A game of cat and mouse ( open to Ariana and Ronan)

[Shattered Sands]

Ronan stretched back into the seat of the undercover SUV as he reached over to look in the pizza box. It was empty, “Ugh, get rid of your rubbish, Mac”, he muttered to his self as he reached into the glove box for the information. Only a few hours ago, Ronan was in the precinct listening to the briefing as photos of the targets were shown. And pinned on the board. He was now just in the street adjacent taking photos of anyone that entered every man and woman that entered he quickly checked the photos for any of the named targets on occasions he would see an injured walking into the gate, but like most gangs, Ronan knew never went to hospital; they dealt with it in-house.

A few more hours passed as Ronan got restless, as he got out of the car, he wasn't the type of cop who sat in cars all day so he decided to take a walk around the block. As he got out of the car the alarm bleeped as he began to blend into the crowd his eyes scanning for any CCTV and any extra guards at the end of the block he stopped at the coffee vendor as he eyes a car pull up outside an iron gate two men helping an injured man his ears picking up a males voice" we have been told to see Ari” Ronan began to move towards the males as he sipped his coffee as he blended into the crowd as his eyes scanned to see if there were ways to get in before
carrying on his patrol to access the manor.a few more hours passed as the dunes turned from golden to mere black objects on the landscapes knowing there was one way in he got out of the car as he began to search for an alley way as he waved his hand whispering "invisibility"he watched in the window as his form disappeared in front of him he knew he didn't have much time so he decided to move quickly.

Ronan waited the few minutes for the next guard to go on break as he followed him into the compound the path to the main compound was silent apart from the guuard infront of him knowing some people get the feeling they are being watched he quickled diverted into the garden to look for more of a discreet enterance as he reached the compound he was surprised by the amount of lights and cameras. He wasnt sure if they could see his shadow but he chose his path carefully between each darkened area he could find stopping just under a balcony hearing a female using medical terminoligy he waited a few minutes to see if any was given he looked down at his watch as he realised he had been longer then he had wanted hw turned on his heel quickly retreatign to the alley where he first used the spell.

Ronan watched as the spell dispersed, as his facial features appeared on the glass, he made his way out slowly, looking down the street, he knew where he was. Still, couldnt understand why he was there making his way to a bench oppersite the manor he sat down as he pulled out his cell phone several faces appeared on his screen he sighed in frustration as he looked up at the night sky as he tried to remember nothing but the name Ari was all he he could recall.

[Ariana Romero]

Ariana was in her father’s mansion smiling as she cared for some of their men that had gotten hurt on the latest job. She was laughing softly with one of her guards as she started cleaning up. The laughter stopped when a guard brought in another injured man “shit Jake what happened?” She rushed over to the guy and helped him to one of the cots, Jake much like her had been raised within the mafia. The only difference was that he had been born into it, though no one dared to treat her differently just because the boss had adopted her, as far as he and anyone else was concerned she was a Romero and would inherit everything.

She was shouting directions as she set to work on Jake’s treatments mumbling under her breath about him being too reckless. Jake was like a brother to her and the closest thing to a friend she had since coming here, she wasn’t about to lose him to some knife wounds. It took a couple hours but she had finally managed to patch up Jake leaving him to rest before walking away to make some phone calls, mostly telling Jake’s father what had happened. 

She stepped out onto a small balcony phone in hand “hey Mr Cura it’s Ari” she smiled as the man spoke clearly happy to hear from her “I wish I was calling with better news, but Jake got hurt on his last job, it’s pretty bad, I’ll keep him here to make sure he recovers” She started going through the details of Jake’s injuries, the stab wounds, the blood loss. She could hear Mr Cura getting more concerned as the conversation continued. When she finished she sighed softly “hey he is going to be fine, I’m not letting him get out of the game that easily” she laughed softly before hanging up the phone and heading back inside. 

She could hear the guards talking about some kind of mysterious energy, and Jake was trying to get out of his bed insisting on checking it out “hey you don’t call the shots here pretty boy” she smiled as she turned to her guards “secure the perimeter, report pack immediately if you find anything” once the guards left she turned to Jake crossing her arms “and you are going to go to one of the guests rooms and rest before I have to tie you to the damn bed myself” she rolled her eyes and walked away to do some charting.

She was sitting at her small desk working quietly, she was careful to keep the books properly, since the front for the mansion was an exclusive VIP clinic, she had to make it seem legit, or at least that’s what she told herself. In reality it helped keep her calm being able to keep track of everything that was happening within her walls. She was alone in the clinic soft music playing as she typed out everything, making careful notes about all the treatments she had done.