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[Elijah]

GANG SHOOTOUT AT THE BURGEIOUSE HOTEL! DRUG DEAL GONE BAD? --Three men seen leaving the hotel with guns before police could arrive.

Ciaran slapped the newspaper down on the table and finished his drink. "This was sloppy eric. Too sloppy. We're on good terms with the Italians right now, but something like this could screw it up. They don't want the heat coming down on them because of us. Try not to leave so much blood next time," Ciaran smirked. Eric had done what had to be done, and Ciaran couldn't fault him for that. "I'll have a drink with that dark haired pizza lover later," Ciaran chuckled, and Eric joined in. They toasted to a job well done and ordered some more drinks.

Eames entered the bar and sat down on the otherside of Ciaran and Eric. Cedric played some pool while the big boys talked. He was mainly the getaway driver, and a very good one at that. No one was better at driving a car than Cedric. Cedric was also the youngest in the 'family,' brought in by his friend Eames.

"Hello boys," Eames smiled, ordering a scotch. "I read the headlines today. Boy were they off. This had nothing to do with drugs. Those damn philanthropists just owed us some money. It makes sense though that they could afford such high security measures. We had no choice but to blow their brains out."

[Kendra // Shane // Lilith]

Zoe walked through the door and straight over to the bar. She got herself a beer and spotted Eames sitting with the two top dogs. She walked over and took the last seat next to Eames. "Hey bro." She took a drink of her beer, not caring that she was only twenty and not allowed to drink. Eames didn't like it, but she didn't care. He treated her like she was his baby sis and not like a grown up. It was a bit annoying.

She smiled politely at Ciaran and Eric. She was one of the best assassins they had, mostly since she was quick, sly, and clever. Being a girl helped because not many people suspected a girl, especially a pretty one like her. She had left a crime scene once and was stopped by police a block away. They noticed some blood on her shirt and all she had to do was cry and say she found the man. The police soaked up her lies like there was no tomorrow.

She had gotten in trouble for almost getting caught, but they were impressed that she got out of it so easily. Eames almost had a heart attack.

"What's going on?"

[Elijah]

Ciaran thought of Zoe as a daughter, but he'd never tell her that. She was very professional, but he always got worried when she left to do a job. Eames was starting to sprout little grey hairs because of Zoe and her adventures. "Tsk, tsk," Eames whispered, eyeing her beer. "Atleast order some wine. That's partially healthy to you."

Ciaran chuckled, but explained to Zoe what they'd been talking about. "The hotel meeting didn't go as planned. The boys didn't want to pay up their protection money. They brought out some of their guys with guns and started shootin'. Eric and his boys had no choice but to defend themselves. It's alright. We'll just pay off the detective that's workin' on the case."

Cedric put his pool stick back and went to go sit at the bar. He sucked at pool, unfortunately, but he was a major card shark. "I wish this bar had some poker games goin'," he mumbled, sipping on his beer.

[Kendra // Shane // Lilith]

"Oh yes Eam, cause beer is going to be the death of me." Zoe rolled her eyes and just to annoy Eames she took a large gulp of the beer. "You need to relax."

She listened to Ciaran's explaination. "Man, those people really don't get us, do they? That's the third time this month some big shots pulled out their guns." She shook her head. She didn't get why everyone didn't fear them. To her they were the best out there. Nobody even came close.

"Oh look, skank alert." Zoe was looking at the door where Isabella Salvatore walked in. She was followed by a rugged looking man who Zoe knew as Marco, one of the Italian guys. He was definitely hot, but too old for her liking. They had no problem with the Italians but she didn't like Isabella. They girl seemed to act like a princess, it annoyed her.

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"Stop it Zoe. We don't want any trouble from those italians. The more trouble we get, the more men die. You wouldn't want me to get shot down, now would you?" Eames whispered to her. Eric and Ciaran stood up when they locked eyes with Isabella and Marco. "Isabella, my dear, you look lovelier every time I see you! You look just like your mother," Ciaran smiled. "Marco, my boy, how's Benito doing? How's your family?" he asked congenially.

Cedric's eyes had been glued on Isabella since she walked in. He'd seen Marco before, so he assumed that she was also part of the italian family. It didn't matter to him. She was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen.

[Kendra // Shane // Lilith]

"I know, I know." Zoe liked to tease Eames and piss him off sometimes, but she did care deeply for her brother. She would love to give Isabella a black eye, but she knew better.

Isabella had hoped that Ciaran and Eric hadn't spotted her, but when they called her name she smiled politely. She knew that her dad would be very angry with her if she wasn't on her best behavior around Ciaran. "Thank you, she'll be delighted to hear that." Her eyes scanned over the table and noticed the hostility in Zoe's eyes so she turned in the other direction. That's when she noticed a guy sitting at the bar staring at her. She smiled at him, thinking he was pretty cute.

"Benito is doing well. He would actually like to invite you to dinner tomorrow night. He says it's been too long, plus he would like to discuss some...current events." Marco lowered his voice at the last part. Benito knew full well that the shooting was Ciaran's fault and he wanted to offer some assistance.

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Cedric smiled back and gave her a small wave of his hand. Eames noticed the exchange and glared at Cedric. Of course, Cedric didn't notice, but Eames would definitely have a talk when the visitors left.

"Eric and I would love to have dinner with Benito. Be sure to tell him we'll be there. I absolutely love the food at Benito's gatherings. Well, it was a pleasure seeing you both, but Eric and I have some business to attend to." Ciaran buttoned up his jacket and left the bar, Eric following closely behind.

Eames exchanged pleasantries with Marco and offered up a game of pool. "You beat me last time, but I promise, i've been practicing. How much money are we going to bet this time around?"

[Kendra // Shane // Lilith]

"You're on, pretty boy. Let's put down $200. If you're up to it." Marco smirked and walked over to the pool table. He always won against Eames so he was looking forward to getting $200 from Eames.

Isabella smirked, Marco would be into his pool game so she could do whatever she wanted. She walked over to the bar and sat down beside Cedric. She ordered a coke because she obeyed the underage rules. She rarely drank and it was usually only a glass of wine at dinner. "Hey, I'm Isabella." She took a sip of her coke and held out her hand to Cedric.

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"You're about to lose 200 bucks my friend," Eames smirked, setting the table. "Zoe, stay out of trouble will you?" he said, winking at her.

Cedric grabbed her hand, but kissed it instead of shaking it. "I'm Cedric. Getaway driver extraordinaire," he smirked. "I'm going to be honest with you and tell you that you're the most beautiful girl i've ever seen. Umm, would you like a drink? I know the bartender. He could get us some pretty good alcohol."

[Kendra // Shane // Lilith]

"Yeah right. I haven't lost to you yet. I even let you break." Marco took his cue and waited his turn.

Isabella found herself blushing a little. "Um no, I don't really drink. But thank you. Uhh, listen I don't have a lot of time to have any fun. Would you like to go somewhere a little more private?" She glanced over at Marco and Eames before turning back to Cedric. Every once in a while she was able to sneak away from Marco, but it was rare. If Cedric didn't want they could just talk, just as long as they were alone.

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"Ya, sure, i'd love to," Cedric said excitedly, sitting up a little straighter in his seat. He drank the rest of his beer and then set the bottle to the side. He noticed her looking at Marco and got a little nervous. "He won't mind will he? He's not your boyfriend or anything, is he?" Cedric just wanted to make sure that he wasn't going to get shot at.

[Kendra // Shane // Lilith]

Isabella wasn't sure if Cedric would even want to be around her if he knew who she was, plus it was hard to explain to a guy that she had a bodyguard. "No, no he's not my boyfriend. Just a family friend. Let's go!" She took hold of Cedric's hand and ran out of the bar. When they were across the street she slowed down. "He follows me around a lot, my dad is a little too overprotective. I rarely get free time."

Zoe watched Cedric run out with Isabella and followed out. She made sure to keep a good distance between them so they wouldn't spot her. She knew this wouldn't end good. Cedric was a cool guy and they were pretty good friends so she wanted to keep an eye on him.

[Elijah]

"Oh well, I wouldn't hurt you," he said, taking her hand as they walked on the street. "Okay, maybe we won't tell him," he smirked. Cedric had the strange feeling that they were being watched, so he brought her down the alley across the street. "Where did you wanna go?"

Eames was too immersed in his game with Marco to notice that both Zoe and Cedric were gone. "I may be losing now, but its all in the strategy," he grinned.

[Kendra // Shane // Lilith]

"Well, we shouldn't go too far. It's a little dirty here, but it's fine." Isabella leaned in and pressed her lips against his. She hadn't kissed a guy in over a year. The guy ended up in the hospital. She wouldn't let that happen again.

Zoe narrowed her eyes as Isabella planted one on Cedric. She was very tempted to intervene and after a few more minutes she would. She wouldn't let Cedric get blamed for this.

"Yeah right, this is going to to be so easy. I only have three more!" Marco put another ball in the corner pocket and grinned. He had been playing pool for over twenty years. It only took ten minutes to get the eight ball in and win. "Ha! Told you! Thank you for the money my friend, maybe next time. Let me buy you a drink though." He turned around and noticed that Isabella was gone.

"Shit!" He ran out of the bar and looked around. There was no sign of her so she started to run down the street, looking in every alleyway. He pulled out his gun just incase.

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Cedric kissed her back, softly and hesistantly at first. It wasn't long before he was making out with her, pressing her back against the alley wall. He'd apologize later for the dirty location.

Eames heard Marco curse and saw him sprint out of the bar. He scanned the room and noticed that his two 'family' members weren't there. He didn't understand why Marco was so upset, but it couldn't have been good. He raced after him, his hand near the gun in his jacket.