LUKAS MADELEINE
Fire Kingdom
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MINI INFO - GENDER: Male
MINI INFO - D.O.B.: 05/30/1985
MINI INFO - OCCUPATION: Mafia Assassin
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Post by LUKAS MADELEINE on Oct 29, 2012 15:18:06 GMT -8
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“For shame. I know how to be a gentleman. You seem to be under a constant impression that I was raised by wild dogs in the mountains, or something.” he replied, adopting a mock offense. Naturally he wasn't just going to say 'Oh well see, I'm trained to blend into high society on a regular basis so they'll believe I belong there, so they won't immediately point fingers at me when a man is found stabbed in the bathroom.' Well that and, his organization generally liked those who were well-spoken and carried themselves with dignity to represent them. He hadn't been raised to be a vulgar enforcer, after all. It helped that the better you interacted with people, the more 'favors' family heads asked of you. He had a lot of favors racked up against them so far...he had yet to cash in on them, though.
He remained silent for a good few minutes and focused on whisking her around the small dance floor, and he was amused to find a few people slowly making their way up to join them. Funny how that worked – he suspected all the women had hit their husbands after his little show and demanded to know why they didn't ask them to dance. That was what he read from a few of their expressions, anyhow. Aw, too bad, so sad. He kept his amusement to himself, though, slowly moving the two of them to the outer rim of the floor as so to accommodate the three or four other couples.
It had been a few seconds after they had moved to the outer rung of the hardwood that she leaned up close to him, but before he could make a smart comment, she spoke into his ear, and despite the words she said his expression remained at ease, and to anyone watching he'd look contented. His lips barely move as he mumbled back “Spoilsport. You'll never see these people again anyway, doesn't matter what they think of you.” Funny enough, it was actually a valid point. That was how Lukas saw most parties he went to – no one knew him, and never would know him again, so he could act however he fancied that day.
The temporary respite for Ana from his shenanigans was destined to be short-lived, however. Barely after another song had started, a young man walked up to the two of them, tapping Lukas on the shoulder and asking if he could cut in. His movement stopped and he was silent for a split second, his gaze settling on the dark-haired woman he'd been dancing with for a split second, figuring she wouldn't approve too much. However, what caught his eye behind her made him change hi mind – one of the obvious bodyguards was there, and was looking directly at him. He was given a subtle, curt nod – which meant one thing. Time to go to work.
'So much for having time to mingle.' He leaned down to whisper in Ana's ear for a split second before he left - “Hope you don't mind indulging this guy, I do sorta have to pee.” was the smooth lie, and he was gone, off the dance floor and towards the house, pretending to stop and ask the bodyguard where the bathroom was along the way for good measure. Hopefully, the guy wasn't in an argumentative mood, because Lukas could only fake the bathroom story for so long. He could push five to ten minutes if he was lucky...sadly, he wasn't lucky. And the guy who was waiting for him was feeling argumentative, among other frustrating things...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2012 8:05:30 GMT -8
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"I always wondered if you knew how to be a gentleman. So far the only thing we excel at is fighting," she murmured. The music was beginning to take it's effect on her and she calmed considerably. Hell, she even began to enjoy herself. Other couples began to join them on the floor, but Ana didn't pay them much mind as they danced. She allowed herself to enjoy the moment, and after the end of the song she was actually smiling. The next song immediately rolled through the air, something slower but heart breakingly beautiful.
She twirled in and stayed close to him as they moved when he called her a spoilsport. Ana merely grinned, her face turning towards his ear. Despite the gruff way he said that, he had a point; what did it matter what these people thought of her? Ana wound her arms around his neck then and smirked lightly. "You're right," she admitted. She relaxed then and enjoyed the dance with a lighter heart. The song ended and just as the next one began, a dark haired man who looked a little older than them asked to cut in. Ana gave Lukas a hesitant look, almost like she didn't want him to leave her with a stranger. He bent down to her ear with his excuse and she nodded. For the sake of pretense (or was it something else?) she turned her head and gently kissed his cheek in front of the other man, saying something about hurrying back before he was gone.
The dark haired man was attractive, in his own way, as he lifted his hands. Ana recognized the position as a waltz and she stepped forward. "My name is Derick, brother of the bride. You're Ana, aren't you?" Ana nodded as he twirled her out, leading her across the floor and towards one of the exits off the stage in smooth motions. Ana lifted an eyebrow at him as they moved. "My sister tells me you're engaged to Lukas; is that true?"
Ana glanced down at her hand where the engagement ring was. "Yes, actually."
"Funny, some of the other party goers mentioned you were married - I saw a ring on his finger too. Where's your wedding band?" Ana blinked a few times at him. Was this guy for real? "We're engaged, but I insisted that he wear a band. I'm of the jealous type, I suppose." She had no wedding band, only the engagement ring, so she couldn't lie and say they were married. Already she had a feeling that he wasn't buying it, from the look on his face. She laughed a little but it felt hollow as he nudged her off the stage in the middle of the song. Ana drew her hands back to herself as he motioned for her to walk with him. They moved away from the party goers and Ana felt nervous and stopped at a large fountain that fed into a pond. "My fiancee's going to be back any minute, so I think I'll just wait for him--"
"Lukas isn't your fiancee. In fact, I doubt you're even aware about what you're getting yourself into, Ana Johan of New York." Her skin chilled a little at the tone in his voice as he casually pulled out a cigarette and started smoking it, the lighter clicking to life and then dying. She stood ramrod straight as he pushed his jacket back, showing a gun inside of it's holster. "Your little companion's a person of interest in this household, and linked to the mafia. Did you know that?" He watched her face like a hawk and Ana stared at him blankly, her brow furrowed. It was the reaction he was looking for before he cruelly smiled.
"Why don't we just see how well Madeline does under pressure..." Ana saw him start to move and she twisted, turning to run back to the party when he caught her. His hand wrapped in her hair as he yanked her back, his other hand going around her mouth to muffle the scream of pain. Ana jerked against him, her heels giving her some purchase as she pushed against him, trying to fight off his tight hold that he had on her. Pain made her eyes water as he tugged painfully on her hair. The fountain gurgled behind them as she screamed under his hand, her nails raking across his arm as she grabbed at him from behind, trying to make him let her go. She saw the pond out of the corner of her eye and started shoving herself backwards against him.
A few steps was all it took as the gunman hit the back of the wall surrounding the pond. He locked his legs and Ana drew herself forward and then slammed her body back against him. The loud splash made a few people look up, but no one moved from the party to investigate - content with their wine and conversation. Ana struggled in the pond water, breaking free and swimming to the other side. What had she gotten into?
Meanwhile....
{Enter Lukas investigation time and bringing in a soggy Ana!}
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LUKAS MADELEINE
Fire Kingdom
CLAIMED
Fire away, fire away
Posts: 106
MINI INFO - GENDER: Male
MINI INFO - D.O.B.: 05/30/1985
MINI INFO - OCCUPATION: Mafia Assassin
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Post by LUKAS MADELEINE on Nov 9, 2012 11:54:12 GMT -8
WORDS: 950 TAG: Ana [style=width: 480px; height: 22px; background-color: #6d6065; color: #c9d2df; font-family: Courier New; font-size: 11px; text-align: center; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; line-height:7px;] He came to find out it was a good thing one of the other negotiators didn't come to this place, as it had been somewhat of a setup. Unfortunately for the guards of this rich asshole, Lukas knew how to fight – very well – without weapons. The man under scrutiny had decided, because Lukas was just a 'simple negotiator', when he had turned down their overly greedy proposal, they had decided attempting to hold him hostage was a good idea. He easily dispatched both bodyguards, and ever so kindly informed Mr. Lambros that if he wanted his party undisturbed and his guards hospitalized, he would allow him to leave.
He was, of course, asked who he thought he was, to which he'd bowed and told him he was simply a negotiator for Eva Aldridge, the woman who had both provided for and was planning to 'take care of' his brother if something wasn't done. He also expressed how it could have been a very lovely business opportunity for him, but he had to go and fuck it up. Lambros was smart enough not to call more guards, and told Lukas, quite bluntly, to get the hell off his property. More than willing to oblige, the assassin made his way out of the house after twenty minutes of hell, and as he was half-jogging down the long, over-decorated halls and down the stairs, he was starting to realize just how long he'd been gone.
The redhead was attempting to formulate an excuse for his long absence as he made his way back, but by the time he reached the sliding glass door leading to the back yard he still had none, and as such, he decided it wasn't worth the effort at the moment. He'd just tell her they needed to leave before they were considered to 'overstay their welcome' and he sicked more guards on him. However, this train of thought was interrupted when he realized Ana wasn't in immediate sight...or anywhere near the party it looked like. He frowned, wondering if he'd taken o long she'd bailed on him. There was a commotion nearby, however, when he heard a splash from the large fountain nearby. He hoped, as he dodged between a few people, that that wasn't her. He hoped some asshole boyfriend had pissed off his date, or something. Typically, though, his hopes went unanswered.
There she was, in waist-deep water with the man who he'd left her with a little while ago, and he just knew this situation was going to go from bad to worse. He jogged over to the area, but before he could even say a word or move to help the dark-haired woman attempting to get out, the man had managed to pull himself upright and eyed Lukas, and half annoyed expression on his face. “Well, Madeleine, I do hope those negotiations went well, otherwise you shouldn't be out here.” Ah...so he was one of them. Well. He knew how this was ending. “Not quite, but I have been told I'm allowed to leave. Lambros is such a gracious man.” he proclaimed, sarcasm dripping from his tone. The man seemed unamused for a moment, before proclaiming “Well, see, I haven't heard those orders yet...”
Lukas, sighing in annoyance, immediately shifted his weight, making it obvious he was on his toes and ready. He whistled a yoo hoo, and held out one hand, motioning the guard with two fingers towards him. “Leave my date alone, then. Pick on someone that can fight back, yeah? I would say 'of similar caliber' but we all know I'm better.” He saw the man debate, though, saw him look at Ana and back to him, and he knew what he was planning. “Don't do something you'll regret buddy.” he warned, his tone carrying enough threat that hopefully he'd realize the hell he was inviting. He was so very tempted to get his knife from his pocket, but there were witnesses, and so long as he could incapacitate them, he had no excuse not to stick with bare hands.
He saw the man start to move towards Ana, and he made a frustrated sound as he lunged forward before he could get far, grabbed the man by the wrist, and pulled him forcefully towards himself. He pulled his knee up at the same time, shoving it towards him, and it collided roughly with the man's torso with a nasty crunch, signaling that he probably at least cracked a rib, which was followed by a pained grunt, and a thud and the man fell to the ground, writhing and clutching his chest. Knowing better than to risk it, he reached down and flipped the man's formal jacket up, and sure enough, there as a handgun tucked into the back of his waistline. He grabbed it, and lazily tossed it into the fountain, unwilling to let any of them be armed.
The assassin rolled his shoulders and sighed again, before finally looking back at his soggy date. “We need to bail.” he said simply, ignoring the writhing man on the ground behind him completely. “That really didn't go as smoothly as I planned.” He suspected the other guards were now on alert even if he was supposed to be allowed off the property – which meant they had to be fast. He knew their car would have been nearby if not still in the lot – the driver was ordered to always stay with the car though, the last thing they needed was a bomb under it. He pulled out his phone just in case, sending a message to the driver to make sure to be there within five minutes.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2012 10:00:15 GMT -8
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Ana floundered for a moment as her shoes sucked at the mud in the bottom of the pond before she found purchase. Her clutch was on the ground outside of the pond, and the thug was already up and coming after her. Shit. Ana twisted and both of them paused at the wall just as Lukas came into view, immediately making the air twice as tense. Ana stared at him for a moment as he glowered at the gunman and immediately took care of the situation.
In a few smooth moves, he was going after the thug. Ana bent and pulled her shoes off, holding the sharp heels in her hands. She climbed out and the thug reached for her, just as Lukas jumped in and gave him a solid knee to the gut. Ana had raised her hand with the heel, ready to hit the thug, but when he doubled over with a hard wheeze, well--she didn't have to. Ana winced at the sound of crunching coming from his abdomen before she got herself out of the pond altogether.
Lukas disarmed him as the music continued in the back ground and he started leading her out of the garden. She grabbed her clutch on the way out and made sure she hadn't left anything with a quick check - like the precious ring on her finger. No use in leaving a trail behind, right? Ana shivered as the cool air hit her skin and wet dress as she quickly followed after Lukas, no questions asked - for now. She was still surprised that he'd actually come to her defense. Ana knew she could have handled herself (although that was the pride talking) but not as gracefully or as quickly as Lukas had managed. "Knocking the guard out or your absolutely prolonged bathroom break?" Oh yeah, she'd noticed how long he was gone. She wasn't about to buy the excuse of bathroom break, and had a sneaky suspicion that this wasn't some party he'd been invited to. Thugs didn't try and attack rightful guests, after all. Nope, the mafia member, she guessed, had been doing something he shouldn't and things had gone wrong.
Ana walked quickly as they arrived at the front where the expensive car waited. She was quick to open the door and slide in, manners be damned, and kept herself to one soggy corner as she halfway shivered to death and vainly wished for a coat. "All I ask is that you take me home and turn the heat on." She grit her teeth to keep them from chattering and kept quiet, halfway simmering and halfway wondering just what the hell was going on as she eyed Lukas. There was some gratefulness there, but... Old habits died hard, she guessed.
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