Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs

❝Jᴜsᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ғɪᴠᴇ ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs. Hᴀᴠᴇ ғᴀɪᴛʜ ɪɴ ᴍᴇ.❞ || @CommandoCrewRPG || Bᴜᴄᴋʏ Bᴀʀɴᴇs' ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ sɪsᴛᴇʀ || Tʜᴇ Dɪsᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ || Fᴇᴍᴍᴇ Fᴀᴛᴀʟᴇ || ᴍᴠ/ᴍs || #TᴏᴜɢʜLᴏᴠᴇ

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

"Jᴀᴍᴇs, I'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ʙᴀʙʏ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ."

§ Hᴇɪsᴛ AU
§ Bᴜᴄᴋʏ Bᴀʀɴᴇs' ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ sɪsᴛᴇʀ
§ Pᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ @CommandoCrewRPG
§ Tʜᴇ Dɪsᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ
§ Fᴇᴍᴍᴇ Fᴀᴛᴀʟᴇ
§ Bɪsᴇxᴜᴀʟ
§ Sʜɪᴘs ᴡ/ ᴄʜᴇᴍ
§ #TᴏᴜɢʜLᴏᴠᴇ
§ ʀᴛ?

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

It seems it's a game they've both played before.

But she's going to let him call the shots. For now.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

Oh, he does as well.

That it does. He couldn’t have phrased it better himself.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

She's got the patience of a saint.

Comes with the job. Can't rush anything unless you want to jeopardize it all. Patience is a virtue.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

Yes, exactly.

If it’s exciting, as she claims, she can wait. She’s already waited this long. So a few more minutes won’t hurt.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

He seems to think plenty of things are fun. In a dangerous sense.

Oh, the suspense is exciting. The waiting. The knowledge that it could happen at any moment.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

He thinks it’s fun. In this circumstance.

Besides that, waiting builds suspense. And that? It’s exciting.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

But where's the fun in that?

She's used to waiting. She had to wait for years to get her brother out of jail. Waiting to meet someone who's got a reputation won't be anything greuling. But it is exciting.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

He can think of better places for it, really.

She’ll keep waiting. Takes time to arrange something. Especially for a woman of her standards.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

Then perhaps he should put his money where his mouth is.

She's waiting.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

It will. He guarantees it. Knows it, rather.

See? He knows everything. That’s just how things are.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

It is probably going to change.

She is, in fact, looking forward to causing some trouble.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

As of late. That can soon change.

Looking forward to it, hm? He’d say she’s looking forward to causing trouble.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

Hey, she has a tendency to be sweet every now and then.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

Well, she's a good girl in the fact that she hasn't caused any problems as of late.

But she looks forward to meeting him.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

Of course. She did just tell him about her, no?

Well. From what she has told him, he thinks the opposite. But, overall, she seems a good sort.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

The only brother she has and the only one she could ever want. He gets on her nerves but she loves him.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

Oh, he has?

She's assuming it's all been good stuff. She's been a good girl.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

He feels the same. He’s heard quite the bit about her already. It should be the rather interesting introduction.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

Oh, well, don't she feel something special.

She looks forward to finally getting to meet him.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

He sounds sure, because he is.

Indeed. A promise he’ll hold himself to. Consider this, he doesn’t make promises lightly. So feel important.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

Oh? He seems so sure that they'll meet properly.

Is that a promise?

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

Good.

Oh, they’ll meet properly. She shouldn’t have a worry.

Ariel, hm? He won’t forget that. Surely.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

Hm. She'll keep that in mind. Thomas.

Should they ever properly meet, she'll remember it. She's no stranger to telling others a fake name. But he may call her Ariel.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

That’s a good thing to hear.

Quite unfortunate, he agrees. He tells people many names, gets called quite a few things. But, she can call him Tom. Or Thomas. Whatever she likes if she so chooses to.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

Well, considering what her and her family do, she'll fit into any business that has danger as a prerequisite.

How unfortunate that she doesn't know his name.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

As we all do have them, don’t we?

Always, hm? She’d fit into the business well then. And yes, she seems a very good candidate, indeed.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

She has her moments, to say the least.

But she's always looking for trouble. And if he's looking for it as well, she's a good candidate.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

He didn’t exactly say she was most, but she seems like a smart one.

So. She’s looking for trouble? Lucky for her he attracts the same, and it’s nothing he can’t deal with either.

Oh? She’s cocky? He’s quite the sarcastic one himself. When it calls for it, anyway.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

Who said she was most levelheaded women?

She's grown up with danger. Danger attracts her and she attracts danger. It's nothing she can't deal with. Then again, she can be pretty cocky.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

He sits in the same boat. The whole growing up fast bit. So he understands. Completely.

Oh, she’d probably reconsider that stance in time. As most levelheaded women do.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

First of all, it's the truth.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

She's young. She likes to do what she wants. Of course, she knows when to work and when to play. She had to grow up fast.

She's glad she's piqued his interest. He seems quite interesting himself.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

And she knows little of him, so it’s even. As he would expect much. But, it’s a façade that would thrive in his line of work.

Not one to listen too, then? She’s quite the interesting woman then.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

Well, he doesn't know much about her then, hm? She's not just a pretty face and a little sister. That's part of the facade.

She may get a lecture for associating with him later. But she's never been one to listen.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

Reckless. Interesting. The safe bit, he does understand though.

She scares them off? Well, he doesn’t find her fear inducing. That’s for sure. He probably shouldn’t even be associating with her, but that won’t stop him. Regardless of her brother or Steve.

[Aʀɪᴇʟ Bᴀʀɴᴇs @TheRopingBarnes]

Sheltered because she's reckless. And she's the baby of the group. They just want her safe.

They don't stay because she either scared them off or her brother decides that they're not worthy and he scares them off. But, yes, most of them are not gentlemanly at all.

[✘ 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐁𝐘, 𝐌𝐏. @TIGANULDIAVOL]

Ah those two. Of course. Sheltered then? Not what he would choose for his sister. But, to each their own, as it goes.

Right. He can’t imagine why they wouldn’t stay. Not very gentlemanly, that lot then?