-That Evening-
(stomach growls)
"…"
"Hm."
Xavier exclaims awaking from his nap in his home/box. (._.)
"…"
-Town Centre-
(Crowd mumbles)
"Hold on, hold on there's enough for everyone sheesh."
Metrude shouts to the crowd of people gathered around her restaurant.
"Sheesh…"
"Why are folks in this city too lazy to cook their own meals its Evening y'know."
She says frustrated
"Well that's probably because ingredients are either too expensive or too dangerous to acquire."
A feminine but brash voice responds from behind her
"That and we make the best food in the Beneath by far."
She says
"Yeah yeah."
"Not like am complaining anyway."
Metrude says
"Alright Meilynn double time!"
She shouts smirking anxiously
"Ma'am!"
Meilynn responds!!
-Later-
"…"
(deep breath)
"Phew."
"How's that for a 9 to 5."
Metrude says resting by a stool as she watches the crowd disperse
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Hey Lynn."
"Pack up I think that's all for today."
Metrude says standing
"Excuse me."
"huh?"
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"You."
Metrude says turning to face a calm Xavier
"You know you're not allowed around here."
She says
"…"
"I know."
Xavier responds
"Two fried gecko please."
He says grabbing a sit
"Granny Metrude should I also--"
"EEK!"
Meilynn shrieks when she comes face to face with Xavier
"Wa-wa-wa-WhAt iS hE dOiNg HeRe??"
Meilynn says panicking
"…"
"You got any Ods or you planning to rob us?"
Metrude says sharply
"…"
"Yeah I got money."
Xavier responds showing her the money.
"Good."
Metrude smirks
"Meilynn turn that grill back on we have one more customer!"
Metrude shouts heading back inside
-Two Grilled Gecko's Later-
(wild chewing sounds)
"…"
"The food isn't going anywhere you know."
Metrude says to Xavier who gobbles down the Geckos like nothing
(wild chewing sounds)
(Gulp!)
"I know."
Xavier says swallowing and reaching for water
"…"
"Honestly I have no idea why that kid likes you so much…"
Metrude says heading back to the counter
(Swallows)
"Kid?"
Xavier asks
"Yeah Rin."
Metrude responds
"Only God knows why she seems to be so obsessed with a common thief."
She says looking him over
"…"
"Speaking of Rin have you seen her?"
Xavier asks calmly
"Yeah a couple of hours ago she was heading home."
"Her home is just passed here you know."
Metrude says
"Not that you'd be allowed in though."
She says
"Why because am a thief?"
Xavier asks
"No because you're still a kid."
She says
"A dirty one at that."
She says as Xavier sniffs himself
"…"
"Rin told me she'd be back to see me today…"
Xavier says
"Is that so…"
Metrude responds
"…"
-silence-
"…"
(sighs) "Take the road straight from here…"
Metrude says
"Make two lefts."
"First by Jimbo's medical centre then by the big red sign."
Metrude says standing upright preparing to head into the back.
"The big red sign?"
Xavier asks
"Oh you'll know what am talking about when you see it."
Metrude says heading in
"See ya."
She says waving
"…"
-silence-
"…"
Xavier takes the directions Metrude gave him and starts for Rin.
It's not that he's worried for her but with the way this city is he isn't willing to take any chances.
Walking through the beneath,
Its dilapidated infrastructure comes into view.
The cracks on every building looking like something out of a horror movie in the evening sky!
The city is vibrant albeit not the same as the Oasis.
The vibrancy that haunts this city is much… much more sinister.
And as the day fades it bears its fangs for all to see…
"…"
"One more left."
Xavier thinks turning left
"…"
"There it is…"
He thinks
(knocks)
"…"
(knocks)
"…"
"Is nobody home?"
Xavier thinks looking up at the tall building
(knocks)
"…"
(kno--)
"Am coming already am coming!"
A feminine voice shouts from inside
"This is way too early for anyone to be here."
"Just how horny ar--"
(Swings open)
"You?"
The voice finishes confused
"Hello."
Xavier says bluntly
"ah… Hi."
The lady responds wrapping up her night gown.
"Am looking for--"
"Listen kid we don't… 'treat' minors."
She says
"Although you are pretty cute."
She says smirking.
"hm…"
"Maybe i could make an exception…"
She says thinking aloud.
"…"
(fake cough) "ahem."
"Oh am sorry continue."
The lady says as Xavier fake coughs, his cheeks flush deep red.
"I…"
"I was going to say am looking for a friend of mine."
Xavier says regaining his composure
"Her name is Rin."
Xavier says
"Ooooh Rin-Rin!"
The lady exclaims happily
"You know her?"
Xavier asks
"Ofcourse! She's big sis' kid."
The lady says smiling brightly
"Big sis?"
Xavier thinks
"Ooooh no!"
"Is this what this is??"
The lady says worriedly in ridiculous fashion
"Rin-Rin…"
She wonders aloud
"I had hoped growing up here wouldn't affect her that much."
"But seeing that you're here it must be the case!"
The lady worries
"I guess it really was a bad idea to have a child grow up around this stuff…"
She panics as Xavier watches on confused
"…"
"Ah?"
Xavier exclaims confused as he scans the area trying to piece together just what this kooky lady is talking about.
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"huh?"
Xavier exclaims as he remembers the big red sign he left behind at the last turn.
Before then turning upward to the tall building once more and this time seeing the same sign.
A sign with a lady in nothing but lingerie in a seductive pose!!!
A sign that reads!!!
'G'Ms Pleasure Hall!!!'
"AH!"
Xavier exclaims as the realization of what this place is finally dawns on him!
"Aaaaah!!!"
He shouts!
"We don't!!!"
"Rin doesn't!!!!"
Xavier begins to panic as he realizes what the lady was insinuating
"eh…"
"…."
Xavier pauses, his cheeks turning red as he recalls what happened with Rin earlier today.
"Hm?"
The lady remarks at the sudden pause
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"d-Don't do that kind of stuff."
Xavier says cheeks flush red with embarrassment
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Ofcourse Rin-Rin doesn't."
The lady says smiling cheekily at Xavier's reactions
(fake coughs) "ANY-Anyway s-so is she here?"
Xavier asks embarrassed, his voice breaking for a moment
"Oh?"
"Nope."
The lady responds smiling
"Huh?"
"She left earlier to go meet someone."
The lady adds
"I see."
Xavier responds calming down
"Hmmm…"
"Since you're here looking for her am I right in guessing that's you?"
She asks
"p-Probably."
Xavier says
"…"
-silence-
"…"
Silence settles in as the pair remain awkwardly staring at each other, Xavier flush, Lady smiling.
"Ahh… Thanks I'll be going now."
Xavier says awkwardly waving and heading back
"Oh so soon?"
The lady says just as Xavier starts in a jog away from the pleasure hall.
"AH."
"Come again!"
She shouts after him
"Hopefully when you're older too"
She says licking her lips. (*_*)
(shivers) "R-Right…"
Xavier shouts back awkwardly without turning his head
"Hihi…"
The lady laughs as she heads back in
-A Little While Later-
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"So Rin already left huh?"
Xavier thinks jogging away
"Maybe we passed each other?"
He thinks.
Despite all the talk of not being worried for her Xavier was now definitely worried.
Very much so now that she hadn't reached him.
As strong as she was.
Rin's strengths didn't lie in the…
'Physical department'.
So as things stood Rin was on her own.
And at night.
A time she had always opted not to meet him at.
A time she said her mom told her it'd be too dangerous to go out at.
'Especially for her'…
That.
Only made Xavier's anxieties worse.
So as his anxiety begun to build.
Xavier felt his fears were about to once more manifest themselves.
"…"
(crowd noises)
"…"
(crowd noises)
"What's going on?"
Xavier thinks mid-jog as a wave of people begin to pass him by in a rush.
All going ahead and settling in front of him in a huge circle.
(crowd noises)
("Is that the Hart Girl")
(crowd noises)
("I think it is")
(crowd noises)
("Following in her mom's footsteps I see hehe.")
(crowd noises)
("How awful…")
"…"
-silence-
"…"
("Badum!")
Xavier's heart beats hard.
("Badum!")
It beats hard as his body begins to stiffen.
("Badum!")
It beats hard as he decides to go see what's happening.
("Badum!")
"Excuse me…"
Xavier says moving through the crowd.
("Badum!")
"Excuse me…"
He says
("Badum!!!!")
"…"
("LET ME GO!!!!")
("Badum!!!!")
("LET ME GO!!!!")
("BADUM!!!!!!!!")
("WAAAAANHA!!!!")
…. "It's happening again isn't it" ….
He thinks as he hears a familiar voice in the struggle ahead of him.
Due to someone's association with Xavier…
("Badum!")
Due to someone trying to help him…
("Badum!")
Someone is about to get hurt.
("Badum!")
Again.
… "Badum" …
(crowd noises)
"Oh c'mon just hold still."
A brash voice says disgustingly.
"It won't hurt a bit I promise."
The man says…
"Besides you should be used to this."
He says climbing atop Rin and holding her down…
"Your whore mother used to my favourite y'know"
He says smirking as drool falls from his mouth.
"…"
"It's the man from earlier…"
Xavier thinks blankly, finally affront the crowd.
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"Can you imagine what it must have been like for me to see her again."
The man says as Rin struggles
"To be able to see 'Raynie' again."
He says as Rin pauses, frozen in fear
"To be able to see her again…"
"But younger!!!"
He shouts tightening his grips around her wrists.
"Ack!"
Rin exclaims in pain as marks begin to form around her wrists
"Ehehe."
"Bliss."
He says nastily
"Boys hold her down."
He says as the two men flanking him grab her arms
"AAAAAAH!!!!!"
Rin screams
"NO!"
"NO!!!!"
"LET GO!"
"NOOOOO!!!!"
Rin cries as she's held down
"Shhhhh…"
"This won't hurt one bit I promise."
"…"
-silence-
"…"
"…. again"
"again …."
"Why does this continue to happen…."
"…. Why must this continue to happen"
"Why am I so weak …."
"…. Why can't I be stronger"
"No …."
"…. No"
"…. Never again …."
"…. Never again …."
… "This Ends Here" …
"…"
("souls.")
"…"
-To Be Continued-