arcane

t w e n t y - f o u r

Devoted to destruction,
A full dose of detrimental dysfunction,
I'm dying slow but the Devil tryna rush me,
See I'm a fool for pain,
I'm a dummy.

Bright lights filled my vision. Everything seemed louder than it was. I tried talking but I couldn't. I tried moving but I also couldn't.

"She's waking up! Call the doctor!" A male voice roared. I wanted to cover my ears and tell him to shut the fuck up.

"It's okay Domenica you're okay. Il mio regina. Questo non ti succedera mai piu, lo prometto." (My queen. This will never happen to you again, I promise). Soft lips graced my forehead as I smiled slightly.

I opened my eyes and everything was fuzzy. I squinted my eyes to try make out who the people were moving around rapidly.

"Domenica it's me your doctor. Can you hear me?" A sweet girls voice asked.

I nodded, unable to speak.

"W-water." I croaked, trying to sit up.

Someone put a bottle to my lips, making my gulp the water down greedily. I could now see a tiny bit clearer. Dane was sitting there across me with a worried look on their faces, so was Jordan, Ali, Raeni, Darya, Willow and Ocean. The girls had tears streaming down their faces.

I sat up but winced, a pain shot through my arm.

"Fuck me." I muttered, looking at my arm.

"What happened?" I asked, leaning against the hospital bed, looking around. "Did I get shot or somethin'? Why you guys crying. I don't do well with tears." I mumbled. They let out awkward laughs.

"You were shot actually." Dane said without emotion. "It was my fault, I shouldn't have made you tag along." Then, all the events came rushing back to me.

"I remember now. Well, it's okay, I'm alive aren't I?" I joked.

"I'm fine. Now get me off this dang bed." I mumbled, ripping the IV thing out of my arm. It hurt but whatever. My arm was bandaged tightly.

"Sit you can leave tomorrow. Sit down before I make you." Dane said glaring.

"Kinky." I said, groaning at the pain that had shot up my arm again.

"You guys should go home. Get yourselves cleaned up and stuff. Are you guys okay though? You guys look like you haven't slept. What time is it?" I asked.

"12 in the morning." Jordan mumbled. Luca came stumbling in with bags of food.

"I'm here! Sorry I got late, some man harassed me, he said I was too pretty to be walking around the streets at night." He shuddered as I laughed. "You're awake!" He exclaimed throwing his arms around me.

"Alright kid off me now." I said patting his back.

"Not gonna lie, I do have a pretty face." He said thinking. "But holy shmoly he was like 50! Touched my arm and everything. Had to punch his nose." He said, glaring at the wall.

"Alright Luca we get it." Dane muttered, looking amused.

"Guys go home, go get some sleep. We have plans tomorrow. It's my birthday tomorrow ain't it?" I said confused.

"It is." Willow said. "And I don't want to leave you here by yourself." She said frowning. "You looked so..pale and.." She choked as Ocean and Darya hugged her.

"I'm fine. And tomorrow we have a girls meal so go home get some sleep all of that, and we'll see each other soon. You as well, Raeni and Darya and Ocean. Go now. Jordan, Ali and Luca take them home safely please." I said smiling.

They nodded and headed out.

"Get well soon Dom." They all said, leaving.

"What you waiting for? Go as well." I said, closing my eyes.

"Hell no. I'm staying with you." Dane said, glaring. I shrugged my shoulders as he went to grab the food.

"I got Chinese. I didn't know what you wanted. So I just told Luca to get Chinese. I'm sorry I should have gotten something else, you don't have to eat it if you don't want t-" I cut him off my grabbing the food out of his hands.

"Chinese is fine. And you were rambling." I mumbled, taking a bite of prawn fried rice.

"I was so scared when he pulled his gun out Dom. I love you, I don't want to lose you not when I just found you." He said, with a pained voice. My breath hitched at the L word.

"I'm here, it's okay. I'm not going anywhere." I said, holding his hand. "How come they all backed me?" I mumbled taking another bite.

"Our mafia is the biggest, and they also owe me favours. Also they like you. They think you're a strong woman, fit enough to be a mafia don's wife." He said smiling proudly. I blushed and looked down.

"After you go out with the girls, I'm taking you out." He said, kissing my forehead.

"What time can I leave tomorrow?" I asked, now eating stir fry.

"7 in the morning. Sound okay?" He asked, staring at me.

I nodded and said nothing. He wasn't eating so I pushed a tin in front of him.

"Eat Dane." I said, holding out the stir fry.

"Not hungry." He said, pushing it away.

"Eat." I said sternly.

"No."

"Eat."

"Not hungry."

"Eat this before I fucking shove it down your throat." I growled, shoving it to him. His eyes widened as he took it off me slowly.

"I can't eat with you being in pain. That should have been me. I shouldn't have told you to come. It's my fault you got shot." He said, putting the food down.

"Bish bosh, it was in my arm and I ain't dead. I'm right here. And the fuckers dead either way, so it's fine. Bada bing bada bong." I said, giggling.

"Even when you get shot you can't act serious can you?" He said, cracking a small smile. I shook my head and ate my food, as did he.

He stayed with me the whole night until the morning, and I was grateful for that.

I didn't deserve him.

I sighed, and ran my hands through his hair.

My strap was gone, so was my guns.

"Dane who took my guns?" I mumbled, massaging his neck.

"I did, I took them before we came here." He replied, his eyes closing.

"Go to sleep." I mumbled, leaning forwards, kissing his head.

And he did. He fell asleep straight away.

I couldn't help but have a bad feeling about tomorrow, and whenever I had a bad feeling, it turned out to be pretty fucking true.

I leaned my head back on the bed, closing my eyes. I fell asleep too.