Sitting in a car, a teen perches at the front - staring out at passing fields, hair tied up neatly and plain blue jeans with a low cut top on.
"now, when you see your sister, and your grandparents. What are you going to do?" her mother enquires, dressed respectably in a suit and neat blonde hair. You could tell she was one of those beautiful lawyers, the ones that could trick you into false senses of security without trying.
"smile" she sigh's, messing with the DJ style headphones, around her neck.
"lets see it" her mother states, looking over to check but her daughter keeps a stern, and bored expression. "Lilith" her mother pouts, the brunette groaning and turning around to look at her mother.
Smiling for a second before dropping it to look at sheep and cows in disgrace, she was moving away from her lovely home in California, to come live in a hicks town. She was pretty sure this town was called 'bum-fuck' or something disrespectful like that, back home at least that was the name for this town.
"I don't want to hear any complaint's either, you'll be nice to everyone at the school. And you Will make friends" at least the moving was an easy step, she didn't have anyone back home to say goodbye to. Her father walked out on them when she was four-years-old, and her mother as always busy. Her sister gladly stay's in this place for all year, while she goes home. At first it was okay, she didn't have to go out, or go too school with any of them; but now she had to. Apparently her sister's friends where very colourful and would make great company, if they could do anything useful with their lives except sit outside on a couch, she would be somewhat impressed.
"did I have to come here? A holiday in Oklahoma would have been better, you could have even sent me to Minsk. Just any where, but this god forsaken place" Lilith grumbles pulling at her hair, a town was coming up and the first thing she saw was a garbage pit. Next to it a rusty factory and on the opposite side was a car heap, no wonder no one came here, it was a disaster field. Area 51 must have used this place to test radioactive waste, she defiantly wasn't going to fit in here either.
"Lilith, this is a nice town. The people here are very polite, so don't go around making a bad name of your-self" her mother states, now talking on the phone, the shiny car probably didn't help elude eyes. "look, sweetie. There's your sister!" stopping the car by a shop, Lilith's eyes trail the hanging rabbits and ducks.
Why was her sister, of all people, outside a game shop? That she wouldn't be sure of, Ever. "Adriel, sweetie. Yoo-hoo!" apparently she wasn't the only one trying to duck away from the embarrassing scene, a boy was gushing and trying to disappear back into the shop. Her sister on the other hand, came skipping over to smile. "is mum and dad in?" her mother enquires, getting a nod.
"sure, they should be. Where's nerd-linger?" hearing a chuckle, her mother un-clips her seatbelt and pushes the brunette out the door, slamming it shut and skimming the wheels to pull off with great speed.
"have fun!" Lilith's eyebrow twitches as she watches the car drive off, turning to look at the cheesy grin on her sister's cat like face.
"hello, nerd-linger" the agitated expression becomes calm as she sigh's, Lilith looking back up at the dead animals. Throat shifting at the sight of crimson-blood, they looked freshly slain.
"yoo-hoo, earth to the nerd" blinking she looks back at her younger sister, the same beautiful golden curls and bright cheeks. Surprisingly trendy clothes, sparkling green eyes, even her skin was perfect. Lilith was rather placid, on the other hand; dull, uninteresting brown eyes and brunette hair. At least her hair was springy though, shimmering and full of life, probably the only thing that was - out of her entire apperance.
"who's the chick?" someone enquires, she had stupidly zoned back out staring at her sister, which probably looked very awkward.
"my sister, Lilith. She's zoning out a lot right now, must be registering me" she laughs bringing her back, blinking before glancing to an albino, scarlet eyes and slicked back hair. His creamy chest showing as he walks about in greying trainers, with tattered laces. Ripped jeans, a red- black chequered farm-boy shirt, and a green cap with a white pannel where the logo is. He actually looked rather trendy as well. "if she zones out, it's just her examining you" Lilith's eyes shift back to the shop, a dreary sigh leaving her mouth.
"this is going to be a long year" she softly speaks, taking in a good look at the long winding hill going into the woods. Turning her head to look at the cross road, one going towards the forests; out towards the farmlands and another going deeper into the village and towards a large building. That must have been the shared school, it split and took in every age of child from preschool to university students.
"c'mon, aunt told me to show you around the village. You wont remember this place, that's Hidan San. By the way" glancing at him, she attempts to smile before turning back to her bored expression to glance about, following behind the both of them as she examines flowers and olden-style barrels cut in half and used for plant-beds. The roads had been freshly tarred as well.
"by the way, don't go up that road towards the woods. It's dangerous, the other parts, like down there, are okay though" the blonde states fixing her navy blue shirt and jeans, ripped seemed to be in season around here. Wondering what was up there she takes it in, the foliage and road before concentrating back on everything around her.
Luckily Lilith's mind was like a photo referencing lab, see it once and she remembers it forever, as if it was going on right in front of her. Turning to the school, she takes it in as well, lqarge glass windows with green plastic around them; greying walls and large cement path's, before the long and high steps going down to the main road start. Grass to either side in little bumpy hills and bushes, the odd sapling sprouting out, turning to pause after finding Adriel to be dragging in more people.
It wasn't that she didn't like her friends, heck she didn't even know them. She just didn't find comfort in seeing too many people in one place, taking the chance to disappear into a snack-bar. Glancing about all of the treat's, it felt strangely homely in the shop, someone tanned stood behind the counter cleaning cups. Pausing to look at the young woman staring at the glass fridge, seeming to be hypnotised into the coke.
"are you okay?" they enquire coolly, the teen brought back from the realm, which was her mind, to look at him. Eyes scanning the white cloth hat tying back his brunette hair, an apron over his toned and muscular chest. Taking in his green and red eyes, she was at awe with this strange sight. "…" staring for a moment longer she snaps back into reality to turn around, cursing gently as if the problem was not there, but she just felt like saying something.
"don't ask" she states getting behind the counter to duck down, the tanned man giving an estranged look, before she yanks him down with her. "shh" she mumbles, letting go to look over the edge of the table, ducking when her sister and friends scatter past. Sighing softly, Lilith get's up to go towards the door, peeking out and looking about before going back in.
"you're, very strange" he points out, seeing her just peering around again for a few more minutes, taking everything in before inwardly slapping herself.
"s-sorry, I was. Hiding- from someone" the brunette mumbles taking a coke from the fridge, having another look over his golden-tan skin as she goes. "how much is the coke?" she enquires, rummaging for her purse calmly.
"a dollar" blinking she looks at the bottle, that was cheaper than what she would have had to spend on one at her home, in California. Handing over the money she scans over the cap, the teen smirking slightly. "want me to open it?" shaking her head, she smiles pleasantly.
"it's okay" there is a creak before the sharp metal cap pops off, she was strong, for such a thin looking person. "ah, Lilith" she points out, drinking the fizzy-pop slowly.
"Kakuzu" he replies, watching her come back and duck behind the counter, when the group run past, once more. "hiding from Adriel and her group?" he enquires watching them go past, the brunette nodding before drinking more of the juice.
"are you friends with them?" Lilith questions glancing up at him, the teen seems to go slightly pale.
"no, we…don't get along" he states watching her get back up.
"then we might actually have some common grounds" she bluntly states with a smile, he gives an unsure stare as she goes back to being slightly dull.
"sorry" glancing at the flowers outside, she hums. "I'm not very good at these things" hearing a confused sound she glances at him. "at making friends, I…find being social- difficult" finishing the bottle she puts it into her bag, fixing her headphones and the thigh length cloth over coat. #
During the awkward silence Lilith examines the counter, glancing at the baggy black shirt Kakuzu has on, and then the leather bound fang necklace around his neck. Most likely from some kind of bear or crocodile, maybe a fox. "I, better go now. Before my sister thinks I'm dead…" she sigh's.
"Adriel's, your sister?" he enquires as she glances at him, nodding slightly. "don't tell her you spoke to me, she'll flip" he mumbles as the brunette raises her furrowed eyebrow.
"why? My sister has no control over, who I speak to" she glares, showing distinct signs of anger with the assumption.
"I just don't want any trouble, because I spoke to someone; I didn't know was relevant to her" so much for making a friend, nodding slowly she leaves the shop after making sure no one was around. She was pretty sure he would probably have mistaken her usually gloomy expression, for some kind of hurt. He'd be wrong then, if she never had friends in the first place, then why would the cold shoulder annoy her?
"oi, are you Lilith?" freezing slightly under the tone she turns to look at an auburn man, unnaturally grey and full of bolts in his face. Lilith was pretty sure there was no such thing as the human magnet, or a walking rollercoaster. And he defiantly was not the silver-surfer, as usual, like every guy here, he was well built. Defiantly masculine, as his dull grey eyes with rings bore into hers, this place must really have been a bomb sight.
These people where all very weird in appearance, more of a concocting confusion to the sight of a teen with a blue sheen for skin. White eyes and a wave of blue hair, a punk or a shark she wouldn't be sure, she probably wouldn't laugh if his nickname was Jaws, or Bruce.
"must be her, she's zoning out on us" the man chuckles, her eyes moving away from their faces to scan the clothes, same as Hidan but at least they had their shirt's closed. She was starting to remember why she hated too many people, she couldn't handle so many different things at once. Starting to gain a headache, she tries too lock it off, just for a little while, let everything in piece by piece for once - rather than all at once.
"I was trying to find the house, I haven't been out here before" she softly sigh's looking around, where was her annoying sister anyway. It wasn't long after that, that Adriel appears with the rest of her friends.
"there you are" the blonde gock's as Lilith glances her over, what was a butch guy like Kakuzu scared of? Having his hair straightened, or getting some make up on? How did she miss that in the void of her mind? He was wearing a mask over his mouth, not a bit of his skin showing, thinking it over she breaks the thought to look about.
"which road leads to the house?" looking up the very long hill she groans, she wouldn't want to Walk up that, every single freaking day. "joy" she bluntly states going around them to start walking.
"you're not staying with us for a while, nerd-linger?" she enquires pausing, tensing a few muscles as Lilith turns her head.
"no, I was supposed to see my grandparents when I got here" she sigh's still walking, letting what each other person looked like into her head. Adriel sure made some weird friends, one had an orange mask, two where womanly - and yet were men.
She wasn't sure if the blonde one was a girl or a guy, but the manly voice and flat chest said other wise. There was only one other girl and that was the one with blue hair in a bun, a white plastic rose in her hair and piercing's. She must have been together with the ginger one, it was in the way they looked at each other. Trekking half way up the hill she groans at her aching legs, flying in the air and clawing into her legs when there is a loud horn beep.
"need a lift?" glaring at the driver she stares to the tanned guy from the shop, dulling her expression to peer up the hill.
"I thought you couldn't 'talk to me', if my memory is right" she states getting into the pick-up truck, examining a plush racoon tail, tied to the mirror above.
"I don't know who you are, remember?" he states bluntly, raising her eyebrow she examines his arms. He defiantly did something heavy weight with arms like his, studying the car she turns her head to look outside at passing tree's. "so, you live out this way? I haven't seen you around before" turning to watch everything outside the front of the grey truck, she nods.
"I come here every so often, when my mums busy. Sadly I'm stuck here for a year this time" the brunette groans, she tried counting tree's but gave up after the 57th.
"you live out in the farmlands?" he enquires curiously, the teen laughing softly.
"no, California mostly. What about you? You don't look like the town type" at least she didn't feel as stressed as before. Maybe it was the wet pine scent calming her, or the strangely soothing atmosphere around Kakuzu. But she felt at ease, as if for once the world had stopped moving about to let her breath.
"farm-boy, if that's what you want to call it. I live a few fields from Adriel, behind that grove of tree's" glancing she takes the time to picture them over, this time the tanned teen had taken the time to examine that strange stillness, Lilith kept having when she looked at something.
Cursing under his breath as he stops the car, sitting in the middle of the road was a deer. Pushing his head out he yells but it stays firmly to the road, the brunette getting out instead as Kakuzu watches. "I don't think you should get so close to it" he firmly states watching her do something in her pocket, taking a step back to hold out her headphones.
A dreadful screech comes from the devise making the deer cry out, get up and bound off back into the forest. Lilith getting back into the car to turn the volume back down, the tanned male blinks. "what was that?" he enquires driving again.
"slipknot screaming, I found it scares anything" she smiles slightly, turning it on then back off, just to make sure when she put it back on, they didn't blow her eardrums out. "it saves sitting for a good hour or more, waiting for it to get up on its own" she states feeling a vibration in her side, pulling out a small black device she hums. "do you have any sugar?" glancing at him he points to a small box, opening it to pick up a kit-kat. "it's been years since I've eaten one of these" she smiles, munching into it slowly.
"low sugar levels ?" nodding she puts the rest in her pocket, licking her lips slightly; just encase there was some left.
"hey, you got a mobile?" she enquires curiously, Kakuzu shakes his head making her tilt her lip. "email?" shaking his head again she shifts her lips. "a phone?" shaking his head again, her eyebrow twitches. "ah, ok" she sigh's, giving up on asking for any way of even talking to him. On seeing the house she spots her mothers car missing, she'd left without saying goodbye, again. "well, thanks for the lift" she smiles getting out, nodding she watches him drive off. The usual gloomy expression appearing as she taps on the door, smiling for her aunt and uncle before going all the way up to the attic.
At least she got her very own room, complete with bats, they stare at her but don't budge. Surprisingly enough they recognised her, Lilith did come here a lot but they never bothered her anyway. Scratching one behind the ear she unpacks her stuff, checking through her bag, rustling through even more and then throwing everything out.
Eyes wide to find her wallet gone, along with her phone and music player, that jack-ass had even stolen her glasses. It wasn't even that, that was upsetting her, it was the fact that in her purse was a necklace. It may just have been a plastic tabby cat, holding a pearl but it was the only thing she had to remind Lilith of her closest relative. Cursing herself for crying she sits on the bed staring aimlessly, coming downstairs for dinner she says nothing. Going outside to sit on the porch she stares aimlessly again, watching a few insects scuttle on the ground before casting her eyes up to the clouds.
Earlier before Kakuzu had been thinking about what Lilith had said, about not being able to make very many friends. Glaring to the thought of revenge against Adriel, and making a bit of cash out of it. The plan spurring into action as he finds the brunette walking up the hill, later on during the drive he takes the chance when she gets out to rummage into her bag.
Taking the wallet and music devise, he glances at the mobile, he'd get a pretty penny for that. Taking the glasses case as well, they might come in handy for something, fixing the bag he sits back to watch her get back in. Unknown to have just been blindly robbed, watching her get out he drives off. Smirking cunningly at the car-box filled with the treasures, back at his house he sit's down at the table.
Alone as usual, sifting through the songs and personal messages on her phone. Finding amusement in quite a few texts, taking out the money to pocket he pulls out the necklace. Plastic and cheap, that pearl on the other hand after close examination, could make him even more money. Sitting back to chuckle he looks at all of this stuff, she was a walking cash box.
Pausing to a text he opens it, raising his eyebrow before looking at the message. [hey, monster. I heard you moved back to bum-fuck, I hope your happy there. I'm sure you'll make great friends with your kind of people, freak] her friends were very -friendly-, pausing he re-reads it again, didn't she say she had no friends? Checking her deleted messages, there were a lot of these texts, from many different people. Shuffling through her notes he hums, sitting up to rub his temple.
[day 28; I need some sleep] reading the latest he hums again, drinking a cup of coffee. [day 47, I've forgotten] staring at the message he glares, every single message was along the same messages. [day 56; everyone's telling me, I'll be okay. I can't let it go] flicking a few more he jumps when someone knocks on his door, hiding the things he slowly gets up. Who the heck would come all the way out here, he had lied about where he lived as well. Opening the door he looks down at a rather upset Lilith, his eyes widening. How the hell?!
"give, me, my, necklace" she hisses through her teeth, Kakuzu giving a rather innocent stare.
"I don't have your necklace, do I look like the kind of--" scowling she takes a step forward, puffing out her chest.
"give me, my necklace!" she snaps loudly. "you can have everything else, just give it to me!" her eyes watering up but dulling further, holding it out she takes it and growls softly.
Making sure it's okay, she seems to dull to no more than a vacant expression, turning to leave the porch seeming thankful to see it again. Flopping over she groans, Kakuzu watching before shutting the door, she was the freakiest person he had ever met. Sitting there he glances out the window, Lilith was at least gone from sight. The question now going around in his head was the curiosity, to how she got all the way here, without a map, or a vehicle.
Seeing it growing dark he leans into his chair, still reading over the messages on her phone, another text coming up. [Lilith, where the hell are you?!] it took at least 2 hours to walk here and back, so she would be back soon.
Listening to music he looks at a new text. [seriously. Where are you?] groaning he goes up stairs to sleep, coming down half way through the night to see the phone flashing. Apparently there were 4 missed call's over the space of six more hours, 2 unread texts talking about her still not being about. Kakuzu glares before running a hand through his hair, was he Really going to go out and find that stupid woman? Sighing at another screeching phone call he pulls out a torch and jacket, getting into his car to drive along. Stopping with another car.
"careful, I think I hit a faun back there. Those things get in the engine too easily" nodding he keeps going, why would a faun be out in the middle of the night? Tensing his muscles he takes a deep breath, there was only one thing that could possibly have been hit. Praying to the gods, for once, that it was not her who got hit, stopping when he see's something on the road, he gets out. Only flashing the torch for a moment before running over to kneel, shit.
That idiot had hit the crazy teen, checking for a pulse she was thankfully still alive. Pulling her into the car he drives quickly down the road, how the hell had he gotten into this? Glaring he puts everything he had taken back into her bag, he didn't need trouble for stealing her things. Pulling in at the hospital he carries her in, people giving weird looks as a doctor comes over.
"I found her on the road, I think something large hit her" handing Lilith over the police had come to talk to him.
"do you know her?" he enquires, Kakuzu glancing over before shaking his head.
"never seen her before" nodding he lets him go, Kakuzu getting into his car to drive off quickly. Working in his shop he over hears Adriel complaining in the morning.
"I heard the nerd-linger went into the intensive care unit, un" Deidara states, the blonde female groaning.
"yeah, the idiot got ran over. How stupid can you be, to get hit by a car?" she growls, glaring about it.
"have you or the grandparents went in?" Kisame questions, the blonde shaking her head.
"why would I? She's always in hospital, besides - I didn't tell them" she shrugs, the group nodding slowly.
"why didn't you tell them? Their going to notice the nerd-linger is missing" Adriel shakes her head and laughs.
"they wouldn't notice the nerd-linger's disappearance, if she yelled she was leaving. Their only putting up with her for the money mum is cashing in, she'd go flipping mental if she founds out. They wouldn't want her taking nerd-linger away, I get a good percentage of that money too. Where else do I get my fashionable clothes? She is a walking cash-box! In fact, as long as she's in the hospital she can't get into trouble. Easy doss if you ask me" the voices laughing as they disappear away from the shop window, the tanned teen hadn't noticed the coffee overflowing onto the floor; until the manager started to complain in a bellowing yell.
Kakuzu wasn't sure why, but there was a rather crude and burning anger in his gut. He grew up knowing that the blonde bitch was cruel, but not sick enough to actually laugh and find someone's accident a way of making money. Why did he even care? He would be a hypocrite to look down on Adriel, he had used her insecure trust to steal from her.
Getting more and more angrier to the fact he couldn't stop thinking about it, he never felt guilty for anything - ever. Considering he has stole from anyone and everything all of his life, from the elderly to, ironically, children. Packing up to leave he glances at the hospital, eyes trailing to his pick-up then back. Rolling his eyes and going towards the car he get's in, throwing the stolen food to the back, he really was cheap.
Eyes scanning down to a shining object, that blasted necklace was still here? Pulling it out he glares at it, the pearl had a fracture right across it. Pausing he stares at it, something popping up in his mind when he see's the blonde bitch walking across the street on the other side. If he wanted revenge, then why didn't he just use Lilith again? The last thing Adriel would want was him near Lilith, so why didn't he do just that? Smirking he gets back out and goes towards the hospital, the nurse glancing up expectantly.
"hi, I came in with the road victim last night?" he states as she points down a ward, striding along before pausing. "where can I find the crash victim from last night?" he enquires as the doctor leads him into a room, her hand reaching for a board.
"do you know her?" she enquires as Kakuzu comes around the white drape curtain, she was still out cold, a breathing apparatus attached to her mouth. The heart monitor beeping a gentle and slow rhythm, the woman had been waiting for a reply.
"yeah…" he hadn't thought it would have been this bad, the doctor sighing relief at the statement.
"thank goodness someone knows, no ones came in at all since she arrived" no one? So Adriel hadn't even came in to give a name? "what's her name?" she enquires putting the chart down, chicken scratch jotted down to freshen the information.
"Lilith, she's from California. She only moved here yesterday, that's the only things I know though" he states, the woman nodding.
"poor dear…only here a night, and already she ends up in here. Her blood is looking rather strange as well" she states, Kakuzu blinking.
"she said something about having a low sugar level, she also had a pace-maker" the doctor smacking her forehead, seeming completely annoyed now.
"thank you, in all my doctors career, I can't believe a visitor has solved the missing pieces. To everything on one patient" patting his back she runs off in a scamper, the tanned teen raising his eyebrow, going to sit on one of the chairs to stare at her.
How was he supposed to gain her trust? She would probably claw his eyes out, or strangle him with the little blood tubes, when she woke up. Glancing at the necklace he rubs his chin, maybe if he gave it to her and acted sincere about her injuries then she'd go for it. She'd probably be a bit shaky on the trust, but with act's of 'kindness' over a few days, she'd surely be eating crumbs out of his hand.
Maybe jump a few hoops for him, smirking he hides just in-case anyone noticed. Yes, Lilith could be his little piggy bank, she'd probably buy him things as well. She's never had a friend before, she'd probably do anything just to keep him.
The icy thought sent shudders down his spine, hot and cold temperatures through his nerves to the money he could make. This had to be the greatest plan he had ever had, he'd get the ultimate revenge and nothing would happen to him. With the money he could get, he could get a house in Acapulco, in-fact, if he played his cards right. Then Lilith would probably take him to exotic places with her, and all he had to do was drop her from his plane when he's done. Bomb Adriel while he flew away without a care in the world, he could even get married to some kind of model.
Sure he'd go to hell for using someone, but even that place ran on money. Sealing the deal with himself he looks up from his hands that where laced together under his nose, right now, sleeping on that bed, was one giant '$'. He just hoped his long wait for her to wake up was actually worth it, it had been two weeks since the accident now and she still showed no signs of movement.
Dozing off into his hands he opens them to find her eyes stirring, shifting closer as the deluded brown eyes turn to him. Moving back off to scan her surroundings, then down to the plastic thing over her mouth. Hand trying to remove it but Kakuzu takes them away, he had been informed not to let her take it off, if she woke up.
Rubbing his thumb over the top of her hand she seems to settle, eyes closing again to rest. Eventually she was let out after being asked a lot of questions, the tanned teen driving her home as he remembers and pulls out the cat on a chain.
"my necklace" taking the chain she kisses it, placing it safely in her pocket. "thanks" she smiles weakly, Kakuzu just nods his head slightly. "is there anything I can do, to uh say thanks?" she enquires, just the words he wanted his little piggybank to say.
"…dunno really" he states calmly, taking a turn to the right to cross over a bumpy bridge. Taking it slowly just in-case he hurt her, he didn't need her fighting with him. "still offering your number?" he enquires, cursing himself inwardly, that made him sound like he was flirting.
"uh, sure. But I thought you didn't have a phone?" she enquires, the tanned teen just gives a short lived 'heh'.
"I say that to everyone, like I said. I can't be bothered with trouble" he mumbles watching her scribble down her number, taking it gladly to put away for later. This 'friendship' thing was too easy, he hadn't even tried and she was wrapping herself around his finger. "try not strain yourself, too much" he states helping her out of the car, nodding softly as he gets back in and drives off.
A smirk curling up his expression, this was going to be too easy to do, he may as well have some fun with her. In town a few days later he finds her sister babbling a lot of nonsense, apparently she was ignoring the crutch.
"you know, I have a new nickname for you" she laughs as Lilith seems to be studying everything around her again, taking in the closed flowers from the morning's slow awakening. "scratch-board face!" the brunette pauses, blinks and then looks to her sister with a confused expression.
"I think, I prefer Lilith" the expression becoming dull as the brunette groans, Adriel's sense of humour was terrible.
"well, you should have thought about that; before you sat on the road on purpose. Dash-board face" the tanned teen cough's slightly into his drink, she Sat on the road, waiting to get hit?! She was off her nut, suicidal! Pausing Kakuzu glares, if those texts were more than just friendly jokes, this woman was going to be troubling; he could feel it.
"hey, nerd-linger. We're going into the woods tonight, want to come with us?" Kisame enquires curiously, Lilith glancing at the crutches and then back at him with a raised eyebrow. "suit your self" he shrugs leaving her aimlessly standing about, sighing she turns to go back up that treacherous hill. She really needed to learn how to drive, or at least float; without freaking people out. She had a funny feeling people around here were superstitious of ghosts, demons and other weird things.
"thought I told you, not to stress your leg?" a familiar voice muses, Lilith glancing at him then at the hill again.
"I haven't climbed the hill yet, if I don't then I wont know how to get home. If someone isn't with me next time" she already had the whole road memorised; she could walk all the way to flipping California and back if she really wanted to; if the highway didn't run her over of course.
"suit your self" he states driving up the hill, going around the bend behind the tree's and then stopping. He had a funny feeling Lilith would be crawling the last new meters, surprisingly enough she hopped straight past the car seeming unhindered of energy.
"I don't need help, I'll live" she states nonchalant, watching a hare run past the road. It would probably have been hit if Kakuzu wasn't going as a grannies pace, there was an irritated mumble as Lilith glances at him. The tanned miser was just watching her, the brunette rather calmed that no cars went around here all the time. At the same time she felt rather alone, she missed going to sleep to honking horns. The smell of oil, screaming from hoodlums, and the constant flow of light going across her walls, as cars went past.
"you really don't like losing…" he states randomly watching her necklace tap up and down to the beat of her jumps, Lilith gives a strange stare towards him. "you don't like being wrong about something" leaning on the wheel of the car, it moves at a slow pace, the tanned teen pushing up his cap to look down the road. She had a good mile to go before getting back to her house, this would be a good time to test his convincing skills. "do you want to come back to mine? I can fix your necklace…" pausing her eyes trail down to the cracked pearl, the ear had snapped off during the night and it's paint was scratched all over.
"k…" her voice strangely soft as she get's into the car, he couldn't help but notice she was staying against the door.
"I wouldn't lean like that, the door will open" he mutter's as she shifts slightly away from it, there is a honk behind them making Lilith jump. "it's your sister and her group…" groaning softly she slips down and off the chair, hiding in the slot where her feet would be. Kakuzu throwing a few coats over her as he speeds up, growling when they keep following him. "we're taking the longer route, are you okay down there?" he enquires coolly, Lilith had been messing with a large knife with a leather bound handle.
Nodding as she picks up a shotgun, eyes sparkling with that usual amazed glisten. Feeling the car turn she watches out the skylight window, it was rather disorientating, not being able to see where she was going. Kakuzu was a lethal weapon, or at least seemed that way with all these hidden different weapons. The brunette never approved of hunting, anything violent against another living creature just seemed wrong. "they're still following us" he mutter's glancing at an old creek, Lilith watching the water blast up around them with awe. "you might want to hold on, we're going through the river" getting up to peek over her eyes are stunned to the water, flowing downwards towards them as they go up.
"do, you do this often?" she enquires huddling back down, Kakuzu nodding slightly.
"it cleans the car" he states keeping an eye on group, now driving up against his own truck, Lilith pressing herself further in so she can't be seen. There is a rather loud set of bangs followed by cheering, the truck swerving to an awkward stop. The car twisting and driving past, apparently they had shot the tires on Kakuzu's vehicle.
"fuck" the tanned teen curses watching them zoom off, getting out he groans, running finger's through his hair after lifting the cap up. "keep an eye on the car, I'll need to go get spares" he sigh's throwing her the key's, Lilith sitting in front of the wheel as he disappears into the forest.
It had started getting dark out as Lilith yawns, using her bag as a pillow. Curling up on the seats to slowly fall asleep, her eyes drooping as her brown locks flow off the edge and everywhere else. It was surprisingly comfy on the seats, shivers going down her spine to the cold. Feeling the car moving she mumbles softly, fingertips gripping a trouser leg as she nuzzles back down to sleep.
Everything stopping at that moment as her eyes burst open, orbs looking down to the warm thigh then to a large tanned hand, placed gently on her upper arm. Apparently her entire upper body was somewhere curled up against Kakuzu, to make room for her outstretched legs going across the car seating. Groaning she pushes herself to one side, rubbing one eye as she glances at the pitch black scene.
"how long was I asleep?" she mumbles sniffing slightly, Goosebumps trailing their way up her body from the missing warmth.
"an hour? Probably more than that, I've not been about for long" the teen miser replies, Lilith hadn't noticed the coat up until now, around her. Slipping her arms into the sleeves she pulls them up, so her hands could pop out, the jacket was very baggy.
"it's getting really dark…" she states softly looking outside, she could hardly see anything besides the dirt track road when the lights beamed over it.
Coming to a stop her oaken eyes peer about, it was rather scary, not being able to see anything around her. Seeing Kakuzu get out she watches the dark expanse, jumping when the door opens on her side, arms wrapping around his neck as he helps her down. "ah, well. I'll see you later, best I start walking now" she states pulling his jacket off, the miser says nothing before casting his eyes to the dark road. Gulping softly, she might get run over again, or eaten by something. Only the gods knew what would be out there, groaning inwardly he glances down at her still fumbling with the zip.
"do you…want to…" rubbing the back of his hair, he scruffs it slightly, he had never asked anyone to stay at his house. Silence was probably a lot better than anything else, although she never made very much noise anyway. Peering down on her she stares back up expectantly, the sleeves had consumed her hands as they sit hooked at the zip. It didn't help when Lilith looked at him like that, with large faun like eyes and parted lips. It made her look almost too innocent for her own good, just the thing a wolf would love to get their claws on.
"it's dark…so do you want to…" why couldn't he just spit out the blasted words, his head shifting to the side as he closes his eyes, lolling them back before sighing and turning to face her again. "stay at house" everything becoming silent, fair enough Kakuzu got the words out, but did they have to make no sense, at all? "stay at my house" he bluntly corrects himself outwardly, he was having a mental fit inside, the one having their spasm outside was Lilith.
She seemed to be frantically concerned about herself being too loud, and getting in his way too much already to even consider staying. "it would be safer than letting you hobble through the dark, the people out here don't have much concern for what they hit" the faun like expression popping back up to peer at him, all she needed was the ears and she would make the perfect doppelganger.
"besides, you would probably get eaten by something" trailing towards his porch he notices the slow pace of Lilith, the brunette seemed very cautious of the house. She probably felt uncomfortable staying in a mysterious house, with someone she barely knew. Standing aimlessly in the hallway she glances about, there wasn't very much to look at. What she could see ranged mainly from a lot of guns to bear-traps, no carpeting on the floorboards and there where mice under the skirting boards.
Miraculously the place was actually clean, a single chair in front of a log cabin style fire, a bear skin on the floor but it looked fake and very old. Too old to have been the teens handy work, the stuffed rabbit on the other hand looked fresh, biting her cheek her eyes move to the small, open kitchen. Pots and pans scatter the little hooks, knives big enough to take down a bear out in the open.
