[IC] Crown in Embers (A Gang Rp)

[Myst]

Maria - DJ's - Goodbye

Maria finished eating and stood. After paying for her meal she headed for the bathroom.
The payphone was sitting there against the wall, beckoning to her.

Should she?
She really shouldn't. A clean break. That was what she needed.

But... it was Tony... shouldn't she at least explain? It wasn't like she was ever going to see him again anyway.
He deserved to know.
And, maybe, in her heart of hearts, she needed to let him know.

Going to the phone, she dropped the coins in before she could change her mind. Dialing that old number was the hardest thing she had ever done.
Scratch that. Waiting while it rang was the hardest thing she had ever done.
She blew out her breath when his voicemail picked up. She nearly hung up when the beep sounded, but opened her mouth and forced herself to talk.

"Tony... I know I'm the last person you want to hear from right now but... listen... I need you to listen to me okay. I know... I know I fucked up alright. I fucked up big time. But... The truth is... damn it..." she took a deep breath. "The truth is I bought that shit because I wanted to numb myself... to forget everything. When I found out that you..." she cleared her throat. "When I found out you were getting married... I just... I felt like I had lost you. I couldn't deal with the fact that you... that you were in love with someone who wasn't me." She paused a moment then laughed a laugh that was full of sadness. "I know, stupid right? Me, falling in love with you. But I did. I'm in love with you Tony. I have been for a while, but you never noticed me that way. Now that I've seen her I know why. I'll never be good enough for you," she had started to cry then and her voice started cracking. "I'm sorry Tony. I'm sorry. I'm going away and you'll never have to deal with me again. Just please, please forgive me and then forget me. I want you to be happy, even if it's not with me. I love you Tony. Goodbye."

She hung up choking back a sob. Sitting against the wall, she slid down and buried her face in her hands.
"Hey Maria? You okay doll?" one of the old waitresses asked.
"No," the girl answered truthfully.
The older woman snorted. "Well come on sweetheart. Sit at the bar and I'll make you one of my famous chocolate sundaes and you can tell me all about it."
"Chocolate won't fix this," Maria said but allowed the woman to pull her up.
"Chocolate makes everything better," the woman insisted and made her sit down on one of the red stools at the bar. "Now you wait here and I'll be right back."

Maria stayed because she respected the older woman. She leaned her head on her hand, her hair all falling to one side of her head as she stared at the counter.

No. She didn't want chocolate.
She wanted to die....

[QT]

Charles - The Mistake?

After waiting in the stolen vehicle long enough, the sky had turned bronze - almost black. Charles turned to his right to look at the guns beside him. He had both a pistol and an mini Uzi loaded and ready. His eyes were red from all the smokes he had lit inside the closed down car. He didn't even bother to open the windows, didn't want to be seen. So now he prepared himself mentally, cracking his knuckles along with the tenseness of his neck. He grabbed the tip of his chin and rotated his jaw side to side. Charles then took a deep breath and placed the pistol in his belt and took hold of the Uzi.

Before exiting the car, he looked in all directions, making certain there wasn't anyone around. When one-hundred percent sure, he got out crouching, taking all precautions. He closed the door, keeping it unlocked, then started down the side of DJ's Diner. He remained low and close to the wall, right underneath the windows. There were about five or six other vehicles in the parking lot, meaning there were people eating inside. Charles took that to account, he'd make sure this wouldn't bite them in the ass.

But suddenly, as he was nearing the door, his body froze. He started to shiver uncontrollably, didn't know what was happening. Then regret started to burst through his thoughts. All these memories of Maria and the others rushing through memory lane. "Dammit!" he cursed in a whisper, hitting the side of his head with his palm. "Get a hold of yourself Charles" he added, gulping rather loudly. "This is for the sake of the club."

The man then started once again, slowly crouching until he got to the steps of the entrance. In a quick shift of pace, he rushed through the front door with his Uzi pointed straight forward. He had his face covered in a black ski mask. His clothes also matching the mask's color. He turned side to side with the weapon in hand as the crowd gasped in fear. Children crying as their parents covered them with their own bodies. And then he spotted his target.

She sat there on the bench with her elbows on the counter-top. Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion as she started to turn towards him. Fear rushed through Charles' veins as her eyes turned with her head. If she locked onto him, the likelihood of her noticing who he was, was high. So he pointed the gun directly towards her head and yelled, "Leo says hello!"

Bang! Bang! Bang! A volley of shots rang through the diner. The screams of the public became deafening as the dissonant sound shrieked through the local restaurant. But nobody ran from the culprit nor the victim. They just remained near the ground as though instructed to do so. Maria's body fell limp onto the ground, backwards from the stool she had sat on. A puddle of blood formed under her broken body. Though it felt in slow motion, it all happened so fast. Charles snapped out of the killer phase even faster as he had already left the diner before Maria's body hit the ground. From outside the yelling and fear of the customers could be heard. Charles burned rubber as he sped away towards the unknown.

In the restaurant, people finally had the courage to move out. One by one they exited the place, awaiting the cops after being called to the crime scene. The men in blue didn't show up until like fifteen minutes after the initial call, slow reaction speed from the law enforcement. Tape was set up around the area, witnesses were held in place by officers of different ranks. Even the Chief showed up, not knowing Maria was the victim until he stepped into the diner. "Oh god!" he cursed after walking into DJ's. The evidence team had their yellow gloves on as they looked around the scene - not yet finding any form of DNA or anything to tie to the killer. Frank stood above Maria's body as they zipped her up into a body bag. "Good lord sweetheart, what did you get yourself into?" he asked nobody in particular, just a general question to himself. He then ran his hand across his face knowing he'd have to inform the club members. He understood that whoever had done this would learn the true wrath of the Fallen Angels.