Unwind: Run To Survive

[Nami]

Jill watched Jake's reaction to the boys, they were all younger than him, except Yui, who was probably Jake's age. She chuckled at Tim, he always had to be the smarty-pants guy of the group.

"Its nice to have you, we haven't had a fourth mate since our last one was released into the world. He turned 18." Tim smiled. "I'm close, but still have a few years." He sat down on his bunk and watched Miles grin up at Jake.

"Miles, get off the floor, are you a dog?" Tim scowled.

Miles stuck his tongue out and then got on all fours and scrambled around the room, barking and panting like a dog. He ran to Jill and hugged her around the waist.

"Duggy Miles ith hunwgry!" He complained.

Jill rolled her eyes, "alright, Tim, Jake, you two hungry?" she asked, patting Miles's head.

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Amara gritted his teeth, this woman was ruthless, he looked at Julia and felt the stab in his head. Something was seriously off with this whole situation and he was certain he was the only sane person in the car.

"I'm Abner." he muttered, knowing that it was a dumb name, but at least it wasn't something easily tracked.

"Can we please get out of here?" he muttered, gasping when he twitched thanks to the pain that seared his skin.

[rocklobster]

OOC: Did I miss a scene with Robert and Chelsea again? If so, where?

[Nami]

OOC: Its on Page 11, not far up. Its a laaaarge post.

[rocklobster]

As the soldiers moved them into their vehicle, Chelsea whispered to Robert. "I think we need to take charge."
She stepped out and moved behind one of the soldiers. "Let's see if Star Trek got it right." she thought. She placed her thumb and forefinger at the base of the soldier's neck and pinched as hard as she could.
OOC: She's doing the Vulcan neck pinch. In case you're not a Trekkie, it's supposed to make someone faint. It doesn't always work, but it's supposedly based on pressure point attacks.

[Nami]

OOC: Rock... I haven't even...gotten them to camp they are still driving. And if she did that they would be immediately arrested or shot for obstruction of justice. Please change your post. Its not that time yet.

[rocklobster]

OOC: sigh. All right, new post.
"Robert, let's wait until they make a stop." Chelsea whispered. "Then we'll make a...hasty retreat."

[Kunoichi]

OOC: Gomenasai for not being here. Been incredibly busy visiting family *Grumbles* Not sure why they call this vacation LOL

IC:

Illyana turned to Justine for a moment at a loss for words, "Whatever." She did her best to not look like she was a pouting teenager but the doctor was just so unfair and mean! They'd be lucky if the two in the backseat in the drive. "If those two die because you didn't want to take 2 minutes to check them out, it isn't my fault." She sulkily turned to the window, muttered a "Nice to meet you" to the two in the back and promptly forgot their name and didn't offer her own. "Wake me when we get wherever we are going."

[Nami]

OOC: Thank you Rock, please try to stick to what I said.

Also, lets welcome back Vega! He is re-joining us to play Ashley!! Woohoo!

IC: Robert glanced at the soldier in the back. "No, Chelsea, that would be a bad idea. If we get caught they will shoot us or take us a prisoners for trying to escape. Let's just, let them ask us questions and then they will let us go." He turned into the camp, which was mostly made up of tents and a thin-wooded building that looked ready to crumple if someone so much as poked it.

"Out." the soldier commanded, his tone stern. Robert nodded and climbed from the vehicle, he smiled at the soldier.

"Must be something big going down if you have all these soldiers here." He said as merrily as possible. The man didn't reply and took him to the thin house. He knocked.

"Come in."
The door swung open and the soldier lead Chelsea and Robert in.

"Commander Jenson, this is Robert Dawson and..." he glanced at Robert.

"My niece, Chelsea." Robert smiled. "We were just on our way to Arizona to visit some family, when your soldiers pulled us over." He looked at the Commander, "may I ask what is going on?"

The Commander smirked and nodded to the soldier, who took his leave. "You may ask, but you won't get an answer."

"Why not?" Robert asked, baffled.

"Because, its classified." Commander Jenson gestured toward a chair that sat across the table from him. "Ronald, please get the young lady a chair, and two glasses of water, and a whiskey for me."

Ronald nodded and grabbed a chair, placing it next to Robert's and then rushed off to get the drinks. Jenson looked at the two strange companions. "Please sit."

Robert smiled, "thank you." he sat down firmly and looked at Chelsea, "come on, no need to be worried." he said happily. "These men are doing their jobs."

Commander Jenson made a small sound and gave a small smile, "well, I appreciate you doing your best not to fly off the handle, I am just doing my job. I don't want to hurt anyone and I know how annoying this can be."

He looked down at a pad of paper he held, "so, off to visit family?"

"Yes sir, my grandparents live in Arizona, they love it there. For some reason, I'm not sure." Robert chuckled. "My niece has never met her grandparents, so I wanted to do my sister the honor of taking her out there, plus her mother has been so busy with work lately she hardly has anytime to spend with family." Robert sighed convincingly and ran a hand through his thick brunette hair. "She is recently divorced." He murmured.

"Mm-hm, and your sisters name, please?"

"Bethany Yule."

The Commander jotted down the name, "mind if we call her?"

Robert shook his head, "want her number?" he offered, pulling out his cellphone.

"Please." The commander said, taking the phone and putting down the number. "Thank you Mr. Dawson, only a few more questions, have you seen anything suspicious on the roads lately? Abandon vehicles, accidents that weren't reported? A group of kids walking alone?"

Robert felt his body go rigid, but he controlled his face and gave a quizzical look, "I'm afraid not...sir, are we in danger?" He asked looking startled.

"No, no, son. No, you are not in danger." the Commander smiled. "That's all, thank you." The door opened and Ronald came in with the drinks.

"You may sit and drink your water, or be taken to a tent, we have to hold you for a minimum of two days." The commander said, "so we have time to check if what you say is true. And if you are alright, I'd like to question your niece later."

Robert nodded, "of course." he stood, shaking the Commander's hand. "Thank you." He said to Ronald and the Commander. "Come on Chelsea."

The Commander watched Chelsea with his stern eyes, hard as steel. As the soldier escorted them out, a soldier who wasn't dressed like the rest walked by them, and Robert noticed how he glanced at Chelsea, almost like he knew who Chelsea was. Robert felt his blood-freeze, he hoped they got out of this unscathed.

As they were directed into the tent, Robert saw a sand-colored hummer drive into the camp and the sight made him shiver. Robert faced Chelsea when they were alone. "When they take you in to question you, please, try not to say anything harmful and..." he took her hand, "please be careful." he whispered.

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Amara felt his whole body hurting and he wished those two woman would stop gabbing and get moving so he could feel better, he had never been in so much pain and he crinkled into himself to feel more comfortable, tears rolled down his eyes unwillingly and he closed his unusual eyes and pressed his pounding head against car door. "Please," he whispered, "do you have any painkillers?"

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Devon Clary has watched Jake and Jill go, there was something about Jake that really set him on edge. He could see ever so clearly that Jake didn't like him. Devon rubbed his stubble-free chin and turned to face the new Unwinds, his eyes landed on Ashley, the one he had been tipped off about. He made his way toward her.

"Hey, how are you feeling?"

OOC: There is your opening Vega!

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Bethany had been wandering around the city for nearly five hours, and yet she hadn't located Robert again, she had been forced to rest and sat now on the park-bench resting her head in her hands. "This is a disaster." she muttered.


OOC: Ok... I've tried to make this as open as possible. I'm trying to advance the plot as well, so please keep with me. ^^;

[rocklobster]

Chelsea followed the Commander quietly. She knew this was a bad situation. But how to get out? What would she do if they found out she was Unwound? That can't happen! She's come to far!

[samurai10]

OOC: I'll just post as Julian for now.

IC: When Julian finally stopped crying, he realized, from the position of the sun, how late he was. Nobody could find out that he was the one who killed Rachael. He saw that Rachael's blood was all over the place, including on him. He quickly took the change of clothes from the back pack, and rubbed the gun with his bloody shirt, so no one would be able to pin the blame on him for his fingerprints being there. He changed into the clothes from the backpack, which were a bit baggy, but still wearable, and tossed the gun. He started to run back to his house.

Faster....

Faster....

Maybe if he ran fast enough, he would be able to run away from this nightmare.

His mind was still in agony. Each thing that happened. He couldn't run away. No...

He couldn't run any longer. Running-pains were across his chest, and he couldn't run any longer. He stopped and bent over, leaning on his knees, panting. This horrible nightmare....It was real. He couldn't run away from it. He might as well face the fact that he had killed Rachael. But he couldn't. No, he had to. But...

Suffering from extreme mental anguish, he screamed to the air. "Why?! Why is this happening?!" He slumped against a tree, and again, started crying. Exhaustion washed over him like a wave. He cried himself to sleep, curled in the fetal position.

A voice was calling to him. "Julian! Julian!" He slowly opened his eyes. His little sister, Kay, was shaking him and calling to him. "Julian! You alright there? What're you doing in the middle of the forest at this hour?"

"Uh, yeah, I'm fine. I just got really tired on the way home. What time is it?" he asked, yawning.

"It's 7:30, Julian. Mom was almost finished with dinner and you still weren't home, so I went out to look for you."

"Holy cow! It's 7:30 already?!" He hadn't been expecting to be out this late.

"Yes Julian, it's 7:30. Now get up and let's go home."

"Alright alright." He got up and managed to smile at Kay. Kay smiled back. "Now let's go!" she said, giving him a push.

"Woah, hold your horses," said Julian. Slowly, he was starting to regain a good mood by being with his little sister. They walked home together, since Kay had started walking beside him, and then they held hands.

When they got home, Kay opened the door and called out, "Hey mom, I found Julian. He was sleeping like a rock. He seriously took ten minutes to wake up!"

"No I didn't!"exclaimed Julian. Kay giggled.

"Alright you two, dinner's gotten cold since you were home so late. Hurry up and eat it. Your father and I have already eaten ours."

"Alright mom," both said.

They helped themselves, and though Julian didn't really want to eat, he pretended that he did, so that Kay wouldn't worry about it. They were exchanging pleasantries, laughing at each other, when suddenly the door burst open. A gun barrel was poked in, and three gunshots rang out. All hit Kay in crucial spots. The gun was withdrawn. Julian could only sit and stare. Not Kay too....

Their mother screamed. Julian's father dashed out the door, and attempted to catch the murderer. But to no avail. He came back, with no results. All three of Kay's relatives were astonished. After a few minutes, Julian's mom walked over to him and said, "I know how close you were to her. I'm sorry." Julian mumbled something.

"What was that honey?" asked his mom.

Julian's head shot up, and he had murder in his red eyes. "Her killers. They will pay!"

OOC: CHEESY CHEESY CHEESY CHEESY >_> XD

Julian's totally obsessed with his sister and Rachael if you haven't noticed. XD

[Nami]

OOC: I love the cheese. ^_^ its tastEH! XDD but this is awesome, but the way his mom reacted didn't seem real enough XDDDD she's all "i'm sorry." I'm fairly certain any mom would be wailing and holding her child's body unwilling to let anyone else touch her. And more than likely screaming. ^_^ but otherwise, its awesome.

[Kunoichi]

*Illyana*

She heard the boy's plead and felt pity on him. "Let me look," She rummaged in her coat. "All i have is some tylenol". She tossed the bottle at him before looking at the crazy woman driving, "We could at least stop by a drug store."

[Vega]

-Ashley-

She stood silently. Ashley was scared. But not her normal fear. She didnt know whether to rejoice or not. Ashley was finally in a place where she could maintain some level of stability. She decided it would be best to keep as low a profile as possible in this new place.
Ashley then felt a shockwave of nervousness rip through her body. A boy was surveying the group but his glance stopped at her.

Did she do something? Is her time here already comming to an end. These thoughts wizzed through her mind as the boy began to approach her.

He then asked her how she was feeling. She swallowed her gum, cleared her throught can with the power of mouse she managed to slightly say,
"I-Im okay"

[Strafe]

-Justine-

She looked at Ilyana out of the corner of her eyes and shrugged. "There aren't really any drug stores out in the boonies like this," she said as they passed a Rite Aid pharmacy by a small strip mall on the side of the road. Justine cleared her throat with an amused smirk. She would let Ilyana watch it pass by just like that. It was more fun that way.

"But you know. I guess I could really go for coffee right now." She said, eying the coffee shop in the same strip mall. She made an abrupt, jerky illegal U turn that knocked around the car's passengers, then got honked at my screeching cars and angry drivers, almost crashing in the process. She pulled into the strip mall, parking right in front of the shop.

"Well. We're here..."

[Kunoichi]

Illyana bit back a curse as she jerked around the car during what felt like a roller coaster ride. "How kind of you," she muttered through clenched teeth and ringing ears. Before she got out she looked at the doctor pointedly, "You know I do need some money. Us homeless people don't get a lot of that you know." She held out her hand expectantly.

[Nami]

The Commander waved his hand to a chair, "you can sit." he said politely. "Now listen, I don't want to scare you so please, try to stay calm. I'm going to ask you some simple questions, don't think too hard and tell me first thing what comes to mind." He paused, making sure she was paying attention.

"First off, have you ever encountered an Unwind before?" he asked calmly. His eyes waiting to catch a lie that might flicker across her face.
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Amara caught the pills and groaned as they his his sore hand, just as he was popping the lid off the car jerked and spun, his eyes widened and he let out a yelp as the pills flew every which-way and scattered all across the back-seat as they slammed to a stop in front of the strip mall, Amara gritted his teeth and looked at the pills.

Anger pulsed in his veins and he glowered at the driver and his now empty bottle of Tylenol. "Nice." he chucked it up at them. "Look, I need to clean up, I'm in pain and I feel like kicking the living day lights out of something." He grabbed his pack which he had been smart enough to get before falling out of the busted up car. "I'm going side to clean up and change." he looked at Julia, "Joanne, want to come and get freshened? I've got a spare set of clothes you can borrow."

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Devon smiled softly at the girl's fear, and reached over to examine her face, he saw no cuts or bruises and he nodded to himself. "You were fresh there, no one had time to beat you." he stepped closer, his sharp emerald eyes piercing through hers. "I was told by a guy, some soldier, to rescue you. You know him?" he whispered, his breath smelled like soft mint on an afternoon breeze. It was a refreshing scent, it always calmed his panicky newbies.

[Vega]

-Ashley-

Ashley knew who he was speaking of. It was the soldier who showed her the kindness noone else did.

She saw such a calm, soothing expression on his face. This was reassuring. Ashley looked into his eyes with determination like she once did long ago.

She replied. "Yes, I know him. He was with me at Glory days."

[Nami]

OOC: I have some unfortunate news. Lil_Ninja is dropping out. She is overloaded. ^_^ Which is perfectly fine. I've requested to play her characters, so our said other characters who are interacting with those won't get plunged into deep-dark despair. ^_^ If she ever needs/wants to come back, then the characters will still be there.

IC: Devon watched the girl, she seemed nervous, but he hoped that would fade. It usually did with the Unwinds he saved. "Ah, I see." He nodded, "that's unexpected." he murmured. "Well, I'm glad he told me about you, though, without him I still would have taken you all." Devon ran a hand through his white and green hair, his emerald eyes glittering with a mysterious question that had yet to be answered by anyone.

"How are you handling all this?" he asked calmly.

[rocklobster]

Chelsea said "Yes...I was a ward of the state from the time I was born. I encountered a lot of Unwounds. Why?" she chose her words very carefully.

[Vega]

-Ashley-

Ashley smiled and picked her head up.
"Well, all this is really great. Just takes some getting used to I guess."
Ashley closed her eyes a quickley said, "Im so thankful for all you've done for me. You saved my life. I could never repay you".
Then she glanced up to see Devon's response.

[acgifford]

Jill watched Jake's reaction to the boys, they were all younger than him, except Yui, who was probably Jake's age. She chuckled at Tim, he always had to be the smarty-pants guy of the group.

"Its nice to have you, we haven't had a fourth mate since our last one was released into the world. He turned 18." Tim smiled. "I'm close, but still have a few years." He sat down on his bunk and watched Miles grin up at Jake.

"Miles, get off the floor, are you a dog?" Tim scowled.

Miles stuck his tongue out and then got on all fours and scrambled around the room, barking and panting like a dog. He ran to Jill and hugged her around the waist.

"Duggy Miles ith hunwgry!" He complained.

Jill rolled her eyes, "alright, Tim, Jake, you two hungry?" she asked patting Miles's head.

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-Jake-

Jake listened to Tim as he told him that they had not had a 4th room mate for a long while. As Tim mentioned turning 18, Jake's eyes lowered a bit.

To be 18 would be nice. All his troubles would be over, along with whoever else turned 18.

He smiled faintly at Tim as he leapt off the top bunk. Just then, Tim took notice of ever so attention deprived Miles. Tim scolded Miles and Jake could only chuckle as he watched the interaction. Apparently, Miles was hungry. Jake's smile broadened as he watched Miles interact with Jill. Just then, Tim asked him if he was hungry. Jake tore his eyes away from the comical scene and turned to Tim with a smile.

Jake could not believe was smiling. He thought it was strange. He had not felt this happy in a very long. When was last time for that matter? He did not know.

"Yeah...I think i am hungry." said Jake. I was only then that he remembered than his stomach hurt he was so hungry.

OOC: Hope that wasn't to bad. Sorry if it was.

[Nami]

OOC: OK GUYS! Thursday the 17th through Monday the 21st, I'll be gone from CAA and all internet access and I won't be taking TXT's from people either. I'm going on vacation! So, if you want to make a post while I'm away go for it! ^_^ Encourage your fellow RPer's and I encourage you to talk to each other and discuss ways to make this RP fuller with story, also, I don't know why Strafe hasn't posted, I'll get on him for that!

Until then, see you all later!


IC: The Commander eyed Chelsea, it wasn't like he didn't trust her. She looked innocent enough, but in his field of work, you could never trust anyone. He opened his mouth to speak when the grumble of sand disrupted his thoughts. He glanced at the door and then back to Chelsea, "well, its not real reason, these are just standard questions." He paused, "as a ward of the state, did you find your time enjoyable? And did many kids just suddenly disappear?"

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The soldiers automatically stiffened when they saw the sand-colored HUM-V, it always signaled bad news. They watched with wary eyes as Karan Remington, the boss of their whole project stepped out of the hummer, looking more prepared for a ballroom extravaganza in his slick black suit and bright blue tie, his dark shades made it impossible to tell where he was looking. His face remained impassive and he walked past the soldiers, toward the cabin.

One man stepped out, "sorry sir, the Commander is in an interview."

Karan looked the man up and down and then with a friendly tone he said; "Oh? Well, I'm certain the Commander won't mind."

"Sorry, I've been instructed not to let anyone pass."

Karan Remington, was a patient man. He was patient about everything, he had been patient while he waited to be bumped up the list of political interest, and he was generally patient with everyone. But when someone stood in the way of something, he knew he could get right away, he wouldn't stand for it.

"Soldier," the tall business man pushed his sunglasses up, his friendly smile still in place. "If I told you, that you could be sacked, and that the rest of your life you would live a miserable life full of disappointment and heartache down to the very point of your death, because you decided to block me from seeing the Commander... how would you feel about that?" The tone, friendly, but had the underlying of icy-cold steel that sent a violent shudder like none the soldier had ever experienced before up his spine. And he knew, right then and there, that this man was no human, but a snake, cold and heartless. He would do everything he said and more.

Slowly, the Soldier stepped aside. Karan smiled, "good man."
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Devon watched her, she looked like a meek person, but he wondered about that. Most meek people turned out to be the best fighters. "You don't ever have to pay me back, what I do is free of charge." He smiled slowly, his full lips pulling back to show white teeth. "I do it for all my fellow unwinds, because we all deserve a place to live in peace." He reached over and squeezed her shoulder gently, "you'll be alright in a few days. Until then, let me get you a change of clothes." He turned and gestured for her to follow him, while other teenagers helped the other Unwinds. Devon left the room, and waited for her to follow. "What do you favor most? I can try to find an outfit that suits your taste."

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Jill had been watching Jake, and she saw the smile. It was good to see him smile. These days, smiles were few and far between. "Alright then, Miles, lets go get you some food." She winked at Jake, "c'mon boys! You can let Jake settle in later." She plucked Miles off her waist and he jumped to his feet, woofing like a dog and took off running down the hallway. Jill shook her head.

"This way, it gets confusing, but I'm sure you'll remember in time." Jill said, addressing Jake.

[rocklobster]

"Um...I spent a lot of time alone." Chelsea said. "I didn't have many friends. I'm told that might be because I have Asperger's Syndrome." She began looking for some kind of opening so she could escape. She was sure they'd figure out she's unwound.

[Vega]

-Ashley-

Devons kindness was so comforting. She walked towards him as he gestured her towards the door.
"Any tank-top would be great. Also if its not too much to ask can I get a bandana for my hair?"
She then smiled.

[Kunoichi]

OOC: Enjoy vacation Nami Well I'll wait a moment until Strafe is able to come back. Things come up in RL, hopefully he is okay

[Nami]

OOC: I'll PM Strafe, not sure what's happening to that boi ^_^;;

IC: Harley nodded, her hair shaking over her shoulder, "hop on, I know where we can go." she pulled her helmet back on and revved her engine waiting for Crystal to climb aboard. She had to meet back up with Amara in the city, she wondered if they would ever see each other again.

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Anjali and Laurence were of course, now safely tucked away in the Scorpion's cave, Anjali felt safer in this dark atmosphere, especially since Laurence seemed to be buddy-buddy with the gang members. She smiled thoughtfully as she leaned her head against the wall. If only things were always this peaceful. she moved away from the wall, she had discovered a small library earlier that day where the gangsters kept books that none of them read.

Anjali closed the library door shut quietly and slipped over to the bookshelf, she gently tugged one of the leather bound books off teh small shelf, it was a journal written by an old commander who had passed away a few years ago. She snuggled down on the couch and picked up where she had left off.

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The Commander nodded thoughtfully and opened his mouth to ask another question, when a firm knock sounded on the door. Annoyed, the Commander stood, "one moment." he said calmly, though inside he was anything but calm. He opened the door and knew who it was. Karan Remington smiled at the Commander.

"Jenson, hello, may I?" he waved his hand and Jenson nodded, stepping away he let the younger, more refined man step into the less heated cabin. The Commander took in the young man's face, even though it was blistering outside and he was dressed in a suit, Remington wasn't sweating.

'His blood must be made of ice as well' Commander Jenson thought scornfully.

"Oh, I'm sorry, am I interrupting?" Karan asked, he almost seemed surprised. He took off his sunglasses to get a better look at the girl who, he noticed, was searching for an exit. A sure sign of guilt, or fear. Karan put on a sweet smile and sat down across from Chelsea. "Hello, sorry to bother you both." He said kindly. "What are you doing exactly?"

"I was questioning her." The commander grunted, trying to restrain his disrespect. Karan nodded, "and did you offer her water?"

The Commander stiffened, he had before, but had forgotten to offer again. He shook his head, Karan tsked his tongue. "Now, now, how is that to treat anyone?" Karan smiled gently and poured Chelsea some ice-cold water. "Please, you must be thirsty." His light British accent shown through when he talked sweetly.

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Devon grinned at Ashley, "those are simple requests, yes I have both of those things, they come in many different colors." he pushed open a second door, in the room was rows and rows of shelves, all lined with clothes, all of which were different colors. He smiled at Ashley, "this way." he lead her to the tank tops. "Pick your color and style."

[Vega]

-Ashley-

She smiled at Devon and proceded to look through the vast assortment of clothes.
It was like she was in heaven! A place of refuge...and clothes.

Ashley then saw a particular tank-top that piqued her intrest.
It was Red with black stripes with and "A" embroidered into the side of it. A perfect match for her!
She gently grabbed it off the shelf, found a somewhat matching red bandanna and the back towards Devon.
"I found all that I needed. Thank you very much. I'll go change now"

[rocklobster]

Chelsea took the water. "Thanks. They haven't mistreated me that badly." she said.

[acgifford]

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Jill had been watching Jake, and she saw the smile. It was good to see him smile. These days, smiles were few and far between. "Alright then, Miles, lets go get you some food." She winked at Jake, "c'mon boys! You can let Jake settle in later." She plucked Miles off her waist and he jumped to his feet, woofing like a dog and took off running down the hallway. Jill shook her head.

"This way, it gets confusing, but I'm sure you'll remember in time." Jill said, addressing Jake.

-Jake-

Jake turned to Jill, still smiling. For some reason when he looked at Jill troubles seemed to melt away. He pushed away the thought. And followed Jill and the boys to go get some food.

"Sure." he said with a smile to Jill to her comment.

Why am I smiling so much? I must look like an idiot. He thought as he followed behind everyone. In a way he liked being back behind everyone. At least they werent looking at him that way.

He wondered quietly to himself if feeling this safe was okay. He decided it was fine as long as he kept alert to his surroundings.

[samurai10]

Crystal quickly hopped on the motorbike. Together they sped off. Crystal looked behind her fearfully, and thought she saw a shape in the distance. She rubbed her eyes and looked again. It was gone. "Mm," she thought. Must've been my imagination....
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OOC: Warning, a bit of gore. ^^/;;
"Sorry mom, I can't wait. I have to go."
"What?! Your sister just got murdered, and you can't even wait for the police?!"
"I'm sorry, but I have to go."
Without another word, he was gone. His mom tried to call out to him, but it was useless.

Julian's emotions raged like lions. Sadness, anger, despair. Revenge. He must get revenge. He would find her killers, though. He knew who had done it. "Brian," he muttered under his breath, "you will pay!"

He ran. As he was running, his eye caught sight of a branch. Big, but not too heavy so as he couldn't carry it. Perfect. He snatched it, and smirked. They would pay, oh they would pay.

He quickly ran to the second hideout. There, he found them all. Drinks were being passed around. Raucous laughter and loud talking rang out through the hideout. How dare they. They killed his sister, and already they were making fun. The very thought of it made his blood boil.

All sound died down when he entered the hideout. There Brian was. Sitting on the couch, acting like nothing had ever happened. Like he hadn't ordered Julian's sister to be killed. He caught sight of Julian. "Ah Julian!" he cried. "Come, let us make merry to celebrate your sister!"

"Why?" asked Julian, his eyes on his feet. "Why did you order her to be killed?"

Brian laughed. "Isn't it obvious? She was getting in your way, and in our way. We had to get rid of her. She was a serious nuisance to the gang. And anyway, this will teach you to get too attached to a person."

Anger filled Julian. "How dare you say that!' he muttered. "How dare you!" he screamed. He raised his head. His red eyes were flashing, with the intent to kill. "I'll kill you! I'll kill you all!!" he cried. He rushed forward with a yell, swinging the branch he had taken.

The gang was taken by surprise. They had not expected him to be as angry as he was. Quickly, they snatched up any weapons available, guns, clubs. It was no use. Julian swept all the weapons away as if they were nothing. The gang members feared for their lives. They had to. Julian had gone berserk, and couldn't be stopped.

He swung everywhere with his branch. Nobody could stand up against him. One by one, gang members dropped. Not until he had killed the last gang member did he finally stop. He dropped to his knees beside the last gang member, who was bleeding profusely. He let the blood run over him, imagining that the warmth was his little sister's embrace. When it stopped, he sat back. And started laughing.