|
Post by Rikugurl on Sept 30, 2007 16:53:22 GMT -5
Shiro indeed heard them... but what did they know? They thought putting warms in girls hair was hilarious... He stopped when he felt the tug on his arm and a smile appeared. "Sorry I'm late Suki...." he said as he 'looked' around a bit. "Is Mera here?"
Suki had a hard time... telling what time it was unless someone told him. He couldn't see a clock or the shades of the sunlight to tell. Temperature usually helped, but not when you're inside. He was still a bit programed about the time he use to leave school, and went by that.
Mera walked out with a book in her arm but she too stopped dead as she saw the skinny man. A...a wolf!? What was he doing here!? But she had to admit... he was pretty hot looking... and even made her blush. Obviously he was talking to her sister. How come such a hot guy talked to her and she had to deal with that stupid friend of Blaze's!? She huffed as she walked by him. "I'm here Shiro!" She too walked to the other side of her brother and held his hand.
Looking at the man, she tilted her head. He seemed... quite sweet. His eyes were.... very strange though. She looked at Suki to see if she too found this.... wolf to be anyway attractive.
Isaaru blinked as the other kit came out. He smiled softly at her and nodded a bit. They didn't seem to trust him... but that was good. They were smart. He picked up his pale hand, the black nails could be seen from his under hand. He gave them a slight wave as Shiro pulled them back to the house.
"How was school?" Shiro asked the two girls at his side.
Isaaru was about to head back to the small bar that he agreed to meet Reshi at... before he got a shine in his eye. It was blinding. Something must of reflected the sun off... His eyes widened as he saw the metal slab on the back of the man's neck. Most people thought it was weird and dismissed it... but the Jakku knew exactly want it was... and seeing the faded 'V' made a shiver run down his spine.
He clenched his teeth, bearing his fangs as well.
"Vikenti!"
Shiro stopped at the name coming from behind him. He tilted his head a bit and shook it off. The name oddly sounded familiar.
Isaaru growled more as he noticed the man just walk off. "VIKENTI!?" Nothing... "Vikenti, where are you doing with those children!?" When there was no reply, the Jakku felt like he had to do something. He couldn't let this....this monster hurt those kits! He rushed over and grabbed Suki's hand. He needed to see her... unfortunately, she yelped from the sudden motion as was pulled back by the blonde. Shiro pushed the two girls behind him protectively and pulled his gun. Isaaru did the same.
So they stood, both guns drawn at each other's head. Isaaru grew red eyes. "Vikenti...."
"Who the hell is Vikenti?" Shiro shot back defensively. Who the hell was this person...? Was he after his sisters? "Leave my sisters alone...."
That was when the Jakku's gun slowly lowered. His red eyes turned back to his normal mako. W-what? This was definitely Vikenti.... but... the girls called him Shiro and... he didn't even remember his name? Did he..... remember anything? He looked at the girls who both seemed quite startled. Sisters? How ironic... Shaking his head, the wolf sighed and put away his gun. "I...I'm sorry. I must of mistaken you for someone else. My dearest apologies..."
|
|
|
Post by Reno on Sept 30, 2007 17:38:00 GMT -5
Suki noticed the look in her sister's eyes as she passed the wolf, one of balant desire - she thought hew as cute. she was thinking that... about a WOLF! What was WRONG with her?! He was a wolf. WOLVES ATE FOXES!
What could her sister be thinking!
Though she had to agree, in the aesthetic sense - no! bad!
She was glad when they finally turned around and began to walk away.
"School was fine." Suki said, smiling a bit. "I made a new friend today." School was good. She had six classes: English, PE, Math, Science, History and then PALS (some sort of human-social thing about learning how to be kind to others and fight without fighting). And her new friend...?
Well maybe that would be Isaaru.
If she could stop being scared of him.
Her ears perked up however at the yell from behind her and she tensed. she glanced back, unsure, but she was surprised when her arm was grabbed and she was yanked back. she yelped in fear. what was he doing?! Instinctively her claws grew, digging into the back of Isaaru's hand before she was yanked back by her brother. she got behind him immediately.
Why was he calling her brother Vikenti?
Then they drew guns and her ears flattened, trembling returning. She hated guns. they were so loud they made her ears ring and they startled her violently. Not to mention the damage they could to if a bullet were to rip through her.
But... but when Isaaru lowered the gun and apologized, she began even more befuddled. What was it about these two that she didn;t understand?
She clenched her fists into claws, taking a few more steps away. They smelt... sorta of similar - like acidic almost. the smell of mako that premented the area - the mako that festered inside them both.
She gave Isaaru a strange glance before looking away. "Can we go home?" she whispered loudly enough for Shiro to hear. This day had gone from strange to stranger.
|
|
|
Post by Rikugurl on Sept 30, 2007 22:16:59 GMT -5
Shiro nodded at his sister's request. He could tell from her voice that she was scared... and wouldn't blame her. He looked back at the man and growled. "If I catch you near my sisters again, I won't hold back next time..." He put his own gun away and took his sisters' hands again.
You're blind, Vikenti.... it will be hard to 'catch' me at all.... The wolf watched the man take the kids off towards the other side of the town. He couldn't believe... that he had forgotten everything.... or was he just covering it up? Vikenti too was on that train to the factory... and he had made it out alive... Then... by chance, did Keyakku make it too....? When the blonde and the girls were out of sight, he looked down and shook his head. "Shiro.....?"
He walked off towards the tavern... maybe a drink would make him think this was all a big dream. When he walked in, he saw a man sitting at the bar already. Slowly he slid into the seat next to him and ordered some... mix of some sort. It was sweet with not too much alcohol. His mako eyes looked at the man next to him slightly, seeing he was quite older with black hair. The description fitted the newspaper. "Are you Reshi...?
Shiro opened the door to the house and let his sister go. It seemed like Mos was right... However, even if someone who was trying to bug his sisters... it seemed a lot more than that. This 'Vikenti' sounded too familiar and couldn't push it off his mind.
Mera ran inside and seemed too feel a bit better inside. She was scared to death with the guns were drawn. The other man had eyes and her brother didn't.... she didn't want anything to happen to her big brother. She looked at Suki, seeing if she had anything to say.
|
|
|
Post by Reno on Oct 1, 2007 0:28:27 GMT -5
The man, black with blue eyes, lifted his drink, whiskey, taking a sip of it. He wasn;t much of a drinker - he wouldn;t need to be. why waste money on drunks and drinks when he was a natural drug addict to adrenline?
Reshi glanced to his right, noting the presence of the man. He looked the other up and down curious. He was interesting thing, rather tall with silver hair mostly hidden under a hat. the clothes were baggy, but he saw the imprints of a gun hidden away. It made him a little tense... and his heart speed up. "That;s me, who wants to know?" he asked, taking another sip of his drink. This boy was pecular... AND his eyes glowed. The mark of ShinRa.
He was in the middle of a trap, wasn;t he?
Exciting.
The only thing pecular about the boy was the nails... there were long and sharp. didn;t ShinRa's code of conduct make you clip all nails?
"B-Brother." Suki shivered. "did... did you know him? whats going on?! why..."
Blaze looked up, hearing his sisters. he walked out in the room, chewing on a cracker but at the smell of fear permeating the room, he autotmatically froze. Both of them were trembling, and it was making him a little tense too. "what;s wrong? what happened?" the boy demanded, looking from one sister to the next, then gave Shiro a curious glance.
|
|
|
Post by Rikugurl on Oct 1, 2007 14:10:10 GMT -5
Soft eyes moved to the man again when he asked. The long nails reached out and pulled his own glass towards him. Glancing at the ice floating on top, he wondered exactly why he had ordered this. Alcohol really wasn't his taste. A hand left the cold rim though and moved out to a hand shake. "My name is Isaaru, I talk to you over the phone about meeting today."
He left his hand there for a moment, but when he saw the man not budge, he looked down at it. How awkward... He pulled his hand away and hunched over the counter, adjusting himself so his tail wouldn't hurt to much. He had cut it way down, so that it now looked like a sad excuse for a tail.... but it fitted his tight clothes better. Shaking his head, he was still clouded on what had just happened... but he needed to be professional.
He looked back at the man and gave him a soft smile. Leaning his elbow on the counter, he thought a bit. "I'm sure you don't want a new partner, I could tell by the way you wrote in the ad. I know it'll be hard.... but I am very passionate about your work, and I'll do everything I can to meet up to your standards." Let's see.... what else? "I raised myself since I was a kid, separated from my parents you see?" His mako eyes looked around the bar a bit before looking back at the man.
"I'm not much of a shooter, but I'm sure I'll gain experience if you're willing to hire me. I don't need too much pay... just to cover my rent." He reached back and slowly rubbed his neck on his large scar. "I do know how to defend myself though... and even if I don't look it, I'm quite strong." His eyes narrowed a bit as he thought more. "I have... a lot of hate towards ShinRa.... most would call me lucky... but I don't feel that way...."
Shiro frowned at his sister's shaky voice. He shook his head though and knelt down, pulling his sister close and giving her a hug. He didn't do that very often... but he knew that she needed comfort. "No, I don't know him Suki... He probably has a mental disorder or something. Or maybe he suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Anything that reminded him of something could put him at edge." He rubbed her back a bit but slowly let go when her heard his younger brother come in.
"If you see him again though, make sure you turn the other way... he could be dangerous." He warned his sisters before turning to his brother. "Some man came after you left and seemed to be with the girls, when I was about to bring them home, he attacked me... thinking I was someone else. He apologized and left peacefully..." Shiro... didn't believe much of this either. The sound of that name was too familiar, though he had never heard it before.
He frowned as he thought. "When Reshi leaves for missions, I hope you will keep an eye on your sisters. If anything like this happens when no one is around to help, make sure all of you run to Dad's store.... ok?"
Mera trembled too and swallowed a bit as she watched Shiro hug her sister. That guy was so... hot too! Why did he have to be scary? She hated guns too, they hurt her ears so badly. When she first heard one, she was in the same room. Shiro had forgotten to lock his gun and it went off, startling both of them. That was when their dad learned that Shiro even had a gun... and knew how to use one! He wasn't very happy about that...
|
|
|
Post by Reno on Oct 1, 2007 15:45:54 GMT -5
Reshi almost laughed at the offered hand. shaking hands with someone who was probably going to kill him. however, as he listened to the male's - Isaaru's - story he couldn't help but notice he showed no signs of a liar. he didn;t twitch he didn't bat an eye, he didn;t make any moves that Reshi knew to be mistrustful.
"You hate ShinRa eh... then why do your eyes glow boy." Reshi said. There, he said it. Now the truth should come out.
Suki snuggled into the rare hug, taking in all the comfort it was worht. she was less shaky as he pulled away, and when she looked at her brother, she could somewhat smile.
Blaze frowned at his brother's instruction, but nodded. "right, got it." Who wold... why would...?
Right after he left something like this happens? "Do you think... he knows what we are?"
"He..." Suki started then paused. "Yeah... he;ls a wolf jakku." she said with a frown.
"A wolf?!?!"
|
|
|
Post by Rikugurl on Oct 1, 2007 16:14:32 GMT -5
The man blinked at the question and looked down a bit. Shiro was right... when he said that this man might have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder... because he did. But who would blame him? A lot of traumatic events happened in his growing stages. Black nails tapped on the counter, the ice shifting a bit seeing that they got no action.
His mako eyes grew soft but then angry as he thought. He didn't want to answer this question... but he figured he would have to be honest to get the job right? This was a tricky interview... and he found it quite ballsy to put such an add in the paper. If he never heard of Reshi before, he'd think it was a set up that ShinRa put out to find people who went against them...
A sigh as his lips parted. "You should know why..." He looked away and sighed. No one was close enough to hear their conversation... it was an odd time of the day so not many people were in the bar anyway. "I watch you everyday come to the school across my apartment to pick up three teens. I... I know what they are... because I'm one too. Like I said, most would call me lucky. You....found the dead 'unlucky' ones, in that factory didn't you?" His mako eyes looked up at the man in all seriousness. "I was able to get out alive when I was a pup."
It was all over the news when it happened. The factory was blown up by SOLDIERS because of a group of people who had taken valuable things from the building. While Isaaru was looking for shelter, he saw this on a television. Not understanding, he researched it more as he grew older.
Shiro looked at Suki as she said something that interested him. "A wolf?" He repeated his brother. So... there was more people like his brother and sisters? How interesting...
Mera nodded. "Yea... a wolf. But he didn't seem very dangerous until Shiro came and picked us up. He was talking with Suki before I came out of the school."
|
|
|
Post by Reno on Oct 1, 2007 16:31:00 GMT -5
Reshi set down his glass carefully, but even the other boy probably saw the slght shaking of his hand. "your a survivor... like..." he shook his head, looking at the other boy. "like Shiro eh?" he looked him over again. "Yeah we found em..."
he took note of the hat and realized it for a whole different angle. "you're... a Jakku aren't you?" He didnlt need a comfirmation. he knew. now the nails made sense, as did the mako eyes...
If Shiro still had eyes... his would have glowed too.
"He is dangerous!" Suki snapped at Mera, not liking how... how unwise she was being. "he... i saw him in the woods... when i was a kit."
|
|
|
Post by Rikugurl on Oct 1, 2007 16:42:33 GMT -5
Isaaru nodded. "Yea, I'm a Jakku." He could trust the man to know... seeing that he picked up three of them. They didn't have the mako in them... so they must of been from another clan... not survivors like he was. He hoped that, not only he and Vikenti survived... "I'm a wolf Jakku... so your kids will be scared of me..." It was natural, he knew.
It was also natural for doves to be afraid too... but she wasn't...
He shook his head but blinked, looking at the man. "Shiro...? That reminds me... He's the man with the blonde hair right? The blind man?" He questioned. "Did you find him in the factory?" He frowned a bit, afraid to ask.... "Did you.... find anyone else.... alive?"
Mera frowned as she was snapped at. "When you were a kit, you were afraid of your own shadow!" She snapped back. He crossed her arms and frowned more. "Besides, he would of eaten you up already if he was dangerous if you met as a kit." She leaned over and put her hands on her hips. "Isn't that right?"
Shiro was confused about all of this... but he frowned. It seemed like he'd have to wait for Mos or Reshi to come home before he left to Midgar.
|
|
|
Post by Reno on Oct 1, 2007 16:54:52 GMT -5
"I dunno, Mera and Blaze are kind of... overconfidant." Reshi said. "they aren;t afraid of many things, not even creatures bigger then then. Suki however would be terrified." he shook his head. "but she;s not much of a hunter or jakku in general."
He paused as there was a lull, but the next question sent his head reeling. Anyone ELSE?! God if only...
In his mind;s eye he could still see it - emancipated jakkus, torn apart children... oh god the SMELL. Reshi swallowed hard, keeping the bile in his throat at bay. even almost 20 years later,,, it still affected him badly. "no... no one else survived." he knew it was important to this jakku, maybe a pack member had been caught with him... family or a friend...
But he wouldn;t lie.
Suki opened and closed her mouth a few times, squeaking a bit but unable to say anything in return.
"she got you there." Blaze said nastily.
"... SHUT UP!" Suki screeched, then stomped past her siblings. "just because i don;t want to be some STUPID ANIMAL!" she walked towards her room, pratically seething.
|
|
|
Post by Rikugurl on Oct 1, 2007 17:22:14 GMT -5
He nodded. Suki would be terrified... of course she would be. She was smart... and would probably live long in this world if she was accident free. Kids who think they more powerful than they really are... don't get very far... and it didn't stop with children. The black nails found the drink and took some as the man continued. It was watered down by now from the ice.
Placing it back on the counter, he watched the man's face change. He seemed to already know the answer. No....one was left. Of course... that son-of-a-bitch was able to get out alive... and probably grew up a good life.... "I see..." He said softly as he looked down.
A giggle came from next to him. "Hehe... don't look so sad." A small girl with cute blonde hair said next to him. He didn't respond though as he kept his bushy tail close. The blonde girl frowned a bit but smiled after. "My name is Keyakku! What's yours?" She smiled more, a sweet and innocent smile. There was still no answer from the boy with burn marks on his skin. She giggled more as she gently raced out and touched his ear that flickered. "Hehe, you have cute ears! I wish I could have them too~"
~~~~~
Hand cuffs made it hard to squirm as they were tired to large bars. It had been two months and the sound of 'disposal' were heard a lot through the labs. The boy just sat there, not trying to struggle like the other Jakku children. There was fear all in the room... they all knew they were in for more pain. Another childed was forced next to him and tied up too, but he didn't bother to look. He just wanted the pain to come and go and eat the scraps of food... but a lock of blonde hair caught his eye. His mako eyes looked up at her sweet mako eyes. She was scared too... but she smiled sweetly to him. "Isaaru..." She said sweetly as she brushed one of her white wings brushed onto his face softly. The boy smiled back at her.
~~~~~
The train was loud and rattled so much. It was now silent... the Jakku children ran out of tears and screams by now... They hadn't been fed after the pain... and it was the worse thing he had ever felt in his life. They were all just thrown together in a huge train car. Some Jakku started to cling to each other for comfort or for warmth. Some.... had already died.... They were all hungry but it didn't seem like food would come anytime soon. The boy with silver hair was pushed against the train door and his mako eyes looked out across the way at a blonde girl who was looking right back at him. Her eyes... were so sad... There was a sharp turn in the train and a large bump, making all the children with strength left to yelp. The train door slid open. The boy noted it and with all his strength, pulled the door open enough for him to fall out. And when he did, the last thing he saw was Keyakku reaching out her hands at him desperately.
A shaky sigh came from his lips. "They all starved....huh?" Those ShinRa bastards...
Mera frowned as her sister stopped down towards the bedroom. They all slept in the same room, so they knew they were going to hear it later.
Shiro frowned as well and shook his head. "Was that necessary?"
Mera rolled her eyes and walked into the kitchen to start her homework.
|
|
|
Post by Reno on Oct 1, 2007 17:28:34 GMT -5
Reshi fell even more silent byut obediantly he nodded. Yeah, Jakku children at least. but... the kid didn;t need to know about the rest. "horrible ShinRa bastards." the man hissed harshly, taking a long drink from his glass. "i hope they all rot in hell those jackasses."
Blaze just snorted and walked off. "she;s such a baby sometimes!"
|
|
|
Post by Rikugurl on Oct 1, 2007 17:32:40 GMT -5
Isaaru nodded as he just pushed his drink to the bar tender... he didn't feel like drinking anymore. The tender got the hint and too the drink away, pouring it out and washing the glass.
The man looked at Reshi again slightly. "By the way, Shiro's real name is Vikenti. He was tested along with us..." It seemed more like ON them but... he wouldn't say anything... not if Vikenti lost his memory of it all. What a lucky bastard...
"So.... do I have the job?"
Shiro shook his head as he heard his brother. He was kind of happy that he was raised alone.
|
|
|
Post by Reno on Oct 1, 2007 17:45:02 GMT -5
"Vikenti..." Reshi repeated, rolling the name around his tougne. When they ahd found the boy, he didn;lt even speak. if he hadnlt remembered the name by now, that meant he had lost his memory... whatever they had done must of been a hell of a trajedy.
He glanced at the man then. "hmmm..." the job... "why the hell not?" he said suddenly, cracking a smile. "welcome to the Future Boys" Even though it had to be the gayest name on earth... the gayest thing mos has ever chosen... he was a bit fond of it.
Suki sighed, crawling into her bed, curling up. and again she wished she was an only child...
|
|
|
Post by Rikugurl on Oct 1, 2007 17:52:03 GMT -5
He nodded. Yea, he would never forget that name.... and hoped it died with the rest of the children... but it didn't. He didn't know if he should of been bitter towards Vikenti or not... But he shook it off. He could tell that this wasn't an act... that Vikenti had actually LOST his memory.
He blinked and looked at the man with bright mako eyes. A smile ran over his face. "The Future Boys huh?" It was a pretty gay name... but he would learn to like it. He nodded. "Thank you. It will be a pleasure to work with you."
Mera frowned more as she pulled her english book out and started working on it. She wanted to be close to her sister... but not if she was going to act like that.
Shiro walked down the stairs slowly, into the kit's room. He walked over to where small noises were coming from and sat down on the bed slowly. "Suki? Did you want to talk?"
|
|