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Post by Hotaru King on Sept 2, 2010 21:59:07 GMT -5
"Song of my life, it seems." Hotaru commented before giving some thought into his question. "When I ran away, it didn't take long for me to realize that I didn't know what I was doing, but I couldn't just go back home." she shuddered slightly at the thought.
"I met two guys out on the streets, it didn't take long for them to convince me to go with them." she continued. "When I had the choice to join the gang or not, I took it without hesitation. I just needed something to call a home." she gave a weak laugh. "Later, one of the two guys I met became my best friend, the other was my worst enemy. Weird, huh?" she asked him.
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Post by Aiden King on Sept 3, 2010 6:05:10 GMT -5
He nodded in agreement. "Almost cliche even." The brunette decided to probe a bit further. "I'm assuming that several of your gang helped you escape that fire. No one knows the real story though, aside from Jack anyway."
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Post by Hotaru King on Sept 3, 2010 7:06:42 GMT -5
Hotaru shook her head. "Just one. Everyone else didn't want to risk going back in just for me, even if I was their leader." her expression didn't really changed. "I don't even know the whole story exactly, I was unconsciouses when he pulled me out, but that's what everyone told me when I woke up." she shrugged, smiling slightly.
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Post by Aiden King on Sept 3, 2010 14:22:58 GMT -5
"Not to mention," Aiden interjected, "That whomever was next in line for the head of the gang would probably want you dead and out of the way. Clear away the obstacles." He shrugged. "It makes sense I guess. You've been dealt a bad hand overall." He grinned. "Your dad, your gang, and now you have to deal with me."
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Post by Hotaru King on Sept 3, 2010 15:32:33 GMT -5
Hotaru grinned a little more. "Of course, why do you think you haven't scared me off yet?" she pointed out to him. "I've been through way worse things than you in my life. Not that you're not a challenge, that is." she added quickly. "I may be a little scared I'll admit, but it's nothing I haven't been through before." now that she thought about it, Hotaru always had that one threatening character popping up in her life. First her dad, then Yusuke in the gang, now Aiden. Was the past repeating itself for a reason?
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Post by Aiden King on Sept 3, 2010 16:19:17 GMT -5
"But have you notice the losses get greater?" He asked. "First you give up your home, then your new family doesn't care enough to rescue you, then there's the death of that Greg guy that we had on record back at City Hall..." He trailed off. "I wonder what you'll have to sacrifice this time around..."
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Post by Hotaru King on Sept 3, 2010 16:36:37 GMT -5
The redhead shrugged. "Dunno, maybe I'll get lucky and you will end up killing me after all." she said, not really showing much emotion. "It only seems fair, I suppose..."
She blinked a little, looking up at Aiden again. "Wait, there's records on Greg?" she asked, though it was sort of a dumb question. City Hall had stuff on every citizen. "What's all on it?" she then tried pushing a little further.
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Post by Aiden King on Sept 3, 2010 16:54:20 GMT -5
Aiden frowned. "It said a bit about everything, you'll have to be more specific." He leaned back against a cooling system, shut off for summer break while the school was still unoccupied.
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Post by Hotaru King on Sept 3, 2010 17:15:55 GMT -5
The Tora blinked again. "Oh, right." she said. "Like, where he lived before the gang, stuff he would have been charged with if he were caught by the police, how the invgestigation behind his death went..." she trailed off at that last one. She knew exactly what had happened, she was there, but she was still curious as to how the police handled things, especially when they saw that his murderer was killed not too long after...
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Post by Aiden King on Sept 3, 2010 17:49:16 GMT -5
Aiden closed his eyes and leaned his head back against the structure behind him. "Let's see... the death report said that the police cataloged several knife and bullet wounds and some head trauma as well. They chalked it up to gang violence," He tilted his head back down and opened his eyes to look at Hotaru. "which isn't too far from the truth if I understand correctly."
He scratched his cheek and looked up again. "He originally lived with his parents near Tora territory, there was also a report of him going missing sometime between age ten and age thirteen. He probably ran away like you did." He returned his head to a resting position.
"If he had been caught he would have been charged with assault, destruction of property, theft, and possibly murder on several degrees." He finished his report easily enough, almost as if he was answering a question from a teacher. "That enough?" He asked, giving a grin. It was easy enough to pick him out as a King when he gave a smile that WASN'T evil, strangely enough Hotaru was getting one of those smiles.
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Post by Hotaru King on Sept 3, 2010 20:34:36 GMT -5
Hotaru nodded, somewhat surprised that Aiden was actually smiling at her. There was a small smile on the redhead's face as well. "Yes, thanks for telling me." she said sencerely. "He was my only friend for the longest time." the small smile started to look weaker. "I still get at least a little depressed when I think about him." She knew Aiden wouldn't care to hear this. Whether he was in a good mood or not, he still hated her. She didn't have a clue why she was saying all this, then.
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Post by Aiden King on Sept 3, 2010 21:38:54 GMT -5
Aiden's smile shrank a bit and swapped for a frown, his eyes switched focus so he was looking in Hotaru's direction but not looking at her. "It will fade, and for a little while you might forget, but it'll never completely leave..." His hand moved up to his chest. "There'll always be a hurt right here..." He was unaware of how young his voice sounded.
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Post by Hotaru King on Sept 3, 2010 22:02:41 GMT -5
Hotaru looked up at Aiden, surprised with how he sounded. She was hesitant on asking at first, it wasn't her business after all. In the end, she decided to anyway. "That's how you feel bout youre mother being gone, am I right?" she asked, sounding concerned.
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Post by Aiden King on Sept 3, 2010 22:28:21 GMT -5
Aiden blinked, hand dropping from his chest. Just now realizing he had said it all out loud. Well, no turning back now. "Yes." He replied simply. "I miss her."
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Post by Hotaru King on Sept 3, 2010 22:59:12 GMT -5
Hotaru frowned, she couldn't help but feel sorry for him. "I'm sorry, I really am." she said, trying to find a few more words. "Jack hasn't mentioned her to me much, but from what I've heard, she sounds like she was a good person." she felt bad for not being able to say much of anything else.
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