Kira took Rogette by the proffered wrist and tugged her away in a spinning motion. “You do not got this,” she said, slapping the robber’s bottom soundly. “Go and sit down.”
“I tried,” Rogette shrugged helplessly at Atrocious who was once again left to the mercy of two angry women.
Ayla was the first to speak. Her voice was cold and hard. “What has gotten into you lately?”
“Don’t know,” Atrocious shrugged.
“No, that’s not going to be enough,” Ayla snapped, putting her hands on her hips and looming over Atrocious. “You’ve been very rude, especially to Kira, to whom you owe your life, I might note. She’s not obligated to be here you know, she’s putting herself at risk on your behalf and all you can do in return is act like a complete little bitch.”
Atrocious’ eyes widened steadily as Ayla spoke and by the time the witch stopped lecturing, her eyes were wide and filled with tears. “I’m sorry,” she sniffed, finally meaning it.
But it was a little late for meaning apologies, especially after the way she’d behaved. Ayla was not finished with her, not by a long shot.
“You’ve put everyone in danger and all you can do is sit around and sulk because people occasionally do something not entirely related to you.”
Atrocious would much rather have been spanked than be on the receiving end of the verbal flaying of her soul. “Then leave,” she said, doing her best to hide her tears. “If I’m so horrible, you can all just leave. I never asked you to help me.”
Ayla took a deep breath and looked skyward for patience. “It’s not about whether you asked or not, it’s about being grateful for the sacrifices people made for you. It’s about acting like something other than a spoiled toddler.”
“I am grateful!” Atrocious protested.
“Are you? Have you even thanked Kira? Or have you been too busy alternately cowering away from her then abusing her?”
There was no defense to the charges Ayla was laying so Atrocious remained silent under the continuing onslaught. No aspect of her behavior was left unexamined, she was being laid bare before everyone. Ayla couldn’t have humiliated her more if she’d actually stripped her naked.
“Mark my words,” Ayla said, her eyes so narrow they were merely slits in her beautiful face. “If she had not found you in my care, you would no longer be in one piece. You don’t deserve to be.”
Atrocious responded with defensive nonsense. “What do you want? You want me to hack my arm off?”
“What I want,” Ayla said in a hiss. “Is for you to act like a useful member of this group and not like a self centered little monster.”
“But I’m not a member of this group, am I? I’m just a chattel you two are playing with. Don’t fucking act like you’re doing me any favors.” Atrocious came out of her corner late in the argument, remembering how she’d come to be where she was. “You’re not doing anything that you don’t want to do – nor is she.” She pointed at Kira. “She likes chopping people up.”
“Is that what you think?” Kira interjected incredulously.
“I saw your face,” Atrocious said. “I saw how you looked when you killed those people.”
“Everyone gets that look when it’s time to kill,” Kira said. “If you ever defend yourself, you will understand.”
“I’ll defend myself whenever I feel like it,” Atrocious said, looking at Kira meaningfully.
“Cut that out!” Ayla stopped what was fast becoming another slanging match.
“You all need to cut your shit out,” Rogette observed from the corner of the room. “You bitches are crazy.”
It was Rogette’s turn to bear the brunt of three irate female gazes. “Don’t shoot the messenger,” she said casually. “You got a witch and a warrior defending a someone who calls herself a thief who doesn’t even want to be defended and demanding that she be grateful for it. Hell, let her spend one damn night on her own and she’ll be ready to be grateful.”
“She has a point,” Kira said to Ayla.
“I can take care of myself,” Atrocious insisted.
“Sure you can,” Rogette rolled her eyes. “Hell, you’re almost getting yourself hurt with people who like you.”
“They don’t like me,” Atrocious said, sounding petulant and petty even to her own ears.
“If they didn’t like you, you’d be dead in a ditch,” Rogette said sagely. “You need to settle down and be glad you made some friends, because damn, you’re trouble.”
“I couldn’t have said it better myself,” Ayla agreed. “Though I probably would have said it without the ‘bitches’ part,” she said, raising a brow at Rogette.
“I had to get your attention before shit got out of hand,” Rogette explained. “I did it for you. I’m a giver.”
Am loving Rogette!
Rogette rocks!
Someone’s goin get it
Are you sure about that? Maybe nobody will get it. Maybe this entire series is one big clit tease.
If its just a clit tease , then keep teasin , because you got me.
Got your clit? Is that like when you play the ‘got your nose’ game? That’s always fun. Except I can’t find my nose hardly ever these days.
You are too funny Ms Renard. I just love your stories , it keeps me out of trouble.
I will read this bit and get back at you but allow me a moment of crazy fangirl here: is that you climbing your walls, Ms.Renard? I mean, in your other post. Is that you? Wow!! There’s the moment.
Yep, sure is
lol Looks so cool.
It’s been ages since I did that. Have to try again now. hehe
Report back with your results!
Hahahahaha. Roguette might be onesaneman here, after all. Bitches are crazy, indeed.
Also, go Ayla.
But how often is the voice of reason actually listened to?
Well, very rarely, of course. But the cool part comes when you get to the I told you so part. Is saying I told you so a spankable offense? Or only when it’s coupled with some eye-rolling?
Everything is a spankable offense if a top says it is. That’s one of the great injustices of the world.
Go Ayla! Someone is sooo gonna get it!!
Maybe Ayla will get it?
I just knew Kira was going to swat Rogette! However, this apparent truce without consequence is a big surprise. I did not think Ayla had so much patience. However, it remains to be seen if Atrocious can control her petulance…anything can happen in Loki’s world, no?
I’m lovin’ this.
By the way, you are pretty hot yourself.
It’s only an apparent truce because the story hasn’t got to the next bit yet
Ayla is full of surprises, is she not?
That’s very kind of you to say
I step away for a moment and you write 3 chapters. Damn! It was a nice long read. I have definitely missed the gang. I still chuckle at the throwing poo comment. I love your humor. It’s nice to see Ayla back in the picture a little more. Each of your characters are such true individuals. I love their unique personalities. It’s hard to have a favorite. One day I’m rooting for Kira and the next its Rogette or Atrocious.
I hope they do cast Atrocious out into the woods for the night. I hope she proves to them all, that she is stronger then they give her credit for. Hell stronger then even she thinks she is. She needs to stand up a little more for herself and not with her mouth but with her actions. A little respect can actually quiet a troubled soul. Make her feel a part of something instead of the useless baggage that she is portrayed as.
Hey Kayla
Those are some interesting ideas, nice point about Atrocious feeling like useless baggage (or being portrayed as such) but I reckon that might be more a reflection of how she feels about herself than how they all treat her.
I’m glad its difficult to find a favorite, it means that you are on your toes, which is important for general fitness
It will be interesting to see what Atrocious brings to the group. She’s not a fighter, lover/thief, or witch. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm what can she do? Cook?
Keeping on ones toes also strengthens ones butt muscles. So thanks for that.
Tried your wall walkin stunt. I think I tore a rotator cuff. Admirable strength and agility, miss! As they say in the deep southern region of the U.S., you are a caution!
Oh, yeah…is that smudge on your right shoulder the result of falling from the ceiling, or is it a tat? Too cool!
I guess I shoulda added a ‘don’t try this at home’ caveat, although I was thinking of running an ebook competition in which people did try it at home, but I don’t want to be responsible for injuries and damage to walls. I hope you didn’t really tear your rotator cuff, that would be a nasty injury indeed!
Those are some sharp eyes you have there, it is a tattoo
I wouldn’t try it at home. I’d really want to try but I’m afraid I’m rather like Neville Longbottom before he got a level in badass.
Of course, if I decide to try and the inevitable happens, I won’t sue or anything. You might add the disclaimer though. Like Bear Grylls in his program. Think about it, you could do “Loki vs wild”. You could show how to arrive to Mordor and stuff.
Fortunately, where I come from, if you hurt yourself because you decided to do something you saw someone else do, there’s no recourse for suing. Actually, there’s no suing for anything here. So you’d have to get me extradited first, which may or may not be an issue depending on how much money / fish and chips you have to bribe the government with.
I wouldn’t know how to get to Mordor, on account of having fallen asleep long before Frodo gets out of the shire. (Book or movies, makes no difference. Tolkein wasn’t writing a series, he was writing a sleeping pill.)
We brave spaniards don’t sue either!!!
Oh, and I got to the middle of the third book and then I gave up. But I partly blame my edition, full of spelling and punctuation mistakes and I suspect not the best translation.
But still, I enjoyed The hobbit much much more.