"When are you ever?" Jack said cheekily and I flipped him off.
"I'll punch you, so don't push me," I warned and walked through the living room and upstairs to my room. I searched through my draws until I found my cigarettes and a lighter and then I made my way back downstairs and out the front door. I raised my eyebrows in surprise when I saw Eli outside, smoking a cigarette. He glanced at me and then looked away, focusing on blowing out circles of smoke.
I ignored him and leaned back against the house, taking a cigarette out of the packet and placing it in my mouth. "Fucksake," I muttered and glared at the lighter when it wouldn't light. "Stupid piece of shit." I threw the lighter on the ground and headed for the front door, but Eli grabbed my arm and held me still. He took his lighter out of his pocket and lit the cigarette that was in my mouth. "Thanks," I muttered and retreated back to my spot leaning against the wall.
"Rough day?" Eli wondered.
"It was great," I grumbled and took a deep breath in. I sighed in content and slowly blew a large cloud of smoke out. The silence between us was deafening as we both smoked in silence.
I frowned when a car I didn't recognise pulled up in front of the house and Adam got out of the car, followed by Joey, Noah, cocky interview guy and Emma.
"You've got to be kidding me," I growled and quickly hit the cigarette behind my back as Adam walked over to Eli and me. "What are you doing here?" I demanded.
Adam just raised his eyebrows and held his hand out.
"What?" I asked innocently.
"Give," he ordered.
"I don't know what you're talking about?" I said with a sweet smile and Adam scoffed.
"Yeah right," he said and quickly reached behind me and grabbed my wrist, twisting it painfully so my cigarette fell out of my hands.
"Jesus!" I gasped and pushed Adam away from me. "Fine, you caught me."
"Give," Adam repeated and I scowled, handing him the cigarette packet.
"Happy?" I said sarcastically.
"Always," he said and rolled his eyes. "You've got new housemates."
"What?" Eli and I both said.
"New houses are currently in renovation so all the new recruits have to crash with agents for the moment," Adam explained and I looked to Emma with narrowed eyes.
"She's not stepping foot in my house," I scowled.
"Yes she is."
"There's already ten of us living here, can't they stay somewhere else?" Eli said.
"Did I ask for your opinion, Eli?" Adam snapped. "Rob's orders, not mine. They're staying here and that's final. You've got one of the biggest houses out of everyone, I'm sure you can deal with four more people."
"Not her," I snapped.
"You think I want to live with you?" Emma retorted.
"Daisy," Adam said sternly. "Be nice."
I smiled and raised my middle finger at Adam. "That's impossible."
Joey snickered quietly and he quickly coughed to try and cover it up and I smirked.
"Well I've got my own shit to deal with," Adam said and glared at Joey as he turned round and walked off. I turned to Eli and snatched the cigarette from his hands and then walked inside.
"No smoking inside!" Mason yelled when I walked into the lounge.
"I will put this out on you!" I warned and collapsed on the sofa next to Blake as Eli entered follow by the three guys and the bitch.
"Ooh hello," Mason smiled, his eyes trailing up and down Emma.
I grabbed a pillow from the sofa and lobbed it at his head.
"Ow! What was that for, you cow!" Mason exclaimed and Blake chuckled.
"Eli, what's with the people?" Blake asked as he took my cigarette- well Eli's- from me and placed it between his lips.
"Adam just dropped them off," Ei shrugged and sat down next to Carter and Tom. "Apparently they're staying with us."
"More people!" Jack whined.
"No offence," Oli added, smiling politely at the four newcomers.
"I was just getting used to you idiots," I muttered and Carter grinned.
"You love us," he said smugly.
"So how's this going to work?" Erik wondered.
"Most of us have double beds, we're going to have to share rooms," Blake said.
"I am not sharing with Oli!" Mason yelled. "His farts nearly suffocated me last time!"
"How about we introduce ourselves first?" Oli suggested.
"And I don't mind sharing with Oli," Erik offered. "I'll just suffocate him if he farts too much."
Oli laughed and playfully shoved Erik.
"Alright, Joey, Noah you already know us," Blake spoke up. "But who are you two?"
Emma shifted uncomfortably on her feet when everyone looked at her and I smirked. Looks like the queen bitch was in a new kingdom and she was going to struggle.
Good.
"Don't be shy, babe," Mason said charmingly and the rest of us rolled our eyes.
"Mason, you might actually be in luck," I shrugged. "She's a slut."
Emma gasped and glared at me. "You whore!"
"Look at yourself," I smiled and Blake slapped his hands over my mouth.
Eli smirked at my comment.
"Excuse Daisy, she's a bitch," Blake said sweetly and I elbowed him in the ribs. "What's your name?"
"Emma," Emma said.
"Lovely to meet you, Emma," Mason smiled.
"And you?" Blake wondered, looking at the dark haired guy that still seemed to confident for his own good.
"Dante," he said.
"Well, welcome I guess. I'm Blake, this is Daisy," Blake introduced himself and me.
"Ignore whatever she says, it's what we do," Jack grinned and I glared at him.
"She's harmless," Blake added and Tom scoffed.
"Only to you and Eli," Tom said. "I'd rather not take my chances with her."
Eli smirked at me when Tom said this.
"That's Tom," Blake said. "Next to him is Carter and then Eli." Tom and Carter both waved, but Eli just stared. "The guy with his arm in a bandage is Jack."
"The idiot got shot," Mason explained.
"Fuck off, it was sabotaged!" Jack snapped.
"That's Mason," Blake pointed to Mason. "And finally Oli and Erik."
"It's going to take a while to remember all those names," Joey said sheepishly and Blake laughed.
"Don't worry about it," Blake said. "Right, room situation. Erik, you'll crash with Oli, yeah?"
Erik and Oli nodded. "Yep. So that frees up my room," Erik said.
"Joey, Noah, you two know each other, so you can take Erik's room," Blake said and Joey and Noah both looked at each other uneasily, but nodded.
"Daisy can stay in my room-"
"Of course," Mason scoffed and Blake rolled his eyes.
"So Emma can have Daisy's room to herself-"
"No!" I yelled and yanked Blake's hand away from my mouth. "Not happening! I'd rather Eli stay in my room! Not her!"
"Do you two know each other?" Carter wondered, scrunching his eyebrows up in confusion.
"Sadly," I growled.
"Daisy, it's just a room-"
"She can sleep outside for all I care," I shrugged. "She's not staying in my room."
"Fine, Eli you'll stay in Daisy's room and Emma will take your room," Blake suggested and I pursed my lips, but nodded.
"I'll crash with Jack," Mason said.
"What if I don't want to crash with you?" Jack said.
"And Dante can have Mason's room," Blake said and nodded. "All sorted."
"Someone's going to have to tell me that again, it's gone straight in one ear and out the other," Carter admitted and I chuckled.
"Well guys, sit down," Oli smiled. "Make yourself comfy."
"Come on, Emma," Mason said and wiggled his eyebrows, patting the space next to him.
"You're a nightmare," I muttered and shook my head at Mason.
"We're going to need another sofa," Oli noted and both him and Erik moved to the floor to make some space. Joey looked at the space next to me, but before he could sit down Dante sat there.
"Sit down, Joey," I said and moved so I was sitting in Blake's lap. Joey looked at the two of us uneasily, but nodded and sat down.
"You need to start training again," Blake muttered. "You're getting heavy."
"Oh shut up," I muttered. "Rob said I start tomorrow."
"Good, you can shift a few pounds," he smirked and I narrowed my eyes at him.
"Let's order pizza," Carter suggested.
"And I suggest Daisy pays," Mason grinned.
"What! No! Why me?"
"You missed out on buying a lot of pizza when you ran away," Mason smirked. "You're still owing us back."
"But pizza is expensive!" I whined.
"I'm sure your bank account can handle a little dent," Jack said and raised his eyebrows at me. "Rob isn't exactly poor is he?"
"That doesn't matter!"
"Wait, Rob?" Dante said and looked to me. "You're the girl that was in his office earlier. Handcuffed to the chair?"
"You what?" Blake wondered and laughed. "He handcuffed you to the chair?"
"Shut your mouth," I warned. "Yes that was me."
"Why?"
"She can't get kicked out of the Agency so daddy has to think of different ways to punish her," Eli said and rolled his eyes.
"He's your father!" Dante gasped.
"Adopted," I shrugged.
"He's your dad, Dais," Oli said with a laugh. "He's raised you since you were 5."
"Order the pizza, I don't care," I sighed and stood up. "I'm going for a shower." I walked towards the stairs, but Blake grabbed me and span me round.
"What's wrong?" He asked quietly.
"Nothing," I muttered and turned around, but Blake yanked me back.
"Daisy," he said sternly. "Tell me."
"I just want some alone time," I mumbled. "In case you forgot, I don't do well with lots of people. I just need some space alone with my thoughts."
"Something else is up," Blake frowned.
"I'm fine-"
"Don't even try to lie to me," Blake warned.
"I'm miserable," I snapped, cautiously looking over his shoulder to see if any of the guys had heard me. I stiffened when I saw Eli staring right at me. "Is that what you want to hear? I fucking hate being here. I have no control over what I do. If Rob tells me to jump I jump, if he tells me to walk off a fucking cliff I'll have to do it! I'm sick of it! Leave me alone, I'm not in the mood for anyone right now." I shoved Blake away from me and made my way up the stairs.
The only way I'd get real freedom would be if I accepted being back at the Agency.
If I accepted to kill.
I could kill without a problem, but that was what worried me.
I should care about taking someone's life.
But I didn't.