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Post by Perri Megumi on Sept 20, 2013 1:08:29 GMT -5
Daemon had noticed his sister a few tables down approach the Megumi Twins, Anya and another girl he wasn't really acquainted with. He could already tell something bad was about to go down and he hoped he could get to the table before Artemis said something horrible to one of them. Sadly he was too slow and he made it into hearing range just as Artemis opened her mouth about a birdie. "Artemis!" he snapped, glaring at his sister. He couldn't believe his sister would insinuate something so horrible about anyone.
Perri, meanwhile, had froze but at the sound of Daemon she snapped out of it. "You've obviously been misinformed." she replied, her voice like steel as she glared at the girl in front of her. Unconsciously she gripped Karina's hand tighter.
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Post by Roman Megumi on Sept 20, 2013 1:26:34 GMT -5
The other three occupants of the table were silent as all of their eyes widen. Roman and Anya looked at each other, a mixture of confusion and a few other emotions on their faces. Karina flinched slightly as Perri tightened her grip on her hand. "What's she talking about Perri...?" The whitette asked hesitantly.
Artemis glanced over at her brother as he came running over, but quickly ignored him as she looked back at the girl who had just spoken. "You mean she hasn't told you? Miss Perri here's very popular with the boys." She looked at Perri again. "Did you really think you could keep this a secret? I've got money too, but unlike you mine isn't from screwing around."
Roman was shaking at this point. She was LYING, his sister wouldn't do THAT. He wanted to hit her, throw her across the room, ANYTHING to get her to shut her damn mouth.
Anya put a hand over Roman's own to try and relax him while she turned to Perri. "She's not right... right?" She was trying to sound confident in the fact that her cousin would never do anything that far out, but something was telling her that Artemis, while still a bitch, wasn't lying about this.
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Post by Perri Megumi on Sept 20, 2013 9:16:42 GMT -5
Perri had to force herself to keep from crying. She had to keep denying it but she also didn't want to be caught in lies that would make it worse. She shook her head and stared down at the table silently, her words had left her and she couldn't find it in her to counter back at Artemis.
Daemon on the other hand was more than happy to call his sister out. "Artemis, stop this. You have no right to say things like this to people." he said as she reached her side. He hated this about his sister.
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Post by Roman Megumi on Sept 20, 2013 14:38:59 GMT -5
Artemis rolled her eyes a bit as she gave her brother a glance. "I'm just doing them a little favor, you think SHE was ever going to tell them?" Daemon could be so annoying, what was wrong with having some fun?
Karina looked at Perri, she was slowly tearing up herself. She blinked them away and moved the hand that was holding the blonde's and wrapping it around her. "Perri..." She said gently. "What's going on...?"
Artemis turned back to them and grinned a little more. "What else is there to explain? She's a sl-"
"I'M GONNA KILL YOU IF YOU DON'T SHUT UP!!" Roman roared, slamming his fists on the table and standing up to look down at her. At this point most, if not all eyes in the cafeteria were on him, and he couldn't even register them. The only reason he wasn't actually attacking the girl was because Anya had grabbed him.
The tallest of the brunettes glared at Artemis, who was surprisingly still holding her ground. "I think you know how his reputation goes for people who talk about his family." She looked over at Daemon. "Get her out of her before I let him go." She was not going to let Roman go to the principal's office for fighting again, at the road he was going he was bound to be expelled for this one.
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Post by Perri Megumi on Sept 20, 2013 14:57:09 GMT -5
Daemon grabbed Artemis's arm. "Artemis! Stop this! You have no right to accuse anyone of anything like this!" he snapped. Artemis was as deadly with words as she was with her weapons and he didn't want her to go anywhere else with this. He tugged on her arm as Anya told him to get her out. Roman might be a good fighter but if he tried to fight Artemis she would probably kill him. "Let's go!" he growled.
Perri's lips trembled and the tears she was trying to hold back fell over as Roman yelled at Artemis. She feared that she was going to lose Karina over this and lose what little ground she'd gained with Roman during this lunch. "Stop." she whispered, shaking slightly.
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Post by Roman Megumi on Sept 22, 2013 16:36:03 GMT -5
Artemis glared at Daemon as he tugged her, glancing behind her one last time to give a grin and a wink at the group that only Roman and Anya noticed. Oh well, her job was done for now.
Roman growled in Artemis' direction before turning back to his sister. "Is she right?" he asked through ground teeth, still trying so very hard NOT to punch something.
Anya kept a hold on her cousin for a little longer. "Roman, just give her some time." She spoke carefully, knowing how the taller blonde could get when he was mad.
In response the blonde shoved her off of him, slamming his hands down on the table and looking down at Perri. "Tell me right now dammit!!"
"Hey!" Karina shouted, keeping her arms around Perri. "Don't yell at her, she's upset!" She wasn't as loud as Roman was, but it was enough to hopefully show her frustration with the guy.
Roman shifted his glare to the whitette. "YOU don't tell ME what to do." he growled. This was HIS sister, and if something was going on then HE was going to find out one way or another.
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Post by Perri Megumi on Sept 22, 2013 18:10:40 GMT -5
Perri stood and slammed her hands on the table, just like Roman did, and glared at her brother, tears streaked her face. "Don't get mad at her." she snapped. She stared at Roman for a moment then dropped her head and slowly sat back down, defeated. "I'm sorry." she said softly, broken. She didn't want anyone to know about this... she was done now, it was over and she was never going to do it again. Why was it that when she starts to feel happy something comes and makes a gaping hole in it.
Daemon tugged on Artemis. "You've done enough." he said glaring at his sister.
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Post by Roman Megumi on Sept 22, 2013 18:33:29 GMT -5
Roman snapped his head back to Perri. Sorry? That was ALL she had to say about it, that she was SORRY?! Hell, he knew he wasn't exactly a model citizen, but he didn't- he didn't do THAT!!
Seeing the tension between the two, Anya sighed and decided to step in again. "Roman, let's go dammit. We'll talk about this later." She knew she definitely wanted to have a word with Perri about this later, but not like this.
After a few moments of weighing his options, Roman stepped away from the table and stormed off, shoving a few people out of his way as he left the cafeteria. Anya sighed as she watched him leave, shaking her head as she turned back to Perri. "I'll see you tonight." With that she made her way out of the cafeteria herself.
Karina frowned and looked back to Perri. She was disappointed, of course, but she also didn't want to hurt her anymore than she already was. "How long...?" She asked her gently. She never once let go of her, she wanted to make sure the blonde knew that she was there no matter what.
Artemis on the other hand, was now on the other side of the room with her brother. "What? It was true, and I was doing them a favor letting them know." She was smiling the whole time, she was proud of what she's accomplished.
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Post by Perri Megumi on Sept 22, 2013 18:43:53 GMT -5
Perri flinched at Roman's words and nodded slightly to Anya as she left. She took a chance and lifted her head to see almost everyone staring. "Come on." She murmured to Karina. She pushed away from the table and walked out of the cafeteria, not even looking to see if Karina was following. She kept her head down and went straight for the girl's bathroom where she took the big stall. She left it unlocked for Karina.
Daemon dropped his hand from Artemis's arm quickly, like he'd been zapped with a taser, a feeling which he knew. "Doing them a favor?! You've got to be kidding me!? Do you not realize how far you've gone? You've probably shattered whatever relationships she has with her family and friends!" he snapped at his sister, his voice raised. "Why would you do that?"
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Post by Karina Wallis-Kline on Sept 22, 2013 19:01:57 GMT -5
Karina followed Perri without hesitating, and once she got to the stall with her she locked it to give them some privacy. "Okay, talk to me now, please?" She pleaded as she sat next to her.
Artemis put her hands on her hips, smiling a little wider as she rose an eyebrow at Daemon. "Why?" She asked before laughing. "Because it's fun~ Besides, it's practically in our blood to mess with that family, Daddy would be happy." She didn't even try holding back her amusement.
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Post by Perri Megumi on Sept 22, 2013 19:10:27 GMT -5
Perri broke down once Karina sat next to her. "I-I-I'm s-sorry." she cried, burying her head in knees. She forced herself to calm down so she could talk, though that took a minute or two. "I stopped. I swear I did. I stopped before we even started going out." she choked out, sniffling.
Meanwhile back in the cafeteria Daemon stared at his sister incredulously. "You're sick. You're just trying to be as twisted as Dad is. For your information, I actually like that family. I respect them and I would love to be friends with them, but can I? No. Thanks to you and Dad, I have no chance of that! You're sick Artemis! You and Dad both! What kind of person gets off on hurting others like you two do? What kind of person thinks ruining someone's life is FUN!?" He stopped and grit his teeth. He was seething. "I can't even believe I'm related to you!"
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Post by Karina Wallis-Kline on Sept 22, 2013 19:33:26 GMT -5
Karina hugged Perri, running her hand through the other girl's hair. "Hey, I believe you, it's okay." She said, shushing her gently. "I'm not mad at you. A little disappointed? Sure, but I trust you, so if you say you stopped then I believe you." She did, and she hated seeing Perri this way. "Just don't cry, it's alright.."
Artemis shrugged simply, like his words didn't even bother her. "Well why don't you do something about it?" She tried, the sly smile on her lips never faded. "You don't have a problem getting in my face about it, why not let Dad know himself?" She LOVED seeing people argue, call it a sick hobby of hers. "Bet'cha don't have the guts, Mr. Perfect." Like the King family would accept him at this point anyway.
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Post by Perri Megumi on Sept 22, 2013 19:43:22 GMT -5
Perri leaned into Karina, sniffling as she tried to stop her tears. "I'm so sorry you found out this way... I was going to tell you when I was ready." She would have. She knew that Karina deserved to know at some point. Perri was surprised that the girl hadn't run off yet. She had the heart of a saint.
"I didn't intend to do it at first... I just stumbled into it and then I couldn't stop." She added as she thought back. She'd been at a party one night and was drinking and complaining about her lack of money. She felt like she couldn't ask her mom since she hardly made much money, so she dealt with it by drinking other people's booze. That night she'd went and slept with a guy and as she was leaving he tucked money into her pocket. From then on she started... It had been about a year and a half ago.
Daemon knew what Artemis was trying to do, but at this point he was so angry with her and agitated that he couldn't help himself. "Fine. I've wanted to tell him what a sick bastard he is for sometime now. It's thanks to him that you're so freaking screwed up!" Had Daemon not had his mother growing up he was sure he'd be just like his father... and that terrified him.
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Post by Karina Wallis-Kline on Sept 22, 2013 20:01:01 GMT -5
Karina listened silently, stroking her hair gently. This was terrible, terrible that she would even feel the need to do that for money. "It doesn't matter anymore." She told her. "You're done and you're never doing it again." She lifted Perri's head up to look at her as she smiled. "Your family will get over it with time, but for now I'm the only opinion that should matter with this. So don't cry, okay?"
Artemis giggled. "At least I don't deny what I am, big brother. You might not have done as much as us, but your hands are just as red as ours." He made the weapons, he gave them the utilities to do the jobs, he was still plenty responsible.
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Post by Perri Megumi on Sept 22, 2013 20:07:40 GMT -5
Perri nodded and smiled shakily. She never wanted to do it anymore anyways. She'd been through with that the moment she'd met Karina, though she hadn't realized it at first. Her eyes dropped to her lap. "They're going to hate me though..." She didn't want Anya to hate her, or Roman. The two of them might have had a bad relationship to date, thanks to Perri, but she did want to fix it. "I don't know how to make anything right with them." She also feared what would happen if Roman or Anya told her mother... or worse, Uncle Aiden and Aunt Eva.
Daemon's jaw clenched. "Well I regret it, and I'm done with it. I refuse to take part in your sick jobs anymore." he snapped.
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