Thread: A Royal Catastrophe (Mali and Quix)

Her shirt was stained. She could feel it. The hot gush of what had to be his blood pooled onto her clothes and once again, she was covered with another persons blood. This meant the second person she had killed and it was not boding well on her soul one bit. She wondered if killing in self-defense tore her soul apart each time or if it kept it firmly intact. Either way, she wasnt sure because right now it just felt like pain and anguish, not satisfaction over the fact she wasnt dead. After what felt like forever, the dead body was pulled off of her and she was thankfully pulled up onto her feet. She thought for a moment that hed pull her into his arms, something she was surprised she wanted. Sky didnt want to be coddled and sheltered but right now, a hug would have gone a long way. At the same time, it would likely be a bad idea because if he hugged her right now, the crying wouldnt stop for a long while and it seemed like she needed to stay in check long enough to be of some use to Ben. Based on by the way she heard the sounds of more vehicles approaching and quite rapidly with the way they skidded and burned rubbed in their quick pursuit. Her sobs managed to come down as a spike of fear in her increased. They were essentially surrounded, in the sense that there was just her and Ben against two vehicles of men. She quickly ducked behind his own vehicle are bullets shot around them and she covered her head, not wanting to catch the ire of a burning shot. Fear spiked high but soon morphed into adrenaline. No wonder she was getting exhausted so quickly. With them being on the run and in pursuit by scary men who probably wanted bad things for her, if she was the supposed heir to the British Crown, adrenaline was her only source and hope to not completely fall apart. Behind the scenes, like in a motel room, she was a complete emotional wreck with no chance for things to cool down just so she could have the time to grieve. But her only surviving grace was the adrenaline that pushed her harder than any spark of caffeine in her blood stream. In her hands, he shoved the car keys and she looked at them in confusion. Understanding dawned on her quick and she gulped. She hadnt actually ever gotten her drivers license. She actually failed the test three times. She was going to go again in about a month but then everything went to shit. She was always told that she wasnt being alert enough in her driving, she didnt look around enough, neither could she parallel park and they didnt quite appreciate that she liked to listen to music while she drove, also driving one handed only. But Ben didnt know that, neither did he have to. Somaybe in this situation, it could all be just fine? Uh, right. Shed get on his case about the lack of compassion later. For now, she needed to kind of bullshit her way through driving and get them out of this situation. She needed to get her head in the game. Climbing into the drivers side of the door, with a shaky hand, she finally managed to push the key into the ignition and turn it, turning the engine on. Shutting the door, once Ben was inside of the car, she buckled up and then quickly put the car into drive. Or well, she thought it was drive but found out, the moment she pressed down hard on the gas pedal that it was actually in reverse. Unknown to her, there had been one of the Russians coming up behind the car and she pretty much mowed him down. The sound of a crunching sound and the fact the car went up what felt like a small hill made her freeze in horror. But their survival was on the line and she looked down. Dammit She put the car into drive and shook her head. I dont want to know Pressing her foot down on the gas pedal, the car skidded forward and she gripped the steering wheel tightly. Oh my godoh my godoh my god She whispered. It felt so foreign to drive, since she wasnt entirely good at it. She was eighteen years old and still didnt have her license. It shouldnt have been so shocking but usually people her age tended to have their license already. Not Sky. The one thing she couldnt do She decided not to look at Ben. If she did, he might figure out that she couldnt drive. Her mom did her best to teach her and even when Sky thought she was ready, she still sucked so bad at it. She got the general grasp of it but sometimes it became a bit complicated and she couldnt quite keep up. Like using blinkersit was just really bad hand-eye coordination. Still, she drove on and with how fast she was going, the two SUVs behind them seemed to struggle in catching up with them. But going around in circles in the parking lot seemed like a complete waste of time, especially with all the guns going off. They werent getting anywhere and she didnt want one of those bullets to break the glass and embed into her skull or Bens. So Sky took a risk and she went out onto the main road. Of course, she waited for the clear so she didnt kill anyone elseinnocent, to bootbut once it was, she pulled out and turned an immediate right. She wasnt exactly sure what direction she was to be going but she found the entryway onto the high way and took it. She figured if she could get them lost on the highway among other cars, the better it would be for her and Ben to get away faster. Looking in her rearview mirror, she didnt see the black SUVs following. She even changed lanes a few times, going in and out through them in a sort of zig-zag pattern, and as legally as she could possibly manage until she was sure that she lost them. Her hands were practically glued to the steering wheel, gripping them so tightly because she was trying her hardest to concentrate. I think I lost them. Her eyes were glued before her and she was trying to practice that looking everywhere thing that they said she didnt do. It was weird but also becoming easier to manage and still drive well. I should probably mention now that I am not a legally licensed driver. I dont actually really know how to drive. And Im on the highwaywith cars everywhere She gulped. Sky felt the shakes begin again. Soif we die, please dont haunt my ghost and I wont haunt yours. She laughed slightly, trying to make a joke of what would be seen by an outsider as a comical moment, but in the moment, kind of a frightening one.