Thread: Beautiful Disaster [[Writer & AshlinnRose]]

Ash let out a soft sigh and nodded at Mel's demands of them taking the day off, knowing that it was better than to argue with her. Sure, she absolutely needed the money that the job gave her, but she figured that Mel would be kind enough to give them both pay for the day, since they weren't just slacking out of the job. She silently cursed herself for thinking that Mel wouldn't take care of her bike, especially since she was leaving it in order to bring Jai home and back to safety. She knew that she needed to stop thinking of Mel as someone that she couldn't really trust, especially since Mel's concern for Jai was probably about as large as her own concern for the girl that was very likely her best friend. She easily shifted Jai's weight and reached into her own back pocket and pulled out the key to her bike, suddenly glad that she had a spare on her normal key chain, as she had just remembered that she needed to get a few things out of her bike before they left. She handed the key over to Mel so that they could move her bike before she reached into Jai's pocket to grab her car keys from her. She gently set Jai down on the small bench that they had back behind the bar, seeing as it was really the only clean surface back there. I need to go grab a few things from my bike and there is no way in hell I am leaving her in the car while I do that. I'm leaving her in here where she is safe. I will be right back and if I am not back in ten minutes tops, send the brigade after me, she murmured easily before disappearing out the side door of the club. She quickly moved to the bike, unlocking the side bag that she had installed on it and pulling out her emergency overnight bag that she always kept in there. She also made sure that her helmet was stored properly before locking everything up again and heading back into the club. She made it back in in what was probably record time, as she had really rushed to get everything done. She really didn't want to leave Jai all alone, even if it was in the safety of the club where Mel could watch over her. She came back in in a rush of cool night air and grabbed up the rest of her stuff. She soon moved back to Jai and scooped her back up into her arms. Alright, We're heading out now. I will call you as soon as we reach her apartment and if you don't hear from me within the hour, you can panic, Ash muttered as she turned to Mel one final time on her way out of the club. She was still carrying Jai in her arms, holding tightly onto the girl to ensure that she didn't fall. She also kept a wary eye on the darkened city around her, wanting to make sure that no harm came to the girl that she had been entrusted with, though it wasn't like she had a hard time being so overly protective of her best friend. She practically ran for Jai's car once they were outside, glad that she was a master at running in her high heels. She quickly unlocked the doors and slid Jai into the passenger seat, buckling her in before tossing her own things into the backseat. She then moved around and slid into the driver seat, locking the car up as soon as she was safely inside. As soon as she started the car and began driving away from the club without a problem, she let out a breath that she didn't even know she had been holding. She began checking on Jai every few minutes as she drove, wanting to make sure that she was able to calm her down again as soon as she awoke. She had a fear that Jai would panic upon waking, as she would no longer be in the club and she would instead be in a car that was being driven by someone else. She prayed, to whatever might listen, that the younger girl would realize that it was her own car and that Ash was driving, as that was the only way that she would stay calm enough to get all the way back to her apartment in once piece. She drove as quickly as she possibly could, even blowing a few lights due to her paranoia. She was absolutely terrified of the possibility that the guy was following them back to Jai's house, as it was unlikely that she would be able to protect her if they were attacked there. Sure, it might be possible at her own apartment, as she had quite a few blades hanging on her walls, but she knew that Jai wasn't like that and that there would be few to no feasible weapons in the house. She continued glancing over at Jai as she drove, her entire body tense with adrenaline and anxiety.