied. Interrogate Rica pulled Alexa into an empty girl''s bathroom to interrogate her. Alexa appeared to love it. ¡°Now talk, Alexa! What criminal database? What are you going on about?¡± Rica demanded. Alexa blushed, ¡°Oh..well, this morning I mentioned to Caleb that my father is an ADA (Assistant District Attorney). I guess Caleb remembered that and before fifth period he asked me if I could access the city''s criminal database.¡± ¡°Really? You can do that?¡± Rica asked sincerely surprised. ¡°Of course I can! I know all my father''s passwords, since they''re all some variation of my name! He accesses the city network from home every day, it''s called VPN.¡± ¡°Wow! And Caleb asked you for an address? For a man named Tseka?¡± ¡°Yes, I accessed it from the school library. Rica are you sure you¡¯re not mad at me? Rica squinted her eyes at Alexa. ¡°Honey, I''m not mad at you. But from here on out do not help Caleb anymore, and you need to shut up about all of this. I can''t protect you if-¡± ¡°You''ll protect me? Yaaaaaa! Rica I love you!¡± Alexa grabbed Rica¡¯s face and pressed it in her bosom. Rica couldn''t breathe. ¡°Alexa, *cough*..I-¡± ¡°Rica! kiss, kiss, kiss!¡± She kissed the little assassin on her head. ¡°Nyaaa! Cut it out!¡± Rica cried. ¡°But Rica, you don''t understand, just hearing you''ll protect me means..it means..oh kiss, kiss, thank you Rica! I knew it was right to tell you about Caleb. I told you, he''s really a bad boy! I mean smart and cute but he''s baaad! kiss, kiss, but you''ll protect him right? And me right?¡± ¡°Yeah, sure! But could you please stop kissing me?¡± Alexa backed off, ¡°I''m sorry, I promise I''ll be good...that is..if you tell me your age!¡± ¡°Eh?¡± That question again. ¡°Oh um...I''m eleven years old. I uh, skipped a grade, I guess.¡± ¡°What?¡± Alexa yelped, Oh-My-God! You''re the most precious little bodyguard I''ve ever seen yaaaaa! kiss, kiss, kiss!¡± ¡°Aaaah! You Promised!¡± The Rifle Girl eventually escaped Alexa¡¯s love grip. "Damn Alexa, you''re so troublesome!" Rica blurted. But she understood what Alexa was going through. Many a night Reyna hugged Rica to fall asleep, and many a night Rica did the same to Reyna. The human condition, she supposed. .... Assassin Type- Chapter 13- Slow Down Not Without Help Rica knew Caleb had seventh period Language Arts since she memorized his schedule. Caleb, in the hallway nearing the class, spotted his raven haired girlfriend walking toward him. But she had something on her face. ¡°Hi, you have lipstick all over your face,¡± Caleb said with a grin. Rica frowned, ¡°I do? Still?¡± She wiped her face, ¡°That dang Alexa!¡± ¡°What''s that now, heh heh!¡± Caleb laughed, but Rica squinted at him. ¡°Nothing''s funny you boy! And Alexa told me about the address you made her look up for you!¡± ¡°Tch! Big mouth, I figured she would. But it doesn''t matter cause I can''t do anything without your help anyway.¡± ¡°My help? ..Well..Good! Because I''m not helping you do anything, you silly boy!¡± she yelped. ¡°Oh?¡± He turned away. ¡°Then I guess that¡¯s settled.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± she glanced at him. ¡°But why do you sound like I don¡¯t believe you?¡± ¡°So the girl with lipstick on her face doesn¡¯t believe me. That¡¯s rich!¡± he mocked. Rica defended herself, ¡°No, I was molested! You see I found out Alexa''s crazy, and-¡± ¡°Ha Ha Ha!¡± He burst out laughing. ¡°Ah, Rica you''re so cool, but I gotta go to class,¡± he said walking away from her. ¡°Oh? Well, ok. But Caleb you''re not going to-¡± Caleb softly cupped Rica''s face and kissed her on her lips, silencing her. ¡°Like I said, I can''t do anything without your help, Rica.¡± ¡°Oh~¡± Rica blushed but stood still for a moment. In truth she was pissed that Caleb pulled that sexy anime guy goodbye without confirming her answer. But she couldn''t say anything more to him or she would look un-cool talking to his back. The only answer she could give was a Tsundere''s, ¡°Hmph!¡± as she let him walk away. She¡¯d deal with Caleb later, but first she had to call Reyna and let her know... What We''re Gonna Do Rica decided to cut the first quarter of seventh period in an empty classroom, and call Reyna. She answered on the second ring, ¡°Hello, blub, blub!¡± ¡°Mom? Are you in the tub?¡± ¡°Yes child. Soapy water frees the soul! Now what do you want?¡± Rica shook her head. ¡°It¡¯s about this boy Caleb! He got access to a criminal data base!¡± ¡°Is that right?¡± Rica explained the story to Reyna about Tseka''s address. ¡°What? Rica, control that boy, beat him up or something, but don''t let him do anything stupid!¡± ¡°I¡¯m trying, but the kid''s stubborn!¡± ¡°Damn it child, because of that little stunt Caleb pulled burning down the club and then that incident in the woods this morning, which is all over the fucking news by the way, my hands are now tied! Rica squinted at the phone, ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Baby, we wiped out like ten guys! Do you think Tseka or Gashi haven''t figured out that a third party isn''t playing one against the other? And there are only so many killers of our caliber floating around, yeah? Even the cops will start figuring shit out if we don''t slow down!¡± Reyna yelped. The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. ¡°So you saying we aren''t hunting Tseka anymore..or at this moment?¡± Rica asked. ¡°Hmm..Karma may settle Tseka''s fate~ who knows~ Either way, I have to leave town for a day, nothing to do with this job, but something you and me may have to deal with another time, you got me?¡± ¡°Yeah, I got you. Oh, Alexa invited me to her party Saturday.¡± ¡°Yeah, I know! Apparently since y''all are just kids the invite email goes to the parents as well, and, the email asked if I, cough * was your Your Mom.¡± ¡°Yes yes, I am sure that thrilled you didn''t it?¡± Rica asked with a frown. ¡°Yes! And don''t interrupt! so me, your mom, will chaperone you guys at Skate Key!¡± ¡°What? No, no, no! That''s not cool! You don''t have to do that!¡± Rica cried. ¡°Why the hell not?¡± Reyna shot back. ¡°Rica, you just want to keep me cooped up in the house, but I want to mingle with other parents!¡± ¡°And do what? Have an affair?¡± ¡°You child!¡± Reyna squeaked, ¡°I''m an adult with needs!¡± ¡°The need to home wreck?¡± ¡°Why do you treat me so bad? Oh yeah, speaking of home wreck, I''m dumping this apartment, Julio and the boys are coming to clean it out today. Take your stuff and crash at Caleb''s place toni-¡± ¡°Mom! What are you talking about?¡± ¡°Blub Blub Blub, you heard me, you and I are hot right now, and so is this apartment. Plus I''m leaving in an hour or so don''t mess around! But don''t worry, I''ll be back in time for the party Saturday.¡± ¡°Seriously? You want me to sleep at Caleb''s house?¡± ¡°Yes, for a night or two, at his house, on his couch, not with Caleb! And young lady I''ll know ....As a matter of fact I''m getting upset thinking about, tell that boy to keep his claws off of you or I''ll chop his little-¡± ¡°Ma!¡± ¡°Rica, don''t let that boy do anything stupid, that includes going after gangsters or getting fresh with you, damn it, cause I''ll know!¡± Rica frowned at the phone. ¡°Mom...you¡¯re parenting skills¡­¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong with my parenting? Can¡¯t a mom trust her daughter, or are you saying you can''t handle the job?¡± ¡°I can handle it!¡± ¡°Alright then!¡± ¡°Mom.¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°...Nothing.¡± ¡°Oh little baby, if I make it back early Saturday we''ll go shopping, ok? That party is not till six, right?¡± ¡°Yes, but you don''t have to go.¡± ¡°Too late! I already RSVPD! Alright then, Mommy misses you, and make sure that boy doesn''t do anything stupid, and Rica slow him down , or I''ll cut off his little-¡± Click! Rica hung up and realized she was homeless. Meanwhile her boyfriend was obsessed with revenge against a crime boss while her absentee mother, who could not wait to pretend to be a regular mom, ran off to kill someone new. Wow, what a fascinating life! Rica laughed to herself as she made her way to her seventh period class. ..... Assassin Type- Chapter 14- Sleepy Loli Crash Here Tonight Eight pm, that Thursday night. Rica frowned as Caleb laughed at her standing in his apartment door. Carrying a rifle bag and a suitcase, homeless. ¡°You''re kidding, right?¡± he asked with a grin. ¡°No, I''m homeless you jerk! Now stop laughing and let me in!¡± she pouted. Caleb nodded, ¡°So this is you and your mom''s plan to keep an eye on me, hunh?¡± ¡°Oh don''t flatter yourself, you boy!¡± she said looking away. But Caleb pulled her inside from the hallway, ¡°Heh heh, come here you!¡± ¡°Hmph!¡± Rica resisted a little, but soon changed her tune when she smelled the cooking food, followed by a her stomach growling,"Oh!¡± Caleb smirked, ¡°I guess you¡¯re homeless and hungry! No worries, I''ll fix you a plate.¡± ¡°I don''t need your charity!¡± she cried. But he ignored her and fixed her a full plate of seared codfish, salad and yellow rice. The evil little girl, coy at first, soon dug in. ¡°Oh! It''s sooo good!¡± she complimented. ¡°Yeah, I know. I ate some,¡± said Caleb laughing before he reached in her bag and removed her rifle, Strongbow. Rica watched him, but the weapon wasn¡¯t loaded, so it was ok. Besides the food was too good to stop eating and scold him. ¡°I''ve heard of your kind...Rifle Girls,¡± said Caleb holding Strongbow. ¡°Eh? *nom nom*¡± Rica looked at him confused, ¡°There¡¯s no such thing as a Rifle Girl.¡± ¡°Ha! Okay, I''ll rephrase...why do you use this rifle?¡± ¡°Hmm...Strongbow''s more than a rifle, he''s like my puppy. I have to take care of him and he does bite, heh heh!¡± Caleb appeared to hold Strongbow the way Rica did in that white house when she killed that man. ¡°This is cool,¡± he said. ¡°Nya! Technically Strongbow is an M24 single bolt action, and no freaking joke!¡± She stood up and aimed the rifle out of the window in a sniper''s tactical stance. ¡°See, he likes distance. He can kill a man at over a thousand meters, depending on the wind and bullets of course.¡± ¡°What? A thousand meters? That''s over half a mile!¡± Caleb yelped. ¡°Nya, but even at close range Strongbow''s deadly too!¡± Rica switched stances and pointed the barrel at Caleb, thrusting it in his face. Caleb tried to block and evade. But in that blink of a moment, Rica flipped the rifle in her hand and stopped the steel butt plate a hair breadth away from his face. ¡°Ah!¡± He blinked. ¡°So fast! ¡°And strong, too!¡± she teased. ¡°You know that move would have broken your jaw, pretty boy!¡± she bragged, then yawned, ¡°Mmm, so tired.¡± Caleb grinned. ¡°Did the sleepy fighter have a long day?¡± ¡°Mmm..it was the heavy food, nyaaawn!¡± ¡°And you ate it all, come here you.¡± He pulled her on the couch. ¡°Eh?¡± She gently resisted, ¡°I''m not going to do bad things with you....mmm.......unless¡­¡± Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road. Conflicted, and only eleven, Rica didn''t want to do anything that her mother would consider wrong for a girl her age. But yet....she knew she would do things..if Caleb wanted her to. He caressed her face and silenced her, ¡°Ssssh...sleepy fighter. No bad things, not here.¡± ¡°Oh~¡±she blushed. Caleb dimmed the lights of the living room and sat on the couch. Rica sat next to him and lay on his shoulder, while Caleb selected a song on the digital player. Seduced by the dreamy voice of the female vocalist, Rica''s eyes closed, and she lowered her head onto Caleb''s lap..seduction. "...Mm that song..¡± As the song played Caleb stroked Rica''s black hair ..bad boy... she drifted.. and let go. Drifted At two am Rica''s phone alarm rang. She jumped up from the couch startled and found the living room empty. ¡°Caleb?¡± No answer. In the dim light Rica spotted a note on the table: When you read this note it should be two am. You can get to me in twenty minutes if you use that app you put on my phone to find me, or not. I won''t oblige you, this is my fight. P.S. I kissed you on your forehead before I left, and I borrowed your gun, please don''t be upset. -Caleb ¡°What?¡± Rica checked her small carrying bag. Her Smith and Wesson nine millimeter handgun was missing. ¡°Caleb, you bum!¡± Apparently Caleb laid a trap for Rica, and she was fully aware of his intentions. For he knew his villainous Loli girlfriend would do anything to protect him. All alone, Rica grabbed and hugged her only friend at the moment, her rifle Strongbow. ¡°Strongbow, that boy has a death wish! I need your help!¡± Rica loaded a five round clip of soft point bullets, before locking and loading Strongbow''s chamber. The smooth click! sound made when the magazine hit the chamber meant Strongbow had answered Rica, and he said to her, ¡°I will not jam, I will not miss!¡± In under five minutes Rica clad herself in full black tactical gear, to include bayonet and suppressor for Strongbow''s muzzle flare. With no time to lose, she grabbed her phone, turned on the tracer app, and remembered once more who she was: Rica Reyes, Rifle Girl - Assassin Type. ¡°Tch! Damn, troublesome boy!¡± And with that, she vanished, into the night. ..... Assassin Type- Chapter 15- That Boy Caleb! Caleb''s Plan When Caleb read the address that Alexa found for him, he recognized it immediately. The address was to an old church, but Caleb knew that church was a front. Tseka''s real hideout was twoblocks further down from the church. Just past the subway depot, in a lumber yard away from everything. Caleb remembered that his father met with Tseka once at this lumber yard while Caleb sat in the car. And right now, at 2 am, there wouldn''t be an honest citizen anywhere near that yard. The perfect time to strike. Caleb ran two miles from his apartment to the church address, and broke in. After leaving the church he ran the two blocks to the lumber yard and walked through the empty entrance, no guards. The whole lumber yard was pitch black, in the center of the yard stood a two story building, a cutting mill meant for backing trucks in and out with lumber. Caleb could see the lights on. That''s where Tseka would be. And Caleb had a plan. Caleb opened his phone and pressed the number that he had for Tseka. After a moment the phone rang and someone picked up, "Yes!" "How much are you willing to pay for that deed?And don''t pretend you don''t know who this is!" Caleb growled. "Ah," the voice responded. "I asked you a question." "Yes, and I know you. You are the boy who plays games!" Click! The voice hung up. "Hello? hello?"Caleb re-dialed the number. The phone rang, and a different person picked up. "Hello, why are you calling this phone?" a deeper voice asked. "Because I''m standing outside your church on Connor Ave and I''m gonna burn it to theground if you don''t talk to me about this deed that you killed my father for, how''s that?" "Church? I don''t know this place." "Oh you don''t? Then let me jog your memory!" Caleb whipped out an old school flip cell phone and pressed a number key.Genius that he was, he learned how to make a digital detonator with a cell phone on YouTube and planted homemade incendiary bombs in the church. And as the number rang on the receiver phone... ....nothing happened. "Is this your phone number? Ok, now we know!" Click! "Wait! I have the- Hello! Shit!"They hung up and Caleb was behind schedule. His plan was to lure Tseka''s goons away from the lumber yard and two blocks down to the church with a fire from his, YouTube learned, digital cell phone detonator. But that didn''t work. There must be eight guys in that mill!He reasoned based on the number of parked carsoutside. Caleb had no intention of trying to massacre a bunch of men. He just wanted one man. Tseka. And since his phone call and diversion fire bomb didn''t go off, he''d have to switch to Plan B. PLAN B Improvising, Caleb ran down through the darkness of the lumber yard and out the exit, back down to the church where he''d planted the incendiary bombs. And as he ran toward the church, he saw them, Tseka''s enemies, the Gashi crew! Two cars full of them, armed to the teeth. "Whoa, these guys are punctual!" he thought. He knew they would be there, because he had called them, sort of. Caleb ran toward the first Gashi car which circled the block of the church. He could see the men in both car''s keeping their eyes on the church. And none of the men saw the three M80 firecrackers flying at the windshields of both vehicles. Boom! The explosions cracked the windshields on the vehicles and immediately bullets flew at Caleb. Caleb ducked behind an abandoned car and then ran as fast as he could back toward the lumber yard, still dialing his phone, "Come on, blow up!" When suddenly. Boom! Caleb''s YouTube detonator finally worked, the windows of the church blew out and the bad boy genius wasn''t done. While running, he lured the Gashi crew into the entrance of the lumber yard. Where, as expected, Tseka''s crew would be heading out to check on the church explosions. You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story. Ping! Wizz!Bullets from the Gashi crewwhizzed by as they shot at him while chasinghim in their cars. Whenhe reached the inside of the lumber yard he sawheadlights racingtoward him. And for one brief moment Caleb thought to himself, "Oh man, it''s so great when it all comes together!" He thentossed a lit M80 right at the oncoming Tseka crew car and jumped behind a stack of lumber. Boom! The driver of the Tseka crew car lost control and crashed headlong into the first car of the Gashi crew, in moments gunfire erupted between the goons in the two crashed cars. Behind the Tseka car, atrailing car with more of Tseka''s men, turnedand raced back toward the mill, a last Alamo to protect their boss. The following Gashi car chased after the Tseka car firing at it the whole time, both cars heading to the light of the mill. Caleb, running in the dark behind the lumber, also raced toward the mill. Causing this shootout was the first part of his plan. THE FOG OF WAR The Gashi goons fired at the mill from a distance behind their car. Four men, each with mini AK 47''s and one with a Mac 11. Tseka''s crew had mainly handguns, but had a good vantage and could keep the Gashi''s away from the mill. Hidden behind lumber, Caleb tossed three smoke bombs in three spots in front of the mill, creating a curtain of smoke and chaos in every direction. And under the cover of the smoke and shooting, he ran inside the mill. Three Seconds Rica Reyes finally arrived at the lumber yard fence behind the mill. Rica could hear the gunfire, when she hopped the fence and witnessed the scene in the lumber yard she was awestruck, "Jeezis, Caleb!" she muttered. Themill in the lumber yard stoodsurrounded by colored smoke, and in front of the mill weretwo cars, 100 feet apart, with two sets of goons shooting it out with each other. She checked her app on her phone, Caleb was inside the smoking mill. She had to move fast. Rica pulled Strongbow out of her bag, he was top heavy with his suppressor on his barrel but Rica needed the stealth. Sheran a straight course for the front of the mill, and while running, she picked her first target. The Gashi guy with the Mac 11, he was the loudest in the crew of four, "RAAHHHHH! WE GOT EM! HIT EM! HIT EM, HIT EM!" Yelling at the top of his lungs. Still running, Rica lined him up, and fired one shot,FWAP! The bullet tore into the Mac 11 guy''s stomach and exited his spine. He collapsed behind the Gashi crew car, no more yelling orders. Still running, Rica chambered another round, selected her next target and fired again, FWAP!This time her target was one of Tseka''s crew. A tall, pony tailed goon defending the lumber yard mill. The shot went threw his arm and entered his torso, he dropped dead on the spot. From that point it only took asecond for Rica to figure out Caleb''s plan in the lumber yard: Create chaos. And Rica knew exactly what to do to keep it going. The men Rica shot, Mac 11 guy, and Pony Tail guy, were not random. Rica had selected and executed them as they were the leaders on each side of the goons attacking and defending the mill. No leaders, no cohesion, more chaos, more fog in this battle. A simple plan. As she ran head first into the mill Rica thought to herself, All of this commotion is exactly what a Rifle Girl would never do! And that boy Caleb, who could really cook by the way, was the very definition of an idiot!Rica chambered another round. She was so going to Punish Caleb! But first she had to rescue him. ... Assassin Type- Chapter 16- We Have to Go Caleb and Rica The Chaos Rica ran inside the lumber mill scanning all directions. Caleb, as expected, had smoked bombed the inside of the mill, and set a few fires. Rica was not surprised, this was Caleb¡¯s M.O. and he was good at it. As Rica ran further inside the mill, the gun fire outside silenced. The Gashi¡¯s were either giving up or had killed all of the Tseka defenders. She had to get Caleb out of here, but this smoke..it choked her¡­ POP! POP! POP! Gunfire from the back! Rica looked into the smoke and saw two men. An older man trying to start a car and a big one, shooting at Caleb! Rica saw Caleb take cover behind a pallet of crates, while the big man fired at him, the older man got the car started. Rica raised her rifle ready to shoot and kill the big man, that is, until she saw the little red firecracker Caleb tossed at his head. BABOOOOM!! ¡°AAAAAAH!!¡± The big man screamed and dropped his gun to grab his face and eyes. Before Rica could yell for Caleb, the car with the older man backed up violently and crashed into the burned face man, knocking him on the ground. As the car driver switched the gear from reverse to drive, Caleb jumped in the passenger seat and pummelled the driver with his fists. The old man driver fought Caleb back and sped off with the two of them inside. ¡°Caleb¡± Rica screamed and chased after the car as it drove head first into the back of the mill to a rear exit garage door. Rica raised Strongbow and aimed at the rear driver and fired one shot. FWAP! As the car crashed through the closed garage door, Strongbow¡¯s bullet tore through the rear windshield and into the driver¡¯s left shoulder. Exactly where Rica aimed. The car sped off into the dark of the lumberyard and Rica chased after it as fast as she could. Rica knew she would catch the car for this reason: The soft point bullet Rica fired was designed to inflict horrible damage to human flesh. When the bullet reached the man¡¯s shoulder, it entered and ripped an exit out of his front, splattering his shoulder tissue all over the steering wheel. It was just a matter of time before the car stopped. Rica chased the car with everything she had. The lumber yard was the size of a football field, as the yard was a staging area to send wood trucks to the Interstate 95. The old man driver knew this and attempted to reach the rear exit of the lumber yard, and the entrance to the 95, at top speed. Rica¡¯s legs felt like lead as she watched the car get away from her, but she kept running. The distance between her and the car grew, ¡°No!¡± she muttered aloud. Panting and out of breath, she couldn¡¯t lift Strongbow to make another shot, he was too heavy. ¡°Caleeeeeeeeeeb!!!!¡± Assassin Gods The Assassin Gods, like all gods, do hear prayer. And one of them heard Rica¡¯s scream. For at 300 meters in front of her, the escaping car, with the old man and Caleb, lost control and skidded out of the lumber yard to the street, crashing into a parked truck. The car stopped moving, and nothing moved after that. Rica, exhausted, ran as fast as her heavy legs would carry her and force lifted Strongbow into a tactical stance, aiming at the driver¡¯s side of the car. When she reached the car she saw Caleb lifting the old man¡¯s head off of the steering wheel, and they were..talking? Caleb: I don¡¯t believe you! Man: It is no matter what you believe you fucking brat! This is all there is. Caleb: What about the document, the deed? The old man was dying. The bullet that tore threw his shoulder bled him out. He was barely there anymore. Man:...yes..it¡¯s money..you..you boy..you go fuck yourself! The man blacked in an out of consciousness, no longer able to think in English, he mumbled his last words to Caleb, in his own language. Man: Tseka ?sht? i vdekur, qij at? dhe qij ju! The old man then lay his head to the side of his wounded shoulder, and closed his eyes, forever. Caleb had no idea what the man said. The car crash rattled Caleb bad, he barely noticed Rica opening the passenger door to pull him out. Rica: Caleb, oh you boy, I think you have a concussion. Caleb: What?..what did that man say? Rica: He said...he said you won. This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work. Caleb: Oh...right ..(blacking out) Sirens and police lights pierced the dark night. Rica could see them in the distance at the front of the lumber yard heading toward the mill. Lights were coming on in the houses near her and the crashed car. With Strongbow in her left hand, Rica helped Caleb on her right shoulder. Rica: Caleb, stay with me, we have to go! Caleb: He¡¯s dead. Rica: I know baby, we have to go! Rica scanned around for the darkest house on the block and helped Caleb to the side of it. Rica let Caleb rest on the side of the house, giving her time to pack her rifle in her bag, and quietly, before the police ever reached the crashed car, Rica and Caleb, slipped into the night. Revelation It took time to get back to Caleb¡¯s apartment. The baka couple needed to take a long route in order to use the darkest back streets. When they finally reached Caleb¡¯s apartment, he became nauseous and threw up in the toilet. Rica was correct, Caleb had a concussion. Rica: Caleb, come here, you have to lay down. Rica put him on his bed and placed a cool rag on his head, it felt like heaven to him. Caleb had a speed knot bump near his forehead from the crash. Rica rubbed his hair around it, soothing him. Caleb kept his eyes closed and spoke to Rica. Caleb: I knew you would...save me...I timed you perfect.. Rica: Ssssh!...I know you did, you bastard! Caleb: Look under the bed. Rica looked on the floor just under his bed. There was her Smith and Wesson Model 5906, with two full clips. Rica: Eh? You didn¡¯t steal it? Caleb: To do what? Shoot somebody? ..heh..not my style. I just took it out of your bag to worry you. Make you believe I would do something dumb. Rica: You did do something dumb, you idiot! Caleb: No...I finished something dumb..and like I said in school. I couldn¡¯t do it without your help. PINCH! PINCH! Caleb: Ow ow, Rica, I¡¯m sorry. Rica: what are you sorry about? tricking me to help you , you don''t sound sorry to me boy! But you will! PINCH!! PINCH!! Caleb: Owwwww! that hurts, I''m sorry, you''re gonna leave a bruise. Rica: Not where anyone can see it! PINCH! Caleb: YAAAAAAAAAA! Rica exhausted herself pinch-punishing Caleb. It was past 3 am, Caleb dozed off while Rica took a shower and put on one of his big t-shirts to sleep in. She made Caleb lift up once to give him a tylenol and then climbed into the bed, and then on top of him. He was warm and yaaaaaawn...so comfortable and...zzzzzzzzz¡­nya~the sleepy loli. Rica and Caleb learned that night that Boss Edi Tseka was dead, he had been killed in a coup d''¨¦tat by his own men after he had rubbed too many people the wrong way. The remainder of the Tseka crew tried to keep his death a secret and continued to go after Caleb, attempting to acquire the business deed to Caleb¡¯s inherited company Roman Arms. Between the incident in the woods and now the incident in the lumber yard, Tseka¡¯s old crew had been wiped out. In the four days since Rica first met Caleb, Rica and Reyna murdered ten members of the Tseka crew. No one was left, and no one would go after Caleb Roman, ever again. Assassin Type- Chapter 17- That what Happened? Delete Friday morning, Rica awoke on Caleb¡¯s bed feeling cozy. She moved her hands around, but Caleb wasn''t there. She opened her eyes and rolled into the warm spot he left on the bed. Then the aroma! Rica: Sniff? Bacon! Oh yes! Caleb yells from the kitchen, Caleb: You awake? Rica: No! Caleb: Then I guess you''re not hungry then. Rica: Oh? Then I guess you a real funny guy who likes punishment. Caleb: No, I don¡¯t like punishment! Rica: Then I suggest you make that bacon crispy if you know what¡¯s good for you, you boy! Heh heh, nyah~ Caleb: Tsundere girlfriends be like.. Rica: What? Caleb: Exactly. Rica: Oh! Rica mumbled bad girl stuff to herself and checked her phone. Three voicemails, all from Reyna. ¡°How troublesome!¡± She pressed play. Voicemail 1: WHAT THE FUCK RICA? I Just..DELETE. Voicemail 2: Rica, you better hope that DELETE. Voicemail 3: I know you have to get up for school DELETE. Vrrrrrrrrmm! Rica¡¯s phone rang, as expected. Rica: Moshi, Moshi? Reyna: Hello, are we having a good time? Even though the National Guard is looking for you after that shit you pulled last night, Rica! I told you to control that boy! Rica: And I told you the kid¡¯s stubborn, and Ma, we found out that Tseka was dead..or so we were told..sort of. Reyna: Huh?..So it was the worst case. Tch, I knew something was up when even his lieutenant Asim Bora, didn''t know where he was. Rica: Lieutenant? You mean that frozen dead guy you made me carry around? Reyna: Yes genius. So who killed Tseka? His own crew? Rica: Ya, I guess that boss Tseka made too many enemies, so some of his own crew secretly took him out. Seems they were just picking the corpse of any money he left behind. I figure that¡¯s why they kept going after Caleb, I think they all wanted his dad¡¯s business or something. Reyna: Yeah, something like that, I heard the Gashi crew was there last night, how did that happen? Rica: Oh, that, Caleb called them and told them he knew where the Tseka crew was and proved it by sending them that frozen Lieutenant''s phone number. The same number that appeared on the phone of the Gashi guy that I whacked in front of the club. I guess they believed him. Reyna: Ha, clever boy, he used our dirty work to get the Gashi crew to kill for him. Tseka''s crew were a bunch of idiots. I bet they thought if they could keep Tseka¡¯s name alive it would keep other crews at bay. Hell, it just made it worse for them. Rica: Yeah it did, now they''re all dead, ha ha, karma¡¯s a bitch! Reyna: No, karma is just justice without the satisfaction, and you watch your mouth young lady, you''re too fresh! Rica: Ya, I''m sleeping in Caleb¡¯s t-shirt just to get you mad, heh heh! Reyna: You What? Listen to me little girl, womp womp womp womp and furthermore womp womp! Caleb: Rica, you want sunnyside or over easy? Rica: Over easy, and make it so I can break the yolk with the toast! and put butter on the toast! Caleb: I¡¯m sorry, spoiled girlfriend wants what now? Rica: You heard me, and you¡¯re the one enabling this behavior! Caleb: Oh, I can stop. Rica: Yeah, watch what happens when you do! (shows him her fingers pinching in the air). Reyna: Rica, Are you making that boy cook you breakfast? Rica: Oh yes, he¡¯s on punishment cause of last night. Plus he feels guilty cause I¡¯m homeless, thanks to you! Reyna: Right, about that, I got the new place, you can move in today, its close to the school, much bigger, a two bedroom. Rica: Two Bedroom? You mean, we''re going to stay for a while? Reyna: Yeah baby, you said you wanted to stay in this school, right? So I got a more permanent place, with a real lease and everything...kind of. Rica: Ya, you''re so awesome! Reyna: Of course I am! And I¡¯ll be back in the city late tonight, remember we have to go shopping for.. Rica: No! You can''t go to Alexa¡¯s party, you¡¯re going to embarrass me! Reyna: Rica!..oooh, you little brat! Let me share something with you, Alexa¡¯s father who¡¯s throwing this party, Assistant District Attorney Richard Vega? Rica: What about him? Reyna: I googled his ass, turns out he is a gorgeous man and separated from Alexa¡¯s mother some two years now! I texted you a pic. Unauthorized use: this story is on Amazon without permission from the author. Report any sightings. Rica: (checks her phone) oooooh! This is Alexa¡¯s dad? He¡¯s sexy like Aaron Diaz, only older. Reyna: That¡¯s right he is, and he has a good job with the city and maybe political ambitions. So you go ahead and keep messing with me and watch! By the end of next week, I will make Alexa your step sister you little bitch! Rica: Nooooooo! I¡¯ll be good, I promise. Reyna: Hmph too late, I already emailed and asked if he needed me to cook anything for the event. Rica: But you can¡¯t cook! Reyna: Shut up! That¡¯s what caterers are for, hmph! Rica: Heh heh, but Mom, Alexa¡¯s dad is a prosecutor and you¡¯re a criminal. Reyna: Well you know the old saying, keep your friends close, and sleep with your enemies ;) Rica: Who the hell said that? Caleb: Rica, come eat this food while it¡¯s hot, or not at all! Rica: Oh! I¡¯m coming! Ma, I''ll talk to you later, someone cooked for me too! Reyna: Rica! Rica: Yes, Yes, I miss you too! Reyna: Pumpkin, we have to look cute on Saturday! Rica: Uhh..right .. Reyna: See you tonight! Click! Caleb heard most of Rica¡¯s conversation and had a laugh. Rica popped in the kitchen, still wearing his t-shirt. Rica: How do you feel, does your head still hurt? (touches his bump). Caleb: No, I¡¯m okay, mua (kisses her on forehead) you guys are cute though, you and your mom, or whatever. Rica: Eh? You making fun of us? Caleb: Not at all, I actually envy you. I don¡¯t think you realize how close you two are. And she totally spoils you. Rica: ...mm..we are close..and she does spoil me, but that¡¯s because she feels guilty, like you! Caleb: She feels guilty? About what? Rica: This boy is slow. Rica turned on the television to the Bronx 12 news channel. A reporter stood live at the scene of the lumber yard explaining how the police didn''t have leads but knew the shooting last night was part of an organized crime war. Rica: In any civilized country my mother would be arrested and tried as a war criminal for how she raises me. Caleb: As... a killer? Rica: Ha, you funny boy. But I would say calling me a killer is an understatement. Caleb took a second, but he got it, and he understood her. Even at his age he could imagine the brutal training Rica must have endured for years to become what she is now. At age eleven Rica was no killer, she was a fully loaded weapon who would not blink, nor hesitate for a fucking second to cut a man down, just like Reyna Rai. Caleb: I get you..but I really don¡¯t think your mom feels guilty about...what you''ve become. Rica: Right, she doesn¡¯t feel guilty about that, she feels guilty for not feeling guilty about it. Ha ha! Caleb: Hunh? Ooooooh I see now! Heh heh you guys are really messed up! Rica: Yeah, yeah laugh it up, we''re a criminally dysfunctional family, but you know all about that don¡¯t you, gangster boy? Caleb: Yeah I do, and I still envy you. Rica: Me? Why? Caleb: Because I loved my old man to death, he was so freaking awesome, but even me and him were never as close as you and your mom are¡­.I¡¯m kind of jealous. Rica: Oh? Caleb: Yeah man, I don¡¯t know what your story is with her, or where you came from, but that lady really loves you, and I just think you shouldn¡¯t take her for granted, and if I were you I would be happy she wants to date Alexa¡¯s father and give you a step sister! Rica: YOU BASTARD! I¡¯m gonna pinch you good! Caleb: Ha Ha ha Owww! PINCH Rica no! ha ha PINCH! you know I¡¯m right! ¡°Stupid Caleb!¡± Rica knew he was right and she felt sad. She never really thought about the prospect of losing her mother, and she totally took her for granted. Maybe she would tone down teasing her...just a little. But Caleb, he was still on punishment for the lumber yard incident. Caleb: Owww! I¡¯m sorry I put your life in danger Owww! Rica: No, no, I will let you know when you¡¯re sorry enough, nyah! Pinch! _______________________________________________________________ Assassin Type- Chapter 18- Alexas Party! Saturday, 3pm. Before Alexa¡¯s Party. Loud music and noise permeate through Reyna and Rica¡¯s new apartment as the bad girls bounce to the mellow breakbeats of the Nujabes track- Aruarian Dance. The song plays at full volume as the music competes with the blast of a handheld blow dryer. VREEEEEEEEEEEEN! Rica: Ow, Mom! The blow dryer¡¯s too hot! Reyna: Rica, if you want me to curl your hair it has to be dry! Rica: Ow! Reyna looks over at the new clothes Rica laid out on her bed from shopping earlier that day. Reyna: Is that what you¡¯re wearing? The red jordans with the bamboo earrings? Rica: Ya! Kawaii! Remember I told you, Alexa¡¯s birthday party is a throwback party to honor Skate Key¡¯s re-opening since it closed in the late 90¡¯s. Isn¡¯t this the fashion of 1990? Reyna: Honey, I was two years old, I wouldn¡¯t know. Rica: Oh, why I thought you were older? Reyna: Because people your age think 17 year olds are senior citizens, you brat! (hair pull) Rica: Owww! Rica wanted the wavy hair of her idol, the smoking hot Melanie Iglesias. Not a problem for the haute Reyna Rai because Reyna could do some hair! Reyna took her time and gave Rica a relaxed wavy curl. And Reyna did a great job considering how straight Rica¡¯s hair is. Rica: Ya, it looks awesome! (posing in mirror, tossing the bangs out of her eyes). Reyna: Of course! Now hurry up! We have to pick up the chicken at the Viet spot.. Rica: What chicken? Oh, the chicken you were supposed to cook? Your secret recipe? Reyna: The secret is where I got it from, now hurry up! hmph! Skate Key The evil fashionistas made it to Skate Key just before the doors opened. They were late as Reyna was supposed to come help set up. A line had formed outside and Rica said hello to the fellow classmates she knew and accepted compliments on her sneakers, earrings and hair. All of it making her glow. Skate Key was designed like a club, windowless with heavy giant doors. Reyna cut through the line to get to the front and knocked, ¡°Bam, Bam!¡± Alexa¡¯s father happened to be at the door and opened it, and saw Reyna. Reyna saw him too. Alexa''s father, Assistant District Attorney Richard Vega, was way more handsome than his internet photo, and tall too. Reyna: Hi, Richard, right? I¡¯m Lisa, ? Rica¡¯s mother (glowing). Richard: Oh right, my fellow chaperone, nice to meet you! Come on in we¡¯re about to open the doors! Rica: So, we¡¯re Lisa today are we? Reyna: Little girl, I¡¯m gonna pinch you hard! Rica: Hey, I¡¯m tryna stick to your story. Now, are you using Reyes as your last name or are you divorced from my father in this delusion you¡¯re setting up for, owww! Why¡¯d you pinch me? Reyna: Here¡¯s the story you anime brat. I¡¯ve been divorced from your father for three years but I happened to keep my married name. Rica: What name? Reyes? Reyna: Yes! Rica: Why bother? Won¡¯t a man not trust a woman who keeps a married name? Reyna: You crazy, it¡¯s part of my trap, it makes it seem like I have past baggage, and single father¡¯s relate to that, especially handsome divorcees like him, look at my teeth, do I have anything in them? Rica: Uh! Richard: I¡¯m so sorry, Lisa, did you bring the chicken? I am still setting up this food area here, I confess I was late too! Reyna: ? Not a problem, Richard. Come on ? we¡¯ll set it up in no time. Rica ? honey, why don¡¯t you go find your friends! Richard: Rica? Right, Alexa talks about you all the time, she¡¯s in the back still set... Alexa: Rica! My little bodyguard! Alexa appears from nowhere and attacks Rica with hugs and kisses. Alexa is super cute wearing throwback black stonewashed jeans, white belly shirt and big hoop earrings. Alexa: See how cute we are together, we¡¯re like sisters! Rica: Eeep! Reyna: Hello, are you the birthday girl, Alexa? Alexa: Oh My God! You¡¯re Rica¡¯s mom? You¡¯re soooo beautiful! Reyna: Oh (giggle) you pretty thing ? thank you, and I¡¯ve heard a lot ? about you! Alexa: Mrs. Reyes, nothing you heard is true, Rica¡¯s really mean to me, mua, mua and I don¡¯t know why! Rica: Aaaah, maybe if you stop kissing me! Reyna: Rica! I will not tolerate you being rude to this sweet young lady! Rica: Is that right, Lisa? heh heh. (Pinch) Owwww! That hurt Richard: Uh, heh heh, Alexa why don¡¯t you guys go finish up, we¡¯re opening in one minute. Reyna: Yeah, get lost you brat! Rica: Alright, good luck remembering your back story there, uh, Mrs. Reyes, heh heh! Reyna: It¡¯s mom to you, you little, mumble mumble...Oh, Richard ? I think if we move ? this chafing dish ? we can have more room here on the display table (giggle). Richard: Great Idea, and your chicken smells wonderful! Reyna: But of course! ? As Alexa and Rica walk toward the skate rental area the DJ starts the music. Being a classic party, he of course, puts on a Biggie Smalls song. The girls exchange their sneakers for skates as Rica marvels at the large size of the roller rink floor. The doors soon open and hordes of cool kids and their once cool parents file into the roller rink. Rica and Alexa are swarmed with hosting duties saying hello to everyone, when someone taps Rica on her shoulder. ¡°Hey, kiddo!¡± It was that boy Caleb. Rica, the perpetual yandere, hugged him and beat him! Caleb: Ouch~ Rica: Where were you, I didn¡¯t see you when I came in? How come you don¡¯t have your skates? Caleb: Slow down baby-girl, the party just started. I was in the back putting helium in like a million balloons. You know Alexa¡¯s crazy, right? Rica: Haa! I told you,now go get your skates, I¡¯ll wait. Caleb: You don¡¯t have to wait for me, look Alexa and all of them are all on the rink! Rica: No..I¡¯ll wait¡­ Caleb: Hunh? Hmm, Rica? Rica: Yesh? Caleb: Have you ever roller skated before? Rica: (blush)..mm..no, is that not cool? Caleb: Ha ha! Rica: What¡¯s so funny? Caleb rolled her toward him, she lost balance after two inches. He caught her and held her captive and kissed her forehead. Resistance was futile for Rica, she couldn¡¯t escape, if she did she would fall on the floor. Caleb: I swear, you can be the cutest thing~ Rica: Are you making fun of me? Caleb: Yup, but since you can¡¯t do nothin about it. Rica: I don¡¯t need you! Caleb: Ok, roll away! (he pushes her away and she rolls 3 feet) Rica: Yaaa! What are you doing? Don¡¯t let me go! She hustles back and hugs him for support. Caleb: Well, hello again! This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. Rica: Hmph! The whole rink and space of Skate Key filled with laughter, music, and kids who could really skate showing off, along with some of the cool parents who still had it. The crowd did freestyle tricks, skated backwards, had dances, all that good stuff. Rica made Caleb skate in the slow lane with her but it was all good since they had company. Rica discovered Alexa and Tiara were not much better skaters than she was. However none of the girls had trouble finding cute boys to crutch on in the slow lane. Caleb: Babe, you can skate with Alexa and Tiara. Rica: Why, am I holding you back? Caleb: Yes, you are! Rica: Fine! Caleb: Aww, don''t be like that. Rica: ..mmm..ok...but don¡¯t leave me too long, Alexa might molest me on the rink! Caleb: Ha ha, just remember what we practiced, don¡¯t stiffen your knees, there you go, you got it! Rica: That¡¯s cause you¡¯re still here! Alexa: Rica? Now was Caleb¡¯s chance, when Rica turned around to look at Alexa, Caleb escaped on to the roller rink, and disappeared! Rica: Oooh, you boy! Alexa: Rica, hold on to me! Rica: No, you¡¯re just as bad as me, Alexa slow down you''re gonna crash into me! Alexa: I don¡¯t know how stop AAAH! Rica: AAAH! Crash! Both girls hit the floor. Tiara slowly rolls by, and teases them. Tiara: Ha! You guys suck! Alexa: You ain¡¯t no better! Tiara: I¡¯m not on the ground! As the lively girls are helped up by all the love of the roller rink, a mysterious and damn fine skater rolls past Alexa, spins 360, and stops in front of Rica. Rica: Oh! uh..hee, hello! Cute Will Sanchez: Looks like someone needs a lesson. Rica: Oh, um, you don¡¯t have to (falls back on her butt). Oh boy! Cute Will Sanchez: Here (offers hand and pulls her up and puts his arm around her waist). Rica: Oh! Cute Will Sanchez: It¡¯s ok, you have the basic form down, you just need more confidence, come on. Cute Will Sanchez could not only skate but he could teach too. After one lap Rica was able to move as fast as the rest of the skaters. Will even brought her into the middle, away from the amateurs and the crashers. Alexa wanted to give Rica a hard time about Will but she had her own skating problems. Plus as the birthday girl she was constantly called away to say hello to someone¡¯s mom or business associate. Her father, of course, used this party as a platform to invite his growing network of movers and shakers. As Reyna (or Lisa) would find out, Mr. Richard Vega, did have political ambition. Rica enjoyed skating with Will, he was cool and she figured out something else about him. Will, it turns out, was not one of the cutest boys in the school. No, no. Will was thee cutest boy in school. And worse, Will was easy going, athletic, had good grades and he smelled good! Rica: Sniff? Nerolo Portofino? Cute Will Sanchez: Wow! Yes, by Tom Ford. You really know your cologne. Does your father wear it? Rica: No..I ..I really like that scent, it¡¯s good taste! Cute Will Sanchez: Thank you, I do try, meaning I read the magazines and stuff! Rica: Ha ha, you''re kidding, where do you read them, in the dugout? Cute Will Sanchez: Ha, I¡¯d be lying if I said I didn¡¯t. Come see a game, you''ll see me do more than that! Rica: Ha, you know what this is bull! You must have a girlfriend? Cute Will Sanchez: Where did that come from? Rica: Dude, it¡¯s obvious you''re hitting on me even though you know I¡¯m here with someone, and you''re just too cute..um.. I mean..you must have a motive! Cute Will Sanchez: Are you speaking for yourself? Rica: Not at all, my motive is clear as day! You make my boy real jealous because you are..well, look at him over there. When Will and Rica looked over they caught Caleb looking at them intensely before he turned and skated away, realizing he was caught. Cute Will Sanchez: Ha, you got a real mean streak in you, girl. I see I won¡¯t win you this way. Rica: Win me? I¡¯m not a prize. Faster than even Rica could move, Will spun in front of her and lifted her chin with his finger. She got stuck in his gorgeous hazel green eyes, and he smirked. Cute Will Sanchez: Whoever told you that (touches her face) doesn¡¯t deserve you. Rica:...uh!¡­(hard blush). Will never gave Rica a second to speak or move. By keeping eye contact he kept her stunned, giving him time to stare deeply in her eyes before skating off into the crowd, all cool. This threw Rica off. It wasn¡¯t that she liked Will Sanchez per se. It¡¯s that she liked the idea of Will Sanchez. Will Sanchez was gorgeous¡­.that made Rica feel guilty, she wanted her boy now. Rica looked around and did not see Caleb, but he was around. He snuck up behind her, grabbed her waist and skated backward in front of her. Rica: Oh! You show off! Caleb: I¡¯d better be to keep your attention. Rica: No, you don¡¯t. Just be Caleb. He held her hand. Rica: Caleb...do you think I¡¯m a ..prize? Caleb: Like in a cereal box? uuuummm! (pinche) Ow! Heh, heh, Yes, but not the way you think. Rica: Eh? Caleb: Rica, you are not an arm candy trophy type of prize! No, not at all. What you are is a bad tempered Rifle Girl who swings from insecure to overconfidence in a single breath. Rica: What? Caleb: You¡¯re ridiculously adorable, controlling and evil, and you have saved my life more than once. Now, with that said, I can¡¯t think of any man on this planet who could, ONE ever be able to deal with you. And TWO¡­ Caleb pulls Rica close to him. Rica: And Two? Caleb: Heh, and number two. ...I can¡¯t think of any man that could ever say no to you, Rica...So yes, you are a prize, in the way a loli in a box is a prize, full of love and lots of trouble. And not some trophy just to wear on your arm, in a damn roller skating rink. Pinche! Caleb: Ow! Why¡¯d you pinche me? Rica: Stupid Caleb, don¡¯t let me go...and what the hell is a loli in a box? Caleb: The best prize ever! The good times kept rolling. More laughter, more dancing, more music when finally it was time to cut the cake! Alexa rolled to the middle of the rink with a big cake and 13 candles, brought out by her father Richard and Rica''s mom, Lisa Reyes. The whole Rink sang happy birthday and after Alexa blew out the 13 candles, her father pulled a chord and one hundred (not million) balloons that caleb filled floated out of a net and all over the roller rink. When Rica looked over she saw Reyna, holding court with Alexa¡¯s dad and a bunch of people like she was his damned wife. Rica had to go burst her bubble! Rica: Ma! I¡¯m on to you! Reyna: Rica, do you see those over the hill heffas over there, who think they¡¯re gonna roller skate with Richard? I don¡¯t know what the hell is on their mind! Rica looked over at all of the other single moms floating near Alexa¡¯s father. Reyna will have none of it! Rica: Eh? I didn¡¯t know it was a competition? Reyna: Baby, it''s always a competition, but guess who¡¯s gonna win? Richard ? this is my jam playing, let''s skate! Richard: Ok! Rica laughed to herself as this is who Reyna was, hyper competitive and villainous! Rica looked around again and saw cute boy Will Sanchez being chased by at least three super cute girls who insisted he teach them how to skate. Rica smiled again, enjoying how Will half ignored those girls. Rica: Hmph! I guess I won that competition. Rica looked out again and saw Alexa,Tiara, Norman and everyone trying to form some sort of skating conga line with Alexa at the front. Alexa: Rica! Come on! Caleb spun from behind and pulled Rica through a gaggle of balloons everywhere to get to the Conga line. Caleb: Come on you! We¡¯re holding everyone up! Rica, confident in her new found amateur skater skills, rolled to the line and skated with everyone and everyone skated with Rica. And the whole roller rink laughed, ate, danced and skated until they couldn¡¯t skate anymore. And anything that happened after that moment, is a story for another day. ..... Thank you everyone, thank you so much for reading. Your Favorite Troublesome Loli is Back! Hi guys, I wanted you to know your Favorite Troublesome Loli is back in a new adventure written by JayDirex Titled: Why Do Bad Girls Love Dan? Rica is now 14 years old and in high school. Please read the reviews, read the story. I promise you''ll love it ^_^ http://royalroadl.com/fiction/5730 An assassination romance about a generous high school teacher who¡¯s forced to make criminal decisions for the sake of a mysterious female student, all while crossing a violent mob boss who wants him dead. __________________________________________ The tale has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. Dan Capra is the man! A charitable math teacher who¡¯s starting a new instructor position at a prestigious girls high school in New York City. But Dan will learn that things are not always what they seem when he meets his new student, Rica Reyes. A distractingly pretty teen who¡¯s had her eye on Dan since he walked in the class. Rica immediately strikes a rapport with Dan, and to his delight, tells him she knows how to secure money for his education charity. But in order for Dan to get the money he must use his math skills to help a certain crime boss downtown with some numbers, and look the other way¡­ ¡­when the murders start. Tags: Crime, Romance, Math problems, Jealous girls, Assassin, Gangster, Mature Categories: Drama , Mature , Psychological , Romance , School Life , Slice of Life , Original ,