[b]Tony/Eva - The Encounter - Maria[/b]

Despite the difficulty Tony experienced at the start of his search, it all went away when Eva provided him with clear instructions. He did as he was told and bent down to look under the sink. He opened the little cabinet door and searched for the Narcan. Luckily - just as she had stated - it was very easy to find. “Alright, I got it. Headin back now” he told her through his untraceable flip-phone.

Quickly, the biker rushed out of the restroom, forgetting to turn off the light on his way out. He rushed to the entrance, which was basically an exit as well, and locked the door behind him. The engine to his bike roared in anger - symbolizing his own rage. With a quick switch of the gears, he was rolling down the street at a very high velocity, not distracted by the many wondering eyes that stared in his direction. 

Street restrictions were also not a problem. He brushed away all the stop signs and red lights like they were not there. But all of a sudden Tony could see red and blue lights flashing in his mirror. “Fuck!” he cursed out loud, pulling to the side of the road and shutting the engine off. Quickly he started digging for his wallet which was stored in the inner pocket of his vest.

But even though [i]he[/i] was hurrying, the cop didn’t feel the same form of urgency. Tony watched the police officer slowly do his thing, recording the license plate, doing the walkie talkie thing, and just sit in his car with the door open like he had all day. “Can you hurry up?!” Tony called out to the cop with his hands high. Abruptly the cop stood from his car seat and placed his hand on his holster. Tony’s eyes turned to the man’s gun, pissed off with the law’s authority in Gastown. Just like that Detective Brewer, all these cops felt they had all the power. “I got places to be, so can you hurry………..please” Tony added. The cop started to approach the biker with the ticket already written. “License and registration please” he asked, Tony handing it to him immediately. “You know why I stopped you?” the cops continued. Tony just nodded. “You ran two stop signs back there and were driving twenty miles over the speed limit”

“Thirty actually” Tony laughed. “So can I just sign and go?”

“Thirty huh? Alright, well let me fix this ticket for ya, I’ll be right back” the officer responded, taking the liberty of wasting even more time as he headed back to his patrol car. “Damn cop”

Eva nodded while Tony spoke on the phone. She could hear rummaging and inwardly groaned knowing she’d have a mess to clean up when she got back. When he said he was heading back she simply flipped the phone closed and looked up to see Maria’s eyes open. [i]Great[/i] she thought, sighing heavily as the woman started prattling off in Spanish. Eva had no idea what she was saying, never did. She could only guess it was something against her.

[i]Go away princesa[/i]

[i]I wish[/i]

Eva smirked at Maria’s words and just pulled her phone back out to go ahead and tell Tony not to rush. [b]”Look, sorry I’m not your ideal person to wake up to? But you almost woke up to Jesus. Or satan. Whatever,”[/b] Eva smarted back at her. She jumped when Maria fell onto the floor and sighed, not moving to help her.

[b]”Your tequila is in your bloodstream dumbass. Seriously. Tony was freaking out thinking you were dying. I gotta call him so just stay put and don’t hurt yourself more than you already have, K?”[/b] Eva said with a raised eyebrow, pressing send and waiting for Tony to answer.

Suddenly, a knock came blasting on Maria’s door. It was a melody of repetitions, knock knock, knock knock. “Open up baby! I got you sum more goooooodsss” a voice came. It was gritty and nasty, kind of like Craig’s, but a little deeper in tone. “C’mon girl, you said you were gonna buy today too, I can’t be seen around Gastown so OPEN UP!!!” the same person yelled, knocking even harder than before. Then one could hear him cursing to himself without end. He kept knocking though, seriously afraid that someone would see him so close to The Florence.

[b]”Shit,”[/b] Eva whispered, snapped closed the phone and pointing a finger at Maria. [b]”You say a word, and I’ll tell Isabel. I’ll tell Harry. Ok so they won’t believe me, but Tony will tell them so just… just shut!”[/b] she said softly with a hard face before running silently to the door that was reverberating with the knocking of the frustrated man.

[b]”Look, Maria’s dead in here from whatever you sold her. I’d leave before I call the cops,”[/b] Eva yelled at the door, hand on her phone anyway as if she really were.

As Eva yelled out, the man stopped knocking. He turned towards the window and tried to look inside. “That you Maria?” he questioned as he continued to attempt to peak in the home. Because he was already stoned, he didn’t really take Eva’s words into consideration. Primarily, he was more concerned with getting his money than anything else. And of course, getting out without being seen. “Bitch! Let me in! Let me IN!!” he yelled again, kicking the door. He then started to punch it, his knuckles getting automatically bruised from the impact. “Maria, tell your friend to let me in!! Maria! Maria!!!”

Suddenly, it all got quiet. The man’s voice was no longer heard from the door. If the people inside were to look out the window, he wouldn’t be there either. He left. But not for long because within minutes, his footsteps were heard coming back down the hall. “Whiteboys want money~ Whiteboys want drugs~ Whiteboys want bitches who pay them!!!” he transformed. He started off with a rather disturbing rhythm, but when he screamed, it all went downhill. He suddenly shot at the doorknob, loud bullets bursting the door open. He pushed himself in to find Eva standing by the door. Quickly he pointed the gun at her. “I told you to let me in you whore!” he stated with pure aggression. The man then turned to his right to find Maria laying on the ground. He turned the gun towards her and walked in her direction. “You made me come all the way here so that you can make a fool out of me huh? I brought the stuff, now where the hell is my money?!” he screamed in Maria’s face, gun pointed at her forehead. Suddenly he started to laugh insanely. “Oh my god, this is funny” he said, his eyes nearly rolled all the way to the top of his head. “I though we had something going Maria? But apparently…..” he started as he turned towards Eva, gun now pointed in her direction. “Apparently you’re sleeping with this bitch!”

“I didn’t know you rolled that way” he said, laughing yet again. “Now, one of you is gonna get my money before I have to blow this place to bits” he exclaimed, taking out a small bag of the same drugs Maria had taken the night before. “I want the same amount from before, plus a thousand more for the risk you’re making me take. Because this bitch here!” he pointed at Eva. “She wasn't in the plan Maria, this bitch wasn’t suppose to be here! You told me you’d be alone, but here I am, and here is this bitch!!” he yelled, started for Eva and taking her by the hair, dropping her to her knees. “Why Maria? Why you gotta do this to me? You know big man won’t be happy
knowing I had to cause trouble in Gastown. Ahhh man, Ima be in so much trouble cuz of you. Ohhh Maria, Maria how you disappoint me. Ooohhhh no, no, no. Your friend here is gonna tell isn't she? She’s gonna tell ur little Angel friends that I was here isn’t she?”

The man then bent down to Eva’s side and put the gun on her temple. “You’re gonna tell aren’t you?” he asked her, tears running down his face. His eyes were as red as the devil’s butt. He was so high or stoned or whatever that everything he said from when he got there sounded like a joke, but it was all serious to him. 

As soon as Eva could tell how desperate the man was, she began tossing Maria’s things left and right, looking for a weapon of some kind. Preferably a gun, as she seriously doubted a knife or anything like that would even slow him down. She was not calling the cops, that much was certain. She could only hope Tony was really on his way back and could be outside any second. [b]”Maria seriously… gun?”[/b] she said, when it suddenly got quiet. Eva stopped, not moving as she listened, only for the man to come back. She still stayed quiet, back hitting the wall when he started shooting at the door, putting her hands over her face. 

Of course he got in, and Eva took in his crazed state as she let her hands drop. She swallowed hard, seeing a gun pointed at her, and then at Maria, alarm flashing in her face. When the man went to Maria and began threatening her, Eva’s eyes looked towards the door. She could sprint away right now. Leave Maria to deal with the mess she’d gotten herself into by buying drugs in the first place. But her feet were cemented down. She had that innate trait that made her want to help people, and refuse to leave them to be hurt. 

Eva almost said something when the man accused her and Maria of having a fling. The sentiment was truly laughable if one simply knew either one of them and their relationship, but she closed her mouth. Anything said right now would be twisted by him into just fueling his rage. So she remained silent and standing wishing she had the money to pay this loser. But she knew what was in her wallet. A twenty and some change. Offering it would probably just tick him off. 

When the man started approaching her again, Eva’s eyes widened and she backed up, trying to move away, but his hand grasped her hair making her cry out til her hands and knees hit the floor. [b]”I wouldn’t tell,”[/b] she said, gritting her teeth, eyes closed and refusing to look at the guy. She almost told him one of the angels knew already anyway, but she wasn’t sure if it would play to her favor or not. [b]”I have nothing to gain by telling!”[/b] she said in a raised voice, hoping her honesty could be heard though she was sure her words seemed hollow to him. 

Seeing the fear in Eva’s face made the man laugh again. He had this big grin, despite the tears that ran from his burning eyes. When she responded, the grip of her hair got tighter and tighter. He placed the tip of the gun on her cheek now, forcing it upon her skin. When she stated she had nothing to gain, a lightbulb lit in the man’s dark mind. He let go of her hair and picked her up by the arm. “Get up” he reissued. He then pushed her towards where Maria was. “You know what baby girl, you’re right, you ain’t got shit to gain, but I do” he smirked. “Look, this is what were gonna do. I don’t want big man pissed off at me, and neither should you. He gets pissed off because he don’t get his money, someone dies. And let me reassure you it ain’t gonna be me. Well, not before I kill you two first! I want triple the money, that means triple the usual plus three grand on top of that for all this crap! You two understand?! If I don’t get that money, ima find you, and I will make you squeal. Hahaha” he stated, breathing heavily as he put the gun in his belt. “Three times the usual, or I’ll come back! I want it by tomorrow!” he finished, running out the home and towards his getaway car.

Eva frowned heavily as the man yanked her up, opening her eyes now as he shoved her towards Maria. She landed next to the girl and kept the frown on her gaze while looking up to the man while he spewed threat after threat. She watched him leave, breathing a bit heavy herself before turning to look at Maria. In her anger she lashed out, suddenly slapping and hitting every inch of Maria she could get at. [b]”You stupid bitch!”[/b] she shouted, among other profanities, her temper having been unleashed and not caring that Maria could probably kick her ass if she wasn’t hungover. 

And as that occurred, Tony just happened to come in to see his fiance beating up one of his closest friends. “What the hell E!” he yelled, running towards her and holding her back. “What’re you doin?!” he started, not even realizing the door had been torn open by gunshots. “Calm down” he whispered to her, embracing her in a hug. He held onto her tightly so she would stop fighting back. “What’s goin on here?” he asked, slowly feeling her wrath decrease. When she seemed calm enough, he let go of her. “Here” he said, reaching for the medicine - also in the pocket of his vest. “Naxor-whatever” he smiled. He had no idea what had happened and was trying to lighten the mood. And then came the assumption. “I know she’s a hardass sumtimes, but please don’t beat the hell out of her” he joked.

Eva didn’t even realize Tony was in the apartment until he grabbed her, pulling her away from Maria. She was huffing, still trying to get at her, cheeks bright red, but Tony was stronger than her and held her til she calmed enough to at least explain. He handed her the overdose medicine, making Eva shake her head, raising an eyebrow at him and his dorky smile. She sighed and took the stuff from him, setting it on a nearby table so it would be here in case Maria needed it again. For right now, she was fine but who was to say in the future.

When Tony asked her not to beat Maria, Eva’s eyes softened and she began to look upset. [b]”Tony it… it wasn’t because of her, well I mean, it was it’s just,”[/b] she hesitated, trying not to cry now that she was safe and in his arms. [b]”Her stupid… dealer guy showed up and shot the place up and threatened to kill me and pressed a gun to me and pulled my hair and it’s all her fault,”[/b] Eva said, looking in his eyes desperately, wanting him to realize she almost died because of Maria’s stupid actions.

When she started to explain the reason for her actions, Tony’s eyes widened. He could see her eyes start to water from the fear she had stored inside. Quickly, as she was speaking, he embraced her, his chin upon her head. “It’s okay, it’s okay” he whispered. He turned his gaze at Maria, his eyebrows tightening in anger. Eva was right, it was Maria’s fault that this had happened. He was still confused with her reason for doing it, why she would put herself and all of Gastown in risk. Drugs and illegal narcotics were one of Harry’s and the Angel’s most irritable taboo. And now these damn drugs that Maria brought into their town had caused Tony’s woman to get hurt. “It’s alright E, I’m here, I’ve got you” he whispered again. “C’mon, let’s get outta here” he stated, handing her the keys to his bike. “I’ll be right out okay?” he said after walking her to the front door. “Just wait for me outside” he smiled, trying to ease her from what had occurred.

He then closed the door to the best of his abilities and turned to face Maria. He power walked towards her and grabbed the medicine, chunking it at her shoulder. “You idiot!” he screamed. “What the hell were you thinkin?! That’s my fiance out there Maria! She’s going to marry me! And you almost took that away!” he angered, his eyes red just like the drug addict’s from before. It was the same anger just brought forth from different sources. “You better fix this Maria, because I’m done lookin after you. This…..all this here, what you’re doin, where’s it gonna get you? Huh? You want to be an Angel, yet you…...you put your own family in danger! This isn’t you. But I ain’t gonna tell nobody. I ain’t no rat. But if I hear that you got yourself involved in this mess again, I will personally end you. You understand? Fix this Maria, fix this now” he stated, not waiting for her to respond, just leaving her there all alone. She had gone too far.

After reaching up to Eva, he took her by the hand and walked her to his bike. “Let’s go get you checked” he stated, meaning they would be going to the hospital where she worked.

Eva didn’t want to cry. She hated it. But when Tony held her, head atop hers and comforted her, she let a few fall from her face, buried against him. She rubbed her cheeks against his clothes and took a deep breath so they stopped, pulling back from him and nodding as he handed her his keys. She swallowed and glanced to Maria once more, a look of ‘why?’ more than anything on her face as she glanced back to Tony before leaving. She went outside and stood near his bike, waiting for him and rubbing her cheeks a bit til he showed up not too long later. [b]”I’m fine Tony, really. I really just want to relax. I don’t need to go get checked out,”[/b] she said softly, shaking her head and looking up at him with puppy eyes.

Tony looked at her for a couple of seconds as his engine revved. “Alright” he nodded as he started to reverse slowly. “Let’s go home” he said as the two started down the road.