Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
After the raid of the Fu Ting bars, Lung Gor led his boys back for a victory dinner. He was on top of the world, with a gang bigger than any other ones, a girlfriend that he loved and a sister that he adored. Everything was in place. He drank a little too much and was completely out by the time desert came around. Dee supported him half of the time but he was too heavy for her slender arms “Let me help.” Ahron offered as he took Lung Gor’s arm and helped him up.
“Maybe we should take him back?” Dee offered.
Joey nodded in agreement “Yeah, he’s gone. You two go, I’ll be here.”
Ahron and Dee helped Lung Gor back to the house. After he was tucked in, the two were ready to leave when Dee saw something that caught her eye “What’s that?” she pointed to another wad of cash on the carpet. Bending on her knees, she picked it up and Ahron walked behind her to take a look “There’s another one.” She pointed to the wad only a foot away. She crawled over to pick it up as Ahron followed the trail with her.
“This is strange.” He said with a thoughtful expression. Dee couldn’t carry all the cash as a few dropped from her hands “Let me help.” He said while giving her a hand. She turned to face him and gave him the wads in her arms. Ahron looked over her shoulder as he leaned closer “Is that a bracelet?” he pointed.
Dee turned and quickly saw the sparkling diamonds “Yeah…it’s Joey’s.”
“It doesn’t look like we were robbed.” Ahron said slowly “What do you think happened?”
“I don’t know.” Dee took a step forward and quickly toppled forward into Ahron. His quick reflexes caught her before she could trip again “Shit…my heel broke.” She pointed to her shoes “Wait a minute, I’ll go get another pair.”
Ahron stopped her “No, it’s okay. Just stay here with Lung Gor, I’ll go back and get Joey. You can take care of this stuff.” He walked towards the door “Be careful.” He said before leaving.
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Joey glanced at her watch ever minute since Ahron left “What’s taking so long?”
Fingers chucked down the last of his beer with a smirk on his face “Probably fucking Dee while he can.”
“Shut up!” Joey snapped.
He laughed “What? You think he’s Mr. Innocent? You saw the way he looked at Dee. Shit, Joey…if you had the chance to fuck her, you would too. She’s fine.”
“I’ll be sure to let Gor know.” She threatened.
Fingers was amused by it “Sure. He already knows. But he also knows I would never do anything to hurt him in any way. She’s just a woman after all. A woman that no one can have, much like yourself.”
“Fuck you, Fingers.” She replied dryly.
“I’d love to, doll, but I hate homos.” He laughed when her face grew red with fury.
“Then fuck yourself.” She narrowed her eyes dangerously at him “I don’t know what my brother sees in you.”
Fingers shrugged, not at all fazed by her insults “I’m not sure either. Damn, you save someone’s life and they owe you a favor forever.”
Joey finally understood the bond between her brother and Fingers. Why didn’t he ever tell her that Fingers saved him, she wondered to herself. She grew restless as she got up and decided to leave “I’m done. Take care of the tab.” She pointed warily to Fingers.
“Careful…princess.” He had a smirk on his face. She didn’t know why he used the nickname Ahron used for her but it gave her chills up her spine.
“Don’t call me that.” She said without looking back.
Fingers smiled as he placed his leg on the table. The tab was already paid for, all he had to do was wait for Ahron. Minutes after Joey left, Ahron returned to an almost empty restaurant “Where’s Joey?” he asked.
“I’m not the boss of her.” Fingers replied shortly.
He was emotionless “I’ll go look for her.”
“Wait.” Fingers stopped him as he snapped his fingers at some of the boys, who then blocked Ahron’s way “We need to talk.”
Ahron sighed “About what?”
“Ooh, what’s with the attitude?” Fingers asked playfully. He dropped his legs and got up “Kissing Lung Gor’s ass, but you can’t do the same for me? Oh…yeah…I forgot…you want Dee.”
Ahron was not interested in what he had to say “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” He turned to the boys that were blocking his way “Excuse me.” He said darkly.
Fingers threw his head back with a laugh “You don’t control them, I do.” He mocked. He nodded to his boys “Leave us.”
The group nodded unanimously as they trailed out of the restaurant. The waiters and managers too left them to be alone. Before the doors closed, one of his boys rushed in completely out of breath as he handed Fingers an envelope. He waved them away with a nonchalant hand. Ahron couldn’t say he wasn’t curious “What do you want?”
“Ahh, the nicer tone. That’s what I was waiting for.” Fingers sat down on one of the hundreds of empty chairs “Have a seat.” He kicked a chair towards Ahron who stopped it with ease.
He didn’t have to touch it as it stopped before his hands, he moved around it and sat down “I’m seated.”
Fingers smiled “Okay. Business. I have a proposition for you.”
“No.” Ahron replied quickly “Whatever it is, I’m not interested.”
“I guessed you would say that.” Fingers opened the envelope and threw him the pictures “I have the negatives so you can keep these for your enjoyment.”
Ahron frowned with each passing pictures in his hand. They were of him and Dee at the house, except what they were doing innocently was turned into exotic poses. With the right angles, it looked like they were doing the nasty “What’s your point?” he tossed the pictures back, refusing to be blackmailed.
“Oh nothing…just that when Lung Gor sees this…hmm, what do you think he’ll say?” Fingers ask with a growing laugh “His most prized possession and the new trustworthy geek that he has practically chosen for a brother in law…wow, I don’t think it’s forgivable, do you?”
“What do you want?” his question more angered.
Fingers shrugged “Nothing really. It’s simple. I can burn the originals to the pictures. Lung Gor would never see these pictures. I need a favor.”
“I don’t want to ask, but what?”
“Joey.” Fingers didn’t need to explain.
Ahron shook his head “No way. In your dreams.”
“You don’t even know what I want.” Fingers laughed.
“I can see it in your perverted smile. I won’t betray her.” Ahron was firm.
Fingers tilted his head “Look, I’m not asking for much, you don’t have to betray her. She trust you, just bring her to Quake bar and pretend like you went to the bathroom.”
“No.” Ahron replied coolly.
“Not even for one million dollars? US dollars.” Fingers pressed. He had a weak spot “Your family could use the money. Not to mention, your sister could be cured from cancer. It’s amazing what the westerns can do with science. They could live the lives that you dream of. Come on, Ah Hung. That was the reason why you came down here in the first place, to find more money to send up to them. Anyways, even if I got Joey into bed, she would not let me have it.” He dropped his legs from the table and leaned in closer to Ahron “Think about it…one million dollars just to get her to the bar, no strings attached.” He crossed his heart “I promise.”
Ahron was debating, Fingers could see it in his eyes, he was buying it. The offer was too tempting, but he was curious “How did you come up with a million dollars?”
“Would you believe my dead father was rich? He left me the chunk of his inheritance. Don’t believe me?” he yanked out the legal documents and showed it to Ahron “I have over ten million, one million is like pocket change to me.”
“Why Joey?” Ahron was falling for the temptation after seeing the papers.
Fingers folded the paper into his pocket “I’ve been in love with her since I met her. She was really nice to me at first but after that bastard screwed her over, she began to despise men and hate them with a vengeance. I just want to be on her good side again. I won’t force her to do anything. I’m not dumb, she’ll run straight to Lung Gor and I’ll be kicked out faster than a bullet. I just need a chance.”
“Why me?”
“Because she trusts you. I can’t remember the last man that she has allowed to be by her side for longer than a day. You’re one lucky dick.” He snickered “So what do you say? Interested?”
Ahron reasoned with himself. Joey was able to take care of herself, she wouldn’t allow Fingers to come near her without a dagger pointed at him. He wouldn’t have the guts to do anything stupid, Lung Gor would turn him into a eunuch. A million dollars to get Joey to a bar, he could save her easily if Fingers did try to take her away. It was sneaky but the money would be put into good use. He wouldn’t have to return to China “Just take her to a bar?” he asked carefully.
“Yes. That’s all. I’ll even pay you in advance.” Fingers took the chance before it passed him by. He had a folded check ready to be written out. The thin piece of paper was worth a million dollars, Ahron shook his head “What?”
“This paper is worth five cents but together with your signature, it’s worth a million dollars. It blows my mind.” He laughed.
Fingers snickered “Just don’t back out on me.” Getting up, he was ready to hit the sack “Tomorrow night, nine p.m. at Quake.”
Ahron nodded “I always keep a promise. Especially when I’ve been paid.”
“Good thinking.” He laughed humorously “I won’t walk you to the door.”
He was too busy examining the check and looking at the zeros made him dizzy. The amount was more than he could ever make in his lifetime, for a second he thought about saving a chunk of it but in the end, he knew greed would only take over his life if he allowed it.
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“I am distraught that he took the money.” Azariah shook her head in disbelief.
“The sneaky fellow has more ideas than just money.” Cyrus said wisely.
The God of Sun turned to him strangely “Whatever do you mean?”
Jeroham smiled as he responded “You have had the chance to know Ahron, when is it that he has ever fallen for a trap without an escape route?”
“You mean, he is not taking her to that…what do they call it?” Azariah asked Cyrus.
“Bar. I believe that is what the mortals call it.” He turned to Jeroham for confirmation.
“Yes.” The God of Life answered, “Ahron is a man of his words.”
She looked distressed “Will she be harmed?”
“That, my dear, is a secret of the future.” Jeroham replied.
“Which is translated to: keep watching.” Cyrus cracked.
Azariah turned to the crystal ball “I know Barak has something to do with this.”
“It is a given.” Cyrus nodded “Let’s just hope that Ahron figures it out before it’s too late.”