The Row hadn't changed much in the four years I'd been gone. Same cracked, dirty sidewalks. Graffiti covering the walls. Guys trying to sell me knock-off watches. Prostitutes on every corner. I loved it, despite living the last four years of my life in a safer environment.
"…before I got this paper. Before I got paid." Drifted out of a window above me. Wasn't exactly a fan of the music, but I had to admit that Aisha's songs were damn catchy. Around another corner I spotted a few Vice King's spraying one of the walls. Previous run-ins with various gang members had taught me to just keep distance to avoid too much trouble. I realized that today that wasn't going to work as a group of Rollerz approached the VK's.
At first they were just fighting at close range, bats, fists…spray paint. Then came the Carnales. Once shots rang out the first thing I could think to do was run and crouch beside a nearby dumpster, cursing myself for forgetting one of the most vital rules in Stilwater. Always carry a gun. I was forced out of my hiding spot thanks to the Carnales' car crashing into the dumpster.
Slightly dazed, I scrambled to my feet, only to be greeted by a Vice King's gun in my face. Closing my eyes and accepting my fate, I only felt disappointment, not at the fact that I was dying so young, but now my family would be proven right.
The final shot rang out and I opened my eyes to see an older man approaching me, "You okay, playa?" What an odd thing to call a young woman. I simply nodded in response. A younger man stood behind him, looking all around them. I noticed he was holding a gun, my apparent hero of the moment.
"Come to the church when you wanna be a part of the solution." Was the last thing the older man, Julius, said to me before he and his twitchy friend took off.
I raised an eyebrow and debated with myself about joining a gang. On one hand I liked the thought of cleaning up Stilwater, on the other hand…it was a gang.
However, they were wearing purple.
I liked the color purple.
Hi. Gonna just, go ahead and apologize if these are boring as shit. I'm not much for fanfiction, but I adore Saints Row. I've had a bunch of incomplete one-shots sitting on my PC for a while now, so I decided I'd fix them up and post them for fun.