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Post by Jack King on Jun 7, 2012 22:50:07 GMT -5
Jack wasn't sure when he regained consciousness, but he was fairly certain it was hours after curfew. A few bruises were already showing up on his arms and he winced at his ribs. They had already been in pain before, Aiden had gone into a frenzy earlier that day and there was always collateral damage. He used the wall to get to his feet, he was... outside the movie theater? Wasn't that Kuma territory these days? Jeez did his head hurt, must have hit the ground hard.
He rubbed the lump and glanced around blearily. No wonder he had gotten jumped, his bracelet was easy to see in the daylight, luckily it was dusk now so he was safer. He needed to try and get back to the base though.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jun 7, 2012 23:18:12 GMT -5
Two teenagers were wondering the streets, one in a noticeably better mood than the other. A purple-haired boy held a black cap in one of his hands since his head was getting a little sweaty from wearing it all day(along with trying to get rid of some bad hat-hair). He was looking up at the sky with a small smile on his face. "Innit pretty, Boss?" he asked in attempt to get the redhead beside him in a better mood.
The girl mentioned was staring down at the sidewalk though, kicking a rock absently when she heard her friend's comment. "Hm?" she looked up real quick and continued kicking the little rock. "Sure, whatever."
Greg sighed and tugged his hat back on. Hotaru was NEVER happy these days, it was really getting annoying. He let the thought slip as he looked forward and noticed a boy about his age. He gave his 'boss' a quick look, as if for permission to go see what was going on. After getting a quick(and rather uninterested) nod of approval he jogged over to the guy in question. "You okay, man?" he asked as he neared him. Gang or no, he always had a soft spot for people in general, it really wasn't even his choice to join the gang technically....
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Post by Jack King on Jun 7, 2012 23:35:50 GMT -5
Jack blinked as a guy approached, a hat clutched in his hand... but where was the bracelet? It was possible that he wasn't from the clans at all, but... better wary than kicked in the gut, so he took a step or two back and away from the new arrival. "Fin-" He attempted to say 'fine' but it turned into a hiss of pain as he put weight on an ankle that seemed to have been stomped on in the fight. He grinned a little at his own misfortune. "Okay... maybe not 'fine...'" He conceded.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jun 7, 2012 23:52:39 GMT -5
Greg paused and watched the brunette walk back a little, raising a brow and letting a small laugh out before walking towards him again. "No worries, lemme help." he offered.
About that time Hotaru had caught up to the boys. She gave Greg a look as she saw the other guy's bracelet. "Just leave 'im there, Bennson, he's in the clans." she ordered him.
"C'mon Boss," Greg pleaded, putting one of the brunette's arms over his shoulders for support. "He's already beaten up, what harm could he do?"
The two met eyes for a small moment longer, as if they were having an unspoken conversation. Finally, the redhead sighed. "Fine, but if we're caught it's on you." her eyes shifted and she glared at the Ookami. "Name. Now."
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Post by Jack King on Jun 8, 2012 0:21:15 GMT -5
Jack blinked at the redheaded girl. He could have sworn he knew her from somewhere... Probably school. Everyone in the residential sector went to the same schools. Weird, how did a kid end up out of the clans in the first place? "You could say please, ya know?" He smiled at her as he leaned on Greg. No reason not to be friendly, she was probably just having an off day, everyone seemed to be. "My name's Jack." He continued, banking on not getting a please anytime soon from this girl.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jun 8, 2012 0:39:56 GMT -5
Hotaru nodded at his name and kept it in her memory for safe keeping. If they were gonna get in trouble she wanted to remember the name and face of the guy to go after.
Greg helped Jack walk and decided to introduce himself. "Well Jack, name's Greg, nice to meet ya." he smiled. He nodded over to his friend. "And Miss Sunshine over there's Ho--" he was cut off by an icy glare when he tried to say her name and he quickly zipped his mouth shut. That's right, her name was just recently starting to get out there in the city, the last thing they needed was for someone in the clans to see her.
"So, where're we goin' Jack?" he asked to change the subject, feeling a little uneasy when he saw Hotaru distancing herself from them.
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Post by Jack King on Jun 8, 2012 0:53:08 GMT -5
Jack frowned. "Well... if you can get me near the Ookami base I can hobble back... I'm not sure if my brother's calmed down enough for me to go home just yet." He frowned, sometimes it took days for Aiden to calm down, he had still been smashing things when Jack had gotten out of the house and his dad had been trying to 'calm him down.' Which usually didn't end well for at least one of the parties involved.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jun 8, 2012 1:42:09 GMT -5
Greg felt a heavy stare fall upon his back as a shiver was sent down his spine. A clan base, great. He was about to get an earfull in three, two...
"HELL no!" One. Hotaru stepped in front of the two boys to stop their walking. "Drop him, Bennson, he's gonna get us caught!"
The purple hair boy sighed. "It'll be fine, Boss, quit being so paranoid." he was really the only one that could get away with talking back without getting hit one way or another(he wasn't too sure why), so he tried to save those privileges only when they were needed. He thought now was a pretty good time as any.
The redheaded leader still wasn't convinced, but she wasn't gonna get anywhere with Greg on this and she wasn't going to waste her time doing so. Instead she reached over and grabbed Jack by the collar of his shirt, eyes heavily set on his. "You get him in ANY sorta danger and you'll need more than him to bring ya back to your headquarters, got it?" she nearly growled, not realizing she didn't say anything about if she were to get in trouble. Greg trusted people way too easily, it was gonna be the death of him one day and she knew it.
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Post by Jack King on Jun 8, 2012 22:46:07 GMT -5
Jack blinked as the redhead and Greg had their miniature argument. What was so bad about the base? The government didn't bother those who could pay their way out, so there was nothing for these two to fear... except maybe some people at the base who were rougher than necessary. He decided that was probably it as he was grabbed by the redhead. "Y-Yes ma'am." He stammered out. Something about her commanded respect.
That meant pissing her off was a death wish, he was fairly certain of that one.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jun 8, 2012 23:09:43 GMT -5
With that Hotaru dropped Jack and went back to her silence. Greg frowned and looked over at the Ookami sheepishly. "S-sorry... Boss can be a little... protective sometimes." That was the nicest way he could explain it anyway, she was always paranoid about something that he got involved in one way or another. She couldn't care less about other people's actions, but when it came to him she seemed a little more watchful. He didn't mind it most of the time, it meant more attention for him, and from the redhead that was all he wanted.
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Post by Jack King on Jun 8, 2012 23:39:13 GMT -5
Jack nodded. "Gues you two have known each other for awhile..?" He tried, still attempting to figure them out. They didn't look related, and he wasn't certain if relatives would actually be so close as to kill for each other... or maim, he was fairly certain she had threatened to maim him, not kill him.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jun 8, 2012 23:47:18 GMT -5
Greg took a moment to see if Hotaru was in hearing distance before responding. After coming to the conclusion that it was safe to talk without her listening in on them he turned back and grinned. "Actually, we met about a year ago, feels longer though." A LOT longer, that was back when she was still a timid little girl who didn't know a thing about the streets, now look at her. "I was out walking one night and saw her curled up in the alley trying to stay warm, so I took her in." Well, him and the others, but he didn't feel like giving the list of everyone else in the gang if he really was getting himself into trouble here.
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Post by Jack King on Jun 8, 2012 23:51:08 GMT -5
Jack blinked. "So you're sorta like family?" He laughed a little. "Guess that sorta explains why she's so protective of ya though." She almost reminded him a little of Aiden, just, without being completely psychotic.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jun 8, 2012 23:58:28 GMT -5
Greg blinked and looked down, feeling a light blush start to show on his cheeks. "Mhmm..." he muttered awkwardly. "It's just a little weird sometimes..." She was always the one protecting him it seemed, yet he was both older and the guy of the two. "I'd like to pay her back sometime, but it doesn't seem too likely with how stubborn she is."
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Post by Jack King on Jun 9, 2012 16:37:14 GMT -5
Jack shrugged and limped along. "I'm sure she just doesn't wanna lose ya. Just do lil things for her, I bet she'd appreciate it." Not that he actually knew her, but that seemed like something anyone would be grateful for. And he had agreed to not put Greg in danger, he wasn't going to take the chance of putting him indirectly in danger by suggesting he do something huge. He liked his organs where they were, thank you very much.
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