?Azalea

It was shocking for us all when Arius announced that Ayaan would be leaving soon.

Not only Ayaan but all of us were sad at that decision but we all understood that it was the right thing.

He did not deserve to be here.

No doubt if he stayed he would just get used to this life but he shouldn't do that. He was young and each and every one of us wanted him to have a normal happy life. He did not belong in this filthy world, this place is not for everyone, especially not for sweethearts like Ayaan.

But still, in the two years we spent together we got really close. He became a little brother to all of us and that's why it was hard to say good-bye. It felt like a part of us going to leave. If I want to explain it in a bit more depth, it would be something like this.

One can say we're like a puzzle and a piece was now going to go away. If you look at a puzzle with one piece gone you feel this odd sense that something big is missing even though it's a small piece right?

Ayaan leaving felt like that.

Ayaan packed the things he needed and was ready to leave in two days.

When he stood there outside the main gate, besides us four, many of the members and servants were there to bid him farewell too. Many people had gotten attached to him even though he could not speak. It showed that spoken language isn't the only way to communicate. The real connection comes from the heart.

And surely Ayaan had become one of us. If he had stayed with us any longer it would be impossible for him to leave.

Everyone went individually to say their good-byes.

I was the second last person to go to him.

I didn't know what to say because I wasn't sure if we'd be meeting again or not. I didn't know if this was the final good-bye or just one among many.

"Ayaan?" I called his name and he smiled, "I hope you find all the happiness in the world." There were tears in my eyes. And perhaps they were there not just because I was sad but maybe because in many years, this was the first proper good-bye I was giving to someone dear to me.

Perhaps this was the reason that all of us felt more emotional but at the same time it was fulfilling.

He wasn't leaving us like how many had left us but he was leaving us in a normal way. Going away to fulfill his dreams and wishes.

Ayaan raised his hands to talk to me. He went slow with the gestures so that I could understand.

'You. Too. I. Wish. You. All. The. Happiness." He smiled brightly after he lowered his hands but I saw the tears in the corner of his eyes.

"Thank you." I smiled back, "I hope we meet again." He nodded, "Good-bye." I waved at him and stepped back, he waved back at me.

The last to meet him was Arius but he was going to take Ayaan somewhere with him. So as he stepped forward, Ayaan waved a good-bye to all of us and started walking to the car with Arius.

They sat in the car and drove off leaving us with a sense of emptiness. Yet still we all were happy to know that he was going to a better future.

***

Arius didn't tell anyone where he had sent Ayaan. I understood the reason behind it and didn't ask him either.

It was a way to keep him safe and away from this world.

Night had fallen by the time Arius got back but his expressions were more serious than ever.

He gathered the few of us including me, Nora, Caesar, Ben, Lee and a few of his members, the ones who were leaders of the gangs to tell us all something.

We all stood in the meeting hall while he stood on the higher platform right in front of his meeting chair.

"Now that all of you are here I'm going to announce something important." All of us listened to him carefully, "I was waiting till the time I'd dealt with other important stuff but now that's out of the way it's time we get to the real agenda." He held himself proudly, "I'm going to kill Ryan Black."

His last line was a bit hard to digest for all of us and for a few moments all of us were in a state of confusion but it didn't take anyone long to look back at him in agreement.

Ryan had given us hell and it was because of him Huang-fei died.

"An eye for an eye." Arius said the phrase and we all answered him.

"A life for a life."

***

The plan had been made and we had the internal information about his club life.

It wasn't a surprise that he was a sex crazed guy. All the idiots are.

I was taking a stroll on the road thinking about the solutions.

The problem however was, how to approach him. He knew our faces, so Nora and I couldn't become his host, he'd kill us immediately.

The members could go in and help kill the few guards he takes but there will be a limit to that.

Private clubs are very cautious since they have a reputation to maintain.

Getting in Lee should be good enough.

I thought about it as I kept walking.

Getting in too many people will surely raise up alarms but the problem is not the guys but the female.

Should we ask one of the maids? Or maybe someone from Lorelai?

I was still thinking about what we could do when I reached a cafe and although the cafe was of no interest to me the person I saw there was the best solution I could have asked for.

Rosalie Yuki.

The slave Lexus bought.