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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2010 22:01:11 GMT 2
Carter Verone was not a man to be messed with, he had allowed things to slide for the most part. Brian O’Conner had cost him more then money and a boat, he had cost him his reputation, but the jail time had ultimately led him back to his old mentors daughter, and the mother of his child, so he couldn’t be to angry about it, in fact he had been content to allow Brian and Rome to slip under the radar, as long as they were not playing with him and messing with his business transactions, which were of course going of behind the scenes and his record was kept clean, he was perfectly fine with them continuing their life, but Brian O’Conner apparently could not leave well enough alone.
No instead Brian had to go and mess with his business, stuck his nose into places that did not belong, and because of that he had lost one of his safe houses, granted it was only a small time one and the man there hadn’t any credible information, but that was presides the point, if the cop stumbled on anything this time around Carter would loose a hell of a lot more then his reputation, he would loose his daughter and he would loose Nina, neither of those people were either he was willing to loose, so something had to be done. A message needed to be sent, and hopefully this time the cop would listen, if not then more drastic steps would have to be taken, Carter was not above taking them either.
By no means was Carter stupid, he was not about to get his own hands dirty so he used one of his men, someone who had no ties to him, nor knew who he was, he gave him an address, pictures and details. If Brian was smart he would back of, if not, well, it would not be Carters fault for things that happened because of it.
Carter wished he could be there when O’Conner arrived home to find his dog strewn across the living room carpet, his front room trashed, pictures of Mia and his son on the table, the clear simple message ‘This time listen’ Written in his dogs blood on the wall. Carter prayed Brian listened, but somehow he had a feeling he wouldn’t, it made no difference to him, Mia was quite the catch.
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Post by Brian O'Conner on Nov 12, 2010 23:02:32 GMT 2
The can of coke hit the floor splashing all over it when it dropped from Brian's hand. It didn't matter. The living room was trashed beyond beleive anyway. Clearly somebody had broken in. With his breath caught in his throat Brian tried to get a grip on himself. Where were Mia and Tyler this afternoon? Home? At some playgroup? "Mia? Mia!" he screamed on top of his lungs and stumbled across the flipped over coffee table in the middle of the room. He couldn't hear anything. No screaming, no muffled sound. "Mia, where are you?" Panicking he headed over to the window to see whether her car was there. Empty. Her parking spot was empty. Instantly Brian calmed down slightly but only until he turned around and saw the opposite wall. Printed in big red letters: This time listen Brian froze his heart threatening to stop beating alltogether. "No." he whispered. Small droplets running down guided his eyes to the dark figure on the floor. The cop wasn't sure what was on the floor . He still had hopes that thsi was some kind of a sick joke until he got closer. In front of him lay his best friend, cut up like a gutted fish in a puddle of blood. The sight was horrible. Whoever had done this hadn't spared Buster any pain. Brian fell on his knees next to the dog. "No, Buster. No!" A desperate scream filled the house. Brian didn't even know where or how to touch him. He just wanted to touch him, hold him. In shock he ran his fingers through the bloody furr on Busters head. Seeing the dog that had been his friend for the past 4 years was almost like physical pain to him. Doubling over he screamed again so loud that even the neighbours could hear it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2010 11:39:46 GMT 2
Mia pulled her car to a stop outside the Fort, Tyler sleeping soundly in the back seat, with a smile in his direction, she licked her lips, killed the engine and pulled her keys free. With a breath she pushed open the door and made short work of pulling the car seat from the car, reaching over to grab the bag of washing. Her eyes fell onto Brians SKyline and she smiled in the direction, glad he hadnt gone out just yet. With a breath she pushed open the door and headed straight to the kitchen.
"Brian can i have some help"She called, settling the Car seat down near the back door, licking her lips she let out a breath and settled the shopping onto the counter, "Brian"SHe calledl when he didnt answer, with kntted brow she moved from the kitchen heading in the direction of the living room.
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Post by Brian O'Conner on Nov 13, 2010 11:53:47 GMT 2
Mia's voice tore him out of his thoughts. He had to stop her. Brian didn't want her or Tyler to see this destruction and brutal slaughter of their dog. His face red and blood of the beloved animal on his hands he headed to the door and stopped her from coming in. Breathing hard he shook his head. "Get out, Mia. Don't go in there. Somebody broke in...get out with tyler!" he urged her to leave.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2010 12:05:39 GMT 2
Never in a million years had Mia expected to Brian exiting the living room with blood on his hands, with her heart caught in her throat she stared wide eyed in worry at the man in front of him, she wanted to question, ask what was wrong yet there was an urgency in his voice and a fear in his eyes that made her turn and head towars Tyler. She grabbed the car seat and left through the back door, she didnt go far, far to scared to move any where else, with a breath she lowered herself onto the chair near the bbq and waited for Brian say or do something, her mind working ten to a dozen wondering what was wrong.
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Post by Brian O'Conner on Nov 13, 2010 12:35:25 GMT 2
Brian's mind raced. Who knew whether whoever killed Buster was still around. Nervously he followed Mia into the garden. "Somebody killed Buster! Please take Tyler somewhere safe. get in the car. I'll grab Buster." Confused he started towards the house. "Mia, what do I do...do I leave him here?" Suddenly he lost it. tears started streaming down his face. "They fucking slaughtered the poor dog. Why would they do that to a helpless animal?"
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2010 12:50:56 GMT 2
Mia's mind raced, her heart racing at his words, she half turned to grab Tyler, when he stopped and broke down, licking her lips she embraced him tightly, leading him towards the bench.
"Call the police"She stated softly, knowing that his mnind was going in over drive and wasnt thinking straight, "I can take Tyler to Leons"She stated softly, running her hand through his short hair.
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Post by Brian O'Conner on Nov 13, 2010 13:10:29 GMT 2
"I have to burry Buster." He sniffed. The dog had grown very close to his heart during the time he was alone. He'd always been there, always a good, loyal companion. "It's so sick! They used his blood to smear a warning on the wall. Fucking Carter Verone. i bet you it was him. Fuck him. "
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2010 13:31:26 GMT 2
Mia furrowed her brow looking at him, with confusion, shaking her head she pressed her hand on the side of his face, "Brian you need to ring the police, or the FBI, please dont jump to conclusions here"She whispered, looking at him.
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Post by Brian O'Conner on Nov 13, 2010 21:51:20 GMT 2
His face red because of sorrow and anger he stared at her. "Who else would do this? I'm not jumping to anything." With one fast motion he grabbed the baby seat to carry it to the car and looked around to see whether anybody was around but stopped dead in his tracks. "You're right." With shaky fingers he fumbled out his cell phoned and dialled Daniel's number. After he had cleared he throat he said. "Daniel, can you let the boss know that somebody broke into my place and send a patrol here. Hurry up, please." After taking a deep breath he looked around again and mumbled. "I'm going to grab my gun from the kitchen. Stay here."
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2010 22:05:07 GMT 2
Mia sighed, she could see the agony in his eyes, clouded so clearly by anger, yet sh could not blame him, she was barely holding it together herself, someone had come in and ripped apart their family, and she could not blame Brian for his anger.
She followed behind him, almost colliding with his back when he suddenly stopped, she nodded her head, taking Tyler from him, gently setting him back on the floor, her eyes watching the house brow knitted in pain, confusion, anger and fear.
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Post by Brian O'Conner on Nov 13, 2010 22:10:35 GMT 2
Quietly Brian moved into the kitchen and found his gun in an old coffee tin in a kitchen cupboard along with the bullets, which he loaded it with. With his gun in hands he went back into the house to have a look around. He checked upstairs as well as the ground floor but couldn't find any more distruction. Even Tyler's room seemed untouched. Thinking about the hair on his neck stood up. If anybody had touched Tyler he would have surely killed him. On his way back out he passed the living room and stopped. For a moment he didn't dare to go back in but then he pushed the door open and gasped at the sight of his dog in a pool of blood again. He could feel his eyes water up all over and his throat tightened. Then he closed the door and called for Mia. "The house is clear."
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2010 9:31:15 GMT 2
Mia lifted her gaze over to Brian and slolwy nodded her head, with a tense smile, she swallowed, pulling him to her, "Do you want me to head over to Jacks" She questioned with a raised brow, worrying eating away at the pit of her stomach at the thought of anythign else happening to Brian, perhaps she should have allowed him to tak her away when he had suggested, would that have changed things, licking her lips she sighed, holding him tighter to her.
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Post by Brian O'Conner on Nov 19, 2010 14:13:55 GMT 2
The mixture of sorrow and anger was overwhelming. Clearly it was hard for Brian to hold back his feelings as much as possible in order not to fly off the handle and upset Mia. For a moment he took a deep breath to loosen up his throat a bit and wiped at his eyes. he could have though of 100 different swear words to call the bastard who had cut up Buster but all he did was shake his head. "No, Jack's palce isn't safe. It's still in my name. Can you call Dom?"
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2010 9:09:07 GMT 2
Mia hated to see the look in his eyes it broke her heart all over again, with furrowed brow she let out a gentle breath before slowly nodding her head. RUnning a hand through her hair she let out a trembleing breath, as she twisted to grab her phone. "I can try" She stated as she dialled the last known number for her brother. She hated not knowing where her brother was, nor that she couldnt get on hold of him.
"No answer" She sighed as she lowered her phone, eyes clouded as she turned her gaze back to Brian. "What now"She questioned knowing he needed to be doing something, anything to get his mind of the thing inside.
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Post by Brian O'Conner on Nov 20, 2010 21:27:20 GMT 2
"What now?" Suddenly he could feel how the sorrow and pain was replaced by anger. Brian had a pretty good idea who had smeared the warning on the wall and killed his pet. "Now I go have a talk with somebody." His eyes had turned cold as he shoved his gun in the back of his belt. "I'm going to drop you and Tyler off with Leon, okay?" He once again got out the phone and called Leon, briefly let him know that they were coming and that he needed him.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2010 11:10:14 GMT 2
Mia furrowed her brow, wrapping her tiny hand around his arm, "Brian you have no proof this was Carter" She stated, eyes pleading silently with him. "Dont be stupid about this, let the police do their job for once" She draw her lower lip between her lips and let out a defeated sigh, realizing there was no usein arguing with him, he had something in mind he was going to go with it.
"Just please think about this" She stated as she slid into his car, after fastening Tyler into the back.
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Post by Brian O'Conner on Nov 23, 2010 17:42:20 GMT 2
While he wiped his bloody hands on his shirt he got into car. He couldn't look at Mia right now. If he did he would give in to her pleading. He'd be sensible and let the cops do their job. Without looking at her he replied. "What do the cops care about a Buster. He's just a dog." he could feel his throat tighten again. To anybody Buster was just an animal but not to Brian. To him Buster had become a loyal companion who was always there when he was lonely or to toss a ball on the beach. Forcefully he turned the key in the ingnition and pulled onto the road. The drive to Leon's place was unusually quiet. Even Tyler seemed to sense that it was a bad time to cry. Thinking about that made Brian even sader. his son would never play with his dog.
Finally he pulled up in front of Leon's house who was already standing outside waiting for them. Qucikly he placed a kiss on his wife's cheek. "Just make sure you keep our boy safe."
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2010 14:41:01 GMT 2
The ride towards Leon’s was done in silence, but it was the tension that bothered Mia so much. She could feel it rolling from his pores, her gaze shifted over towards him, seeing his hands wrapped tightly around the steering wheel. With furrowed brow she turned away from him, her gaze shifting out to look at the passing scenery. She wanted to be able to say something to him, but she knew there were no words in which she could say to him, that would make up for the situation he had walked home to.
Letting out a breath, Mia realized that the car was slowly rolling to a stop, breath hitched in her throat as her gaze landed onto the one man bar her actual brother who had been like a brother to her. Leon was stood waiting with his hands stuffed into the pockets of his faded jeans, a look of concentration on his face.
She watched as his hulky form moved towards them, pulling open the door and embracing her quickly, her arms wrapped around his body, feeling his eyes locking onto Brian. “You need to think about this” His voice was smooth, husky as he spoke and Mia trembled pulling away, yet she didn’t say anything, knowing there was no words she could speak. Brian had made up his mind, he was going after Carter whether she wanted him to or not.
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Post by Brian O'Conner on Nov 25, 2010 15:35:30 GMT 2
It seemed that Leon was saying what was on Mia's mind. Brian was fully aware of that. Brian got out and slammed the door a little more forcefully than necessary. "Think about what? That he slaughtered my dog?" His jaw was set. "No, man. Are you coming or what?" He could see that Leon's posture didn't change. The guy didn't move. "C'mon, I just want to talk to the guy. I'd just like to make sure I'm not going to end up like Buster." His eyes briefly wandered to Mia who was struggling to get Tyler unbuckled and out of the car.
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