Melanin-Gxdess
Give up on your dreams and die.
Bad Guy's Cabin
~The Baskins, Dublin~
Leo Sullivan
~The Baskins, Dublin~
Leo Sullivan
Leo had been expecting to see Adam and Elena roughed up, but not to the extent to which they were. He also wasn’t expecting Elena to pull her gun’s trigger but was glad the safety hadn’t been clicked off. Something to work on in the future if she wanted to kill someone but for now her inexperience saved his life. The moment Elena threw her arms around him, Leo softly placed his hand on her lower back. “You’re okay now, alright? We took care of them,” he said reassuring her, eyes on Adam. "All of them." The older man looked worse than he and Thomas combined. Seeing the man alive gave him a moment of relief before he wondered if he would be for much longer. "We're gonna get you guys out of here. Thomas is right behind me." Elena spoke again, taking his attention off Adam. He looked down at her and opened his mouth to reassure her once more, but she’d already pulled away from him and was staring at his wound. “Elena-,"
Thomas’ voice shouting out for him to catch her startled him, Adam beating him to it. The adrenaline had begun to wind down and with the way Leo shifted to try and catch Elena, the bullet shifted just a bit but was enough for Leo to cry out in pain. “Shit, shit, shit…” He mumbled, trying to keep it together. Whilst Elena was being taken care of by Adam and Thomas, Leo moved his hand towards his wound and winced when he made contact. It stung to touch and when he finally looked at his fingers he sucked in air through his teeth. The bleeding had gotten worse and there was so much more of it now. The same went for his arm, which he was just now realizing was also bleeding. Gonna get my ass kicked, he thought to himself as Adam started talking. Their next plan of action was clear- get the hell out of dodge and the moment everyone was on the same page, they got to it.
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Sullivan Family Home
~Sutton, Dublin~
Aliana Sullivan
Sullivan Family Home
~Sutton, Dublin~
Aliana Sullivan
Lucy’s playful outrage caused Ali to let out a laugh as she covered her face with her hands. “You’d think so, right?!” Looking up and around the room, she shrugged her shoulders. “Maybe I will now. Our love life could use a little spicing up, I suppose.” She hid her mischievous smile behind her cup. “You’ll help take them, won’t you?” She turned to Blake, who had put a finger down herself. The look and tone on her face alluded to the idea that they’d seen each other naked plenty of times… Which they had, but no one here knew that.
Her friend then went on to tell say she'd never dated a blonde, Ali rolling her eyes. "That felt like such a targeted question!" With another finger down, Ali went to drink from her cup. "Some blondes do have more fun, though." Sinead was next in the lineup and after she'd made her statement, Ali stared at her. After a few seconds, she then held a hand to her chest, feigning offense as she looked around the room. "Did- Are you guys teaming up against me, or something," she joked, putting down yet another finger. "That's the second one in a row!" Ali raised her cup only to find that it was empty now. Instead of the lemonade on the table, she got up to walk to the liquor cabinet for something a little stronger. Just as she was about to take a seat the phone started ringing in the kitchen. "I'm surprised at you, Sin. I'd have thought you'd done a little more... Experimenting in your time," she teased, excusing herself to answer the phone.
Hearing George's voice on the other end was a welcomed surprise, Ali figuring he just wanted to chat. "Why, hello George. What have I done to warrant hearing your lovely voice," she asked, followed by a brief chuckle. There was news about Leo, Adam, and Thomas- that their mission was successful and Elena was safe. She should've been bouncing up and down with joy, yet felt something was amiss. The moment George informed her the four of them had been seriously hurt Ali dropped her glass. Though she knew the risks of him going along with Thomas and Adam, she was still hoping that nothing did happen to him. She wasn't told what his injuries were or how bad but that she needed to get over to Ginn's place. Ali wasted no time hanging up the phone before running back into the conservatory. At first, she was at a loss for words, her chest heaving with each heavy breath that left her. "We have to go," she urgently said, making her way toward Lucy and Blake. "They're at Ginn's they're-," she paused, looking outside at Conor still relaxing.
With greater urgency, she made her way outside towards him. "Conor! We have to go! The boys are back and they're hurt," she said, voice breaking. She was more than scared right now and it was written all over her face. Without waiting for him to hurry inside, she went back for Lucy and Blake, grabbing their wrists, urging them to follow. Ali wasn't thinking at that point, her body shifting into autopilot. Unpleasant thoughts were ripping through her mind and she was trying to fend them off. "We have to go, we have to go." Aliana hadn't paid attention to who else had piled into her car, letting Sinead and Michelle decide for themselves whether or not they would join them.
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The moment they arrived at their safe haven, Leo felt like he could finally breathe. They'd be in good hands from here on so there was no need to worry. The adrenaline was completely gone now and Leo was feeling every bump, scratch, and wound on his body. His forearm burned and his abdomen ached and his muscles felt tense. A few seconds after being hooked up to the IV and those symptoms went away. Finn told him that he'd gotten lucky and he let out a painful chuckle. "Wouldn't be a Sullivan if I didn't survive, right?" Leo managed to do as instructed and watched Finn switch over to Thomas. Between the two of them, it looked like Thomas was in worse condition. "Focus on him; I'll be alright."By the time Finn reappeared by his side, the morphine's full effects had kicked in. The hazy feeling of the drug had taken over his body. Finn talked him through everything he was about to do and Leo just nodded. "Hey. You do what you gotta, m'kay? Just keep that good stuff comin'." A child-like grin grew on his face that immediately disappeared when his father was mentioned. He knew his mother had been having his aunts and sister over for some girly get-together and that Conor was still relaxing. Having to end all of that now made him feel bad. "If I'm not dyin', do we really need to call them," he asked, narrowing his eyes. Finn then informed him that he'd beaten his father in arm wrestling and that grin returned - almost as if Leo had forgotten what Finn asked of George. "Yeah? I heard Syd once punched him in the face, too! Ah, the secrets you learn about your parents when you're older!"
Leo listened as Finn asked how he felt, to which he simply replied. "Amazing. I was never into drugs or anything, but... If they all feel like this," he trailed off, laying his head back against the gurney. He didn't finish his sentence, either, forgetting where he was going with it. "Thomas? You alright over there, buddy?" Leo craned his neck to look over at his cousin, grateful that he'd survived the ordeal too. Making sure they both returned home in one piece was something Leo was going to make sure of. He didn't care that Thomas had told him to leave him behind- he wasn't ever going to do that. Leo had left him once before - though it wasn't on purpose - and he was determined to both make it up to him and make sure it never happened again. Leo opened his mouth to say something when he heard the commotion of another group of voices. It took a minute for his mind to process the sounds until Aliana was in full view, standing next to him. "Heeeey, mom."
Ali's eyes had been welling up with tears the entire drive over. The idea of losing Leo - another Leo - was enough to break her heart. But she knew and understood that he was in very capable hands. Finn had operated on and sewn her up perfectly in the past. She had no doubt that he'd do the same for her son. She hadn't even fully thrown the car in park when they arrived before throwing the car door open and running inside. The moment George told her where they all were Ali moved quickly and started wiping away the tears that were starting to fall from her eyes. Finn was still working on removing the bullet from his abdomen and his arm still needed to be sewn up. But from what she could see, he would be alright. The moment he greeted her with such a carefree tone, Ali frowned at him. "You little shit! You're lying on a gurney all shot and cut up and the first thing you say is 'Hey mom'?! You nearly gave me a heart attack, asshole! Like father like son, huh?"
Conor, George, Sinead ( Misty Gray )
Finn, Thomas, Blake, Lucy ( Bellz )
Michelle ( BasDorcha )